Denis Istomin got in the main draw in singles
and doubles, his team mate Farrukh Dustov and Akgul Amanmuradova played in
qualifiers, while Sabina Sharipova and Temur Ismailov played in junior
tournaments.
In singles,
Istomin lost the first match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA), world's sixth racket.
In doubles, together with Flavio Cipolla (ITA) the Uzbek player won James
Duckworth and Adam Feeney (both AUS) 6/2, 3/6, 7/6(5).
Farrukh
Dustov played two three-set matches and gained a good experience in
anticipation of away match against New Zealand in Melbourne as part of the Davis
Cup. First, he defeated John-Patrick Smith (AUS) 6/7(5), 6/4, 6/3. And in the
second match he gave up to 31-year-old Rick De Vesta from South Africa 7/6(4),
3/6, 1/6.
Amanmuradova
lost in singles to Madalina Gojna (ROM), and paired with a Ukrainian Mariya
Koryttseva in doubles she lost to Iveta Benesova and Barbora Strycova (both
SZE) No10. Sabina Sharipova is 12th seeded in the junior tournament,
where she already passed three rounds, beating Jesika Maleckova (SZE) 6/0, 2/6,
6/4, Georgiana Ruhrig (AUS) 6/0, 6/2 and Samantha Crawford (USA) 7/5, 6/1. Moreover,
she played well in doubles together with Anna Schmiedlova (SVK) as they’ve won
two matches.
Ismailov
lost in singles to Mackenzie McDonald (USA) 1/6, 6/7(2). In doubles, paired
with Marcus Kalovelonis (GRE) he passed to the second round.