Van de Zandschulp, a finalist in Munich last year, started well against number 280 in the world rankings. At 5-4 in the first set, he got set points on the Russian’s serve and struck in the second. However, he immediately lost his serve in the second set and immediately again after winning Gachov’s serve. The Russian then held his serve and broke Van de Zandschulp again to take the second set 6-2.