At Doha,Emil Ruusuvuori overcame the sixth seed 7-5, 6-4 with a strong effort. Ruusuvuori's racket produced 26 wins, despite the fact that he had only won one of his previous eight matches against players ranked in the top 30. Jiri Lehecka will be Ruusuvuori's opponent after he defeated qualifier Damir Dzumhur 6-3, 7-6. (7-3). Marton Fucsovics was beaten by Roberto Bautista Agut, the fifth seed from Spain, 7-6 (9-7) 5-7 6-4. Further moving on to round two were Botic van de Zandschulp, Tallon Griekspoor, and Soonwoo Kwon. Maxime Cressy overcame Geoffrey Blancaneaux in the first round of the Open 13 by scores of 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), and 7-6. (7-4). The fifth seed from the US participated in David Goffin, who overcame qualifier Lukas Klein 6-2, 6-4, advanced to the round of 16. Marc-Andre Huesler, the eighth seed, left the match early after losing to Gregoire Barrere in Marseille in straight sets.