Richard will meet Rainer Schüttler and can take revenge for his loss in Bejing last week.
Equipped with a first round by, Richard defeated the Austrian qualifier Martin Slanar 6-4 6-2. Despite the easy-looking score-line, it must have been quite a fight, as Richard struggled with his first serve (49 %) and had to concede 10 breakpoints.His win against home-crowd favourite Kei Nishikori 6-1 6-2 was a totally different matter. Richard allowed not a single breakpoint, conceded only 9 points on his own serve throughout the match and run home with victory in 55 minutes.