Malek Jaziri defeated Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-7 7-6 6-3 in the Pune round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Malek Jaziri came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Malek Jaziri extended the head-to-head to 2–0.
Jaziri M. came through in three sets.