Łukasz suffered defeat at the hands of qualifier Guido Pella in the first round of the Horse Power Cup in Dusseldorf on Monday. Lukasz was 4-2 ahead in the decider, but eventually lost the match 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 after one hour and 46 minutes of play.

In the first set the Argentinian served well and just one break of serve was enough for him to take it 6-4. From 2-3 in the secodn set, Lukasz raised his game and won four of the next five games to level the match at one set all. The decider saw Lukasz race to a 4-2 lead, but the Argentinian reeled off four straight games to close out the match.

Lukasz will not play doubles in Dusseldorf.