In other men's singles action, Magnus Norman of Sweden beat Switzerland's George Bastl 6-3 6-0 and Swede Magnus Larsson defeated Mario Ancic of Croatia 7-6 (7-4) 6-2.
The price cuts combined with the recent launch of the immensely popular Mario Kart and Monster Hunter franchises on 3DS helped revive sales and Nintendo announced 2.37 M units sold by beginning of December.