 He then suffered early losses in his next three tournaments to credible players in the 2010 Copa Telmex, losing to Juan Mónaco, in the 2010 Abierto Mexicano Telcel to Fernando Verdasco, and the 2010 BNP Paribas Open to David Nalbandian.He then regained form, reaching the quarterfinals of the 2010 Grand Prix Hassan II, losing to Potito Starace.However, he lost in the first round of the 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters to Viktor Troicki.