Great Britain’s Cameron Norrie claimed a first win since September’s US Open, beating Frenchman Arthur Cazaux in a third-set tie-break to reach the third round of the Shanghai Masters.
The British number two was knocked out by Novak Djokovic in the third round at Flushing Meadows and has since tasted back-to-back defeats in Chengdu and Beijing.
But it proved to be third time lucky in China for Norrie as the five-time winner on the ATP Tour clinched a rollercoaster 6-3 0-6 7-6 (7-5) victory over the world number 70.
Elsewhere, world number two Jannik Sinner began the defence of his title in Shanghai with a comfortable 6-3 6-3 win over Germany’s Daniel Altmaier.
Sinner, who won the China Open last week, broke early in both sets as he eased into the third round at the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena.
The Italian will face Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands in the next round.
Germany’s Alexander Zverev overcame a foot problem to secure his place in the third round with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Valentin Royer.
Russia’s Daniil Medvedev breezed through his match with Czech qualifier Dalibor Svrcina, wrapping up a 6-1 6-1 win in 60 minutes.
However, Medvedev’s compatriot Andrey Rublev was knocked out, falling to a surprise 2-6 6-1 6-4 defeat by Japanese qualifier Yoshihito Nishioka.
Alex de Minaur, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Lorenzo Musetti all came through their matches to reach the last 32.
