Andy Murray continued his comeback with a hard-fought straight-sets victory over Matteo Berrettini to set up a second-round tie with fellow Brit Cameron Norrie at the China Open.
The former world number one was taken to two tie-breaks by the eighth seed before eventually overcoming his opponent 7-6 (2) 7-6 (7) in just over two hours in Beijing.
World number 13 Berrettini, who is nine years Murray's junior, reached the US Open semi-finals this year and put up a good fight against the Scot on Tuesday before falling just short in both sets.
Last month, Murray committed to playing for four weeks in a row as this week's tournament in Beijing is sandwiched in between his outings in Zhuhai and his wild card appointment at the Rolex Shanghai Masters before he returns to Europe to compete in the European Open in Antwerp.
Next up for Murray is Wednesday's last-16 clash with compatriot Norrie, whose first-round opponent Cristian Garin took a nasty tumble during a first-set tie-break on Monday and – after losing it – retired injured.
