Cameron Norrie secured his first win on the ATP Tour since July as he got here from behind to beat Roberto Carballes Baena on the Moselle Open in Metz.
British quantity two Norrie fought again from a set and a break all the way down to win 3-6 6-4 6-3 in a rollercoaster match towards the Spaniard.
It marks his first Tour victory since beating Jozef Kovalik within the first spherical of the Swedish Open almost 4 months in the past.
A forearm harm led to Norrie lacking a number of tournaments over the summer season, together with the Olympics and US Open, earlier than he returned final month.
“I used to be pleased with the way in which I turned it round, and it is good to get a win,” Norrie stated.
The 29-year-old, ranked 57th on the planet, will play Bulgarian third seed Grigor Dimitrov within the second spherical on Wednesday.
Norway’s Casper Ruud and Russian high seed Andrey Rublev are in motion within the French metropolis on Tuesday as they search to safe locations on the season-ending ATP Finals, which begins on Sunday in Turin.
With three locations up for grabs, Novak Djokovic, at present ranked sixth, Ruud (seventh), Alex de Minaur (eighth) and Rublev (ninth) stay in rivalry.
Djokovic shouldn’t be taking part in this week, having withdrawn from final week’s Paris Masters, whereas De Minaur is top-seeded on the Serbia Open.