Kyle Edmond is through to the second round of the China Open following a straight-sets win over Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez.
The British number two took an hour and five minutes to seal a 6-3 6-2 victory over the world number 73 in Beijing.
In the next round he faces another Spaniard, Roberto Bautista Agut, who beat John Millman 6-4 3-6 6-3.
Edmond, 21, could face British number one and top seed Andy Murray in the semi-finals.
Scot Murray, ranked number two in the world, faces Italian Andreas Seppi in his opening match on Tuesday.