British number one Dan Evans fought back from one set down to beat Italian fourth seed Fabio Fognini in the Dubai Tennis Championships first round.
World number 37 Evans prevailed 3-6 6-4 7-5 in his first meeting with Fognini.
Unable to recover from 4-0 down in the first set, Evans rallied to win five of the final six games to take the second.
Both players lost serve twice in the third set before Evans eventually converted his sixth match point after two hours and 38 minutes.
Evans will now face Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the second round after the Frenchman also beat Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka 7-5 6-2 on Tuesday.