Britain's Andy Murray suffered another early exit in the Chinese hard-court swing after losing to Roman Safiullin in the Shanghai Masters first round.
Former world number one Murray was beaten 6-3 6-2 in a dominant display from Chengdu finalist Safiullin.
The Russian secured early breaks in each set, with 36-year-old Murray became increasingly frustrated.
It is Murray's second consecutive first-round defeat after losing at the China Open last week.
Murray, who is ranked 40th in the world, lost to Australia's Alex de Minaur in Beijing and, in the previous week, was knocked out in the second round of the Zhuhai Championships by Russia's Aslan Karatsev.