Kyle Edmund returned to action with a comfortable win over Bernard Tomic in the opening round of the Chengdu Open.
The British number two was playing his first match since retiring during his third-round clash against Denis Shapovalov at the US Open with a neck/back problem.
Edmund was particularly dominant on first serve in his 6-4 6-2 win against Australia's Tomic, winning 23 of 25 points and hitting nine aces.
"The courts here are pretty quick, quicker than I thought it would be," Edmund said. "If you hit good shots, you get rewarded pretty quickly.
"Both me and Bernard hit the balls quite flat and play a bit aggressive so we didn’t have very long rallies. It’s nice to get out there and get a win after a few weeks off."
Sky Bet make sixth seed Edmund their 7/1 second-favourite in their revised outright market behind 9/4 chance Dominic Thiem and he will face 20-year-old American Jared Donaldson in the second round.
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