Cameron Norrie scored his first victory on the ATP Tour since July by beating Roberto Carballes Baena at the Moselle Open in Metz.
British number two Norrie fought back from a set down to win 3-6 6-4 6-3 in a rollercoaster match against the Spaniard.
It was his first Tour victory since defeating Jozef Kovalik in the first round of the Swedish Open almost four months ago.
A forearm injury led Norrie to miss several tournaments over the summer, including the Olympics and the US Open, before returning last month.
“I was happy with how I turned it around, and it’s nice to get a win,” Norrie said.
The 29-year-old, ranked 57th in the world, will face Bulgarian third seed Grigor Dimitrov in the second round on Wednesday.
Norwegian Casper Ruud and Russian top seed Andrey Rublev are in action on Tuesday in the French city as they seek to secure a place in the season-ending ATP Finals, which begins on Sunday in Turin.
With three places up for grabs, Novak Djokovic, currently sixth, Ruud (seventh), Alex de Minaur (eighth) and Rublev (ninth) remain in the running.
Djokovic is not playing this week, having withdrawn from last week’s Paris Masters, while De Minaur is top seed at the Serbian Open.
