Jakub Mensik edged out Spaniard Pedro Martinez 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 to move into the second round of the Shanghai Masters at the Qi Zhong Tennis Center on Thursday.
Mensik, ranked No 66, will face No 6 seed Andrey Rublev next.
Shanghai Masters 1000, other first-round results (Qi Zhong Tennis Center, hard, USD 8.995.555, most recent results first):
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