Jiri Lehecka moved into the second round of the Cincinnati Masters by beating Argentinian Mariano Navone 7-6, 6-3 at the Lindner Family Tennis Center on Tuesday evening.
It was Lehecka first match since his back ijury against Félix Auger-Aliassime in Madrid semi-final (3-3 ret.) on May 3.
Lehecka, ranked No 35, will play No 4 seed Daniil Medvedev next.
Cincinnati Masters 1000, other first-round results (Lindner Family Tennis Center, hard, USD 6.795.555, most recent results first):
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