Cameron Norrie from England made Luca Nardi’s light work to reach the second round of Indian Wells.
Norrie, who claimed his biggest career in Indian Wells in 2021, only took 65 minutes to beat 6-0 6-3 Italy.
Nardi Beat Novak Djokovic As a lucky loser in last year’s tournament.
World number 77 Norrie has reached at least the quarter-finals of the hard-court tournament in three of the last four years.
He will face the next 23 Czech Jiri Lehecka’s seed.
Jack Draper England has the first round bye as the 13th seed and has the potential to face his compatriot and good friends Jacob Fearnley in the second half.
Fearnley started his campaign against another rising star, Joao Fonseca Brazil, who was 18 years old, on Thursday.
The new Fonseca won its first ATP tour title at Argentina Open and has been considered as one of the future stars of sports.
Elsewhere on the first day, Kei Nishikori Japan struggled because of injuries and cramps to defeat Jaume Munar from Spain 6-2 5-7 7-6 (7-3) in less than three hours.
Nishikori, who struggled with foot problems during the third set, said: “It’s not easy. I almost gave up because I struggled with my body”.
