Bernard Tomic has advanced to the second round of the Shanghai Masters with a win over Spain's Fernando Verdasco.
The Australian overcame Verdasco in straight sets for a 6-3 7-6 (7-3) victory on Sunday.
In earlier first-round play, Croatian teenager Borna Coric took two hours to win the first match of the tournament, beating Alexandr Dolgopolov of the Ukraine 6-3 1-6 7-6 (7-5).
Meanwhile, in action off the courts, Roger Federer revealed an until-now hidden passion for the kitchen, as the defending champion designed a tasty pizza to be served at the event.
The Swiss defending champion was last year offered the chance to create a pizza recipe, with the resulting product put on the plate in the players lounge by chefs at the Qi Zhong stadium.
The idea is on its way to becoming a tradition, with the previous year's winner now allowed to design a pizza to be served at the subsequent edition.
For his choice, 34-year-old Federer judiciously chose some of his favourite ingredients in what tasters have said is a winning pie combination.
"Last year they said in the quarters that if I won the tournament I could get my pizza as well, part of the pizza competition, and that's exciting," said the second seed, who starts in the second round against either Sam Querrey or a qualifier.
"Because all of the classic pizzas were taken, I came up with one that I like - figs, arugula salad, prosciutto, and creme fraiche, and extra mozzarella if you like. So you should try it out."
He also proudly proclaimed: "It's the Figalicious. I don't know if you know, but the name is really important."
Top-seeded Federer and two-time winners Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray lead the 56-player draw, with Tokyo champion Stan Wawrinka on fourth seeding.
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