SHANGHAI - Taylor Fritz of the United States overcame French player Terence Atmane 7-6(4), 7-6(5) to secure an opening victory in their resumed match at the ATP Shanghai Masters on Monday.

After a rain delay on Saturday, the match resumed with Fritz leading 4-3 on serve. Following a first-set tie-break win, the American aimed for a swift victory by extending his lead to 4-2 in the second set. However, Atmane demonstrated resilience, pushing the contest into another tie-break, which Fritz ultimately won.

"I think his ability to basically hit a winner from anywhere on the court made it very tough. Because sometimes I almost felt like if I wanted to be the aggressor in the rally, I had to go on when I maybe didn't want to go on," said Fritz.

Another American, Frances Tiafoe, enjoyed a smoother win, defeating Zhou Yi 6-2, 6-4, which eliminated the last Chinese player from the men's singles.

Tiafoe praised 19-year-old Zhou for his progress, saying "He played a good match, obviously it seemed pretty one-sided, but the second set was very tough."

"This was my first time playing a top-20 player. In the second set, I felt I could hold on during long rallies, but the experience makes the difference, which allowed him to win so easily," Zhou reflected on the match.

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Elsewhere, Holger Rune of Denmark defeated Italian Matteo Berrettini 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, while Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov sealed a 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 victory over Belgium's Zizou Bergs to enter the third round.