Novak Djokovic has made a winning return in China in his first individual tournament since his shock US Open defeat by Alexei Popyrin - and his Australian conqueror also made comfortable progress at the Shanghai Masters.
In the five weeks since 24-time grand slam champion Djokovic was beaten sensationally by Popyrin in four sets at Flushing Meadows, the great Serb has only played one singles match, turning out for his country at the Davis Cup last month.
But Djokovic, who's not played a regular tour event outside slams and the Olympics since May, looked in decent nick against rising Alex Michelsen to reach the third round on Saturday in his first match in China since 2019.
