British number one Cameron Norrie got off to a winning start at the Italian Open with a straight-set victory over France's Alexandre Muller.
World number 13 Norrie won 6-2 6-3 at the Foro Italico in Rome.
Norrie, 27, will play Australia's Alex de Minaur or Hungary's Marton Fucsovics in the third round on Sunday.
In the women's draw, two-time defending champion and world number one Iga Swiatek thrashed Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-0 6-0.
Poland's Swiatek, champion in Rome in 2021 and 2022, will face American 28th seed Bernarda Pera or Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko in the third round after beating 2021 French Open runner-up Pavlyuchenkova in just 67 minutes.