Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray stepped down to the Challenger Tour on Wednesday and defeated fellow veteran Gael Monfils, nine years after the pair's last meeting.
Former world No 1 Murray, seeking clay court hours on the clock before the start of the French Open later this month, came through 6-3, 6-2 at the second-tier event in the French town of Aix-en-Provence.
Murray, almost 36, and Monfils, who turns 37 in September, last met in a five-set quarterfinal at the 2014 French Open where the British star prevailed 6-4, 6-1, 4-6, 1-6, 6-0.
Murray, currently at 52 in the world, claimed victory in 82 minutes over his French opponent, whose ranking has slipped to 332 after a seven-month absence due to a foot injury.
Up next for Murray is another French player, 187th-ranked Laurent Lokoli.