In a 6-7(7), 6-4, 6-2 victory at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel, the Danish player won eight of the final 10 games to close out a match that hung on a knife edge until late.
The nine-time champion, Novak Djokovic persisted through his pain to oust the Frenchman 6-1, 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-0 despite battling with his bandaged left leg.
The sixth seed rallied from a set down to win on Margaret Court Arena with scores of 3-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2, keeping him alive in his quest to top his quarterfinal performance from Melbourne last year.
World No 2 Casper Ruud made a perfect start to his Australian Open campaign, defeating Czech Tomas Machac 6-3, 7-6(6), 6-7(5), 6-3 to reach the second round in Melbourne with his eyes set at the top spot in the ATP rankings on Tuesday.
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The second seed showcased trademark strength, increasing his aggression to keep points short and delivering a high-class deciding-set tie-break to seal a 3-6, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6(10-4) victory.