Australian Open: Montpellier's Arthur Cazaux starts strong and overturns Sebastien Baez to qualify for the second round

Montpellier's Arthur Cazaux (78th) won his first round of the Australian Open against Argentinian Sebastian Baez (28th) 6-3, 5-7, 3-6, 6-0, 6-3, Monday January 13 in Melbourne, and reaches the second round.

Eighth-finalist in Australia last season, after notably eliminating the 13th world player Holger Rune, Cazaux, as in 2024 against Laslo Djere, won his first round after five sets.

Despite conceding a break at the start, he was the most solid in the decisive set against an opponent who has not won a match since the first round of the US Open.

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Down two sets to zero

Before he can cross paths with Alexander Zverev, the No. 2 seed, in the third round, the 22-year-old Frenchman will face Australian Nick Kyrgios or British Jacob Fearnley.

Down two sets to one after After nearly 2h30 of play, the Montpellier player managed to get back on track to snatch a decisive set, winning the fourth set 6 games to 0. To do this, he converted his first two break points but above all saved four of them while leading 2-0.

In the final set, Baez came back with better intentions and took advantage of the Frenchman's lack of a first serve to break right away. Trailing 3-1, Cazaux then lined up five games in a row to regain control and win on his second match point.