Frenchman Gilles Simon booked his place in the third round of the Australian Open with a 6-7 6-4 6-1 6-2 win over Chris Guccione, the last local player in the men's singles draw.
Guccione, a giant lefthander standing 20 centimetres taller than Simon, won the opening set in a tiebreaker but struggled for the rest of the match once the Frenchman succeeded in blunting his booming serve.
Simon, seeded sixth for the first Grand Slam of the year, has made huge strides in world tennis over the last 12 months, reaching a career-high ranking of six.
However he has never made it past the third round of a Slam.
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