The French dominated Aslan Karatsev in four sets (7-6, 6-7, 7-5, 6-4) after a knife match.
After a 4.5-hour fight, Adrian Mannarino, who knocked out No. 10 in the world Hubert Hurkacz in the first round, overcame reigning semi-finalist and No. 15 in the world, Aslan Karatsev, to give himself the right to play his first round of 16 in Melbourne. Next opponent: a certain Rafael Nadal.