Arthur Cazaux wins in five sets against Sebastian Baez and qualifies for the second round of the Australian Open

In fact, a defeat in the first round against Sebastian Baez would have ejected him from the top 100 and risked making the rest of his season more complicated since access to big tournaments would have been less obvious and it would surely have been necessary to replay regularly through qualifying tournaments. But the Frenchman came out on top this Monday against the 28th player in the world (6-3, 5-7, 3-6, 6-0, 6-3).