The Frenchman, 64th player in the world, qualified for the 3rd round by beating the Italian Francesco Passaro (104th), equaling the best performance of his career in Melbourne.
Winner of the ATP 250 tournament in Metz in November, the 28-year-old right-hander won 6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 against Passaro, beaten in qualifying but drafted into the final draw following the package of his compatriot Fabio Fognini (88th). Bonzi reaches the third round of the Australian Open for the second time in his career, where he was dominated in 2023 by Alex De Minaur.
The Frenchman will face the Czech Jiri Lehecka (29th) for a place in the round of 16, who was leading a set to zero in the second round on Wednesday when another French player, Hugo Gaston (81st), retired due to an abdominal injury.
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