Young gun Pouille reloads after taming Tomic

No wonder Lucas Pouille looked dumbfounded after his 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 10-8 victory over fellow young gun Bernard Tomic on Monday.

Pouille had never before won a five-set match at tour level and had never beaten a seeded player at a Grand Slam.

After the Frenchman coolly sealed the near three-hour battle with the 23-year-old Australian 19th seed by punching down two aces, Pouille fell on his back and then flopped on his chair, looking stunned as he soaked up the applause.