France's top player, Ugo Humbert, advanced to the last-16 at the Australian Open for the first time on Friday after compatriot Arthur Fils retired from his third-round match due to a foot injury.
Fils, the French number two, took the first set 6-4. But Humbert, seeded 14th, wrestled control of the tie after claiming the second 7-5 and edging the third 6-4.
