The 27-year-old, ranked 99 places below 12th seed Gombos, lost the first set but claimed the next two to earn victory 1-6 6-3 6-2.
Having beaten the Slovakian during qualifying at last year’s French Open, McGee has now won both matches between the pair. He progresses to face Dane Propoggia of Australia in Round 2.
Ireland’s other representative Louk Sorensen lost out to Vincent Millot of France 1-6 0-6.
James McGee progresses in Australian Open qualifying
IRELAND NUMBER ONE James McGee has progressed to the second round of the Australian Open qualifying with a win over Nobert Gombos in Melbourne.
The 27-year-old, ranked 99 places below 12th seed Gombos, lost the first set but claimed the next two to earn victory 1-6 6-3 6-2.
Having beaten the Slovakian during qualifying at last year’s French Open, McGee has now won both matches between the pair. He progresses to face Dane Propoggia of Australia in Round 2.
Ireland’s other representative Louk Sorensen lost out to Vincent Millot of France 1-6 0-6.
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