The world number 719 sealed a straight sets victory over Leandro Riedi of Switzerland on his Grand Slam debut.
He could face defending champion Carlos Alcaraz next, if the Spaniard gets past Fabio Fognini on Centre Court.
Sonay Kartal beat Jelena Ostapenko to progress to round two in the women’s draw.
There have been a couple of high profile exits today too.
Ninth seed Daniil Medvedev suffered a shock defeat to Benjamin Bonzi, while two-time women’s runner-up Ons Jabeur withdrew from her match due to injury.