Rising teenager Nick Kyrgios has staged the performance of his career so far, mounting an incredible comeback to upset French 13th seed Richard Gasquet at Wimbledon.

The Australian, at 19 the youngest man in the draw, came from two sets down and saved nine match points over four separate games in the final set before clinching victory 3-6 6-7 (7-4) 6-4 7-5 10-8.

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Kyrgios, in his Wimbledon main draw debut, reached the third round of a grand slam for the first time.

He will next face Czech Jiri Vesely, who upset French 24th seed Gael Monfils.

Kyrgios became the first Australian through to the third round, with Lleyton Hewitt hoping to join him later on Tuesday.