Roberto Bautista Agut has fought his way into round three of the Monte Carlo Masters with a dramatic three-set victory over Philipp Kohlschreiber.

The Spaniard opened up a 4-1 lead during the first set as he took firm control of the match. However, Kohlschreiber managed to fight back before winning the tie-break 7-3.

Bautista Agut came flying out of the traps again at the start of the second, moving 5-1 up, but this time he was not to be denied and closed it out 6-3 to level the contest.

Kohlschreiber looked like he was going to advance when he had three match points in the decider after breaking to take a 5-4 lead, only for Bautista Agut to mount a superb comeback to force a tie-break.

Both players struggled to hold serve in the breaker, though it was 12th seed Bautista Agut who eventually won it 7-4 to give himself a 6-7(3) 6-3 7-6(4) triumph.