The 29-year-old twice battled again from a break down within the second set earlier than storming via the decider to arrange a second-round encounter with Spain’s Leyre Romero Gormaz.
There was additionally success for Britons Toby Samuel and Jay Clarke on the Paris clay.
Samuel got here via a 24-point tie-break within the first set earlier than dispatching American seventh seed Martin Damm 7-6 (13-11) 6-2.
His reward is a gathering with Belgian veteran and former world quantity seven David Goffin, who is about to retire on the finish of the season.
Clarke, in the meantime, will face French hope Thomas Faurel after beating 6-2 6-2 Australian twenty third seed Dane Sweeney 6-2 6-2.
Gamers should win three matches to qualify for the French Open primary draw, which begins on Sunday, 24 Could.
Fellow Britons Emma Raducanu, Cameron Norrie, Katie Boulter, Francesca Jones and Jacob Fearnley all have direct entry into the principle draw, however Jack Draper and Sonay Kartal are lacking with harm.
