On the 12th local time, he defeated his Chinese opponent Buyun Chaokert 7:6 (7:4), 6:4, 7:6 (8:6) to enter the second round of the men's singles of the Australian Open for the first time, and also became the first person in the history of the Lebanese Grand Slam.

Habib reached the second round of the men's singles at the Australian Open, becoming the first player in the history of the Lebanese Grand Slam

"It's unbelievable to win this win, not only for myself, but also for Lebanon and tennis, the crowd is crazy and winning in front of them makes it even more special." The 26-year-old Habib, currently ranked 219 in the ATP world men's singles, continued the dark horse momentum of breaking through three consecutive levels in the sideline matches, and after two tie-breaks of 7, he knocked down the 65th seat of Buyun Chaokert, and won the first victory of the main draw of the four Grand Slam tournaments for Lebanon.

"I think to bring something positive, obviously, we had a hard time in the war, especially in the past." Born in Texas, he moved back to Lebanon with his family at the age of 6 and went to the United States as a teenager to represent Lebanon at the Paris Olympics last year. Hopefully there will be more spectators to watch me play in the next game, and it would be better if it was on a bigger stadium so that more Lebanese people can come in and cheer me on. ”