Defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova saved four match points against Andrea Petkovic as she narrowly avoided being dumped out of the French Open in the second round.
The sixth seed, who had been struggling with her form in the lead-up to Roland Garros, eventually booked her place in the third round with a hard-fought 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 victory over the German.
Kuznetsova was in all sorts of trouble as she went down a double break in the first set, before she staged a comeback that almost saw the 24-year-old level the match at 5-5.
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