Aljaz Bedene reaches third round of French Open

Britain's Aljaz Bedene has reached the third round of the French Open for the first time after overcoming Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta 7-6 6-3 4-6 5-7 6-2.

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The Slovenia-born player, who beat Gerald Melzer in round two, won the first two sets to rack up a strong advantage - taking the first on a tie-break before winning the second 6-3.

Carreno Busta claimed the third 6-4, however, before levelling the contest at two-sets-all after breaking Bedene on three separate occasions in the fourth.

Bedene held his nerve in the fifth and final set, however, securing two breaks to claim a 6-2 victory and 3-2 success overall to join Andy Murray in the third round.

The 26-year-old could now meet world number one Novak Djokovic in the next round.