Andrea Petkovic overcomes Lourdes Dominguez Lino

Andrea Petkovic has reached the third round of the French Open after beating Lourdes Dominguez Lino 4-6 6-4 6-4.

The German was broken twice on her way to losing the first set to her Spanish opponent 6-4.

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The 10th seed lost her serve immediately in the second set, but bounced back with two breaks of her own to level the scores.

In the final set, Petkovic failed to serve out for the match at 5-3, but held her nerve to eventually win 6-4.

Petkovic will face Sara Errani in the next round.