Venus Williams recovers from dropping set to beat Alize Cornet in French Open

Venus Williams managed to fight back after losing the second set to beat Alize Cornet and reach the fourth round of the French Open on Saturday.

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The American, who has never won the trophy, managed to seal a 7-6(5) 1-6 6-0 victory to follow her sister Serena Williams into the next phase of the Grand Slam.

Williams lost serve in the first set, but she immediately broke back to force a tie-break, which the 35-year-old managed to grab 7-5.

The seven-time Grand Slam champion suffered a wobble in the second set as Cornet earned a double break to restrict Williams to just one game.

It was a complete turnaround in the third set, though, as Williams ripped through it in 27 minutes to win six straight games.