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.
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Danielle Joynson
Danielle Joynson
