Julia Goerges stuns Agnieska Radwanska in first round

Goerges stuns Radwanska in first round

Germany's Julia Goerges has booked her place in the second round of the women's Olympic singles with a three-set victory over Polish second seed Agnieszak Radwanska.

Goerges broke her opponent instantly in the opening set before Radwanska levelled with a break of her own. However, the world number 24 broke again to take the first set 7-5.

With neither player dropping a service game in the second, Wimbledon finalist Radwanska got herself firmly back in the match with a 7-5 victory in the tie-break.

In an up-and-down decider, Goerges looked to be on her way out of the tournament when she was broken, but she came back to break twice and see out the match 6-4.

She will now face either American Varvara Lepchenko or Paraguay's Veronica Cepede Royg in the second round.

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