Venus Williams battles back to win in Hong Kong

Venus Williams has advanced to the second round of the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open with a three-set victory over Yuliya Beygelzimer.

The veteran American had to come from a set down to beat her Ukranian opponent in two-and-a-quarter hours.

Beygelzimer dominated the opening set with a pair of breaks to claim it 6-2, but that was as good as it got for the world number 199.

Williams won the second 6-4 to level the match and then edged a topsy-turvy third set, in which there were just three holds of serve, by the same scoreline.

Williams, seeded third at the tournament, will face Yafan Wang in the last 16.