Petra Kvitová scrapes through first round of French Open

In tennis, Czech Petra Kvitová struggled to get through the first round of the French Open at Roland Garros on Sunday against Montenegrin Danka Kovinic. Kvitová, seeded 10, was two balls away from losing the match at 4:5 in the third set on her opponent’s serve. She broke back to level and took the last two games to book a place in the second round. Kvitová has struggled in recent months and slipped down the WTA rankings

Author: Chris Johnstone