Naomi Osaka overcame a bout of nerves to get off to a winning start at the French Open.
The former world number one from Japan needed a deciding set to beat Lucia Bronzetti in the opening match on Court Philippe Chatrier.
Osaka seemed in line for a quick morning's work when she breezed through the opening set.
But Bronzetti, ranked 67, took the second and came back from 4-0 down to level in the third.
However, when the Italian slashed a backhand into the net, Osaka had the break at the end of the decider and served out for a 6-1 4-6 7-5 victory.
"There were moments I played pretty well, but I was nervous and got very tight in the third set. But I'm pretty happy," she said.
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