France, May 27 -- Cameron Norrie came back from the brink on Tuesday to eliminate the 11th seed Daniil Medvedev and advance to the second round of the French Open in Paris.

The 29-year-old Briton won 7-5, 6-3, 4-6, 1-6, 7-5 in just under four hours on Court Simonne Matthieu to register his first victory over the Russian in five encounters.

In their previous meetings, Norrie had failed to win a set, averaging three games a set.

And it appeared to be business as usual when Medvedev stepped up to serve for the opener at 5-3.

But the 29-year-old imploded. He lost eight consecutive games to give Norrie the first set 7-5 and a 4-0 lead in the second.

Though he reeled him in, Norrie held on to seize control of the match.

After edging the t...