Paris, May 26 -- Emma Raducanu battled through illness to win on her French Open return and set up a second-round meeting with defending champion Iga Swiatek.
The British number two earned a 7-5 4-6 6-3 victory against China's Wang Xinyu, despite needing to see the doctor on court towards the end of the first set on Monday.
Raducanu, ranked 41st in the world, is making only her second appearance at Roland Garros after missing the past two tournaments with injury.
"I don't feel great, I was struggling from the start," she told TNT Sports.
"I was flat but I'm happy to find a way."
The 22-year-old recovered to serve out the opener at the second attempt, but Wang - ranked two places lower - rediscovered her quality to level, partly fuelled...