Tennis: Kournikova battles back to win

Anna Kournikova survived a scare in the first round of the Open Gaz de France tournament in Paris.

Tennis: Kournikova battles back to win
Wed, 06 Feb, 2002 - 08:25

Anna Kournikova survived a scare in the first round of the Open Gaz de France tournament in Paris.

The 20-year-old Russian bounced back after losing the first set to defeat Switzerland’s Emmanuelle Gagliardi 6-7 (3/7) 6-4 6-4.

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