Zvonareva battles into round three

Third seed Vera Zvonareva came back from match-point down to defeat ailing German Sabine Lisicki 4-6 7-5 7-5 in the second round of the French Open this evening.

The Russian, who made the finals at Wimbledon and the US Open last year and reached the last four in Australia in January, was on the verge of defeat at 2-5 in the decider but she held on before breaking back in the next game.