Fifth seed Kiki Bertens leaves in wheelchair but Sara Errani accuses her of faking injury

Fifth seed Kiki Bertens leaves in wheelchair but Sara Errani accuses her of faking injury

Kiki Bertens plays a volley during her dramatic victory over Sara Errani (Michel Euler/AP)

Kiki Bertens left the court in a wheelchair after scraping into the third round of the French Open and was then accused of faking injury by opponent Sara Errani.

Fifth seed Bertens and qualifier Errani, a former finalist at Roland Garros, played a wild match before the Dutchwoman finally prevailed 7-6 (5) 3-6 9-7 after three hours and 11 minutes.

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