Paolini with a hard fought round 1 win in Roland Garros

Italian Open winner, Jasmine Paolini, did not have it easy in the first round, as the fourth seed had to dig dip to survive a big scare to seal her place in the second round.

The Italian recovered from a break down in the final set to inch past world number 87 Yuan Yue 6-1 4-6 6-3.

Paolini, runner-up at both the French Open and Wimbledon last year, was made to work for her win over China's Yuan on Court Suzanne-Lenglen.

The Italian was broken at 2-2 in the final set but recovered superbly to take the next four games by winning 16 of the match's final 19 points.

The 29-year-old world number four is one of the favourites for this year's tournament having won the Italian Open title last week.

Last season she reached her maiden Grand Slam final at Roland Garros where she was beaten by Iga Swiatek.

Her opponent Yuan, 26, was three games away from advancing to the second round of a Grand Slam for only the second time.