French Open 2021: Ashleigh Barty survives injury scare to reach second round

World number one Ashleigh Barty came through an injury scare to avoid a shock in the French Open first round against American Bernarda Pera.

Barty, whose solitary Grand Slam title came in Paris in 2019, took the first set but needed lengthy treatment on her left leg after losing the second.

However, the Australian recovered to beat world number 70 Pera 6-4 3-6 6-2.

Elsewhere, fifth seed Elina Svitolina survived a second-set fright to beat teenage debutant

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