No. 6 seed, Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia had a scare today, and barely squeaked by unseeded No. 41 ranked Andrea Petkovic of Germany in round 2 of the French Open in Paris. Final score: 4-6, 7-5, 6-4.
In a match interrupted by a 1 1/2 hour rain delay, Andrea won the first set, and was up 5-2 in the second set. Svetlana came back, but Andrea served for the match at 5-4. Andrea got up 40-love, but sent a backhand into the net, a forehand long, and a backhand wide to waste three match points. On her fourth match point, she put another backhand into the net.
Eventually, Svetlana hit a backhand passing shot to break serve, part of a five-game run for her. Up 5-2 in the third, Kuznetsova had trouble closing it out. Andrea pulled back to 5-4, then Svetlana converted her fourth match point for the win.
Svetlana will now face fellow Russian, No. 30 seed Maria Kirilenko in round 3.
