Garbine Muguruza overcomes bout of illness to beat Elise Mertens at US Open

29 August 2016 10:23

Garbine Muguruza had to come from a set down and fight off a bout of illness as she battled past Belgium's Elise Mertens at the US Open.

Muguruza told a doctor she was having trouble breathing after losing the first set 6-2 but she recovered her fitness in Louis Armstrong Stadium to win 2-6 6-0 6-3.

The Spaniard, who won the French Open earlier this year, will now face Latvia's world number 48 Anastasija Sevastova in round two.

Second seed Angelique Kerber is also through after her opponent Polona Hercog retired injured while last year's finalist in New York, Roberta Vinci, beat Germany's Anna-Lena Friedsam in straight sets.

Source: PA