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Open GDF Suez: Julia Goerges upset by Kristina Mladenovic

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Kristina Mladenovic will face either Yanina Wickmayer or Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova next.

Kristina Mladenovic will face either Yanina Wickmayer or Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova next.

French teenager Kristina Mladenovic delighted home fans as she clawed her way back from the brink of defeat to beat seventh-seeded Julia Goerges 7-5, 5-7, 7-6(4) Tuesday in a first round upset at the Open GDF Suez.

Goerges, ranked 19th, seemed set for victory, with the German serving for the match at 5-3 up in the third, but Mladenovic forced a tie break.

It is only the second time that 19-year-old Mladenovic has beaten a top 20 player.

Mladenovic, who is ranked No. 87, will face either Yanina Wickmayer or Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

Compatriot Alize Cornet also progressed, beating Sofia Arvidsson 6-3, 4-6, 6-0.

Fifth-seeded Roberta Vinci cruised through to the next round, taking less than an hour to see off Simona Halep of Romania 6-0, 6-3.

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