American third seed Venus Williams reached the French Open second round on Monday with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 win over compatriot Bethanie Mattek-Sands.
Williams will face either Germany's Sabine Lisicki or Lucie Safarova for a place in the last 32.
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