Caroline García advances in Tokyo 2018.

TOKYO, Japan - No.2 seed Caroline Garcia kicked off her Asian Swing with a hard-fought win over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, needing three sets to move into the second round at the Toray Pan Pacific Open

The Frenchwoman came into the match-up trailing Pavlyuchenkova 0 3 in the pair’s head-to-head record, but Garcia finally scored her first victory, saving match points to score a 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 win.