Amelie Mauresmo and Jo‑Wilfried Tsonga both fought back from the brink of defeat to reach the quarter-finals of the Brisbane International.

The 2006 Wimbledon champion spent three hours 14 minutes on court, including almost an hour and a half for the third set, before she beat French compatriot Julie Coin 5-7, 6-2, 7-6.

It was the longest match of Mauresmo's career and she could not believe how many chances she wasted.
“I'm just glad I won because it really would have been the missed-occasions match' if I didn't,” she said. “It was frustrating as I had so many break points and was not able to convert them.”

In the men's section, Tsonga had a torrid time in his clash with Finland's Jarkko Nieminen, clawing back from a terrible start to win 0-6, 7-6, 7-6.

The Frenchman was runner-up at last year's Australian Open, having beaten British No1 Andy Murray in the first round.