Roger Federer was made to work hard for a four-set win over Nicolas Mahut in the third round of the French Open.
The 16-time Grand Slam champion coasted through the first set, but was broken in the final game of the second as the Frenchman levelled.
Normal service was resumed in the third set, but Federer was pushed all the way in the fourth before securing victory.
The 6-3 4-6 6-2 7-5 wins books the Swiss a fourth-round meeting with unseeded Belgian David Goffin .
Goffin initially lost in the qualifiers but was handed a place in the main draw after the withdrawal of Gael Monfils.
With his straight-sets win over Lukasz Kubot, he became the first 'lucky loser' to reach the last 16 of a Grand Slam since fellow Belgian Dick Norman at Wimbledon in 1995.
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