
After what Alja Tomljanovic has endured in the last 18 months dropping a set was not going to be enough to discourage the former Australian No.1 on her latest, much-awaited comeback to the tennis circuit.
Tomljanovic, who was in the form of her career before being struck down by injury, dug into her reserves, shook off the rust, and came through her first round match at the WTA 125 in Parma, Italy.