Five-week layoff ends with dramatic three-set rally

Switzerland's Patty Schnyder returned from a five-week injury layoff to produce a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 comeback win over American Amy Frazier on Monday and advance to the second round of the women's Swiss Indoors.

The victory marked an important mental breakthrough for the Swiss player, who had arrived in Zurich with only four wins since the French Open in May.

Making abrupt first-round exits in four of her last seven tournaments, Schnyder dropped from the top 20 in the WTA Tour rankings for the first time in more than 18 months and currently is ranked 24th in the world.

It looked as though Schnyder would continue her poor run, dropping her second serve of the match and losing the opening set.

But spurred on by the small Swiss crowd, Schnyder raised the level of her game while the American held her serve only once in the second set.

Schnyder then broke twice early in the final set to jump to a 4-1 lead before clinching a second-round berth.

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