French Open: Francesca Jones out in first round of qualifying
Francesca Jones reached the Australian Open first round in February Britain’s Francesca Jones has lost in the first round of French Open qualifying. The world number 186 was beaten 6-1 6-2 by Russian top seed Vera Zvonareva, a former French Open quarter-finalist. Jones, 20, made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 2021 Australian Open after winning three qualifying rounds, before losing in the first round. Fellow Britons Harriet Dart and Liam Broady did make it through to the next round. World number 143 Dart beat Austria’s Barbara Haas 6-4 4-6 6-1. In men’s qualifying,...
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