Jones set for another career milestone at US Open

US Open 2025

Dates: August 24 through September 7 in Flushing Meadows, New York

Over the past two months, Francesca Jones from Great Britain has crossed off a number of milestones.

The 24-year-old won the biggest title of her career at a WTA 125 contest in Contrexeville, France, just over six weeks ago.

In Palermo, a second triumph at that level, the rung below the main tour, was swiftly followed.

That enabled her to reach the top 100 for the first time, eventually putting her in 86th place.

After going through three rounds of qualifying as the top seed, she has now made her first main draw appearance at the US Open.

A productive season awaits Jones in New York when she meets German Eva Lys on Tuesday.

She won victories at the WTA 75 events in Varcaria and Prague, qualified for her first WTA 1000 event in Madrid, and placed first in the Nottingham and Eastbourne WTA Tour events.

After going through three rounds of qualifying in New York before the main draw, Jones wanted to call his parents, who are both currently living in the UK, Adele and Simon.

Why didn’t they get to see their daughter in person? because they were unable to find a dog sitter.

After securing her spot in the main draw in New York, Jones said, “My parents don’t get to travel with me everywhere. I made sure I can share those moments with them as soon as possible.”

Given how much they’ve made sacrifices to give me opportunities, I want them to feel as part of it as much as possible.

They are not here because there is no available dog sitter. “The dogs come first!”

Jones has three fingers and a thumb on each hand, three toes on her right foot, and four toes on her left because of a genetic condition.

The Yorkshire-born tennis player was told by doctors to give up on professional tennis, but she fought the odds after relocating to Spain as a teenager.

Many Britons didn’t know how to use her clay, so her entry into the US Open main draw was typically unorthodox.

After just slipping short of the automatic entry deadline, Jones was the top seed in the women’s qualifying draw.

The 30-year-old will face Canadian 25th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime, who has never previously qualified for the US Open main draw.