US Open 2025
Dates: August 24 through September 7 in Flushing Meadows, New York
Francesca Jones retrieved her phone from her racquet bag less than a minute after the first time the US Open main draw had taken place.
Adele and Simon, the 24-year-old Briton’s parents, are currently living in the UK.
Why did they not visit New York to watch their daughter? because they were unable to find a dog sitter.
Jones’ immediate reaction to beating Dutch rival Arianne Hartono was similar to the excitement of completing three rounds of qualifying.
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!”
After winning the match with an ace, Jones covered her face in joy and ran over to the courtside players.
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.
She has since won back-to-back titles on the WTA 125 tour, which is the rung below the main tour, to become the first woman to reach the top 100 for the first time.
The successful run was fueled by a painful Wimbledon exit.
Before falling to Ukraine’s Yulia Starodubtseva, Jones, who has never won a main-draw Grand Slam match, won 1-6, 6-3, 6-1.
She chose to return to match action right away, winning the 125 events in France and Italy rather than wallowing in self-pity or going to the practice courts.
The Bradford-born Jones added, “Woodlocked was extremely hurtful and previously I’ve not handled those situations well.”
However, how you go about backing up that claim is up to you. I’ve taken some time to recover from it before, but this year I needed to use my maturity and experience to be effective.
“I kept my guns and chose what I thought would be best for my career.”
The women’s singles main draw begins on Sunday, with Jones joining fellow Britons Emma Raducanu, Katie Boulter, and Sonay Kartal.
When the qualifiers were drawn, Jones might have faced German Eva Lys, who she had gotten to know through Raducanu.
When the 2021 champion kicks off the tournament at 11:00 local time (16:00 BST), Raducanu will face Japan’s Ena Shibahara.
Harris outsmarts in the loser category.
Coleman Wong, a 30-year-old Englishman, defeated him 6-3, 6-4, before joining Jack Draper, Cameron Norrie, and Jacob Fearnley as Britain’s men’s singles representatives.
Felix Auger-Aliassime, the 25th seed from Canada, will face Harris, who has never previously qualified for the US Open main draw.
A player chosen to replace someone who leaves the tournament after the qualifying round has begun is a lucky loser.
This week, France’s Arthur Fils, Japan’s Kei Nishikori, and Australia’s Nick Kyrgios all pulled out of the main draw.
After facing a qualifier or lucky loser, world number five Draper, who reached the semi-finals last year, has found his opening opponent.
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Source: BBC
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