Fran Jones, pictured in action at Wimbledon two years ago, had an injury-plagued 2022, but is bouncing back in style. (Image: PA.)
Oxenhope tennis star Fran Jones produced an outstanding performance at Roland Garros to reach the second round of French Open qualifying.
The British number 10 knocked out American Coco Vandeweghe - a player ranked 152 places above her - 6-3 6-3.
It continued 22-year-old Jones' impressive return to form following an injury-plagued 2022.
Vandeweghe reached the Australian and US Open semi-finals in 2017, but Jones dominated a match that lasted an hour and 11 minutes.
Jones, who was born with only seven toes, and three fingers and a thumb on each hand due to a rare genetic condition called Ectrodactyly Ectodermal Dysplasia, will play Switzerland's Ylena In-Albon in the second qualifying round tomorrow.
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