GB's Jones misses match points in Nottingham loss
Summary
Britain's Francesca Jones lost a close first-round match at the Nottingham Open to Talia Gibson from Australia. Jones had two chances to win but lost in a tough three-hour match that included medical timeouts.Key Facts
- Francesca Jones lost to Talia Gibson with scores of 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (7-4).
- Jones had two match points while serving at 5-3 in the final set but was broken back.
- The match lasted three hours and six minutes, the longest in Jones's career.
- Jones hit 15 aces and served first balls successfully 75% of the time.
- She needed medical help twice, including checks for blood pressure and a nasal problem.
- Jones came back from being a set and a break down to push the match to a deciding set.
- Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen also won her match in the tournament.
- Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter withdrew from the Nottingham Open earlier on Monday.
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