GB's Jones misses out on French Open main draw

French Open 2025

Dates: 25 May-8 June Venue: Roland Garros

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Britain's Francesca Jones missed out on a first appearance in the main draw of the French Open as she lost in the final round of qualifying.

Jones, ranked 113th in the world, lost a fluctuating match 6-0 0-6 6-2 to Ukraine's Anastasiia Sobolieva in Paris.

The Englishwoman was the last Briton remaining in qualifying for the clay-court Grand Slam, which begins on Sunday.

Katie Boulter, Emma Raducanu, Sonay Kartal and Jodie Burrage are in the women's singles main draw, with Jack Draper, Jacob Fearnley and Cameron Norrie in the men's.

Jones won just 18% of first-serve points in the first set as she was overwhelmed by the world number 230.

However, Jones turned the tables in the second set, with eight winners setting her up to take six games in a row and force a decider.

Jones had a 40-0 lead in her first service game of the third set but Sobolieva held firm to break her and race out to a 3-0 lead.

The 21-year-old Ukrainian then won three of the final five games to reach a Grand Slam main draw for the first time.