Britain’s singles hopes at the US Open officially ended on Thursday evening, as Francesca Jones was knocked out in a gritty battle against rising American talent Iva Jovic, 6-4, 6-4.
Jones was the last Briton standing by virtue of the scheduling, the final match on Court 17 – the so-called ‘weed court’ – where she has previously played a number of qualifying matches. And in the first set, Jones put up more than enough fight to spare the blushes of her compatriots in the second round of the women’s draw, Katie Boulter and Harriet Dart, who managed just five games between
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