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GB's Jones misses match points in Nottingham loss

BBC News · Jun 15, 2026, 5:21 PM

Key takeaways

  • Francesca Jones reached the Nottingham Open quarter-finals in 2024
  • Britain's Francesca Jones missed two match points in a narrow defeat by Talia Gibson in the Nottingham Open first round.
  • Jones battled back from a set and a break down - and a medical timeout - to force a deciding set against Australia's Gibson.

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Francesca Jones reached the Nottingham Open quarter-finals in 2024

Britain's Francesca Jones missed two match points in a narrow defeat by Talia Gibson in the Nottingham Open first round.

Jones battled back from a set and a break down - and a medical timeout - to force a deciding set against Australia's Gibson.

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