Francesca Jones
Born: November 9, 1990 (age 34)
Height: 5' 6.5" (170cm)
Hometown: Kettering, England
Nationality: English
Sports Mole has 58 articles about Francesca Jones. Articles 1 to 40:
US Open 2024: How many British players have qualified for the main draw?
As the US Open main draw approaches, Sports Mole looks at how British players fared in qualifying.
Aug 23, 07:10
US Open 2024: When is it? How to watch? Are Emma Raducanu and Rafael Nadal playing?
Sports Mole provides an in-depth breakdown of everything you need to know about the 2024 US Open, including dates, how to watch and who is playing.
Aug 19, 14:35
Preview: Iga Swiatek vs. Petra Martic - prediction, head-to-head, tournament so far
Sports Mole previews Thursday's Wimbledon second-round match between Iga Swiatek and Petra Martic, including predictions, head-to-head and their tournament so far.
Jul 4, 02:10
Wimbledon winners and losers as Raducanu headlines three British victors
Sports Mole recaps Monday's first day of Wimbledon action, in which Emma Raducanu headlined a trio of British victors in the women's singles.
Jul 1, 21:32
Wimbledon 2024 draw: Raducanu, Murray, Draper discover first-round fates
Emma Raducanu is drawn to face 22nd seed Ekaterina Alexandrova in the first round of Wimbledon, while Andy Murray is due to meet Tomas Machac.
Jun 28, 11:20
Emma Raducanu discovers Wimbledon fate as 14 wild cards announced
Emma Raducanu is awarded a wild card into the Wimbledon women's singles main draw, while Naomi Osaka and Caroline Wozniacki headline the other entries.
Jun 19, 10:50
Emma Raducanu reaches Nottingham Open quarter-finals with defeat of giant killer Daria Snigur
British favourite Emma Raducanu storms into the quarter-finals of the Nottingham Open with a straight-sets victory over Ukraine's Daria Snigur.
Jun 13, 16:07
Jack Draper avenges Andy Murray with victory in Stuttgart Open
Jack Draper advances to the quarter-finals of the Stuttgart Open by defeating Andy Murray's conqueror Marcos Giron, while Katie Boulter continues her Nottingham defence.
Jun 12, 22:00
Preview: Emma Raducanu vs. Daria Snigur - prediction, head-to-head and tournament so far
Sports Mole previews Thursday's Nottingham Open second-round match between Emma Raducanu and Daria Snigur, including predictions, head-to-head and their tournament so far.
Jun 12, 12:59
British tennis watch: How did Emma Raducanu, Andy Murray fare on Tuesday?
Sports Mole rounds up Tuesday's British tennis action, including the performances of Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray.
Jun 11, 20:46
Great Britain's Francesca Jones knocked out of Copa Colsanitas
Great Britain's Francesca Jones is out of the Copa Colsanitas owing to a three-set defeat to seventh seed Laura Siegemund in the second round.
Apr 5, 09:34
British duo suffer straight-sets defeats in Morocco, Estoril
Great Britain's Dan Evans is knocked out of the Grand Prix Hassan II by Roberto Carballes Baena, while Jan Choinski loses to Hubert Hurkacz in Estoril.
Apr 4, 17:10
Francesca Jones earns first WTA Tour win of 2024 in Colombia
Great Britain's Francesca Jones thrashes Yuliana Monroy in the first round of the Copa Colsanitas for her first WTA Tour victory of 2024.
Apr 3, 18:58
Francesca Jones defeated by Tatjana Maria in Copa Colsanitas semi-finals
Francesca Jones's remarkable run at the Copa Colsanitas ends with a 6-3 6-4 defeat to reigning champion Tatjana Maria in the semi-finals.
Apr 8, 22:28
Great Britain's Francesca Jones through to first-ever WTA semi-final
Great Britain's Francesca Jones advances to her first-ever WTA Tour final at the Copa Colsanitas with a 6-4 6-2 win over Brazil's Laura Pigossi.
Apr 7, 19:56
Francesca Jones through to Copa Colsanitas quarter-finals
Great Britain's Francesca Jones continues to make waves at the Copa Colsanitas in Colombia with a straight-sets win over Carol Zhao in the second round.
Apr 5, 20:27
GB's Francesca Jones shocks Nuria Parrizas-Diaz at Copa Colsanitas
Great Britain's Francesca Jones shocks world number 80 Nuria Parrizas-Diaz in the first round of the Copa Colsanitas in Bogota, Colombia.
Apr 3, 20:46
Coco Gauff: 'Francesca Jones will go far'
The home favourite pushed the teenage prospect all the way on her Wimbledon main draw debut.
Jun 29, 22:04
Coco Gauff digs deep to beat Britain's Francesca Jones
The Briton produced a solid display against the number 20 seed before losing 7-5 6-4.
Jun 29, 20:03
Six key matches in Wimbledon's opening round of action
Jack Draper, Nick Kyrgios and Coco Gauff are in first round action on Monday.
Jun 27, 12:32
A look at six key Wimbledon openers
We pick out the first-round matches at the All England Club that are not to be missed.
Jun 25, 16:09
Fran Jones has more than one eye on Euro 2020
The 20-year-old is a massive football fan and will be urging England on to beat Germany.
Jun 24, 22:47
Johanna Konta admits Wimbledon will be "very odd" this year
Johanna Konta is one of 14 British players in the singles main draws for this year's Championships.
Jun 21, 08:39
Heather Watson claims victory over Viktorija Golubic at Viking Classic
The 29-year-old set up a second-round clash against sixth seed Shuai Zhang in claiming an important win to ease her patchy recent form.
Jun 14, 22:03
Francesca Jones vows to 'leave no stone unturned' amid health battles
Francesca Jones suffers from a congenital condition which means she has three fingers and a thumb on each hand.
Jun 7, 18:45
Tennis roundup: Konta and Evans out as Norrie and Watson progress
Cameron Norrie defeated compatriot Dan Evans in four sets in Melbourne.
Feb 9, 13:26
Francesca Jones aspiring to be the Beyonce of tennis
Francesca Jones will make her grand slam debut against Shelby Rogers in Melbourne.
Feb 5, 22:52
Francesca Jones relishing the spotlight ahead of grand slam debut
The 20-year-old was born with a genetic condition that means she only has six fingers - plus two thumbs - and seven toes.
Feb 5, 09:17
Dan Evans and Cameron Norrie paired together in Australian Open
Preparations for the year's first grand slam are back on track after the 507 people retested for coronavirus all returned negative results.
Feb 5, 08:21
Britain's Francesca Jones reaches Australian Open main draw
Francesca Jones secured a 6-0 6-1 victory.
Jan 13, 09:38
Team Wales gymnast Jessica Hogg: 'Hydro crowd helped massively'
Team Wales gymnast Jessica Hogg was delighted with the team's performance on day one of the artistic gymnastics at the Commonwealth Games.
Jul 29, 00:44
Laura Halford: 'I cried for Frankie'
Laura Halford tells Sports Mole that she was reduced to tears by gymnastics teammate Frankie Jones's gold-medal winning performance in Glasgow.
Jul 26, 23:33
Frankie Jones: 'Big future for Laura Halford'
Retiring gymnastics hero Frankie Jones tips teammate Laura Halsall for a big future in the sport after her impressive display at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
Jul 26, 20:20
Francesca Jones will still retire from gymnastics despite her ribbon gold medal
Team Wales gymnast Francesca Jones confirms that she will still retire from the sport despite winning gold with her last performance at the Commonwealth Games.
Jul 26, 19:13
Francesca Jones: "I was sat there in amazed shock"
In a nervous end to her ribbon routine, Team Wales' 23-year-old Francesca Jones was forced to wait until Patricia Bezzoubenko had her enquiry considered at Glasgow 2014.
Jul 26, 18:49
Francesca Jones: "Seeing the flag up there, it just blew my mind"
Francesca Jones wins a medal in every single event at her last competition, capping it off with a gold in the ribbon for Team Wales at the Commonwealth Games.
Jul 26, 18:29
Francesca Jones ecstatic after "phenomenal" gymnastics gold-medal win
Team Wales gymnast Francesca Jones expresses disbelief after her "phenomenal" rhythmic gymnastics ribbon event gold -edal win at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
Jul 26, 16:13
Canada's Patricia Bezzoubenko secures sixth medal of Glasgow Commonwealth Games
Canada's Patricia Bezzoubenko takes her medal tally at her maiden Commonwealth Games in Glasgow to six, securing a bronze to go alongside her five gold medals.
Jul 26, 15:56
Father: Francesca Jones is the "most amazing daughter"
Francesca Jones's father Colin exclusively tells Sports Mole of his "elation" after seeing his daughter win a first ever Commonwealth Games gold medal.
Jul 26, 13:35
Francesca Jones wins Wales's first gold
Welsh rhythmic gymnast Francesca Jones wins the individual ribbon event.
Jul 26, 12:25