Jones Begins Us Open Qualifiers With Win

US Open 2025

Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Dates: 24 August-7 September

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Top seed Francesca Jones took nan first measurement to reaching nan US Open main tie by winning her opening qualifier, but Heather Watson was among 4 Britons to suffer connected Tuesday.

British number 4 Jones hit Slovakia's Viktoria Hruncakova 6-3 6-4. She will look Ekaterine Gorgodze of Georgia connected Wednesday arsenic she looks to scope nan US Open main tie for nan first clip successful her career.

The world number 86 has ne'er received nonstop introduction to a Grand Slam earlier and narrowly missed retired this time, meaning she is nan apical seed successful qualifying.

The 24-year-old served six aces successful a lucifer lasted 1 hr 22 minutes and notched an 87% triumph complaint connected her first serves.

Meanwhile, erstwhile British number 1 Watson was defeated 6-3 3-6 4-6 by Gorgodze arsenic she grounded to scope nan main tie for a 4th successive year.

British women's number 7 Harriet Dart edged retired Romanian Anca Todoni - who sits 112 places supra her successful nan rankings - 7-5 6-7 (3-7) 7-6 (10-6).

British men's number 5 Jan Choinski mislaid 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 to Argentina's Andrea Collarini, but Oliver Crawford hit Alex Bolt of Australia 5-7 6-4 6-4.

George Loffhagen was beaten 4-6 5-7 by Jason Kubler, while 22-year-old Jack Pinnington Jones mislaid 6-3 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (14-12).

Jodie Burrage began her qualifying run pinch a win connected Monday, but British number 5 Dan Evans was eliminated and will miss retired connected nan main tie of a Grand Slam for nan first clip since 2018.

There are six Brits successful action connected Wednesday successful nan 2nd information of qualifying:

Players must triumph 3 matches successful qualifying to beforehand to nan main singles draws for nan tournament, which originates connected Sunday.

Jack Draper, Cameron Norrie and Jacob Fearnley person nonstop introduction into nan men's singles, pinch Emma Raducanu, Katie Boulter and Sonay Kartal successful nan women's.