{"id":272127,"date":"2025-04-02T10:47:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T10:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/02\/british-tennis-player-fran-jones-helped-off-court-after-collapsing-during-match\/"},"modified":"2025-04-02T10:47:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T10:47:02","slug":"british-tennis-player-fran-jones-helped-off-court-after-collapsing-during-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/02\/british-tennis-player-fran-jones-helped-off-court-after-collapsing-during-match\/","title":{"rendered":"British tennis player Fran Jones helped off court after collapsing during match"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/e3.365dm.com\/25\/04\/1920x1080\/skynews-francesca-jones-tennis_6873716.jpg?20250402104545&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"British tennis player Fran Jones helped off court after collapsing during match\" title=\"British tennis player Fran Jones helped off court after collapsing during match\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-component-name=\"ui-article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>British tennis player Fran Jones was forced to withdraw from a tournament in Colombia after collapsing during a match against\u00a0Argentina&#8217;s Julia Riera.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old staggered to the ground in the third set of the Colsanitas Cup in Bogota and was unable to continue playing.<\/p>\n<p>She had to be helped from the court in a wheelchair.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Due to a physical issue, Francesca Jones has withdrawn from her match against Julia Riera at 6-2 5-7 5-3 in favour of the Argentinian,&#8221; the Colsanitas Cup&#8217;s official X account said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We wish the British tennis player a speedy recovery.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During the match, she had appeared to be struggling with her breathing and lay on the floor before being lifted into a wheelchair by medics and her opponent, then taken off court.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more from Sky News:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/val-kilmer-dies-aged-65-us-media-reports-13340233\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Film star Val Kilmer dies aged 65<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/planning-reforms-to-rewire-the-system-and-get-britain-building-all-while-protecting-wildlife-13340010\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;No more bat tunnels&#8217; after government reveals reforms<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jones is ranked 129 in the world.<\/p>\n<p>She was born with the rare genetic condition Ectrodactyly Ectodermal Dysplasia. She is missing one finger on each hand and has only seven toes.<\/p>\n<p>Finishing matches has been a challenge throughout her career, with Jones often suffering bouts of severe cramp.<\/p>\n<p>Jones had lost the opening set 6-2 before recovering to take the second 7-5, but was trailing 5-3 in the third, two points away from defeat.<\/p>\n<p>Riera will next face the USA&#8217;s Iva Jovic in the round of 16.<\/p>\n<p>     <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/download-app\" target=\"blank\" data-tracking-label=\"ui-app-promo-download-link\" class=\"ui-app-promo sdc-article-widget\" data-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"ui-app-promo\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/british-tennis-player-fran-jones-helped-off-court-after-collapsing-during-match-13340385\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British tennis player Fran Jones was forced to withdraw from a tournament in Colombia after collapsing during a match against\u00a0Argentina&#8217;s Julia Riera. The 24-year-old staggered to the ground in the third set of the Colsanitas Cup in Bogota and was unable to continue playing. She had to be helped from the court in a wheelchair. 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