Paris, May 25 -- Britain's Francesca Jones has always defied the odds to play elite-level tennis - but this season has tested her resilience like never before.
On Sunday, she reached another milestone in a career that she was once told by doctors not to pursue.
Jones battled back from a set and a break down to beat Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia 1-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 and reach the French Open second round - and claim her first Grand Slam match win in the process.
Jones was born with the rare genetic condition Ectrodactyly Ectodermal Dysplasia (EEC) and plays with a modified racquet grip.
Earlier this year, she suffered lingering concussion symptoms following a freak gym accident in which the locking mechanism on a leg-press machine failed and...