So it should not be a surprise the 23-year-old Briton decided not to make a late push - and risk her longer-term ambitions - to join the world’s leading stars at this week's French Open.
“I could have pursued it but I’m not in a position where I’m willing to rush my body right now,” Jones, who barely played in 2022 and 2023 because of a string of injuries, told BBC Sport.Jones was born with a genetic condition which means she has three fingers and a thumb on each hand, three toes on her right foot and four toes on her left.As a result, Jones left Bradford aged 10 and moved to Barcelona, joining the renowned Sanchez Academy to help fulfil her goals.
This month Jones has played ITF events in Portugal, Italy and Spain as she continues to build robustness, and plans to start grass-court preparations for Wimbledon while her peers compete in Paris. Jones received her first call-up for Great Britain in last month's BJK Cup win in France because of her clay-court prowessinto why there were no British women in last year's French Open singles, he suggested more youngsters needed to step out of their comfort zone.Moving to Sanchez as one of the youngest among 120 players happened because Jones wanted to "get through barriers and jump hurdles".
The support of Nadia Podoroska - the Argentine who reached the French Open semi-finals in 2020 and is one of Jones' best friends - was invaluable.
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