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Francesca Jones qualifies for Australian Open years after doctors ruled her out of tennis – ABC News
British tennis player Francesca Jones, who was born with a rare genetic condition that affected the development of her hands and feet, qualifies for Australian…
Doctors told Francesca Jones when she was eight that she would never be able to play professional tennis.
- Francesca Jones has three fingers and a thumb on each hand and seven toes
- Doctors told her she would not be able to play professional tennis due to her disability
- Jones qualified for the main draw of the Australian Open for the first time
The now-20-year-old Brit was born with the rare genetic condition, ectrodactyly ectodermal dysplasia syndrome, leaving her with three fingers and a thumb on…
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