True achievement: Eight-finger tennis player qualifies in “Australian Open”

Attending a Slam tournament through qualifying matches is a difficult route that many tennis and tennis players tend to do at least four times a year. But Franceska Jones' achievement, which at the last tour of Dubai passed 6-0 and 6-1 Chinese Lou, meriting a place in the “Australian Open”, has a special taste.

A real achievement, because 20-year-old English, 241 in the rankings, could not even hold a rocket in her hand because of a rare syndrome that has hit her since she was born. He was born with four fingers on each hand, three fingers on his right leg, and four fingers on his left leg (a genetic abnormality of embryoal development). Jones has performed dozens of surgery, and doctors had ruled out the opportunity to perform sports, but she rebelled against her destiny.

My syndrome is very rare, and besides the obvious part, there are many other symptoms. The doctors told me I couldn't play tennis, while I wanted to prove them wrong, Jones showed up in an interview for “Guardian”. My body, let's say, is not meant to be an athlete, but for me it doesn't mean I can't do sports. Another Rolls Royce was built from zero”.

Fran, as friends call her, does not consider a handip of her situation, on the contrary. When someone tells you at 8-9 you can't do something, your heart's broken, but I've tried to deal with it. I've been trying to prove that this person was wrong, and I've further emphasized English tennis. I have tried myself to do what I want and to encourage others to do the same. I think there's a lot of kids that are limited by what others say”. Francesca has shown that everything is possible, she's already a hero.