British tennis pro born with rare genetic disorder collapses mid-match in terrifying scene

British tennis subordinate Francesca Jones was taken disconnected the tribunal successful a wheelchair connected Tuesday aft she collapsed connected the crushed mid-match astatine the Copa Colsanitas tourney successful Colombia. 

The terrifying country unfolded successful the 3rd acceptable of her Round of 32 match. Jones, 24, was preparing to service against her opponent, Julia Riera of Argentina, erstwhile she appeared to suffer her equilibrium and stumble aft tossing the shot successful the air.

British tennis subordinate Francesca Jones was taken disconnected the tribunal successful a wheelchair connected Tuesday aft she collapsed connected the crushed mid-match astatine the Copa Colsanitas tourney successful Colombia. (Peter Cziborra/Action Images via Reuters)

Jones fell onto the ground, wherever she stayed arsenic officials ran to her aide. 

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It wasn’t instantly wide what caused the abrupt collapse, but Riera and aesculapian unit picked Jones up and placed her into a wheelchair. Jones was forced to discontinue from the tournament, and aboriginal took to Instagram to explicate the origin of Tuesday’s scene.

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"After winning the lawsuit successful Brazil connected Sunday, our full travel took implicit 24 [hours], with minimal remainder and betterment from a agelong week. Bogota is renowned for its altitude, and often takes a fewer days to adapt. Unfortunately upon our accomplishment Monday day we were incapable to signifier owed to rainfall and this meant that speech from my low-level pre lucifer lukewarm up, my archetypal vulnerability to the constricted oxygen levels astatine a precocious strength was my match," she explained successful a station to her Instagram Stories connected Wednesday. 

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"As the lucifer went on, I worked hard to springiness myself the accidental to enactment competitory portion trying to get utilized to the conditions but progressively struggled; blurry imaginativeness yet starring to collapsing, with nary cramp having occurred."

Jones fell onto the ground, wherever she stayed arsenic officials ran to her aide. (Paul Childs/Reuters)

Jones went connected to explicate that investigating showed that her bosom "worked a small excessively hard." She noted that determination were nary semipermanent issues arsenic a effect of the incident.

"Bogota is 1 of my favourite events of the twelvemonth and I anticipation to reconnect successful 2026 nether antithetic circumstances. After a fewer days rest, I volition proceed to physique connected the improvements made to day this season. Thank you for the messages and concern," she concluded. 

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Jones was calved with a rare familial information called Ectrodactyly Ectodermal Dysplasia, a information that causes the hands and feet to make abnormally. She has 7 toes and is missing a digit connected each hand.

Jones was calved with a rare familial information called Ectrodactyly Ectodermal Dysplasia, a information that causes the hands and feet to make abnormally. (REUTERS/Paul Childs/File Photo)

Despite the likelihood stacked against her, Jones has seen large occurrence connected the tennis tribunal and has spoken openly astir her journey. She is presently ranked No. 129 connected the WTA and has won 8 ITF singles titles. 

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