The tennis sensation was born with seven fingers and eight fingers

Briton Francesca Jones (20) has qualified for the first round of the Grand Slam Australian Open tournament with a very special starting point.

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– The crying was the only thing I could hear, along with the screams and the dog barking. It was a very emotional phone call, because we went through a lot together, Jones said of the phone call with the parents after the qualification was done.

The staggering victory over China’s Jia-Jing on Wednesday marked a preliminary climax in an even more staggering race.

Jones was born with ectodermal dysplasia syndrome, which in her case meant she was born with three fingers and a thumb on each hand and only seven fingers.

– I have spent a long time gathering the strength that can support the muscles that in turn support, I do not mean the deficiencies, but the weaknesses that I have. All people have weaknesses, Jones says, according to The Guardian.

Not only this, but she was also among the lowest (number 241) of those who participated in the rankings and had to beat three top ranked players to achieve the ranking.

From an early age, doctors told him, as he often saw in connection with frequent hospital visits and surgeries, that he would not be able to play tennis because of his handicaps.

– That’s why I decided. Because they said so, I decided to prove them wrong, he says in a video posted by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), before pointing out that he in no way sees his syndrome as a weakness.

Now a journey awaits you from Dubai, where qualifying for the Grand Slam Australian Open tournament took place on 8 February, to Melbourne and the main rounds.

“We all have qualities and experiences that make us human who we are, and I try to use my experiences to the best of my ability,” he told the Lawn Tennis Association.