Fran Jones and Billy Harris reach second round of Australian Open qualifying
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Fran Jones and Billy Harris reach second round of Australian Open qualifying

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Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Fran Jones and Billy Harris advanced to the second round of Australian Open qualifying, but three more British players suffered defeats at Melbourne Park. Jones began her bid to reach the main draw for the second time with a 7-5 6-4 victory over Czech Linda Fruhvirtova, while Harris came from a set down to beat Japan’s Yuta Shimizu 6-7 6-4 6-4. However, Paul Jubb lost 6-4 6-4 to Juan Pablo Ficovich of Argentina, Lily Miyazaki was edged out 5-7 6-4 7-6 by Belgium’s Marie Benoit and Jan Choinski fell 6-4 7-5 to France’s Titouan Droguet. Cruz Hewitt, the 16-year-old son of former Wimbledon and US Open champion Lleyton Hewitt, also lost on the second day of qualifying.

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