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Britain’s Francesca Jones sobbed loudly on court as injury wrecked her hopes of a first main-draw win at the Australian Open.<\/b><\/p>\n
Early retirements became a theme on day two in Melbourne, with men’s eighth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime and qualifier Marina Stakusic – who was taken off court in a wheelchair – both forced to retire after cramping.<\/p>\n
British number three Jones struggled to move from the early stages of her first-round match against Polish qualifier Linda Klimovicova on Monday.<\/p>\n
The distraught 25-year-old valiantly tried to continue but ultimately quit when trailing 6-2 3-2.<\/p>\n
A groin injury had forced Jones out of a match at last week’s Auckland International, but it was a glute problem that led to her retirement against Klimovicova.<\/p>\n
She took a medical timeout at the end of the first set and received further attention from the physio after the third and fifth games of the second set.<\/p>\n
The world number 71 was broken to love in the fifth game and was left in tears while receiving treatment.<\/p>\n
After getting back to her feet, Jones signalled to Klimovicova that she could not continue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n