British tennis player Fran Jones collapses during her match and leaves court in wheelchair

British tennis star Fran Jones has been forced to withdraw from an international tournament after collapsing on court.

Jones was playing in the Colsanitas Cup in Bogotá, Colombia, when she appeared to stagger and collapse.

The 24-year-old failed to return a serve from Argentina’s Julia Riera in the third set of the round of 32 match and was unable to return to play.

She was helped off court in a wheelchair, with tournament chiefs confirming she would be withdrawing from the match.

The Colsanitas Cup's official account on X said: "Due to a physical issue, Francesca Jones has withdrawn from her match against Julia Riera at 6-2 5-7 5-3 in favor of the Argentinian.

"We wish the British tennis player a speedy recovery."

Jones had lost the opening set 6-2 before recovering to take the second 7-5, but was trailing 5-3 in the third.

Riera will next face America's Iva Jovic in the round of 16.

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Elsewhere, Heather Watson is out of the Charleston Open after a straight sets defeat by Iryna Shymanovich in the first round.

The British number seven was beaten 7-6 (10-8) 6-4 by the Belarusian world number 215, reports the BBC.

Watson managed to save three set points during a close fought opener, however could not capitalise on her one opportunity to seize the initiative during the tie-break.

Shymanovich has set up a last-32 meeting with top seed Jessica Pegula, the beaten finalist at last year's US Open.

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