loading . . . Guangzhou | Jones falls at first hurdle, as does top-seed Bouzas Maneiro Fran Jones, the British No 4, was seeded 7th at the WTA 250 Guangzhou Open, but suffered an early defeat at the hands of wild-card Wang Xiyu, going down, 6-4 6-4, to the Chinese on Monday in the 1st-round. While Jones had the higher ranking at No 85, Wang, ranked 145, came into the contest with a slight edge, having a bolstered a disappointing year at tour level with some solid results at ITF tournaments, and managing one main draw win during the Asian swing. https://www.aihustlehq.com/guangzhou-jones-falls-at-first-hurdle-as-does-top-seed-bouzas-maneiro/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social