Jones Extends Winning Streak with Thrilling Comeback Victory in Auckland

Following her remarkable win over Emma Navarro, Fran Jones advanced to the quarterfinals of the ASB Classic in Auckland. The British No 3 secured her first top-20 victory in the opening round by defeating world No 15 Emma Navarro and continued her streak with a 1-6 6-4 6-1 win against Austrian qualifier Sinja Kraus. Jones was on the verge of a swift defeat, trailing 6-1 3-0, but made a stunning recovery, winning 12 of the next 14 games to seal a dramatic comeback and set up a last-eight meeting with seventh seed Wang Xinyu. This run is expected to propel Jones into the world's top 70 for the first time. Jones may be joined in the last eight by Katie Boulter, who faces top seed Elina Svitolina, and fellow Brit Sonay Kartal, who takes on German Ella Seidel. In another match, Coco Gauff defeated Maria Sakkari and then teamed up with Christian Harrison to clinch victory for the defending United Cup champions in the doubles, as the US reached the semi-finals of the mixed team tournament after beating Greece 2-1 in Perth on Wednesday. Gauff, a two-time Grand Slam champion, beat Sakkari 6-3 6-2 in an hour and 26 minutes to put the US in front before Stefanos Tsitsipas earned a 6-4 7-5 win over world No 9 Taylor Fritz to level the tie. The 27-year-old had little time to celebrate his first top 10 win since 2024, as he returned to the court alongside Sakkari to take on Gauff and Christian Harrison. The momentum swung back and forth in the intense decider, with both teams taking a set apiece to send the match into a tie-break. The US took a 5-0 lead, and although the Greek duo rallied to level at 6-6, a perfectly placed volley from Harrison sealed a 4-6 6-4 10-8 victory. "I thought it was great level throughout, we just played free and aggressive," Gauff said. Poland qualified for the quarter-finals after Hubert Hurkacz defeated Tallon Griekspoor 6-3 7-6 (7-4) and then Iga Swiatek followed with a 6-3 6-2 triumph against Suzan Lamens to clinch the tie against the Netherlands. "I'm really happy that I found a way to be more solid in the middle of the first set because it was pretty even until then," Swiatek said. "I felt like I had more control over the ball and could go for it. I'm really happy that we won this tie just with singles. It gives us good confidence going into the quarter-finals." Katarzyna Kawa and Jan Zielinski completed a 3-0 sweep for Poland with a 6-3 3-6 10-4 win in mixed doubles against David Pel and Demi Schuurs. Poland will face home favourite Australia on Friday evening in Sydney in what promises to be a blockbuster clash. Watch the ATP and WTA Tours, live on Sky Sports or stream with NOW and the Sky Sports app, giving Sky Sports customers access to over 50 per cent more live sport this year at no extra cost.