Pinnington Jones secured his inaugural Grand Slam match triumph by defeating Tomas Martin Etcheverry during last year’s Wimbledon tournament.
Being a close associate of Britain’s top-ranked player, Jack Draper, Pinnington Jones concluded his collegiate tennis period at Texas Christian University in May, yet chose not to come back for an additional year, instead deciding to dedicate himself entirely to a professional tennis path.
In other news, Elisabetta Cocciaretto advanced to the round of 16 in a WTA 1000 competition for the very first time, achieving a commanding victory against Coco Gauff at the Qatar Open.
The Italian player, Cocciaretto, successfully defended four out of five break points presented to her, culminating in a 6-4, 6-2 win against the reigning French Open champion, Gauff.
Elena Rybakina secured her initial victory subsequent to her Australian Open success, defeating China’s Wang Xinyu 6-2, 6-4, concurrently, the world’s second-ranked player, Iga Swiatek, effortlessly overcame Janice Tjen with scores of 6-0, 6-3.
Earlier this week, British athlete Emma Raducanu withdrew from her opening-round contest versus Camila Osorio.