Emerson Jones knows it would be one of the greatest upsets Roland Garros has ever witnessed, but the 17-year-old Australian debutant hasn't quite dismissed the outlandish dream that she really could topple a French Open great on her debut.
The soaring Gold Coast wildcard, arguably Australia's best women's tennis prospects since Ash Barty was roaring through the junior ranks, didn't know what to think when she learned she'd landed a glamour maiden clash in the Paris main draw against four-time champion Iga Swiatek.
And though her instant reaction was to sigh 'here we go again with my draw' as she contemplated a third-straight brutal first-round examination at a grand slam, she quickly told herself: "I'm still going to try to go out there to win -- I'm not going to completely write myself off."
