Jones broke serve early in her match and was 3-0 up after simply 11 minutes at a windy stadium 17.
Nevertheless, the 24-year-old needed to battle to save lots of seven break factors earlier than the top of the set as Gorgodze fought again from a poor begin.
The Georgian reduce a pissed off determine in the course of the opening set – at one level she turned on spectators behind her who had been requested by the umpire to modify off their cell phones – however then started the second set with a break and raced right into a 3-0 lead.
At occasions Jones struggled to deal with the 33-year-old’s highly effective forehand, however the Briton broke for a 3rd time to get the set again on serve.
Jones – the highest seed in girls’s qualifying – needed to save 4 set factors in a brutal tie-break earlier than claiming victory along with her fifth match level.
“If I might swear, I might!” Jones informed Sky Sports activities after the match.
“It was actually tough, she [Gorgodze] makes you play a variety of balls. She performed some actually good tennis within the second set, however I simply did not need to be out right here in a 3rd set at the moment.”
Victory over Arianne Hartono within the third spherical of qualifying on Friday would safe Jones – who grew up enjoying on clay – a spot in the principle draw for the primary time in her profession.
She has by no means acquired direct entry to a Grand Slam via her rating and narrowly missed out this time, regardless of having climbed to a career-high 86th on the earth because the US Open cut-off level.
