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Ian Chadband

Teen star's dream/nightmare French Open draw

Emerson Jones has landed a daunting draw against a four-time champion in the French Open. (Con Chronis/AAP PHOTOS)

Teenage tennis star Emerson Jones has been handed the dream, nothing-to-lose French Open draw against a nightmarish opponent as she has to tackle four-time champion Iga Swiatek on her Roland Garros main draw debut.

As Alex de Minaur, Australia's top hope in Paris, contemplated a potentially gentle route into the men's tournament with a first-round clash against a qualifier, 17-year-old wildcard Jones landed arguably the most difficult draw of all against the Wimbledon champion on her favourite surface.

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