She stated: “We’re quite a small rural club right in the middle of the country, and we’ve got some very keen players from all over the place.
“It’s fantastic because it’s the eight top men in the world slugging it out, including the British number one John Lumley.”
Jones added: “We’re all keeping fingers tightly crossed that we might have a British winner.”
Also playing is the current world champion Camden Riviere, who is partnered with Tim Chisholm.
The event will see two best-of-nine set, semi-final matches, each split over Wednesday and Thursday, followed by a nine-set final played over Saturday and Sunday.
The venue will also hold a handicap doubles tournament called the Pragnell Championship Cup, alongside the main event.
“The actual court looks a bit like a monastery, like a cloister,” said Jones.
“It’s like an ordinary lawn tennis court, but with porches around three sides and little galleries and openings, which are all part of the scoring system.”
Jones said she began playing ordinary tennis, but got “hooked” on real tennis when she was about 30.
“I still play ordinary tennis and real tennis, but it’s such a good game, and you can play doubles [and] singles,” she said.
“It’s played on about 27 courts in Britain, about a dozen in America and a handful in Australia and France, but it means that you get to go all over the world to play in the different internationals and major championships, so it’s great fun.
“It’s also quite a small game, only about 10,000 men and women worldwide play it, so it’s easy to get to know a lot of the players and it’s a very friendly game.”