Maya joint news
The gist
Maya Joint beat Xinxin Yao 2-6, 7-6(7), 6-3 in a 2h44min Korea Open first round.
The comeback sends the 99th-ranked Joint into a Round 2 meeting with Dayeon Back.
How it unfolded
- Jun 30, 2026Serena Williams, 44, returned to Wimbledon for her first professional singles match since 2022 and lost in three sets to 20-year-old Australian Maya Joint, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3, in London.
- Sep 20, 2026Xinxin Yao, world no. 280, beat world no. 362 Miho Kuramochi 6-1 6-4 in the Seoul qualifications.
- Sep 21, 2026Maya Joint defeated Xinxin Yao 2-6, 7-6(7), 6-3 in a 2h44min Korea Open first-round match on hard court in Seoul; Joint, ranked 99th, dropped the opening set but won the second-set tiebreak and completed the comeback.