Maya Joint Upsets Serena Williams at Wimbledon
Maya Joint, a 20-year-old Australian tennis player, defeated Serena Williams 6-3, 6-7 (6/8), 6-3 in the first round of Wimbledon on Centre Court. Joint, born in 2006, broke Williams's serve five times and hit 10 aces. The match marked Williams's comeback after four years of retirement. Joint, who holds dual American and Australian citizenship, decided to represent Australia for career support. She moved to Brisbane at 17 and later to Melbourne. In 2025, she won her maiden WTA Tour title at the Morocco Open and reached a career-high ranking of world No. 28. In February 2026, she won a WTA 500 doubles title in Abu Dhabi with Ekaterina Alexandrova. Joint is currently ranked No. 87. She will face Alex Eala in the second round.
Key facts
- Maya Joint defeated Serena Williams 6-3, 6-6 (6/8), 6-3 at Wimbledon.
- Joint broke Williams's serve five times and hit 10 aces.
- Williams was making a comeback after four years of retirement.
- Joint was born in 2006 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, and raised in Detroit.
- She holds dual American and Australian citizenship and represents Australia.
- Joint moved to Brisbane at 17 and to Melbourne before turning 19 in 2025.
- She won the Morocco Open in 2025 and reached world No. 28.
- Joint won a WTA 500 doubles title in Abu Dhabi in February 2026 with Ekaterina Alexandrova.
Entities
Artists
- Maya Joint
- Serena Williams
- Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Alex Eala
- Ben Stiller
- Georgia Voll
- Ashleigh Gardner
Institutions
- Wimbledon
- Vogue
- Billie Jean King Cup
- WTA
- Morocco Open
- Cricket World Cup
Locations
- Grosse Pointe
- Michigan
- Detroit
- Australia
- Brisbane
- Melbourne
- Abu Dhabi
- London