Maya Joint makes main breakthrough at US Open 2024 | 27 August, 2024 | All Information | Information and Options | Information and Occasions

Maya Joint achieved a serious profession milestone on the US Open at present, scoring her first Grand Slam main-draw singles win.

The 18-year-old Australian qualifier outclassed German Laura Siegemund, an skilled participant double her age, to document a surprising 6-4 7-5 victory in opening-round motion at Flushing Meadows.

From four-all within the opening set, Joint reeled off seven consecutive video games to take management of the match. Nevertheless, her emotional maturity was examined when Siegemund got here charging again late within the second set.

After squandering a 5-0 benefit, and a match level on the two-time US Open doubles champion’s serve at 5-4, Joint impressively discovered a option to shut out the most important win of her burgeoning Grand Slam profession.

She steadied to carry after which broke Siegemund’s serve within the twelfth recreation, clinching victory on her fourth match level.

It continues a exceptional rise for Joint, who had a WTA Tour singles rating of world No.1390 this time final 12 months.

Now sitting at a career-high No.135, Joint is at present the third-highest ranked teen on the earth.

The promising athlete, who was born and raised within the American state of Michigan, switched allegiance to Australia, her father’s homeland, in mid-2023.

Joint relocated to Brisbane to coach at Tennis Australia’s Nationwide Tennis Academy, the place she has been guided by Chris Mahony.

She demonstrated her potential throughout the Australian summer time earlier this 12 months. As a wildcard she tallied 4 top-200 wins to succeed in a quarterfinal at a WTA 125 match in Canberra after which progressed to the ultimate qualifying spherical on the Australian Open, the place she prolonged eventual semifinalist Dayana Yastremska to a few units.

Since then, Joint has gone from strength-to-strength. She has recorded 53 wins on the skilled tour and received two ITF singles titles to date this season.

At present’s victory in opposition to world No.92 Siegemund is her second profession win in opposition to a top-100 opponent.

Joint, who misplaced within the opening spherical of the US Open ladies’ singles competitors final 12 months, will quickly flip her focus to taking part in US faculty tennis. She has dedicated to attending the College of Texas and plans to review psychology and criminology.

“I’m actually eager about psychology, simply due to the thoughts facet of tennis and to see what I can do higher,” Joint advised tennis.com.au earlier this 12 months. “And criminology simply because I watch so many crime reveals and take heed to true-crime podcasts, that are so intriguing.”

However for now, she is hoping to increase her Grand Slam breakthrough when she faces both 14^th-seeded American Madison Keys or Czech Katerina Siniakova within the second spherical.

Aussies in motion – US Open

RESULTS
Girls’s singles, first spherical
[Q] Maya Joint (AUS) d Laura Siegemund (GER) 6-4 7-5
[24] Donna Vekic (CRO) d [Q] Kimberly Birrell (AUS) 6-4 6-4

Males’s singles, first spherical
[28] Alexei Popyrin (AUS) d Soonwoo Kwon (KOR) 7-5 6-2 6-3