Maya Joint has soared to a provisional rating of world No.87 after successful her opening-round match on the WTA 500 event in Merida, Mexico.
Merida, Mexico, 25 February 2025 | Matt Trollope
Whereas competing on the current WTA 125 event in Cancun, Mexico, Maya Joint revealed her aim in 2025 was to crack the world’s high 100.
Along with her first-round win over Julia Grabher in Merida on Monday, she’s all however achieved that aim simply two months into the season.
Joint powered previous the Austrian in a contact over 90 minutes, sealing a 6-3 6-2 win with a forehand return winner. The victory comes after two similarly-dominant triumphs within the qualifying rounds.
In consequence, she has risen to world No.87 within the stay rankings, a big enchancment on her career-best mark of No.102.
Making a reputation 👊
Maya Joint continues her sturdy begin to the yr, defeating Grabher in straight units, 6-3, 6-2, in Merida.#MeridaOpenAKRON pic.twitter.com/AgRXaM8Aja
— wta (@WTA) February 24, 2025
When subsequent week’s rankings are launched, she is anticipated to develop into the youngest Australian lady to make her top-100 debut since Jelena Dokic in 1999; Dokic did so the week of 5 July that yr at age 16.
Joint, 18, could be the second-youngest participant within the high 100 behind world No.9 Mirra Andreeva. The 17-year-old Andreeva cracked the highest 10 this week after successful the most important title of her profession in Dubai, a WTA 1000 event.
It additionally means Australia presently has three girls – Kimberly Birrell, Joint and Olivia Gadecki – inside the highest 100 of the stay rankings.
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Ought to world No.93 Gadecki stay there, subsequent week would mark the primary time Australia has had three WTA top-100 gamers since March 2022.
Joint subsequent faces fifth seed Donna Vekic and might be seeking to enhance on her spectacular 2025 win-loss file of 12-5. If she wins, it would mark her first WTA quarterfinal at 500 degree, and second tour-level quarterfinal of the season after reaching the Hobart semifinals.
Lurking simply exterior the highest 100 is Ajla Tomljanovic, a wildcard this week on the WTA 250 occasion in Austin, Texas.
She started her marketing campaign on the right be aware with a 7-6(3) 7-5 conquer world No.63 Katie Volynets.
Seven actually is a fortunate quantity ✨@Ajlatom defeats Volynets 7-6, 7-5 in Austin.#ATXOpen pic.twitter.com/9ciVzzJixL
— wta (@WTA) February 24, 2025
Tomljanovic, who subsequent faces both Jodie Burrage and comeback queen Petra Kvitova, has risen to 106th within the stay rankings. She would want a deep run in Austin – possible so far as the semifinals – to make sure a high 100 return.
Such an end result might see Australia with 4 girls inside this bracket for the primary time since 2019.
Birrell later joined Tomljanovic within the second spherical in Austin after beating defending champion Yuan Yue in two torrid tiebreaks.
Birrell ultimately overcame the fourth seed 7-6(5) 7-6(5) after two hours and quarter-hour.
“I knew type of what I wanted to do by way of sport plan, and I’m glad I used to be capable of persist with that after which play some actually good tennis within the massive moments,” she mentioned.
“I feel that was what received me by at the moment.”
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