Maya Joint stuns high-ranked Beatriz Haddad Maia to energy into the third spherical of the WTA 1000 match in Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, USA, 10 August 2025 | AAP
Rising Australian star Maya Joint has fought her method into the third spherical in Cincinnati as she fine-tunes her preparation for this month’s US Open.
Teen sensation Maya Joint continues to fly the Australian flag within the US, powering her method into the third spherical of the Cincinnati Open.
The 19-year-old overcame a mid-match wobble to beat 18th-seeded Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-4 4-6 6-4 on Sunday (AEST).
Joint proved rather more efficient on her first serve, touchdown 70 per cent of her first supply in contrast with simply 55 per cent for the Brazilian.
In a match that featured a swag of break-point alternatives, Joint had a slight benefit, changing seven of the 19 possibilities she arrange, in contrast with six of 17 for Haddad Maia.
It was an excellent win towards the Brazilian, who’s actually no slouch, having gained 4 tournaments in a profession that has taken her to a career-high No.10 rating.
Victory for Joint on the Cincinnati onerous courts arrange a third-round assembly with 12-seeded Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova.
Joint reached a career-high singles rating of No.37 final month and is presently Australia’s No.2 behind Daria Kasatkina.
Seeking to be a part of the 19-year-old within the third spherical in Cincinnati are fellow Aussies Kasatkina, Kimberly Birrell and Ajla Tomljanovic, who play their second-round matches on Sunday night.
Kasatkina, seeded fifteenth in Cincinnati, is favoured to advance when she takes on Italy’s Lucia Bronzetti.
Birrell faces a frightening problem towards American fourth seed Jessica Pegula, who reached the ultimate of final yr’s US Open.
Tomljanovic can even have her fingers full when she takes on Denmark’s Clara Tauson, who beat main winners Iga Swiatek and Madison Keys on her method to the semifinals of the WTA 1000 match in Montreal final week.
Alex de Minaur, Alexei Popyrin and Adam Walton can even contest second-round matches on the ATP 1000 match concurrently underway within the Ohio metropolis.
De Minaur, who as No.6 seed obtained a first-round bye, opens his marketing campaign towards big-serving American Reilly Opelka. Popyrin, the No.21 seed, faces Spanish qualifier Martin Landaluce.
After a first-round win over Mariano Lavone, Walton takes on No.12 seed and 2021 US Open champion Daniil Medvedev.
The Cincinnati Open is a crucial lead-up to the yr’s remaining main, the US Open, performed on the onerous courts at Flushing M eadows in New York from 24 August.
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