London: No one gave Maya Joint a chance. At least anyone not Australian, or with a foot in Joint’s camp. They were wrong.
Faced with the daunting prospect of being Serena Williams’ first opponent in her celebrated Wimbledon comeback as a 44-year-old mother-of-two – after almost four years away – Joint shocked the world with a 6-3, 6-7 (6-8), 6-3 victory over the former world No.1.
There were no histrionics. That is not Joint’s style.
Instead, she rose her arms in triumph, shared a polite handshake with Williams, then had a moment of introspection at her courtside chair as she soaked up a career-best win. Her overjoyed mum, Katja, was up in the stands and held aloft Joint’s stuffed toy, “Doggy”.
“I really don’t know what to say right now. I don’t know what just happened,” a disbelieving Joint said.
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