Aussie women's Cincinnati chances over as US Open looms
After a bright start the teenager was outgunned by Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-4 6-3 in 75 minutes on a sweltering day in the midwest city.
Opening Monday's play (local time) on a sparsely-attended court 3, the 19-year-old gained an early break in the last-32 third-round tie, and was 2-0 and 4-2 up. But the 12th-seeded Russian stepped up the power to take the set with two breaks.
The second stanza was more closely contested until Alexandrova won the sixth game to take a 4-2 lead and served out, concluding with an ace.
Joint had forced five break points but took only one while Alexandrova won all three break points she created.
Taking care of business 💼Ekaterina Alexandrova books her place in the Round of 16.#CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/WsPbS5SqRH
— wta (@WTA) August 11, 2025
Compatriots Daria Kasatkina, Ajla Tomljanovic and Kimberly Birrell all lost their second-round matches on Sunday. But being ranked within the top 100 all should be confirmed in the main draw for the US Open which begins on August 24.
However, Joint's chances of joining Kasatkina among the seeds in New York, which might have been achieved with a deep run in Cincinnati, have gone,
Joint, who was born and grew up in the neighbouring state of Michigan, is currently entered for another Ohio event next week, the WTA 250 in Cleveland.
She will hope to pick up the form that enabled her to defeat 18th-seeded Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia in Cincinnati on Saturday.
Two Aussie men are still in the Cincinnati Open, Adam Walton and Alexei Popyrin, with both due to play their third round matches on Tuesday (local time).
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