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Sydney Morning Herald
7 hours ago
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- Sydney Morning Herald
Aussie teen stuns Raducanu in pre-Wimbledon upset
Australia's Maya Joint defeated former US Open champion Emma Raducanu at the pre-Wimbledon Eastbourne International.
The Age
7 hours ago
- Sport
- The Age
Aussie teen stuns Raducanu in pre-Wimbledon upset
Australia's Maya Joint defeated former US Open champion Emma Raducanu at the pre-Wimbledon Eastbourne International.
ABC News
10 hours ago
- Sport
- ABC News
Australia's Maya Joint defeats Emma Raducanu at Eastbourne International ahead of Wimbledon
Australia's Maya Joint has defeated former US Open champion Emma Raducanu at the pre-Wimbledon Eastbourne International. Joint's 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7/4) win booked a quarterfinal berth on the same day six of her compatriots reached the final round of Wimbledon qualifying. The 19-year-old is already in the women's main draw at Wimbledon but could be joined by world number 209 Emerson Jones. Jones must beat France's Diane Parry in the final round of Wimbledon qualifying to become the youngest Australian to make the women's main draw since Ash Barty in 2012. After losing the first set to 38th-ranked Raducanu, Joint dominated her opponent, winning 11 of the next 14 games to move into a 5-2 lead in the deciding set. Raducanu, the 2021 US Open winner, fought back, breaking Joint three times. But Joint held her nerve to force a tiebreak, before delivering a fantastic off-balance backhand to earn match point at 6-4. She served her third ace of the match for one of the best wins in a burgeoning career that has seen her jump from 1,384 in the world 18 months ago to her current ranking of 51. Joint will move inside the top 50 if she can beat Russian world number 69 Anna Blinkova in the quarterfinals. "Today was really tough, there was a lot of up and downs, lot of momentum switches, but I'm really glad that I was able to tough it out in the end," said Joint, who had lost to Raducanu on clay at the Italian Open. "I'm really glad I was able to win this one. I definitely try to hit the lines. Doesn't always work, so I'm glad it worked today. "But I think I'm an aggressive player, I like to use my backhand and am trying to learn how to play all-court." Meanwhile at Roehampton, 16-year-old Jones, Talia Gibson, Priscilla Hon, Alex Bolt, Li Tu and James McCabe all booked places in the final round of qualifying for Wimbledon. Jones is on the verge of her first main-draw appearance at a major outside Australia after beating Serbian Lola Radivojević 6-4, 6-4. There is the prospect of 19 Australians earning spots in the singles draws for Wimbledon, which begins on Monday. AAP
The Advertiser
11 hours ago
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Teen star Joint leading Aussie charge towards Wimbledon
Maya Joint, the young shooting star of Australian tennis, has earned another milestone win, defeating British superstar Emma Raducanu in front of her adoring home crowd at the Eastbourne International in a perfect pre-Wimbledon tonic. Joint's nervy three-set win has taken her to another quarter-final on a day when six of her compatriots were reaching the final round of Wimbledon qualifying, with the tantalising prospect of 19 Aussies featuring in Friday's draw for the grass-court grand slam should they all win on Thursday. The 19-year-old meteoric riser Joint is already in the main draw but could be joined by an even younger teen, world No.209 Emerson Jones, who must beat talented French world No.90 Diane Parry in the final round of qualifying to become the youngest Aussie to make the women's main draw since Ash Barty in 2012. At the English seaside resort of Eastbourne, US-born Queenslander Joint, still an absolute beginner on grass courts, showed she's adapting to the surface as quickly as she did to clay, having earned her first tournament win on the red stuff just before the French Open. Having lost the first set to the rejuvenated former US Open champ Raducanu, Joint, even when struggling to keep her footing on the lush Devonshire Park court, looked completely at home with her crisp hitting, particularly on the backhand flank, as she recovered to win 4-6 6-1 7-6 (7-4). Joint dominated from the moment she lost the opener, winning 11 of the next 14 games to move into a 5-2 lead in the decider, only to start to get nervous as the winning line approached. Raducanu battled back, three times breaking Joint as she served for the match, but the youngster kept her nerve better in the tiebreak, even when 4-3 down, as she scented just second ever tour-level grass-court win after her victory over grand slam finalist Ons Jabeur on Monday. Joint delivered a fantastic off-balance backhand to earn match point at 6-4 and then delivered her third ace of the match for one of the best wins in a burgeoning career that's seen her jump from 1384 in the world 18 months ago to her current ranking of 51. The Australian No.2 will definitely move inside the top-50 if she can beat Russian world No.69 Anna Blinkova in the quarter-finals. "Today was really tough, there was a lot of up and downs, lot of momentum switches, but I'm really glad that I was able to tough it out in the end," said Joint, who'd lost to Raducanu on clay at the Italian Open. "I'm really glad I was able to win this one. I definitely try to hit the lines. Doesn't always work, so I'm glad it worked today. But I think I'm an aggressive player, I like to use my backhand and am trying to learn how to play all-court." Meanwhile, at Roehampton, a 10-minute drive away from Wimbledon, 16-year-old Jones, Talia Gibson, Priscilla Hon, Alex Bolt, Li Tu and James McCabe all booked places in the last round of qualifying. Gold Coast star Jones is on the verge of her first grand slam main draw outside Australia after beating Serbian Lola Radivojevic 6-4 6-4 while the Australian win of the day came from Adelaide's Li who saved four match points en route to outlasting Japan's Sho Shimabukuro 3-6 7-6 (10-8) 7-6 [11-9]. Bolt beat American Eliot Spizzirri 7-6 (7-5) 2-6 6-2, Philippines-born McCabe outplayed Argentine Roman Andres Burruchaga 6-1 6-4, Perth's Gibson battled past Dutchwoman Arianne Hartono 6-3 4-6 6-4 and Brisbane's Hon hammered Swiss Leonie Kung 6-1 6-3. The biggest disappointment in the men's quallies was Ilkley Trophy winner Tristan Schoolkate bowing out in the third round to Lebanese Benjamin Hassan 7-6 (7-4) 6-3. Maya Joint, the young shooting star of Australian tennis, has earned another milestone win, defeating British superstar Emma Raducanu in front of her adoring home crowd at the Eastbourne International in a perfect pre-Wimbledon tonic. Joint's nervy three-set win has taken her to another quarter-final on a day when six of her compatriots were reaching the final round of Wimbledon qualifying, with the tantalising prospect of 19 Aussies featuring in Friday's draw for the grass-court grand slam should they all win on Thursday. The 19-year-old meteoric riser Joint is already in the main draw but could be joined by an even younger teen, world No.209 Emerson Jones, who must beat talented French world No.90 Diane Parry in the final round of qualifying to become the youngest Aussie to make the women's main draw since Ash Barty in 2012. At the English seaside resort of Eastbourne, US-born Queenslander Joint, still an absolute beginner on grass courts, showed she's adapting to the surface as quickly as she did to clay, having earned her first tournament win on the red stuff just before the French Open. Having lost the first set to the rejuvenated former US Open champ Raducanu, Joint, even when struggling to keep her footing on the lush Devonshire Park court, looked completely at home with her crisp hitting, particularly on the backhand flank, as she recovered to win 4-6 6-1 7-6 (7-4). Joint dominated from the moment she lost the opener, winning 11 of the next 14 games to move into a 5-2 lead in the decider, only to start to get nervous as the winning line approached. Raducanu battled back, three times breaking Joint as she served for the match, but the youngster kept her nerve better in the tiebreak, even when 4-3 down, as she scented just second ever tour-level grass-court win after her victory over grand slam finalist Ons Jabeur on Monday. Joint delivered a fantastic off-balance backhand to earn match point at 6-4 and then delivered her third ace of the match for one of the best wins in a burgeoning career that's seen her jump from 1384 in the world 18 months ago to her current ranking of 51. The Australian No.2 will definitely move inside the top-50 if she can beat Russian world No.69 Anna Blinkova in the quarter-finals. "Today was really tough, there was a lot of up and downs, lot of momentum switches, but I'm really glad that I was able to tough it out in the end," said Joint, who'd lost to Raducanu on clay at the Italian Open. "I'm really glad I was able to win this one. I definitely try to hit the lines. Doesn't always work, so I'm glad it worked today. But I think I'm an aggressive player, I like to use my backhand and am trying to learn how to play all-court." Meanwhile, at Roehampton, a 10-minute drive away from Wimbledon, 16-year-old Jones, Talia Gibson, Priscilla Hon, Alex Bolt, Li Tu and James McCabe all booked places in the last round of qualifying. Gold Coast star Jones is on the verge of her first grand slam main draw outside Australia after beating Serbian Lola Radivojevic 6-4 6-4 while the Australian win of the day came from Adelaide's Li who saved four match points en route to outlasting Japan's Sho Shimabukuro 3-6 7-6 (10-8) 7-6 [11-9]. Bolt beat American Eliot Spizzirri 7-6 (7-5) 2-6 6-2, Philippines-born McCabe outplayed Argentine Roman Andres Burruchaga 6-1 6-4, Perth's Gibson battled past Dutchwoman Arianne Hartono 6-3 4-6 6-4 and Brisbane's Hon hammered Swiss Leonie Kung 6-1 6-3. The biggest disappointment in the men's quallies was Ilkley Trophy winner Tristan Schoolkate bowing out in the third round to Lebanese Benjamin Hassan 7-6 (7-4) 6-3. Maya Joint, the young shooting star of Australian tennis, has earned another milestone win, defeating British superstar Emma Raducanu in front of her adoring home crowd at the Eastbourne International in a perfect pre-Wimbledon tonic. Joint's nervy three-set win has taken her to another quarter-final on a day when six of her compatriots were reaching the final round of Wimbledon qualifying, with the tantalising prospect of 19 Aussies featuring in Friday's draw for the grass-court grand slam should they all win on Thursday. The 19-year-old meteoric riser Joint is already in the main draw but could be joined by an even younger teen, world No.209 Emerson Jones, who must beat talented French world No.90 Diane Parry in the final round of qualifying to become the youngest Aussie to make the women's main draw since Ash Barty in 2012. At the English seaside resort of Eastbourne, US-born Queenslander Joint, still an absolute beginner on grass courts, showed she's adapting to the surface as quickly as she did to clay, having earned her first tournament win on the red stuff just before the French Open. Having lost the first set to the rejuvenated former US Open champ Raducanu, Joint, even when struggling to keep her footing on the lush Devonshire Park court, looked completely at home with her crisp hitting, particularly on the backhand flank, as she recovered to win 4-6 6-1 7-6 (7-4). Joint dominated from the moment she lost the opener, winning 11 of the next 14 games to move into a 5-2 lead in the decider, only to start to get nervous as the winning line approached. Raducanu battled back, three times breaking Joint as she served for the match, but the youngster kept her nerve better in the tiebreak, even when 4-3 down, as she scented just second ever tour-level grass-court win after her victory over grand slam finalist Ons Jabeur on Monday. Joint delivered a fantastic off-balance backhand to earn match point at 6-4 and then delivered her third ace of the match for one of the best wins in a burgeoning career that's seen her jump from 1384 in the world 18 months ago to her current ranking of 51. The Australian No.2 will definitely move inside the top-50 if she can beat Russian world No.69 Anna Blinkova in the quarter-finals. "Today was really tough, there was a lot of up and downs, lot of momentum switches, but I'm really glad that I was able to tough it out in the end," said Joint, who'd lost to Raducanu on clay at the Italian Open. "I'm really glad I was able to win this one. I definitely try to hit the lines. Doesn't always work, so I'm glad it worked today. But I think I'm an aggressive player, I like to use my backhand and am trying to learn how to play all-court." Meanwhile, at Roehampton, a 10-minute drive away from Wimbledon, 16-year-old Jones, Talia Gibson, Priscilla Hon, Alex Bolt, Li Tu and James McCabe all booked places in the last round of qualifying. Gold Coast star Jones is on the verge of her first grand slam main draw outside Australia after beating Serbian Lola Radivojevic 6-4 6-4 while the Australian win of the day came from Adelaide's Li who saved four match points en route to outlasting Japan's Sho Shimabukuro 3-6 7-6 (10-8) 7-6 [11-9]. Bolt beat American Eliot Spizzirri 7-6 (7-5) 2-6 6-2, Philippines-born McCabe outplayed Argentine Roman Andres Burruchaga 6-1 6-4, Perth's Gibson battled past Dutchwoman Arianne Hartono 6-3 4-6 6-4 and Brisbane's Hon hammered Swiss Leonie Kung 6-1 6-3. The biggest disappointment in the men's quallies was Ilkley Trophy winner Tristan Schoolkate bowing out in the third round to Lebanese Benjamin Hassan 7-6 (7-4) 6-3. Maya Joint, the young shooting star of Australian tennis, has earned another milestone win, defeating British superstar Emma Raducanu in front of her adoring home crowd at the Eastbourne International in a perfect pre-Wimbledon tonic. Joint's nervy three-set win has taken her to another quarter-final on a day when six of her compatriots were reaching the final round of Wimbledon qualifying, with the tantalising prospect of 19 Aussies featuring in Friday's draw for the grass-court grand slam should they all win on Thursday. The 19-year-old meteoric riser Joint is already in the main draw but could be joined by an even younger teen, world No.209 Emerson Jones, who must beat talented French world No.90 Diane Parry in the final round of qualifying to become the youngest Aussie to make the women's main draw since Ash Barty in 2012. At the English seaside resort of Eastbourne, US-born Queenslander Joint, still an absolute beginner on grass courts, showed she's adapting to the surface as quickly as she did to clay, having earned her first tournament win on the red stuff just before the French Open. Having lost the first set to the rejuvenated former US Open champ Raducanu, Joint, even when struggling to keep her footing on the lush Devonshire Park court, looked completely at home with her crisp hitting, particularly on the backhand flank, as she recovered to win 4-6 6-1 7-6 (7-4). Joint dominated from the moment she lost the opener, winning 11 of the next 14 games to move into a 5-2 lead in the decider, only to start to get nervous as the winning line approached. Raducanu battled back, three times breaking Joint as she served for the match, but the youngster kept her nerve better in the tiebreak, even when 4-3 down, as she scented just second ever tour-level grass-court win after her victory over grand slam finalist Ons Jabeur on Monday. Joint delivered a fantastic off-balance backhand to earn match point at 6-4 and then delivered her third ace of the match for one of the best wins in a burgeoning career that's seen her jump from 1384 in the world 18 months ago to her current ranking of 51. The Australian No.2 will definitely move inside the top-50 if she can beat Russian world No.69 Anna Blinkova in the quarter-finals. "Today was really tough, there was a lot of up and downs, lot of momentum switches, but I'm really glad that I was able to tough it out in the end," said Joint, who'd lost to Raducanu on clay at the Italian Open. "I'm really glad I was able to win this one. I definitely try to hit the lines. Doesn't always work, so I'm glad it worked today. But I think I'm an aggressive player, I like to use my backhand and am trying to learn how to play all-court." Meanwhile, at Roehampton, a 10-minute drive away from Wimbledon, 16-year-old Jones, Talia Gibson, Priscilla Hon, Alex Bolt, Li Tu and James McCabe all booked places in the last round of qualifying. Gold Coast star Jones is on the verge of her first grand slam main draw outside Australia after beating Serbian Lola Radivojevic 6-4 6-4 while the Australian win of the day came from Adelaide's Li who saved four match points en route to outlasting Japan's Sho Shimabukuro 3-6 7-6 (10-8) 7-6 [11-9]. Bolt beat American Eliot Spizzirri 7-6 (7-5) 2-6 6-2, Philippines-born McCabe outplayed Argentine Roman Andres Burruchaga 6-1 6-4, Perth's Gibson battled past Dutchwoman Arianne Hartono 6-3 4-6 6-4 and Brisbane's Hon hammered Swiss Leonie Kung 6-1 6-3. The biggest disappointment in the men's quallies was Ilkley Trophy winner Tristan Schoolkate bowing out in the third round to Lebanese Benjamin Hassan 7-6 (7-4) 6-3.
The Advertiser
11 hours ago
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Wimbledon champ in survival mode again at Eastbourne
Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova has saved match points for the second successive day against a British opponent to reach the quarter-finals of the Eastbourne International event. The 29-year-old renowned fighter was troubled by a thigh strain and looked on the verge of being knocked out by Jodie Burrage on Wednesday when she served at 5-6 in the deciding set and fell 0-40 behind but she somehow turned it around to win 6-4 4-6 7-6 (7-3). There was further disappointment for British fans in the following match at a packed Devonshire Park when Emma Raducanu was beaten 4-6 6-1 7-6 (7-4) by 19-year-old Australian Maya Joint. Second seed Krejcikova, who beat Italy's Jasmine Paolini to win last year's Wimbledon title, seemed in control when leading by a set and a break of serve but needed treatment on her leg. Burrage, ranked 164th in the world, played impressively to hit back though and broke Krejcikova's serve to level the match -- one point being awarded to her after a forehand from her opponent found its way through a hole in the net. The 26-year-old British player kept just ahead in the decider but she could not take any of the three match points that came her way and then a costly double-fault in the tiebreak offered up match points to Krejcikova, who made no mistake. Krejcikova, who also saved match points on Tuesday against home player Harriet Dart, has won two singles matches in a row for the first time in an injury-hit 2025. "Another tough match," Krejcikova, who also has a French Open singles crown to her name, said on court. "Brits know how to play on grass and it's hard to play against them but happy I'm through. "I was going through a difficult moment at the beginning of this year but I'm happy I'm here and can keep finding the level that I know I can reach." Krejcikova will next face French qualifier Varvara Gracheva. Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova has saved match points for the second successive day against a British opponent to reach the quarter-finals of the Eastbourne International event. The 29-year-old renowned fighter was troubled by a thigh strain and looked on the verge of being knocked out by Jodie Burrage on Wednesday when she served at 5-6 in the deciding set and fell 0-40 behind but she somehow turned it around to win 6-4 4-6 7-6 (7-3). There was further disappointment for British fans in the following match at a packed Devonshire Park when Emma Raducanu was beaten 4-6 6-1 7-6 (7-4) by 19-year-old Australian Maya Joint. Second seed Krejcikova, who beat Italy's Jasmine Paolini to win last year's Wimbledon title, seemed in control when leading by a set and a break of serve but needed treatment on her leg. Burrage, ranked 164th in the world, played impressively to hit back though and broke Krejcikova's serve to level the match -- one point being awarded to her after a forehand from her opponent found its way through a hole in the net. The 26-year-old British player kept just ahead in the decider but she could not take any of the three match points that came her way and then a costly double-fault in the tiebreak offered up match points to Krejcikova, who made no mistake. Krejcikova, who also saved match points on Tuesday against home player Harriet Dart, has won two singles matches in a row for the first time in an injury-hit 2025. "Another tough match," Krejcikova, who also has a French Open singles crown to her name, said on court. "Brits know how to play on grass and it's hard to play against them but happy I'm through. "I was going through a difficult moment at the beginning of this year but I'm happy I'm here and can keep finding the level that I know I can reach." Krejcikova will next face French qualifier Varvara Gracheva. Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova has saved match points for the second successive day against a British opponent to reach the quarter-finals of the Eastbourne International event. The 29-year-old renowned fighter was troubled by a thigh strain and looked on the verge of being knocked out by Jodie Burrage on Wednesday when she served at 5-6 in the deciding set and fell 0-40 behind but she somehow turned it around to win 6-4 4-6 7-6 (7-3). There was further disappointment for British fans in the following match at a packed Devonshire Park when Emma Raducanu was beaten 4-6 6-1 7-6 (7-4) by 19-year-old Australian Maya Joint. Second seed Krejcikova, who beat Italy's Jasmine Paolini to win last year's Wimbledon title, seemed in control when leading by a set and a break of serve but needed treatment on her leg. Burrage, ranked 164th in the world, played impressively to hit back though and broke Krejcikova's serve to level the match -- one point being awarded to her after a forehand from her opponent found its way through a hole in the net. The 26-year-old British player kept just ahead in the decider but she could not take any of the three match points that came her way and then a costly double-fault in the tiebreak offered up match points to Krejcikova, who made no mistake. Krejcikova, who also saved match points on Tuesday against home player Harriet Dart, has won two singles matches in a row for the first time in an injury-hit 2025. "Another tough match," Krejcikova, who also has a French Open singles crown to her name, said on court. "Brits know how to play on grass and it's hard to play against them but happy I'm through. "I was going through a difficult moment at the beginning of this year but I'm happy I'm here and can keep finding the level that I know I can reach." Krejcikova will next face French qualifier Varvara Gracheva. Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova has saved match points for the second successive day against a British opponent to reach the quarter-finals of the Eastbourne International event. The 29-year-old renowned fighter was troubled by a thigh strain and looked on the verge of being knocked out by Jodie Burrage on Wednesday when she served at 5-6 in the deciding set and fell 0-40 behind but she somehow turned it around to win 6-4 4-6 7-6 (7-3). There was further disappointment for British fans in the following match at a packed Devonshire Park when Emma Raducanu was beaten 4-6 6-1 7-6 (7-4) by 19-year-old Australian Maya Joint. Second seed Krejcikova, who beat Italy's Jasmine Paolini to win last year's Wimbledon title, seemed in control when leading by a set and a break of serve but needed treatment on her leg. Burrage, ranked 164th in the world, played impressively to hit back though and broke Krejcikova's serve to level the match -- one point being awarded to her after a forehand from her opponent found its way through a hole in the net. The 26-year-old British player kept just ahead in the decider but she could not take any of the three match points that came her way and then a costly double-fault in the tiebreak offered up match points to Krejcikova, who made no mistake. Krejcikova, who also saved match points on Tuesday against home player Harriet Dart, has won two singles matches in a row for the first time in an injury-hit 2025. "Another tough match," Krejcikova, who also has a French Open singles crown to her name, said on court. "Brits know how to play on grass and it's hard to play against them but happy I'm through. "I was going through a difficult moment at the beginning of this year but I'm happy I'm here and can keep finding the level that I know I can reach." Krejcikova will next face French qualifier Varvara Gracheva.
