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London: Nobody gave Maya Joint a chance. Anyone who isn’t Australian or has at least one foot in Joint’s camp. They were wrong.
Facing the fear of being Serena Williams’ first opponent in her famous Wimbledon comeback as a 44-year-old mother of two after almost four years, 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’s not Joint’s style.
Instead, he raised his arms in victory, shook hands politely with Williams, then took a moment of introspection as he sat in his courtside chair, basking in the best win of his career. His delighted mother, Katja, was in the stands and held up Joint’s stuffed toy, “Doggy.”
“I really don’t know what to say right now. I don’t know what just happened,” said a disbelieving Joint.
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