Sports · Wimbledon 2026 · Women's Singles · Round of 128
Serena Williams vs Maya Joint — 6-3 6-7(6) 6-3
 Maya Joint✓ | 6 | 66 | 6 |
 Serena Williams | 3 | 7 | 3 |
Final · Monday, June 29, 2026 · Round of 128
Result
Australian Maya Joint ended Serena Williams's comeback in the first round, winning 6–3 6–7(6) 6–3 on Centre Court in 2 hours 21 minutes. Playing her first Grand Slam singles match since the 2022 US Open on a wildcard, Williams took the second set in a tiebreak before Joint reasserted control in the decider. Joint out-hit the American with forty winners to twenty-six and took the total points 115 to 103.
Serena WilliamsMatch time 2h 21m
Stats: TennisTemple match stats · as of 2026-06-29
Rows the source hadn’t published are left off rather than guessed.
Tale of the tape
Serena WilliamsMaya JointPlayer vitals: ATP Tour player profiles and Wikipedia (career records) · as of 2026-07-01.
The briefing
Storylines
- Williams, 44, returned to Grand Slam singles on a wildcard, her first such match since the 2022 US Open.
- Williams saved a match point and forced a deciding set by taking the second-set tiebreak.
- Joint, ranked outside the top 80, advanced to the second round.
Head to head
This was their first career meeting, and Joint leads the head-to-head 1–0.
Source: WTA head-to-head · as of 2026-06-29.
Venue: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London — grass.
