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The Australian’s three-set defeat of Liudmila Samsonova was more than a passage into the US Open second round: it was a measured response to a difficult opening set and another sign that her 2026 season is recovering ...
Maya Joint begins her 2026 US Open campaign against Liudmila Samsonova on Tuesday, with their recent Toronto battle offering a useful measure of how far the Australian’s hard-court game has travelled.
Maya Joint’s singles exit in Monterrey was abrupt, but her week remains live. Paired with Yifan Xu, the Australian has reached the doubles semifinals and now has another high-level match to test her net play, return p...
The US Open fortnight has arrived with Maya Joint already beyond the wildcard phase of her development. Her Monterrey qualifying assignment against Yulia Putintseva captures a broader shift: Australian teenagers are i...
A quarter-final finish alongside Hao-Ching Chan gave Maya Joint another meaningful hard-court test — and a glimpse of the broader value the Australian is beginning to offer beyond singles.
The US Open win over Alycia Parks matters beyond the scoreline: Taylah Preston is showing why Australian women’s wildcards are increasingly being treated as competitive opportunities, not ceremonial entries.
Ajla Tomljanovic was listed for direct entry to the 2026 US Open. By August 31, she is instead watching from the sidelines after ending her season early, with a series of minor injuries outweighing the value of anothe...
Australia’s newest Grand Slam representative has direct entry into New York, but Kasatkina’s real US Open challenge is converting competitive losses into a sharper hard-court campaign.
With the US Open main draw confirmed for five Australian women, New York offers a sharper test than simply counting entries: can Maya Joint consolidate, can Daria Kasatkina translate experience, and can three unseeded...