Seoul, South Korea, 20 September 2025 | Vivienne Christie
Maya Joint has amassed one other milestone in her breakthrough season, defeating world no.12 Clara Tauson to progress to the semifinals of the WTA 500 event in Seoul.
The Australian, who at world No.46 is ranked greater than 30 locations beneath No.12 Tauson, required an hour and 13 minutes to report her 6-0 6-3 win.
It marks Joint’s second win over a top-20 opponent this 12 months. As a qualifier at Merida in February, she shocked Donna Vekic to succeed in the quarterfinals.
Certainly one of 5 youngsters to win a WTA title this season – after lifting trophies on Rabat clay and Eastbourne grass – Joint will goal to proceed her beautiful type in opposition to No.1 seed Iga Swiatek within the semifinals of the hardcourt occasion.
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It supplies an opportunity for a second win over a Grand Slam champion within the South Korean capital, after Joint shocked Australian Open 2020 champion Sofia Kenin within the second spherical.
After beginning the 2025 season exterior the world’s high 100, the Australian teenager now sits at world No.36 within the stay rankings.
Joint achieved her greatest end result on a tough court docket on the Hobart Worldwide earlier this 12 months, when she fell to Elise Mertens within the semifinals.
She’s going to return to the Tasmanian capital to signify Australia within the Billie Jean King Cup Play-off in November.
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