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Ian Chadband

Joint jumping again after Maya's clay-court landmark

Rising star Maya Joint has earned her first WTA 1000 win at the Madrid Open. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia's teenage tennis star Maya Joint has eclipsed one of Ash Barty's records as she achieved another significant landmark in her burgeoning career by earning her first WTA 1000 match triumph at the Madrid Open.

On her tour-level clay-court main draw debut in the Spanish capital, the 19-year-old Queenslander outlasted local wildcard Carlota Martinez Cirez 6-2 2-6 6-4 for a third win in three days.

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