Maya Joint is thriving in her new position as Australia's No.1 women's tennis player at just 19 years of age as she raced into yet another WTA quarter-final at the Hong Kong Open.
The 19-year-old US-born player has enjoyed an extraordinary breakthrough year, winning two tournaments on her way to shooting up the rankings from 116 at the start of 2025 to her new career high of 32.
Having beaten Latvian Anastasija Sevastova on Monday in a tough three-setter on Monday for the 50th win of her workaholic season, the young Queenslander had less trouble with Slovakian qualifier Viktoria Morvayova in Wednesday's 6-1 6-4 last-16 win.
