Serena Williams' Wimbledon comeback at 44 has been sensationally dynamited on Centre Court by Australian Maya Joint, who delivered a stunning performance to out-battle and finally subdue the hugely impressive returning legend.
In the match of her life, the 20-year-old Queenslander produced the best display of her career to prevail 6-3 6-7 (6-8) 6-3, withstanding everything that the player who may be the game's greatest ever could throw at her.
The whole surreal occasion left the quiet, self-effacing youngster amazed. Having never even seen her idol Williams before this week, she laughed after her victory: "When we were in that hallway before we walked out into Centre Court, that was the craziest moment of my life ... just insane.
