In beating 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams, Maya Joint was treading a familiar path.

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Australian Maya Joint holds her nerve to beat tennis legend Serena Williams in the 23-time grand slam champion's first professional tennis match in four years.

Serena Williams lost 3-6 7-6(6) 3-6 to 20-year-old Maya Joint in an engrossing encounter on Centre Court

Australian Maya Joint has put an end to Serena Williams comeback before it really began, defeating the 23-time champion in the opening round at Wimbledon.

No one really gave Australian Maya Joint a chance against Serena Williams in her singles comeback at Wimbledon. But Joint defeated the 23-time champion in the opening round.

Williams, 44, lit up Centre Court once again, but Maya Joint, 20, stayed level-headed and used her greater match-readiness to win.

Serena Williams is defeated in three sets by Australian young gun Maya Joint at Wimbledon.

The American was beaten 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-3 on Centre Court, with Joint fighting off a second-set rally to close out a thrilling match

Maya Joint prevailed in three sets against the 23-time Gram Slam champion in the first round at Wimbledon despite the crowd willing the all-time great on.

Williams’s comeback at Wimbledon elicits disbelief and reverence among fans during her defeat by Maya Joint

Maya Joint said beating her childhood hero Serena Williams at Wimbledon will be "one of my best memories".

Serena Williams was beaten 6-3, 6-7 (6) 6-3 by 20-year-old Maya Joint of Australia in her first professional singles match in nearly four years in the opening round of Wimbledon.

Rising Australian tennis star Maya Joint produced the best match of her career to prevail over the tennis legend.

Maya Joint, 20, stuns 23-time major champion in Centre Court thriller

She eventually ran out of steam, going down 6-3, 6-7 (6-8), 6-3

In beating 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams, Maya Joint was treading a familiar path.

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