- 19-year-old is youngest Australian to win a match at WTA 1000 level
- World No 78 beats Carlota Martinez Cirez 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 in first round
Australia’s teenage tennis sensation Maya Joint has eclipsed one of Ash Barty’s records 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.
