Serena Williams vs Maya Joint Prediction & Picks - WTA Wimbledon Championships
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Serena Williams is poised to claim her first singles win in four years as she takes on the skidding Maya Joint in the first round of the 2026 Wimbledon Open.
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Serena Williams received a wildcard entry into the main draw of the 2026 Wimbledon Open. Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam champion and 7-time winner at the All-England Club, announced her return to competitive tennis before the start of the grass-court season. She will end a four-year hiatus from the start and kick-start a fresh bid to win another major title.
Maya Joint will try to end an 11-match losing streak on the tour at the expense of the former world’s No.1. Joint will walk onto the court with a 3-15 record in 2026 and a 9-6 slate on grass. The Australian also competed in two grass-court tournaments at Nottingham and Eastbourne, losing in the first round to Yuliia Starodubtseva 7-6, 5-7, 4-6 and Emiliana Arango 6-7, 4-6.
The Matchup: Serena Williams flexes a 107-16 record on grass and an 85 percent win rate throughout her illustrious career. Joint has 9 wins on grass and 3 wins on the tour this year.
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Serena Williams vs Maya Joint Form
Serena Williams and Maya Joint Latest Matches
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3/6 (50%)
Jun 6, 2021 - WTA French Open
Feb 17, 2021 - WTA Australian Open
Feb 16, 2021 - WTA Australian Open
Feb 13, 2021 - WTA Australian Open
Sep 10, 2020 - WTA US Open
Sep 9, 2020 - WTA US Open
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Jun 22, 2026 - WTA Eastbourne International
Jun 15, 2026 - WTA Nottingham Open
May 25, 2026 - WTA French Open
May 17, 2026 - WTA Strasbourg Open
May 7, 2026 - WTA Rome
Mar 6, 2026 - WTA Indian Wells
Serena Williams - Maya Joint Key Points
- Serena Williams owns an 87 percent win rate on grass.
- Serena Williams owns an 84 percent win rate against the top-100 players.
- Maya Joint is on an 11-match tour-level losing streak.
- Maya Joint owns a 60 percent win rate on grass.
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Our Serena Williams vs Maya Joint Prediction
Serena Williams guts out a win over Maya Joint 7-6, 6-2
Williams will show signs of rust in her first competitive singles match in four years, but she will still prove too strong for the struggling Joint.
Serena’s biggest weapon in this match will be the potent serve-plus-one game that allowed her to hold most of her serves in her past singles campaign.
Joint has a solid return game (45% percent breakpoint conversion rate in 2026), but she has weak serves that Serena, an unforgiving returner, could exploit.
This will still be a difficult first test for Williams, whose mobility and endurance remain the biggest question upon her return to tennis.
Regardless, Williams should still be able to outpower and outcraft Joint in this first-round duel on center court.
Our betting prediction for Serena Williams vs. Maya Joint: Serena Williams will win
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