Generally speaking, as a tennis player, everyone has their career highlights. For example, Dutch player Van Rijthoven has made his career from the first win on tour to the first championship in just one week. And last week, there was also a player who ushered in his own highlight moment. So, who exactly is this player? What kind of highlights did she have last week? Today, let this article take you to take a look.
That player is Australia's Jøynt, who only picked up her first victory at the Hope Tournament in 2022. Every year since, Joyn has improved. In the 2023 season, she reached the semi-finals of her first career hope. Last season, Joyn not only won his first career Hope Tournament, but also won both tour and Grand Slam tournaments.
In early January, Joyn reached the semi-finals of her first career tour tournament on a three-game winning streak at the WTA 250 Hobart Open, and has since reached the quarter-finals at the WTA 250 Merida Open. Not only that, but this year, Jont also won the first event of his career WTA1000. This series of statistics shows that Joyn is a good player.
Last week, Joyn competed at the WTA 250 Rabat. Her first-round opponent was Croatia's Konnew, who had reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam. In the first set, the two battled it out fiercely, and when Joyn got the set, Connew broke her serve to level the game. Thankfully, Joyn managed to win the first set with difficulty. In the second set, Joyn didn't give his opponent another chance and won the whole match cleanly.
In the second round, Joynt's opponent was the ninth seed of the tournament, American Volynets. In this match, Joyn gave away a duck egg in the first set. In the second set, although Volynetz's form improved, the tempo of the match was always in Joynt's hands. After beating his opponent, Joyn reached the quarterfinals of his third tour this year.
In the quarter-finals, she faced the tournament's fourth seed, Ang Lee of the United States. This year, Ang Lee has reached the final of the tour, and his strength should not be underestimated. However, what was supposed to be a close grappling ended up being Joyt's solo exhibition match. In two sets, she allowed her opponent to win only three games. After sweeping his opponents, Joyn made it to the semi-finals. Previously, she was swept away by Belgium's Mertens in the semi-finals, but will she be able to go one step further this time?
Faced with the challenge of compatriot Tomjanovic, who had reached the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam, Joyn was undaunted and took the lead in the first place. At this time, Tomjanovic retired due to injury. In this way, Joyn reached the final of the tour for the first time in his career, and he was already within easy reach of winning the championship.
Joint's opponent in the final was Croatia's Christian. In this match, Jonte played exceptionally well, winning the opponent cleanly and winning the first tour title of his career. After winning the title, Joyn rose almost 30 places to the top 50 in the instant world rankings. So, will Joyn continue to perform like this in the future? Let's wait and see. That's it for today, and it will continue tomorrow.(Source: Tennis Home Author: Yixin Jushi)