Overview
- The 19-year-old world No.32 beat Brazil’s Laura Pigossi 2-6, 7-5, 6-1 after facing match point at 4-5 in the second set.
- After a rain delay of about two and a half hours, Joint reeled off three games to take the second set and surged to a 5-0 lead in the third.
- Kimberly Birrell opened the tie with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 win over 15-year-old Nauhany Vitória Leme Da Silva to give Australia the early edge.
- Australia topped Group E with victories over Brazil and Portugal to advance to the April qualifying stage, where September finals places are available.
- Joint’s 2025 surge, including two WTA titles, has made her Australia’s highest-ranked woman and a candidate for Australian Open seeding.