Overview
- Serena Williams lost her first singles match in nearly four years on Tuesday, falling to Australian Maya Joint in three sets, 6-3, 6-7 (6/8), 6-3.
- The 44-year-old showed moments of power but struggled with mobility and unforced errors during a match that lasted about 2 hours 15 minutes.
- Her agent and British media reported that Williams twisted her right knee and she did not attend the post-match press conference, creating doubt about her doubles entry.
- Maya Joint, the 2025 Eastbourne champion, advances to face Alexandra Eala in the second round of Wimbledon.
- Williams is a 23-time Grand Slam singles champion and at 44 became the second-oldest woman to play a Wimbledon singles match, and her fitness will determine whether she and Venus can still contest the doubles draw.