Elina Svitolina def. Maya Joint 6-2, 6(6)-7(8), 6-4 — US Open 2026 R64

Match recap

Elina Svitolina defeated Maya Joint 6-2, 6(6)-7(8), 6-4 in the R64 of the US Open 2026.

The decider turned in game 5, a break for 4-1, and Svitolina spent the rest of it defending that cushion after Joint broke straight back for 2-4. Return pressure was what built the margin — 8 of 15 return games won, and 27 of 58 points taken off the 75th-ranked Australian's first serve — even as the No. 9 seed cashed only 2 of nine break chances in the third and needed six deuce-court reprieves of her own. The two had no prior meetings on record. Joint saved four match points before Svitolina finally closed at 2 hours 7 minutes, moving to 27-8 on hard this season.

Match stats

Elina Svitolina: 4 aces, 28 winners, 57% first serves, 2 double faults, 8/15 break points. Maya Joint: 3 aces, 22 winners, 60% first serves, 6 double faults, 5/11 break points.

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Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Elina Svitolina and Maya Joint.