
Australian tennis player Maya Joint says her Wimbledon win over Serena Williams was the real turning point of her year, after beating fellow Australian Maddison Inglis in straight sets at the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open following a nine-match losing streak.
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Maya Joint reached the quarter-finals of the Adelaide International in January, then lost nine matches in a row and gained just one win in 13 matches before defeating Serena Williams at Wimbledon.
Maya Joint credits her win over Serena Williams at Wimbledon as the “real turning point” of her year after she continued her strong end to the campaign with a straight sets win over fellow Australian Maddison Inglis in her opening match at the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open.
The 20-year-old, who hit a career-high ranking of world No 28 in February, endured a nightmare period after reaching the quarter-finals of the Adelaide International in January, losing nine matches in a row and gaining just one win in 13 matches before meeting Williams at Wimbledon.
Joint showed incredible resilience, however, and defied the crowd and much of the tennis fraternity by defeating the legendary 39-time grand slam champion in a three-set first-round marathon, which was a huge boon to her confidence.

Taiwan's futsal baseball team lost to Cuba in the gold medal match at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dhaka, Senegal. They lost 1-2 and 1-7 to win the silver medal, setting the first silver medal in the history of the Youth Olympic futsal team and becoming the first team to defeat Cuba at the U18 level.

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The Oklahoma City Thunder signed forward Terry on a two-year contract. He has played 218 games in his career, averaging 3.5 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. This season he trained with the Golden State Warriors and played in 5 preseason games. The Thunder currently have Williams, Wallace and Holmgren out due to injuries.

Taiwan's five-a-side baseball team lost to Cuba 0:2 in the youth Olympic gold medal match in Dhaka, Senegal, winning its first silver medal in team history. The Taiwan team advanced with 3 consecutive wins in the group stage and defeated Mexico in the 4th round. However, they lost 1:2 in the first game of the gold medal match. In the second game, Cuba secured the victory 7:1. Cuba is ranked No. 1 in the world and won the WBSC World Youth Futsal Championship in 2023 and 2025.

The Taiwanese team lost to Cuba 0:2 in the five-a-side baseball gold medal match at the Youth Olympic Games in Dhaka, Senegal, winning its first silver medal in team history. The Taiwan team, composed of 8 players including An Weijie and Zhang Wenting, won 3 consecutive games in the group stage and defeated the world's number one Cuba, and defeated Mexico in the 4th round to advance to the finals. Cuba is ranked No. 1 in the world and won the WBSC World Youth Futsal Championship in 2023 and 2025.

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