LONDON, July 2 -- Serena Williams saved a match point at 5-6 in the second-set tiebreak, produced a forehand down the line that made Centre Court rise as one, and took the set 8-6. Everything that followed in the third set told you which player had actually been controlling the match.

Maya Joint won it 6-3 in 38 minutes.

The 20-year-old Australian, ranked 87th in the world and carrying an 11-match losing streak into the draw, defeated Williams 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-3 in 2 hours and 22 minutes on Tuesday, ending one of the most anticipated opening-round matches in recent Grand Slam history. Joint arrived at SW19 without a tour win in months. She departed Centre Court having beaten the most decorated player in women's singles history on the firs...