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Maddison Inglis #130AustraliaMaya Joint #94Australia

Tue 3 Nov 2026, 03:003 Nov, 03:00First RoundHard

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Player Profiles

Ranking advantageMaya Joint · 36 places

Maddison Inglis

Australia

Inglis is 28, right-handed, and 171 cm. Her listed career-best singles ranking is No. 112.

Current ranking: #130
Peak ranking: #112
Current age: 28
Preferred surface: Hard
Hand: Right handed
Height: 171 cm

Maya Joint

Australia

Joint reached a career-high No. 28 on February 16, 2026. The 20-year-old advanced from Toronto qualifying and won her first-round match, both in three sets.

Current ranking: #94
Peak ranking: #28 · 2026
Current age: 20
Preferred surface: Clay
Hand: Right handed
Height: 167 cm

Quick Take

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Context last updated 1 Nov 2026, 03:25 · Europe/Bucharest

Joint is the higher-ranked player and won the only meeting, but Inglis's hard-court matches have finished in straight sets almost every time, which should keep this first round in Hong Kong tight.

Joint to advance is the likelier result; at 1.29 it asks for far more than the form justifies. Inglis at 3.75 is the strongest of the quoted prices, with Inglis at 3.0 for the first set and Over 22.5 games at 2.3 also worth a look.

Context

No fresh news or availability updates were supplied, but the head-to-head and the sharply different hard-court set patterns give this opener more shape than a routine first round.

Her matches averaged 19.9 total games and 2.08 sets, so quick finishes have been the norm rather than the exception. That pattern is the main reason a short match is the more natural read of this first round. It also means the longer matches Joint habitually plays would represent a break from Inglis's recent record, not a continuation of it.
- 13 hard-court matches, 29 July to 24 October 2026: one three-set match, seven of eight wins 2-0, all five losses 0-2.
- Same 13-match sample: 19.9 total games and 2.08 sets per match on average.
Her matches averaged 25.0 total games, well above Inglis's 19.9 over a comparable recent window. The extra sets have not reliably meant wins: half of those three-setters ended in defeat, including her latest match against Kamilla Rakhimova on 30 October. The contrast between her long matches and Inglis's short ones is the central tension of this opener.
- 14 hard-court matches, 21 September to 30 October 2026, averaging 25.0 total games per match.
- Scoreline spread in that sample: five 2-0 wins, four 2-1 wins, four 1-2 losses and one 0-2 loss.
Both sets were settled before a tiebreak, so the previous meeting never reached the tightest stage. It is a single match from December 2024, which makes it background rather than a current form guide. Inglis has won 5.1 games per first set and lost 4.2 across 13 hard-court matches this window, so another close scoreline is plausible.
- 29 December 2024: Maya Joint beat Maddison Inglis 6-3 6-4 in their only recorded meeting.

BetBugs edges

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Positive edges · 3

BetBugs probabilities

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Result1 outcome · top 56%

Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Joint has the higher ranking, stronger recent scalps and the head-to-head win, though the edge is modest.
- Joint is 9-5 on hard in the tracked window, with recent wins over Bucsa (ranked 42) and Cirstea (16).
- Joint won the only head-to-head 6-3 6-4.
- Inglis's recent losses include Garland (ranked 160) and Liu (109).
- Joint has played eight three-set matches in 14 hard-court matches.
BetBugs · Match WinnerMaya JointEstimated chance56%

Games2 outcomes · top 72%

Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Not priced
The read
Inglis's hard-court games are usually close, and Joint has rarely won by a wide margin recently.
- Inglis has won 136 hard-court games and lost 123 across 13 matches.
- Joint's last six completed hard-court margins: -5, +3, +4, +5, +3, -2.
- Inglis's recent margins include -8, -5, +4, -5, +4 and +6.
- Only one of Joint's last six wins was by more than four games.
BetBugs · Game HandicapMaddison Inglis +4.5Estimated chance72%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Inglis's matches average below the line, and straight sets are the more likely match length.
- Inglis's hard-court matches average 19.9 total games.
- Joint's hard-court matches average 25.0 total games.
- Inglis has one three-set match in 13 hard-court matches.
- Joint's three-set rate is higher in her losses than in her wins.
BetBugs · Total GamesUnder 22.5Estimated chance52%

Sets2 outcomes · top 66%

Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Market price 1.40
The read
Inglis's hard-court matches usually finish in straight sets, and that pattern makes under 2.5 more likely.
- Inglis has one three-set match in 13 hard-court matches.
- Seven of Inglis's eight hard-court wins were 2-0.
- All five of Inglis's hard-court losses were 0-2.
- Joint's three-set habit is partly built on losses.
BetBugs · Total SetsUnder 2.5Market price1.40Estimated chance66%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Joint's first-set record is slightly stronger and she won the first set in the prior meeting.
- Joint won 9 of 14 hard-court first sets.
- Inglis won 8 of 13 hard-court first sets.
- Joint won the only head-to-head 6-3 6-4.
- Joint has recent wins over Bucsa and Cirstea.
BetBugs · Set 1 WinnerMaya JointEstimated chance55%

Match stats1 outcome · top 70%

Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Not priced
The read
Tiebreaks have been uncommon in both players' hard-court matches.
- Inglis has two tiebreak matches in 13 hard-court matches.
- Joint has four tiebreak matches in 14 hard-court matches.
- The head-to-head had no tiebreak.
- Inglis's hard-court matches average 19.9 total games.
BetBugs · Tiebreak in MatchNoEstimated chance70%

Head-to-Head

0-1 (1 meetings)

L6-3 6-4Maddison Inglis#130vMaya Joint#94Dec 29, 2024

1 total meetings

Previous match context available

Maddison Inglis

8W 7L

6-1 6-3#160Joanna Garland

6-4 6-3#109Claire Liu

7-5 6-4#167Sara Sorribes Tormo

6-3 7-5#32Sara Bejlek

6-4 6-4#64Zeynep Sonmez

6-2 7-5#176Darya Astakhova

6-1 7-5#268Xinxin Yao

6-3 6-0#146Storm Hunter

7-6(5) 6-3#85Taylah Preston

6-3 6-4#163Mai Hontama

6-4 6-7(9) 6-3#121Moyuka Uchijima

6-1 6-3#238Greetje Minnen

6-3 6-3#163Sofia Costoulas

6-3 3-6 6-4#135Lucia Bronzetti

6-4 5-7 6-2#16Sorana Cirstea

Maya Joint

10W 5L

7-5 5-7 6-1#66Kamilla Rakhimova

6-1 2-6 6-4#42Cristina Bucsa

6-3 7-6(4)#16Sorana Cirstea

7-5 6-3#163Mai Hontama

6-7(4) 6-4 7-5#74Viktorija Golubic

3-6 6-4 6-3#64Zeynep Sonmez

6-3 3-6 6-3#119Kayla Day

6-4 6-2#241Kyoka Okamura

4-6 6-2 7-6(3)#80Mananchaya Sawangkaew

6-3 3-6 7-5#77Sinja Kraus

6-4 6-2#41Kimberly Birrell

6-4 6-3#57Lanlana Tararudee

6-2 1-0 ret.#79Alina Korneeva

6-2 6-1#259Dayeon Back

2-6 7-6(7) 6-3#268Xinxin Yao

Stat Battle

Last 15 match performance, compared side by side.

MIMaddison InglisInglis

Last 15

2–6

9 core stats · 1 even

Maya JointJointMJ

Maya Joint carries the stronger recent form — Maddison Inglis's route runs through serve.

Serve · 1–3 · 1 even

1st Serve In14/15 · 15/1562.9%+2.6pp65.5%

1st Serve Won14/15 · 15/1563.6%+3.7pp59.9%

2nd Serve Won14/15 · 15/1546.4%+3.5pp49.9%

Aces / Match14/15 · 15/152.0—1.9

Double Faults / Match14/15 · 15/153.50.5 fewer3.0

Return · 0–1

Return Pts Won14/15 · 15/1541.9%+4.1pp46.0%

Pressure · 1–1

Break Pts Converted14/15 · 15/1552.7%+3.7pp49.0%

Break Pts Saved14/15 · 15/1552.1%+5.7pp57.8%

Points · 0–1

Total Pts Won14/15 · 15/1549.5%+1.8pp51.3%

Serve · 1–3 · 1 even

62.9%1st Serve In14/15 · 15/15+2.6pp65.5%

63.6%1st Serve Won14/15 · 15/15+3.7pp59.9%

46.4%2nd Serve Won14/15 · 15/15+3.5pp49.9%

2.0Aces / Match14/15 · 15/15—1.9

3.5Double Faults / Match14/15 · 15/150.5 fewer3.0

Return · 0–1

41.9%Return Pts Won14/15 · 15/15+4.1pp46.0%

Pressure · 1–1

52.7%Break Pts Converted14/15 · 15/15+3.7pp49.0%

52.1%Break Pts Saved14/15 · 15/15+5.7pp57.8%

Points · 0–1

49.5%Total Pts Won14/15 · 15/15+1.8pp51.3%