Emily Salley
BBC Sport at Wimbledon

Wow. Wow. Wow.

Everyone on Centre Court is on their feet, pumping their fists and cheering for Serena Williams.

They are absolutely thrilled that they will get to see another set of the all-time great in action.

Nick Mullins
Tennis commentator on BBC One

Serena Williams, once again taking care of business on what might feel like her own little patch of London or her own back garden!

She takes us into a third and deciding set on Centre Court, watched on by her sister Venus Williams. Well, well, well - I think we knew it would be like this.

It is now all about heart and soul.

Maya Joint's forehand is long! We're going to a decider on Centre Court.

Serena Williams' end-of-set celebration is remarkably low-key - a clenched fist as she walks back to her chair.

How will Maya Joint, who's found wins hard to come by in 2026, respond?

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Serena Williams saves match point with forehand winner and then produces a 120+ mph serve to earn set point.

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John McEnroe
Three-time Wimbledon singles champion on BBC One

That is impressive from Maya Joint, to say the least.

Maya Joint gets Serena Williams on the move and reaps the rewards.

With Williams sending her next return wide, it's match point for Joint.

Serena Williams lands a big first serve on Maya Joint's backhand and her return goes into the net.

She follows it up with an ace out wide.

Who's going to blink first?

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A couple of unforced errors from Serena Williams, one off each wing. Maya Joint has her nose in front. 4-3.

Blistering forehand from Serena Williams. Maya Joint did well to whip her forehand return off a wide serve but Williams had a read on it.

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Serena Williams and Maya Joint exchange points. The tie-break is back on serve.

Serena Williams follows a serve into the net but Maya Joint's return is uncomfortably low for the American who nets a forehand.

Maya Joint has served to stay in the set twice. Hold to 15, hold to love.

Ace. Ace. Bang. Bang.

John McEnroe
Three-time Wimbledon singles champion on BBC One

Well, that's going to be super difficult for Maya Joint to overcome. It really was there for the taking with the chances she had at 0-40 and the other one.

It is going to be a long change of ends for her.

Nick Mullins
Tennis commentator on BBC One

You don't become one of the greatest athletes of all-time for nothing!

Champion's heart, champion's spirit. Serena Williams is still in this fight, so too is Maya Joint but she will have to deal with this disappointment.

Another long tie-break goes the way of Matteo Berrettini, who is now two sets to one up against Stan Wawrinka.

Wawrinka, who is in his final Wimbledon campaign before he retires later this year, had two set points in the tie-break but was unable to convert either.

They've been playing for three hours and 17 minutes on Court One.

The way these two are serving, the Isner-Mahut record for the longest match ever might have been in jeopardy if there wasn't a final-set tie-break in operation!

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Oh, that's more like it from Serena Williams. A brutal cross-court backhand, struck from halfway up the tramline. Very nice.

Williams finds another first serve to complete the hold, at last.

Once again, Maya Joint will have to serve to stay in the set.

No movement from Serena Williams. She watches a forehand winner fly by. Back to deuce.

Serena Williams doesn't need anything. Maya Joint peppers her backhand again and again but then sends a simple backhand of her own long.

Joint lets out a shout. Her mum puts her finger up to her lips.

What else has Serena Williams got up her sleeve?

Serena Williams is guilty of a little bit of line-watching as she internally questions whether Maya Joint's shot was out.

When she looks up, she's a little startled by Joint up at the net and doesn't execute her pass.