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Leylah Fernandez vs. Maya Joint Prediction and Betting Odds for Citi DC Open 2025 First Round

Canadian seeks rhythm as rising star Joint eyes another upset in DCCanadian seeks rhythm as rising star Joint eyes another upset in DC

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With the beginning of the summer hardcourt swing, Leylah Fernandez faces Maya Joint in the opening round of the Citi DC Open today. The winner will earn a second-round clash with top seed Jessica Pegula. The 2021 US Open finalist, Fernandez, has been searching for a win since her last title run in Hong Kong back in 2023. This year has been far from her best, with an early high point being a quarterfinal appearance in Abu Dhabi.

Since then, she’s struggled to get past the third round at most events, until last month in Nottingham with another quarterfinal finish. Across 30 matches this season, the Canadian has tallied 60 aces, won 65% of her first-serve points, claimed 41.5% of return points, and converted 42.9% of her break point opportunities.

Leylah's effort falls just short

Leylah Annie Fernandez 🇨🇦 put together a strong run to reach the quarter-finals of the Nottingham Open but was stopped there by Dayana Yastremska in straight sets.

Read more 👉 https://t.co/v9FuUURGaZ pic.twitter.com/gHXOvsonud
— Tennis Canada (@TennisCanada) June 20, 2025

Joint, meanwhile, is enjoying a breakout season. Though her results have fluctuated, she’s already captured her first two WTA titles this year. After starting the season with a semifinal run in Hobart, she hit a rough patch with early exits but rebounded strongly. Deep runs followed in Cancun (semifinals), Merida (quarterfinals), Puerto Vallarta (quarterfinals), and Makarska (semifinals).

🇦🇺 Maya Joint defeats 🇷🇴 Jaqueline Cristian 6-3, 6-2 to capture her maiden WTA Tour title in Morocco #WTARabat pic.twitter.com/DOkfEQT29I
— lieZ Brown  (@liezbrown) May 24, 2025

She lifted her maiden trophy in Morocco by upsetting Jaqueline Cristian in straight sets and just recently added a second in Eastbourne with a gritty three-set win over Alexandra Eala. In 28 matches this season, Joint has struck 35 aces, 62.6% of first serves, won 46.4% of return points, and converted 49.6% of break points.

Joint d. Eala 6-4 1-6 7-6(10) in Eastbourne

4 match points saved

Down 2-5 in the tiebreak

Simply unreal

Maya has gone relatively unnoticed this year, but her tennis is the real deal

Only 19 years old

✅2nd title of 2025

You’re going to be seeing a lot more of her

🇦🇺❤️ pic.twitter.com/ZKdfkRC7VV
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) June 28, 2025

Leylah Fernandez vs. Maya Joint Head-to-Head Record

Leylah Fernandez and Maya Joint do not have a head-to-head yet.

Leylah Fernandez vs. Maya Joint Comparison

Leylah Fernandez	Category	Maya Joint
36	Current Ranking	38
213-145	Career W-L	114-57
16-17	YTD W-L	38-17
3	Career Titles	2
0	Grand Slams	0
0	YTD Titles	2

Leylah Fernandez vs. Maya Joint Prediction

Joint’s two titles this year and strong return numbers suggest she’s got momentum, but Fernandez’s edge in experience and serving stats gives her a slight upper hand.

Prediction: Leylah Fernandez in straight sets

Leylah Fernandez vs. Maya Joint Citi DC Open 2025 Betting Odds

With Fernandez at 49/50 and Joint at 4/5, the odds slightly favor Fernandez. It’s expected to be a close contest, but the market leans toward the Canadian.

INCREDIBLE 3RD SET IN EASTBOURNE.

19yo Maya Joint saves FOUR MATCH POINTS and wins her first career title.

12-10 in the 3rd set tiebreak over Alex Eala.

What a final! pic.twitter.com/Q5x8zjs9SQ
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) June 28, 2025

Here are the betting odds according to BetMGM:

Leylah Fernandez: 49/50

Maya Joint: 4/5

Here are the odds for total games as well as total sets for both players (sourced via BetMGM):

Total Games Over 20.5: 41/50

Total Games Under 20.5: 19/20

Total Games won by Fernandez Over 11.5: 13/25

Total Games won by Joint Over 12.5: 27/20

Total Sets Over 2.5: 29/20

Total Sets Under 2.5: 13/25

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