US Edition‘It’s Bigger than me:’ Taylor Townsend Stuns World No. 5 to Reach US Open Fourth Round After Jelena Ostapenko Controversy
Taylor Townsend defeated the No. 5 seed Mirra Andreeva in straight sets, marking her third top-10 win and advancing to the US Open's fourth round for the first time since 2019.
- On Friday, American Taylor Townsend stunned fifth seed Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-2 in prime time at Arthur Ashe Stadium to reach the US Open fourth round for the first time since 2019.
- After early career setbacks, Taylor Townsend rebuilt her career in doubles, winning Wimbledon last year and the Australian Open earlier this year with Katerina Siniakova.
- Townsend said after the match that the victory was her third over a top-10 opponent and one of the finest performances of her decade-long career under the lights of Arthur Ashe Stadium.
- Townsend will next meet Barbora Krejcikova on Sunday for a place in the quarter-finals at the US Open.
- Townsend hopes the attention from her confrontation with Jelena Ostapenko will positively boost the U.S. Open, saying, `I'm someone who can draw huge crowds into the stadiums.
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'It's Bigger Than Me,' - Taylor Townsend Sends Message After US Open Win
Friday’s night session on Arthur Ashe saw American star Taylor Townsend upset No. 5-seeded Mirra Andreeva in straight sets.In the time between Townsend’s win over No. 25-seeded Jelena Ostapenko and her big win over Andreeva, the top-ranked doubles player dealt with a major controversy stemming from a heated post-match exchange with Ostapenko.Following Friday’s win, Townsend thanked fans for their support over the past 48 hours during her on-cour…
Taylor Townsend advances to US Open round of 16
American tennis doubles star Taylor Townsend continued her impressive run in the U.S. Open in the singles competition with another impressive victory over one the world’s top players. Townsend defeated No. 5 seed Mirra Andreeva of Russia in straight sets to advance to Sunday’s round of 16. It took Townsend less than 90 minutes to defeat Andreeva 7-5, 6-2 in the match held at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows, New York. It is only the secon…
‘It’s bigger than me:’ Taylor Townsend stuns world No. 5 to reach US Open fourth round after Jelena Ostapenko controversy
Painted flames curled around Taylor Townsend’s sleeves as she stunned world No. 5 Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-2 in the third round of the US Open on Friday.
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