Taylor Townsend finished a whirlwind at the U.S. Open with one of her career performances, bringing No. 5 seed Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-2 to beat Arthur Ashe Stadium’s lights in 76 minutes, entering the fourth round of New York for the first time since 2019.
The 29-year-old American ranked in the top 100 in singles, but ranked first in the doubles world, surpassing the teenage prodigy, fearless shooting and constant pressure. Townsend stepped up, scored 21 out of 29 points, hit 23 winners, and remained calm through a tense opening scene before running in the second game. This is her third career defeat to the top 10 opponents, who won in 2019 with Simona Halep and Jessica Pegula of Rome last year.
Townsend, a former junior, reinvented his doubles star and has become one of the core figures of the tournament. It was thanks to her second round defeat of Jelena Ostapenko, after which she revealed Latvia Tell her She has “no class” and “no education”. Ostapenko’s comments that the reaction to Townsend had no apology prompted people to defend the allegations of racism.
Townsend later said to the crowd: “I also want to thank everyone who has supported me in the last 48 hours.” “It’s bigger than me. It’s about the information, it’s about the representative, it’s about being bold and being able to show up like myself, I did it tonight. You guys saw the real Taylor Townsend tonight.”
For 18-year-old Andreeva, the defeat ended nearly three seasons of the Grand Slam season, who reached her second week in the first three of the year, including the quarterfinals of Roland Garros and Wimbledon. The Russian claimed to have won 1,000 titles in Dubai and India’s Wells in early 2025, and was overwhelmed in the closing stage as Townsend’s confidence grew.
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