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The U.S. Open is becoming the Taylor Townsend show  The Washington Post ‘It’s bigger than me’: Townsend extends Open run  ESPN Taylor Townsend makes waves with her US Open play after viral confrontation  USA Today Taylor Townsend upsets No. 5 Mirra Andreeva to advance to US Open Round of 16  New York Post Taylor Townsend Facing Criticism For ‘Classless’ Interview At US Open  Yahoo Sports …

Facebook Tweet Email Link 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. The American – who has unexpectedly found herself in the spotlight following a tense post-match exchange on Wednesday with Jelena Ostapenko – said that the design represented phoenixes, an …

Taylor Townsend capped a whirlwind 48 hours at the US Open with one of the finest performances of her career, upsetting No 5 seed Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-2 under the lights on Arthur Ashe Stadium to reach the fourth round in New York for the first time since 2019 and equal her best performance at any major. The 29-year-old American, …

Published On 30 Aug 202530 Aug 2025 Taylor Townsend is in the spotlight at the US Open as a result of an interaction she wishes had never taken place. Townsend said Jelena Ostapenko told her she had “no class” and “no education” during a face-to-face argument after their second-round match on Wednesday. A huge crowd cheered her on in doubles …

Coco Gauff is, and was always going to be, one of the outstanding talking points of the US Open this year. After all, she is the top-ranked American, and likely the country’s biggest hope of a hometown hero fighting for the title. However, she truly propelled herself into widespread conversations after making a bold pre-tournament move, with Gauff sacking her …

NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Townsend is in the spotlight at the U.S. Open as a result of an interaction she wishes never took place. Townsend said Jelena Ostapenko told her she had “no class” and “no education” during a face-to-face argument after their second-round match Wednesday. A huge crowd cheered her on in doubles on Thursday, and Townsend made …

NEW YORK — It’s a post-match disagreement at the US Open that seems to have stemmed from the lack of an apology. That much appears clear. But the allegations from Taylor Townsend that, after her 7-5, 6-1 second-round win Wednesday, Jelena Ostapenko told her she had “no education, no class,” seems more like what Althea Gibson might have faced from …

NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Shelton had just acrobatically taken the third set of his U.S. Open third-round match, getting up from a tumble to the court during the point and then throwing his left arm into the air to encourage cheers after he won it. Just minutes later, he began feeling pain that would ultimately force him to stop …

Britain’s Emma Raducanu was knocked out of the US Open as she was beaten ruthlessly by fellow Grand Slam champion Elena Rybakina in the third round. Raducanu, 22, was aiming for a statement win over an elite player to underline her recent progress, but found herself outclassed in a 6-1 6-2 defeat. Advertisement Ninth seed Rybakina pummelled Raducanu’s serve, returning …

Britain’s Emma Raducanu was knocked out of the US Open as she was beaten ruthlessly by fellow Grand Slam champion Elena Rybakina in the third round. Raducanu, 22, was aiming for a statement win over an elite player to underline her recent progress, but found herself outclassed in a 6-1 6-2 defeat. Advertisement Ninth seed Rybakina pummelled Raducanu’s serve, returning …