Unseeded Taylor Townsend picked up an enormous 7-5, 6-2 win over No. 5 seed Mirra Andreeva throughout the third spherical of the 2025 US Open on Friday night time. The win brings Townsend again to the Spherical of 16 in New York for the primary time since 2019, and those that stayed at Arthur Ashe Stadium till virtually midnight received to observe the world No. 139 make a press release.
“God rattling, this feels good,” Townsend stated after her win. “All I’ll say is welcome to the present. I have been placing in numerous onerous work.
“I wish to dedicate this win to my coach. We have been blood, sweat and tears. Additionally to my son, AJ. He’ll be right here tomorrow. He is been telling his lecturers in school, ‘I’ll New York to see my mother.’ So this simply felt so good.”
Towsend went from a break right down to taking the primary set towards the Wimbledon quarterfinalist. She misplaced a few of that momentum within the second set as she fell behind 0-2, however she rapidly recovered and gained the following three video games.
Andreeva sat on her bench protecting her face with a towel whereas attempting to regain her composure. Nonetheless, the 18-year-old from Russia seemed visibly upset and did not discover her rhythm once more. In the meantime, Townsend was taking part in good and had numerous energy. Her backhand and serve have been efficient whereas placing away her opponent.
Townsend was disruptive and aggressive, successful 21 of 29 internet factors. She additionally had 23 winners in comparison with solely six for Andreeva.
The post-match vibe felt quite a bit totally different than Wednesday, when Townsend received a 7-5, 6-1 win over Jelena Ostapenko. They received into post-match spat, and Townsend stated her opponent informed her she had “no class.” On Friday, Townsend highlighted that she needed to maintain “the principle factor the principle factor.”
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“I wish to say thanks to everybody who supported me over these final 48 hours. It is greater than me,” Townsend stated, referring to that incident. “It is in regards to the message, it is in regards to the illustration. It is about being daring and having the ability to present up as your self, and I believe that tonight you guys noticed the true Taylor Townsend.”
Townsend is the third American to succeed in the Spherical of 16, becoming a member of No. 4 seed Jessica Pegula and unseeded Ann Li, who will face one another this weekend. Townsend will face Czech star Barbora Krejčíková on Sunday.
She has by no means made it additional in a singles competitors of a significant event, however Townsend stated she was not going to vary something in her method.
“We’re standing on enterprise on this crew,” Townsend stated. “Ain’t nothing going to vary… the job will not be finished. I am pleased with what I did tonight, however we’re staying on enterprise and we proceed right here in New York.”
