Former junior world No. 1 Taylor Townsend reached her first Grand Slam doubles final of her career at the 2022 US Open, 10 years after a controversial US Open saga involving then-16-year-old Townsend and the United States Tennis Association (USTA) were involved.
Townsend and her doubles partner Caty McNally lost Sunday’s US Open women’s doubles final to third-placed pairing Katerina Siniakova and Barbora Krejcikova. Despite the result, an upbeat Townsend exuded confidence about her future and reflected on the journey so far.
Townsend, who gave birth to son Adyn Aubrey just 18 months ago, made a strong statement for the 2023 season and is aiming for much more success on the tour.
“It was such an amazing journey. This one hurts but this won’t be the last time I’ll be out here so I’m confident,” Townsend said in her speech in front of the court after the US Open final.
“I’ve put the work in, I’ve earned it to be here and I think everyone sees that. And I’m going to keep putting my head down and grinding and that’s going to motivate me to go even harder. So watch out for 2023!”
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A major controversy developed at the 2012 US Open after Townsend was denied USTA funding for her participation in the US Open and some USTA coaches told her to stop competing until she was fitter and in “better shape.” ” be.
Townsend was also unable to compete in the US Girls’ Nationals at the time, which would have gotten her a place at the US Open. In addition, her request for a wildcard into either the main draw or US Open qualifiers was also denied.
Patrick McEnroe, then head of USTA player development, stated at the time that USTA’s intent was simply to look after the best interests of players and American tennis. He also clarified that there had been a “misunderstanding” regarding Townsend’s US Open expenses and the USTA had agreed to reimburse the player.
While the chain of events prevented Townsend from entering the US Open main draw, she eventually reached the quarterfinals of the girls’ singles competition and won the title in the girls’ doubles competition.
After 10 years, Taylor Townsend had the biggest breakthrough of her professional career so far when she reached the doubles final at the 2022 US Open. However, she lost to Siniakova in the first round of the singles tournament. Townsend is currently No. 197 in singles and No. 103 in doubles.
‘Really had to work my ass off to come here’ – Taylor Townsend after US Open 2022 doubles final
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<p>Taylor Townsend further addressed her comments during the court speech. Townsend explained that she had to work quite hard to reach this stage of her career and that reaching the US Open final has given her a lot of confidence to achieve more results like this in the future.</p>
<p>Townsend further clarified that during the court speech she simply revealed her purest feelings and is pleased that her hard work is paying off.</p>
<blockquote><p>“It’s not literally my way to be here. I was given nothing. I really had to work my ass off to get here and be able to play at this level,” Taylor Townsend said in her Post-Match press conference.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>“That’s just blunt, period. I’ve never been able to say that with such conviction in my career. It gives me the confidence to know I can be out here with anyone. There’s no hidden meaning, like I meant what I said, I said what I meant.”</p></blockquote>
<p>Unseeded pair Taylor Townsend and Caty McNally defeated three seeded pairs en route to the 2022 US Open final. Their biggest win came in the quarterfinals, when they defeated six-seeded Demi Schuurs and Desirae Krawczyk in straight sets.</p>
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