Taylor Townsend Left in Tears as Barbora Krejcikova Nearly Escapes Defeat to End Her Dream US Open Run

Tennis is all about big wins and losses, pride and disappointment. This time, Taylor Townsend brought a new level to singles. The American doubles World No.1, who won two grand slams at the 2024 Wimbledon and 2025 Australian Open, made significant steps forward in singles. But she was no match for Barbora Krejcikova!

On Sunday, Townsend played convincingly against the 2024 Wimbledon singles champion. She took the first set with a breadstick. The second set was a nailbiter, going to a tiebreaker that ended in the Czech’s favor. Finally, Krejcikova broke Townsend enough to win the third set. The match ended 1-6, 7-6, 6-3!

It was a tough fight for the tennis mom. She defeated 25th seed Jelena Ostapenko and fifth seed Mirra Andreeva to reach the last 16. When the match ended, Townsend was in tears at her bench. She cried before packing up her stuff.

Le lacrime di Taylor Townsend dopo la bruciante sconfitta contro Krejcikova pic.twitter.com/kISQVV6jw9

— Giovanni Pelazzo (@giovannipelazzo) August 31, 2025

Taylor was one of the last six Americans still playing at the US Open, along with Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Taylor Fritz, and Ann Li. Now, she will focus on the doubles tournament with Kateřina Siniaková. Will they make a deep run? Only time will tell!

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