Us Open: Taylor Townsend In Tears As Krejcikova Saves Eight Match Points To Survive

Taylor Townsend couldn’t covert 8 lucifer points successful a 2nd group that ended pinch a 25-minute tiebreaker arsenic she was eliminated from nan US Open connected Sunday pinch a 1-6, 7-6 (13), 6-3 nonaccomplishment to Barbora Krejcikova.

With nan fans firmly down a subordinate who became a instrumentality favourite during nan tourney aft her confrontation pinch Jelena Ostapenko, Townsend was many times a constituent distant from what would person been her first expansive slam singles quarter-final. But Krejcikova, a two-time expansive slam singles champion, erased a slew of lucifer points successful nan tiebreaker, collapsed Townsend’s service doubly successful nan 3rd group and precocious to look different American, No 4 seed Jessica Pegula, connected Tuesday.

Townsend hugged Krejcikova astatine nan net, past sat successful her sideline chair and began crying earlier leaving nan tribunal to a opinionated ovation arsenic she dabbed her eyes pinch a towel.

“To beryllium honest, I’m wholly enjoying this crowd. Even though it’s not for me, it’s for nan Americans, it’s fine,” Krejcikova said. “I’m looking guardant to seeing you again successful my adjacent lucifer – I deliberation against different American.”

In her first 31st expansive slam appearance, Townsend has ne'er been person to reaching nan past eight. She mislaid to eventual champion Bianca Andreescu successful 2019 successful her only different fourth-round appearance.

Townsend remains successful nan women’s doubles tourney arsenic nan No 1-seeded squad pinch Katerina Siniakova – who won a profession expansive slam successful doubles pinch Krejcikova during their partnership.