Taylor Townsend

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September 17, 2025
The U.S. tennis star said she would “be better” after backlash to her comments before Team USA faces Kazakhstan in…
Taylor Townsend, Tennis, Black tennis players, body image, theGrio.com
September 11, 2025
 The tennis pro making waves at the US Open opens up about body image, self-worth, and breaking generational curses. 
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September 3, 2025
The seven-time Grand Slam singles champion lost in the women’s doubles quarterfinals but reminded fans why she remains an icon.
August 31, 2025
With the crowd chanting her name, Taylor Townsend came within eight match points of her first Grand Slam quarterfinal before
Naomi Osaka, Coco Gauff, Sloane Stephens, Taylor Townsend, US Open, Black tennis players, theGrio.com
August 29, 2025
After Jelena Ostapenko called Taylor Townsend “classless” and “uneducated,” other players are coming to Taylor’s defense.
Althea Gibson, Coco Gauff, Taylor Townsend, Venus Williams, Victoria Mboko, Hailey Baptiste, Black tennis players, US Open, theGrio.com
August 28, 2025
The US Open pays tribute to Althea Gibson’s trailblazing legacy as Coco Gauff, Naomi Osaka, Taylor Townsend, and more stake…
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August 28, 2025
“The thing I’m most proud of is that I let my racket talk,” Taylor Townsend reflects on her US Open…
World TeamTennis 2020 - Semifinals
April 8, 2021
Taylor Townsend recently took to Instagram to announce the news and share her bundle of joy with the world.
October 16, 2020
Tennis pro Taylor Townsend took to social media this week to announce that she is expecting her first child.
February 6, 2013
theGRIO's 100 - All was right in 2012 for 16-year-old Chicago tennis prodigy Taylor Townsend. She dominated the junior tennis…
September 11, 2012
Townsend, the number one junior women’s player in the world, nearly missed a spot in last week’s U.S. Open because…
September 10, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Serena Williams says she's alarmed by the U.S. Tennis Association's decision to hold a top junior…