Taylor Townsend on Jelena Ostapenkpo exchange – ‘I’m made for this’, says American after win over Mirra Andreeva | Tennis News

Taylor Townsand got one of the biggest victories in her career when the amazing fifth seeded Mira André was in successive groups in the United States Open on Friday night – although attention focuses on her hot exchange with Gilina Ostabino after her previous match.

The 29 -year -old Americans occupied the headlines after Ostaleko faced them in court after their clash in the second round, accusing Townsund of the absence of “education” and “no separation”.

Players teammates jumped to her defense, including the Grand Slam, four times, Naomi Osaka, who described the comments of Ostabinko as “one of the worst things you can tell the black tennis player in the major white sport.”

Ostapenko moved to social media to deny any suggestion whose statements were racist, while Townenland also said she had not interpreted notes in this way.

“She was not more talking about the case after winning 7-5 6-2 against Andrieva,” Townsin said to reporters. [to stay focussed on tennis].

“I said to my team,” I made this kind of things. “

“I really feel that it was not difficult because I stood in my reality. I didn’t have to defend anything I said.

“I will never allow any drama or anything outside to deter me about what is my goal when I am steadfast on the stadium. This is how I grew up and I really embody this process of thought.

“It is a different type of challenge. It is a different kind of exposure, social media and all people who can reach and things that can be said.

“I said to my team,” Dang, I didn’t know that many people have a phone number. “Many text messages and things, and I just try to liquidate through these things.

“But when it’s time to do the task, it’s time to do the mission. This is what I think is a testimony to be a professional, and the ability to prevent what is outside. When you go on the lines, you deal with business.”

Townsund did it specifically against Andreeva, as it matches the best of its career in the Grand Slam (2019 Us Open) by reaching the fourth round with its victory with its straight groups over the 18 -year -old Prodigy Andreva.

“The curse of this good feeling,” Townsin said in an interview with her on the field after beating Arthur Ash. “All I will say is welcome in the show.

“I am surprised. I’m really proud that I kept the main thing is the main thing.

“I want to say thanks to everyone who has supported me over the past 48 hours. It is greater than me.

“It comes to the message, it is related to acting, it is about boldness and ability to appear yourself, and
I did that tonight. O comrades, I saw the real Taylor Townsand. “

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