US Open: Taylor Townsend stuns No. 5 seed Mirra Andreeva after viral argument in last match

Taylor Townsend is having an eventful US Open.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 29: Taylor Townsend of the United States in action against Mirra Andreeva in the third round on Day 6 of the US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 29, 2025 in New York City (Photo by Robert Prange/Getty Images)
Taylor Townsend is having an eventful US Open. (Photo by Robert Prange/Getty Images)
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Taylor Townsend notched arguably the biggest win of her career on Friday, two days after the most talked-about incident of her career.

The American knocked off No. 5 seed Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-2 in the third round of the US Open, advancing to the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the second time of her decade-plus career. It was the third win over a top-10 opponent of her career.

Townsend enjoyed a significant home-court advantage, and not just because she was playing in her home country. Her post-match run-in with fellow doubles star Jelena Ostapenko, in which the Latvian allegedly told her she had no class or education, generated widespread support around Flushing Meadors.

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