When Townsend was the world’s top junior player, the leaders of tennis in the United States told her to hit the gym. A decade later, she’s determined to play the best tennis of her career.
MELBOURNE, Australia — Taylor Townsend is getting very good at moving on.
It is happening more and more these days in tennis tournaments, including this year’s Australian Open, where she will play her second-round match Thursday after destroying Diane Parry, a promising French 20-year-old, in every possible way Tuesday.