Sport
Taylor Townsend – An up and coming Tennis player to watch
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Taylor Townsend. PHOTO/Simon Bruty/SI
16 year-old Taylor Townsend is an American tennis player and currently the is the reigning junior Australian Open singles champion, the junior Wimbledon doubles champion, the junior US Open doubles champion and the number one junior tennis player in the world.
Her performance has inspired comparisons to the Williams sisters, and in the next few years she could be a dominant force on the women’s tennis circuit.
Taylor Townsend and her sister Symone were introduced to the sport by their mother, Shelia, who played tennis in college.