American tennis star Taylor Townsend is competing in the 2026 WTA Finals doubles competition with Katerina Siniakova.
Townsend and Siniakova came up short in their first round robin match on Sunday against the Italian team of Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani. Their next round robin match, a must-win to stay in contention, is against Ellen Perez and Demi Schurs on Tuesday, November 10 at 6 PM EST.
Despite the disappointing opening match loss, Townsend was happy to have her five-year-old son AJ in the stands to watch her play. As with parenting, especially single parenting, things can change quickly with small children which is precisely what happened when AJ got sick.
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What Townsend said
Tennis â U.S. Open â Flushing Meadows, New York, United States â September 4, 2026 Taylor Townsend of the U.S. celebrates winning her third round match against Russia’s Diana Shnaider IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters/Jerry Lai Credit: IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters (Reuters)
She shared a video on her stories reel in bed with her sleeping son explaining that he came down with a fever. Townsend was out buying over-the-counter medicine to break the fever.
AJ has been courtside occasionally at her US-based matches.
Mama Taylor Townsend celebrates her first-ever WTA singles semifinal by sharing a heartfelt hug with her son, AJ. đđȘ https://t.co/doHji1WTZB
â Sportskeeda Tennis (@SK__Tennis) February 28, 2026
Taylor Townsend hugging her son, AJ after reaching the Miami 3rd round for the first time in 7 years.All the support you need đ„č https://t.co/zC6XQuCjD4
â The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) March 21, 2024
She is caring for him, training, and hoping not to get what he has as there is still hopefully a lot of tennis to be played this week at the WTA Finals.
While other working parents may talk about her lifestyle and childcare assistance as assets to assist her, it still becomes irrelevant when a child becomes ill. A mother wants to comfort her child and get him well quickly.
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Townsend had her own medical issue after the US Open
It has been far too eventful for Townsend who needed an emergency appendectomy while playing singles at the Guadalajara Open shortly after winning the 2026 US Open with Siniakova.
The surgery was done in Mexico, but she eventually returned to the US and was able to make a full recovery.
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