Jasmine Paolini def. Taylor Townsend 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 — Miami Open 2026 R64

Match recap

Jasmine Paolini defeated Taylor Townsend 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 in the R64 of the Miami Open 2026.

Paolini broke early in the third — game 2 — and again in game 8 to settle a match neither player controlled for long, Townsend having reeled off the second set 6-1 in between. The aggregate split clean down the middle: 75 points each, with Townsend's 75% first-serve rate barely outrunning Paolini's 63% first-serve points won. A set point and a match point slipped past before the finish. Paolini draws Ostapenko next.

Match stats

Taylor Townsend: 5 aces, 75% first serves, 0 double faults. Jasmine Paolini: 3 aces, 69% first serves, 1 double fault.

Profiles: Taylor Townsend · Jasmine Paolini — Miami Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Taylor Townsend and Jasmine Paolini.