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Taylor Townsend defeated Diana Shnaider 6-2, 6(3)-7(7), 6-3 — US Open 2026 R32.
Taylor Townsend and Diana Shnaider: Taylor Townsend leads 1–0 across 1 recorded meeting.
Backed as a 60 percent favorite at bet365, the No. 15 seed spent the afternoon wasting return chances, converting two of 12 break points with nine of those coming in a second set she still took. Townsend answered on five of seven and won 32 of 44 points at the net, forward pressure being the whole shape of the Chicago left-hander's game. The third set turned on a break in game 8 for 5-3, the 95th-ranked American out-hitting Shnaider 15 winners to four across the set. Two hours and 27 minutes leaves her in the round of 16 at the US Open, one win from the Slam quarterfinal Krejcikova denied her at this event last year.