WATCH: Mom Taylor Townsend embraces son in a warm hug after a victorious match at Miami

Taylor Townsend dominated her second round match at Miami Open against Beligium's Elise Mertens.

WATCH: Mom Taylor Townsend embraces son in a warm hug after a victorious match at Miami

Taylor Townsend (via Imago/X)

The Miami Open 2024 has started in full motion this week. Apart from the intense tennis action, fans witnessed a heartwarming moment on Thursday from American ace Taylor Townsend. Due to some outstanding display of her talent, Townsend made way through to the third round. Post her win, she was embraced with a warm hug from her baby son.

Townsend was up against Elise Mertens in the second round of the tournament. Having made her way from the qualifiers, the 27-year-old American came all guns blazing in the second round. It was an easy day for the mother of the three-year-old as she beat Mertens in straight sets. 

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From the get-go, the American was all over her opponent. Despite being against a ranked player, Townsend dominated the match, beating Mertens 6-2, 6-2. With this win, she is through to the third round of the Miami Open for the second time in her career, and she celebrated the occasion with her son. 

After the win, the mother of three-year-old Adyn Aubrey went and picked him up from the stands. It was the celebration everyone wanted to see, as the child seemed extremely delighted with his mother’s win. Despite immense criticism of her game after the first round, Townsend won over the fans with this celebration as she became one of the first players to enter round three.

Taylor Townsend gets cheered on at Miami Open after first-round criticism over racket touch

On Thursday, World No. 11 Taylor Townsend made her way to the third round at the Miami Open, after asserting her dominance on Elise Mertens. She had a clean outing in this match, as opposed to her first-round encounter. 

Taylor Townsend and Elise Mertens
Taylor Townsend and Elise Mertens (Via Imago)

During her first-round match, Townsend played fabulous tennis to take the match to the third set. However, during one crucial stage of the match, her opponent Lucia Bronzetti claimed that Townsend had touched the net with her racket, but even the umpire denied this, causing a stir online, where the fans were calling them out over bad sportsmanship. 

However, Townsend did not say much about this incident but was rather excited to face a familiar face in the next round. While she had faced Mertens multiple times, this was a huge win for the American, who finished the match in straights. Townsend will now face the fourth seed Elena Rybakina on Sunday.

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