“My goal is to inspire moms,” Taylor Townsend reflects on her first-round victory in the Australian Open 2023
The American mother wins her first round of the major and wants to inspire other moms.
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The 26-year-old American tennis player, Taylor Townsend wants to inspire moms to achieve their goals after becoming a mother. She is currently in Melbourne, for the Australian Open and had a fantastic start. Taylor won her first Grand Slam singles win earlier today. She won against Diane Parry in straight sets 6-1,6-1 in a most dominant way.
In this battle of wildcards, the French had no answer to Taylor’s game, which wrapped up within an hour. In the post-match press conference, Taylor had some pretty impressive things to say. She came into the tournament with two back-to-back women’s doubles titles from Adelaide International earlier this year.
Speaking in the post-match press conference, she said “My goal is just to try and inspire people and moms to show that you can do whatever you want. Having a child doesn’t stop you from hustling and grinding and just being great at whatever you want to do. I’m just trying to be the best example that I can for him both when he is with me and when he is not here. Hopefully making him proud.”
The American also said it’s her first visit to Australia since 2020, and it feels great to be back. Taylor further explained, saying winning the double titles and the practice she did helped her a lot for this first-round match in the Australian Open.
Taylor Townsend joins the elite list, more players to follow?
Taylor joined an elite list of women players to play as a mother. Some of the other prominent names on the list are Serena Williams, Kim Clijsters, and Margaret Court. Both Margaret and Kim won Grand Slams as mothers, and Serena won a singles title in Auckland in 2020. Young players like Naomi Osaka and Ash Barty are currently pregnant. It is already known that Naomi will return, and Ash’s return is also not uncertain.
Fans are sure to be eager to see Osaka back in action just like Taylor and hopefully, Ash makes a return too soon or later in the future. They are wishing for the same scenes to repeat after seeing Taylor Townsend make a comeback and also win titles.
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