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2019 U.S. Open Fan Week Qualifying Match Finals - Day 5 / Taylor Townsend Into Main Draw
Saturday, August 24, 2019
The 2019 U.S. Open Fan Week Qualifying Tournament is now over, and the die is cast. Amongst those who survived the Tournament is American Taylor Townsend. She was able to come back from a set down and take out Serbian Nina Stojanovic 3-6, 7-6, 6-1. Fan support on Court 4 was strong for Townsend.
Townsend will begin her trek through the main draw on Tuesday, August 27th against Ukrainian Kateryna Kozlova.
Mikael Ymer, SWE def. by Hyeon Chung, KOR 1-6, 3-6
Asia Muhammad, USA def. by Anna Kalinskaya, RUS 6-3, 4-6, 6-7(2)
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Posted by Shelia at 2:58 PM Labels: 2019 Fan Week, Asia Muhammad, Main Draw, Mikael Ymer, Qualifying Finals, Qualifying Tournament, Sweden, Taylor Townsend Email this post
2019 U.S. Open Fan Week Media Day Brings Answers And Fandom To Louis Armstrong Stadium
The Louis Armstrong Stadium was alive with talking, screaming and informative 2019 U.S. Open Championship title hopefuls on Friday morning, as Media Day represented one of the many exciting activities that U.S. Open Fan Week has provided.
The bleachers were filled with fans who frequently drowned out the media, and the player being interviewed, whenever one of their favorite players appeared. So much so, that the interviewee would yield to the player being thrown chaotic fan love, at least until the noise level died down.
While most of the players attempted to be as forthcoming and responsive as they could be, surprisingly, at least to me, it was Alexander Zverev that placed the most bottom lined response on the table. In response to being asked about his recent losses and how he felt about the upcoming U.S. Open, he responded, “Personal things that I had outside the court, they were a distraction for me. I mean, as I said in the summer, there are a lot of things that I had to do that I didn't do in the last few years, so obviously those kind of things were a new learning process. I'm still a young guy, still only 22 years old. There are still a lot of things that I needed to learn. Not only on the tennis court but in life, in general."
"Those things I think every young person has to go through. The only difference between me and other young people is that I have to play in front of 20,000 people sometimes. You know, that's a little bit extra on you."
“We'll see how it goes, it's the first time in probably a few years where I'm not a favorite in any way at a Grand Slam, and it takes some pressure off, as well. It's a different mindset for me now. We'll see how it goes, but I'm excited."
Media Day provided a truly informative morning. To review all player interviews, visit usopen.org
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Posted by Shelia at 5:33 AM Labels: 2019 Fan Week, Bianca Andreescu, Louis Armstrong Stadium, Naomi Osaka, Sloane Stephens, U.S. Open Media Day Email this post
2019 U.S. Open Fan Week Loaded With Very Personable Personnel, These Two Help Brighten Each Day
Friday, August 23, 2019
Posted by Shelia at 4:20 AM Labels: 2019 Fan Week, Security, USTA Email this post
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