FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. — Make una gather here, because dis na one better gista wey dey drop from the U.S. Open! Our own Taylor Townsend don show us wetin e mean to shine for spotlight as she knock world No. 5 Mirra Andreeva for 7-5, 6-2 under the bright lights of Arthur Ashe Stadium. Na so she enter the fourth round for dis major tournament for the first time since 2019!
Before we go too far, make I tell you say dis match no just be normal match. Na big drama dey happen as Taylor dey fight for her place after she carry her doubles ranking as world No. 1 but dey sit down for No. 139 for singles. The crowd? Na dem be the main ‘supporters of the night’, shouting like say dem dey watch World Cup final. Them no wan miss any jollof story!
But wahala no stop for Taylor story. Just two days before dis big win, she catch wahala with Jelena Ostapenko after she win her second-round match 7-5, 6-1. Ostapenko look am, vex do shakara, say Taylor no get “education”. Huh? Wetin go make tennis sweet pass if no be drama, abi? Taylor, no carry matter for head, come out strong like say she dey fight for Olympic gold!
“E bigger than me,” Taylor talk after she finish the match. “Na about representation and being bold, plus showing yourself as you be,” she add. Na so she dey carry this matter address with meaning, no be small.
As dem dey watch am for court, e be like say dem wan make Taylor carry entire New York support her, and she no disappoint. At one point, she break Andreeva and dem dey shout, “Shey na this na the padi wey we don know?” Na just 76 minutes na im take finish the match! This babe dey return ball like she dey play ping pong for village!
Despite her shaky start, wey almost make am vex the way water dey shake for cooler ordinary, she brush aside her nerves. “I just hold my racket and let am talk for me,” she explain. Anytime she dey serve, the crowd dey feel the beat; you fit hear the vibrations from Queens!
Now make we shine light on how everything begin for Taylor side. This babe don pass through plenty wahala since she be small. Even at 2012, she no fit get wild card due to some wahala wey involve her fitness. Wetin you go expect when person dey try find their way up? But track her own don set like pounded yam!
“I don set my legacy, and dat na wetin I dey work for,” Taylor drop as she prepare to face Barbora Krejčíková for the next round. If you see how she dey shine like morning star, e fit feel like say we dey watch one fine local movie!
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