A week ago, most of America had no idea who Taylor Townsend was.

In the span of seven days, Townsend became the second-most visible Taylor in the country. Media outlets running the gamut from the Wall Street Journal to People.com to Town and Country ran stories on her. Top tennis players Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka shared words of support.

And Sunday afternoon, a capacity crowd packed Louis Armstrong Stadium in order to catch the latest chapter in the story of the unseeded American who has proven she isn’t afraid to stand up for herself.

Unfortunately, it proved to be a rough final chapter in her remarkable U.S. Open run here. The 29-year-old was unable to convert eight match points in a second set that ended with a 25-minute tiebreaker and was eliminated from the singles competition wit

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