Two-time doubles Grand Slam champion Taylor Townsend achieved her best singles performance in the U.S. Open since 2019, reaching the fourth round. She was also the runner-up in this year's women's doubles tournament.
The tennis star told "CBS Mornings" on Monday that this U.S. Open changed her on a personal level.
"As athletes … in professional sports, you see the end result. You see the outcomes of all the hours and all the things, but I think the biggest way that it changed me was my self-worth got to be on display, the way that I've been working on myself and the person that I am and how I want to show up in the world," she said.
Townsend addresses Ostapenko's comments
Townsend also addressed a moment early in this year's tournament after she defeated Jelena Ostapenko in the second