With her 7-5, 5-7, 7-6 (2) victory over Carol Zhao in the quarterfinals of the Orange Bowl, Taylor Townsend has secured the year-end No. 1 ITF junior ranking. Townsend is the first American girl to achieve that since Gretchen Rush in 1982.
“[Finishing No. 1] is not what she’s playing for,” her USTA coach Kathy Rinaldi told the Sun-Sentinel.
Townsend added: “If I just play well and do what I know I can do, everything will take care of itself.”
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