Taylor Townsend confirms she will be ‘front and center' at Roland Garros following concussion in Miami

Two-time Grand Slam champion Taylor Townsend came clean on social media about missing out on the beginning of the clay-court season.

Since reaching the doubles semifinals at the Miami Open, the second-ranked doubles player has pulled out of tournaments, all the way through next week's Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome.

“I'm sure you guys have been wondering where I've been, why I've been withdrawing from tournaments,” the American said on Instagram. “In Miami, I fell and ended up getting a mild concussion in my quarterfinal doubles match and had two days off, played my semifinal match on Friday, and ended up getting a lot worse, so it's my first time back out on court in almost a month.”

Tests later confirmed she suffered a concussion, an injury Townsend only recently began recovering from.

“I was hoping to be ready for Madrid but ended up doing some workouts and some tests and all of my symptoms came back, so these last three or four days have been the first time that I have had no headaches,” she said, “which is really great and I’m happy to be back on court.

“I really wanted to give myself a chance to heal. I was really scared about my head and that's not something I want to play with, so I'm just giving myself an opportunity to really heal.”

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Cautiously optimistic about her recovery, Townsend assures the tennis world that she plans on competing in the clay season—more specifically, the most prestigious clay-court tournament on the calendar.

“I will be ready front and center at Roland Garros,” she said. “So, you guys, stay tuned for my comeback, I love you all.”