Taylor Townsend vs Amanda Anisimova Full Match | US Open 2018 Round 1

Coming into this match, Townsend had won only four of her previous 10 matches, while Anisimova dropped only four of her 10 previous matches, establishing Anisimova as a slight favorite.

After trading breaks, Anisimova lived up to her latest win stats and gained control of the first set. The New Jersey native beamed baseliners across the court, leaving Townsend lunging and chipping over backhand slices just to stay alive. At 3-all, Anisimova broke ahead, winning three consecutive games and taking the set, 6-3.

Townsend was not ready to bow out, and the southpaw stepped up in the second set. On the road to her victory, she won 67 percent on first serves and totaled 93 points won to Anisimova’s 90 to capture the match.

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