However, the doubles world number one has also produced some impressive tennis, with Townsend also knocking out Mirra Andreeva<\/a>.<\/p>\n Townsend\u2019s unpredictable game continued to impress<\/a>, before she suffered a heartbreaking defeat to two-time Grand Slam singles champion Barbora Krejcikova<\/a>.<\/p>\n Townsend<\/a> had not won one Grand Slam singles match this year until the US Open, where she found herself one point away from a first ever quarterfinal.<\/p>\n Despite having eight match points, Townsend was unable to beat Krejcikova and left the court in tears. <\/p>\n After having some time to reflect on her performance in singles at the US Open, Townsend admitted she was proud of herself and felt like she had gained respect from fellow tennis players.<\/p>\n \u201cI am proud of myself. I don\u2019t think I have ever put on a performance like this,\u201d Townsend said in her post-match press conference. <\/p>\n \u201cEven when I had gone deep in some tournaments or played well, it was always just like she is just on a run and I think that more than anything I gained the respect of everyone in the tennis world and put a lot of my competitors on notice that the things they were kind of like \u2018oh, we think she is this type of player but\u2019. <\/p>\n \u201cI think I really eliminated the \u2018but\u2019 and gained a lot of respect in the tennis world both from men and women. I am exactly where I need to be and it feels good.\u201d<\/p>\n Townsend\u2019s claim about gaining more respect from people within the tennis world is supported by a comment made from Coco Gauff\u2019s former coach, Brad Gilbert<\/a>.<\/p>\n In a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), Gilbert<\/a> praised Townsend for really improving one shot in particular after watching her match against Krejcikova.<\/p>\n Gilbert wrote, \u201cTaylor T is playing some very good ball, the backhand has been a massively improved shot.\u201d<\/p>\n Taylor T is playing some very good \ud83d\udc4d ball the bachand is been a massively improved shot<\/p>\n \u2014 Brad Gilbert (@bgtennisnation) August 31, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n View Tweet<\/p>\n What will happen to Taylor Townsend\u2019s singles ranking after the US Open?<\/p>\n Although Townsend has reached the fourth round of a singles Grand Slam for the first time since 2019, she will still remain outside the top 100 in the WTA<\/a> rankings after the US Open.<\/p>\n After dropping ranking points from deep runs in Canada and Cincinnati last year, Townsend found herself down at world number 139 ahead of the US Open.<\/p>\n Townsend\u2019s run to the fourth round of the US Open means that her live ranking is now world number 111.<\/p>\n The 29-year-old has a career-high ranking of world number 46, which she achieved last year, and Townsend will be looking to move back towards that after the US Open.<\/p>\n Townsend may be out of the singles draw, but she still remains in the doubles draw alongside Katerina Siniakova as the world number one.<\/p>\n ![\"Taylor](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233078381-1024x683.jpg\")
Photo by Matthew Stockman\/Getty ImagesTaylor Townsend believes she has \u2018gained a lot of respect\u2019 from both ATP and WTA players <\/p>\n