Townsend will become the first in the history of the mother and leader of the paired WTA ranking

American tennis player Taylor Townsend It will rise to the first step of the WTA paired ranking after the wins in the semi -finals of the WTA 500 Hardinals in Washington over the duet of Emma Radukkan / Elena Rybakin (4: 1, refusal). In the first set of Radukan, she could not continue the match because of a poor state of health.

The Townsend will be a fifty tennis player in history that led the WTA paired rating (it has been underway from September 10, 1984) and the 13th US representative, which has reached this top. Together with Zhang Shui, the American shows a wonderful game throughout the tournament. In the 1/8 finals, they confidently beat Nicole Melicar and Christina Book (6: 3, 6: 1), and then not allowed Vinus Williams and Haley Baptist to create a sensation in quarterfinals (6: 4, 3: 6, 10: 6).

In the finale, the US-Chinese couple will play against Caroline Doolhaid and Sophia Kenin.

Nowadays, the Towersnd can be called the first in history of a woman who is at the same time a mother and the first racket of the world in a paired discharge.