Taylor Townsend upset No 5 seed Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-2 at the US Open, capping a week in which she became an unexpected star of the tournament

Townsend's altercation with Jelena Ostapenko circulated around the world. She has been building her own legacy more quietly.

A wave of home support and some tactical inspiration from Townsend helped to bridge a gap of 134 WTA Tour ranking places.

Taylor Townsend upset No 5 seed Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-2 at the US Open, capping a week in which she became an unexpected star of the tournament

Taylor Townsend couldn’t covert eight match points in a second set that ended with a 25-minute tiebreaker as she was eliminated from the US Open

Townsend had eight match points against the two-time Grand Slam singles champion in Louis Armstrong Stadium.