Taylor Townsend, who grew up jumping double Dutch on the sidewalks of Englewood, pulled off a major upset on the clay courts of Paris on Wednesday.
In her first appearance in a Grand Slam tournament as a professional, Townsend, 18, beat France’s top-seeded player, Alize Cornet, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in the French Open’s second round.
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June 1, 2014 at 9:43 am
Fantastic Taylor. Outstanding achievement! Keep us posted! We love you! I would like to donate $ to her cause.
I only wish the locals here in Los Angeles, California would encourage our daughter Nia Toliver. We have been in contact with most television and radio stations, with little support from our community. She is currently in Christchurch NZ until August 25, 2014.. She departed from Los Angeles in May 2014 right before her 16th birthday. She is training for the 2016 Rugby Olympics that will be held in Brazil. She is a straight “A” student with a 4.0gpa since 8th grade. She made the Headlines in a major newpaper in Christchurch and is being compared to a professional Rugby player “Jonah Lomu” youtube him. Nia is studying with with the local High School (Burnside High School) and playing rugby with the University of Canterbury womens team scoring 4-5 tries/touchdowns per game. Youtube Nia as well (Nia Toliver Rugby). She is becomming very popular in NZ and she is representing her school, community, family and Country very well. Please give her the love that she deserves.
Goto: http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/sport/youth-sport/10086657/Nia Toliver you will be impressed.