Taylor Townsend's scare: from winning the US Open to the hospital

Taylor Townsend has experienced in just a few hours how volatile life can be. The American, who had just completed a Grand Slam in her doubles career alongside Katerina Siniakova by winning the US Open, had to go to the hospital a few days later for emergency surgery.

The 30-year-old player traveled to the WTA 500 in Guadalajara, where she even competed in the first round and came back against Tatjana Maria. However, she had to withdraw from the event and forfeit her match against Marta Kostyuk due to a surgical intervention whose specific cause has not yet been made public. What happened to the American?

Taylor Townsend and her emergency surgery in Guadalajara

After sharing a first photo from the hospital, Townsend has provided a new update on her situation. The American explained that she went 36 hours without being able to eat while facing the medical process. “36 hours, without food,” Townsend wrote in one of her updates, hinting at the hardships of the last few hours after having experienced the most important moment of her career just a few days before.

The US Open champion initially reacted with humor and bewilderment to the situation. “This definitely wasn’t on my bingo,” she posted alongside a message affirming that, despite the difficulties, she would rise again. For now, Townsend has not provided details about the reason that triggered the surgery or the time she will need to recover, so we won't speculate either.

Her withdrawal from Guadalajara occurred just four days after winning a new major in New York with Siniakova, thus completing the Career Grand Slam as a pair. A week after touching the sky in Flushing Meadows, Townsend now faces a completely different scenario. The American has promised to keep her followers informed as she begins her recovery.

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