U.S. Open recap Day 6: Taylor Townsend backs up 2025 run after challenging 12 months

Follow The Athletic’s U.S. Open coverage Welcome to the U.S. Open briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories on each day of the tournament. On Day 6, a milestone repeated, a good day and a strange night for the Americans and a resurgent player breaking new ground. How did a star of last year’s U.S. Open honor her past self? Tennis is the only sport where players aren’t just battling their opponent, the elements and their own range of on a given day — they’re also co