Taylor Townsend is a former junior world number 1. As a junior, she won the Australian Open singles title in 2012. After she turned pro, she found more success in doubles than in singles.

She reached a career-high singles ranking of 61 in 2018. She took a break from tennis for pregnancy and had a baby boy in 2021. Upon her return to tennis, she reached the doubles semifinals at the French Open and the finals at the US Open.

In 2012, a controversy erupted when Taylor Townsend was denied a wild card to the 2012 singles main draw by the USTA due to her weight. Top players such as Martina Navratilova and Lindsay Davenport criticized USTA’s move. Due to her inconsistent play, Townsend has struggled to attract sponsors. Her sponsors are New Balance and Head. She has earned over $4 million in her career.

Taylor Townsend’s Sponsors

New Balance

Townsend has struggled to attract sponsors. She has been playing with New Balance apparel. It’s not clear if she has a sponsorship deal with New Balance.

Head

Townsend is using Head racquets. She has been playing with Head racquets without the logo, indicating that there may not formal sponsorship contract with Head. She was previously using Dunlop racquets.

Rafael Nadal and his Mery Perello became parents to a baby boy. The couple has named the boy Rafael Nadal Perello – it’s common in Spain for the baby to take the mother’s maiden name as the last name.

The baby’s birth is both a joy and a relief for the Nadal family. Perello has been under observation for the last few weeks due to complications. The couple shared the baby news in September but have not commented yet on the child’s birth

Rafael Nadal named his son Rafael Nadal after his grandfather – Rafa Nadal Sr. Though his grandfather was a big fan of Nadal, he rarely attended matches because of his heart condition.

Novak Djokovic and other top stars congratulated Nadal. Nadal’s fans on Twitter were excited at the news. His favorite soccer club Real Madrid congratulated him on Twitter.

Nadal and Perello married in 2019 after many years of dating. Among the big four – Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, and Rafael Nadal – Nadal is the last to have a baby. All others have multiple children.