Taylor Townsend Switches To Head Racquets

Taylor Townsend appears to have dropped Dunlop and moved to Head racquets. She has been using the Head Radical racquets in her recent matches.

Townsend was the the number 1 ranked junior in the world in 2012. Though she reached a peak singles ranking of 61 in the WTA tour, she struggled to produce consistent results. The USTA refused to support her because of her weight. But Townsend hired coaches on her own and competed on the tour.

She found better success in doubles. She reached the semifinals at the 2020 US Open with American partner Asia Muhammad.

Taylor Townsend, who took a maternity break from tennis, won an ITF title last week. While she was away from the tour, she was an analyst for the Tennis Channel.

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Cici Bellis Announces Engagement To Longtime Boyfriend Sam Riffice

Retired American tennis star Cici Bellis announced her engagement to longtime boyfriend Sam Riffice. Belis and Riffice have been dating for eight years. They first met each other when there only nine years old. They often ran into each other at junior tennis tournaments.

Riffice won the SEC championship and  NCAA singles title in 2021. His mother, Lori Riffice, is a national coach with the USTA Player Development program.

Bellis was the second-youngest player in the top 100 WTA rankings in 2018. She reached a career-high ranking of world number 35. But a string of injuries derailed her career. She hung up her racquet in 2022.

While announcing her retirement, Bellis said she was going to graduate with an undergraduate degree in business and had plans to start her MBA program. She is currently working as an investment analyst for leAd Sports.

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