This birthday present is priceless.
An emotional Taylor Townsend stole the show after her and Katerina Siniakova’s victory in the women’s doubles final at the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday, dedicating the win to her 5-year-old son on his birthday.
Before Siniakova and Townsend took the court to beat Anna Danilina and Aleksandra Krunic 7-6(4), 6-4— their first win in three attempts against the Kazakh-Serb pair this year—the American admitted to being overcome by emotions as she reflected on the five-year anniversary of “the day her life changed,” and the fact that she wouldn’t be present for little Adyn’s celebration.
“I went to Kat, and I was like, ‘I need a hug.’ I was crying in the locker room because I was sad that I was missing my son’s birthday. And she was, like, ‘OK, we do this for AJ,'” Townsend said after the triumph, her third career WTA 1000 title and second with Siniakova.
Watch: Taylor Townsend, Chris Eubanks exchange hilarious jabs at the TC Desk
