Overview

• Townsend arrived at her final U.S. Open news conference holding the event’s signature Honey Deuce and told reporters it was “for the media,” then quipped, “First question.”
• She nibbled the drink’s honeydew melon balls as she spoke, with the Associated Press noting the cocktail is vodka-based.
• The top-ranked pairing of Townsend and Katerina Siniakova finished runner-up in women’s doubles, falling to Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe in the final.
• Townsend reflected on a “long three weeks,” said she learned a lot, expressed pride in the runner-up plate with Siniakova, and joked about using the platter as a charcuterie board as a “subtle flex.”
• Her profile during the tournament grew after she said Jelena Ostapenko confronted her following their singles match earlier in the event.