NEW YORK — A rained out Wednesday here at the U.S. Open was followed by a sun-soaked Thursday. Here are five thoughts as Day Four wraps up:
—There is no shortage of young talent in American women’s tennis. Amanda Anisimova, 17, had her coming out party in Australia; Coco Gauff, 15, held her own in London, and Caty McNally, also 17, impressed thoroughly in taking Serena to three sets here last night. Then there’s Taylor Townsend, once considered the Next Big Thing—she finished 2012 as the No. 1 junior in the world—but now, seven years later, she’s often overshadowed by an even younger crop of up-and-comers
Still just 23 years old, Townsend scored the biggest victory of her life and the biggest upset of the tournament in beating No.