Taylor Townsend vs Taylah PrestonUS Open Round of 64

US Open · WTA · Round of 64
#95WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWLWWLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 2 September 2026 ·
hard
Stadium 17 · 1st on
#100WTA
1600ELO
1590Hard ELO
20 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLWWWWWL
Townsend T.
6-1 6-1
Preston T.
Townsend T.
662
Preston T.
110

Taylor Townsend defeated Taylah Preston in the Round of 64 at the US Open, winning in straight sets 6-1, 6-1. Townsend hit 8 aces and committed 1 double fault, while Preston had no aces and 7 double faults. Townsend converted 62% of her break points and won 5 service breaks to Preston's none.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
66%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
56%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
47%
Break points saved·Clear edge
65%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.0
1.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (29 vs 47). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
47
38
Break points saved·Dominant
81
54
Break points won·Dominant
31
96
Deciding sets·Slight edge
36
28
Tiebreaks·
92

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 14:50 UTC
Townsend T.64%
Preston T.36%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Slight edge · Townsend T. narrowly ahead

Calibrated model · 65% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.4
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.6+206 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.4Hard Elo 1590
7.8Overall Elo 1826
ELO gap
2.2Overall Elo 1600
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
6.97 of last 10 on hard
Surface form
6.97 of last 10 on hard
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
Context
6.0Reached the last 16 here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play here last year

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
90
87

Townsend T.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 17 games (7d) · Preston T.: 3 days rest · 1 match, 18 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
22°COvercast
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 82%

Draw