Taylor Townsend Enjoys Sweet Off-Court Moment With Son After Big AO Return
The trophies are great, but the hugs just hit different. Even for a Grand Slam champion like Taylor Townsend, a reunion means more than the baseline.
After her Australian Open exit, the American has reunited with her little one. And a sweet clip confirmed how much this moment meant for both of them.
On February 2, 2026, Taylor Townsend posted a video on her Instagram story with her son, Adyn Aubrey. The overjoyed 4-year-old was holding her neck, grinning ear to ear.
Townsend captioned the clip with just one word: “reunited”. The tennis star's bond with her son, AJ, has always been emotional and inspiring. After her loss at the 2025 US Open, AJ uplifted his mother with “Good job, mom. It’s okay.” When she leaves for games, he doesn’t forget to remind her to bring back trophies.
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“This means the world to me to be able to show him what Mama did”, Taylor Townsend wrote in her story back in 2024. So, it’s natural that every reunion feels like a win that goes beyond the titles and court.
Although this year's AO didn't go her way, Townsend did make deep runs in this year's championship.
Taylor Townsend’s Performance in the 2026 AO
The 29-year-old's singles campaign was the shortest. Townsend lost the first round of the women's singles to Hailey Baptiste 6-3, 7-6, 6-3. However, the 2024 Wimbledon champion reached the quarterfinals of Women’s doubles with partner Katerina Siniakova, without dropping a set.
Unfortunately, they lost to Anna Danilina and Aleksandra Krunic by 6–2, 3–6, 6–0. The 2025 AO Women's Doubles champion also reached the semifinals of the mixed doubles with Nikola Mektic. Yet, as the pair faced the all-Australian defending champions, Olivia Gadecki and John Peers, they fell short by a dramatic 7–6(2), 2–6, [13–11] tiebreak.
While Taylor Townsend didn't make any official statement after her Australian Open exit, she did lay out her goal ahead of the tournament in Melbourne.
"My short-term goal is to get back inside the Top 100... That’s very attainable. Then it’s Top 50, and then we go from there," said the player. So it may be safe to say that the veteran will be back in the court sooner rather than later.
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Written by
Deblina Roy
Edited by
Sagnik Bagchi