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Hailey Baptiste def. Taylor Townsend — Round of 128, Australian Open 2026

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Australian Open 2026

Grand SlamHardMelbourne, Australia

Played18 Jan 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇺🇸ranked WTA number 66 going into this drawWon

Hailey Baptiste 6 63 6

🇺🇸ranked WTA number 116 going into this draw

Taylor Townsend 3 7 3

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What this match is worth

Points earned

Baptiste +70Townsend +10

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What decided it

  • Baptiste broke 3 times from 15 chances, Townsend 1 from 10
  • The second set went to a tiebreak, Townsend took it 7–3
  • 9 aces and 4 double faults from Baptiste