PARIS | As Leylah Annie Fernandez and Taylor Townsend won their semifinals on Friday, the American made the Quebecois laugh by throwing something in her hand.
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“It’s a joke we make with my team,” Townsend told reporters. We noticed that some dishes were not seasoned. So I try to sprinkle a little on top to add a little flavor, a little aroma.”
“Yeah, we like things that have a little flavor, a little spice, a little sauce…” she added, requesting the cutscene in question.
“Yes, we will need it and we will certainly release it everywhere!” Leylah added.
Watch said celebration in this video:
Both players will have another chance to round off those celebrations on Sunday when they play the women’s doubles final.
At 124 km/h!
China’s Xinyu Wang and Taiwan’s Su-Wei Hsieh need to watch out as Townsend’s shots have reached 124 kilometers per hour.
“I did push-ups!” laughed the Chicago native. At the beginning of the season I told my coach that I wanted to reach 130 km/h. I’m not far from it. Watch out for the rockets I’m about to send!”