Tennis player, Taylor Townsend’s serve-and-volley game scored the upset of the 2019 US Open tournament over No.4 Simona Halep and cemented her belief in her throwback style. But her candor and upbeat attitude about past struggles related to being body shamed and how she’s moving forward are truly inspiring.

The former junior No.1 has been in and out of the tennis spotlight since she won the girls’ Australian Open title in 2012 as a 15-year-old and finished the year as the first American girl to finish as junior No.1 since 1992. With a throwback game that recalled Martina Navratilova, John McEnroe, and the crafty serve-and-volleyers that built the sport, she was hailed the future of American tennis.

Taylor Townsend posted on her Instagram page shortly after her win, a lyric from a Drake song:

“I’m buying the building of every door that closed on me.”

Tune in to August’s Diabetes Late Nite with musical inspiration from Phyllis Hyman.

We’re talking about ‘Diabetes, Sleep & Mental Health Issues’ with guests: Alyson Williams, Queen Diva, Patricia Farrell PhD, Kristina Wolfe, ‘Tabouli: The Story of a Heart-Driven Diabetes Alert Dog’ Author Matt Pelicano, Elizabeth Vaughan Gallagher, Stacie Shonkwiler, and the Charlie’s Angels of Outreach with Patricia Addie-Gentle.

Throughout the podcast we will be featuring music from ‘The Essential Phyllis Hyman’ album courtesy of SONY Music.

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