Behind every success story lie countless hidden sacrifices. Ask Taylor Townsend, who has seen it all in her career. After giving birth to her first child back in 2021, the American tennis star made a comeback to the court a year later. Further, her biggest career success came earlier this season when Townsend teamed up with Katerina Siniakova to win the women’s doubles title at the Wimbledon Championships. It was Townsend’s maiden Grand Slam title and she achieved a unique feat of winning a Slam as a mother. As she readies to repeat that feat at the upcoming US Open, the American star suffered an unexpected emotional breakdown.

While Townsend has traveled across the globe for her tennis commitments, her toddler son remains back home. As a result, she isn’t able to spend quality time with her child, something which she has missed dearly while on tennis tours. Last week, Townsend’s campaign in Cincinnati ended early and she decided to head back home for a couple of days before the US Open. However, she got emotional over the thought of being away from her toddler son again.

Explaining her ordeal, Townsend shared a series of Instagram stories in which she could be heard saying, “So, I just shut my bathroom and had a breakdown because I got back home Saturday afternoon from Cincinnati after leaving tomorrow afternoon for New York. I wish I just didn’t come home because I felt so sad and guilty coming and going. It is the sacrifice that I have to make but it sucks. It is affecting him and these moments are really hard for me.”

However, this is not the first time that Taylor Townsend has gotten emotional over the thoughts of missing her son. Earlier this year, she missed her son, Adyn’s first day of ju-jitsu. Subsequently, she shared a glimpse of her son in his gear on Instagram and wrote, “I am missing my baby’s first day of ju jitsu. crying real tears!” 

Before her Wimbledon campaign this year, Townsend had to leave behind her son, who had school to attend. After she emerged victorious there, the American star revealed an interesting conversation with Adyn.

Taylor Townsend emerged as a proud mother after her Wimbledon exploits

Being away from the child is the most difficult part of motherhood. Although Taylor Townsend got separated from her son while on Wimbledon duty, she showed tremendous grit and determination to emerge victorious in the women’s doubles. But before she left for the grass-court Grand Slam tournament, she had an interesting conversation with her son.

Sharing that tale on her official Instagram handle, Townsend could be heard saying, “This was the day I was leaving.. my word is everything to me. This means the world to me to be able to show him what Mama did.” The American star didn’t disappoint and kept her word by returning with the Wimbledon trophy.

The two shared adorable moments soon after Townsend returned home from Wimbledon. In a heartwarming moment, the American star said to her son, “Can I have some loving?” A kiss on her son’s cheek followed as Townsend showed how much she missed Adyn. Aren’t they one of the cutest mother-son duos out there? What do you think?