Taylor Townsend, a 116th-ranked US qualifier, advanced to the fourth round of the US Open on Saturday by defeating Romania's Sorana Cirstea 7-5, 6-2. Townsend, who eliminated Romanian fourth seed and reigning Wimbledon champion Simona Halep in the second round, will next face either 19th-ranked Dane Caroline Wozniacki or Canadian 19-year-old Bianca Andreescu.
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