"Shoutout to the haters in that corner": Taylor Townsend calls out abusive spectators after US Open win

Taylor Townsend silenced the crowd as she decided to call out members of the crowd who she dubbed 'haters' after she reached the US Open mixed doubles semi-final with Donald Young.

The World No.8 in doubles directly pointed out some members of the crowd and gave a shoutout to the haters. In what is the farewell for Donald Young, it could prove to be an incredible send-off.

They are two wins away from the title and faced some difficulty in their Quarter-Final. They battled past both Harri Heliovaara and Anna Danilina on Monday and the haters. Townsend then had a message for the hecklers.

“Shoutout to the haters in that corner over there. They’re gone,” she said.

“Where are you? I don’t hear you anymore. It’s okay. It’s okay. No, no, no, it’s okay, they’re gone. I don’t hear them anymore.”

“Holy s***. The energy - it really pushed us through. You guys are lit.

“These are the moments we live for, 10-8 in the third, alongside Donald. It’s very nostalgic for me. I’m very happy to be on the same side as him, and that forehand not coming on my head.”