(VIDEO) Townsend gives words of encouragement to emotional Fernandez after lost Roland Garros Women's Doubles Final

Taylor Townsend showed her support for Leylah Fernandez during the women's doubles final at the 2023 French Open.

The duo of the Canadian and the American has achieved several good results in recent months and has established themselves as a formidable team in doubles. They entered the tournament as the 10th seed and defeated several notable pairs, including the eighth-seeded Luisa Stefani with Gabriela Dabrowski and the second-seeded Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula, who were finalists last year.

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Taylor Townsend and Leylah Fernandez also reached the semifinals of the Madrid Open, the final of the Miami Open, and this time the final of Roland Garros. In a three-set match, they were defeated by the Chinese duo Wang Xinyu and the Taiwanese Su-Wei Hsieh.

Although the North American pair took the lead in the first set, the Asian duo turned the match around and claimed the title with a score of 1-6, 7-6(5), 6-1. Townsend was seen consoling the former US Open finalist as she was crying during the match due to frustration.

"It has helped a lot. You know Taylor is super positive. So say, after I lose or if I win, she always sends me a message, like sending good vibes. I think that has helped me a lot, like acceptance," Fernandez said after match.

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"And doubles has helped me to forget about my singles and let’s move on," she added. "That's like focus on the doubles. I want to do well. I want to get through the rounds and we've been having a lot of fun on court. And I see the advantage of playing doubles and it has helped me a lot in singles too," Canadian added.

Despite the defeat, the Townsend-Fernandez duo is currently ranked third in the race to the WTA Finals, showcasing their consistency as a team and establishing themselves as contenders in every tournament they compete in.

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