Taylor Townsend wasn’t supposed to play Sunday night, but when Venus Williams withdrew from the Atlanta Open Sunday Showdown due to injury, Townsend was invited to come back to a place she calls home and fill Williams’ shoes. 

Former World No. 1 in singles and doubles Venus Williams and 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens will go head-to-head in the Atlanta Open Sunday Showdown on July 21.

Taylor Fritz won his sixth career title, beating Aleksandar Vukic of Australia 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-4 at the Atlanta Open. The top seed and highest-ranked American at No. 9 tuned up for the U.S. Open with his second victory of the season on hard courts, having won the Delray Beach title in February.

The Georgia Tech alum is back home on an Atlanta tennis court after reaching the quarterfinals at Wimbledon.

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