Kateřina Siniaková and Taylor Townsend’s pursuit of tennis greatness is built on understanding‎

Editor’s note: This article is part of the Winning Style series, a collection of articles that explore the methods elite tennis players adopt in order to remain at the pinnacle of the sport. NEW YORK — Although they had stood next to each other on court as teammates since the spring of 2024, it wasn’t until fall 2025, at a practice in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the WTA Tour Finals, that Taylor Townsend saw her doubles partner with clear eyes. By then, Townsend, from Chicago, and Kateřina Siniakov