Taylor Townsend shares adorable glimpse of her son Adyn as she juggles her tennis training with motherhood duties

Taylor Townsend has had a stellar 2024, and the tennis star is now balancing her rigorous training schedule for the upcoming season with her motherhood duties. The American recently shared an adorable moment of her son, Adyn, enjoying a meal, demonstrating her ability to effortlessly juggle her busy life.

Townsend has dominated the WTA women's doubles circuit this season. Partnering with Beatriz Maia. she got her year off to the perfect start when she stormed to a win at the Adelaide International. The American followed this up with a title finish at Wimbledon, alongside Katerina Siniakova. The duo capped off the year with another impressive performance, clinching the top spot at the WTA Finals in Riyadh.

Now, as she prepares for the upcoming 2025 season, the 28-year-old is busy juggling her training with her motherhood duties. Taking to her Instagram story, the tennis star shared a video of her son Adyn enjoying his meal, and captioned it:

“Between fitness sessions, we mom hard.”

Via Taylor Townsend's Instagram

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Taylor Townsend on her comeback after maternity leave and how being a mother requires ‘grit

Townsend on motherhood (Image Source: Getty)

Taylor Townsend welcomed her son Adyn in March 2021, and returned to tennis the following year. The American seemingly picked up exactly where she left off on court, reaching the women's doubles semifinals at the French Open and finishing second at the US Open upon her return.

Speaking on her experience with maternity and her journey back to the top, Townsend told the WTA:

“Where I am in my life right now it's given me purpose and a resurgence of understanding who I am. I was off for maternity leave for 19 months. It was very very unplanned and kind of a shock for me that I had to have a C-section. Going from being such an independent person to needing help to do the most basic things that was mentally like very difficult. So now, coming back, I've been able to maneuver things in such a different way and really stay true to who I am.”

Townsend also went on to emphasize the challenges that come with being a parent, outlining that mother's need ‘grit’ to manage their responsibilities.

“Understanding how to maneuver in this world as your child grows evolves and they become their own person, you have to manage that. Being a mother it's not pretty, it takes grit. You are constantly having to put someone else before you. I feel like grit is such a perfect word, mothers embody grit by just existing. It's a very difficult life but honestly it's not one that I would change," she added.

Since returning from maternity leave, Taylor Townsend has only gotten better on the court. In women's doubles, she has achieved a career high ranking of World No.5 and claimed her maiden Grand Slam title earlier this year at Wimbledon.