Taylor Townsend dishes on first Citi Bike ride and love of all things New York at US Open

American Taylor Townsend upset No.20 Maja Chwalinska 6-2, 6-3, and did it wearing a fit of her own design: red, white and black with a mesh top and tassels around the waist.“This is the first time I’ve ever done anything like this.

This is something that I wanted to do from the beginning when I first came and created my own brand,” said Townsend.“But it’s really, really difficult, and you have to find people that are able to do that and turn things around in tennis.“A lot of people don’t realize that with tennis, as soon as one [tournament] is over, you should always be working on the next thing because it’s a really fast overturn.

We’re playing this and then in two weeks it’s the Asia Swing.… So it’s really fast if you wanna show up differently for every tournament or every swing.

So, credit to them.They really did phenomenal with being able to bring these looks to life.”Townsend — who has five outfits lined up through the U.S.

Open — has long been a fan favorite in New York and hosted what she called a “welcome to the U.S.Open” party.

She often explores the city, and even rode her first Citi Bike, but doesn’t have a routine that she keeps when she comes to town.“No.I don’t think anyone in New York has a routine, if I’m being honest,” Townsend laughed.

“It’s like, ‘We’re just gonna do this or that.I like this spot, but I’m here, I’ve got to go there.’ I did have a chopped cheese for the first time.

It was delicious.Yeah, I did a Citi Bike — that was fun.

I was so scared, but then when I got the hang of it, I was like, ‘Oh, this is fun.’ So that was great.“I just feel like it’s so hard because our schedules are all over the place.So it’s really difficult to have anything [planned].

We ordered from a restaurant that we really liked.… We ordered Philippe Chow and we really like that.”Townsend faces wild card Taylah Preston in the second round.Iga Swiatek’s first-round dominance in Fl...