While luckily, not a lot of people related directly to Townsend’s particular family issue, they did contact her with feedback, support and more.
“I did have kids reach out to me saying that they've had issues with their parents or their parents are going through a divorce,” Townsend said (her parents got divorced when she was 12). “Just kind of asking for advice of how they should do things or just like, ‘Hey, I just needed someone to talk to.’
"I just tried to answer as many questions as I could or just kind of give positive feedback."
Townsend went above and beyond answering the call by sending a care package of tennis equipment to a struggling junior.
“It was just really cool that in sharing that piece that I could help someone in a direct way as well,” she said.
In times like these, expect to see more athletes like Townsend helping each other, and others, as the tours (and world) unites to come out the other side better, stronger and maybe even rid of some dead weight.