Why this could be Townsend's time

— -- For as much as the men like to believe the women's game is so different from theirs, the similarities far outweigh the differences. The men have a Big Three in Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. The women have a Big One in Serena Williams. The men have a youth movement that in 2014 reshaped the rankings. Simona Halep, Dominika Cibulkova and Eugenie Bouchard all played in their first Grand Slam finals and year-end championships and 24-year-old Petra Kvitova won her second Wimbledon.

And as with the men, the women's season is bound to produce discovery and disappointment. Have your portfolio and cheat sheets ready. We're going prospecting.

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Taylor Townsend, USA
2014 year-end ranking: 102
2013 year-end ranking: 308
2012 year-end ranking: 676