A 69-year-old woman became the talk of social networks on Monday when she faced Taylor Townsend, a talented 19-year-old who was once the top-ranked junior in the world, in a low-level tournament in Pelham, Alabama.

The ITF Futures event – which has a prize fund of just $25,000 - was only in its qualifying stage, but some smart punters were still able to place bets on Townsend on a point-by-point basis against Gail Falkenberg.

The match ended, predictably, in a 6-0, 6-0 win for Townsend after just 36 minutes, but Falkenberg did manage to win 12 points along the way.