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Facebook Tweet Email Link The post-match exchange between Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko on Wednesday at the US Open was a terse encounter but probably left many wondering what the big deal was that caused all the tension. As it happens, the clash stemmed from the breaking of an unspoken rule of tennis. After Townsend’s straight-sets victory over Ostapenko, the …

Naomi Osaka strongly came to the defense of American tennis player Taylor Townsend on Thursday, who claimed that Jelena Ostapenko hurled “no class” and “no education” insults at her following their second-round match the previous day. Osaka, whose father is Haitian-American and mother is Japanese, said following her second-round victory over Hailey Baptiste that such derogatory comments are “one of …

When Aryna Sabalenka spoke with Jelena Ostapenko after her second-round loss to Taylor Townsend at the U.S. Open on Wednesday, she wasn’t aware of the heated post-match spat between the competitors. Sabalenka, the world No. 1, came away from their conversation seemingly concerned that the Latvian star is dealing with something in her personal life that is affecting her ability …

Facebook Tweet Email Link New York AP  —  US Open opponents Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko got into a face-to-face argument on the Court 11 sideline right after Townsend won their second-round match 7-5, 6-1 on Wednesday. Townsend, an American who is ranked No. 1 in doubles, said Ostapenko, a Latvian, who won the 2017 French Open, told her she …

Jeļena Ostapenko gave her side of the story after her heated exchange with Taylor Townsend following their second-round match at the U.S. Open on Wednesday.  Ostapenko, 28, took issue with two separate actions by Townsend, 29, and let her know about it when the two went to shake hands after the American defeated her, 7-5, 6-1.  Townsend revealed that Ostapenko …

Taylor Townsend snaps back at Jelena Ostapenko after heated US Open match: ‘She told me I have no class’  Yahoo Sports Jelena Ostapenko appears to tell Taylor Townsend she has ‘no education’ after U.S. Open defeat  The New York Times US Open foes Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko get into a tense back-and-forth after match  CNN Taylor Townsend-Jelena Ostapenko argument: What caused US …

FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. — Jelena Ostapenko appeared to tell Taylor Townsend that she has “no education” after losing to the American 7-5, 6-1 in the second round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday. After Townsend, the women’s doubles world No. 1, had sealed the win, she approached the Latvian world No. 26 for the customary handshake at the net. An …