{"id":181693,"date":"2025-08-28T06:02:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T06:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/181693\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T06:02:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T06:02:10","slug":"taylor-townsend-says-jelena-ostapenko-took-classless-dig-at-her-after-u-s-open-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/181693\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Townsend Says Jelena Ostapenko Took Classless Dig at Her After U.S. Open Match"},"content":{"rendered":"

American Taylor Townsend upset world No. 25 Je\u013cena Ostapenko literally and figuratively in their second round match at the U.S. Open on Wednesday<\/a>. Townsend won the heated contest 7\u20135, 6\u20131, leaving Ostapenko pretty upset afterwards.<\/p>\n

There appeared to be a confrontation at the net as the two opponents met to shake hands. Ostapenko apparently said something to Townsend after the handshake, causing Townsend to respond. The heated argument began there, sparking boos from the crowd. They spoke for a while until Townsend got her much deserved applause from the crowd.<\/p>\n

It was fitting that Townsend had fire on the end of her tennis dress for this fiery moment.<\/p>\n

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Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko got into an argument after their match at the U.S. Open \ud83d\udc40 pic.twitter.com\/od0GwFykBd<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) August 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Townsend detailed the pretty classless things Ostapenko said to her after the match during her on-court interview. <\/p>\n

“It’s competition, people get upset when they lose,” Townsend said. “Some people say bad things. She told me I have no class, I have no education and to see what happens when we get outside the U.S.”<\/p>\n

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After a heated second round match at the US Open, American Taylor Townsend calls out her opponent, Latvian Jelena Ostapenko:<\/p>\n

“She told me I have no class, I have no education, and to see what happens when we get outside the U.S.” pic.twitter.com\/FikAWiitcO<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) August 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A little while after the match, Ostapenko began posting her side of the situation on her Instagram stories. It sounds like Ostapenko wasn’t happy with how Townsend hit a net shot and didn’t apologize, and she was also frustrated with how her opponent warmed up. In Ostapenko’s opinion, Townsend broke some of the unwritten rules of tennis.<\/p>\n

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Ostapenko on Instagram pic.twitter.com\/gZGERk9kq4<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Jos\u00e9 Morgado (@josemorgado) August 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In the end, Townsend will move on to the third round of competition on Friday, while Ostapenko will go home. We’ll see if there’s any additional fallout from these two.<\/p>\n

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