Jelena Ostapenko apologizes on social media for what she said to Taylor Townsend at the US Open
August 30, 2025
Jelena Ostapenko has apologized on social media for telling Taylor Townsend she had “no education” after losing to her at the U.S. Open earlier in the week. Ostapenko wrote Saturday that she intended to call out Townsend for what Ostapenko perceived as poor tennis etiquette. Ostapenko, the 2017 French Open champion, is from Latvia. She said in a post Saturday that English is not her native language but understands how what she said to Townsend on Wednesday could have offended many people.