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FILE - Taylor Townsend, of the United States, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Aug. 25, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Vera Nieuwenhuis, File)

US Open foes Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko get into a tense back-and-forth after match

U.S. Open opponents Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko got into a face-to-face argument on the Court 11 sideline right after their second-round match ended. Townsend said Wednesday that Ostapenko told her she has no class and no education. Townsend, who is from Chicago, was a 7-5, 6-1 winner against 2017 French Open champion Ostapenko, who is from Latvia. After the two players met at the net for a postmatch handshake, they stayed near each other instead of going their separate ways, as players usually do. Ostapenko wagged a finger at Townsend as they spoke.

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