Tennis
U.S. Open
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 altercation ensued, with Ostapenko telling Townsend that she should have said sorry for a shot that clipped the top of the net but stayed in play, known as a net cord.
Townsend said she did not have to say sorry, and the altercation continued. Toward the end, Ostapenko appeared to repeat the phrase “you have no education” three times before Townsend told her that she could “learn how to take a loss better.”
