The Latvian said that her comment referred only to tennis etiquette in a statement that did not name or acknowledge Townsend.

Taylor Townsend says Jelena Ostapenko told her she has "no class" and "no education" after the American beat her in the US Open second round.

“She told me I have no class," Townsend said in an on-court interview after her 7-5, 6-1 victory.