Overview

• After Taylor Townsend’s second‑round win, she said Jelena Ostapenko told her she had “no class” and “no education” and warned about meeting “outside the U.S.,” drawing boos from the crowd.
• Naomi Osaka called the phrasing one of the worst things to say to a Black tennis player in a majority‑White sport and said it was “just really bad.”
• Townsend said she did not interpret the remarks as explicitly racist and noted she is focused on continuing her tournament.
• Ostapenko denied racist intent on social media, attributed her anger to a missed net‑cord apology as a matter of etiquette, and skipped a news conference with organizers citing medical reasons.
• Aryna Sabalenka said Ostapenko can lose control of her emotions, while Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe criticized the comments, and both players returned to action in doubles as the discussion persisted.