Overview

• Townsend beat fifth seed Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-2 to advance to the last 16 after her second-round win over Jelena Ostapenko.
• Naomi Osaka called Ostapenko’s “no education” remark toward Townsend “one of the worst things you can say to a Black tennis player” in a majority White sport.
• Townsend said she did not personally interpret the comment as racial but acknowledged the stigma it evokes and emphasized representation as she continued winning.
• Ostapenko denied racist intent on social media, framing her frustration around tennis etiquette over a net-cord apology and warm-up placement, and skipped press citing medical reasons.
• No formal disciplinary action has been announced as players including Coco Gauff, Sloane Stephens and Aryna Sabalenka weighed in and online backlash persisted.