Overview

• Taylor Townsend defeated Jelena Ostapenko 7-5, 6-1 in the US Open second round.
• Reporting described Ostapenko declining the handshake before a heated exchange in front of the chair umpire.
• Townsend told media that Ostapenko called her “no class” and “no education” and warned they would “see what happens” outside the United States.
• Ostapenko posted that Townsend was “very disrespectful” for not apologizing after a net‑cord point and for warming up at the net, which she framed as a breach of tennis norms.
• An amateur video cited by outlets shows Townsend saying “learn to lose,” and no official disciplinary action has been reported.