Taylor Townsend beat Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-2 to reach the US Open fourth round and drew major attention after a heated postmatch exchange with Jelena Ostapenko.
US Open opponents Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko get into a tense back-and-forth after match
Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko argued after Townsend's 7-5, 6-1 U.S. Open win; Ostapenko allegedly called Townsend 'no class' and 'no education'.
It's one of the worst things you can say to a Black tennis player' Osaka
Naomi Osaka condemned Jelena Ostapenko's 'no education' and 'no class' insults toward Taylor Townsend as among the worst things to say to a Black player.
