Taylor Townsend, Jelena Ostapenko engage in heated U.S. Open exchange

American Taylor Townsend engaged in a heated exchange with Jelena Ostapenko after her 7-5, 6-1 victory over the Latvian in the second round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday.

As the two players met at the net to shake hands, Ostapenko said something that Townsend clearly took issue with. The conversation escalated as the two players argued near Ostapenko's chair, before Townsend walked away to shake the umpire's hand before pumping up the crowd on Court 11.

"It's competition, people get upset when they lose," Townsend told ESPN after the match. "Some people have no class, I have no education and to see what happens when we get outside of the U.S."

Ostapenko, the 2017 French Open champion, was seeded 25th at Flushing Meadows this year. She took to social media after her match to discuss the co