Taylor Townsend wasn’t having it.

A courtside video captured a portion of the tense exchange between Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko after the American star rolled to a 7-5, 6-1 victory in the second round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday.

“You can learn how to take a loss better. Thank you so much. Great job, great playing,” Townsend said with what appeared to be a sarcastic tone and a fake smile.

😭👏 Townsend to Ostapenko:

“You can learn how to take a loss better” pic.twitter.com/L0m5GGAVC6 — Olly Tennis 🎾🇬🇧 (@Olly_Tennis_) August 27, 2025

The video seemed to catch the end of the interaction, which started with Ostapenko confronting Townsend.

“It’s competition, people get upset when they lose,” Townsend told ESPN on the court right after the match. “Some people say bad things.

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