Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko had an intense exchange after Taylor came out on top in their second-round match at the U.S. Open. Townsend won the match 7-5, 6-1 on Wednesday. (Aug. 27) which prompted insults from her opponent. While Townsend is ranked No. 1 in doubles, her Latvian competitor won the Open in 2017.

The verbal altercation occured as Townsend approached Ostapenko to shake hands after their match was complete. Ostapenako demanded an apology from Taylor before she repeated “you have no education” three times. Townsend responded with, “learn how to take a loss better,” per The Athletic .

According to USA Today, Ostapenako shared on Instagram stories that she believed she was owed an apology due to “a net ball.” The outlet noted that while players often apologize

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