NEW YORK (AP) — The postmatch back-and-forth between Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko remained a topic of conversation at the U.S. Open 24 hours later on Thursday — but not for Ostapenko, who skipped speaking at a news conference, citing “medical reasons.”

Townsend, an American who is ranked No. 1 in doubles, and Ostapenko, a Latvian who won the 2017 French Open in singles, were back on court in separate doubles matches on Thursday. Townsend and her partner, Katerina Siniakova, won theirs; Ostapenko and Barbora Krejcikova, lost theirs.

On Wednesday, after Townsend's straight-set victory over Ostapenko in singles, they had an extended argument after shaking hands up at the net — and Townsend, who is Black, said Ostapenko called her “uneducated” while wagging a finger.

“Anyone and

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