Jelena Ostapenko apologizes on social media for what she said to Taylor Townsend at the U.S. Open

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NEW YORK – Jelena Ostapenko apologized on social media Saturday for telling Taylor Townsend she had “no education” after losing to her at the U.S. Open earlier in the week, explaining that she intended to call out Townsend for what Ostapenko perceived as poor tennis etiquette .

Ostapenko, the 2017 French Open champion from Latvia, wrote in a post that English is not her native language, “so when I said education, I was speaking only about what I believe (is) tennis etiquette, but I understand how the words I used could have offended many people beyond the tennis court.” ×

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