Ostapenko sorry for Townsend row: 'English is not my native language'

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2025-08-30

New York (dpa) - Former French Open winner Jelena Ostapenko has apologized for her war of words with opponent Taylor Townsend at the US Open earlier this week. After Ostapenko's second-round exit at the New York grand slam, a dispute arose during the handshake at the net. Townsend said: "She told me I have no class, I have no education and to see what happens when we get outside the US." Ostapenko denied racism towards the African American and o......

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