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Madison Williams

Coco Gauff, Naomi Osaka Weigh in on Taylor Townsend-Jelena Ostapenko Altercation

The talk of the U.S. Open since Wednesday has been the post-match altercation between American Taylor Townsend and world No. 25 Jeļena Ostapenko, in which a heated argument broke out between the two players after Townsend's second-round win.

Townsend later shared what Ostapenko said to her on the court, which included the Latvian telling Townsend that she has "no class," "no education" and to "see what happens when we get outside the U.S." Ostapenko later explained what caused her outburst, saying that Townsend broke some unwritten rules of tennis, which she saw as unsportsmanlike.

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