Ostapenko’s Poor Sportsmanship Overshadowed Townsend’s Career Win at U.S. Open

Imagine if Ben Shelton chided someone for wearing bare sleeves. Or Aryna Sabalenka took issue with another player’s quantity of tattoos. Or if Carlos Alcaraz scolded someone for short hair. 

That was the equivalent of the scene Wednesday at the U.S. Open when Jeļena Ostapenko lost to Taylor Townsend, shook hands at the net and dressed her opponent down for a purported lack of etiquette.