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Quite a racquet as Open rivals exchange verbal volleys

Action wasn't confined to the tennis court at the US Open, with Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko getting into a heated face-to-face argument after their match.

Tempers flared on the sidelines of Court 11 after their second-round match on Wednesday.

"She told me I have no class, no education, and to see what happens when we get outside the U.S.," Townsend, who is from Chicago, said after her 7-5 6-1 victory over 2017 French Open champion Ostapenko, who is from Latvia.

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