Taylor Townsend Speaks Out After Jelena Ostapenko’s US Open Apology: “Infuriated Her”

“I wanted to apologize for some of the things I said during my second-round singles match,” wrote Jelena Ostapenko on social media, days after her explosive “No class” and “No education” remarks aimed at Taylor Townsend. The second-round clash between them was already tense, and Ostapenko’s frustration boiled over after her defeat, triggered by Townsend’s neither raising her hand nor apologizing for a net cord. Chaos erupted in the aftermath, but it seems the Latvian star has had a change of heart. The question remains: has Townsend accepted the apology? Let’s hear it from her.

After her banger match with her partner Katerina Siniakova on Saturday, she sat down with the media for a quick Q&A session. Among the questions thrown her way was her reaction to Ostapenko’s apology. One of the reporters asked how she felt after learning that her opponent had apologized to her, to which she responded: “Yeah, that’s nice she did that. She apologized. I mean, that’s fine, that’s cool. I think it’s a learning lesson.”

She further added, “Like I said when everything first happened, you cannot push your expectations on other people. She expected for me to react a certain type of way, and I didn’t, and it infuriated her. Which led her to say things that are hurtful, that are belligerent, that are offensive, not only to me but, you know, to the sport and to a whole culture of people that I try to do my best to represent the best that I can. For me, it’s nice that she apologized.

Taylor Townsend on Jelena Ostapenko’s apology:

“She expected for me to react a certain type of way, and I didn’t, and it infuriated her. Which led her to say things that are hurtful, that are belligerent, that are offensive, not only to me, but, you know, to the sport and to a… pic.twitter.com/OksZgMX3NN

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