Taylor Townsend and Jeļena Ostapenko had a heated exchange in the second round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday after the American won, 7-5, 6-1.

As Townsend went up to Ostapenko to shake hands, the Latvian appeared to say something to Townsend that she didn’t like.

The two got into a back-and-forth before Townsend walked away and started pumping up the crowd on court 11, which was already behind her.

Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko got into an argument after their match at the U.S. Open 👀 pic.twitter.com/od0GwFykBd — The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) August 27, 2025

Taylor Townsend got into a heated exchange with Jeļena Ostapenko. The Tennis Letter/X

Taylor Townsend got into a heated exchange with Jeļena Ostapenko. The Tennis Letter/X

“It’s competition. People get upset whe

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