NEW YORK :American Taylor Townsend prevailed 7-5 6-1 in a tough U.S. Open second-round clash against Grand Slam winner Jelena Ostapenko on Wednesday but the real tension came after match point when the pair were involved in a heated argument at the net.

Townsend was trailing 5-3 in the opening set on Court 11 before she won nine straight games against the 2017 French Open champion to gain the upper hand and soon closed out the victory on serve to let out a huge roar.

A cold handshake followed at the net and the duo were locked in a war of words initiated by Ostapenko, before Townsend walked away and shook the chair umpire's hand and proceeded to whip the crowd into a frenzy.

"It's competition. People get upset when they lose and some people say bad things," Townsend said in an on-court

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