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Taylor Townsend gets into US Open confrontation with Jelena Ostapenko: 'She told me I have no class'

Taylor Townsend, the current WTA world No. 1 in women's doubles, saw her solid start to the US Open continue Wednesday.

Townsend, who defeated Antonia Ruzic in the first round of the major, then beat 25th-ranked Jelena Ostapenko in consecutive sets, 7-5 and 6-1. But it was what followed the Townsend vs. Ostapenko match that got even more attention.

Ostapenko, a Latvian star who won the 2017 French Open, got into an altercation with Townsend as the two exchanged some words on the court. On the TV broadcast, Townsend then revealed what Ostapenko allegedly said to her.

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