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Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko got into a fiery post-match spat at the US Open on Wednesday, Aug. 27

Townsend won the second-round match 7-5 6-1

The two addressed the situation online and via a post-match interview and press conference

Taylor Townsend may have worn flames on her outfit for her US Open second-round match against Jelena Ostapenko, but the 29-year-old probably wasn't expecting them to come to life following her win.

After they shook hands following the match on Wednesday, Aug. 27 — which U.S. tennis star Townsend won 7-5 6-1 — the pair appeared to get into a heated argument.

According to The Athletic , the fiery exchange of words began after Ostapenko, 28, told Townsend that she should say sorry for a shot that clipped the top of the net but st

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