Jelena Ostapenko clears up comments after Taylor Townsend flap

Jelena Ostapenko apologized for her outburst during the U.S. Open on Wednesday.

The Latvian tennis player went off on American Taylor Townsend as they were shaking hands after the former was eliminated, 7-5, 6-1, from the women’s singles tournament.

Ostapenko, 28, said on Instagram after the match that she took issue with an apparent lack of an apology from Townsend after a shot clipped the top of the net but remained in play — also known as a net cord.

After the match, Townsend, 29, told ESPN that Ostapenko had told her she has “no class” and “no education and to see what happens when we get outside the U.S.”

Jelena Ostapenko told American Taylor Townsend she has “no education.” Getty Images

Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko got into an argument after their match at the U.S. O