JELENA Ostapenko has apologized for claiming Taylor Townsend had 'no education' during a fiery on-court row.

After she was eliminated from the US Open second round last Wednesday following a 7-5 6-1 defeat, the Latvian confronted Townsend at the net and started finger pointing.

As fans on Court 11 started booing, Ostapenko, 28, felt Townsend should have apologised for a lucky net cord – and she was unhappy with her opponent’s “disrespectful” warm-up routine.

It was alleged by Townsend, who is black, that Ostapenko had said she had “no class” and “no education”.

Townsend, the No.1 doubles player in the world, also accused the Eastern European of threatening retribution the next time they meet “outside the US.”.

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka branded Ostapenko’s comments

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