After losing to Taylor Townsend in the second round of the US Open this week, Jelena Ostapenko told Townsend that she had "no class" and "no education." On Saturday, Ostapenko issued an apology, claiming her comments were the result of English not being her first language.

The pair got into a heated confrontation after Townsend won their match in straight sets. Ostapenko was angry that Townsend, a Black American woman, had not apologized for a net cord during their match.

"Yeah, I mean, you know, it's competition," Townsend said after the confrontation. "People get upset when they lose. Some people say bad things. She told me I have no class, I have no education and to see what happens when we get outside the U.S. So I'm looking forward to it. I mean, I beat her in Canada, outside the

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