American tennis star Taylor Townsend is apologizing after she posted a series of Instagram stories where she shared her shock and scathing reaction to some of the cuisine she was served at dinner ahead of the Billie Jean King Cup this week in Shenzhen, China.

Townsend, 29, was at a restaurant with USA teammate Hailey Baptiste on Tuesday night when she started the commentary on Instagram. Her posts were then criticized online as disrespectful to China’s culture and culinary traditions.

“I just wanted to come on here and apologize sincerely from the bottom of my heart,” Townsend said in a video apologizing for her comments. “I understand that I am so privileged as a professional athlete to be able to travel all around the world and experience cultural differences—which is one of the things

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