In the midst of the fourth and last Grand Slam of the Year, the US Open 2025, a fierce exchange took place on Wednesday between the Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia and Taylor Townsend during the women’s singles, reports USA Today. In the match with a high intensity, played in the Usta Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Townsend Ostapenko defeated 7-5, 6-1 in their second round. The heated exchange occurred when Townsend and Ostapenko approached the net for a usual handshake after the game. According to the video posted by ESPN, both players were seen back and forth when Ostapenko waved her finger. After this, Townsend finally walked away from Ostapenko and threw her rocket in celebration. She then held her hand to her ear to ask the crowd to rejoice for her. Townsend has expanded the whole fierce exchange, Townsend said during her interview after the match, as quoted by USA Today, “people get upset if they lose and some people say bad things.” “(Ostapenko) told me I had no class, no training and to see what happened when we got outside the US, but townsend – which recently was the number 1 -year -old in doubles – said she would never look forward to playing Ostapenko again in the future.” added.
US Open 2025: Taylor Townsend, Jelena Ostapenko is working on Heated Exchange Post match. See what happened
