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Racist Allegations Emerge After Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko Clash at US Open
Naomi Osaka condemned Jelena Ostapenko's remarks to Taylor Townsend as racially insensitive in a predominantly White sport, highlighting ongoing diversity challenges in tennis.
- On August 29, 2025, Naomi Osaka condemned Jelena Ostapenko's remarks after her second-round defeat at the U.S. Open, calling them terrible and highlighting their painful historical connotations.
- After their US Open second-round match on Court 11 on Wednesday, Jelena Ostapenko confronted Taylor Townsend, accusing her of having `no education` and `no class` over a net-cord point Townsend won.
- World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka said she had spoken to Jelena Ostapenko to calm her, noting `Well, I have to say that she's nice. You know, she just sometimes can lose control. She has some things in life to face and some struggles`.
- Reactions spread on social media as Jelena Ostapenko denied accusations of racism, skipped a post-match press conference citing illness, and lost in women's doubles at the US Open on Thursday, yet the crowd greeted her with cheers.
- More broadly, the episode highlights the sport of tennis and its diversity issues, as Taylor Townsend said she did not interpret Ostapenko's words as racist but acknowledged the stereotype's damaging history amid the US Open controversy.
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Naomi Osaka Says Jelena Ostapenko’s Comments To Taylor Townsend Are “The Worst Things You Can Say To A Black Tennis Player”
Naomi Osaka has weighed in on the comments made after Jelena Ostapenko and Taylor Townsend’s match during the U.S. Open. On Wednesday, Townsend destroyed Ostapenko in straight sets, 7-5, 6-1. Apparently, Ostapenko was upset that Townsend didn’t apologize after a net cord during a crucial point in the match in which Townsend won. After the match, when the two women met at the net for the customary handshake, Oseapenko reportedly told Townsend tha…
Taylor Townsend Holds Her Ground – The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
Playing in a second-round match at the U.S. Open against Jelena Ostapenko, Taylor Townsend benefited from a bit of luck in the first set. On serve in the 11th game, she hit a ball that clipped the net and took an unreachable bounce, giving her the point. Such lucky breaks are pretty evenly distributed, so you cannot say it was a big deal. And no one was giving the match to Miss Ostapenko, who looked off her game from the start: Taylor Townsend …
Racist Allegations Emerge After Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko Clash at US Open
A tense on-court argument broke out between tennis players Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko following their second-round match at the US Open on Wednesday. Townsend, a Black American, won the… The post Racist Allegations Emerge After Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko Clash at US Open appeared first on .
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