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Tearful Taylor Townsend spurns eight match points as Barbora Krejcikova pulls off great escape

The American’s headline-making run was ended in cruel fashion at Flushing Meadows.

The Independent UK

US Open: Alcaraz wins, Krejcikova beats Townsend after saving eight match points – as it happened

Carlos Alcaraz sparkled as he reached the quarter-finals, Jessica Pegula advanced too and Barbora Krejcikova escaped to victory against Taylor Townsend

The Guardian - UK

Taylor Townsend and Ann Li reach fourth round of 2025 US Open

Taylor Townsend and Ann Li reach fourth round of 2025 US Open. We look at their great success at Flushing Meadows and what is ahead.

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Medvedev, Tsitsipas, Ostapenko: why does anger keep boiling over at US Open?

Players’ tempers have frequently flared at Flushing Meadows, with end of season tension and boisterous New York crowds offered as explanations

The Guardian - UK

Jelena Ostapenko Releases Statement Apologizing for Behavior Toward Taylor Townsend

Jelena Ostapenko apologized after saying Taylor Townsend had "no class" and "no education."

Sports Illustrated

Jelena Ostapenko apologises for ‘no education’ comment to Taylor Townsend

The Latvian accused her American opponent of having no education and no class

The Independent UK

U.S. Open 2025 Midterm Grades: Taylor Townsend Meets the Moment

The American is into the third round after a drama-filled win over Jeļena Ostapenko, followed by a takedown of Mirra Andreeva.

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The unwritten rules of tennis and why postmatch handshakes sometimes go awry at the US Open

Two episodes at this year's U.S. Open have shown that not every postmatch handshake in tennis goes well

The Independent UK

Townsend through but Ostapenko and tennis in spotlight at US Open

Taylor Townsend progresses at US Open but focus remains on allegations from heated confrontation with Jelena Ostapenko.

Al Jazeera

Taylor Townsend continues to impress with straight sets win over Mirra Andreeva

The American put the Jelena Ostapenko controversy behind her with a brilliant performance.

The Independent UK

‘It’s bigger than me’: Taylor Townsend topples No 5 Andreeva in US Open shock

Taylor Townsend upset No 5 seed Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-2 at the US Open, capping a week in which she became an unexpected star of the tournament

The Guardian - US

Ostapenko’s US Open words to Townsend ‘worst to say to Black tennis player’

Naomi Osaka blasts Jelena Ostapenko after alleged comments in a heated exchange with Taylor Townsend at the US Open.

Al Jazeera

Coco Gauff, Naomi Osaka Weigh in on Taylor Townsend-Jelena Ostapenko Altercation

The heated argument between Townsend and Ostapenko has been the talk of the U.S. Open.

Sports Illustrated

Racism storm overshadows US Open as Naomi Osaka joins criticism of Ostapenko’s ‘no education’ comment

‘It’s one of the worst things you can say to a black tennis player in a majority white sport,’ Osaka said

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Tennis champion demands simple dignity after drowning in sea of outrage and accusations

Things got really heated after the match ended.

Sports Illustrated

Ostapenko’s Poor Sportsmanship Overshadowed Townsend’s Career Win at U.S. Open

A heated handshake at the net and the ensuing drama took away from one of the bigger singles victories of the doubles expert’s career.

International Business Times UK

Taylor Townsend Mocked for Saying New York Is 'Outside the US' After Ostapenko Called Her Uneducated

Taylor Townsend clashed with Jelena Ostapenko at the US Open after being called 'uneducated', before joking she had beaten her 'outside the US' in New York.

Sports Illustrated

Aryna Sabalenka Defends Jelena Ostapenko Amid U.S. Open Controversy

Sabalenka said she spoke to Ostapenko after her match Wednesday.

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Taylor Townsend Opened U.S. Open Presser With Perfect Joke About Ostapenko Clash

Perfect one-liner.

The Independent UK

Jelena Ostapenko rejects racism claims after fiery exchange with Taylor Townsend

Townsend was asked in her press conference if Jelena Ostapenko’s post-match comments carried racial undertones.

The Independent UK

Jalena Ostapenko responds to accusations of racism after allegedly calling Taylor Townsend ‘uneducated’ in heated US Open clash

Some social media users accused Ostapenko of using racist tropes to attack her opponent

AAP

Quite a racquet as Open rivals exchange verbal volleys

Crunching on-court groundstrokes were followed by vicious verbal volleys on the sidelines as tempers flared at the US Open in New York.

The Guardian - US

Ostapenko and Townsend confront each other after US Open match: ‘She said I had no education’

Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko were involved in a heated exchange at the end of their second-round match on Wednesday

International Business Times

Townsend Reveals Ostapenko 'No Class' Jibe After US Open Exit

Jelena Ostapenko was involved in a furious on-court confrontation with Taylor Townsend after being dumped out of the US Open by the unseeded American on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Jelena Ostapenko and Taylor Townsend involved in heated on-court exchange

The pair argued on the side of the court after Townsend defeated her Latvian rival.

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