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The drain of Latvia, Jelena Ostopenko, apologized on social networks for what he told the American tennis player Taylor Towsend during an emotional outburst after an open loss of the United States.
Ostapenko told Towsend that “he had no education” while pointing his finger to his opponent after a loss of early tournament against the American. She wrote on social networks that English is not her native language, “so when I said education, I was just talking about what I believe (it) the tennis label, but I understand how the words I used could have offended many people beyond the tennis court.”
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Jelena Ostopenko de Latvia (R) argues with Taylor Towsend of the United States (L) after his second round of female singles on day four of the United States Open of the United States at the National Center for National Tennis of Usta Billie Jean King on August 27, 2025 in the neighborhood in the neighborhood of The Queens Borough of New York City. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
Towsend reacted to the apology after he won his double match on Saturday. She said she didn’t know.
“It is good that she has done that, that she apologized,” Towsend said. “That’s fine. That’s great. At the end of the day, I think it is a learning lesson for her … it’s great that she was to social networks and apologize. But I really hope that, from this, I can take that as, hey, you can’t control people and it is better to concentrate on yourself.”
Towsend said he hadn’t heard from Ostopenko personally. Towsend defeated Ostapenko in 25 7-5, 6-1 position. The two were face to face after the game with Ostopenko delivering the insults.
Jeļena Ostapeko de Latvia during the first round of the US Open tennis tournament, August 24, 2025 in New York. (Vera Nieuwenhuis, file/photo ap)
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Towsend, who is black, was asked by a journalist if Ostapenko’s comments on the network had racial nuances.
“I did not take it that way, but also, you know, that has been a stigma in our community of being” unadchnus “and all things, when it is the furthest from truth,” Towsend replied.
“So, whether I had racial nuances or not, that is something I can talk about. The only thing that worries me at this time is to continue advancing in this tournament.”
Taylor Towsend of the United States in action against Jelena Ostapenko in the second round of female singles in the US Open at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. (Mike Frey/Imagn images)
Ostopenko said that immediately after the game he was upset, Towsend did not apologize after being helped by a net cord during a point. It also took into account Towsend heating before the game on the network, instead of in the baseline.
