Townsend rubbishes Ostapenko jibe

Both involved in a furious on-court fight at the US Open

- NEW YORK

elena 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.

Latvian 25th seed Ostapenko unleashed an angry verbal vol ley at Townsend following her 7-5, 6-1 second-round defeat.

Townsend later revealed that Ostapenko had accused her of lacking “class” during her tirade.