about 8 hours ago

Taylor Townsend Dismisses Calls to Ban Jelena Ostapenko from US Open Doubles

Townsend downplayed talk Ostapenko should be removed from doubles after their tense singles spat, where Ostapenko accused her of gamesmanship following a net-cord point. “It’s sports! People talk trash… I think it’s comical,” she said. The top-seeded Townsend–Siniakova duo could face Ostapenko and Krejcikova in a fiery Flushing Meadows showdown if the Latvian stays in.