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After Townsend, the women’s doubles world No. 1, had sealed the win, she approached the Latvian world No. 26 for the customary handshake at the net.
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Taylor Townsend women's doubles world No 1 approached Jelena Ostapenko Latvian world No 26 for handshake
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James Hansen and Matthew Futterman
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{
    "date": "2025-08-27",
    "event": "U.S. Open",
    "player_1": "Taylor Townsend",
    "player_2": "Jelena Ostapenko",
    "townsend_ranking": "1",
    "ostapenko_ranking": "26"
}
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Created
September 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM (4 days ago)
Last Updated
September 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM (4 days ago)

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Jelena Ostapenko Appears to Tell Taylor Townsend She Has ‘No Education’ After U.S. Open Defeat
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Jelena Ostapenko and Taylor Townsend clashed after a US Open match. Ostapenko allegedly insulted Townsend, sparking a post-match controversy. Both players offered differing accounts of the incident.

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