# @thegistca on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DN4MGDpAXzY
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/33797821-thegistca-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-08-28T00:06:07.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The GIST Canada (@thegistca) — https://gondola.cc/thegistca

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This exchange was HEATED. 👀 ⁣
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Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko’s second-round match at the U.S. Open didn’t end at the net... it spilled into a heated courtside exchange. 🤯⁣
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Townsend says Ostapenko told her she had “no class, no education” and even warned her to “see what happens outside the U.S.” 🫢⁣
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Townsend fired back both on the court (winning 7-5, 6-1) and after, calling it simply “competition” and adding, “When she was playing well, I didn’t say anything. That just shows class.” 😌⁣
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For Townsend, it’s a milestone: her first Grand Slam singles third round since 2023, and she did it as the world’s No. 139... the lowest-ranked American to beat a Slam champ at the Open since 2019. 🎾⁣
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The bad blood? Still brewing. Townsend ended her on-court interview with: “Let’s see what else she has to say.” 😮 #thegist⁣
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#tennis #womenssports #womenstennis #usopen #taylortownsend #jelenaostapenko #drama #newyork

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The GIST Canada | @thegistca | https://gondola.cc/thegistca | Sports Media Outlet |

## Tags

jelenaostapenko, womenssports, usopen, tennis, womenstennis, taylortownsend, thegist, drama, newyork

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