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Jelena Ostapenko<\/a> accused Taylor Townsend<\/a> of having no education and no class in a fiery post-match exchange at the US Open.<\/p>\n The pair clashed in the second round at Flushing Meadows and then engaged in a finger-pointing row at the side of the court to loud boos from the crowd following Townsend\u2019s 7-5 6-1 victory.<\/p>\n The American walked away before celebrating her upset of the 25th seed in full-hearted fashion.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s competition, people get upset when they lose and some people say bad things,\u201d said Townsend in her post-match interview.<\/p>\n \u201cShe told me I have no class, I have no education and to see what happens when we get outside the US. I\u2019m looking forward to it. I beat her in Canada<\/a> outside the US so let\u2019s see what else she has to say.\u201d<\/p>\n Expanding on what happened later in her press conference, Townsend said: \u201cI didn\u2019t back down because you\u2019re not going to insult me, especially after I carried myself a certain type of way with nothing but respect.<\/p>\n \u201cIf I show respect to you, I expect respect as well. That\u2019s just the fact of the matter. I think that that\u2019s tennis. It was unfortunate, but it\u2019s something I can put on my TikTok.\u201d<\/p>\n