Ostapenko publicly apologizes for the controversy with Townsend: "English is not my native language"
Jelena Ostapenko's latest outburst now has public apologies. The Latvian took to her social media to issue a statement regarding the incident after the second-round match of the US Open 2025 against Taylor Townsend, with whom she confronted at the end: "I wanted to apologize for some things I said after the match. English is not my native language and when I mentioned 'education,' I was only referring to the tennis context. I understand that my words may have been offensive", reads the lengthy statement.
Jelena Ostapenko apologizes for her behavior after the Taylor Townsend match at U.S. Open
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) August 30, 2025
“Hi all - I wanted to apologize for some of the things I said during my second-round singles match. English is not my native language, so when I said education, I was speaking only about… pic.twitter.com/arE6tHCrdZ
This is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Ostapenko se disculpa públicamente por la polémica con Townsend: "El inglés no es mi lengua materna"