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The Athletic @theathletic.com

Jelena Ostapenko appeared to tell Taylor Townsend that she has "no education" after losing to the American 7-5, 6-1 in the second round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday.

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aug 28, 2025, 12:23 am • 97 16

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🇨🇦 Pylon Monkey 🇨🇦 @pylonmonkey.bsky.social

In Jelena’s defense, she was clearly born too close to Chernobyl’s radiation

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aug 30, 2025, 10:27 am • 0 0 • view
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Geordie og @geordiebm.bsky.social

The irony!

aug 28, 2025, 9:11 am • 0 0 • view
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Geordie og @geordiebm.bsky.social

I prefer Medvedev's bad loser act!

aug 28, 2025, 9:11 am • 0 0 • view
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peterscottsdale.bsky.social @peterscottsdale.bsky.social

Amazing ! Where’s the respect

aug 28, 2025, 4:04 pm • 0 0 • view
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Naimah Jabali-Nash @naimahjnash.bsky.social

Ostapenko mad she gotta take the 7 train home and Townsend still playing. It’s not a rule to say sorry for a net ball. Onward!

aug 28, 2025, 5:27 am • 1 0 • view
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Matt @mdunndidit.bsky.social

Jelena be like

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aug 28, 2025, 12:50 am • 15 0 • view
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S. Douglass @hsdouglass.bsky.social

Appeared?

aug 28, 2025, 5:28 pm • 0 0 • view
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msvee21.bsky.social @msvee21.bsky.social

Take the L and go! 🤨

aug 28, 2025, 2:15 am • 4 0 • view
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Dr.Hamza د.حمزة @ichamza.bsky.social

www.cnn.com/2024/08/09/s...

aug 28, 2025, 3:30 am • 0 0 • view
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wehavethestars @wehavethestars.bsky.social

Good player except for between the ears.

aug 28, 2025, 1:09 am • 0 0 • view
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Arcana7609 @arcana7609.bsky.social

I was like oh she feels bad about herself because I thought she was talking about herself not about the other girl lol

aug 28, 2025, 1:45 am • 0 0 • view
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sunne.bsky.social @sunne.bsky.social

What a horrible nut job

aug 28, 2025, 12:40 am • 3 0 • view
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mollieb.bsky.social @mollieb.bsky.social

ESPN commentators on Shelton’s match absolutely SHREDDING J.O.

aug 28, 2025, 1:48 am • 6 0 • view
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zerø @zroxyz.bsky.social

Sore loser.

aug 28, 2025, 6:25 pm • 0 0 • view
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K64 @k64.bsky.social

@scrubquotes.bsky.social

aug 28, 2025, 11:13 am • 3 0 • view
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stickside99.bsky.social @stickside99.bsky.social

ANOTHER RACIST MAGA CUNT

aug 28, 2025, 2:45 am • 2 0 • view
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djm1960.bsky.social @djm1960.bsky.social

So says the no class bitch who took a long potty break after the first set and a medical time out half way through the second. TT will kick Ostapenko’s sorry ass on every continent they play.

aug 28, 2025, 12:30 am • 32 1 • view
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GODSchild 💜🙏🏽🪬✡️🧿 @godschile.bsky.social

Taylor will see her at the Doubles match…. And raise her another loss.

aug 28, 2025, 1:28 pm • 2 0 • view
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Tennis Love Politics @tennislove23.bsky.social

It’s the finger for me. Talk about disrespectful behavior

aug 28, 2025, 2:26 am • 8 0 • view
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Diana Prince @dprince1998.bsky.social

Nope! She didn't "appear" to say it. She fucking said it.

aug 28, 2025, 8:58 pm • 1 0 • view
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SoshoBudderfly @soshobudderfly.bsky.social

Sore fluckin loser spewing racist tropes.

aug 28, 2025, 7:13 pm • 1 0 • view
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realjoemack.bsky.social @realjoemack.bsky.social

and then she asked where the nearest Krispy Kreme was

aug 28, 2025, 12:26 am • 11 0 • view
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Just a Guy @baldrican.bsky.social

Jelena should be suspended. She has ZERO class.

aug 28, 2025, 8:25 pm • 0 0 • view
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Earwig Squirmy Squirm @earwig360.bsky.social

Apparently knowing how to lose is not taught in Latvia. Glad Taylor Townsend provided Jelena Ostapenko the necessary education.

aug 28, 2025, 11:13 pm • 0 0 • view
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Dario Rivero @dariorivero.bsky.social

Bitch goes lose back in the eastern block

aug 28, 2025, 2:35 am • 0 0 • view
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Olivia @mka1022.bsky.social

Jelena is lucky that her finger isn't in a splint.

aug 30, 2025, 12:05 pm • 0 0 • view
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Carl Mucha @carlmucha.bsky.social

So Taylor is black? Got it. Back to Latvia, I guess.

aug 28, 2025, 12:33 am • 4 0 • view
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vicvinegar2024.bsky.social @vicvinegar2024.bsky.social

White ,classless ,racist as usual .

aug 28, 2025, 12:50 am • 2 0 • view
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joseencarnacion.bsky.social @joseencarnacion.bsky.social

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aug 28, 2025, 12:25 am • 3 0 • view
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dbergstr.bsky.social @dbergstr.bsky.social

Sounds like comments from a sore loser

aug 28, 2025, 5:03 pm • 0 0 • view
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bubbles1968.bsky.social @bubbles1968.bsky.social

Racists: "It's about a net cord! It's about a net cord!" Reality: Its about 7-5, 6-1

aug 28, 2025, 11:12 am • 8 0 • view
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The Athletic @theathletic.com

Ostapenko left immediately after the interaction, but posted a statement on social media in response saying Townsend was "very disrespectful." "If she plays in her homeland it doesn’t mean that she can behave and do whatever she wants." www.nytimes.com/athletic/658...

aug 28, 2025, 12:23 am • 40 6 • view
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mollieb.bsky.social @mollieb.bsky.social

What does EDUCATION have to do with tennis? The crowd *should* be behind TT. Get over it.

aug 28, 2025, 1:24 am • 3 0 • view
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pompatusoflove.bsky.social @pompatusoflove.bsky.social

It’s code

aug 28, 2025, 1:37 am • 5 0 • view
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mollieb.bsky.social @mollieb.bsky.social

Oh trust, I know that….just can’t help themselves…she would have NEVER with others.

aug 28, 2025, 1:41 am • 2 0 • view
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pompatusoflove.bsky.social @pompatusoflove.bsky.social

Yes she would; she’s often getting into scuffles and beefing about something. She added racism to the mix today

aug 28, 2025, 1:55 am • 1 0 • view
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jimjammann.bsky.social @jimjammann.bsky.social

Eastern European racism, some things never change

aug 28, 2025, 1:03 am • 8 0 • view
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Mary F. Kesson @mfkesson.bsky.social

From now on, players should respond to a net cord by saying “sorry not sorry.”

aug 28, 2025, 1:43 am • 0 0 • view
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Kurt Powers @spacedivision.bsky.social

You left out a part of Taylor’s statement where she said New York is outside the U.S.

aug 28, 2025, 1:01 am • 1 0 • view
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notquitefive7.bsky.social @notquitefive7.bsky.social

she obviously misspoke - but go ahead and play into the narrative

aug 28, 2025, 2:25 am • 5 0 • view
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JackMcgraw 🇨🇦 @redmcgraw.bsky.social

Ostapenko was rude. Not Townsend

aug 28, 2025, 4:40 pm • 1 0 • view
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brooklyn75.bsky.social @brooklyn75.bsky.social

Maybe Trump will invite Ostapenko to the White House.

aug 28, 2025, 12:26 am • 36 0 • view
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DorisVader @dorisvader.bsky.social

She'll go, too, I'm sure. Maybe he'll want to make ambassador to god knows where

aug 30, 2025, 3:52 pm • 1 0 • view
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Stacy Kern-Fowler @skfowler.bsky.social

She could be the new head of the Department of Racism.

aug 28, 2025, 2:31 am • 2 0 • view
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Merlisa @merlisa.com

We know he likes Eastern European women.

aug 28, 2025, 2:00 am • 9 0 • view
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brooklyn75.bsky.social @brooklyn75.bsky.social

And a certain Russian man

aug 28, 2025, 2:41 am • 7 0 • view
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pompatusoflove.bsky.social @pompatusoflove.bsky.social

It was super cool of Taylor to exit the scene of Penko’s tantrum and embrace the fans, who were joyfully supporting her throughout the match. Penko was a disgrace to her self and to the sport

aug 28, 2025, 1:36 am • 5 0 • view
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DIGITALMB @digitalmb.bsky.social

Oh, please Taylor beat her in Canada too #NeedsABetterHeadline bsky.app/profile/qtip...

aug 28, 2025, 4:21 am • 4 1 • view
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thomaslawrence88.bsky.social @thomaslawrence88.bsky.social

Apparently if you are white and you get into an argument with a black, then, of course, you are racist.

aug 30, 2025, 2:16 am • 0 0 • view
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hotsoupesq.bsky.social @hotsoupesq.bsky.social

Ostapenko is just another racist with no class, Trump will probably send an invite out soon

aug 28, 2025, 12:34 am • 20 0 • view
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StarringNeeNee @starringneenee.bsky.social

Jelena Ostapenko is a sore loser spoiled brat with no sportsmanship. Apologize IMMEDIATELY!

aug 28, 2025, 1:44 pm • 1 0 • view
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biubay.bsky.social @biubay.bsky.social

Sore loser.

aug 28, 2025, 12:25 am • 4 0 • view
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🔞 human of unpeeled variety @unpeeledhuman.bsky.social

im still not understanding, why is she bad at tennis?

aug 28, 2025, 1:40 pm • 0 0 • view
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Dave B @mrplowthatsmyname.bsky.social

All I could make out from what they were saying to each other was Townsend saying, “no, I don’t have to do anything. You could learn to take a loss better!” Yeah!

aug 28, 2025, 1:06 am • 24 0 • view
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Jim Sandlak @sandlak17.bsky.social

Makes sense

aug 28, 2025, 3:44 am • 0 0 • view
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Explain Him Jim @explainhimjim.bsky.social

It’s a tense moment at the U.S. Open where Jelena Ostapenko, after losing badly to Taylor Townsend, seemed to insult her opponent by questioning her education, sparking controversy over sportsmanship.

aug 28, 2025, 12:25 am • 14 0 • view
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They call me Jimothy ~ @jasjennings.bsky.social

Why do players apologize for a stupid net cord? The ball hit the tape and dropped over, I must apologize immediately!!!! I’d do a Jordan shrug~ Jelena should check herself before criticizing others.

aug 28, 2025, 1:54 pm • 0 0 • view
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Lindsay @lgeissler.bsky.social

Weird bc Taylor schooled her ass…

aug 28, 2025, 4:35 am • 0 0 • view