While both Ostapenko and Townsend declined their US Open 2025 fight having any racial undertone, Naomi Osaka called Ostapenko's comments as ‘one of the worst things to say to a Black player.’

Osaka calls Ostapenko comments on Townsend at US Open 'worst thing to say to a Black player'

American Taylor Townsend and 2018 French Open winner Jelena Ostapenko got into a fight at the US Open 2025 round 2 match over a net cord which went in favour of Townsend during her straight sets win.

Racism at US Open 2025? Taylor Townsend-Jelena Ostapenko get into heated argument

The 26-year-old Sabalenka, who won the 2024 US and Australian Opens, is still waiting for her first tournament victory on clay since the 2023 Madrid Open. Sports, Tennis

Jelena Ostapenko beats world number one Aryna Sabalenka to win Stuttgart title

Sports, Tennis: At 41 in the world, Anisimova is the lowest-ranked champion in tournament history and the first American to claim the Doha title since Monica Seles in 2002

Qatar Open: Anisimova triumphs in Doha, clinches first WTA 1000 title of career

Sports, Tennis: Iga was looking to become the first player since 2011 – and just second this century – to win the same WTA tournament four years in a row but Jelena had other ideas

Qatar Open: Ostapenko keeps it perfect against Swiatek to reach final

Former world number five Jelena Ostapenko continued to build momentum ahead of the Australian Open by reaching the Adelaide International semi-finals with a 7-5 6-3 victory over Marta Kostyuk on Thursday.

Tennis: Former world number five Jelena Ostapenko marches into Adelaide semi-finals

Sloane Stephens's Australian Open buildup suffered a blow after the former Flushing Meadows champion lost 6-4 3-6 7-6(5) to China's Yuan Yue in the first round of the Hobart International on Tuesday.

Sloane Stephens ousted in Hobart, Jelena Ostapenko beats Sorana Cirstea in Adelaide

Coco Gauff said learning how to smile more often is behind her dazzling run at the US Open after she stormed into the semi-finals with a straight sets thrashing of Jelena Ostapenko on Tuesday.

Tennis: Coco Gauff beats Jelena Ostapenko to enter US Open semi-finals

Defending champion Iga Swiatek was sent crashing out of the US Open on Sunday, losing in three sets to Latvia's 20th seed Jelena Ostapenko. Ostapenko fought back after losing the opening set to record a 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory in 1hr 48min and will now face American sixth seed Coco Gauff in the quarter-finals on Tuesday.

US Open: Defending champion Iga Swiatek crashes out in round of 16, loses to Jelena Ostapenko 3-6, 6-3, 6-1

Venus Williams narrowly failed to reach her first WTA quarter-final in four years as the American legend was beaten by Jelena Ostapenko in the second round in Birmingham on Thursday.

Tennis: Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko knocks out Venus Williams in Birmingham Classic

Lyudmyla Kichenok and Jelena Ostapenko continued a powerful season by winning their biggest team title so far at the Western and Southern Open on Saturday. Kichenok and Ostapenko defeated Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Ellen Perez 7-6(5), 6-3 in one hour and 24 minutes to capture the WTA 1000 title in Cincinnati.

Lyudmyla Kichenok and Jelena Ostapenko lay claim to women's doubles title at the Cincinnati Open

India's tennis ace Sania Mirza has decided to pull out of the Australian Open's mixed doubles draw due to calf injury. Her mixed doubles partner Rohan Bopanna will now pair up with Sania's double's team partner Nadiia Kichenok.

Australian Open: Sania Mirza pulls out of mixed doubles citing calf injury

For the second match running world number one Naomi Osaka stared at an early French Open exit but once again she fought like a champion, recovering from a woeful start to beat Victoria Azarenka 4-6, 7-5, 6-3.

French Open: Naomi Osaka survives again to battle past Victoria Azarenka into third round

Jelena Ostapenko suffered her second successive first-round loss at the French Open since winning the 2017 title as she was beaten by former world number one Victoria Azarenka on Tuesday.

Former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko blows out in first round again

Australian Open: Jelena Ostapenko beats Francesca Schiavone in first round

The 36-year-old is all set to make a comeback against French Open winner Jelena Ostapenko

Tennis champion Serena Williams to make a comeback in Abu Dhabi next week

Jelena Ostapenko won in three wildly-fluctuating sets

Rookie Ostapenko overpowers Halep to win French Open

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