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Ostapenko Vents Fury on Opposing Coach After Heated US Open Doubles Clash
- On Monday, Jelena Ostapenko reached the women's doubles quarter-finals at the Open with partner Hsieh Su-wei, but the match ended in a heated confrontation with the opposing team's coach.
- Ostapenko, the 2017 French Open singles champion, has a history of on-court disputes. At last year's Open, she accused American Taylor Townsend of having "no class" and "no education" in a verbal confrontation.
- During the match, Ostapenko complained to the umpire that the coach sarcastically praised their shots in Chinese. She told the umpire, "They do this because they know they cannot beat us," calling the behavior "Very disrespectful."
- Following their 6-4, 6-4 victory over Maya Joint and Chan Hao-ching, Ostapenko roared toward the opposing box while Hsieh and Chan did not shake hands at match's end.
- Ostapenko later apologized for the exchange, explaining that her choice of words had been misunderstood because English is not her first language.
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Jelena Ostapenko left stunned by US Open handshake drama as Taiwanese stars’ feud appears to boil over
A fiery Jeļena Ostapenko screamed in the direction of an opponent’s player’s box after she and her doubles partner Hsieh Su-wei defeated Chan Hao-ching and Maya Joint in the Round of 16 at the U.S. Open.
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Jelena Ostapenko yells at opponent's team as Hsieh Su-wei & Chan Hao-ching's handshake drama takes center stage at US Open
Jelena Ostapenko is no stranger to controversy, and the Latvian was at it again during her third-round women's doubles outing at the 2026 US Open partnering Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan.
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