debut: 2/7/03
18,004 runs
There's no attractive female tennis players to gape at so there's no reason for me to watch those bore-fests, its almost as exciting as test cricket. However -
Former world number one Naomi Osaka says that Jelena Ostapenko telling Taylor Townsend she had "no class" and "no education" was "one of the worst things you could say to a black tennis player".
Latvia's Ostapenko argued with Townsend after the American beat her 7-5 6-1 in the US Open second round on Wednesday.
Ostapenko, who claimed Townsend had not apologised after a net cord landed in her favour, has been criticised for her comments.
Townsend said she did not think there was a racial undertone to Ostapenko's comments, adding: "I didn't take it in that way, but also that has been a stigma in our community of being not educated, when it's the furthest thing from the truth."
Latvia's Ostapenko argued with Townsend after the American beat her 7-5 6-1 in the US Open second round on Wednesday.
Ostapenko, who claimed Townsend had not apologised after a net cord landed in her favour, has been criticised for her comments.
Townsend said she did not think there was a racial undertone to Ostapenko's comments, adding: "I didn't take it in that way, but also that has been a stigma in our community of being not educated, when it's the furthest thing from the truth."
