India, Aug. 31 -- The big conflict between Latvian tennis player Jelena Ostapenko and American star Taylor Townsend has been the talking point of the first week of the US Open. The pair of players had a big blowout at the conclusion of their match, and this bled over into comments during press conferences and social media.

Ostapenko had tried taking Townsend to task over her decision to not apologise for a net cord, beginning their conflict at the net, where the American player didn't stand down and fired back arguments of her own. Ostapenko would continue with a tirade on social media, but with a couple of days having passed, Ostapenko took the time to admit her wrongs and apologise for not conveying her thoughts well.

Once again on he...