At U.S. Open, a heated tiff at the net after the Townsend-Ostapenko match

Townsend defeated No. 25 seed Jelena Ostapenko, 7-5, 6-1, to advance to the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since 2023, prevailing in a tense match in front of a standing-room-only crowd on one of the tournament’s smaller outer courts. When the two players met at net to sha...