Moment Jelena Ostapenko rages at black opponent Taylor Townsend at US Open

Tennis star Jelena Ostapenko was forced to deny being 'racist' after she told her black opponent Taylor Townsend she has 'no education and no class' in an extraordinary rant at the US Open.Ostapenko is notorious for her bad temper and she became embroiled in yet another post-match argument after losing in straight sets to the American in the second round.In the wake of her victory, Townsend revealed to ESPN: 'She told me I have no class, no education and to see what happens when we get outside the US.'So, I'm looking forward to it: I beat her in Canada, outside the US, so let's see what else she has to say... it's competition, people get upset when they lose, some people say bad things.'