Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Jelena Ostapenko confronts rival coach before US Open win
Jelena Ostapenko was playing doubles at the US Open with Hsieh Su-wei.
During the match, Ostapenko became upset with a coach from the other team.
She said the coach was speaking sarcastically in Chinese.
She also said the coach clapped and shouted when Ostapenko and Hsieh made mistakes.
Hsieh translated what the coach was saying.
Ostapenko asked the chair umpire to do something about it.
She had previously argued with Taylor Townsend at the US Open.
Despite the incident, Ostapenko and Hsieh won their match and advanced to the quarter-finals.
Jelena Ostapenko confronted an opposing coach during a US Open women’s doubles match.
Ostapenko said the coach sarcastically praised their shots in Chinese while clapping and shouting after their mistakes.
Hsieh Su-wei translated the coach’s comments for Ostapenko, who does not speak Chinese.
Ostapenko approached the chair umpire during a changeover and gestured toward the coach, asking the official to intervene.
Ostapenko and Hsieh defeated the team of Maya Joint and Chan Hao-ching to reach the women’s doubles quarter-finals.
- Who
- Jelena Ostapenko and Hsieh Su-wei played against Maya Joint and Chan Hao-ching, whose coach Ostapenko confronted.
- What
- Ostapenko complained about the opposing coach’s behavior during the match before winning and reaching the women’s doubles quarter-finals.
- When
- During the US Open; the article does not give a specific date.
- Where
- At the US Open.
- Why
- Ostapenko said the coach was sarcastically praising their shots in Chinese while clapping and shouting after their mistakes.
- Event
- US Open women’s doubles
- Result
- Ostapenko and Hsieh Su-wei advanced to the quarter-finals
- Opposing team
- Maya Joint and Chan Hao-ching
- Complaint
- Ostapenko objected to an opposing coach’s comments and reactions
- Language
- The coach allegedly spoke in Chinese, which Hsieh translated
- Official involved
- Ostapenko approached the chair umpire during a changeover
- Previous incident
- Ostapenko had criticized Taylor Townsend at the US Open a year earlier