A year after Jelena Ostapenko's heated exchange with Taylor Townsend, the Latvian tennis star was once again involved in a tense incident at the US Open. This time, her frustration was directed at a coach from the opposing team during her women's doubles match. Playing alongside Taiwanese partner Hsieh Su wei, Ostapenko eventually secured a place in the quarter finals by defeating Maya Joint and Chan Hao ching. During a changeover, Ostapenko approached the chair umpire to complain about the opposing coach's conduct. She then gestured towards the coach and asked the official to intervene. Ostapenko claimed that the coach had been sarcastically praising their shots in Chinese while also applauding and shouting when they made mistakes. Since Ostapenko does not understand Chinese, Hsieh translated the comments for her. Ostapenko described the behaviour as “very disrespectful” and told the umpire that she believed the opposing team was behaving that way because they knew they could not beat them. The incident appeared to motivate Ostapenko and Hsieh, who went on to win 6 4, 6 4. Ostapenko celebrated the victory by roaring towards the opposing box, while Hsieh and Chan did not shake hands after the fiery contest. This was not the first time Ostapenko had been involved in a heated on court confrontation. At the previous year's US Open, she had attracted attention following a tense exchange with Townsend, during which she questioned the American player's class and education. Ostapenko later apologised for her remarks, explaining that English was not her first language and that her words had been misunderstood during the argument.