{"id":625375,"date":"2025-08-29T05:12:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T04:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=625375"},"modified":"2025-08-29T05:12:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T04:12:59","slug":"aryna-sabalenka-reveals-heartfelt-conversation-with-jelena-ostapenko-reveals-struggles-the-former-french-open-winner-is-facing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/aryna-sabalenka-reveals-heartfelt-conversation-with-jelena-ostapenko-reveals-struggles-the-former-french-open-winner-is-facing\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018She Is Nice but Sometimes Can Lose Control\u2019 \u2013 Aryna Sabalenka Reveals Heartfelt Conversation With Jelena Ostapenko, Reveals Struggles the Former French Open Winner Is Facing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jelena Ostapenko&rsquo;s <em>&ldquo;no class&rdquo; <\/em>comment on Taylor Townsend has left tennis fans enraged. After her US Open loss to the American, Ostapenko lost control of her emotions and had a big verbal spat with Townsend. However, as the situation continues to boil over, now the world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka has made her feelings known on the entire situation. During her press conference, Sabalenka admitted she talked to Ostapenko immediately after the match and revealed the Latvian player&rsquo;s state of mind.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aryna Sabalenka Opens Up On Ostapenko-Townsend Controversy<\/h2><p>Jelena Ostapenko has slowly seen the tennis world turn on her. Despite her<a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/us-open-2025-gets-heated-taylor-townsend-fires-back-at-jelena-ostapenko-after-intense-verbal-outburst\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'> clarifying her side on a social <\/a>media post, fans continue to call Ostapenko out due to a consistent record of her emotions getting the better of her. However, her friend Aryna Sabalenka has given a rather emotional take on things. Sabalenka believes that despite Ostapenko&rsquo;s flaws, she remains<em><strong> &ldquo;nice&rdquo;<\/strong><\/em> at heart.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Aryna Sabalenka spoke with Ostapenko after her argument with Taylor Townsend at US Open<br><br>&ldquo;I spoke to Jelena after the match. Well, I have to say that she's nice. She just sometimes can lose control. She has some things in life to face &amp; some struggles.&rdquo;<br><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GpTd535iq1\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/GpTd535iq1<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheTennisLetter\/status\/1960942914311479523?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>August 28, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><em>&ldquo;I spoke to Jelena after the match, but during our conversation I didn&rsquo;t know what happened,&rdquo; <\/em>Sabalenka said. <em>&ldquo;I have to say that she&rsquo;s nice, but sometimes she can lose control. And she has some things in life to face and some struggles, so I was just trying to help her, and maybe face it in a more mature way.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p><p>Later Sabalenka admitted she was trying to be someone Ostapenko can open up to. However, the most important revelation came a bit later. The world No.1 hinted at Jelena Ostapenko having some regrets over her actions. <em>&ldquo;And for sure looking back she&rsquo;s not happy with her behaviour,&rdquo;<\/em> said Sabalenka. However, while Sabalenka remains supportive of her friend, the tennis world in general has turned on Ostapenko.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Naomi Osaka on the Taylor Townsend &amp; Jelena Ostapenko situation at U.S. Open: <br><br>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s one of the worst things you can say to a Black tennis player in a majority White sport.&rdquo;<br><br>&ldquo;I think it's ill timing and the worst person you could have ever said it to. And I don't know if&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EQ6c5sIYIX\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/EQ6c5sIYIX<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheTennisLetter\/status\/1961172256648040766?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>August 28, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jelena Ostapenko Faces the Heat from Tennis Legend<\/h2><p>After the controversy boiled over, former ATP World No.1 Andy Roddick called out Ostapenko for being <em>&ldquo;a complete hypocrite.&rdquo; <\/em>Riddick then added that Ostapenko cannot talk about class when she herself experiences meltdowns on the court. He later doubled down on his take by angrily comparing Ostapenko with himself.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"QUICK SERVED: US Open Day 4 - Ostapenko\/Townsend Clash, Alcaraz Rolls, &amp; more\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wH_JdZo0mZg?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><em>&ldquo;Try not to be a complete hypocrite about things. Jelena Ostapenko lecturing someone about class on a tennis court is like me lecturing someone about trying everything they can to stop losing their hair. It literally is like heights of hypocrisy!&rdquo; <\/em>Riddick said quite aggressively. Later the former No.1 noted that he too has had numerous meltdowns but he never attacked his opponents.<\/p><p>Riddick isn&rsquo;t alone in this regard. Ostapenko has drawn the ire of the entire tennis world. So can Aryna Sabalenka&rsquo;s emotional words steer some of that anger away from Ostapenko? Chances of that happening don&rsquo;t look particularly high.&nbsp;<\/p><p><em>Mandatory Credit: Mike Frey-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aryna Sabalena reveals her opinions on Ostapenko-Townsend saga.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":625382,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4770],"tags":[4916,4952,4995,8461,7904,4950],"class_list":["post-625375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tennis","tag-andy-roddick","tag-aryna-sabalenka","tag-jelena-ostapenko","tag-taylor-townsend","tag-us-open-2025","tag-wta"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>&lsquo;She Is Nice but Sometimes Can Lose Control&rsquo; &ndash; Aryna Sabalenka Reveals Heartfelt Conversation With Jelena Ostapenko, Reveals Struggles the Former French Open Winner Is Facing - 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