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American tennis player - and rising OnlyFans star - Sachia Vickery has hit out at Jelena Ostapenko following her racism scandal at the US Open.
Last week, fellow American Taylor Townsend, who is black, had an intense back and forth with Ostapenko after beating her in straight sets in New York City, with her opponent claiming she had 'no class' and 'no education' when they shook hands.
The world No 26 has denied that her comments were racist, instead stressing that she was referencing tennis etiquette amid a dispute over a shot which clipped the net before she lost the point.
After being accused of racism, Ostapenko initially rejected those allegations in her first response on social media, before she took to Instagram for a second time on Saturday to issue an apology.
Now, Vickery - who also made headlines during the tournament for her antics away from the court - has weighed in on the matter.
She said: 'I've played Ostapenko before years ago and I think my take is that she's not anyone that's new to that type of drama.
Sachia Vickery has weighed in on the racism scandal around Jelena Ostapenko at the US Open
Ostapenko told black American player Townsend that she has 'no education and no class'
'Like a lot of matches that she loses, you know, she'll like half shake your hand, like not look you in the eye. You know, she'll make like a comment at the net. Like that's something she's been doing for years, honestly.
'I think the main thing was calling a black woman in America uneducated. Saying things like, you have no class, you have no education.
'Maybe she didn't realize. Like, not knowing the full culture, the history. But yeah, it was just low to say something like that in her home tournament, home crowd.
'Taylor handled that a lot better than I would have because I'd probably be suspended from the tour to be honest'.
Vickery appeared to hint she'd have taken a violent response to Ostapenko, as she said: 'I would have took her to the ghetto university, what Kanye said. I would have showed her what that Broward County do - real quick'.
The 30-year-old made headlines throughout the tournament after her career as an OnlyFans model came to light.
The Florida native, who charges $12.99 a month for access to what she calls 'content too spicy for Instagram', has faced sharp criticism since joining the x-rated platform.
Some fans claim she's tarnishing the sport but Vickery insists her OnlyFans success has helped keep her tennis career alive.
Vickery, meanwhile, has made headlines at the US Open amid her OnlyFans endeavours
The 30-year-old, currently ranked No. 559 in the world, has faced backlash from fans after revealing she had joined adult content site OnlyFans earlier this year
'When you're on tour you're not automatically making a ton of money,' Vickery told the New York Post from Flushing Meadows.
'Yes, I have done very well throughout my career. I've made great investments from the time I was young, so you know, it's like I'm fine.
'But at the same time, tennis players spend $100K plus a year on coaching, hotels, food, training, physio. So if I have another avenue where I'm able to make a lot of money to support that, you know, I don't see anything negative with it, personally.'
Vickery has banked just over $2million throughout her 14-year career on the court. Outside of the sport, she demands a $1,000 deposit fee just to date her.
'It's an expensive sport, so I invest a lot of my money from there back into tennis, and I think that's one thing people don't understand. They think I'm just doing it to do it,' she added.
'It's a great moneymaker. It's a great investment. If I have the potential to make a lot of money on there, why am I not going to take it? It's giving me a better life.'
