Taylor Townsend
Sorry For Chinese Food Comments
‘I Truly Want to Apologize’
Published September 17, 2025 8:49 AM PDT
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Taylor Townsend‘s criticism of Chinese food has resulted in significant backlash … to the point where the tennis star is now sharing deep regret over her words.
The WTA world No. 1 doubles player shared an apology video on Tuesday … not long after she shared several videos on her Instagram Story criticizing several dishes at a buffet in Shenzhen, where she is competing in the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup.
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Townsend, 29, condemned the establishment for serving turtles and bullfrogs — and gave the location a 2 out of 10 rating. Her remarks caused outrage as it was considered culturally insensitive to the Chinese community … leading her to apologize.
“I just wanted to come on here and apologize sincerely from the bottom of my heart,” Townsend said in the video.
“I understand that I am so privileged as a professional athlete to be able to travel all around the world and experience cultural differences, which is one of the things I love so much about what I do.”
“There’s no excuse, there’s no words, and for me, I will be better.”
Regardless of the apology, Townsend’s food commentary was shared on the social media platform Weibo … and received more than 85 million views.
Townsend has found herself in quite a bit of drama lately — she also clashed with tennis player Jelena Ostapenko after defeating her at the US Open last month.
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