Teen champion Bianca Andreescu goes from misery to victory in a year

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A year ago, Bianca Andreescu was nursing an injury at home and coming to terms with a second successive failed attempt at making the main draw of the US Open. Yesterday morning (Singapore time), the 19-year-old Canadian defeated Serena Williams 6-3, 7-5 to win her first...

"I think it builds you as a character. I think everyone should go through it because it just makes you stronger."

In the process, Andreescu stalled Williams' bid for a record-tying 24th Grand Slam title, withstanding a rousing second-set recovery from the American to become the seventh first-time Major champion in the past 11 events."If anyone else could win the US Open - except for Venus - I'm glad it's Bianca," she said with a laugh, referring to her older sister who had cheered her on from the players' box, which also included Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex.

Andreescu apologised to the home crowd for beating the home favourite, saying:"I know you guys wanted Serena to win. I'm so sorry.""Like I said after I won the Orange Bowl , a couple months after, I really believed that I could be at this stage.

 

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