{"id":1314381,"date":"2019-09-07T23:56:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-08T05:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/andreescu-tops-serena-at-us-open-for-1st-slam-title\/"},"modified":"2019-09-07T23:56:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-08T05:56:00","slug":"andreescu-tops-serena-at-us-open-for-1st-slam-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/andreescu-tops-serena-at-us-open-for-1st-slam-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Andreescu tops Serena at US Open for 1st Slam title"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.9484857061987\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-987282-808\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | FR171690 AP | Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, lays on the court after defeating Serena Williams, of the United States, during the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Sarah Stier)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"2.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"16\">\n<p><strong>Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, lays on the court after defeating Serena Williams, of the United States, during the women&#8217;s singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Sarah Stier)<\/strong><br \/>AP | FR171690 AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032.jpg\" alt=\"Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, lays on the court after defeating Serena Williams, of the United States, during the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Sarah Stier)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | FR110666 AP | Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, reacts after defeating Serena Williams, of the United States, in the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Adam Hunger)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"2.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"16\">\n<p><strong>Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, reacts after defeating Serena Williams, of the United States, in the women&#8217;s singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Adam Hunger)<\/strong><br \/>AP | FR110666 AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-1.jpg\" alt=\"Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, reacts after defeating Serena Williams, of the United States, in the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Adam Hunger)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, poses with the championship trophy after defeating Serena Williams, of the United States, in the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Charles Krupa)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"2.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"16\">\n<p><strong>Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, poses with the championship trophy after defeating Serena Williams, of the United States, in the women&#8217;s singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Charles Krupa)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-2.jpg\" alt=\"Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, poses with the championship trophy after defeating Serena Williams, of the United States, in the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Charles Krupa)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-3.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | FR110666 AP | Serena Williams, of the United States, returns a shot to Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, during the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Adam Hunger)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"2.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"16\">\n<p><strong>Serena Williams, of the United States, returns a shot to Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, during the women&#8217;s singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Adam Hunger)<\/strong><br \/>AP | FR110666 AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-3.jpg\" alt=\"Serena Williams, of the United States, returns a shot to Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, during the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Adam Hunger)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-4-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-4.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Serena Williams, of the United States, left, and Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, pose for photos after Andreescu won the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Charles Krupa)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"3\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"17\">\n<p><strong>Serena Williams, of the United States, left, and Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, pose for photos after Andreescu won the women&#8217;s singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Charles Krupa)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-4.jpg\" alt=\"Serena Williams, of the United States, left, and Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, pose for photos after Andreescu won the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Charles Krupa)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-5-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-5.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | FR110666 AP | Serena Williams, of the United States, reacts after scoring a point against Elina Svitolina, of Ukraine, during the semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Adam Hunger)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"2.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"16\">\n<p><strong>Serena Williams, of the United States, reacts after scoring a point against Elina Svitolina, of Ukraine, during the semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Adam Hunger)<\/strong><br \/>AP | FR110666 AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-5.jpg\" alt=\"Serena Williams, of the United States, reacts after scoring a point against Elina Svitolina, of Ukraine, during the semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Adam Hunger)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-6-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-6.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | FR171690 AP | Serena Williams, of the United States, right, congratulates Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, after Andreescu won the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Sarah Stier)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"3\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"17\">\n<p><strong>Serena Williams, of the United States, right, congratulates Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, after Andreescu won the women&#8217;s singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Sarah Stier)<\/strong><br \/>AP | FR171690 AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-6.jpg\" alt=\"Serena Williams, of the United States, right, congratulates Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, after Andreescu won the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Sarah Stier)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-7-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-7.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Serena Williams, of the United States, leaps as a shot from Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, falls during the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Charles Krupa)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"2.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"16\">\n<p><strong>Serena Williams, of the United States, leaps as a shot from Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, falls during the women&#8217;s singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Charles Krupa)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-7.jpg\" alt=\"Serena Williams, of the United States, leaps as a shot from Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, falls during the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Charles Krupa)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-8-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-8.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | FR110666 AP | Serena Williams, of the United States, reacts after losing a point to Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, during the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Adam Hunger)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"2.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"16\">\n<p><strong>Serena Williams, of the United States, reacts after losing a point to Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, during the women&#8217;s singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Adam Hunger)<\/strong><br \/>AP | FR110666 AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-8.jpg\" alt=\"Serena Williams, of the United States, reacts after losing a point to Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, during the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Adam Hunger)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-9-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-9.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | FR110666 AP | Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, reacts after scoring a point against Serena Williams, of the United States, during the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Adam Hunger)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"2.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"16\">\n<p><strong>Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, reacts after scoring a point against Serena Williams, of the United States, during the women&#8217;s singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Adam Hunger)<\/strong><br \/>AP | FR110666 AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-9.jpg\" alt=\"Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, reacts after scoring a point against Serena Williams, of the United States, during the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Adam Hunger)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-10-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-10.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | FR110666 AP | Serena Williams, of the United States, wipes sweat off her face between games during the women's singles final against Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, at the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Adam Hunger)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"2.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"16\">\n<p><strong>Serena Williams, of the United States, wipes sweat off her face between games during the women&#8217;s singles final against Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, at the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Adam Hunger)<\/strong><br \/>AP | FR110666 AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-10.jpg\" alt=\"Serena Williams, of the United States, wipes sweat off her face between games during the women's singles final against Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, at the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Adam Hunger)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-11-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-11.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | FR171643 AP | Serena Williams, of the United States, reacts after scoring a point against Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, during the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"2.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"16\">\n<p><strong>Serena Williams, of the United States, reacts after scoring a point against Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, during the women&#8217;s singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)<\/strong><br \/>AP | FR171643 AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-11.jpg\" alt=\"Serena Williams, of the United States, reacts after scoring a point against Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, during the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-12-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-12.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | FR110666 AP | Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, reacts after scoring a point against Serena Williams, of the United States, during the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Adam Hunger)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"2.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"16\">\n<p><strong>Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, reacts after scoring a point against Serena Williams, of the United States, during the women&#8217;s singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Adam Hunger)<\/strong><br \/>AP | FR110666 AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-12.jpg\" alt=\"Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, reacts after scoring a point against Serena Williams, of the United States, during the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Adam Hunger)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-13-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-13.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, sits with a towel over her head between games against Serena Williams, of the United States, during the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Charles Krupa)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"2.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"16\">\n<p><strong>Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, sits with a towel over her head between games against Serena Williams, of the United States, during the women&#8217;s singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Charles Krupa)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/US_Open_Tennis_20368-3f032-13.jpg\" alt=\"Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, sits with a towel over her head between games against Serena Williams, of the United States, during the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Charles Krupa)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/andreescu-tops-serena-at-us-open-for-1st-slam-title\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/andreescu-tops-serena-at-us-open-for-1st-slam-title\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">NEW YORK \u2014 Bianca Andreescu knew this would happen, because she knows all about Serena Williams. Looked up to her. Dreamed of playing her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Andreescu knew Williams would not go quietly. Knew Williams would not make things easy. And so as a big lead in the U.S. Open final dwindled Saturday, as she stuffed fingers in her ears to drown out the decibels from the delirious thousands filling Arthur Ashe Stadium, Andreescu knew she needed to be just as bold, and hit just as big, as she did earlier in the match \u2014 and as Williams has done for years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Displaying the same brand of in-your-face tennis Williams seemed to invent, replete with strong serves, gutsy groundstrokes and \u201cCome on!\u201d cries, the 19-year-old Andreescu regained the upper hand and pulled out a 6-3, 7-5 victory at Flushing Meadows to win her first Grand Slam title and keep Williams from collecting a record-tying 24th.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI\u2019m sure I\u2019m not the only person that\u2019s looked up to her. She\u2019s an inspiration to many, many people, not only athletes. What she\u2019s done off the court, too. She\u2019s truly a champion. Above all, she\u2019s very kind-hearted. She came up to me in the locker room, she said some really nice things, which I\u2019ll cherish for a really, really long time,\u201d Andreescu said about the 37-year-old Williams.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI\u2019ve really strived to be like her,\u201d Andreescu said. \u201cWho knows? Maybe I can be even better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">That\u2019s quite a heady goal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Still, this was certainly a good place to start.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Andreescu is the first woman in the Open era, which began in 1968, to win the championship in New York in her tournament debut; a year ago, she couldn\u2019t even make it into the field, because she lost in the first round of qualifying. She is the first woman since Monica Seles in 1990 to lift the trophy in only her fourth Grand Slam tournament. She is the first player from Canada to win a Grand Slam singles title.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">This is the second year in a row that Williams has lost in the final at Flushing Meadows. This one had none of the controversy of 2018, when she got into an extended argument with the chair umpire while being beaten by Naomi Osaka.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Williams has now been the runner-up at four of the seven majors she has entered since returning to the tour after having a baby two years ago. The American remains stuck on 23 Grand Slam singles titles, one shy of Margaret Court\u2019s mark for the most in history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI\u2019m not necessarily chasing a record. I\u2019m just trying to win Grand Slams. It\u2019s definitely frustrating, you know,\u201d Williams said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">She gave credit to Andreescu for playing well, but also said: \u201cI honestly didn\u2019t play my best today. I could have played better. That\u2019s the only solace that I can take right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Williams double-faulted eight times in all, including three times on break point, part of her 33 unforced errors, nearly double Andreescu\u2019s total of 17.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">There were other ways in which Williams was not at her best, seemingly unsure of herself, including one odd-looking check-swing on a backhand in the second set that then let Andreescu put a shot away to go up 4-1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Soon, Andreescu held a match point while serving at 5-1, 40-30. Williams erased that by snapping a forehand return winner off a 105 mph serve.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">That launched a four-game run for Williams, who broke Andreescu again to make it 5-all.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt was expected. She\u2019s a champion. That\u2019s what champions do. She\u2019s done that many, many times throughout her career,\u201d said Andreescu, perhaps aware that Williams has a winning record even when dropping the opening set of Grand Slam matches. \u201cBut I just tried to stay as composed as I could. It\u2019s hard to just block everything out, but I think I did a pretty good job at that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Sure did. She steeled herself against Williams, against any nerves, against a loud bunch of spectators and took the last two games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThings just start slipping away. You can feel that Serena is finding a little bit of rhythm. She\u2019s finding herself. She\u2019s getting more solid. The crowd is roaring, just getting into it. It\u2019s very easy to say from the sideline, \u2018Stay focused, blah, blah, blah.\u2019 But this is overwhelming. There\u2019s no other word,\u201d said Andreescu\u2019s coach, Sylvain Bruneau. \u201cSo for her to be able to just, like, reset at 5-all when it\u2019s now anybody\u2019s match, that\u2019s pretty special, I think. Very, very special. It shows a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">She is 34-4 in 2019, 8-0 against top-10 opponents, and without a loss in a completed match since March 1. Andreescu missed a chunk of time in that span with a shoulder injury, which clearly is no longer hindering her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Andreescu took it to Williams, figuratively and literally. Andreescu produced the kind of power Williams is more accustomed to dishing out than dealing with from the other side of the net. One shot went right at Williams, who leaped to avoid the ball at the baseline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">And Andreescu was fearless, always pushing, always aggressive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWe\u2019re really similar,\u201d Williams said, \u201cin terms of we both are fighters and we both are really intense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Talk about a compliment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Andreescu agreed. To a point.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWe like to keep the points short with our aggressive game style. We like to use our serve to our advantage,\u201d Andreescu said. \u201cI think we fight really, really hard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cBut at the same time,\u201d she said, \u201cI want to make a name for myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">More AP Tennis: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apnews.com\/apf-Tennis\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.apnews.com\/apf-Tennis<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP%E2%80%94Sports\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP\u2014Sports<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/andreescu-tops-serena-at-us-open-for-1st-slam-title\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, lays on the court after defeating Serena Williams, of the United States, during the women&#8217;s singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. 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