Bianca Andreescu is US Internationals Champion

Andreescu (# 5) won 6-3, 7-5 to become the first Canadian to win a grand slam singles tournament.

"It's hard to put into words how I feel. I am more than grateful. Playing on this stage against Serena, a legend of this sport, was fabulous, "she said on the central court after her victory.

Andreescu started the final with confidence, breaking the American in the first game of the game. At 4-3, she gave herself four new breakage balls, but Williams (# 8) resisted.

But two games later, the young Canadian broke her opponent for the second time and won the first run.

Bianca played extraordinarily well. I'm proud of you. It was an amazing tennis match.

Serena Williams won her first major title before the birth of Bianca Andreescu.

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Visibly annoyed, Williams lost his serve again in his first round of the second run, without winning a single point. But the former world number one found life in the next game, taking Andreescu's service for the first time in the duel, on his fifth occasion.

Undaunted, the fifth in the world Monday resumed his advantage by breaking again Williams, then a third time in a row.

Back to the wall at 1-5, the American faced Andreescu's first championship ball, but a burst of pride allowed her to extend the suspense by smashing the Canadian, to the delight of the noisy crowd. New Yorker.

Williams then took advantage of a first moment of flutter in Andreescu's game, which lost the next nine points to see the powerful American break it for the third time in the heat and return to 5-5.

"I was trying to fight for each point. The crowd that encouraged me so much, it helped me a lot, "said Williams.

The rising star of the WTA circuit, 152nd at the beginning of the year, came to life and slowed the slide to 6-5.

"She has come back so often in the past, I did the best I could to block everything from the outside," Andreescu said. But it was not easy, bullets came from everywhere, I'm glad I could hold on. "

Bianca Andreescu reacts after winning a point in the final of the US Open.

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Andreescu then went on to score two more championship balls on Williams' serve and made his unprecedented victory for a Canadian on the second occasion.

For his victory at Flushing Meadows, Andreescu also earns $ 3.85 million ($ 5.07 million Canadian).

"I have never given so much money to anyone in my life! Exclaimed Jennifer Roberts, CEO of Chase Bank, sponsor of the tournament, giving the check to the Canadian at the presentation of the trophy.

" My God! I have never received so much money in my life! Replied Andreescu, whose lifetime earnings so far amounted to just under $ 2.5 million, the majority won at Indian Wells and Toronto this year.

At 37, Serena Williams was attempting to win a 24th Grand Slam title to equal Margaret Court's record, but for the fourth straight time in two years, she had to be defeated in the final (Wimbledon and USA, 2018 and 2019).

Williams won her first Grand Slam title 20 years ago at the US Open in September 1999. Just under a year before the birth of Bianca Andreescu in June 2000.