Who is Bianca Andreescu, the 19-year-old who beat Serena Williams in the US Open final

His life has changed completely in just one year. That defeat in Flushing Meadows before the serbia Olga Danilović In the first round of the classification of the last edition has already been forgotten. This year the Canadian Bianca Andreescu he rewrote his own story by devoting himself female champion of US Open. And he did nothing more and nothing less than imposing himself in the final 6-3 Y 7-5 before a sport legend as it is Serena Williams.

Andreescuof only 19 years, is of Romanian origin. She is the daughter of an engineer and an economist who emigrated to Canada for labor issues and was born in the city of Mississauga (Ontario), was raised by her grandparents in the European country. He took his first steps under the orders of André Labelle Y Nathalie Tauziat, former number 3 of the WTA and finalist in Wimbledon 1998, and when he returned to Canada he began his great adventure.

When Bianca He played his first professional tournament in 2015, Serena Williams already had 20 Grand Slam trophies in her showcases. In four years he has taken several steps but never one as significant as the one he got in the US Open. In fact, the year began below the 150th position of the WTA ranking. However, he began to climb quickly winning two titles.

She was champion in Indian wells and the Rogers cup in Montreal, the latter also imposing itself on Serena Williams for backaches And he reached his confrontation with Serena with a streak of 13 consecutive victories. He showed his best version and won the first 'Major' of his career.

Bianca Andreescu, which in his spare time is volunteer in pet centers and at home he has four dogs and a cat, has prolonged the curse of Serena Williams, who since returning to the circuit in March 2018 has not been able to capture his 24th Grand Slam title, which would allow him to match Margaret Court.

Andreescu, which from next week will be number 5 of the female ranking, has written his name in the great history of international tennis by winning his first Grand Slam title. "She is one of the best young competitors I've seen in 10 years," he said. John McEnroe in one of his comments for ESPN. Apparently, Bianca He is here to stay.