Canadian Teenager Bianca Andreescu Beats Serena Williams At Grand Slam
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 07: Bianca Andreescu (R) of Canada reacts during the trophy presentation ceremony after winning the Women's Singles final against against Serena Williams (L) of the United States on day thirteen of the 2019 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 07, 2019 in the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
Bianca Andreescu, a 19-year-old Canadian, beat Serena Williams to win the US Open on Saturday at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York. It was Andreescu’s first Grand Slam title, and the first for a Canadian, according to ESPN.
Williams, 37, has 23 major wins, which is still one short of Margaret Court’s all-time record of 24.
“Bianca played an unbelievable match. … It was incredible tennis out there,” Williams said during her on-court interview. “I just wish I could have played better.”
The 15th-seeded Andreescu was born in 2000, a year after Williams won her first US Open title. She’s the first tennis player – male or female – to win the US Open in a debut appearance at the event.
Brian has been working in pop culture and media for about three decades: he’s worked at MTV, VH1, SiriusXM, CBS and Loudwire. Besides working as a writer and an editor-in-chief, he’s also appeared on air as a pundit, guested on radio shows and hosted podcasts. Over the years, he’s interviewed the surviving members of Led Zeppelin, the members of U2, Beyonce, Pink, Usher, Stevie Nicks, Lorde… and is grateful to have had the chance to interview Joe Strummer of the Clash and Tom Petty.
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