Teenager Bianca Andreescu said Saturday's US Open final triumph felt all the more rewarding after a 2018 qualifying defeat left her feeling particularly low and languishing outside the world's top 200. PHOTO: AFP
NEW YORK: Reactions to Canadian teen Bianca Andreescu defeating 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams 6-3, 7-5 in Saturday's US Open women's final:
"Congratulations @Bandreescu_! You've made history and made a whole country very proud. #SheTheNorth"
-- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted his support to Canada's first Grand Slam singles champion.
"CONGRATS GIRL! Canadian history"
Congratulations @Bandreescu_! 🇨🇦 You’ve made history and made a whole country very proud. #SheTheNorth https://t.co/W98v1lUN9o
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) September 7, 2019
-- Eugenie Bouchard, who was the first Canadian woman to make a Grand Slam final when she reached the 2014 Wimbledon championship match, losing to Petra Kvitova. It was posted with a big-screen TV image of Andreescu holding the US Open champion's trophy.
"SHE THE CHAMP! Congrats, @Bandreescu_
#WeTheNorth x #SheTheNorth"
CONGRATS GIRL! Canadian history 🇨🇦 @Bandreescu_ @usopen pic.twitter.com/PpyZcx0QCy
— Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) September 7, 2019
-- The reigning NBA champion Toronto Raptors transmuted their slogan from their title run, "We the North", to "She the North" in tribute to Andreescu, tweeting the note with a photo of a Raptors jersey with her name on it next to the NBA championship trophy.
"You're #1!!! Congrats @Bandreescu_!#ShetheNorth #USOpen"
Congratulations @Bandreescu_
— pascal siakam (@pskills43) September 7, 2019
Wow that’s so dope! 👏🏾🌶🏆🎾🐐🇨🇦#SheTheNorth #champs #humblehustle🙏🏾👏🏾
-- The NHL's Vancouver Canucks sent their message with a photo of a No. 1 jersey bearing Andreescu's name.
"What a performance! Congratulations @Bandreescu_ #SheTheNorth"
You’re #1️⃣!!! Congrats @Bandreescu_! 🏆🔥🇨🇦 #ShetheNorth #USOpen pic.twitter.com/NBjva9g4sS
— Y - Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) September 7, 2019
-- The Toronto Maple Leafs, who last won the Stanley Cup in 1967, wished their best to a 19-year-old who wasn't even alive when Serena Williams won her first Grand Slam crown 20 years ago.
"HISTORY Congratulations to @Bandreescu_ on becoming the first (Canadian) to win a Grand Slam singles title! #USOpen
What a performance!
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) September 7, 2019
Congratulations @Bandreescu_ 🇨🇦🍁#SheTheNorth https://t.co/BWoYs7KbC7
-- Major League Baseball's Toronto Blue Jays, who last won the World Series in 1993, before Andreescu was born.
"Congratulations @Bandreescu_ on an amazing performance and your first grand slam! Romania is very proud of you."
🏆 HISTORY 🏆
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) September 7, 2019
Congratulations to @Bandreescu_ on becoming the first 🇨🇦 to win a Grand Slam singles title! #USOpen pic.twitter.com/BcGMPjshRZ
-- Romania's Simona Halep, the reigning Wimbledon champion, pays tribute to Andreescu, whose parents are from Romania.
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