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Canadian teen Bianca beats Serena to win first grand slam title

Bianca Andreescu beat Serena Williams 6-3 7-5 in the U.S. Open final.

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by reuters

Realtime08 September 2019 - 01:04
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Bianca Andreescu of Canada celebrates match point against Serena Williams of the United States in the women's singles final on day thirteen of the 2019 US Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu beat Serena Williams 6-3 7-5 in the U.S. Open final on Saturday to claim her first Grand Slam title and stop the American's bid to equal the all-time record.

The hard-hitting Andreescu matched Williams' power throughout the slugfest and fended off a late comeback from the six-times U.S. Open champion to claim victory.

The 19-year-old dropped her racket after hitting a winner on match point to seal victory at Arthur Ashe Stadium and collapsed on her back after embracing her defeated opponent.

Andreescu, who becomes the first Canadian woman to win a major in the professional era, prevented Williams from equalling Margaret Court's record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles.

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