Reactions to Canadian teen Bianca Andreescu defeating 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams 6-3, 7-5 in the 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"
-- 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"
-- 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.
"Congratulations @Bandreescu_ on an amazing performance and your first grand slam! Romania is very proud of you." -- Romania's Simona Halep, the reigning Wimbledon champion, pays tribute to Andreescu, whose parents are from Romania.
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