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.
Congratulations @Bandreescu_! 🇨🇦 You’ve made history and made a whole country very proud. #SheTheNorth https://t.co/W98v1lUN9o
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) September 7, 2019
"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.
CONGRATS GIRL! Canadian history 🇨🇦 @Bandreescu_ @usopen pic.twitter.com/PpyZcx0QCy
— Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) September 7, 2019
"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.
SHE THE CHAMP!
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) September 7, 2019
Congrats, @Bandreescu_ 👏🏽#WeTheNorth x #SheTheNorth pic.twitter.com/QEugBwH24W
"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.
Congratulations @Bandreescu_ on an amazing performance and your first grand slam!
— Simona Halep (@Simona_Halep) September 7, 2019
Romania is very proud of you 🤗🇷🇴
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