Andreescu makes history for Canada at the Open
NEW YORK - Bianca Andreescu had often visualized this day. She had pictured herself facing Serena Williams in the final of the U.S. Open and four years ago she wrote herself a check for the money the winner would receive, a sum she scratched out and updated yearly.
After it unfolded Saturday as the 19-year-old Canadian pictured, when she dominated the first set and held off a valiant comeback by Williams to finish a 6-3, 7-5 victory and earn a check for $3.85 million, Andreescu was overcome by tears.
"Sorry," she said during a
