Bianca Andreescu: How well do you know 19-year-old US Open champion who defeated Serena Williams

Bianca Andreescu defeated Serena Williams in the final of the 2019 US Open, becoming the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam singles title.
Teen tennis sensation Bianca Andreescu was born in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada to Romanian parents. (Photo | Instagram)
Teen tennis sensation Bianca Andreescu was born in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada to Romanian parents. (Photo | Instagram)
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Bianca Andreescu defeated Serena Williams in the final of the 2019 US Open, becoming the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam singles title.  The 19-year-old Andreescu became the youngest Grand Slam winner since Maria Sharapova at the 2006 US Open (Photo | AP)
Bianca Andreescu defeated Serena Williams in the final of the 2019 US Open, becoming the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam singles title. The 19-year-old Andreescu became the youngest Grand Slam winner since Maria Sharapova at the 2006 US Open (Photo | AP)
Played her first WTA qualifying at Montreal in 2016. She won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit  (Photo | AP)
Played her first WTA qualifying at Montreal in 2016. She won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit (Photo | AP)
Andreescu's childhood idol was Kim Clijsters, and now she has also grown an admiration of Simona Halep  (Photo | AP)
Andreescu's childhood idol was Kim Clijsters, and now she has also grown an admiration of Simona Halep (Photo | AP)
Andreescu will break into the top five Monday after her remarkable breakthrough run at Flushing Meadows. (Photo | AP)
Andreescu will break into the top five Monday after her remarkable breakthrough run at Flushing Meadows. (Photo | AP)
Currently ranked no. 15, she made her way up since the start of the year having defeated the likes of Caroline Wozniacki, Venus Williams and now Serena Williams  (Photo | AP)
Currently ranked no. 15, she made her way up since the start of the year having defeated the likes of Caroline Wozniacki, Venus Williams and now Serena Williams (Photo | AP)
She finished 2018 ranked 178 in singles after failing to qualify at any of the four Grand Slams. (Photo | Instagram)
She finished 2018 ranked 178 in singles after failing to qualify at any of the four Grand Slams. (Photo | Instagram)

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