Serena Williams fell 6-3, 7-5 to Bianca Andreescu in the US Open final on Sunday. The win is the 19-year-old Andreescu’s first career Grand Slam, and the fourth straight loss in a Grand Slam final for Williams.
Williams, owner of 23 Grand Slam singles titles, is one short of Margaret Court’s 24 for a share of the all-time lead. Williams’ last Grand Slam title came at the 2017 Australian Open.ualify for the US Open. Now she’s the tournament’s champion.
Andreescu is the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam, and is also the first player born in the 2000s to capture such an honor.
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