Monday 12 August 2019

Bianca Andreescu wins Rogers Cup after tennis icon Serena Williams retires from final

Bianca Andreescu, 19, kisses the winner's trophy after being declared Rogers Cup champion on Sunday when tennis legend Serena Williams was forced to retire from the match with a reported upper-back injury. Andreescu is the first Canadian woman to win the tourney in 50 years.

As soon as Bianca Andreescu heard that Serena Williams was retiring from their Rogers Cup final, she went to her opponent's bench, took a knee, and started consoling the veteran tennis player.

"It's not the way I wanted to win, but a win is a win so I'm really happy," said Andreescu, who is the first Canadian to win the title since Faye Urban of Windsor, Ont., beat Vancouver's Vicki Berner in 1969. The tournament was still played on clay courts and called the Canadian Open when Urban won.

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