{"id":7080,"date":"2019-09-06T06:41:07","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T06:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=7080"},"modified":"2019-09-06T06:41:07","modified_gmt":"2019-09-06T06:41:07","slug":"bianca-andreescu-advances-to-u-s-open-finals-with-victory-over-belinda-bencic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/bianca-andreescu-advances-to-u-s-open-finals-with-victory-over-belinda-bencic","title":{"rendered":"Bianca Andreescu Advances to U.S. Open Finals with Victory over Belinda Bencic"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bianca Andreescu raises her racket over her head after winning the semifinal match on Thursday in New York.<\/p><\/div>\n

Bianca Andreescu has achieved the final step towards winning her first Grand Slam event after defeating Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic in the U.S. Open women\u2019s semifinal on Thursday night in New York.<\/p>\n

Andreescu, whose hometown is Mississauga, Ontario<\/a> continued her battle to reach the finals with a 7-6, 7-5 win over the Swiss player. Once again, the teen had to battle back in the second set to regain control after winning the first set 7-6. That saw Andreescu down three matches at one point with it looking like the semi may go three sets, that was until Andreescu found her footings and won the next four matches.<\/p>\n

Andreescu will now once again face familiar territory and play Serena Williams in the final. It was only last month at the Rogers Cup that the two met before Williams had to bow out due to back spasms, but now healthy, Andreescu will face her toughest challenge yet. Commenting on how she managed to go from losing last year to making the finals, Andreescu stated,<\/p>\n

“Don\u2019t ask me that I wouldn’t know what to say. I think it\u2019s just all the hard work I have been putting throughout the years. If someone had told me a year ago that I\u2019d be in the finals of the U.S. Open this year I’d tell them your crazy.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The win in Toronto<\/a> was Andreescu second title of the WTA season, and it also made her the first female since 1969 to win the Rogers Cup. The last was Winsor, Ontario\u2019s Faye Urban who managed to defeat another Canadian, Vicki Berner.<\/p>\n

Williams, who has battled back from numerous injuries since returning after the birth of her daughter will be hoping to win her 24th major title when the two meet on Saturday. However, Andreescu is hoping to make history and join the ranks of those like Williams, who won their first major at the U.S. Open.<\/p>\n

US Open Tennis Championships<\/strong><\/p>\n