NEW YORK – What does pride sound like? Probably something like this: With Monica down a set and trailing 5–2 in the second to SaisaiZheng in her opening-round match at the 2016 U.S. Open on Monday evening, the temporarily-resurrected Grandstand roared to life. The noise reverberated around the old concrete.
¡Si se puede! ¡Si se puede! ¡Si se puede!
Yes we can! It grew louder, legions of fans clad in red and blue, a few carrying Puerto Rican flags, one screaming “Pica Power!” seemingly in between breaths. They had come to Flushing to see the 22-year-old girl who, over the last two weeks, had become one of the most famous Puerto Ricans in the world.