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BBC Sport · Sep 7, 2019

US Open 2019: Bianca Andreescu beats Serena Williams to win title

Serena Williams's quest for a 24th Grand Slam title came unstuck again as teenager Bianca Andreescu won her first major in a gripping US Open final.

Williams, 37, could not cope with the 19-year-old Canadian's quality in a 6-3 7-5 defeat.

Andreescu, seeded 15th, lost a double break in the second set before taking her third match point.

To the disappointment of a stunned home crowd, Williams has now lost four successive major finals.

Williams, seeded eighth, looked edgy throughout as she aimed to match Australian Margaret Court's tally of all-time major wins, handing over three of Andreescu's five breaks of serve with double faults.

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