Shania Twain, Alessia Cara and 19 other celebs who congratulated Bianca Andreescu on her U.S. Open win
After Bianca Andreescu’s historic win on Saturday—making her the first Canadian singles player in history to win a grand slam—celebrities near and far took to the Twitterverse to shower the 19-year-old prodigy with praise. Here’s a roundup of the best congratulatory tweets:
Even Serena fans like Chrissy Teigen gave Bianca a shout-out:
@Bandreescu_ 19 years old holy cow we get so many more years of watching you. congratulations!
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) September 7, 2019
A few homegrown songstresses got patriotic:
CONGRATULATIONS @BiancaAndreescu! You are awesome and you are the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam singles title 🏆🔥 pic.twitter.com/Z6WxpUG21F
— Shania Twain (@ShaniaTwain) September 8, 2019
.@Bandreescu_ crushing it 🇨🇦
— ac (@alessiacara) September 7, 2019
Naturally, Toronto’s sports teams were thrilled:
🏆 HISTORY 🏆
Congratulations to @Bandreescu_ on becoming the first 🇨🇦 to win a Grand Slam singles title! #USOpen pic.twitter.com/BcGMPjshRZ
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) September 7, 2019
SHE THE CHAMP!
Congrats, @Bandreescu_ 👏🏽#WeTheNorth x #SheTheNorth pic.twitter.com/QEugBwH24W
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) September 7, 2019
What a performance!
Congratulations @Bandreescu_ 🇨🇦🍁#SheTheNorth https://t.co/BWoYs7KbC7
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) September 7, 2019
🇨🇦 THE CHAMP! 🇨🇦
Huge congrats to @Bandreescu_ on her first Grand Slam title at the #USOpen! pic.twitter.com/oRsviOqg0h
— Toronto FC (@TorontoFC) September 7, 2019
As were our west-coast rivals:
You’re #1️⃣!!! Congrats @Bandreescu_! 🏆🔥🇨🇦 #ShetheNorth #USOpen pic.twitter.com/NBjva9g4sS
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) September 7, 2019
Trudeau tweeted like a proud dad:
Congratulations @Bandreescu_! 🇨🇦 You’ve made history and made a whole country very proud. #SheTheNorth https://t.co/W98v1lUN9o
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) September 7, 2019
And John Tory lit up the Toronto sign in honour of the victory:
The Toronto sign will be lit in gold tonight to celebrate @BAndreescu_’s historic win at the #USOpen. Toronto is celebrating this victory and looking forward to a career filled with many more. #SheTheNorth pic.twitter.com/hjR5lTKslF
— John Tory (@JohnTory) September 7, 2019
Fellow athletes joined in on the congratulating:
Congratulations @Bandreescu_
Wow that’s so dope! 👏🏾🌶🏆🎾🐐🇨🇦#SheTheNorth #champs #humblehustle🙏🏾👏🏾— pascal siakam (@pskills43) September 7, 2019
Holy Mackinaw!!! Such amazing support for Serena at Flushing Meadows… but you should hear the entire country explode north of the border. Congratulations @Bandreescu_ You’ve made history and we are so proud of you! #shethenorth
— Scott Moir (@ScottMoir) September 7, 2019
Yo @Bandreescu_ anytime you want to come take the #LouMarsh 🏆 I have it in Montreal.. its all yours now😊
— Mikael Kingsbury (@MikaelKingsbury) September 7, 2019
LFG!!! https://t.co/AS0F6IW1Ud
— Steve Nash (@SteveNash) September 5, 2019
🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🎾BIANCA!!!🎾 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
🍻 🍻 🍻— Larry Walker (@Cdnmooselips33) September 7, 2019
And fellow tennis players were just as enthusiastic:
An outstanding win for @Bandreescu_! 🇨🇦 #USOpen #WomenWorthWatching #SheTheNorth pic.twitter.com/rQisO849JO
— Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) September 7, 2019
Congratulations @Bandreescu_ on an amazing performance and your first grand slam!
Romania is very proud of you 🤗🇷🇴
— Simona Halep (@Simona_Halep) September 7, 2019
Congrats @Bandreescu_ on your first slam! Enjoy this moment, so well deserved 🏆 #usopen
— Sloane Stephens (@SloaneStephens) September 7, 2019
CONGRATS GIRL! Canadian history 🇨🇦 @Bandreescu_ @usopen pic.twitter.com/PpyZcx0QCy
— Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) September 7, 2019
For all of you wondering what those words were after our 2nd round.. "Congrats girl. You can win this tournament here. Believe in it ok?" Very happy for @Bandreescu_ on winning her 1st (and trust me, not last) grand slam 🏆 https://t.co/N3O5SoI0GI
— Kirsten Flipkens (@FlipperKF) September 7, 2019
This girl is 🔥!! Huge congrats to @Bandreescu_ the first ever Canadian singles Grand Slam champion! Wow! 🏆🇨🇦
— Vasek Pospisil (@VasekPospisil) September 7, 2019
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A few homegrown songstresses got patriotic:
https://twitter.com/ShaniaTwain/status/1170651940117721095
https://twitter.com/alessiacara/status/1170458842880196609
Naturally, Toronto's sports teams were thrilled:
https://twitter.com/BlueJays/status/1170456789567123456
https://twitter.com/Raptors/status/1170456737972985856
https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1170459658798215170
https://twitter.com/TorontoFC/status/1170456844852219904
As were our west-coast rivals:
You’re #1️⃣!!! Congrats @Bandreescu_! 🏆🔥🇨🇦 #ShetheNorth #USOpen pic.twitter.com/NBjva9g4sS
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) September 7, 2019
Trudeau tweeted like a proud dad:
https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau/status/1170463888007225344
And John Tory lit up the Toronto sign in honour of the victory:
https://twitter.com/JohnTory/status/1170458530069000195
Fellow athletes joined in on the congratulating:
https://twitter.com/pskills43/status/1170471781733425155
https://twitter.com/ScottMoir/status/1170457986843783174
https://twitter.com/MikaelKingsbury/status/1170465527237632000
https://twitter.com/SteveNash/status/1169436067021213696
https://twitter.com/Cdnmooselips33/status/1170456607190388737
And fellow tennis players were just as enthusiastic:
https://twitter.com/BillieJeanKing/status/1170468994983374853
https://twitter.com/Simona_Halep/status/1170467816597786626
https://twitter.com/SloaneStephens/status/1170482951571824640
https://twitter.com/geniebouchard/status/1170470090724270082
https://twitter.com/FlipperKF/status/1170458997301731328
https://twitter.com/VasekPospisil/status/1170456911675822080){kind=link}