'A star is born' — Twitter reacts to Bianca Andreescu's victory at Indian Wells

Rudi Schuller

'A star is born' — Twitter reacts to Bianca Andreescu's victory at Indian Wells image

Bianca Andreescu's win in Sunday's 2019 BNP Paribas Open final made waves all over the sporting world, and social media was outspoken in its reaction.

Thousands of well-wishers took to Twitter to congratulate the 18-year-old Canadian in the moments after her historic triump, with big names both inside and outside the world of tennis making their thoughts heard on the sport's newest star.

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Among the first to offer their congratulations were Canada's other teenage tennis stars.

Big names from elsewhere in the tennis and sports world, as well as in Canadian media, revelled in Andreescu's victory

The mayor of Mississauga, Andreescu's hometown, called Sunday's match "monumental."

Perhaps most impressive was a tweet of congratulations from the Prime Minister himself, reflecting the scale of Andreescu's achievement.

Rudi Schuller