Navratilova reflects on Andreescu’s rise to glory at US Open: ‘She showed great poise to win her first Grand Slam title’

Navratilova admitted that she showed great poise and despite the crowd being against her kept her head together.

She added that she believes Serena herself was a bit surprised about how well she played in the final.

‘Bianca Andreescu showed great poise to win her first Grand Slam title. When Serena Williams was coming back at her, and when 23,000 New Yorkers were going crazy inside the US Open's Arthur Ashe Stadium, the teenager kept her head together. That was the mark of a champion.’

‘I think Serena was a little surprised by how well Andreescu, playing in her first major final, handled everything.’

Navratilova also weighed in on the state of Serena’s game and said that her best weapon which is her serve failed her.

She added despite that though if Serena plays to her best, she is still very much the best.

‘If Serena plays her best tennis, she's still better than everybody else out there.’

‘Unfortunately for Serena, she didn't do that in New York. The biggest problem for Serena was that her serve - which is almost always her biggest weapon and her go-to shot - failed her.’