Bianca Andreescu of Canada serves during her Women's Singles fourth round match against Taylor Townsend of the United States on day eight of the 2019 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 02, 2019 in Queens borough of New York City. Clive Brunskill/Getty Images/AFP

NEW YORK, BALIPOST.com – Canadian teen Bianca Andreescu, into her first Grand Slam quarter-final, says she has never felt more confident at a tennis tournament and that she expects to win the US Open.

The 19-year-old from suburban Toronto will face Belgian 25th seed Elise Mertens on Wednesday for a berth in Thursday’s semi-finals after beating US qualifier Taylor Townsend 6-1, 4-6, 6-2.

“It feels awesome. I’ve been working and dreaming of this moment for a really long time, so it feels pretty damn good to be in the quarters here,” Andreescu said.

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“I’m really happy, but the tournament’s not done yet. I think I can do even better than get to the quarters here this year.”

Andreescu, who won WTA titles in March at Indian Wells and last month at the Rogers Cup in Toronto, would become the youngest US Open champion since Svetlana Kuznetsova in 2004 if she wins Saturday’s final, a week older than the Russian was when she lifted the trophy 15 years ago.

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Asked if she expected to win her first Grand Slam title this week on the Flushing Meadows hardcourts, Andreescu replied: “Every tournament I go into, I want to win it. I expect a lot from myself which — yes, to answer your question.

“But I’m going to just take it match after match because I know I have a lot of tough opponents before I reach the final. I’m just going to enjoy this moment right now and hopefully I can win on Wednesday.”

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Andreescu has never faced Mertens or her potential semi-final rivals, Swiss 13th seed Belinda Bencic and Croatian 23rd seed Donna Vekic, who also play Wednesday.

But she’s more concerned about her own game and mental state.

“I’ve never felt this confident before,” Andreescu said. “I’m just taking the momentum from Rogers Cup into this tournament. This year has been the best year of my life so far. (AFP)

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