# Canadian apologises to crowd for winning US Open **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 8, 2019, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-apologises-to-crowd-for-winning-us-open/839859 "2019-09-08T00:12:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2019, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-apologises-to-crowd-for-winning-us-open/839859/1 "2019-09-08T00:12:08Z")
Bianca Andreescu won the women’s US Open tennis championship this afternoon defeating Serena Williams. Her comment to the crowd on winning: “I know you guys wanted Serena to win. I’m sorry.” > **[Scott Stinson: Bianca Andreescu makes history with remarkable U.S. Open win](https://nationalpost.com/sports/tennis/canadian-bianca-andreescu-defeats-serena-williams-to-take-u-s-open-championship/amp)** > > The 19-year-old from the Toronto suburbs took down the most daunting opponent in the sport, pulling off a straight-sets win to become the first Canadian to win… ---
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2019, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-apologises-to-crowd-for-winning-us-open/839859/2 "2019-09-08T00:24:30Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Bianca Andreescu won the women’s US Open tennis championship this afternoon defeating Serena Williams. > > Her comment to the crowd on winning: “I know you guys wanted Serena to win. I’m sorry.” > [Scott Stinson: Bianca Andreescu makes history with remarkable U.S. Open win | National Post](https://nationalpost.com/sports/tennis/canadian-bianca-andreescu-defeats-serena-williams-to-take-u-s-open-championship/amp) Or video [here](https://twitter.com/i/status/1170466075106037768). ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2019, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-apologises-to-crowd-for-winning-us-open/839859/3 "2019-09-08T00:43:59Z")
Given that the whole exchange went something like this: “What did you have to overcome in order to win the second set?” “The crowd (pregnant pause as she realizes what she just said) I know you guys wanted Serena to win. I’m sorry.” I’m not sure how much she was apologizing for letting down the crowd as much as she was apologizing for calling them out. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2019, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-apologises-to-crowd-for-winning-us-open/839859/4 "2019-09-08T01:07:27Z")
Rysto, I think Northern Piper was good-naturedly alluding to the stereotype of Canadians being so nice that they’ll apologize when it isn’t necessary. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2019, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-apologises-to-crowd-for-winning-us-open/839859/5 "2019-09-08T07:54:19Z")
I think it is rather strange that anyone who beats her needs to apologise. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2019, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-apologises-to-crowd-for-winning-us-open/839859/6 "2019-09-08T09:52:34Z")
Osaka had to apologize last year. Tis tradition with Serena in NYC apparently. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2019, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-apologises-to-crowd-for-winning-us-open/839859/7 "2019-09-08T15:28:44Z")
Maybe **Northern Piper** will apologize for starting this thread. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2019, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-apologises-to-crowd-for-winning-us-open/839859/8 "2019-09-08T16:43:46Z")
Isn’t there a stereotype that Canadians are exceptionally polite and always apologizing? ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2019, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-apologises-to-crowd-for-winning-us-open/839859/9 "2019-09-08T18:36:02Z")
> [@pool](#): > > Isn’t there a stereotype that Canadians are exceptionally polite and always apologizing? Sorry, but I’ve never heard of such a thing. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2019, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-apologises-to-crowd-for-winning-us-open/839859/10 "2019-09-08T19:54:19Z")
Sorry, not sorry that I’m not sorry. ---
**Author:** ![DKW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dkw/32/3118_2.png) [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2019, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-apologises-to-crowd-for-winning-us-open/839859/11 "2019-09-08T21:03:26Z")
Eh…it was a nice funny moment, but I hope this is the last time, as it’s going to get old _very_ fast. The name Mike Tyson ring a bell? ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-apologises-to-crowd-for-winning-us-open/839859/12 "2019-09-09T01:47:13Z")
> [@DKW](#): > > The name Mike Tyson ring a bell? Not as much as Pavlov does. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-apologises-to-crowd-for-winning-us-open/839859/13 "2019-09-09T02:10:15Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > Not as much as Pavlov does. _rimshot_ Is it bad that the thought of a bell makes my mouth water? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-apologises-to-crowd-for-winning-us-open/839859/14 "2019-09-09T03:28:46Z")
I was at the local horse race book on Saturday afternoon. Two dozen TV sets showing horse racing from around North America, and betting windows open for your convenience. Except for one TV. It was showing the US Open women’s tennis. It attracted a crowd. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2019, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-apologises-to-crowd-for-winning-us-open/839859/15 "2019-09-12T04:46:46Z")
Kinda funny when she plugged her ears as the crowd was cheering SW’s second-set comeback. And goddamned Coco.