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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 02: Bianca Andreescu of Canada hits a forehand against Taylor Townsend of the United States on Arthur Ashe Stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 02, 2019 in New York City. (Photo byGETTY IMAGES

Canadian tennis sensation Bianca Andreescu roared into the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open in the early hours of Tuesday in New York, beating American Taylor Townsend in a nervous three-setter, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 in almost two hours.

She earned $500,000 for that victory. 

The match didn't finish until well after midnight and featured Andreescu almost losing her cool. At one point, she drew a code-violation warning for tossing her racket, although she later claimed the racket slipped out of her hands. At another point, she was confused what the score was, thinking the game was over when it was only at deuce.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 02: Bianca Andreescu of Canada shows her emotion 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 TennisGETTY IMAGES

But Andreescu's big-time game and aggressive shotmaking overcame her sometimes brittle emotions as she continued to write the best Canadian sports story of the year.

The Canadian, who grew up near Toronto, is only 19, but ranked No. 14 in the world, rising from No. 178 at the end of last year. But wins at Indian Wells in March and at the Rogers Cup last month in Toronto have put her on the international tennis map.

Some, such as former tour player and now TV analyst Brad Gilbert, have called her to win the tournament. The women's final is Saturday at 4 p.m. Eastern. 

Andreescu was born in Mississauga and resides in Thornhill, north of Toronto. She is of Romanian descent who has patterned her game after another Romanian, Simona Halep. Andreescu will move from No. 14 into the top 10 in the world next week.

The hard-hitting Andreescu meets Belgian Elise Mertens, seeded No. 25, on Wednesday. The draw has turned quite favorable for Andreescu. A victory would put her in the semifinals against either No. 13-seed Swiss star Belinda Bencic or Croatia's