E US Open champion wins hearts with touching gesture for heartbroken rival

Key points

• US Open champion Bianca Andreescu won hearts across the tennis world with a touching gesture for tearful teenager Daphnee Mpetshi Perricard after their French Open qualifying clash in Paris.
• While Andreescu secured a comfortable victory on court, it was her sportsmanship after the match that became the biggest talking point.
• The emotional scenes unfolded after Mpetshi Perricard, who was playing in front of her home crowd, broke down in tears following the defeat.
• Andreescu, instead of celebrating her win, immediately turned her attention towards the 17-year-old French player.
• The Canadian encouraged the crowd at Court Suzanne-Lenglen to applaud her opponent before walking over to console her with a warm embrace and words of encouragement.