American Sofia Kenin came back from a set and a break down, with a thigh injury, to defeat the wildcard (Samantha Stosur) in three sets in the Guangzhou Open final. Kenin won 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-2 in just over two hours and thirty minutes, claiming the third singles title of her career and the season. Hopefully…
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Rogers Cup, Toronto [6] Elina Svitolina (UKR) vs. [22] Sofia Kenin (USA) Kenin, down but not out Their one previous encounter, earlier this year, was a battle won by Svitolina in three sets. Things looked to be heading in the same direction today, albeit an easier victory, for the Ukrainian, who got off to a…
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Rogers Cup, Toronto [1] Ashleigh Barty (AUS) vs. [29] Sofia Kenin (USA) Barty won all three previous encounters; however, in their last encounter at Roland Garros, Kenin won her first set against Barty. Perhaps winning that set changed the mindset of Kenin, perhaps Barty being a tad rusty after a mini vacation made the difference;…
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ROLAND GARROS, FRANCE At the end of day four, there are only seven Americans remaining in the singles draw. We are guaranteed at least one American in the third round though. [35] Sofia Kenin (USA) got a lucky break when [22] Bianca Andreescu (CAN) was unfortunately forced to withdraw from the tournament due to injury….
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The honor of mover of the week goes to: Cameron Norrie. The Brit made it to his first ATP World Tour final over the past weekend in Auckland. He was hoping to take this form deep in the draw of the Australian Open; however, he expended too much energy to get to the final and…
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ASB CLASSIC (Auckland) Championship Match Cameron Norrie of Great Britain who is ranked ninety-three, had a winning advantage over the American, Tennys Sandgren, in futures and challenger matches (4:2); however, this was their first meeting on the ATP World Tour. Sandgren currently ranked sixty-three was hoping that his second shot at a title would be…
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