Tennis
AO 2020 champion, but world number 164. Who will play in Kalinina Miami?
Ukraine’s first racket Angelina Kalinina (WTA 28) recognized his opponent in the 1/32 finals of the tough tournament of the WTA 1000 series held in Miami (USA).
He will play with the Ukrainian in the 2nd round of the competition. Sofia Ken (USA, WTA 164).
In the 1/64 final, Kenin defeated Storm Sanders (Australia, WTA 200) 6:0, 7:6 (7:5) in two sets in 1 hour 25 minutes.
Sofia Kenin is the champion of the Australian Open 2020. In the same year, he reached the final at Roland Garros, but lost to Iga Sventek. 2020 has been a breakthrough year for him. But in 2021 his game began to decline, injuries began, and as a result, he fell behind the fourth hundred in the WTA rankings. Now Kenin is slowly returning to major tournaments, but so far without any clear success.
Angelina and Sofia played each other five times. 3:2 points in favor of the American. The girls last met in Hobart (Australia) at the beginning of 2023. Then Kenin won in three games.
Source: Sport UA
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