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07.05.2021 / 22:53

Bye, Dad: Tennis star Sofia Kenin fires father as her coach

Sofia Kenin no longer will be coached by her father, announcing just weeks before the French Open she is “putting together a new technical team.”

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Osaka makes 4th round in Miami for 1st time with walkover

MIAMI – Naomi Osaka advanced to the fourth round of the Miami Open for the first time in her career Sunday when qualifier Nina Stojanovic withdrew from their match shortly before the scheduled start because of a right thigh injury.

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A win is a win: '20 Australian champ Kenin gets by in 2 sets

MELBOURNE – Sure, Sofia Kenin struggled in her first match as a defending champion at a Grand Slam tournament.

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Kenin beats Putintseva to reach Abu Dhabi quarterfinals

ABU DHABI – Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin of the United States came back from match point down to beat Yulia Putintseva and reach the quarterfinals of the Abu Dhabi Open on Saturday.Kenin posted 57 unforced errors to Putintseva's 43 but still prevailed 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 over the 13th-seeded Putintseva. “I felt like today was more of a mental match.

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Kenin voted WTA Player of Year; Azarenka gets Comeback honor

Sofia Kenin collected the WTA Player of the Year award on Tuesday after winning the Australian Open in January for her first Grand Slam title and finishing as the runner-up at the French Open in October.The 22-year-old from Florida went 16-2 at the three major tournaments played in 2020 — Wimbledon was canceled for the first time since World War II because of the coronavirus pandemic — and ended the abbreviated season with a career-best ranking of No.

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Poland's Iga Swiatek beats Sofia Kenin for French Open title

PARIS – With the poise of a veteran and the shots of a champion, 19-year-old Iga Swiatek picked the perfect place for her first tour-level title: the French Open.Unseeded and ranked merely 54th, Swiatek grabbed the last six games to beat Sofia Kenin 6-4, 6-1 in the final at Roland Garros on Saturday, becoming the first Polish tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles trophy. When she smacked one last forehand winner to the corner to end things, Swiatek placed her right hand over her mouth then crouched, shaking her head.“It’s crazy.

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The Latest: Swiatek slated to face Podoroska at French Open

PARIS – The Latest from the French Open (all times local):___12:25 p.m.Polish teenager Iga Swiatek and Argentine qualifier Nadia Podoroska will open play in the main stadium at the French Open.The first women’s semifinal match is scheduled to start at 3 p.m.

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The Latest: Kvitova plays Siegemund in French Open quarters

PARIS – The Latest from the French Open (all times local):___12:20 p.m.Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova is facing unseeded Laura Siegemund in the French Open quarterfinals as play gets underway at Roland Garros with a few rays of sunshine peeking through the clouds.Kvitova broke Siegemund's serve to take a 3-1 lead in the opening set.Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin will face unseeded Danielle Collins in an all-American matchup later. Collins leads the head-to-head series against the fourth-seeded Kenin 3-0.

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The Latest: Collins wins to set up all-American quarterfinal

PARIS – The Latest from the French Open (all times local):___1:20 p.m.Danielle Collins reached the quarterfinals for the first time at Roland Garros after beating 30th-seeded Ons Jabeur 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.The unseeded Collins next faces No. 4 Sofia Kenin in an all-American contest.Collins looked in control at 3-0 up in the second set but her Tunisian opponent won five straight games.Jabeur reached the Australian Open quarterfinals this year.

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Kenin, Ostapenko both reach 3rd round at French Open

PARIS – Once Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin got going, she kept going — right into the third round of the French Open.The fourth-seeded American started slowly Thursday under a closed roof on Court Philippe Chatrier before pulling out a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Ana Bogdan.“I knew I had to fight. She was playing well,” Kenin said on court moments after the match ended.

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Serena Williams tops schedule with play underway at US Open

NEW YORK – The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament:The fourth day of play is underway at the U.S.

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World TeamTennis plans to have fans at West Virginia matches

If World TeamTennis gets its way, Grand Slam champions Sofia Kenin and Sloane Stephens could be among the first tennis players to compete in front of fans after the coronavirus pandemic prompted lockdowns around the globe.

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