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Sofia Kenin Is Back: Seeing Unprecedented US Open Success

By Harry Floyd

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - JANUARY 06: (EDITORS NOTE: Multiple exposures were combined in camera to produce this image.) Sofia Kenin of USA serves in her quarter final match against Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark during day six of the ASB Women's Classic at ASB Tennis Centre on January 6, 2018 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Anthony Au-Yeung/Getty Images)
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - JANUARY 06: (EDITORS NOTE: Multiple exposures were combined in camera to produce this image.) Sofia Kenin of USA serves in her quarter final match against Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark during day six of the ASB Women's Classic at ASB Tennis Centre on January 6, 2018 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Anthony Au-Yeung/Getty Images) /
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Sofia Kenin is one of the young rising stars on the WTA Tour. She is making moves this month at the final grand slam of the calendar year.

Young up and comer Sofia Kenin has once again reached the third round of play at Flushing Meadows. Last year, the American tennis star came out of nowhere to shock the field. She could outdo that performance with just one more win. So far at the 2018 US Open, Sofia “Sonya” Kenin has notched two hard fought victories.

Winning in three sets during each of her first two matches, Kenin dug deep to reach what could be one of her biggest meetings to date. Up next for the young American is the grand slam’s eighth seed in Karolina Pliskova.

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The Czech tennis star is a former world number one. Pliskova is also one of the few at her level yet to earn a major tournament win. She appears to be on the verge of a grand slam and this could be her year. As top seed and current French Open champion Simona Halep splashes out of the event at Flushing Meadows, the field is wide open.

Other women’s singles stars such as Caroline Wozniacki or defending US Open champion Sloane Stephens must be considered the favorites moving forward. Pliskova, however, is a former finalist and could continue on.

In the way of Karolina Pliskova is Sofia Kenin. Here is the young tennis star celebrating on the courts at Flushing Meadows. Kenin is not going down without a fight in her upcoming match against the former world number one in Pliskova.

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Sofia Kenin is in action again on Friday at the 2018 US Open. Her run so far is impressive and she ought to be someone to watch this weekend at Flushing Meadows. Another match to watch includes both Venus Williams and Serena Williams. The two legends are in action on Friday at the US Open for yet another thrilling head-to-head.

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