French Open 2021: Kenin roars back to topple Pegula in all-American clash

French Open 2021: Kenin roars back to topple Pegula in all-American clash

  • Kenin showed off her powers of recovery as she racked up a whopping 48 winners and broke Pegula’s serve seven times.

Reuters | , Paris

PUBLISHED ON JUN 05, 2021 09:52 PM IST

Fourth seed Sofia Kenin rallied from a set down to book a place in the French Open last-16 on Saturday, defeating fellow American Jessica Pegula 4-6 6-1 6-4 on Court Suzanne-Lenglen. While the women’s draw has already lost seven of the top 10 seeds, Kenin showed off her powers of recovery as she racked up a whopping 48 winners and broke Pegula’s serve seven times over the course of a near two hour contest.

“I’m proud of myself for just fighting out there and battling out,” Kenin, 22, said in a courtside interview.

Kenin, who finished runner-up to Iga Swiatek last year, made a bright start to take a 3-0…

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