Sofia Kenin may get recorded as a very unique grand slam champion in history. She became the Australian Open champion at the beginning of the year.
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Till now, the Australian Open has been the only grand slam played this year. With the Wimbledon cancelled and the French Open and US Open predicted to go along the same path, events might transpire in a manner that Australian Open remains the only grand slam played. In that scenario, Sofia Kenin may become the only grand slam champion of 2020 from WTA.
However, that might be a distinction that Kenin enjoys. This is after we got the knowledge about her most preferred surface and favourite tournament.
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What did Sofia Kenin say?
Sofia Kenin revealed that her favourite surface to play on is the hard court. In addition, the Australian Open is her favourite tournament.
Of course, it’s not surprising that Kenin likes the Australian Open. She has an eighty per cent win rate at the tournament and has defied all expectations by winning the Australian Open. On the way, she defeated the red hot Coco Gauff and the resurgent Garbine Muguruza.
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Her affinity for hard courts can be understood as a result of her upbringing in the USA. She has been playing on these courts in Florida since she was a child. More than that, her playing style compliments the nature of the surface.
Sofia Kenin is a player who is known for her early reach and immaculate timing on the ball. This helps her to control the game on the fast pace of the hard courts. Her other amazing grand slam performance also comes on the hard courts of the US Open where she made it to the third round in 2019.
It will not be a surprise to see Sofia Kenin emerge as a big name on the hard courts in the coming years.