MELBOURNE RESULTS. Sofia Kenin beats Zhang in the 3rd round

AUSTRALIAN OPEN - MELBOURNE RESULTS. Kenin overcomes Zhang to come up against Cori Gauff in the 4th round

Prediction and head to head Sofia Kenin vs. Shuai Zhang

Sofia Kenin topples Shuai Zhang 7-5 7-6(7) in the 3rd round in Melbourne on Friday. Kenin will play Cori Gauff in the 4th round.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Zhang conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Kenin in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Yet, the American managed to stage a good comeback to break Shuai in the 9th (4-5) and in the 11th (6-5) game before winning the set (7-5).

The Chinese was completely knocked out in the last 5 games of the set (from 2-5 to 7-5).

2nd set.

Zhang had a strong start of this set after breaking Kenin in the 2nd game (2-0). Nevertheless, Kenin was not done to come back to break Shuai in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 5th (2-3) game before winning the set at the breaker at 7.

Statistics

After this match, the head to head between Kenin and Zhang is 1-1.

Highlights Sofia Kenin vs. Shuai Zhang Australian Open – Melbourne

Kenin’s Interview

Next Match H2H: Sofia Kenin vs. Cori Gauff – stats

Kenin will compete against Gauff in the 4th round.

There is no head to head record between Sofia Kenin and Cori Gauff since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

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