Sofia Kenin’s father and coach is of the idea that hype should equal accomplishments always. He was so critical about Coco Gauff, who has all the time received more coverage than his daughter. Despite being that popular then, Sofia, the latter has more achievements under her name.
Sofia Kenin vs Coco Gauff in Australian Open
The two youngsters met in the ongoing Australian Open, where Kenin outshined her fellow American tennis player. She beat Coco Gauff 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-0, to book a place in the quarterfinals of this tournament. This defeat suffered by the 15-year old brought to an end to what has been an excellent start for Coco in the Australian Open. She won her first three matches against Venus Williams, Sorana Cirstea, and Naomi Osaka respectively, to advance into the fourth round, which unfortunately ended in a defeat.
Alex Kenin questions the hype surrounding Coco Gauff
Sofia Kenin has been flying under the radar regardless of her excellent performances. The tennis sensation started rising significantly in performance and rank after losing to Maria Sharapova, whom she regards to be her idol. She was eliminated in the 2017 US Open by the Russian. But ever since, she has improved tremendously. Coco Gauff, on the other side, has received a lot of attention from the media since she started playing in WTA tours. However, the amount of hype that she has been receiving was questioned by Sofia’s father. He believes that hype should always match accomplishments. For him, Coco Gauff’s achievements are lower than the many praises she receives.
But his daughter doesn’t seem to complain about staying low-key. In fact, Sofia said that it provides her with significant motivation. Besides, her mental toughness is on another level. The world No. 15 showed that while playing against Serena Williams at the 2019 French Open. Kenin beat the 38 years old 6-2,7-5, eliminating her from the Round of 32. It now appears that the mental toughness runs in the entire Kenin’s family. Sofia’s mother is regarded as a tough person by her father.
Away from tennis, the youngster leads a normal life. Just like any other girl, she is into Instagram, movies, and Facebook, which her father doesn’t fancy at all. But for her daughter, she is just acting her age.
Kenin at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2020
Now the world no.15, Kenin has a 7-2 win-loss record in 2020. The American is competing at the Australian Open where she beat Martina Trevisan 6-2 6-4, Ann Li 6-1 6-3, Shuai Zhang 7-5 7-67, Cori Gauff 6-75 6-3 6-0 and Ons Jabeur 6-4 6-4.
Sofia Kenin will come up against Barty in the semifinal. The head to head is 4-1 for Barty.
The last time that they played each other, Barty won 6-3 7-5 in the 3rd round in Wuhan (Wuhan Open) in September 2019.
Cori Gauff’s ranking and performance in 2020
At the moment ranked no.67, the American played her last match on the 26th of January when she lost to Sofia Kenin 6-75 6-3 6-0 in the 4th round in Australian Open.
Sofia Kenin and Cori Gauff played each other 1 time. The head to head is 1-0 for Kenin.
The last time that they locked horns, Sofia Kenin won 6-75 6-3 6-0 in the 4th round in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 26th of January 2020.
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