Sofia Kenin and Coco Gauff are among the brightest stars in American tennis and they are climbing fast in the rankings. Both reached a career-high on Monday after Dubai. Sofia didn’t have a memorable week in Dubai as she was unlucky enough to face and lose in the first round to an in-form Elena Rybakina. Coco decided not to play this year in the Emirates to skip both Dubai and Doha.
Cori Gauff’s ranking and performance in 2020
Currently the world no.49 (career-high), Gauff gained 2 places in the rankings Iga Swiatek and Su-Wei Hsieh losing positions. Coco played her last match on the 26th of January when she was defeated by Sofia Kenin 6-75 6-3 6-0 in the 4th round of the Australian Open.
Sofia Kenin’s ranking and performance in 2020
Now the world no.5 (career-high), Kenin played her last match on the 18th of February when she was overcome by Elena Rybakina 6-72 6-3 6-3 in the 1st round in Dubai. Sofia went 2 places up in the rankings after Elina Svitolina and Belinda Bencic lost many points after Dubai.
This season Sofia has a 10-4 win-loss record. Kenin conquered 1 title at the Australian Open.
Cori Gauff and Sofia Kenin played each other once. The head to head is 1-0 for Kenin.
The last time that they fought against each other, Sofia Kenin won 6-75 6-3 6-0 in the 4th round in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 26th of January 2020.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
Cori Gauff and Sofia Kenin |
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