Coco Gauff, Sofia Kenin join Kerber and Goerges to play the inaugural event on grass in Berlin

Cori Gauff and Sofia Kenin are among the most interesting prospects of American tennis and both agreed to play the inaugural event on grass in Berlin. The tournament will be held at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club between June 13-21 and it is going to be one of the Wimbledon warm-up events.

The tournament director Barbara Rittner commented, “[Coco’s] potential is huge and I’m sure that she will become a world-class player. She is so talented that I am confident she might be able to bring in a new era in women’s tennis. Watching her here in Berlin will give fans an idea of what I’m talking about.”

Gauff was also elated with the opportunity to play and visit Berlin to comment: “I have heard a lot of cool things about the city and I’m very excited about what will await me there. Being played just before Wimbledon, this tournament is very important to me.”

Cori Gauff’s ranking and performance in 2020

Now ranked no.51, Gauff played her last match on the 26^th of January when she was defeated by Sofia Kenin 6-7⁵ 6-3 6-0 in the 4^th round of the Australian Open.

Sofia Kenin’s ranking and performance in 2020

Now the world no.5 (career-high), Sofia played her last match on the 25^th of February when she lost to Dayana Yastremska 6-3 7-6⁴ in the 2^nd round in Doha.

This season Sofia has a 10-5 win-loss record. Sofia conquered 1 title at the Australian Open.

Cori Gauff and Sofia Kenin played each other 1 time. The head to head is 1-0 for Kenin.

The last time that they competed against each other, Sofia Kenin won 6-7⁵ 6-3 6-0 in the 4^th round in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 26^th of January 2020.

In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.