U.S. OPEN STATS. Kenin ousts Fernandez in the 2nd round. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW

U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Kenin tops Fernandez to come up against Ons Jabeur in the 3rd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Sofia Kenin vs. Leylah Annie Fernandez

Sofia Kenin ousts Leylah Annie Fernandez 6-4 6-3 in the 2nd round in New York on Thursday. Kenin will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Ons Jabeur in the 3rd round.

Live score progression and stats

Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Sofia conquered in the 3rd game (2-1) just before finally winning the set (6-4).

Sofia was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 3rd game (1-1 15-40). On the other side, the American didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 58 points. Sofia was the winner of the set after clinching 10 points more than Leylah Annie (34-24). The American lost 6 points on serve (20-6). On the losing side, Leylah Annie conceded 14 points on serve (18-14).

The American won the set after she broke Fernandez in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 9th (6-3) game.

Kenin converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40), the 7th (4-2 30-40) and the 9th game (5-3 30-40). On the other side, Kenin didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

Sofia will add to her prize money $ 63,000 after winning this match. She has won already $ 163,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Kenin will add $ 87,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 250,000 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults and breaks

Kenin
Fernandez
Sofia Kenin
6-4 6-3
Leylah Annie Fernandez
68
68
Total points
51
51
29
29
Winners
31
31
43%
43%
Ratio Winners
61%
61%
18
18
Unforced
26
26
41%
41%
Ratio Unforced
59%
59%
3/7
3/7
Net Approaches
4/8
4/8
43%
43%
Perc
50%
50%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
5
5
3
3
Double Faults
6
6
78%
78%
1st in
64%
64%
76%
76%
1st won
69%
69%
29/38
29/38
1st won
31/45
31/45
64%
64%
2nd won
28%
28%
7/11
7/11
2nd won
7/25
7/25
162
162
Fastest serve
170
170
154
154
AVG 1st Serve
154
154
139
139
AVG 2nd Serve
140
140
-- Break Points --
3/5
3/5
Total
0/0
0/0
60%
60%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, the American scored 68 points vs. Leylah Annie’s 51.

Kenin served pretty well to win 76% of the points (29/38) behind her first serve, and she won 64% points (7/11) on her second serve. Sofia was pretty effective at converting 60% of the break points that she procured (3/5). On the other side, Leylah Annie wasn’t able to conquer any break point. However, The American was just to good and Fernandez had no opportunity to win this match.

After this encounter, the head to head between Kenin and Fernandez is 1-0 for Sofia.

Highlights Sofia Kenin vs. Leylah Annie Fernandez U.S. Open – New York

Kenin’s Interview

Draw and next match H2H: Sofia Kenin vs. Ons Jabeur – stats

Kenin will compete against Jabeur in the 3rd round.

This will be the 6th time that Sofia Kenin and Ons Jabeur face off. The head to head is 4-1 for Kenin (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Kenin won 6-4 6-4 in the quarter in Melbourne back in January 2020.

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