Sofia Kenin didn’t have a great experience this year in Melbourne. The American sensation was the Australian Open defending champion, but eventually she crashed out as early as in the 2nd round. In the following week, Sofia decided to play also the Phillip Island Trophy in Melbourne, where she was seeded no.1, but she lost to 18-year-old Olivia Gadecki, that was also unranked.
Things went from bad to worse for Sofia that had to get her appendix removed urgently after suffering from acute abdominal pain.
Here her statement
“Hey guys! I want to share with you what happened to me a few days ago..
I went to the tournament physician office on Monday, February 15th with acute abdominal pain. I was evaluated by the tournament physician and referred to the hospital for further evaluation. Acute appendicitis was diagnosed following the completion of my CT scan. I had to have surgery and had my appendix removed on Monday, February 15, at Epworth Hospital Richmond. The surgery went well and without any complication. I am now trying to recover from the surgery and deal with the pain.
Unfortunately, I won’t be able to play a few weeks because I need to take time off to recover so I have withdrawn from my next tournaments. I want to thank everyone at Epworth Hospital Richmond for taking good care of me! Also I would like to thank the medical staff at AO for helping me!
I can’t wait to fully recover and compete again and see you guys.”
We wish her a full recovery.
Sofia Kenin in 2021
Now ranked no.4 (career-high), Kenin played her last match on the 14th of February when she lost to Olivia Gadecki 2-6 7-6(4) 6-4 in the 2nd round in Melbourne (draw).
Currently, during this year Sofia owns an overall 6-4 win-loss record.