Sofia Kenin shocks Navarro in the semifinal to set up a clash vs Krejcikova – SAN DIEGO RESULTS

SAN DIEGO OPEN - SAN DIEGO DRAW AND RESULTS. Kenin stuns Navarro to square off with Barbora Krejcikova in the final

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Sofia Kenin vs. Emma Navarro

Sofia Kenin surprises Emma Navarro 6-2 5-7 6-4 in the semifinal in San Diego on Friday in what was an all-American affair. Kenin will seek to keep on going in this event against Barbora Krejcikova in the final. The battle lasted 2 hours and 10 minutes. This will be her most significant achievement in this event. Previously, the best she could do was reach the 1st round in 2022. Here you can see her previous results at this event.

Kenin
San Diego
Kenin's Record

Kenin added to her prize money $ 30,738 after winning this match. She has already won $ 74,161 after this win. If she wins the next match, Kenin will add $ 45,989 to her earnings to get in total $ 120,150 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Kenin
Navarro
Sofia Kenin
6-2 5-7 6-4
2h:10
Emma Navarro
104
104
Total points
94
94
38
38
Winners
38
38
37%
37%
Ratio Winners
40%
40%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
4
4
7
7
Double Faults
4
4
65%
65%
1st in
61%
61%
64%
64%
1st won
58%
58%
38/59
38/59
1st won
38/65
38/65
47%
47%
2nd won
43%
43%
15/32
15/32
2nd won
18/42
18/42
-- Break Points --
7/17
7/17
Total
5/6
5/6
41%
41%
Won
83%
83%
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At the end of the match, Sofia scored 104 points vs. Navarro’s 94.

Kenin

Sofia won this match even if she was far from perfect in converting her break points after she converted only 41% (7/17) of the procured opportunities.

Navarro

On the other side, Emma was well focused in converting 83% of the break points that she procured points (5/6). However, that was not enough to win the match.

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

Draw and next match H2H: Sofia Kenin vs. Barbora Krejcikova – stats

Kenin will face Krejcikova in the final.

This will be the 2nd time that Sofia Kenin and Barbora Krejcikova square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Krejcikova (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

The last time that they played, Krejcikova won 6-1 6-4 in the 2nd round in Rome back in 2021.

Sofia Kenin Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Kenin 6-2
KeninNavarro
6
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
KeninNavarro
6
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
KeninNavarro
5
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
KeninNavarro
5
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
KeninNavarro
4
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
KeninNavarro
3
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
KeninNavarro
2
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
KeninNavarro
1
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
KeninNavarro
0
1
0
15
0
30
0
40

Sofia in this set was much more effective than Emma and eventually she won 6-2 after breaking Emma in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game.

It is worth noting that a pivotal stage of the set was when Kenin won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to convert the scoreline from 0-1 to 5-1.

Kenin converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 0-40 and 15-40) and the 5th game (3-1 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Navarro wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 2nd game (1-1 40-A).

They contested 53 points. Sofia was the one to win the set after conquering 7 points more than Navarro (30-23). Kenin conceded 9 points on serve (20-9). Regarding the other side of the net, Emma conceded 10 points on serve (14-10).

2nd Set -
Navarro 7-5
NavarroKenin
7
5
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
NavarroKenin
7
5
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
NavarroKenin
6
5
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
NavarroKenin
5
5
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
NavarroKenin
5
4
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
NavarroKenin
5
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
NavarroKenin
4
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
NavarroKenin
3
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
NavarroKenin
2
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
NavarroKenin
2
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
NavarroKenin
2
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
NavarroKenin
1
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40

Emma won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 5th (2-3) and in the 9th (5-4) game, Navarro broke back 3 times in the 6th (3-3), in the 8th (5-3) and in the 12th game to win the set 7-5.

Emma failed to serve out the set when leading 7-5 to be broken at 40.

Navarro was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 6th (2-3 40-A), the 8th (4-3 30-40) and the 12th game (6-5 30-40). Also, on the other side, Sofia was unerring in converting all her break points in the 5th (2-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 9th (3-5 40-A) and the 13th game (4-7 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).

They played 87 points. The contest during this set was so even that Navarro won only 1 point more than Kenin (44-43). Emma dropped 24 points on serve (27-24). In addition, on the other side, Kenin conceded 17 points on serve (19-17).

3rd Set -
Kenin 6-4
KeninNavarro
6
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
KeninNavarro
5
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
KeninNavarro
5
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
KeninNavarro
4
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
KeninNavarro
4
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
KeninNavarro
4
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
KeninNavarro
3
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
KeninNavarro
2
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
KeninNavarro
1
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40

Kenin won the set after she broke Navarro in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game. Navarro tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (4-2) game. Yet, Sofia didn’t make any concession anymore to conquer the set 6-4.

Sofia converted 33% of her break points (2/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 0-40), the 5th (3-1 40-A) and the 7th game (4-2 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Navarro was unerring in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 6th game (1-4 0-40).

They contested 58 points. Kenin was the one to win the set after conquering 4 more points than Emma (31-27). Sofia surrendered 12 points on serve (14-12). On the losing side, Navarro conceded 17 points on serve (15-17).

1st
Kenin
Navarro
6-2
6
2
5
2
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
2nd
Kenin
Navarro
5-7
5
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
3
5
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
3rd
Kenin
Navarro
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
4
3
4
2
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
 

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