Kenin upsets Barty in the 2nd round of the Rogers Cup

Sofia Kenin victorious over Ashleigh Barty 6-7⁵ 6-3 6-4 in the 2^nd round in Toronto on Tuesday. Kenin will face Victoria Azarenka or Dayana Yastremska in the 3^rd round.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

Ashleigh won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 3^rd (1-2) game, Ashleigh broke back in the 10^th (5-5) game before winning the set at the following breaker at 5.

2^nd set.

Kenin conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Barty in the 2^nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Nevertheless, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Kenin to win the set since the Australian managed to break back in the 5^th (1-4) and in the 7^th (3-4) game. The American kept her focus to break the Australian in the 8^th (5-3) game before managing to win the set (6-3).

A crucial moment of the match was when the American won 4 consecutive games in the 2^nd set to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0.

3^rd set.

The American won the set after she broke Barty in the 3^rd (2-1) and in the 5^th (4-1) game. Ashleigh tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6^th (4-2) game. Anyhow, Sofia maintained the focus before winning the set 6-4.

A crucial moment of the match was when the American won 4 consecutive games in the 3^rd set to change the scoreline from 0-1 to 4-1.

At the end of the match, Kenin scored 99 points vs. Ashleigh’s 88 points.

Sofia won this match even if she was struggling in finding the solution in converting her break points as she converted only 46% (6/13). On the other side, Barty was well focused in converting 50% of the break points that she conquered points (4/8). However, that was not enough to win the contest.

After this contest, the head to head between Kenin and Barty is 1-3 for Ashleigh.

Highlights Sofia Kenin vs. Ashleigh Barty Rogers Cup – Toronto

Next Match: Sofia Kenin vs. Victoria Azarenka or Dayana Yastremska – H2H and stats

Kenin will face either Victoria Azarenka or Dayana Yastremska in the 3^rd round. The head to head is 1-0 vs. Victoria Azarenka and 0-1 vs. Dayana Yastremska.