Kenin pushed all the way by Aussie wildcard

Reigning Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin was made to work for a second round spot at this year’s event, as she battled to beat Australian wildcard Maddison Inglis 7-5, 6-4.

Kenin hit 23 winners in the 86 minutes on court but Inglis was no walkover, she hit 10 winners and broke the world No.4 twice.

“The first round was obviously nervous for me,” Kenin said.

Maddison Inglis (AUS) plays Sofia KENIN (USA) on Rod Laver Arena during Day 2 of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. MANDATORY PHOTO CREDIT Tennis Australia/ MORGAN HANCOCK

“I’m happy to get through the first round even though I wasn’t 100 per cent.”

The 25 unfolded errors proved her downfall as Kenin set up a second round tie with either 2018 US Open semifinalist Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia or Kaia Kanepi of Estonia.

Peter Rowe

Recent Posts

Nadal goes down in final match

Rafael Nadal lined up for what was to be the final match of his career…

3 days ago

Sinner flattens de Minaur in runaway home start

Jannik Sinner took charge in front of his home crowd on Sunday, crushing ATP Finals…

2 weeks ago

Madcap Medvedev suffers temperamental Turin Finals loss

Daniil Medvedev went into meltdown mode on Sunday during a highly charged 6-4, 6-3 loss, with opponent…

2 weeks ago

Team Sinner considering skipping Monte Carlo

Jannik Sinner could well be missing from the opening European clay event of next season…

2 weeks ago

Davis Cup Final to mark Nadal goodbye to tennis

Rafael Nadal will bring down the curtain on his career next month as he plays his…

1 month ago

Wimbledon lowers the boom on human linecalling

Wimbledon on Wednesday brought an end to human linecalling at the most traditional of the…

1 month ago