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‘It’s a different kind of pressure’: Kenin eyes ‘revenge’ ahead of Andreescu clash

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TORONTO, Canada – Sofia Kenin is on a warpath at the Rogers Cup, where she’s through to her first career Premier-level semifinal and has dropped just one set all week long. 

That one set she lost? A tightly-contested opening set tiebreak against the top seed Ashleigh Barty in the second round – but the 20-year-old American eventually rallied back to stun Barty in three, recording her first ever win over a World No.1-ranked player

But what Kenin is even more proud of is what she did one round later.

“Two days ago I beat Ash, and I was able to take that momentum and keep playing well,” Kenin told wtatennis.com, speaking after her comprehensive 6-2, 6-2 defeat of Dayana Yastremska on Thursday. 

“So I didn’t really stop there, which tends to happen – you know, you have a great win and then in the next round you lose. I felt like I carried it on well. And having these matches under my belt definitely helps to boost my confidence.” 

Backing up the big win over Barty with two more Rogers Cup victories is Kenin’s clearest sign of mental improvement – an area of her game that she’s admitted to working on in the past. 

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