PARIS – Once Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin got going, she kept going — right into the third round of the French Open.The fourth-seeded American started slowly Thursday under a closed roof on Court Philippe Chatrier before pulling out a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Ana Bogdan.“I knew I had to fight.
She was playing well,” Kenin said on court moments after the match ended. “I just couldn’t find my rhythm in the beginning.”She also nearly stumbled at the end, too.Kenin held three match points with Bogdan serving at 5-1 but failed to convert them all.
In the next game, Kenin had to save three break points before finally winning on her fourth match point.The 21-year-old Kenin will next face either Irina Bara or Alison Van Uytvanck, and.