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The american Sofia Kenin Surprise finalist Iga Swiatek followed Roland Garros to the final – defeating Petra Kvitova in straight sets.
by Florian Goosmann
Last edit: October 08, 2020, 19:04
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Kenin won against the two-time Wimbledon winner 6: 4, 7: 5 and is in her first final at Roland Garros.
The 21-year-old convinced again with a smart and varied game that had already led her to victory at the Australian Open earlier in the year. In the first round, Kenin managed two quick breaks to make it 4: 1, Kvitova counterattack again, but the American finally made the first set clear.
The second set was closer: Kvitova missed a 3: 1 break opportunity and got the break, four chances for a direct restart that she left. At 3: 5 and 15:30, he was only two points away from losing the match, but then surprisingly he tied again, only to later resign his service again. Kenin finally served on the second try.
Bitter for Kvitova: Played a total of 12 break opportunities and only used 2; Kenin was significantly more effective with a return of 4 of his 5 chances. And with an unforced win / error balance of 23:20, she was slightly ahead of Kvitova at 28:31.
Swiatek vs Kenin – absolute surprise ending in Paris
In the final, Kenin will face Iga Swiatek, who won the first semi-final against Nadia Podoroska.
The final surprise in Paris is perfect, because no player was expected. Swiatek as number 59 in the world. he had never made it past the round of 16 in a major tournament. And Kenin? She had lost in her only arena appearance in the run-up to the French Open in Rome, 0: 6, 0: 6 against Victoria Azarenka.
Fun fact: The final between Kenin (21) and Switek (19) is the first U-21 final in Paris since 2003. At that time, Justine Henin (20) and Kim Clijsters (21) met, with the best ending for the younger generation. both of them.
