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Sofia Kenin extends U.S. women’s streak at French Open

No. 4 seed Sofia Kenin ensured a U.S. woman made the second week of the French Open for a ninth straight year, sweeping Romanian qualifier Irina Bara 6-2, 6-0 in the third round on Saturday.

Kenin, the Australian Open champion, won the last 12 games of the match after dropping the first two.

She gets another unseeded player — Frenchwoman Fiona Ferro or Romanian Patricia Maria u021aig — in the fourth round on Monday.

A U.S. woman has reached the round of 16 at the last 24 majors, dating to 2014.