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Sofia Kenin’s Knack for Rebounds Is Being Tested at the French Open. And in 2020.

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It takes grit for a tennis player at any level to bounce back quickly from losing 6-0, 6-0.

Consider Sofia Kenin gritty.

Kenin, the newest Grand Slam singles champion from the United States, got double bageled in Rome by Victoria Azarenka last month, but Kenin, not Azarenka, is in the fourth round of the French Open.

And Kenin was certainly doing the math in her head on Saturday, when she rallied after an edgy start to reel off 12 straight games in her 6-2, 6-0 victory over Irina Bara, a qualifier from Romania.