Kenin "I just feel super proud of myself" - following comeback win over Ferro at Roland Garros

Sofia Kenin overcame a slow start to come back and win against Fiona Ferro to reach her first Roland Garros quarterfinal.

Sofia Kenin has had a fair share of tough matches at the Roland Garros this year. Yesterday was no different as she had to come back against Ferro to win the match which she did. After the match she said:

“I was just super proud of myself. Yes, there was a lot of emotions. I was just super happy that I won. Like, the crowd wasn't the best, which is understandable, but still, I wish it would have been a little bit different."

Kenin was alluding to the fact that the crowd wasn't on her side at all during the match and following the victory she even shed some tears. The victory meant a lot to her especially considering the difficult circumstances and she reiterated the same feeling once more by saying:

“I'm like super happy that I'm in the quarters. I usually don't play really good on clay. In the past in juniors, I really hated the clay. Last year I started to like it for the first time. I'm just super proud of myself. I feel like I'm playing really well.”

She started off bad on clay with a lopsided 6-0 6-0 defeat to Azarenka but she adjusted very well in Paris. On that process she said:

“I knew what to expect. It's a lot of sliding, it's very physical. I just tried to adjust my game to it. I feel like as each match went, I'm more and more comfortable on the clay.”

She doesn't know her opponent yet as the match didn't go ahead last night as planned but on her next match she said:

“I really hope I can keep playing the way I'm playing or better. I'm deep in the tournament. I feel like I have to step up my game because obviously, I'm going to play tough opponents. We're all playing well. It's going to be a tough match. But, yeah, I guess fingers crossed for the next round.”