Sofia Kenin continues resurgence with win over Kalinina in Miami

Sofia Kenin has seemingly finally figured it out again as she scored another solid win over Anhelina Kalinina 6-3 6-4 to move on at the Miami Open.

The odds favoured Kalinina in this one so technically this qualifies as an upset. However, Kenin is a tremendous talent and a grand slam champion which doesn't happen by chance generally so she can win some big matches. This wasn't a match with high stakes but it was tremendously important for the former grand slam champion.

She has been working hard on a comeback after injuries nearly completely destroyed her career. It was quite shaky at times but it's looking really decent now. A straight-sets win over a tricky opponent is always good but she'll be happy with her solid serving performance as well as generally good play.

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It wasn't perfect because she did drop her serve in both sets but generally Kenin was able to control the match from start to finish which is a good sign. Time will tell how far she can carry this momentum but for now, welcome back Sofia.