Jasmine Paolini got injured in the second set of her match against Sofia Kenin, paving the way for the American to cruise to a 6-4, 6-0 victory. However, Kenin did take that first set against a healthy version of last year’s breakout star. She has now won seven of her last nine matches, including wins over Donna Vekic, Marta Kostyuk and Paolini at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. And while I’m not sure the run continues, I do like Kenin to win at least one set against Elena Rybakina in the quarterfinals.
While Kenin is currently ranked 56th, her peak Elo rating of 2044.6 shows she’s capable of playing at a much higher level than her current 1780.3. That shouldn’t surprise anyone considering Kenin won the Australian Open in 2020, but she has dealt with all kinds of consistency issues since then. But, the fact of the matter is, there’s an elite level inside of Kenin, and we’ve been seeing it come out lately.
