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Australian Open 2020: Sofia Kenin, the number-one in the US

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Sofia Kenin of the US walks onto the court from the tunnel with her coach and father Alex Kenin on Day Six of the 2019 Shiseido WTA Finals in Shenzhen, China

Sofia Kenin of the US walks onto the court from the tunnel with her coach and father Alex Kenin on Day Six of the 2019 Shiseido WTA Finals in Shenzhen, China Source: Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images

Sofia Kenin already in the quarterfinals of Australian Open and can quite realistically become the number-one in the US. Her father and coach, Alex Kenin, opens up about the challenges the family faced, including in leaving their home country Russia, and how Maria Sharapova helped Sofia.

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Sofia Kenin already in the quarterfinals of Australian Open and can quite realistically become the number-one in the US. Her father and coach, Alex Kenin, opens up about the challenges the family faced, including in leaving their home country Russia, and how Maria Sharapova helped Sofia.

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Sofia Kenin of the USA, listens to her coach and father Alexander in Adelaide, Australia. Source: Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images

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