Sofia Kenin continued her late season revival in Tokyo on Saturday, reaching the final of the WTA 500 event—her first final in more than a year—with a 6-4, 6-4 semifinal victory over Katie Boulter.
And it’s actually more than just her first final in a year.
In the Japanese capital this week, the American had already reached her first semifinal—or even quarterfinal—since last September, when she made the semifinals in Guadalajara.
She came into the tournament ranked No. 155, but by virtue of her results so far, she’s projected to soar back into the Top 100 when the new rankings come out on Monday, just inside the Top 90. Should she go on to win the title, she could re-enter the Top 70.
The 2020 Australian Open champion is now through to the ninth tour-level final of her career, going 5-3 in her first eight.
SOFIA KENIN’S CAREER FINALS (tour-level):
~ Won 2019 Hobart (d. Schmiedlova in final)
~ R-Up at 2019 Acapulco (l. to Wang in final)
~ Won 2019 Mallorca (d. Bencic in final)
~ Won 2019 Guangzhou (d. Stosur in final)
~ Won 2020 Australian Open (d. Muguruza in final)
~ Won 2020 Lyon (d. Friedsam in final)
~ R-Up at 2020 Roland Garros (l. to Swiatek in final)
~ R-Up at 2023 San Diego (l. to Krejcikova in final)
~ TBD at 2024 Tokyo (vs. Zheng in final)
More to come…
