Tennis: Jittery reigning champion Kenin brushes off leg injury concerns

[ASFN Admin]

Sofia Kenin admitted she was still struggling to control her nerves ahead of her Australian Open title defence but said a leg injury that affected her in a warm-up defeat had cleared up. The American was reduced to tears on Friday after a 6-2 6-2 loss to Garbine Muguruza in a rematch of last year's Australian Open final during the Yarra Valley Classic. Foruth seed Kenin conceded she still had some work to do on the mental side of her game, particularly as she is aware she will have a target on her back after her Grand Slam breakthrough at Melbourne Park last year.

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