Tennis-Kenin roars back to topple Pegula in all-American clash

[ASFN Admin]

Fourth seed Sofia Kenin rallied from a set down to book a place in the French Open last-16 on Saturday, defeating fellow American Jessica Pegula 4-6 6-1 6-4 on Court Suzanne-Lenglen. Kenin, who finished runner-up to Iga Swiatek last year, made a bright start to take a 3-0 lead before unforced errors crept into her game, allowing Pegula to find her rhythm and draw level at 4-4. But Kenin roared back, dropping just one game in the second set and pushing Pegula around the court with pinpoint groundstrokes.

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