Sofia Kenin was in floods of tears on Saturday as she suffered an injury the day before her Japan Open final.
The American notched big wins over Daria Kasatkina and Katie Boulter to set up a finale against top seed Qinwen Zheng on Sunday. And the stakes are high, with Kenin not having won a WTA singles event since the Lyon Open more than four years ago.
Ahead of the big showdown, Kenin hit trouble in her women’s doubles semi-final alongside Bethanie Mattek-Sands. The American pair were 5-2 down against Laura Siegemund and Ena Shibahara in the first set when Kenin decided that she could not continue.
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