The biography of Sofia Kenin: The Comeback of a Competitor Kindle Edition

She was twenty-one years old when she lifted the Australian Open trophy on February 1, 2020, becoming the youngest American woman to win a Grand Slam singles title since Serena Williams. Within weeks she was ranked world No. 4. Within two years she was ranked No. 426.Sofia Kenin: The Comeback of a Competitor is the story of what happened between those two numbers, and what it took to climb back from one to the other. It is the story of a Russian-born girl raised in Pembroke Pines, Florida, by immigrant parents who arrived in America with $286 and a belief that sacrifice builds something lasting. It is the story of a father who drove his daughter to practice before she was old enough for school and who stood in her coaching box through everything the sport could arrange against them. It is the story of injuries, coaching upheaval, public scrutiny, and a ranking collapse that would have ended most careers, met by a competitive spirit that simply refused to accept the verdict.Told in chronological order from Moscow to Melbourne and beyond, this biography traces the full arc of one of the most compelling comeback stories in modern tennis.For anyone who has ever been counted out and refused to stay down, this book is for you. Read more