A biography for Sofia Keninhasn’t been written yet.
“Obviously, I want to do well in all tournaments, but if I had to pick, for sure Paris.”
“Serena is such a great player and a true champion.”
“I'm so proud of myself, my dad, my team, everyone that has been around me.”
“I love all the slams.”
“I don't feel like I'm ever getting overpowered.”
“It's not easy playing a fellow American. I obviously want all of us to do well.”
“It's really great, winning some tournaments and leading the American group. It gives me a boost and a ton of confidence.”
“I've looked up to Maria Sharapova, Anna Kournikova. I followed their matches when I was little.”
“Obviously I had great hand-eye coordination. I saw I was really different than other players.”
“Thank you to my parents for giving me the American dream.”
“When I wasn't playing with Barbie dolls, I was always playing with different kinds of balls, and my dad said, let's try tennis.”
“Playing matches is definitely going to help me get ready for the U.S. Open.”
“I would love to be a fashion designer, so we'll see how that goes.”
“I wasn't the tallest kid when I was little.”
“I just want to have an aggressive mind-set, try to take the ball out of the air and just come in.”
“I can't go on the court crying because then it's a big advantage for my opponent, so I have to wipe my tears, have a good warm-up, feel the ball and then start grooving in the game.”
“If you want to beat me, you have to really beat me. You have to finish it.”
“I usually don't play really good on clay.”
“I'm always with my dad, and he's my coach, and he just kept telling me, 'You have to keep motivated, try to keep motivated.'”
“The fight in me - I feel like that's something you can't teach. I feel like you've got to have that. You've got to have that belief and the passion.”