A biography for Sofia Keninhasn’t been written yet.
“Immigrant stories are good stories for everyone to know.”
“Definitely I feel with more matches, I'm the type of player I win a match or few matches, then I get confidence right away and then I play better and better.”
“I think it's just a matter of matches and then confidence will come with matches.”
“I try to do everything I can to win.”
“I didn't want to overthink things because you can start overdoing it and get anxiety.”
“I know she's a true champion, and she's the best among the best. She's obviously Serena for a reason. I've always watched her, so it will be a little different to be actually playing against her.”
“My dad plays every point with me. He sees the game so well, and knows exactly what to say to make me play better.”
“Serena is such a tough player.”
“I guess maybe it doesn't matter how you serve, as long as you get it in. Yeah, that's worked for me.”
“Yeah, I obviously do get nervous before the matches. I obviously have butterflies. I obviously want to do well.”
“I know what to expect now with the mask and the social distancing and no crowds. But honestly, I feel like this is something I can never get used to, because this is completely not normal, and I obviously want it to be back to normal how it used to be.”
“But it's always good to see youngsters taking over and playing great tennis. We have to get ready and prepare because they're going to play better against us.”
“I'm fierce. I'm very determined, and always had that in me. I didn't have to train myself to be the way I am.”
“Grand Slams are four tournaments a year, so of course those are the big ones, those are the ones that people and us players want to do our best at. It's just high level quality of tennis.”
“It's not easy to focus in practice when you don't have any matches coming up.”
“Obviously I'm missing the city life.”
“Believe it or not, I used to really hate clay.”
“I feel like mental toughness has been a huge part.”
“As I started developing, as I started playing more tournaments and getting higher in the rankings, I saw I had massive potential.”
“I knew I needed to establish myself to get to where I am.”