Tennis - Australian Open - Semi Final - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 30, 2020 Sofia Kenin of the U.S. celebrates during her match against Australia's Ashleigh Barty REUTERS/Hannah Mckay
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Sofia Kenin found herself trailing Ash Barty for most of Thursday's Australian Open semi-final but not for one moment did the American doubt she had what it takes to beat the world number one in front of her home fans.
While Barty came into the match holding the head-head-advantage, Kenin was not short on confidence having tied the Australian for hard-court wins (38) in 2019 when she won all three of her singles titles to reach a career-high world ranking of 12th.
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