Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - September 29, 2020 Sofia Kenin of the U.S. in action during her first round match against Russia's Ludmilla Samsonova REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
PARIS (Reuters) - American fourth seed Sofia Kenin recovered from a mid-match slump to defeat big-hitting Liudmila Samsonova 6-4 3-6 6-3 in a rain-interrupted first round match at the French Open on Tuesday.
Australian Open champion Kenin arrived in Paris after a 6-0 6-0 pounding by Victoria Azarenka in her only claycourt contest in Rome and was facing the 125th ranked Russian for the first time in her career.
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