Kenin hits her stride and races into French Open fourth round


Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - October 3, 2020 Sofia Kenin of the U.S. in action during her third round match against Romania's Irina Bara REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

PARIS (Reuters) - Sofia Kenin's French Open campaign gathered momentum as the American fourth seed stormed into the fourth round with a 6-2 6-0 demolition of Romanian qualifier Irina Bara on Saturday.

The Australian Open champion lost the first two games before turning on the power and winning the remaining 12 to reach the last 16 at Roland Garros for the second time.

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