there are some Blockbuster round one clashes in the US Open Women's singles draw and one of them involves Emma Ruku three years on from her US Open Triumph raducanu is looking to make her way back into the game on a permanent level and faces a tough start to her campaign versus fellow Grand Slam Champion Sophia Kennan doc Kinnon story is not too dissimilar from Ruka news she can relate to the stroubles of life after a surprise slam win ahead of action in New York we look at the American Journey Kennan was a leading tennis Prodigy for several years working with fed coaches Rick matchie and Nick Baler and spending time with Kim kers Jim Courier and Venus Williams as a young girl I in 2015 she reached the junior US Open final and reached the high of second in the ITF junior world rankings and it wasn't long before she began to make her Mark in the senior game after receiving wild cards into the 2015 in 2016 US opens losing in round one on both occasions she made the third round as a wild card in 2017 do Kennan beat 32nd seed Lauren Davis and qualifier seia vicory to reach the third round were she impressed despite tasting defeat to Maria Sharapova she ended 2017 as the world number 113 but was ranked world number 52 by the end of 2018 making her maiden appearance at the three other Grand Grand Slam events Point 2019 was a significant breakthrough year for the American who reached the first 4 WTA finals of her career winning three of them she made further headlines with a big win at the French Open defeating Serena Williams in round three to reach the second week of a major for the first time bewi the start of 2020 she was the world number 14 and was seated 14th at the Australian Open reaching her first major quarterfinal where she beat on bird to reach the last four. Kinnon was a significant Underdog against world number one and home favorite Ashley bardy but stunned the Australian to reach the final and down Garbin mugarza to lift the title that was quickly followed by a fifth and currently last title in lion that March before Co struck and the tour shut down