The 2022 Australian Open doubles competition officially began, in the first round of a competition, the Chinese combination of Xu Yipan / Yang Zhaoxuan fought hard in three sets to defeat the multinational combination of Kenning and Pudinseva 7-5, 4-6/ 6-1, and successfully advanced to the second round of the Australian Open women's doubles. Kenning was the highest of the four players on the field, but she was probably the most frustrated at the time.
American star Kenning, after losing to compatriot Keys in the first round of the women's singles, once again suffered a round trip at this Australian Open. Singles and doubles have suffered a round of travel, the loss of points is huge, and the Australian Open has changed from a blessed land in Kenning to a frustrated place.
The Australian Open can definitely be said to be Kenning's blockbuster place, in 2020, Kenning in the women's singles field to the end, has defeated Barty and Muguruza two big favorites to win the first Grand Slam women's singles championship trophy. And that season Kenning also reached the women's singles final of the French Open, although he did not achieve the feat of winning two Grand Slam titles in one season, but with his outstanding record of one championship and one runner-up in the Grand Slam in a single season, Kenning was also named the 2020 Player of the Year.
In the 2021 season, Kenning's competitive status has declined significantly, playing at the Australian Open as the defending champion of women's singles but stopping in the second round, and the French Open and Wimbledon are only the fourth and second rounds. Kenning also missed the U.S. Open in the second half of the 2021 season because of the new crown infection and was away from the field for a long time.
Due to the change of player points rules, Kenning's 2000 huge points from winning the Australian Open women's singles championship in 2020 were retained until the 2022 season, which is also an important reason why Kenning's recent poor record is still ranked no. 11th seed in the Australian Open women's singles.
Kenning was under huge pressure to keep points at this Australian Open, but her signing was not too good, and in the first round she met former US Open runner-up Keyes in hot form in the new season (Keyes had just won a warm-up match before the start of the Australian Open). After a fierce battle, Keyes finally defeated former champion Kenning 7-6 (2)/7-5 to advance to the next round. Kenning, who was out of the first round, has fallen out of the world's top 80 in the singles real-time ranking due to the huge loss of points, and may continue to fall.
If Kenning's performance after the Australian Open continues to be sluggish, it is not excluded that there is even a possibility that it will fall out of the top 100 before the French Open. If it really fell out of the world's top 100 before the French Open, it is another question to participate in the second Grand Slam of the year. Therefore, how to consolidate and improve their points will be an important matter for American celebrities after the Australian Open. Kenning is not a particularly topical and discussed player, so if he can't continue to improve his points and rankings, it will be a big loss for his own commercial value. (Source: Tennis House Author: Nocturnal Scholar)
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