Frustrated Kenin struggles in Aussie Open defence Frustrated Kenin struggles in Aussie Open defence TENNIS: An angry Sofia Kenin made a scratchy start today (Feb 9) to her Australian Open title defence with an unconvincing victory over wildcard Maddison Inglis. Tuesday 9 February 2021, 09:36AM Sofia Kenin of the US hits a return against Australia’s Maddison Inglis during their women’s singles match on day two of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne today (Feb 9). Photo: AFP. The fourth seed prevailed 7-5, 6-4 in one hour and 26 minutes, with the American vocal throughout and frustrated with her patchy performance. “I’m obviously not happy with the way I played,” said Kenin, who made 27 unforced errors. “Being the first round, there were nerves for me but I’m happy to get through.”