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WTT Day 7: Kenin Leads Philadelphia Freedoms


Sofia Kenin showed sharp form leading the Philadelphia Freedoms over the Washington Kastles on day seven of the World TeamTennis season at the Greenbrier in West Virginia.

The Australian Open champion defeated Venus Williams, 5-1, in singles then partnered Caroline Dolehide for a 5-1 win over Williams and Arina Rodionova in the Freedoms' 22-14 triumph over the Kastles.

Kenin rebounded from her loss to Kim Clijsters of the New York Empire, while Williams was playing her first WTT singles match of the season and first singles match since February.



San Diego Aviators 20, Vegas Rollers 15 (EP)

Mixed Doubles - Jonny O’Mara\Coco Vandeweghe (Aviators) def. Mike Bryan\Kristie Ahn (Rollers), 5-2
Women's Singles - Christina McHale (Aviators) def. Ahn (Rollers), 5-1
Men's Doubles - Bob Bryan\M. Bryan (Rollers) def. Ryan Harrison\O’Mara (Aviators), 5-3
Women's Doubles - McHale\Vandeweghe (Aviators) def. Monica Puig\Ahn (Rollers), 5-2
Men's Singles - Sam Querrey (Rollers) def. Harrison (Aviators), 5-1
Extended Play - Men's Singles - Harrison (Aviators) def. Querrey (Rollers), 1-0

Orange County Breakers 23, Orlando Storm 22 (STB)

Men's Singles - Steve Johnson (Breakers) def. Tennys Sandgren (Storm), 5-4
Women's Singles - Jessica Pegula (Storm) def. Jennifer Brady (Breakers), 5-2
Men's Doubles - Sandgren\Ken Skupski (Storm) def. Austin Krajicek\Johnson (Breakers), 5-4
Mixed Doubles - Pegula\Skupski (Storm) def. Krajicek\Gabriela Dabrowski (Breakers), 5-4
Women's Doubles - Andreja Klepac\Dabrowski (Breakers) def. Pegula\Darija Jurak (Storm), 5-3
Extended Play - Women's Doubles - Klepac\Dabrowski (Breakers) def. Pegula\Jurak (Storm), 2-0
Supertiebreaker - Women's Doubles - Klepac\Dabrowski (Breakers) def. Pegula\Jurak (Storm), 1-0 (7-5 tiebreaker)



Philadelphia Freedoms 22, Washington Kastles 14 (EP)

Men's Singles - Taylor Fritz (Freedoms) def. Tommy Paul (Kastles), 5-2
Women's Singles - Sofia Kenin (Freedoms) def. Venus Williams (Kastles), 5-1
Mixed Doubles - Bernarda Pera\Marcelo Arevalo (Kastles) def. Donald Young\Taylor Townsend (Freedoms), 5-3
Women's Doubles - Kenin\Caroline Dolehide (Freedoms) def. Williams\Arina Rodionova (Kastles), 5-1
Men's Doubles - Arevalo\Paul (Kastles) def. Fritz\Fabrice Martin (Freedoms), 5-3
Extended Play - Men's Doubles - Fritz\Martin (Freedoms) def. Arevalo\Paul (Kastles), 1-0

New York Empire 21, Springfield Lasers 15

Mixed Doubles - Kim Clijsters\Neal Skupski (Empire) def. Robert Lindstedt\Catherine McNally (Lasers), 5-4
Women's Doubles - Hayley Carter\McNally (Lasers) def. Kveta Peschke\Sabine Lisicki (Empire), 5-1
Men's Doubles - Skupski\Jack Sock (Empire) def. Lindstedt\Jean-Julien Rojer (Lasers), 5-3
Women's Singles - Clijsters (Empire) def. Olga Govortsova (Lasers), 5-1
Men's Singles - Sock (Empire) def. Mitchell Krueger (Lasers), 5-2

EP = Extended Play
STB = Supertiebreaker

Sunday's Schedule:

Washington Kastles vs. Vegas Rollers, 12:30 p.m. ET, CBS Sports App / Facebook Watch
( Note: Washington-Vegas match joined in progress on CBS at 1:30 p.m. ET)
Chicago Smash vs. Orlando Storm, 4:00 p.m. ET, ESPN+
San Diego Aviators vs. Orange County Breakers, 8:00 p.m. ET, ESPN+

Photo credit: World TeamTennis

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