The same week the WTA launched the It Takes campaign, its also releasing feature videos with players called My Story. Sofia "Sonya" Kenin is the focus of a nine-minute look into her family life in Florida, her childhood fame, and her dream of reaching No. 1.

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The 20-year-old American has been a familiar face in tennis long before she broke into the Top 50 last year. Since she was about five years old she's been a fixture at many exhibitions and events, getting hugs from and hanging out with the likes of Anna Kournikova, Jennifer Capriati, Kim Clijsters and Venus Williams.

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Kenin turned pro in 2017 at the age of 18 after a memorable match with her idol Maria Sharapova on Arthur Ashe Stadium.

She was getting media training long before winning her first pro title in Hobart earlier this year.

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Kenin is currently ranked No. 37 and just pushed Karolina Pliskova to three sets in Rome after upsetting Madison Keys.

Kenin looks back
at childhood fame,
looks ahead to No. 1

Kenin looks back at childhood fame, looks ahead to No. 1