Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Sports Subscribe Log In Log In Today’s Paper Sports | Another Young American Prepares to Face the Serena Williams Aura Advertisement Supported by On Tennis ByChristopher Clarey May 30, 2019 PARIS — It was the preseason in South Florida last year, and Sofia Kenin, in search of the ultimate practice partner, sent a text message to Serena Williams’s coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, to see if Williams was available. Mouratoglou politely turned her down. “He said she was all set,” Kenin said. Last month, Kenin was expecting to join forces with Williams on the United States Fed Cup team against Switzerland. But Williams, still dealing with a knee problem, was unable to play. Kenin’s wait is set to end on Saturday in the third round of the French Open. A 20-year-old American on the rise, she will finally face Williams, the 37-year-old American icon intent on returning to the fore. “It’s going to a different kind of excitement and nerves and just a lot of emotions for me, I guess,” Kenin said in an interview at Roland Garros on Thursday. “I know she’s a true champion, and she’s the best among the best….