Talk:Sofia Kenin

Latest comment: 4 years ago by Fyunck(click) in topic Sofia Kenin nickname placement

GA Review

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This review is transcluded from Talk:Sofia Kenin/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: MWright96 (talk · contribs) 19:58, 1 July 2019 (UTC)Reply

Will be happy to review this article. MWright96 (talk) 19:58, 1 July 2019 (UTC)Reply

  1. It is reasonably well written.
    a (prose):   b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):  
  2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.
    a (reference section):   b (citations to reliable sources):   c (OR):  
  3. It is broad in its coverage.
    a (major aspects):   b (focused):  
  4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.
    Fair representation without bias:  
  5. It is stable.
    No edit wars, etc.:  
  6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
    a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales):   b (appropriate use with suitable captions):  
  7. Overall:
    Pass/Fail:  

Early life and background

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I do not understand how the family has became citizen of United Stated? How it was possible 1987 to work as a nurse without legal papers? If Sofia Kenin has been born in the USA it could be easier. So who could explain me?

Junior career

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2013–17: US Open debut, three ITF titles

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2018: Top 50, first top 10 victory

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2019: Maiden WTA titles in singles and doubles

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National representation

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Playing style

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  • Wikilink forehand, backhand and drop shot to their repsective articles for non-Tennis readers
  • "She can disguise whether her backhand is going cross court or down the line very well." - choose a more formal alternative word than the one highlighted in bold
  • "Kvitová also remarked Kenin plays very aggressively," - how about also noted Kenin's aggressive playing style,
    • Changed to "Kvitová also remarked that Kenin plays very aggressively"
  • "a trait Kenin's father said she developed in 2017 in her first full year on the pro tour." - better: in her first full season on the professional tour in 2017.
    • Changed to "in 2017, her first full season on the professional tour in 2017."

References

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Will put on hold until the issues raised above have been adequately addressed. MWright96 (talk) 17:18, 2 July 2019 (UTC)Reply

MWright96, thanks for the review! I replied to everything above. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 19:30, 2 July 2019 (UTC)Reply
@Sportsfan77777: Am satisfied with the changes made so I will now promote the article to GA status. MWright96 (talk) 07:58, 3 July 2019 (UTC)Reply

Nationality and Lead

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Many users keep inserting "Russian-born" into the lead. This is directly against Wikipedia rules for biography leads (Per MOS:Ethnicity which verbatim states, "The opening paragraph should usually provide context for the activities that made the person notable. In most modern-day cases this will be the country of which the person is a citizen, national or permanent resident, or if the person is notable mainly for past events, the country where the person was a citizen, national or permanent resident when the person became notable. Ethnicity, religion, or sexuality should generally not be in the lead unless it is relevant to the subject's notability. Similarly, previous nationalities or the place of birth should not be mentioned in the lead unless they are relevant to the subject's notability." The subject's notability occurred in the United States, as solely a U.S. citizen, representing the USA in tennis. Her birth in Russia has no justifiable position in the lead as she has neither represented Russia, nor even retains Russian nationality (see source here from NY Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/02/sports/sofia-kenin-amanda-anisimova.html). Apoorva Iyer (talk) 21:29, 3 February 2020 (UTC)Reply

I agree that it's against MOS:ETHNICITY. Also for what it's worth, her parents had moved to the United States long before she was born. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 21:37, 3 February 2020 (UTC)Reply

Sofia Kenin nickname placement

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There seems to be some issues with nickname placement in this article. Per MOS:NICKNAME it is appropriate to put the nickname in the lead when they are best known for the nickname, or it is an alias. Has this been established for Sophia Kenin? I just keep hearing Sophia on tv. We certainly don't put it mid-name in the lead unless the article is titled under the nickname, but where best should it go? To me it seems like unless it is used as often or more often than Sophia, it should be kept in the "Early life and background" section of the article. Thoughts? Fyunck(click) (talk) 02:25, 10 September 2020 (UTC)Reply