MELBOURNE, Australia — Sofia Kenin enjoys the bright lights and the big city, which is why she aspires to reside in Manhattan one day and perhaps explains why she is thriving on the Grand Slam stage right now. “Maybe because of ‘Gossip Girl,’” the 21-year-old American said of the decade-old TV series. “I love New York. I just love it there. Central Park. All of Fifth Avenue. All those shops. I’m a fancy girl. I like those shops, living the life.” Kenin is at the center of it all at the Australian Open, where she will face two-time major champion and former No. 1 Garbiñe Muguruza in the final Saturday (12:30 a.m. PST). Muguruza beat another two-time major champ, Simona Halep, in the semifinals
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