The 56th racket of the world, American tennis player Sofia Kenin, defeated Slovak Anna Schmiedlova, who occupies 77th place in the world ranking, in the finals of Hobart International – 6/3, 6/0.
For 1 hour and 11 minutes of the match, Sofia made two aces and six breaks, never making a mistake when serving. While Anna filed three times right through and realized one break-point, making five double mistakes. Through personal meetings, opponents became 2-0 in favor of an American.
The title of the tournament in Hobart was for Kenin the first in his career and brought her $ 43,000 in prize money and 280 rating points.