Hobart International: American Sofia Kenin clinches first WTA title with straight-sets win over Anna Karolina Schmiedlova

Hobart: Composed American Sofia Kenin broke through to clinch her first WTA title on Saturday with a straight-sets win over Slovak Anna Karolina Schmiedlova at the Hobart International. [caption id=“attachment_5882791” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Sofia Kenin poses with the WTA trophy. Twitter: @HobartTennis[/caption] The unseeded 20-year-old put in a dominant performance to win 6-3 6-0. “I’m really happy to have won. I didn’t want to overthink it and I’m happy with the way I composed myself during the match,” said Kenin, ranked 56 in the world. The 77th-ranked Schmiedlova started strongly, earning three break points on the Kenin serve in the fourth game, but couldn’t convert and never threatened from then on. Kenin’s power and depth of groundstrokes made the difference and Schmiedlova succumbed in 71 minutes. She has made a blistering start to the season, winning her first WTA doubles title in Auckland last week and not dropping a set in Hobart with her exploits set to see her break into the world’s top 40 when the new singles rankings are released on Monday. “I feel in great form and I’m really proud of myself,” she added ahead of making her way to Melbourne for the Australian Open, where she will play Russian qualifier Veronika Kudermetova in round one.