France's Oceane Dodin, ranked 132nd in the world, won her first WTA title Sunday in her first final, defeating American Lauren Davis 6-4, 6-3 in Quebec City. Dodin, 19, fired eight aces in the one-hour, 38-minute contest to cap a dream week. She had twice reached the second round of major tournaments in 2015, but until this week had never won a main-draw match outside of the Grand Slams. She launched her week with an upset of fifth-seeded Briton Naomi Broady. Against Davis, also seeking a first WTA title, the big-hitting Frenchwoman belted 31 winners to 26 unforced errors and broke the American six times. With the victory, which makes her the first teenaged winner on the WTA tour this year, Dodin will break into the top 100 in the world rankings for the first time. Davis, in her second WTA final after a runner-up finish to Yanina Wickmayer at Washington two months ago, said she will be heading to Europe to tackle a string of indoor tournaments with increased confidence. "I've gotten a lot of matches under my belt, and so I'm feeling a lot of confidence," she said. "Going into next season, I'm looking forward to playing even better." Kvitova, Sock set for Hopman Cup Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and Olympic gold medalist Jack Sock are the latest players confirmed to compete at the Hopman Cup in January, one of the key warm-up events for the Australian Open. They'll join Roger Federer, who earlier this summer announced he would play in the exhibition event for the first time in 15 years. Kvitova, who helped lead the Czech Republic to victory in the 2012 Hopman Cup, will partner with Adam Pavlasek for the Czech team, while Sock will represent the United States alongside Coco Vandeweghe, making her debut in the mixed-team event. The Czech and American teams were announced Monday, along with the other teams to take part in the 2017 event: Australia, Britain, France, Spain and Germany. The players for those teams have yet to be decided. Federer, who decided to sit out the rest of this season following his loss in the Wimbledon semifinals to protect his surgically repaired left knee, will play for Switzerland with partner Belinda Bencic. He teamed with Martina Hingis to win the event in 2001, then played the following year with his now-wife Mirka Federer. Australia's Nick Kyrgios and Daria Gavrilova are the defending champion, beating Ukraine in the final in January. — Agencies
