Alizé Cornet captured her first title since 2014 in Hobart 2016

HOBART, Australia 

Alizé Cornet cruised through her final two matches at the Hobart international, losing two games in the semifinals and dropping only three more in Saturday's final against the resurgent Eugenie bouchard to win her first title in nearly two years, 6-1, 6-2.

"I was very focused for the whole tournament and the whole match today, and now I can let go!" Cornet told press after the match. "To start the year this way, it's the best."