Newly crowned Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin has celebrated her win in style after becoming the youngest woman to secure the title in 12 years.
The 21-year-old Moscow-born American was victorious over former world No.1 Garbine Muguruza in three sets in Saturday night’s final at Melbourne Park.
But despite earning the prestigious title, Kenin revealed her mother doesn’t watch the match because she gets too nervous.
Sofia Kenin (pictured) won the Australian Open Final on Saturday night at Melbourne Park
The Moscow-born American was seen popping a bottle of champagne to celebrate her win just a day later
Kenin kisses her trophy after becoming taking the title of the Australian Open on Saturday in Melbourne
In just over two hours, Kenin defeated Muguruza 4-6 6-2 6-2, taking home more than $4million in prize money.
Speaking after the match with a glass of champagne, the tennis star said her mum doesn’t watch because she can’t handle the stress.
‘I called her right after the match just to tell her everything is fine and I won and that she can just relax now because she’s been really stressed at home. Very superstitious. She’s really happy,’ Kenin said in a press conference.
The 21-year-old said her mother had been at home with her grandmother and her sister at the time of her win.
The 21-year-old sprays champagne during a photoshoot at the Yarra River on Sunday after becoming the winner of the Australian Open Grand Slam
Sofia Kenin stands holds the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup with her father Alex after her triumphant win
Kenin became the youngest woman in 12 years to take out the win on Saturday night
Kenin shakes a bottle of champagne after beating the former world No.1 Garbine Muguruza
Celebrating her win in style, Kenin takes a swig of champagne after becoming the latest Grand Slam champion
‘They don’t watch. My mum can’t watch me and even if she knows the results that I won she can’t watch, I can see she’s still nervous,’ she said.
‘She doesn’t like watching it’s fine.’
In the moments after Muguruza served a double fault which gave Kenin the win, she was seen crying and shrugging in disbelief.
‘I still can’t believe what just happened. I need to somehow come down and just let it all sink in,’ the 21-year-old said.
After her triumphant win, Kenin revealed her mother doesn’t watch her games because she gets too anxious
Kenin secured the win over her opponent in three sets in just over two hours after her opponent Muguruza served a double fault
The 21-year-old beat Garbine Muguruza 4-6 6-2 6-2 and two days earlier had beat the world No.1 Ash Barty
‘Hopefully I can just keep going, build up on everything that I’ve done these past two weeks, just move forward.’
Destined for greatness since she was five, Kenin, felt she was going to win the Open before a single ball was hit.
‘At home I was envisioning each round, how I would play and how it would be emotional and everything,’ she said.
‘My dream has officially come true. I cannot even describe this feeling. It is so emotional.’
Like tennis superstar Maria Sharapova, Kenin was inspired by Russian trailblazer Anna Kournikova and has no doubt her heritage helped instill her hunger and drive.
Sofia Kenin and her father Alex celebrate her win with a bottle of champagne as she says it was a ‘dream come true’
The American managed to beat World No. 1 Ash Barty in two sets just two days earlier at the Australian Open
Kenin has now risen to be the World No. 7 and said she looked up to tennis superstars such as Maria Sharapova
Kenin shows off her trophy after the Australian Open win that will see her take home more than $4million and the Grand Slam victory
The 21-year-old will take home more than $4million in prize money after the Grand Slam win on Saturday night
Kenin holds the trophy just moments after winning the Australian Open Final – her first Grand Slam win
‘I’ve looked up to Maria Sharapova, Anna Kournikova,’ she said.
‘I followed their matches when I was little. I feel like I got feisty. I saw what it’s like. She won a grand slam at 17, Maria, which I remember watching it on TV.
‘That definitely helped me. I have part of Russian stuff inside me, fight and fierce that I have. Trying just to be confident, do what I do best.
‘And thank you to my parents for giving me the American dream.’
Kenin had beaten world No. 1 Ash Barty just two days earlier in a shock 7-6(6) 7-5 win.
On Sunday Kenin, the now world No. 7 celebrated her new title with a bottle of champagne.
During a photoshoot, Kenin proudly showed off the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup while posing beside the Yarra River in Melbourne.
Her father, Alex, stood beside her as she popped the bottle and kissed her trophy.
After realising she had just won, Kenin was seen shrugging in disbelief and crying as the crowd cheered
Sofia Kenin and her father Alex pose for photographers in Melbourne on Sunday at the Yarra River