In the second she defeated former US Open champion Kim Clijsters in Clijsters' final singles match before her retirement. To start the Canadian Open in Toronto, Robson was due to play Yanina Wickmayer on 5 August 2013 in her opening match, but had to pull out due to a wrist injury. [96] Robson then made her debut at the Italian Open where she defeated Venus Williams in the first round but subsequently lost to her sister, world No. Daniil Medvedev handed Novak Djokovic his first defeat of the year and Andrey Rublev claimed his first win over Alexander Zverev. In Gatineau, she retired from her first-round match, generating fear that her wrist injury had returned, but Robson said that she had been hampered by a stomach strain she had suffered during practice. Robson and Watson did not need to play the play-off match against Austria as Anne Keothavong and Elena Baltacha won their singles rubbers, and the 20 lead qualified the team for a place in the World Group-II promotion play-off in April 2012. She dropped out of the world rankings in early 2015, returning at No. Robson lost her second match against Paula Ormaechea in three sets.[94]. All information about the cookies we use and why we use them are in our Cookie Policy. The tennis beauty, who earned a silver. Finalist (1): 2012 - Guangzhou. [131], After missing the entire 2020 and 2021 seasons following continuous injuries and multiple hip surgeries, Robson announced her retirement from the sport shortly before the 2022 French Open. It took me a good couple of months to say it out loud, Robson told Tennis365 at a Play Your Way To Wimbledon event. 3 MINUTE READ. Due to her focusing on her senior career, Robson entered the US Open unseeded. The 25-year-old left-handed Brit, who made the world's top 30 as a. [113] She was then given a wildcard entry to the 2016 US Open qualifying tournament. Laura Robson: 'How I look is not important. How I hit the ball is' Robson went on to hold an impressive record for Great Britain in the Fed Cup winning 13 out of 16 rubbers she played. 1, Caroline Wozniacki, in straight sets. Well keep you informed on all you need to know across the Tours, including news, players, tournaments, features, competitions, offers and more. [83] The result pushed her ranking inside the top 70 for the first time. I can now be much more open and positive about how things ended. As a junior, she also twice reached the final of the girls' singles tournament at the Australian Open, in 2009 and 2010. ", Fellow tennis ace Katie Swan commented: "Now thats an inferno Pilates bod. I feel like Im in the oldies group. Her next appearance was at the Guangzhou Open where she beat the then world No. However, the result helped Robson break into the top 100 for the first time in her career. It is. She reached the second round before losing to Ekaterina Makarova. [22], After a brief period on the main tour, Robson returned to junior competition but was knocked out in the second round of a tournament in December. As a top tennis player, Laura Robson surely enjoys the sporting bragging rights in her family. [39], Her first match on the WTA Tour was courtesy of a wildcard into the Luxembourg Open. She had not even done her GCSEs but Robson was a national star. Laura Robson stuns Petra Kvitova in Australian Open three-hour epic [8], After eight months recovering from surgery, Robson returned to tennis on 12 February at the $60k in Shrewsbury, losing to Kathinka von Deichmann, in three sets. She has since taken a break from the court to escape to Noosa Heads in Queensland, where Robson wowed fans on Instagram. Respected LTA Tournament Director Rebecca James will remain a key figure in the organisation of the Nottingham event, while also overseeing the operational delivery of both the Rothesay Open and Rothesay International Eastbourne. Wimbledon organisers and the LTA could be set to reverse the ban on players from Russia and Belarus. [104] The surgery forced her to miss the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open, and although Robson initially hoped to be playing by the end of the season,[105] she only started training in October, and did not play again in 2014. The 28-year-old who rose as high as 27 in the WTA rankings and reached the fourth round at both Wimbledon and the US Open retires following a long-standing battle with injuries throughout her career. After winning a scrappy first set, Robson powered through the second at love. 2008 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit; played first WTA main draw at Luxembourg, falling 1r (as WC); won one singles title on ITF Circuit. This allows them to deliver tailored LTA advertising within their domains. [31] In the Wimbledon junior singles she reached the semifinals, losing to Sachie Ishizu of Japan. Robson then beat Lauren Davis in the quarterfinals. [76] She then received a wildcard entry into the mixed doubles with Andy Murray. Laura started playing tennis at the age of six with her parents. Just to have that gap between knowing and actually announcing it and then again, another gap between what Im doing now and this time last year, Robson added. Wimbledon) and in qualifying three times (incl. British number one Laura Robson is into the third round of Wimbledon for the first time thanks to a comfortable 6-4 6-1 win over Mariana Duque-Marino. She was defeated by Kristna's twin sister Karolna in the final. I hear lots of young people talking about padel and wanting to get into it. Finalist (2): 2017 - Nottingham (w/Rae); 2013 - Miami (w/Raymond). I think Im always going to have the feeling that I could have done more, unfortunately. Former British No 1 Laura Robson has taken the next step in her tennis journey after accepting the role as Tournament Director at next years Rothesay Open in Nottingham. Later in the day she won the mixed-doubles match against Kazakhstan, partnering with Murray to secure a win. [127] She did, however, play in the first round of the women's doubles draw with CoCo Vandeweghe, which they lost in straight sets. Indian Wells sports 96-player singles draws. Her performance pushed her up to 27 in the world, the first Briton in the top 30 since Jo Durie in 1987. [12], According to her parents, she began playing tennis "as soon as she could hold a tennis racquet",[13] and after being encouraged by them, she entered a junior tennis academy at age seven. 2010 - Reached 2r once; fell 1r four times (incl. In the last eight, she easily overcame American Ester Goldfeld to move through to her fourth junior Grand Slam semifinal where she defeated Kristna Plkov of the Czech Republic. Laura Robson: Wimbledon wildcard aiming to get career back on track It was another fantastic year for Robson representing Great Britain on the international stage. In her first match, she defeated Sophie Ferguson of Australia. [106] Robson planned to return at the $25k tournament at Surprise, Arizona, but delayed her return and did not enter another ITF event in February. There are always a lot of smiles on court and it is a great game. 82 (July 2013).[7]. It was great today because the crowd were behind me and it was such an overwhelming experience.. She followed up her performance with her first victory over a top-ten player, beating ninth seed Li Na in the third round, in three sets. [61] She then won her first match at a Grand Slam tournament as she defeated Angelique Kerber, but lost to Maria Sharapova in the second round.[62]. After stopping for several shoulder treatments, Robson was eventually beaten in two sets. Robson won just four senior main draw matches in her whole career at Wimbledon, losing in the first round six times, and her WTA ranking peaked at No 27. ", [Murrays] got a totally bionic hip now, so hes one-upped me there, but Ive had access to the same programmes so fingers crossed Im able to do the same, Katie Boulter replied: "It's a yes from me", and one more fan said "Cheered up my drizzly Friday.". [46] In the final round of qualifying, she lost to Maria Elena Camerin. [112] MELBOURNE Laura Robson may have retired from tennis but she remains an extremely busy woman, and is involved in tennis as much as she ever was - even if she is no longer playing. said Croft, speaking to us at a Game4Padel event. To find out more about our use of cookies and how you can disable them, please see our Privacy Policy. Delaying the announcement, which surprised nobody in reality, had given her time to think and make peace with the idea that she was retiring at least five, and perhaps even 10 or 15 years earlier than planned. However, she lost her next match in qualifying to Ocane Dodin in straight sets. Favorite city is New York City because "there is constant action going on, fab shopping and excellent restaurants everywhere.". [67], Robson lost in the third round of qualifying for the 2012 French Open at Roland Garros. Could I be doing that?. [125] She received a wildcard for Wimbledon, but lost in the first round to Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia.[126]. Robson had direct entry to the main draw of the US Open from her WTA ranking, where she defeated Samantha Crawford in the first round. She started strongly, with straight sets wins over qualifier Jovana Jaki in the first round, and Zheng Saisai in the second round. But a wrist injury began to trouble her later in 2013 and kept her out for most of the next two years. The rise and rise of British tennis star Laura Robson Robson was defeated by Germany's Sabine Lisicki but won the mixed doubles against Germany. 1 Swiatek in Dubai final, Fritz def. [50], Robson began the season playing with Andy Murray in the Hopman Cup, as part of Britain's first team in the tournament since 1992. [138] Robson's favourite surface to play on was grass and her favourite shot was her forehand down the line.[139]. Facing third seed Ksenia Pervak from Russia,[27] Robson was defeated in straight sets. Roland Garros and Katowice - l. to Domnguez Lino 57 76(7) 61; held mp at 7-6 in second set tie-break); made Top 50 debut on January 7 (after Shenzhen; rose from No.53 to No.50) and set career-high No.27 on July 8 (after Wimbledon); withdrew from Pattaya City w/left shoulder injury and from Toronto and New Haven w/right wrist injury. We use cookies to provide our services and for analytics and marketing. She beat world No. Former British No 1 tennis player Laura Robson eyeing a move into padel News Kevin Palmer July 27, 2022 Former British No 1 Laura Robson could have a sporting career back on court after her retirement from tennis, after she confirmed her entry into a padel tournament in London next week. [33] She won two matches to qualify for the main draw of the tournament, as well as her first-round match, before having to retire with a shoulder injury in the second round against the second seed Marina Melnikova. Taylor Fritz has the game to win Wimbledon. Laura Robson takes the next step in her tennis story as she lands LTA role Rafael Nadals nearly 18-year streak in the top ten is ending. In the second round, the pair beat the Australian duo of Lleyton Hewitt and Samantha Stosur,[77] and reached the final by beating Germans Sabine Lisicki and Christopher Kas,[78] where they were beaten by the Belarusian pair Victoria Azarenka and Max Mirnyi.[79]. In her third tournament back, she made the semifinal losing to Edina Gallovits of the ITF event in Dothan, after having to qualify for the main draw. At the US Open she became the first female British tennis player to progress to the fourth round of a Grand Slam for 14 years after beating two top 10 players and major champions, Kim Cijsters and Li Na in the opening rounds. DOUBLES [86], In October, Robson was nominated for the Sports Journalists' Association Sportswoman of the Year. She won her first-round match in a tight three-setter but eventually fell to fellow Brit and top seed Harriet Dart, after having to retire before the second set. [118] At the Australian Open, she also lost in the first round of qualifying to Amandine Hesse, in straight sets. At the junior singles at the 2010 Australian Open, Robson was unseeded and defeated Belinda Woolcock, Yulia Putintseva, and Cristina Dinu to reach the quarterfinals. After Johanna Konta lost her opening rubber to Paula Ormaechea, Robson easily won her first match over Florencia Molinero. She lost her opening match to Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan. In the semifinals she faced a replay of her Wimbledon final, against top seed Tara Flanagan,[26] whom she beat in straight sets to reach her second Grand Slam junior final. Laura Robson - the British player who won junior Wimbledon at 14 and an Olympic silver medal at 18 - has confirmed her retirement from tennis. [42] She faced former world No. In the second round, she lost to Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets for the second time in a row. [52] In her second match, she lost to Michalla Krajicek. Indian Wells sports 96-player singles draws. Former junior Wimbledon champion and Olympic silver medallist, Laura Robson, has today announced that she has retired from professional tennis. Daniil Medvedev handed Novak Djokovic his first defeat of the year and Andrey Rublev claimed his first win over Alexander Zverev. Friday January 22 2021, 12.01am GMT, The Times. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. [123] She then played at Nottingham, but fell to Julia Boserup in the first round. Novak Djokovic looks to be the hot favourite for a third French Open title. At the Katowice Open, Robson was seeded eighth, but lost in the first round to Lourdes Domnguez Lino. In the singles, Robson reached the second round before losing to Aliz Cornet. Robson returned to the junior circuit for the first half of 2009. We all saw him quite soon after his surgery, to where he is now, and you can see after every match the improvement that hes making as well where you just get more used to it. 2011 - Reached 2r three times (incl. [14] She signed with management company Octagon when she was ten,[15] with Adidas at age 11,[16] and also signed a racquet deal with Wilson Sporting Goods.
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