", [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.". Laura Robson (born 21 January 1994) is a British former professional tennis player. The Rothesay Open Nottingham is one of the many tournaments that make up the LTAs enhanced Performance Competition Calendar, which aims to provide more opportunities for British players to compete more often domestically at a higher level and make progressive ranking improvements. [91] After the Australian Open, Robson played six matches in Fed Cup competition that saw Great Britain earn a World Group II play-off spot against Argentina. [86], In October, Robson was nominated for the Sports Journalists' Association Sportswoman of the Year. Laura Robson is still together with her partner, James Yates, as of 2022, with whom she has been dating since 2020. 102 for doubles. Tiafoe, advances to Mexican Open semis, 2nd-seeded Cerundolo ousted from Chile Open, Collins rolls past McNally into Austin quarters, USTA sees rise in Hispanic, Black, Asian players, Djokovic still unbeaten in '23, makes Dubai semis, Ghana tennis players furious after shooting in Nigeria, No. After returning to full-time tennis in January 2016 post-injury, Robson struggled with form and did not return to the top 150 in singles tennis. Each time I play padel, I come off with a big smile on my face. [134] She has been praised for showing "extraordinary poise",[133] and having "the attitude and technique required of a leading player". [92] Following this success, she went on to lose two successive matches, losing to Daniela Hantuchov in Doha and to wildcard Yulia Putintseva in Dubai. [87] In November, along with Heather Watson, won "Young Sportswoman of the Year" at the 2012 Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Awards. [29] She claimed the top ranking of ITF Junior Tour in April, despite not playing for two months because of shin splints.[30]. All rights reserved. Great Britain had been without grass-court success for so many years in the pre-Andy Murray era that even a junior victory was plastered all over the newspapers and television screens. I travel a lot with my tennis, still practice a lot, play a lot of . Career best performances at the Australian Open (third round) and Wimbledon (fourth round) in 2013 saw her climb to a career high ranking of world No.27. Robson's serve was fragile at times but. As a top tennis player, Laura Robson surely enjoys the sporting bragging rights in her family. In 2013, Bouchard claimed her first top-50 with a victory over close friend Laura Robson at the Family Circle Cup, backing that win up by beating Australia's Samantha Stosur to secure her her maiden top-10 victory. [82] Robson was eventually defeated, having saved five championship points in the second set and despite taking a 30 lead in the third set. Former junior Wimbledon champion and Olympic silver medallist, Laura Robson, has today announced that she has retired from professional tennis. Laura Robson definitely has a future in tennis. 5 and 2002 Wimbledon quarterfinalist, Daniela Hantuchov, in the first round but lost despite being a break up in the second set. 16/05/22 However, she later lost her next match to Tmea Babos. In July 2015, she played at the $50k event in Granby and won a tough three-set match over second seed Naomi Osaka. Way-too-early tennis rankings . However, she lost her next match in qualifying to Ocane Dodin in straight sets. Sorry, there are no matches available for this year. As a former player in the event and now looking at it through an operational lens, I have a whole new appreciation of the work that goes into delivering a world-class tournament and cant wait to get started on preparations for 2023.. The following season she reached the last 16 at Wimbledon and achieved her highest ranking of 27. "She does still have the biggest trophy of the family, which is very upsetting," jokes the 20 . Laura Robson says she is happy with her game ahead of her Wimbledon first-round meeting with Francesca Schiavone on Tuesday. She went on to face the 12th seed, Tamaryn Hendler, who she defeated in straight sets. After several first-round defeats at the start to the European clay-court season, Robson defeated world No. Robson was selected for the first time in her career to be a member of British Fed Cup team to play in the Europe/Africa Group-1 match at Eilat, Israel, on 14 February 2012. Two years later and the British star was becoming a staple on the WTA Tour. It is. This allows them to deliver tailored LTA advertising within their domains. This has included onsite experience at the cinch Championships at The Queens Club, Rothesay Open at Nottingham and more recently as Tournament Director of the womens ITF $25,000 in Loughborough. Id known for a while that I wasnt gonna be able to play, Robson tells i ahead of her stint commentating on the Australian Open, live on discovery+ and Eurosport. Padels rise in popularity has been promoted by prominent supporters like football superstar David Beckham and Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, with former British No 1 Annabel Croft telling Tennis365 that she believes the sport that is hugely popular in Spain is ready to explode in the UK. [48] She defeated Tetyana Arefyeva in the second round[49] but was defeated in the quarterfinals by Vitalia Diatchenko. In the first round, she faced Yuliya Beygelzimer in which she won in straight sets. [113] She was then given a wildcard entry to the 2016 US Open qualifying tournament. 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. 311, Alla Kudryavtseva. Laura Robson (born 21 January 1994) is a British former professional tennis player. Despite continuous struggles with injury and time away from the tour, Robson won the biggest singles title of her career in 2017 at the ITF $60K tournament in Kurume where she defeated Katie Boulter in the final. Daniil Medvedev handed Novak Djokovic his first defeat of the year and Andrey Rublev claimed his first win over Alexander Zverev. I think Ive taken my time and not rushed into anything which is better.. After stopping for several shoulder treatments, Robson was eventually beaten in two sets. 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. It was great today because the crowd were behind me and it was such an overwhelming experience.. Carlos Alcaraz needs to play smarter according to his coaches. The dream team were close to taking the gold but eventually lost out to Victoria Azarenka and Max Myrni in the deciding tie-break 10-8. [54] She followed this up with a quarterfinal appearance in Charlottesville losing to Anastasiya Yakimova. 1. Get updates from the British tennis stars across the world, including Cam Norrie's final in Buenos Aires, Alfie Hewett's heroics in Rotterdam and Jay Clarke's first doubles title. At the 2012 Guangzhou Women's Open, Robson became the first British woman since Jo Durie in 1990 to reach a WTA Tour final, where she lost to Hsieh Su-wei. She beat world No. 906 in July 2015. Novak Djokovic has enjoyed a sparkling start to 2023, but his first defeat against Daniil Medvedev answered plenty of questions. 15 seeds, Maria Kirilenko and Agnieszka Radwaska.[53]. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Robson later won her first WTA match since her injury in 2013 by beating Klra Koukalov, 62, 63 in the qualifying of Stuttgart. Obviously the pros that play will be on a different level, but I really enjoy playing.. . The pair of a professional tennis player and a professional model had made quite some headlines when they had announced their relationship. You can control which additional cookies we use in the settings below: We have necessary cookies, which always need to be turned on to help our website function and enable you to use all of our features. I had another hip surgery and probably did the best rehab block of my life I went to all the best specialists and had some incredible people that I was working with just to get me back on court and then the second time I hit, I just knew. One of her strengths was her "dominant" serve. It really feels like the game is on an upward curve. [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]. 1 pairing of Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci, in straight sets in the semifinals, before losing to Nadia Petrova and Katarina Srebotnik. [135] Commentator Simon Reed said that she "has every tool she needs",[136] and former Grand Slam champion Pat Cash called her "a special talent" who "seems to have all the attributes to progress". In the first round she shocked second seed Jelena Doki. She then participated in the Eastbourne International. Due to rain delay, both quarter- and semifinals were played on the same day. Iga Swiatek is the strong favourite to retain the womens crown in Paris. She beat Vesna Manasieva, but lost in the third round to Nuria Llagostera Vives. In the first round of Wimbledon, Robson lost to Francesca Schiavone in three sets.[69]. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. [88] Robson was also nominated for "WTA Newcomer of the Year" and William Hill "Sportswoman of the Year" in November,[89] winning the former award. We use cookies to store information about how you use our website such as the pages you visit so we can ace your experience when you're browsing. Her next appearance was at the Guangzhou Open where she beat the then world No. She followed this with her first victory at the Australian Open with a convincing straight sets victory over Melanie Oudin. She started off the year playing some American Challenger events, with limited success. Sorry, we couldn't find any players that match your search. [84], Robson qualified for the main draw of the China Open after defeating Garbie Muguruza and Johanna Larsson and reached the second round but she lost to Lourdes Domnguez Lino in straight sets. She was last in action at an ITF tournament in 2019. [23] At the end of the year, she was shortlisted for the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year,[24] but lost out to Paralympic swimmer Eleanor Simmonds. [40] After beating third seed Laura-Ioana Andrei in the quarterfinals, she also beat fellow Brits Tara Moore and Samantha Vickers in straight sets to win her first ITF title at the age of 14 years and 9 months.[40][41]. Hips are very tricky, and Ive spent a lot of time rehabbing so Im excited to get back out there. [128], In March, Robson teamed up with Fanny Stollr to win the doubles at the ITF event in Yokohama. She was defeated by Kristna's twin sister Karolna in the final. Born in Australia, at 18 months relocated to Singapore, moved to UK at age 6 . [63] In the first round of the main draw, she was leading when her opponent, Ayumi Morita, retired from the match. [59] Her season was disrupted by injury at the Hopman Cup[60] and she did not compete in a tournament until March 2011; her comeback was then delayed for a further month by an injury in her second competition. [51], Robson was granted a wildcard in the qualifying draw for the women's singles of the Australian Open. withdrawing from Australian Open and Roland Garros); returned during grass court season and played four WTA events rest of year - fell 1r twice (Wimbledon and US Open) and in qualifying twice; also played on ITF Circuit. Robson split from Mouratoglou just before Wimbledon. 10 seed Maria Kirilenko, whom she beat in straight sets. She made her debut on the ITF Junior Circuit in 2007. I can now be much more open and positive about how things ended. With her natural ball-striking ability and big-match mentality, Robson was quickly marked out for stardom and rose swiftly through the senior ranks, reaching the fourth round at the US Open in 2012 and winning an Olympic silver medal in mixed doubles with Andy Murray. Laura Robson may not return to tennis after latest surgery. She started strongly, with straight sets wins over qualifier Jovana Jaki in the first round, and Zheng Saisai in the second round. US Open chiefs have joined Indian Wells and Miami organisasers by making a public call for Djokovic to be allowed to play in America. 21-time major title winner Gordon Reid opens up about his injuries last year and how he's looking to put that behind him and return to success in 2023. [120] Between the end of January and the beginning of May, Robson reached three quarterfinals on the ITF Circuit. However, she has been criticised for having "poor lateral movement",[133] as well as an inconsistent second serve, resulting in a considerable number of double faults. [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. 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. The 28-year-old will be taking up the role of Tournament Director at the Rothesay Open and also at an additional combined ITF event planned for April 2023. [32], Following her victory at Wimbledon, Robson made her debut on the ITF Women's Circuit at a $10k tournament in Limoges, France. Robson also used her protected ranking to enter Premier clay events in Madrid and Rome, where she lost her first round matches to Victoria Azarenka and Christina McHale, respectively. In the second she defeated former US Open champion Kim Clijsters in Clijsters' final singles match before her retirement. Laura Robson. In the singles, Robson reached the second round before losing to Aliz Cornet. Laura Robson, the former junior Wimbledon champion and Olympic silver medallist, has retired from tennis at the age of 28. 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[137] Former WTA player Ana Ivanovic said that Robson "hits the ball really, really hard",[38] former top British player Samantha Smith said that "she doesn't have any weaknesses at all",[22] and Serena Williams stated that Robson is an "all-around good player". [67], Robson lost in the third round of qualifying for the 2012 French Open at Roland Garros. [16] After the tournament, Robson started to train with Gil Reyes, the former trainer of Andre Agassi. 22, Lucie afov, in straight sets, setting up a second round encounter with Maria Sharapova. [16] She was also named the MCC Young Sportswoman of the Year. Peers and Robson won their third-round clash with Vera Dushevina and Anastasia Rodionova to advance to the quarterfinals, before falling to the No. [112] Robson began her 2017 season at the Auckland, but lost in the first round of qualifying to Tereza Martincov. Daniil Medvedev had plenty to say about Stefanos Tsitsipas disrespect towards Andrey Rublev. 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. Robson went on to hold an impressive record for Great Britain in the Fed Cup winning 13 out of 16 rubbers she played. A former world No. She debuted on the ITF Junior Circuit in 2007, and a year later won the Junior Wimbledon championships at the age of 14. There is a lot of momentum behind padel now, said Croft, speaking to us at a Game4Padel event. [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. [121] Robson won the biggest title of her career at a $60k tournament in Kurume, Fukuoka, defeating fellow Briton Katie Boulter in straight sets. Indian Wells sports 96-player singles draws. 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. Her next tournament was at Miami. Robson started her 2014 season at the Hobart International, where she had to retire in her first round match against Yanina Wickmayer due to a left wrist injury. LAURA ROBSON has stunned in a tiny red polka dot bikini while sunning herself on a luxury break away as she targets an Andy Murray style comeback. At the Katowice Open, Robson was seeded eighth, but lost in the first round to Lourdes Domnguez Lino. Began playing tennis at age 6 when introduced by her parents at local club in Singapore . [14] Bok said later that although Robson "had trouble staying emotionally under control", he "saw right awaya lot of potential in Laura.
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