Robson's world ranking at this point was 511. [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. It gave me a reason to get it out there, which I feel was much needed. 3 in a tightly contested match. 1, Caroline Wozniacki, in straight sets. She showed great courage and maturity in her play and didn't go to pieces after being a set down and also being 3-0 down in the third. [52] In her second match, she lost to Michalla Krajicek. 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. This means we can show you more of the content we think youd like to see. 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Robson has not played a competitive match since . Robson did not enter the Australian Open in 2015 and subsequently left the WTA rankings, having not competed for 12 months. [10], Robson's first tournament on the Junior ITF Circuit was in 2007. All data is gathered anonymously and is only used to benefit the functionality of the site. However, this injury was not considered serious, and Robson stated she planned to play some tournaments in about two weeks time. For other inquiries, Contact Us. Robson was awarded a wildcard into Wimbledon for a second year, but was defeated in 69 minutes by Angelique Kerber in the first round in an error-strewn performance. Read our preview and find out how to watch at home. 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. Laura Robson - the British player who won junior Wimbledon at 14 and an Olympic silver medal at 18 - has confirmed her retirement from tennis. [101] In the second round, she faced world No. Novak Djokovic looks to be the hot favourite for a third French Open title. [34], Robson was then given a wildcard into the main draw of the $75k event in Shrewsbury. As a junior, she also twice reached the final of the girls' singles tournament at the Australian Open, in 2009 and 2010. [72] Robson then received a wildcard to enter the main draw of the Swedish Open but lost her first match against Medina Garrigues. Robson then beat Lauren Davis in the quarterfinals. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Posting pictures of herself smiling in a red polka dot bikini, the Australia-born star wrote: "Me looking at the London forecast. 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. 2013 - First Top 50 season (finishing No.46); QF at Guangzhou; reached 4r once (Wimbledon), 3r three times (incl. It is easy to forget that Robson is only 28 years old, because most people have known who she is for more than a decade. [123] She then played at Nottingham, but fell to Julia Boserup in the first round. She had not even done her GCSEs but Robson was a national star. You hear more and more people talking about it. It took me a good couple of months to say it out loud, Robson told Tennis365 at a Play Your Way To Wimbledon event. US Open chiefs have joined Indian Wells and Miami organisasers by making a public call for Djokovic to be allowed to play in America. A post shared by Laura Robson (@laurarobson5). [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. The 28-year-old was thrust into the spotlight aged 14 when she won the girls' title at Wimbledon and she peaked in the top 30 while still a teenager but has been hampered by injury for most of the last decade. 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. Two years later and the British star was becoming a staple on the WTA Tour. US Open chiefs have joined Indian Wells and Miami organisasers by making a public call for Djokovic to be allowed to play in America. [129] other three majors) and in qualifying four times; made Top 100 debut on June 25 (after Eastbourne; rose from No.111 to No.97); also won silver medal at Olympics in mixed doubles (w/A.Murray). To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Performance cookies are used to collect data about how you use our website so we can continue to improve it in the future. Get official communications from the WTA and ATP, delivered straight to your e-mail! The formation of the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA), which announced its eight-player committee and 1100-word manifesto on the eve of the Australian Open, will see the established powers of tennis challenged, especially on topics like prize money, and Robson says she is determined to act as a bridge between executives and players. Laura Robson is still together with her partner, James Yates, as of 2022, with whom she has been dating since 2020. . Novak Djokovic has enjoyed a sparkling start to 2023, but his first defeat against Daniil Medvedev answered plenty of questions. who spoke to Tennis365 during Wimbledon about the challenges of coming to terms with retirement from tennis. Novak Djokovic has enjoyed a sparkling start to 2023, but his first defeat against Daniil Medvedev answered plenty of questions. 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. I think overall Im a much nicer person from going through all of that, said the 28-year-old, who has carved out a new career in TV and radio. [109] Robson was granted a wildcard to compete at Wimbledon,[110] but she was defeated in the first round by Evgeniya Rodina.[111]. It must seem like that to British tennis fans, after they learned this week that Laura Robson has followed Andy Murray in having hip problems so severe that she will have to undergo a third hip operation at some point in the near future. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Yet it seems her appetite to compete on court is still burning brightly, after the 28-year-old confirmed her entry into the FIP London Padel Open, that gets underway at the LTAs National Tennis Centre on August 4th. [81] Robson became the first female British tennis player to reach this stage of a Grand Slam tournament since Samantha Smith reached the fourth round of Wimbledon 14 years previously, but she was defeated by defending champion Stosur, ending her best run at a Grand Slam tournament to date. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. However, she lost her next match in qualifying to Ocane Dodin in straight sets. Hes got a totally bionic hip now, so hes one-upped me there, but Ive had access to the same rehab programmes and physios as he has, so fingers crossed Im able to do the same., A post shared by Laura Robson (@laurarobson5), Reaction from STACKED Telford bill including first TAG TEAM boxing clash, Cherries take shock lead at Arsenal after 9 SECONDS with 'kick-off glitch', Watch Gyllenhaal and McGregor storm UFC 285 weigh-in to film Roadhouse scene, Moment Aston Villa's Leon Bailey inhales 'laughing gas' after all night party, News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. 3 MINUTE READ. Wimbledon organisers and the LTA could be set to reverse the ban on players from Russia and Belarus. 27 the following year. 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. She has a career-high doubles ranking of No. However, the result helped Robson break into the top 100 for the first time in her career. 1, Ana Ivanovic, in the next round, having led 52 in the final set. 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. "I had another hip surgery and probably did the best rehab block of my life and then the second time I hit, I just knew. She then entered the Bolton $25k qualifying tournament in April, and reached round two before falling to Tara Moore, in straight sets. Former Wimbledon junior champion Laura Robson has undergone a second hip operation of 2019 to try and save her career. 117, Mariana Duque, in the second round on Centre Court. [35] After beating 2007 Wimbledon girls' singles champion Urszula Radwaska and fourth seed Tzipi Obziler,[34] Robson lost to second seed Maret Ani in three sets in the semifinals. I've sort of known that for a while because of what I was told by the doctors last year, but I think it just took me so long to say it to myself, which is why it took me so long to say it officially. However, she got a place in the first round of the main draw as a lucky loser when Slvia Soler Espinosa withdrew, but then lost her first-round match to Anabel Medina Garrigues. The 5-foot-7 inch won her first tournament on the ITF Women's Circuit in November 2008. [17] In the same month she played her final junior tournament of 2008, the Orange Bowl, where she had to retire in the third round with a stomach strain. I come from a player background, I really understand how tough it is on tour, which I think they appreciate as well., Watch every match from the Australian Open live and exclusive ondiscovery+and Eurosport. [116], Post-US Open, Robson lost in the first round in four out of six ITF tournaments, including a loss to a player ranked 1048.[117]. 27, Robson lifted the junior crown at the grasscourt Grand Slam as a 14-year-old in 2008 and followed up her success with an Olympic medal partnering Andy Murray at London 2012. Her next tournament was at Miami. [17], Robson competed in her first junior Grand Slam at the Wimbledon girls' event, as an unseeded player. 1 Swiatek in Dubai final, Fritz def. She beat world No. All rights reserved. She also played in the doubles, and after reaching the quarterfinals, she reached a career high of No. 42, Iveta Beneov. 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. [100] The same injury also led to her pulling out of the tournament in Cincinnati, however her ranking of No. She started off the year playing some American Challenger events, with limited success. Daniil Medvedev had plenty to say about Stefanos Tsitsipas disrespect towards Andrey Rublev. 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 then qualified for the main draw of the Aegon Classic in Edgbaston, after receiving a wildcard for the qualifying. Laura Robson, the former junior Wimbledon champion and Olympic silver medallist, has retired from tennis at the age of 28. Otherwise, I just couldnt do my job if I kept thinking about oh, could I be playing? There is a lot of momentum behind padel now, said Croft, speaking to us at a Game4Padel event. On 16 May 2022, Robson announced her retirement from tennis, aged 28. Iga Swiatek is the strong favourite to retain the womens crown in Paris. The senior success that many thought was attainable never really followed though. Way-too-early tennis rankings . There are also growing numbers of females in prominent roles in umpiring and administration in tennis, withSandi Procter appointed as LTA President earlier this year and the All England Club that runs the Wimbledon Championships appointingSally Bolton as their chief executive. 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. 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. 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. With Georgie Stoop she also entered into the doubles tournament, progressing to the second round before losing to 16th seeds, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Amlie Mauresmo. [97], Robson started her US Open Series campaign on 30 July 2013 at the Southern California Open in Carlsbad being drawn against Ayumi Morita, whom she beat having come back from a set down in two hours and 40 minutes. 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. In the first round of Wimbledon, she was drawn against the No. After a year, she won the Junior Wimbledon championships when she was just 14. 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. Could I could I be doing this? Later in the day she won the mixed-doubles match against Kazakhstan, partnering with Murray to secure a win. 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. [95] She subsequently lost to former world No. They were drawn against Czech pair Lucie Hradeck and Radek tpnek in the first round and won in three sets. 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. On 21 September, Robson announced that she was to split with her coach Martijn Bok, as Bok was unwilling to meet her more demanding 2011 tour schedule. But I'm really proud of the Olympics, of playing Fed Cup - playing for your country in any way was always one of my favourite weeks of the year - and I think playing Wimbledon and the US Open the time that I did well, I will have those memories forever.. former world No 1 Amelie Mauresmo appointed Tournament Director at the French Open. 79. Ive really enjoyed the opportunity to work on tournaments over the last year and a half with colleagues from the LTA, said Robson, who will oversee a tournament that takes place between June 12th and 18th at the Nottingham Tennis Centre. Junior Wimbledon winner and British Olympic silver medallist Laura Robson retires from tennis at just 28, after a three-year gap since her last match and three rounds of major hip surgery [103] After a break of around three weeks, Robson returned to action at the Guangzhou Open, a tournament in which she was a finalist the previous year. 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. Daniil Medvedev says that Novak Djokovics grass court game is unmatched. Due to her focusing on her senior career, Robson entered the US Open unseeded. Australian Open, US Open). [113] She was then given a wildcard entry to the 2016 US Open qualifying tournament.
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