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. She beat Vesna Manasieva, but lost in the third round to Nuria Llagostera Vives. [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. After several first-round defeats at the start to the European clay-court season, Robson defeated world No. [44] In the final round, she lost to Eva Hrdinov, after leading 41 in the third set. Robsons role at Nottingham bolsters a rising number of female leaders in tennis, with former world No 1 Amelie Mauresmo appointed Tournament Director at the French Open this year. Daniil Medvedev says that Novak Djokovics grass court game is unmatched. The pair reached the final, beating the world No. The former British number one announced her retirement from the professional game earlier this year due to wrist and hip injuries but has since pursued a successful career in the broadcast industry, working with the BBC, BT Sport and Prime Video. Robson went under the knife again later that year and for a third time last January and has now admitted defeat in her efforts to continue her tennis career. Indian Wells sports 96-player singles draws. Former British No.1 Laura Robson retires from professional tennis, Tickets for the cinch Championships 2023 are on sale now. It is. Robson lost her second match against Paula Ormaechea in three sets.[94]. She lost her opening match to Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan. [46] In the final round of qualifying, she lost to Maria Elena Camerin. This is a welcome step for Robson, who told Tennis365 last summer that she has struggled to come to terms with her early retirement from tennis. 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. Laura Robson overcame strong winds to beat Venus Williams 6-3, 6-2 at the Italian Open on Monday and set up a second-round match with top-ranked Serena Williams. [17], Robson competed in her first junior Grand Slam at the Wimbledon girls' event, as an unseeded player. two Labradors, Ella and Kiri . Friday January 22 2021, 12.01am GMT, The Times. Therefore, the semifinal followed the quarterfinal match. Laura Robson no longer plays tennis. Robson required a series a hip surgeries throughout the latter stages of her career which again kept her side-lined for much of the last few year, ending with the 28-year-old announcing her retirement from professional tennis in 2022. In an interview with BBC Sport discussing her retirement and looking back on her career, Robson said: It feels weird to say out loud, but I'm done, I'm retired. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. She continued to struggle with form throughout the latter half of the season post-Wimbledon, losing eleven matches and winning just seven on the ITF Circuit, including a loss in the first round of the qualifying draw at the US Open to world No. [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 tennis beauty, who earned a silver. Serving is a lot less stressful as you literally just bounce the ball and slice it into the court. 180, Zuzana Ondrkov, and in the second Julia Grges, the world No. This graph may help predict future Laura Robson matches. Daniil Medvedev has enjoyed having his daughter with him on tour. After receiving some further surgery on her wrist at the end of 2015, Robson took some more time off from tennis and subsequently missed the Australian Open. For 2011, Robson hired a new coach, Frenchman Patrick Mouratoglou, and moved her working base to Paris. Her wrist continued to affect her at the Australian Open, where Kirsten Flipkens defeated her in straight sets. [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. [18] As the youngest player in the tournament,[19] she beat top seed Melanie Oudin[20] on her way to the finals where she defeated third seed Noppawan Lertcheewakarn. 15 seeds, Maria Kirilenko and Agnieszka Radwaska.[53]. [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". [73] In her first-round match, she beat the world No. In the summer she was selected to play for Team GB at the 2012 London Olympic Games, where she finished with a silver medal in the mixed doubles alongside Andy Murray one of the crowning jewels in her career. I feel like if I had just had another year or two of being healthy, I dont know what I could have achieved. [98] Laura moved into the second round faced with the world No. She retired from professional tennis on May 16, 2022, at the age of 28. In 2010 she joined up with British No.1 and then world No.4, Andy Murray, to represent Great Britain at the Hopman Cup the mixed-gender international team tennis event. Robson, junior Wimbledon champion and Olympic silver medallist, rose as high as 27 in the WTA rankings in July 2013, and reached the last 16 at both Wimbledon and the US Open. She then qualified for the main draw of the Aegon Classic in Edgbaston, after receiving a wildcard for the qualifying. She was defeated in the first round of the main draw by the experienced 31-year-old player Grta Arn. Ive 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.. Straight-set victories over Jang Su-jeong,[citation needed] Isabella Shinikova[114] and Tatjana Maria[115] gained her entry to the main draw of the tournament, losing in the first round to fellow Brit Naomi Broady, 76, 36, 46. These cookies collect anonymised data, such as information about your browser type and version, without collecting any personal data which relates to you. 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. Began playing tennis at age 6 when introduced by her parents at local club in Singapore . [45], On 17 October, Robson entered the qualifying draw at the Luxembourg Open. [14] Bok said later that although Robson "had trouble staying emotionally under control", he "saw right awaya lot of potential in Laura. 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. However, this injury was not considered serious, and Robson stated she planned to play some tournaments in about two weeks time. It really feels like the game is on an upward curve. [109] Robson was granted a wildcard to compete at Wimbledon,[110] but she was defeated in the first round by Evgeniya Rodina.[111]. 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]. At that point, she had also won six ITF events. 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). Later in the day she won the mixed-doubles match against Kazakhstan, partnering with Murray to secure a win. As a junior, she also twice reached the final of the girls' singles tournament at the Australian Open, in 2009 and 2010. 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. [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. 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. [47] On 10 November, Robson beat Yuliya Beygelzimer in the first round of the Minsk ITF event. 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. [15], After working with several coaches, including the head of the Lawn Tennis Association Carl Maes, she chose coach Martijn Bok in 2007. 2013 - First Top 50 season (finishing No.46); QF at Guangzhou; reached 4r once (Wimbledon), 3r three times (incl. She also made her debut for Great Britain in the formerly known Fed Cup becoming Colour Holder No. Holding her fianc's hand, the 28-year-old Keys showed her beautiful engagement ring to the world on social media. It was great today because the crowd were behind me and it was such an overwhelming experience.. The role, despite its woolly description, is quite simple: keep players happy at Wimbledon. Robson later won her first WTA match since her injury in 2013 by beating Klra Koukalov, 62, 63 in the qualifying of Stuttgart. 22, Zheng Jie, and the No. Way-too-early tennis rankings . [32], Following her victory at Wimbledon, Robson made her debut on the ITF Women's Circuit at a $10k tournament in Limoges, France. MIXED DOUBLES She received a wildcard for Wimbledon, and faced fourth seed Jelena Jankovi[56] to whom she lost in two sets. Robson, however, received a wildcard into the main draw of the doubles, partnering Sally Peers. 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. 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. The tennis beauty, who earned a silver medal with the two-time Wimbledon winner at the 2012 Olympics in London, has not been seenin competitive action since April. Despite starting strongly, Robson tired, losing the match in three 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. Serena Williams. The 25-year-old left-handed Brit, who made the world's top 30 as a. 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. At the Katowice Open, Robson was seeded eighth, but lost in the first round to Lourdes Domnguez Lino. 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. Returning again at the end of April 2011, Robson's best performance to date came at the $50k tournament at Indian Harbor Beach, Florida, where she reached the semifinals. 4, Agnieszka Radwaska, in the second round of the Madrid Open. Williams, 40, announced her plan Tuesday on Vogue magazine's website. Daniil Medvedev handed Novak Djokovic his first defeat of the year and Andrey Rublev claimed his first win over Alexander Zverev. At the French Open Robson was beaten in the first round by former world No. 1, Caroline Wozniacki, in straight sets. To find out more about our use of cookies and how you can disable them, please see our Privacy Policy. [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. After taking three-months rest from the tour, Robson underwent surgery on her left wrist in April. The 5-foot-7 inch won her first tournament on the ITF Women's Circuit in November 2008. She then participated in the Eastbourne International. Find your nearest tennis court and book, whether playing for fun or competitively. The 25-year-old had hip surgeryin the summer of 2018 and saw a February comeback stall after revealing her ambition to be part of Great Britains Fed Cup team next year. Speaking after her historic victory on Court One, Robson said: Being Wimbledon girls' champion sounds really good. Despite the seeding, she lost in straight sets to the eventual champion Daniela Hantuchov. 102 for doubles. 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. [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]. [128], In March, Robson teamed up with Fanny Stollr to win the doubles at the ITF event in Yokohama. On 9 June, Wimbledon announced that Robson received a wildcard for the singles event. But a wrist injury began to trouble her later in 2013 and kept her out for most of the next two years. Finalist (2): 2017 - Nottingham (w/Rae); 2013 - Miami (w/Raymond). Former junior Wimbledon champion and Olympic silver medallist, Laura Robson, has today announced that she has retired from professional tennis. 2009 - Fell 1r once (Wimbledon) and in qualifying twice (incl. She received a late place into the women's singles at the 2012 Olympics due to the withdrawal of Croatian Petra Marti. Robson then beat Lauren Davis in the quarterfinals. After a year, she won the Junior Wimbledon championships when she was just 14.