Laura Robson Tennis - News & Photos

Laura continued her winning form today with a 6-3 6-1 win over Kristyna Pliskova of the Czech Republic ub just 65 minutes. Laura faces Kristyna’s twin sister Karolina in the final on Saturday which is due to start at 0200 GMT. Laura will hoping to go one step further than last year by not just making the final but winning it. “I’d love to win a second junior Grand Slam,” said Robson, “I think I’ve really improved since last year in all aspects, especially my movement. I also feel more comfortable on court.”

It took Laura Robson only 43 minutes to storm to a 6-1 6-0 win over Ester Goldfield and she has now booked a place in the semi-finals of the Australian Open Girls’ Championships. While being tired today from late finish last night, Laura said that “One of the reasons I played good is that I knew I was tired from last night and I had to be extra focused.”

Laura plays Krisyna Pliskova of the Czech Republic next and will be looking to gain a place in the final for the second consecutive year at the Australian Open.

Laura Robson and Sally Peers have bowed out of the Women’s Doubles at the Australian Open 6-4, 6-1, losing to number 15 seeds, Maria Kirilenko of Russia and Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland. They started the match well and were actually leading by 4-0 in the opening set and it looked like the pair’s surprising progression through the tournament was going to continue with another upset. Their opponents finally found their rhythm though and eventually levelled the set before going on to take it 6-4. The momentum was then with Kirilenko and Radwanska who went on to win the match.

Apparently Laura Robson will still take home a £15,400 cheque for her doubles performance and she’s still in the Junior’s Tournament and she will play her Quarter Finals match tomorrow.

Laura Robson is through to the Second Round at the Australian Open 2010! Laura beat Berlinda Woolcock 6-0 6-1 in just 36 minutes! Laura’s also in the Women’s Doubles Quarter Finals with Sally Peers.

Laura plays Cristina Dinu of Romania on Wednesday on Court 6 and will also appear on the famous Rod Laver Arena for her Doubles match.

Laura Robson has beaten Sally Peers of Australia 6-3 6-2 in 61 minutes. Sally Peers, three years older than Laura, struggled to cope with Laura’s big serve and heavy ground strokes. Laura will play Quirine Lemoine of the Netherlands in round three. Laura is the only British girl left in the junior event following Alexandra Walker and Stephanie Cornish exits on Tuesday.

Laura Robson was beaten today in her Wimbledon senior debut 3-6 6-4 6-2 by Daniela Hantuchova. She led during the first set and a half and even had a break in the second set against Hantuchova to lead 3-2. Some unforced errors and double faults cost Laura dearly though and she found herself losing confidence and consequently, points. Hantuchova took the second set and then set up a commanding lead in the third to finally win 3-6 6-4 6-2.

Laura’s play in the first set and a half was extremely good though, and it really looked like she could win the match at times! She’ll be back next week to defend her Junior Title.

Laura Robson has been given a wild card for Wimbledon even though her world ranking is below the Lawn Tennis Association’s cut-off point of 250 for such awards. Laura says she is “just going to have to deal with” the heightened public expectation of playing at Wimbledon.

“From the sounds of it, there is going to be quite a lot of pressure on me,” Robson said. “I don’t know what I am going to do but all I can do is go on court and try my best. Win or lose, if I have tried my best then I cannot be unhappy.”

Laura Robson was beaten today by Sandra Zaniewska of Poland 7-6, 1-6, 6-3 after one hour and 54 minutes. Zaniewska led from the back of the court despite a valiant comeback from Laura. She was beaten in a tense final set.

After the match, Laura said “Once you get the ball it’s hard to know where to hit it because if you hit it short, she (Zaniewska) is going to read it so you have to think about where you are going to hit it as you are running and hitting the ball.

“By the final set I was extremely tired of running.”

Laura will now find out next Monday if she has done well enough to earn a main draw Wildcard for Wimbledon 2009.

Laura Robson’s success at Wimbledon has led her to be named the MCC Young Sportswoman of the Year. She wasn’t able to collect her trophy because of school commitments, but her match from Wimbledon was replayed to the audience.

Laura Robson has been beaten by Ksenia Pervak from Russia 6-3 6-1 in the Australian Open Girl’s Final. Laura, who was chasing a second junior Grand Slam title following her success at Wimbledon 2008, was beaten in 74 minutes.

“I felt she (Ksenia) was generally more consistent than me and that was a key factor in why she won today, but it’s disappointing to lose,” said Laura following the match.

The Mail on Sunday has dedicated their front page to Laura Robson, Britain’s first Wimbledon singles champion for 24 years; “Glory Laura… What a smasher she is”. While the Independent on Sunday declares Laura “Britain’s new darling” and “Laura, Princess of Wimbledon”. The Observer and the People make mention of her looking to now topple champion Venus Williams.

Congratulations to Laura who has just won the Junior Girls title at Wimbledon. Aged 14, she beat the number 3 seed Noppawan Lertcheewakarn 6-3 3-6 6-1. This makes her the youngest winner since 1994 when Martina Hingis won and also means she will most likely get a Wildcard draw for the Women’s at Wimbledon in 2009.