British Vogue Scans
added
22nd July 2010
 2
scans of Laura's feature in British Vogue have been added to the photo
gallery.
To see the scans
click here. |
Woking Update
16th July 2010
 Laura
played a $25K Challenger in Woking this week on hardcourts and as the #7
seed she reached the quarters. Laura defeated Tammi Patterson 6-1
6-0 and Lisa Whybourn 6-2 6-1 respectively but couldn't beat Timea Babos
in the quarters as she lost 3-6 6-3 6-7.
In the doubles, Laura also reached the quarters with Sania Mirza. |
Laura
beaten in semi
2nd July 2010
 Hopes
of a British junior champion at Wimbledon were quashed as Laura Robson
was beaten in the semi-finals of the girls' singles competition she had
won in memorable style as a 14-year-old two years earlier.
Robson, seeded eighth this year, fell to Japan's 10th seed Sachie Ishizu
7-5, 7-6 (7-5) after a match in which she failed to capitalise on the
chances that came her way.
To read more click here. |
Wimbledon
Junior Quarter-Final Interview
1st July 2010
 Q.
How are you feeling today?
LAURA ROBSON: I'm feeling pretty good. I thought I played better in the
second set. But she came out firing. You know, she served really well.
It's good to get through it, because it was tough playing another
British girl.
To read more
click here. |
Laura wins All-British
clash at Wimbledon
1st July 2010
 Laura
defeated Tara Moore of Great Britain to reach the semis of the junior
event at Wimbledon. Laura won 7-5 6-1 in 57 minutes over her
compatriot.
In the semis to be played on Friday, Laura will play #11 seed Sachie
Ishizu of Japan, Laura has never played Ishizu before. |
Laura through to
Wimbledon Quarters
30th June 2010
 Laura
faced her toughest match of the junior event so far as she defeated #11 seed
An-Sophie Mestach in the
3rd round on Wednesday. Laura won 6-4 7-6 in 1 hour and 45
minutes.
In the quarters Laura will play Tara Moore of Great Britain, they have
never played before. |
Wimbledon
Junior 2nd Round Interview
29th June 2010
 Q.
First set was very straightforward. Second one was a bit of a test,
wasn't it?
LAURA ROBSON: Yeah. I think it's always hard to keep up that kind of
level that I was playing in the first set. I think I only lost eight
points. It was always going to be tougher in the second set. I think she
loosened up, made a lot more balls.
You know, she played much better tennis. So it was good to get through
that.
To read more
click here. |
Laura through at
Wimbledon
29th June 2010
 Laura
took only 50 minutes to advance to the 3rd round of the junior event at
Wimbledon. Laura won 6-0 6-4 over Krista Hardebeck of the United
States.
Laura will play #11 seed
An-Sophie Mestach in the
3rd round on Wednesday. Laura has never played the Belgian before
and this match will be the 2nd match on Court 5 and the schedule of play
begins at 12.00 local time. |
Laura wins opening match
in junior event
28th June 2010
 It
didn't take long for Laura to win her 1st round match at the junior
event at Wimbledon. Laura won 6-0 6-1 in 42 minutes against Risa
Ozaki of Japan.
In the 2nd round to be played on Tuesday, Laura will play Krista
Hardebeck of the United States, they have never played before. |
Wimbledon junior draw
released
25th June 2010
 The
draw for the girls singles at Wimbledon has been released and Laura is
seeded #8 and will play Risa Ozaki of Japan in the 1st round.
Laura has never played Ozaki before.
Laura has played the junior event at Wimbledon for the last 2 years.
In 2008, Laura won and last year Laura lost in the 3rd round - but she
was affected by injury. |
Laura meets the Queen at
Wimbledon
24th June 2010
 The
Queen made her first visit to Wimbledon for 33 years and met some
players, Laura was lucky enough to be one of them and she had a short
chat.
To see photos of Laura meeting the Queen
click here. |
Wimbledon
1st Round Interview
21st June 2010
 Q.
You must be fairly pleased with that? Certainly gave her a run for her
money in the second set.
LAURA ROBSON: Uhm, yeah. You know, she could have won the second set 6‑3
because I was 5‑3 down. But I fought back. You know, I thought I could
have done a bit more in the rally, especially in the tiebreak, you know,
just try to be more aggressive.
But she's No. 4 in the world for a reason so... She played well.
To read more click here. |
Robson beaten but shows
she has bright future
21st June 2010
 Any
16-year-old making her Centre Court debut could be forgiven for being
blasted off the court, especially when her opponent is the current world
No. 3. But the young Briton Laura Robson gave plenty of glimpses of a
bright future and should take much encouragement from her match against
Jelena Jankovic today, despite the fact that she lost 6-3, 7-6 (7-5).
To read more click here. |
Wimbledon
main draw
released
18th June 2010
 Laura
has been handed a tough draw in her opening match at Wimbledon this
year. In the first round Laura will play #4 seed Jelena Jankovic
of Serbia in the 1st round. Laura has never played Jankovic
before.
This is Laura's 2nd appearance in the main draw at Wimbledon. Last
year Laura made her debut and lost in the first round to Daniela
Hantuchova of Slovakia.
In the doubles Laura teams up again with Sally Peers of Australia and
they play Kaia Kanepi of Estonia and Shuai Zhang of China in the first
round. |
Laura's 's-Hertogenbosch
singles campaign
over
13th June 2010
Laura suffered a disappointing
3-6 4-6 loss in the 1st round of the
UNICEF Open in
's-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands to unseeded Dominika Cibulkova of
Slovakia. |
's-Hertogenbosch
main draw
released
12th June 2010
 The
draw for the UNICEF Open in
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands has been released and Laura will play
Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia in the 1st round. Laura has never
played Cibulkova before and it is a relatively good draw for Laura as
Cibulkova isn't comfortable on grass. The 1st seed Laura can meet
is #8 seed Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain in the 2nd round.
's-Hertogenbosch is an International $220K event and this is Laura's 1st
appearance here. |
Laura
out of Birmingham
10th June 2010
 In
a match that was delayed for 2 days because of rain, Laura was knocked
out of the AEGON Classic in Birmingham in the 2nd round. Laura
lost 5-7 4-6 to #3 seed Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium in a match time of 1
hour and 26 minutes.
In the damp and cold conditions, Laura was matching the #3 seed in the
first set but on the last game of the 1st set, Laura tightened up a
little and Wickmayer broke to take the set 7-5. In the second set,
Laura raced out to a 3-1 lead but it wasn't enough as Wickmayer edged
back into the match and took the set 6-4. |
Laura
awarded Wimbledon wildcard
7th June 2010
Laura
has been awarded a main draw wildcard for Wimbledon which begins on 21st
June. This is the 2nd wildcard Laura has received as she had one
last year and lost in the 1st round to Daniela Hantuchova.
4 wildcards were handed out today and other British players to receive
them were Katie O'Brien, Melanie South and Heather Watson.
Click here to go to the
Wimbledon website. |
Laura
wins 1st WTA main draw match in Birmingham
7th June 2010
 Laura
won her 1st ever main draw match at the AEGON Classic in Birmingham
after her opponent Stefanie Voegele of Switzerland retired with an
injury. Laura was leading 6-4 0-1 when Voegele retired.
In the 2nd round to be played on Tuesday, Laura will play #3 seed Yanina
Wickmayer of Belgium. Laura has never played Wickmayer before. |
Laura reaches main draw
in Birmingham!
6th June 2010
Laura
is into the main draw of Birmingham after her opponent #16 seed Vitalia
Diatchenko of Russia retired with injury. Laura was leading 6-3
4-0 when Diatchenko retired. Laura will face Stefanie Voegele of
Switzerland in the 1st round on Monday, Laura has never played the Swiss
player before. |
Laura
defeats the 5th seed in Birmingham
5th June 2010
Laura
defeated #5 seed Nina Bratchikova of Russia 4-6 6-4 6-4 to reach the
final round of qualifying at the AEGON Classic in Birmingham. In
the 2nd round to be played on Sunday, Laura will play #16 seed Vitalia
Diatchenko of Russia, Laura has never played Diatachenko before. |
Birmingham qualifying draw released
4th June 2010
 Laura
has been awarded a wildcard for the qualifying event at the AEGON
Classic in Birmingham. This will be Laura's first grass event of
2010 and in the 1st round, Laura will play #5 seed Nina Bratchikova of
Russia, Laura has never played the Russian before and this match will be
played on Saturday.
Laura needs to win 2 matches to reach the main draw which begins on
Monday.
This will be Laura's first appearance in Birmingham and Birmingham is an
International $220K event. |
Laura receives wildcard
for 's-Hertogenbosch
4th June 2010
Laura
has received a main draw wildcard for the UNICEF Open in
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. This will be Laura's final
grasscourt event before the 3rd Grand Slam of the year at Wimbledon.
's-Hertogenbosch will run from June 14-19 and this will be Laura's first
appearance there. |
Laura
wins in Osprey
13th April 2010
 Laura
scored her 1st win on the green clay as she upset #5 seed Lauren
Albanese of the United States at a $25K Challenger in Osprey, Florida.
Laura won 0-6 6-0 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Laura will play Florencia Molinero of Argentina in the
1st round. |
Osprey draw released
11th April 2010
 The
draw for the $25K Challenger in Osprey, Florida has been released and
Laura is unseeded and will play #5 seed Lauren Albanese of the United
States in the 1st round, they have never played before.
Osprey is Laura's 2nd straight tournament on the green clay. |
Laura's Jackson campaign
over
9th April 2010
 Laura
lost her singles 1st round at a challenger in Jackson to Jamie Hampton
of the United States. Laura lost 3-6 7-5 0-6.
In the doubles, Laura teamed up with Heather Watson and in the 1st round
they beat Lena Litvak of the United States and Aranza Salut of Argentina
6-1 6-1. In the quarters they lost to the #3 seeded Argentinian
duo of Maria Irigoyen and Florencia Molinero 3-6 0-6. |
Laura to play challenger
in Mississippi
7th April 2010
 Laura
will be playing her first tournament since January at a challenger event
in Jackson, Mississippi. Laura is unseeded and in the 1st round
she will play qualifier #362 Jamie Hampton of the United States. Laura
has never played Hampton before. This match will be played on
Wednesday on Court B2 at 10.00 local time
Jackson is played on clay and has prize money of $25,000.
Click here for the full draw. |
Laura pulls out of 2
challengers in Florida
5th March 2010
 Laura
has pulled out of the 2 challengers that she was entered in Florida this
month.
As of now Laura's next tournament is unknown but she is on the entry
list for the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. The only way she can
play is if she gets a wildcard for the qualifying or main draw. |
Schedule update
19th February 2010
 Laura's
next tournament will be a challenger in Florida on hardcourts. The
$25K in Clearwater will begin on 8th March.
Laura has pulled out of the 2 junior events in South America. |
Next tournament: 31st
Argentina Cup 2010
1st February 2010
 Laura
is on the entry list for the 31st Argentina Cup 2010 in Mar del Plata,
Argentina and is played on red clay. The tournament is a grade 2
event and Laura should be one of the top seeds.
The tournament will run from 22nd-27th February. |
Laura moves up in the
rankings
1st February 2010
 The
new WTA rankings have been released and Laura has new career highs in
singles and doubles. In the singles, Laura moved up to 313 and in
the doubles to 108.
To see Laura's ranking points broken down by tournament,
click here. |
Australian Open Junior
Final Interview
30th January 2010
 Q. How are you feeling after that?
LAURA
ROBSON: Uhm, tired. Yeah, I still haven't finished my
anti‑doping yet. So just a bit exhausted with it,
everything.
Q. Is that really disappointing? Such a great
comeback.
LAURA ROBSON: I was a bit disappointed with the way I
played in the first set anyway. And then second set, you
know, she served really well the whole match. I was just
looking for a chance to break her. I finally got one. In
the tiebreak I let myself down a bit.
But, you know, I've had a really good month in
Australia, so I can go home pretty happy.
To read more click here. |
Laura loses junior final
in Melbourne
30th January 2010
 Laura
has lost in the final of the junior event at the Australian Open.
Laura lost 1-6 6-7 to #6 seed Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic in
1 hour and 20 minutes on Rod Laver Arena.
Laura entered the final in good form but this match proved to be one
match too many for Laura lost the 1st set in 22 minutes spraying the
ball everywhere. The 2nd set was a lot more closer and Laura took
a 4-1 lead in the tie-break but then lost 6 straight points as Pliskova
took the title when Laura double-faulted. |
Laura into junior
Australian Open final for 2nd year in a row
29th January 2010
 Laura
reached the final of the Australian Open girls' championships with a
straight-sets win over Kristyna Pliskova of the Czech Republic.
Laura cruised to a 6-3 6-1 triumph in 65 minutes. Laura converted five
of her 13 break opportunities, dropping her own serve just once.
In Saturday's final, Laura will meet Pliskova's identical twin sister,
Karolina who is seeded 6.
After Laura's win today, she said: 'Last year I was really nervous going
into it. I didn't feel comfortable playing against the girl that I
did. Hopefully this year I will be more comfortable going into the match. I
will be playing the identical twin sister of the girl I beat today so
that should hopefully help me.' |
Laura through to
Melbourne last 4
28th January 2010
 Laura
is through to the semis of the junior event at the Australian Open after
she defeated Ester Goldfeld of the United States. Laura wasted no
time as she won the match 6-1 6-0 in 43 minutes.
Laura will play
Kristyna Pliskova of the Czech Republic in the semis on Friday.
The match will be played on Show Court 3 and will begin at 15.00 local
time. |
Laura through to
quarters in Melbourne
27th January 2010
 Laura
is through to the quarters of the junior event at the Australian Open
after defeating Cristina Dinu of Romania 6-3 6-3 in 1 hour and 7
minutes.
In the quarters to be played on Wednesday at 14.30 local time on Court
6, Laura will play Ester Goldfeld of the United States, Laura has never
played Goldfeld before. |
Laura through to junior
last 16 in Australia
26th January 2010
 Laura
upset #11 seed Yulia Putintseva of Russia to advance to the 3rd round of
the junior event at the Australian Open. Laura won 6-3 2-6 6-3 in
1 hour and 41 minutes to set up a clash with Cristina Dinu of Romania in
the 3rd round. Laura has never played Dinu before.
On Wednesday, Laura will play Dinu on Court 6. It will be the 2nd
match and the schedule begins at 11.00 local time. Laura will also
play with Sally Peers of Australia in their women's doubles
quarter-final on Rod Laver Arena. They will play the #15 seeds
Maria Kirilenko of Russia and Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland. This
will be in the night session. |
Laura wins her first
junior match in Australia in style
25th January 2010
 Laura
scored a very quick win in her first match in the junior singles event
at the Australian Open. Laura won her match in 36 minutes against
Belinda Woolcock of Australia by the score of 6-0 6-1.
In the 2nd round, Laura will be up against #11 seed Yulia Putintseva of
Russia. Laura has never played Putintseva before and this match
will be played on Tuesday and is the 3rd match on Show Court 3 and the
schedule begins at 11.00 local time. |
Australian Open News
21st January 2010
 Laura's
doubles run at the Australian Open is continuing as she and her partner
Sally Peers of Australia are through to the quarters. In their 3rd
round match they defeated Vera Dushevina of Russia and Anastasia
Rodionova 6-3 6-3.
Laura will play her first match in the girls singles on Monday against
Belinda Woolcock of Australia. It will be the 2nd match on Court 6
and the schedule begins at 11.00 local time. |
Junior Australian Open
draw released
23rd January 2010
 The
draw for the junior event at the Australian Open has been released and
Laura is unseeded and will face Belinda Woolcock in the 1st round.
They have never played before. The 1st seed Laura can meet is #11
seed Yulia Putintseva of Russia in the 2nd round.
Click here for the qualifying
draw.
Laura played the qualifying event last year and reached the final |
Laura out of Australian
Open
15th January 2010
Laura's Australian Open dream
is over after she lost 4-6 6-7 to #18 seed Michaella Krajicek of the
Netherlands in the 2nd round of qualifying.
It took some time for both the players to settle in to the match, as
both lost their opening service games. Laura was the early
aggressor, with Krajicek scrambling to defend and counter-punch. With
scores level at 4-4, Krajicek made her move, changing her tactics on
break point and chipping a second-serve return that forced Laura into
error. Laura continued to go for her shots at crucial times, and
produced a special passing shot to save one set point. Krajicek steadied
on the next point though, serving at Laura’s body to take the first set
6-4.
Laura’s serve was immediately tested in the first game of the second set
as Krajicek sensed an opportunity to pounce after Laura opted for a
medical timeout for treatment for a left shoulder complaint. What
followed was an epic game where Laura saved nine break points before
hitting the ball into the net on Krajicek’s tenth break point
opportunity. A pair of Krajicek double-faults in the next game
immediately gave the break back to Laura. Laura looked like
hitting her stride late in the second set as she held comfortably in the
crucial ninth game, threatening to take the match to a decider.
Instead, Krajicek fought hard to force a tie-break, and eventually
overcame Laura’s aggressive shot-making to prevail 9-7. |
Laura
though to 2nd round of
qualifying in Melbourne
14th January 2010
 Laura
won her first round match in the
Australian Open 2010 qualifying draw, downing local
Sophie Ferguson in three sets. Laura claimed a 6-4 2-6 6-4 victory in two hours and 11
minutes on Court 6.
After the win Laura said: “I can't remember the last time I played like
that. It was really windy, and I obviously didn't play my best tennis.
But I hung in there and stayed consistent. Throughout the match my
service games weren't solid at all, so I tried to give myself the best
chance to break her."
Laura talked about playing Hopman Cup last week: "I
loved Hopman Cup, it was so (much) fun. I gained a lot of confidence from that, especially
beating (Maria Jose Martinez) Sanchez in the final,
and it’s good to know I’m not being outclassed in
the seniors.”
Laura will next face former world No. 30 and 2007
Wimbledon quarter-finalist Michaela Krajicek, they
have never played before and is the 1st match on Court 7 and will begin
at 10.00 local time (23.00GMT). |
Australian Open
qualifying draw released
13th January 2010
The
draw for the qualifying event at the Australian Open has been released
and Laura is up against Sophie Ferguson of Australia. Laura has
met Ferguson once before at a challenger last year on clay and lost in 3
sets. This match will be played on Thursday on Court 6 and this
the 2nd match on court and the schedule begins at 10.00 local time
(23.00 GMT).
If Laura can get through that match she will play either #18 seed
Michaella Krajicek of the Netherlands or Claire Feuerstein of France.
Laura needs to win 3 matches to make the main draw.
Click here for the qualifying
draw.
This will be Laura's 3rd straight Grand Slam event and her 1st time at
this level at the Australian Open |
Laura handed Australian
Open qualifying wildcard
9th January 2010
 Laura
has been handed a wildcard for the qualifying event at the 1st Grand
Slam of the year at the Australian Open this month.
The qualifying event begins on 14th January and Laura will need to
record 3 wins to advance to the main draw.
This will be Laura's 1st appearance at the Australian Open at this level
and is her 3rd consecutive Grand Slam event, having played the main draw
at Wimbledon and she reached the final round of qualifying at the US
Open. |
Great Britain loses
Hopman Cup Final
9th January 2010
 Laura scored the best win of
her career to date as she defeated Maria Jose Martinez of Spain 6-1 7-6
to give Great Britain a 1-0 lead in the final of the Hopman Cup but it
wasn't enough as Great Britain went down to a 1-2 defeat at the hands of
the Spaniards. Andy Murray then lost the next match to Tommy
Robredo 6-1 4-6 3-6 and the mixed doubles proved to be too much for
Laura and Andy as they went down 6-7 5-7 to Team Spain.
Laura said this after the final about her singles match: “I was
pretty nervous in the end but I just tried to keep going for my shots.
It was pretty convenient that the only match I won was in the Final so
I’m happy. I’m really happy and I thought I played well,
especially in the first set – I completely dominated. I’m just really
happy at the moment.” |
Great Britain into
Hopman Cup Final!
8th January 2010
 Great Britain are through to
the final of the Hopman Cup for the first time after defeating Russia
2-1. Laura was first up on court and lost against world #5 Elena
Dementieva 4-6 0-6. Andy Murray stepped on next against Igor
Andreev and levelled the tie 1-1 with a 6-1 6-0 win. As with the
last 2 ties, the mixed doubles decided it, and Laura and Andy showed
great fighting spirit but taking the match 6-4 6-7 7-6 against the
Russian duo.
In Saturday's final, Great Britain will face Spain (Maria Jose Martinez
Sanchez and Tommy Robredo) and the tie will begin at 9.30 local time. |
Great Britain:
2 wins out of 2
6th January 2010
 Great
Britain are the only current winning team in their group as they
defeated Germany 2-1 in the Hopman Cup in Perth, Australia.
Laura was first on court and she put up a good challenge against #22
Sabine Lisicki, but Lisicki's experience at this level proved to be too
much and Laura lost 6-7 3-6. Andy Murray was next on court and he
had an easy 6-4 6-1 win over Philipp Kohlschreiber. The mixed
doubles was to be the decisive match and Laura and Andy showed their
class as the took a 6-3 6-2 win over the German duo.
Great Britain have one more tie to play and that will be Russia on 8th
January, if they win they are guaranteed a place in the final, but they
could still get through depending on the number of sets won and lost. |
Great Britain win over
Kazakhstan in Perth
4th January 2010
 Great
Britain scored a win in their tie against Kazakhstan at the Hopman Cup
in Perth, Australia. Laura opened the tie against Yaroslava
Shvedova but lost 6-4 3-6 0-6. Andy Murray then stepped it up
against Andrey Golubev and won 6-2 6-2. In the deciding doubles
tie, Laura and Andy edged it 6-3 57 7-6 to win against the Kazakh team.
Great Britain's next tie will be against Germany on 6th January. |
Hopman Cup News
3rd January 2010
 Laura's
1st tournament of 2010 at the Hopman Cup in Perth will get underway on
Monday. Laura alongside Andy Murray will play their 1st tie
Kazhakstan (Yaroslava Shvedova and Andrey Golubev). The tie will
begin at 17.30 local time (11.30 GMT) and their will be 2 singles
matches and a mixed doubles, the team who wins 2 matches will win the
tie. Great Britain will play 2 more ties against Germany (Sabine
Lisicki and Philipp Kohlschreiber) on 6th January and Russia (Elena
Dementieva & Igor Andreev) on 8th January.
Click here for
Hopman Cup Photos. |
Luxembourg
update
20th October 2009
 Laura
was given a wildcard for the qualifying at the BGL Luxembourg Open and
she reached the final round. In the 1st round Laura defeated
Zuzana Ondraskova 7-5 6-4 and she followed it up with one of her best
ever wins over #3 seed Julia Goerges 6-3 6-2.
But she couldn't win her final match as she lost 3-6 4-6 to #8 seed
Maria Elena Camerin. |
New career high ranking
14th September 2009
 Following
Laura's run to the final round of qualifying at the US Open, Laura
jumped 132 places to #330 and she has 125 points for a new career high
ranking.
To see the WTA rankings
click here. |
Laura
out of US Open juniors
12th September 2009
Due to the rain in New York,
Laura had to play her matches indoors at the juniors event at the US
Open. In the quarters, Laura defeated Lauren Davis of the United
States but she couldn't follow up the win as she lost 6-1 3-6 5-7 to
Yana Buchina of Russia in the semis. |
Laura
through to quarters
10th September 2009
 Laura
is into the quarters of the juniors event at the US Open after she
scored a straight sets win over #12 seed Tamaryn Hendler of Belgium.
Laura won 6-2 6-1.
In the quarters to be played on Friday, Laura will play Lauren Davis of
the United States. They have never played before. |
Laura upsets 7th seed at
US Open
8th September 2009
 Laura
is into the 3rd round of the juniors event at the US Open after she
upset #7 seed Lauren Embree of the United States. Laura won 4-6
6-1 6-4 in 1 hour and 47 minutes.
Laura will play either #12 seed Tamaryn Hendler of Belgium or Yulia
Putintseva of Russia in the 3rd round. |
Laura wins 1st match in
juniors event at US Open
6th September 2009
 Laura
is through to the 2nd round of the juniors event at the US Open after
she scored a straight sets victory over Ons Jabeur of Tunisia.
Laura won 6-0 6-1 in 43 minutes.
Laura will play either #7 seed Lauren Embree of the United States or
Paula Kania of Poland. |
US Open juniors draw
released
5th September 2009
 The
draw for the girls singles at the US Open has been released and Laura
will play Ons Jabeur of Tunisia in the 1st round, they have never played
before. The first seed Laura can meet is #7 seed Lauren Embree of
the United States in the 2nd round.
Click here for the full draw.
This will be Laura's 1st appearance playing the juniors event at the US
Open. |
Laura to
play Hopman Cup
5th September 2009
 Laura
will begin 2010 at the Hopman Cup in Perth, Australia for her first
visit to the event. The Hopman Cup will run from 2-9 January. Laura's
partner will be Andy Murray.
The Hopman Cup is a mixed team event of 8 teams of 1 male and female
player. The teams are spilt into 2 groups of 4. Each country plays
each other once (1 men's singles, 1 women's singles and a mixed doubles)
and the top 2 teams of each group play in the final.
Click here to visit the Hopman
Cup website for more info about the event. |
Laura misses spot in US
Open main draw
29th August 2009
 Laura
battled to get into the main draw at the US Open but it wasn't enough as
she was knocked out of the final round of qualifying by Eva Hrdinova of
the Czech Republic 6-7 6-4 6-7 in a match time of 3 hours and 11
minutes.
The first set was played on Friday which Laura lost 7-6 but the remnants
of Tropical storm Danny stopped anymore play and the match was resumed
on Saturday. Laura came out firing by taking the 2nd set 6-4.
Laura raced into a 4-0 lead in the 3rd set but she couldn't clinch the 2
games she needed for the victory and Hrdinova eventually won the long
fought match in a tie-break 7-4.
Here is what Laura said after the match: “I don’t know what I was
thinking out there. It got to the point where I forgot to keep
breathing. It’s pretty hard to play tennis when you can’t breathe. I was
lucky enough to get a wildcard into qualifying here and so I’m glad it
happened in qualies now rather than in two years’ time in the main draw.
It’s all about experience (and) dealing with nerves is something I have
to get used to. The first two matches were good and it was really
fun, a really good experience. The third set today wasn’t that
fun...well, half of it was.”
Laura will play the junior event here which will begin next week. |
Laura to final round of
qualifying at US Open
27th August 2009
Laura is through to the final
round of qualifying at the US Open as she defeated Aniko Kapros of
Hungary. Laura won 6-4 7-5 in 1 hour and 27 minutes.
The player that stands in her way of a spot in the main draw is world
number 203 Eva Hrdinova of the Czech Republic. Laura has never
played Hrdinova before who has a career high ranking of 168. |
Laura
wins 1st match in
qualifying at US Open
26th August 2009
Laura has won her 1st match in a Grand Slam as she defeated #21 seed
Stephanie Foretz of France 7-5 6-1 in the 1st round of qualifying at the
US Open. Laura battled back from 3-5 in the 1st set to lost only 1
game the entire match.
In the 2nd round of qualifying to be played on Thursday, Laura will play
#253 Aniko Kapros of Hungary. Laura has never played the 25 year
old before. Kapros has been as high as #44 but that was over 5
years ago. |
US Open qualifying draw
released
24th August 2009
The
qualifying draw for the final Grand Slam of the year at the US Open has
been released and Laura will play #21 seed Stephanie Foretz of France in
the 1st round. Laura has never played the 28 year old before who
has a career high ranking of 62. This match will be played on
Wednesday.
Click here for the full draw.
This will be Laura's 1st appearance at the US Open and this is her 2nd
appearance in a Grand Slam. The US Open is played on hardcourts
and she never played here in juniors. |
Laura receives US Open
qualifying wildcard
21st August 2009
Laura will
be playing her 2nd Grand Slam event next week as she has received a
wildcard for the qualifying event at the US Open. The US Open is
played in New York and is the final Grand Slam event of 2009.
Qualifying matches will begin next Tuesday, so the draw will be released
soon. To reach the main draw, Laura will have to win 3 matches.
Good Luck Laura! |
Laura
out of Koksijde
9th August 2009
Laura is out of the 25K
challenger in Koksijde, Belgium after she lost 6-3 6-7 3-6 to Anna
Smith of Great Britain. |
Laura into Koksijde main
draw
9th August 2009
Laura won 2 matches in
qualifying to advance to the main draw of the 25K in Koksijde. In
Laura's 1st match she defeated Debbrich Feys of Belgium 6-4 6-0 and in
her 2nd match she defeated Emilie Bacquet of France to reach the main
draw. In the 1st round of the main draw, Laura will play Anna
Smith of Great Britain. |
Koksijde qualifying draw
released
8th August 2009
Another week, another
tournament. This week Laura will be playing the 25K challenger in
Koksijde in Belgium on clay. As Laura's ranking isn't high enough
to enter the main draw she will have to play qualifying. Laura is
seeded #11 and will play wildcard Debbrich Feys of Belgium in the 1st
round. They have never played before. |
Laura
out of Hechingen
5th August 2009
Laura Hechingen campaign is
over at the hands of Katerina Avdiyenko of the Ukraine. Laura lost
3-6 2-6 in the final round of qualifying. Laura will be back in
action at the qualifying of the 25K challenger in Koksijde, Belgium.
the qualifying event begins over the weekend. |
Laura through in
Hechingen
3rd August 2009
Laura is back in action this
week in her first tournament since Wimbledon. Laura is playing on
the challenger circuit in Hechingen in Germany on clay. Laura is
seeded 14th in the qualifying draw and had a bye in the 1st round.
In the 2nd round, Laura scored an easy win over Claire De Dubernatis of
France. Laura won 6-1 6-2 to set up a meeting with Katerina
Avidyenko of the Ukraine. |
Next tournament for
Laura
21st July 2009
 Laura is
down on the qualifying list for a challenger in Hechingen which begins
on August 3rd. Hechingen is a 25K event in Germany played on clay.
Laura was also on the list for another event in Germany the week before
and pulled out today |
Career high rankings for
Laura
6th July 2009
 Following
Laura's appearance at Wimbledon this year, she has new career high WTA
rankings in singles and doubles.
In the singles Laura moved up to 459 with 74 points and in the doubles
she made a big climb up to 343 with 166 points following her 1st round
win there. |
Laura
on Wilson Site
2nd July 2009
 Laura is
on her racquet manufacturer's Wilson site. Laura is featured on
the tennis page with 4 other up and coming players titled 'Wilson on the
Rise'. Laura also has a own page on the site which has player info
and racquet info.
Click here
to see Laura's page on the Wilson site. There is also a short
interview, which is below:
Q: If you were NOT a Tennis Player what would you see yourself doing
instead?
A: A Grammy winning singer!
Q: What is the most listened to song on your iPod?
A: Love Story by Taylor Swift
Q: What is your favorite movie quote?
A: ''If you're not first, you're last''
Q: What is your 1st tennis memory?
A: Beating Russia in the World Junior Team SF
Q: Who would you love to interview?
A: Britney Spears
Q: What is the best thing about being part of the Wilson Team?
A: My bag is eco friendly |
Lemoine squeezes out
Laura
1st July 2009
 Laura
Robson's defence of her girls singles title ended in the third round as
the unseeded Quirine Lemoine of the Netherlands won a hard-fought
victory 6-2, 4-6, 8-6.
Robson struggled throughout the match with a niggling back injury that
required the attention of the physiotherapist after just three games,
but still put on a spirited display in front of an animated home crowd.
“We don’t know exactly what the problem is yet but hopefully we will
find out in the next couple of days, it was a bit of a spasm but I
expect it will get better,” admitted Robson.
Click
here to read more. |
Laura
through to Wimbledon last 16
30th June 2009
 Laura
defeated Sally Peers of
Australia 6-3 6-1 in 1 hour and 3 minutes to advance to the 3rd round of
the juniors event at Wimbledon.
In the 3rd round to be played on Wednesday, Laura will play
Quirine Lemoine
of the Netherlands. Laura has never played the Dutch player
before. |
Wimbledon Juniors 1st
Round Interview
29th June 2009
 Q. Does it feel like starting all over again?
LAURA ROBSON: What, to seniors you mean?
Q. Wimbledon.
LAURA ROBSON: No (smiling). I've already been
here for a week.
Q. But it's a fresh start.
LAURA ROBSON: Yeah, but I've still like been
here. I don't know. But yeah, it's a new
tournament.
Click
here to read more.
|
Laura
opens her Wimbledon juniors campaign with a win
29th June 2009
 Laura
advanced to the 2nd round of the juniors event today with a comfortable
straight sets victory over Katarena Paliivets of Canada in the 1st
round. Laura won 6-3 6-2 in 1 hour and 2 minutes.
Laura will play her 2nd round match on Tuesday against Sally Peers of
Australia. It will be played on Court 2 and is the 4th match on
court so should start around the early evening. |
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29th June 2009
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Junior Singles Draw Out
26th June 2009
 The
draw for the juniors has been released and Laura is the #2 seed and will
play 17 year old Katarena Paliivets of Canada in the 1st round.
Laura has never played Paliivets before. This match will be played
on Monday. The 1st seed Laura can meet is #14 seed Chanel Simmonds
of South Africa in the 3rd round.
Click here for the full draw.
Laura is the defending champion here, having won her 1st Grand Slam in
juniors here 12 months ago unseeded. |
Laura's Wimbledon
doubles campaign over
26th June 2009
 It
was a tough assignment against the #16 seeds Svetlana Kuznetsova of
Russia and Amelie Mauresmo of France who have a combined total of 4
Grand Slam singles titles. Laura and Georgie Stoop were knocked
out of the doubles event at Wimbledon after they lost 3-6 4-6 in the 2nd
round in 65 minutes.
The 16th seeds
took the first set on their third set point in front of a
packed Court 12 but the British pair hit back in the second
set. They broke
Kuznetsova in the second game and opened up a 3-0 lead
before being pegged back to 3-3.
Stay tuned for the juniors draw which will be released later on today. |
Laura and Stoop get the
win in doubles
24th June 2009
 There
was drama on Court 1 in Laura's 1st round doubles match in the evening.
The match went right down to the wire but Laura and Georgie Stoop came
through as they defeated the British duo of Jade Curtis and Anna Smith 6-4 3-6 13-11
in 3 hours and 1 minute. The 3rd set alone took 1 hour and 46
minutes.
Along the way to 13-11 in the final set, there were match points for
Laura and Stoop in the 12th and 14th games. Curtis served for the match
in the 20th after Laura lost her service to love. Laura immediately
redeemed herself with a demon forehand down the line, followed up by a
two-handed backhand volley at the net to help win the break-back to
level the match.
In the 24th game, Curtis/Smith saved another match point, before a lucky
net cord from the baseline created another. Realising the enormity of
the timing, Stoop apologised not only to her opponents, but to the
crowd. She then made an excellent intercept for the victory.
In the 2nd round, Laura and Stoop have tough draw as they will face the
#16 seeds Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia and Amelie Mauresmo of France. |
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1st Round Interview
22nd June 2009
 Q. Do you feel more disappointed than pleased with
yourself?
LAURA ROBSON: Uhm, yeah. I'm a bit ‑‑ I'm just a little bit
upset, but I'm pretty proud of myself. I mean, I thought I
played really, really good for a good part of the match, and
then in the end just a couple things let me down a bit.
But, yeah, I thought I played a good match.
Q. Were you really sort of going for your second serve
today?
LAURA ROBSON: Uhm, I wasn't thinking that I was going for it,
but it just wasn't as consistent as it usually is. That probably
had something to do with the whole atmosphere and all the nerves
and everything.
To read more click here. |
Laura loses but
does herself proud
22nd June 2009
 Laura
was knocked out of Wimbledon today as she lost 6-3 4-6 2-6 to
Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia. Laura was oncourt for 1
hour and 53 minutes and put on a brave performance in her Grand
Slam debut.
For a set and a half Laura was showing signs of brilliance with
her powerful forehand and her tricky lefty serve but gradually
Hantuchova got back into the match and managed to get the win.
Laura did herself proud today and is still in the doubles event
with Georgie Stoop and will be playing juniors which begins next
week. |
Laura vs Hantuchova
21st June 2009
 Laura
will be making her Grand Slam debut at Wimbledon on Monday. Laura
will be opening up proceedings on the brand new Court 2 against Daniela
Hantuchova of Slovakia. The match will begin at 12.00 GMT and the
weather forecast is looking good for Monday with no rain predicted.
Hantuchova is 26 and has been on tour since 1998 and has reached a
career high ranking of #5. Hantuchova's best years may be behind
her but she has a wealth of experience in these types of matches and can
play on this surface having reached the quarters here in 2002.
Hopefully Laura can put on a good showing tomorrow and show us some of
the game that won her the junior title last year. |
Forum Online!
20th June 2009
The brand new forum on Laura has just been added to the site.
Hopefully it will grow into a big success. If you want to
talk about Laura, you can
click here to sign-up
which is free and only takes a few minutes. |
Laura loses Liverpool
final
20th June 2009
 Laura
was beaten by Michelle Larcher de Brito
of Portugal in the final of the Tradition ICAP Liverpool International
Tennis Tournament in Liverpool. Laura lost 4-6 6-2 4-10 in a super
tie-break and
double-faulted on matchpoint.
Laura will next play Wimbledon and will play her 1st round match against
Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia on Monday. |
New Site Design
20th June 2009
 Welcome
to version 2.0 of Laura-Robson.Net! We hope you like the
new design of the site just in time for Wimbledon. Of
course the big change we have made is the look and feel of the
site, but we have added a brand new photo gallery.
Click here to see it!
We have listened to our visitors and are going to be adding a
forum. Please bear with us though as it isn't online just
yet but it will be online just before Wimbledon starts.
Thanks everyone for your feedback on the site and if there is
anything you would like to say just drop us an e-mail at jo7@sympatico.ca |
Laura into Liverpool
final
19th June 2009
 Laura
is through to the final at the exhibition in Liverpool. Laura
defeated Tamaryn Hendler of Belgium 7-6 7-6 to reach the final on
Saturday.
In the final Laura will play Michelle Larcher de Brito
of Portugal.
The final is the 2nd match on court and the schedule
of play begins at 12.00 local time. |
Wimbledon draw
released
19th June 2009
 Laura
will be playing her 1st ever Grand Slam match on Monday at
Wimbledon. The draw was made this morning and she up against
Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia in the 1st round. Hantuchova has
reached a career high ranking of 5 and has reached the quarters
here before. Her game has slipped a little and she is at a
current ranking of 33. Laura will go into this match hoping to
put on a good show, this match will surely be on one of the big
showcourts as there is so much interest in Laura.
Click here
for the full draw.
Laura is also playing doubles and she teams up with Georgie
Stoop and they play Jade Curtis and Anna Smith in the 1st round.
Wimbledon is the 3rd Grand Slam of the year and is the only
Grand Slam played on grass and ends the very short grass court
season. Wimbledon is the only tournament in the world were
there is a dress code, all players have to wear white. |
Liverpool
Update
18th June 2009
 Laura played
2 matches today in Liverpool. In her first match she
defeated Chloe Murphy 8-5 and in her 2nd match she defeated
Emily Askew.
On Friday, Laura will play
Tamaryn Hendler of
Belgium for a place in the final on Saturday. The other
semi-final is between Michelle Larcher De
Brito of Portugal and Ajla Tomljanovic of Croatia. |
Nottingham Update
14th June 2009
 Over
the weekend Laura took part in the Tradition Nottingham Masters 2009
which is an exhibition played on grass as part of her preparations for
Wimbledon.
On Saturday, Laura defeated Olga Savchuk of the Ukraine 7-6 1-6 17-15
and Savchuk got the win today as she won 6-4 6-4. |
Laura
to play Nottingham event
10th June 2009
 Laura
will be one of the stars taking part in a new tennis tournament in
Nottingham. Laura is due to play in the event on Saturday and
Sunday.
The Tradition Nottingham Masters, which starts on Thursday at the city's
tennis centre, will also feature Richard Krajicek, Greg Rusedski, Cedric
Pioline, Mats Wilander, Mansour Bahrami and Ilie Nastase are also in the
line-up.
|
Laura Robson prepared
for the heightened pressure of playing at Wimbledon
9th June 2009
 Laura
Robson says she is "just going to have to deal with" the heightened
public expectation she expects to encounter at Wimbledon after she was
given a wild-card entry into the women's singles. The 15-year-old won
last year's girls' title, but is ranked 485th in the world as a senior.
She was given a wild card into the senior tournament on the basis of her
No1 status in the juniors and her performance at Wimbledon last year.
"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."
To read more
click here. |
Laura handed Wimbledon
wildcard
8th June 2009
 Reigning junior champion Laura Robson has been given
a wild card entry into the main draw of this year's
Wimbledon Championships.
The
15-year-old was handed a wild card even though her
world ranking is below the Lawn Tennis Association's
cut-off point of 250 for such awards.
The
LTA made her inclusion possible by adding a special
clause to their wild card recommendation policy.
To read more
click here. |
Australian Open final
Interview
31st January 2009
 Q.
Are you having fun?
LAURA ROBSON: Yeah.
Q. A little bit of a
disappointment, wasn't it?
LAURA ROBSON: I think generally she won because she played more
consistent than me. So it's definitely disappointing to lose, but I
thought I played as well as I could have.
Q. She's ranked 150
or something in the women's game. Do you think that was a big difference
in how experienced she was as well?
LAURA ROBSON: Well, I've played some senior matches as well. Maybe
experience wasn't the key factor, but definitely her consistency was.
Click here
to read more. |
Laura
loses Australian Open final
31st January 2009
 Laura
had a great run in the junior event at the 1st Grand Slam of the year at
the Australian Open but she today in the final she lost 3-6 1-6 to #3
seed Ksenia Pervak of Russia.
In reaching her 2nd Grand Slam final at juniors level, Laura defeated #1
seed Noppawan Lertcheewakarn of Thailand in straight sets in the semis.
|
Laura
out of Luxembourg
21st October 2008
 The umpire
lost track of the score in an indoor tennis centre in
Luxembourg on Tuesday, by giving Laura Robson a point
that wasn't rightly hers, and prompting the opponent to
biff her racket on the ground in protest. But the
14-year-old Londoner was beaten over three sets as
she made her first appearance on the main WTA Tour.
Click
here to read more. |
Luxembourg draw released
18th October 2008
 The
draw for the Fortis Championships in Luxembourg has been released and
Laura will be making her WTA debut against world #42 Iveta Benesova of
the Czech Republic. Benesova is 25 and has won a WTA title in
Acapulco in 2004. Benesova's best surface is clay. If Laura
can get through that match she will play either #2 seed Anna Chakvetadze
of Russia or Mathilde Johansson of France.
Laura is also playing the doubles and teams up with Gisela Dulko of
Argentina and in the 1st round they play #3 seeds Vera Dushevina of
Russia and Mariya Koryttseva of the Ukraine.
Luxembourg is a tier 3 event played indoors. |
Laura enters at #550
13th October 2008
The new WTA rankings have
been published today and Laura has made her debut this week at #550 for
the 1st time.
Click here to see Laura's name
in the rankings. |
Laura
out of Barnstaple
8th October 2008
Laura
lost in the 1st round of Barnstaple to #7 seed Angelique Kerber of
Germany. Laura lost 7-6 4-6 2-6. Now that Laura has played 3
tournaments she will get her first ranking on Monday, she will be
somewhere around 560. |
Laura
to play Luxembourg
8th October 2008
Laura
will make her WTA debut at Luxembourg which begins on 20th October.
Luxembourg is a tier 3 event played indoors and the tournament has given
her a wildcard. Luxembourg is a big step up from anything that
Laura has played before as the draw includes Olympic champion Elena
Dementieva of Russia and 3 time Grand Slam champion Lindsay Davenport of
the United States. |
Laura
playing Barnstaple
7th October 2008
Laura has been given a
wildcard for the 50K in Barnstaple. In the 1st round Laura will
play #7 seed Angelique Kerber of Germany, Laura has never played Kerber
before. After this tournament Laura will receive her first WTA
ranking. |
Ani too much for Laura
27th September 2008
 Laura's
impressive run in Shrewsbury has come to an end at the hands of Maret
Ani of Estonia. Laura fought in the 2nd set but it wasn't enough
as she went down 2-6 6-3 6-0 in the semis.
Laura now needs to play 1 more tournament to get a ranking on the WTA
tour, and at a guess her 1st ever pro ranking will be around the 500
mark. |
Laura
continues her run on challenger circuit
26th September 2008
 Laura
is continuing her impressive debut in senior events as she reached the
semis of a 75K Challenger in Shrewsbury. A 75K event is 2 levels
below competing on the WTA tour.
In the quarters Laura defeated veteran Tzipora Obziler of Israel who is
20 years Laura's senior. Laura won 6-3 6-3 and will face Maret Ani
of Estonia in the semis on Saturday. |
Laura
wins her 1st maindraw match on tour
17th September 2008
Laura defeated Alice Balducci of Italy
6-7 7-5 6-4 to win her first match in a maindraw on tour at a 10K
challenger in Limoges, France. Laura will next play #2 seed Marina
Melnikova of Russia for a place in the quarters. |
Laura
playing her 1st senior event
15th September 2008
Laura is making her debut
on the women's tour this week at a challenger in France. Laura is
playing a 10K in Limoges and came through qualifying for a spot in the
main draw. In Laura's first ever pro match she defeated Anna
Naumova of Ukraine 6-1 6-3, then she followed up that with by defeating
#2 seed Alize Lim of France 6-2 6-0. In the main draw Laura will
play Alice Balducci of Italy. To get a WTA ranking, Laura needs to
play 3 events. |
Laura
up to #5 in the rankings
7th July 2008
 Following
Laura's superb Wimbledon performance she is up to #5 in the new ITF
Junior Rankings with 950 points. Laura was ranked 36 before the
tournament started.
Laura is the youngest player in the top 100.
Well done Laura on getting in the top 5 at such a young age. |
Laura
at the
Wimbledon Champions Ball
6th July 2008
 Laura
attended the Wimbledon Champions Ball at the InterContinental Hotel, on
Park Lane in London. The ball is an annual event held after
Wimbledon which all of the champions are invited to attend.
The Wimbledon dresser laid out 150
dresses in the changing rooms
at Centre Court and Laura was the first to pick. Laura chose to
wear a short black dress accompanied by pink shoes.
Click here to see photos from the ball. |
Laura
wins Wimbledon!
5th July 2008
 At the age of 14 and in her 1st ever appearance at Wimbledon, Laura has
won the junior girls. Laura defeated #3 seed Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
of Thailand 6-3 3-6 6-1 to give Great Britain their win in this event
since Annabel Croft won in 1984.
Laura is the youngest winner since Martina Hingis won in 1994 and will
now get a wildcard for the women's draw next year. Hopefully this
is the start of things to come for Laura.
Congratulations Laura! |
Hi
and Welcome to Laura-Robson.net!
4th July 2008
 Hi and welcome to Laura-Robson.net which is a brand new website
dedicated to the British junior Laura Robson. As Laura is a
newcomer to many people there is not too much info around but we have
gathered as much as we could together. Some sections are coming
soon so bear with us but anything Wimbledon related is online now.
Thanks for visiting and we hope you come back! |
