[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. 2010 - Reached 2r once; fell 1r four times (incl. Let us know if you agree to cookies or if youd prefer to manage your own settings. This means we can show you more of the content we think youd like to see. I feel like if I had just had another year or two of being healthy, I dont know what I could have achieved. Daniil Medvedev has enjoyed having his daughter with him on tour. Robson, however, received a wildcard into the main draw of the doubles, partnering Sally Peers. Daniil Medvedev has now won 14 matches in a row on the tour and moves to 19-2 for the season. She admitted that is taking inspiration from former partner Murray, who will complete a sensational turnaround from the brink of retirement to make his Gram Slam singles return at the Australian Open in January. Madison Keys gets engaged to long-term boyfriend Bjorn Fratangelo Robson did not enter the Australian Open in 2015 and subsequently left the WTA rankings, having not competed for 12 months. 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. Laura started playing tennis at the age of six with her parents. She had put on a promising display against Azarenka, but was unable to convert 8 out of nine breakpoints, allowing Azarenka to clinch victory in straight sets. However, she lost her next match in qualifying to Ocane Dodin in straight sets. Novak Djokovic looks to be the hot favourite for a third French Open title. Laura Robson may not return to tennis after latest surgery [83] The result pushed her ranking inside the top 70 for the first time. 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. To begin the grass-court season, Robson entered the Birmingham Classic where she was seeded seventh. 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. Favorite city is New York City because "there is constant action going on, fab shopping and excellent restaurants everywhere.". Olympics); fell 1r seven times (incl. Laura Robson tops Venus Williams in Rome, faces Serena Williams next In her first match, she defeated Sophie Ferguson of Australia. In the third round, she came from a set down to beat Marina Erakovic to progress to the last 16 where she was beaten by Kaia Kanepi. Laura Robson | Player Stats & More - WTA Official - Women's Tennis 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. Could I could I be doing this? I feel like Im in the oldies group. They were drawn against Czech pair Lucie Hradeck and Radek tpnek in the first round and won in three sets. 180, Zuzana Ondrkov, and in the second Julia Grges, the world No. It has also been announced today that Robson has taken up a role in the Professional Tennis team at the AELTC working on international player relations. 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Get the latest Player Stats on Laura Robson including her videos, highlights, and more at the official Women's Tennis Association website. 2014 - Played just two matches in left wrist injury-marred season (finishing No.951); struggles began in Australia - withdrew from Auckland, retired in Hobart 1r then fell 1r at Australian Open (l. to Flipkens, 63 60); subsequently missed all events rest of season (withdrew from Acapulco, Indian Wells, Miami, Monterrey, Bogot, Marrakech, Strasbourg, Roland Garros and Wimbledon). The role, despite its woolly description, is quite simple: keep players happy at Wimbledon. 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. Laura revealed last month that she is back on court at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton following a series of persistent wrist and hip problems. She subsequently lost to another Chinese player in Zheng Jie, despite taking the first set 61. She retired from professional tennis on May 16, 2022, at the age of 28. At the Japan Open in Osaka, she was seeded eighth, the first time in her career she had been seeded at a WTA tournament. In July 2015, she played at the $50k event in Granby and won a tough three-set match over second seed Naomi Osaka. Robson will be joined in the event by rising British star Tia Norton and another former tennis star in Jo Ward, who played in first Wimbledon championships during her tennis career. Laura Robson Partner 2022- Is She Still Dating James Yates? Obviously the pros that play will be on a different level, but I really enjoy playing.. It is very similar skills to tennis because of all the volleying and the touch and feel. [95] She subsequently lost to former world No. [55] She also received a wildcard for the Rosmalen Open but was beaten by Dominika Cibulkov in the first round. Twenty-two-time slam winner is unvaccinated. 2021 Associated Newspapers Limited. 2012 - Near-Top 50 season (finishing No.53); runner-up at Guangzhou (l. to Hsieh in final); was first Brit to reach a WTA final since Durie at Newport in 1990 (Watson won Osaka later in fall season); SF at Palermo (l. to Strycova); QF at Osaka; reached 4r once (US Open) and 2r four times (incl. "It feels weird to say out loud, but I'm done, I'm retired. [50], Robson began the season playing with Andy Murray in the Hopman Cup, as part of Britain's first team in the tournament since 1992. She also played in the doubles, and after reaching the quarterfinals, she reached a career high of No. In mixed doubles, she won a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics playing with Andy Murray, with whom she also reached the 2010 Hopman Cup final. 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. She was defeated in the first round of the main draw by the experienced 31-year-old player Grta Arn. Laura Robson takes the next step in her tennis story as she lands LTA role 1, Ana Ivanovic, in the next round, having led 52 in the final set. 415, Jennifer Elie, but won the doubles title partnering Vania King. [121] Robson won the biggest title of her career at a $60k tournament in Kurume, Fukuoka, defeating fellow Briton Katie Boulter in straight sets. In the second round she played former Wimbledon champion, and fellow left-hander, Petra Kvitov. Robson was the defending champion at Wimbledon, but she fell in the second round to Quirine Lemoine. 3 in a tightly contested match. Laura Robson, the former junior Wimbledon champion and Olympic silver medallist, has retired from tennis at the age of 28. [86], In October, Robson was nominated for the Sports Journalists' Association Sportswoman of the Year. Serena Williams. US Open chiefs have joined Indian Wells and Miami organisasers by making a public call for Djokovic to be allowed to play in America. 100, Simona Halep. 1. The fifth seed Li powered 11 aces to beat her 12-year younger opponent, Robson in straight sets. Olympic silver medallist Laura Robson retires from tennis To start the Canadian Open in Toronto, Robson was due to play Yanina Wickmayer on 5 August 2013 in her opening match, but had to pull out due to a wrist injury. All rights reserved. There are always a lot of smiles on court and it is a great game. [14] Bok said later that although Robson "had trouble staying emotionally under control", he "saw right awaya lot of potential in Laura. 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. Laura Robson Now: Retired, Boyfriend, Parents, Family, Facts - Celebspodium [119] She then played in the $60k tournament at Andrzieux-Bouthon and reached the quarterfinals, before losing in straight sets to Amra Sadikovi. She beat Vesna Manasieva, but lost in the third round to Nuria Llagostera Vives. [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". After beating the world No. Weve known each other since like under 12 and shes a month younger than me and it is weird to be on the other side, Robson said. MIXED DOUBLES Her performance pushed her up to 27 in the world, the first Briton in the top 30 since Jo Durie in 1987. Former Wimbledon junior champion Laura Robson has undergone a second hip operation of 2019 to try and save her career. 1 pairing of Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci, in straight sets in the semifinals, before losing to Nadia Petrova and Katarina Srebotnik. It can engage with people who might find tennis too difficult and thats the beauty of padel. We all saw him quite soon after his surgery, to where he is now, and you can see after every match the improvement that hes making as well where you just get more used to it. In the first round, she beat Ons Jabeur of Tunisia. I think I'm always going to have the feeling that I could have done more, unfortunately. Her hip problems came to the fore in 2018 and she underwent surgery before returning briefly the following year, with her final match coming in Sunderland in April 2019. After stopping for several shoulder treatments, Robson was eventually beaten in two sets. 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. [120] Between the end of January and the beginning of May, Robson reached three quarterfinals on the ITF Circuit. She was defeated by Kristna's twin sister Karolna in the final. 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. 10 seed Maria Kirilenko, whom she beat in straight sets. Laura Robson | Player Stats & More - WTA Official Iga Swiatek is the strong favourite to retain the womens crown in Paris. In the group stages she played doubles with Heather Watson, defeating pairs from Portugal,[65] Netherlands[66] and Israel in the group stages. Former British No.1 Laura Robson retires from professional tennis, Tickets for the cinch Championships 2023 are on sale now. 3 seed Sorana Crstea on the way to her first WTA Tour final against Hsieh Su-wei. Robson also reached the final in doubles partnering Erin Routliffe. All information about the cookies we use and why we use them are in our Cookie Policy. Australian Open, US Open). She followed this with her first victory at the Australian Open with a convincing straight sets victory over Melanie Oudin. She debuted on the ITF Junior Circuit in 2007, and a year later won the Junior Wimbledon championships at the age of 14. Daniil Medvedev has now won 14 matches in a row on the tour and moves to 19-2 for the season. [54] She followed this up with a quarterfinal appearance in Charlottesville losing to Anastasiya Yakimova. [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. Daniil Medvedev handed Novak Djokovic his first defeat of the year and Andrey Rublev claimed his first win over Alexander Zverev. [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. Wimbledon) and in qualifying three times (incl. At the beginning of her grass-court season, Robson played the $100k event in Surbiton, but lost in the first round to Marina Erakovic. . 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. Robson returned to the junior circuit for the first half of 2009. She also made her debut for Great Britain in the formerly known Fed Cup becoming Colour Holder No. 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. [39], Her first match on the WTA Tour was courtesy of a wildcard into the Luxembourg Open. Dynamic duo Robson and Murray made it all the way to the final but would eventually finish runners-up after losing a nail-biting mixed doubles clash against Spains Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez and Tommy Robredo. [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. [71] However, her run came to an end when she lost in the semifinals to Barbora Zhlavov-Strcov in three sets. 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. She dropped out of the world rankings in early 2015, returning at No. 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. All data is gathered anonymously and is only used to benefit the functionality of the site. [11] Robson and her family moved from Melbourne to Singapore when she was 18 months old, where she attended Tanglin Trust School and then to the United Kingdom when she was six. Laura Robson stuns Petra Kvitova in Australian Open three-hour epic 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. You can have great rallies and even if you are not a tennis player, your level can come up quite quickly. 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. "[14] Robson also began training at the National Tennis Centre,[13] under the guidance of Bok, Maes, and the head of women's tennis at the centre, Nigel Sears,[14] while taking school lessons at home. Indian Wells sports 96-player singles draws. For other inquiries, Contact Us. 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Laura Robson last match There are also all Laura Robson scheduled matches that they are going to play in the future. [124] She reached the second round of the Ilkley $100k event before falling to Maryna Zanevska in three sets. I am a positive and a critical thinker who strives to achieve the optimum standard and possibly be the best. [118] At the Australian Open, she also lost in the first round of qualifying to Amandine Hesse, in straight sets. (W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (WL) winloss record. She received a wildcard for Wimbledon, and faced fourth seed Jelena Jankovi[56] to whom she lost in two sets. She attributed the decision to the competing urges of wanting another child while also facing off with the world's best tennis players. [36][37] She was given another wildcard into the $50k in Barnstaple, but was defeated in three sets in her first round match against the seventh seed Angelique Kerber,[38] who later said that it was "unbelievable how she's playing". DOUBLES By continuing to browse our website, you agree to our use of cookies. [8], After eight months recovering from surgery, Robson returned to tennis on 12 February at the $60k in Shrewsbury, losing to Kathinka von Deichmann, in three sets. 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.. Laura Robson: "Why do people keep asking Andy Murray to retire?" Former British No 1 tennis player Laura Robson eyeing a move into padel News Kevin Palmer July 27, 2022 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. As a junior, she also twice reached the final of the girls' singles tournament at the Australian Open, in 2009 and 2010. Indian Wells sports 96-player singles draws. 291 as she and Heather Watson led the team to qualify for the World Group-II promotion play-offs. Posting pictures of herself smiling in a red polka dot bikini, the Australia-born star wrote: "Me looking at the London forecast. [112] 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 lost to 13th seed Jelena Jankovi in the first round. Novak Djokovic has enjoyed a sparkling start to 2023, but his first defeat against Daniil Medvedev answered plenty of questions. [107] She declined a wildcard into the qualifying event of the Miami Masters in March. 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. Laura Robson definitely has a future in tennis. She then entered the Bolton $25k qualifying tournament in April, and reached round two before falling to Tara Moore, in straight sets. She won her first tournament on the ITF Women's Circuit in November 2008. Robson first underwent hip surgery in July 2018, returning to the match. [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. two Labradors, Ella and Kiri . In the doubles Laura Robson was given a wildcard to play with Lisa Raymond. She made her return to WTA events by using her protected ranking to enter Indian Wells. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Sorry, we couldn't find any players that match your search. Andy Murrays dream week in Doha came to an end after losing out to Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-4 in the Qatar Open final. [10], Robson's first tournament on the Junior ITF Circuit was in 2007. She then qualified for the main draw of the Aegon Classic in Edgbaston, after receiving a wildcard for the qualifying. In her third tournament back, she made the semifinal losing to Edina Gallovits of the ITF event in Dothan, after having to qualify for the main draw. Robson split from Mouratoglou just before Wimbledon. 117, Mariana Duque, in the second round on Centre Court. 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.