She beat world No. It will be brilliant to return to Nottingham as Tournament Director for the Rothesay Open. In August 2009, Robson received also a wildcard into the US Open qualifying. After stopping for several shoulder treatments, Robson was eventually beaten in two sets. Therefore, the semifinal followed the quarterfinal match. ADDITIONAL . She then entered the Bolton $25k qualifying tournament in April, and reached round two before falling to Tara Moore, in straight sets. 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. Robson lost her second match against Paula Ormaechea in three sets.[94]. 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. One of her strengths was her "dominant" serve. ", Fellow tennis ace Katie Swan commented: "Now thats an inferno Pilates bod. [123] She then played at Nottingham, but fell to Julia Boserup in the first round. 42, Iveta Beneov. [34], Robson was then given a wildcard into the main draw of the $75k event in Shrewsbury. [71] However, her run came to an end when she lost in the semifinals to Barbora Zhlavov-Strcov in three sets. She later attributed her loss to Pervak's greater consistency,[28] and her coach Bok said that "everybody has to be patient". In July 2018, she underwent hip surgery,[8] and she did not return to the WTA Tour afterwards. You have to take motivation from that because hes worked so hard to get back out there. [104] The surgery forced her to miss the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open, and although Robson initially hoped to be playing by the end of the season,[105] she only started training in October, and did not play again in 2014. 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.. Wimbledon organisers and the LTA could be set to reverse the ban on players from Russia and Belarus. There is a lot of momentum behind padel now, said Croft, speaking to us at a Game4Padel event. To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. She also made her debut for Great Britain in the formerly known Fed Cup becoming Colour Holder No. [44] In the final round, she lost to Eva Hrdinov, after leading 41 in the third set. Carlos Alcaraz needs to play smarter according to his coaches. But a wrist injury began to trouble her later in 2013 and kept her out for most of the next two years. Laura Robson: Wimbledon wildcard aiming to get career back on track The teenage tennis champion and Olympic silver winner needs time to work on her form after 18 months battling a left-wrist. 3 MINUTE READ. Robson came back after losing the first set to beat Kvitov in a three-hour match, to set up a third-round meeting with Sloane Stephens. "I went through every possibility of rehab and of surgery," Robson told the BBC. After a year, she won the Junior Wimbledon championships when she was just 14. Immediately after Wimbledon, Robson entered the Palermo Open where she reached her first ever WTA Tour semifinal. In July 2018, she underwent hip surgery. 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. All rights reserved. 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. I havent quite mastered the back wall yet, but it is a very social game. 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. At the beginning of her grass-court season, Robson played the $100k event in Surbiton, but lost in the first round to Marina Erakovic. 240, Valentyna Ivakhnenko, for the loss of just one game in the first round, she shocked the No. Robson then went on to win her first-ever match on the WTA Tour, after her opponent Stefanie Vgele retired during the second set of their first-round match. [125] She received a wildcard for Wimbledon, but lost in the first round to Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia.[126]. In the first round of Wimbledon, Robson lost to Francesca Schiavone in three sets.[69]. However, she lost her next match to American qualifier Ellie Halbauer. 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. You hear more and more people talking about it. 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. To be honest, the only reason I said it was because I was going to play the invitational tournament at Wimbledon. She received a wildcard for Wimbledon, and faced fourth seed Jelena Jankovi[56] to whom she lost in two sets. Rafael Nadals nearly 18-year streak in the top ten is ending. [14] She signed with management company Octagon when she was ten,[15] with Adidas at age 11,[16] and also signed a racquet deal with Wilson Sporting Goods. 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. 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. . Daniil Medvedev has now won 14 matches in a row on the tour and moves to 19-2 for the season. Robson first underwent hip surgery in July 2018, returning to the match. 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. 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. 2 seed and world No. 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. Laura Robson (born 21 January 1994) is a British former professional tennis player. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Laura Robson has stunned fans in a tiny red polka dot bikini, The 25-year-old is hoping for an Andy Murray style comeback after another injury-hit year, Robson partnered with the Scot to win silver at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Credit: Getty Images Sport Classic - Getty, Andy Murray and GB Davis Cup pals use Frozen lyrics in hilarious press, who will complete a sensational turnaround from the brink of retirement, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Favorite city is New York City because "there is constant action going on, fab shopping and excellent restaurants everywhere.". The following week, Robson entered the $25k Sunderland qualifying and beat Ellie Tsimbilakis, in straight sets, and Alicia Barnett in the match tiebreaker to qualify for the main draw. What I would say is that as a sport, it is a lot easier to pick up. 26, Mara Jos Martnez Snchez, Robson and Murray lost to Spain's Martnez Snchez and Tommy Robredo in a very close match. 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. Her next tournament was at Miami. 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. 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. Laura Robson, the former junior Wimbledon champion and Olympic silver medallist, has retired from tennis at the age of 28. [106] Robson planned to return at the $25k tournament at Surprise, Arizona, but delayed her return and did not enter another ITF event in February. In singles tennis, Robson was the first British woman since Samantha Smith at Wimbledon in 1998 to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament, doing so at the 2012 US Open and the 2013 Wimbledon Championships. Carlos Alcaraz needs to play smarter according to his coaches. [122] The tournament win moved her up 80 places in the ranking, causing her to reach the top 200 for the first time since 2014. 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. Along with her job commentating for TV, she will also be a tournament director for the first time this summer, running the grass-court event in Nottingham after shadowing similar roles in 2022, and also has a job working for the All England Club (AELTC), fostering international player relations as part of the professional tennis team. In the first round she shocked second seed Jelena Doki. Former British No 1 Laura Robson has undergone a third hip operation which could spell the end of her tennis career. 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. Tennis365; May 16, 2022; Former British No 1 Laura Robson has announced her retirement from tennis following three hip operations. US Open chiefs have joined Indian Wells and Miami organisasers by making a public call for Djokovic to be allowed to play in America. "She does still have the biggest trophy of the family, which is very upsetting," jokes the 20 . Obviously the pros that play will be on a different level, but I really enjoy playing.. The following week, she lost in the first round of the Burnie International to world No. Britain's former junior Wimbledon champion and Olympic mixed doubles silver medallist Laura Robson announced her retirement on Monday due to persistent injury problems. Let us know if you agree to cookies or if youd prefer to manage your own settings. Facing third seed Ksenia Pervak from Russia,[27] Robson was defeated in straight sets. I really enjoy it. Stuart Fraser. 100, Simona Halep. 22, Zheng Jie, and the No. Laura Robson says she is happy with her game ahead of her Wimbledon first-round meeting with Francesca Schiavone on Tuesday. 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. [47], Robson represented Great Britain in the Fed Cup World Group II play-off against Argentina. I feel like if I had just had another year or two of being healthy, I dont know what I could have achieved. Eurosport expert Laura Robson has paid tribute to the British players after what was a "phenomenal Australian Open" with Alfie Hewett clinching a double triumph in the wheelchair singles and doubles. She has since taken a break from the court to escape to Noosa Heads in Queensland, where Robson wowed fans on Instagram. 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You can control which additional cookies we use in the settings below: We have necessary cookies, which always need to be turned on to help our website function and enable you to use all of our features. [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. 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. Way-too-early tennis rankings . Serena Williams, the owner of 23 Grand Slam singles titles, is retiring from tennis after this summer's U.S. Open. [9], Robson played left-handed,[132] with a two-handed backhand. She beat world No. Robson has been working with the LTA on developing her knowledge of event operations and tournament management over the past 18 months. 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. The pair of a professional tennis player and a professional model had made quite some headlines when they had announced their relationship. [127] She did, however, play in the first round of the women's doubles draw with CoCo Vandeweghe, which they lost in straight sets. The 28-year-old, who made the fourth round at the U.S. Open in 2012 and Wimbledon the following year, had a wrist operation in 2014 ago before three hip surgeries derailed her career. [101] In the second round, she faced world No. Kerber, 20, the world No 143, was in the top 70 . Robson has not played a competitive match since . 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. [42] She faced former world No. Get official communications from the WTA and ATP, delivered straight to your e-mail! However, she later lost her next match to Tmea Babos. It really feels like the game is on an upward curve. This means we can show you more of the content we think youd like to see. In August Robson won a second tier ITF tournament in USA. Robson did not enter the Australian Open in 2015 and subsequently left the WTA rankings, having not competed for 12 months. [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. Find your nearest tennis court and book, whether playing for fun or competitively. 415, Jennifer Elie, but won the doubles title partnering Vania King. [92] Following this success, she went on to lose two successive matches, losing to Daniela Hantuchov in Doha and to wildcard Yulia Putintseva in Dubai. She made her debut on the ITF Junior Circuit in 2007. To begin the grass-court season, Robson entered the Birmingham Classic where she was seeded seventh. She also played in the doubles, and after reaching the quarterfinals, she reached a career high of No. 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. In the doubles Laura Robson was given a wildcard to play with Lisa Raymond. 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. Will be used in accordance with the WTA Privacy Policy and the ATP Privacy Policy. Posting pictures of herself smiling in a red polka dot bikini, the Australia-born star wrote: "Me looking at the London forecast. Laura Robson - the British player who won junior Wimbledon at 14 and an Olympic silver medal at 18 - has confirmed her retirement from tennis. former world No 1 Amelie Mauresmo appointed Tournament Director at the French Open. In July 2015, she played at the $50k event in Granby and won a tough three-set match over second seed Naomi Osaka. She made her return to WTA events by using her protected ranking to enter Indian Wells. 2021 Associated Newspapers Limited. [74] She lost to the Russian world No. 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. Daniil Medvedev has now won 14 matches in a row on the tour and moves to 19-2 for the season. 16/05/22
They defeated Jill Craybas and Abigail Spears to set up a second-round clash with the 12th seeds Chuang Chia-jung and Kvta Peschke, who they beat in straight sets. 311, Alla Kudryavtseva. [19] Her victory made her the first British player to win the girls' event since Annabel Croft in 1984, and the British media described her as the "new darling" of British tennis,[21] and the "Queen of Wimbledon". She went from the qualifying draw of the tournament to the quarterfinals,[17] and reached the final of two other tournaments, and won her first title in October. Daniil Medvedev had plenty to say about Stefanos Tsitsipas disrespect towards Andrey Rublev. [95] She subsequently lost to former world No. . Finalist (1): 2012 - Olympics (w/A.Murray). 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. [108], After an absence of a year and a half, Robson's first competitive match was at the qualifying draw of the Eastbourne International in June. . Born in Australia, at 18 months relocated to Singapore, moved to UK at age 6 . Taylor Fritz has the game to win Wimbledon.