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. In August Robson won a second tier ITF tournament in USA. Former Wimbledon junior champion Laura Robson has undergone a second hip operation of 2019 to try and save her career. She then participated in the Eastbourne International. former world No 1 Amelie Mauresmo appointed Tournament Director at the French Open. She defeated Stphanie Foretz in the first round in straight sets,[43] and went on to beat Anik Kapros of Hungary. After more than five years of dating, American tennis couple Madison Keys and Bjorn Fratangelo got engaged and announced this new stage of their relationship with an Instagram post. For today's tennis schedule and results visit our tennis live score page. In the first round of Wimbledon, Robson lost to Francesca Schiavone in three sets.[69]. * For purposes of the player profile, individual player stats are cumulative for the calendar year and not calculated using a minimum match requirement. Her agent Eisenbund stated that she had not suffered a setback, and was "closer and closer" to a return. It is weird to be retired at 28, but it is what it is.. In the same year, Robson also claimed her first ITF title on home soil at the $10k event in Sunderland, where she defeated fellow Brits Tara Moore and Samantha Vickers to be crowned champion. Laura Robson, the former junior Wimbledon champion and Olympic silver medallist, has retired from tennis at the age of 28. I think Ive taken my time and not rushed into anything which is better.. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. 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. other three majors) and in qualifying four times; made Top 100 debut on June 25 (after Eastbourne; rose from No.111 to No.97); also won silver medal at Olympics in mixed doubles (w/A.Murray). I hear lots of young people talking about padel and wanting to get into it. In the first round, she defeated world No. At the 2012 Guangzhou Women's Open, Robson became the first British woman since Jo Durie in 1990 to reach a WTA Tour final, where she lost to Hsieh Su-wei. This graph may help predict future Laura Robson matches. Laura Robson is still together with her partner, James Yates, as of 2022, with whom she has been dating since 2020. 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. The 28-year-old will be taking up the role of Tournament Director at the Rothesay Open and also at an additional combined ITF event planned for April 2023. [68], After a second round showing at the Birmingham Classic (lost to Marina Erakovic), Robson came through qualifying at the Eastbourne International. 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. [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. Get updates from the British tennis stars across the world, including Cam Norrie's final in Buenos Aires, Alfie Hewett's heroics in Rotterdam and Jay Clarke's first doubles title. After a year, she won the Junior Wimbledon championships when she was just 14. [90], At the start of the year, Robson had reached the top 50 for the first time in her career. 3 in a tightly contested match. Finalist (2): 2017 - Nottingham (w/Rae); 2013 - Miami (w/Raymond). With her natural ball-striking ability and big-match mentality, Robson was quickly marked out for stardom and rose swiftly through the senior ranks, reaching the fourth round at the US Open in 2012 and winning an Olympic silver medal in mixed doubles with Andy Murray. 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[14] Bok said later that although Robson "had trouble staying emotionally under control", he "saw right awaya lot of potential in Laura. She reached her first WTA final at the Guangzhou Open and finished the season just outside the worlds top 50. Wimbledon organisers and the LTA could be set to reverse the ban on players from Russia and Belarus. The 28-year-old - who rose as high as 27 in the WTA rankings and reached the fourth round at both Wimbledon and the US Open - retires following a long-standing battle with injuries throughout her . US Open). Laura Robson may not return to tennis after latest surgery. As a junior, she also twice reached the final of the girls' singles tournament at the Australian Open, in 2009 and 2010. At the Katowice Open, Robson was seeded eighth, but lost in the first round to Lourdes Domnguez Lino. Let us know if you agree to cookies or if youd prefer to manage your own settings. [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. [107] She declined a wildcard into the qualifying event of the Miami Masters in March. Wimbledon and US Open); fell 1r twice and in qualifying twice. [42] She faced former world No. [80] Robson consequently reached the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career and joined Serena Williams, Lindsay Davenport, Venus Williams, Amlie Mauresmo and Justine Henin as one of the only six people to beat Clijsters at the US Open championships, and the first player to beat her there since 2003. 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. But increasingly that may not be as easy as it sounds. Daniil Medvedev handed Novak Djokovic his first defeat of the year and Andrey Rublev claimed his first win over Alexander Zverev. 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. The Rothesay Open Nottingham is one of the many tournaments that make up the LTAs enhanced Performance Competition Calendar, which aims to provide more opportunities for British players to compete more often domestically at a higher level and make progressive ranking improvements. Junior Wimbledon winner and British Olympic silver medallist Laura Robson retires from tennis at just 28, after a three-year gap since her last match and three rounds of major hip surgery She beat Vesna Manasieva, but lost in the third round to Nuria Llagostera Vives. Robsons role at Nottingham bolsters a rising number of female leaders in tennis, with former world No 1 Amelie Mauresmo appointed Tournament Director at the French Open this year. It was another fantastic year for Robson representing Great Britain on the international stage. . She was defeated in the first round of the main draw by the experienced 31-year-old player Grta Arn. Robson suffered from various injuries throughout the 2014 and 2015 seasons, notably to her left (and dominant) wrist for which she underwent surgery in April 2014, resulting in multiple prolonged absences from the WTA Tour. Robson won just four senior main draw matches in her whole career at Wimbledon, losing in the first round six times, and her WTA ranking peaked at No 27. Daniil Medvedev has enjoyed having his daughter with him on tour. I havent quite mastered the back wall yet, but it is a very social game. The pair of a professional tennis player and a professional model had made quite some headlines when they had announced their relationship. Here she made a reasonable effort in her first round but lost to Magdalna Rybrikov who subsequently went on to reach the quarterfinals of the event. This is a welcome step for Robson, who told Tennis365 last summer that she has struggled to come to terms with her early retirement from tennis. On 16 May 2022, Robson announced her retirement from tennis, aged 28. 100, Simona Halep. She won her first-round match in a tight three-setter but eventually fell to fellow Brit and top seed Harriet Dart, after having to retire before the second set. To be honest, the only reason I said it was because I was going to play the invitational tournament at Wimbledon. 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. [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. She then qualified for the main draw of the Aegon Classic in Edgbaston, after receiving a wildcard for the qualifying. 1, Caroline Wozniacki, in straight sets. 1. SINGLES There are still moments of regret and angst, like when she found herself commentating on Jessica Pegula in Adelaide, the world No 3 and a genuine contender to win her first singles grand slam in Melbourne. At the US Open she became the first female British tennis player to progress to the fourth round of a Grand Slam for 14 years after beating two top 10 players and major champions, Kim Cijsters and Li Na in the opening rounds. [138] Robson's favourite surface to play on was grass and her favourite shot was her forehand down the line.[139]. All data is gathered anonymously and is only used to benefit the functionality of the site. Robson's world ranking at this point was 511. By continuing to browse our website, you agree to our use of cookies. However, she later lost her next match to Tmea Babos. 42, Iveta Beneov. Kerber, 20, the world No 143, was in the top 70 . . At the age of 14 back in 2008, she won the junior Wimbledon title. Laura Robson (born 21 January 1994) is a British former professional tennis player. After several first-round defeats at the start to the European clay-court season, Robson defeated world No. [96] Robson then made her debut at the Italian Open where she defeated Venus Williams in the first round but subsequently lost to her sister, world No. [97], Robson started her US Open Series campaign on 30 July 2013 at the Southern California Open in Carlsbad being drawn against Ayumi Morita, whom she beat having come back from a set down in two hours and 40 minutes. [71] However, her run came to an end when she lost in the semifinals to Barbora Zhlavov-Strcov in three sets. In the group stages she played doubles with Heather Watson, defeating pairs from Portugal,[65] Netherlands[66] and Israel in the group stages. [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. After Johanna Konta lost her opening rubber to Paula Ormaechea, Robson easily won her first match over Florencia Molinero. The 28-year-old who rose as high as 27 in the WTA rankings and reached the fourth round at both Wimbledon and the US Open retires following a long-standing battle with injuries throughout her career. ADDITIONAL I can now be much more open and positive about how things ended. 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. Robson has not played a competitive match since . Straight-set victories over Jang Su-jeong,[citation needed] Isabella Shinikova[114] and Tatjana Maria[115] gained her entry to the main draw of the tournament, losing in the first round to fellow Brit Naomi Broady, 76, 36, 46. Laura Robson last match There are also all Laura Robson scheduled matches that they are going to play in the future. [87] In November, along with Heather Watson, won "Young Sportswoman of the Year" at the 2012 Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Awards. In the singles, Robson reached the second round before losing to Aliz Cornet. ", Fellow tennis ace Katie Swan commented: "Now thats an inferno Pilates bod. In August 2009, Robson received also a wildcard into the US Open qualifying. [45], On 17 October, Robson entered the qualifying draw at the Luxembourg Open. [63] In the first round of the main draw, she was leading when her opponent, Ayumi Morita, retired from the match. But thats really the only time I think about it.. 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). She received a late place into the women's singles at the 2012 Olympics due to the withdrawal of Croatian Petra Marti. Born in Australia, at 18 months relocated to Singapore, moved to UK at age 6 . [125] She received a wildcard for Wimbledon, but lost in the first round to Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia.[126]. At the French Open Robson was beaten in the first round by former world No. 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. 10 seed Maria Kirilenko, whom she beat in straight sets. She went on to face the 12th seed, Tamaryn Hendler, who she defeated in straight sets. All information about the cookies we use and why we use them are in our Cookie Policy. Williams, 40, announced her plan Tuesday on Vogue magazine's website. Returning again at the end of April 2011, Robson's best performance to date came at the $50k tournament at Indian Harbor Beach, Florida, where she reached the semifinals. 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. Robson began her 2017 season at the Auckland, but lost in the first round of qualifying to Tereza Martincov.