Saturday, June 1, 2013

French Open: Laura Robson falls to Caroline Wozniacki

British number one Laura Robson went out of the French Open in the first round with a wayward performance against 10th seed Caroline Wozniacki. Robson, ranked 35th in the world, lost 6-3 6-2 in one hour and 11 minutes on Court Suzanne Lenglen. The Briton, 19, was widely tipped to cause a disappointment against the out-of-form Wozniacki, but the Dane was much the steadier. Robson’s attacking style was always likely to be more risky, but she paid for 39 unforced errors and double-faults at key times, at one stage shouting, “You’re playing into her hands!” “I think Caroline played really well and I thought she played smart,” Robson said afterwards. “She definitely knew what she wanted to do on the court, and generally I just wasn’t able to get into the match. My shots just weren’t firing as well as they usually are, so it’s disappointing.” Wozniacki, 22, had lost her previous five matches and did not exactly start in confident mood, but she was twice handed breaks with Robson double-faults. Match stats Robson Wozniacki 4 Aces 3 56% 1st serves 76% 6 Double faults 1 25 Winners 11 39 Errors 10 60% 1st serve win % 64% 21% 2nd serve win % 62% 2/5 Break points 5/7 Tags: caroline wozniacki, laura robson, wozniacki robson live, wozniacki robson roland garros, wozniacki robson french open, wozniacki robson stats, wozniacki robson match report, wozniacki robson live stream, wozniacki robson online, wozniacki robson watch

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Laura Robson out of French Open women's doubles

British #1 Laura Robson has withdrawn from the women’s doubles at the French Open due to back pain. The 19-year-old won only five games in her first-round singles defeat on Monday as she was beaten 6-3 6-2 by Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki. Robson had been due to compete in the doubles event at Roland Garros with American Lisa Raymond, but has been advised by a doctor not to play on. She will now return to London to prepare for the grass-court season. Her withdrawal also comes as a blow for 39-year-oldRaymond, who has not missed a women’s doubles event at a grand slam for 18 years. Robson’s next event is scheduled to be the Aegon Classic in Birmingham, which begins on 10 June, before she takes part in the Aegon International at Eastbourne five days later. Wimbledon is going to start on 24 June.