Previous British number one Laura Robson endured an overwhelming thrashing on her arrival to activity in Eastbourne following 17 months out with wrist damage. Robson, 21, lost 6-0 6-1 to Russia’s Daria Gavrilova, the top seed in meeting all requirements for the AEGON International. In breezy or conditions, Robson twofold blamed four times in her first administration amusement and went ahead to lose in 58 minutes. The Briton had taken a wildcard as she is without a positioning, having been as high as 27 on the planet in 2013. Her last focused appearance was a first-round misfortune finally year’s Australian Open, and wrist surgery followed in April.
The qualifying competition ended up being of a bizarrely elevated expectation, with Gavrilova positioned 41st on the planet subsequent to coming to a WTA Premier semi-last just a month ago in Rome. The Russian, 21, took the initial seven diversions, battling off two break focuses along the way, and it was 40 minutes prior Robson got her unparalleled round of the match. Robson should now endure to discover whether she will be given a wildcard for Wimbledon. Past that, she has an ensured positioning of 58 – her position after the 2014 Australian Open – which will permit her to enter eight WTA competitions.
Six of the world’s main leading 10 female tennis players are contending in Eastbourne, and also British number one Heather Watson and US Open champion Sam Stosur. The Wimbledon warm-up competition keeps running from 20 to 27 June and among the Britons in real life in the first round will be Johanna Konta, who will tackle world number 34 Zarina Diyas. English wildcards Naomi Broady and Harriet Dart confront similarly intense opening-round rivals in Sloane Stephens and Dominika Cibulkova separately.
Laura Robson said, “In a way I think it was a victory to just finish a match, be back on court, back playing tournaments and for that I’m very happy,” I’m not expecting to play my best tennis right now, it’s going to take a while, it’s going to take a lot more matches and a lot more practice and I’m very, very willing to do that. I’m not even at the level I was before I was injured yet so I’ve got a long way to go to get there and to then improve.”
Let’s see what Laura Robson will do in her upcoming matches after recovering from wrist injury.
