British number three Johanna Konta is through to the second round of qualifying for the French Open after beating Saisai Zheng of China 6-1 6-3 in Paris.
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Tennis: Elena Baltacha makes winning return from injury
Former British number one Elena Baltacha made a winning return from injury yesterday by progressing to the second round of the Brussels Open.
Tennis: Laura Robson loses to Serena Williams in Italian Open
Britain’s Laura Robson lost her first ever meeting with world number one Serena Williams 6-2 6-2 in the second round of the Italian Open yesterday.
Tennis: Laura Robson beats seven-time Grand Slam winner Venus Williams
19 year old and world number 39 Laura Robson, beat American and former world number one Venus Williams 6-3 6-2 in the first round of the WTA event in Rome yesterday.
Tennis: Laura Robson splits from coach
Laura Robson has split from her coach Zeljko Krajan after only nine months together. The 19 year old Briton started working with Krajan after London 2012 having joined forces with Andy Murray to win the Olympic doubles silver medal. She took the step to split with Krajan before the Madrid Masters this week where she defeated Agnieszka Radwanska on [...]
Tennis: Laura Robson knocked out by former world number one
British teenager Laura Robson was knocked out of the Madrid Open last night by former world number one Ana Ivanovic of Serbia. Robson, who beat world number four Agnieska Radwanska on Monday, let a 5-2 lead slip in the deciding set eventually losing the match 5-7 6-2 7-6 (7-5) on a double fault. Afterwards Robson said, “I’ll [...]
Tennis: Laura Robson beats player ranked inside top five
Britain’s number one Laura Robson has achieved her first victory over a player ranked inside the world’s top five by beating world number four Agnieska Radwanska of Poland.
Tennis: Elena Baltacha defeat ends GB hopes against Argentina
Great Britain’s hopes of promotion to Fed Cup World Group II ended as Elena Baltacha lost to Argentina’s Maria Irigoyen in Buenos Aires.
Tennis: Heather Watson to take a break
Heather Watson has announced she will take a break from tennis following a second successive first-round defeat on the Women’s Tennis Association Tour.
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Tennis: New Draw For All initiative
Great news for all tennis lovers, ex-professional player Jeremy Dier has launched a new tournament that matches players of a similar ability so that entrants know they will meet an evenly matched opponent and therefore and have a much more positive experience. Perfect!
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