Wimbledon 2013: Laura Robson shows winning spirit to reach last 16
For Laura Robson, middle Saturday brought uncharted territory. It was her third match, on a third different court, at the Wimbledon Championships. For while she…
WTA Tour Archives: 06/2013
Wimbledon 2013: Robson into 3rd round, but biggest dream is to win
Laura Robson may still be a teenager, and she may have been waiting for 24 hours to play her second-round match—such delays are hard for…
Wimbledon 2013: Order of play for Friday 28 June
Laura Robson’s second-round match against Mariana Duque-Marino will be first on Centre Court at Wimbledon on Friday after the intended order of play was confirmed.…
Wimbledon 2013: Williams and Radwanska race towards rematch
At the start of the first week of Wimbledon, there were two key questions about the women’s draw. First, could anyone halt the progress of…
Wimbledon 2013: Navratilova believes 5-set Slams cannot survive
Martina Navratilova’s name is, when it comes to Wimbledon, everywhere. It starts with the lists of Open era Grand Slam singles champions. Navratilova shares second…
Wimbledon 2013: Serena Williams plays down Maria Sharapova feud
Serena Williams insists she has no issues with Maria Sharapova and says she has apologised to the Russian in an attempt to quell conflict that…
Wimbledon women’s draw: Can anyone deny Serena a 17th Major?
While many former Grand Slam champions feature in the draw of the All England Club this year, it is a select few who have stepped…
WTA Eastbourne 2013: Heather Watson aims to rediscover ‘focus’
Heather Watson admitted she needs to rediscover her “focus” ahead of Wimbledon after the Brit was beaten in three sets by Elena Vesnina at the…
Watson and Konta join Robson in Aegon Classic second round
Laura Robson, Heather Watson and Jo Konta, the top three Britons in the women’s tennis rankings, will all contest third-round places in one of the…
French Open 2013: Sweet 16 as Williams reclaims Paris after 11 years
If Maria Sharapova was to defend her French Open title, she would have to find something very special indeed. In arch-rival—indeed her nemesis—Serena Williams, she…
French Open 2013: Ruthless Serena Williams races to Sharapova clash
After a semi-final that brought together two such closely-matched women—Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka were separated by one place in the rankings, a couple of…
French Open 2013: Determined Sharapova downs Azarenka
There were, in the end, few surprises about the last four standing in the women’s French Open semi-finals. Each match contained a former Roland Garros…
Laura Robson to work with Andy Murray’s ex-coach Miles Maclagan
With the grass season about to get under way, British No1 Laura Robson has announced that she will begin working with Andy Murray’s former coach,…
French Open 2013: Ex-champions Williams & Kuznetsova to repeat ’09
The draw of this year’s French Open featured many women who had won the Suzanne Lenglen cup before—and more who had come within touching distance…