Laura Robson's exciting run at the US Open Tennis championships finally acme to an end last night with defeat at the hands of the defending champion, Sam Stosur of Australia.
Everything started well for Robson as she gained an early break of serve but thereafter she seemed a little 'out of sorts'. The usually uneering accuracy of her groundstrokes was missing and she looked a little weary. In the end, despite some very spirited resistance which saw Stosur miss out on 8 match points, the Australian won in straight sets, 6-4 6-4.
Even though our girl lost, she will have gained massively from her experiences in this event and goes home knowing that she has 2 major scalps to her name. In the cold light of day she will also know that Stosur, the world number 7, could also have been beaten but for the emotionally draining victories she had already achieved.
If her support team and coach get it right from now on, there really is no reason why Laura cannot be in the world's top 50 within 6 months and perhaps seeded for next year's US Open. Another 12 months from then and she could be a serious challenger for the title.
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