Laura Robson makes Wimbledon 2013 third round
29 Juni 2013
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WIMBLEDON 2013 (BBC.co.uk) - British number one Laura Robson is into the third round of Wimbledon
for the first time thanks to a comfortable 6-4 6-1 win over Mariana
Duque-Marino.
Robson's serve was fragile at times but her attacking game proved too much for the Colombian to contain in the opener.
The 19-year-old broke at the first opportunity in the
second and completed victory in an hour and 13 minutes under the Centre
Court roof.
Robson plays New Zealand's world number 71 Marina Erakovic in the last 32.
"It's a big win for me. Any match on Centre Court is a
big one and it was a great atmosphere out there," Robson told BBC Sport.
"I didn't think I played my best, my timing was a bit off, but I just had to accept that and try to control it," she said.
"I was feeling nervous but then thought she was probably more nervous than I was."
The teenager's
win over Maria Kirilenko in the first round
added to a list of high-profile career victories that already includes Li Na, Kim Clijsters and Venus Williams.
Robson, whose best display in a Grand Slam is reaching
the fourth round at the 2012 US Open, was due to play Duque-Marino on
Court Two on Thursday but the match was postponed because of rain.
Ranked 162 in the world and more
comfortable on clay, Duque-Marino is a far less celebrated name, but the
23-year-old broke first as Robson's groundstrokes initially strayed.
The British number one, ranked 38 in the world, soon
found her range and her powerful ball-striking had Duque-Marino chasing
in vain as she took a 4-2 lead in the sixth game.
Service jitters undermined Robson's efforts, with
double faults offering up two break-back points, before Marino-Duque 's
defensive slices took her back on serve at 5-4.
But Duque-Marino's own serve lacked venom and she surrendered the set in the next game.
A superb dipping forehand pass from Robson flummoxed
Duque-Marino and gave the Briton a second break point in the second game
of the second set and she barely looked back.
Duque-Marino's defences were undone again in the
penultimate game as Robson advanced in impressive fashion, with possible
meetings with Agnieszka Radwanska and Serena Williams ahead if she wins
her match with Erakovic.
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