Laura Robson plans to follow the footsteps of Andy Murray – Tennis News
World number 53, Laura Robson, is planning to walk into the path constructed by the third ranked Briton, Andy Murray, who finally registered a breakthrough season after hovering around a Grand Slam title victory for several years.
He reached the final of the Wimbledon Championships but bowed down in front of the Swiss Maestro, Roger Federer. However, the rematch at the London Olympics final was won by the 25-year-old Scot who clinched the Gold Medal. Finally at the US Open, the number
one Briton managed to break a 76-year-old duck in the British history by winning the Grand Slam title at the US Open in New York. It was such a magnificent year for Murray that has ignited interest in the booming British lady who also had a very impressive
season.
Robson has marked an aim of following the footsteps of Murray who was her partner in the mix-doubles London Olympics campaign. They reached the final of the tournament but couldn’t manage to win a Gold Medal. However, winning a
silver medal at the age of 18 was a mesmerizing moment for the youngster who will most definitely be the first player to break into the Top-50 ranks next season.
The 18-year-old starlet stated unleashed the reason of her successful season in an interview. She said, “It's basically the first full training block I have done because most of the time, I've been injured at this time, so it's
good that I'm finally able to go into Australia with some solid training behind me.” She further added, “It's usually a 7.45 or 8 start, warming up until 9; 9-11 tennis; 11 to about 12.30 fitness; and then 3.30-5.30 tennis, so I start warming up again at 3;
then after tennis I'll either have another gym session or recovery stuff.” Commenting about the experience of playing with the Scot, she added, “It's very easy to play with someone like Andy. I think he did a lot of the work when we were on court. He's very
encouraging.”
Next season promises a lot of entertainment for true tennis fanatics especially seeing some new faces like Robson who reached the heights of tennis at such young age.
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