Samantha Stosur wary of Laura Robson – Tennis News
World number seven, Samantha Stosur, has a very tricky task ahead of her at the hard courts of New York. She is up against the successive upset registrar, Laura Robson, who is just 18 years of age and belongs to Great Britain.
Robson outsmarted the former world number one, Kim Clijsters, to end her career in the second round of the US Open Championship. She locked horns with the Chinese number one, Li Na, and smothered her away in three sets that was
another eye-startling result for her. She is absolutely terrifying for the top seeds and up next is the defending champion from Australian, Stosur, who is wary of her as well.
The giant-killer has nothing to lose at all whilst the Aussie star has a lot on the stake when she squares off against Robson. So, the attitude of going out and playing the best tennis with no regrets can always help in mounting
pressure over the rival who has a lot of points to save in this tournament. It will be a trick task for the 28-year-old Aussie but she is capable of handling such upset queens. However, the chances of the Briton are definitely up after the two back-to-back
stunning performances.
Stosur commented about the clash with Robson, “It can be a very tricky match. She's probably got nothing to lose. She's had two of probably the best wins of her career, and she's starting to maybe live up to some of that potential
that people have talked about from when she won junior Wimbledon when she was 14. Like I said, you can't go into it lightly. You've got to be aware that she's going to come out swinging maybe and have that confidence behind her, but you've got to stick to
your own guns - play the way that you need to play.”
The contest will begin on the eve of Sunday and mammoth crowd is expected at the centre court of flushing meadows where the defending champ will take on the upcoming superstar. Robson has already made her country proud and she
can do wonders with a hat-trick of upsets on Sunday.
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