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dodrade · Futures qualifying

Laura Robson

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

dodrade wrote:
Rich2310 wrote:
Anybody else heard that Laura has entered a padel tennis event next month.
Apparently so.
https://www.padelfip.com/entry-player-list-fip-rise-london-padel-open/

-- Edited by dodrade on Friday 29th of July 2022 12:25:10 AM

Tom Farquharson, Abigail Tordoff and Helen Crook also playing among names I recognised from tennis.

Blue_Belle · Pro player

Laura is the tournament director at the ITF25 Loughborough event being held this week

twitter.com/underarm_ace/status/1584586720120487937

GAMEOVER · Satellite level

Laura has become the tournament director for the WTA Rothesay Open Nottingham.

Blue_Belle · Pro player

GAMEOVER wrote:
Laura has become the tournament director for the WTA Rothesay Open Nottingham.

To back up this statement, here is the tweet. She also is working for Wimbledon

https://twitter.com/TennisPodcast/status/1593239320453709824?t=qlfWtvGEavtEHt5W-om8kg&s=19

Blue_Belle · Pro player

Laura is playing Wimbledon invitational doubles with Hantachova.

Priesty · ATP qualifying

Blue_Belle wrote:
Laura is playing Wimbledon invitational doubles with Hantachova.

Presumably forgiven her for beating her at Wimbledon in '09 then wink

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Quite an interesting interview with Stu Fraser in yesterday's Times. There are 21 readers' comments (not visible in the archived version), many of them not particularly charitable. cry

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

This is the draw for the Luxembourg Ladies Masters taking place later this week

x.com/josemorgado/status/1846268628334952680

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

I didn't even know she was still playing any tennis. Sad about her career ad injuries really.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Helen40 wrote:
I didn't even know she was still playing any tennis. Sad about her career ad injuries really.

Its a sort of veterans event, albeit recent vets largely - WTA version of the Six Kings Slam?!

the addict · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Helen40 wrote:
I didn't even know she was still playing any tennis. Sad about her career ad injuries really.
Its a sort of veterans event, albeit recent vets largely - WTA version of the Six Kings Slam?!

She played Invitation Doubles at Wimbledon again this year with Hantuchova and has been seen at plenty of juniors training days. I'm a little surprised about playing singles against that level of opponent though - some of them are only just retired.

GAMEOVER · Satellite level

JonH comes home wrote:
This is the draw for the Luxembourg Ladies Masters taking place later this week

x.com/josemorgado/status/1846268628334952680

Laura lost to Martina Hingis 3-6 2-6.

Var · Futures level

See that Laura has been appointed to as the director of the new WTA queens club event. Amy Hitchinson takes over at Nottingham www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/clydk37x985o

-- Edited by Var on Tuesday 26th of November 2024 03:42:40 PM

GAMEOVER · Satellite level

Reported in the Telegraph that Laura's stock is rising as TNT Sports have lined up Laura to front its Ashes coverage. Laura has not covered cricket before but she has worked outside tennis for TNT at the 2024 Paris Olympics.