Robson To The Future

As Andy Murray grips the wide spread plaudits that follows him around the world, back home in Britain there is a somewhat unknown talent that could conquer the world.
Laura Robson at a tender age of 14 has won the Wimbledon Girls title this year to propel herself onto the international tennis scene, and since then she has rarely looked back. Embracing tennis with her youthful charms and charisma, this is one ‘Briton’ that the world cannot dislike.
As a fellow Briton, I cannot claim the country that she represents was the birth place of her talents. Robson lived in Australia for the first 18 months of her life before moving to Singapore until she was six.
Well the good old nature versus nurture debate could conclude that her natural talents initially came from her Australian parents. Robson simply became a British Citizen a mere four months before winning the Wimbledon’s girls titles.
It is always useful to see another member of the commonwealth helping their fellow nation out.
Many critics have labelled this as a poor excuse to grab extra earnings in the future. Being the Female British No.1 would be more financially rewarding as opposed to being a small fish in a large pond in comparison in the female Australian tennis circuit.
Before winning at Wimbledon, she has previously won four junior tennis titles as an Australian. Being a patriotic Englishman, I regard Andy Murray as British rather than Scottish (unless he loses) and I regard Robson as British as Only Fools and Horses, Fish and Chips, and the Queen. So before Australians jump on her back, let them remember she is British. Therefore, Britain fortunately have a massive prospect in impede the future of the female’s game.
Her asset is her serve and putting her opponent on the back foot straight from the off. Reaching speeds of 100mph is not rare. Throughout her Wimbledon win, she had served a total of 31 aces in just six matches, although her second serve did not match up as she did suffer 39 double faults in the same space of time. Her aggressive nature gets a sealed approval from the fans as she always aims for match winning strokes. A few times these shots not come off and she does concede quite a few unforced errors.
Being a bit unpredictable and unreliable is common with some so young and so new. It will take a few years for Robson to find herself. Expectations should remain minimal and anything she does achieve should be appreciated. We should not demand too much and not to crowd her with unwanted media attention and escalating amounts of pressure that the British public constantly demands.
Her first appearance of the Women tour inevitably ended in defeat in three sets to Iveta Benesova. It was the case of the number 549th in the world playing the 42nd ranked player in female tennis. A difficult match but Robson never looked out of her debt, which is very encouraging.
Excuse me for the cliché – but every journey begins with a single step. At least, Robson has now started her professional career.