Here are some facts about Laura Robson, the British tennis player.
- Laura Robson was born on 21st January 1994 in Melbourne, Australia.
- She moved to the UK when she was six years old.
- She is 1.80 metres tall (5′ 11″) and she is is left-handed.
- Laura became a professional tennis player in 2008.
- In 2007, as an unseeded player, Laura Robson won the Wimbledon Junior Girls’ Championship.
- She uses a single-handed forehand and a double-handed backhand.
- In the 2012 Olympic Games, partnering Andy Murray, Laura Robson won a silver medal in the Mixed Doubles event.
- She has also represented Great Britain in the Fed Cup.
- Laura has beaten some of the world’s top players, recording victories against Venus Williams, Kim Clijsters, Angelique Kerber, Petra Kvitova, Agnieszka Radwanska and Maria Kirilenko.
- She is good friends with fellow tennis players, Sorana Cristea, Marina Erakovic and Eugenie Bouchard.
- Laura Robson has over 200,000 Twitter followers. Her user-name is @laurarobson5
- She has two black Labrador dogs called Kiri and Ella.
- Laura Robson is an avid music fan, she reads a lot and she enjoys watching documentaries.