Robson triumphant in battle of the Wimbledon champions

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One junior Wimbledon champion disposed of another on Thursday as Laura Robson produced an impressive performance to reach the last eight of the LTA £40,000 tournament in Shrewsbury.

Robson beat the player she succeeded as girls’ champion at the All England Club,
17-year-old Urszula Radwanska, 6-3, 6-3 in a hard-fought match.

In what is her first professional tournament in Britain, Robson overcame the highly-rated Pole, whose sister Agnieszka is the world No 10.

Urszula is ranked at 128, giving an indication of the level that 14-year-old Robson has already reached.

There was no quarter given in a sometimes testy encounter between the two teenagers that saw the Londoner prevail after breaking her opponent five times in the course of a 109-minute victory.

She now faces the experienced Israeli, 35-year-old Tzipora Obziler, who is ranked 123 in the world but has been as high as 75.

‘I was pleased with my performance,’ said Robson. ‘Radwanska is a tough player and I knew I’d have to play a good match to win.’