Sep 13 2009
Laura loses US Open semi-final
Earlier today Laura played her quarter final match against American Lauren Davis, coming through for a fairly straightforward 6-2 6-3 victory. Rain disruptions earlier in the week meant the girls had to play both their quarter final and semi final matches today, meaning Laura was up against Yana Buchina later in the day.
Heartbreak for Laura Robson and her fans then came as she was defeated at the semi final stage by the Russian, who despite an amazing opening set by Laura, managed to bounce back and eventually win the match 1-6 6-3 7-5.
So disappointment for both Laura and her fans, but it wasn’t all bad news on the British front. Heather Watson managed to brush aside Thailand’s Noppawan Lertcheewakarn 6-2 6-1, before going on to beat Russia’s Daria Gavrilova 6-3 6-0. Heather will now face Buchina in the final, so we wish her the best of luck and hope she can give us Brits something to cheer about!
NOOOOOOOO! – It is a bit trajic yes… but i think you’ve done us proud all the same… I’ve been following you and the rest of GB on ‘BBC sport’ each day… and you’ve been awsome i think – from the sound of it commanding quite a lot of play and then digging deep when you had to! Btw – you’re getting closer and closer to that grand slam qualification… keep going – the US was a bit cruel! I’m really sorry about that. All the best for the future!
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– Andy got a bit destroyed, so…now its up to Heather! C’mon