Friday, January 29, 2010

Robson loses Aussie girls final

AUSTRALIAN OPEN
Venue: Melbourne Park Date: 18-31 January
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Laura Robson
Melbourne-born Robson struggled against her opponent's serve

Briton Laura Robson has lost the Australian Open girls final for the second year running, losing in straight sets to sixth seed Karolina Pliskova.

Robson had dropped just one set before the final, and had beaten Pliskova's twin sister Kristyna in the semi-final.

But 16-year-old Robson's out-of-sorts final performance featured 31 unforced errors, including a double fault to hand victory to her Czech opponent.

In one hour and 20 minutes, Pliskova secured the title 6-1 7-6 (7-5).

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