Former British No. 1s Annabel Croft and Jo Durie weigh in on how much potential 18-year-old Laura Robson has. Robson reached the final Guangzhou this weekend, where she lost to Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan.
"She's got that dangerous game that on her day can challenge anybody," Durie told the BBC. “She also likes to be playing on the big courts at Grand Slams; she's not scared of that…She seems to have found something within herself. She's working harder, she's moving better and she has always been a dangerous player…I think breaking into the Top 10 and challenging for Grand Slam titles is becoming a possibility now."
Croft added: "I remember the juniors at the U.S. Open a few years ago and at the Olympics, she can get a bit jittery, but it's something she can conquer. Being able to cope with the pressure comes with experience. I've seen her come through tough moments enough times to know that she's gritty. She's clearly a big-match player. I think being at the Olympic Games and around Andy Murray helped her enormously. I think she could get inside The top 50 by the end of the year and is definitely a possible Top-10 player further down the line. I'm really impressed, I think she's got a great future."