Robson reaches girls' semi-finals
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Robson reaches girls' semi-finals
British teenager Laura Robson reached the semi-finals of the Australian
Open girls' singles when Romanian Elena Bogdan retired from their match.
The 15-year-old fifth seed, who has yet to drop a set in the tournament,
was leading 6-3 2-5 when Bogdan pulled out.
However, Guernsey's Heather Watson was beaten 6-3 7-5 by Russian third seed
Ksenia Pervak.
Londoner Robson will now face top seed Noppawan Lertcheewakarn, who she
beat in the 2008 Wimbledon girls' final.
Thailand's Lertcheewakarn looked in impressive form in her quarter-final,
defeating Belarusian Anna Orli 6-1 6-0.
"She had an easy win against my doubles partner so that's not the best
confidence boost," joked Robson.
"I maybe won't have as much advantage with my serve as I did the last time
(at Wimbledon) because it skids on grass but it will be a good match."
Robson's quarter-final was halted for a medical time-out after Bogdan
injured her ankle while leading 5-1 in the second set.
The Romanian returned to the court after 10 minutes, but managed just one
more game before she was forced to retire.
And Robson, who was born in Melbourne, said it was the right decision to
take.
"After the second set we were due to be suspended anyway (because the
extreme heat policy had been invoked) so I'm sure she would have loved to have
that break," said the Wimbledon junior champion.
"But to me it seemed like she couldn't even walk or serve or do anything so
it would have been tough for her to play.
"It was really unlucky that it happened to her. She was really sad so I
felt really bad for her."
BBC Radio 5 Live's tennis correspondent Jonathan Overend added: "Bogdan
limped back to her chair but wanted to continue, as she knew if the match went
to one set all, the extreme heat policy would be enforced and the players
would be brought off.
"She played four more points, winning two of them, before the doctor walked
onto the court and basically forced her to retire.
"Bogdan was in tears and her coach was shaking his head but she was in no
position to play and for her own good it was the right decision. The doctor has
the power to take such a decision if it's in the player's best interests."
Britain's only representative in the boy's singles, James Chaudry, was
beaten 6-1 2-6 6-3 by Cheng-Peng Hsieh, the 15th seed from Chinese Taipei, in
round one earlier in the week.
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史上最強空霸、擁有頂級射術的Daniel van Buyten！
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