Former junior Wimbledon champion and Olympic silver medalist Laura Robson retires from tennis

Laura Robson – who won junior Wimbledon at 14 and an Olympic silver medal at 18 – has retired from tennis. 

Speaking to BBC Sport about her decision to retire from the sport, Robson said: ‘I went through every possibility of rehab and of surgery.

‘I had another hip surgery and probably did the best rehab block of my life – I went to all the best specialists and had some incredible people that I was working with just to get me back on court – and then the second time I hit, I just knew.

‘It feels weird to say out loud, but I’m done, I’m retired.

‘I’ve sort of known that for a while because of what I was told by the doctors last year, but I think it just took me so long to say it to myself, which is why it took me so long to say it officially.’

She went on to add:  ‘I think I’m always going to have the feeling that I could have done more, unfortunately. I feel like if I had just had another year or two of being healthy, I don’t know what I could have achieved.

‘But I’m really proud of the Olympics, of playing Fed Cup – playing for your country in any way was always one of my favourite weeks of the year – and I think playing Wimbledon and the US Open the time that I did well, I will have those memories forever.’

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