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Robson rues missed chances as fairytale run ends

ESPN staff
September 3, 2012
Laura Robson saved a host of a match points against Sam Stosur © Getty Images
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Laura Robson insisted that exceeding expectations at the US Open had not left her satisfied, after her giant-killing run was ended by Sam Stosur in the fourth round.

Britain's Robson, 18, had eliminated grand-slam champions Kim Clijsters and Li Na on her way to facing Stosur, but was unable to make it a treble as she lost 6-4 6-4.

And although this has been a breakthrough tournament for Robson, she is still riled at her failure to book a last-eight clash against Victoria Azarenka, the top seed.

"I'm definitely disappointed," Robson said. "I felt like I didn't play as well as I did in my last three matches. I just hit too many unforced errors.

"Sam is someone who makes you feel like you're playing bad because she hits it with so much spin, so it's hard to get her serve back sometimes. Her serve is really special. I've never played anyone with a serve like hers before, so it does take you a couple of games to get used to.

"I just felt like I had a lot of opportunities that I didn't take. But it's been a good tournament for me.

"A few times I just tried to go for it a little bit too early in the rally where I really could have just kept hitting it to her backhand just one or two times more and waited for a better opportunity.

"But it was difficult because she was going around her forehand a lot and really opening up the court with her spinny groundstrokes, so it was tough."

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