THIS former Wimbledon Juniors champion looks unrecognisable these days.
The British star, now 29, won the Under-18s Girls’ title at the All England Club back in 2008 when she was aged just 14.
Instagram @ laurarobson5This former tennis star was British No1 and is now working as a pundit[/caption]
Instagram @laurarobson5She hung up her racquet in 2022 aged just 28[/caption]
Instagram @ laurarobson5The star has a job at Wimbledon after her playing days[/caption]
She quickly became recognised as the bright young talent tipped to be the future hope of women’s tennis for the LTA.
However, various injuries and surgeries forced her to retire in 2022.
Now she is embracing her new career in tennis – as a pundit, commentator and even a tournament organiser.
And she looks rather different – transitioning seamlessly from the freshly-faced teenager to the elegant lady.
The tennis player in question is… Laura Robson.
That’s right, it’s the former British No1.
Born in Australia in 1994, the Robson family moved to Singapore 18 months later and then to the UK when Laura was six.
She burst on to the scene with that magical run at Wimbledon to be crowned junior champion.
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Robson went on to reach the fourth round of the senior Grand Slams – at Wimbledon and the US Open – and secured a career-high world ranking of No27 in 2013.
And the star even won an Olympic silver medal at London 2012 alongside Andy Murray in the mixed doubles.
However, multiple surgeries on her wrist and hip – the latest at the end of 2019 – caused her to miss huge chunks of the WTA Tour, including the entirety of the 2020 and 2021 seasons.
And ahead of last year’s French Open, a 28-year-old Robson announced she was calling time on her career.
However, she ensured she stayed very much involved in tennis – as well as treating fans to regular updates on her life away from sport on Instagram.
And that includes plenty of snaps of her dog Winnie as well as her numerous trips abroad for holidays and working as a pundit on the tennis tour.
Robson regularly works for Eurosport but is at the US Open commentating and giving expert analysis for Sky Sports.
And she was left baffled on the microphone when Dan Evans halted his third-round clash with Carlos Alcaraz to get a mystery man removed from his player box.
Robson has also taken on the role as tournament director of the Rothesay Open in Nottingham – won by Andy Murray and Katie Boulter this year.
And she accepted another job, hired as part of the international player relations team at Wimbledon in 2023.
At this year’s Championships, Robson was pictured sitting with the Princess of Wales and got her whites out to play in the invitational doubles.
PA:Press AssociationRobson won the Girls’ Singles at Wimbledon in 2008 when she was just 14[/caption]
Robson struggled with injuries and needed multiple surgeriesGetty Images – Getty
Getty Images – GettyShe teamed up with Andy Murray for Olympic silver in 2012[/caption]
https://www.instagram.com/laurarobson5/Robson has more than 133,000 Instagram followers[/caption]
GettyRobson sat next to the Princess of Wales at Wimbledon[/caption]
Instagram @ laurarobson5The Aussie-born ace is enjoying life after playing and regularly goes on holiday[/caption]