Brit wins Wimbledon title!

Yes, it's not a typo. One of Tennis Life UK's ones to watch, Laura Robson confounded seedings, rankings and age differentials to claim the Wimbledon Junior girls singles title at Wimbledon on Saturday.

The 14-year-old Wimbledon based player overcame four seeds, including top seed, America's Melanie Oudin in the third round, to win the title, the first time a Brit has won this event in 24 years. Annabel Croft was the victor back in 1984, but she was four years older than Robson at that stage, and her career only lasted a further three years.

In the final, Robson defeated third seeded Thai player, Noppawan Lercheewakarn, a player two years her senior, in three sets.

"It was an overwhelming experience," commented Robson afterwards, who doesn't turn 15 until next January. "In the second set I went a bit mad but I got it back together and that is how I won I think."

Robson was born in Australia and spent the first six years of her life in Singapore, but now lives just five minutes' walk from the All England Club. The victory means she will be considered for a wildcard into next year's senior event at the All England Club.

"Hopefully they will give me a wildcard into next year's senior event," she said. "I think last year they gave it to the winners of the juniors so hopefully they will give it to me."

After the women's doubles final, Robson was invited to the Royal Box where she was presented with her trophy.

But despite the understandable excitement, the experts are already warning against over hype.

1977 Wimbledon champion Virginia Wade urges caution.

"The media want to latch on to someone who shows great promise but this whole thing is what upsets the applecart with the British players," she said. "She's only 14 and has won junior Wimbledon but I can see people thinking that if she gets into the main draw next year she's going to win it. The key for her is to get priorities right. Remember to do what you should be doing to improve, to play good matches and then you try to keep a buffer between yourself and the media."

Carl Maes, head of women's tennis at the LTA, says the coverage of Robson has been "scary". "This media expectation is going to be pretty daunting and her entourage I think are going to protect her. We do need to manage the expectations and although we are desperate for a new star and this player is exceptional, there are no guarantees that in two years' time she will still be exceptional. But to win a Wimbledon title at 14 is pretty remarkable."

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