Laura Robson of Britain hits a return to Mariana Duque-Marino of Colombia during their women's singles tennis match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London June 28, 2013. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth
LONDON (Reuters) - Home favourite Laura Robson was the toast of Wimbledon again on Friday as the 19-year-old reached the third round for the first time, five years after being dubbed the "next big thing" in British women's tennis.
By this stage of the tournament the only British female presence is usually the ball girls but Robson, who won the junior Wimbledon title as a 14-year-old, was given the unexpected honour of playing on Centre Court after her match was postponed by rain on Thursday.
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