Britain closer to Hopman final
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January 7, 2010, Thursday
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BRITAIN'S Andy Murray and 15-year-old Laura Robson won their mixed doubles match yesterday to clinch a 2-1 victory over Germany at the Hopman Cup in Perth.
Murray and Robson beat Sabine Lisicki and Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 6-2 in the deciding doubles match after Murray had beaten Kohlschreiber 6-4, 6-2 in the singles and Lisicki downed Robson 7-6 (5), 6-3.
Britain has a 2-0 record and is strongly placed to make Saturday's final in the eight-country tournament.
Group B rival Russia missed a chance to stay level with Britain when it was beaten 1-2 by Kazakhstan. Russia's Elena Dementieva opened with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Yaroslava Shvedova before Kazakhstan's Andrey Golubev outplayed Igor Andreev 6-4, 6-3 to level the match. Shvedova and Golubev then won the mixed doubles 7-6 (3), 6-4 to even Kazakhstan's record at 1-1. Russia plays Britain tomorrow in its final round-robin match.
Although Robson has failed to win either of her singles matches, she's played strongly in both of Britain's mixed doubles victories. That was particularly so yesterday when she served well, hit stinging passing shots and made well-timed lobs.
"I think I definitely carried him today, my back is sore," Robson joked as Murray stood beside her at a post-match television interview.
"I thought I played much better today than on Monday in the singles but I still lost so there's a lot of stuff to work on in the future," Robson added. "It (my age) is not an excuse."
Murray and Robson beat Sabine Lisicki and Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 6-2 in the deciding doubles match after Murray had beaten Kohlschreiber 6-4, 6-2 in the singles and Lisicki downed Robson 7-6 (5), 6-3.
Britain has a 2-0 record and is strongly placed to make Saturday's final in the eight-country tournament.
Group B rival Russia missed a chance to stay level with Britain when it was beaten 1-2 by Kazakhstan. Russia's Elena Dementieva opened with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Yaroslava Shvedova before Kazakhstan's Andrey Golubev outplayed Igor Andreev 6-4, 6-3 to level the match. Shvedova and Golubev then won the mixed doubles 7-6 (3), 6-4 to even Kazakhstan's record at 1-1. Russia plays Britain tomorrow in its final round-robin match.
Although Robson has failed to win either of her singles matches, she's played strongly in both of Britain's mixed doubles victories. That was particularly so yesterday when she served well, hit stinging passing shots and made well-timed lobs.
"I think I definitely carried him today, my back is sore," Robson joked as Murray stood beside her at a post-match television interview.
"I thought I played much better today than on Monday in the singles but I still lost so there's a lot of stuff to work on in the future," Robson added. "It (my age) is not an excuse."
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