TENNIS in DEPTH.

Teenagers Robson and Vandeweghe advance to the main draw.

by on Sep.25, 2010, under Coco Vandeweche, Laura Robson

Laura Robson progressed to the main draw of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo with an impressive 2-6 6-2 6-4 win over Romania’s Simona Halep.

The 16-year-old Londoner, who beat world number 57 Anastasija Sevastova in the previous round, broke to take the match in the tenth game of the decider.

Robson made up a deficit of 127 ranking places on world number 100 Halep.

British number one Elena Baltacha suffered a 6-0 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 defeat to world number 106 Greta Arn of Hungary.

The Scot is ranked 56 places above world number 106 Arn, but had succumbed to the Hungarian in both their previous meetings, most recently in qualifying in Rome earlier this season.

World number 41 Jarmila Groth also failed to make her way into the tournament proper after 18-year-old Coco Vandeweghe of the United States won their encounter 6-4 7-6 (7-2).

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