Robson Out Of Wimbledon

British tennis No 1 Laura Robson has announced that she is to have wrist surgery and will be forced to miss the French Open and Wimbledon.

The 20-year-old has been able to play just two matches this season due to the injury, halting her ascent up the world rankings.

And the former Wimbledon junior champion wrote on her Facebook page on Thursday: "I wanted to inform my lovely supporters that I have decided to have minor wrist surgery at the Mayo clinic with one of the best wrist doctors in the world, Dr. Richard Berger.

"Dr. Berger is very confident that I will be able to return to the tennis court pain-free before you even have time to miss me, although sadly I will have to miss the French Open and Wimbledon."

Robson reached 27 in the world rankings at one point last year and became the first British woman since 1998 to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon, but she has been plagued by the left wrist problem this year.

Having been forced to retire hurt from her opening match of the campaign against Yanina Wickmayer in Hobart, the current World No 64 then lost 6-3 6-0 to Kirsten Flipkens in the first round of the Australian Open and has not been able to play since.