Caroline Wozniacki believes that part of Laura Robson’s recovery from the wrist injury that kept her out for 17 months may be accepting that her best form will not return immediately.
Robson, who has been handed a wildcard for Wimbledon, was offered a reminder that the healing process is not finished yet when her comeback flashed by in less than an hour. Yet her 6-1, 6-0 defeat by the world No41, Daria Gavrilova, in the qualifying event of the Aegon International at Eastbourne on Saturday did not bother her unduly. Robson, 21, was just glad to be back on the court after such a long time away.