Laura Robson: is her career over after latest injury setback?

Former Wimbledon junior champion will not play again this year amid concerns she may never get back to her best

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Fears have been raised over the future of British tennis player Laura Robson after she announced that she was withdrawing from competition for the rest of the year, amid claims of another wrist injury.

The 21-year-old former Wimbledon junior chamion has endured a miserable two years and there are concerns that her chance of stardom has gone. The promising star was ruled out for 17 months after a wrist injury in 2013 that required surgery.

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