Brit teen tennis star Robson brands rivals as sluts
May 31st, 2010 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANILondon, May 31 (ANI): British tennis star Laura Robson sparked off controversy on Sunday , when she branded rivals on the circuit as “sluts who go with every guy”.
“They go with every guy and make such a bad name for themselves - and you don’t want to be known for stuff like that. You want to be more discreet,” the Daily Express quoted 16-year-old Laura as telling the Vogue magazine in an interview.
Laura told how she prefers the quiet life - and usually has an early night after training at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in Paris.
Although she sometimes feels she is missing out when her friends are partying, Laura insisted she would much rather concentrate on tennis.
The 5ft 11in player, who won the junior Wimbledon title in 2008, said: “We’re tucked in by 10pm. My coach knows I’m sensible. I don’t like the taste of alcohol and I hate smoke. Some go to nightclubs, but I’m not interested.”
Laura has confessed to having a crush on retired Russian player Marat Safin, whom she once pretended to a journalist was her date to the Junior Wimbledon dinner.
She said: “He’s phenomenally good-looking. But he’s old - he’s 30.”
Laura, who was born in Australia but has lived in Britain since she was six, speaks about her career in the July edition of the magazine. (ANI)
- Brit tennis starlet Laura Robson sorry for branding rivals as "sluts" - Jun 04, 2010
- Henman defends Robson for calling her rival players 'sluts' - Jun 02, 2010
- Safin may become Russian president: Sampras - Nov 01, 2011
- Murray yet to get 16th birthday present for doubles partner Robson - Jan 25, 2010
- Jamie Murray to partner Laura Robson in Wimbledon mixed doubles - May 16, 2010
- Laura Ingraham accepts Ed Schultz's apology - May 27, 2011
- Oz coach Pat Cash says Tomic not team's only hope for the future - Nov 12, 2010
- Paes' Olympic partner hangs fire - Jan 01, 2012
- Brit teen star Robson draws inspiration from 'red hot' Murray - Jan 30, 2010
- Hewitt to begin 2010 push with weekend Hopman Cup start - Dec 29, 2009
- Murray, Robson power Britain to first Hopman Cup final - Jan 08, 2010
- Sampras and Safin to play exhibition match in China - Sep 29, 2011
- Guys with tiny ears turn me on, says Kim Kadarshian - Sep 21, 2010
- Safina says she'll beat Williams this time - Jul 01, 2009
- Williams leads women's seeds on Wimbledon opening day - Jun 22, 2010
Tags: australia, british tennis, coach, controversy, daily express, journalist, london, marat safin, mouratoglou tennis academy, nightclubs, paris, partying, quiet life, rivals, russian player, taste of alcohol, tennis star, vogue magazine, wimbledon, wimbledon title