Robson admits she let herself down

Laura Robson admitted she had let herself down after bowing out of Wimbledon with barely a whimper.

The former British number one, handed a wild card into the championships after slipping to 189 in the world, tumbled out 6-4 6-2 to Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia.

Her exit was so swift that defending men’s champion Andy Murray had not even stepped on to Centre Court for the traditional opening to proceedings there.

The tone was set when Robson was broken in the opening game, and she struggled with the serve of an opponent ranked 92 places higher throughout.

“I just didn’t feel like I played my best tennis at all,” she said.

“It wasn’t the way that I’ve been playing the last few weeks, even. So I do feel like I let myself down a bit out there.

“I just never really let myself get into the match. I was a bit overwhelmed with nerves when I first got out there, then I tried to play too perfect when I really didn’t need to go for so much.”

A break point in the second game could have fixed the early damage, but Haddad Maia clipped the net before the ball dribbled onto Robson’s side and the chance disappeared.

“It’s just the way it happens sometimes,” added Robson, who won the girls’ title at Wimbledon nine years ago.

“She played solid. I felt like she didn’t have to do a lot, to be fair.

“Net cords happen. I was hoping for one back at some point, but unfortunately I didn’t get one.”