Wimbledon 2016: Laura Robson crashes out on day one to No 4 seed Angelique Kerber

LAURA ROBSON became the latest Brit to crash out of Wimbledon on day one, as Angelique Kerber handed her a real lesson in grass court tennis.

This was always going to be a tough ask for Robson, who has slipped to No283 in the world following a spate of frustrating injuries in the past few years.

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And it proved so as the German No4 seed broke in the fifth game of the opening set to put herself in the driving seat.

Kerber went on to break again - in the seventh game - before closing out the set 6-2.

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The reigning Australian Open champion kept her pedal firmly to the metal in the second set too, breaking Robson's serve at the first time of asking, now just needing to serve out the set to make it to round two.

Yet Kerber broke again in the fifth game to take a commanding 4-1 lead, before easily closing out the match to win 6-2 6-2.