Laura Robson: Produced an excellent performance in Rome

19-year-old won four straight games in the first set of Foro Italico courts around the wooded caused by the rotation of clay dust in windy conditions, before the summit.

Her second fell by half, although it helped his opponent to him to take any break point of failure - winning only two out of 12.

Three two-year-old Williams - a seven-time Grand Slam winner - it seems clearly struggling to destroy him so far this season, suffered a back injury.

The oldest player in the game in a battle against the youngest, the United States is struggling to cope with aggressive style in Robson 1 hour and 25 minutes to come to the UK.