Wimbledon 2016: Laura Robson faces anxious wait over wild card decision

Laura Robson will discover next week if she will be handed a Wimbledon wild card despite her singles ranking of No308.

Serious wrist problems have hampered her career and she suffered her latest loss yesterday, going down 6-3, 7-5 to Michelle Larch de Brito in the first round of the Nottingham Open.

Robson is struggling to make a case for a wild card on form and will have to rely on the fact she is still a major name in the British game, a former Wimbledon junior champion and holder of an Olympic mixed doubles silver medal. The 22-year-old reached a career-high ranking of No27 in 2013.

The wild cards for the most prestigious Grand Slam are scheduled to be announced next week with Robson’s participation in the pre-Wimbledon events at Birmingham and Eastbourne also dependent on receiving wild cards.

Seven Britons have already been confirmed for the main draw: 2013 champion Andy Murray, Heather Watson, Dan Evans, Aljaz Bedene, Naomi Broady, Johanna Konta and Kyle Edmund.