Laura Robson will miss French Open and Wimbledon due to wrist surgery

Laura Robson reached the fourth round of Wimbledon in 2013. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) Laura Robson will have surgery on her left wrist and miss the

Courtney Nguyen | Apr 17, 2014

Laura Robson will miss French Open and Wimbledon due to wrist surgery /

Laura Robson reached the fourth round of Wimbledon in 2013. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Laura Robson will have surgery on her left wrist and miss the French Open and Wimbledon.

The 20-year-old Brit re-injured her wrist during practice in the offseason and played just two matches this season, which resulted in a retirement at the Hobart International and a first-round exit at the Australian Open. Robson will be treated by Dr. Richard Berger, who has handled Juan Martin del Potro's wrist injuries.

"I wanted to inform my lovely supporters that I have decided to have minor wrist surgery at the Mayo Clinic with one of the best wrist doctors in the world, Dr. Richard Berger," Robson wrote on her Facebook page. "Dr. Berger is very confident that I will be able to return to the tennis court pain free before you even have time to miss me. Although sadly, I will have to miss the French Open and Wimbledon."

Published Apr 17, 2014

COURTNEY NGUYEN

Contributor, SI.com Nguyen is a freelance writer for SI.com, providing full coverage of professional tennis both on and off the court. Her content has become a must-read for fans and insiders to stay up-to-date with a sport that rarely rests. She has appeared on radio and TV talk shows all over the world and is one of the co-hosts of No Challenges Remaining, a weekly podcast available on iTunes. Nguyen graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 1999 and received a law degree from the University of California, Davis in 2002. She lives in the Bay Area.