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Britain's new tennis sensation, 14-year-old Laura Robson, could become the richest player ever in this country, experts have said. Teenager celebrates her victory in final Laura was the youngest winner of the girls' singles at Wimbledon since Martina Hingis in 1994 after beating Noppawan Lertcheewakarn of Thailand. The Briton, who was born in Australia but came to the UK aged six, currently has a racket deal with Wilson and one with adidas for clothing. Her agents will now be looking at other potential deals after her newly-found fame at SW19. The head of women's tennis at the Lawn Tennis Association, Carl Maes, says if she performs well on court she could earn a reported £5m a year by the age of 25. This would mean a total of around £50m in her career, dwarfing the £16m Tim Henman is thought to have made. But Mr Maes also... [read full story]
