Robson: Champion

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Great Britain has a Wimbledon champion after Laura Robson won the girls' singles.

Robson defeated third seed Noppawan Lertcheewakarn 6-3 3-6 6-1 on Court One to become Britain's first junior champion since Annabel Croft in 1984.

A packed house saw the unseeded 14-year-old become the youngest winner of the title since Martina Hingis in 1994 - the year Robson was born.

Third seed Lertcheewakarn struggled to contain Robson's aggressive style in a one-sided opening set, but she capitalised when the south Londoner inexplicably fell apart in the second.

Having done all the hard work with a break in the bank, Robson's authority suddenly deserted her and tenacious Thai Lertcheewakarn took advantage.

But by the third Robson, the last home player standing at the Championships, had recovered her composure to follow Croft onto the honour roll.

Wild card

She will now be eligible for a wild card to the women's draw at SW19 next year and has dropped just one set during her march to Wimbledon glory.

The ice-cool British prodigy made a typically assured start with her power overwhelming Lertcheewakarn as she secured an easy break.

But the first sign of nerves began to creep into her game, most noticeably on her own serve.

She saved four break points in the third but was back in trouble in the fifth, hitting the net to allow Lertcheewakarn back into the set.

But by the eighth Robson had settled, breaking back and capitalising on Lertcheewakarn's bizarre swipe at thin air.

Using the forehand to direct Lertcheewakarn around the court, she was back in full control as she broke in the opening game of the second set.

Lertcheewakarn just did not have the legs to nullify her opponent's flurry of accurate shots to the corner, although she still had the stomach for the fight.

Unsettled

And that determination saw the balance of power shift as Robson - who was clearly unsettled amid a series of high-pitch squeals - began to lose her way.

She faced a real test of character when Lertcheewakarn had her on the rack in the eighth.

But her slump continued with Lertcheewakarn then securing set point - via a correct Hawk-Eye challenge - which she buried with an emphatic forehand.

The wobble appeared to be over early in the third set as the accuracy returned to Robson's game.

Two breaks proved she was back in business - the drama of the second set now a distant memory - and when Lertcheewakarn looped a bullet serve into the net on match point Court One roared its approval.