Laura Robson and Lisa Raymond continued their run at the Sony Open in Miami by thrashing top pairing Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci to reach the final.
Robson and American Raymond were a last-minute pairing, and differ vastly in both their doubles experience and their age, with 19-year-old Robson going for her first senior doubles title while 39-year-old Raymond has 79, including six grand slam crowns.
The pair showed the strength of their contrasting styles perfectly, winning the first four games and never looking back on the way to a 6-1 6-2 victory in less than an hour.
Italians Errani and Vinci have won three of the last four grand slam titles but were thoroughly outplayed, with Robson more than pulling her weight.
The teenager, who showed her doubles talents when winning a silver medal with Andy Murray in the mixed pairing at the Olympics last summer, will leap from her current ranking of 278 inside the top 100 whatever the result of Sunday’s final.
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