Robson appointed tournament director for new WTA event at Queen’s

LondoncTypeface:> Former UK number one Laura Robson has been appointed tournament director of the new WTA Tour event at Queen’s Club in London next year. A reshuffle of the grass-court events leading up to Wimbledon has seen the creation of a WTA 500 tournament beginning on June 9, the week before the traditional men’s event at Queen’s. (dpa)