An exhausted Laura Robson of Britain lost the Australian Open girls' final to Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova 6-1 7-6 on Saturday. The 16-year-old, who partnered Andy Murray to the Hopman Cup final before the year's first grand slam, had also reached the quarter-finals of the women's doubles main draw with Australia's Sally Peer. "Starting with Perth, getting to the final there, then quarters of doubles, then getting to the final here - I've played a lot of matches," Robson told reporters.

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