Laura Robson becomes first British woman since Jo Durie in 1990 to reach WTA tour event final The Londoner had beaten second seed Zheng Jie of China 6-3, 6-3 to reach the quarter finals, before defeating Zheng's compatriot, seventh seed Peng Shuai 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 in three-and-a-half-hours on Thursday. Robson went ahead at 5-1, but Cirstea broke back, before Robson wrapped it up in style by breaking serve again and taking all the points in the final game. The WTA's youngest Top 100 player, who will face Su-Wei Hsieh of Taiwan in the final on Saturday, will be relieved to have finished the match two hours quicker than her quarter-final epic. Reaching the final in Guangzhou is another landmark in a superb season which has seen Robson winning Olympic silver in the mixed doubles with Andy Murray and reaching the US Open last 16. The teenager is the first British woman to contest a WTA tour singles final since Jo Durie at the Virginia Slims of Newport tournament in the US in 1990. Robson became British No.1 earlier this week after she defeated Kim Clijsters and Li Na during her impressive US Open run. She is also the first British woman to reach a WTA tour singles semi-final since Anne Keothavong at the Luxembourg Open in October 2011.