Robson Riding a Pop Culture Wave WIMBLEDON, England - After an emphatic straight sets upset of No. 10 Maria Kirilenko in the first round, Laura Robson faced a different sort of pressure in her second round match, playing the role of the overwhelming favorite. After going down an early break at 2-1 in the first set, Robson cruised past 117th-ranked qualifier Mariana Duque Marino of Colombia, much to the delight of the British crowd, which was supportive but fell several notches below raucous, even under the noise-trapping closed retractable roof. "I think I'm handling it pretty well so far," Robson said of the stress of playing on the large stage in front of an expectant crowd. I've had a fair few matches on big stadiums now where I've handled the crowd support perfectly fine. You know, I love when people get involved. You know, sometimes they do like a massive groan if I hit a double fault, but I'm doing it as well. So, yeah, we're just living it together. Robson, still just 19, has now won matches on three of the four main stadiums at Grand Slams, having beaten Kim Clijsters in Arthur Ashe Stadium in what was the Clijsters's final match last August, as well as Petra Kvitova, 10-8, in the third set in Rod Laver Arena this January. As heavily watched as Robson was on those three occasions, those matches might not have been seen by as many people as the three missives which she received between her first and second round matches this week. Harry Styles, Niall Horan, and Liam Payne, who make up three-fifths of the boy band One Direction, all sent Robson messages of encouragement via Twitter, to be seen by their respective 13.8 million, 12.1 million, and 11.1 million followers. "Like I didn't follow - who was it that tweeted me yesterday - Harry," Robson said. I haven't been really going on Twitter. I actually got an e-mail from Twitter saying "he's followed you," and messaged you. I guess if you're that big time, then Twitter gets involved. Robson said the mention had caused a deluge of messages from confused One Direction fans, who call themselves "Directioners." "I looked in my replies, and it was just like thousands of these messages, saying "who is she?"" Robson said. I was like wetting myself because it was so funny. Robson has yet to hear from the remaining five members of the quintet, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson. She did added that not having the entire boy band on her bandwagon was not any cause of concern. "I'm O.K.," she said. I" think I've gained 20,000 followers and they have no idea who I am, so, yeah." In previous interviews, Robson has named Horan, the blond one from Ireland, as her favorite of the five. Robson, who has been more guarded in front of the press in recent months, also let her guard down a bit when asked about a hypothetical exhibition match between Serena Williams and Andy Murray, with a reporter asking if she was "interested in seeing how that one might go if they get it on in Vegas," the proposed site of the match. "That's interesting wording," Robson deadpanned, drawing laughter from the room. I think everyone would watch that, yeah. Robson will next be watched in her third-round match against her friend Marina Erakovic of New Zealand.