Laura Robson, Heather Watson primed for Wimbledon

Britain's highest-profile female tennis players admit they are looking forward to getting started at Wimbledon on Monday despite experiencing contrasting build-ups to the third major championship of the 2015 season.

Former British No 1 Laura Robson had the world at her feet two years ago before being hit by a serious wrist injury and finds herself back at square one ahead of the championships.

In 2013, Robson reached the fourth round at Wimbledon and soared to a career-high world ranking of 27th, but, after one comeback was aborted, the 21-year-old has had to wait for the right time to return to action and to climb the rankings.

If it doesn't work out after this tournament, I'm going to go play some challengers in America. It's going to take a while

Wildcard Robson faces Russian Evgeniya on the SW19 lawns and, after winning just one game in an embarrassing qualifier defeat at Eastbourne last week, said: "I know how well I've played and practised but obviously it doesn't always translate to matches.

"My coach, my trainer, we're all very patient. If I don't play well, then it's not the end of the world, because we all learn in tennis that there's always next week. I'm injury free, I think that's the main thing.

"If it doesn't work out after this tournament, I'm going to go play some challengers in America. It's going to take a while."

Those events fall below WTA tour level, with Robson essentially going back to the drawing board to re-sketch her career.

She missed Wimbledon last year and had been absent from the tour for almost 18 months.

"To be honest, I would have preferred to start at smaller tournaments than this. I think I'm pretty realistic that my level is not at the point where it was before I was injured," Robson said.

The 2008 Wimbledon girls' champion added: "I don't think anything is worse for an athlete than doing over a year of rehab. So even though last week I got absolutely pummelled, getting pummelled is better than not playing anything at all.

"I've got another month, couple of months, maybe even longer, before I'm completely back to normal in my tennis."

Robson's absence from the tour has seen Heather Watson go almost unchallenged as British No 1. They were pushing each other on to greater heights before Robson was forced to take time out.

Watson has been handed a difficult draw though at Wimbledon, with France's Carolina Garcia - a player once tipped as a future world No 1 by Andy Murray - first up. Should she battle through to round three, Serena Williams is likely to be waiting.

Watson said of Robson: "I'm glad she's back and fit and healthy. I think last week for her was great to be back on the court finishing a whole match.

"I really am glad she's back on tour. She's not just a great player, but she's also a really good person off the court. I don't think she would want to miss another Wimbledon."

While Watson began the year with a title in Hobart, she admitted there had been plenty of disappointments since.

"I've definitely had some highs and lows," she said. "But the highs have been quite high. I am really feeding off of that. I feel very, very good about my game."