"Frankly tennis didn’t seem that important today" after receiving news before the match that her grandmother had died. Less than a week after her loss in Miami, Keothavong bounced back in a $75k event in Monzón, Spain. She reached the quarterfinals after beating two Asian players, Yurika Sema in straight sets and Tamarine Tanasugarn in three after losing a tight first set. She bowed out to Maria Elena Camerin, in straight sets. Keothavong then moved on to Torhout, Belgium for a $50k event. She made it to the semifinals after taking out Shapatava, Kristina Antoniychuk and Valérie Tétreault, in straight sets. In the semifinals, she faced another Canadian, Rebecca Marino, Keothavong lost. At Wimbledon, she was defeated in the first round by Anastasia Rodionova. Keothavong entered the Luxembourg Open using a protected ranking and reached the semifinals after beating Virginie Razzano, Patty Schnyder and Iveta Benešová but was beaten by Roberta Vinci, preventing Keothavong from making her first WTA Tour final. This year, Keothavong and Laura Robson, as members of Team Aegon, received the equivalent of £48k to provide them with personal coaches plus a £12k travel budget. 2011 At the beginning of the year in Australia, Keothavong reached the second round of the Auckland Open losing to Kateryna Bondarenko, and the second round of the Australian Open, where she qualified, losing to 30th seed Andrea Petkovic in three sets. Keothavong then played several ITF Circuit events with limited success. She then entered the French Open where she lost a closely fought match in the first round to Vesna Dolonc. She then moved onto grass in her home country and won a round at the $100k event in Nottingham, before losing to Stéphanie Dubois. At Eastbourne, Keothavong entered the qualifying round, defeating eighth seed Alizé Cornet and Sorana Cîrstea before losing in the final round to Mirjana Lučić. At Wimbledon, Keothavong defeated fellow Brit Naomi Broady in the first round before losing in the second round to No. 8 seed and eventual champion, Petra Kvitová. Keothavong had little success during the US Open Series, but the majority of her successes for 2011 came during the European hardcourt series towards the end of the year. Keothavong qualified and reached the second round of the Ladies Linz, losing a close match to third seed Jelena Janković. Keothavong then qualified again and this time reached the semifinals of the Luxembourg Open, defeating Ana