In 2013, Marion Bartoli was crowned Wimbledon champion. The Frenchwoman shocked the tennis world by retiring just one month later, but now ishe's back...
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In 2013, Marion Bartoli was crowned Wimbledon champion. The Frenchwoman shocked the tennis world by retiring just one month later, but now ishe's back...
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Grass was Bartoli's most successful surface. The 29-year-old didn't drop a set throughout her triumph in 2013, while she also reached the final at the All England Club in 2007.
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Grass was Bartoli's most successful surface. The 29-year-old didn't drop a set throughout her triumph in 2013, while she also reached the final at the All England Club in 2007.
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In the 2013 final -- and after taking a nap an hour before it began -- Bartoli beat big-serving German Sabine Lisicki 6-1 6-4.
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In the 2013 final -- and after taking a nap an hour before it began -- Bartoli beat big-serving German Sabine Lisicki 6-1 6-4.
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Bartoli made her way to her player box after the final and exchanged hugs with her team, which included dad Walter (middle) and former Wimbledon champion Amelie Mauresmo (right) who now coaches Andy Murray.
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Bartoli made her way to her player box after the final and exchanged hugs with her team, which included dad Walter (middle) and former Wimbledon champion Amelie Mauresmo (right) who now coaches Andy Murray.
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Walter encouraged his daughter to adopt a two-handed playing style as a child after being inspired by the success of Monica Seles.
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Walter encouraged his daughter to adopt a two-handed playing style as a child after being inspired by the success of Monica Seles.
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Six weeks after her Wimbledon triumph she lost her opening match at the Cincinnati Open on August 14 and shortly after quit tennis due to injuries. "My shoulder was on fire, my back," she said. "I remember telling myself, 'What are you doing here? What's the point of being in so much pain?'"
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Six weeks after her Wimbledon triumph she lost her opening match at the Cincinnati Open on August 14 and shortly after quit tennis due to injuries. "My shoulder was on fire, my back," she said. "I remember telling myself, 'What are you doing here? What's the point of being in so much pain?'"
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Bartoli also developed a distinctive serving style. She reached the semifinals on the red clay of Roland Garros at the 2011 French Open.
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Bartoli also developed a distinctive serving style. She reached the semifinals on the red clay of Roland Garros at the 2011 French Open.
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Bartoli reached the quarterfinals of the 2012 U.S. Open, and the same stage of the Australian Open in 2009.
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Bartoli reached the quarterfinals of the 2012 U.S. Open, and the same stage of the Australian Open in 2009.
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