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Quirky Wimbledon deserves quirky winner in Marion Bartoli
France's Marion Bartoli closed out her first career Grand Slam finals at Wimbledon on Saturday with a convincing 6-1, 6-4 victory over 23-year-ancient Sabine Lisicki. Perhaps most impressively, No. 15 seed Bartoli didn't concede a release set
France's Marion Bartoli closed out her first career Grand Slam finals at Wimbledon on Saturday with a convincing 6-1, 6-4 victory over 23-year-ancient Sabine Lisicki. Perhaps most impressively, No. 15 seed Bartoli didn't concede a release set
Watching Marion Bartoli practice never gets ancient. Sometimes she's using stretch cords attached to her hips, other times she's doing footwork drills like she's Renaldo Nehemiah and sometimes she's striking rapid-fire backhands, as in the video below
And here's Marion Bartoli to collect her plaque. She shakes her head in disbelief. It must all be a blur right currently. Here's what Sabine Lisicki, fighting in trade the tear, has to say in a very wobbly voice. She chokes up like a German Andy Murray at the end.
After a lengthy slump and coaching drama, Marion Bartoli did what no elite player could do at the All-England Club this fortnight: play consistent, dominant tennis and raise the Venus Rosewater Dish.
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