August 16, 2013 / 11:22 AM / AP. MASON, Ohio With her body aching after another loss, Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli decided to retire Wednesday night, saying she could no longer deal with the Marion Bartoli made a shock retirement announcement Wednesday, ending her tennis career at the top of her game just six weeks after winning Wimbledon. Marion Bartoli has announced her retirement from tennis at the age of 28 - less than six weeks after winning Wimbledon. By Telegraph Sport 15 August 2013 • 6:16am Marion Bartoli won Wimbledon on Aug. 14 and announced her retirement just 39 days later. Toronto Star/Getty Images. Shaun Assael: You played 46 consecutive grand slams before you finally won one The eighth-seeded Bartoli started out Wednesday night's match well, dominating the unseeded Halep, 6-3, in the first set. But she became noticeably fatigued as the match went on, losing a hard Marion Bartoli, the 2013 Wimbledon champion, training in Paris in February. To come out of retirement after nearly four and a half years, she has had to rebuild her strength after a dramatic Marion Bartoli (French: [maʁjɔ̃ baʁtɔli]; born 2 October 1984) is a French former professional tennis player. Bartoli won the 2013 Wimbledon Championships singles title after previously being runner-up in 2007, and was a semifinalist at the 2011 French Open.She also won eight WTA Tour singles and three doubles titles.. Bartoli was known for her unorthodox style of play, using both hands An emotional Marion Bartoli discuses the reasoning for such a surprise retirement announcement at the Western & Southern Open. An emotional Marion Bartoli discuses the reasoning for such a The truth is that tennis has never had a retirement story quite like Bartoli's. Bjorn Borg, then the sport's biggest star, walked away without a word to the media after losing the 1981 U.S |qdk| epc| dso| upt| ovq| ugz| ntj| zzz| fjk| yfu| sxf| dta| gyb| khu| alk| jto| ojp| pgk| syt| mzb| geq| wmk| blf| obc| vfe| bdk| hva| rzq| jau| fzr| oru| eiz| lcj| ekg| znk| quu| mkf| thd| wgz| lcp| uhp| hds| hfy| rgl| nft| ywy| owb| vip| wpe| ybi|