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  • Marion Bartoli Retires from Tennis in Shock Announcement

    Marion Bartoli Retires from Tennis in Shock Announcement

    In a stunning announcement, recently crowned Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli has announced that she is retiring from tennis.

    Bartoli broke the news on Wednesday evening after being defeated at the Cincinnati Open by Simona Halep. She lost the second round encounter 6-3, 4-6, 1-6.

    The seventh ranked player in the world put the retirement announcement down to playing with increased pain.

    “I have pain everywhere after 45 minutes or an hour of play. It’s just body wise I just can’t do it anymore.”

    She added, “Everyone will remember my Wimbledon title. No one will remember the last match I played here. That was probably the last little bit of something that was left inside me.”

    Her retirement starts with immediate effect and she will not be contesting the US Open or any remaining tournaments.

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  • Marion Bartoli Wins 2013 Women’s Wimbledon Final

    Marion Bartoli Wins 2013 Women’s Wimbledon Final

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    Marion Bartoli of France is one of the quirkiest players on the tour.  Her serve is awkward to watch, she hits two-handed on both sides, and has too many on-court ticks to mention.  Perhaps it is fitting that she was the last woman standing at this very odd Wimbledon, beating Germany’s Sabine Lisicki 6-1, 6-4.

    It was by no means a classic match, but Bartoli, the veteran of one other Wimbledon final, played her game and mostly held her nerve, while Lisicki never found either.  Bartoli’s straight-sets win made her only the 6th player in the Open Era to win The Championships without dropping a set.

    Bartoli was long coached by her father, Walter, who was in the stands today, but they recently decided it was time for her to move on, and the change seems to have done her good.  She appears much more relaxed on and off the court, and plays like she’s actually enjoying herself.

    Lisicki had a hard road to the final, having to upset the #1 and #4 seeds, and it seemed to have taken a toll.  This was Sabine’s first Grand Slam final, and she admitted that her nerves got the better of her.  However, at 23, and with a powerful game and serve, one hopes it’s not her last.

  • Women’s Final – Wimbledon Day 12: Saturday, July 6 – Order of Play & Scores

    Women’s Final – Wimbledon Day 12: Saturday, July 6 – Order of Play & Scores

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    Centre Court – 2:00 PM

    LADIES’ SINGLES – FINAL
    Marion Bartoli (FRA) (15) d Sabine Lisicki (GER) (23) — 6-1, 6-4

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – FINAL
    Bob Bryan (USA) (1) / Mike Bryan (USA) (1) d Ivan Dodig (CRO) (12) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) (12) – 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – FINAL
    Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) (8) / Shuai Peng (CHN) (8) d Ashleigh Barty (AUS) (12) / Casey Dellacqua (AUS) (12) — 7-6(1), 6-1

  • Bartoli, Lisicki Through to Women’s Final at Wimbledon

    Bartoli, Lisicki Through to Women’s Final at Wimbledon

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    One semifinal was a quick, lop-sided affair, while the second was a long, hard-fought match to decide the line-up for Saturday’s final at the All-England Club.  Marion Bartoli dispatched Kirsten Flipkens 6-1, 6-2, in just over an hour, to make her second ever final at Wimbledon. Whether the Belgian’s sore knee was an issue, or her nerves, Bartoli was by far the more aggressive and solid, nearly doubling Flipkens in winners, and winning all of the points when she ventured to net.  She was broken only once, but broke straight back.  She later said she was seeing the ball “like a football.”

    Sabine Lisicki needed 2 hours 19 minutes to squeak past Aga Radwanska, the #4 seed, but not before going down 0-3 in the third.  The German Lisicki had to fight back from a similar deficit in her fourth round upset of Serena Williams, and she said it gave her the confidence to battle back again.  She eventually prevailed, 6-4, 2-6, 9-7.

    A new Ladies’ Wimbledon champion was already guaranteed by the semifinals.  Sabine Lisicki reaches her first Major final ever.  She’ll bring her big serve to the contest on Saturday, and a 3-1 winning record over Marion Bartoli, having won their last three encounters.  Bartoli will bring her aggressive return game, and the benefit of experience.

  • Wimbledon Day 10: Thursday, July 4 – Order of Play & Scores

    Wimbledon Day 10: Thursday, July 4 – Order of Play & Scores

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    Centre Court – 1:00 PM

    LADIES’ SINGLES – SEMI-FINALS
    Marion Bartoli (FRA) (15) d Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) (20) — 6-1, 6-2

    LADIES’ SINGLES – SEMI-FINALS
    Sabine Lisicki (GER) (23) d Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) (4) — 6-4, 2-6, 9-7

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    No. 1 Court – 1:00 PM

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – SEMI-FINALS
    Bob Bryan (USA) (1) / Mike Bryan (USA) (1) d Rohan Bopanna (IND) (14) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) (14) — 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3

    MIXED DOUBLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Daniel Nestor (CAN) (8) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) (8) d Horia Tecau (ROU) (2) / Sania Mirza (IND) (2) — 7-6(5), 7-6(5)

    MIXED DOUBLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) / Vera Dushevina (RUS) d Rohan Bopanna (IND) (7) / Jie Zheng (CHN) (7) — 6-3, 3-6, 6-3

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    No. 2 Court – 11:30 AM

    MIXED DOUBLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (3) / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (3) d Marcin Matkowski (POL) (11) / Kveta Peschke (CZE) (11) — 7-6(10), 6-7(6), 6-4

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – SEMI-FINALS
    Ivan Dodig (CRO) (12) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) (12) d Leander Paes (IND) (4) / Radek Stepanek (CZE) (4) — 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3

    MIXED DOUBLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Bruno Soares (BRA) (1) / Lisa Raymond (USA) (1) d John Peers (AUS) / Ashleigh Barty (AUS) — 7-6(6), 7-6(4)

  • Wimbledon Women’s QFs: Kirsten Flipkens upsets Petra Kvitova; Sloane Stephens, last US player, is out.

    Wimbledon Women’s QFs: Kirsten Flipkens upsets Petra Kvitova; Sloane Stephens, last US player, is out.

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    Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium pulled off the latest upset at Wimbledon.  And, at this point, why not?  A year ago, Flipkens was ranked 262, due to injury lay-offs.  She’s back at #20, but she withstood the #8 ranked, (7-inches taller and favored) Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

    Sloane Stephens, the 20-year-old US hopeful, lost to Marion Bartoli of France, 6-4, 7-5.  Stephens made a match of it, but Bartoli is seasoned and crafty.  A controversial moment came when the Frenchwomen insisted on stopping play at 4-5, deuce, on the American’s serve, citing the rain and condition of the court.  When play resumed, she won the next two points, and the set.  Ultimately, Bartoli prevailed in the second, keeping her on track for her second Wimbledon final. (She lost to Venus Williams in 2007.)

    Sabine Lisicki, who yesterday bumped Serena Williams from The Championships, got through her match v. Kaia Kanepi in impressive fashion, 6-3, 6-3.

    In another tightly contested match, Li Na was down a set and a break to Agnieszka Radwanska in the second, but fought back to take the second, though it was all Radwanska in the third:  7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-2.

  • Wimbledon Day 8: Tuesday, July 2 – Order of Play & Scores

    Wimbledon Day 8: Tuesday, July 2 – Order of Play & Scores

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    Centre Court – 1:00 PM

    LADIES’ SINGLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) (4) d Na Li (CHN) (6) — 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-2

    LADIES’ SINGLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) (20) d Petra Kvitova (CZE) (8) — 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

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    No. 1 Court – 1:00 PM

    LADIES’ SINGLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Sabine Lisicki (GER) (23) d Kaia Kanepi (EST) — 6-3, 6-3

    LADIES’ SINGLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Marion Bartoli (FRA) (15) d Sloane Stephens (USA) (17) — 6-4, 7-5

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    No. 2 Court – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Rohan Bopanna (IND) (14) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) (14) d Robert Lindstedt (SWE) (6) / Daniel Nestor (CAN) (6) — 7-5, 7-6(3), 6-7(4), 6-7(3), 6-2

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Bruno Soares (BRA) (1) / Lisa Raymond (USA) (1) d Filip Polasek (SVK) / Janette Husarova (SVK) — 6-2, 6-3

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    No. 3 Court – 11:30 AM

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Julia Goerges (GER) (16) / Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) (16) d Sara Errani (ITA) (1) / Roberta Vinci (ITA) (1) — 3-6, 6-3, 6-2

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Leander Paes (IND) (4) / Radek Stepanek (CZE) (4) d Julien Benneteau (FRA) (11) / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (11) — 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Horia Tecau (ROU) (2) / Sania Mirza (IND) (2) d Martin Emmrich (GER) / Julia Goerges (GER) — 6-3, 6-4

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    Court 12 – 11:30 AM

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Marcin Matkowski (POL) (11) / Kveta Peschke (CZE) (11) d Andy Ram (ISR) / Abigail Spears (USA) — 7-5, 7-5

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    James Blake (USA) / Jurgen Melzer (AUT) d Juan-Sebastian Cabal (COL) / Robert Farah (COL) — 6-2, 6-4, 6-3

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Bob Bryan (USA) (1) / Mike Bryan (USA) (1) d Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) (8) / Julian Knowle (AUT) (8) — 7-6(5), 7-6(3), 7-6(4)

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    Court 18 – 11:30 AM

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) (2) / Lucie Hradecka (CZE) (2) d Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) / Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) — 6-4, 6-3

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Marcelo Melo (BRA) (6) / Liezel Huber (USA) (6) d Rajeev Ram (USA) / Francesca Schiavone (ITA) — 4-0 Ret.

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) / Vera Dushevina (RUS) d Max Mirnyi (BLR) (4) / Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) (4) — 7-6(3), 6-3

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Daniel Nestor (CAN) (8) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) (8) d Dominic Inglot (GBR) / Johanna Konta (GBR) — 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

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    Court 4

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Eric Butorac (USA) / Alize Cornet (FRA) d Leander Paes (IND) (15) / Saisai Zheng (CHN) (15) — 6-3, 6-3

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    Court 8

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Frederik Nielsen (DEN) / Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) d Ivan Dodig (CRO) (16) / Marina Erakovic (NZL) (16)  — 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

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    Court 11

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    John Peers (AUS) / Ashleigh Barty (AUS) d Treat Huey (PHI) (9) / Raquel Kops-Jones (USA) (9) — 4-6, 6-3, 6-4