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Related: About this forumAiling Marion Bartoli retires after loss
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 continuous pain on the court.
Her tearful announcement at the Western & Southern Open came only two months after she pushed through the pain to win her greatest championship on Wimbledon's chewed-up grass.
"My body was really starting to fall apart and I was able to keep it together, go through the pain -- with a lot of pain -- throughout this Wimbledon and make it happen," the 28-year-old French player said, tears running down her cheeks. "That was probably the last little bit of something that was left inside me.
"I've been playing for a long, long, long time, and it's time for me now. It is."
http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/9569264/wimbledon-champion-marion-bartoli-retires-loss-western-southern-open
A shock, but she seems ok with the decision...happy she finally got her Slam this summer.
dhill926
(16,343 posts)saw her the first time at Indian Wells a few years back. Loved her quirky style of play and competitiveness. Will miss her....
RockaFowler
(7,429 posts)She was amazing at Wimbledon. I can't believe it will be her swan song now
TBF
(32,064 posts)and she will always have that memory. I don't blame her a bit. Godspeed, Marion.