source: Liz Clarke, washingtonpost.com
It seemed a sporting aberration when Marion Bartoli reached Wimbledon’s final in 2007. Nearly a half-foot shorter than her opponent, with peculiar strokes and a serve with the punch of cotton candy, Bartoli was a tennis player few expected to hear from again after Venus Williams ushered her off that day in straight sets.
But Bartoli’s Centre Court triumph Saturday — 6-1, 6-4 over Germany’s Sabine Lisicki to claim the coveted Wimbledon title — was one of hard work, persistence and the courage to forge a singular path.
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