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Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Backspin Links Special: The Best of Bartoli

Marion Bartoli unexpectedly announced her retirement from tennis tonight in Cincinnati following a loss to Simona Halep, ending a career that reached its zenith just six weeks ago when she was crowned a slam champion for the very first when she claimed the Wimbledon Ladies title.



Thus, I present "The Best of Bartoli," in link form:

=2006=
January 8, 2006 - Act 1, Scene 1 (2006) (Auckland champ)
October 10, 2006 - Revolving Doors (Tokyo champ)
November 6, 2006 - The Curious Case of Kim Clijsters (Quebec champ)

=2007=
July 6, 2007 - Wimbledon Day 12: Things That Go Bartoli in the Night (defeats Henin in SF)
July 7, 2007 - Home is Where the Heart Is (Wimbledon runner-up)
November 29, 2007 - 2007 WTA Yearbook
2007 - Backspin Nickname Page: A-G ("La Trufflette")

=2009=
March 9, 2009 - .now for All (Backwards Backspin/Monterrey champ)
July 6, 2009 - Decade's Best: Wimbledon 2000-09
August 3, 2009 - And La Trufflette Shall Lead Them? (Stanford champ/Player of the Month)

=2011=
June 18, 2011 - Bare Bones Backspin (Eastbourne champ)
October 17, 2011 - A Czech for All Seasons (Osaka champ)

=2013=
July 4, 2013 - Wimbledon Day 10: The Power of Positive Thinking (Wimbledon SF)
July 6, 2013 - The Most Interesting Player in the World (Wimbledon champ)
July 10, 2013 - Grass Court Awards: Delightfully Different



Au revoir, La Trufflette.

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