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The serve that kissed the chalk and kicked into the stands, pronounced Marion Bartoli, aged 28 and making her 47th Grand Slam appearance, as the 2013 Wimbledon champion.
In This Pic : Marion Bartoli
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The French woman, chunky build and cherubic face, who wields her racquet like a paint brush, created her own Picasso, as she raced across the arena and flew into the arms of her father Walter, a medical doctor, who gave up his job to coach his daughter.
In This Pic : Marion Bartoli
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A journey that began under a leaky roof on an indoor court in Paris 22 years ago, came wonderfully alive on the sun-drenched Centre Court that stood to a man to applaud the theatre that unfolded before them.
In This Pic : Marion Bartoli
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Incidentally, there was a match and a scoreline. Bartoli, who packs a brutal punch for someone who lists Mahatma Gandhi as her role model off the court, beat Sabine Lisicki, the powerful German who was the favourite for the title going into the final, 6-1, 6-4 in 81 minutes.
In This Pic : Marion Bartoli
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Bartoli, hugging the Venus Rosewater Dish, said: "I just can't believe it. Not even in my wildest dreams did I imagine that I would finish the Wimbledon final with an ace. I thought I might close it with a backhand, but never an ace."
In This Pic : Sabine Lisicki
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