Marion Bartoli shocked the tennis world by announcing her retirement from the sport at the age of 28. She just won a Wimbledon title weeks ago and has tweeted her anticipation for the US Open 15 hours before she made that tearful announcement!
After a second round loss to Romanian Simona Halep at the Western and Southern Open, Bartoli walked into the media room and said she just can't do it anymore.
"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. 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."
The French player has won eight WTA titles in her career.
"Everyone will remember my Wimbledon title. No one will remember the last match I played here."
We wish her all the best. She'll be missed!
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