Marian Bartoli: Queen of Wimbledon 2007

Don’t get shocked to see the title of this entry. You may wonder that venus Williams has won the championship and why I am saying that Marian Bartoli is the queen of Wimbledon 2007. She is an ordinary girl from France. Marian has never won the championship of any grand slam tennis tournament. In fact, the best she could go was in the fourth round. So, Wimbledon 2007 was indeed a fairy tale run for Marian. She defeated Justine Henin in the semi final and she also defeated the number 3 ranked player in the tournament.

In the final match, Bartoli was defeated by 4-6 and 2-6 score. Venus Williams had the last laugh. However, I believe that it was Bartoli who won the heart of the viewers. She is not hot and sexy like Maria Sharapova or Ana Ivanovic but Bartoli touched the heart of all the fans with her simplicity and gentleness. She even caught the attention of former James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan. In fact, Pierce Brosnan sent some flowers for Bartoli after watching her play against Justine Henin.

Marian Bartoli could not win Wimbledon 2007 but she surely could win thousands of fans.