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Marion Bartoli announces shock retirement

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Marion Bartoli announces shock retirement
A teary Marion Bartoli announces her shock retirement from tennis shortly after losing to Romania's Simona Halep. Photo: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images North America/AFP

Wimbledon winner and France’s no.1 female tennis player Marion Bartoli made a shock retirement announcement on Wednesday, shortly after losing in the second round of the Cincinnati Masters to Romania's Simona Halep.

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The Frenchwoman, who won Wimbledon just seven weeks ago and ranked seventh in the world, dropped the bombshell after the 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 loss.

The announcement comes two weeks before she was due to compete in the US Open on August 26th.

“I’ve had a lot of injuries since the beginning of the year. I’ve been in the game for so long, and I really forced myself and gave it my all at Wimbledon,” she said at a press conference.

“I feel felt like I had lost all the remaining energy in my body. I achieved my dream and that will stay with me forever, but now my body can’t take it anymore.”
 

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