1.0Dafasportshttps://dafabetsports.com/enrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Gj82KP3Oj4"><a href="https://dafabetsports.com/en/tennis/wimbledon-champion-bartoli-retires-11110.html">Women’s Tennis: Wimbledon champion Bartoli retires</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://dafabetsports.com/en/tennis/wimbledon-champion-bartoli-retires-11110.html/embed#?secret=Gj82KP3Oj4" width="600" height="338" title="“Women’s Tennis: Wimbledon champion Bartoli retires” — Dafasports" data-secret="Gj82KP3Oj4" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://dafabetsports.com/en/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://dafabetsports.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Marion-Bartoli-has-announced-retirement.jpg620350Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli announced she is retiring from tennis at age of 28 because a succession of injuries have taken their toll on her body. The Frenchwoman, who beat Sabine Lisicki on Centre Court less than six weeks ago, made the announcement after losing 3-6 6-4 6-1 to Simona Halep in the second round of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. She says injuries have forced her into making the decision and it is thought a serious Achilles problem has been the tipping point. Quotes attributed to Bartoli on the WTA website read: “That was actually the last match of my career. Sorry. It’s time for me to retire and call it a career. I feel it’s time for me to walk away actually. “My body just can’t do it anymore. I’ve already been through a lot of injuries since the beginning of the year. I’ve been on the tour for so long, and I really pushed through and left it all during that Wimbledon.” Bartoli says she gave everything to achieve her dreams of winning Wimbledon but believes her exertions have left her unable to compete in tennis in the future. She added: “When you dream about