Bartoli announces retirement (?!)

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

You all are such cynics. I can't see Bartoli being the kind of person who would do drugs. Certainly her fitness nor game has changed. She was always a threat when least expected.

She is a quirky interesting girl who very unique value system. Perhaps this was what she needed to be able to move on in her life.

where have you been for the last few years..? going around with a toilet on your head ??.

look at all the sports awash with drugs, :huh:

and the itf/atp keeping quiet cilics failed test..and until recently really pathetic testing regieme

 

[GameSetAndMath]

RE: Marion Bartoli Calls It Quits

MASON, Ohio -- Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli has retired after losing her latest match at the Western & Southern Open.

The 28-year-old player from France has suffered through a series of injuries even as she enjoyed the highlight of her career this year, winning at Wimbledon. She was seeded eighth in Cincinnati and lost to Simona Halep 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 on Wednesday night.

After two hours of considering her physical condition, she tearfully announced she's quitting. Bartoli said her Achilles, shoulder, hips and lower back hurt continuously when she plays.


Copyright 2013 by The Associated Press

Mods, merge this with the thread already opened by Moxie on the same topic.

 

[rubydo]

Marion Bartoli can retire anytime she wants. Does there have to be a sinister reason for it?? Many people do not like the way she competes on the court. She is unique in many respects. Driven hard by her father for years on and off the court may have just taken it toil. I have been in a couple of press conferences with her and yes she is "francois" in many ways. Charming in some aspects glib in others. I enjoyed watching her play, very intense with a high stress level. Sometimes bottled up inside, but still one of the finest players in recent years.

 

[golds girl]

Hmmm....you know Kvitova still talks about how she wishes she could go back to 'the way things were' before she won Wimbledon...alluding to the subsequent pressure she felt in all of her matches. Maybe Bartoli decided she was too old to have to go through it and quite frankly knew her perfomances would never match up to her Wimbledon success.

 

[the AntiPusher]

Maid Marion bids adeu..Interesting

 

[britbox]

Wow. That's stunning news. At least she fulfilled her dreams of winning a major. I guess once she'd done that, she felt it was as good as it was ever going to get.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

The best retirement ever (probably in any sport) is Justine Henine's retirement.
She quit when she was #1.

Of course, she messed up the retirement by coming back and on top of that
never accomplished anything in her come back.

 

[DarthFed]

I wonder if she failed a drug test. Something has to be driving this.

Yeah, to say this doesn't pass the smell test is putting it mildly. From winning Wimbledon to retiring one month later...

She does not fail my smell test. She is over 30. She is supposed to have very high IQ.
Using that IQ, she would have figured out that the chances of winning another grand slam
without facing anyone in top 15 is less than one in a million and so would have decided
to call it quits.

Besides, her father and ex-coach is a medical doctor and he would not let her
take anything that can be detected.

She is 28 actually and she just won Wimbledon, is ranked the highest she has ever been. I'm not accusing her of being a drug cheat but to say it's odd is an understatement.

 

[britbox]

The best retirement ever (probably in any sport) is Justine Henine's retirement.
She quit when she was #1.

Of course, she messed up the retirement by coming back and on top of that
never accomplished anything in her come back.

Marciano (49-0) and Calzaghe (46-0) in boxing must be up there. Both retired as undefeated world champs and never came back.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

This is really unbelievable.

:cover

 

[britbox]

I wonder if she failed a drug test. Something has to be driving this.

Yeah, to say this doesn't pass the smell test is putting it mildly. From winning Wimbledon to retiring one month later...

She does not fail my smell test. She is over 30. She is supposed to have very high IQ.
Using that IQ, she would have figured out that the chances of winning another grand slam
without facing anyone in top 15 is less than one in a million and so would have decided
to call it quits.

Besides, her father and ex-coach is a medical doctor and he would not let her
take anything that can be detected.

She is 28 actually and she just won Wimbledon, is ranked the highest she has ever been. I'm not accusing her of being a drug cheat but to say it's odd is an understatement.

I don't think it's as odd as it seems. She may have been playing in pain for some time. She's achieved her ambition by winning Wimbledon, is probably financially secure for the rest of her life and probably wonders why it's worth carrying on if she's playing in pain.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

I wonder if she failed a drug test. Something has to be driving this.

Yeah, to say this doesn't pass the smell test is putting it mildly. From winning Wimbledon to retiring one month later...

She does not fail my smell test. She is over 30. She is supposed to have very high IQ.
Using that IQ, she would have figured out that the chances of winning another grand slam
without facing anyone in top 15 is less than one in a million and so would have decided
to call it quits.

Besides, her father and ex-coach is a medical doctor and he would not let her
take anything that can be detected.

She is 28 actually and she just won Wimbledon, is ranked the highest she has ever been. I'm not accusing her of being a drug cheat but to say it's odd is an understatement.

Yes, she is 28 and not 30. I have fixed my post.

However, she has played 47 grand slams. That is like being in the WTA circuit for
12 years and for a couple of years in challenger and futures. That is a lot of playing.
So, it does not look odd to me, especially coupled with a realization that she is not
going to do anything great in the future.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

I don't think it's as odd as it seems. She may have been playing in pain for some time. She's achieved her ambition by winning Wimbledon, is probably financially secure for the rest of her life and probably wonders why it's worth carrying on if she's playing in pain.

She has racked up $11,042,914 in prize money alone. But, she probably does not
have much by way of endorsements.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Marion got her dream by winning Wimbledon
A player knows when it is time to retire
I wish her happiness in her retirement
Warm Wishes Marion!!!!

 

[Moxie]

I wonder if she failed a drug test. Something has to be driving this.

Yeah, to say this doesn't pass the smell test is putting it mildly. From winning Wimbledon to retiring one month later...

She does not fail my smell test. She is over 30. She is supposed to have very high IQ.
Using that IQ, she would have figured out that the chances of winning another grand slam
without facing anyone in top 15 is less than one in a million and so would have decided
to call it quits.

Besides, her father and ex-coach is a medical doctor and he would not let her
take anything that can be detected.

She is 28 actually and she just won Wimbledon, is ranked the highest she has ever been. I'm not accusing her of being a drug cheat but to say it's odd is an understatement.

I don't think it's as odd as it seems. She may have been playing in pain for some time. She's achieved her ambition by winning Wimbledon, is probably financially secure for the rest of her life and probably wonders why it's worth carrying on if she's playing in pain.

I think also the mention above of Henin makes sense. They are/were both very high-strung players, under a lot of pressure, for different reasons, perhaps, though at least partly self-generated in both cases. Maybe you can only do that for so long. Still, I'm sad that Marion didn't have a couple more years in her. (And to the cynics that mention drugs...well, live with yourselves, then, for slurring a player with no evidence. :s)

 

[Moxie]

I wonder if she failed a drug test. Something has to be driving this.

Yeah, to say this doesn't pass the smell test is putting it mildly. From winning Wimbledon to retiring one month later...

I saw above where you said, Darth, "I'm not saying she's a drug cheat." But I will say to both you and Kskate, you have thrown mud, and you should be more cautious, because it tends to stick. I think it's unconscionable of both of you even bring it up at the exact moment of announcement. Could you even wait 24 hours for more explanation to come out?

 

[the AntiPusher]

RE: Cincinnati 2013: Western & Southern Open

I can't say I blame her. All the press after Wimbledon, stupid sports writers trashing her looks, etc. She is tired. However, I would not be surprised if she takes 6-12 months off then decides to come back. Hey, it happens. BTW I think she's is a very attractive and extremely intelligent young lady. Perhaps she wants to do college. Whatever her future desires and goals are, I wish her well.

I cant believe that someone talking about her looks would bother her..I wish her well.. she won the big one

 

[Hoergren]

Marion got her dream by winning Wimbledon
A player knows when it is time to retire
I wish her happiness in her retirement
Warm Wishes Marion!!!!

Agree with you. She's going on with her life. Hope to see her in invitations later. Good luck

 

[Front242]

Such a shame she feels she can't even take the rest of the year off to recouperate and try and start fresh in 2014. She's hardly that old. Nice to go out on a high note after her great Wimbledon win and who knows maybe she'll come back someday. All the best to her.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

RE: Cincinnati 2013: Western & Southern Open

I can't say I blame her. All the press after Wimbledon, stupid sports writers trashing her looks, etc. She is tired. However, I would not be surprised if she takes 6-12 months off then decides to come back. Hey, it happens. BTW I think she's is a very attractive and extremely intelligent young lady. Perhaps she wants to do college. Whatever her future desires and goals are, I wish her well.

I cant believe that someone talking about her looks would bother her..I wish her well.. she won the big one

Actually, she did not bother. She took it very sportingly. However, it was terrible of that
BBC Commentator to do that in a public broadcast. It is one thing to talk amongst
friends and another thing to say it in a public broadcast.