Wimbledon 2013

I don't want to do the Bart, man.
 
delighted for Bartoli if she wins this. Felt bad for her after she froze up against Venus last time round
 
Watching this is like someone ripping my heart out, hate to see her struggling like this.
She is either really tired with the amount of 3 setters she has played this past fortnight or the situation of a final has got to her. She is better than Bartoli in my opinion.
 
Neither of these girl in their heart of hearts thought they would be in the final. Bartoli has the advantage of being there before. The German girl has just frozen completely. Hey at least someone called Williams hasn't won it.
 
People are being a bit harsh on Bartoli here. She comes across as quite nice in interviews. Her on court mannerisms may be a little odd and she ain't the best looking in the world but I don't see any legitimate reasons to dislike her.
 
She's basically won this title by default. Bartoli has been handed the title basically.
 
People are being a bit harsh on Bartoli here. She comes across as quite nice in interviews. Her on court mannerisms may be a little odd and she ain't the best looking in the world but I don't see any legitimate reasons to dislike her.


Exactly, these girls are there to play tennis, not to be eye candy for the men. The ones who concentrate on that too much usually don't win. I am sure Rupert Bell on Talksport had heard that Lisicki is not very popular with the other players, now maybe that sweet exterior is just a facade. Don't say it's because she is pretty, there are plenty of pretty tennis players out there.
 
Lisicki's shit. I reckon I could beat her.
 
She is either really tired with the amount of 3 setters she has played this past fortnight or the situation of a final has got to her. She is better than Bartoli in my opinion.

Ability counts for nothing if you can't handle high pressure situations. How many footballers have we seen be hyped up as the next big thing, and when it came to playing in the massive games they just disappear? If she can't handle the mental side of the game, then she cannot claim to be better than someone who can handle it.


People are being a bit harsh on Bartoli here. She comes across as quite nice in interviews. Her on court mannerisms may be a little odd and she ain't the best looking in the world but I don't see any legitimate reasons to dislike her.


Exactly. People are being incredibly harsh, just because she couldnt moonlight as a bikini model.
 
I'm surprised how bitter people are because the prettier girl isn't winning.

Bartoli has been the best player. There is a reason why Bartoli is ranked ahead of Lisicki.
 
Nerves seem to have got the better of her.

It's quite amazing, she's been so strong up til now, coming back from being behind so many times. The players she's beaten are a who's who of the tennis world. Maybe it's because she was regarded as the favourite.
 
Bartoli deserves this 100%. Anyone saying otherwise is just plain bitter

Well done Marion
 
Hardly "excellent".

Radwanska V Lisicki and Djok V Del Potro are the only matches that standout so far. My perspective may change if we have an amazing final tomorrow.


That wasn't even the best women's match of the tournament.

I told you it'd all end in tears and heartbreak. Bartoli is in beast mode!
 
Bartoli is playing well, but this is the most one-sided final I've seen since... Bartoli vs Venus.

If she wins she'll deserve it of course, but feck what a disappointingly boring final.
 
I actually would rather Serena was here instead. She'd at least have made a game of it.
 
She'll learn from this Lisicki and hopefully come back stronger next year
 
Like one or two others I don't get the hate for Bartoli here. Seems a decent enough person and she deserves her victory. It's not her fault Lisicki is better looking and has completely crumbled.
 
Wow Lisicki only held one service game this whole match. Thats gob shit for a player playing one of the biggest games in her career.

Edit: Now she has held two. Still shit.
 
Bartoli isn't even overly bad looking anyway, neither is Lisicki overly good looking.
 
Lisicki's nerves clearly led to her downfall, but credit to Bartoli for not giving her a sniff as well.