"I hope you don’t mind me saying this…" : Andy Murray’s secrets about Marion Bartoli’s victory at Wimbledon

You have to go back to 2013 to see a French woman win the Grand Slam tournament. That year, Marion Bartoli surprisingly won Wimbledon. Thanks to this coronation, the Puy-en-Velay native replaced Amélie Mauresmo, who won the final tricolor title at the Grand Slam in 2006 in the same London garden. Shortly after her success, Marion Bartoli announced that she was ending her acting career due to numerous injuries:I feel like it’s time to go. I can’t anymore. (…) My body can’t stand everything anymore‘ he announced.

On the men’s side, it was Andy Murray who managed to win at 2013 Wimbledon after beating ogre Novak Djokovic in the final. The Briton, who was present at a press conference on Tuesday (July 4th) after his victory in the first round of the Grand Slam tournament currently held in London, recalled the coronation he shared with Marion Bartoli:We didn’t dance at the winner’s ball, I can tell you that“, he began with a smile, before mentioning what had surprised him at the time in Marion Bartoli: “I always got on very well with him. He has always been incredibly good. I hope you don’t mind me saying this but a lot of people watched the way he trains and trains and everything and thought it was a bit weird because he was so different, so unorthodox compared to many other players.“

“He has always invested 100% in everything he does.‘, continues Andy Murray, still conspicuous by the ‘Bartoli method’ and the ferocity of the French woman: ‘For all tennis players, I think the best thing to say about them is that they have reached their potential. I’m convinced that’s what he did. Had a great trip here. The approach to the game is very very different. I’ve never seen what he does in the gym or on the training ground, I haven’t seen many other players doing this type of work. It worked for him. He had a brilliant career.“A fine tribute that should undoubtedly please Marion Bartoli.

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