Ten little-known facts about 2013 Wimbledon champion, Marion Bartoli

6) Bartoli reached the finals of Wimbledon in 2007 after a stunning upset over top-seeded Justine Henin in the semi-final and lost to Venus Williams in the final. Bartoli claimed that she was inspired by actor Pierce Brosnan in the stands during her semi-final win.

“I didn’t start well. It was so stressful being on Centre Court for the first time. But then I saw Pierce Brosnan in the crowd and he’s one of my favourite actors so I just tried to play a little better. I tried to just forget who I was playing and where I was playing and I started to play very good at the end of the second set and in the third set.”