8) Bartoli took a 30-minute nap just before her semi-final against Kirsten Flipkens on Thursday. She became the first player to win Wimbledon without meeting a top 10 player.
This was her 47th Grand Slam event – the most Grand Slam appearances by any player before winning their first Grand Slam (Jana Novotna 45, Francesca Schiavone 39, Samantha Stosur 34, Amelie Maruesmo 32)
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Haresh Ramchandani
An experienced journalist with demonstrated expertise in tennis, Haresh fell in love with the sport while watching Steffi Graf play in the late 1980s. He has interviewed prominent tennis personalities like Andy Murray, Kei Nishikori, Dominic Thiem, and Holger Rune, and was a part of the WTA Chennai Open’s social media team. Haresh is also trying to make it to the ITF Seniors Circuit and hopes to watch a match at Wimbledon someday.
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