The main photo above shows Marion, arms aloft, after her shock semi-final victory over number 1 seed Justine Henin
at Wimbledon 2007. The scoreboard shows Bartoli on the brink of victory, at 5-1 up and 40-0 in the final set, and she
won the next point to hold serve to love and seal a stunning triumph. The final proved to be a step too far, Venus Williams
prevailing 6-4 6-1, but it was a truly memorable tournament for the young French women, whose previous best
performance at a Grand Slam event was earlier in the year when she reached the quarter-finals at the Australian Open.
The inset pictures are also at Wimbledon 2007.
LAST 16. WIMBLEDON 2007
JUSTINE HENIN defeated PATTY SCHNYDER 6-2, 6-2
SERENA WILLIAMS defeated DANIELA HANTUCHOVA 6-2, 6-7(2-7), 6-2
MARION BARTOLI defeated JELENA JANKOVIC 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
MICHAELLA KRAJICEK defeated LAURA GRANVILLE 6-3, 6-4
ANA IVANOVIC defeated NADIA PETROVA 6-1, 2-6, 6-4
NICOLE VAIDISOVA defeated AMELIE MAURESMO 7-6(8-6), 4-6, 6-1
SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA defeated TAMIRA PASZEK 6-3, 6-2
VENUS WILLIAMS defeated MARIA SHARAPOVA 6-1, 6-3
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QUARTERFINALS
JUSTINE HENIN defeated SERENA WILLIAMS 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
MARION BARTOLI defeated MICHAELLA KRAJICEK 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
ANA IVANOVIC defeated NICOLE VAIDISOVA 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
VENUS WILLIAMS defeated SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA 6-3, 6-4
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SEMIFINALS
MARION BARTOLI defeated JUSTINE HENIN 1-6, 7-5, 6-1
VENUS WILLIAMS defeated ANA IVANOVIC 6-2, 6-4
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FINAL
VENUS WILLIAMS defeated MARION BARTOLI 6-4, 6-1
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