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Bartoli Wins Women's Title at Wimbledon

Victory

Beats Sabine Lisicki in two sets.

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Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner. France's Marion Bartoli, 28, won the women's Wimbledon final Saturday, claiming her first Grand Slam title in the process. She dominated the game, beating opponent Sabine Lisicki 6–1, 6–4, in 1 hour and 21 minutes. "Gosh, dreams came true," said Bartoli in a speech after her victory. "And maybe all the candles I burned on this kind of helped me."

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