"My dad used to put up some targets. If I touched the targets, I get candy. So I was very motivated. Maybe that's why I'm still loving too much the candies. But whatever."
-- Marion Bartoli, who was defeated by Venus Williams in the Wimbledon women's final yesterday.
V. Williams (#23) became the lowest-seeded woman in the history of computer rankings to take the Wimbledon title. She was also the first to win a championship purse equal to the one earned by the men's champion ($1.4 million). You go, girl! V. Williams def. M. Bartoli, 6-4, 6-1.
That men's champion was Roger Federer today, although it could have almost as easily been Rafael Nadal. The match was one of the closest, most exciting I've ever watched. Federer now shares a record with Bjorn Borg, who was in attendance -- they're the hottest men of all time in tennis. Well, not officially. But they are the only men to have won five consecutive Wimbledon championships in the modern era. R. Federer def. Rafael Nadal,7-6 (9-7), 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 2-6, 6-2.
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