Marion Bartoli was on the verge of elimination in her third-round match at Wimbledon and she decided to take action. This didn’t involve changing her strategy or tightening her backhand or throwing a Djokovic-esque temper tantrum by smashing her racquet on the court. No, Bartoli went a different route. She told her parents to leave her match.
On a changeover down 3-4 in the final set against Flavia Pennetta, Bartoli, a semifinalist at Wimbledon last year, signaled toward her player’s box and sent her parents away.