[I eat] steamed vegetables, salads, cucumbers.”Bartoli was Wimbledon ladies’ champion in 2013. She announced her retirement from professional tennis 40 days after her Wimbledon victory. Former Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli has contracted a virus that prevents her from eating and for which she will receive treatment at an Italian clinic at the end of this summer’s championship, she has said. Bartoli, who is working at Wimbledon for television channel Fox Asia, would not comment on Wednesday on the reasons for her replacement. Her weight loss since retiring from professional tennis has attracted comment.

Source: The Guardian July 06, 2016 17:48 UTC