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AFP - Getty ImagesBartoli had her left foot treated, while Williams got down on the court to have her left leg worked on. The American played the rest of the way with a thick bandage under her white spandex shorts, which she began wearing in the second round because the skirt she planned to use was too big.
“She’s a fighter,” said her boyfriend, golfer Hank Kuehne. “She’s one of those people that definitely has the ability to elevate her game. ... If that’s on one leg, then she’s going to do that.”
As the break stretched to 10 minutes, Bartoli went to the baseline, then noticed that bored fans were doing the wave. Clearly enjoying her first Grand Slam final, she joined right along, raising her arms.
After the next point, a fan shouted, “Come on, Tim!” — the familiar rallying cry for Tim Henman — and Bartoli, who was about to serve, dropped her arms to her side and laughed. Then she turned and wagged a finger.
Williams was playing in her 12th Grand Slam final, sixth at the All England Club, and winning her sixth major title. Bartoli was in her sixth tournament final and never before had been beyond the fourth round at a major.
“You walk into that court,” she said, “and you know you’re a part of history.”
When they walked off that court, the one Williams knows so well, they passed the board that lists the past champions. Already stenciled in, below similar entries for 2000, 2001 and 2005, was Williams’ name, next to 2007. Clutching a bouquet of flowers, Williams stared at it, her mouth agape.
At about that time, her father was recalling that when Venus was 9, she would talk about how many Wimbledon titles she wanted to win one day.
“I think she can win three more,” Richard Williams said, “and I would be disappointed if she didn’t.”
At this point, who would doubt it?
The United States completed a 5-0 rout of Switzerland in the Davis Cup on Sunday, with 19-year-old Ryan Harrison and John Isner winning closing singles matches.
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