Marion Bartoli retires from tennis with immediate effect . The French Open champion will be replaced by the top seed in her division, Maria Sharapova. Bartoli won the Wimbledon title by beating Sabine Lisicki just six weeks ago . I can see it in your eyes and see your body The world No . 7 says her body can no longer take the strain of professional tennis .
Marion Bartoli retires from tennis with immediate effect . The French Open champion will be replaced by the top seed in her division, Maria Sharapova. Bartoli won the Wimbledon title by beating Sabine Lisicki just six weeks ago . The world No . 7 says her body can no longer take the strain of professional tennis .