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Marion Bartoli: Father
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Bartoli is very close to her father, but the relationship has cost her. France's Fed Cup captain Georges Goven left her off the team that fell to Italy two weeks ago in the semifinals because she would not participate in the tie without her father in attendance.
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Bartoli is known for her unorthodox and intense style of play. She uses two hands on both the forehand and the backhand, and is generally classed as an aggressive and hard-hitting player. She developed her two-handed style on the advice of her father. He had seen the classic 1992 French Open final in which Monica Seles defeated Steffi Graf, and immediately was inspired to teach the technique to his daughter.
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Bartoli accepted the runner-up trophy, and received a more vociferous cheer than Williams did from a crowd enamored with her spunk and unorthodox style. The scene overwhelmed her father and coach, Walter, who sat in his seat and cried. Richard Williams, Venus's father, turned and consoled him.
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"You have to have a lot of belief in yourself because you have tough moments," said Bartoli, who is coached by her father, Walter. "And you need a good dad and coach to tell you, you can do it. He always told me I belonged up there.
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