5:03 pm Fri August 16, 2013  Marion Bartoli Retires From Tennis
At The Top Of Her Game  Originally published on Fri August 16,
2013 6:22 pm      And Audie Cornish. Just 40 days after winning
the women's singles title at Wimbledon, Marion Bartoli of France
announced on Wednesday that she's retiring from tennis at age
28. Bartoli now joins a relatively short list of top athletes
who decided to call it quits in their prime. Sports writer
Stefan Fatsis joins us now, as he does most Fridays. Hey there,
Stefan.   CORNISH: So tell us more about Marion Bartoli and her
announcement.  FATSIS: Well, she's been a top 20 player for more
than 6 years. She lost a Wimbledon final in 2007 and then this
year, she won Wimbledon without dropping a set. She's known as
intense on the court, a little bit quirky and in contrast to a
lot of her younger and more cloistered colleagues, she's mature
and outgoing off of the court.  And what's making her retirement
a big story is the way she announced it. After a second round
loss in a to