Marion Bartoli
Paris: Wimbledon women’s singles champion Marion Bartoli and NBA star Tony Parker were named female and male sports person of the year by French sports newspaper L’Equipe on Wednesday.
Bartoli, 29, topped the women’s section with 886 points following her stunning success at Wimbledon beating German Sabine Lisicki, her first — and only — Grand Slam crown.
Parker, 31, got the nod with 805 points principally on the back of his inspirational performances in France’s being crowned European champions in Slovenia in September.
( Source : AFP )
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