Bartoli Wins Women's Singles Final Marion Bartoli has defeated Sabine Lisicki 6-1, 6-4 in the women's singles final at Wimbledon. Six years after losing to Venus Williams in the Wimbledon final, Bartoli returned to Centre Court and ended her long wait for a major crown. By finally winning her maiden major title in the 47th Grand Slam appearance of her career, Bartoli surpassed the previous record set by Jana Novotna, who won Wimbledon in 1998 after 45 appearances at the majors. The Frenchwoman took the first set comfortably against an out of sorts Lisicki on the sun-drenched Centre Court. Lisicki, the 23rd seed, broke Bartoli's serve in the opening game of the match. But Bartoli broke straight back and took advantage of unforced errors by the German to secure the set in 31 minutes. Bartoli (l) holds her trophy alongside Lisicki after the Wimbledon final Lisicki's booming serve never functioned smoothly and Bartoli, seeded 15th, kept the ball away from her dangerous forehand throughout the match. Throughout the match, Lisicki was a shadow of the bold stroke-maker who stunned defending champion Serena Williams in the fourth round. Bartoli took the second set 6-4 to win the title. The 28-year-old is the fifth oldest women to become a first-time Grand Slam winner in the Open era. Bartoli will climb to seventh when the latest world rankings are released on Monday. She did not drop a single set in her seven matches to win the title. The women's final came as British men's hopeful Andy Murray was gearing up for his own shot at the title when he plays Novak Djokovic on Centre Court on Sunday.