Highlights and Analysis: Bartoli Wins Women's Wimbledon Final WIMBLEDON, England - The 28-year-old Marion Bartoli of France claimed her first career Grand Slam title in dominating fashion, routing a flat Sabine Lisicki 6-1, 6-4 in one hour and 21 minutes. After Lisicki claimed the opening game of the match on a Bartoli double fault, the French veteran reeled off the next six games to run away with the first set 6-1. 15 seed, looked on her way to running away with the second set as well, gaining a 5-1 lead and three championship points as Lisicki looked tight and tearful. Lisicki saved all three and then won three straight games to tighten Bartoli's lead to 5-4. But Bartoli capitalized emphatically on her second opportunity, hitting an ace out wide past Lisicki's backhand to claim an improbable Wimbledon title. "I think I was just overwhelmed by this whole situation," a tearful Lisicki said in her concession speech, admitting that nerves had overwhelmed her in her first Grand Slam final. . "Gosh, dreams came true, "said Bartoli, after thanking her father and other assembled friends. And maybe all the candles I burned on this kind of helped me. To see how the match unfolded in real-time, continue reading. Auto-Refresh: ONTurn ONRefresh NowFeedTwitter10:37 A.M. Bartoli Wins Wimbledon Title Bartoli's second attempt to serve out the match began with a long rally that the French veteran eventually swung in her favor, winning with a sharply angled forehand. After winning the next two points as well to give herself triple championship point, Bartoli closed out the win immediately, hitting an ace out wide onto the chalk to seal the 6-1, 6-4 victory. Bartoli then fell to her knees and looked around in disbelief, before jogging to the net to hug a waiting Lisicki. Bartoli then ran to her player's box and awkwardly climbed up into it with some help, hugging her coach, former champion Amelie Mauresmo, and eventually her father Walter, who had not been with her during the tournament but flew in for the final. 10:30 A.M. Lisicki Breaks to Stay in Final, Narrows Bartoli Lead Lisicki has narrowed Bartoli's lead in the second set from 5-1 to 54, breaking the Frenchwoman's serve to lengthen this women's final at least slightly. After failing to convert three championship points in her previous return game, Bartoli was two points away from winning the match at 30-30 on her serve, but Lisicki broke to stay in the match. Lisicki then held easily to further tighten the set to 5-4. Bartoli will now have another chance to serve out the title, but if Lisicki wins this game the set will be all level at 5-5. 10:24 A.M. Lisicki Saves Three Championship Points, Trails 2-5 Serving to stay in the match, Lisicki quickly fell behind 15-40, giving Bartoli two championship points. Lisicki saved them both with big first serves, but then caught a forehand late at deuce to give the Frenchwoman a third championship point. Lisicki saved this as well, winning a backhand-to-backhand exchange when Bartoli sent a ball into the top of the net. Lisicki then earned game point with a serve up the "T" which Bartoli could not return, then held with an ace out wide. Bartoli will now serve for the title up 5-2 in the second set. Should she fail to hold this time, she would have another chance (albeit a much more nerve-wracking one) at 5-4. 10:22 A.M. Bartoli Holds at Love for 5-1 Lead Marion Bartoli has held at love to take a 5-1 lead in the second set, and now stands just one game from her first Grand Slam title after just one hour and five minutes. Jana Novotna, the 1998 Wimbledon who coached Bartoli briefly this year, is sitting in the Royal Box. Novotna won Wimbledon in her 45th Grand Slam appearance, which has stood as a record for most before a maiden title. This, however, is Bartoli's 47th. 10:17 A.M. Bartoli Leads 4-1 in Second Set Bartoli is running away with this women's final, taking a 4-1 lead in the second set as Lisicki continues to misfire, especially on her service toss. Lisicki, one of the most emotional players on court under normal circumstances, has appeared on the verge of tears as she falls further out of touch in this final, at one point trying unsuccessfully to hide her face with her racket. Bartoli has been as ruthless as ever, raising her fist to her box after clinching the last game and jogging triumphantly to her chair. Lisicki has been able to come back from 3-0 third set deficits twice already in this tournament, against Serena Williams in the fourth round and Agnieszka Radwanska in the semifinals. But she has not shown any form today like she had shown earlier in those matches, so it will take a major improvement (or a Bartoli collapse) for her to make this final competitive. 10:17 A.M. Photo: Lisicki to Serve10:02 A.M. Bartoli Saves Break Points, Leads 2-1, Second Set Lisicki earned four break points in the second game of the second set, but Bartoli saved each with her tremendous depth of shot and flat power. Lisicki, who has been a crowd favorite all week even before finding herself the underdog in the final, has been rallying support with frequent cries in German of "komm jetzt!" ("come now!"), but Bartoli has been undeterred. Lisicki then responded to not converting on any of her break points by going down 0-40 in her following service game, a game Bartoli slammed away with an overhead winner. Bartoli now leads by a set and a break, 6-1, 2-1. 9:50 A.M. Lisicki Holds to Open the Second Set The break Lisicki took seems to have helped her regain some composure, and she held to open the second set. Lisicki's service toss is still occasionally errant, leading to an uncharacteristic 69 miles per hour second serve on the second point of the game, but she has been solid off the ground to start this game. 9:45 A.M. Bartoli Wins First Set, 6-1 Bartoli is one set away from her first Grand Slam title, having claimed the first set 6-1 in just 30 minutes over a nervous-looking Sabine Lisicki. After Lisicki claimed the first game of the final on a Bartoli double fault, the French veteran won the next six games, finishing with a hold at love. Despite the match having lasted just half-an-hour so far, Lisicki has elected to leave the court for a bathroom break, which certainly is primarily to to slow down the match, break momentum, and regroup. 9:40 A.M. Bartoli in Control, Up 5-1 in First Set Lisicki, who had been flat for the previous four games, got off to a strong start in the sixth game of the match, gaining a 40-15 lead. But she gave it back with two nervous looking forehands wide, then missed a backhand into the net to give Bartoli a break point and leaving Lisicki looking almost on the verge of tears. But Lisicki saved the break point with an ace, and hit a service winner to give herself game point. But Bartoli hung tough in the game, and after several deuces Lisicki double faulted off yet another errant toss to give Bartoli another break point. Lisicki hit a forehand long on this one, giving Bartoli the break and a 5-1 lead. 9:31 A.M. Four Straight Games to Bartoli, Up 4-1 in First Set After a shaky opening game Bartoli has found some momentum, breaking Lisicki for a second time and then holding to take a 4-1 lead. The game in which Bartoli broke serve included what will be a rare net exchange between the two, with Bartoli volleying with both one and two hands. As you may have already noticed if you're watching, Bartoli is quite fond of fist-pumping, often doing it as many as three or four times between points. She will raise her hand to her team in her player's box, and sometimes at smaller tournaments will also fist-pump toward players cheering for her. 9:24 A.M. Bartoli Breaks Back, 1-1 in First Set After Bartoli double-faulted on break point in the opening game, Lisicki returned the favor, chasing a wild toss on her final second serve to give back her early lead and level the opening set at 1-all. Bartoli then produced a much better display of serving in the third game of the match, and ended the game with the first ace of the match. But there was also a nervous-looking rally full of slow moon balls during that game, so it's hard to know how nerves will affect play as this match proceeds. 9:16 A.M. Lisicki Breaks to Begin Final Marion Bartoli, one of the game's most aggressive players on second serve, opened the match with a big second serve into Lisicki's backhand that the German flubbed. But Lisicki quickly gained her rhythm after that, hitting a return winner to gain control of the opening game and earning two break points with a 15-40 lead. Bartoli saved both break points, however, targeting Lisicki's less lethal backhand wing. But at deuce, Bartoli missed a 100 miles per hour second serve to double fault, then double faulted again to give Lisicki an opening break. 9:10 A.M. Bartoli to Serve Bartoli and Lisicki have made the long bouquet-laden walk through the corridors of the club and onto Centre Court, walking out onto the court to a nice round of applause. The coin flipped by Chair umpire Eva Asderaki of Greece landed on tails, and Bartoli elected to serve. Bartoli was the leader in aces on the WTA tour in 2011, but Lisicki leads all women in aces at this tournament. 9:06 A.M. Unlikely Final Is Underway 15 Marion Bartoli of France, who made the Wimbledon final in 2007, has emerged unscathed from the upset and injury-riddled chaos of the bottom half of the draw. She has not dropped a set in any of her first six matches. Bartoli's opponent is No. 23 Sabine Lisicki, who is the first German woman in the final of a Grand Slam since Steffi Graff in 1999. Lisicki has paved her own road to the final, causing a seismic upset of top seed Serena Williams in the fourth round and knocking out No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska in the semifinals. Both women are seeking their first career Grand Slam title. 8:59 A.M. #Wimbledon Scene