In a recent interview with We Love Tennis, Marion Bartoli revealed a funny story that happened after the 2019 Wimbledon final.
For a long time, Serena Williams tries to add a 24th Grand Slam title to her collection. She lifted her last Grand Slam trophy at the 2017 and played four finals since. One of them at the 2019 Wimbledon, which was the third straight loss in the Grand Slam final for the experienced American. Marion Bartoli revealed what happened in the locker room after the match, when she said:
"It happened in 2019, when she lost the final to Simona. In the dressing room, after the match, she told me: ‘I don't want to take the finalist trophy, I miss the champion's trophy, if you want, I'll give it to you to you (laughs).
"We had a lot of fun, but the saddest thing is that she wasn't kidding, she actually left the trophy there. The lady in charge of organizing the Wimbledon tournament was pale when she saw this. I'm a player who would kill her mother and father to see that trophy, and Serena left it there like some kind of cookie and appetizer tray," said Bartoli.
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