Marion Bartoli destroys Flipkens to reach Wimbledon 2013 final

The French 15th seed completely outclassed Belgian Flipkens who failed to deal with the pressure.

Marion Bartoli crushed Kirsten Flipkens 6-1 6-2 in an embarrassingly one-sided semi-final on Thursday to reach her second Wimbledon final.

The French 15th seed completely outclassed Belgian Flipkens who failed to deal with the pressure of her first grand slam semi-final on Centre Court and was also hampered by a knee injury.

Flipkens,seeded 20th,dropped her first service game and Bartoli broke again for a 5-1 lead before taking the opening set in only 25 minutes.

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Bartoli,who lost to Venus Williams in the 2007 Wimbledon final,made two early breaks in the second set before Flipkens received on-court treatment on her heavily strapped right knee.

The 27-year-old Belgian immediately broke Bartoli’s serve but the Frenchwoman broke straight back and sealed victory in just over an hour with a smash on her second match point.

She will play fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska or Sabine Lisicki,seeded 23rd,in the final on Saturday.

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