Marion Bartoli Frequently Has A Nap Before a Match

Written by: Staff on 5th July 2013

Marion Bartoli Frequently Has A Nap Before a Match

epa03771633 Marion Bartoli of France serves to Sloane Stephens of USA during their quarter-final match for the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, in London, Britain, 02 July 2013. EPA/KERIM OKTEN |

Wimbledon finalist Marion Bartoli has taken to catching a quick nap before her matches, waking up instantly and ready to go onto court.

The quirky Frenchwoman whose training sessions utilize various elastic bands and other contraptions strapped to her body which give it all the look of bondage gear, is catching her 40 winks at Wimbledon whenever and wherever.

Prior to her semi-final success over Kirsten Flipkens which put her into a second career final on the lawns, Bartoli, 28, had a quick nap in the changing rooms.

She didn’t even need anyone to wake her either. “I actually woke up by myself at 12:30, I went to a warm-up at 12:40. That’s just the way I am,” added the hyperactive player whose practice swings and hopping rituals often make her seem like a constantly moving wind-up toy in between points.

“I needed a quick nap just to recover from my early morning practice and everything I had to do to be ready to go on court,” she explained. “It was just a quick nap of 15, 20 minutes, and go on court. So far it’s working extremely well, so I don’t see why I should change.”

Bartoli said that a sleep isn’t mandatory, but nice if she can manage. “It’s really more about how I’m feeling. If I’m feeling great, that I don’t feel I need a nap, then I will not sleep. But if I do feel like I need one, it’s not a problem for me to sleep and come back and be ready.”

But the Geneva-based Frenchwoman put to rest rumors that she will even stretch out on the ground if necessary. “I’m never really sleeping on the floor. It’s the lady members’ dressing room in Wimbledon, so you can have a sofa to sleep on.”

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