Jelena Jankovic retired after trailing 6-1 1-0 to Marion Bartoli. The reason for the Serb's withdrawal is illness. At the start of the second set she said: "I don't feel good, I don't feel good. I have problem with the breathing, I can't even….".

The world number three's busy schedule has taken its toll once again. It's somewhat symbolic that the busiest player of the year finishes the season with a withdrawal. I hope that in the future she will have her health in mind before organizing her year.

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Belgian Justine Henin avenged her Wimbledon loss to Marion Bartoli, in style! The world number one defeated the Frenchwoman 6-0 6-0 in less than an hour.

I was disappointed with the match, I was hoping for some real action, at least a glimpse of the battle they had in Wimbledon this year, but what I got was the exact opposite. Too bad, but ok, it’s not the end of the world. I'm looking forward to watching Jankovic vs. Chakvetadze, it will start in a few minutes.

World No.10 Marion Bartoli got a chance to compete in the season-ending Championships after the withdrawal of injured Serena Williams. (photo via Getty Images)

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Third seed Marion Bartoli of France defeated Austrian teenager Tamira Paszek 6-2 6-1 to reach the quarterfinals of the Generali Ladies Linz on Thursday. The 2007 Wimbledon finalist seemed completely unaffected by the knee injury that forced her to retire in Zurich last week.

"My knee was not 100 percent but still okay and I was able to play," Bartoli, who lost only one point on serve in the first set, told reporters.

"I feel sometimes a little pain especially when I have to take a hard step on my left foot, so I tried not to hit too hard and just put the ball to the right spot."

All the Linz Open quarterfinalists are known now: Anna Chakvetadze, Patty Schnyder, Marion Bartoli, Julia Vakulenko, Nicole Vaidisova, Dinara Safina, Alona Bondarenko, and Daniela Hantuchova. (photo via Getty Images)

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France’s Tatiana Golovin sustained an injury in her first round match at the Generali Ladies Linz, while her countrywoman Marion Bartoli eventually decided to take part in the tournament (I assume she has fully recovered from her injury).

Seventh seed Tatiana Golovin, who has suffered two serious ankle injuries in the last 18 months, injured herself during her match with Greek Eleni Daniilidou at the Generali Ladies Linz.

Golovin lost the first set and had to save a break point to win her first service game in the second set. In the next game, leading 40-0 on Daniilidou's serve, Golovin slipped as she approached the net and requested medical attention for her ankle. After that, she played only four more points before receiving more treatment, this time to her right knee. Then, she retired from the match. Read more »

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Marion Bartoli and Amelie Mauresmo, the two highest-ranked French players, both lost in the opening round of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart.

Former world number one Amelie Mauresmo simply can’t put an end to the disappointing results; her nightmare has continued with the first round loss to unseeded Elena Dementieva. The Frenchwoman, who has slumped to 12th in the world rankings after an injury-hit season, lost 6-2 7-5 in less than an hour.

Earlier in the day, Wimbledon runner-up Marion Bartoli was beaten by Polish teenager Agnieszka Radwanska 0-6, 6-2, 6-1. What happened to Bartoli?! After serving a bagel in the first set, she won only three games! And to make the matters worse, it was on her 23rd birthday. I would like to see some consistency in Bartoli’s career, I mean, she proved she has potential.

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