Relationship With Her Father
Bartoli denies allegations that her close relationship with her father is a public show to hide a dominating parent. She has resisted pressure to play without him, including giving up the chance to play at the Olymics in London in 2012 because she would not play in the Fed Cup without his private coaching.
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