Former Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli of France has a strong Indian connection. The 30-year-old, who is the international event ambassador of this edition of the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon SCMM, spoke about how she is slowly getting used to all things Indian.


Is this your man, Ma-am? Marion Bartoli attends the Wimbledon Champions Dinner at the Royal Opera House in London on July 6, 2014 with a gentleman reported to be her boyfriend. Though she admitted to having a half-Indian boyfriend at yesterday-s press conference in the city, she did not name him. Pic/Getty Images  

"I am extremely happy to be in Mumbai. This is not the first time though that I have come to India. In the 15 years that I played on the professional tennis circuit, I have been to Hyderabad, New Delhi, Kolkata and Bangalore.