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Come on Andy! Come on Andy! Come on Andy! Come on Andy! When you have a

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guy like that, you follow him. And there will be more of that cry

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on Sunday, because Andy Murray is through to the Wimbledon final once

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again. This is how he clinched victory. In three sets. 6-3, 6-3,

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6-3. Berdych had a chance in the second set, but Murray held firm,

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and never let go. He got better and better as the match went on, and

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Berdych had no answer. Too much variety from Murray. Too much

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strength and belief. He is a great competitor. No sign of nerves. Andy

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Murray through to the Wimbledon final once again. He won it back in

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2013. He gave his family and friends so much to cheer about. We are so

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used to the matches being tense. Let's hear what Andy had to say. He

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spoke to Gary after the match. Many congratulations. Your emotion on

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reaching another final? Obviously very happy. The middle part of the

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second set was really key. I had a few chances to go up a break, and

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then I broke the following game. Obviously, to make another of

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Wimbledon final, that is a good achievement. Does the feeling get

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better each time you get through? Yes, the older you get, you never

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know how many more chances you are going to have to play in Grand Slam

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finals, so you want to make the most of your opportunities, and I managed

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to get through today, and I guess the older you get, the more

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experience you have, which helps in these situations. That is what I was

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wondering. Thus the pressure get less? You have played in ten Grand

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Slam finals already. You learn from those matches, for sure, having had

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those experiences in the past, they have helped me a lot, playing

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against some of the best players of all time. I know what I have to do

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to get to the latter stages of these events, and I need to play a great

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match on Sunday if I want to win. That is against Milos Raonic, and

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you beat him on grass. That was a very tough match. Three sets, I was

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down a set and a break, and I managed to turn it around. He is

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playing some of the best grass court tennis of his career. He played a

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great game with Roger today. Very entertaining, tough match. I am

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aware that I have to play very well. Do you have a Wimbledon final

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routine? Are you six dishes in anyway clever -- superstition?

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I have the same practice time, but I won't change too much. Lastly, you

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will be for a couple of hours doing lots of interviews. When you go

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home, what do you do? I remember a couple of years ago, you put the TV

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on and watched Toye story. What will you do today? I will finish all of

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my recovery staff, to the press, and then it is late by the time you get

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back. I will be up for a bit, and hopefully get a good night's sleep,

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rest day tomorrow, then hopefully come back firing on Sunday. Really

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well done. He is playing the best tennis of his

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career at the moment. He has Ivan Lendl bag in his corner. He is

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driven now. He said he wanted to win it again, he said he wanted to be

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Novak Djokovic, but he is not here. He is going to have to beat the man-

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Melton from Canada. -- the man mountain. That is praise indeed from

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Ivan Lendl. He will be planning the schedule and tactics for the final

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on Sunday. Andy Murray through to the Wimbledon final once again. So,

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what to get -- what a day it has been. Let's get the view from art

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commentators. Lleyton Hewitt, I was talking about the sixth game in the

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second set. He felt but that was the heart of the match. That could have

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been the turning point for Tomas Berdych.

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Sorry, I can't hear your microphone at the moment. We will try and sort

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that out. Just give me a thumbs up if you thought it was a great match!

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I again. The sixth game. No! I'm sorry, guys. We will try and get

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back to you. It will be worth going back. But this is everyone leaving

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now, Centre Court. What a day they have had. They had a five set

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thriller with Roger Federer losing to Milos Raonic. Federer looked like

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he could win that in four sets. He came so close to it, but Milos

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Raonic came. Through Mr show you how Milos Raonic finished it off on

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Centre Court today. Here he is at 40-0, and finishing it off with a

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big serve. And then an error from Roger. Roger had to have the train

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on Centre Court. He never really got into it. He is through, not only to

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his first Wimbledon final, but also his first Grand Slam final. There

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will be a big occasion for him. Let's hear what he has to say. Many

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congratulations. You are through to the final. Describe your emotions.

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You have beaten a great champion today. I was struggling there,

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through the third and fourth set, he was struggling, and just a little

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opening, I managed to finish off on a great match. What impact is this

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going to have? You are the first Canadian man to reach the Grand Slam

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final. It will be a big impact if I can win. I have to win first.

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Hopefully it does have a great impact. You have your mum and dad

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here. They are watching your matches, and on the seventh --

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semifinal, they look so calm. They're not! I am sure they will be

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taking a little nap right now, just to ease off their motion. I'm sure I

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will as well! But it is a great feeling to play in my first final.

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You have a good coaching team around you. You have added to it with John

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McEnroe. What sort of influence has he had with you? What he told me

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today is leave it all out there. I showed a lot of emotion, I was

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always positive, and that is what got me through. I had one of my best

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matches in my history and my career, and that is what made the biggest

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difference. And his experience on finals day, he will give you little

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nuggets that will really help. I hope so. He gave me plenty of help

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today. He has experienced winning slams and playing in these

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semifinals. Between now and Sunday, how will you and all the occasions,

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the emotions? -- candle. I will try and push it down. I am by no means

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done. It gives me something to keep myself my sight line on. I want to

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progress and win this thing. And Andy Murray in the final. If it is

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him, it proves to be in intriguing match. We played in the finals at

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Queen's. I said that I hope I have a rematch. I would sound like a genius

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if it is him, but I have to prepare myself, and I would do the best I

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can. Well done. It was interesting in the commentary

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box. John McEnroe was saying, he is not moving his serve around enough,

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he is not mixing it up and. He said needed in the fifth and final set.

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Roger had his chances. It is the first time he has ever been beaten

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in a Wimbledon semifinal, and he got so close to getting through at the

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end of the fourth set. He was not able to take his chances, and Milos

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Raonic took is. So, let's hear from Rod of -- Roger Federer who was

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visibly upset in the press conference afterwards. Something

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went wrong. A double fault, twice. Unexplainable for me. Very sad and

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angry at myself, because never should I have allowed him to get out

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of that set so easily. He deserved it. He owned it at the end, but I

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helped him so much to get back into that game, and I thought I was the

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better player for the set, and then, I know he is great in the breakers.

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It was always going to be tough. But I would like to have seen him

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scramble for. This clearly hurts, because I thought I could have had

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it. So close. It was so close. I feel that I lost it and he won it.

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When I played on top-of-the-line, he thought, like I did against Marin

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Cilic. Sometimes, things don't go your way. If you blink at the wrong

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time, and it happened so fast that you connect. Things change. We are

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doing a different press conference, but credit to him for hanging in

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there. Expanding what went wrong, but this is the site that all of the

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Federer fans are sad to see. He will not win the eighth Wimbledon title.

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A disappointing day for him. Very honest in press conference. Bitterly

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disappointed, but he had his chances, and it is rare that you say

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that about Roger Federer. But always a gentleman, saying goodbye to

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everyone as he heads home. Sorry about the microphone disorder!

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Well saved, Tim! He is a class act. Who, Tim(!) it must be hard for him

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today. He could have easily won it in four sets. He was the better

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player throughout the fourth set, but he could not get the chances

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when he had the break points. He was up against a guy who had such a big

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serve. You have to take chances when they are presented. We can show you

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some of the fourth set. That is the chance Doi time that Roger had his

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chances. If you are going to look for the reasons, the real lack of

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match play, he has had the most challenging year of his career. The

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injuries that he had after Australia, and being ill, and having

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problems with his back, it is unusual for him to give up the

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chances, especially on his own serve. It was his 40-0 game when he

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is on those finishing off the service games. He also had a couple

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of double faults. Milos Raonic did well to hang in there and placing

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great tennis. He took the chances when they came, and it is an amazing

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chance for him to be through to the first grand slam final. It is hard

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to believe, but that is what pressure does. He let that one of

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the book. If it went to the fourth set -- fourth set tie-break, he had

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a chance to sneak out. He could have set up the final against Andy

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Murray. Maybe he was just thinking about it, the trainer was on, he

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needed a massage. It was like everything that he put out there, in

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the five setter, it was all out there. Federer is so professional

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with his preparation, and it has been difficult for him, but that is

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a classic example of not really having the mileage on the match

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court. He will have done so much on the practice court to get in the

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best possible shape. Outfit was he going into this tournament? We can

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debate that, -- outfit was he. He lost his legs early in the fifth,

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and that is unusual to see. But he is the ultimate professional, and he

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was clear in his praise for Milos Raonic that he was able to win that

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match, but it will be a tough one for Federer to put behind him. That

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will hurt for a long time. But Milos Raonic took his chance, and he raced

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his game. He started so well in the fifth set.

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I was really impressed with how his footwork -- footwork was. His

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backhand pass held up under pressure. He had a great passing

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shot. His movement has always been good. You don't often see Roger with

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his movement falling over on the grass. At the time, I thought it was

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a slip, but he checked his ankle, which twinge Disney. He had come

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back out, and this was a strange point. Roger had a couple of chances

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to finish it off, we couldn't do it, and Milos Raonic came off with a big

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pass. He was just starting to tire. He had been on the court for close

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to three hours, maybe just over three hours. It is that first step,

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in and out of the corners, it makes a big difference. He was able to

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gain the momentum early in the fifth. When you hit the corners at

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140 Bath per hour, it is difficult to play against. John McEnroe was in

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the commentary box. He said that he has got his fire back, he is moving

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his feet better. He had been intimidated by Roger earlier. I was

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very impressed with Roger's defensive skills. It is not

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something we talk about. He dictates, but he really showed some

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great deal on the stretch to stay in rallies and make sure that he hit

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some tricky shots. As we saw in the final of Queen's, when he played

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against Murray, he will fancy his chances. He must feel so good about

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today, because trying to get to his first Grand Slam final, he proved

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that he could beat the great Roger Federer and come out a winner. He

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raced away to the last set. It is a huge mental hurdle to go out and do

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it. He had a chance. He had beaten Roger in a smaller tournament in

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Brisbane, but to go out in a Wimbledon semifinal, where Roger has

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held his own persona many years, and go out and perform well, and played

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some of his best tennis when he was down in the match. And Roger saying

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don't ask me about retirement. Everyone was asking is that your

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farewell?! He says he is going to be back. I think with the nature of

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this year, he has not really been on his own terms, because he has been

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battling to get back match fit, and to get the tournament under his

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belt. Again, he is 34, he is in the latter days, it is longer than most

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people play, but if he gets 100% fit and healthy, with the weight that

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his game is, his technique, it does not take a lot of extra stress out

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of his body. I definitely hope to see him back next year. If he is

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going to get another slam, it is here. He has his best chance here.

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But as Tim said, it has been such a tough year for him. He has started

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to look like he was getting going, and then another little hiccup, and

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in the back injuries, and then a bigger problem, and then he was not

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getting his matches under the belt. His body in the end today, he senses

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the frustration. Novak was out of the tournament. He had a great

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chance to get to add grand slam final before. He did not take it

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this time. As far as Milos Raonic is concerned, how difficult is this,

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the day off tomorrow? Everyone wanting to talk to him. How was it?

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He is a pretty level-headed guy. I think he will go through the same

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preparation that he has done on every single off day that he has

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had. I think it was good that he had that average game against David

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Coffin, because he had to go through that, and he survived. Sometimes you

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go and see guys win grand slam after they have a scare. Andy Murray had

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it against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga the other night. My first was the US

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Open final, either throw to be there. But you try and enjoy it as

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much as possible, but very similar. I was the underdog going into that

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one as well. It is interesting that in the final, it will be McEnroe and

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Lendl. I hope McEnroe is working! They are not going to be far apart!

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There was quite a bit of tension when they played in the Queen 's

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final, and I think that this will be as Lendl has had a big impact on

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Murray, not only McEnroe, we should mention Carlos Moya, who is grand

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slam winner. He will be able to draw on those experiences of the day

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after tomorrow, to prepare for his game plan. It is much more fun

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comparing Lendl and McEnroe! John is going to be talking to him a lot. He

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is the super coach along with Carlos Moya. He has been there, done that,

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and he will have getting mentally right. After the battle is mental.

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Being in the right frame of mind to be positive. But he has to install

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into him as well, you have to believe in yourself. We have the

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belief that you can win Wimbledon on Sunday afternoon. He is going to be

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playing not only against Andy Murray but also a massive crowd. Let's move

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on to Andy. As I was trying to say, the sixth game in the second set, if

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that was the time, it was then. Those 1215 minutes were critical,

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because Tomas Berdych at those opportunities and he could not take

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them. -- those 12-15 minutes. The pressure was straight back on

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Berdych, and he really menace to stamp his authority. When he was

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playing so consistently, you just really struggle to see how Tomas

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Berdych was able to get back in. He try to beat aggressive, he try to

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dictate, he came forward, but he made life difficult for him. It was

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tough though. Three, three and does not tell the story. It was tough. It

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could have swayed either way at points. But Andy Murray is so good

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at changing pace. It was a massive difference, because he did not give

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Tomas Berdych the opportunity to have a go at his second serve. He

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got a very high percentage of first serve. He took the power out of the

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Tomas Berdych game. You talk about the variety, and he was toying with

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him at times. He knew that Andy Murray's game plan was that if they

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could get into neutral rallies from the back of the court, he could

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exploit the weakness of Tomas Berdych's movement. Berdych had to

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be aggressive, he is a big ball striker, but at the end of the

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match, you looked up for terror accounts. Berdych was about 30, and

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Murray was eight. Murray gave so few opportunities for Tomas Berdych to

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build momentum. He is such a great fighter. He loves it when it gets

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tight. He has the ability to raise his game. You can't teach it.

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Mentally, he believes in himself. When he gets into the pressure

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point, he knows he is going to come up with the goods. Only Novak

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Djokovic has been able to do against him. This is the first time that he

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is not ranked above him. When you look at Murray's grand slam losses,

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he has only lost to Federer and Djokovic. This is a great

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opportunity. There have been a physical tests on the court, off the

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court, there is a lot going on. There has been a lot going on for

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Murray in this tournament. First and foremost, the Djokovic loss.

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Everyone was saying, this is your chance. But for Murray, in the

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bottom half of the draw, even today, he will have been aware of what was

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going on with the match before. Federer was expected to come through

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into the final. It is a great opportunity for Berdych and Murray,

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and he keeps coming over these challenges. I really do expect him

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to do the same on Sunday, because the consistency of his performance,

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the intensity of the last three months, has been absolutely amazing,

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and he can go out and win another Wimbledon title. He is so fired up.

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He really imposes himself on court. He plays his best tennis when he is

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like that. He plays a much more positive game of tennis. You can see

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on his backhand, trying to take a few more risks, and not just push

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the ball in play. I love it when he is aggressive on that. You used to

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love doing it. I'd use to do a few this pumps. It is one on one sport.

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It is like a boxing ring, nowhere to hide. Does that presence of having

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Ivan Lendl there, up to him, at times throughout the match, that has

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given him an extra self-confidence. Finally, dare I say it, he likes

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playing big servers. One of his great skills is the return of serve.

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One of the elements of that is how he is able to block the serve back.

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He had seen Raonic's serve plenty of times. Raonic was amazing at

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Queen's, but he found a way to get the ball back. If he gets into the

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rallies from the baseline, where the server is not part of the equation,

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that is where I feel that Murray, he can exploit Raonic's lack of

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movement. Well, we look forward to that. We would let you get some

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dinner now! We do know that the final is now Andy Murray, in his

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11th Grand Slam final, up against Milos Raonic. That is the number two

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seed against the six seed. McEnroe against Lendl, we will build that

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up! That is at 1pm, we will start our coverage. So, we still have

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about 35 minutes or so here in the evening, and we will be previewing

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the women's file before we go off the air. But we are going to take

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you out to a match from earlier today on Court Number One. It is

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Heather Watson. We can join this match, it was over on Court Number

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One. This game has now lasted

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over ten minutes. Maybe a slider to the

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body might not be a Happier on the drive volley

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than the old-fashioned That's the case with many

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of the women these days. He has seen a lot of

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the ball the last ten So much of doubles, it is just

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about sensing the match. So Lipsky and Kudryavtseva stay

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in touch, but still down a break. We are getting to know Henry now

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and he is a cool customer, Yes, just checking that my hand

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is nice and dry and I have all the time in the world

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and I am going to crack it. Not too stressed,

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is Does not look as if he would break

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a sweat, does Henry. You described his partner

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as cool yesterday. kept the whole ship together,

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wonderful returns, such a solid well to make that low volley. Lipsky

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really clobbered that return. He is a very good first serve first

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volley merchant and that is usually one of the first things you are told

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when you learn doubles. Little frustration here from

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Kudryavtseva, got to the ball. Now, this is where Kontinen and Watson

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really must seek the double break. Another serve off the Watson

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forehand. Just really smart play from

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Kontinen, as soon as he had a chance, he got the ball over to

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Kudryavtseva. Always play the ball over when you can.

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She served a double fault to drop her serve in the first set, now

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Watson has missed two returns in a row, this one has to go win, because

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at a set and 5-2 up, they should not lose.

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In fairness, it was a very good serve.

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Zero percentage shots there from Kontinen. If these two get to the

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final, they will be very popular, without Heather even being on the

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court! Still has not made a return in this game, Watson. They have

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figured her out, haven't they? Just more confirmation of the work that

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has to be done on that forehand. Still need to knuckle down here

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because it is the Watson serve next. And putt the ball is called out. --

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UMPIRE:. They're not getting any better, are they. --?.

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Advantage, Miss Watson. Lipsky and Kudryavtseva have two challenges

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remaining. Third chance for the double break.

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It is out and there is the double break!

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They cannot afford to relax. I think we might be able to relax a little

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bit now. I think we are OK but there is only one thing worth talking

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about, take a look at this point. I think sums up for Henry, he is

:39:14.:39:47.

only 26, in the top 40 in the world, he can be one of the best doubles

:39:48.:39:53.

players out there. He and John got to the quarterfinals here. There he

:39:54.:39:54.

is. They lost to the top seeds. John was a finalist last here with

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Jamie Murray, new balls as Watson serves for a place in the

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semi-finals. -- last year. The first double fault of the match.

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Still much point, though. Advantage, Miss Watson. Uses those

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angled volleys so effectively, it really works when you're two

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opponents are on the baseline, match point for the third time.

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Well, what an achievement! First ever tournament together and they

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are in the semi-finals of Wimbledon. SUE BARKER: And they are through to

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face Marach and Ostapenko who won their match. Heather Watson and

:45:18.:45:23.

Kontinen will be facing them in the semifinal tomorrow. One semifinal

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was completed and the players making it through to the final, were

:45:30.:45:38.

Groenefeld and her partner. This was close. They are through to the

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Wimbledon final. We will look forward to seeing Heather Watson in

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her semifinal tomorrow but of course the main feature is on Centre Court,

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the ladies final when all eyes will be on these two women. So cool under

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pressure. An exhibition performance from Serena Williams. At the age of

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28 she has reinvented herself. They are not hiking around. Super

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performance. The winner and now a Wimbledon final for Angelique

:46:31.:46:30.

Kerber. We have the defending champion

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against the Australian Open champion and Tracy Austin joins me. A fitting

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end to the tournament, two players who have been informed this year.

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Absolutely and we have not seen two players play twice the final office

:46:51.:46:57.

LAN since 2006. It is great to see Angelique Kerber back in the

:46:58.:47:00.

Australian Open because she struggled after winning with all of

:47:01.:47:05.

the expectations, even losing in the first round of Roland Garros. I do

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not think Serena would say I have not been informed, but she still

:47:12.:47:16.

made the finals, hasn't she of all three? We expect so much from

:47:17.:47:21.

Serena. One thing to think about when she goes to Australia because

:47:22.:47:24.

she lost in the semi-finals at the US Open and she was so disappointed,

:47:25.:47:30.

she was two matches away, she took the rest of the falloff, did not

:47:31.:47:34.

play another match until they are struggling up, she had a little

:47:35.:47:37.

rust, I do not think she played her best tennis in the final, whereas

:47:38.:47:43.

Kerber played the match of her life and then fast forward to Roland

:47:44.:47:50.

Garros, Serena had problems. We expect so much from Serena. Saying

:47:51.:47:55.

that, she has looked a little more relaxed, we talked about some of the

:47:56.:47:59.

nerves she has had in late stages of the Grand Slam. I just do not see

:48:00.:48:04.

that happening, because she has gotten better with each match, I go

:48:05.:48:09.

back to that match worse she was down to love and her opponent missed

:48:10.:48:15.

and that was all Serena needed to turn that around and since then she

:48:16.:48:20.

has gotten better with each match she has played. I thought she played

:48:21.:48:30.

fabulously in the semi-finals. 11 aces, 77% of her first serves in,

:48:31.:48:33.

when she is serving like that, it put so much pressure on her opponent

:48:34.:48:38.

and it is really her match to win. As far as Kerber is concerned, she

:48:39.:48:44.

defeated Venus Williams, she is a good grass court player, one of the

:48:45.:48:48.

best ever, but she was not at her best. I think she was feeling a

:48:49.:48:56.

little bit fatigued. You take her at 36 years old, she has added doubles

:48:57.:49:01.

to the tournament this year as well, Serena and Venus had not played

:49:02.:49:05.

double since 2014 because they recognise that Venus with the energy

:49:06.:49:11.

sapping virus, she was not playing her best when she was playing both.

:49:12.:49:17.

I think Venus was half a step slow and you cannot do that against

:49:18.:49:21.

Kerber because she has such tremendous angles, she widens the

:49:22.:49:25.

court, she absorbs power well and can stay close to the baseline. Hit

:49:26.:49:31.

the ball early. I think it is going to come down to the serves. If

:49:32.:49:38.

Serena holds her nerve and plays as well or close to as well she can

:49:39.:49:42.

play, even somewhat close to as well as she can play, I think she has got

:49:43.:49:49.

too big of a game and at the graph as well, the experience that Serena

:49:50.:49:54.

has, she has won here are six times but this service enhances her game

:49:55.:49:59.

with so much power. That is the final, Serena against Angelique

:50:00.:50:02.

Kerber. Let us hear from both finalists. You're into your ninth

:50:03.:50:07.

final, how do you prepare differently from walking out there

:50:08.:50:11.

on Saturday afternoon? I do not know, I talk to my coach about it,

:50:12.:50:16.

obviously I have been in several finals and I have not won yet.

:50:17.:50:20.

Hopefully we will come out with a different game plan. As it sank yet,

:50:21.:50:27.

you are in a Wimbledon final? It sounds crazy. I'm in the Wimbledon

:50:28.:50:31.

final for the first time and it was always a dream for me when I was a

:50:32.:50:37.

little kid. Now I will try, of course, to win the final, but it

:50:38.:50:42.

will not be easy. Are you superstitious? No, I do not. I do

:50:43.:50:51.

the same thing. I really try to be not superstitious at all. I do not

:50:52.:50:55.

like to get into routines and doing the same thing and having to have

:50:56.:50:59.

certain things. I like to be able to brief and I have done that before

:51:00.:51:04.

and it is too stressful. I have tried to be as easy as I can. She

:51:05.:51:10.

will go out to beat me, but I will try to play my best tennis and I

:51:11.:51:13.

will not be thinking too much about whether I am playing against Serena

:51:14.:51:18.

and try not to think too much about the final, I will just try to focus

:51:19.:51:23.

on my game, like I played the last few matches and try to go in for it.

:51:24.:51:28.

It is interesting that Steffi Graf will feature a fair bit tomorrow,

:51:29.:51:32.

because Angelique Kerber was saying that she was inspired by her. That

:51:33.:51:40.

was her idol. Serena is trying to equal her record of 22 Grand Slam

:51:41.:51:46.

's. It is a tough ask for Serena, she has had this on her shoulders

:51:47.:51:51.

for 12 months. Absolutely, when Serena got her 21st major it was at

:51:52.:51:56.

Wimbledon last year and that was the third leg of the calendar year Grand

:51:57.:52:00.

Slam. Everyone was expecting not only for her to get that, but at

:52:01.:52:04.

least have another one in hand by the time Wimbledon came around this

:52:05.:52:10.

year. It has not worked out again, her expectations so high for Serena.

:52:11.:52:16.

Obviously, I think she talks about 22, she says, I do not think about

:52:17.:52:21.

that on court, I just want to win the tournament, whether it is the

:52:22.:52:25.

Australian or Roland Garros are Wimbledon, but I would say now, is

:52:26.:52:29.

she starting to let that enter her mind, because she has got one match

:52:30.:52:34.

away, it is big to tie Steffi Graf. We know a lot about Serena but what

:52:35.:52:40.

about Angelique Kerber. All the pressure is on her after the German

:52:41.:52:44.

team went out. It has been 20 years since Steffi Graf won the title, so

:52:45.:52:48.

let us find out more about Angelique Kerber from her press conference.

:52:49.:52:53.

Obviously the German result did not go well, how does it feel having to

:52:54.:52:58.

carry the hopes of a nation? I was watching the game yesterday. It was

:52:59.:53:06.

not the day of the team, I think. They tried everything, but still

:53:07.:53:12.

they played a good tournament there and of course now, I will try... I

:53:13.:53:20.

am in the final and I will try to take the flag for Germany and the

:53:21.:53:25.

hopes. I know you have been asked a few times about Steffi Graf, I am

:53:26.:53:30.

wondering, your times in Las Vegas, have you sat down and talk to Andre

:53:31.:53:35.

Mutch, has he been a help to you? Yes. I'll so played a little bit

:53:36.:53:41.

with him, with both, and at the time, it was the year after, I spent

:53:42.:53:47.

a few days in Las Vegas with both of them, and like I said a lot of

:53:48.:53:52.

times, for me it was always great to go there and play with them, talking

:53:53.:53:58.

with them. They are both great champions and also great people. I

:53:59.:54:02.

expect a really difficult match and I know she will go out and try to

:54:03.:54:06.

beat me, especially because she lost against being in Australia, but on

:54:07.:54:12.

grass she is always dangerous and I think she won here so many times,

:54:13.:54:17.

but she will go for it, I know that I have to play one of my best tennis

:54:18.:54:22.

games tomorrow. I am excited and really looking forward to play

:54:23.:54:28.

against them again. Even when she won the Australian, Steffi Graf was

:54:29.:54:33.

taxing her, her luck and then she goes and plays with her. I think it

:54:34.:54:37.

was special for her to go after Indian Wells, not just one champion,

:54:38.:54:45.

but to champions, home -- Gasquet to deal with the pressure and the

:54:46.:54:48.

expectations, that is so wonderful for her to have, to have Steffi Graf

:54:49.:54:53.

backing her, I would think she is on speed dial. That is going to be

:54:54.:54:58.

helpful now, it is a whole new kettle of fish. It just gives you a

:54:59.:55:03.

few extra nerves, Angelique Kerber has talked about that and talked

:55:04.:55:07.

about it well, she feels she has more experience because she has won

:55:08.:55:12.

that major and she feels a little more relaxed going into the second

:55:13.:55:17.

time around. She lived at home in the semifinal against Venus and she

:55:18.:55:22.

is such a good move -- looked at home. It is unbelievable, the way

:55:23.:55:28.

she comes up with passing shots from such angles. She is so speedy in the

:55:29.:55:35.

legs. The ball seems to get behind but somehow creates these angles

:55:36.:55:40.

from awkward positions again. Yes, I was impressed with the way that she

:55:41.:55:44.

played in the semi-finals, holding her nerve. That is a big part, a big

:55:45.:55:49.

occasion, big cod and playing Venus who is a big presence, she did well.

:55:50.:55:55.

Five-time champion and Angelique Kerber lost serve six times against

:55:56.:56:02.

Simona Halep. That is were she will have to show that up because it's

:56:03.:56:06.

Serena continues to serve the way she does and it is difficult to

:56:07.:56:10.

break Serena, then I think it is going to be a difficult day, it is

:56:11.:56:14.

William poured in for Kerber to get a good start because Serena can move

:56:15.:56:24.

ahead like a freight train -- it is important for curb to get a good

:56:25.:56:32.

shot. -- Kerber. Will she have as much time against Serena? No.

:56:33.:56:42.

Serena's serve is a lot bigger, a lot more consistent, 77% of her

:56:43.:56:46.

first serves in, that will be tough when you're rarely seeing a second

:56:47.:56:51.

serve and Serena gets off to a start and gets ahead in the point and

:56:52.:56:56.

Angelique Kerber is fast, she defuses power, I truly think that it

:56:57.:57:01.

is going to have to be a little bit of a nervous Serena and Angelique

:57:02.:57:05.

Kerber are playing at the peak of her powers. Serena froze in her

:57:06.:57:10.

first semifinal. Serena was allowed to play well. It will be a different

:57:11.:57:16.

sort of match for her. Look at the serves. 11 aces and she was starting

:57:17.:57:20.

to crank it up and when she does that and gets into a rhythm, it is

:57:21.:57:26.

difficult and Serena again today she won in the semi-finals of the

:57:27.:57:30.

doubles with Venus and got good practice, just long enough, and I

:57:31.:57:35.

think she is really ready to go. She is looking better with each match

:57:36.:57:40.

she has played, it is all about the serve and the nerves. Absolutely,

:57:41.:57:44.

but the serve for me is the best it has ever been. It is the best shot

:57:45.:57:49.

in the history of women's tennis. It is because of the power and because

:57:50.:57:53.

of the different placements, she can hit to all four corners of the box,

:57:54.:57:58.

also the body serve as well, she can use that effectively tomorrow. Also

:57:59.:58:04.

the fact that Serena is able to elevate her serve on big points and

:58:05.:58:08.

clutch moments and that is where we see Serena play at her best, so

:58:09.:58:12.

often when her back is against the wall. We have run out of time, I

:58:13.:58:17.

will see you tomorrow. It is the ladies final tomorrow, Angelique

:58:18.:58:22.

Kerber against Serena Williams, Serena Williams looking for her 22nd

:58:23.:58:27.

Grand Slam title, who were left that magnificent trophy? We will start

:58:28.:58:33.

our build-up at one o'clock. Chris Everett and Martina Navratilova will

:58:34.:58:36.

be with me. We have the Men's Doubles which are final, that is at

:58:37.:58:42.

11 o'clock, Gordon Reid from Great Britain is in that. Stay tuned for

:58:43.:58:49.

today at Wimbledon because Clare will be here with highlights from

:58:50.:58:54.

two of the semi-finals. That is it from us, goodbye.

:58:55.:58:57.

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