Day 5

:00:35. > :00:43.Happy 65,000,000th yesterday to Beachy Head, one of the great

:00:44. > :00:46.landmarks of the self of England. Happy birthday to Eastbourne Pier,

:00:47. > :00:54.the great symbol of this seaside town, opened this week in 1870.

:00:55. > :00:56.Happy 40th birthday to one of the great institutions of British

:00:57. > :01:02.tennis. Ever since the first final since Chris Everett eat Virginia

:01:03. > :01:04.Wade, everybody who is everybody has played on that Centre Court. --

:01:05. > :01:20.beat. Game, set, she has done it!

:01:21. > :01:27.At last, a grass court title. What a great final! She wins at

:01:28. > :01:34.Eastbourne. And a great win.

:01:35. > :01:40.Fantastic semifinal! What an incredible performance!

:01:41. > :01:47.A gentle breeze, the occasional cloud, and it is warm. For the

:01:48. > :01:53.culmination of this year's AEGON International. This is the trophy

:01:54. > :01:59.Angelique Kerber and Madison Keys will be competing for. One famous

:02:00. > :02:03.name on it, 11 time Martina Navratilova was champion here. He

:02:04. > :02:08.spoke to her about her replica elections of tennis at Eastbourne

:02:09. > :02:11.and Eastbourne itself. The grass is great, we had good

:02:12. > :02:17.crowds from the beginning and the top layers laid so it was a big

:02:18. > :02:23.event. Nice town, either see, what not to love? It was great

:02:24. > :02:26.preparation for Wimbledon -- it was by the sea.

:02:27. > :02:30.You were the Queen of Eastbourne! This was the only place to play and

:02:31. > :02:35.now players have more of a choice. I would still come here if I had a

:02:36. > :02:40.choice, it is easy to get here, you are in England. You get into the

:02:41. > :02:47.mindset of playing at Wimbledon and on the grass. It was an automatic, I

:02:48. > :02:54.did not think about it, of course I would. Was it more relaxed to some

:02:55. > :02:57.of the places you were playing was tomorrow not necessarily, but

:02:58. > :03:01.playing on the grass was more relaxing for me because I wanted to

:03:02. > :03:06.play on grass. With the excitement of Wimbledon, and the top layers

:03:07. > :03:13.were playing so it was a big event, but you could walk to the hotel and

:03:14. > :03:17.the restaurant. Most of the tournaments we play are in big

:03:18. > :03:22.cities so it was nice to be in a relaxing atmosphere. Away from the

:03:23. > :03:29.courts. You won hear a lot of 11 time and doubles, any of those stick

:03:30. > :03:34.in your memories -- in your memory? -- the one here. The first two

:03:35. > :03:43.finals I played against Chris Everett and we played at Wimbledon.

:03:44. > :03:51.-- you won. Chris had match point and I won, and I won at Wimbledon.

:03:52. > :03:55.The next year she beat me but I still want at Wimbledon. So I get

:03:56. > :04:00.superstitious that if I get to the finals here, I will win at Wimbledon

:04:01. > :04:04.and that was true for six, seven years.

:04:05. > :04:08.She has been hitting a few balls here and Martina Hingis on her

:04:09. > :04:14.return has made it to the final of the Ladies' Doubles this afternoon.

:04:15. > :04:17.Martina number one talking about how this tournament was an automatic

:04:18. > :04:23.preparation forward and build on. Annabel Croft is here this week. It

:04:24. > :04:28.is fair to say the finalists are on likely to be in the Wimbledon final,

:04:29. > :04:36.but you never know. -- preparation for Wimbledon. Last year, the seeds

:04:37. > :04:43.were obliterated early on. Marion Bartoli was ranked 15. Nobody will

:04:44. > :04:51.want to face either finalist today they have been in sensational form

:04:52. > :04:55.and got better. Youth, coming into her first -- coming into her first

:04:56. > :05:02.final, coming up against experience, Kerber, in her third. Kerber's

:05:03. > :05:14.matches have ink dogfights. Keyes has sailed through. -- have been. Is

:05:15. > :05:18.that a benefits to her? Kerber was fighting back yesterday against

:05:19. > :05:21.Caroline Wozniacki. That does Tom Finney you up. She is more

:05:22. > :05:28.experienced and more dangerous behind the scoreline. -- Tom Finney

:05:29. > :05:34.you up. She is dangerous on the run with a flick of the wrist. She has a

:05:35. > :05:39.weaker second serve which Madison Keys will try to exploit. But with

:05:40. > :05:44.Madison, a big serve, one of the biggest on the women's tour, 28 aces

:05:45. > :05:48.during the week. She has never been in this situation, we do not know

:05:49. > :05:54.how she will handle it but it will be exciting. This is the passage of

:05:55. > :05:58.the girls. The Americans, 40 years after Chris Everett winning get, an

:05:59. > :06:04.American in the final, but a German has never won this trophy so a

:06:05. > :06:07.potential first four Kerber. The match, no question, was that

:06:08. > :06:12.semifinal against Caroline Wozniacki.

:06:13. > :06:16.The match was a really good match and we are both playing on a high

:06:17. > :06:21.level. We had such long rallies. It was not easy because before the

:06:22. > :06:28.match, Caroline is a great player, she was number one in the world, it

:06:29. > :06:32.is tough to play against her. That is fabulous!

:06:33. > :06:39.That second set tie-break was the key swing point of the match. You

:06:40. > :06:43.were so brave on some points. You were saying, I am going to win this,

:06:44. > :06:49.not let her give it to me, how rave do you have to be to do that? That

:06:50. > :06:56.is true, I wanted to do it by myself, to be aggressive. I had a

:06:57. > :07:02.lot of matches like that where I was just thinking, put the ball on court

:07:03. > :07:07.and hope the other player will make a mistake. We are now playing at a

:07:08. > :07:14.high level. You need to go and make it yourself and try to hit the

:07:15. > :07:18.balls, so I am happy with the way I played. In some of those rallies,

:07:19. > :07:25.there were 20, 25 shots, you are going ten yards both ways. At some

:07:26. > :07:33.points in that rally, are you not thinking, I cannot do this any

:07:34. > :07:38.more? I think after you run left and right, it you are not thinking any

:07:39. > :07:45.more, you just try to field the ball -- you are not. And I think that was

:07:46. > :07:51.today also sometimes the point! Without being too technical, what

:07:52. > :07:58.fascinates me is the briefing. You have to get that right. -- rethink.

:07:59. > :08:02.You will make a miss of it. When you are rushing, you have to have

:08:03. > :08:08.control of how your body is operating. -- the briefing. Of

:08:09. > :08:12.course, that is very important. After single points, you need to

:08:13. > :08:17.breathe and when you hit the balls. We are practising every single day

:08:18. > :08:24.and so I think... That is never like a match. That is true, that is why I

:08:25. > :08:31.am here before Wimbledon. Everything works I think so let's see what is

:08:32. > :08:38.happening tomorrow! That will do it!

:08:39. > :08:43.Madison Keys, what do you think? I think she is really strong and

:08:44. > :08:50.talented. I played once against her this year in Sydney and she had a

:08:51. > :08:55.great big serve, she is hitting the ball is very fast. I need is to be

:08:56. > :09:01.ready for everything -- and needs to be ready for everything and move

:09:02. > :09:09.very good. She is dangerous. I need to be ready. One thing is absolutely

:09:10. > :09:13.sure, Kerber is a great athlete. If she goes long, her fitness maybe a

:09:14. > :09:18.factor. She has a very strong physique, she

:09:19. > :09:24.works hard of the court. On her movement around the court. -- away

:09:25. > :09:29.from the court. She is also deceptively good in how she produces

:09:30. > :09:33.ground strokes. Sometimes we think of her as a defensive player but she

:09:34. > :09:40.is able to turn that depends on to attack. She has short backswing is

:09:41. > :09:44.and she leans in when she hits. On the run, you think she is out

:09:45. > :09:50.opposition and she comes up with an outright winner. The weakness is the

:09:51. > :09:53.outright -- is the second serve which Madison Keys will try to

:09:54. > :09:57.exploit. I am sure some of you have not seen

:09:58. > :10:05.Madison Keys in action, if ever. She is 19, from rock island, it will

:10:06. > :10:10.annoy. She is -- from Illinois. She is a big fan of Taylor Swift and she

:10:11. > :10:16.loves ice cream. Congratulations, the final! How

:10:17. > :10:21.fantastic! I am so excited. On your profile, it says that your favourite

:10:22. > :10:28.food is ice cream. We thought the reward had to be this. I am quite

:10:29. > :10:36.excited to eat this. I believe it is chocolate. Is that your favourite?

:10:37. > :10:43.Honestly, if it is ice cream, I will eat any flavour. People will think,

:10:44. > :10:50.you are our top athletes, -- a top athlete, is that on the recommended

:10:51. > :10:59.list? Not usually, I have not had sweets for a while so I will enjoy

:11:00. > :11:07.this. It is going to melt. How does that rate? It is pretty high. Yes. I

:11:08. > :11:13.have tried a lot of ice cream so it is pretty high on my scale. How did

:11:14. > :11:20.that performance against Heather Watson rate? I think I did really

:11:21. > :11:24.well, really happy about it. I am hoping it will continue tomorrow.

:11:25. > :11:29.When you are playing as well as you are playing, how does it make you

:11:30. > :11:35.feel? You five foot ten, you feel seven foot tall because you have

:11:36. > :11:41.such confidence? -- you all. -- you are five foot ten. It has

:11:42. > :11:51.been going well this week and I have been confident. It definitely makes

:11:52. > :11:57.you feel better. Have another slurp. It is true, you are 19 years old,

:11:58. > :12:01.everybody says you are the rising star of American tennis, how do you

:12:02. > :12:08.feel? Do you rationalise it or just do it? It is always nice to hear

:12:09. > :12:15.people think I am the rising star but I just trying to play tennis for

:12:16. > :12:20.myself and do as best as I can. What age were you when you first picked

:12:21. > :12:26.up a racket? Four. When did you start competing. When I was seven.

:12:27. > :12:31.My parents tricked me into playing my first tournament! They offered

:12:32. > :12:34.you an ice cream? No, they told me it was just practice because I

:12:35. > :12:40.always said I did not want to play matches. Are your parents lawyers?

:12:41. > :12:47.Yes. No surprise they tricked due. I know, right? -- tricked you. Are you

:12:48. > :12:52.a regular teenager? Do you have friends who have nothing to do with

:12:53. > :12:58.tennis and read a normal life? Or are you totally immersed in tennis?

:12:59. > :13:03.I thought you were going to end that with, do you have friends? I do, I

:13:04. > :13:10.have friends in college. They will watch me play tennis and they cheer

:13:11. > :13:16.me on. But I am just medicine to them and they could not care less --

:13:17. > :13:21.Madison. If I am doing Wimbledon or doing something different. Do they

:13:22. > :13:27.envy you or do you sometimes envy them? They sometimes envy me when I

:13:28. > :13:34.say, I am in Rome this week. I am just in Madrid. But there are time

:13:35. > :13:38.they are like, I am on vacation and not doing anything for four weeks.

:13:39. > :13:46.That has never happens to me! What is that like? Doing what I do is

:13:47. > :13:53.amazing -- never happened. In terms of a final, how excited? Very

:13:54. > :13:58.excited. Just happy I am in my first final and ready to go for tomorrow.

:13:59. > :14:06.Ready to go for it means knocking the leather off the ball because not

:14:07. > :14:11.many hit it as hard as she does. Heather Plater at Wimbledon last

:14:12. > :14:15.year and she lost but she said she is hitting the ball twice as hard as

:14:16. > :14:23.a year ago -- played. She has grown and is more mature. When we talk

:14:24. > :14:28.about power, it is about the weight of shot that pushes you backwards so

:14:29. > :14:31.you cannot get a good strike on it. She has a great forehand that

:14:32. > :14:37.travels through the court but the serve is the key to her game, it is

:14:38. > :14:43.incredible. We talked about that kick-serve that goes up high to a

:14:44. > :14:47.double hander. That will go into the strength of Kerber today. I watched

:14:48. > :14:52.her in practice this morning and she was hitting more slice serves around

:14:53. > :14:55.the ball to get to the backhand of Kerber so she will have to change

:14:56. > :14:59.her serving because she is up against a left-handed player.

:15:00. > :15:02.The players are being brought on court. This is the official

:15:03. > :15:14.announcement. Please welcome from the United

:15:15. > :15:26.States of America Madison Keys! And with Madison is a mascot,

:15:27. > :15:34.another Madison, nine years of age. It is the 14th anniversary of the

:15:35. > :15:36.AEGON International. Items were available to purchase, but we sold

:15:37. > :15:42.out. That is 19-year-old Madison and

:15:43. > :15:49.nine-year-old Madison on court. Waiting for Angelique Kerber. I

:15:50. > :15:58.wonder if they have had an Angelique Kerber aged nine! Please welcome

:15:59. > :16:12.onto court from Germany Angelique Kerber!

:16:13. > :16:28.And with her is Jessica, from Luton. The shortage of them available -- a

:16:29. > :16:36.shortage. Talking about the experience of Kerber and Keys,

:16:37. > :16:39.Kerber is a twice Grand Slam finalist at Wimbledon and the US

:16:40. > :16:45.Open and that must be a factor to some extent today. Of course, she is

:16:46. > :16:51.much more experience at playing matches and in a situation like

:16:52. > :16:59.this. This is her 11th final. It is the first final for Madison Keys. I

:17:00. > :17:05.would say that the usefulness and composure Kerber -- Madison Keys

:17:06. > :17:09.brings out is very impressive. She is very relaxed, she does not get

:17:10. > :17:15.too uptight, she is excited, and very free hitting. The grass courts

:17:16. > :17:19.really suit her game and she plays points quickly. Hard and fast. That

:17:20. > :17:23.will be dangerous about the match today. They have met twice before

:17:24. > :17:29.and Kerber has beaten her, on the hard courts in Sydney this year, on

:17:30. > :17:35.grass, it gives that extra to Madison. It is an interesting

:17:36. > :17:40.contrast in their upbringings. Kerber when she came to talk to

:17:41. > :17:46.others said she had played every sport when she was younger in

:17:47. > :17:50.Germany, a hockey player, and a very talented swimmer. She had to make a

:17:51. > :17:57.decision at 12 whether to go down the tennis or swimming route.

:17:58. > :18:07.Madison has been in the melting pot of tennis from the age of ten.

:18:08. > :18:13.Nothing has come between her and hitting tennis balls. A decade of

:18:14. > :18:17.focus on competitive tennis. She was playing her first professional

:18:18. > :18:24.tournament at 14. She played the US Open at 16. She has been groomed for

:18:25. > :18:28.stardom. Earlier in the week, Chris said it is important when a player

:18:29. > :18:35.breaks through from junior levels that they get big hits early on. She

:18:36. > :18:46.already has a win over Lee nor, she has beaten you Lane Lankan wretch --

:18:47. > :18:53.you Lane Jankovic which -- Elaine Jankovic. The Williams sisters will

:18:54. > :18:59.not be there forever. American tennis is looking for the next big

:19:00. > :19:03.thing. They thought Sloane Stephens might be it but she has stalled.

:19:04. > :19:09.Maybe this is the person. Very possibly, she is a different type of

:19:10. > :19:13.player to Sloane Stephens. She has had a successful career, having been

:19:14. > :19:18.in the semifinals of the Australian Open, she had a win over Serena

:19:19. > :19:24.Williams. A very different type of player. But she is more like Lindsay

:19:25. > :19:29.Davenport for me. She is tall, a big serve, big strike through the back

:19:30. > :19:35.of the court. I think she has a wonderful future.

:19:36. > :19:42.We can see pictures of Angelique Kerber. Steffi Graf did not win this

:19:43. > :19:47.tournament but she could become the first German player to witness. That

:19:48. > :19:53.seems like a long time ago. -- to win this. She said Steffi Graf was

:19:54. > :19:57.her inspiration and she did not meet until Wimbledon a couple of years

:19:58. > :20:01.ago and could not speak in the presence of such a great player. And

:20:02. > :20:06.this is the 40th anniversary, and when you do consider how important

:20:07. > :20:11.this tournament was in days gone by, maybe it suffered a break at one

:20:12. > :20:15.point, but the quality of tennis this week is testimony to the

:20:16. > :20:21.strength of the women's game and to have certain players seeing this

:20:22. > :20:26.again is a key ingredient of their Wimbledon warm up. Particularly at

:20:27. > :20:31.the start of the programme as we were saying, when you think what

:20:32. > :20:38.happened at Wimbledon last year when the top seeds were dropping away.

:20:39. > :20:41.Players like Navratilova came to play at Eastbourne before Wimbledon

:20:42. > :20:47.because grass is so unique. If you come up against a good layer and you

:20:48. > :20:53.have not played a warm up at -- warm up event, other players who come

:20:54. > :21:01.into it with confidence are a major threat. The contrast between the

:21:02. > :21:07.two, tournament victories for Kerber, three. Non-45 macro. This

:21:08. > :21:20.would be the biggest day of her tennis career -- non-Madison Keys. 7

:21:21. > :21:27.million, in career winnings for Kerber, a very significant sporting

:21:28. > :21:30.figure in Germany and she has endorsements and television adverts.

:21:31. > :21:35.She is the rounded sporting personality but Madison Keys is just

:21:36. > :21:40.starting what might be a route to more than just tennis. I think so,

:21:41. > :21:45.no question. She seems to be someone who can handle it, I do not think it

:21:46. > :21:50.will go to her head, she has a good team around her, she seems to be

:21:51. > :21:53.taking it in her stride. Incredibly mature composure which we saw

:21:54. > :21:57.yesterday against Heather Watson even when she was down break points,

:21:58. > :22:03.came up with huge serves, she did not panic, she handled that

:22:04. > :22:06.occasion. That was a big occasion yesterday in the semifinals she

:22:07. > :22:12.passed it with flying colours. I must mention Kerber and you

:22:13. > :22:17.mentioned she wanted to be the first German since Steffi Graf, she came

:22:18. > :22:21.so close two years ago, five match point she had. She says she will not

:22:22. > :22:27.think about that today, she wants to play this match. I am sure she will

:22:28. > :22:31.want to put that behind her. Who will win? I said yesterday I would

:22:32. > :22:39.go with Madison Keys, it will be tough, but if she serves as well as

:22:40. > :22:43.she can, I will go with her. You can go to the commentary box and

:22:44. > :22:49.waiting for you there is Chris. Thank you very much. A packed crowd

:22:50. > :22:56.for what we hope will be a wonderful final. The first in Madison Keys's

:22:57. > :23:00.career and Angelique Kerber is the only German to make a final here.

:23:01. > :23:06.Steffi Graf only played the tournament once in 1998 and she was

:23:07. > :23:10.beaten in the quarterfinals. Alison Hughes of Great Britain in the

:23:11. > :23:17.chair, one of the best. Umpire in three finals at Wimbledon, also at

:23:18. > :23:24.the US Open and in charge of this final. An American was beaten last

:23:25. > :23:35.year. The very best have been champions in

:23:36. > :23:54.Eastbourne. Sabina Lizzie Kiki only the German

:23:55. > :24:02.to win a grass court title. We have been talking about if that is

:24:03. > :24:08.Virginia Wade's service action. Katie has been trying to find out

:24:09. > :24:12.some history. We are not sure but we have decided to name it after

:24:13. > :24:17.Virginia, the only British winner here and former Embleton champion.

:24:18. > :24:25.Part of the commentary team next week for the BBC. -- Wimbledon. She

:24:26. > :24:33.is looking for more history to be made Devonshire Park. -- at

:24:34. > :25:45.Devonshire Park. Madison Keys to begin.

:25:46. > :25:52.Help the middle, straightaway. -- out the middle. She is bound to be

:25:53. > :26:13.nervous. Big deep breaths, important early on

:26:14. > :27:08.in the biggest match of your life. Young life.

:27:09. > :27:14.Rethink very heavily, calm down, she tells herself! -- she is breathing.

:27:15. > :28:15.The coaching team will be anxious. Keys set foot on a grass court was

:28:16. > :28:21.here in Eastbourne. The Murray Connelly cup in 2011, a junior

:28:22. > :28:25.event. -- Murray Connelly. She said she fell in love with the press. Her

:28:26. > :28:36.first Wimbledon last year put her into the top 50 straight afterwards.

:28:37. > :29:37.Angelique Kerber was semifinalist at Wimbledon two years ago.

:29:38. > :29:43.Even though this is Kerber's 11th tour final, she will be nervous

:29:44. > :30:13.early on as well. Annabelle Croft has made her way to

:30:14. > :30:19.the commentary box. If Keys gets off to a flier, that will really help

:30:20. > :30:25.her. She plays at such a fast, furious pace, doesn't she?

:30:26. > :30:31.Remember your first final? Yes. Nervous? Very nerve-wracking. But

:30:32. > :30:42.sometimes you can just let the shoulders open up and go for it.

:30:43. > :30:47.The key is to get off to a fast start. Get on the scoreboard. The

:30:48. > :31:20.adrenalin starts to flow. That really is a good hold from

:31:21. > :31:25.15-40. It will help settle her nerves.

:31:26. > :31:32.Amazing the difference in the journey to the final for both. For

:31:33. > :31:37.Kerber, she's been on court seven hours 50 minutes. For Keys, four

:31:38. > :31:41.hours 47 minutes. Over three hours less. She travels with a physio,

:31:42. > :31:49.Kerber. He will feel like staying here next week for a holiday.

:31:50. > :31:51.All about how quickly you can recover to get up and play again the

:31:52. > :32:12.next day. There's a marked difference already

:32:13. > :32:15.with the two players when they are hitting their ground strokes. One is

:32:16. > :32:19.coming through the air so much faster. More heaviness on that ball.

:32:20. > :32:40.Getting it through the court giving her less time to play and react. In.

:32:41. > :32:47.109 mph. How many times will she serve down the left tee of the

:32:48. > :32:55.court. A lot. She'll keep going to the backhand side. She was

:32:56. > :33:01.practising this wide serve. At the body of Kerber as well. She

:33:02. > :33:03.definitely, or her coach was really urging her to come round the outside

:33:04. > :33:22.and slice it into that backhand. She's so hard on herself. She's

:33:23. > :33:29.talked about trying to control that side of it. She sets the bar so

:33:30. > :33:31.high. Demands so much, which is such a positive thing. But has to control

:33:32. > :34:04.it. She's overcooked it. Still nervous.

:34:05. > :34:09.At least that's a good reaction. A big smile on her face. She

:34:10. > :34:13.constructed the point so well here drawing Kerber up who will have to

:34:14. > :34:18.hit up. Really made that a more difficult volley. The easier one

:34:19. > :34:28.would have been down the line. Break point.

:34:29. > :34:39.On the line. Back edge, I would think.

:34:40. > :34:46.My goodness, trying to hit the cover off this one. She said her most

:34:47. > :34:50.memorable experience was playing a match in an earthquake in Costa

:34:51. > :35:13.Rica. She certainly made the ground shudder here this week.

:35:14. > :35:21.yesterday. 123 mph. Only seven mph Slougher than the quickest serve

:35:22. > :35:32.ever by Venus Williams. -- slower.

:35:33. > :35:39.We always talk about the mini battles. They've both held now

:35:40. > :35:44.saving a break point. That helps too. It does. She's bound to be

:35:45. > :35:51.nervous. The nerves are racing through her body. I'm sure she's

:35:52. > :35:57.jangling inside. To come up with beefy first serves when you need it

:35:58. > :36:01.most, that's it. It sends out such a clear message to Kerber. She's not

:36:02. > :36:06.just going to role over out here. She means business and wants to win

:36:07. > :36:11.her first title. It has been a very positive start. Her level will only

:36:12. > :36:16.go up from where we've seen it in the first three games. That's why so

:36:17. > :36:22.many players, notably Nadal and Sharapova, they have so many

:36:23. > :36:27.rituals, habits, every court, every round, every match feels the same.

:36:28. > :36:32.They go through the same patterns. Yeah, players do have a lot of

:36:33. > :36:37.rituals. I like the way Kerber appears to take thing in her stride.

:36:38. > :36:41.She gets frustrated but she definitely gives off a demeamour of

:36:42. > :36:48.relaxed air. The way she walks around the court is an effortless

:36:49. > :36:52.walk. Tennis players give off so many emotions with their body

:36:53. > :36:55.language. You can tell what's going on, their personality with the way

:36:56. > :37:10.they hold themselves and hit the ball. She's pretty relaxed and

:37:11. > :37:20.composed out here. Kerber, 1-2. That is huge, isn't it? Unplayable.

:37:21. > :37:34.A monstrous forehand. She gets her out of position on that front foot.

:37:35. > :37:40.Her coach today, right at the end of the warm-up, was feeding a lot of

:37:41. > :37:43.balls deep to the baseline to push her back in a defensive position to

:37:44. > :38:02.get her body weight going forward. Tennis is not only side to side, it

:38:03. > :38:07.is about that footwork, the skills you have to get into a defensive

:38:08. > :38:16.position but to get the footwork so you can move into the ball and step

:38:17. > :38:21.in and balance. On the right there, was Benjamin, Kerber's coach. For

:38:22. > :39:00.the second service game running, in trouble.

:39:01. > :39:08.The 19-year-old. 19-year-old, with the age eligiblity rules it is a

:39:09. > :39:13.real rise up the can rankings at 47. She will be around 33 if she wins

:39:14. > :39:30.the title. Number 30 on Monday morning.

:39:31. > :39:35.Maybe a little error here from her as she moves up to this ball. She

:39:36. > :39:41.almost sent a telegram with that one. You felt a slider down the line

:39:42. > :39:42.would have been the more efficient shot and presented herself at the

:39:43. > :40:07.net for a volley. Just thinking about things at the

:40:08. > :40:19.back of the court. Not trying to rush things too much out here.

:40:20. > :40:36.Take that! Cranking it up. 117 mph.

:40:37. > :40:41.Served 11 aces against the defending champion.

:40:42. > :40:52.I thought that was out. So did Kerber.

:40:53. > :41:02.I have to agree with Kerber. Yeah, it was wide.

:41:03. > :41:09.UMPIRE: 30-30. From that position in the chair, it is the worst line to

:41:10. > :41:14.get a good view. A beautiful action. The knee bend

:41:15. > :41:17.and launch. It is a slight bob down into it which launches up to the

:41:18. > :41:21.service motion and getting that acceleration with the racket head.

:41:22. > :41:30.How many times did Heather have to face this yesterday?

:41:31. > :41:46.Keys is settling rather nicely. It is always interesting when a

:41:47. > :41:54.young player emerges, races up the rankings and is beating all around

:41:55. > :41:58.her, it takes a while for the other players to get a handle on how to

:41:59. > :42:05.beat her. It will be tough, this one. She has weapons everywhere. It

:42:06. > :42:08.is, she takes charge and control of the situation. A fantastic start if

:42:09. > :42:12.you have a serve like this. A similar situation with Heather

:42:13. > :42:18.yesterday, she was down 0-40 and served five huge serves. We've seen

:42:19. > :42:22.several more from 0-30 at a pretty crucial stage of the first set here.

:42:23. > :42:26.Incredible composure. It is really hard for the other players when

:42:27. > :42:31.somebody bursts through on the scene with so much raw power. But it is

:42:32. > :42:36.becoming more contained power. We saw her last year. It was more

:42:37. > :42:40.erratic. This year, we are seeing her far more consistent on the

:42:41. > :42:45.ground strokes and backing up this huge serve with a huge forehand.

:42:46. > :42:57.Movement is a lot better. Overall, probably movement is the one suspect

:42:58. > :43:07.area. Because she's tall. She's 5 if the 10. Kerber has to be at her

:43:08. > :43:14.canny best here. Miss verse at isle. She will need all her shots up her

:43:15. > :43:50.sleeve today if She's missed going for it, being

:43:51. > :43:54.aggressive. It still sends a message down even she didn't come up with

:43:55. > :44:06.the point. She's made it.

:44:07. > :44:09.Second serve always an issue with Kerber.

:44:10. > :44:27.That was just 86 mph. Hammered away. First serve percentage has to be

:44:28. > :44:33.about 85% at least. I agree with you. Otherwise she's going to be in

:44:34. > :44:35.trouble. Needs to really get Keys on the move

:44:36. > :44:54.on that return of serve. I love the way she hits this

:44:55. > :44:59.cross-court forehand. We talk ab forehand but the cross-court is a

:45:00. > :45:16.Sven ohmous shot. -- venomous shot.

:45:17. > :45:22.Stays in touch. Single break. Madison Keys had to hit a winner

:45:23. > :45:31.from where she was. That was do or die. It is very Lindsay

:45:32. > :45:35.Davenport-like, Keys' game. I think so, because of her height, the

:45:36. > :45:37.strike off the ground, incredible timing and that serve with a lot of

:45:38. > :45:51.variety on it. Very similar. You can tell with Kerber when she's

:45:52. > :45:56.going to receive serve. She's not quite sure where it is coming. She

:45:57. > :46:02.was a fraction late even moving for that return right there. She's won

:46:03. > :46:13.their two previous, the Australian Open and Sydney last year, straight

:46:14. > :46:20.sets, Kerber. But Keys has improved dramatically,

:46:21. > :46:22.it seems, even since then. Hitting the ball so much harder than

:46:23. > :46:41.last year. A few blokes would be quite happy

:46:42. > :46:48.with that serve? Yes! Especially when it gets up to 123 mph. And

:46:49. > :47:10.another at 117 mph. Another kicker down the tee.

:47:11. > :47:14.It is proving she has verse tillity in this serve. We talked about that

:47:15. > :47:19.kicker up high to Heather's backhand. She's having to Zumbusch

:47:20. > :47:23.it up because it is into the strength of Kerber. The ball is

:47:24. > :47:29.moving round in the air, autoa horrible feeling cutting across the

:47:30. > :47:38.line of the ball. UMPIRE: New balls, please, ball

:47:39. > :47:44.change. Miss Kerber's requested to see her

:47:45. > :47:49.coach. I can understand that. A slow walk Pa to her chair. After all of

:47:50. > :47:54.the obvious nerves of Keys, she looks impressive right now. She's

:47:55. > :48:00.bossing everybody out here. You wouldn't think she's the won -- one

:48:01. > :48:08.who hasn't been in this situation before. The innocence of youth.

:48:09. > :48:13.He looks a bit depressed. It is tough. Heather Watson said yesterday

:48:14. > :48:17.the tough Esso ponent I've ever played against the the onslaught of

:48:18. > :48:36.power all the time. Just couldn't deal with it.

:48:37. > :48:42.She doesn't look particularly positive. It must be a horrible

:48:43. > :48:48.feeling when you get out-played, out-hit. That is what Keys does to

:48:49. > :48:54.most of hero ponents. The ball, she can spray them, Madison Keys. She

:48:55. > :48:58.can beat herself in other words. Serena Williams says her big Esso

:48:59. > :49:03.ponent is the one she looks at in the mirror. New balls are in play.

:49:04. > :49:05.That will suit Keys in these quick conditions. Kerber serving to stay

:49:06. > :50:30.in the set. She comes right round the outside of

:50:31. > :50:41.that ball. Generates the pace through the middle of that hitting

:50:42. > :51:12.zone. Biggest

:51:13. > :51:21.So just the one break point offered to Kerber so far. But the real first

:51:22. > :51:41.test for Keys serving out this opening set at 5-3.

:51:42. > :51:49.You can see there, Kerber starting to anticipate the right way. Keys

:51:50. > :51:54.might have to keep an eye on that. It is the only time she gets the

:51:55. > :51:56.ability to hit that first big ball off the back of the serve. Might

:51:57. > :52:48.have to switch up a little bit. So calm.

:52:49. > :53:45.With two set points. Biggest It was wide. First set Madison Keys.

:53:46. > :54:00.BIGGEST OPPONENT just 29 minutes. BIGGEST OPPONENT very impressive.

:54:01. > :54:07.We will take a quick break to remind you about something happening on

:54:08. > :54:31.Monday and will happen every day for the next fortnight.

:54:32. > :54:41.It was the day, last June. When Andy Murray made us leap from

:54:42. > :54:46.our seats. The waiting is over. I thought it

:54:47. > :54:51.was one of the most memorable moments in my sporting life. Andy

:54:52. > :54:56.Murray is the Wimbledon champion. This was a bee all and end all. Win

:54:57. > :55:09.or nothing. You simply cannot give more. Go Andy, go, Andy, go Andy,

:55:10. > :55:15.go! Still special, one year on. You see that trail and smile. You

:55:16. > :55:25.start beaming. 10.35pm on Monday night. He'll walk on to centre court

:55:26. > :55:32.at 1.00 for his opening match against Belgium's David Goffin. This

:55:33. > :55:35.is a considerable uphill task that Angelique Kerber faces now? It is

:55:36. > :55:40.but as we said before, she's dangerous when she's a set down. She

:55:41. > :55:45.nerve gives up. She will fight until the last ball's struck out here. At

:55:46. > :55:51.the moment, she's having no say in what the proceedings are. She is

:55:52. > :56:33.being dictated to from the word go out here.

:56:34. > :56:40.So important Kerber holds here. Just to get the scoreboard ticking, get

:56:41. > :57:13.her nose in front. Give Keys another reason to get nervous.

:57:14. > :57:20.Of course those five championship points, she said she wasn't going to

:57:21. > :57:25.think about that today. She might have to put it to the back of her

:57:26. > :57:32.mind but after an impressive opening set, Kerber has to find a way to

:57:33. > :57:40.keep that scoreboard ticking. Look at the winners difference between

:57:41. > :57:43.the two players. 15 to 2 and the unforced errors evenly matched.

:57:44. > :57:49.Anything obvious for you which Kerber has to employ here? She has

:57:50. > :57:56.to somehow make Madison Keys move out here. It is a difficult

:57:57. > :58:00.propsings when you are not able to etiquette that return of serve. If

:58:01. > :58:04.she can hang in on the scoreline, getting involved in some of the

:58:05. > :58:13.rallies, we might see Keys start to question herself.

:58:14. > :58:22.That's the first time she's really attacked the serve. Really getting

:58:23. > :58:40.on top of that ball. Getting that rackethead through.

:58:41. > :58:52.Oops! Second double. Served so few. Just

:58:53. > :58:55.one double fault to the final. That was in the quarter-final against

:58:56. > :59:38.Lauren Davis. She's got Keys on the move in that

:59:39. > :59:42.point. What a difference. Yes, a marked contrast from some of

:59:43. > :59:48.the points we saw constructed in that first set where she's starting

:59:49. > :59:52.to get Keys off balance, on the run. Very different from her being on

:59:53. > :59:58.that front foot and being able to dictate.

:59:59. > :00:36.Huge points these for Kerber. Great response. There is one of her

:00:37. > :00:49.when the -- great political ability never give up until the last point.

:00:50. > :00:59.-- that is one of her greatest abilities.

:01:00. > :01:10.She has just dropped in intensity. She needs to keep her shoulders

:01:11. > :01:16.backhand her head up. -- and her head up.

:01:17. > :01:25.It is almost as if, not her composure, but she has suddenly

:01:26. > :01:28.become clouded. She is going to quickly. She is starting to think

:01:29. > :01:54.about where she is. She still looks a little stiff,

:01:55. > :01:59.Kerber. From this effort of getting to this final. And the points of so

:02:00. > :02:03.short, not much time to get a body warmed up. -- the points are so

:02:04. > :02:18.short. This is where she is so good. The

:02:19. > :02:26.way she gets her knees down on the grass. Able to inject that pastry

:02:27. > :02:33.the court. -- pace through the court.

:02:34. > :03:16.Super finish. A ball with no pace is hammered away.

:03:17. > :03:25.That seemed to come through the court a bit thick of. It took of

:03:26. > :03:28.from the grass. -- it took off. Madison Keys catching that very

:03:29. > :04:21.late. You played under your terms. All the

:04:22. > :04:33.time. We know how she can play and what she can do.

:04:34. > :04:41.That was short! He did not use all the time. He does not want Madison

:04:42. > :04:52.Keys to get into rallies with Angeli curb. That was amazing the amount of

:04:53. > :05:02.court she covered yesterday. -- two. She only had a day away, seven hours

:05:03. > :05:10.and 50 minutes to get to this final. I think she can draw you into her

:05:11. > :05:16.rhythm, which is what she did with Caroline Wozniacki yesterday and it

:05:17. > :05:21.was falling in her favour. Her coaches right, she played on her

:05:22. > :05:34.terms. We know how she can play. I think he wants short points like

:05:35. > :05:36.that. The more extended the rallies, the more in favour of Kerber it will

:05:37. > :06:13.become. The coach will be nodding his

:06:14. > :06:16.approval. She has missed, but it is on her terms. I agree, it is the

:06:17. > :07:01.right way to play. Not holding back. This is like the first set tennis we

:07:02. > :07:16.saw from her. Neat footwork, light on her toes.

:07:17. > :07:23.It is interesting, after hitting another winner, Kerber misses pretty

:07:24. > :08:02.early in the point so she is feeling she is outplayed.

:08:03. > :08:07.Absorbing that pace again with her knees. Opening the angle on the

:08:08. > :08:28.court. From the scoreboard again -- she is

:08:29. > :08:38.on the scoreboard again, Keys. She only had to hit three seconds serves

:08:39. > :08:48.so far, the German, she has only Kerber one, so the first served is

:08:49. > :08:59.crucial. 79% for the match, 77% this set. -- she has only one one.

:09:00. > :09:06.Dash-macro three. She has a great ability to direct the ball, going

:09:07. > :09:09.crosscourt down the line, she is a clean striker. She missed that but

:09:10. > :09:50.it was still a good hit. She is outplayed with the pace quite

:09:51. > :09:57.often. That was a surprising miss. Her body just does not look free. It

:09:58. > :09:58.was like she was hesitating thinking the forehand would go into her

:09:59. > :10:33.forehand corner. She is hesitant. The game that time. It was just one

:10:34. > :10:42.step and a stretch, it is like everything hurts. -- and again that

:10:43. > :10:57.time. Her coach is encouraging her from the sidelines. 4-1, it is. I do

:10:58. > :11:01.not think for the first time or the last time, we are going to say an

:11:02. > :11:07.opponent is trying to hang in with Madison Keys. That is what she is

:11:08. > :11:14.doing here. It does feel like that although the level of Madison Keys

:11:15. > :11:19.has dropped off. More unforced errors, she has woken up to her

:11:20. > :11:23.surroundings and the situation and experience is counting for a lot

:11:24. > :11:30.right now. It is only one break and it would not take much to swing this

:11:31. > :11:36.around. Kerber's serve is not a big weapon although she has done great

:11:37. > :11:40.job with more accuracy on serving. It is key to keep getting the first

:11:41. > :11:51.served. The mindset of a return is not as aggressive. -- a return

:11:52. > :11:56.player. A switch is clicked. The tactic today was right, get the

:11:57. > :12:03.first served in what were you place it, it has to be closer -- get the

:12:04. > :12:14.first served in what were you place it is important, it has to be in

:12:15. > :12:23.closer. -- at where you place it. She cannot get big serves in. It is

:12:24. > :12:27.spot the cloud competition. The most perfect day. 47 minutes. 1-4, second

:12:28. > :13:18.set. I think you are right, she seems a

:13:19. > :13:24.little bit jaded in her movement. It is hard to pick where Madison Keys

:13:25. > :13:32.is going to serve. Sluggish with the footwork today. A ghoulish match

:13:33. > :13:42.yesterday, two hours and 39 minutes, against Caroline Wozniacki. --

:13:43. > :13:49.gruelling match. Almost like she is going for more kit today. -- for

:13:50. > :13:53.more pace today. She is behind the baseline and trying to let the spin

:13:54. > :14:16.were off, Kerber, and doing a good job of it. -- die off.

:14:17. > :14:26.Not getting as much death -- depth on her ground strokes. We talked

:14:27. > :14:34.about her footwork motion. She has tailed off a little bit. Break

:14:35. > :14:45.point. Nothing contained about that serve. Her ninth ace, she has only

:14:46. > :14:53.won behind seven seconds serves, Madison Keys. -- second. It is

:14:54. > :15:46.important. 123 mph. Matching her quickest of

:15:47. > :15:50.yesterday, and in her career. I think a really important game, it

:15:51. > :15:59.even if she cannot get back involved in this second set -- even. I think

:16:00. > :16:02.she can. 5-1 down and the mountain is in the wrong direction. --

:16:03. > :16:42.momentum. It is horrible when that left-handed

:16:43. > :16:46.serve swings towards a right-handed player, it feels horrible. You have

:16:47. > :17:20.to swing across. It is the first Love game of the

:17:21. > :17:27.final. She is just chipping away, Angelique Kerber. Such a good match

:17:28. > :17:37.player. When she first on the scene after the US Open in 2011, she was

:17:38. > :17:42.107 in the world. A similar stories to Madison Keys developing. It was

:17:43. > :17:49.extraordinary, it was 2012 where she had not beaten a top ten player and

:17:50. > :17:53.after that, beat several of them in a short space of time and took her

:17:54. > :17:57.game to a different level from Nowell. An example of why fitness

:17:58. > :18:03.away from the court was so important. She was advised by

:18:04. > :18:10.another German player who was generous in offering advice, they

:18:11. > :18:15.got together and she was shown what she was doing. It made a big

:18:16. > :18:22.difference to what she could achieve in terms of her ranking. It is a

:18:23. > :18:29.work ethic as well. It is really a huge part of what Angelique Kerber

:18:30. > :18:37.can do on a court. Number five in the world in October, the year after

:18:38. > :18:49.the US semifinal. Regularly in the top ten. The German. New balls.

:18:50. > :21:11.Madison Keys serving to stay in the second set, 2-5. A good use of them.

:21:12. > :21:37.Pretty demoralising when you have to keep slowly walking across the other

:21:38. > :22:12.side and a point goes past like that, a quick pace. -- case. -- ace.

:22:13. > :22:24.Beautifully timed. It is just natural power. Just a great release

:22:25. > :22:36.onto the ball, she just lets her arms go.

:22:37. > :22:51.This is a great return. Very quick with the footwork but getting back

:22:52. > :22:53.racket head to attack that ball, rather than letting the ball

:22:54. > :22:59.dictate. Not a lot you can do about that

:23:00. > :24:20.point. Five foot ten, she looks a lot

:24:21. > :24:21.taller than that at time. -- time. She has a presence as though she is

:24:22. > :24:26.about six feet. I wonder when they last measured

:24:27. > :24:59.her! The match is just going back onto

:25:00. > :25:06.Kerber's terms. It feels right in the balance. Kerber is going back

:25:07. > :25:13.more time to the forehand of Madison Keys, trained to break down. This is

:25:14. > :25:40.long game, 6.5 minutes. -- trying to break it down.

:25:41. > :25:48.If you step off the gas for a second, she crunches it! If you do

:25:49. > :25:55.not get enough on that ball, you will get punished.

:25:56. > :26:12.And now the test for Kerber. Medical baggage not converting on the set

:26:13. > :26:19.point. -- mental. Kerber serving for the second set at

:26:20. > :26:39.5-3. Such a posh. She must be bailing the

:26:40. > :26:42.pressure. -- a posh. Such a good serve percentage and that is a

:26:43. > :27:06.wobble. Tired almost stretching for that

:27:07. > :27:08.forehand. You sense that is a spring in the step of Madison Keys right

:27:09. > :27:33.now. Looking up at the umpire, not sure

:27:34. > :28:11.about that call. It is interesting, Kerber's coach is

:28:12. > :28:17.down the end of Madison Keys shouting down -- shouting out things

:28:18. > :28:29.and trying to psych out Kerber at the same time.

:28:30. > :28:37.Second serve, 76 mph. Short in the middle. You cannot get away with

:28:38. > :29:03.that. That is great length on the

:29:04. > :29:32.forehand. She has definitely got Madison Keys

:29:33. > :29:37.in a more defensive position behind the baseline, a bit more off-balance

:29:38. > :29:41.and she is opening up the shoulders a bit more.

:29:42. > :29:53.Stunning! Once again, that serve straight into the strikes on. --

:29:54. > :30:59.strike area. It is warm applause. I think the

:31:00. > :31:09.crowd would like a final set. Third set point.

:31:10. > :31:21.Ooh they got one with a stroke of luck. For the 15th time in this they

:31:22. > :31:27.go the distance. It is one set all after an hour and six minutes.

:31:28. > :31:33.It is deserving of a final set. The tennis has been fascinating. Clearly

:31:34. > :31:38.Keys got off to a fabulous start. She's been pegged back. The momentum

:31:39. > :31:43.and rhythm has changed dramatically from the first set. Kerber's found a

:31:44. > :31:47.way to push her further back behind that baseline and got her involved

:31:48. > :31:51.in a few more longer rallies and doing what she does best. This is

:31:52. > :31:57.how Kerber wins a lot of matches out here. A bit of a puzzle for Keys to

:31:58. > :32:02.solve out here. How is she going to get it back in her favour again.

:32:03. > :32:06.Interesting she would take a comfort break, collect her thoughts, calm

:32:07. > :32:12.herself down. Biggest match of her career. Kerber's been here so many

:32:13. > :32:23.times before. This is her 11th final. She'd love to notch up her

:32:24. > :32:30.second grass court title. Sorry, her first grass court title.

:32:31. > :32:39.She was semifinalist at Wimbledon two years ago to agony he is Ka

:32:40. > :32:47.Radwanska. Would you make her the favourite? It has that feel. Only

:32:48. > :32:51.because Keys game ragged, unforced errors and wasn't able to dictate.

:32:52. > :32:56.The start of the final set will be key. At least for Keys or from her

:32:57. > :32:59.point of view, at least she got herself much more involved towards

:33:00. > :33:04.the back end of that set. She started to get her intense tiff

:33:05. > :33:08.levels back up again. It is important she sets a precedent from

:33:09. > :33:12.the start here and gets herself firing, gets those points coming

:33:13. > :33:24.through. At the moment, the rhythm's changed. She needs to get it back

:33:25. > :33:34.into her terms again. Wonderful church of St Zavioue and

:33:35. > :33:39.St Peters. The first tournament held at Devonshire Park in 1881.

:33:40. > :34:14.Keys to start the final set. Impressively.

:34:15. > :34:41.Effortless power, isn't it. Just a beautiful hit, that one.

:34:42. > :34:53.Wind has just picked up a little. By Eastbourne standards, we've had

:34:54. > :34:55.no wind this week. It's true. It's been perfect conditions. Could have

:34:56. > :35:13.been really gusty. It is interesting off the kick serve

:35:14. > :35:17.yesterday off Heather Watson, Keys seemed to punish her straight away

:35:18. > :35:20.when she made the return. It's not happened as much today? It happened

:35:21. > :35:29.early in the match but nowhere near as much today. I think the sicker

:35:30. > :35:31.serve is going into the backhand. Kerber stamping her authority there.

:35:32. > :35:57.It is her 14th ace. Emphatic game at the start of the

:35:58. > :36:07.final set for Keys. Just her 10th service game, that's a good average

:36:08. > :36:12.of aces. It is much more like the sort of serving she wanted, what she

:36:13. > :36:17.produced in the first set. There's the statistics from the second set.

:36:18. > :36:18.The winners still up on her opponents despite not coming away

:36:19. > :36:40.with it. She sort of hits it. It comes out at

:36:41. > :36:45.the same pace from her strings. There's not too much height variety

:36:46. > :36:55.difference. She produces those ground strokes in a still are

:36:56. > :36:59.fashion. That's a great shot. That's her best shot, forehand. So

:37:00. > :37:07.effective. Difficult to read as well. Short take back and really

:37:08. > :37:13.bounce it down the line. Serve right down the centre of the box. Again,

:37:14. > :37:37.just a few little unforced errors from Keys' racket.

:37:38. > :38:19.So strong. A Radwanska special.

:38:20. > :38:24.CHEERING She was struggling to breathe at the

:38:25. > :38:30.start of the match, Madison Keys. It was an unusual strut -- shot but

:38:31. > :39:08.managed to keep her calm on the final finish.

:39:09. > :39:15.I think she's Reading the serve so much better.

:39:16. > :39:20.She didn't miss one of those against Heather Watson yesterday. She played

:39:21. > :39:31.that low, short ball so well. But this is a final. Her first.

:39:32. > :40:04.The average of at least one a game. That's maintained.

:40:05. > :40:22.What a beautiful volley that was to finish that point off. Really kept

:40:23. > :40:30.that racket head up, punched it through the court. Generous or is

:40:31. > :40:56.that? I'm not sure! Started off that way, I think.

:40:57. > :41:04.Kerber's moving better. She's managed to extend the rallies so

:41:05. > :41:11.much more and particularly on Keys' service games because she's reading

:41:12. > :41:12.the serves betser. We're not getting those one, two punches from Keys

:41:13. > :41:43.with the serve and the big winner. Well played!

:41:44. > :41:47.That's not easy, is it, to get out of the way and then play a drop

:41:48. > :41:52.volley. Again, Kerber's just getting one

:41:53. > :41:59.more ball back into play, making her play the extra shot, but again, very

:42:00. > :42:01.calm. That had quite a bit of spin on it, that ball, not easy to

:42:02. > :42:12.control it on the volley. Wow!

:42:13. > :42:29.That really was a wow! What a shot that was. We talk about

:42:30. > :42:33.a movement. Impossible to move better than that. What a strike. At

:42:34. > :42:38.the full stretch as well. On the run. We've seen Kerber do that

:42:39. > :42:40.herself but that's the first time she's come up with that one. That

:42:41. > :43:09.was the shot of the match so far. Here's a great close-up of the

:43:10. > :43:16.intensity of the look on her face and a really high work rate from the

:43:17. > :43:20.back of the court here. There was that finishing shot, absolutely

:43:21. > :43:24.fabulous. Just unplayable. Kerber didn't move a muscle. Such a

:43:25. > :43:35.powerful player. Is she the most powerful player? We'd like to hear

:43:36. > :43:39.from you, any of your thoughts. The French Open for the women was a

:43:40. > :43:44.wonderful tournament. It has been here at Eastbourne. The women's game

:43:45. > :43:50.at the moment is so exciting. So many new players coming of age.

:43:51. > :45:14.Kerber 1-2, final set. Brilliant.

:45:15. > :45:52.She's getting it together again, Keys. Two more break points.

:45:53. > :45:59.Such a simple combination for a left-hander. When in trouble serve

:46:00. > :46:01.out wide on that backed-hand side. Get a shorter reply and then strike

:46:02. > :47:07.into the open space. There was an almost pleading in that

:47:08. > :47:14."come on." From Madison quays. It's her first final. It must feel so

:47:15. > :47:19.different. She also must have felt getting her opponent down two the

:47:20. > :47:23.two break points just a little sense of ooh, that trophy's in sight.

:47:24. > :47:53.Breaking new ground. So hard. O', what a smash. How brave was

:47:54. > :47:58.that? I thought she was brave to take the first one out of the air

:47:59. > :48:01.here. Also to hit a traditional volley as opposed to the drive

:48:02. > :48:06.volley where she didn't get that ball through the court. Then the

:48:07. > :48:09.smash going back behind her, just managed to get that racket head up

:48:10. > :48:48.and control the face. Well played. What a fabulous backhand. It's been

:48:49. > :48:53.giving her a few problems in this match but that time getting it spot

:48:54. > :49:08.on. Great balance as she hit through that ball.

:49:09. > :49:15.It is interesting when a player hits you with no pace whatsoever and that

:49:16. > :49:24.ball just floated back from that sliced backhand and unsettled the

:49:25. > :49:32.rhythm of Kerber there. Ooh, I think Kerber was on her way

:49:33. > :49:40.too. She stopped pretty quick. How's that? That's the one. Getting

:49:41. > :49:44.the forehand with great movement and wonderful timing. You feel that

:49:45. > :49:48.second serve has to get much closer to the lines. She has to be even

:49:49. > :50:02.braver on that. That was sitting there invitingly to be hit.

:50:03. > :50:08.She's missed it. And that's when you know it's a final. Her first.

:50:09. > :50:20.Practice in other matches, 100 out of 100. Big deep breaths. 40-0 to

:50:21. > :50:58.40-30. In! Wow! How did she hang on to

:50:59. > :51:02.that? I think it's core strength and using

:51:03. > :51:07.those legs. She almost leans that ball into the court. But she does it

:51:08. > :51:16.so many times you know it's not a fluke.

:51:17. > :51:52.Good hold. This final really hotting up.

:51:53. > :52:05.Thank you for your thoughts. They are coming in. "The Americans are

:52:06. > :52:08.really coming strong, Sloane Stephens,ant great they've got a

:52:09. > :52:16.group of younger players pushing each Ore long." . Definitely, I'm a

:52:17. > :52:21.huge fan of tailor Townsend. British public will enjoy seeing her at

:52:22. > :52:26.Wimbledon. She's such a character. Such a beautiful game. Left-handed.

:52:27. > :52:30.Amazing volume U skills out there. She's in the same section of the

:52:31. > :52:36.draw with Madison Keys. They could meet, I think, in the second round

:52:37. > :52:39.potentially at Wimbledon. That will be a really fascinating match. This

:52:40. > :52:45.is interesting. She did so well to come through that service game. You

:52:46. > :52:52.feel she's having to show us all and her opponent what she has on top of

:52:53. > :52:55.that serve. She was winning cheaper, Frear points off that serve in the

:52:56. > :52:59.beginning. Now she's having to back it up and win way more points from

:53:00. > :53:05.the back of the court now. Much more extended rallies. Getting stuck into

:53:06. > :53:13.them now. Did very, very well to come through that last game.

:53:14. > :54:09.After an hour and 28 minutes, Kerber serving. 2-3, final set.

:54:10. > :54:27.serve in particular. Didn't register on the speed gun, that one.

:54:28. > :54:38.Brilliant. Just the sound it makes. You know it's come out of the middle

:54:39. > :54:51.of the racket. Kerber's crawled over to win the

:54:52. > :55:19.second set. It's building nicely now, isn't it?

:55:20. > :55:25.That was clever serving from Kerber, wasn't it? Very effective with not a

:55:26. > :55:29.lot of power but Great Ouse of accuracy and putting the service in

:55:30. > :55:34.the spots and getting a high first serve percentage. Pressure back on

:55:35. > :55:51.to Keys now. Can she get three points once again on this serve?

:55:52. > :56:38.Little short and central. And thumped away.

:56:39. > :56:48.You won't see a better service delivery than that one. She uses her

:56:49. > :57:08.legs so well. So well timed. A knee bend and the launch of the racket.

:57:09. > :57:18.If you're going to serve a double, best to do it when you're 40-0 up in

:57:19. > :57:23.the game. I feel at least she's trying to accelerate into the second

:57:24. > :57:37.serve and trying to get a lot of depth and kick on it.

:57:38. > :58:19.The lead fast disappearing again on the service game.

:58:20. > :58:38.An old tennis expression was getting the elbow when the business enof

:58:39. > :58:43.sets came along. I think Madison Keys will just go for it. That last

:58:44. > :58:47.service game was fabulous. Started off with such a great first serve

:58:48. > :58:51.which set a positive note for the rest of the service game. Here you

:58:52. > :58:57.can see again, so great with her footwork getting on to that front

:58:58. > :59:03.foot. When you see her in that position, great balance. I love when

:59:04. > :59:08.she's pushed defensively she gets's back and steps in on the front foot.

:59:09. > :59:12.It is very efficient footwork. She's quite light. This is where she wants

:59:13. > :59:19.to be, stepping in, body weight behind the ball. Look at that winner

:59:20. > :59:23.count difference. 51 to 13. And the unforced errors to counter balance.

:59:24. > :59:31.But that's what Madison Keys is all about. Kerber knows what she was

:59:32. > :59:36.going to try to absorb. It has been an absorbing final. It's gathered.

:59:37. > :59:40.It is terrific right now. It tailed off in that ebbing set where she

:59:41. > :59:45.lost intense tiff. Lots of unforced errors. She's having to work so much

:59:46. > :59:53.harder for her points but she's containing it, keeping up the

:59:54. > :59:54.pressure with the scoreboard here. Serving 3-4, final set with new

:59:55. > :00:26.balls. for Keys. It has disturbed the

:00:27. > :00:32.singles post. No wonder it is called a trembler, the way Madison Keys

:00:33. > :00:37.hits the ball. They have looking at. He is under pressure to get that

:00:38. > :00:44.sorted out. -- they have wrote in it. -- routing it. Quite nerve

:00:45. > :01:50.wracking. Seven years older, seven years more

:01:51. > :02:01.experience. What a solid game was the Kerber. -- for Kerber. This is

:02:02. > :02:20.the business end of the match. We are going to see her composure.

:02:21. > :02:30.It is interesting, nervous display themselves in different ways. Some

:02:31. > :02:32.players lose power. Other players starts to hit out even harder and

:02:33. > :02:53.lose control. -- stopped. -- start. That is fantastic serving. The

:02:54. > :02:56.movement on that ball after it left her strings. It is what you can do

:02:57. > :03:10.with the ball after it has bounced. Not sure about that.

:03:11. > :03:15.If he had not called it, I would have called it, I saw it out as

:03:16. > :03:26.well. That is very clear umpiring.

:03:27. > :03:39.How good was that game? ! She wants her coach to come on. This will be

:03:40. > :04:04.interesting. Show her. In return,

:04:05. > :04:12.follow-through. Yes? All right. He kept it short cut that she kept

:04:13. > :04:18.it short, concise. A big moment -- he kept it short and concise. A big

:04:19. > :04:23.moment for Madison Keys. She is up against somebody who does not have a

:04:24. > :04:28.big service weapon, so a good position. Her coach does not want

:04:29. > :04:34.her to go the too much, he wants her to go for it, but with big margins,

:04:35. > :04:39.controlling the return of serve. If she can get the first point on the

:04:40. > :04:45.board, that is going to pressure Kerber who has done such a great job

:04:46. > :04:51.of spinning serves interplay, close to the lines, not enabling Madison

:04:52. > :04:59.Keys to come up with big returns. It might pressure that serve if she

:05:00. > :05:14.starts to miss it. You can hear the support here. Kerber serving to stay

:05:15. > :05:17.in the final. That was a soft serve. 87. Write down the centre of the

:05:18. > :06:00.box. -- write-down. How tight is her neck, her

:06:01. > :06:03.shoulders, and her arm must wait a tonne! Trying to shake out those

:06:04. > :06:27.nerves. -- must way. She is half waiting for a call, it

:06:28. > :06:32.did not come. Nerves affect your movement as well, it was as if

:06:33. > :07:17.Madison was struggling to move to the ball, she was so tight.

:07:18. > :08:27.Well played. A lot of spin on that when it bounced.

:08:28. > :08:37.She not really move for it, she got frozen solid -- she did not. Kerber

:08:38. > :08:40.getting a good read on the surface, she is getting more on the return.

:08:41. > :09:03.-- the surface. She is only going to get better in

:09:04. > :09:07.this department but when you see how efficient she has been at the net,

:09:08. > :09:10.amazing she has not been there more often. Only about three or four

:09:11. > :09:47.times. I do not think points have much more

:09:48. > :10:35.value than this year. -- this, here. I think that took every ounce of her

:10:36. > :10:38.energy, that last one. Bent her knees enough and stayed down through

:10:39. > :11:34.that swing. As hard as every point is, she is

:11:35. > :11:38.somehow getting through to Madison Keys. And Kerber for the second time

:11:39. > :11:45.has to hold serve to stay in the match. Maybe Keys can draw on the

:11:46. > :11:51.nerves she felt less time at 5-4 and might not be quite so nervous for

:11:52. > :11:55.this, we will have to see. That was an excellent game, fabulous point

:11:56. > :12:01.playing. That wonderful winning shot on the run. We saw her at the net.

:12:02. > :12:06.Constructing points in different ways, showing us what she has got

:12:07. > :12:12.for the future. She is only 19 and she has so much to her game, so much

:12:13. > :12:18.power, so many weapons. Such a dangerous player. I would imagine on

:12:19. > :12:23.any surface, particularly on a grass court, and she is only going to get

:12:24. > :12:27.better. It is a win-win situation for Madison Keys. She said that

:12:28. > :12:33.coming into the match, she would love to win the title, of course.

:12:34. > :12:37.But what she has done here in getting to this final, her first

:12:38. > :12:46.tour final, it can only be a springboard. Just a bit more

:12:47. > :12:52.flexibility if she wins it. And again, one game away.

:12:53. > :13:29.This was a fabulous forehand. Rate but work to get her bodywork -- to

:13:30. > :13:31.get her body weight out -- great footwork to get her body weight out

:13:32. > :13:44.of the way. This is not going to be handed over,

:13:45. > :13:56.is it? Have to work for every single point in this game.

:13:57. > :14:10.So reluctant to go to the space, but she hung on to it.

:14:11. > :14:30.That is about four volleys in a row, punching.

:14:31. > :14:36.Almost an element of hope about that forehand. 15-30. And to end it

:14:37. > :15:06.quickly as well. On real! -- that is on a real! What

:15:07. > :15:30.a point! Dashed that is not real! I thought that was long. Right on

:15:31. > :15:50.the line. Two years ago in the final, Kerber.

:15:51. > :17:14.Five championship points. Runner up. She just came off that return a bit,

:17:15. > :17:34.that allowed Kerber to step in and to crunch the next ball.

:17:35. > :17:53.You could almost cut the air with a knife right now.

:17:54. > :18:05.She did not quite as -- she did not quite trust herself on the shorter

:18:06. > :18:08.one. The backs of those seeds have not been used for a while. --

:18:09. > :18:22.chairs. So,! -- she was so calm! What a

:18:23. > :19:08.lethal shot this forehand is! Certainly as! -- it's certainly as!

:19:09. > :19:21.That is her 24th forehand winner. It sets up a third championship point.

:19:22. > :19:29.That is a clever serve, Internet? -- isn't it. Sliding out, great angle

:19:30. > :19:52.on it. A call from the chair, that is not

:19:53. > :19:57.going to please Kerber at this stage.

:19:58. > :20:03.I have got to call it how I see it. Kerber said, do you know what the

:20:04. > :20:08.score is? But she is right, she has to call it as she sees it. It is

:20:09. > :20:19.very close, a brave call from the caller. For the championship point.

:20:20. > :20:30.-- before the championship point. -- a fourth.

:20:31. > :20:42.On a clear day in Eastbourne, a Star is born! 19-year-old Madison Keys

:20:43. > :20:49.has won her first tour title. Somehow, she managed to drag herself

:20:50. > :20:54.over the finishing line. Fantastic effort from Angelique Kerber, beaten

:20:55. > :21:02.again in a final here on the South coast, but what a week in the young

:21:03. > :21:05.life of Madison Keys. It really was, what a wonderful match and she will

:21:06. > :21:11.celebrate with the people who helped her get over the finish line.

:21:12. > :21:14.Fabulous performance. She just came out here and she showed as

:21:15. > :21:20.everything she possesses and the fact it went to that final set, and

:21:21. > :21:28.the way she held her composure. She is going to be on the rise.

:21:29. > :21:36.And what an ovation from the fans, they are so pleased. On her debut

:21:37. > :21:41.here is a professional, she comes away with the title. She first

:21:42. > :21:46.stepped on the grass as a junior three years ago. She fell in love

:21:47. > :21:52.with grass that day, she said, even though she played a horrible match.

:21:53. > :21:59.Getting used to a brand-new service -- surface. She has grown quickly in

:22:00. > :22:03.her life, her game and majority. It will have a special place in her

:22:04. > :22:06.heart, Eastbourne, because after an hour and 55 minutes, winning the

:22:07. > :22:22.first title, you never forget it. 60 winners. 17 aces. A huge number

:22:23. > :22:30.of the forehand. -- from the forehand. What was impressive was

:22:31. > :22:36.the fact she went through a debt where head tennis was not at its

:22:37. > :22:44.best -- a drop. She got the intensity backhand brought home

:22:45. > :22:49.levels back at the crucial stage -- she got the intensity back, she

:22:50. > :22:52.brought her levels back at the crucial stage. She got a bit nervous

:22:53. > :22:58.and you could sense in her body language, right, I am taking control

:22:59. > :23:04.of this next point. She earned much point. It was a wonderful

:23:05. > :23:08.performance. -- match point. Spare a thought for Kerber after five

:23:09. > :23:14.championship points a couple of years ago, it might have gone

:23:15. > :23:20.through her mind, am I going to save championship points and be the

:23:21. > :23:22.champion? It was Madison Keys. A wonderful and gruelling tournament,

:23:23. > :23:29.Kerber. She one need some rest before Wimbledon on Monday. -- she

:23:30. > :23:35.will need. She may do, it was neck and neck through the final set and

:23:36. > :23:39.to be so close a couple of years ago she is a much higher ranking. The

:23:40. > :23:43.pressure and expectation was on her shoulders, experienced to shine

:23:44. > :23:49.through against youth. -- experience. This young lady is on

:23:50. > :23:52.the launch pad today and we might look backhand say, this is where it

:23:53. > :24:01.started for her, the first of perhaps many titles. -- we might

:24:02. > :24:06.look back, and we might say. The youngest ever to play tennis in the

:24:07. > :24:13.United States. She beat Serena Williams, a world ranking at 14 600

:24:14. > :24:26.and something. She will be top 30 on Monday, what a rise! -- at 14 of 600

:24:27. > :24:30.and something. The great American players have come here and

:24:31. > :24:36.conquered. How many more titles for Madison Keys? Yes, as I said, I

:24:37. > :24:41.think she will win a quite a few, she is such a force to be reckoned

:24:42. > :24:50.with on the surface. With a server like that. -- this surface. And so

:24:51. > :24:54.much variety in her game. Up to $1 million in prize money and can you

:24:55. > :24:58.imagine the sponsorship and the endorsements? She seems to be a

:24:59. > :25:03.delightful young woman and comes across well in interviews. That will

:25:04. > :25:10.help, more interviews and dealing with being a champion. She will

:25:11. > :25:17.become hunted, no doubt about it, it will change, she will have to deal

:25:18. > :25:23.with that, it is a learning curve. I get the feeling she is a fast

:25:24. > :25:27.learner. She seems to take it in her stride, lovely composure on the

:25:28. > :25:31.court, a lovely smile, got her feet on the ground. Good team around her.

:25:32. > :25:38.And this willingness to learn. And as we saw today, what weapons on the

:25:39. > :25:45.court! Incredible pace and power she can generate. A fabulous serve with

:25:46. > :25:54.a lot of rioting. Yes, she is one to look out for. -- righty. -- variety.

:25:55. > :25:57.Ladies and gentlemen, will you please welcome the presentation

:25:58. > :26:04.party onto Centre Court! Hillary Williams, marketing director,

:26:05. > :26:11.accompanied by the President of the Lawn Tennis Association. They are

:26:12. > :26:20.joined by Martin Corey, AEGON International tournament chairman.

:26:21. > :26:29.First of all, I would like to invite onto court the runner-up in the 2014

:26:30. > :26:39.AEGON International, Angelique Kerber!

:26:40. > :26:47.And 11th final for Kerber, not to be a fourth title.

:26:48. > :26:57.She will receive the runners-up trophy and a Magnum of champagne.

:26:58. > :27:22.And a cheque for 64,000 US dollars. Angelique Kerber.

:27:23. > :27:29.She will be disappointed, of course. But she will be going to

:27:30. > :27:35.Wimbledon having played mighty fine grass court tennis.

:27:36. > :27:40.Very bad luck and on behalf of everybody here, thank you for the

:27:41. > :27:44.part you have played all week in a week of magnificent tennis coming

:27:45. > :27:50.yesterday in a sensational semifinal and a great final today. You have

:27:51. > :27:57.had a fantastic week. Yes, I think I had a really great

:27:58. > :28:02.week. I enjoyed every single match here and I had some very close and

:28:03. > :28:05.good matches before Wimbledon, that was my key. It was a bit

:28:06. > :28:09.disappointed today but well done to Madison, she played an amazing

:28:10. > :28:15.tournament. Congratulations and good luck.

:28:16. > :28:23.The final set was nerve wracking to watch. How nerve wracking was it to

:28:24. > :28:29.be in the middle of it? A little bit. But I was just trying to fight

:28:30. > :28:34.until the last point and try to play my tennis. But at the end, she

:28:35. > :28:41.served the whole match very good so I had no chance to return the ball.

:28:42. > :28:44.I really enjoyed the whole week here, thank you guys for coming the

:28:45. > :28:54.whole week and enjoying and supporting us, thanks you very much.

:28:55. > :28:58.-- thank you. Can you take one day off tomorrow and focus on Wimbledon

:28:59. > :29:05.on Monday? Are you on the practice court tomorrow? I think I will take

:29:06. > :29:08.the day off and I will go tomorrow to Wimbledon and be ready on

:29:09. > :29:11.Tuesday. Many congratulations on a fantastic week, well played today in

:29:12. > :29:28.the final. Angelique Kerber! Ladies and gentlemen, would you

:29:29. > :29:30.please welcome onto court the AEGON International Ladies' Singles

:29:31. > :29:50.champion for 2014, Madison Keys! Her made entitle in her maiden

:29:51. > :30:01.final. -- maiden title.

:30:02. > :30:13.She will receive a bottle of champagne and a cheque for $120,000

:30:14. > :30:17.US: Now we need somebody to present that magnificent trophy. Bearing in

:30:18. > :30:21.mind this is our 40th anniversary, we thought we'd bring along one of

:30:22. > :30:30.our great champions to present the trophy. Who better than the lady who

:30:31. > :30:38.won the title no fewer than 11 times, please welcome on to Centre

:30:39. > :30:47.Court Martina-and-a-half rat loaf a. -- Navratalova. Quite a In. Few had

:30:48. > :30:53.sat down. They stood again for Martina, and rightly so. What a

:30:54. > :31:01.legend. Reflexes never change. A worthy

:31:02. > :31:29.champion. Madison Keys. Madison, do you want to put that

:31:30. > :31:36.down for a second. Unless Martina wants to catch it again. Martina's

:31:37. > :31:46.won this, Chrissie Everett, Lindsay Davenport's won it. Now you have?

:31:47. > :31:52.Yeah, I have, haven't I! It's absolutely incredible to be able to

:31:53. > :31:56.win this tournament with so many other greats. Thank you everybody

:31:57. > :32:01.for coming out to support us all week-long and hopefully many more to

:32:02. > :32:05.come. Everyone says you're just 19. But you're not, you've had much

:32:06. > :32:09.experience in the game over many years. It was your first final

:32:10. > :32:14.today. How did you feel when you woke up this morning? I was really

:32:15. > :32:19.excited. Kind of surreal moment. All morning I was trying to stay calm

:32:20. > :32:24.and not overthink it. Even right now, my hands are shaking. I'm

:32:25. > :32:29.really excited. Never mind being excited, I asked Angelique how was

:32:30. > :32:36.that third set for you? How nerve-wracking? It was definitely a

:32:37. > :32:40.tight third set. Congratulations to Angie, she made played so well. I

:32:41. > :32:44.was able to get those two points in the last game and that was really

:32:45. > :32:49.what changed the match. When you had the opportunity to win the match at

:32:50. > :32:54.5-4 and you called your coach over, what did you ask him or what did he

:32:55. > :33:00.say? He was just telling me to really go after it. Just play it

:33:01. > :33:06.away and do my best. No matter what, he'd be happy with me. I think you

:33:07. > :33:11.had 19 aces and 30 outright winners, forehand. You were going for it?

:33:12. > :33:17.Fearless tennis. It was fantastic to watch. I was definitely going for

:33:18. > :33:22.it. Luckily it all went well. You've Wimbledon to think about. Can you

:33:23. > :33:26.take a day off or are you on the practice courts tomorrow? Probably

:33:27. > :33:30.on the practice courts again tomorrow getting ready for Wimbledon

:33:31. > :33:35.but definitely going to celebrate tonight. Both my coaches are

:33:36. > :33:41.Argentinian. They will be in front of the TV watching the soccer game

:33:42. > :33:44.later. Many congratulations. Are you staying in Eastbourne or are you

:33:45. > :33:49.heading to London? Stay in Eastbourne for a couple of hours!

:33:50. > :33:56.Look out Eastbourne. For somebody with a very big bottle of champagne

:33:57. > :34:02.and carrying a large trophy. AEGON International champion for 2014,

:34:03. > :34:11.Madison Keys. Fantastic, well done. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

:34:12. > :34:15.A popular winner, that's for sure. I would imagine once she leaves

:34:16. > :34:22.Eastbourne she'll be floating all the way to SW 19. Of course, she

:34:23. > :34:29.can't dwell on it for too long because the serious business of

:34:30. > :34:35.playing at women bell will come sharp into focus. That's not always

:34:36. > :34:41.easy after having such a big moment in your career. If anyone can deal

:34:42. > :34:47.with it, Madison Keys can deal with it. She's dealt with so much in her

:34:48. > :34:53.young life. There's no doubt her life will become more hectic. There

:34:54. > :34:59.will be people pleading for interviews. . Loads more people

:35:00. > :35:04.asking for autographs. She's more recognisable, certainly in the UK

:35:05. > :35:09.and when she arrives at Wimbledon. A lot to contend with but she wouldn't

:35:10. > :35:14.want to swap it for a moment. Said it in her semi-final at 19. What's

:35:15. > :35:20.your 19-year-old doing today? Madison Keys was trying to get into

:35:21. > :35:29.a final. Someone let me know with a message, mother said to him, he's

:35:30. > :35:34.just got out of bed. That's what my 19-year-old's doing right now! Her

:35:35. > :35:38.movement, if you've been watching Madison Keys over the last few

:35:39. > :35:43.years, that's the big thing. It really has improved. We know all

:35:44. > :35:48.about the power, the phenomenal weapons. But, if the movement can

:35:49. > :35:53.continue to improve, then we are looking at a very, very serious

:35:54. > :36:01.champion of the future. And maybe, one day, a Wimbledon champion.

:36:02. > :36:06.Here they come. So much pressure. So much expectation. It's the title all

:36:07. > :36:12.the players want to win. Too right. A lot of these guys are friends off

:36:13. > :36:19.the court. But the moment they step out there, forget it! A hugely

:36:20. > :36:22.exciting moment, this. Still gives you goose bumps this Centre Court.

:36:23. > :36:32.It is the greatest court in the world. What happens at Wimbledon is

:36:33. > :36:38.incredible. Will bell done 2014, it's anyone's game starts Monday

:36:39. > :36:45.from 1130 on BBC Two. Madison Keys, quick rush up to the

:36:46. > :36:49.court. Madison Keys will go into Wimbledon thinking, if not I can

:36:50. > :36:54.beat anybody but I can beat almost anybody. She's easterned herself a

:36:55. > :36:59.reputation of the that counts for so much in the locker room. She's such

:37:00. > :37:06.a threat on the grass courts. We haven't seen her serve like this for

:37:07. > :37:09.some time. Serena's a force to be reckoned with but this is a monster

:37:10. > :37:14.serve. It is the variety, movement and swing she gets on that serve.

:37:15. > :37:19.Today, against a left-hander, she wasn't able to show us that kick

:37:20. > :37:23.serve it was going on the forehand side but she was showing us the

:37:24. > :37:30.other variety she has in her service weapon. Because Kerber started to

:37:31. > :37:34.get a read on the serve she showed us what else she has to back up that

:37:35. > :37:44.serve. She has so much to admire in her game. You've been studying the

:37:45. > :37:48.draw for Wimbledon. She place Monica Puig in the first round. If she was

:37:49. > :37:53.to win that how does it pan out? A lot of people will be talking about

:37:54. > :37:59.Taylor Townsend. Did so well at the French Open. She's a lefty. Won

:38:00. > :38:04.downier Wimbledon. A beautiful tennis player. Andy Murray said she

:38:05. > :38:10.was one of the players he really enjoyed watching her play. But she's

:38:11. > :38:14.got amazing feel on her volumous. A little McEnroe like. That could be a

:38:15. > :38:20.cracker of a match. But she's in the same section of the draw at Jankovic

:38:21. > :38:25.who she beat here earlier in the week. There's some good things to

:38:26. > :38:30.happen maybe with Madison Keys' draw at Wimbledon. Somebody we'll all

:38:31. > :38:33.look out for. The other thing to say about the match today which backs up

:38:34. > :38:39.what happened yesterday, the quality of the tennis here this week has

:38:40. > :38:43.been tremendous. Across the board, a really excellent tournament to

:38:44. > :38:49.watch. At that point, this point summed up the quality of the final.

:38:50. > :38:55.This match had it all. It had a couple of dips, ebbs and flows. By

:38:56. > :39:01.the end it was getting so dramatic, so exciting, pushing to their

:39:02. > :39:07.highest levels. That was so impressive. Under the greatest

:39:08. > :39:11.scrutiny, intense pressure s situation she hadn't been in before,

:39:12. > :39:15.trying to win her first title, she came up with the goods and raised

:39:16. > :39:19.the level of her game when it mattered. Talking about people who

:39:20. > :39:28.win things. We've the programme on Monday night about when Andy won

:39:29. > :39:33.Wimbledon. His first match on Monday is against David Goffin. Andy's been

:39:34. > :39:38.talking about how he's feeling the day before it actually starts for

:39:39. > :39:44.real. I think it will be a combination of things on the day.

:39:45. > :39:50.Firstly, my mind will be focussed on the match. On that day. Getting

:39:51. > :39:56.ready for the match. Getting the tactics right. Getting focussed on

:39:57. > :40:04.what's ahead of me. But the walk to the court will be different. I

:40:05. > :40:10.expect to feel pride but also pressure and some nerves as well.

:40:11. > :40:14.Yeah, I'm looking forward to it. Somebody I've never experienced

:40:15. > :40:19.before. I don't know how I'll handle the situation. No-one does. It will

:40:20. > :40:23.be interesting for me to see how I deal with it on Monday.

:40:24. > :40:27.You had a chance this morning to watch a re-run of the final from

:40:28. > :40:34.last year on BBC Two. I'm sure there will be a forestload written in the

:40:35. > :40:40.newspapers tomorrow and on Monday morning. He will walk on Centre

:40:41. > :40:45.Court at 1.00 on Monday to defend the Wimbledon title. Something no

:40:46. > :40:50.British man's done for 77 years. We can still use that phase but only

:40:51. > :40:53.for four day-and-a-half. As far as the draw's concerned from Andy's

:40:54. > :40:58.point of view. You think it's been favourable to him? It has been

:40:59. > :41:09.favourable to him compared to Rafa Nadal's draw. He has a horror. David

:41:10. > :41:14.Goffin a talented, gorgeous player. I really enjoy watching him play. He

:41:15. > :41:22.reached fourth round over a year ago. If you look at those names,

:41:23. > :41:31.particularly on grass, he loss to gone Eni. Agut more of a clay court

:41:32. > :41:36.specialist. The one name on there is Dimitrov? And Kevin Anderson. Who is

:41:37. > :41:44.in the quarter-final section with Ferrer. Murray v Dimitrov would be

:41:45. > :41:49.interesting? It really would. Dimitrov beat him in aca pull co-.

:41:50. > :41:54.He won at Queens. He's confident on the grass courts as well. He's

:41:55. > :41:58.living up to that tag line that has always been above him since he was a

:41:59. > :42:03.junior of baby fed. He seems to be someone who will go very deep on the

:42:04. > :42:09.tour, I think. That will be a tough one. Kevin Anderson a very big

:42:10. > :42:14.serving South African. A lot of weapons out there. The fact he's on

:42:15. > :42:20.Djokovic's side of the draw, it favours Andy. I think there really

:42:21. > :42:23.isn't a cloud in the sky now. Wherever you look, it is the most

:42:24. > :42:27.cloudless sky imaginable. What wouldn't they give for weather like

:42:28. > :42:32.this in Brazil where it seems to be raining the whole time. Who got the

:42:33. > :42:37.short straw? The boys who've gone out to South America. As far as

:42:38. > :42:42.tonight's concerned, Germany v Ghana. Then Nigeria v Bosnia follows

:42:43. > :42:47.that. Final reflections on what's been a really excellent week of

:42:48. > :42:54.tennis. Chris said in the commentary this may be the moment when we've

:42:55. > :42:58.seen a star born. We are prone to exaggeration. But you get the

:42:59. > :43:04.feeling Madison Keys might be something special? I think so. She

:43:05. > :43:10.reminds us of Lindsay Davenport. Went on to Wayne major Grand Slams.

:43:11. > :43:16.She has a wonderful composure. The women's game has been crying out for

:43:17. > :43:22.some new names, new blood. So many bursting through at the French Open.

:43:23. > :43:27.Bouchard, a semifinalist. There's a whole group of them. Townsend. It

:43:28. > :43:31.feels as if the women's game has had an injection of extra excitement and

:43:32. > :43:35.it will all come to fruition at Wimbledon. It is. Thank you for

:43:36. > :43:40.watching over the last six days here. The weather's been great.

:43:41. > :43:44.Please may it last for the next two weeks. More tin Is on the BBC again

:43:45. > :43:52.next week, I think! Bye-bye.