Day 5 Tennis: Eastbourne

Happy 65,000,000th yesterday to Beachy Head, one of the great

landmarks of the self of England. Happy birthday to Eastbourne Pier,

the great symbol of this seaside town, opened this week in 1870.

Happy 40th birthday to one of the great institutions of British

tennis. Ever since the first final since Chris Everett eat Virginia

Wade, everybody who is everybody has played on that Centre Court. --

beat. Game, set, she has done it!

At last, a grass court title. What a great final! She wins at

Eastbourne. And a great win.

Fantastic semifinal! What an incredible performance!

A gentle breeze, the occasional cloud, and it is warm. For the

culmination of this year's AEGON International. This is the trophy

Angelique Kerber and Madison Keys will be competing for. One famous

name on it, 11 time Martina Navratilova was champion here. He

spoke to her about her replica elections of tennis at Eastbourne

and Eastbourne itself. The grass is great, we had good

crowds from the beginning and the top layers laid so it was a big

event. Nice town, either see, what not to love? It was great

preparation for Wimbledon -- it was by the sea.

You were the Queen of Eastbourne! This was the only place to play and

now players have more of a choice. I would still come here if I had a

choice, it is easy to get here, you are in England. You get into the

mindset of playing at Wimbledon and on the grass. It was an automatic, I

did not think about it, of course I would. Was it more relaxed to some

of the places you were playing was tomorrow not necessarily, but

playing on the grass was more relaxing for me because I wanted to

play on grass. With the excitement of Wimbledon, and the top layers

were playing so it was a big event, but you could walk to the hotel and

the restaurant. Most of the tournaments we play are in big

cities so it was nice to be in a relaxing atmosphere. Away from the

courts. You won hear a lot of 11 time and doubles, any of those stick

in your memories -- in your memory? -- the one here. The first two

finals I played against Chris Everett and we played at Wimbledon.

-- you won. Chris had match point and I won, and I won at Wimbledon.

The next year she beat me but I still want at Wimbledon. So I get

superstitious that if I get to the finals here, I will win at Wimbledon

and that was true for six, seven years.

She has been hitting a few balls here and Martina Hingis on her

return has made it to the final of the Ladies' Doubles this afternoon.

Martina number one talking about how this tournament was an automatic

preparation forward and build on. Annabel Croft is here this week. It

is fair to say the finalists are on likely to be in the Wimbledon final,

but you never know. -- preparation for Wimbledon. Last year, the seeds

were obliterated early on. Marion Bartoli was ranked 15. Nobody will

want to face either finalist today they have been in sensational form

and got better. Youth, coming into her first -- coming into her first

final, coming up against experience, Kerber, in her third. Kerber's

matches have ink dogfights. Keyes has sailed through. -- have been. Is

that a benefits to her? Kerber was fighting back yesterday against

Caroline Wozniacki. That does Tom Finney you up. She is more

experienced and more dangerous behind the scoreline. -- Tom Finney

you up. She is dangerous on the run with a flick of the wrist. She has a

weaker second serve which Madison Keys will try to exploit. But with

Madison, a big serve, one of the biggest on the women's tour, 28 aces

during the week. She has never been in this situation, we do not know

how she will handle it but it will be exciting. This is the passage of

the girls. The Americans, 40 years after Chris Everett winning get, an

American in the final, but a German has never won this trophy so a

potential first four Kerber. The match, no question, was that

semifinal against Caroline Wozniacki.

The match was a really good match and we are both playing on a high

level. We had such long rallies. It was not easy because before the

match, Caroline is a great player, she was number one in the world, it

is tough to play against her. That is fabulous!

That second set tie-break was the key swing point of the match. You

were so brave on some points. You were saying, I am going to win this,

not let her give it to me, how rave do you have to be to do that? That

is true, I wanted to do it by myself, to be aggressive. I had a

lot of matches like that where I was just thinking, put the ball on court

and hope the other player will make a mistake. We are now playing at a

high level. You need to go and make it yourself and try to hit the

balls, so I am happy with the way I played. In some of those rallies,

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

points in that rally, are you not thinking, I cannot do this any

more? I think after you run left and right, it you are not thinking any

more, you just try to field the ball -- you are not. And I think that was

today also sometimes the point! Without being too technical, what

fascinates me is the briefing. You have to get that right. -- rethink.

You will make a miss of it. When you are rushing, you have to have

control of how your body is operating. -- the briefing. Of

course, that is very important. After single points, you need to

breathe and when you hit the balls. We are practising every single day

and so I think... That is never like a match. That is true, that is why I

am here before Wimbledon. Everything works I think so let's see what is

happening tomorrow! That will do it!

Madison Keys, what do you think? I think she is really strong and

talented. I played once against her this year in Sydney and she had a

great big serve, she is hitting the ball is very fast. I need is to be

ready for everything -- and needs to be ready for everything and move

very good. She is dangerous. I need to be ready. One thing is absolutely

sure, Kerber is a great athlete. If she goes long, her fitness maybe a

factor. She has a very strong physique, she

works hard of the court. On her movement around the court. -- away

from the court. She is also deceptively good in how she produces

ground strokes. Sometimes we think of her as a defensive player but she

is able to turn that depends on to attack. She has short backswing is

and she leans in when she hits. On the run, you think she is out

opposition and she comes up with an outright winner. The weakness is the

outright -- is the second serve which Madison Keys will try to

exploit. I am sure some of you have not seen

Madison Keys in action, if ever. She is 19, from rock island, it will

annoy. She is -- from Illinois. She is a big fan of Taylor Swift and she

loves ice cream. Congratulations, the final! How

fantastic! I am so excited. On your profile, it says that your favourite

food is ice cream. We thought the reward had to be this. I am quite

excited to eat this. I believe it is chocolate. Is that your favourite?

Honestly, if it is ice cream, I will eat any flavour. People will think,

you are our top athletes, -- a top athlete, is that on the recommended

list? Not usually, I have not had sweets for a while so I will enjoy

this. It is going to melt. How does that rate? It is pretty high. Yes. I

have tried a lot of ice cream so it is pretty high on my scale. How did

that performance against Heather Watson rate? I think I did really

well, really happy about it. I am hoping it will continue tomorrow.

When you are playing as well as you are playing, how does it make you

feel? You five foot ten, you feel seven foot tall because you have

such confidence? -- you all. -- you are five foot ten. It has

been going well this week and I have been confident. It definitely makes

you feel better. Have another slurp. It is true, you are 19 years old,

everybody says you are the rising star of American tennis, how do you

feel? Do you rationalise it or just do it? It is always nice to hear

people think I am the rising star but I just trying to play tennis for

myself and do as best as I can. What age were you when you first picked

up a racket? Four. When did you start competing. When I was seven.

My parents tricked me into playing my first tournament! They offered

you an ice cream? No, they told me it was just practice because I

always said I did not want to play matches. Are your parents lawyers?

Yes. No surprise they tricked due. I know, right? -- tricked you. Are you

a regular teenager? Do you have friends who have nothing to do with

tennis and read a normal life? Or are you totally immersed in tennis?

I thought you were going to end that with, do you have friends? I do, I

have friends in college. They will watch me play tennis and they cheer

me on. But I am just medicine to them and they could not care less --

Madison. If I am doing Wimbledon or doing something different. Do they

envy you or do you sometimes envy them? They sometimes envy me when I

say, I am in Rome this week. I am just in Madrid. But there are time

they are like, I am on vacation and not doing anything for four weeks.

That has never happens to me! What is that like? Doing what I do is

amazing -- never happened. In terms of a final, how excited? Very

excited. Just happy I am in my first final and ready to go for tomorrow.

Ready to go for it means knocking the leather off the ball because not

many hit it as hard as she does. Heather Plater at Wimbledon last

year and she lost but she said she is hitting the ball twice as hard as

a year ago -- played. She has grown and is more mature. When we talk

about power, it is about the weight of shot that pushes you backwards so

you cannot get a good strike on it. She has a great forehand that

travels through the court but the serve is the key to her game, it is

incredible. We talked about that kick-serve that goes up high to a

double hander. That will go into the strength of Kerber today. I watched

her in practice this morning and she was hitting more slice serves around

the ball to get to the backhand of Kerber so she will have to change

her serving because she is up against a left-handed player.

The players are being brought on court. This is the official

announcement. Please welcome from the United

States of America Madison Keys! And with Madison is a mascot,

another Madison, nine years of age. It is the 14th anniversary of the

AEGON International. Items were available to purchase, but we sold

out. That is 19-year-old Madison and

nine-year-old Madison on court. Waiting for Angelique Kerber. I

wonder if they have had an Angelique Kerber aged nine! Please welcome

onto court from Germany Angelique Kerber!

And with her is Jessica, from Luton. The shortage of them available -- a

shortage. Talking about the experience of Kerber and Keys,

Kerber is a twice Grand Slam finalist at Wimbledon and the US

Open and that must be a factor to some extent today. Of course, she is

much more experience at playing matches and in a situation like

this. This is her 11th final. It is the first final for Madison Keys. I

would say that the usefulness and composure Kerber -- Madison Keys

brings out is very impressive. She is very relaxed, she does not get

too uptight, she is excited, and very free hitting. The grass courts

really suit her game and she plays points quickly. Hard and fast. That

will be dangerous about the match today. They have met twice before

and Kerber has beaten her, on the hard courts in Sydney this year, on

grass, it gives that extra to Madison. It is an interesting

contrast in their upbringings. Kerber when she came to talk to

others said she had played every sport when she was younger in

Germany, a hockey player, and a very talented swimmer. She had to make a

decision at 12 whether to go down the tennis or swimming route.

Madison has been in the melting pot of tennis from the age of ten.

Nothing has come between her and hitting tennis balls. A decade of

focus on competitive tennis. She was playing her first professional

tournament at 14. She played the US Open at 16. She has been groomed for

stardom. Earlier in the week, Chris said it is important when a player

breaks through from junior levels that they get big hits early on. She

already has a win over Lee nor, she has beaten you Lane Lankan wretch --

you Lane Jankovic which -- Elaine Jankovic. The Williams sisters will

not be there forever. American tennis is looking for the next big

thing. They thought Sloane Stephens might be it but she has stalled.

Maybe this is the person. Very possibly, she is a different type of

player to Sloane Stephens. She has had a successful career, having been

in the semifinals of the Australian Open, she had a win over Serena

Williams. A very different type of player. But she is more like Lindsay

Davenport for me. She is tall, a big serve, big strike through the back

of the court. I think she has a wonderful future.

We can see pictures of Angelique Kerber. Steffi Graf did not win this

tournament but she could become the first German player to witness. That

seems like a long time ago. -- to win this. She said Steffi Graf was

her inspiration and she did not meet until Wimbledon a couple of years

ago and could not speak in the presence of such a great player. And

this is the 40th anniversary, and when you do consider how important

this tournament was in days gone by, maybe it suffered a break at one

point, but the quality of tennis this week is testimony to the

strength of the women's game and to have certain players seeing this

again is a key ingredient of their Wimbledon warm up. Particularly at

the start of the programme as we were saying, when you think what

happened at Wimbledon last year when the top seeds were dropping away.

Players like Navratilova came to play at Eastbourne before Wimbledon

because grass is so unique. If you come up against a good layer and you

have not played a warm up at -- warm up event, other players who come

into it with confidence are a major threat. The contrast between the

two, tournament victories for Kerber, three. Non-45 macro. This

would be the biggest day of her tennis career -- non-Madison Keys. 7

million, in career winnings for Kerber, a very significant sporting

figure in Germany and she has endorsements and television adverts.

She is the rounded sporting personality but Madison Keys is just

starting what might be a route to more than just tennis. I think so,

no question. She seems to be someone who can handle it, I do not think it

will go to her head, she has a good team around her, she seems to be

taking it in her stride. Incredibly mature composure which we saw

yesterday against Heather Watson even when she was down break points,

came up with huge serves, she did not panic, she handled that

occasion. That was a big occasion yesterday in the semifinals she

passed it with flying colours. I must mention Kerber and you

mentioned she wanted to be the first German since Steffi Graf, she came

so close two years ago, five match point she had. She says she will not

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

want to put that behind her. Who will win? I said yesterday I would

go with Madison Keys, it will be tough, but if she serves as well as

she can, I will go with her. You can go to the commentary box and

waiting for you there is Chris. Thank you very much. A packed crowd

for what we hope will be a wonderful final. The first in Madison Keys's

career and Angelique Kerber is the only German to make a final here.

Steffi Graf only played the tournament once in 1998 and she was

beaten in the quarterfinals. Alison Hughes of Great Britain in the

chair, one of the best. Umpire in three finals at Wimbledon, also at

the US Open and in charge of this final. An American was beaten last

year. The very best have been champions in

Eastbourne. Sabina Lizzie Kiki only the German

to win a grass court title. We have been talking about if that is

Virginia Wade's service action. Katie has been trying to find out

some history. We are not sure but we have decided to name it after

Virginia, the only British winner here and former Embleton champion.

Part of the commentary team next week for the BBC. -- Wimbledon. She

is looking for more history to be made Devonshire Park. -- at

Devonshire Park. Madison Keys to begin.

Help the middle, straightaway. -- out the middle. She is bound to be

nervous. Big deep breaths, important early on

in the biggest match of your life. Young life.

Rethink very heavily, calm down, she tells herself! -- she is breathing.

The coaching team will be anxious. Keys set foot on a grass court was

here in Eastbourne. The Murray Connelly cup in 2011, a junior

event. -- Murray Connelly. She said she fell in love with the press. Her

first Wimbledon last year put her into the top 50 straight afterwards.

Angelique Kerber was semifinalist at Wimbledon two years ago.

Even though this is Kerber's 11th tour final, she will be nervous

early on as well. Annabelle Croft has made her way to

the commentary box. If Keys gets off to a flier, that will really help

her. She plays at such a fast, furious pace, doesn't she?

Remember your first final? Yes. Nervous? Very nerve-wracking. But

sometimes you can just let the shoulders open up and go for it.

The key is to get off to a fast start. Get on the scoreboard. The

adrenalin starts to flow. That really is a good hold from

15-40. It will help settle her nerves.

Amazing the difference in the journey to the final for both. For

Kerber, she's been on court seven hours 50 minutes. For Keys, four

hours 47 minutes. Over three hours less. She travels with a physio,

Kerber. He will feel like staying here next week for a holiday.

All about how quickly you can recover to get up and play again the

next day. There's a marked difference already

with the two players when they are hitting their ground strokes. One is

coming through the air so much faster. More heaviness on that ball.

Getting it through the court giving her less time to play and react. In.

109 mph. How many times will she serve down the left tee of the

court. A lot. She'll keep going to the backhand side. She was

practising this wide serve. At the body of Kerber as well. She

definitely, or her coach was really urging her to come round the outside

and slice it into that backhand. She's so hard on herself. She's

talked about trying to control that side of it. She sets the bar so

high. Demands so much, which is such a positive thing. But has to control

it. She's overcooked it. Still nervous.

At least that's a good reaction. A big smile on her face. She

constructed the point so well here drawing Kerber up who will have to

hit up. Really made that a more difficult volley. The easier one

would have been down the line. Break point.

On the line. Back edge, I would think.

My goodness, trying to hit the cover off this one. She said her most

memorable experience was playing a match in an earthquake in Costa

Rica. She certainly made the ground shudder here this week.

yesterday. 123 mph. Only seven mph Slougher than the quickest serve

ever by Venus Williams. -- slower.

We always talk about the mini battles. They've both held now

saving a break point. That helps too. It does. She's bound to be

nervous. The nerves are racing through her body. I'm sure she's

jangling inside. To come up with beefy first serves when you need it

most, that's it. It sends out such a clear message to Kerber. She's not

just going to role over out here. She means business and wants to win

her first title. It has been a very positive start. Her level will only

go up from where we've seen it in the first three games. That's why so

many players, notably Nadal and Sharapova, they have so many

rituals, habits, every court, every round, every match feels the same.

They go through the same patterns. Yeah, players do have a lot of

rituals. I like the way Kerber appears to take thing in her stride.

She gets frustrated but she definitely gives off a demeamour of

relaxed air. The way she walks around the court is an effortless

walk. Tennis players give off so many emotions with their body

language. You can tell what's going on, their personality with the way

they hold themselves and hit the ball. She's pretty relaxed and

composed out here. Kerber, 1-2. That is huge, isn't it? Unplayable.

A monstrous forehand. She gets her out of position on that front foot.

Her coach today, right at the end of the warm-up, was feeding a lot of

balls deep to the baseline to push her back in a defensive position to

get her body weight going forward. Tennis is not only side to side, it

is about that footwork, the skills you have to get into a defensive

position but to get the footwork so you can move into the ball and step

in and balance. On the right there, was Benjamin, Kerber's coach. For

the second service game running, in trouble.

The 19-year-old. 19-year-old, with the age eligiblity rules it is a

real rise up the can rankings at 47. She will be around 33 if she wins

the title. Number 30 on Monday morning.

Maybe a little error here from her as she moves up to this ball. She

almost sent a telegram with that one. You felt a slider down the line

would have been the more efficient shot and presented herself at the

net for a volley. Just thinking about things at the

back of the court. Not trying to rush things too much out here.

Take that! Cranking it up. 117 mph.

Served 11 aces against the defending champion.

I thought that was out. So did Kerber.

I have to agree with Kerber. Yeah, it was wide.

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

get a good view. A beautiful action. The knee bend

and launch. It is a slight bob down into it which launches up to the

service motion and getting that acceleration with the racket head.

How many times did Heather have to face this yesterday?

Keys is settling rather nicely. It is always interesting when a

young player emerges, races up the rankings and is beating all around

her, it takes a while for the other players to get a handle on how to

beat her. It will be tough, this one. She has weapons everywhere. It

is, she takes charge and control of the situation. A fantastic start if

you have a serve like this. A similar situation with Heather

yesterday, she was down 0-40 and served five huge serves. We've seen

several more from 0-30 at a pretty crucial stage of the first set here.

Incredible composure. It is really hard for the other players when

somebody bursts through on the scene with so much raw power. But it is

becoming more contained power. We saw her last year. It was more

erratic. This year, we are seeing her far more consistent on the

ground strokes and backing up this huge serve with a huge forehand.

Movement is a lot better. Overall, probably movement is the one suspect

area. Because she's tall. She's 5 if the 10. Kerber has to be at her

canny best here. Miss verse at isle. She will need all her shots up her

sleeve today if She's missed going for it, being

aggressive. It still sends a message down even she didn't come up with

the point. She's made it.

Second serve always an issue with Kerber.

That was just 86 mph. Hammered away. First serve percentage has to be

about 85% at least. I agree with you. Otherwise she's going to be in

trouble. Needs to really get Keys on the move

on that return of serve. I love the way she hits this

cross-court forehand. We talk ab forehand but the cross-court is a

Sven ohmous shot. -- venomous shot.

Stays in touch. Single break. Madison Keys had to hit a winner

from where she was. That was do or die. It is very Lindsay

Davenport-like, Keys' game. I think so, because of her height, the

strike off the ground, incredible timing and that serve with a lot of

variety on it. Very similar. You can tell with Kerber when she's

going to receive serve. She's not quite sure where it is coming. She

was a fraction late even moving for that return right there. She's won

their two previous, the Australian Open and Sydney last year, straight

sets, Kerber. But Keys has improved dramatically,

it seems, even since then. Hitting the ball so much harder than

last year. A few blokes would be quite happy

with that serve? Yes! Especially when it gets up to 123 mph. And

another at 117 mph. Another kicker down the tee.

It is proving she has verse tillity in this serve. We talked about that

kicker up high to Heather's backhand. She's having to Zumbusch

it up because it is into the strength of Kerber. The ball is

moving round in the air, autoa horrible feeling cutting across the

line of the ball. UMPIRE: New balls, please, ball

change. Miss Kerber's requested to see her

coach. I can understand that. A slow walk Pa to her chair. After all of

the obvious nerves of Keys, she looks impressive right now. She's

bossing everybody out here. You wouldn't think she's the won -- one

who hasn't been in this situation before. The innocence of youth.

He looks a bit depressed. It is tough. Heather Watson said yesterday

the tough Esso ponent I've ever played against the the onslaught of

power all the time. Just couldn't deal with it.

She doesn't look particularly positive. It must be a horrible

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

most of hero ponents. The ball, she can spray them, Madison Keys. She

can beat herself in other words. Serena Williams says her big Esso

ponent is the one she looks at in the mirror. New balls are in play.

That will suit Keys in these quick conditions. Kerber serving to stay

in the set. She comes right round the outside of

that ball. Generates the pace through the middle of that hitting

zone. Biggest

So just the one break point offered to Kerber so far. But the real first

test for Keys serving out this opening set at 5-3.

You can see there, Kerber starting to anticipate the right way. Keys

might have to keep an eye on that. It is the only time she gets the

ability to hit that first big ball off the back of the serve. Might

have to switch up a little bit. So calm.

With two set points. Biggest It was wide. First set Madison Keys.

BIGGEST OPPONENT just 29 minutes. BIGGEST OPPONENT very impressive.

We will take a quick break to remind you about something happening on

Monday and will happen every day for the next fortnight.

It was the day, last June. When Andy Murray made us leap from

our seats. The waiting is over. I thought it

was one of the most memorable moments in my sporting life. Andy

Murray is the Wimbledon champion. This was a bee all and end all. Win

or nothing. You simply cannot give more. Go Andy, go, Andy, go Andy,

go! Still special, one year on. You see that trail and smile. You

start beaming. 10.35pm on Monday night. He'll walk on to centre court

at 1.00 for his opening match against Belgium's David Goffin. This

is a considerable uphill task that Angelique Kerber faces now? It is

but as we said before, she's dangerous when she's a set down. She

nerve gives up. She will fight until the last ball's struck out here. At

the moment, she's having no say in what the proceedings are. She is

being dictated to from the word go out here.

So important Kerber holds here. Just to get the scoreboard ticking, get

her nose in front. Give Keys another reason to get nervous.

Of course those five championship points, she said she wasn't going to

think about that today. She might have to put it to the back of her

mind but after an impressive opening set, Kerber has to find a way to

keep that scoreboard ticking. Look at the winners difference between

the two players. 15 to 2 and the unforced errors evenly matched.

Anything obvious for you which Kerber has to employ here? She has

to somehow make Madison Keys move out here. It is a difficult

propsings when you are not able to etiquette that return of serve. If

she can hang in on the scoreline, getting involved in some of the

rallies, we might see Keys start to question herself.

That's the first time she's really attacked the serve. Really getting

on top of that ball. Getting that rackethead through.

Oops! Second double. Served so few. Just

one double fault to the final. That was in the quarter-final against

Lauren Davis. She's got Keys on the move in that

point. What a difference. Yes, a marked contrast from some of

the points we saw constructed in that first set where she's starting

to get Keys off balance, on the run. Very different from her being on

that front foot and being able to dictate.

Huge points these for Kerber. Great response. There is one of her

when the -- great political ability never give up until the last point.

-- that is one of her greatest abilities.

She has just dropped in intensity. She needs to keep her shoulders

backhand her head up. -- and her head up.

It is almost as if, not her composure, but she has suddenly

become clouded. She is going to quickly. She is starting to think

about where she is. She still looks a little stiff,

Kerber. From this effort of getting to this final. And the points of so

short, not much time to get a body warmed up. -- the points are so

short. This is where she is so good. The

way she gets her knees down on the grass. Able to inject that pastry

the court. -- pace through the court.

Super finish. A ball with no pace is hammered away.

That seemed to come through the court a bit thick of. It took of

from the grass. -- it took off. Madison Keys catching that very

late. You played under your terms. All the

time. We know how she can play and what she can do.

That was short! He did not use all the time. He does not want Madison

Keys to get into rallies with Angeli curb. That was amazing the amount of

court she covered yesterday. -- two. She only had a day away, seven hours

and 50 minutes to get to this final. I think she can draw you into her

rhythm, which is what she did with Caroline Wozniacki yesterday and it

was falling in her favour. Her coaches right, she played on her

terms. We know how she can play. I think he wants short points like

that. The more extended the rallies, the more in favour of Kerber it will

become. The coach will be nodding his

approval. She has missed, but it is on her terms. I agree, it is the

right way to play. Not holding back. This is like the first set tennis we

saw from her. Neat footwork, light on her toes.

It is interesting, after hitting another winner, Kerber misses pretty

early in the point so she is feeling she is outplayed.

Absorbing that pace again with her knees. Opening the angle on the

court. From the scoreboard again -- she is

on the scoreboard again, Keys. She only had to hit three seconds serves

so far, the German, she has only Kerber one, so the first served is

crucial. 79% for the match, 77% this set. -- she has only one one.

Dash-macro three. She has a great ability to direct the ball, going

crosscourt down the line, she is a clean striker. She missed that but

it was still a good hit. She is outplayed with the pace quite

often. That was a surprising miss. Her body just does not look free. It

was like she was hesitating thinking the forehand would go into her

forehand corner. She is hesitant. The game that time. It was just one

step and a stretch, it is like everything hurts. -- and again that

time. Her coach is encouraging her from the sidelines. 4-1, it is. I do

not think for the first time or the last time, we are going to say an

opponent is trying to hang in with Madison Keys. That is what she is

doing here. It does feel like that although the level of Madison Keys

has dropped off. More unforced errors, she has woken up to her

surroundings and the situation and experience is counting for a lot

right now. It is only one break and it would not take much to swing this

around. Kerber's serve is not a big weapon although she has done great

job with more accuracy on serving. It is key to keep getting the first

served. The mindset of a return is not as aggressive. -- a return

player. A switch is clicked. The tactic today was right, get the

first served in what were you place it, it has to be closer -- get the

first served in what were you place it is important, it has to be in

closer. -- at where you place it. She cannot get big serves in. It is

spot the cloud competition. The most perfect day. 47 minutes. 1-4, second

set. I think you are right, she seems a

little bit jaded in her movement. It is hard to pick where Madison Keys

is going to serve. Sluggish with the footwork today. A ghoulish match

yesterday, two hours and 39 minutes, against Caroline Wozniacki. --

gruelling match. Almost like she is going for more kit today. -- for

more pace today. She is behind the baseline and trying to let the spin

were off, Kerber, and doing a good job of it. -- die off.

Not getting as much death -- depth on her ground strokes. We talked

about her footwork motion. She has tailed off a little bit. Break

point. Nothing contained about that serve. Her ninth ace, she has only

won behind seven seconds serves, Madison Keys. -- second. It is

important. 123 mph. Matching her quickest of

yesterday, and in her career. I think a really important game, it

even if she cannot get back involved in this second set -- even. I think

she can. 5-1 down and the mountain is in the wrong direction. --

momentum. It is horrible when that left-handed

serve swings towards a right-handed player, it feels horrible. You have

to swing across. It is the first Love game of the

final. She is just chipping away, Angelique Kerber. Such a good match

player. When she first on the scene after the US Open in 2011, she was

107 in the world. A similar stories to Madison Keys developing. It was

extraordinary, it was 2012 where she had not beaten a top ten player and

after that, beat several of them in a short space of time and took her

game to a different level from Nowell. An example of why fitness

away from the court was so important. She was advised by

another German player who was generous in offering advice, they

got together and she was shown what she was doing. It made a big

difference to what she could achieve in terms of her ranking. It is a

work ethic as well. It is really a huge part of what Angelique Kerber

can do on a court. Number five in the world in October, the year after

the US semifinal. Regularly in the top ten. The German. New balls.

Madison Keys serving to stay in the second set, 2-5. A good use of them.

Pretty demoralising when you have to keep slowly walking across the other

side and a point goes past like that, a quick pace. -- case. -- ace.

Beautifully timed. It is just natural power. Just a great release

onto the ball, she just lets her arms go.

This is a great return. Very quick with the footwork but getting back

racket head to attack that ball, rather than letting the ball

dictate. Not a lot you can do about that

point. Five foot ten, she looks a lot

taller than that at time. -- time. She has a presence as though she is

about six feet. I wonder when they last measured

her! The match is just going back onto

Kerber's terms. It feels right in the balance. Kerber is going back

more time to the forehand of Madison Keys, trained to break down. This is

long game, 6.5 minutes. -- trying to break it down.

If you step off the gas for a second, she crunches it! If you do

not get enough on that ball, you will get punished.

And now the test for Kerber. Medical baggage not converting on the set

point. -- mental. Kerber serving for the second set at

5-3. Such a posh. She must be bailing the

pressure. -- a posh. Such a good serve percentage and that is a

wobble. Tired almost stretching for that

forehand. You sense that is a spring in the step of Madison Keys right

now. Looking up at the umpire, not sure

about that call. It is interesting, Kerber's coach is

down the end of Madison Keys shouting down -- shouting out things

and trying to psych out Kerber at the same time.

Second serve, 76 mph. Short in the middle. You cannot get away with

that. That is great length on the

forehand. She has definitely got Madison Keys

in a more defensive position behind the baseline, a bit more off-balance

and she is opening up the shoulders a bit more.

Stunning! Once again, that serve straight into the strikes on. --

strike area. It is warm applause. I think the

crowd would like a final set. Third set point.

Ooh they got one with a stroke of luck. For the 15th time in this they

go the distance. It is one set all after an hour and six minutes.

It is deserving of a final set. The tennis has been fascinating. Clearly

Keys got off to a fabulous start. She's been pegged back. The momentum

and rhythm has changed dramatically from the first set. Kerber's found a

way to push her further back behind that baseline and got her involved

in a few more longer rallies and doing what she does best. This is

how Kerber wins a lot of matches out here. A bit of a puzzle for Keys to

solve out here. How is she going to get it back in her favour again.

Interesting she would take a comfort break, collect her thoughts, calm

herself down. Biggest match of her career. Kerber's been here so many

times before. This is her 11th final. She'd love to notch up her

second grass court title. Sorry, her first grass court title.

She was semifinalist at Wimbledon two years ago to agony he is Ka

Radwanska. Would you make her the favourite? It has that feel. Only

because Keys game ragged, unforced errors and wasn't able to dictate.

The start of the final set will be key. At least for Keys or from her

point of view, at least she got herself much more involved towards

the back end of that set. She started to get her intense tiff

levels back up again. It is important she sets a precedent from

the start here and gets herself firing, gets those points coming

through. At the moment, the rhythm's changed. She needs to get it back

into her terms again. Wonderful church of St Zavioue and

St Peters. The first tournament held at Devonshire Park in 1881.

Keys to start the final set. Impressively.

Effortless power, isn't it. Just a beautiful hit, that one.

Wind has just picked up a little. By Eastbourne standards, we've had

no wind this week. It's true. It's been perfect conditions. Could have

been really gusty. It is interesting off the kick serve

yesterday off Heather Watson, Keys seemed to punish her straight away

when she made the return. It's not happened as much today? It happened

early in the match but nowhere near as much today. I think the sicker

serve is going into the backhand. Kerber stamping her authority there.

It is her 14th ace. Emphatic game at the start of the

final set for Keys. Just her 10th service game, that's a good average

of aces. It is much more like the sort of serving she wanted, what she

produced in the first set. There's the statistics from the second set.

The winners still up on her opponents despite not coming away

with it. She sort of hits it. It comes out at

the same pace from her strings. There's not too much height variety

difference. She produces those ground strokes in a still are

fashion. That's a great shot. That's her best shot, forehand. So

effective. Difficult to read as well. Short take back and really

bounce it down the line. Serve right down the centre of the box. Again,

just a few little unforced errors from Keys' racket.

So strong. A Radwanska special.

CHEERING She was struggling to breathe at the

start of the match, Madison Keys. It was an unusual strut -- shot but

managed to keep her calm on the final finish.

I think she's Reading the serve so much better.

She didn't miss one of those against Heather Watson yesterday. She played

that low, short ball so well. But this is a final. Her first.

The average of at least one a game. That's maintained.

What a beautiful volley that was to finish that point off. Really kept

that racket head up, punched it through the court. Generous or is

that? I'm not sure! Started off that way, I think.

Kerber's moving better. She's managed to extend the rallies so

much more and particularly on Keys' service games because she's reading

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

with the serve and the big winner. Well played!

That's not easy, is it, to get out of the way and then play a drop

volley. Again, Kerber's just getting one

more ball back into play, making her play the extra shot, but again, very

calm. That had quite a bit of spin on it, that ball, not easy to

control it on the volley. Wow!

That really was a wow! What a shot that was. We talk about

a movement. Impossible to move better than that. What a strike. At

the full stretch as well. On the run. We've seen Kerber do that

herself but that's the first time she's come up with that one. That

was the shot of the match so far. Here's a great close-up of the

intensity of the look on her face and a really high work rate from the

back of the court here. There was that finishing shot, absolutely

fabulous. Just unplayable. Kerber didn't move a muscle. Such a

powerful player. Is she the most powerful player? We'd like to hear

from you, any of your thoughts. The French Open for the women was a

wonderful tournament. It has been here at Eastbourne. The women's game

at the moment is so exciting. So many new players coming of age.

Kerber 1-2, final set. Brilliant.

She's getting it together again, Keys. Two more break points.

Such a simple combination for a left-hander. When in trouble serve

out wide on that backed-hand side. Get a shorter reply and then strike

into the open space. There was an almost pleading in that

"come on." From Madison quays. It's her first final. It must feel so

different. She also must have felt getting her opponent down two the

two break points just a little sense of ooh, that trophy's in sight.

Breaking new ground. So hard. O', what a smash. How brave was

that? I thought she was brave to take the first one out of the air

here. Also to hit a traditional volley as opposed to the drive

volley where she didn't get that ball through the court. Then the

smash going back behind her, just managed to get that racket head up

and control the face. Well played. What a fabulous backhand. It's been

giving her a few problems in this match but that time getting it spot

on. Great balance as she hit through that ball.

It is interesting when a player hits you with no pace whatsoever and that

ball just floated back from that sliced backhand and unsettled the

rhythm of Kerber there. Ooh, I think Kerber was on her way

too. She stopped pretty quick. How's that? That's the one. Getting

the forehand with great movement and wonderful timing. You feel that

second serve has to get much closer to the lines. She has to be even

braver on that. That was sitting there invitingly to be hit.

She's missed it. And that's when you know it's a final. Her first.

Practice in other matches, 100 out of 100. Big deep breaths. 40-0 to

40-30. In! Wow! How did she hang on to

that? I think it's core strength and using

those legs. She almost leans that ball into the court. But she does it

so many times you know it's not a fluke.

Good hold. This final really hotting up.

Thank you for your thoughts. They are coming in. "The Americans are

really coming strong, Sloane Stephens,ant great they've got a

group of younger players pushing each Ore long." . Definitely, I'm a

huge fan of tailor Townsend. British public will enjoy seeing her at

Wimbledon. She's such a character. Such a beautiful game. Left-handed.

Amazing volume U skills out there. She's in the same section of the

draw with Madison Keys. They could meet, I think, in the second round

potentially at Wimbledon. That will be a really fascinating match. This

is interesting. She did so well to come through that service game. You

feel she's having to show us all and her opponent what she has on top of

that serve. She was winning cheaper, Frear points off that serve in the

beginning. Now she's having to back it up and win way more points from

the back of the court now. Much more extended rallies. Getting stuck into

them now. Did very, very well to come through that last game.

After an hour and 28 minutes, Kerber serving. 2-3, final set.

serve in particular. Didn't register on the speed gun, that one.

Brilliant. Just the sound it makes. You know it's come out of the middle

of the racket. Kerber's crawled over to win the

second set. It's building nicely now, isn't it?

That was clever serving from Kerber, wasn't it? Very effective with not a

lot of power but Great Ouse of accuracy and putting the service in

the spots and getting a high first serve percentage. Pressure back on

to Keys now. Can she get three points once again on this serve?

Little short and central. And thumped away.

You won't see a better service delivery than that one. She uses her

legs so well. So well timed. A knee bend and the launch of the racket.

If you're going to serve a double, best to do it when you're 40-0 up in

the game. I feel at least she's trying to accelerate into the second

serve and trying to get a lot of depth and kick on it.

The lead fast disappearing again on the service game.

An old tennis expression was getting the elbow when the business enof

sets came along. I think Madison Keys will just go for it. That last

service game was fabulous. Started off with such a great first serve

which set a positive note for the rest of the service game. Here you

can see again, so great with her footwork getting on to that front

foot. When you see her in that position, great balance. I love when

she's pushed defensively she gets's back and steps in on the front foot.

It is very efficient footwork. She's quite light. This is where she wants

to be, stepping in, body weight behind the ball. Look at that winner

count difference. 51 to 13. And the unforced errors to counter balance.

But that's what Madison Keys is all about. Kerber knows what she was

going to try to absorb. It has been an absorbing final. It's gathered.

It is terrific right now. It tailed off in that ebbing set where she

lost intense tiff. Lots of unforced errors. She's having to work so much

harder for her points but she's containing it, keeping up the

pressure with the scoreboard here. Serving 3-4, final set with new

balls. for Keys. It has disturbed the

singles post. No wonder it is called a trembler, the way Madison Keys

hits the ball. They have looking at. He is under pressure to get that

sorted out. -- they have wrote in it. -- routing it. Quite nerve

wracking. Seven years older, seven years more

experience. What a solid game was the Kerber. -- for Kerber. This is

the business end of the match. We are going to see her composure.

It is interesting, nervous display themselves in different ways. Some

players lose power. Other players starts to hit out even harder and

lose control. -- stopped. -- start. That is fantastic serving. The

movement on that ball after it left her strings. It is what you can do

with the ball after it has bounced. Not sure about that.

If he had not called it, I would have called it, I saw it out as

well. That is very clear umpiring.

How good was that game? ! She wants her coach to come on. This will be

interesting. Show her. In return,

follow-through. Yes? All right. He kept it short cut that she kept

it short, concise. A big moment -- he kept it short and concise. A big

moment for Madison Keys. She is up against somebody who does not have a

big service weapon, so a good position. Her coach does not want

her to go the too much, he wants her to go for it, but with big margins,

controlling the return of serve. If she can get the first point on the

board, that is going to pressure Kerber who has done such a great job

of spinning serves interplay, close to the lines, not enabling Madison

Keys to come up with big returns. It might pressure that serve if she

starts to miss it. You can hear the support here. Kerber serving to stay

in the final. That was a soft serve. 87. Write down the centre of the

box. -- write-down. How tight is her neck, her

shoulders, and her arm must wait a tonne! Trying to shake out those

nerves. -- must way. She is half waiting for a call, it

did not come. Nerves affect your movement as well, it was as if

Madison was struggling to move to the ball, she was so tight.

Well played. A lot of spin on that when it bounced.

She not really move for it, she got frozen solid -- she did not. Kerber

getting a good read on the surface, she is getting more on the return.

-- the surface. She is only going to get better in

this department but when you see how efficient she has been at the net,

amazing she has not been there more often. Only about three or four

times. I do not think points have much more

value than this year. -- this, here. I think that took every ounce of her

energy, that last one. Bent her knees enough and stayed down through

that swing. As hard as every point is, she is

somehow getting through to Madison Keys. And Kerber for the second time

has to hold serve to stay in the match. Maybe Keys can draw on the

nerves she felt less time at 5-4 and might not be quite so nervous for

this, we will have to see. That was an excellent game, fabulous point

playing. That wonderful winning shot on the run. We saw her at the net.

Constructing points in different ways, showing us what she has got

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

power, so many weapons. Such a dangerous player. I would imagine on

any surface, particularly on a grass court, and she is only going to get

better. It is a win-win situation for Madison Keys. She said that

coming into the match, she would love to win the title, of course.

But what she has done here in getting to this final, her first

tour final, it can only be a springboard. Just a bit more

flexibility if she wins it. And again, one game away.

This was a fabulous forehand. Rate but work to get her bodywork -- to

get her body weight out -- great footwork to get her body weight out

of the way. This is not going to be handed over,

is it? Have to work for every single point in this game.

So reluctant to go to the space, but she hung on to it.

That is about four volleys in a row, punching.

Almost an element of hope about that forehand. 15-30. And to end it

quickly as well. On real! -- that is on a real! What

a point! Dashed that is not real! I thought that was long. Right on

the line. Two years ago in the final, Kerber.

Five championship points. Runner up. She just came off that return a bit,

that allowed Kerber to step in and to crunch the next ball.

You could almost cut the air with a knife right now.

She did not quite as -- she did not quite trust herself on the shorter

one. The backs of those seeds have not been used for a while. --

chairs. So,! -- she was so calm! What a

lethal shot this forehand is! Certainly as! -- it's certainly as!

That is her 24th forehand winner. It sets up a third championship point.

That is a clever serve, Internet? -- isn't it. Sliding out, great angle

on it. A call from the chair, that is not

going to please Kerber at this stage.

I have got to call it how I see it. Kerber said, do you know what the

score is? But she is right, she has to call it as she sees it. It is

very close, a brave call from the caller. For the championship point.

-- before the championship point. -- a fourth.

On a clear day in Eastbourne, a Star is born! 19-year-old Madison Keys

has won her first tour title. Somehow, she managed to drag herself

over the finishing line. Fantastic effort from Angelique Kerber, beaten

again in a final here on the South coast, but what a week in the young

life of Madison Keys. It really was, what a wonderful match and she will

celebrate with the people who helped her get over the finish line.

Fabulous performance. She just came out here and she showed as

everything she possesses and the fact it went to that final set, and

the way she held her composure. She is going to be on the rise.

And what an ovation from the fans, they are so pleased. On her debut

here is a professional, she comes away with the title. She first

stepped on the grass as a junior three years ago. She fell in love

with grass that day, she said, even though she played a horrible match.

Getting used to a brand-new service -- surface. She has grown quickly in

her life, her game and majority. It will have a special place in her

heart, Eastbourne, because after an hour and 55 minutes, winning the

first title, you never forget it. 60 winners. 17 aces. A huge number

of the forehand. -- from the forehand. What was impressive was

the fact she went through a debt where head tennis was not at its

best -- a drop. She got the intensity backhand brought home

levels back at the crucial stage -- she got the intensity back, she

brought her levels back at the crucial stage. She got a bit nervous

and you could sense in her body language, right, I am taking control

of this next point. She earned much point. It was a wonderful

performance. -- match point. Spare a thought for Kerber after five

championship points a couple of years ago, it might have gone

through her mind, am I going to save championship points and be the

champion? It was Madison Keys. A wonderful and gruelling tournament,

Kerber. She one need some rest before Wimbledon on Monday. -- she

will need. She may do, it was neck and neck through the final set and

to be so close a couple of years ago she is a much higher ranking. The

pressure and expectation was on her shoulders, experienced to shine

through against youth. -- experience. This young lady is on

the launch pad today and we might look backhand say, this is where it

started for her, the first of perhaps many titles. -- we might

look back, and we might say. The youngest ever to play tennis in the

United States. She beat Serena Williams, a world ranking at 14 600

and something. She will be top 30 on Monday, what a rise! -- at 14 of 600

and something. The great American players have come here and

conquered. How many more titles for Madison Keys? Yes, as I said, I

think she will win a quite a few, she is such a force to be reckoned

with on the surface. With a server like that. -- this surface. And so

much variety in her game. Up to $1 million in prize money and can you

imagine the sponsorship and the endorsements? She seems to be a

delightful young woman and comes across well in interviews. That will

help, more interviews and dealing with being a champion. She will

become hunted, no doubt about it, it will change, she will have to deal

with that, it is a learning curve. I get the feeling she is a fast

learner. She seems to take it in her stride, lovely composure on the

court, a lovely smile, got her feet on the ground. Good team around her.

And this willingness to learn. And as we saw today, what weapons on the

court! Incredible pace and power she can generate. A fabulous serve with

a lot of rioting. Yes, she is one to look out for. -- righty. -- variety.

Ladies and gentlemen, will you please welcome the presentation

party onto Centre Court! Hillary Williams, marketing director,

accompanied by the President of the Lawn Tennis Association. They are

joined by Martin Corey, AEGON International tournament chairman.

First of all, I would like to invite onto court the runner-up in the 2014

AEGON International, Angelique Kerber!

And 11th final for Kerber, not to be a fourth title.

She will receive the runners-up trophy and a Magnum of champagne.

And a cheque for 64,000 US dollars. Angelique Kerber.

She will be disappointed, of course. But she will be going to

Wimbledon having played mighty fine grass court tennis.

Very bad luck and on behalf of everybody here, thank you for the

part you have played all week in a week of magnificent tennis coming

yesterday in a sensational semifinal and a great final today. You have

had a fantastic week. Yes, I think I had a really great

week. I enjoyed every single match here and I had some very close and

good matches before Wimbledon, that was my key. It was a bit

disappointed today but well done to Madison, she played an amazing

tournament. Congratulations and good luck.

The final set was nerve wracking to watch. How nerve wracking was it to

be in the middle of it? A little bit. But I was just trying to fight

until the last point and try to play my tennis. But at the end, she

served the whole match very good so I had no chance to return the ball.

I really enjoyed the whole week here, thank you guys for coming the

whole week and enjoying and supporting us, thanks you very much.

-- thank you. Can you take one day off tomorrow and focus on Wimbledon

on Monday? Are you on the practice court tomorrow? I think I will take

the day off and I will go tomorrow to Wimbledon and be ready on

Tuesday. Many congratulations on a fantastic week, well played today in

the final. Angelique Kerber! Ladies and gentlemen, would you

please welcome onto court the AEGON International Ladies' Singles

champion for 2014, Madison Keys! Her made entitle in her maiden

final. -- maiden title.

She will receive a bottle of champagne and a cheque for $120,000

US: Now we need somebody to present that magnificent trophy. Bearing in

mind this is our 40th anniversary, we thought we'd bring along one of

our great champions to present the trophy. Who better than the lady who

won the title no fewer than 11 times, please welcome on to Centre

Court Martina-and-a-half rat loaf a. -- Navratalova. Quite a In. Few had

sat down. They stood again for Martina, and rightly so. What a

legend. Reflexes never change. A worthy

champion. Madison Keys. Madison, do you want to put that

down for a second. Unless Martina wants to catch it again. Martina's

won this, Chrissie Everett, Lindsay Davenport's won it. Now you have?

Yeah, I have, haven't I! It's absolutely incredible to be able to

win this tournament with so many other greats. Thank you everybody

for coming out to support us all week-long and hopefully many more to

come. Everyone says you're just 19. But you're not, you've had much

experience in the game over many years. It was your first final

today. How did you feel when you woke up this morning? I was really

excited. Kind of surreal moment. All morning I was trying to stay calm

and not overthink it. Even right now, my hands are shaking. I'm

really excited. Never mind being excited, I asked Angelique how was

that third set for you? How nerve-wracking? It was definitely a

tight third set. Congratulations to Angie, she made played so well. I

was able to get those two points in the last game and that was really

what changed the match. When you had the opportunity to win the match at

5-4 and you called your coach over, what did you ask him or what did he

say? He was just telling me to really go after it. Just play it

away and do my best. No matter what, he'd be happy with me. I think you

had 19 aces and 30 outright winners, forehand. You were going for it?

Fearless tennis. It was fantastic to watch. I was definitely going for

it. Luckily it all went well. You've Wimbledon to think about. Can you

take a day off or are you on the practice courts tomorrow? Probably

on the practice courts again tomorrow getting ready for Wimbledon

but definitely going to celebrate tonight. Both my coaches are

Argentinian. They will be in front of the TV watching the soccer game

later. Many congratulations. Are you staying in Eastbourne or are you

heading to London? Stay in Eastbourne for a couple of hours!

Look out Eastbourne. For somebody with a very big bottle of champagne

and carrying a large trophy. AEGON International champion for 2014,

Madison Keys. Fantastic, well done. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

A popular winner, that's for sure. I would imagine once she leaves

Eastbourne she'll be floating all the way to SW 19. Of course, she

can't dwell on it for too long because the serious business of

playing at women bell will come sharp into focus. That's not always

easy after having such a big moment in your career. If anyone can deal

with it, Madison Keys can deal with it. She's dealt with so much in her

young life. There's no doubt her life will become more hectic. There

will be people pleading for interviews. . Loads more people

asking for autographs. She's more recognisable, certainly in the UK

and when she arrives at Wimbledon. A lot to contend with but she wouldn't

want to swap it for a moment. Said it in her semi-final at 19. What's

your 19-year-old doing today? Madison Keys was trying to get into

a final. Someone let me know with a message, mother said to him, he's

just got out of bed. That's what my 19-year-old's doing right now! Her

movement, if you've been watching Madison Keys over the last few

years, that's the big thing. It really has improved. We know all

about the power, the phenomenal weapons. But, if the movement can

continue to improve, then we are looking at a very, very serious

champion of the future. And maybe, one day, a Wimbledon champion.

Here they come. So much pressure. So much expectation. It's the title all

the players want to win. Too right. A lot of these guys are friends off

the court. But the moment they step out there, forget it! A hugely

exciting moment, this. Still gives you goose bumps this Centre Court.

It is the greatest court in the world. What happens at Wimbledon is

incredible. Will bell done 2014, it's anyone's game starts Monday

from 1130 on BBC Two. Madison Keys, quick rush up to the

court. Madison Keys will go into Wimbledon thinking, if not I can

beat anybody but I can beat almost anybody. She's easterned herself a

reputation of the that counts for so much in the locker room. She's such

a threat on the grass courts. We haven't seen her serve like this for

some time. Serena's a force to be reckoned with but this is a monster

serve. It is the variety, movement and swing she gets on that serve.

Today, against a left-hander, she wasn't able to show us that kick

serve it was going on the forehand side but she was showing us the

other variety she has in her service weapon. Because Kerber started to

get a read on the serve she showed us what else she has to back up that

serve. She has so much to admire in her game. You've been studying the

draw for Wimbledon. She place Monica Puig in the first round. If she was

to win that how does it pan out? A lot of people will be talking about

Taylor Townsend. Did so well at the French Open. She's a lefty. Won

downier Wimbledon. A beautiful tennis player. Andy Murray said she

was one of the players he really enjoyed watching her play. But she's

got amazing feel on her volumous. A little McEnroe like. That could be a

cracker of a match. But she's in the same section of the draw at Jankovic

who she beat here earlier in the week. There's some good things to

happen maybe with Madison Keys' draw at Wimbledon. Somebody we'll all

look out for. The other thing to say about the match today which backs up

what happened yesterday, the quality of the tennis here this week has

been tremendous. Across the board, a really excellent tournament to

watch. At that point, this point summed up the quality of the final.

This match had it all. It had a couple of dips, ebbs and flows. By

the end it was getting so dramatic, so exciting, pushing to their

highest levels. That was so impressive. Under the greatest

scrutiny, intense pressure s situation she hadn't been in before,

trying to win her first title, she came up with the goods and raised

the level of her game when it mattered. Talking about people who

win things. We've the programme on Monday night about when Andy won

Wimbledon. His first match on Monday is against David Goffin. Andy's been

talking about how he's feeling the day before it actually starts for

real. I think it will be a combination of things on the day.

Firstly, my mind will be focussed on the match. On that day. Getting

ready for the match. Getting the tactics right. Getting focussed on

what's ahead of me. But the walk to the court will be different. I

expect to feel pride but also pressure and some nerves as well.

Yeah, I'm looking forward to it. Somebody I've never experienced

before. I don't know how I'll handle the situation. No-one does. It will

be interesting for me to see how I deal with it on Monday.

You had a chance this morning to watch a re-run of the final from

last year on BBC Two. I'm sure there will be a forestload written in the

newspapers tomorrow and on Monday morning. He will walk on Centre

Court at 1.00 on Monday to defend the Wimbledon title. Something no

British man's done for 77 years. We can still use that phase but only

for four day-and-a-half. As far as the draw's concerned from Andy's

point of view. You think it's been favourable to him? It has been

favourable to him compared to Rafa Nadal's draw. He has a horror. David

Goffin a talented, gorgeous player. I really enjoy watching him play. He

reached fourth round over a year ago. If you look at those names,

particularly on grass, he loss to gone Eni. Agut more of a clay court

specialist. The one name on there is Dimitrov? And Kevin Anderson. Who is

in the quarter-final section with Ferrer. Murray v Dimitrov would be

interesting? It really would. Dimitrov beat him in aca pull co-.

He won at Queens. He's confident on the grass courts as well. He's

living up to that tag line that has always been above him since he was a

junior of baby fed. He seems to be someone who will go very deep on the

tour, I think. That will be a tough one. Kevin Anderson a very big

serving South African. A lot of weapons out there. The fact he's on

Djokovic's side of the draw, it favours Andy. I think there really

isn't a cloud in the sky now. Wherever you look, it is the most

cloudless sky imaginable. What wouldn't they give for weather like

this in Brazil where it seems to be raining the whole time. Who got the

short straw? The boys who've gone out to South America. As far as

tonight's concerned, Germany v Ghana. Then Nigeria v Bosnia follows

that. Final reflections on what's been a really excellent week of

tennis. Chris said in the commentary this may be the moment when we've

seen a star born. We are prone to exaggeration. But you get the

feeling Madison Keys might be something special? I think so. She

reminds us of Lindsay Davenport. Went on to Wayne major Grand Slams.

She has a wonderful composure. The women's game has been crying out for

some new names, new blood. So many bursting through at the French Open.

Bouchard, a semifinalist. There's a whole group of them. Townsend. It

feels as if the women's game has had an injection of extra excitement and

it will all come to fruition at Wimbledon. It is. Thank you for

watching over the last six days here. The weather's been great.

Please may it last for the next two weeks. More tin Is on the BBC again

next week, I think! Bye-bye.