:00:43. > :00:48.Eastbourne. For one week year, it really is ten essential. Since the
:00:49. > :00:53.mid-70s, some of the greatest names in the sports have been here and won
:00:54. > :00:57.here, but this year, the tournament has exceeded itself. This really has
:00:58. > :01:01.been Wimbledon by the sea. The top three players in the world, eight of
:01:02. > :01:07.the top ten, the world number one ranking state, Grand Slam winners.
:01:08. > :01:10.It has been a dramatic week played out amongst magnificent crowds who
:01:11. > :01:15.for the most part have enjoyed some Sussex sunshine. But it was the
:01:16. > :01:19.reign of Tuesday that created the Thursday of drama and mayhem.
:01:20. > :01:25.Everyone, all the top players, had to play twice. And for some, like
:01:26. > :01:28.Simona Halep, it was too much. But for others like Johanna Konta and
:01:29. > :01:34.Heather Watson, it was a day to remember. Four victories between
:01:35. > :01:43.them, Hunter beating French Open champion Yelena Arzhakova, and then
:01:44. > :01:50.Angelique Kerber. But at a cost. COMMENTATOR: That didn't look good.
:01:51. > :01:57.She went down hard. Yesterday, Jo pulled out of her
:01:58. > :02:01.semifinal. I haven't been diagnosed with concussion yet, but what
:02:02. > :02:06.prevented me playing was the pain through my spine. But she goes to
:02:07. > :02:10.Wimbledon in buoyant form, as does Watson, four wins in a row before
:02:11. > :02:16.succumbing to Caroline Wozniacki. I got some great wins under my belt
:02:17. > :02:21.this week, so I'm feeling confident going into next week. This time
:02:22. > :02:25.yesterday, we were hoping for at least one British finalist. Our
:02:26. > :02:29.first since Virginia Wade 41 years ago. What we have is a sparkling
:02:30. > :02:35.former champion and a be world number one. For tennis fans, a week
:02:36. > :02:46.by the seaside takes some beating. We started on Sunday, and here we
:02:47. > :02:52.are on Saturday at the culmination of this great event with a final
:02:53. > :02:54.between the third and sixth seeds, Karolina Pliskova and Caroline
:02:55. > :02:58.Wozniacki, and that is the trophy that they are playing for. One thing
:02:59. > :03:05.you can say about the last seven days is it has shown the women's
:03:06. > :03:08.gamers its very best. Sometimes unpredictable, sometimes random,
:03:09. > :03:13.somebody who has been here for the whole week is former British 11 Sam
:03:14. > :03:16.Smith. It has been a really good week, but it has shown what immense
:03:17. > :03:20.strength in depth there is in a game at the moment. Yes, and the top
:03:21. > :03:25.players struggling to deal with it, but what has been so important is
:03:26. > :03:29.the field here, and the top players, the penny has dropped, this is not a
:03:30. > :03:33.warm up event, look at the Grand Slam winners on this trophy. You
:03:34. > :03:38.want to win, and that gives you a great chance at Wimbledon. And with
:03:39. > :03:40.the men back here this year, and Novak Djokovic playing, this
:03:41. > :03:45.tournament has the feel of an event that is going places. Yes, they are
:03:46. > :03:50.investing so much more money in it with the local council and the LTA,
:03:51. > :03:52.44 million, improved player facilities, and it is all
:03:53. > :03:56.word-of-mouth with the players. Liars who were not here will hear
:03:57. > :04:03.about it, the facilities were great, the food was great, the attendance
:04:04. > :04:06.is extraordinary, there are hundreds of people who have come in on a
:04:07. > :04:13.grandpas, and we were swimming this morning and chatting about this, how
:04:14. > :04:16.close you get to the players in a very relaxed atmosphere, it is
:04:17. > :04:21.almost eight unique experience now. Is it almost too close to Wimbledon?
:04:22. > :04:27.With the players like a bit of a break? Or does it really get you
:04:28. > :04:30.match sharp? I am of the view that you should get yourself match sharp.
:04:31. > :04:34.I don't think you can late enough tennis the week before Wimbledon.
:04:35. > :04:39.Grasses are little easier on the body, maybe for the men playing best
:04:40. > :04:42.of five, they might feel it. The women have played two matches in one
:04:43. > :04:45.day and that didn't take a lot out of them, and we have to finalist
:04:46. > :04:49.here ready to go. Our stadium announcer here today is Matt
:04:50. > :04:54.Chilton, and he is about to introduce the two finalists.
:04:55. > :04:59.Ladies and gentlemen, it is time to welcome the players on to court for
:05:00. > :05:04.the Ladies' Singles final. First of all please welcome, representing
:05:05. > :05:10.Denmark, Caroline Wozniacki! CHEERING
:05:11. > :05:15.And her opponent, representing the Czech Republic, Karolina Pliskova.
:05:16. > :05:24.CHEERING And the players are accompanied by
:05:25. > :05:43.our mascot and future stars.
:05:44. > :05:46.Matt talking about the 13-year-old British tennis players who may in
:05:47. > :05:50.years to come be playing here at Devonshire Park, and while the
:05:51. > :05:54.preliminaries are gone through, it gives us the opportunity to talk
:05:55. > :05:58.about Britain's walking wounded, our top players who are not in the best
:05:59. > :06:03.of shape, Jo Konta pulled out of her semifinal at the start of the
:06:04. > :06:07.programme, and it was an unbelievably heavy fall that she
:06:08. > :06:13.took. Who is to say how fit she can possibly be for her first match on
:06:14. > :06:16.Monday? Only she knows. The problem with the fall is that it happened so
:06:17. > :06:20.quickly, her foot went from under her. She didn't have a chance to put
:06:21. > :06:25.her hands down, and she took the full force on her back, and at the
:06:26. > :06:28.time, I couldn't believe that she got up and played a couple more
:06:29. > :06:34.points. Interesting piece in the Daily Telegraph today about the
:06:35. > :06:38.sports physio talking about thoracic spine injuries said the chances of
:06:39. > :06:42.her being 100% fit on Monday were very slim, and if she was to play
:06:43. > :06:46.when she wasn't right, she risks the recovery process in the weeks to
:06:47. > :06:51.come, so she will have people advising her about that and she will
:06:52. > :06:54.know what to do and what not to do. It is very tough, a back injury is
:06:55. > :06:58.unexpected, and what this sport can throw at you, I have had a lot of
:06:59. > :07:03.recent experience of backs, and when she went down, I thought, this is
:07:04. > :07:09.serious. I don't know if she will be fit on Monday. Caroline Wozniacki
:07:10. > :07:14.has won the toss, and while the photos take place with the two
:07:15. > :07:17.players and the two mascots, we ought to talk about Andy Murray,
:07:18. > :07:21.because when you talk about tennis, you always talk about Andy Murray in
:07:22. > :07:24.this country, and it is very interesting that the bookmakers over
:07:25. > :07:27.the last 48 hours, his odds are lengthening almost by the hour. He
:07:28. > :07:35.was joint favourite with Roger Federer last weekend, and is now out
:07:36. > :07:39.to 7/1 to win Wimbledon over the next fortnight. These are pictures
:07:40. > :07:43.from a couple of hours ago, and you can read into pictures like this
:07:44. > :07:48.whatever you want to. Has he got Olimpa? Is he favouring the hip? The
:07:49. > :07:52.obvious thing to say is he hasn't played a competitive match for 11
:07:53. > :07:56.days, and he is going to have to play himself in over the course of
:07:57. > :08:00.the next two weeks. And when you think about the strength and depth
:08:01. > :08:04.in men's tennis, and it is like playing yourself in if you are a
:08:05. > :08:08.little rusty and you haven't played matches, he is not going to be 100%
:08:09. > :08:11.fit even if he does play on Monday. What he is doing, he is a champion
:08:12. > :08:16.and has played injured many times before and we haven't known about
:08:17. > :08:20.it. He will give himself to the very last hour to get himself on court.
:08:21. > :08:24.If you need reminding, Wimbledon starts on Monday, it is across all
:08:25. > :08:28.platforms on the BBC. But let's focus on this match now, and
:08:29. > :08:34.Caroline Wozniacki was the number six seed nine years ago, or eight
:08:35. > :08:36.years ago, 2009, when she won this tournament, and that is her path
:08:37. > :08:43.through to this final eight years on. That includes the real ding-dong
:08:44. > :08:50.semifinal with Heather Watson which lasted well over two hours. I played
:08:51. > :08:57.for a long time, and Heather is a great player, and we know each other
:08:58. > :09:00.well. Huge momentum swings in that match, you are completely in control
:09:01. > :09:04.in the first set and then it slipped away from you in the second. When
:09:05. > :09:11.you sit down at the umpire's chair at one set all, what are you
:09:12. > :09:13.thinking? Just to keep going, try to switch the momentum and keep your
:09:14. > :09:17.own serve, that is the most important thing, and I was just
:09:18. > :09:21.thinking to try and push her back a little bit, because she was starting
:09:22. > :09:25.to dictate a little bit too much. And her game is suited to grass, big
:09:26. > :09:32.serving, big striking player. How'd you combat that? It will be a tough
:09:33. > :09:36.match tomorrow. She obviously has strong ground strokes and serves
:09:37. > :09:42.well. It is important to make her move, and if I can do that, I feel
:09:43. > :09:46.like the momentum may switch to me. Have you exceeded your expectations
:09:47. > :09:50.here this week? I feel like I always play well here. I have made the
:09:51. > :09:54.semifinals almost every time I have played here. The last year I did
:09:55. > :10:00.quarters. But I love playing on grass, it is one of my favourite
:10:01. > :10:05.services, so I always think I can win. Perhaps the most remarkable
:10:06. > :10:12.fact about Caroline Wozniacki, this is her 46th major final, which
:10:13. > :10:15.really does show her longevity, durability, competitiveness and. And
:10:16. > :10:21.her experience, and this week is a proper test, we have had rain, wind,
:10:22. > :10:27.we have had to double up on matches. When everyone else wants to pack up
:10:28. > :10:30.and go home, she just rolls up her sleeves and gets on with it, and
:10:31. > :10:46.that is why she's in this final. Her opponent is bidding to become the
:10:47. > :10:53.first country Czech winner for many years. This is how she remembers her
:10:54. > :10:58.tournament. It was not an easy final, it was our first meeting, so
:10:59. > :11:02.it was just tough, a tough battle, and I was a little bit sad that I
:11:03. > :11:04.didn't make it, so I am happy that I have another chance this year. You
:11:05. > :11:09.have had an extraordinary 12 months, you could be world number one in a
:11:10. > :11:14.couple of weeks. How much of that is a carrot that you are looking at?
:11:15. > :11:17.Not much, it has been the same for the last one month, there is a lot
:11:18. > :11:23.of things happening, a lot of changes, and in every tournament,
:11:24. > :11:29.everyone has the chance to go and show some good results, so it is a
:11:30. > :11:34.different situation than it was before. She was still number one
:11:35. > :11:38.with nobody else having the chance to beat her, but I am going to try
:11:39. > :11:42.to get it, but if I don't get there, I am all right with that. When you
:11:43. > :11:46.read about people and their hobbies, a lot of people will write shopping,
:11:47. > :11:53.listening to music, going out with friends. I notice you have carp
:11:54. > :11:56.fishing. Is that true? It is true, but there isn't much time for it as
:11:57. > :12:03.I would like to have the time, because you are always on tour, so
:12:04. > :12:06.it is just tough to find the time for this, because you really need a
:12:07. > :12:11.day off and to go somewhere into nature, so that is what I don't have
:12:12. > :12:14.right now, but maybe once I stopped playing tennis I will get back to
:12:15. > :12:18.it. And one other thing I must ask you about. That little bit of rag on
:12:19. > :12:23.your tennis racket that is always there when you are always playing.
:12:24. > :12:29.What is that about? I have it on all my rackets. It is a little bit of a
:12:30. > :12:34.white grip, and I have it a lot. And I always have it. And is that
:12:35. > :12:38.because you had it once before many years ago, and you won, so you
:12:39. > :12:44.thought you would keep it? Yes, it started when I was really little, so
:12:45. > :12:52.my father was streaming rackets for us, so he always put this little
:12:53. > :12:55.thing there, so I just keep it. Pliskova sat down very early after
:12:56. > :12:59.completing her warm up, Caroline Wozniacki has left the court for a
:13:00. > :13:03.moment. Sam, is this a long match, do you think? I think it has to be.
:13:04. > :13:09.Historically they play for quite awhile, the reason for that is
:13:10. > :13:14.Karolina Pliskova, I will get my Karolina and Caroline mixed up in
:13:15. > :13:20.commentary! You have an out and out striker mixed up with one of the
:13:21. > :13:28.best serves in the game, and also one of the best defenders on tour.
:13:29. > :13:31.But also an aggressive defending counterpuncher, so it is whether
:13:32. > :13:36.Pliskova can keep on hitting win after win, and that is tough to do
:13:37. > :13:42.into sets consecutively and be clean about it. And given we saw Jo Konta
:13:43. > :13:46.falling, and Gael Monfils went a hurdler last night in his semifinal
:13:47. > :13:52.against Richard Gasquet, how important is movement on a course
:13:53. > :13:54.like this? It is everything, think back to Martina Navratilova, she
:13:55. > :13:59.didn't step on the court, she danced across it. Think of Federer, little
:14:00. > :14:02.tiny steps are required. Caroline plays like that, but Karolina may
:14:03. > :14:07.take a tumble because it still feels quite moist. As this tournament
:14:08. > :14:10.grows yearly, and with all the fantastic developments Sam was
:14:11. > :14:16.talking about, we are delighted to confirm that the BBC has extended
:14:17. > :14:20.its agreement to cover this event, so with recent extensions with both
:14:21. > :14:23.Queen's and Wimbledon, the BBC is still the place to watch the very
:14:24. > :14:26.best of the British grass court season, and this is one more match
:14:27. > :14:32.to show you before hopefully Andy Murray walks out onto Centre Court
:14:33. > :14:36.on Monday as defending champion. So while Wozniacki just goes through a
:14:37. > :14:37.couple of last service warm-ups, I will hand you up to the commentary
:14:38. > :14:48.box. Thank you, John. Good afternoon
:14:49. > :14:51.everyone, and with Wimbledon just around the corner, this is a
:14:52. > :14:58.heavyweight clash. In your picture you have the 2009 Eastbourne
:14:59. > :15:02.champion, her 46th final. She has 25 titles from those 46 finals, and is
:15:03. > :15:15.currently the sixth best player in the world. The umpire has a problem
:15:16. > :15:21.with his microphone, he has a deep voice as it is, and he needs a
:15:22. > :15:27.microphone that works so Karolina is just asking what is going on. She is
:15:28. > :15:34.a very relaxed character, some say a little too relaxed. The problem is
:15:35. > :15:43.fixed, and we are under way, and back we go. Last year's beaten
:15:44. > :15:46.finalist, should she lift the title, she will be in touching distance of
:15:47. > :15:52.the world number one ranking. So here we go, the Eastbourne final.
:15:53. > :16:09.Cool, breezy conditions. Caroline Wozniacki to get us under way.
:16:10. > :16:14.It is the sixth meeting between these two, all of their previous
:16:15. > :16:16.encounters have been on the hard court but it is their third meeting
:16:17. > :16:34.this year. They first came across each other in
:16:35. > :16:40.2017 in the final in Gohar when Karolina Pliskova came through
:16:41. > :16:43.comfortably. That would be another rain disrupted tournament. They met
:16:44. > :16:50.in Miami more recently at the semifinal stage and that was a win
:16:51. > :17:43.for the game, Wozniacki. -- a win for the Dane.
:17:44. > :17:48.Maybe a taste of what is to come, 17 shot rally in the third point of
:17:49. > :18:07.this final. Comfortable hold for Caroline
:18:08. > :18:12.Wozniacki. She holds to love, she's on the board, that might settle any
:18:13. > :18:15.nerves there might be there for Caroline Wozniacki. It is her fourth
:18:16. > :18:19.final of the year, she's been playing fantastic tennis. This time
:18:20. > :18:26.last year she was 36 in the rankings but she's been working hard in all
:18:27. > :18:32.areas of her game, Doha, Dubai, Eastbourne, Miami, Pliskova already
:18:33. > :18:37.has two titles in 2017. She beat Wozniacki in the final in Gohar.
:18:38. > :18:43.This is her first final -- third final, she's looking for another
:18:44. > :20:22.title. -- Doha. Expect big serving, a fair few aces.
:20:23. > :20:30.Great play at this early stage from Karolina Pliskova, the first grass
:20:31. > :20:34.court event for both players this year. Pliskova also has a grass
:20:35. > :20:37.court title to her name, winning in Nottingham last year. The year
:20:38. > :20:43.before that she got to the final in Birmingham. Her game is suited to
:20:44. > :21:54.this surface, many would say, starting off with the big serve.
:21:55. > :21:57.Lovely change-up from Karolina Pliskova brings up her first game
:21:58. > :22:26.point of this final. We see a lot of those big serves
:22:27. > :22:30.from the Czech player. I will be watching this final in the company
:22:31. > :22:36.of Sam Smith, Sam has made her way up from courtside. Record time as
:22:37. > :22:40.usual. Just about covering the ground! My calf muscles, I can't
:22:41. > :23:04.tell you how tight they are! Sam, having been courtside, what are
:23:05. > :23:08.the conditions like the players are facing today? They seem to have
:23:09. > :23:10.changed from day to day. The wind is not bad, it's coming from a
:23:11. > :23:15.north-westerly direction, from the direction of the South Downs, pretty
:23:16. > :23:24.much the angle of the Pliskova forehand crosscourt. From the far
:23:25. > :23:30.end, looking from left to right on your screen. But it drops
:23:31. > :23:33.occasionally. I think today is going to be quite gusty. I'm not sure at
:23:34. > :23:39.the moment, it has dropped at the moment, it is really a feature. The
:23:40. > :23:40.court is quite decent, there is lots of moisture in the air and it is
:23:41. > :24:14.super humid. That is some big hitting from the
:24:15. > :24:19.world number three. The start is going to be some important out here.
:24:20. > :24:24.What was really noticeable from the warm up was the energy and the
:24:25. > :24:31.industry from Caroline Wozniacki and four Pliskova it was like it was her
:24:32. > :24:32.first practice session. It was so lackadaisical. I'd be going mad if I
:24:33. > :24:50.was her coach. And against this woman, you cannot
:24:51. > :24:54.have slow motion starts against her. Caroline, we talked about injuries
:24:55. > :25:02.this week, she is carrying a slight abdominal injury which can be awful.
:25:03. > :25:44.She not going to be wanting to lose this first set.
:25:45. > :25:59.Nine minutes played. That is a shot of the Wozniacki camp, including her
:26:00. > :26:05.father, who is her hitting partner, Piotr Wozniacki, he's worked with
:26:06. > :26:09.Azarenka and Serena Williams. We feel he has helped with the
:26:10. > :26:16.Wozniacki game. Very macho as David Lee on the far left, full mail team
:26:17. > :26:20.Caroline has got, she likes the company of men, very much, Caroline,
:26:21. > :26:26.and likes all sports, football and likes all that. David Lee has been
:26:27. > :26:30.travelling with the San Antonio Spurs, a big star back in the United
:26:31. > :26:35.States. Very happy off the court and he is a top sportsmen as well. She
:26:36. > :26:39.said he understands when she needs her space, when she's got to train,
:26:40. > :26:47.and he's very good at carrying the racket bag. She's in a really good
:26:48. > :26:51.place. Back to Sasha, when he was with Serena Williams, Serena
:26:52. > :26:54.Williams won ten slams while with him in 80 years. And yet to start
:26:55. > :27:00.with he was the hitting partner but he knows so much about all of the
:27:01. > :27:04.women's games, he sat there in so many Grand Slam finals. Mostly what
:27:05. > :27:07.he brings his energy, intensity, knowledge, and he is a wonderful
:27:08. > :27:14.ball striker. He's going to hate me for saying this, he plays like a
:27:15. > :27:19.very good woman. Heavier than air woman's ball, but not full of spin,
:27:20. > :27:21.something he will be able to replicate, Pliskova ball home in
:27:22. > :28:24.practice this morning. Oh! A little bit of luck and an
:28:25. > :28:28.apology from Wozniacki. Wozniacki's job out here is to do what she
:28:29. > :28:34.always does, make discover play one more ball but also if she has
:28:35. > :28:38.something to attack, normally off the backhand wing, or the short
:28:39. > :29:02.forehand, or even to get in sometimes, she will go for it.
:29:03. > :29:11.Do you expect that to be a feature, David Kotyza share, Carol-Anne Day
:29:12. > :29:21.Pliskova's coach, for her to come in more of the serve of Wozniacki?
:29:22. > :29:32.Wozniacki loves a target. -- Karolina Pliskova's coach. Yesterday
:29:33. > :29:38.when she didn't have to play against Johanna Konta, they spent most of
:29:39. > :29:42.the practice session with Karolina at the net, they've been working on
:29:43. > :29:45.her volleys. David was a pretty good player in the juniors, he is to
:29:46. > :29:53.practice with Madrinho Navratilova in Prague and he was doing all the
:29:54. > :29:57.hitting. -- Martina Navratilova. I like that because the coach can see
:29:58. > :30:46.and feel how the ball is coming off their player.
:30:47. > :30:58.It looks so effortless by Pliskova, great feel from the Czech player but
:30:59. > :31:01.the net. We are not just talking about a great serve from Pliskova
:31:02. > :31:04.and big ball striking from the back of the court, we are also talking
:31:05. > :31:10.about the complete player in terms of soft hands, feel, likes to come
:31:11. > :31:12.in. When she puts it together, she has to win slams. She is too good
:31:13. > :31:52.not to. That will have been, when you have
:31:53. > :31:57.an abdominal strain, which she does, and she is well taped up, that would
:31:58. > :31:58.have been a little worrying, hitting that first smash, and immediately
:31:59. > :32:17.looked over at her family. She did say in her press conference
:32:18. > :32:22.last night that the only trouble with the serve was the reach up for
:32:23. > :32:25.the overhead, but she thought it was manageable, and importantly for her,
:32:26. > :32:29.would not affect her movement around the court, which she relies on. It
:32:30. > :32:33.will be interesting to see how much she is hitting the serve, she might
:32:34. > :33:17.take a few miles per hour off it. And with that, we have our first
:33:18. > :33:37.break point, Karolina Pliskova stands at six foot one.
:33:38. > :33:44.So, there is the break, taking advantage of the first break point,
:33:45. > :33:48.and we are always wondering what these players like to do when they
:33:49. > :33:52.are not playing tennis, it does take up 99% of the time, but you might be
:33:53. > :34:02.surprised to know how Karolina Pliskova fills her free time when
:34:03. > :34:05.she gets on. I think the biggest difference so far, is we have
:34:06. > :34:09.different tattoos, so that is the biggest help you guys if we are not
:34:10. > :34:14.in jackets and trousers. So otherwise she is a lefty, so she is
:34:15. > :34:20.left, I am right, but otherwise you would have to see, I think we are a
:34:21. > :34:24.little bit different with age, so hopefully people can finally know
:34:25. > :34:34.which one is which. Are you friends and rivals as well? There is a
:34:35. > :34:40.little bit of rivalry, but we are the biggest friends. And while she
:34:41. > :34:52.does enjoy carp fishing, I think most of us will try a lot of time to
:34:53. > :34:58.work out the difference between Krystina and Karolina. They are the
:34:59. > :35:02.same tournaments, and they can practice, now they are both ranked
:35:03. > :35:06.well in the world. Whoever wakes up first rings the other straightaway,
:35:07. > :35:13.they are genuinely very close. And Karolina is two minute younger, and
:35:14. > :35:17.you have to look at there that use if you want to tell the difference
:35:18. > :35:21.between them if they don't have a racket in their hand, because
:35:22. > :35:50.Krystina is left-handed. And there we have our first ace of
:35:51. > :35:56.the final, that is Karolina Pliskova's 227th ace of 2017.
:35:57. > :36:02.She is ahead of her sister in the aces chart by nine, which Kristyna
:36:03. > :36:09.apparently is not happy about, and last year her total was 530, she hit
:36:10. > :36:11.down 200 more than Serena Williams whose serve we spend a lot of time
:36:12. > :36:50.talking about. Karolina Pliskova almost in the
:36:51. > :37:01.blink of a night consolidates her first set break with a love hold to
:37:02. > :37:05.go to 4-2. At the moment, Caroline playing guessing games about where
:37:06. > :37:10.that delivery is coming to. Pliskova loves that out wide on the ad court,
:37:11. > :37:17.and when she slips it down the T, it has got great disguise, and these
:37:18. > :37:18.last couple of games have gone very quickly, big momentum swing for the
:37:19. > :38:22.Czech out here. UMPIRE: Miss Wozniacki is
:38:23. > :38:23.challenging the call on the right near sideline. The ball was called
:38:24. > :38:43.in. And it was.
:38:44. > :38:45.UMPIRE: The call stands. Miss Wozniacki has two challenges
:38:46. > :39:16.remaining. She is a fearsome force when she
:39:17. > :39:20.gets forward, Pliskova. She hasn't got too much of a Western grip, she
:39:21. > :39:27.has a grip similar to Angelique Kerber, which is why she can fall
:39:28. > :39:30.flat, but her timing is off the charts, and when it is good in a
:39:31. > :39:33.match situation, the ball gets through the courts so quickly, and
:39:34. > :39:34.Caroline is finding it very hard to stay upon the shot and not be pushed
:39:35. > :39:43.back. I don't know for the Dane if there
:39:44. > :39:50.is an opportunity to use a little more flight and try and push
:39:51. > :39:55.Karolina back. But she can be pretty lethal even from a couple of metres
:39:56. > :39:56.behind the baseline, but not as lethal as when she is inside the
:39:57. > :40:50.court. Important hold the Caroline
:40:51. > :41:02.Wozniacki. The first set of the Eastbourne
:41:03. > :42:26.final. Here is her father. I will apologise on both Sam and my
:42:27. > :42:31.behalf, unless she has brushed up on her Polish overnight, we cannot
:42:32. > :44:14.translate that, but if you can, do let us know.
:44:15. > :44:22.Beast of a serve from Karolina Pliskova. The ocean, it is just
:44:23. > :44:26.devoid of any hitches, so fluid, but what could the serve you like if she
:44:27. > :44:37.actually uses her legs? She barely drives up into it.
:44:38. > :44:43.I am out in the other players don't want to find out, because it is
:44:44. > :44:46.fearsome enough as it is. Karolina Pliskova has dropped just the five
:44:47. > :44:54.points so far on serve this set. She is with in one game of taking this
:44:55. > :44:57.set. She tends to hit inside out, and that is where Caroline is
:44:58. > :45:03.covering, so if she is hitting that shot, not a natural shot, she is
:45:04. > :46:09.feeling good Aaron Tier. -- out here.
:46:10. > :46:22.I am sure before Piotr came on and there was a conflict. All Caroline
:46:23. > :46:26.needs to think about is making first serves, doing pretty well, three
:46:27. > :46:37.quarters of them in command getting Karolina on the move. She wants a
:46:38. > :46:41.real street fight out here, an arm wrestle, to keep it within one break
:46:42. > :46:44.she knows mentally that she has more than an edge over Pliskova in terms
:46:45. > :46:54.of intensity and competitiveness, and application. There is no one
:46:55. > :47:02.better than Caroline Wozniacki at grinding out results, 12 years on
:47:03. > :47:07.the professional tour. Karolina Pliskova is one game away from the
:47:08. > :47:10.first set. Sam, you could say the game of Wozniacki is suited to most
:47:11. > :47:15.surfaces the way she plays, adapts and the way she uses, she might not
:47:16. > :47:20.have any of the biggest shops in women's tennis but she grinds and
:47:21. > :47:24.works and loves playing on this surface -- shots. Surprising this is
:47:25. > :47:30.just the second grass court final of her career, the other one being here
:47:31. > :47:36.when she won it in 2009. I think she struggles a little sometimes. The
:47:37. > :47:47.service has improved over the last few years. She's not as proficient
:47:48. > :47:53.at the net, not as proficient as Pliskova, and maybe sometimes with
:47:54. > :47:56.the firepower forced you need out and out strikes to play well on the
:47:57. > :47:59.surface, particularly because there are so many big hitters. Serena
:48:00. > :48:07.Williams when she comes back, Azarenka, Muguruza, it's interesting
:48:08. > :48:12.that we have a world number one at the moment in Angelique Kerber who
:48:13. > :48:18.is an aggressive counterpuncher like Caroline. That is really against the
:48:19. > :48:22.run of the trend of women's tennis. When you think we have had out and
:48:23. > :48:26.out striker is being the best player in the world for many years now and
:48:27. > :48:29.that's why Pliskova looks as if she is the number one in waiting, not
:48:30. > :48:34.just in terms of ranking but game style as well. She does seem to have
:48:35. > :48:41.it all and she is now serving for the first set. Just waiting for a
:48:42. > :48:45.couple of gentlemen to take their seats right in the eyeliner of
:48:46. > :48:54.Pliskova. And they are seated. And they are happy. There is another ace
:48:55. > :48:57.which will make Karolina Pliskova happy, case number four, takes her
:48:58. > :49:35.to within three points of the first set. -- ace number four.
:49:36. > :49:42.How good is she going to be when she closes the net down? Only just over
:49:43. > :49:46.the service lab has greyhounds. When I see her play like that I think of
:49:47. > :50:29.all the great Czechs who have played, Navratilova,
:50:30. > :50:39.and there it is, beautiful touch from Pliskova to wrap things up with
:50:40. > :50:41.a loaf hold, hardly troubled on serve, Karolina Pliskova puts
:50:42. > :50:46.herself one set away from the Eastbourne title. It might look like
:50:47. > :50:49.it is not some because it is overcast and grey but I assure you
:50:50. > :51:17.we have a great summer of sport here for you on the BBC.
:51:18. > :51:42.MUSIC: California Soul by Marlena Shaw.
:51:43. > :51:48.There is an awful lot to look forward to and hopefully at some
:51:49. > :51:53.point the sun will come out. Because our Polish isn't great, and I don't
:51:54. > :52:00.think it ever will be. That is an understatement, Gigi. Did you say
:52:01. > :52:08.anything in Polish when you went there? No. We have some people who
:52:09. > :52:12.understand the on court coaching. A couple of people tweeted saying,
:52:13. > :52:16.when he came on earlier in that set, to serve to her body and in the
:52:17. > :52:20.second serve to her backhand. Jules added, he told the player, also his
:52:21. > :52:25.daughter, if she carries on as she is she will win and to slow things
:52:26. > :52:30.down a little and not to rush. Happy with that team took? Very solid
:52:31. > :52:34.advice. She served to Karolina in the way you serve to Serena
:52:35. > :52:38.Williams, you don't get in the strike zone, you swing it into the
:52:39. > :52:44.body if you possibly can and then use the one outweighed for a
:52:45. > :52:49.surprise tactic. Where Caroline is serving is vital. I don't think she
:52:50. > :52:52.has enough pop out here today and she is taking off a little because
:52:53. > :52:57.she has to because of the injury and wanted to make first serves. She has
:52:58. > :54:16.it all to do, Caroline Wozniacki, the world number six.
:54:17. > :54:40.That did not feel out. I think she is going to leave it alone.
:54:41. > :54:47.It is a daunting thing when you see 6-foot one inch Karolina Pliskova
:54:48. > :55:25.charge the net. What I am sure you will get from
:55:26. > :55:29.Wozniacki is complete application. At her level I doubt it would waver
:55:30. > :55:35.much and what she is trying to have to do is take along and be constant
:55:36. > :55:40.and hold serve. What she is waiting for is a little dip from Pliskova,
:55:41. > :56:04.just a few loose ones here and there and she's ready to steam in.
:56:05. > :56:10.Pliskova, although she is the out and out striker, won't worry too
:56:11. > :56:13.much of that strategy against anyone she plays against because if you are
:56:14. > :56:17.a striker it's all about you. She's gone hard and fast into the
:56:18. > :56:44.Wozniacki forehand, and early, and that was a very good play indeed.
:56:45. > :56:50.Good hold for Caroline Wozniacki. That's what she needs to do. She
:56:51. > :56:53.needs to stay comfortable and hold on her serve, which she did. We have
:56:54. > :56:58.to remember, we talk about the experience between these two,
:56:59. > :57:05.Caroline Wozniacki was world number 14 67 weeks, going back to 2010. It
:57:06. > :57:09.is levelled against her that she didn't win a Grand Slam but it
:57:10. > :57:13.doesn't matter. She worked hard and got the results. We talk about the
:57:14. > :57:19.tenacity, and holeable not going to drop off, that's highlighted by her
:57:20. > :57:22.career. She doesn't get enough credit for what you have to do to
:57:23. > :57:27.stay at the top of the world, huge experience. Not a bad set of numbers
:57:28. > :57:33.for Wozniacki but struggling to land anything on Pliskova.
:57:34. > :57:43.Charging forward whenever she can now, Pliskova. Just look here, she
:57:44. > :57:47.is a little slow up to that, wasn't the best approached and she is
:57:48. > :57:51.barely over the service line and made that a far more difficult
:57:52. > :57:59.volley. She is pretty good technically and make that well but
:58:00. > :58:06.she made it harder for herself. It is so nice to get so many easy
:58:07. > :58:11.points would that serve. She is so relaxed, isn't she? Extraordinary.
:58:12. > :58:15.She has certainly become more accurate. They are working on her
:58:16. > :58:25.getting more first serves in. There is another one. And also, speaking
:58:26. > :58:29.at the beginning of the year when he took over about making her greatest
:58:30. > :58:37.weapon even more lethal and getting that first serve up from 52% to
:58:38. > :58:41.nearly 60%, is the way to go, mentioned David Kotyza. I mean, look
:58:42. > :58:44.at that game, tennis made easy. If you stepped away you would have
:58:45. > :58:52.missed it because it was over that quickly. She has taken on a coach
:58:53. > :58:56.who took Petra Kvitova to two Wimbledon titles, good move, we have
:58:57. > :59:00.seen one or two improvements this year. He also spent quite a bit of
:59:01. > :59:08.time consulting Caroline Wozniacki. It didn't last very long. No one
:59:09. > :59:10.dayers. Except Sasha. He will be her longest serving team member at this
:59:11. > :59:59.rate -- no one dayers. -- does. This forehand, this is one of her
:00:00. > :00:05.favourite shots, it fades away, comes from the inside to the
:00:06. > :00:09.outswinger path, so fast, gets right through the court, very little
:00:10. > :01:35.Wozniacki can do, and they're closing in -- and there closing in.
:01:36. > :01:42.That is very a neutral, I wonder if that ball just checked up, because
:01:43. > :01:47.Caroline is always so good at getting her feet right up to the
:01:48. > :02:26.shot. So good about being behind every single ball.
:02:27. > :02:33.Good serve. Considering she was told to serve at the body, she is not
:02:34. > :02:44.exactly going to orders out here! Fist bump towards her camp from
:02:45. > :03:02.Caroline Wozniacki. At the top of the show, you heard
:03:03. > :03:05.about Karolina Pliskova's carp fishing exploits when she gets the
:03:06. > :03:10.chance, and I think it is worth having a listen in to Caroline
:03:11. > :03:13.Wozniacki, because there is a certain Premier League team she
:03:14. > :03:18.keeps a close eye on when she can. Liverpool is still my team, and I
:03:19. > :03:23.support them and follow, and obviously watch all the games, or
:03:24. > :03:29.most of their games. I think what the club whose -- what Jurgen Klopp
:03:30. > :03:34.has done has been amazing, and it should be a good new season. In the
:03:35. > :03:39.crazy world you live, one week here at the next week there, do you get
:03:40. > :03:42.to see them play? I haven't been for a year and a half, so I would like
:03:43. > :03:47.to go back. It is not the easiest place to get to, especially in our
:03:48. > :03:52.off-season, it is always a puzzle, but I love going to Anfield and the
:03:53. > :03:56.atmosphere is always incredible, and I definitely want to go back this
:03:57. > :04:01.year. If you follow her on social media, she is a big, big Liverpool
:04:02. > :04:08.fan. Are you a football fan? Indeed, West Ham. How did you feel about
:04:09. > :04:15.your last season? OK, we stayed up. She used to play a lot of football
:04:16. > :04:24.when she was younger, her brother was also a pro football in the
:04:25. > :04:33.Danish second division. She likes to hang out with the lads.
:04:34. > :04:42.The question now for Wozniacki is how to deal with the Discover game.
:04:43. > :04:45.She hasn't really changed up her return position at all, and that is
:04:46. > :04:49.worth certainly catching the eye line of Karolina. It is fairly
:04:50. > :04:58.desperate times of Karolina is serving well.
:04:59. > :05:07.The difficulty is, it is so accurate but it is also the disguise. She
:05:08. > :05:12.does a lot with her hand at the very top and she seems to be able to just
:05:13. > :05:17.switch like Serena Williams at the very last moment.
:05:18. > :05:21.UMPIRE: Let, first service. So when you are Caroline and looking for
:05:22. > :05:40.clues, I don't see any. She has been so good at the net, or
:05:41. > :05:45.up at the service line today, Pliskova. She can say, I was great
:05:46. > :05:49.today. Just on this forward, and there doesn't really close in on
:05:50. > :05:53.that shot. Right now she's just toying with Wozniacki.
:05:54. > :06:05.Back-to-back love holds for the Czech. Wozniacki unable to get
:06:06. > :06:09.anything off this Pliskova serve right now. But she will have to she
:06:10. > :06:14.is going to try to win her second Eastbourne title. When you win your
:06:15. > :06:18.service games to love, and quickly as well, there is so much pressure
:06:19. > :06:21.straight back on the opponent. Wozniacki fortunate to get out of
:06:22. > :06:23.that last service game. She can't afford to go down an early break in
:06:24. > :07:48.the second set. You can get a few freebies when the
:07:49. > :07:53.ball bounces right on the line, it is not chalked any more, it is
:07:54. > :08:02.nitrate or something, it just checks up, and very difficult to return.
:08:03. > :08:08.Love holds for Wozniacki. And her father is making, charging across
:08:09. > :09:26.court, so our Polish viewers, be on stand-by.
:09:27. > :09:37.So it seems that forehand and backhand are the same in Polish as
:09:38. > :09:40.they are in English, but aside from that, nothing, so do translate for
:09:41. > :09:54.us. Sixth for the final, 282 for the
:09:55. > :10:46.year. Every time, you start to think, I am
:10:47. > :10:50.just starting to get into this service game, she just shuts the
:10:51. > :10:51.door, and she is at such a high level, just keeping that first serve
:10:52. > :11:10.percentage right up there. How's that, says Pliskova. A couple
:11:11. > :11:13.of game points. She skipped the real Olympics last year to really work on
:11:14. > :11:19.her conditioning and her footwork and her movement, which is the
:11:20. > :11:20.weakest part of her game, and it really paid off, making the final of
:11:21. > :11:44.the US Open. We haven't had our up-to-date Polish
:11:45. > :11:49.translation, but one area I feel that Caroline has not exploited is
:11:50. > :11:52.pulling Pliskova out wide. I know there are several ways of doing it,
:11:53. > :12:00.but her foot pattern out there is very restricted, and that is where
:12:01. > :12:05.you can get a wee Kszczot. -- a weaker shot.
:12:06. > :12:16.Clever play by Wozniacki. Gives herself a chance, bring the score on
:12:17. > :12:19.the Pliskova serve to deuce. She would love to use the front of the
:12:20. > :12:24.court a little more, she was lucky not to get buried by that shot, but
:12:25. > :12:28.when the ball is coming at you and coming through at you so low and
:12:29. > :12:32.hard, it is hard to have the time to use your hand, which she can do on
:12:33. > :12:38.the backhand side, just to drop the ball short and low.
:12:39. > :12:45.But it is so disheartening, you put together a great point, and then
:12:46. > :12:51.bang, the next point is over. Who does that remind you of? Serena
:12:52. > :12:57.Williams. Just slams the door shut. And on quick surfaces where she has
:12:58. > :13:08.won this year, Brisbane and Doha, it has often been the critical shot.
:13:09. > :13:14.There, just watch technically how she moves. She steps across herself,
:13:15. > :13:25.getting a terrible tangle, takes a big lunge, and just keep an eye on
:13:26. > :13:28.this. She can't get back from there, the way she moves, so it is a shot
:13:29. > :13:52.to nothing. The first double fault from Pliskova
:13:53. > :13:54.brings up a second break point of this final, and a first Caroline
:13:55. > :14:15.Wozniacki. But the door is slams shut again.
:14:16. > :14:21.They have all the data now on serving patterns of those top
:14:22. > :14:25.players, Wozniacki uses it a lot, and at break point down, I talked
:14:26. > :14:27.about it earlier, out wide in the ad court is her go to serve, and that
:14:28. > :15:34.was not being covered. They have been on Court One minute
:15:35. > :16:12.under the how and there is a little mental lapse here.
:16:13. > :16:22.Another opportunity for Wozniacki to break the serve of Karolina
:16:23. > :16:24.Pliskova. It's a tough thing to do but it is possible. The team watch
:16:25. > :16:48.on. They hope, they wait. That was such a smart play from
:16:49. > :16:53.Pliskova, she went with the T server when most of the time she goes out
:16:54. > :16:55.wide, Caroline was covering a lot more and had to go T, good work from
:16:56. > :17:20.the Dane. Very aggressive on return of serve,
:17:21. > :17:21.Wozniacki. She gives herself a third opportunity to break the Pliskova
:17:22. > :18:06.serve. Another opportunity goes begging for
:18:07. > :18:12.Wozniacki. Her weaker side, she's worked on it a lot, she hit a
:18:13. > :18:16.forehand well but it was all arm there. She over rotated and had
:18:17. > :18:22.nothing to play with and got very locked up. That's the old naughty
:18:23. > :18:30.forehand we swore a lot early on in her career.
:18:31. > :18:38.She did everything right, Pliskova, apart from the final execution. Her
:18:39. > :18:41.natural shot is to go inside out to the Wozniacki backhand, but she
:18:42. > :18:47.knows that Wozniacki is covering that, so she knows she had to go
:18:48. > :19:28.inside in, which she is not as comfortable in.
:19:29. > :19:36.Absolutely nothing you can do about that. So after saving four break
:19:37. > :20:04.points, an opportunity for Pliskova to hold serve, level things up.
:20:05. > :20:12.L look over to her camp from Karolina Pliskova, got herself out
:20:13. > :20:19.of a spot of bother. It means we are locked 3-3 in this set. Now, would
:20:20. > :20:23.you like some Polish translations while Karolina Pliskova gets herself
:20:24. > :20:36.a new racket? Lucas got involved in the discussion and she said she
:20:37. > :20:41.tosses the ball and switches to backhand. Jules said, hold your
:20:42. > :20:48.ground, get up to the net and force errors. Disrupt the Pliskova serve.
:20:49. > :20:56.How do you disrupt the Pliskova serve? Pliskova did very well there
:20:57. > :21:00.because it was with the old balls and Caroline knew it was her chance,
:21:01. > :21:04.now with the new balls it will be hard to break Pliskova in the next
:21:05. > :21:59.few games. She has just lost a little intensity
:22:00. > :22:05.in her feet and that is worth keeping an eye on. These seagulls
:22:06. > :22:10.are smart, they waited for all of the fans to sit in their seats,
:22:11. > :22:15.waited until lunchtime and a few fans getting a few snacks out and
:22:16. > :22:25.they are on it, aren't they? They are on a mission to find anyone who
:22:26. > :22:29.has opened a packet. Kayden Mooney has asked the seagulls to be quiet.
:22:30. > :22:32.I'm not sure how well that will go -- Kader Nouni. I think it worked,
:22:33. > :22:51.bizarrely. Well done Kader Nouni. It's the first case of the final for
:22:52. > :24:21.Wozniacki. -- the first ace. Once more Wozniacki edges ahead in
:24:22. > :24:39.set two. Now, Sam, I think if you are very
:24:40. > :24:42.excited about Eastbourne but now starting to get excited about
:24:43. > :24:44.Wimbledon, it starts on Monday, we should take a look at the
:24:45. > :24:51.prospective routes to the final 42-macro contenders for the title,
:24:52. > :24:54.starting with Karolina Pliskova, after a second-round exit last year
:24:55. > :24:58.she doesn't have an awful lot of points to defend. May be in her mind
:24:59. > :25:03.she could end the fortnight as the new world number one. If she wins
:25:04. > :25:09.here, and there is still quite a lot of tennis in this final, she will be
:25:10. > :25:13.the favourite. I like her early rounds, I must say. Two thirds of
:25:14. > :25:17.those names will not be there, I'd be very surprised. There is a couple
:25:18. > :25:21.of players in the bottom section as well, this is our idea of who she
:25:22. > :25:27.might play, who I think I'll very difficult. Mladenovic, who just made
:25:28. > :25:35.the semifinals of the French Open and has been playing so well this
:25:36. > :25:38.year, won in Indian Wells. Also Coco Vandeweghe, a quarterfinalist at
:25:39. > :25:42.Wimbledon a couple of years ago. If those two get on a hot streak they
:25:43. > :25:49.will be a problem for anyone. A quick look at Wozniacki? We will
:25:50. > :25:54.look at that a little later. She is also in the bottom section so it
:25:55. > :25:57.would pretty much apart from the early rounds, fairly similar
:25:58. > :26:01.opponents. The latter rounds would have been the same. Mladenovic along
:26:02. > :26:05.with Svitolina have the most match wins on tour this year with 36 and
:26:06. > :26:53.whoever wins this final will join them.
:26:54. > :27:00.The difference between this set and the last one is Karolina Pliskova
:27:01. > :27:14.was making fewer forehand errors and not serving quite as well.
:27:15. > :27:22.And better from Wozniacki, she had those four break opportunities in
:27:23. > :27:26.the previous Pliskova service game. Look how she resets, she knows that
:27:27. > :27:31.was a way to build pressure, she puts it right behind her and she is
:27:32. > :27:32.doing a nice job of extending some of these rallies, making Pliskova
:27:33. > :27:46.play one more ball. UMPIRE: Miss Wozniacki is
:27:47. > :27:53.challenging the call on the far side line.
:27:54. > :28:00.And there it is, it was, Hawk-Eye tells us.
:28:01. > :28:46.Miss Wozniacki has two challenges remaining.
:28:47. > :29:03.Just too big and too good from the Czech player.
:29:04. > :29:27.Come on, Caroline! Come on, Karolina Gluck smack who let him in?
:29:28. > :29:32.It tells you a lot she didn't want to take on the forehand, she's had
:29:33. > :29:35.problems in the second set, a couple of key moments when she has
:29:36. > :30:11.completely stopped the racket head and went back to the old forehand.
:30:12. > :31:04.Frustration from Caroline Wozniacki, because she has handed effectively
:31:05. > :31:13.triple match point to Karolina Pliskova. She only needed one break
:31:14. > :31:28.point for the first set, now she has three.
:31:29. > :31:34.First serve required. It is so unusual to see Caroline even play
:31:35. > :31:40.two lose points, let alone three. It might have been a little mental
:31:41. > :31:44.tiredness, it has been a long week. She spoke of playing eight sets of
:31:45. > :31:47.tennis in a day and a half. It has been a lot. Sometimes however fit
:31:48. > :33:04.and strong you are, it catches up. Exquisite from Pliskova. It is
:33:05. > :33:13.effectively a championship point for the Czech player. She is a game away
:33:14. > :33:16.from her first Eastbourne title. I think the thing with Pliskova today,
:33:17. > :33:21.and you that tonight, she has been on it from the start. Sometimes she
:33:22. > :33:25.can drift off or take a while to get going, but it seems to us that she
:33:26. > :33:31.has been firing from the start. I'm sure she has had a big pep talk
:33:32. > :33:34.about that. I looked at the practice, the warm up between the
:33:35. > :33:38.two, I don't know why we have warm-ups any more these days, but
:33:39. > :33:49.that is another... She was so lackadaisical, and Wozniacki was
:33:50. > :33:53.like the Energizer Bunny out there. I was a little worried, I had to
:33:54. > :33:56.say, at the start, but then broke in the fifth game and got ahead, and
:33:57. > :34:00.you could see the reaction from Wozniacki when she initially went
:34:01. > :34:04.those three break points down, you are under so much pressure because
:34:05. > :34:07.it is so tough to break Pliskova, although having said that she has
:34:08. > :34:16.been broken six times this week in three matches. She is breakable, but
:34:17. > :34:19.when she is on it, and she will be very focused here against Wozniacki,
:34:20. > :34:23.because I'm sure she has been warned she can't slip up, you have to
:34:24. > :34:29.maintain your application and concentration.
:34:30. > :34:32.Karolina Pliskova, the world number three, serving for the Eastbourne
:34:33. > :34:48.title. That is a pretty good way to start
:34:49. > :35:05.things off, with your ninth ace of the final.
:35:06. > :35:34.And really, this time, in a blink of an eye, we have three championship
:35:35. > :35:38.points per Karolina Pliskova, finalist here last year, looking to
:35:39. > :36:38.go one better, on the verge of it. Championship point number one.
:36:39. > :36:48.Wozniacki will go down fighting. This was a rather nervy second
:36:49. > :36:53.serve. Now it is going to be the big guest. Where does Pliskova go? She
:36:54. > :37:20.has been going down the T point a lot on the big points.
:37:21. > :37:26.And there it is, your Eastbourne champion, 2017, the world and of the
:37:27. > :37:43.three, Karolina Pliskova. Straight sets victory.
:37:44. > :37:52.A third title from three finals for the world number three. In terms of
:37:53. > :37:58.rankings, it moves to within 180 points of the world 11 spot. Nice
:37:59. > :38:03.appreciation there are Caroline Wozniacki. Her coach must be a happy
:38:04. > :38:07.man, I think she is going to go over and see them now to say thank you.
:38:08. > :38:11.Yes, one break per set, there are very few players in the world that
:38:12. > :38:16.can hit enough winners against Caroline Wozniacki to defeat her in
:38:17. > :38:19.straight sets, that was superb. There was a little wobble in the
:38:20. > :38:21.middle of the second set, came through that and she now will be
:38:22. > :38:27.installed as the favourite for Wimbledon.
:38:28. > :38:32.Karolina Pliskova only really made her Grand Slam breakthrough last
:38:33. > :38:35.year, she hadn't made it deep into these tournaments, went out in the
:38:36. > :38:40.second round last year, but she has got through that now. Quarterfinal
:38:41. > :38:45.in Australia, semifinal in a surface she says she doesn't really like,
:38:46. > :38:49.clay at Roland Garros, and now surely she goes in with the form of
:38:50. > :38:53.the players around her as the one to beat. It doesn't mean anything in
:38:54. > :39:00.women's tennis these days just to add that little caveat, but she is
:39:01. > :39:05.becoming a serial winner these days, much tougher mentally, physically
:39:06. > :39:07.stronger, and again, it is made from grass. We are looking at another
:39:08. > :39:33.Petra Kvitova, an? It really was an impressive week for
:39:34. > :39:37.Karolina Pliskova. Now Caroline Wozniacki, her fourth final of the
:39:38. > :39:43.year, it is her fourth runners-up rise, but she, too, has been a
:39:44. > :39:48.fantastic form, sixth in the world, and she has the chance of ending
:39:49. > :39:59.Wimbledon as world number one, but she needs a lot of things to happen,
:40:00. > :40:03.but she is one of the five players. I wonder how many of those she has
:40:04. > :40:28.somewhere. Well, she has the set she won the
:40:29. > :40:33.title here in 2009, this is her second grass court final in her 12
:40:34. > :40:36.years on tour, and she has had to settle for second place out here
:40:37. > :40:46.against Karolina Pliskova. It has been a good week for Caroline
:40:47. > :40:53.Wozniacki. Our winner, our champion for 2017, Karolina Pliskova! And
:40:54. > :41:00.what a year she is having, sitting at world number three, hovering over
:41:01. > :41:04.that top spot. Not many points to defend at Wimbledon, three finals,
:41:05. > :41:16.three titles, everything's looking good for Discover at the moment. --
:41:17. > :41:24.for Pliskova at the moment. She has an even bigger bottle of champagne
:41:25. > :41:29.to deal with. And very shortly she will be lifting the trophy. She
:41:30. > :41:32.could only look at it last year, Dominika Cibulkova lifted it, but
:41:33. > :41:55.this year it is hers. She will also receive a cheque for
:41:56. > :41:57.?140,400. Huge congratulations. Her team are happy, and so they should
:41:58. > :42:22.be. Here we go again, take two.
:42:23. > :42:27.Caroline, a good week, so many sets of tennis in the last few days, but
:42:28. > :42:31.did you run out of petrol almost? No, actually I thought I played
:42:32. > :42:37.really well, and I did very good today. Karolina played better than
:42:38. > :42:40.me today, definitely with the Serbs. I had trouble getting a lot of
:42:41. > :42:43.returns back, but I thought we played some great tennis, both of
:42:44. > :42:44.us, and obviously it is great preparation for Wimbledon.
:42:45. > :42:55.APPLAUSE I don't know if you keep a tally of
:42:56. > :42:58.these things. It is your 46th final on the tour today, which is a
:42:59. > :43:05.staggering total, very few players have got close to that. Does the
:43:06. > :43:10.fire still burns within after 12 years on the tour? Definitely, this
:43:11. > :43:15.is my fourth final of the year, and fourth loss in the finals, so
:43:16. > :43:19.obviously I would have loved to have won today, but I guess the fifth
:43:20. > :43:24.time is the charm, as they say. From now on!
:43:25. > :43:27.And you have mentioned Wimbledon. I assume you are heading to London
:43:28. > :43:30.today. You are one of those people who has looked at the potential draw
:43:31. > :43:36.already, or have you almost no idea who you are playing in the first
:43:37. > :43:41.round? I never look at drawers. It was impossible to know, because I
:43:42. > :43:45.know my first round opponent, but other than that, I don't really look
:43:46. > :43:54.ahead. We wish you the best of luck, and congratulations on a very good
:43:55. > :43:58.week here at Eastbourne. And Karolina, if I could bring you in,
:43:59. > :44:02.our new champion. We spoke on this court 12 months ago with you as the
:44:03. > :44:07.run-up, so how much better does this feel? Yes, this year I was hoping I
:44:08. > :44:11.could just go one step forward and get the trophy, and that is what I
:44:12. > :44:18.did, I am so happy. Caroline mentioned the serve. How much you
:44:19. > :44:22.feel at home on grass? I feel quite OK on grass, like I said before I'm
:44:23. > :44:29.still waiting for a good result Wimbledon, but I was playing well
:44:30. > :44:32.here last year, so I think the service is definitely my biggest
:44:33. > :44:36.weapon, and if it is working then it is really a trouble for the
:44:37. > :44:45.opponents. The last Czech player to win here was... ? I have to know
:44:46. > :44:51.this! I have to tell you, Yana Novotna in 1998, and what did she do
:44:52. > :45:05.after she won here? She won Wimbledon! . She did. Yes, I had a
:45:06. > :45:09.day off, I am just going to try to go step-by-step, and hopefully try
:45:10. > :45:19.to go on. There are so many famous names on the trophy, Novotna,
:45:20. > :45:21.Navratilova, Williams. And now your name will be added. Karolina
:45:22. > :45:32.Pliskova! Now we will have the requisite
:45:33. > :45:38.photos with both finalists who look very relaxed in each other's company
:45:39. > :45:42.and shortly Caroline Wozniacki will make way and Karolina Pliskova will
:45:43. > :45:50.parade the trophy around Centre Court. Comfortable out there today,
:45:51. > :45:54.one hour 21, 6-4, 6-4, had to save four break points in the second set,
:45:55. > :45:59.Pliskova, but apart from that looked pretty strong, and has done in all
:46:00. > :46:02.aspects of her game coming through this tournament. Nice to see both of
:46:03. > :46:08.them smiling, and what perfect preparation ahead of Wimbledon that
:46:09. > :46:12.starts on Monday. They are projected, if everything goes to
:46:13. > :46:13.seeding plan, to meet in the quarterfinals and this was their
:46:14. > :46:27.first meeting on the grass. A lot more work to do for Karolina
:46:28. > :46:32.Pliskova, there will be a round of photos, and a round of press
:46:33. > :46:35.interviews, but nice to see them both smiling, nice to see the sun,
:46:36. > :46:41.I'm sure I can see some sunshine on Centre Court. If you like your
:46:42. > :46:43.tennis, it does not stop any time soon because you have no time to
:46:44. > :47:50.rest with Wimbledon just a day away. Cannot wait for Wimbledon to start.
:47:51. > :47:55.Is this woman in your picture going to be lifting the Wimbledon title?
:47:56. > :47:59.John mentioned in the interview that Jana Novotna, the last Czech player
:48:00. > :48:02.to win this title, went on to win the Wimbledon title that year and
:48:03. > :48:08.surely Karolina Pliskova after this showing is a favourite to win this
:48:09. > :48:11.title. Having just had a little glimpse of what is to come from
:48:12. > :48:18.Wimbledon I think we should take a short trip down Wembley -- memory
:48:19. > :48:24.lane because Virginia Wade lifted the title. COMMENTATOR: Yes! She's
:48:25. > :48:30.done it! It was quite a fairy tale in many
:48:31. > :48:49.ways. Wimbledon has taken up so much of my
:48:50. > :48:55.life one way and another. I mean, it's been the highlight of every
:48:56. > :49:02.year since I was 15 years old and it still is and you arrange your whole
:49:03. > :49:08.schedule around Wimbledon. COMMENTATOR: That's it. I played so
:49:09. > :49:15.many times and every time you look forward to it and virtually every
:49:16. > :49:22.time you're disappointed. That was a very big year for the Queen and for
:49:23. > :49:26.Britain. Everyone was at parties in Britain because it was the silvered
:49:27. > :49:31.Jubilee. It was such an emotional year for everybody. She was dressed
:49:32. > :49:39.in the same colour as my cardigan was. That was the biggest good omen
:49:40. > :49:45.I had. I honestly felt it was my tournament to win, this one. I felt
:49:46. > :49:53.I had done a lot of good work against Betty and I thought she
:49:54. > :49:59.almost couldn't compete. The satisfaction was just humongous.
:50:00. > :50:03.After you've had a success like that, especially when it has taken a
:50:04. > :50:08.long time getting there, I think the reward is that much greater. You
:50:09. > :50:16.just feel like you've set out to do something and you did it. Any time I
:50:17. > :50:21.go to Wimbledon I have two peak at Centre Court and make sure the grass
:50:22. > :50:23.is perfect, and say hello to all the ghosts that are out there. It's a
:50:24. > :50:33.very special place. 5:20pm tomorrow, that document you
:50:34. > :50:39.command Virginia Wade, 1977 at Wimbledon and 1976 here at
:50:40. > :50:43.Eastbourne -- that documentary. Who is to save Johanna Konta can win at
:50:44. > :50:47.Eastbourne next year and may be the champion the following year. We have
:50:48. > :50:51.no real news about Johanna Konta today. She has said tough draw at
:50:52. > :50:57.Wimbledon and she will want to be in peak form for it. That fall in the
:50:58. > :51:01.context of tennis seems a long time ago but it's only 48 hours ago. I'm
:51:02. > :51:05.sure she will have had a medical team working on her very hard in the
:51:06. > :51:10.last 48 hours. You would think, because both of us are very heavily
:51:11. > :51:15.medically qualified! You would think she would struggle to be 100% fit on
:51:16. > :51:18.Monday. She will not be 100% fit on Monday because it's one of the
:51:19. > :51:22.heaviest falls I've seen in a long time. You could see she didn't get
:51:23. > :51:26.her hands down, she took all of the weight in the middle part of her
:51:27. > :51:30.spine. It was so heavy and it was only adrenaline that got her up to
:51:31. > :51:35.play the last two points against Angelique Kerber, I don't think she
:51:36. > :51:39.knew much about it. There are always players... The attack of... There
:51:40. > :51:46.was always players who play at Wimbledon who were not 100% fit but
:51:47. > :51:50.you manage it, she's not a young player, 17 or 18, so it could damage
:51:51. > :51:56.her for the rest of her career. When you are 17 or 18 you are much more
:51:57. > :52:00.careful and don't know your body butgen-mac has been out there long
:52:01. > :52:06.enough, like Andy, all of these top players, they know how to fight
:52:07. > :52:09.through -- Jo. And how to get themselves on the court even if they
:52:10. > :52:17.are not 100%. Most of the players are not 100% all the time. There are
:52:18. > :52:23.always niggles. That is a nastier one but I hope she hasn't scans, I
:52:24. > :52:28.hope it is just bruising. . Forget you get a day off and there is the
:52:29. > :52:31.middle Sunday so you might get two days off for Jo, so you can heal up
:52:32. > :52:35.during the course of a slam. Her route through to potentially the
:52:36. > :52:45.latter stages of Wimbledon, players like Petra Kvitova almost early on,
:52:46. > :52:48.it is a tough draw. We always look forward, some names will not be
:52:49. > :52:53.there, there will be gaps in the Wimbledon draw that will come up.
:52:54. > :53:07.I'm more concerned about the opening round, so Siu -- Su-Wei Hsieh, and
:53:08. > :53:11.Donna Vekic. Serena Williams doesn't look at the draw, she doesn't want
:53:12. > :53:15.to know who she is playing until an hour before the match, all of the
:53:16. > :53:18.players follow the top. You heard it from Wozniacki, players don't look
:53:19. > :53:21.at the draw. It's difficult at this time of year because everybody tells
:53:22. > :53:27.them who they are playing in the first round and you can't get away
:53:28. > :53:33.from it. For Jo, get herself on the court, she will not be 100% but she
:53:34. > :53:36.can work through the early rounds. As we have seen this weekend through
:53:37. > :53:40.the course of the year, she is one of the best players in the world
:53:41. > :53:44.now. Does Pliskova go to Wimbledon as favourite for you? Yes, she has
:53:45. > :53:47.to, her game is perfect for grass, and what really impressed me was
:53:48. > :53:53.she's had her troubles and battles with Caroline Wozniacki over the
:53:54. > :54:00.years but there was a little part in the middle of the second set around
:54:01. > :54:02.3-3, 4-4 when she wobbled and lost concentration and gets lackadaisical
:54:03. > :54:09.at times. She mentally stayed with it and for me that's almost the
:54:10. > :54:16.final piece of the jigsaw winning a slam. Who will win the men's final?
:54:17. > :54:20.Will it be Andy Murray? His odds have been lengthened by the Al and
:54:21. > :54:24.Roger Federer is a strong favourite to win, remarkable to win an eighth
:54:25. > :54:27.title. We don't know the state of play with Andy, there are rumours
:54:28. > :54:34.that announcements that may or may not be made over the next 24 hours.
:54:35. > :54:38.The only thing we can be sure of is if Jo is not 100% fit on Monday but
:54:39. > :54:43.Andy clearly isn't, even though he was moving better today, maybe he
:54:44. > :54:49.can get away with being 90% fit against one or two players, but much
:54:50. > :54:54.less than that and he will struggle. We're watching the pictures and
:54:55. > :55:00.looking at this from afar. He was limping. Even watching him there, he
:55:01. > :55:05.is protecting himself. A little bit like we saw Nadal a few years ago
:55:06. > :55:10.with his knees, he is out on the practice court, he is fighting to be
:55:11. > :55:18.there. Does he play Monday or Tuesday? Monday. He's fighting to be
:55:19. > :55:25.there and that's what the great time -- champions do. With all due
:55:26. > :55:29.respect to such a bubbly, lucky loser who got through, that would be
:55:30. > :55:39.the kind of start Andy would hope to get. -- Aleksandr Bublik. He has
:55:40. > :55:43.played lots of grass court tennis up to this point so he will be informed
:55:44. > :55:48.whereas Andy has only had one match in the last 11 days. If he gets
:55:49. > :55:55.through that he would have Justin Brown or Joao Sousa, Fognini,
:55:56. > :55:59.Pouille, or Kyrgios, Wawrinka and then a Dow and Federer. A nice
:56:00. > :56:02.smooth fortnight ahead! Whatever the issue is it needs to heal up over
:56:03. > :56:07.the fortnight and there is time for it to do that. The problem is, if
:56:08. > :56:10.Andy was going in a little out of form which I don't think he is
:56:11. > :56:12.because he just made the semis of the French, in the early rounds
:56:13. > :56:16.there is still the intimidation factor but the locker room and these
:56:17. > :56:19.lucky losers and lower ranked players know that Andy is like a
:56:20. > :56:24.wounded tiger and the injury makes a big difference to the mentality of
:56:25. > :56:29.the player going on court against him, whether it is Centre Court or
:56:30. > :56:33.not, Andy has an advantage because lots of players are overwhelmed and
:56:34. > :56:40.in awe for the first set. He is the hunted as opposed to the Hunter. It
:56:41. > :56:43.is a different scenario. I'm sure Andy is having constant physio scans
:56:44. > :56:47.and has one of the best teams in the world. I love the way he is
:56:48. > :56:50.fighting. You don't achieve what he has achieved in his life, think
:56:51. > :56:53.about what he put into the Davis Cup a few years ago. He is a man used to
:56:54. > :56:58.pushing himself beyond anything we could imagine and he will do that,
:56:59. > :57:05.I'm sure, to get on the court on Monday. One final person we have not
:57:06. > :57:07.mentioned, although he is about to play there, never Djokovic players
:57:08. > :57:10.Gael Monfils in the men's final. I know you have seen its of Djokovic
:57:11. > :57:13.here but irrespective of the tennis, he has added so much glitter and
:57:14. > :57:16.stardust to this event it has been fantastic and the people here have
:57:17. > :57:20.been reverential almost in the way they have treated him Eddie has been
:57:21. > :57:23.brilliant. Do you think actually this might be almost the
:57:24. > :57:27.resurrection of Novak Djokovic given everything else that is happening?
:57:28. > :57:32.What I would say is he has really enjoyed it down here. He really has.
:57:33. > :57:35.Often it has been tough for Novak because over the years Federer and
:57:36. > :57:38.Nadal have always been really popular. There has been so many
:57:39. > :57:43.occasions on the court when the crowd have not always connected with
:57:44. > :57:46.Novak for one reason or the other, I'm not sure why. He is a brilliant
:57:47. > :57:52.performer and we have seen a lot out here. He's been the object of
:57:53. > :57:56.everyone's eyes on him, he's been really loved down here and he is
:57:57. > :57:59.into this love thing big-time now with his Guru and it has really
:58:00. > :58:02.worked for him. He goes into Wimbledon in a good frame of mind
:58:03. > :58:07.and that is wonderful for the tournament. He said in his on court
:58:08. > :58:12.interview yesterday he loved seagulls, he can to Eastbourne a bit
:58:13. > :58:16.ambivalent about seagulls. He said there are so many seagulls here,
:58:17. > :58:21.most with a really serious attitude problem! Wait until they get into
:58:22. > :58:27.your hotel room! It has been a great week and grateful women's tennis. It
:58:28. > :58:30.has been wonderful. Listen to that! Fantastic. It's been a really good
:58:31. > :58:35.week and in terms of this tournament and event it is going from strength
:58:36. > :58:38.to strength, we spoke at the start about ?44 million of investment here
:58:39. > :58:43.over the next few years. This will be great in the next two or three
:58:44. > :58:47.years. That's it, after an eventful six days, and you know where we are
:58:48. > :58:52.going next on Monday. From all of us here at Eastbourne, goodbye.
:58:53. > :58:59.ANNOUNCER: Karolina Pliskova! COMMENTATOR: Karolina Pliskova gets
:59:00. > :59:09.herself once set away from the Eastbourne title.
:59:10. > :59:12.Your Eastbourne champion 2017, the world number three Karolina
:59:13. > :59:14.Pliskova.