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What a happy man he must be. Glitz and glamour against a home-loving

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girl from a tiny town in the Czech Republic. There will be Queen of

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the All England Club? And which of the two best players in the world

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will be King tomorrow? Game set and match. The Wimbledon dream has come

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She has hardly missed anything this weekend. But that is magnificent.

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What.. Takes your breath away. -- What a point. In masterclass from

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Petra Kvitova for a start she looked so comfortable. Superb.

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good. Trademark Sharapova. Target practice. It seems like 24 hours

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ago but it was the first round, delayed by rain, and we thought

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about playing on the middle Sunday. And here we are, one day left and

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we are crowning champions. John and Tracy have a lot to talk about in

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terms of how the Ladies' Championship was won and lost and

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how the men's title will be won and lost to tomorrow. The hemisphere

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has a sense of serenity. A lovely summer's day. I am sure it was

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anything but tranquil in the minds and hearts of the two finalists in

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the Ladies' Singles. Maria Sharapova with the experience,

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while a first Grand Slam final for Petra Kvitova. How confident was

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the Russian? How nervous was Kvitova on the bigger stage of her

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life? Sharapova up one this seven years ago. Kvitova may have known

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that no No. 8 seed had ever won the Ladies' Singles title. If she was

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nervous, she did not show it early on because er I was well and truly

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With our mandatory shot of the skyline, here we are joining the

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Ladies' Singles final at 1-1 in the There is that left slice that will

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come into her body jammer. But is a good call. To that of accredits

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those two young men for helping her. She said her serve was not always

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

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She has been with that team for UMPIRE: Miss Sharapova is

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challenging the call. Did you like that play? Idea. -- I do. She has

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finesse, she can hit drop shots. And it is in. I am impressed with

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how well Kvitova uses her slice, for such a tall girl. That will be

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important against Maria today. is an awkward player, with more

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variety, she is quite handy at the For someone as tall as she is, she

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gets down very low. Excellent Not a bad play. Sharapova saw it

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coming. She guessed. She guessed right. She was forced to. She does

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not have that speed that some of Bull's ladies out there do. --

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A sofa second serve. -- soft. It puts so much pressure on your first

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Obviously, that is the plan for both players, to sit -- to hit so

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hard and flat, to get the opponent off balance. That is when they will

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Another challenge from Sharapova. UMPIRE: The ball was called good.

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She looks convinced. This is exactly why this challenge system

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has come a long, because look at best. This is break point. Instead

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of it being deuce, it is a second Well saved. Once you have committed

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to your shot, whether or not the Player ends up being there or not,

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it is hard to change gears. It is better to hit a firm ball and then

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make Maria come up with a tough She got used to dealing with fast

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serves, playing with the Williams sisters. I think that of a play is

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flatter than the Williams sisters. -- I think Kvitova. More similar,

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A difficult old for Kvitova, but she did it duly. Moving along, at

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A look good, but it was effective. -- it looked good. Of that is why

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she does not volley often, because she goes for winners. She does not

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have to hit a lot of volleys. of swinging volleys, you will

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It is unusual for a tour player to Kvitova's depth of shot is

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impressive. That is coming back in She stayed ahead enough in that

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points to get it done. Good scrambling by Kvitova. Good

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movement from Sharapova, who says she feels stronger. That is so

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important for her, to be quicker to Write down the middle. A smart

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You see a player is going up the middle more and more often. It is a

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The Achilles heel reappears. It was a very high toss. I wonder why she

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It seems tougher to time one has is She was able to still get through

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the semi-finals, despite that problem. Double-faults, we have

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spoken about whether they would be her Achilles heel. And there they

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were, letting her down again. Here we are now, 5-2 to Kvitova, and

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Sharapova needs to win this game to Three doubles and a role. Two at

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the end of the last game. -- in a role. She rarely backs off, even

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when she struggles. She knows that Kvitova is a huge return. 10mph

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

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I think she should try to get a percentage up to 80%. She is that

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60%. She should cut out the second serve entirely. Try different spin,

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slice it sometimes, place it. But England's of how flat Kvitova was

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hitting the ball compared to 9mph faster on the ground strokes

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

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She said that she should have Beautifully done. That is a tough

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shot to deal with. Sharapova are taking some pace off the first

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Even there, she will not hit the overhead. She still gets the job

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She learned from a couple of points ago, she went to the slice this

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Sharapova yet to drop a set in these championships. In danger of

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She got her first ace in the semis at set point up. Now, first days,

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

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set point down. Hanging in there. - Service game held. Still, lots of

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Perhaps more disturbingly, Maria is not hitting the ball as clean off

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the ground as we are used to seeing it, especially this tournament.

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is feeling more rushed than the He trouble set point for Kvitova.

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- trouble sat point for per that A you would never have known this

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was Petra Kvitova's first Grand Slam final.

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Compose, relaxed, assured, in the zone. -- composed. Heading into the

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second set, the pressure is on the Tightened up in the second set in

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the semis, and it would be surprising if she did not. One set

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

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away from her first Grand Slam Tested to the limit. Kvitova, with

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such a loose swing on the forehand. This, very impressive. Sharapova

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tries to get the angle back. Not enough pace on it. Plenty of time

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for Kvitova to get on balance. would have liked to have seen her

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try a drop shot. She had her off the court. She hit it right back to

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her. Sharapova will challenge the call. UMPIRE: The ball was called

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out for a start she does not need this. More time to think about her

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UMPIRE: Miss Sharapova has two challenger is remain in. That was

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the worry, more time to think. -- challenges remaining. Here we are

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It was called in and it will be challenged. She has to challenge

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that. What do you sense? I sense that it caught the back of the line.

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I think it was good as well. What a way to break serve for.

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John Inverdale Mac water shot from our camera. I'm told that his 30 or

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40 miles away. What amazing picture. Earlier on, we have gone from zero

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to one or two at 1-2 and Sharapova She is not playing well right now

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after getting that break. That is because Kvitova has Russia. She has

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not been able to get into a rhythm. It is contagious. Sharapova has had

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more aces. Kvitova did not expect that. That is her third double this

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She is able to hold the ball, but she does not good enough on it.

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Sharapova cannot react if she get it to the back of the line. She

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lined it up, and it is not on her front food, yet she is powerful

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enough to hit it away. Much better Good adjustment. She gets a break

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

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She will keep searching for a way No doubt a Sharapova can sense

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There that is a very poor shot, as simple as that. It is not

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

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That is a great shot! That backhand, she was so off-balance, it was way

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behind her and then descended back with that kind of pace. At that

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

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I'm sure that she thought that. Was hers. Petra Kvitova playing some

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really nice defence and hanging in there. Ladies and gentlemen, as a

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courtesy to the players, please do not clap during the point, thank

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Advantage, Petra Kvitova. She keeps passing all of the mental

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

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She didn't pick the change up serve Either player it just takes a

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little pace off a shot and lease it hanging just a bit too short and

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

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the other takes advantage. She That looked like the chalk flew up.

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The ball was good. Worth a second She really slowed the ball down and

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she whipped on it. The change up on It is not often that Sharapova is

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constantly on the back foot. loved the way that Petra Kvitova

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was more than willing to move in Just a huge return a serve.

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Phenomenal from Sharapova. This is her Sharapova got back into

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the finals. It is tough to swallow for her. She is getting a taste of

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

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Great hitting from both players, but crucially the error from the

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Russian. So here we are, that is the cover after hour coffee-table

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book, I think, that we will get round to making at some point. Here

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

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Such a great couple of points. She gets so much power from anywhere on

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She couldn't have asked for it to This is her first ever Wimbledon

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title, three championship point score. Game, set and match!

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Stunning end! Petra Kvitova is the Our first ace of the final.

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Everybody is standing including the nine times champion, she knows how

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it feels to win the first one. One wonders how many Petra Kvitova has

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That was a real heavyweight contest. Riveting tennis and really powerful

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tennis. Certainly, this is the lady who may well take the game to new

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levels in years to come. In the Royal Box were Martina

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Navratilova's and they were applauding more than anyone at a

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person from the Czech Republic winning the title. And also the

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first left-hander since Martina so many years ago.

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You came across a player who was just inspired today. Yes, there is

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only one winner at the end of the day, that is what makes the

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tournament special. Big congratulations for her victory. I

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have had fantastic support over so many years and to be back on this

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stage and holding the runner-up trophy, obviously I wanted the big

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one, but it is something I will be back for! Thank you. Thank you very

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much, Maria Sharapova! Petra Kvitova, Wimbledon champion,

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how does that sound? It is hard to find some words. I can see the

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great players in the Royal Box. showed no sign of nerves. In the

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final game, your coach and your trainer were very excited, but you

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looked so calm. Away you nervous? Of course I was nervous. I thought

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that I could win Wimbledon. I needed to focus on each point.

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that the best match you have ever played? Well, I think so of course!

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You mentioned so many great champions in the Royal Box today. I

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know they are especially proud of you. Have they inspired you? It is

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very nice that they are watching me and supporting me. They have given

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me some advice and it is great. Your family is here today, isn't

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it? There they are. Have you got a message for them? I love you guys.

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You now know that as Wimbledon champion you have a lot of

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interviews to do, but first we what a picture of you with that

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Wimbledon trophy. Are you ready for your lap of honour? Yes, I am ready.

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Fantastic, Wimbledon champion, Fantastic picture there. Her mum

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and dad, literally watch the game and they have flown home. They

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could have changed their flight, she has made plenty of money!

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good he she, or how good could she be? She is already excellent, her

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game is pretty complete and very powerful. She overpowered Maria

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Sharapova, someone who hits with so much pace, but that is fantastic.

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It is good that she is a lefty because there are not many left

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handed players. She has the backhand slice, she can volley

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extremely well and did not have to use it too much today. She has good

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finesse around the court and she has got stronger this year. John,

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there was not a lot of subtlety in that match. It was brute force. It

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was a great spectacle, but it was real punch, punch, punch, in a way

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that we do not tend to see in the women's game. Is that a taste of

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what is to come? She may have raised the bar. We have seen women

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raised the bar in the past 20 years. Maybe this is the start. The

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striking ability she had today to hit winners from anywhere on the

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court. It did not look erratic, she always looked like she could make

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it. We have got a future star here, she is absolutely fantastic.

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forehand will be her trade mark shot. It is a remarkable shot, it

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is so fluid and powerful. It is so effortless, that is how she gets

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the power. She is so relaxed when she hits it. The serve is a big

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weapon of hers. It is really tough to get him points against her. She

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starts out with a huge return of serve. She is starting out on the

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front foot. If you are going on the court and you cannot match fire

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with fire, going forward how will we beat a player like that? Will it

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be a variety of tactics? Sharapova does not have the variety. If

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somebody like Justine Henin had for variety and versatility. I think

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that Petra Kvitova will get better. The Williams sisters played the

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tournament but they were not at their best. These veterans will be

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coming back. Now we have this new stop that was born today. One final

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point on Petra Kvitova, you felt that Martina Navratilova was seeing

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herself 20 years ago and thinking that that was her. Did you have

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that feeling? I think so. She said that Petra Kvitova would win and

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she said that she wanted to see a left-hander winning the game. I

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think she thinks that she could be very good. I do not think we will

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see another Martina, but I think she really likes the way that she

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plays. We have one champion crowned, what about tomorrow? What do you

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actually really know about Novak We never doubted he could play

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But up until the end of last year, he was just as happy laughing as

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I think I have matured as a player and as a person, on and off the

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court. He has beaten Nadal four times this year, Federer 3, Andy

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Murray twice. It was just a couple of years of really hard work that

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Djokovic is through to his first ever Wimbledon final and his years

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getting better and better! Now only one man can stop him fulfilling his

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dream. Obviously, we would love Andy to be playing tomorrow, is

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this the best final we could have hoped for? In terms of the match,

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no question, they are the best two players by a long way. Neither of

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them had played last -- the that well in the tournament up until the

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semi-finals. As soon as it came to the semi-finals, both of them

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elevated the game. They are the best players in the world. I cannot

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wait. There are so many different tactics they could use in this

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match. We do not know who will come out on top. I think that they are

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the two best players this year overall. The Djokovic had 43 wins

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straight in a row. Djokovic won the Australian Open, Nadal won the

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French Open. It is very fitting that they should play there. Nadal

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has a bit of an edge, but he has lost all Grand Slams this year.

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Novak Djokovic will have a lot more confidence. But Nadal has won here

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a couple of times. You say there are a lot of ways this match could

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turn out. What tactics do expect them to employ? They both have so

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much variety. It will be fascinating to see how they come up

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against each other. The best forehand in the world his wrath are

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Nadal. You have the best defender in the world, who can also hit

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winners, in Djokovic. I think third to Nadal has a bit more variation

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when he comes into the net. You have pace from both and they are

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both great athletes. It will be fascinating to see how they go

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after each other. I think it will come down to the will. I think that

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that is when Nadal, for me, wins. To say you -- up to stay with him

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for five sets is difficult. We will get your verdict in a second, Tracy.

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There was one British competitor The Fred Perry statue stands as the

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British reminder to times past. Now young master from Stockport offers

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Britain a hint of a bright future. 17 year old Liam Broady entered

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Court 1 today to contest the boys' singles final. He was off to a

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swift start. 6-2 he won the opener. Broady seeded one place above the

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Luke Saville at 15, but there was a greater distance between them as

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the Briton secured a break in the the Briton secured a break in the

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second set. However, Luke Saville was not for folding. They breed

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them bowled in Australia and he broke back. He won the set 6-4 and

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it was one set all. Broady was aiming to become the first British

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win that -- winner of this event since 1962. But then came the

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Aussie search. Luke Saville with a crucial break. The point of the

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match was a break point for Broady, he had his chances to kill it off,

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but he didn't. Luke Saville was At 2-5 down, Broady faced match

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point against him. The 40 nine-year wait for a British boys winner will

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continue to the half century. Another young Australian ignites

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his country's tennis hopes. But Liam Broady is already eyeing a

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trophy upgrade. I had a bit of limelight this week under have

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really enjoyed it. I am going to work harder and try and get more of

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it. If you had asked me about the finals at the beginning of the week,

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I would have said sure, but it does It is interesting that he mentioned

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the limelight, is it almost better that he did not win today? I think

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it is. We go away overboard with these things. The juniors are

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important, but are a lot of the juniors are already playing on the

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tour. It is not as strong as it used to be. He has done very well

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and he has a good mentality, but we do not know if that will transmit

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into the senior level. Let's take it easy and let's not go overboard.

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He is exactly right. When Laura Ross Serna -- Laura Robson one,

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every paper had her on the front pages. Guess who won the men's

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The Brian brothers and one that there game today. Mike and Bob to

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Britain will definitely have a Wimbledon winner tomorrow in the

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boys' doubles. Oliver Golding and his partner came through their

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Kveta Peschke became the second Czech to win a trophy today. She

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and her partner Katarina Srebotnik for won their first Grand Slam

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title as a team. The icing on the cake, this victory takes them to

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the top of the doubles rankings. Finally, our very own Andrew Castle

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living it up on court three. Is this his it Gentlemen's as senior

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invitations doubles partner try and do influence the umpire with his

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charm and champagne? It did not This is the running order. Nadal

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against the Djokovic, live tomorrow from 1pm. Who will win? I think it

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Nadal. He played so well against Andy Murray, he really had to.

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