Day 12 Today at Wimbledon

build-up to that final. But is it from me, time to hand over to John

Inverdale in the studio. It has been one of those timeless

days in Wimbledon. Sizzling hot floral shirts, and skirts and Panama

hats. It could have been any day except that for Marion Bartoli and

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Sabine Lisicki, it was the day of look at and what happened today and

see what things might be involved tomorrow. But two o'clock today on

Centre Court and the crowning of what would be for sure a new Grand

Slam champion with both players eyeing up a place in the history

books. Sabine Lisicki looking to be the first German champion this

entry, and the most major championships before winning a

title, the record held by Yana Novotna, Marion Bartoli looking at

that. And so the first set came and went all too quickly for Sabine

Lisicki. Here is Bartoli serving and player. So Lisicki took a bathroom

break to get herself together. And she was playing better at the start

of the second set, it is one game COMMENTATOR: oh, my! Shot of the

match. The desire she showed in the middle of that rally to track that

her head, she was so intent on tracking that down. That is effort

being rewarded. That ball actually looked out to me. It was out,

Hawkeye said it landed out. I am surprised Sabine Lisicki did not

clearly. She didn't give that a second look. This is Hawkeye showing

that ball was wide. Sabine Lisicki pivotal. Lisicki not able to break,

with around five break points and now all the momentum in Bartoli's

will do everything to grab her first Grand Slam title.

JOHN INVERDALE: she backed it up to lead three - one, this is Lisicki

cannot try that shot from the position she was in and expect any

IQ of 175, and she has all the answers. She is using it to her

advantage. Her anticipation has been able to get it out of the strike

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serve. Look where she finished off. She was well behind the baseline.

The sun might be an issue, she may have had to alter that but that has

been a big problem. Centre Court, it seems. Not just

heard coach and family. -- her looks up to with a clenched fist.

They will be delighted with receding engrave the player's name on the

trophy, not the parents, not the coach, not anyone, it is just you

out there and right now, there is nothing that Sabine Lisicki she can

do to control her emotions. Also she is in tears, trying to regroup.

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Kristin Perkins was completely overwhelmed by this situation --

Kirsten Flipkens. And this time JOHN INVERDALE: six years onto

losing to Venus Williams in the final, Marion Bartoli shortly after

that found herself just four points away from being the Wimbledon

COMMENTATOR: going from strength to strength, a game honed in France on

the indoor courts under a leaky roof that sometimes had eyes on the

courts with no heat, no run back. The short punchy strokes she

hardest serve, Lisicki at 114, blasted by her. She seems helpless

Just like that, double match point. And not just a match point,

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all of a sudden. A player with a game plan on that last point. And a

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sense of purpose, that is what has Bartoli, on fire with this shot

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percolating around Marion Bartoli right now but every time you think

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that maybe she is going to crack a 1996, the championship saw one of

the greatest comebacks of all time in a fifth set between Washington

and Todd Martin. Todd Martin was 5-1 up in that final set so for a place

in the final a couple of times. Are we going to witness something

similar here in the championship in this match and you have to admire

Sabine Lisicki's fight. Still there, the sun has got to be

affecting her toss because she has altered it quite dramatically. That

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That is a big-time angle there to win that point, huge for Bartoli.

Her box was on their feet there, That is very impressive given what

has gone on in the 15 minutes. -- in the last 15 minutes. The opening

point was big, but this is the colourful characters on the women's

tour, and you can add to it that she is Wimbledon champion as well.

JOHN INVERDALE: And so, at the 47th attempt, Marion Bartoli broke her

grand slam duck. Pat Cash, you started it in 1987. All these years

later, here is Marion Bartoli working her way up to embrace those

who have done so much to help this year, her dad, who has really done

everything for her over 20 years and more. And the moment she said she

never thought would happen was to follow. Lisicki picking up her

runners up plate. Here is Marion Bartoli, Wimbledon champion, six

years after she was beaten by Venus Williams. Who knows what you was

thinking as it went 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, and in the end, and ace to take

the title. SUE BARKER: You were so close, I thought you would get back

into that match. I was so close, but credit to

Marion, she has been in that situation before.

She deserves it, I hope I will get You know, I have gleaned about this

moment for so long. I know how it feels, Sabine, and I am sure,

believe me, you will be there one more time, I have no doubt about it.

Just a few words for my box over there. First of all, my dad, who is

here with me today, it means so much. I would like to thank everyone

from the crowd for supporting me today and I hope next year I will be

here, as well. Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, the Wimbledon champion,

Marion Bartoli! JOHN INVERDALE: You can see the

pictures of the champion and the runner-up, and it is so easy for

people to say, this is the form, but actually it is how you cope on the

day. In her press conference Marion Bartoli said that she saw fear and

nervousness in Lisicki's eyes when they walked out on court and she

knew she had her then. She talked about how she recognised that look

from herself when she played in the final for the first time six years

ago, and she knew that she had to embrace the moment even more. That

was the question, who would handle the situation better? They were both

playing great tennis come on paper it looked like Lisicki was more

informed based on who she had beating, and when she got out there

she could not play her game. That was the disappointing thing, both

players do not play their best tennis for the title. But all credit

to tempt into -- to Marion, she handled it brilliantly. She beat

Elina Svitolina in the first round and I don't think many people were

thinking, there is Bartoli's first step to the final.

You can only play who is in front of you, but each match she played she

was the favourite, she did not drop a set and she gained confidence on

the bottom part of the door. On the other side, Lisicki talked about

being so doing. She had Siew -- huge wins, beating Serena, Agnieszka

Radwanska and she had nothing left in the tank. It was quite hard to

watch, midway through the second set she was almost in tears. In your

biggest match all eyes are on you, and in other sports you can take

time out, you can sub yourself out and try and get things back

together, but I was proud -- how fighting -- how hard she was

fighting. She almost tied this match, 6-1 down, and you thought at

the changeover at 5-4 maybe this would happen for her. You have to

credit Marion, who played a wonderful game at 5-4 after the lead

was slipping way. If it had gone 5-5 who knows what would have happened.

She said in the press conference that she knew what she had to do at

match point but her legs would not do it. Everything froze for Marion,

C said the closer she got to the win her legs stopped moving. She tried

to focus on hitting the ball and keeping things simple. The first

point was huge. Once Marion got the lead she relaxed and started serving

better and served it out like a champ. Bartoli is like a

Rottweiler, she never gives up and chases every ball.

She is amazing, when you watch a player you do not think, that is the

best player in the world, but she fights so hard, she is eager, she

wanted more than anything and she will try just about anything. If you

have ever seen her train with her father you know she is willing to

put in the time. People have criticised her for being unique and

having a different style and some different strokes, but she has

stayed the course and played the type of tennis she believes she

should play, taking balls early, being unorthodox. At 28, it pays off

with a Wimbledon title. remembered that match against Venus

six years ago and it was at constant incentive for her, Sabine Lisicki

said she was determined to come back, do you think she will? I do.

When you watch Lisicki play she has a really great game. She has a

couple of things she can work on, but the way she will thought through

the matches against Serena and against Gasquet about her, that is

not a fluke. The players she beat to get to the final, that is the real

deal. It was unfortunate she did not have one more match left in her

system. That is the ladies champion, who will be the men's?

Tomorrow we have the grandest of grand finale is.

We have a professional friendship I think, now. I don't think it goes

more than friends. We have known each other since we were 11 years

old. On and off the court we have a lot of respect for each other, very

fear and honest relationship. Now we are big rivals. Playing big matches

there is a lot on the line, you cannot be best of friends.

It is the higher man from Serbia once again who starts the year with

Grand Slam success. -- Ireland man. There are some similarities, both of

us return well and play predominately from the baseline, we

both moved well, he is extremely flexible, he slides into shots and

extremely fit physically. That is why he is able to fight until the

last point of every match. Into the net goes Murray and Djokovic is the

champion. I am ready to go all the way, as long as it takes for me to

give it all, I am ready to go on the court and give it all I have.

I played him before on the grass last year, so I will take that into

the match on Sunday. There is a lot of expectation, I was maybe expected

to get to the final this year from earlier in the tournament.

I might wake up on Sunday and be unbelievably nervous, more nervous

than I ever have been, but I would not expect to beat because I have

been there before and I have won the Grand Slam.

Andy Murray has won his first Grand Slam!

It is the biggest final and tennis you can be part of. I am honoured to

be playing in it again. I know what to expect. He is a local hero and he

has a big chance to win Wimbledon after a long time.

Winning Wimbledon is a huge achievement for any tennis player,

pretty much the pinnacle of the sport. They have been playing each

other since they were juniors, so you almost think they cannot

surprise each other tomorrow. What kind of game will we get?

are no secrets between these two, but based on their past matches it

will be highly competitive, they will leave it all out on the court.

You cannot imagine the final going less than three hours, maybe four

hours, because that is the type of players they are. They are so

athletic, so consistent, there will be a lot of long rallies, the

question is, who is going to step up a little bit more to Michael who

will play a little out of your comfort zone? In terms of being

aggressive, one of the big talking points throughout the championship,

though it approved -- approved at the click is the second serve of

money. A lot of people have said it is the predictability of the second

serve. 80 plus percent -- 80% and more always goes to the backhand.

Djokovic does great job of keeping his opponent guessing and Murray has

to take that into account. If he is putting 80% of his serves to the

backhand he wants to mix up the location a bit better. About

returning the serve, which will be equally important, this is where

Djokovic stands for the first and second serves. You can see there is

barely a meter between his returning position. If you look at Murray, it

is extraordinary the variety, there is a real differentiation they are.

-- there. He focuses on making the return, giving himself more time. I

like weirdly is positioned with the second serve. He is being more

aggressive, taking the ball is earlier. He is trying to force

himself well inside the baseline and that is a good play against

Djokovic, against anyone on grass. For the way the two semifinals

panned out, do they have any bearing on the final, do you think? A couple

of years ago you might have thought so, but how many times as Djokovic

come back after four hours match? Murray, I think he will be extremely

proud of the wiki came through a semi-final. Those were conditions,

closing the roof on him. The crowd was a bit split when he played

Federer, it was not throw Murray, but expect the crowd to model to be

all behind Andy. -- tomorrow to be all behind. I wonder if the crowd

may get at Djokovic a bit. He might not like being on the receiving end

of that. Possibly, he was getting annoyed when the crowd was behind

Del Potro. It is different when you walk out there and you know already

the crowd is going to be for your opponent. Certainly, playing here in

Great Britain, everybody knows it is going to happen. It is another final

for Andy, and another find all -- final four Ivan Lendl as the power

behind the throne, and he has been speaking to us.

Always a pleasure to speak to you at another final, which is happening

with regularity. Sure, he is playing well.

As a tennis fan, is a Murray -Djokovic grand slam final as good

as it gets? Any time you have the world number one and two in a Grand

Slam semi -- final you should not be complaining as a fan. Andy won in

New York, Novak won in Melbourne, how would you compare this match to

them two? I would not compare them. I see no

point in competing matches. I can do sect each match, but it makes no

sense to me. -- I can dissect. significant is your role generally

in the success of Andy in the last 18 months? I tried to let him do

what he does best. If I see something, I point it out and let

Andy do what he does best. He has reached the final of the last four

grand slam tournament 's he has played. Yes. I cannot find a reason

he shouldn't. He is so good. When he plays well he should be getting to

the semifinals and finals. Will you celebrate with him this time if he

wins? Well, let's worry about the match first, we will worry about the

celebrations later if it comes to it. Not giving much away at!

How much has he changed money in terms of his approach to match, do

you think? -- Murray. The biggest key that Ivan Lendl has

brought to Murray's game, there were few people he could hire that he

would have the ultimate mind of respect for, Lendl is one of those.

He is much more focused in the task at hand. He had a coach that could

relate to his struggles. It took Lendl a lot of grand slams before he

was able to come through an Umbro finals. Andy was going through that

same path. -- and Umbro finals. They have a nice balance and

relationship, and when you have the success Andy has had, you have to

give Lendl some credit. You think it will be over three hours, the first

set is always important, but do you think it is absolutely key to model

for Murray? I would think that the first set is imperative, maybe a

strong word, but very important for the whole match, and that allows the

player to play more freely in the second set, go for their shots more,

not in -- as much urgency in that second set if you win it. That is

the key for Murray. If he can be more relaxed and go for the shots on

the big points, I think he will be champion. Do you? I do. I didn't

even have to ask you! He has handled everything really well. He played

Fernando Verdasco, and as he said he would not play that well, well, he

didn't see it but we all knew it. And Djokovic, he played well against

Del Potro, the best played much of the tournament so far, but a little

shaky. He could have won in four and was not able to come and I think it

is Murray's time. It will be 30 degrees tomorrow, the hottest day of

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the year, and undoubtably this is are fortunate indeed and that is an

edited version of a tremendous bit of television you can see at the

start of our coverage tomorrow at 12:50pm. Let us settle down for how

many hours it may be. Who else has been crowned Wimbledon champion

grassland you're a guiding grand slam run that, needed in a Bryan

slammed today. The American twins got the first set against Ivan Dodig

and Marcelo Melo, the number 12 seeds. This was a minor blip amid a

panoply of achievements. Three sets later the top seeds were victorious.

There familiar celebratory bumps were -- meant the Bryan brothers

were the first partnership to win all four majors and Olympic gold at

the same time. We have had an amazing run, 24 matches in a row,

the longest streak of our career. cap off our European season with a

win at Wimbledon is amazing. One day when one Aussie team took a another

contested the ladies double-team -- final. Ashleigh Barty and Quay

Street the lack were faced Shuai Peng and his say Xue. -- Hseih

Su-wei. There is a new Swiss miss to recognise, following in Martina

Hingis's footsteps. Belinda Bent which today became only the sixth

youngster afoot to follow-up open junior success with immediate glory

in the girls singles at Wimbledon. The last player to achieve this feat

was in 1996, and Martina Hingis did it in 1984. Three years later

Martina Hingis was lifting the WinInstall fee. Britain was Michael

bright young thing, Kyle Edmund, saw his interest in the boys competition

in today in defeat in the semifinals of the doubles. The 18-year-old and

his Portuguese partner bowed out A couple of interesting talking

points. The ladies Junior 's winner forgot to enter! They gave her a

wild card and she won! I did not have much about her -- know much

about her. When Martina Hingis tells you a

player is going to be good, you start to take notice. I started

watching our play and I was so impressed. Anyone who can go from

winning on clay to winning on grass has a great game. She has a great

head on her shoulders and we will be talking about her in a few years.

One of the things we have noticed in this fortnight is the gradual the

surgeons of American players. Is Taylor Townsend the next in the

queue? -- the resurgence. I think so. One great thing about this

match, these two players came to the net more than 70 times between them.

I love seeing tennis that way, it's not just making balls, they are both

going for it and have all around games. I think Taylor Townsend can

make an impact. That is extraordinary! Coming to the net, we

must mention the Bryan brothers. To win the French, the Australian, the

US and Wimbledon and the Olympics in one candle and -- calendar year is

extraordinary. It is amazing and they offered -- 35 years old, we

have been talking about them for over a decade. They are twins so

they have an advantage against the rest of the field but this was huge

for them. Two of the great guys in this sport, they give back. Now they

are going to go for the calendar grand slam at the U.S. Open. It

never ends with these guys, with the records they can break. This was

huge for them, and there are certainly going to enjoy it tonight.

A couple of big matches to come, the men's singles and the Legends final

tomorrow. If we can reflect on the championship as a whole, it was a

strange week, the first week, but we ended up -- it was a poor women's

final in terms of quality - but it was interesting. In advance we all

looked forward to it hugely. In the end we have all ended up with the

first and second seed in the men's final. It all ended happily.

did, and it was great to see new players break out and get some

publicity. It has been so much about Serena the last two years, she

regularly deserves that, but I think the WTA is showing there are other

players out there that played great tennis with interesting stories.

you sense a new world order or build normal service be resumed for the

U.S. Open? When we get back on the hard courts, I am dubious about the

injuries, it will be interesting to see how Victoria Azarenka shows up,

but she always comes back strong, Serena and she will be motivated for

the summer. We will see how Maria Sharapova recovers. I think we will

be talking about different players in grand slams for the next few

years. How many more years are we going to be talking about Serena? I

think at least three. She is almost 32. I love that this generation of

players, the Bryan brothers, Serena, they are not talking about

retirement. All these players are still doing well, they are still

successful, and I think it is great. For so long we were putting players

in a box that they had to retire by 30 or 31 and they are breaking

barriers. How long are we going to be talking about Roger Federer?

The same. He said he wants to play in the next Olympics.

He loves it. The challenge will be in the next 24 months if he is not

getting to the quarterfinals and semifinals of grand slams regularly

and something like Wimbledon this year keeps happening, or will it did

tell -- bid terror and? Inevitably, consistency starts to drop a little

bit, it is how much you can take. Interesting, John McEnroe said on

the night after he knocked -- was knocked out he thought he might have

to change his racket, because he was playing against guys that were ten

mph faster. It is so hard when you get to the finals of 37 grand slams

in a row, not much you have to change, but then upset start to

happen and players are looking for new solutions, and that is an

option. Maybe both Andy and Novak are

watching this, what will they be doing two I think they will be very

calm tonight, especially with the weather. It will be hot tomorrow,

they are in for a long match, they are both resting, recovering,

keeping things as calm and normal as possible. Probably not watching much

tennis, trying to keep their mind off it and getting ready for game

day tomorrow. Richard Krajicek was saying he watched Braveheart the

night before he won here and was so inspired he watched it again the

next morning before going out to win his final. In terms of the

atmosphere tomorrow, how much are you looking forward to being there

at what promises to be... The anticipation is going to be

electric. All around the grounds, of course

Centre Court, but so many people on Henman Hill, people are just waiting

for this moment. They want Andy to win and he will have the nation

behind him. OK, we will see. We have been saving Andy's choice of music