:00:00. > :00:00.interesting relationship will stop Tracy will be with us analysing the
:00:00. > :00:10.match, and Martina Navratilova will also be joining us. Let's CV setup
:00:11. > :00:13.from Paddy Geary. Serena Williams arrived at Wimbledon and unsubtle
:00:14. > :00:21.skies. Clouds of doubt hovered around the champion. Wimbledon was
:00:22. > :00:25.the only grand slam title she held, and at first these courts brought
:00:26. > :00:31.clarity. COMMENTATOR: The defending jumpy and is to two. But storms came
:00:32. > :00:38.on the day of the second round. The intensity Serena prides herself on
:00:39. > :00:45.threatened to overwhelm her. The urgency, Williams found quality.
:00:46. > :00:48.Coming through the ambush seemed to trigger something within her, the
:00:49. > :00:53.all-powerful certainty carried her forward. Still on track for
:00:54. > :00:59.Wimbledon title number seven. The final came into view, she became a
:01:00. > :01:08.ruthless. The destruction of the loan River in the semifinal and
:01:09. > :01:12.eloquent statement of intent. And exhibition performance. Beware all
:01:13. > :01:16.who dared to stop her winning that record equalling slam. But Angelique
:01:17. > :01:21.Kerber has thwarted her before, beating her to the Australian Open
:01:22. > :01:24.title in January. This conqueror of Serena has somehow travelled through
:01:25. > :01:30.the tournament under cover. From round one where she took about Laura
:01:31. > :01:35.Robson, Kerber has really been troubled, but also rarely be
:01:36. > :01:40.noticed. Quietly progressing, impressing. Very solid performance
:01:41. > :01:47.from Kerber. Even when her challenges could have her, she
:01:48. > :01:50.hasn't let a set slip. Even when Wimbledon anticipated and all
:01:51. > :01:55.Williams final, she interrupted, vanquishing Venus. Might this all
:01:56. > :02:04.come down to the memory of Melbourne? Would it spark Serena's
:02:05. > :02:09.doubts, or via a desire for revenge? CLARE BALDING: Serena has done this
:02:10. > :02:12.a times before so she knows all about the bouquet of flowers, but
:02:13. > :02:16.for Kerber the wait to come out for a Wimbledon final was a uncharted
:02:17. > :02:22.territory. A prized seat on Centre Court for 15,000 people, here to
:02:23. > :02:30.witness a classic battle or big serve and terrier retriever. The
:02:31. > :02:35.players are merged at just past 2pm. And 11 joined them at the net for a
:02:36. > :02:38.coin toss, representing the charity, Barnard is, now in its 150th year.
:02:39. > :02:45.-- Barnard owes. There were no obvious signs of
:02:46. > :02:49.nerves as both players found their range in the very first point.
:02:50. > :03:08.APPLAUSE Clear
:03:09. > :03:20.APPLAUSE JOHN MCENROE: We would assume the
:03:21. > :03:25.longer the rally goes, the better chance it is for Kerber. LINDSAY
:03:26. > :03:42.DAVENPORT: Some star power. APPLAUSE
:03:43. > :03:52.JOHN INVERDALE: Look at the slice on that. In case you didn't reconnoitre
:03:53. > :04:00.that was in Serena's box, that is Aion say and her husband -- Beyonce
:04:01. > :04:06.and her husband. The beyond Soho concerts have been... Jay-Z. I was
:04:07. > :04:11.going to say. The fiance tickets have been the most
:04:12. > :04:20.take them earlier like Serena did. John, you said before you thought
:04:21. > :04:24.that Patrick said they had a good idea of Kerber's strategy. There is
:04:25. > :04:29.a noticeable difference in Serena's movement, clipped into the court to
:04:30. > :04:33.cut angles off, get out to those short, low balls as quick as
:04:34. > :04:40.possible. Where she is standing there, she is not going to give her
:04:41. > :04:44.that wide serve. APPLAUSE You were talking about it in the
:04:45. > :04:48.build-up, but it is so key for Kerber to get on the board early.
:04:49. > :04:53.Yes, we saw that in the semis with those Nina.
:04:54. > :04:56.Serena is a great frontrunner, particularly in the beginning of a
:04:57. > :05:17.match. APPLAUSE
:05:18. > :05:22.Quality in the movement there, great bit of touch by Williams as well. To
:05:23. > :05:27.win that point. It is a first break of this final. It is going to be
:05:28. > :05:32.interesting to see if Kerber can or will make an adjustment. Here she
:05:33. > :05:33.comes, Chris Kirk, where she is standing, she is just waiting for
:05:34. > :06:15.it. -- crosscourt. APPLAUSE
:06:16. > :06:21.That is a great insight out. That is the type of adjustment Kerber has to
:06:22. > :06:24.make. When she has just a split-second of time, she has got to
:06:25. > :06:41.take her chances and play offensively.
:06:42. > :06:49.That has been a problem for her throughout her career. If you double
:06:50. > :06:50.faults. That under is the good of that brilliant winner just 30
:06:51. > :07:17.seconds ago. Clear She has actually served 11 double
:07:18. > :08:03.faults in the tournament so far. Just two by Serena.
:08:04. > :08:10.Too good. We talked before the match, saying Serena should move
:08:11. > :08:14.over towards the left, she is definitely one step towards the left
:08:15. > :08:17.more than she normally is, but so ready for the backhand return. That
:08:18. > :08:34.is where Kerber cannot afford to be so predictable.
:08:35. > :08:42.A little bit unlucky for Serena Williams, lucky for Kerber, hit the
:08:43. > :08:47.line and took a bad bounce. That had all the air of a double fault. Just
:08:48. > :08:51.clambered onto the line at the very last moment. This is a long old
:08:52. > :08:53.first service game for Angelique Kerber. And they really important
:08:54. > :09:13.one too. She just reached for that, but work
:09:14. > :09:16.is key, took a couple of smaller steps, got closer to that and she
:09:17. > :09:45.could have had a much easier look at that backhand.
:09:46. > :09:56.She has put it long! CLARE BALDING: A really good hold of serve from
:09:57. > :10:08.Angelique Kerber, but she could not put enough pressure on Serena, we
:10:09. > :10:12.rejoin with Kerber serving to take the first set into a tie-break.
:10:13. > :10:28.Commentary from John Inverdale, Lindsay Davenport and John McEnroe.
:10:29. > :10:46.JOHN MCENROE: That is too good, Kerber just ran out of gas. LINDSAY
:10:47. > :10:58.DAVENPORT: She was inside the baseline the entire rally.
:10:59. > :11:14.She cannot bank on a free point on her serve.
:11:15. > :11:24.APPLAUSE Should that was the first point of
:11:25. > :12:04.the game where she was able to get Serena off balance or on the run.
:12:05. > :12:13.That is two lose points there at a really bad moment. Playing more
:12:14. > :12:20.conservative, no unforced errors, two in a row, and absolutely key
:12:21. > :12:21.moment for Angelique Kerber, two set points after 46 minutes for Serena
:12:22. > :12:38.Williams. She probably wants that drop shot
:12:39. > :13:18.back. Magnificent crosscourt from
:13:19. > :13:22.Williams! She hasn't won the match yet, you might think she has from
:13:23. > :13:27.that reaction, but she is halfway there.
:13:28. > :13:31.CLARE BALDING: Serena has never lost a Grand Slam final after taking the
:13:32. > :13:36.first set, and you can see how much it meant to her to have seized the
:13:37. > :13:39.advantage, but Kerber was far from throwing in the towel, showing some
:13:40. > :13:47.great retrieving early in the second set.
:13:48. > :13:53.Great shot, that, but still Williams held firm, and the trouble was that
:13:54. > :13:58.Williams was serving first in the second set, having broken to take
:13:59. > :14:06.the first set. We rejoin at 3-3, Williams with the servers balls in
:14:07. > :14:13.her hand. -- service. JOHN INVERDALE: That is Serena's
:14:14. > :14:18.knockout blow, isn't it? JOHN MCENROE: She just keeps on
:14:19. > :14:29.punching, throwing roundhouses. Kerber backed off about four yards
:14:30. > :14:36.on that server. LINDSAY DAVENPORT: She is doing
:14:37. > :14:43.everything she can to get more returns in, read the serves that.
:14:44. > :14:49.She needs Serena to make more errors like that. Out and out extra effort
:14:50. > :14:54.by Kerber, you have got to hand it to her, she really did not have any
:14:55. > :15:19.business winning that point. Just made her hit that extra ball.
:15:20. > :15:30.Error on the forehand, third double fault.
:15:31. > :15:51.A quarter of a half of a look at this game for Kerber.
:15:52. > :16:14.And the bigger cried there was from Kerber, actually. -- cry.
:16:15. > :16:32.And so, for the first time, in this year's final, the crowd are telling
:16:33. > :16:38.you. It is a break point on Serena Williams's serve.
:16:39. > :16:52.Well, what can you say? There is nothing to say! Exactly.
:16:53. > :17:01.There is even less to say about that! Serve of the tournament right
:17:02. > :17:46.there. Got a little luck going her way,
:17:47. > :18:18.hitting the lines. Another pressure error. She cannot
:18:19. > :18:23.afford to miss those rally shots, she has to take some chances, but
:18:24. > :18:26.because she is getting so few in her return games, she just feels this
:18:27. > :18:45.enormous pressure in her service games.
:18:46. > :19:04.Serena thinks she either hit the net... That was some effort! Protect
:19:05. > :19:10.herself at all times. Even in Serena's camp, they are on their
:19:11. > :19:17.feet as well, a wonderful point. Amazing effort by Serena, hands by
:19:18. > :19:21.Kerber cover got to see a replay of that point. We will see that again
:19:22. > :20:30.in a second, I'm sure. You have to hand it to Kerber, a lot
:20:31. > :20:33.of lesser players with crumbled against this onslaught, but she is
:20:34. > :20:48.still fighting. -- would have crumbled.
:20:49. > :21:00.But under the weight of all that pressure, at 3-4 in the second set,
:21:01. > :21:14.deuce on the Kerber serve, these could be the key moments.
:21:15. > :21:25.Well, you would think that there, which gives Serena Williams break
:21:26. > :21:34.point, might almost be much point, record book point. -- match point.
:21:35. > :22:48.There we are, it is Serena Williams again, 14 years after the first
:22:49. > :22:55.victory here, Grand Slam number 22, irresistible, majestic, and the
:22:56. > :23:02.judgment of history will surely be that she was in a class of her own.
:23:03. > :23:46.SUE BARKER: Angelique Kerber! CHEERING
:23:47. > :23:53.First of all, I would like to say really contracts to Serena. I mean,
:23:54. > :23:57.you really deserve the title come your next title, and you are a great
:23:58. > :24:02.champion, a great person, and it is always an honour to play against you
:24:03. > :24:04.in the finals. We played a great match, and really, congrats, you
:24:05. > :24:12.deserve it, well done, Serena. APPLAUSE
:24:13. > :24:17.Or so, I would like to say thank you to my box. Thank you so much, and I
:24:18. > :24:21.have the best team, the best family and the best friends, so thank you
:24:22. > :24:25.so much for your support. And we say thank you very much to you as well.
:24:26. > :24:30.These and gentlemen, Angelique Kerber! CHEERING
:24:31. > :24:53.Yes, it has just been great. Obviously, Angelique, you know I
:24:54. > :24:57.love playing her. She is such a great opponent, she really brings
:24:58. > :25:00.out great tennis in me, and then once we walk off the court she is
:25:01. > :25:05.such a wonderful person to be around, just to smile at, so thank
:25:06. > :25:09.you for being that great person, and thank you. APPLAUSE
:25:10. > :25:10.Your 22nd, you have equalled the record of Steffi Graf in the open
:25:11. > :25:23.era. CHEERING How hard has it been to not think
:25:24. > :25:26.about that? Yes, it has been incredibly difficult not to think
:25:27. > :25:29.about it. I had a couple of tries this year, lost to two great
:25:30. > :25:34.opponents, one of them actually being Angelique! But it makes the
:25:35. > :25:39.victory even sweeter to know how hard I worked for it, and thank you
:25:40. > :25:46.guys for being out here to seen a 22. This is awesome, so I Love you
:25:47. > :25:51.guys so much. Thank you very much. But also, your seventh here. This
:25:52. > :25:55.must feel like home now, this court. This court definitely feels like
:25:56. > :26:00.home, in fact I have a match later on today in doubles, so I will be
:26:01. > :26:03.back out here at home. Yes, because Venus is up there, and with the
:26:04. > :26:08.Olympics, you have so much to look forward to as well. I love playing
:26:09. > :26:13.out here on Centre Court, especially with my sister who has inspired me
:26:14. > :26:17.to be at here and be who I am, so I am just really excited. I don't know
:26:18. > :26:18.whether to say, I am just so excited, thank you. You have
:26:19. > :27:12.inspired many as And after having seen friends and
:27:13. > :27:16.former players, allergy came, bouncing onto the balcony to show
:27:17. > :27:21.off the Venus Rosewater Dish to the fans below, and it is moments like
:27:22. > :27:26.this that are really special, when Serena realises how much victory is
:27:27. > :27:30.matter to people, but a special hug for her coach, Patrick Mouratoglou,
:27:31. > :27:38.who she teamed up within 2012, and she has since won nine of the Grand
:27:39. > :27:41.Slam titles, more than 50%, an amazingly successful partnership. He
:27:42. > :27:45.gives a belief and motivation, because she is not going to be
:27:46. > :27:50.stopping here. Martina Navratilova has joined us, Tracy as well, how
:27:51. > :27:55.good a performance was that? Amazing, it seemed that she
:27:56. > :27:58.wasn't... Serena was not feeling the pressure, she had so much respect
:27:59. > :28:04.for Angelique Kerber, she knew she had to bring her A game, she did,
:28:05. > :28:09.and Angelique has hung on as well as anyone against Serena. She served
:28:10. > :28:13.well, moved well, the ratio of winners to unforced errors, all
:28:14. > :28:18.this, she was pretty unbeatable today. The serve was the big
:28:19. > :28:24.difference, Serena, at its best, just stunning. Angie Bray is just
:28:25. > :28:30.one break point and served an ace. -- and she faced. That is what she
:28:31. > :28:33.is able to do with that big serve, technically so sound. She is known
:28:34. > :28:40.for the power and the placement, but she is able to come up with the
:28:41. > :28:44.clutch service on those moments. In super slow-mo, it is like a ballet
:28:45. > :28:50.dancer, the grace, she lands and can move after it, it is fabulous, but
:28:51. > :28:55.she has amazing power as well. Well, that power is generated because of
:28:56. > :28:59.the technique on the serve, it is so amazing. Anybody who wants to play
:29:00. > :29:04.tennis, watch the tape of Serena Williams' serve, beat Sampras,
:29:05. > :29:09.Federer, I would watch those three, you don't need to see anything else.
:29:10. > :29:13.-- Pete Sampras. She uses her legs so well to push up, such easy
:29:14. > :29:19.technique, therefore it doesn't break down, not as many moving
:29:20. > :29:23.parts. There are no pitches, just a slow explosion, she gets the
:29:24. > :29:27.shoulder turn, the hips, everything rotates then explodes into the arm
:29:28. > :29:37.and the snap of the rest comes last, such a nice... An escalation. It is
:29:38. > :29:42.amazing to watch, but she also broke Kerber to take the first set, and we
:29:43. > :29:48.saw the reaction after the first set, because she knows, when she is
:29:49. > :29:52.ahead, nobody catches her. She said afterwards that it relaxed, to get
:29:53. > :29:56.that set in hand, and in the 12th game Kerber made two or three
:29:57. > :30:00.unforced errors, and it is just that little lapse of concentration, small
:30:01. > :30:06.moments against a top player that you cannot afford to have. She put
:30:07. > :30:10.so much pressure on you, because she holds her serve. I thought Kerber
:30:11. > :30:15.did a good job of holding her serve, because that is what we were looking
:30:16. > :30:20.for. The serve was a bit of a liability, particularly her second
:30:21. > :30:24.set, but in that set she was winning more seconds serve points than
:30:25. > :30:28.Serena. Losing her serve twice in the match, that is great, she would
:30:29. > :30:33.have a chance, but that is how good Serena was. In that last game,
:30:34. > :30:37.serving for the championship, it is over in a flash, three and
:30:38. > :30:42.returnable serves, then a rally on match point, and this was her
:30:43. > :30:47.reaction. -- unreturnable. Their collapse to the ground looks
:30:48. > :30:52.dangerous to me! Nobody to catcher. She said she felt relief, and that
:30:53. > :30:58.is a great moment. I love as well as when she got up with the two fingers
:30:59. > :31:02.up in the on both sides, saying 22. All fortnight she has been talking
:31:03. > :31:07.about how she is not focusing on 22, just winning the tournament, but
:31:08. > :31:14.within 30 seconds, it was about the 22. For Angelique Kerber, she has
:31:15. > :31:18.won a Grand Slam in the Australian Open, Martina, she is number two in
:31:19. > :31:24.the world, is this the beginning of a rivalry that might last? Serena is
:31:25. > :31:30.towards the end of her career, she might have another three or four
:31:31. > :31:36.years, but Kerber is one of the very few people that has beaten Serena
:31:37. > :31:42.more than once. Hopefully, they will play each other again many times,
:31:43. > :31:46.but nice job by Kerber now, she is a clear number two for the year, she
:31:47. > :31:52.backed up that Australian Open win by getting to the final here. Let's
:31:53. > :31:55.hope she stays consistent. She is a great retriever, she doesn't give
:31:56. > :32:01.up, every ball is going to come back. That is what is amazing, so
:32:02. > :32:04.many balls back in play, and a few of the mistakes that Serena
:32:05. > :32:08.committed were extracted because Kerber got that extra ball back in
:32:09. > :32:13.play. It made it fun to watch, you know, Kerber is known for creating
:32:14. > :32:19.such great angles on the run. I will say, though, when Serena was at the
:32:20. > :32:23.net micro, she moved immediately crosscourt. So Patrick Mouratoglou
:32:24. > :32:28.had said, this is what to do, this is how to counter her. Serena came
:32:29. > :32:32.back out on court to play doubles with his sister, and they won the
:32:33. > :32:37.title, we can show you the trophy presentation which took place in the
:32:38. > :32:50.Royal box after match point, Venus serving at the far end, a
:32:51. > :32:54.good-humoured and talented quartet. Venus and Serena winning the title
:32:55. > :32:59.for the sixth time, and every time they have done so, one of them has
:33:00. > :33:03.won the singles as well. His Royal Highness Biju God Kent, President of
:33:04. > :33:11.the All-England Club, making the presentation. -- the Duke of Kent.
:33:12. > :33:17.They have won three Olympic gold medals together. Let's hear what
:33:18. > :33:22.they had to say after their doubles triumph.
:33:23. > :33:26.Serena, Venus, many congratulations, can you put into words what it was
:33:27. > :33:33.like playing out there and how much it means to win another title? It
:33:34. > :33:37.was really special, like really awesome to be playing next to Venus,
:33:38. > :33:42.to win Wimbledon again in doubles, we have won I don't know how many
:33:43. > :33:48.now, but we love playing doubles, we love being here, it is great.
:33:49. > :33:52.Watching Serena earlier was so amazing, and I was so into that,
:33:53. > :33:57.then you have to reset yourself and say, OK, we have to try and win a
:33:58. > :34:03.match! She brought the energy from game one, and that really brought me
:34:04. > :34:08.up. They are amazing, and stay? The two of them have done so much for
:34:09. > :34:13.tennis, for sport. Actually, it is fun to see how they have progressed
:34:14. > :34:17.in doubles, because they used to be almost two singles players playing
:34:18. > :34:21.doubles on a single score. But Serena, even in the semifinal in
:34:22. > :34:27.doubles, she kicked it up a notch when she needed to. She didn't cross
:34:28. > :34:31.in the beginning of their career, but like you said, it is worth
:34:32. > :34:37.noting that all six times that they have won in doubles, they have also
:34:38. > :34:41.won in singles. I think that is crucial, it makes them more
:34:42. > :34:44.aggressive minded. They have both become better doubles players, and
:34:45. > :34:49.better singles players as well. There is more strategy when they are
:34:50. > :34:53.playing, and when you win the singles, you are so relaxed after. I
:34:54. > :34:59.know I played my best matches after I won the singles. The pressure is
:35:00. > :35:03.off, and you are really feeling the ball, little sister took over there.
:35:04. > :35:08.You saw how badly she wanted to win for Venus. Quick news from away from
:35:09. > :35:12.Wimbledon, from somebody who has gone home, Dominika Cibulkova at her
:35:13. > :35:19.wedding today, this is her marrying her fiance, isn't that gorgeous? She
:35:20. > :35:24.made such an impression here with her feet of Agnieszka Radwanska, so
:35:25. > :35:27.good luck to them, she looks beautiful! Let's bring you the other
:35:28. > :35:34.headlines of what has been happening at Wimbledon today.
:35:35. > :35:37.Top seeds Nicolas Mahut and PFU Herbert won and all French men's
:35:38. > :35:44.doubles final, beating Julien Benneteau and Edouard
:35:45. > :35:58.Roger-Vasselin. -- Pierre-Hugues Herbert. This is the inaugural women
:35:59. > :36:03.wheelchair champion with her victory over the fellow Dutchwoman. And
:36:04. > :36:09.there was British trying in the men's wheelchair doubles as Gordon
:36:10. > :36:13.Reid and Alfie Hewett lifted the trophy after a terrific battle on
:36:14. > :36:20.court 17, he will be back in the singles final tomorrow. And there
:36:21. > :36:27.could be more British success tomorrow, because Heather Watson and
:36:28. > :36:37.finish partner, Henri Kontinen, have beaten Jelena Ostapenko and partner
:36:38. > :36:42.in the semifinal. We have seen history geek world today, I know you
:36:43. > :36:44.are not fortune-tellers, but if you looked into the future, and
:36:45. > :36:52.Moneymore Grand Slam titles is Serena going to win? -- equalled.
:36:53. > :36:56.Two or three? Two to get to 24, which would be Margaret Court, and
:36:57. > :37:03.one more to beat it? She has a very good chance of beating it if she
:37:04. > :37:07.stays healthy. She is motivated, the pressure is off, she has not played
:37:08. > :37:12.that many matches this year, so she is fresh, the way she is playing
:37:13. > :37:18.right now, why not keep going? Today was very much Serena's day, thank
:37:19. > :37:20.you, for all tennis fans, tune in tomorrow afternoon because to
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