BBC One: Ladies' Final

:01:02. > :01:09.For a chance today to make himself That is brilliant. Unbelievable!

:01:09. > :01:19.What a start this has been! What was Jo-Wilfried Tsonga thinking

:01:19. > :01:24.

:01:24. > :01:30.He is a difficult man to keep down. That is what you want to see if you

:01:30. > :01:40.are a Murray fan. Murray is desperate to end this, desperate to

:01:40. > :01:48.get off this court. Is the 74 year wait over? It has gone wide! Half

:01:48. > :01:53.the stadium think it is all over, Andy Murray is the route to his

:01:53. > :02:01.first ever Wimbledon final! And just look at these scenes, the last

:02:01. > :02:11.British man to win here, Fred Perry, in 1936. And this is the man who

:02:11. > :02:11.

:02:11. > :02:14.Yesterday afternoon was full of nervous energy, intense pressure,

:02:14. > :02:18.personal triumph and national pride as Andy Murray became the first

:02:18. > :02:25.British man to reach the Wimbledon final in in my 74 years. Tomorrow

:02:25. > :02:30.he will try to emulate this man, the great Fred Perry. As Murray

:02:30. > :02:35.prepares to take on Federer in the biggest match of his life. But

:02:35. > :02:39.today it is the ladies' final, which comes with its own

:02:39. > :02:43.fascinating story line. Valhund's Agnieszka Radwanska is through to

:02:43. > :02:47.her first Grand Slam title, but she is facing one of the all-time

:02:47. > :02:57.greats, Serena Williams. It is a massive challenge, but it has been

:02:57. > :03:01.

:03:01. > :03:10.I was not good on grass in the beginning of my career, I learned

:03:10. > :03:14.to play on it, and I learned to It is amazing, you go back in time,

:03:14. > :03:18.and you remember all these great matches, and they really do shake a

:03:18. > :03:24.young player's perspective on what they want to do and what they want

:03:24. > :03:27.to achieve. Even just being here was overwhelming for me, I never

:03:27. > :03:33.had visions growing up that I could ever possibly win a tournament like

:03:33. > :03:37.Wimbledon. I remember being very calm before the final, because I

:03:37. > :03:42.was facing Steffi Graf, she had won his seven times, I felt like I had

:03:42. > :03:52.nothing to lose going into that final. You are playing the best

:03:52. > :03:55.

:03:55. > :03:59.player in the world, you have got I had the first set, I was about to

:03:59. > :04:05.serve for the match, thinking, I cannot believe I'm about to serve

:04:05. > :04:15.for the match at Wimbledon! Davenport, a chance now to serve

:04:15. > :04:20.

:04:20. > :04:25.The fact was, I was stunned. You could see in my face, it was just

:04:25. > :04:31.complete bewilderment and tears. I wish I could have jumped around and

:04:31. > :04:35.been happier, but automatically emotions come out, and it was

:04:35. > :04:40.just... I was in shock. And the emotion of the moment almost too

:04:40. > :04:43.much for Lindsay Davenport. accomplish things you do not think

:04:43. > :04:52.you are going to do, you barely have words to describe your

:04:52. > :04:56.feelings. So, will Agnieska joined the great champions are Centre

:04:56. > :04:59.court, or will Serena match his sister's achievement of winning

:04:59. > :05:09.five Wimbledon titles? In about two hours' time, we will know the

:05:09. > :05:18.

:05:18. > :05:23.I am just a goal that shows up and plays. It was my dream since I was

:05:23. > :05:33.a kid. I am definitely more of a power player, she is more of

:05:33. > :05:46.

:05:46. > :05:56.I hate losing. If I lose, I do not keep the trophy. I think that it is

:05:56. > :06:04.

:06:04. > :06:08.This was earlier today, Serena arriving with her mother, Oracene,

:06:08. > :06:14.preparing for her 18th Grand Slam title, but for this young lady, the

:06:14. > :06:17.biggest match up her career so far, her first major final. Agnieszka

:06:17. > :06:22.Radwanska, if tried to deal with an inform Serena is not enough, she is

:06:22. > :06:25.struggling to get over an illness. Serena has been on court, serving

:06:25. > :06:29.so well, but their groundstrokes and the movement have been

:06:29. > :06:33.exceptional. Serena is looking back to the best that the age of 30. And

:06:33. > :06:37.this is the hero from yesterday, Andy Murray, trying to make history

:06:37. > :06:42.tomorrow, but facing the mighty Roger Federer, who is trying to

:06:42. > :06:47.make history himself. Rain stopped play with anti-earlier today, at

:06:47. > :06:53.least he got a little bit on the grass, but it could be a whole lot

:06:53. > :07:03.more exciting in 24 hours' time. This is what we are looking forward

:07:03. > :07:05.

:07:05. > :07:10.It is a big day for Jonny Marray and his partner, Marray needed the

:07:10. > :07:14.wild card to get into the tournament, but he is through to

:07:14. > :07:19.the final. Serena will be back on centre court with her sister for

:07:19. > :07:24.the doubles final. Now, you can stay with us, of course, but if you

:07:24. > :07:29.have all the right equipment, you can watch on 3D life from 2:30pm,

:07:29. > :07:34.the ladies' final, and then tomorrow morning a re run of

:07:34. > :07:40.Murray's semi-final before joining the final live with us at 3:30pm

:07:40. > :07:44.after the Grand Prix. So we are on Centre Court, they have just taken

:07:44. > :07:49.the covers off, and I am with two people who know what it is like to

:07:49. > :07:58.lift the trophy, I cannot tell you Angeles I am! Martina, you lifted

:07:58. > :08:02.it more times than anybody, it is a It is so fine, I saw Agnieszka

:08:02. > :08:09.Radwanska in the locker room, she was dancing, she is as loose as a

:08:09. > :08:12.goose, I hope she keeps it that way And we relive your win against

:08:12. > :08:18.Steffi Graff, interesting to see how nervous he were in that last

:08:18. > :08:23.game. I was so nervous, I was just telling Martina that I hit a shank

:08:23. > :08:27.at 30-15, I could not even think the game through, but it means so

:08:27. > :08:31.much to players who have never been in a Grand Slam final, and that is

:08:31. > :08:35.the case for Radwanska today, her first Grand Slam final and a chance

:08:35. > :08:37.to be number one in the world. I am so happy to hear that she is

:08:37. > :08:41.dancing at trying to enjoy the moment, because there is a lot of

:08:41. > :08:45.pressure on her. We will talk more about the build-up to the final in

:08:45. > :08:50.a moment, but we saw Andy Murray practising before the rain came

:08:50. > :08:55.down, fantastic yesterday, history in the making, is it is here?

:08:55. > :08:59.looking at the heavens as if he thinks it is. -- he keeps. Ivan

:08:59. > :09:04.Lendl has made a great difference in his attitude, he is more

:09:04. > :09:10.aggressive, taking the ball early. It might be that. Roger Pedder is a

:09:10. > :09:14.tall mountain to climb, but it almost seems like it is his time.

:09:14. > :09:18.Roger was just awesome yesterday. He has been so good in his last two

:09:18. > :09:22.matches. People were talking about his potential back injury, would

:09:22. > :09:26.that the rail then? He has been playing great, he is playing for a

:09:26. > :09:30.lot. Not only seven Wimbledon titles, he is trying to get back to

:09:30. > :09:33.number one in the world. There is a lot at stake for him, not a lot of

:09:33. > :09:39.people gave him a chance to get back to number one, but I think he

:09:39. > :09:44.will be prettified that to play Murray. Can you imagine what Murray

:09:45. > :09:49.must be going through? Absolutely, but he has failed before, and now

:09:49. > :09:53.he has got the chance to come through. This is what you live for,

:09:53. > :09:56.this is what the hard work is about, all the training, the thinking, the

:09:56. > :10:00.eating, the preparation, this is your moment, so this is where you

:10:01. > :10:04.want to be, you do not want to be anywhere else. I think he will play

:10:05. > :10:09.the best match that he has ever played. He has nothing to lose,

:10:09. > :10:12.except a Wimbledon final! Yes, on paper, that might take some

:10:13. > :10:18.pressure off, because Roger is potentially the greatest men's

:10:18. > :10:21.grass-court player of all time. Hopefully, Murray can go out and

:10:21. > :10:28.the loser because of that. I heard that Ivan Lendl walked into the

:10:28. > :10:33.locker-room and said, what time are we kidding tomorrow? There was no

:10:33. > :10:38.congratulation, the work is not done. Ivan Lendl lost his first

:10:38. > :10:42.four grand slam titles, he knows what Murray is going through.

:10:42. > :10:47.knows about that kind of pressure, that reputation. Expectation.

:10:47. > :10:51.he has still got plenty of time, he is in his prime, he has got five

:10:51. > :10:56.years if he stays healthy. Roger is going to feel the pressure a little

:10:56. > :10:59.bit more on the other end, OK, my time is coming to an end,

:10:59. > :11:03.realistically. You may feel like he wants to play for 10 more years,

:11:03. > :11:07.but the body will not let you. This may be his last chance, probably

:11:07. > :11:12.not, but it may be. You know that time is running out, so you put

:11:12. > :11:17.more pressure on yourself, but this is exactly where you want to be.

:11:17. > :11:21.Murray really wants to use the crowd. Maybe because he started so

:11:21. > :11:25.well, they seemed very flat, and they only got behind him when he

:11:25. > :11:29.was down in the Fort set, and he needs them from the start.

:11:29. > :11:33.question the crowd will want him to win, but they do love Roger. They

:11:33. > :11:37.are not going to be cheering errors and getting behind him on every

:11:37. > :11:41.single point, he will have to win them over even more. With Roger's

:11:41. > :11:46.history here, it is going to be a little tough for the crowds to get

:11:46. > :11:51.fully behind Andy 100%. It is going to be a great final regardless, but

:11:51. > :11:54.we look forward to Serena Williams against Agnieszka Radwanska, and

:11:54. > :11:57.they could not have had more contrasting build up to the final.

:11:57. > :12:02.It has all gone well for Serena, she has been getting through to the

:12:02. > :12:12.doubles final, but Agnieska had to pull out of a press conference

:12:12. > :12:20.

:12:20. > :12:25.because of illness. Yesterday she Actually, I want to have a great

:12:25. > :12:34.memory here, from 2005, it seems like it was last year, and it was

:12:34. > :12:39.seven years ago. It has been the Your family must be so proud. You

:12:39. > :12:45.seem very close to them. It is a dream to be in the final of a Grand

:12:45. > :12:48.Slam, so of course my parents are very, very happy. The boxes full of

:12:48. > :12:55.people who are really involved, and we are trying to push her in the

:12:55. > :12:59.right moment, to keep her calm in the right moment. That is our job.

:12:59. > :13:04.You were voted the fans' favourite. You clearly have a great rapport on

:13:04. > :13:09.your Twitter account, you love your fans, tell us more about yourself.

:13:09. > :13:15.I think I'm just a normal girl, 23 years old, playing tennis, also

:13:15. > :13:21.studying as well in Krakow, the Polish sport university, just

:13:21. > :13:26.trying to live a normal life. do you approach going into a final?

:13:26. > :13:30.How do you prepare yourself for that kind of match? Well, the first

:13:30. > :13:33.thing is not really thinking about the pressure of going into the

:13:33. > :13:42.final. Of course, I will do everything in my power to play my

:13:42. > :13:46.Sorry, I think I have to stop. are you feeling? You had to pull

:13:46. > :13:52.out of the doubles because you had a respiratory problem. Well,

:13:52. > :13:58.actually, I'm feeling very well today, but are caused that is not

:13:58. > :14:01.the priority, it is good to play doubles in the second week of a

:14:01. > :14:06.Grand Slam, but sometimes it is too much, so it was a hard decision,

:14:06. > :14:11.but I had to pull out from the doubles. John McEnroe said that she

:14:11. > :14:16.reminds him of his style of play, not a power player, but very clever

:14:16. > :14:22.about her positioning on court. Exactly. This guy was able to play

:14:22. > :14:26.with amazing angles, Great pace, and she is the same. If I have to

:14:26. > :14:34.compare her to someone from the past, definitely I would say

:14:34. > :14:37.Martina Hingis, very smart tennis, amazing time in, and also the girl

:14:38. > :14:44.without powerful strokes, but Biggar was able to beat the

:14:44. > :14:48.powerful girls. -- but the girl. Your opponent is one of the best

:14:48. > :14:53.grass-court players of all time. Of course, you are ranked above Serena,

:14:53. > :14:58.but you feel that you are almost the underdog, like it is her final

:14:58. > :15:04.to lose? Well, of course, Serena is a great champion, especially on

:15:04. > :15:08.grass. She has proven that almost every year almost. This is Serena,

:15:08. > :15:13.this is the history of tennis. But she is a present player, she is

:15:13. > :15:23.here, it is a huge challenge. course, this is a final, so I will

:15:23. > :15:25.

:15:25. > :15:28.try my best, but I really have It is a huge challenge, isn't it?

:15:28. > :15:36.Because Serena has been playing so well, and you almost get a feeling

:15:36. > :15:40.that it will depend on how good or bad Serena is today. Has Serena's

:15:40. > :15:44.serve goes, so goes Serena, and she has never served better than in

:15:44. > :15:49.this tournament. She has served a bit more than normal, but not that

:15:49. > :15:55.much. It is so perfect that there is nothing that can go wrong, and

:15:55. > :15:59.there she is tired. That is the only chance that Agnieska has, if

:15:59. > :16:04.Serena's serve is not clicking as Iraq, she maybe gets an early break

:16:04. > :16:09.and stays close. But it is a tall mountain to climb. She has that

:16:09. > :16:12.incredible finesse, Radwanska, great shots. She does, she can move

:16:12. > :16:19.the ball around the court, and she is not going to give Serena a lot

:16:19. > :16:23.of pace. Serena's last two victories, she had pace, and 2010

:16:23. > :16:27.will not give her any. She has got to find a way to get their returns

:16:27. > :16:31.back in play. She has made 80% of her returns, and that is what has

:16:31. > :16:37.got into the final. It is a tough as the game so mean and the way she

:16:37. > :16:42.has been serving, though. She has got to serve as well, she has to

:16:42. > :16:46.hold her serve to have a chance of breaking Serena. Their serve is OK,

:16:46. > :16:54.she places it well, but her second serve can be attacked, and Serena

:16:54. > :16:58.likes to be stepping in. She is not going to have that much. Once she

:16:58. > :17:02.gets into the rally, she can move serene around, she loves the angles

:17:03. > :17:12.and can create so much. I would try to bring Syria into the net against

:17:12. > :17:16.their own will. -- Serena. A quick start is going to be crucial.

:17:16. > :17:20.Serena will try to start early, she is going to go out swinging hard.

:17:20. > :17:27.It is crucial for Radwanska to hang in at the beginning, try to get on

:17:27. > :17:32.the scoreboard, break early and hold their serve. Serena is the

:17:32. > :17:35.best front runner there is. It is easy for us to say she should start

:17:35. > :17:43.well, but it is her first Grand Slam title, there are bound to be

:17:43. > :17:46.nervous. Did you have nerves? lost my first final against Chris,

:17:47. > :17:50.but I cannot remember being nervous. I was just excited about being here,

:17:50. > :17:56.I was more nervous in my last final. I think the nerves get worse as you

:17:56. > :17:59.get older, I don't know. You cannot predict how a player will react,

:17:59. > :18:03.but judging how she was in the locker room, dancing around, she

:18:03. > :18:10.may be as loose as a goose! We are going to let you go to prepare for

:18:10. > :18:14.the commentary, but, Martina, you cannot go anywhere! I have just

:18:14. > :18:18.been told that they are both on Twitter, and Rishi Persad found

:18:18. > :18:28.that the other day that Serena, with over 2.5 million followers, is

:18:28. > :18:34.

:18:34. > :18:44.We have asked BBC Sport online users around the world to come up

:18:44. > :18:49.with some quirky questions to ask Serena, Twitter-style. As serene! -

:18:49. > :18:53.- Ask Serena! A This Is From Tim in Cardiff, he says the weather in

:18:53. > :19:00.here is horrible, were due give up living in Miami to live in an

:19:01. > :19:05.English castle? No, it is cold and a castle with all the stone! I am

:19:05. > :19:09.not into that. Stick to the sunshine, stick to Miami. You play

:19:10. > :19:16.a musical instrument? What would you play? I play the guitar.

:19:16. > :19:19.you quite good? I used to be excellent, but I am pretty good.

:19:19. > :19:29.What about singing? We have heard a little bit of the wrapping on

:19:29. > :19:35.

:19:35. > :19:40.YouTube... And not a singer, I love Jamie in London says, have you ever

:19:40. > :19:46.arm wrestled Venus, who would win? No, I don't do those kind of

:19:46. > :19:50.things! Speaking of Venus, how much help has she been to this year at

:19:50. > :19:53.Wimbledon? She has been great. She has been so supportive, she has

:19:53. > :20:01.been in the stands for pretty much all my matches, and she is helping

:20:01. > :20:04.me through it, so it is good. Kenya, what are the prospects of

:20:04. > :20:09.having African women tennis players succeeding in tennis in the future?

:20:09. > :20:13.It would be great, I don't know, we have to get some good academies

:20:13. > :20:17.there, some good teachers to teach the Africans out to play, but that

:20:17. > :20:20.would be really cool. I hope you don't mind me asking, I know you

:20:20. > :20:26.are doing a lot of charity work in Africa, would you like to tell us

:20:26. > :20:31.about it? I have two schools in Africa. They are three hours out of

:20:31. > :20:36.Nairobi, so it is cool, we provide computers and teachers, for it. It

:20:37. > :20:41.is the best thing I have ever done, better than any grand slam, better

:20:41. > :20:51.than any trophy, any grade I have ever gotten in school. It is the

:20:51. > :20:56.

:20:56. > :21:02.What would it mean to you if you critique of Venus's record of

:21:02. > :21:09.winning Wimbledon for the 5th time? It would be really awesome, it

:21:09. > :21:13.would tie my Australian Open record, too, which is crazy! Another tennis

:21:13. > :21:17.question from me, what is the challenge of playing against

:21:17. > :21:22.Radwanska here in the final? It is going to be tough, she gives every

:21:22. > :21:26.ball back, she plays so good, lots of angles, tough shots, so it is

:21:26. > :21:30.going to be a really physical match. After all the health scares of the

:21:30. > :21:34.last couple of years since your last won here, what does it mean to

:21:34. > :21:38.you to be once again in the final on Centre Court? It is cool, you

:21:38. > :21:43.know, I cannot believe I have made it this far, but every year my goal

:21:43. > :21:53.is to be in the final, to win, you know, and I believe in his goal

:21:53. > :21:59.

:21:59. > :22:04.this year, and hopefully I can Now I have been joined by a trio of

:22:04. > :22:09.great champions here on Centre Court, Martina, you told me just

:22:09. > :22:15.joined Twitter a couple of months ago, 2.7 million! I am not quite

:22:15. > :22:21.there yet. I have not made it, my goal is to last another 10 years

:22:21. > :22:28.before I stick to that level! many followers? I need more! What

:22:28. > :22:33.about you, sir? No, I think I will be 10 or 11 years! I have trouble

:22:33. > :22:38.even texting, let alone treating. am happy with texts and e-mails, I

:22:38. > :22:42.thought I was hip! Talking about Serena, talking about the serve,

:22:42. > :22:47.she is more than that. She is one of the greatest athletes who has

:22:47. > :22:51.ever played our sport. No disrespect to Martina, I've thought

:22:51. > :22:55.she was on her way to being the greatest female player ever, and I

:22:55. > :22:58.think that is in the back of her mind. She is someone who was so

:22:58. > :23:02.intimidating, and now I think you see more of a human side above her,

:23:02. > :23:05.and because of what she has been through with his life-threatening

:23:05. > :23:09.situation, she is going to appreciate this moment even more

:23:09. > :23:13.than she has before. But I still think we will see her at the top of

:23:13. > :23:17.the game for the next two or three years. It is important that she

:23:17. > :23:21.schedules as a properly, sometimes she goes off for too long, and it

:23:21. > :23:25.gets more difficult as you get older, but you saw how well she

:23:25. > :23:28.returned yesterday, how big she hits the ball at the baseline.

:23:28. > :23:33.Radwanska has always been one of my favourite players to watch, because

:23:33. > :23:36.she has the best hands in the game, I feel, in the women's game, but I

:23:37. > :23:40.had a little bit of this at the end of my career, she is earlier in her

:23:40. > :23:45.career, but what you do when you play the Pete Sampras of the

:23:45. > :23:49.women's game? Boris Becker in the prime? A sort of take the racket

:23:49. > :23:56.out of your hands, that is the problem for Radwanska. We talk

:23:56. > :24:02.about the serve, 85 aces in the championship, 24 in one match.

:24:03. > :24:08.sets! It is incredible. It is really incredible, no disrespect,

:24:08. > :24:12.but serene as the best serve in the history of women's tennis, not only

:24:12. > :24:19.because of the ability to come up with the power, but she picks her

:24:19. > :24:28.sparse, and the best second serve as well. How many aces did you

:24:29. > :24:33.have? I don't even know! I was happier I got one! I would say

:24:33. > :24:38.about 15 in a three-set match, but I was not going for aces, I was

:24:38. > :24:42.going for first serves in. It seems like Serena goes for first serves

:24:42. > :24:47.and the percentage is extremely high, and she gets tasers.

:24:47. > :24:53.second serve is so good. She uses her legs so well on the serve, but

:24:53. > :24:58.it is not just going after power, she is placing it, she can body

:24:58. > :25:04.serve you, kick you out wide, and Radwanska has got to look out for

:25:04. > :25:10.that in the ad court. Slice you out to the body. Slicing out wide.

:25:10. > :25:14.have to lean a little bit, guess what, then the 120 hit comes up the

:25:14. > :25:17.middle. And her return game as well, one of the best if not the best,

:25:17. > :25:21.and that has just gotten better as she has moved through the

:25:21. > :25:26.championships. Grass is all about that first strike, and Serena has

:25:26. > :25:31.the power, she has got more speed than Radwanska. She has got a

:25:31. > :25:37.bigger game, so Radwanska is really going to have to disrupt her.

:25:37. > :25:44.would you? Take guesses on the serves, because you are going to

:25:44. > :25:49.get beaten either way. And do not give her pace, try to move her if

:25:49. > :25:54.you can, short slices, hard to do, but you have got to try to disrupt

:25:54. > :25:58.her rhythm and inferno pace. It is a tough call when the ball is

:25:58. > :26:03.coming at you like a bullet, but she is going to have to do that and

:26:03. > :26:07.take more risks. Players ought to take pride, once they admit that

:26:07. > :26:12.they are getting, you make a major statement towards desperation very

:26:12. > :26:18.early. Women are not used to having to guess. With the guys, you have

:26:18. > :26:23.to guess. I would not admit that I had to guess, 50% of the time it is

:26:23. > :26:27.going to be an ace, that is a harsh reality. I just hope that Agnieska

:26:27. > :26:31.is not listening to this, her dancing might have slumped a little

:26:31. > :26:35.bit. She is looking for her second Wimbledon title, because she won

:26:35. > :26:39.the juniors back in 2005, but surprisingly there are not many

:26:39. > :26:49.that have made the transition from junior to Wimbledon champion, in

:26:49. > :26:49.

:26:49. > :27:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:27:55. > :28:02.Back in 2005, it is lovely, because the winner today is going to win

:28:02. > :28:09.�1,150,000. In 1969, it was �1,500, quite a difference. You got to the

:28:09. > :28:18.final, not many in the women's. was up 4-2 in the first set, I

:28:18. > :28:21.would have made that highlight real! She won nine Wimbledons, and

:28:22. > :28:27.that all added up to less than half of what they are getting for this

:28:28. > :28:32.match. You can stop it still hurts that he lost the junior final! --

:28:32. > :28:37.you can tell. You remember the losses better than the wins. Would

:28:37. > :28:44.you take one of those women's wins... Absolutely not, I'm not

:28:44. > :28:49.complaining! Martina Hingis is a very similar player. I was a poor

:28:49. > :28:52.man's Martina Hingis, but now she is coming through on her own. She

:28:52. > :28:56.is Agnieszka Radwanska, but she plays similar, it is a good one to

:28:56. > :29:01.be compared to. The only good thing is that Serena may have an off-day,

:29:01. > :29:06.and she has had a few of those in the last year, the US Open final

:29:06. > :29:10.against Samantha Stosur, everybody puts Serena as the clear favourite,

:29:10. > :29:14.and she said afterwards that she was a little bit tired. Serena as

:29:14. > :29:20.played doubles here, so she has not had an off-day, because she has

:29:20. > :29:25.been playing all the time. Agnieska is going to hope that maybe Serena

:29:25. > :29:28.has an off-day, like she did in the French, lost in the first round.

:29:28. > :29:33.Maybe when you are 30, you play longer than I did, make you have

:29:33. > :29:38.some of those of days more often. They happen more often when you get

:29:38. > :29:42.older and they are worse than they used to be in your 20s. But I feel

:29:42. > :29:45.like Serena is putting herself into shake in this tournament, all those

:29:45. > :29:55.doubles matches, if it does not make her tired, it makes her play

:29:55. > :30:00.

:30:00. > :30:05.She is definitely playing a lot better than she was. Doubles can

:30:05. > :30:10.help. When I played it was a roll of the dice because you were

:30:10. > :30:16.playing the best of five. It got the bit match. You have to work on

:30:16. > :30:23.your service game and you return game. If you're talking about

:30:23. > :30:27.Radwanska, you have to mention the Australian Open. Things can happen.

:30:27. > :30:33.She can get off to a good start. You have got to assume the crowd

:30:33. > :30:43.will want to make this close. should think a good start will be

:30:43. > :31:04.

:31:04. > :31:14.Correct me if I am wrong but Agnieszka Radwanska is about five

:31:14. > :31:16.

:31:16. > :31:23.foot eight, isn't she a? Serena is 5 ft 9. They would not face each

:31:23. > :31:28.other in boxing. Serena has the big hair as well. She is such a great

:31:28. > :31:34.champion. John touched on the injury and the illness, coming back

:31:34. > :31:39.from the pulmonary embolism that she had. When they were first

:31:39. > :31:49.playing on the tour they said they would stop at 20 runt, 22. Now they

:31:49. > :31:49.

:31:49. > :31:54.are in their thirties, they love it. They are not done yet. Because they

:31:54. > :31:58.have had the big breaks in their career, that is why they have

:31:58. > :32:05.lasted so long. I was thought Andre Agassi lasted longer because he had

:32:05. > :32:12.those breaks. At this point in my career I have played about twice as

:32:12. > :32:17.many matches as Serena. She has another few years ahead of her.

:32:17. > :32:25.They are coming out for the coin toss for this final. That is going

:32:25. > :32:30.to be performed by Archie but Perth, aged 13. He was born with a club

:32:30. > :32:36.for it which was diagnosed when he was five days old. He was chosen

:32:36. > :32:46.for the work he has done for raising awareness of the condition.

:32:46. > :32:47.

:32:47. > :32:57.A big moment for him. Well done! Now we are ready. It is time. They

:32:57. > :33:07.take the picture. There we go! That is the picture that he will

:33:07. > :33:09.

:33:09. > :33:15.treasure. Archie is very keen to get off the court by the look of it.

:33:15. > :33:25.One more picture! Here we go. We are ready for the ladies' final,

:33:25. > :33:55.

:33:55. > :34:01.Yes, it is time now. Years ago, when I was doing interviews down

:34:01. > :34:09.here and been us had a won the US Open, she said demanded by bring my

:34:09. > :34:15.little sister in. She said, at this is Serena, she will be better than

:34:15. > :34:21.me. You never imagine that two great champions can come from one

:34:21. > :34:27.family. I had an Old coach who said I have these two girls who will be

:34:27. > :34:36.number one in the world. You know something, this younger daughter of

:34:36. > :34:43.mine, Serena, will be better than Venus. I said, right! There he is,

:34:43. > :34:53.still up in the box. Did I hear he is going to be a father again?

:34:53. > :34:54.

:34:54. > :35:01.heard that. Could that door to be better than these two? -- daughter.

:35:01. > :35:05.Martina is better off at 30 plus to win a Wimbledon. I think you're 33

:35:05. > :35:12.when you won the last one. You do not know how many chances you will

:35:12. > :35:20.get. That adds pressure, given the turmoil, the health issues and the

:35:20. > :35:25.injuries. There is some pressure. She will win three, four, five.

:35:25. > :35:33.There has to be stress and not being quite so sure. That is the

:35:33. > :35:39.one thing that Radwanska has for her. She is a clear favourite.

:35:39. > :35:45.Serena has said Agnieszka has had a better year and she is ranked

:35:45. > :35:50.higher. She is trying to take some of the pressure off. There is no

:35:50. > :36:00.pressure on Murray tomorrow. have nothing to lose except a

:36:00. > :36:01.

:36:01. > :36:08.Wimbledon final! Agassi could become world No. One. -- Agnieszka.

:36:08. > :36:12.It is a big moment for her country - Poland. This is the dream of

:36:12. > :36:21.every player growing up. This is what they want. Hopefully she will

:36:21. > :36:27.be able to handle the pressure. don't know if you talked about her

:36:27. > :36:33.not feeling well. She has had a really bad cold. Sometimes that

:36:33. > :36:42.helps. I hope it does. Sometimes the nerves do not get in the way as

:36:42. > :36:51.match. It affects your attention in the moment a bit more. It is not as

:36:51. > :37:00.if the points will be very long. Serena get such a hard hit on the

:37:00. > :37:05.ball and the points do not last that long. Serena has so much more

:37:05. > :37:11.power on the first strike. Agnieszka needs to get a lot of

:37:11. > :37:20.first serves in. She needs a quick start. I remember in that box

:37:20. > :37:26.watching the match take place four years ago. She takes the racket out

:37:26. > :37:36.of your hands. Radwanska it is a much better player. It might be the

:37:36. > :37:36.

:37:37. > :37:42.only time - maybe I am wrong - you want her to play Serena Williams.

:37:42. > :37:51.Did think you prefer to plate Serena Williams... Those matches

:37:51. > :38:00.were a little closer. -- play. I think we are all of the general

:38:00. > :38:07.consensus it is Serena... It I think it will be an entertaining

:38:07. > :38:12.match. Agnieszka has a shot at it but Serena Williams is one of the

:38:12. > :38:21.greatest players of all time. going to head back to the

:38:21. > :38:29.commentary box. Guess where they are going? They are in the Royal

:38:29. > :38:39.box! We have missed out again. Time to now hand over to Lindsay

:38:39. > :38:42.

:38:42. > :38:50.It is nice to hit everyone's thoughts heading into this one. --

:38:50. > :38:57.to here. This lady is overwhelming favourite for a 5th Wimbledon title.

:38:58. > :39:07.She is 30 years of age. She is No. 6 seed. What an outstanding career

:39:08. > :39:10.

:39:10. > :39:17.she has had! She has won all four major titles. That includes the

:39:17. > :39:21.French back in 2002. She has been outstanding, one of the best ever.

:39:21. > :39:31.She could become the best ever, given the way she is playing

:39:31. > :39:36.

:39:36. > :39:43.Expectation hit inside Centre Court for a competitive final? --

:39:43. > :39:50.expectation here. It will be down to this lady to make it so if she

:39:50. > :39:57.can. Seven years younger, 5 ft 8. Likened very much to Martina Hingis,

:39:57. > :40:07.the winner back in 1997. She will need all her guile, all her court

:40:07. > :40:22.

:40:22. > :40:29.craft to keep Serena at bay. What a The last moment over 38 to win here

:40:29. > :40:37.was Martina Navratilova 12 years ago. -- over 30. John McEnroe is

:40:37. > :40:47.alongside made for the final. great to be here. Your thoughts

:40:47. > :40:47.

:40:47. > :41:49.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:41:49. > :41:59.It is an ominous start and a The first challenge is to get the

:41:59. > :42:10.

:42:10. > :42:20.She is facing the best serve in women's tennis. The best women's

:42:20. > :42:30.

:42:30. > :42:40.serve ever? Without a doubt. She In the last match, 24 aces and no

:42:40. > :42:59.

:42:59. > :43:06.I like what Serena does in the first game. She goes to the other

:43:06. > :43:16.end, changes immediately. She does not towel off, have a drink. She

:43:16. > :43:38.

:43:38. > :43:48.She will have to disguise that a little better. Serena saw that

:43:48. > :43:48.

:43:48. > :44:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:44:37. > :44:46.You need to keep an eye on her That was a beautiful shot from

:44:46. > :44:56.Serena! It is comforting for Serena that she cannot be hurt by anything

:44:56. > :44:56.

:44:56. > :45:39.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:45:40. > :45:46.That is why it is so important for her to get a high percentage of

:45:46. > :45:56.first serves in. The second serve will be sitting there for Serena to

:45:56. > :45:56.

:45:56. > :46:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:46:54. > :47:04.She is very crafty. Incredible Again the backhand is to Pavel for

:47:04. > :47:05.

:47:05. > :47:15.Radwanska strode. She needs to use the ability to create some angle. -

:47:15. > :47:53.

:47:53. > :48:03.I was surprised Serena was so tentative. She is not in any danger

:48:03. > :48:03.

:48:03. > :49:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:49:03. > :49:13.Her mother was in the front. It is Charles at the back. He is loving

:49:13. > :49:14.

:49:14. > :49:58.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:49:58. > :50:08.That serve is better placed. That Just looking at the stats, backhand

:50:08. > :50:33.

:50:33. > :50:39.This game means a whole lot more to Radwanska. The crowd senses that as

:50:39. > :50:49.well. I am not sure about the drop shot. She was not aware of where

:50:49. > :50:56.

:50:56. > :51:06.Radwanska was on court. It is a That was a good attempted to defend

:51:06. > :51:10.

:51:10. > :51:20.It is one thing to tried a drop shot and another to be too

:51:20. > :51:45.

:51:45. > :51:55.Look where that serve came in! You can see the replay. She crushed it.

:51:55. > :52:05.

:52:05. > :52:15.What a message that sends up to That's game lasted almost nine

:52:15. > :52:17.

:52:17. > :52:27.minutes and has gone in favour of Radwanska has a tendency to run

:52:27. > :52:45.

:52:45. > :52:50.through some of her shots. Your This is the type of a opponent Obed

:52:50. > :53:00.Mbwakongo will always struggle against. Serena is the best at the

:53:00. > :53:34.

:53:34. > :53:41.business. -- that Radwanska will She certainly doesn't seem to be

:53:41. > :53:51.moving particularly well. Not a lot of energy! There has been talk of

:53:51. > :54:13.

:54:13. > :54:23.It seems to be sharing so far. -- That was where! Only number seven

:54:23. > :54:56.

:54:56. > :55:06.That just messed. -- missed. has to take a few risks. There is

:55:06. > :55:06.

:55:06. > :56:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:56:01. > :56:11.The only Achilles heel you can see in had game at the moment is her

:56:11. > :56:11.

:56:11. > :56:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:56:55. > :57:05.The conditions are a bit tricky. It is gusty. Somewhat surprising to

:57:05. > :57:30.

:57:30. > :57:37.see Serena played this to lose a She has nerves as well. Normally,

:57:37. > :57:42.Radwanska is such a good defensive player. It seems like she is

:57:42. > :57:52.missing something a little early on. Normally she can get balls back

:57:52. > :58:00.

:58:00. > :58:07.been tougher positions when she is Williams introducing the drop shot.

:58:07. > :58:13.It is all Williams. How about being on the Centre Court at Wimbledon!

:58:13. > :58:23.That can cause nerves to run wildly through your body. Your legs are

:58:23. > :58:25.

:58:25. > :58:32.more heavy. Everything is difficult for Agnieszka Radwanska. Serena has

:58:32. > :58:39.picked up on it. The crowd is trying to pull for her to make it a

:58:39. > :58:45.match. That is fairly lopsided in favour of Radwanska. She has broken

:58:45. > :58:55.her opponent many more times. She has not played someone with the

:58:55. > :58:56.

:58:56. > :59:05.serve of Serena. Amazing! 85 aces. 14, the percentage of points won on

:59:05. > :59:15.serve. It will be tough for Radwanska! Is it the record for

:59:15. > :59:18.

:59:18. > :59:28.aces in a tournament? She is well on her way! There is Venus. The

:59:28. > :00:01.

:00:01. > :00:11.record was in 2000. She does not She did not get it. There were two

:00:11. > :00:38.

:00:38. > :00:48.I would like to see a replay of Not looking too pleased and happy

:00:48. > :01:13.

:01:13. > :01:17.about there, her first Grand Slam Radwanska has got to get ready for

:01:17. > :01:27.the power of Serena's game. It looks as if it is taking her by

:01:27. > :01:35.

:01:35. > :01:39.surprise. She knows what she is up Serena's power takes Radwanska out

:01:39. > :01:49.of their comfort zone, she cannot build the point the way that she

:01:49. > :02:04.

:02:04. > :02:14.wants to because Serena will jump It would be nice for her to get on

:02:14. > :02:14.

:02:14. > :03:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:03:02. > :03:11.It is a lonely place at there at the moment for Radwanska, she

:03:12. > :03:28.

:03:28. > :03:38.desperately needs to get a game on It is thought to zero, Serena, one

:03:38. > :03:44.

:03:44. > :03:54.Well, just to let you know that you can also enjoy this final in 3D if

:03:54. > :03:56.

:03:56. > :04:00.you have the right equipment. It is Well, Serena has won her last 10

:04:00. > :04:05.matches against top-five opponents. Her last defeat to a top-five

:04:05. > :04:11.player came in Eastbourne 2011. That was when she was making her

:04:11. > :04:15.comeback. It is amazing, she has not lost a set to anyone in the top

:04:15. > :04:25.five in their last 10 meetings. Clearly she rises to the occasion,

:04:25. > :04:27.

:04:27. > :04:32.when she knows she's playing the The win over Azarenka was her 13th

:04:32. > :04:37.win against the world number 1. Only a couple of players have more

:04:37. > :04:47.career wins, Martina Navratilova and someone sitting two inches from

:04:47. > :05:03.

:05:03. > :05:06.I would imagine John would have quite a few wins as well over

:05:06. > :05:16.number-one players, although you spend the majority of your career

:05:16. > :05:49.

:05:49. > :05:54.Say that serve of Serena's, really jumping up on Radwanska. It

:05:54. > :05:58.immediately gets her behind in the point. Radwanska is not sure

:05:58. > :06:08.whether to take it early or let it come down. She is not quite as tall

:06:08. > :06:24.

:06:24. > :06:34.Chris Evert was in nine of Wimbledon finals, won three out of

:06:34. > :06:53.

:06:53. > :06:59.Serena is well on her way to her What was your record against

:06:59. > :07:07.Serena? It was a losing record, maybe four wins, seven losses, I am

:07:07. > :07:12.going to guess. Mark? Just kidding! What about against Venus? Exactly!

:07:12. > :07:18.Get your work done over there! is one of the reasons why you had a

:07:18. > :07:23.good record against her, you had that reach, the tallest Wimbledon

:07:23. > :07:27.champion since 1997. Well done! is easier to handle that serve when

:07:27. > :07:32.you are taller, and there is no question that here we have got the

:07:32. > :07:36.slice and a flat, a stay low, but she has the option of kicking it

:07:36. > :07:41.over her opponent's head, and Radwanska has been totally caught

:07:41. > :07:48.off-guard on which serve to expect, because of the variety that Serena

:07:48. > :07:53.has. I used to see Andre Agassi do this at times, not so often and

:07:53. > :07:58.grass, stand much further back, let the ball come down to her. At least

:07:58. > :08:03.she would get the return, may be forced her to go for it too much.

:08:04. > :08:08.But clearly she does not have the reach to deal with this serve.

:08:08. > :08:18.is going to have to try some new things, get more energy, give

:08:18. > :08:45.

:08:45. > :08:50.Well, she ran out of gas. If she had ended the point one way or the

:08:50. > :08:57.other, Serena was going to be there for that. She is giving that shot

:08:57. > :09:01.away, Serena can see it coming. Tough to have to serve after the

:09:01. > :09:11.longest rally of the match, try to hit the hardest serve you can. She

:09:11. > :09:11.

:09:11. > :10:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:10:21. > :10:31.Well, that was the last point, she These sort of silence accompanying

:10:31. > :10:31.

:10:31. > :11:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:11:23. > :11:30.that miss from Radwanska, as Serena Even though it is 5-0, she will

:11:30. > :11:40.take it, take anything! The key is for her to get on the scoreboard,

:11:40. > :11:52.

:11:52. > :11:57.that is what she is worrying about Serena has for the time in the

:11:57. > :12:07.world, waiting to return at second serve. You feel that she can go

:12:07. > :12:28.

:12:28. > :12:38.anywhere, backhand or forehand. 73 She waited a little bit longer to

:12:38. > :12:51.

:12:51. > :13:01.Role, her father Robert, retort Radwanska for a while, he did say

:13:01. > :13:01.

:13:01. > :14:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:14:03. > :14:07.First game on the board, a second She was getting blown out, so she

:14:07. > :14:17.has got to be very thankful she got that wonderful round of applause,

:14:17. > :14:27.It is busy out at Henman Hill. I have got a feeling it might be a

:14:27. > :14:49.

:14:49. > :14:53.That is surprising. Serena with such a great overhead. Again,

:14:54. > :15:03.Radwanska did not get is particularly deep. Serena just

:15:04. > :15:38.

:15:38. > :15:43.Too good. She has been trying to get her off balance, Radwanska is

:15:43. > :15:49.kitting a clear ball, now can Serena Williams work a bit harder

:15:49. > :15:54.out there? So difficult to read that backhand with the open stance.

:15:54. > :16:04.She does such a great job with her wrist, coming outside of the ball

:16:04. > :16:07.

:16:07. > :16:12.to go cross-court, being able to . Talk about the serve, being such

:16:12. > :16:15.a big factor in this match, but so far from the baseline, nine

:16:15. > :16:25.baseline winners to just one from Radwanska. Radwanska has got to

:16:25. > :16:40.

:16:40. > :16:49.find a way to serve herself in Serena checking to see, it is

:16:49. > :16:55.getting slippery. It does not take It is starting to come down quite a

:16:55. > :17:05.bit more. Waiting to see if the umpire is going to do anything.

:17:05. > :17:09.

:17:09. > :17:19.Just get the set under her belt. She would love to get it over with

:17:19. > :17:31.

:17:31. > :17:41.before any delay. Here is the Beautiful serve to finish off the

:17:41. > :17:44.

:17:44. > :17:54.opening set. Serena is halfway to It is still coming down. They have

:17:54. > :17:59.stopped on the outside courts, but Well, the umbrellas up. There's

:17:59. > :18:04.some good news for Radwanska, though, because there was a feeling

:18:05. > :18:11.that Serena would dominate, and the shortest final in history was back

:18:11. > :18:18.in 1922, 22 minutes, so we are all right, we are way past that Mark!

:18:18. > :18:28.The French Open in the late 80s was pretty short. Yes, 32 at the French.

:18:28. > :18:33.

:18:33. > :18:42.It will be interesting to see... Sorry, I don't want to interrupt,

:18:42. > :18:45.finish your thought! I have finished! Mallory versus who?

:18:46. > :18:50.Because it is going to be interesting to see what they do if

:18:51. > :18:57.they stop this. Whether they will decide to close the roof, or they

:18:57. > :19:03.will wait a while to try to allow this match to be played outdoors.

:19:03. > :19:09.Michael McIntyre there, the comedian. Here they come! Here they

:19:09. > :19:15.come, OK. It could not have happened pretty much at a better

:19:15. > :19:21.time for Radwanska. I think most of us anticipated a blow-out in the

:19:21. > :19:26.first set. And perhaps when she comes back out, she will at least

:19:26. > :19:30.have experienced it, she will know what it feels like to deal with the

:19:30. > :19:35.power of Serena and perhaps figure out some way of getting their

:19:35. > :19:43.energy up. I mean, if you are not feeling good, the power sort of

:19:43. > :19:46.sucks the life out of you, when you watch bores going by. -- balls. She

:19:46. > :19:51.is that off going back to the locker room and getting some advice.

:19:51. > :19:56.I think you're saying beforehand what a great front-runner Serena

:19:56. > :20:02.was. Grand Slam play, 190 wins, just four losses after winning the

:20:02. > :20:08.opening set. It is a tall order, it was a tall order, and it just seems

:20:08. > :20:12.to be getting tougher for Radwanska. Well, she wants it so bad, Serena.

:20:12. > :20:18.You could see that from the first round, when she was so intense even

:20:18. > :20:25.there with what appeared to be a guinea. There are motions have

:20:25. > :20:29.shown throughout the couple of weeks. -- her emotions. Those are

:20:29. > :20:34.the statistics for the opening set, pointing towards the dominance of

:20:34. > :20:40.Serena, although it was slightly untidy at times from the American.

:20:40. > :20:50.Slightly being the key word! She did win the set 6-1. A number of

:20:50. > :20:56.

:20:56. > :21:02.Five-time champion Martina Navratilova, I wonder what she has

:21:02. > :21:12.been making of it. Well, she is catching up to me, she has got a

:21:12. > :21:15.

:21:15. > :21:20.lot of work to do! Could be more So many great champions there,

:21:20. > :21:27.Virginia Wade, the champ and in 1977, of course, Angela Mortimer,

:21:27. > :21:30.the winner in 1961, but this is the scene out on the hill Anton Centre

:21:30. > :21:34.Court, West still no decision to close the roof, hoping that it is

:21:34. > :21:39.just a short shower and players will be back on court and very soon.

:21:39. > :21:46.But certainly, for Agnieszka, a well-earned rest to try to work out

:21:46. > :21:50.how she can battle Serena Williams. Let's get further comment from John,

:21:50. > :21:55.Lynsey and mark-down there. Looking at the second game, she needed to

:21:55. > :22:00.hold that serve. I think she knew she needed it, the crowd knew, and

:22:00. > :22:04.she wanted to send a quick message. It was so overwhelming for her,

:22:04. > :22:08.such an overwhelming moment to be in her first Grand Slam title here

:22:08. > :22:12.at Wimbledon, and it was going to be a tall order to maintain her

:22:12. > :22:16.composure there, to generate the type of pace that she needed, and

:22:16. > :22:21.she basically had to hope that Serena would be careless for that

:22:21. > :22:24.the nerves would get to her a bit. A hard fought game, but at the end

:22:24. > :22:30.you sort our sense that the first set was going to slip away rather

:22:30. > :22:36.quickly. I do not feel that Serena is at her best, three aces is

:22:36. > :22:41.nothing compared to the last few rounds. No, but Radwanska has not

:22:41. > :22:45.come out with any energy. She is very low key anyway, she likes to

:22:45. > :22:49.play it calm and cool, but she needs to get going in this match,

:22:49. > :22:53.make things happen, manufacture some confidence and belief if she

:22:53. > :22:58.wants to turn this match around. That is hard to do, though. That is

:22:58. > :23:02.the problem, she is having to pick her spots, and she's not able to at

:23:02. > :23:06.his point figure out when to do that, because she is behind in

:23:06. > :23:11.almost every rally, and every time Serena starts a point, even the

:23:11. > :23:15.second set, she has not been generating a big enough return.

:23:15. > :23:20.are going to illustrate the second serve, show a few points now,

:23:20. > :23:24.because it has been well and truly punished today. It has, Serena as

:23:24. > :23:28.one of the most intimidating returns. She loves to step inside

:23:28. > :23:32.the court, make their presence known whether she is facing first

:23:32. > :23:37.or second serve. She had a lot of time in this match up, Serena does

:23:37. > :23:42.not have a powerful serve, at Serena is doing what she wants with

:23:42. > :23:45.it. These are not well-placed, they are sitting ducks. You have got to

:23:46. > :23:50.put it closer to the lines, and clearly it is a part of a game that

:23:50. > :23:55.she has improved so much, she has always had a great feel for the

:23:55. > :23:59.ball. There seems to be no reason why she cannot do a better job. I

:23:59. > :24:03.do not know about when she comes back after half an hour, but do a

:24:03. > :24:07.better job down the road, because Serena is not the only player who

:24:07. > :24:10.will take advantage of that. she got to just come out and say,

:24:10. > :24:17.if I'm going to serve double faults, I am going to serve double faults,

:24:17. > :24:21.but I have not got to let it dominate from the return? I would

:24:21. > :24:26.basically hit two first serves, sure, you take a chance, but he

:24:26. > :24:32.will keep Serena guessing. I would rather see double faults and Hart's

:24:32. > :24:37.second serves, serving closer to the line. Try not to let Serena do

:24:37. > :24:41.what she wants off the first shot. It is so tough, we know she missed

:24:41. > :24:45.her press conference on Friday, not ideal preparation. It is bad enough

:24:45. > :24:52.facing Serena at full throttle, but when you're not feeling well as

:24:52. > :24:58.well... Absolutely, and she is overpowered at the moment. It is a

:24:58. > :25:03.gunfight-nice analogy, with the way that she walked in, 10:30am this

:25:03. > :25:06.morning, with a friend, very low through -- very low key, that has

:25:06. > :25:12.carried through into this final, the way she has gone out. If you

:25:12. > :25:16.are not feeling fit and healthy, it is going to be tough. These two

:25:17. > :25:20.have both been in majors where they were not feeling 100%, you have got

:25:20. > :25:25.to find it somehow, and it will be key for the team to find that bit

:25:25. > :25:29.of inspiration, whatever will fire her art. She has only maybe got

:25:29. > :25:32.another 40 minutes to find some answers when she comes back on.

:25:32. > :25:36.There are going to have to be a lot of answers in a very short period

:25:36. > :25:40.of time. Even if they give her the right answers, I'm not sure she

:25:40. > :25:44.will be able to implement them, that is the issue. If there is

:25:44. > :25:49.truth to the fact that she is not 100%, she looks like she is

:25:49. > :25:53.struggling a bit, you have to feel like she has got this resigned look

:25:53. > :25:59.to her. That is what he has got to change, at least get in mayor, try

:25:59. > :26:04.to bring the crowd in and make it seem at least that she believes she

:26:04. > :26:08.has a chance to win this. She did not really react when she won her

:26:08. > :26:13.first game, and Serena missed an overhead on the next point, and the

:26:13. > :26:20.crowd applauded that. They really wanted her to get involved. You do

:26:20. > :26:24.not want to react when you are down 5-0! I think it was accurate, she

:26:24. > :26:31.was not even worried about winning or losing, just making it look

:26:31. > :26:35.respectable. If you are reacting at 5-0, you win the game, it is like

:26:35. > :26:39.saying to Serena, I cannot believe I have any chance of winning.

:26:39. > :26:44.just needed to get the crowd on her side to try to motivate herself

:26:44. > :26:48.somehow. And they want to get on her side, you saw that at the end

:26:48. > :26:52.of the first set, they are trying to give her some energy, get her to

:26:52. > :26:56.play better, but it is not her personality to embrace them. She is

:26:56. > :27:00.shy, quiet, she may learn to do that in the future, but it is a lot

:27:00. > :27:04.to ask in her first Grand Slam final when she is not that

:27:04. > :27:08.comfortable outwardly. As far as Serena is concerned, she looks so

:27:08. > :27:11.motivated. We have seen her coming back from illness and injury, but

:27:12. > :27:17.she is so focused in winning his 5th title and equalling what her

:27:17. > :27:22.sister did. It seems like she wanted more than she has any major,

:27:22. > :27:26.and I think what has happened to her has been well talked about, the

:27:26. > :27:30.last couple of years has given her a new sentence of appreciation,

:27:30. > :27:35.something that she is rather amazing that, playing tennis, and I

:27:35. > :27:39.feel she will make the most of this next year or two. When you're

:27:39. > :27:44.standing next to Martina, who has of these he won are so many great

:27:44. > :27:50.matches and so many Grand Slam titles, where would you put Serena

:27:50. > :27:53.in the all-time list? I felt Serena two is to go was on her way to

:27:53. > :28:00.becoming the best player in the history of though women's game. I

:28:00. > :28:07.know Steffi Graf has won everything four times at least, Martina has

:28:07. > :28:11.got an incredible record, obviously, and I... I think Serena would be,

:28:11. > :28:17.in my book, the greatest female player to play this game if she

:28:17. > :28:22.were to win even three more. In my opinion. And at the age of 30, she

:28:22. > :28:26.is looking like she could win more. What you think? Acting she is on

:28:26. > :28:30.her way. We will know more in the next two years. Players do not win

:28:31. > :28:34.much after 30, and it is hard, and she is very vocal about not going

:28:34. > :28:38.anywhere, she is going to stay out and try to be the best player that

:28:38. > :28:42.he can be. It is all about the Grand Slam titles for Serena. It

:28:42. > :28:46.will be tough for her to win the French again, she will probably go

:28:46. > :28:51.down with just one French Open title, and Steffi Graf won each won

:28:51. > :28:57.at least four Times, so we will have to look at that more. It is

:28:57. > :29:04.not just how many you have won, that is obviously a big factor, but

:29:04. > :29:07.she seems to be the most athletic, gifted, biggest serve, I do not

:29:07. > :29:11.think anyone questions that it is the best serve in the history of

:29:11. > :29:15.the women's game. Perhaps you could make an argument that Billie Jean

:29:15. > :29:20.King or Martina volleyed better than she did, but all around, she

:29:20. > :29:25.is right in that conversation already. But also, I mean, she is

:29:25. > :29:29.such a great champion. I was talking at the beginning of the

:29:29. > :29:33.programme, whoever wins today, it would be the 7th different winner

:29:33. > :29:36.of a Grand Slam, so there is no one really at there, she can play at

:29:36. > :29:42.this level, who do we see challenging her other than maybe

:29:42. > :29:46.Sharapova? That is the thing. A lot of this is due to the fact that in

:29:46. > :29:51.sports, things happen, injuries, for example, but this was

:29:51. > :29:58.inexplicable, what happened to her. To me, someone will come along, as

:29:58. > :30:01.a rancour has come a long way. -- as a Ringo. Could it have that

:30:01. > :30:04.looks like someone who shied away from the spotlight, but she has got

:30:04. > :30:08.the type of game that could go out and beat any of the top players.

:30:08. > :30:18.The beauty about sports is that you do not know, and someone will come

:30:18. > :30:22.

:30:22. > :30:32.Azarenka, maybe Kvitova. Do you have any one? I was going to say

:30:32. > :30:41.

:30:41. > :30:45.The covers are off, so hopefully the players will be back soon. It's

:30:45. > :30:49.finals weekend at Wimbledon, and then we will all be back again,

:30:49. > :30:52.because the Olympics start at the end of July. The tennis will be

:30:52. > :31:02.played here. Let's look back at tennis in the Olympics in its

:31:02. > :31:06.

:31:06. > :31:10.The 1980 it was a pivotal year, because this was a way to get

:31:10. > :31:17.tennis in the map in a way that wouldn't have been possible without

:31:17. > :31:22.the Olympics. Lots of big names, but Steffi had a so-called golden

:31:23. > :31:26.slam. She beat Sabbatini to win the Grand Slam. This added polish to a

:31:26. > :31:31.remarkable achievement. The reaction was largely so positive

:31:31. > :31:41.from all the players in Seoul that year, that now it was really on its

:31:41. > :31:46.

:31:46. > :31:52.In Barcelona, 1992, the competition had moved on. It still wasn't quite

:31:52. > :31:56.there, but they were making progress. Jennifer Capriati, that

:31:56. > :32:05.was the most important moment, the early stages of her career. Not

:32:05. > :32:09.only did she win as a 16-year-old, but she beat Steffi in the final.

:32:09. > :32:13.Absolutely one of my highlights. If I look back on my career at my most

:32:13. > :32:17.important victories, the gold medal is right up there. I lost pretty

:32:17. > :32:23.early in singles, but I knew with Michael Stich, my fiercest rival

:32:23. > :32:29.and competitor on the court, if we found a way to put our egos aside,

:32:29. > :32:33.we were able to form a very formidable and strong team. We were

:32:33. > :32:37.in the final, we had a medal at least, a silver, so we started

:32:37. > :32:42.really communicating and playing with each other. We got lucky, we

:32:42. > :32:46.won the gold. We couldn't even celebrate together, because our

:32:46. > :32:50.egos came back into the way. But we share this gold medal together

:32:50. > :33:00.forever, I want it because of Michael and Michael won it because

:33:00. > :33:02.

:33:02. > :33:07.Tennis is such an individual sport. A lonely one at that. The

:33:07. > :33:14.opportunity to play for your country is unique. Agassi was

:33:14. > :33:17.having a bad year. He came back and read himself up for the Olympics.

:33:17. > :33:24.You are out there for something much larger than yourself, but very

:33:24. > :33:28.much connected to you. That's a feel you don't get often. Agassi's

:33:28. > :33:34.enthusiasm and effusiveness about taking the gold did the Olympic

:33:34. > :33:37.cause a great deal of good. It was never as stressful as playing in

:33:37. > :33:44.the US Open, playing Wimbledon. That made me enjoy competing even

:33:44. > :33:48.more, just being part of the whole process. Lindsay was a great ball

:33:48. > :33:51.striker and the hard courts of Atlanta suited her, as did the home

:33:51. > :33:55.crowds. That was the first time I really felt that the whole crowd

:33:55. > :33:58.was on my side. My whole family was there, which was not an everyday

:33:58. > :34:08.occurrence. My parents were there, they were in the middle of a

:34:08. > :34:15.

:34:15. > :34:21.divorce, so strangely it was a very Really cool to win any medal, but

:34:21. > :34:24.obviously gold, I love gold. They love playing doubles together, they

:34:24. > :34:28.love playing for the United States, they love the Olympics. It was the

:34:28. > :34:38.highlight of both of their careers, the next best thing to any of the

:34:38. > :34:39.

:34:39. > :34:46.singles majors that they won. actually thought it was one of the

:34:46. > :34:50.great moments in recent Olympic times. Massu was such an unlikely

:34:50. > :34:53.champion. He put his heart and soul into it. He was not going to win a

:34:53. > :34:57.Grand Slam tournament, but this was his chance and in some ways maybe

:34:57. > :35:07.it meant a bit more to him, representing his nation in that

:35:07. > :35:08.

:35:08. > :35:15.form and coming away with a great price. -- a great price. 2008 was a

:35:15. > :35:21.terrific event. You had all the big guys. I remember two things with

:35:21. > :35:24.the men. Number one, Nadal, who had already won the French and

:35:24. > :35:29.Wimbledon. He went to Beijing and captured the gold medal, beating

:35:29. > :35:36.the Gonzalez in the final having beaten Djokovic in a hard-fought

:35:36. > :35:45.semi-final. Roger Federer wanted that gold and he didn't get it. And

:35:45. > :35:51.yet, he came back to win the Coming out of it, I felt like I was

:35:51. > :35:55.a changed man to some degree. Seeing other athletes train, being

:35:55. > :36:01.part of the Olympic spirit, being there, a place I never thought I

:36:02. > :36:04.would beat, growing up, was something very special. Well, many

:36:05. > :36:10.people have said maybe tennis shouldn't be in the Olympics, but

:36:10. > :36:13.when you get the top players like Federer, Djokovic, Murray and Nadal

:36:13. > :36:17.all wanting to win the gold medal, we are really looking forward to

:36:17. > :36:21.that. Of course we have plenty of business at Wimbledon this weekend.

:36:21. > :36:26.The men's final tomorrow, but the ladies are heading back from the

:36:26. > :36:36.locker room. Not long, that shower. A quick chat with your coach, a

:36:36. > :36:36.

:36:36. > :36:42.change of clothes and then back out to resume play. Hoping Aggie

:36:42. > :36:48.Radwanska will find a way to win a few more games and put serene under

:36:48. > :36:52.pressure. She has her sights set on a fifth Wimbledon title. The

:36:52. > :37:01.players are back on Centre Court. The roof stays open, hopefully

:37:01. > :37:07.there is no more rain. Let's rejoin John, Lindsay and Mark.

:37:07. > :37:12.It will be interesting to see if Radwanska can contain Williams'

:37:12. > :37:16.power. The start is absolutely crucial, Lindsay. We said that in

:37:16. > :37:19.the first set. She needed to get off to a good start. You could see

:37:19. > :37:24.the crowd were disappointed when she couldn't hold her first service

:37:24. > :37:28.game. She has to do that early on in this second set, not let Serena

:37:28. > :37:32.get more and more comfortable. She is a great frontrunner as it is,

:37:32. > :37:36.she already has the first set under her belt very comfortably. We will

:37:36. > :37:40.see what Radwanska can come out within the second set. If she has

:37:40. > :37:50.the energy. We said she wasn't feeling well. See if her coat had

:37:50. > :37:54.any motivation to get her going. -- her coach. She still got 70% first

:37:54. > :38:00.serves. You want to say don't give her a look at his second serve.

:38:00. > :38:01.What do you do? I would take a bit off my serve, and really go for

:38:01. > :38:05.off my serve, and really go for placement. When you lack pace, as

:38:05. > :38:09.placement. When you lack pace, as she does, is it a smart move

:38:09. > :38:14.against somebody likes arena to hit into the body and maybe keep the

:38:14. > :38:18.ball a bit lower? She just has to get more depth on the serve. She

:38:18. > :38:24.was just getting them in the middle of the box. That is not going to

:38:24. > :38:29.cut it in a Wimbledon final against anybody. Made use the slice, maybe

:38:30. > :38:36.get Serena off balance, reaching. She doesn't do a great job of using

:38:36. > :38:45.her legs to generate power, so she is a bit fragile with her serve.

:38:45. > :38:50.She arms her serve. Not much on it. The idea of going bigger, basically

:38:50. > :38:56.hitting two first serves should be strongly considered. Because her

:38:56. > :39:01.serve seems to be the type of serve to start a point as opposed to

:39:01. > :39:07.winning free points. Pretty difficult to win a title on grass.

:39:08. > :39:12.The fact that she's in the final is pretty amazing, pretty impressive.

:39:12. > :39:16.But she is going to be, what, at worst two in the world if she loses

:39:16. > :39:20.this. She has got a lot to be proud of and I suspect she is not going

:39:21. > :39:30.to be as wound up this time around, so she should be able to get off to

:39:31. > :39:32.

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:39:50. > :39:53.

:39:53. > :40:00.She hasn't had to play any big hitters, as I look through the draw.

:40:00. > :40:06.Just one in the top ten. The semi- finals against Angelique Kerber.

:40:06. > :40:12.She's supposedly, when you look at the champions since Martina won in

:40:12. > :40:20.1997, she is three inches shorter and 26 pan labels writer than the

:40:20. > :40:30.average Wimbledon champion since then. -- 26 pounds lighter. She

:40:30. > :40:31.

:40:31. > :40:38.hasn't had to deal with somebody like Serena. Sukova, next to

:40:38. > :40:43.Martina Navratilova and Jana Novotna. Tracy Austin next to her.

:40:43. > :40:52.Paul Mackney at the back, next to Tracy Austin. -- Paul McNamee. He

:40:52. > :41:01.was twice eight doubles champion. Maria Bueno from Brazil, a former

:41:01. > :41:06.Wimbledon champion. Jacques Rogge on the front at the left. The

:41:06. > :41:11.president of the IOC. With the Olympics coming to Wimbledon, as we

:41:11. > :41:21.have just trail. Well, there's a lady that doesn't need any more

:41:21. > :41:22.

:41:22. > :41:31.introductions. A legend of the game. An iconic star. And Ann Jones,

:41:31. > :41:41.winner of Wimbledon in 1969. She won the juniors as well. As

:41:41. > :41:45.

:41:45. > :41:51.There's a lady that also did the double. Tam Agnieszka Radwanska

:41:51. > :42:01.overturn that opening set deficit? The second half of the ladies'

:42:01. > :42:38.

:42:38. > :42:48.A shot of adrenalin, perhaps, for Radwanska. A couple of points that

:42:48. > :42:48.

:42:48. > :43:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:43:59. > :44:03.Don't forget the new balls. They A lift for Radwanska and a lift for

:44:03. > :44:09.the crowd as well. That was imperative for Radwanska to get

:44:09. > :44:14.that service game. Now she has got a lead for the first time. Maybe

:44:14. > :44:18.she can get off to a better start returning in this game, a bit more

:44:18. > :44:23.confident going for her shots. Serena has to not let it bother her

:44:23. > :44:33.that they are even clapping for her mistakes. That can get under your

:44:33. > :44:56.

:44:56. > :45:01.This is where the doubles comes into play for Serena. In their

:45:01. > :45:05.semi-final yesterday, they got off to a slow start, but Venus and

:45:05. > :45:10.Serena played so well in the second and third set, coming in and

:45:10. > :45:18.poaching balls out of the air. kept her racket out in front of her

:45:18. > :45:28.on that volley. Makes it a lot easier. These two will play for the

:45:28. > :45:28.

:45:28. > :46:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:46:55. > :46:59.That's the tournament record. 19 -- We saw Radwanska tried a sliced

:47:00. > :47:05.forehand. That's not a bad idea. You have to really go after it if

:47:05. > :47:08.you're going to do it. It may be a little lower, a little harder.

:47:08. > :47:18.one-handed follow through. You can't just drop down on it, it will

:47:18. > :47:18.

:47:18. > :48:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:48:01. > :48:07.It's not a shot that you practise a A slice kick serve has no jump to

:48:07. > :48:17.it, which makes it pretty easy pickings for Serena Williams.

:48:17. > :48:29.

:48:29. > :48:36.in her strike zone. It's coming There's another one, right in the

:48:36. > :48:40.middle of the court, got what it deserved. So many of these,

:48:40. > :48:50.Radwanska doesn't even have time to make him move. She is finishing her

:48:50. > :49:00.

:49:00. > :49:10.It was a bright start to the second set by hanging on to her serve. But

:49:10. > :49:15.But Serena is already in her stride in the second set. And that is how

:49:15. > :49:19.she is feeling out here. It's difficult for a player who, so far,

:49:19. > :49:26.doesn't look like she believes for a second that she has a chance of

:49:26. > :49:31.winning this. And certainly, as she has done many, many times, Serena

:49:31. > :49:39.Williams is imposing her will. And the incredible power that she

:49:39. > :49:43.brings to this sport. Especially on this court. It's kind of hard to

:49:43. > :49:48.see it lasting over an hour at this stage. Lindsay, you must have felt

:49:48. > :49:53.like this at times. Your game was built around a big serve and ground

:49:53. > :49:58.strokes, you have a player down the other end and you feel, they can't

:49:58. > :50:03.hurt me. That is what Serena likes. No-one can take the play away from

:50:03. > :50:10.her. Radwanska can't do anything to push Serena back and get her on her

:50:10. > :50:14.heels. She has very rarely been on the run. On her return games,

:50:14. > :50:19.Serena is inside the baseline, picking the shots she wants to hit.

:50:19. > :50:29.It's just a very tough match up, made worse on the grass for

:50:29. > :50:50.

:50:50. > :51:00.She needed to do something, and she did. That's the type of hands that

:51:00. > :51:14.

:51:14. > :51:24.has got her to number three in the That's where she just shuts you

:51:24. > :51:28.

:51:28. > :51:33.Nothing you can do. She didn't even move. There's so much pressure on

:51:33. > :51:38.Radwanska on the points she is able to get the return back. To make

:51:38. > :51:48.something happen. Because of all the free points Serena gets on her

:51:48. > :52:26.

:52:26. > :52:36.She has made the most of any chance Serena needs to get closer to that

:52:36. > :53:05.

:53:05. > :53:11.Radwanska is normally so stingy in giving away easy points, easy

:53:11. > :53:21.errors. That's nerves. She's making a lot of errors on balls that she

:53:21. > :53:44.

:53:44. > :53:47.Again, we saw Williams at the net, putting the ball away. The first

:53:47. > :53:53.putting the ball away. The first final I ever came to was yours,

:53:53. > :53:58.John, against Chris Lewis in 1983. He couldn't do anything that date

:53:58. > :54:05.either. That was a match where I felt I couldn't get hurt by

:54:05. > :54:15.anything he did. He didn't have a good enough return and my serve, it

:54:15. > :54:34.

:54:34. > :54:40.is the match-up that Lindsay was How does she get to challenge that?

:54:40. > :54:45.She missed the ball... But she was playing that. It doesn't matter,

:54:45. > :54:55.thankfully. Some dubious decisions being made with the challenges. Not

:54:55. > :55:19.

:55:19. > :55:29.The good news is she's playing better than the first set. Just got

:55:29. > :55:30.

:55:30. > :55:40.to find a way... Down solo for that. Nice! She has to breaks arena's

:55:40. > :55:48.

:55:48. > :55:58.That's a smart shot by Serena. It really was. And smart to set it up

:55:58. > :55:59.

:55:59. > :56:09.with this backhand pass. Working the angles. That was a deliberate

:56:09. > :56:18.

:56:18. > :56:28.shot. Against somebody who is not That's a better second serve.

:56:28. > :57:07.

:57:07. > :57:13.Keeps herself in contention in this Serena, still up a break in this

:57:13. > :57:18.second set, but can Radwanska get into Serena's head? It's something

:57:18. > :57:22.she does so well against so many players. Time on the ball is so

:57:22. > :57:27.crucial. And Serena has a lot of time to set up in this match. In

:57:27. > :57:35.their previous matches, Radwanska has never got more than four games.

:57:35. > :57:40.It seems, so far, more of the same. Obviously, this is her maiden Slam,

:57:40. > :57:44.but do you feel that this is her best surface or is she better on

:57:44. > :57:50.other services? Its attempts to she plays. She would have a better

:57:50. > :57:55.chance against Serena on other surfaces. -- it depends who she

:57:55. > :58:01.plays. You would think that a hard court would be suitable because she

:58:01. > :58:06.sees the ball early. She would have better believe that the ball she is

:58:06. > :58:11.going to receive is going to bounce into more of a predictable way. You

:58:11. > :58:18.have less time on the grass, especially against the bigger

:58:18. > :58:28.hitters. She has been rewarded for tennis smarts to get to this first

:58:28. > :58:57.

:58:57. > :59:07.She's getting more on the ball, starting to be more aggressive.

:59:07. > :59:07.

:59:07. > :59:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:59:57. > :00:07.She really did not get herself back Three first serves mist in the

:00:07. > :00:07.

:00:07. > :01:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:01:05. > :01:15.That was some ankle! -- angle. I Radwanska does not get a better

:01:15. > :01:35.

:01:35. > :01:45.The perfect point by Serena. She was moving forward when she saw

:01:45. > :01:55.

:01:55. > :02:05.Serena finally finds the UMPIRE: Let, first service.

:02:05. > :02:31.

:02:31. > :02:41.That was her best chance, Radwanska, but it has gone. She has not got a

:02:41. > :03:10.

:03:10. > :03:20.When it is a must-win game, that is not a good sign. She has battled

:03:20. > :03:31.

:03:31. > :03:37.The only time we have ever seen that in her career was in the first

:03:37. > :03:47.round at the French. No doubt it is more tough when you are older but

:03:47. > :04:21.

:04:21. > :04:31.easier to hide Venus on grass. -- That was a great effort from Serena

:04:31. > :04:38.to track the ball down. The off speed, Top Spin, softball and slice

:04:38. > :04:48.the forehand. That is the first time she has really had to scramble

:04:48. > :05:13.

:05:13. > :05:23.It is now she has made her presence She again closes the gap to just

:05:23. > :05:33.

:05:33. > :05:38.She is certainly doing a lot of things better. She is playing the

:05:38. > :05:45.type of tennis that has allowed her to become one of the best players

:05:45. > :05:54.in the world. Unpredictable and very effective. I would like to see

:05:54. > :06:00.if she has another gear. She could use the crowd. I personally just

:06:00. > :06:04.having experienced both sides do not like to see a truly great

:06:04. > :06:14.champion's level drop but it seems that is the only way she will get

:06:14. > :06:15.

:06:15. > :06:23.into the match. Could she lift her game? Is it conceivable? She should

:06:23. > :06:30.have won at three of those last four points. Even at her best,

:06:30. > :06:35.Radwanska does not do the things that disrupts Serena. She cannot

:06:35. > :06:45.penetrate the court. She feels no pressure and no panic to go for

:06:45. > :06:45.

:06:45. > :08:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:08:17. > :08:23.Serena does such a great job of Oh, boy! You cannot miss that. That

:08:23. > :08:33.was such a good return. That is what her dad was talking about with

:08:33. > :08:47.

:08:47. > :08:57.Tomasz Wiktorowski knows those are the sorts of thing she needs to

:08:57. > :09:32.

:09:32. > :09:39.At 30-30, she is trying to stop That is what Serena has been able

:09:39. > :09:49.to do, not only in this match, but in the whole tournament. She was

:09:49. > :09:49.

:09:49. > :10:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:10:56. > :11:05.not moving that great earlier but Radwanska is challenging the surf.

:11:05. > :11:15.Not a lot of hope. -- at the serve. It is impossible for her to think

:11:15. > :11:15.

:11:15. > :12:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:12:26. > :12:33.That is certainly the best point that Radwanska has played. I am

:12:33. > :12:43.surprised that Serena did not move in. She let her back into the rally.

:12:43. > :12:43.

:12:43. > :13:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:13:23. > :13:33.That was a great effort by This is her chance. It is what she

:13:33. > :14:00.

:14:00. > :14:06.It has taken her 69 minutes to That will be challenged, I would

:14:06. > :14:16.think. Umpire Macro she is challenging the serve. -- UMPIRE:

:14:16. > :14:17.

:14:17. > :15:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:15:05. > :15:13.Serena it offers up the unforced error. We have a match on an hands.

:15:13. > :15:23.-- Our hands. When she had chances on previous points, she moved in.

:15:23. > :15:23.

:15:23. > :16:04.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:16:04. > :16:10.Frustration for raptor Macro. -- They must have had low bouncing

:16:10. > :16:20.courts in Germany where she learnt her tennis. Good reaction from

:16:20. > :16:31.

:16:31. > :16:41.Serena after dropping her serve That is the 7th time that Serena

:16:41. > :16:59.

:16:59. > :17:09.has lost her serve in The A good serve from Radwanska. A

:17:09. > :17:28.

:17:28. > :17:38.She got away with it. She made a player that next ball. Serena saw

:17:38. > :17:38.

:17:38. > :18:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:18:27. > :18:34.she was there. She is very game 8 great turnaround from Radwanska.

:18:34. > :18:40.She is getting more power up on her shots. It is the belief. She thinks

:18:40. > :18:46.she has a chance in the rallies. How big a factor our nerves playing

:18:46. > :18:54.with Serena? No question you get nervous when you get older. She

:18:54. > :19:02.said they affected her badly at the French. She has had some lapses in

:19:02. > :19:09.this event where it looked to be over and she had a struggle. She

:19:09. > :19:15.won 7-5 just to get into the quarters. She looked like she was

:19:15. > :19:24.going to dust off the semi-final. It is the same thing that has

:19:24. > :19:31.happened here. That last service game, she clearly should have won.

:19:31. > :19:41.She got a little bit hesitant just at the wrong moment. Credit to

:19:41. > :19:41.

:19:41. > :21:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:21:16. > :21:21.Can she continued to run with the That was a beautiful shot! It is so

:21:21. > :21:26.unusual to see Serena back- pedalling. I thought she has volley

:21:26. > :21:36.it pretty well up to the stage was a bit which shows that nerves have

:21:36. > :21:48.

:21:48. > :21:53.got in the way. Otherwise she would There she goes. It makes search the

:21:53. > :22:00.difference with her mind set. She wants to go after the shots.

:22:00. > :22:10.Immediately followed that one forward. That is exactly what she

:22:10. > :22:18.

:22:18. > :22:28.just said. She has been watching a There you go! Why did cannot do

:22:28. > :22:29.

:22:29. > :22:35.that the last game? -- I'm not do that. A great adjustment from

:22:35. > :22:45.Serena the last two points. She knows what it is like to went on

:22:45. > :22:55.court. She has allowed Radwanska to play her way back into this set.

:22:55. > :23:24.

:23:24. > :23:34.Serena are showing some great Radwanska is showing why she got to

:23:34. > :24:05.

:24:05. > :24:15.this point. She has become Two of the best serves she has hit

:24:15. > :24:15.

:24:15. > :25:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:25:00. > :25:10.in the match. Fresh balls helping A halt to at love just when she

:25:10. > :25:13.

:25:13. > :25:18.wanted it. -- a hold to love. That was the hardest serve she has hit

:25:19. > :25:24.in the match. She has a lot of reasons to feel a whole lot better

:25:24. > :25:31.about things about now. It would be an explosion on Centre Court if she

:25:31. > :25:37.could pull off this set somehow. Then it really would be game on.

:25:37. > :25:43.saw it a bit yesterday with Jo- Wilfried Tsonga. He got himself

:25:43. > :25:48.back into it. You could see the pace of the ground strokes increase.

:25:48. > :25:52.We are seeing it here with Radwanska. She has never even been

:25:52. > :25:59.to a Grand Slam semi-final before this tournament. It is all

:25:59. > :26:04.uncharted territory. We thought the start would be crucial. The rain

:26:04. > :26:13.delay meant she could catch her breath. A good start in the second

:26:13. > :26:23.set has let her believe. She is so much better than the first set.

:26:23. > :26:23.

:26:23. > :27:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:27:08. > :27:18.service of Serena is worse in the Things are getting a whole lot more

:27:18. > :27:18.

:27:18. > :28:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:28:12. > :28:18.difficult for Serena right now. Eyed did not think I would be

:28:18. > :28:25.seeing this. Scarcely credible after a set and a half that

:28:25. > :28:35.Radwanska would be on the bird of taking it into a final set. --

:28:35. > :29:10.

:29:10. > :29:15.It just goes to show even the best are not immune to nabs. Serena has

:29:15. > :29:20.been struggling with that. After the past couple of years and

:29:20. > :29:26.everything she has gone through, she in the last years has got tight

:29:26. > :29:30.in the big matches - the big moments. Credit to Radwanska for

:29:30. > :29:38.hanging in NAV. She has raised the level of her game and put the

:29:38. > :29:43.pressure back into the Court of Serena. Still amazing to see. It

:29:43. > :29:50.looked like it was going to be over so quickly. She started to do

:29:50. > :29:55.things better. She got more on her serve. She hit the ball cleaner.

:29:55. > :30:03.She has employed the slice of the forehand. She has used every trick

:30:03. > :30:13.in the book. It worked. She got into the head of Serena. She felt

:30:13. > :30:17.

:30:17. > :30:27.the nerds but did not look like what happened. -- the nerves.

:30:27. > :30:32.

:30:32. > :30:42.Radwanska has won a higher And let's see if Serena continues

:30:42. > :30:42.

:30:42. > :31:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:31:24. > :31:29.to be hesitant. The final set of We have talked about in the last

:31:29. > :31:39.two sets how important it was for Radwanska to start well. It's very

:31:39. > :31:41.

:31:41. > :31:46.important for Serena to try and get that swagger back. Her serve has

:31:46. > :31:56.got better and better as the match has gone along. A perfect serve

:31:56. > :32:08.

:32:08. > :32:14.into the body, just enough on it. She has got great feel and hands,

:32:14. > :32:24.but that part of what game has not worked particularly well. -- her

:32:24. > :32:28.

:32:28. > :32:38.again. The drop volley and the drop That's a gift there for Radwanska.

:32:38. > :32:38.

:32:38. > :34:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:34:26. > :34:36.The chance to get the early break I love that shock when she gets

:34:36. > :34:43.

:34:43. > :34:48.down so low. It looks like her Not much you can do to defend

:34:48. > :34:58.against that. She wasn't able to make one move, Radwanska. She had

:34:58. > :35:21.

:35:21. > :35:28.A real mixed bag from Serena at the moment. What a better job Radwanska

:35:28. > :35:38.is doing at handling Serena's hard, deep return back at her. As John

:35:38. > :35:38.

:35:38. > :36:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:36:26. > :36:31.Now we really have something here. Serena's the one, surprisingly, who

:36:31. > :36:38.is going to have to get her service game under control. Dropped down

:36:38. > :36:48.rather considerably, that last half of the second set. Has to find her

:36:48. > :37:15.

:37:15. > :37:21.It is a sister act out there, isn't it? Venus, Serena's sister.

:37:22. > :37:31.Radwanska's younger sister, Ursula, who also plays and also won Junior

:37:32. > :38:01.

:38:01. > :38:05.She's being forced to produce her best now, Serena. She's working

:38:05. > :38:15.hard to maintain her composure, because inside she can't believe

:38:15. > :38:15.

:38:15. > :38:25.that she hasn't won this event already. She's fighting herself as

:38:25. > :38:27.

:38:27. > :38:31.That's what she couldn't keep together at the French Open last

:38:31. > :38:38.month. After she lost that second set, after having the lead, she

:38:38. > :38:48.broke down in tears, was visibly distressed. So far, managing her

:38:48. > :38:49.

:38:49. > :40:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:40:25. > :40:30.That was much needed and a good effort, because she still hasn't

:40:31. > :40:34.quite got her groove back on serve. quite got her groove back on serve.

:40:34. > :40:44.For her, it's doing it the hard way. For her, it's doing it the hard way.

:40:44. > :40:46.

:40:46. > :40:51.She is trying to dig in mentally, How tough is it at this stage to

:40:51. > :40:57.get yourself out of the Place Serena seems to be in? It's tough

:40:57. > :41:02.when you are so close to victory. To winning the title, your fifth

:41:02. > :41:08.Wimbledon. Now she finds herself in a third set, fighting herself, her

:41:08. > :41:18.opponent who is playing better... Champions adjust. Let's see if

:41:18. > :41:43.

:41:43. > :41:47.Some great tennis between these two She has got fabulous anticipation,

:41:48. > :41:57.Radwanska. I don't know why, when she got the ball over Serena, she

:41:58. > :42:09.

:42:09. > :42:19.didn't move forward. She let Serena UMPIRE: Miss Radwanska is

:42:19. > :42:20.

:42:20. > :42:30.I don't think you should be allowed to challenge after you ask your box.

:42:30. > :43:01.

:43:01. > :43:11.In the rules, technically you are Still hadn't recovered from that

:43:11. > :43:21.

:43:21. > :43:29.second point. Two bad unforced 5 doubles in this match. There's

:43:29. > :43:36.the best shot of Radwanska. That off forehand. Takes time away from

:43:36. > :43:46.her opponent by her own propositioning, not by her power. -

:43:46. > :43:46.

:43:46. > :45:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:45:20. > :45:24.That one she really earned. Serena At one point, I believe it was 6-1,

:45:24. > :45:29.4-2, she was going for the double break, but Radwanska was able to

:45:29. > :45:36.lift herself. During that game, Serena was so confident, so cocky,

:45:36. > :45:43.I mean in a good way, but a somewhat risky way, "It's going so

:45:43. > :45:53.well, I'm going to beat her at home game," trying some of those, shall

:45:53. > :46:00.we say, different shots. The semi- Moon Ball kind of shot. She lost

:46:00. > :46:05.that game. She thought, OK, I am still up a break. And then the

:46:05. > :46:10.nerves got in the way a little bit. She hesitated on a couple of balls

:46:11. > :46:15.where, earlier, she was routinely putting them away. When she lost

:46:15. > :46:22.that game that clearly she should have won to go 5-3, suddenly the

:46:22. > :46:32.match shifted and put a lot more stress on Serena's body, really

:46:32. > :46:37.changed things. If she had won 6-1, 6-2, it would have been like, wow,

:46:37. > :46:47.I can win any way I want. Now she is the one who appears to be in

:46:47. > :46:52.

:46:52. > :46:58.Stick to what got her there. Interesting, before the match,

:46:58. > :47:02.hearing Smartie -- Martina Navratilova talking about how

:47:02. > :47:12.nervous she was to play her last Wimbledon final, in her thirties,

:47:12. > :47:13.

:47:13. > :47:19.compared to when she first came on Somebody like that, who can win as

:47:19. > :47:24.much as she did, can get nervous. So no doubt everybody can. A couple

:47:24. > :47:34.of years since Serena won a Grand Slam title. This game will help.

:47:34. > :47:47.

:47:47. > :47:55.There it is. A game in under a minute. We had the golden set in

:47:55. > :48:05.this tournament. That was a golden game. That's part of why she

:48:05. > :48:09.

:48:09. > :48:19.thought, at 6-1, 4-3, it was over. UMPIRE: Miss Williams is

:48:19. > :48:44.

:48:45. > :48:54.No tie-breaks, so challenges become Great imagination. You could see

:48:55. > :49:25.

:49:25. > :49:32.she had it lined up, from here. She This is the type of thing she needs

:49:32. > :49:39.to do, clearly. Go after that serve, shorten these points. A

:49:39. > :49:43.championship move in the last couple of minutes by Serena. Four

:49:43. > :49:53.aces in the previous game gives you a platform, doesn't it? It sure

:49:53. > :50:13.

:50:13. > :50:20.You can't give Radwanska an extra chance in a rally. She did an

:50:20. > :50:30.amazing job of turning defence into offence. Again, Serena was very

:50:30. > :50:30.

:50:30. > :51:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:51:18. > :51:27.She got her 51st a winner of the final in the end. Both players a

:51:27. > :51:37.bit winded there after that exchange. Such a huge moment here.

:51:37. > :52:08.

:52:08. > :52:17.She grabs the first break in this That's her first break since early

:52:18. > :52:22.in the second set. Those two games, well played from Serena. Those four

:52:22. > :52:27.Acers certainly gave her more confidence for the return game.

:52:27. > :52:31.are back to where we were in the second set, controlling the mind.

:52:31. > :52:36.Yeah, but she has shown a lot of guts and heart to pull it together.

:52:36. > :52:42.A lot of players would have been overwhelmed at this stage, but

:52:42. > :52:46.she's done a great job of maintaining her composure when her

:52:46. > :52:51.opponent's level had really picked up, the crowd had got much more

:52:51. > :52:56.into it. You can see how bad she wants it, which is a wonderful

:52:56. > :53:00.thing to see when you have seen her win so many before. Sharapova

:53:00. > :53:04.talked about that at the French Open. If she were able to win

:53:04. > :53:08.another Grand Slam after shoulder surgery and all the injuries, it

:53:08. > :53:12.would be her biggest achievement. Serena says the same. After

:53:12. > :53:22.everything she has gone through the last two years, to add another

:53:22. > :53:25.

:53:25. > :53:35.Grand Slam title she thinks would She's within touching distance of

:53:35. > :54:03.

:54:03. > :54:07.it again. A brick to the good in Great width to her tennis in that

:54:07. > :54:17.rally. She has made a knight adjustment, a concerted attempt to

:54:17. > :54:49.

:54:49. > :54:59.move forward and shorten these Six aces in her last seven points

:54:59. > :54:59.

:54:59. > :55:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:55:41. > :55:46.I read a lovely line about Radwanska's tennis the other day.

:55:46. > :55:56.It said she had mastered the art of Miss direction. She is tough to

:55:56. > :56:34.

:56:34. > :56:44.Well, if she's going to win this now, Radwanska, she's going to have

:56:44. > :56:45.

:56:45. > :56:55.to break Serena two more times, which would seem to be a very tall

:56:55. > :57:07.

:57:07. > :57:17.order. The new balls will help her Oh, that's too bad, it just missed.

:57:17. > :57:45.

:57:45. > :57:49.That would have been some point to This is a mere must-win game for

:57:49. > :57:59.Radwanska. To give Serena a two chances to serve for the match, I

:57:59. > :57:59.

:57:59. > :58:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:58:47. > :58:57.can't think she would falter but She wants to put it away right now.

:58:57. > :59:10.

:59:10. > :59:20.Like all great champions, she's a vicious competitor. Desperately

:59:20. > :59:20.

:59:20. > :00:06.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:00:06. > :00:15.Well, Serena did not go after the ball. She played not to lose the

:00:15. > :00:20.point but somehow Radwanska found a way. Radwanska has directed so many

:00:20. > :00:30.shots to the forehand of Serena. That side gets tighter on the big

:00:30. > :01:06.

:01:06. > :01:14.That was a better return. She kept What a bit of invention from

:01:14. > :01:21.Serena! She claims that the break. Talk about surprising Radwanska,

:01:21. > :01:30.she did not move a muscle towards that ball. That makes life a whole

:01:30. > :01:35.lot easier for Serena Williams. What a time to pull this out! We

:01:35. > :01:43.saw it early in the match but have not seen us since the first set

:01:43. > :01:53.from Serena. How sweet it is! knows how great that second break

:01:53. > :01:55.

:01:55. > :02:02.An early celebration for the American. She deserves it. She

:02:02. > :02:09.really does. She has been through a lot. It does not get any easier as

:02:09. > :02:13.you hit that dreaded 30. She has really done a great job. It has

:02:13. > :02:21.been a lot more entertaining than we would have dreamed of an hour

:02:21. > :02:31.and 15 minutes ago. Credit to Radwanska! Serena are back where

:02:31. > :02:31.

:02:31. > :03:53.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:03:53. > :03:58.That was a valiant effort from It is a classic case of making your

:03:59. > :04:08.opponent hit one more people. is a mission statement throughout a

:04:09. > :04:09.

:04:09. > :05:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:05:18. > :05:28.That was a perfect surf from Serena. Serena is Wimbledon champion up

:05:28. > :05:47.

:05:48. > :05:55.What a moment for her! One of the 14 Grand Slam titles now come at

:05:55. > :06:05.four behind Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova. She adds to her legacy

:06:05. > :06:11.

:06:11. > :06:20.I guess when you had won it this many times, you know the quickest

:06:20. > :06:30.way up to the box. The no, she does not! They must have changed it

:06:30. > :06:35.

:06:35. > :06:45.She is congratulated by the coach of Radwanska. Now her sister. What

:06:45. > :06:45.

:06:45. > :06:55.a lovely moment this is! The better player won on the day. Trying to

:06:55. > :07:28.

:07:28. > :07:33.She and Venus both have five Wimbledon singles titles. She is

:07:33. > :07:41.off somewhere else. I think she is choosing the safest way to get back

:07:41. > :07:46.down to Centre Court. What a tournament it has been for

:07:46. > :07:53.Radwanska! Never before has she made it to a semi-final in a Grand

:07:53. > :08:03.Slam. She was under the weather. She has got to be so proud of

:08:03. > :08:10.herself. She really made a match of this. If there were eight. Macro,

:08:10. > :08:20.2-1 up in the third set, where she could do it, Serena lifted her game.

:08:20. > :08:43.

:08:43. > :08:48.Well, Serena taking the applause of the crowd. The trophy awaits her.

:08:48. > :08:52.Ladies and gentlemen, the trophies will be presented on court by his

:08:52. > :08:58.Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, President of the All England Club.

:08:58. > :09:08.He will be accompanied by the chairman of the All England Club

:09:08. > :09:16.

:09:16. > :09:22.and President of the Lawn Tennis Tradition is so much a part of the

:09:22. > :09:28.All England Club and Wimbledon. Always a lovely touch for the ball

:09:28. > :09:31.boys and girls, who had done such an incredible job at these

:09:31. > :09:41.championships. The greatest compliment you can give them is you

:09:41. > :10:00.

:10:00. > :10:10.Ladies and gentlemen, today's chair umpire! From Sweden, an official

:10:10. > :10:12.

:10:12. > :10:22.since 1994. A First Lady's single final for him as well. -- first

:10:22. > :10:30.

:10:30. > :10:35.ladies singles final. And to the She has rewritten Polish tennis

:10:35. > :10:45.history this week in the same manner that Andy Murray has done it

:10:45. > :10:56.

:10:56. > :11:05.Understated but certainly not underrated. And the Wimbledon

:11:05. > :11:12.ladies' singles champion 2012, Serena Williams! She'd take the

:11:12. > :11:22.walk for the big time in her career. -- she takes the walk for the 5th

:11:22. > :11:27.

:11:27. > :11:37.time in her career. The wonderful ladies of trophy! -- ladies trophy.

:11:37. > :11:42.

:11:42. > :11:52.Of course of the original stays at the club but you do get an eight

:11:52. > :11:55.

:11:56. > :12:01.inch replica to take with you. SUE BARKER: You fought so hard and

:12:01. > :12:11.won so many fans, I hope you are proud of your performance had today.

:12:11. > :12:20.

:12:20. > :12:30.Thank you so much. I think I have had the best two weeks in my life.

:12:30. > :12:38.

:12:38. > :12:42.I'm very happy to be hit in the The applause says it all. It was

:12:42. > :12:52.not the result you wanted but I hope you have many happy memories.

:12:52. > :12:56.

:12:56. > :13:06.Of course. I remember 2005 when I won Junior Wimbledon. I think it

:13:06. > :13:14.

:13:14. > :13:19.was not my day. I will try next Finally, I know it has not been

:13:20. > :13:25.easy for you. Everyone knows how you have been suffering over the

:13:25. > :13:32.past few days and it was doubly difficult for you. We were playing

:13:32. > :13:37.in the rain and the wind and it did not help me much. Anyway, I think I

:13:37. > :13:43.was playing great matches here. I was playing my best to date as well.

:13:43. > :13:53.I am very happy and thank you so much for the support. Thank you so

:13:53. > :13:59.

:13:59. > :14:07.match, ladies and gentlemen, Serena, how nice does it feel, that

:14:07. > :14:13.trophy again? I cannot even describe it. Thank to hope that for

:14:13. > :14:22.letting me get this far. I almost did not make it a few years ago. I

:14:22. > :14:28.am here again. I am so happy. mentioned being in hospital. With

:14:28. > :14:36.everything you have been through, does it make it sweeter? Most

:14:36. > :14:44.definitely. I never dreamt of being here again and being so down. Never

:14:45. > :14:51.give up. Thank you guys in the box - Daddy, mum, Sasha, Esther! Thank

:14:51. > :14:56.you. I cannot name everyone. If you are over there, thank you from the

:14:56. > :15:06.bottom of my heart. I could never have done this without you. When

:15:06. > :15:09.

:15:09. > :15:15.you were with me in a hospital, thank you so much! You too, Isha!

:15:15. > :15:21.You were there every day. Thank you. I am glad you came down the safe

:15:21. > :15:28.route. I could literally have leaped over there. I did not want

:15:28. > :15:36.to do that. Maybe next time. have the doubles coming up. You had

:15:36. > :15:43.to date so deep at the beginning. How did you control your emotions?

:15:43. > :15:49.It was really tough. She played so well. That is why she has had such

:15:49. > :15:59.a great Korea and so young. Another round of applause because she is

:15:59. > :16:01.

:16:01. > :16:05.amazing. I do know it is rude to talk about

:16:06. > :16:15.age that you have made an incredible achievement at the age

:16:15. > :16:25.of 30. Martina Navratilova won it in 1990. Is it the new 20? Oh, my

:16:25. > :16:35.God! Of course. Hello. I have been saying all wheat, mentally, I am 12,

:16:35. > :16:36.

:16:36. > :16:44.13. -- all week. You can match Venus with the trophies now. Thank

:16:45. > :16:54.you, Venus, for your advice during the rain dilemma. I had to copy you

:16:54. > :17:04.again. Sorry! -- rain delay. Congratulations on a 5th Wimbledon

:17:04. > :17:07.

:17:07. > :17:11.trophy. Serena Williams! It is a remarkable story. It continues. I

:17:12. > :17:21.wonder how long it will continue with the sort of form she is in

:17:21. > :17:28.right now? At the end she thanked a lot of people. Venus, the older

:17:28. > :17:31.sister, who was out there and done and doing so many big things in

:17:31. > :17:40.tennis, to have your little sister come and steal your thunder in a

:17:40. > :17:46.big way... I had a little brother myself who played on the tour. I

:17:46. > :17:51.can only imagine what it would be like. Lucky I only had to imagine

:17:51. > :17:58.it! To have to handle that with the grace she has shown throughout this,

:17:58. > :18:04.and the support she has given Serena, it is unbelievable. And it

:18:04. > :18:10.is so genuine. It really is. It is amazing. Just think what they have

:18:10. > :18:13.to go through playing each other. How do you do that and be able to

:18:13. > :18:23.manufacture and play your best tennis when those emotions get in

:18:23. > :18:28.the way? We often sort of haute in a way, as lovers of the sport, and

:18:28. > :18:36.commentators and fans, you would see someone else in the mix because

:18:36. > :18:41.it was so bizarre to see themselves play each other - have to

:18:41. > :18:47.commentate. Thankful that she was brought in. As the question about

:18:47. > :18:53.how long she can go on? A couple of years ago no one would have dreamed

:18:53. > :18:58.she would have had the problems she had. You never know. That is why we

:18:58. > :19:03.love sport. We will be thinking the same thing tomorrow when the great

:19:04. > :19:10.Roger Federer goes up against Andy Murray. If he were able to play the

:19:10. > :19:19.type of tennis we saw against Novak Djokovic, you could say, how does

:19:19. > :19:24.he keep doing it? You certainly think he could win at least two,

:19:24. > :19:31.three more of these will start Venus is the only other person who

:19:31. > :19:37.has managed to take Serena to three sets in a Wimbledon final.

:19:37. > :19:42.Radwanska has managed to take a set of her for the first time on the

:19:42. > :19:49.bigger stage in the world. Credit to her she was able to do that. She

:19:49. > :19:55.could not handle the power in the end. Huge credit to her! She had to

:19:55. > :20:01.deal with a sore throat and issues. The overwhelming odds she was up

:20:01. > :20:10.against even to make it competitive. She must be so proud of herself -

:20:10. > :20:16.deservedly so. I have seen them all. Martina Navratilova, Billie-Jean

:20:16. > :20:23.King, when I was growing up as a kid. The Chris Evert machine.

:20:23. > :20:27.Monica Seles, Steffi Graf. I must be forgetting someone. I believe

:20:27. > :20:33.you are watching the greatest female player that has ever played

:20:33. > :20:41.this game. Enjoy it while you can. Who knows what can happen in the

:20:41. > :20:47.next few years? Do you think she will get over 18? I did not say it

:20:47. > :20:53.will be easy. If you go buy records, it is not definite. In golf, you

:20:53. > :21:00.thought Tiger Woods would do it and he has not managed it yet. There is

:21:00. > :21:10.work to be done, clearly. Is that the all time? Is it 18 questor much

:21:10. > :21:11.

:21:11. > :21:21.up Steffi Graf has the all time - 22. -- is it a team? It is an elite

:21:21. > :21:30.

:21:30. > :21:40.A couple of Wimbledon titles behind Steffi Graf. She won all four

:21:40. > :21:42.

:21:42. > :21:49.Major's four times each. She won the slam and be Olympics. There

:21:49. > :21:59.should be a law they have to play tennis! You cannot imagine a better

:21:59. > :22:01.

:22:01. > :22:08.team pull than that combination. -- gene pool. This would be an

:22:08. > :22:14.occasion that Serena would not mind signing some autographs. I was

:22:14. > :22:19.going to say, let the celebration the game! Excuse me, I forgot about

:22:19. > :22:27.the women's doubles. A lot of people would love to get her up and

:22:27. > :22:33.get her to the studio. We may have to wait. It is always a nice

:22:33. > :22:41.tradition. Minutes goodbye. There it is, already, the winner. --

:22:41. > :22:47.goodbye. Maybe she is thinking about the doubles. The court is

:22:47. > :22:57.cleared but the memories are still fresh. Serena Williams claims her

:22:57. > :22:59.

:22:59. > :23:05.SUE BARKER: And emotional Serena Williams collecting her 5th

:23:05. > :23:15.Wimbledon title. She wobbled in the second set but she held her nerve

:23:15. > :23:20.

:23:20. > :23:24.at the beginning of the third and That was the moment she realised

:23:25. > :23:30.she had equalled what her sister had done. With everything she had

:23:30. > :23:36.been through, it was quite special. Lindsay Davenport has made her way

:23:36. > :23:39.up here. She was a very emotional Serena. She talked about the

:23:39. > :23:44.illness and career-threatening injury. It is incredible she is

:23:44. > :23:51.back and winning Grand Slams. started going downhill a few years

:23:51. > :23:56.ago. She got injured with her feet. That turned into the pulmonary

:23:56. > :24:01.embolism. She managed to regain her confidence on court. She said she

:24:01. > :24:06.was in the hospital and it was great to hear her thank her support

:24:06. > :24:12.team. She had always said, if she could win another one, it would

:24:12. > :24:16.mean so much. You could see it in her face and expressions and

:24:16. > :24:21.attitudes. 10 years on from winning her first but I think this will be

:24:21. > :24:27.the sweetest of them all. Given the way the French Open went for her.

:24:27. > :24:32.She went out in the first round. She held it together so well. After

:24:32. > :24:42.the second set she could have become frustrated and given him.

:24:42. > :24:43.

:24:43. > :24:52.She was composed and stayed in the moment. It was such a key game. She

:24:52. > :24:59.had 15-40. If it had gone 4-3, it was a key game. Once the break did

:24:59. > :25:06.not happen, the nerves were on the service games. For her, the drop-

:25:06. > :25:12.shot winner at 4-2. She knew she had a chance to serve for the match.

:25:12. > :25:19.She was not going to let it go. serving was not at its best. Over

:25:20. > :25:25.The Championships, 102 aces. It is such a big weapon. Such a huge shot

:25:25. > :25:31.to have on grass? Her first serve percentage went down. That allowed

:25:31. > :25:37.Radwanska to see -- sneak the second set the way. How about the

:25:37. > :25:44.game where she said four aces in a row! That gave her all the

:25:44. > :25:47.confidence in the world. That is what kick-started that in a way -

:25:47. > :25:54.the fact she can serve that well. They must be wonderful knowing you

:25:54. > :26:00.have a weapon to get you out of trouble. Even on her second serve,

:26:00. > :26:05.she always knows she can rely on it. She has a perfect pass. That gets

:26:05. > :26:13.her through so many jams when her ground strokes are not working.

:26:13. > :26:18.can relax now. All tension has gone. The emotions that she has gone

:26:18. > :26:24.through. Heading up to the balcony. Traditionally they used to go out

:26:24. > :26:28.of the front door. This year, maybe for health and safety... Of those

:26:28. > :26:38.barriers were getting a bit wobbly last year when the champions went

:26:38. > :26:39.

:26:39. > :26:45.out. They are going out on to the balcony. I guess that was a nice

:26:45. > :26:51.moment when you had to do that. course. The tradition it is so

:26:51. > :26:57.great. Every player knows it and every player respects it. It is

:26:57. > :27:06.amazing to think, five singles titles. Beat two of them have

:27:06. > :27:12.collected 10. It is such an incredible record. It is amazing!

:27:12. > :27:18.To think about the possibility of two sisters accumulating 10 from 12

:27:18. > :27:22.years, it is amazing. Now going for the doubles title again. The way

:27:22. > :27:32.they have been able to change the game and dominated at Wimbledon, I

:27:32. > :27:38.cannot imagine that will ever be done by a sister combination again.

:27:38. > :27:44.As for Radwanska, I felt awful when she was starting to cry it in her

:27:44. > :27:48.opening answer. She fought so hard. I am not sure how she turned it

:27:48. > :27:54.around after the rain delay when she had been demolished in the

:27:54. > :28:00.opening set. Towards the latter stages of the second set, you could

:28:00. > :28:06.see how she got to the very top of women's tennis. She will be ranked

:28:06. > :28:11.two on Monday. She tries to find ways to disrupt her opponent.

:28:11. > :28:16.Serena gave a small opening. A lot of others could not have taken that.

:28:16. > :28:21.Radwanska was able to do it because she had that belief. She is very

:28:22. > :28:27.sick and very tired. A little bit emotional but she will view this as

:28:27. > :28:31.a huge stepping stone. She was see how much improved in the final.

:28:31. > :28:37.was not going to make the excuse about being itself. I thought I

:28:37. > :28:43.would tell everyone. You could see she was suffering. You want to be

:28:43. > :28:51.at your very best and it was not able to happen. I have seen her in

:28:51. > :28:56.the locker room all week. She has been fighting the respiratory

:28:57. > :29:02.illness. Look at that! Thousands of people in the walkway to see Serena.

:29:02. > :29:07.She will be loving this moment. She likes to put on a show and see the

:29:07. > :29:17.fans out there. Those who had a cute and not been able to get on

:29:17. > :29:19.

:29:19. > :29:27.Centre Court. Being close up to it again is special. It had security

:29:27. > :29:32.around it at all times. How big is the replica? About this big. Not

:29:32. > :29:39.nearly as big as the original. guess you are very proud of that,

:29:39. > :29:45.aren't you? It is amazing, at any time you win a Grand Slam. It is

:29:45. > :29:52.one of a kind. Looking at Grand Slam champions, we are talking

:29:52. > :29:57.about Serena. She goes straight in with 14. She was already ahead of

:29:57. > :30:02.Billie-Jean King. Martina Navratilova with four. You wondered

:30:02. > :30:12.whether she can do that. Who else is really going to be pushing

:30:12. > :30:16.

:30:16. > :30:24.higher? I do not think a team is out of reach for at Serena. -- 18.

:30:24. > :30:33.She is an amazing athlete and she is incredibly fit. She has a great

:30:33. > :30:38.serve. I think it is in reach for her. When you look at Margaret

:30:38. > :30:43.Court! Her career went on and on. Top players did not play the

:30:43. > :30:51.Australian Open them. Now it is a major Championship. Then Steffi

:30:51. > :30:58.Graf winning all four Macias four times, that is amazing as well.

:30:58. > :31:02.Agnieszka has to look back and think her first major title is not

:31:02. > :31:08.too far away. It will be next week before she can look back with a

:31:08. > :31:12.clear head and be proud of what she accomplished. Very few players win

:31:12. > :31:17.their first round Slam title in their first final. She will have so

:31:17. > :31:21.much experience. She had never been to a Grand Slam semi-final before

:31:21. > :31:27.Wimbledon. It may not be the ship that it will be within the next few

:31:27. > :31:35.years. As for Serena, Venus has been through so much as well. I

:31:35. > :31:41.wonder whether we would ever see Venus playing... Not at her best

:31:41. > :31:47.but even competing for a Grand Slam again. I had doubts after the first

:31:47. > :31:52.round. I have to say in yesterday's doubles semi-final, those last two

:31:52. > :31:56.sets were vintage Venus. She was moving well and hitting the ball

:31:56. > :32:02.better than I have seen in a while. It is not out of the question she

:32:02. > :32:06.can get back her game. I do not know if she can win a Grand Slam

:32:06. > :32:09.title but it remains to be seen. I think the doubles and potentially

:32:09. > :32:14.winning later today will give her confidence to get back and start

:32:14. > :32:18.competing with the best. It will be emotional if they win that today.

:32:18. > :32:28.I'm so thrilled it was a competitive final. It looked like

:32:28. > :32:29.

:32:29. > :32:35.We did not have a great women's final at the French Open, but

:32:35. > :32:40.Radwanska proved everyone wrong in the second set. She fought back and

:32:40. > :32:46.won the set. In the third set, Serena had to elevate so much to

:32:46. > :32:53.win the title, and Credit Serena at that point. I was looking back at

:32:53. > :32:57.the record books, Billie Jean kick -- Billie Jean King only took 49

:32:57. > :33:01.minutes back in the 1970s, and glad that did not happen. Thank you so

:33:01. > :33:06.much for your comments and during the match. Well, Andy Murray will

:33:06. > :33:10.be on court tomorrow, hoping to make history, to become the first

:33:10. > :33:14.British man since Fred Perry to win at Wimbledon, but we have a Briton

:33:14. > :33:18.trying to make history today, Jonny Marray is through to the men's

:33:18. > :33:22.doubles final with Freddie Nielsen. The last time we had a British man

:33:22. > :33:26.in the final was 1960, but this was how they finished their semi-final

:33:26. > :33:31.against the mighty Bryan Brothers, there are won here twice, the

:33:31. > :33:36.defending champions. They have been so dominant over the years, but

:33:37. > :33:46.Jonny and Freddy won in four sets. They had two other wild card to get

:33:46. > :33:51.into the championships. After the Boys, congratulations, you are in a

:33:51. > :33:56.Wimbledon final. That sounds good, doesn't it? You do not look too

:33:56. > :34:01.excited about it, you look like you're expected this. Well,

:34:01. > :34:06.definitely did not expect it, definitely happy, but I keep my

:34:06. > :34:12.emotions on the inside. I am not a very outgoing person. Jonny, a bit

:34:12. > :34:18.of history, first Brit in the men's doubles final for 52 years. It is

:34:18. > :34:22.great, obviously, it has been a while, hasn't it? It could not have

:34:22. > :34:27.happened for a nicer guy! And Andy Murray is trying to steal your

:34:27. > :34:30.thunder. He can still my thunder, I will give him my permission. It is

:34:31. > :34:35.great news for British tennis ball round. This is an important final

:34:35. > :34:43.for you to get two, 2, Wimbledon is important in your family, your

:34:43. > :34:47.grandfather was a singles finalist here. Tell us about him. Yes, he

:34:48. > :34:53.was a great tennis player in his era. He was arguably the best

:34:53. > :34:58.tennis player ever to come out of Denmark, so I was always brought up

:34:58. > :35:02.as being Kurt Nielsen's grandson. I became Frederik Nielsen in my mid-

:35:02. > :35:08.twenties! It has obviously been a big part of my life, him being a

:35:08. > :35:14.Wimbledon player, a great tennis player. And to be able to come here

:35:14. > :35:17.after being within so many times, it is magnificent, because to me,

:35:17. > :35:21.there is Wimbledon and then there is everything else. I take great

:35:21. > :35:25.pleasure and pride in doing well here, and just getting the chance

:35:25. > :35:28.to play here, that is all I really care about. The chance to play on

:35:29. > :35:34.Centre Court, that is all I wanted in tennis, and hopefully I will get

:35:34. > :35:40.that chance and I'm really looking How did you end up playing

:35:40. > :35:45.together? Well, we only requested a wild card based on the entry

:35:45. > :35:50.deadline day. I was supposed to play with somebody else, but our

:35:50. > :35:53.combined ranking did not get us in. I needed a wild card, Freddie and I

:35:53. > :35:55.had a good run on the grass the week before, so I called up and

:35:55. > :36:01.asked if he would do me the pleasure of being my partner at

:36:01. > :36:07.Wimbledon. That is a proposal! course, he said yes, who would turn

:36:07. > :36:12.that down, to play with me?! Getting through the semi-final, you

:36:12. > :36:17.beat the Bryan Brothers, it was no ordinary semi-final, 11 time Grand

:36:17. > :36:23.Slam champions. I think it was ordinary, if you're in a semi-final,

:36:23. > :36:29.you expect to play people like that. Obviously, arguably the best team

:36:29. > :36:32.that there has been, and they are still obviously a top team, had to

:36:32. > :36:35.play a big tournament like this, you have got to expect to play

:36:35. > :36:39.people like that in the latter stages. You know, it is a great

:36:39. > :36:43.honour to play them, add to beat them at the end of the day, we

:36:44. > :36:50.deserve to be where we are in the final. Can you go all way?

:36:50. > :36:54.Absolutely. Absolutely. Weirder things have happened in sports!

:36:54. > :36:59.They have indeed, a positive reaction from Freddie and Jonny,

:36:59. > :37:03.what a moment this is for them, out they come, a wild card into the

:37:03. > :37:07.championships, it really is a fairy tale. Well, up most of the crowd

:37:07. > :37:17.have taken a bit of a break after the singles semi-final, but they

:37:17. > :37:25.will be racing back to cheer them on. The story that Sonali was

:37:25. > :37:29.hearing there, Kurt Nielsen was twice a finalist here, and he is

:37:29. > :37:35.the first Dane to be in their final since his grandfather. They are up

:37:35. > :37:38.against Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecau, the number five seeds in the

:37:38. > :37:42.championships, and they have been in the final here for the last two

:37:42. > :37:47.years but ended up as runners up, and I think Jonny and Freddie will

:37:47. > :37:57.be hoping it stays that way this time. A big moment for Britain's

:37:57. > :38:03.

:38:03. > :38:08.Jonny Marray out on court, let's Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecau, a

:38:08. > :38:15.very experienced partnership, seeded number five, playing in

:38:15. > :38:18.their third successive Wimbledon final. They lost, of course, in the

:38:18. > :38:24.last two years, and this there are only playing their 4th tournament

:38:24. > :38:27.ever together. The other three have all been challengers. Between them,

:38:28. > :38:34.until they played Wimbledon, they had, in their entire careers, won

:38:34. > :38:38.20 matches at all levels, and here they are up at the Wimbledon final.

:38:39. > :38:47.It is an extraordinary story, and Jonny Marray, the first British man

:38:47. > :38:51.to contest the doubles final here since Mike Davies and Bobby Wilson

:38:51. > :39:01.lost in 1960. Bidding to be the first British winner of the men's

:39:01. > :39:03.

:39:03. > :39:09.doubles since had his and Raymond's tacky beat fellow Brits in 1936. If

:39:09. > :39:14.they could win this, tomorrow Andy Murray will clearly be the first

:39:14. > :39:17.winner of the singles since 1936! Well, if he does today, Jonny

:39:17. > :39:23.Marray, you would think it would be in the stars for tomorrow. It is,

:39:23. > :39:27.as you said, the most amazing feat for these two to be in the final.

:39:27. > :39:33.It is quite extraordinary, they got in right at the last minute. They

:39:33. > :39:39.are so inexperienced as a team together, and at this level

:39:39. > :39:44.together, and this is the Nacarat of the doubles, Wimbledon. You know,

:39:44. > :39:47.Wimbledon is obviously the Makah in singles as well, but it is the one

:39:47. > :39:51.Grand Slam where it is the best to five sets from the first round

:39:51. > :39:55.onwards. They treat the doubles here as something special, and the

:39:56. > :39:59.players, when they come in here, they love it, because they can walk

:39:59. > :40:03.around, they feel like they are just as much a part of it as

:40:03. > :40:07.anybody else. They do not have to play the system but they play the

:40:07. > :40:14.rest of the year, which is a bit wrinkly dinky, to be honest, a bit

:40:14. > :40:17.sudden death. You have one point to win the game one way or the other

:40:17. > :40:21.in the third set, they do not even play it out, they just play a tie-

:40:21. > :40:25.breaker, which makes it very Russian roulette tennis, really.

:40:25. > :40:28.This is where it is really at, five sets, and they have proved

:40:28. > :40:33.themselves at a tournament where you cannot look it, because you

:40:33. > :40:38.have to win best-of-five set matches to get there, and they beat

:40:38. > :40:44.the Bryans! Let's introduce you to the runners up for the last two

:40:44. > :40:48.years, Robert Lindstedt, 35 years of age, he lives in the city where

:40:48. > :40:56.they play the Swedish Open, a lovely fishing village, currently

:40:56. > :41:02.ranked at number 10 in the world in doubles. His partner is 27 years of

:41:02. > :41:12.age, he lives on the Black Sea, Romania, he is ranked number 11 in

:41:12. > :41:13.

:41:13. > :41:23.the world for doubles. They have won two titles together this year.

:41:23. > :41:26.

:41:26. > :41:31.We can look at their root through. They beat Jurgen Melzer and Philipp

:41:31. > :41:41.Petzschner, the champions here two years ago, and they did so in four

:41:41. > :41:52.

:41:52. > :41:58.Frederik Nielsen. As you were hearing, the first Danish player

:41:59. > :42:03.ever to reach any Wimbledon final in the senior events since his

:42:03. > :42:07.grandfather, Kurt Nielsen, who lost those two finals in the 1950s and

:42:07. > :42:15.sadly passed away in June of last year. How proud he would have been

:42:15. > :42:19.to be here today to see his grandson! Freddie is 28. Jonny

:42:19. > :42:24.Marray is 31 years of age, born in Liverpool, he has crossed the

:42:24. > :42:30.Pennines and now lives in Sheffield. A remarkable story, his prize money

:42:30. > :42:39.so far this year is just under $30,000. Now, if they win today,

:42:40. > :42:49.they each pickup �130,000. If they lose, �65,000 each, so it is a

:42:50. > :42:51.

:42:51. > :42:57.total transformation. In the first round, they beat the Spanish seeds.

:42:57. > :43:01.And of course that fabulous when in the semi-finals over the defending

:43:01. > :43:08.champions, the Bryan twins from the United States. Interesting that in

:43:08. > :43:15.two matches, they were two sets up, the momentum was against them, but

:43:15. > :43:20.they have the determination to still win those matches. Our umpire

:43:20. > :43:25.is from Greece. It is the best of five sets, as John was saying, the

:43:25. > :43:28.only major when they still play the best of five sets. I was just

:43:28. > :43:36.looking at the start of play on Court number one today, the junior

:43:36. > :43:40.girls' singles was being played, and normally they would just be

:43:40. > :43:44.watched by friends and relatives, but here, even though people who

:43:44. > :43:50.buy those tickets know they have no chance of seeing any singles, it is

:43:50. > :43:54.packed! Exactly, look at the crowd here. The US Open men's doubles

:43:54. > :44:04.final is played at 11 o'clock on Friday morning with 1,000 people

:44:04. > :44:05.

:44:05. > :45:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:45:42. > :45:48.It will be, appropriately, Jonny A nice mishit volley, but he will

:45:48. > :45:52.take those! A smile on his face there, he did not get hold of it

:45:52. > :46:02.very well, but a drop shot, and that is what you have both players

:46:02. > :46:20.

:46:20. > :46:25.Not much you can do about that, both players have had their slice

:46:25. > :46:30.of fortune in this opening game. think justice was served on this

:46:30. > :46:40.point. A bit short with the backhand volley. He will drill that

:46:40. > :46:41.

:46:41. > :47:49.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:47:49. > :47:52.Unusually, staying in formation for Well, that should really relax

:47:52. > :47:58.Marray and Nielsen, because they would have undoubtedly been pretty

:47:58. > :48:03.nervous coming out there. Yes, exactly, and Jonny Marray would

:48:03. > :48:09.like to get a few more first serves in that he did end at Day, but some

:48:09. > :48:19.good volleys to get him out of trouble. -- in that game. He wants

:48:19. > :48:34.

:48:34. > :48:39.to keep his first serve percentage Lowe! That was a sling, surely!

:48:39. > :48:49.That was about a triple swing on that one, wasn't it? I thought he

:48:49. > :48:52.

:48:52. > :49:02.was playing lacrosse rather than Fortunately, it was out. Otherwise

:49:02. > :49:06.

:49:06. > :49:10.the umpire might have had a Well, of course, these two start as

:49:10. > :49:14.hot favourites. They have been in the final the last two years, but

:49:14. > :49:24.they did not win a set in either of those matches. They are the pair

:49:24. > :49:30.

:49:30. > :49:35.that has got everything to lose. Oh, what a return of serve! Talk

:49:35. > :49:43.about taking the ball on the rise here, look at that, there was no

:49:43. > :49:53.backswing. He just met it in front, blocked it, use the pace of the

:49:53. > :50:21.

:50:21. > :50:24.Jonny Marray just annoyed and soft there, he had a chance. I know it

:50:24. > :50:34.is the first service game, but the way they serve, if you get a chance

:50:34. > :50:53.

:50:53. > :50:55.A lot of missed first serves again The reason for that is that this

:50:55. > :51:05.little town than a device that stops the vibrating going up the

:51:05. > :51:17.

:51:17. > :51:27.arm had obviously come out, so an Horia Tecau has won 11 doubles

:51:27. > :51:52.

:51:52. > :52:02.titles, his partner 14. Their Some work to be done on the Jonny

:52:02. > :52:41.

:52:41. > :52:49.Marray returns, two second serves, Good pickup by Nielsen on the half

:52:49. > :52:53.volley. This is the toughest shot in the book, two-time a half volley

:52:53. > :52:59.at this sort of speed. He did not really get as low as you would have

:52:59. > :53:09.expected in two, but he got away with it. -- expected him to. Oh, he

:53:09. > :53:09.

:53:09. > :54:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:54:01. > :54:10.There was a lot of chalk flying up, but they think it might have been

:54:11. > :54:41.

:54:41. > :54:45.long, but it wasn't, plumb on the Well, Freddie Nielsen, we have

:54:45. > :54:50.talked a little bet about his grandfather, Kurt Nielsen, who was

:54:50. > :54:54.one heck of a player. He got to the final of two Wimbledons, and I

:54:54. > :55:00.believe you knew him pretty well. got to know him very well when I

:55:00. > :55:05.was umpiring, because he was a tour supervisor, so we were responsible

:55:05. > :55:09.to the tour supervisor, and I became a great friend of his. And

:55:10. > :55:16.then he, having left that job, he moved on to become a commentator

:55:16. > :55:24.for Danish TV. We got to get that many of the tournament. That is

:55:24. > :55:34.curt junior on the right, the son of her senior, the father of

:55:34. > :55:35.

:55:35. > :55:42.Freddie. -- Ted Nielsen. A very nice man, Kurt Nielsen. He reached

:55:42. > :55:52.the final here tries, unseeded, not bad going. The last two two

:55:52. > :55:59.

:55:59. > :56:02.Americans. -- he lost to two A little delay because of course

:56:02. > :56:12.people are not allowed to take their seats at the first change

:56:12. > :56:23.

:56:23. > :56:28.You just see how close the players get to the net. He is almost over

:56:28. > :56:35.the net there. You keep thinking it would be crying out for a long, but

:56:35. > :56:45.they are such good athletes, they get back so well. Unless you do it

:56:45. > :56:45.

:56:45. > :56:55.Yes, one of those heartfelt apologies, when you are really

:56:55. > :57:23.

:57:23. > :57:33.saying, yes, please, a few more of I said some work had to be done on

:57:33. > :57:39.

:57:39. > :57:43.the Marray return. It is not his Well, Freddie Nielsen, it is a very

:57:43. > :57:48.high risk area where he is returning serve. He is taking the

:57:48. > :57:58.first serve inside the baseline, a bit like Andre Agassi. Not easy to

:57:58. > :58:10.

:58:10. > :58:20.The first round of serving is complete, and all four men have

:58:20. > :58:20.

:58:20. > :59:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:59:23. > :59:26.Here we go, with the chat, they put their hand over their mouth like

:59:26. > :59:36.their opponents can hear from the other side, or maybe they think

:59:36. > :59:48.

:59:48. > :59:53.there is a lip reader in the crowd! Well, Nielsen could have a chat in

:59:53. > :00:03.a whole series of languages, German, Swedish, Norwegian and English, but

:00:03. > :00:23.

:00:23. > :00:28.I'm not sure that Jonny would It is a ridiculous story, isn't it?

:00:28. > :00:32.These guys have played two Challenger tournaments in

:00:32. > :00:36.Nottingham, lost in the first round in one and got to the final in the

:00:36. > :00:40.other. They played a Challenger in Dublin and they got to the final.

:00:40. > :00:44.And here they are in the Wimbledon final in their fourth tournament

:00:44. > :00:49.together. It doesn't make sense but it's a magnificent achievement. I

:00:49. > :00:53.think they have settled incredibly well. A Grand Slam final? They have

:00:53. > :00:58.held serve three times, they don't look nervous, they look like they

:00:58. > :01:05.are embracing the situation. Fabulous. There's another man from

:01:05. > :01:14.the steel city of Sheffield. Roger Taylor, three times a singles semi-

:01:14. > :01:24.finalist. My first Wimbledon, he lost 7-5 in the fifth to Kodes in

:01:24. > :02:04.

:02:04. > :02:14.Served a double fault in each of his service games, Tecau, so far.

:02:14. > :02:25.

:02:25. > :02:35.Tend to be the captain of the two. That was another complete mishit

:02:35. > :02:36.

:02:36. > :04:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:04:00. > :04:04.Using the body serve pretty I wonder whether Nielsen will start

:04:04. > :04:10.to back up a little on the return of serve. He is taking it so early,

:04:10. > :04:14.standing just outside the baseline but then stepping in two or three

:04:14. > :04:19.feet. So tough to time that. I suppose if he does it one time,

:04:19. > :04:29.maybe they will break. In the tie- break, he can take a risk. But I'm

:04:29. > :04:30.

:04:30. > :04:37.not sure if he is making enough He too has served a double fault in

:04:37. > :04:47.each of his service games. On both occasions on the first point of the

:04:47. > :04:52.

:04:52. > :05:02.game. It puts you under that little And now the first real pressure on

:05:02. > :05:02.

:05:02. > :06:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:06:19. > :06:24.A fine return. And here are the And the number five seeds have the

:06:25. > :06:29.first break of serve. Both of them very much doubles specialists.

:06:29. > :06:34.There's a very good living to be made out of the game. Both have

:06:34. > :06:44.made over $1 million in prize money. They have done very well, Lindstedt

:06:44. > :06:45.

:06:45. > :06:51.and Tecau. It's all about finding a partner you can gel with. Talking

:06:52. > :07:01.about the return of serve, when you watched the Marray and Nielsen

:07:02. > :07:04.

:07:04. > :07:10.strike point, you can see how close Very close inside the baseline.

:07:10. > :07:13.Very risky tennis. He is going to have to back up a little bit.

:07:14. > :07:23.Marray, taking longer. He is stepping further back, trying to

:07:24. > :07:52.

:07:52. > :08:02.Striking a rich vein of form at the moment, Robert Lindstedt, the

:08:02. > :08:35.

:08:35. > :08:45.A very solid serve he has. In the mid- 120s. A lot of hype. He gets a

:08:45. > :08:53.

:08:53. > :09:03.high percentage of first serves. -- That was a good return from Marray,

:09:03. > :09:28.

:09:28. > :09:34.because he was so far off the court. Lindstedt and Tecau consolidate the

:09:34. > :09:38.break. Interesting, Nielsen tried something a little different on the

:09:38. > :09:48.return, the lob. So it falls to Jonny Marray to keep his team in

:09:48. > :09:52.

:09:52. > :09:58.One thing these two men have in common, they are both supporters of

:09:58. > :10:08.Liverpool. A dirty word in the Mercer household after Brendan

:10:08. > :10:08.

:10:08. > :11:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:11:03. > :11:08.Rogers moved from Swansea to It's real one strike tennis at the

:11:08. > :11:18.moment. I don't think we have seen a chipped return yet. They are

:11:18. > :11:34.

:11:34. > :11:38.going for big winners on every So they keep the first set alive

:11:38. > :11:48.and it's not just the prize money that they will earn which will

:11:48. > :11:48.

:11:48. > :11:54.transform their careers, but the rankings will soar. They were both

:11:54. > :11:58.move into the Top 40 in the world. If they win, they move into the top

:11:58. > :12:02.30, so they can get into all the tournaments. That will make a huge

:12:02. > :12:05.difference when they can get into a majority of Tour events. For the

:12:05. > :12:09.Masters Series, they may need to get a little bit higher, but it

:12:09. > :12:14.will make a huge difference to their income. Once they get that

:12:14. > :12:24.sort of ranking, who knows? You are a great film buff. You will

:12:24. > :12:25.

:12:25. > :13:06.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:13:06. > :13:09.appreciate one of Britain's great He's finding the return. He's still

:13:09. > :13:19.persisting. That time... Looked a bit of balance when he hit that,

:13:19. > :13:33.

:13:33. > :13:43.but the result was good. -- a bit Very good return from Jonny Marray

:13:43. > :14:14.

:14:14. > :14:23.He mishit that one as well, but got away with it. If you have a

:14:23. > :14:33.graphite frame, you may as well use it! Oh, the sun is out! The wind.

:14:33. > :14:33.

:14:33. > :15:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:15:25. > :15:29.One break of serve, then, enough to decide the opening set, which took

:15:29. > :15:34.exactly half an hour. No doubt about the star performer. Robert

:15:34. > :15:37.Lindstedt, in superb form. played very well indeed. He was the

:15:37. > :15:45.leader and came out there and was very sharp on his first serve,

:15:45. > :15:50.moving a lot, reflects volleys, his return was good. Tecau back him up.

:15:50. > :16:00.A couple of double faults from Tecau, but still very aggressive.

:16:00. > :16:01.

:16:01. > :16:09.You don't expect him to be anything The stats don't look that bad, but

:16:09. > :16:13.unfortunately the one service game, he only got one first serve in that

:16:13. > :16:20.game. In the style of tennis, points go quit. If you drop your

:16:20. > :16:24.first serve percentage, you can be in trouble. -- go quick. Remarkable

:16:24. > :16:28.story about Robert Lindstedt, he very nearly died at birth. The

:16:28. > :16:38.umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck. Only quick work by the

:16:38. > :16:52.

:16:52. > :16:56.hospital staff save him from being What a pity. What fabulous reflexes

:16:56. > :17:01.from Tecau. I have seen him do these doubles drills where they

:17:01. > :17:08.stand up at the net and the coach belt the ball at Mach 5, right at

:17:08. > :17:18.them. It's precisely for that reason that they do those drills,

:17:18. > :17:22.

:17:22. > :17:32.That second serve really sat and Tecau trialled it at Jonny Marray.

:17:32. > :17:39.

:17:39. > :17:46.A bit of trouble here. -- drilled Almost hit that one too early,

:17:47. > :17:56.Lindstedt. Now there, taking quite a lot of pace off that serve.

:17:57. > :17:57.

:17:57. > :18:46.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:18:46. > :18:50.Can't help feeling, John, that that was a really important game.

:18:50. > :19:00.Nielsen lost his previous service game, 0-30, this match could have

:19:00. > :19:35.

:19:35. > :19:38.got away from them quickly. Unlucky there for MOBILE -- Marray.

:19:38. > :19:48.A good interception but unfortunately just clipped the top

:19:48. > :19:48.

:19:48. > :20:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:20:48. > :20:56.Making more returns now, which is He mishit the return, he mishit the

:20:56. > :21:06.lob and he wins the point! That was another mishit lob. It turned out

:21:06. > :21:06.

:21:06. > :22:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:22:00. > :22:10.A lovely return of serve there. He took that kick serve on the rise,

:22:10. > :22:26.

:22:26. > :22:30.didn't let it get too high. That's a bit fortunate there as

:22:30. > :22:40.well. The forehand volley from Tecau. Didn't hit it cleanly, it

:22:40. > :22:40.

:22:40. > :23:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:23:28. > :23:33.dropped short and ended up being a In one sense, disappointing that

:23:33. > :23:38.Marray and Lindstedt -- Nielsen couldn't convert their first break

:23:38. > :23:48.point, but they are certainly making more returns. Very good

:23:48. > :23:48.

:23:48. > :24:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:24:28. > :24:38.They debated whether to challenge that first serve. They made the

:24:38. > :24:38.

:24:38. > :25:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:25:20. > :25:30.Really good serving from Marray. In They are using the eye formation,

:25:30. > :25:41.

:25:41. > :25:44.keeping the receivers guessing as Lindstedt, the captain of the two.

:25:44. > :25:50.Tecau at the beginning was not playing at his best, but has now

:25:50. > :26:00.got back his form. They are a tough team to beat. Their serving the is

:26:00. > :26:08.

:26:08. > :26:16.so consistent. The first volley, Miranda Hart has taken her place in

:26:16. > :26:23.the royal box. Filling up again. The president of the club, the Duke

:26:23. > :26:27.of Kent, back in his position. Who have you spotted, madam? I think

:26:27. > :26:32.they should have seat warmers in the royal box, like they have at

:26:32. > :26:42.the Academy Awards. They should never be empty. Have some members

:26:42. > :26:52.standing by. She has filled a few stadiums in her time, Maria Bueno,

:26:52. > :27:02.

:27:02. > :27:07.three times singles champion and a Seems to have found his timing now.

:27:07. > :27:17.Much better. Still standing in pretty close. He met that one so

:27:17. > :27:17.

:27:17. > :28:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:28:07. > :28:17.Third double from Tecau. Once again, the seeded pair find themselves

:28:17. > :28:31.

:28:31. > :28:41.behind in his service game. Much better on that one, kept his

:28:41. > :29:09.

:29:09. > :29:17.left shoulder up a bit longer on Some good overheads there. The

:29:17. > :29:27.first one in particular. Really smacked that. Clearly a bad bounce!

:29:27. > :29:41.

:29:41. > :29:46.A shame, because it was an Didn't get his balance right on

:29:46. > :29:56.that backhand volley. That was a pity. When you get the lob over

:29:56. > :30:18.

:30:18. > :30:28.your opponent's head, your odds-on He does not hold back, does he,

:30:28. > :30:28.

:30:28. > :31:14.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:31:14. > :31:23.Once again, it is Nielsen who was You half expect Marray to try to

:31:23. > :31:28.poach it to take some pressure off is far enough. -- off his partner.

:31:28. > :31:38.And that is what Lindstedt was expecting, too, so be slotted it

:31:38. > :31:38.

:31:38. > :32:58.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:32:58. > :33:04.behind Marray, a break point now A relief for Freddie Nielsen's

:33:04. > :33:10.parents, as he comes to be another tough service game. Here, Marray

:33:10. > :33:14.slips, and it is a good job that one did not go over. When your

:33:15. > :33:21.partner is struggling a little bit, as Nielsen is on serve, what can

:33:21. > :33:24.you do to help him? You have got to back him up, encourage him, try to

:33:24. > :33:29.help and a little bit more on the poaching, but just give him

:33:29. > :33:39.encouragement, really, mention where he should serve a little bit

:33:39. > :33:40.

:33:40. > :33:44.more, read Chuck a bit, small things. -- reach our. So the

:33:44. > :33:49.Murray-Nielsen partnership as really prove their first serve

:33:49. > :33:55.percentage, and also the number of points won behind the first serve.

:33:55. > :34:05.That is why they are more competitive in this set. Well, that

:34:05. > :34:31.

:34:31. > :34:41.is interesting, they are already That is a pity, Lindstedt got the

:34:41. > :34:41.

:34:41. > :35:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:35:22. > :35:32.wrong idea, with plain that little Excellent placement of the serve

:35:32. > :35:59.

:35:59. > :36:05.Very nifty in their Panama hats, the support group of Lindstedt and

:36:05. > :36:15.Tecau. The first love service game of the match for them. A new set of

:36:15. > :36:25.tennis balls being brought out. 16 games completed. They change them

:36:25. > :36:25.

:36:25. > :37:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds

:37:17. > :37:27.after the first seven and The first ace from Marray, who was

:37:27. > :37:52.

:37:52. > :37:57.now into a really good serving So 4-3 up in the second set, but

:37:57. > :38:03.they dropped the opening set. We are moving over to BBC Two if you

:38:03. > :38:08.want to continue watching. Coming up later, we also have Serena and

:38:08. > :38:12.Venus Williams in the ladies' doubles final. If you are just

:38:12. > :38:17.joining us, the big story is that Serena has been crowned the

:38:17. > :38:21.Wimbledon champion once again. There were emotional scenes on

:38:21. > :38:27.Centre Court has Serena, who has come back from serious illness and

:38:27. > :38:33.injury, claimed her third Wimbledon title. It was a war fought battle -