BBC One: Ladies' Final Wimbledon

For a chance today to make himself That is brilliant. Unbelievable!

What a start this has been! What was Jo-Wilfried Tsonga thinking

He is a difficult man to keep down. That is what you want to see if you

are a Murray fan. Murray is desperate to end this, desperate to

get off this court. Is the 74 year wait over? It has gone wide! Half

the stadium think it is all over, Andy Murray is the route to his

first ever Wimbledon final! And just look at these scenes, the last

British man to win here, Fred Perry, in 1936. And this is the man who

Yesterday afternoon was full of nervous energy, intense pressure,

personal triumph and national pride as Andy Murray became the first

British man to reach the Wimbledon final in in my 74 years. Tomorrow

he will try to emulate this man, the great Fred Perry. As Murray

prepares to take on Federer in the biggest match of his life. But

today it is the ladies' final, which comes with its own

fascinating story line. Valhund's Agnieszka Radwanska is through to

her first Grand Slam title, but she is facing one of the all-time

greats, Serena Williams. It is a massive challenge, but it has been

I was not good on grass in the beginning of my career, I learned

to play on it, and I learned to It is amazing, you go back in time,

and you remember all these great matches, and they really do shake a

young player's perspective on what they want to do and what they want

to achieve. Even just being here was overwhelming for me, I never

had visions growing up that I could ever possibly win a tournament like

Wimbledon. I remember being very calm before the final, because I

was facing Steffi Graf, she had won his seven times, I felt like I had

nothing to lose going into that final. You are playing the best

player in the world, you have got I had the first set, I was about to

serve for the match, thinking, I cannot believe I'm about to serve

for the match at Wimbledon! Davenport, a chance now to serve

The fact was, I was stunned. You could see in my face, it was just

complete bewilderment and tears. I wish I could have jumped around and

been happier, but automatically emotions come out, and it was

just... I was in shock. And the emotion of the moment almost too

much for Lindsay Davenport. accomplish things you do not think

you are going to do, you barely have words to describe your

feelings. So, will Agnieska joined the great champions are Centre

court, or will Serena match his sister's achievement of winning

five Wimbledon titles? In about two hours' time, we will know the

I am just a goal that shows up and plays. It was my dream since I was

a kid. I am definitely more of a power player, she is more of

I hate losing. If I lose, I do not keep the trophy. I think that it is

This was earlier today, Serena arriving with her mother, Oracene,

preparing for her 18th Grand Slam title, but for this young lady, the

biggest match up her career so far, her first major final. Agnieszka

Radwanska, if tried to deal with an inform Serena is not enough, she is

struggling to get over an illness. Serena has been on court, serving

so well, but their groundstrokes and the movement have been

exceptional. Serena is looking back to the best that the age of 30. And

this is the hero from yesterday, Andy Murray, trying to make history

tomorrow, but facing the mighty Roger Federer, who is trying to

make history himself. Rain stopped play with anti-earlier today, at

least he got a little bit on the grass, but it could be a whole lot

more exciting in 24 hours' time. This is what we are looking forward

It is a big day for Jonny Marray and his partner, Marray needed the

wild card to get into the tournament, but he is through to

the final. Serena will be back on centre court with her sister for

the doubles final. Now, you can stay with us, of course, but if you

have all the right equipment, you can watch on 3D life from 2:30pm,

the ladies' final, and then tomorrow morning a re run of

Murray's semi-final before joining the final live with us at 3:30pm

after the Grand Prix. So we are on Centre Court, they have just taken

the covers off, and I am with two people who know what it is like to

lift the trophy, I cannot tell you Angeles I am! Martina, you lifted

it more times than anybody, it is a It is so fine, I saw Agnieszka

Radwanska in the locker room, she was dancing, she is as loose as a

goose, I hope she keeps it that way And we relive your win against

Steffi Graff, interesting to see how nervous he were in that last

game. I was so nervous, I was just telling Martina that I hit a shank

at 30-15, I could not even think the game through, but it means so

much to players who have never been in a Grand Slam final, and that is

the case for Radwanska today, her first Grand Slam final and a chance

to be number one in the world. I am so happy to hear that she is

dancing at trying to enjoy the moment, because there is a lot of

pressure on her. We will talk more about the build-up to the final in

a moment, but we saw Andy Murray practising before the rain came

down, fantastic yesterday, history in the making, is it is here?

looking at the heavens as if he thinks it is. -- he keeps. Ivan

Lendl has made a great difference in his attitude, he is more

aggressive, taking the ball early. It might be that. Roger Pedder is a

tall mountain to climb, but it almost seems like it is his time.

Roger was just awesome yesterday. He has been so good in his last two

matches. People were talking about his potential back injury, would

that the rail then? He has been playing great, he is playing for a

lot. Not only seven Wimbledon titles, he is trying to get back to

number one in the world. There is a lot at stake for him, not a lot of

people gave him a chance to get back to number one, but I think he

will be prettified that to play Murray. Can you imagine what Murray

must be going through? Absolutely, but he has failed before, and now

he has got the chance to come through. This is what you live for,

this is what the hard work is about, all the training, the thinking, the

eating, the preparation, this is your moment, so this is where you

want to be, you do not want to be anywhere else. I think he will play

the best match that he has ever played. He has nothing to lose,

except a Wimbledon final! Yes, on paper, that might take some

pressure off, because Roger is potentially the greatest men's

grass-court player of all time. Hopefully, Murray can go out and

the loser because of that. I heard that Ivan Lendl walked into the

locker-room and said, what time are we kidding tomorrow? There was no

congratulation, the work is not done. Ivan Lendl lost his first

four grand slam titles, he knows what Murray is going through.

knows about that kind of pressure, that reputation. Expectation.

he has still got plenty of time, he is in his prime, he has got five

years if he stays healthy. Roger is going to feel the pressure a little

bit more on the other end, OK, my time is coming to an end,

realistically. You may feel like he wants to play for 10 more years,

but the body will not let you. This may be his last chance, probably

not, but it may be. You know that time is running out, so you put

more pressure on yourself, but this is exactly where you want to be.

Murray really wants to use the crowd. Maybe because he started so

well, they seemed very flat, and they only got behind him when he

was down in the Fort set, and he needs them from the start.

question the crowd will want him to win, but they do love Roger. They

are not going to be cheering errors and getting behind him on every

single point, he will have to win them over even more. With Roger's

history here, it is going to be a little tough for the crowds to get

fully behind Andy 100%. It is going to be a great final regardless, but

we look forward to Serena Williams against Agnieszka Radwanska, and

they could not have had more contrasting build up to the final.

It has all gone well for Serena, she has been getting through to the

doubles final, but Agnieska had to pull out of a press conference

because of illness. Yesterday she Actually, I want to have a great

memory here, from 2005, it seems like it was last year, and it was

seven years ago. It has been the Your family must be so proud. You

seem very close to them. It is a dream to be in the final of a Grand

Slam, so of course my parents are very, very happy. The boxes full of

people who are really involved, and we are trying to push her in the

right moment, to keep her calm in the right moment. That is our job.

You were voted the fans' favourite. You clearly have a great rapport on

your Twitter account, you love your fans, tell us more about yourself.

I think I'm just a normal girl, 23 years old, playing tennis, also

studying as well in Krakow, the Polish sport university, just

trying to live a normal life. do you approach going into a final?

How do you prepare yourself for that kind of match? Well, the first

thing is not really thinking about the pressure of going into the

final. Of course, I will do everything in my power to play my

Sorry, I think I have to stop. are you feeling? You had to pull

out of the doubles because you had a respiratory problem. Well,

actually, I'm feeling very well today, but are caused that is not

the priority, it is good to play doubles in the second week of a

Grand Slam, but sometimes it is too much, so it was a hard decision,

but I had to pull out from the doubles. John McEnroe said that she

reminds him of his style of play, not a power player, but very clever

about her positioning on court. Exactly. This guy was able to play

with amazing angles, Great pace, and she is the same. If I have to

compare her to someone from the past, definitely I would say

Martina Hingis, very smart tennis, amazing time in, and also the girl

without powerful strokes, but Biggar was able to beat the

powerful girls. -- but the girl. Your opponent is one of the best

grass-court players of all time. Of course, you are ranked above Serena,

but you feel that you are almost the underdog, like it is her final

to lose? Well, of course, Serena is a great champion, especially on

grass. She has proven that almost every year almost. This is Serena,

this is the history of tennis. But she is a present player, she is

here, it is a huge challenge. course, this is a final, so I will

try my best, but I really have It is a huge challenge, isn't it?

Because Serena has been playing so well, and you almost get a feeling

that it will depend on how good or bad Serena is today. Has Serena's

serve goes, so goes Serena, and she has never served better than in

this tournament. She has served a bit more than normal, but not that

much. It is so perfect that there is nothing that can go wrong, and

there she is tired. That is the only chance that Agnieska has, if

Serena's serve is not clicking as Iraq, she maybe gets an early break

and stays close. But it is a tall mountain to climb. She has that

incredible finesse, Radwanska, great shots. She does, she can move

the ball around the court, and she is not going to give Serena a lot

of pace. Serena's last two victories, she had pace, and 2010

will not give her any. She has got to find a way to get their returns

back in play. She has made 80% of her returns, and that is what has

got into the final. It is a tough as the game so mean and the way she

has been serving, though. She has got to serve as well, she has to

hold her serve to have a chance of breaking Serena. Their serve is OK,

she places it well, but her second serve can be attacked, and Serena

likes to be stepping in. She is not going to have that much. Once she

gets into the rally, she can move serene around, she loves the angles

and can create so much. I would try to bring Syria into the net against

their own will. -- Serena. A quick start is going to be crucial.

Serena will try to start early, she is going to go out swinging hard.

It is crucial for Radwanska to hang in at the beginning, try to get on

the scoreboard, break early and hold their serve. Serena is the

best front runner there is. It is easy for us to say she should start

well, but it is her first Grand Slam title, there are bound to be

nervous. Did you have nerves? lost my first final against Chris,

but I cannot remember being nervous. I was just excited about being here,

I was more nervous in my last final. I think the nerves get worse as you

get older, I don't know. You cannot predict how a player will react,

but judging how she was in the locker room, dancing around, she

may be as loose as a goose! We are going to let you go to prepare for

the commentary, but, Martina, you cannot go anywhere! I have just

been told that they are both on Twitter, and Rishi Persad found

that the other day that Serena, with over 2.5 million followers, is

We have asked BBC Sport online users around the world to come up

with some quirky questions to ask Serena, Twitter-style. As serene! -

- Ask Serena! A This Is From Tim in Cardiff, he says the weather in

here is horrible, were due give up living in Miami to live in an

English castle? No, it is cold and a castle with all the stone! I am

not into that. Stick to the sunshine, stick to Miami. You play

a musical instrument? What would you play? I play the guitar.

you quite good? I used to be excellent, but I am pretty good.

What about singing? We have heard a little bit of the wrapping on

YouTube... And not a singer, I love Jamie in London says, have you ever

arm wrestled Venus, who would win? No, I don't do those kind of

things! Speaking of Venus, how much help has she been to this year at

Wimbledon? She has been great. She has been so supportive, she has

been in the stands for pretty much all my matches, and she is helping

me through it, so it is good. Kenya, what are the prospects of

having African women tennis players succeeding in tennis in the future?

It would be great, I don't know, we have to get some good academies

there, some good teachers to teach the Africans out to play, but that

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

are doing a lot of charity work in Africa, would you like to tell us

about it? I have two schools in Africa. They are three hours out of

Nairobi, so it is cool, we provide computers and teachers, for it. It

is the best thing I have ever done, better than any grand slam, better

than any trophy, any grade I have ever gotten in school. It is the

What would it mean to you if you critique of Venus's record of

winning Wimbledon for the 5th time? It would be really awesome, it

would tie my Australian Open record, too, which is crazy! Another tennis

question from me, what is the challenge of playing against

Radwanska here in the final? It is going to be tough, she gives every

ball back, she plays so good, lots of angles, tough shots, so it is

going to be a really physical match. After all the health scares of the

last couple of years since your last won here, what does it mean to

you to be once again in the final on Centre Court? It is cool, you

know, I cannot believe I have made it this far, but every year my goal

is to be in the final, to win, you know, and I believe in his goal

this year, and hopefully I can Now I have been joined by a trio of

great champions here on Centre Court, Martina, you told me just

joined Twitter a couple of months ago, 2.7 million! I am not quite

there yet. I have not made it, my goal is to last another 10 years

before I stick to that level! many followers? I need more! What

about you, sir? No, I think I will be 10 or 11 years! I have trouble

even texting, let alone treating. am happy with texts and e-mails, I

thought I was hip! Talking about Serena, talking about the serve,

she is more than that. She is one of the greatest athletes who has

ever played our sport. No disrespect to Martina, I've thought

she was on her way to being the greatest female player ever, and I

think that is in the back of her mind. She is someone who was so

intimidating, and now I think you see more of a human side above her,

and because of what she has been through with his life-threatening

situation, she is going to appreciate this moment even more

than she has before. But I still think we will see her at the top of

the game for the next two or three years. It is important that she

schedules as a properly, sometimes she goes off for too long, and it

gets more difficult as you get older, but you saw how well she

returned yesterday, how big she hits the ball at the baseline.

Radwanska has always been one of my favourite players to watch, because

she has the best hands in the game, I feel, in the women's game, but I

had a little bit of this at the end of my career, she is earlier in her

career, but what you do when you play the Pete Sampras of the

women's game? Boris Becker in the prime? A sort of take the racket

out of your hands, that is the problem for Radwanska. We talk

about the serve, 85 aces in the championship, 24 in one match.

sets! It is incredible. It is really incredible, no disrespect,

but serene as the best serve in the history of women's tennis, not only

because of the ability to come up with the power, but she picks her

sparse, and the best second serve as well. How many aces did you

have? I don't even know! I was happier I got one! I would say

about 15 in a three-set match, but I was not going for aces, I was

going for first serves in. It seems like Serena goes for first serves

and the percentage is extremely high, and she gets tasers.

second serve is so good. She uses her legs so well on the serve, but

it is not just going after power, she is placing it, she can body

serve you, kick you out wide, and Radwanska has got to look out for

that in the ad court. Slice you out to the body. Slicing out wide.

have to lean a little bit, guess what, then the 120 hit comes up the

middle. And her return game as well, one of the best if not the best,

and that has just gotten better as she has moved through the

championships. Grass is all about that first strike, and Serena has

the power, she has got more speed than Radwanska. She has got a

bigger game, so Radwanska is really going to have to disrupt her.

would you? Take guesses on the serves, because you are going to

get beaten either way. And do not give her pace, try to move her if

you can, short slices, hard to do, but you have got to try to disrupt

her rhythm and inferno pace. It is a tough call when the ball is

coming at you like a bullet, but she is going to have to do that and

take more risks. Players ought to take pride, once they admit that

they are getting, you make a major statement towards desperation very

early. Women are not used to having to guess. With the guys, you have

to guess. I would not admit that I had to guess, 50% of the time it is

going to be an ace, that is a harsh reality. I just hope that Agnieska

is not listening to this, her dancing might have slumped a little

bit. She is looking for her second Wimbledon title, because she won

the juniors back in 2005, but surprisingly there are not many

that have made the transition from junior to Wimbledon champion, in

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Back in 2005, it is lovely, because the winner today is going to win

�1,150,000. In 1969, it was �1,500, quite a difference. You got to the

final, not many in the women's. was up 4-2 in the first set, I

would have made that highlight real! She won nine Wimbledons, and

that all added up to less than half of what they are getting for this

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

you can tell. You remember the losses better than the wins. Would

you take one of those women's wins... Absolutely not, I'm not

complaining! Martina Hingis is a very similar player. I was a poor

man's Martina Hingis, but now she is coming through on her own. She

is Agnieszka Radwanska, but she plays similar, it is a good one to

be compared to. The only good thing is that Serena may have an off-day,

and she has had a few of those in the last year, the US Open final

against Samantha Stosur, everybody puts Serena as the clear favourite,

and she said afterwards that she was a little bit tired. Serena as

played doubles here, so she has not had an off-day, because she has

been playing all the time. Agnieska is going to hope that maybe Serena

has an off-day, like she did in the French, lost in the first round.

Maybe when you are 30, you play longer than I did, make you have

some of those of days more often. They happen more often when you get

older and they are worse than they used to be in your 20s. But I feel

like Serena is putting herself into shake in this tournament, all those

doubles matches, if it does not make her tired, it makes her play

She is definitely playing a lot better than she was. Doubles can

help. When I played it was a roll of the dice because you were

playing the best of five. It got the bit match. You have to work on

your service game and you return game. If you're talking about

Radwanska, you have to mention the Australian Open. Things can happen.

She can get off to a good start. You have got to assume the crowd

will want to make this close. should think a good start will be

Correct me if I am wrong but Agnieszka Radwanska is about five

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

other in boxing. Serena has the big hair as well. She is such a great

champion. John touched on the injury and the illness, coming back

from the pulmonary embolism that she had. When they were first

playing on the tour they said they would stop at 20 runt, 22. Now they

are in their thirties, they love it. They are not done yet. Because they

have had the big breaks in their career, that is why they have

lasted so long. I was thought Andre Agassi lasted longer because he had

those breaks. At this point in my career I have played about twice as

many matches as Serena. She has another few years ahead of her.

They are coming out for the coin toss for this final. That is going

to be performed by Archie but Perth, aged 13. He was born with a club

for it which was diagnosed when he was five days old. He was chosen

for the work he has done for raising awareness of the condition.

A big moment for him. Well done! Now we are ready. It is time. They

take the picture. There we go! That is the picture that he will

treasure. Archie is very keen to get off the court by the look of it.

One more picture! Here we go. We are ready for the ladies' final,

Yes, it is time now. Years ago, when I was doing interviews down

here and been us had a won the US Open, she said demanded by bring my

little sister in. She said, at this is Serena, she will be better than

me. You never imagine that two great champions can come from one

family. I had an Old coach who said I have these two girls who will be

number one in the world. You know something, this younger daughter of

mine, Serena, will be better than Venus. I said, right! There he is,

still up in the box. Did I hear he is going to be a father again?

heard that. Could that door to be better than these two? -- daughter.

Martina is better off at 30 plus to win a Wimbledon. I think you're 33

when you won the last one. You do not know how many chances you will

get. That adds pressure, given the turmoil, the health issues and the

injuries. There is some pressure. She will win three, four, five.

There has to be stress and not being quite so sure. That is the

one thing that Radwanska has for her. She is a clear favourite.

Serena has said Agnieszka has had a better year and she is ranked

higher. She is trying to take some of the pressure off. There is no

pressure on Murray tomorrow. have nothing to lose except a

Wimbledon final! Agassi could become world No. One. -- Agnieszka.

It is a big moment for her country - Poland. This is the dream of

every player growing up. This is what they want. Hopefully she will

be able to handle the pressure. don't know if you talked about her

not feeling well. She has had a really bad cold. Sometimes that

helps. I hope it does. Sometimes the nerves do not get in the way as

match. It affects your attention in the moment a bit more. It is not as

if the points will be very long. Serena get such a hard hit on the

ball and the points do not last that long. Serena has so much more

power on the first strike. Agnieszka needs to get a lot of

first serves in. She needs a quick start. I remember in that box

watching the match take place four years ago. She takes the racket out

of your hands. Radwanska it is a much better player. It might be the

only time - maybe I am wrong - you want her to play Serena Williams.

Did think you prefer to plate Serena Williams... Those matches

were a little closer. -- play. I think we are all of the general

consensus it is Serena... It I think it will be an entertaining

match. Agnieszka has a shot at it but Serena Williams is one of the

greatest players of all time. going to head back to the

commentary box. Guess where they are going? They are in the Royal

box! We have missed out again. Time to now hand over to Lindsay

It is nice to hit everyone's thoughts heading into this one. --

to here. This lady is overwhelming favourite for a 5th Wimbledon title.

She is 30 years of age. She is No. 6 seed. What an outstanding career

she has had! She has won all four major titles. That includes the

French back in 2002. She has been outstanding, one of the best ever.

She could become the best ever, given the way she is playing

Expectation hit inside Centre Court for a competitive final? --

expectation here. It will be down to this lady to make it so if she

can. Seven years younger, 5 ft 8. Likened very much to Martina Hingis,

the winner back in 1997. She will need all her guile, all her court

craft to keep Serena at bay. What a The last moment over 38 to win here

was Martina Navratilova 12 years ago. -- over 30. John McEnroe is

alongside made for the final. great to be here. Your thoughts

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It is an ominous start and a The first challenge is to get the

She is facing the best serve in women's tennis. The best women's

serve ever? Without a doubt. She In the last match, 24 aces and no

I like what Serena does in the first game. She goes to the other

end, changes immediately. She does not towel off, have a drink. She

She will have to disguise that a little better. Serena saw that

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You need to keep an eye on her That was a beautiful shot from

Serena! It is comforting for Serena that she cannot be hurt by anything

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That is why it is so important for her to get a high percentage of

first serves in. The second serve will be sitting there for Serena to

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She is very crafty. Incredible Again the backhand is to Pavel for

Radwanska strode. She needs to use the ability to create some angle. -

I was surprised Serena was so tentative. She is not in any danger

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Her mother was in the front. It is Charles at the back. He is loving

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That serve is better placed. That Just looking at the stats, backhand

This game means a whole lot more to Radwanska. The crowd senses that as

well. I am not sure about the drop shot. She was not aware of where

Radwanska was on court. It is a That was a good attempted to defend

It is one thing to tried a drop shot and another to be too

Look where that serve came in! You can see the replay. She crushed it.

What a message that sends up to That's game lasted almost nine

minutes and has gone in favour of Radwanska has a tendency to run

through some of her shots. Your This is the type of a opponent Obed

Mbwakongo will always struggle against. Serena is the best at the

business. -- that Radwanska will She certainly doesn't seem to be

moving particularly well. Not a lot of energy! There has been talk of

It seems to be sharing so far. -- That was where! Only number seven

That just messed. -- missed. has to take a few risks. There is

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The only Achilles heel you can see in had game at the moment is her

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The conditions are a bit tricky. It is gusty. Somewhat surprising to

see Serena played this to lose a She has nerves as well. Normally,

Radwanska is such a good defensive player. It seems like she is

missing something a little early on. Normally she can get balls back

been tougher positions when she is Williams introducing the drop shot.

It is all Williams. How about being on the Centre Court at Wimbledon!

That can cause nerves to run wildly through your body. Your legs are

more heavy. Everything is difficult for Agnieszka Radwanska. Serena has

picked up on it. The crowd is trying to pull for her to make it a

match. That is fairly lopsided in favour of Radwanska. She has broken

her opponent many more times. She has not played someone with the

serve of Serena. Amazing! 85 aces. 14, the percentage of points won on

serve. It will be tough for Radwanska! Is it the record for

aces in a tournament? She is well on her way! There is Venus. The

record was in 2000. She does not She did not get it. There were two

I would like to see a replay of Not looking too pleased and happy

about there, her first Grand Slam Radwanska has got to get ready for

the power of Serena's game. It looks as if it is taking her by

surprise. She knows what she is up Serena's power takes Radwanska out

of their comfort zone, she cannot build the point the way that she

wants to because Serena will jump It would be nice for her to get on

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It is a lonely place at there at the moment for Radwanska, she

desperately needs to get a game on It is thought to zero, Serena, one

Well, just to let you know that you can also enjoy this final in 3D if

you have the right equipment. It is Well, Serena has won her last 10

matches against top-five opponents. Her last defeat to a top-five

player came in Eastbourne 2011. That was when she was making her

comeback. It is amazing, she has not lost a set to anyone in the top

five in their last 10 meetings. Clearly she rises to the occasion,

when she knows she's playing the The win over Azarenka was her 13th

win against the world number 1. Only a couple of players have more

career wins, Martina Navratilova and someone sitting two inches from

I would imagine John would have quite a few wins as well over

number-one players, although you spend the majority of your career

Say that serve of Serena's, really jumping up on Radwanska. It

immediately gets her behind in the point. Radwanska is not sure

whether to take it early or let it come down. She is not quite as tall

Chris Evert was in nine of Wimbledon finals, won three out of

Serena is well on her way to her What was your record against

Serena? It was a losing record, maybe four wins, seven losses, I am

going to guess. Mark? Just kidding! What about against Venus? Exactly!

Get your work done over there! is one of the reasons why you had a

good record against her, you had that reach, the tallest Wimbledon

champion since 1997. Well done! is easier to handle that serve when

you are taller, and there is no question that here we have got the

slice and a flat, a stay low, but she has the option of kicking it

over her opponent's head, and Radwanska has been totally caught

off-guard on which serve to expect, because of the variety that Serena

has. I used to see Andre Agassi do this at times, not so often and

grass, stand much further back, let the ball come down to her. At least

she would get the return, may be forced her to go for it too much.

But clearly she does not have the reach to deal with this serve.

is going to have to try some new things, get more energy, give

Well, she ran out of gas. If she had ended the point one way or the

other, Serena was going to be there for that. She is giving that shot

away, Serena can see it coming. Tough to have to serve after the

longest rally of the match, try to hit the hardest serve you can. She

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that miss from Radwanska, as Serena Even though it is 5-0, she will

take it, take anything! The key is for her to get on the scoreboard,

that is what she is worrying about Serena has for the time in the

world, waiting to return at second serve. You feel that she can go

anywhere, backhand or forehand. 73 She waited a little bit longer to

Role, her father Robert, retort Radwanska for a while, he did say

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First game on the board, a second She was getting blown out, so she

has got to be very thankful she got that wonderful round of applause,

It is busy out at Henman Hill. I have got a feeling it might be a

That is surprising. Serena with such a great overhead. Again,

Radwanska did not get is particularly deep. Serena just

Too good. She has been trying to get her off balance, Radwanska is

kitting a clear ball, now can Serena Williams work a bit harder

out there? So difficult to read that backhand with the open stance.

She does such a great job with her wrist, coming outside of the ball

to go cross-court, being able to . Talk about the serve, being such

a big factor in this match, but so far from the baseline, nine

baseline winners to just one from Radwanska. Radwanska has got to

find a way to serve herself in Serena checking to see, it is

getting slippery. It does not take It is starting to come down quite a

bit more. Waiting to see if the umpire is going to do anything.

Just get the set under her belt. She would love to get it over with

before any delay. Here is the Beautiful serve to finish off the

opening set. Serena is halfway to It is still coming down. They have

stopped on the outside courts, but Well, the umbrellas up. There's

some good news for Radwanska, though, because there was a feeling

that Serena would dominate, and the shortest final in history was back

in 1922, 22 minutes, so we are all right, we are way past that Mark!

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

It will be interesting to see... Sorry, I don't want to interrupt,

finish your thought! I have finished! Mallory versus who?

Because it is going to be interesting to see what they do if

they stop this. Whether they will decide to close the roof, or they

will wait a while to try to allow this match to be played outdoors.

Michael McIntyre there, the comedian. Here they come! Here they

come, OK. It could not have happened pretty much at a better

time for Radwanska. I think most of us anticipated a blow-out in the

first set. And perhaps when she comes back out, she will at least

have experienced it, she will know what it feels like to deal with the

power of Serena and perhaps figure out some way of getting their

energy up. I mean, if you are not feeling good, the power sort of

sucks the life out of you, when you watch bores going by. -- balls. She

is that off going back to the locker room and getting some advice.

I think you're saying beforehand what a great front-runner Serena

was. Grand Slam play, 190 wins, just four losses after winning the

opening set. It is a tall order, it was a tall order, and it just seems

to be getting tougher for Radwanska. Well, she wants it so bad, Serena.

You could see that from the first round, when she was so intense even

there with what appeared to be a guinea. There are motions have

shown throughout the couple of weeks. -- her emotions. Those are

the statistics for the opening set, pointing towards the dominance of

Serena, although it was slightly untidy at times from the American.

Slightly being the key word! She did win the set 6-1. A number of

Five-time champion Martina Navratilova, I wonder what she has

been making of it. Well, she is catching up to me, she has got a

lot of work to do! Could be more So many great champions there,

Virginia Wade, the champ and in 1977, of course, Angela Mortimer,

the winner in 1961, but this is the scene out on the hill Anton Centre

Court, West still no decision to close the roof, hoping that it is

just a short shower and players will be back on court and very soon.

But certainly, for Agnieszka, a well-earned rest to try to work out

how she can battle Serena Williams. Let's get further comment from John,

Lynsey and mark-down there. Looking at the second game, she needed to

hold that serve. I think she knew she needed it, the crowd knew, and

she wanted to send a quick message. It was so overwhelming for her,

such an overwhelming moment to be in her first Grand Slam title here

at Wimbledon, and it was going to be a tall order to maintain her

composure there, to generate the type of pace that she needed, and

she basically had to hope that Serena would be careless for that

the nerves would get to her a bit. A hard fought game, but at the end

you sort our sense that the first set was going to slip away rather

quickly. I do not feel that Serena is at her best, three aces is

nothing compared to the last few rounds. No, but Radwanska has not

come out with any energy. She is very low key anyway, she likes to

play it calm and cool, but she needs to get going in this match,

make things happen, manufacture some confidence and belief if she

wants to turn this match around. That is hard to do, though. That is

the problem, she is having to pick her spots, and she's not able to at

his point figure out when to do that, because she is behind in

almost every rally, and every time Serena starts a point, even the

second set, she has not been generating a big enough return.

are going to illustrate the second serve, show a few points now,

because it has been well and truly punished today. It has, Serena as

one of the most intimidating returns. She loves to step inside

the court, make their presence known whether she is facing first

or second serve. She had a lot of time in this match up, Serena does

not have a powerful serve, at Serena is doing what she wants with

it. These are not well-placed, they are sitting ducks. You have got to

put it closer to the lines, and clearly it is a part of a game that

she has improved so much, she has always had a great feel for the

ball. There seems to be no reason why she cannot do a better job. I

do not know about when she comes back after half an hour, but do a

better job down the road, because Serena is not the only player who

will take advantage of that. she got to just come out and say,

if I'm going to serve double faults, I am going to serve double faults,

but I have not got to let it dominate from the return? I would

basically hit two first serves, sure, you take a chance, but he

will keep Serena guessing. I would rather see double faults and Hart's

second serves, serving closer to the line. Try not to let Serena do

what she wants off the first shot. It is so tough, we know she missed

her press conference on Friday, not ideal preparation. It is bad enough

facing Serena at full throttle, but when you're not feeling well as

well... Absolutely, and she is overpowered at the moment. It is a

gunfight-nice analogy, with the way that she walked in, 10:30am this

morning, with a friend, very low through -- very low key, that has

carried through into this final, the way she has gone out. If you

are not feeling fit and healthy, it is going to be tough. These two

have both been in majors where they were not feeling 100%, you have got

to find it somehow, and it will be key for the team to find that bit

of inspiration, whatever will fire her art. She has only maybe got

another 40 minutes to find some answers when she comes back on.

There are going to have to be a lot of answers in a very short period

of time. Even if they give her the right answers, I'm not sure she

will be able to implement them, that is the issue. If there is

truth to the fact that she is not 100%, she looks like she is

struggling a bit, you have to feel like she has got this resigned look

to her. That is what he has got to change, at least get in mayor, try

to bring the crowd in and make it seem at least that she believes she

has a chance to win this. She did not really react when she won her

first game, and Serena missed an overhead on the next point, and the

crowd applauded that. They really wanted her to get involved. You do

not want to react when you are down 5-0! I think it was accurate, she

was not even worried about winning or losing, just making it look

respectable. If you are reacting at 5-0, you win the game, it is like

saying to Serena, I cannot believe I have any chance of winning.

just needed to get the crowd on her side to try to motivate herself

somehow. And they want to get on her side, you saw that at the end

of the first set, they are trying to give her some energy, get her to

play better, but it is not her personality to embrace them. She is

shy, quiet, she may learn to do that in the future, but it is a lot

to ask in her first Grand Slam final when she is not that

comfortable outwardly. As far as Serena is concerned, she looks so

motivated. We have seen her coming back from illness and injury, but

she is so focused in winning his 5th title and equalling what her

sister did. It seems like she wanted more than she has any major,

and I think what has happened to her has been well talked about, the

last couple of years has given her a new sentence of appreciation,

something that she is rather amazing that, playing tennis, and I

feel she will make the most of this next year or two. When you're

standing next to Martina, who has of these he won are so many great

matches and so many Grand Slam titles, where would you put Serena

in the all-time list? I felt Serena two is to go was on her way to

becoming the best player in the history of though women's game. I

know Steffi Graf has won everything four times at least, Martina has

got an incredible record, obviously, and I... I think Serena would be,

in my book, the greatest female player to play this game if she

were to win even three more. In my opinion. And at the age of 30, she

is looking like she could win more. What you think? Acting she is on

her way. We will know more in the next two years. Players do not win

much after 30, and it is hard, and she is very vocal about not going

anywhere, she is going to stay out and try to be the best player that

he can be. It is all about the Grand Slam titles for Serena. It

will be tough for her to win the French again, she will probably go

down with just one French Open title, and Steffi Graf won each won

at least four Times, so we will have to look at that more. It is

not just how many you have won, that is obviously a big factor, but

she seems to be the most athletic, gifted, biggest serve, I do not

think anyone questions that it is the best serve in the history of

the women's game. Perhaps you could make an argument that Billie Jean

King or Martina volleyed better than she did, but all around, she

is right in that conversation already. But also, I mean, she is

such a great champion. I was talking at the beginning of the

programme, whoever wins today, it would be the 7th different winner

of a Grand Slam, so there is no one really at there, she can play at

this level, who do we see challenging her other than maybe

Sharapova? That is the thing. A lot of this is due to the fact that in

sports, things happen, injuries, for example, but this was

inexplicable, what happened to her. To me, someone will come along, as

a rancour has come a long way. -- as a Ringo. Could it have that

looks like someone who shied away from the spotlight, but she has got

the type of game that could go out and beat any of the top players.

The beauty about sports is that you do not know, and someone will come

Azarenka, maybe Kvitova. Do you have any one? I was going to say

The covers are off, so hopefully the players will be back soon. It's

finals weekend at Wimbledon, and then we will all be back again,

because the Olympics start at the end of July. The tennis will be

played here. Let's look back at tennis in the Olympics in its

The 1980 it was a pivotal year, because this was a way to get

tennis in the map in a way that wouldn't have been possible without

the Olympics. Lots of big names, but Steffi had a so-called golden

slam. She beat Sabbatini to win the Grand Slam. This added polish to a

remarkable achievement. The reaction was largely so positive

from all the players in Seoul that year, that now it was really on its

In Barcelona, 1992, the competition had moved on. It still wasn't quite

there, but they were making progress. Jennifer Capriati, that

was the most important moment, the early stages of her career. Not

only did she win as a 16-year-old, but she beat Steffi in the final.

Absolutely one of my highlights. If I look back on my career at my most

important victories, the gold medal is right up there. I lost pretty

early in singles, but I knew with Michael Stich, my fiercest rival

and competitor on the court, if we found a way to put our egos aside,

we were able to form a very formidable and strong team. We were

in the final, we had a medal at least, a silver, so we started

really communicating and playing with each other. We got lucky, we

won the gold. We couldn't even celebrate together, because our

egos came back into the way. But we share this gold medal together

forever, I want it because of Michael and Michael won it because

Tennis is such an individual sport. A lonely one at that. The

opportunity to play for your country is unique. Agassi was

having a bad year. He came back and read himself up for the Olympics.

You are out there for something much larger than yourself, but very

much connected to you. That's a feel you don't get often. Agassi's

enthusiasm and effusiveness about taking the gold did the Olympic

cause a great deal of good. It was never as stressful as playing in

the US Open, playing Wimbledon. That made me enjoy competing even

more, just being part of the whole process. Lindsay was a great ball

striker and the hard courts of Atlanta suited her, as did the home

crowds. That was the first time I really felt that the whole crowd

was on my side. My whole family was there, which was not an everyday

occurrence. My parents were there, they were in the middle of a

divorce, so strangely it was a very Really cool to win any medal, but

obviously gold, I love gold. They love playing doubles together, they

love playing for the United States, they love the Olympics. It was the

highlight of both of their careers, the next best thing to any of the

singles majors that they won. actually thought it was one of the

great moments in recent Olympic times. Massu was such an unlikely

champion. He put his heart and soul into it. He was not going to win a

Grand Slam tournament, but this was his chance and in some ways maybe

it meant a bit more to him, representing his nation in that

form and coming away with a great price. -- a great price. 2008 was a

terrific event. You had all the big guys. I remember two things with

the men. Number one, Nadal, who had already won the French and

Wimbledon. He went to Beijing and captured the gold medal, beating

the Gonzalez in the final having beaten Djokovic in a hard-fought

semi-final. Roger Federer wanted that gold and he didn't get it. And

yet, he came back to win the Coming out of it, I felt like I was

a changed man to some degree. Seeing other athletes train, being

part of the Olympic spirit, being there, a place I never thought I

would beat, growing up, was something very special. Well, many

people have said maybe tennis shouldn't be in the Olympics, but

when you get the top players like Federer, Djokovic, Murray and Nadal

all wanting to win the gold medal, we are really looking forward to

that. Of course we have plenty of business at Wimbledon this weekend.

The men's final tomorrow, but the ladies are heading back from the

locker room. Not long, that shower. A quick chat with your coach, a

change of clothes and then back out to resume play. Hoping Aggie

Radwanska will find a way to win a few more games and put serene under

pressure. She has her sights set on a fifth Wimbledon title. The

players are back on Centre Court. The roof stays open, hopefully

there is no more rain. Let's rejoin John, Lindsay and Mark.

It will be interesting to see if Radwanska can contain Williams'

power. The start is absolutely crucial, Lindsay. We said that in

the first set. She needed to get off to a good start. You could see

the crowd were disappointed when she couldn't hold her first service

game. She has to do that early on in this second set, not let Serena

get more and more comfortable. She is a great frontrunner as it is,

she already has the first set under her belt very comfortably. We will

see what Radwanska can come out within the second set. If she has

the energy. We said she wasn't feeling well. See if her coat had

any motivation to get her going. -- her coach. She still got 70% first

serves. You want to say don't give her a look at his second serve.

What do you do? I would take a bit off my serve, and really go for

off my serve, and really go for placement. When you lack pace, as

placement. When you lack pace, as she does, is it a smart move

against somebody likes arena to hit into the body and maybe keep the

ball a bit lower? She just has to get more depth on the serve. She

was just getting them in the middle of the box. That is not going to

cut it in a Wimbledon final against anybody. Made use the slice, maybe

get Serena off balance, reaching. She doesn't do a great job of using

her legs to generate power, so she is a bit fragile with her serve.

She arms her serve. Not much on it. The idea of going bigger, basically

hitting two first serves should be strongly considered. Because her

serve seems to be the type of serve to start a point as opposed to

winning free points. Pretty difficult to win a title on grass.

The fact that she's in the final is pretty amazing, pretty impressive.

But she is going to be, what, at worst two in the world if she loses

this. She has got a lot to be proud of and I suspect she is not going

to be as wound up this time around, so she should be able to get off to

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She hasn't had to play any big hitters, as I look through the draw.

Just one in the top ten. The semi- finals against Angelique Kerber.

She's supposedly, when you look at the champions since Martina won in

1997, she is three inches shorter and 26 pan labels writer than the

average Wimbledon champion since then. -- 26 pounds lighter. She

hasn't had to deal with somebody like Serena. Sukova, next to

Martina Navratilova and Jana Novotna. Tracy Austin next to her.

Paul Mackney at the back, next to Tracy Austin. -- Paul McNamee. He

was twice eight doubles champion. Maria Bueno from Brazil, a former

Wimbledon champion. Jacques Rogge on the front at the left. The

president of the IOC. With the Olympics coming to Wimbledon, as we

have just trail. Well, there's a lady that doesn't need any more

introductions. A legend of the game. An iconic star. And Ann Jones,

winner of Wimbledon in 1969. She won the juniors as well. As

There's a lady that also did the double. Tam Agnieszka Radwanska

overturn that opening set deficit? The second half of the ladies'

A shot of adrenalin, perhaps, for Radwanska. A couple of points that

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Don't forget the new balls. They A lift for Radwanska and a lift for

the crowd as well. That was imperative for Radwanska to get

that service game. Now she has got a lead for the first time. Maybe

she can get off to a better start returning in this game, a bit more

confident going for her shots. Serena has to not let it bother her

that they are even clapping for her mistakes. That can get under your

This is where the doubles comes into play for Serena. In their

semi-final yesterday, they got off to a slow start, but Venus and

Serena played so well in the second and third set, coming in and

poaching balls out of the air. kept her racket out in front of her

on that volley. Makes it a lot easier. These two will play for the

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That's the tournament record. 19 -- We saw Radwanska tried a sliced

forehand. That's not a bad idea. You have to really go after it if

you're going to do it. It may be a little lower, a little harder.

one-handed follow through. You can't just drop down on it, it will

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It's not a shot that you practise a A slice kick serve has no jump to

it, which makes it pretty easy pickings for Serena Williams.

in her strike zone. It's coming There's another one, right in the

middle of the court, got what it deserved. So many of these,

Radwanska doesn't even have time to make him move. She is finishing her

It was a bright start to the second set by hanging on to her serve. But

But Serena is already in her stride in the second set. And that is how

she is feeling out here. It's difficult for a player who, so far,

doesn't look like she believes for a second that she has a chance of

winning this. And certainly, as she has done many, many times, Serena

Williams is imposing her will. And the incredible power that she

brings to this sport. Especially on this court. It's kind of hard to

see it lasting over an hour at this stage. Lindsay, you must have felt

like this at times. Your game was built around a big serve and ground

strokes, you have a player down the other end and you feel, they can't

hurt me. That is what Serena likes. No-one can take the play away from

her. Radwanska can't do anything to push Serena back and get her on her

heels. She has very rarely been on the run. On her return games,

Serena is inside the baseline, picking the shots she wants to hit.

It's just a very tough match up, made worse on the grass for

She needed to do something, and she did. That's the type of hands that

has got her to number three in the That's where she just shuts you

Nothing you can do. She didn't even move. There's so much pressure on

Radwanska on the points she is able to get the return back. To make

something happen. Because of all the free points Serena gets on her

She has made the most of any chance Serena needs to get closer to that

Radwanska is normally so stingy in giving away easy points, easy

errors. That's nerves. She's making a lot of errors on balls that she

Again, we saw Williams at the net, putting the ball away. The first

putting the ball away. The first final I ever came to was yours,

John, against Chris Lewis in 1983. He couldn't do anything that date

either. That was a match where I felt I couldn't get hurt by

anything he did. He didn't have a good enough return and my serve, it

is the match-up that Lindsay was How does she get to challenge that?

She missed the ball... But she was playing that. It doesn't matter,

thankfully. Some dubious decisions being made with the challenges. Not

The good news is she's playing better than the first set. Just got

to find a way... Down solo for that. Nice! She has to breaks arena's

That's a smart shot by Serena. It really was. And smart to set it up

with this backhand pass. Working the angles. That was a deliberate

shot. Against somebody who is not That's a better second serve.

Keeps herself in contention in this Serena, still up a break in this

second set, but can Radwanska get into Serena's head? It's something

she does so well against so many players. Time on the ball is so

crucial. And Serena has a lot of time to set up in this match. In

their previous matches, Radwanska has never got more than four games.

It seems, so far, more of the same. Obviously, this is her maiden Slam,

but do you feel that this is her best surface or is she better on

other services? Its attempts to she plays. She would have a better

chance against Serena on other surfaces. -- it depends who she

plays. You would think that a hard court would be suitable because she

sees the ball early. She would have better believe that the ball she is

going to receive is going to bounce into more of a predictable way. You

have less time on the grass, especially against the bigger

hitters. She has been rewarded for tennis smarts to get to this first

She's getting more on the ball, starting to be more aggressive.

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She really did not get herself back Three first serves mist in the

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That was some ankle! -- angle. I Radwanska does not get a better

The perfect point by Serena. She was moving forward when she saw

Serena finally finds the UMPIRE: Let, first service.

That was her best chance, Radwanska, but it has gone. She has not got a

When it is a must-win game, that is not a good sign. She has battled

The only time we have ever seen that in her career was in the first

round at the French. No doubt it is more tough when you are older but

easier to hide Venus on grass. -- That was a great effort from Serena

to track the ball down. The off speed, Top Spin, softball and slice

the forehand. That is the first time she has really had to scramble

It is now she has made her presence She again closes the gap to just

She is certainly doing a lot of things better. She is playing the

type of tennis that has allowed her to become one of the best players

in the world. Unpredictable and very effective. I would like to see

if she has another gear. She could use the crowd. I personally just

having experienced both sides do not like to see a truly great

champion's level drop but it seems that is the only way she will get

into the match. Could she lift her game? Is it conceivable? She should

have won at three of those last four points. Even at her best,

Radwanska does not do the things that disrupts Serena. She cannot

penetrate the court. She feels no pressure and no panic to go for

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Serena does such a great job of Oh, boy! You cannot miss that. That

was such a good return. That is what her dad was talking about with

Tomasz Wiktorowski knows those are the sorts of thing she needs to

At 30-30, she is trying to stop That is what Serena has been able

to do, not only in this match, but in the whole tournament. She was

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not moving that great earlier but Radwanska is challenging the surf.

Not a lot of hope. -- at the serve. It is impossible for her to think

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That is certainly the best point that Radwanska has played. I am

surprised that Serena did not move in. She let her back into the rally.

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That was a great effort by This is her chance. It is what she

It has taken her 69 minutes to That will be challenged, I would

think. Umpire Macro she is challenging the serve. -- UMPIRE:

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Serena it offers up the unforced error. We have a match on an hands.

-- Our hands. When she had chances on previous points, she moved in.

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Frustration for raptor Macro. -- They must have had low bouncing

courts in Germany where she learnt her tennis. Good reaction from

Serena after dropping her serve That is the 7th time that Serena

has lost her serve in The A good serve from Radwanska. A

She got away with it. She made a player that next ball. Serena saw

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she was there. She is very game 8 great turnaround from Radwanska.

She is getting more power up on her shots. It is the belief. She thinks

she has a chance in the rallies. How big a factor our nerves playing

with Serena? No question you get nervous when you get older. She

said they affected her badly at the French. She has had some lapses in

this event where it looked to be over and she had a struggle. She

won 7-5 just to get into the quarters. She looked like she was

going to dust off the semi-final. It is the same thing that has

happened here. That last service game, she clearly should have won.

She got a little bit hesitant just at the wrong moment. Credit to

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Can she continued to run with the That was a beautiful shot! It is so

unusual to see Serena back- pedalling. I thought she has volley

it pretty well up to the stage was a bit which shows that nerves have

got in the way. Otherwise she would There she goes. It makes search the

difference with her mind set. She wants to go after the shots.

Immediately followed that one forward. That is exactly what she

just said. She has been watching a There you go! Why did cannot do

that the last game? -- I'm not do that. A great adjustment from

Serena the last two points. She knows what it is like to went on

court. She has allowed Radwanska to play her way back into this set.

Serena are showing some great Radwanska is showing why she got to

this point. She has become Two of the best serves she has hit

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in the match. Fresh balls helping A halt to at love just when she

wanted it. -- a hold to love. That was the hardest serve she has hit

in the match. She has a lot of reasons to feel a whole lot better

about things about now. It would be an explosion on Centre Court if she

could pull off this set somehow. Then it really would be game on.

saw it a bit yesterday with Jo- Wilfried Tsonga. He got himself

back into it. You could see the pace of the ground strokes increase.

We are seeing it here with Radwanska. She has never even been

to a Grand Slam semi-final before this tournament. It is all

uncharted territory. We thought the start would be crucial. The rain

delay meant she could catch her breath. A good start in the second

set has let her believe. She is so much better than the first set.

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service of Serena is worse in the Things are getting a whole lot more

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difficult for Serena right now. Eyed did not think I would be

seeing this. Scarcely credible after a set and a half that

Radwanska would be on the bird of taking it into a final set. --

It just goes to show even the best are not immune to nabs. Serena has

been struggling with that. After the past couple of years and

everything she has gone through, she in the last years has got tight

in the big matches - the big moments. Credit to Radwanska for

hanging in NAV. She has raised the level of her game and put the

pressure back into the Court of Serena. Still amazing to see. It

looked like it was going to be over so quickly. She started to do

things better. She got more on her serve. She hit the ball cleaner.

She has employed the slice of the forehand. She has used every trick

in the book. It worked. She got into the head of Serena. She felt

the nerds but did not look like what happened. -- the nerves.

Radwanska has won a higher And let's see if Serena continues

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to be hesitant. The final set of We have talked about in the last

two sets how important it was for Radwanska to start well. It's very

important for Serena to try and get that swagger back. Her serve has

got better and better as the match has gone along. A perfect serve

into the body, just enough on it. She has got great feel and hands,

but that part of what game has not worked particularly well. -- her

again. The drop volley and the drop That's a gift there for Radwanska.

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The chance to get the early break I love that shock when she gets

down so low. It looks like her Not much you can do to defend

against that. She wasn't able to make one move, Radwanska. She had

A real mixed bag from Serena at the moment. What a better job Radwanska

is doing at handling Serena's hard, deep return back at her. As John

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Now we really have something here. Serena's the one, surprisingly, who

is going to have to get her service game under control. Dropped down

rather considerably, that last half of the second set. Has to find her

It is a sister act out there, isn't it? Venus, Serena's sister.

Radwanska's younger sister, Ursula, who also plays and also won Junior

She's being forced to produce her best now, Serena. She's working

hard to maintain her composure, because inside she can't believe

that she hasn't won this event already. She's fighting herself as

That's what she couldn't keep together at the French Open last

month. After she lost that second set, after having the lead, she

broke down in tears, was visibly distressed. So far, managing her

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That was much needed and a good effort, because she still hasn't

quite got her groove back on serve. quite got her groove back on serve.

For her, it's doing it the hard way. For her, it's doing it the hard way.

She is trying to dig in mentally, How tough is it at this stage to

get yourself out of the Place Serena seems to be in? It's tough

when you are so close to victory. To winning the title, your fifth

Wimbledon. Now she finds herself in a third set, fighting herself, her

opponent who is playing better... Champions adjust. Let's see if

Some great tennis between these two She has got fabulous anticipation,

Radwanska. I don't know why, when she got the ball over Serena, she

didn't move forward. She let Serena UMPIRE: Miss Radwanska is

I don't think you should be allowed to challenge after you ask your box.

In the rules, technically you are Still hadn't recovered from that

second point. Two bad unforced 5 doubles in this match. There's

the best shot of Radwanska. That off forehand. Takes time away from

her opponent by her own propositioning, not by her power. -

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That one she really earned. Serena At one point, I believe it was 6-1,

4-2, she was going for the double break, but Radwanska was able to

lift herself. During that game, Serena was so confident, so cocky,

I mean in a good way, but a somewhat risky way, "It's going so

well, I'm going to beat her at home game," trying some of those, shall

we say, different shots. The semi- Moon Ball kind of shot. She lost

that game. She thought, OK, I am still up a break. And then the

nerves got in the way a little bit. She hesitated on a couple of balls

where, earlier, she was routinely putting them away. When she lost

that game that clearly she should have won to go 5-3, suddenly the

match shifted and put a lot more stress on Serena's body, really

changed things. If she had won 6-1, 6-2, it would have been like, wow,

I can win any way I want. Now she is the one who appears to be in

Stick to what got her there. Interesting, before the match,

hearing Smartie -- Martina Navratilova talking about how

nervous she was to play her last Wimbledon final, in her thirties,

compared to when she first came on Somebody like that, who can win as

much as she did, can get nervous. So no doubt everybody can. A couple

of years since Serena won a Grand Slam title. This game will help.

There it is. A game in under a minute. We had the golden set in

this tournament. That was a golden game. That's part of why she

thought, at 6-1, 4-3, it was over. UMPIRE: Miss Williams is

No tie-breaks, so challenges become Great imagination. You could see

she had it lined up, from here. She This is the type of thing she needs

to do, clearly. Go after that serve, shorten these points. A

championship move in the last couple of minutes by Serena. Four

aces in the previous game gives you a platform, doesn't it? It sure

You can't give Radwanska an extra chance in a rally. She did an

amazing job of turning defence into offence. Again, Serena was very

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She got her 51st a winner of the final in the end. Both players a

bit winded there after that exchange. Such a huge moment here.

She grabs the first break in this That's her first break since early

in the second set. Those two games, well played from Serena. Those four

Acers certainly gave her more confidence for the return game.

are back to where we were in the second set, controlling the mind.

Yeah, but she has shown a lot of guts and heart to pull it together.

A lot of players would have been overwhelmed at this stage, but

she's done a great job of maintaining her composure when her

opponent's level had really picked up, the crowd had got much more

into it. You can see how bad she wants it, which is a wonderful

thing to see when you have seen her win so many before. Sharapova

talked about that at the French Open. If she were able to win

another Grand Slam after shoulder surgery and all the injuries, it

would be her biggest achievement. Serena says the same. After

everything she has gone through the last two years, to add another

Grand Slam title she thinks would She's within touching distance of

it again. A brick to the good in Great width to her tennis in that

rally. She has made a knight adjustment, a concerted attempt to

move forward and shorten these Six aces in her last seven points

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I read a lovely line about Radwanska's tennis the other day.

It said she had mastered the art of Miss direction. She is tough to

Well, if she's going to win this now, Radwanska, she's going to have

to break Serena two more times, which would seem to be a very tall

order. The new balls will help her Oh, that's too bad, it just missed.

That would have been some point to This is a mere must-win game for

Radwanska. To give Serena a two chances to serve for the match, I

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can't think she would falter but She wants to put it away right now.

Like all great champions, she's a vicious competitor. Desperately

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Well, Serena did not go after the ball. She played not to lose the

point but somehow Radwanska found a way. Radwanska has directed so many

shots to the forehand of Serena. That side gets tighter on the big

That was a better return. She kept What a bit of invention from

Serena! She claims that the break. Talk about surprising Radwanska,

she did not move a muscle towards that ball. That makes life a whole

lot easier for Serena Williams. What a time to pull this out! We

saw it early in the match but have not seen us since the first set

from Serena. How sweet it is! knows how great that second break

An early celebration for the American. She deserves it. She

really does. She has been through a lot. It does not get any easier as

you hit that dreaded 30. She has really done a great job. It has

been a lot more entertaining than we would have dreamed of an hour

and 15 minutes ago. Credit to Radwanska! Serena are back where

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That was a valiant effort from It is a classic case of making your

opponent hit one more people. is a mission statement throughout a

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That was a perfect surf from Serena. Serena is Wimbledon champion up

What a moment for her! One of the 14 Grand Slam titles now come at

four behind Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova. She adds to her legacy

I guess when you had won it this many times, you know the quickest

way up to the box. The no, she does not! They must have changed it

She is congratulated by the coach of Radwanska. Now her sister. What

a lovely moment this is! The better player won on the day. Trying to

She and Venus both have five Wimbledon singles titles. She is

off somewhere else. I think she is choosing the safest way to get back

down to Centre Court. What a tournament it has been for

Radwanska! Never before has she made it to a semi-final in a Grand

Slam. She was under the weather. She has got to be so proud of

herself. She really made a match of this. If there were eight. Macro,

2-1 up in the third set, where she could do it, Serena lifted her game.

Well, Serena taking the applause of the crowd. The trophy awaits her.

Ladies and gentlemen, the trophies will be presented on court by his

Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, President of the All England Club.

He will be accompanied by the chairman of the All England Club

and President of the Lawn Tennis Tradition is so much a part of the

All England Club and Wimbledon. Always a lovely touch for the ball

boys and girls, who had done such an incredible job at these

championships. The greatest compliment you can give them is you

Ladies and gentlemen, today's chair umpire! From Sweden, an official

since 1994. A First Lady's single final for him as well. -- first

ladies singles final. And to the She has rewritten Polish tennis

history this week in the same manner that Andy Murray has done it

Understated but certainly not underrated. And the Wimbledon

ladies' singles champion 2012, Serena Williams! She'd take the

walk for the big time in her career. -- she takes the walk for the 5th

time in her career. The wonderful ladies of trophy! -- ladies trophy.

Of course of the original stays at the club but you do get an eight

inch replica to take with you. SUE BARKER: You fought so hard and

won so many fans, I hope you are proud of your performance had today.

Thank you so much. I think I have had the best two weeks in my life.

I'm very happy to be hit in the The applause says it all. It was

not the result you wanted but I hope you have many happy memories.

Of course. I remember 2005 when I won Junior Wimbledon. I think it

was not my day. I will try next Finally, I know it has not been

easy for you. Everyone knows how you have been suffering over the

past few days and it was doubly difficult for you. We were playing

in the rain and the wind and it did not help me much. Anyway, I think I

was playing great matches here. I was playing my best to date as well.

I am very happy and thank you so much for the support. Thank you so

match, ladies and gentlemen, Serena, how nice does it feel, that

trophy again? I cannot even describe it. Thank to hope that for

letting me get this far. I almost did not make it a few years ago. I

am here again. I am so happy. mentioned being in hospital. With

everything you have been through, does it make it sweeter? Most

definitely. I never dreamt of being here again and being so down. Never

give up. Thank you guys in the box - Daddy, mum, Sasha, Esther! Thank

you. I cannot name everyone. If you are over there, thank you from the

bottom of my heart. I could never have done this without you. When

you were with me in a hospital, thank you so much! You too, Isha!

You were there every day. Thank you. I am glad you came down the safe

route. I could literally have leaped over there. I did not want

to do that. Maybe next time. have the doubles coming up. You had

to date so deep at the beginning. How did you control your emotions?