Ladies Final

:00:44. > :00:54.SUE BARKER: And the Wimbledon champion of 2015, Serena Williams!

:00:55. > :01:01.CHEERING You may write me down in history

:01:02. > :01:13.with your bitter, twisted lies. You may trod me in the very dirt, but

:01:14. > :01:20.still, like dust, I rise. Just like moons, and like sons, with the

:01:21. > :01:31.certainty of tides, just like hopes springing higher, still I rise. Did

:01:32. > :01:32.you want to see me broken? Bowed head and lowered eyes, shoulders

:01:33. > :01:47.falling down like teardrops? Out of the hearts of history's

:01:48. > :01:56.shame, I rise, up from a past that is rooted in pain, I rise. I am a

:01:57. > :02:02.black ocean, leaping and wide, swelling and swelling I bear in the

:02:03. > :02:12.tide. Leaving behind nights of terror and fear, I rise. Into a

:02:13. > :02:17.daybreak that is wondrously clear, I rise.

:02:18. > :02:22.Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of

:02:23. > :02:45.a slave. I rise, I rise, I rise. SUE BARKER: Those powerful words

:02:46. > :02:49.from Serena Williams were written by Maya Angelou, who mentored and

:02:50. > :02:54.inspired her throughout her career. As Serena aims to join Steffi Graf

:02:55. > :02:58.as the greatest player of the open era with 22 Grand Slams Comer

:02:59. > :03:03.standing in her way is the Australian Open champion, Angelique

:03:04. > :03:07.Kerber. It promises to be a titanic battle. Here we are on the members's

:03:08. > :03:15.lawn, with 36 grand slam titles between them. It is lovely to have

:03:16. > :03:19.you here on members's lawn. I haven't seen you all tournament, we

:03:20. > :03:23.have been locked in studios all over the place. Great job, you're doing a

:03:24. > :03:27.great job. We used to play tennis with this young lady and she didn't

:03:28. > :03:34.use to talk much, now we can't shut her up. I could get a word in

:03:35. > :03:38.actually! Powerful words, and that is her inspiration. My Angelique,

:03:39. > :03:42.amazing poet, there is a lot that story obviously, and as a champion

:03:43. > :03:47.Serena has fallen many times that she always gets up and rises. Knight

:03:48. > :03:52.and she has really risen here, she looks back to her best. She has been

:03:53. > :03:57.such a role model to a lot of young ladies and I think it is reflected,

:03:58. > :04:01.there are 14 American tennis players in the top 100 in the world. So the

:04:02. > :04:07.influence she and her sister has is starting to show that she is peaking

:04:08. > :04:12.at just the right time. Amazing the passion, the desire, the drive she

:04:13. > :04:14.was still has had the game. She was tired, she said after the French

:04:15. > :04:17.Open she had not played enough tennis, but it was more mental

:04:18. > :04:24.tiredness. You know how much she wants to win. She hasn't played that

:04:25. > :04:26.many matches, so she is fresh in her physique, she is fresh in her mind

:04:27. > :04:32.and she wants it, no doubt about that. Now you get this close, that

:04:33. > :04:35.is the best part about waking up this morning, you wake up and it

:04:36. > :04:40.really is the final. You have dreams about that, you wake up, and it is

:04:41. > :04:45.not just a dream, this is real. Serena is ready. And knowing that

:04:46. > :04:48.she lost the last two finals, that will be adamant in her mind because

:04:49. > :04:52.she was not going to let it slip through her fingers again. She

:04:53. > :04:55.senses the opportunity, the grass court is tailor-made for her game,

:04:56. > :05:02.her power. She doesn't have to think that she can just react. She gets

:05:03. > :05:07.the first served in. I was watching Serena play doubles and she revises

:05:08. > :05:11.really well. She is off-balance that that is where the athlete comes

:05:12. > :05:15.through. She hit a backhand volley yesterday that surprised herself in

:05:16. > :05:19.the doubles. I think the doubles, as physical as it has been, it has

:05:20. > :05:22.helped her singles, and being on court with her sister at the same

:05:23. > :05:29.time, it is a dream Wimbledon for her. New great champions love

:05:30. > :05:34.records Comanche has been chasing this 22nd grand slam title since she

:05:35. > :05:40.left Wimbledon last year. It is added pressure, isn't it? Just one

:05:41. > :05:43.more to equal Steffi. Yes, it is interesting she has won eight Grand

:05:44. > :05:48.Slams after she is 30, so what does that tell you? Almost like she said

:05:49. > :05:52.her best tennis, her most focused tennis, to the end of her career.

:05:53. > :06:00.Perry, has she been playing great. At the beginning of her career,

:06:01. > :06:08.Martina had some tips and was not -- Serena had some tips and some ebbs.

:06:09. > :06:13.She was not at the same place in her life. She is fresh this year, but

:06:14. > :06:16.she has not played that many matches in her career, that is why she is

:06:17. > :06:21.fresh mentally, as well as physically, in her 30s. But still,

:06:22. > :06:26.Dublin eight slams in your 30s, I don't gets the energy. I was reading

:06:27. > :06:30.that when she is practising, she never likes to play games, because

:06:31. > :06:35.she is too competitive, so she just does points and works out

:06:36. > :06:38.strategies. She is just the ultimate competitor. I don't know about you

:06:39. > :06:45.when you are practising, but I like to play points. I counted. I wanted

:06:46. > :06:49.to keep track. Whether it was hit ten backhands or first player to 11,

:06:50. > :06:54.seven, 21, whatever the game was, I like to keep track. You would set up

:06:55. > :06:59.and try to do the strategy and put it in play. But she is so intense,

:07:00. > :07:03.she needs to say that for the match. The difference with hers that she

:07:04. > :07:06.will be in a grand slam, and five minutes later forget about it, when

:07:07. > :07:12.is the next one. A lot of players, I don't know if they are partying,

:07:13. > :07:15.celebrating. I haven't stopped celebrating! LAUGHTER

:07:16. > :07:19.But they don't seem to get that in Guinness and hangar straight.

:07:20. > :07:22.Angelique Kerber, for her, she played a great final at the

:07:23. > :07:29.Australian that she has got to do that again. Serena, talk about

:07:30. > :07:33.waking a sleeping tiger, when Serena loses a match, she works hard for

:07:34. > :07:36.the next one to get revenge. But this is a Wimbledon final, I don't

:07:37. > :07:40.think it is that much on her mind, she just doesn't like the fact she

:07:41. > :07:44.lost the last three slams. Again, this is her best surface, it is like

:07:45. > :07:50.coming home for her. So Angelique Kerber, she would be better off if

:07:51. > :07:54.she had played Serena Bonds between the Aussie and now, but we will see

:07:55. > :08:00.if she can bring it. She has to hope that Serena is not at her best.

:08:01. > :08:03.Serena is more focused, I think, and nobody beats Serena Williams two

:08:04. > :08:08.times in a row. She is about revenge and getting back at a player. Her

:08:09. > :08:12.pride has been affected. But I think everything is falling in place for

:08:13. > :08:15.her. All of her shots are working. There is a little pressure on

:08:16. > :08:21.Angelique Kerber to maintain that form in the Australian Open, it will

:08:22. > :08:22.not be easy. Badly she has been in a grand slam final, let's remind you

:08:23. > :08:33.how she won that final in Melbourne. COMMENTATOR: Angelique Kerber, the

:08:34. > :08:37.surprise finalist for some. The force of nature that is Serena

:08:38. > :08:44.Williams. So good, outstanding product. 6-4 Kerber. This is all

:08:45. > :08:55.about willpower. Second set, Serena Williams. Oh, fantastic! And Kerber

:08:56. > :09:01.breaks! It's a way, I can't believe it! Oh, that is wonderful for her.

:09:02. > :09:03.Look what she has gone and done. This is one of the biggest upsets in

:09:04. > :09:14.years. What a performance. SUE BARKER: What a Win it was for

:09:15. > :09:18.Kerber. Can she make it two Grand Slams this year at the expense of

:09:19. > :09:24.Serena Williams? The final gets underway at 2pm. Here is Angelique

:09:25. > :09:29.Kerber, a lefty, a great athlete, but that she had enough firepower to

:09:30. > :09:36.very Serena? It will be tough, first of all she has to get a lot of Serbs

:09:37. > :09:40.in. I think she only won 27% of second serves against Venus, and

:09:41. > :09:45.Serena is a better return. So she has to get a high percentage of

:09:46. > :09:48.first serves in. She continues to create these unbelievable angles,

:09:49. > :09:52.short angles. Everyone hits with depth, but she is able to hit shot

:09:53. > :09:57.angles and get her opponent off the court. I would like to see how you

:09:58. > :10:03.that today. Angelique as to accept the serve, it is very predictable.

:10:04. > :10:06.She has a server that is ten mph slower than Serena, which is OK,

:10:07. > :10:10.most players do. Serena will be sitting on a backhand, so I think

:10:11. > :10:16.Kerber has to hit some Serbs down the middle in the court and out

:10:17. > :10:21.wide. I often wonder why she did not ask you for advice on her serve,

:10:22. > :10:26.because for a while she did not have that true lefty serve, which drove

:10:27. > :10:29.us all crazy. You won nine Wimbledon is a lot in part to that served,

:10:30. > :10:35.getting your opponent off the court. But that she do different to you? It

:10:36. > :10:38.is technical, she faces the net too soon, she needs to stay turned and

:10:39. > :10:47.rotate better and get more pace. She is strong enough. The technique,

:10:48. > :10:53.that is where her wig as weakness and most room for improvement for

:10:54. > :10:55.Angelique Kerber is, her serve. Andy Murray has changed his technique on

:10:56. > :11:00.his serve and it has improved, so never too late. She could be such a

:11:01. > :11:04.great player, because that is the shot she loses points on. She is a

:11:05. > :11:10.great player, and she could be better. Maybe get a specific coach

:11:11. > :11:14.for a serve, but also there are these biomechanical labs that tell

:11:15. > :11:19.you where you are losing power, what you can change, your legs, hips, Mr

:11:20. > :11:24.Royal, the wrist snap, so there is a lot of room for -- most of her

:11:25. > :11:29.lovely wrists nap. But she is a student of the game. Now you're

:11:30. > :11:32.telling me, I should have done more research! Knight the technology

:11:33. > :11:36.wasn't there when we were playing. We have got a fuel little floats of

:11:37. > :11:41.you two at Wimbledon that they want to run in. This is 1978. It is

:11:42. > :11:44.different, when we watch the players walking out today, there were so

:11:45. > :11:52.many people on the court when you came out. LAUGHTER

:11:53. > :11:59.And we had a curtsy. Who are these guys? What are they doing there?

:12:00. > :12:07.Photographers all over the place. And individual rackets! We just

:12:08. > :12:12.can't get out of that. What a great preparation! I used my curling iron

:12:13. > :12:20.before that, like far-off faucet, the cold flip back. And more flowers

:12:21. > :12:27.that day. We used to give our flowers to the attendants in the

:12:28. > :12:31.locker room, remember? They are trying to tell me to say how long

:12:32. > :12:41.ago it was, and I am refusing to say how long ago it was. Why?

:12:42. > :12:51.This is 1976. This is when you were playing doubles together. I won the

:12:52. > :12:56.singles. Oh my heavens. Lea gene. This is 76. That is a good effort.

:12:57. > :13:02.That is my only Wimbledon doubles win, and I away say I won Wimbledon,

:13:03. > :13:10.and they say, with her? And I say with Martina, and they say anyone

:13:11. > :13:13.can win with Martina. LAUGHTER Do you still enjoy coming back here?

:13:14. > :13:18.Because it still has the same feel about the tournament. This

:13:19. > :13:21.tournament changes the least of all the Grand Slams, just that

:13:22. > :13:26.electricity, and the sense of history, and the green ivy. I love

:13:27. > :13:31.to come back. I have said before, when they built this millennium

:13:32. > :13:35.building, Oldcorn one, and it is new roles that they already have ivy on

:13:36. > :13:41.it? How did they do that? That is how much they expand, but you don't

:13:42. > :13:46.feel it. It still has that same feel. It really does. And also the

:13:47. > :13:51.Centre Court, it must still, when you were out there, bring back the

:13:52. > :13:55.memories. It is a different feeling to walking out at the Australian

:13:56. > :14:00.Open, don't you think? When you walk out, there are sort of a hash, and a

:14:01. > :14:06.feeling of respect and reverence. You can hear a pin drop -- a bit of

:14:07. > :14:10.a hush. You feel the pressure right away. We want to do is warm up and

:14:11. > :14:13.get the nerves under control. Not to take anything for all the other

:14:14. > :14:18.centre courts of other places, but when players get, like they change

:14:19. > :14:22.the schedule and they get put on Centre Court, they get so excited.

:14:23. > :14:31.Everyone remembers their first time on Centre Court, and they might not

:14:32. > :14:36.remember that on others. I played Bueno on Centre Court. She had

:14:37. > :14:42.finished her career and came back. LAUGHTER

:14:43. > :14:47.That is even worse! I lost the first set 6-1, though, I was like, wake

:14:48. > :14:52.up! But also we have had the Royal Box, a lot of dignitaries in the

:14:53. > :14:56.Royal box. Martina is in there today. I will be talking about you.

:14:57. > :15:00.I think I am the only women's champion that is not get to sit in

:15:01. > :15:06.the Royal Box on Saturday because I'm working. Take a day of! I did

:15:07. > :15:13.e-mail Philip, the chairman, and I said can I get -- I get the raw deal

:15:14. > :15:16.on Saturday, can I come on Sunday. So I came on Sunday and I brought my

:15:17. > :15:20.son, Nikki. Hopefully I can do that tomorrow as well. They are getting

:15:21. > :15:30.it already for you, Martina, probably a nice lunch as well.

:15:31. > :15:36.Billie Jean is going to be there, Jana Novotna. Who else? I have no

:15:37. > :15:38.idea. We have seen you around the courts working for American

:15:39. > :15:47.television but you're also doing a lot of coaching now. I am. Your

:15:48. > :15:53.Academy. Over that! Yes, I have a tennis academy. These kids go to

:15:54. > :16:00.school there, they live with us in the dorms, not with me in my house,

:16:01. > :16:04.but in the dorms. Actually Martina's stepdaughter... Both of my daughters

:16:05. > :16:11.were there. Did you charge her double? I was filming her for

:16:12. > :16:13.Martina. It is nice, seven minutes away from home. I have a hand in the

:16:14. > :16:26.coaching and mentoring, I love it. And you still play? If you can call

:16:27. > :16:35.it that. I am hitting with the 12 and 13-year-olds now. They are good!

:16:36. > :16:39.Tennis is the greatest sport of a lifetime. For cardio, and it is

:16:40. > :16:55.really wonderful, and you can play until you are 80, 90 years old. And

:16:56. > :17:08.tennis is looking up. Yes, we have a very talented up and coming player,

:17:09. > :17:13.on the women's side medicine keys... We have more than we have had in a

:17:14. > :17:16.long time. These are players who were five and six years old when

:17:17. > :17:23.they were just coming on the scene so that is the influence they have

:17:24. > :17:28.had. Back to the final and your prediction, are the first few games

:17:29. > :17:32.really crucial for Kerber? Yes, she has got to get off to a good start

:17:33. > :17:38.but Serena is the one that has a tendency to get off to a slow start.

:17:39. > :17:43.The beginning will be important, and the nerves will be different for

:17:44. > :17:47.Kerber walking out at Wimbledon versus the Australian. Serena has

:17:48. > :17:54.experienced it so many more times. What do you think about that? The

:17:55. > :17:59.adage, you need to lose a Wimbledon final before you win one, and I read

:18:00. > :18:05.that before I was playing you. I didn't understand it, but looking

:18:06. > :18:15.back, yes. Did you lose one before you won? No, I won in 1978, but it

:18:16. > :18:20.is overwhelming, a different ball of wax really. The fact that Angelique

:18:21. > :18:28.has beaten Serena at the Australian Open is huge. I think she would have

:18:29. > :18:33.enough coaching and know enough. OK, I'm playing the ball. I'm playing a

:18:34. > :18:39.Wimbledon final but I am playing Serena as well. You have got to deal

:18:40. > :18:43.with that. She played Venus and she kind of got used to that base

:18:44. > :18:49.because they have a similar pace so that will help also. But also Serena

:18:50. > :18:56.really imposes herself on the court, you are very aware of who you are

:18:57. > :19:02.playing. You can't look at her. Even if you don't look, she gets noisy.

:19:03. > :19:08.Either during the point or after the point, she lets you know you are

:19:09. > :19:12.there. I don't think there is any mental games going on that way, they

:19:13. > :19:18.both play the ball and they are both great champions. That is what John

:19:19. > :19:22.McEnroe is trying to get Milos Raonic do, to let your opponent know

:19:23. > :19:29.that you are down the other end, but how easy is it? I think Kerber's

:19:30. > :19:34.attitude is a lot better, because she used to get down on herself, but

:19:35. > :19:39.I see positive body language. One thing we didn't talk about is the

:19:40. > :19:42.drop shot, and look out from that backhand drop shot from Kerber

:19:43. > :19:47.because she uses it very effectively. As far as the angles

:19:48. > :19:52.she gets, she is almost like a gymnast in the way she moves. She

:19:53. > :19:57.moves so well, she has got to try to get the angles and keep Serena

:19:58. > :20:01.running. That's the most difficult thing, to get into the point because

:20:02. > :20:11.she has a big serve, big return, but her weakest point is eight shots or

:20:12. > :20:17.longer. There she is in the minus, everywhere else she is in the big

:20:18. > :20:23.loss. Kerber is in the plus. We knew that anyway, but the tricky bit is

:20:24. > :20:31.neutralised the Serena serve and her return, which wouldn't be a problem

:20:32. > :20:37.for most people but Kerber's serve doesn't have much pace on it. She

:20:38. > :20:46.will have to hope that Serena misses a few. It is the softer shot Serena

:20:47. > :20:54.will see in a rally so she will jump up in the baseline and go for higher

:20:55. > :21:08.returns. If Serena gets down 3-0 she can come back but if Kerber comes --

:21:09. > :21:13.gets down to 3-0... I think Serena got a little tight in the last three

:21:14. > :21:18.Grand Slams, hasn't had her a game nerves wise so let's see. I don't

:21:19. > :21:23.anticipate any nerves as far as negatively but you never know with

:21:24. > :21:29.her how she is feeling that day. As you said, a lot of pressure playing

:21:30. > :21:36.for history, trying to tie Steffi Graf. She has had a bite of the

:21:37. > :21:39.cherry every year so she must think this is not the last chance I have

:21:40. > :21:44.had but it is the best one right now. I have got to say goodbye to

:21:45. > :21:53.you because you are doing some work for American television. I love your

:21:54. > :21:57.necklace by the way! Martina is staying with us but we are going to

:21:58. > :22:00.look back to yesterday and Andy Murray's amazing victory, and

:22:01. > :22:14.Martina and I will talk about that in just a moment. Here we go again.

:22:15. > :22:25.Who knows what's ahead. Out of this world! Very tidy set of tennis from

:22:26. > :22:40.Andy Murray. That's a great ball from Raonic right there. Raonic, to

:22:41. > :22:45.his first final! And here is Andy practising. This

:22:46. > :22:50.was earlier today. It was a very good performance, Tomas Berdych is a

:22:51. > :22:58.solid player, but Andy never let him in. Andy has more variety and his

:22:59. > :23:10.better every aspect of the game than Berdych. And he has improved so much

:23:11. > :23:15.mentally. Berdych has had some issues mentally as well, both have

:23:16. > :23:21.matured beautifully but Berdych just couldn't find an opening. You could

:23:22. > :23:25.see the reaction when Andy saved the break point. He knows the big

:23:26. > :23:37.moments and he plays so much better during them. Raonic has got weapons

:23:38. > :23:40.tomorrow though, hasn't he? Raonic beat Roger Federer because he could

:23:41. > :23:47.attack his backhand, where will he go with Andy Murray? I would say

:23:48. > :23:51.Andy is in really good shape because there is no weakness, he's almost

:23:52. > :23:55.like Novak Djokovic but taller and more variety but maybe not as solid,

:23:56. > :24:01.but now playing best tennis I think than he has ever played. Raonic will

:24:02. > :24:07.have a hard time trying to find the openings like he did against Roger

:24:08. > :24:14.Federer. Now we are going back to the ladies championship and... Where

:24:15. > :24:18.are we going? We are going to go to Pat because he has been looking at

:24:19. > :24:22.one of Serena's strengths. I think it is appropriate to look at

:24:23. > :24:29.one of the most powerful and dominating shots in the women's

:24:30. > :24:33.game, Serena Williams' serve. How often have we seen her opponents

:24:34. > :24:37.looking hopeless as that's whizzes past? Let's have a closer look at

:24:38. > :24:43.her technique and what she does with the ball. What she does very well a

:24:44. > :24:48.lot of the guys do, but not the girls so much, is get into that

:24:49. > :24:54.position here. It is called the trophy position, because it is like

:24:55. > :24:58.a little man or Lady on top of the trophy like that when you are a

:24:59. > :25:03.little kid and you win the trophy, that's it. Her body weight moving

:25:04. > :25:09.forward quickly into position and that pulls her arms, a little bit

:25:10. > :25:13.like a javelin thrower. Their body weight is going forward, the javelin

:25:14. > :25:18.is at the back, in her case it is the racket. All of her momentum is

:25:19. > :25:25.going forward, pulling the racket. We go a bit further, we will pause

:25:26. > :25:29.it right at the top at contact. The ball is not in front of her, it is

:25:30. > :25:34.above her. Initially it was in front of her but as her body moves

:25:35. > :25:39.forward, she contacts the ball right at the top which will give maximum

:25:40. > :25:44.power. Another interesting thing to look out, look where her face is

:25:45. > :25:50.aiming. She's not watching the ball. How often have you heard from your

:25:51. > :25:56.coach, watched the ball, no, you don't do that. Not Serena Williams,

:25:57. > :26:00.not any of the big players. Occasionally on the second serve

:26:01. > :26:10.were not very often. She cannot keep her head up, she is spinning so

:26:11. > :26:15.fast. This is her ball toss. It has been an area of uncertainty for her

:26:16. > :26:20.over the years. It is something she continuously has to work on. From

:26:21. > :26:24.that position, the opponent cannot really tell where she is serving and

:26:25. > :26:30.that is one of her great qualities. A lot like the great 's servers in

:26:31. > :26:41.the men or in the past some of the women. Look at the width, how can

:26:42. > :26:46.Kerber deal with that? She may have to change her position. This is

:26:47. > :26:50.where Serena is aiming for. You can see the red aces, she is going for

:26:51. > :26:55.the lines, she doesn't want the ball to come back. Why would you if you

:26:56. > :27:06.have such a powerful serve? In the body? Forget about it, always going

:27:07. > :27:12.for the Lions. You can see the yellows. -- always going for the

:27:13. > :27:17.lines. Kerber can use her defensive skills to put pressure on Serena,

:27:18. > :27:22.and hope she has a bad day and misses a few. Serena hits her

:27:23. > :27:27.targets, it will be a long day for Kerber.

:27:28. > :27:32.Or may be a short match! It is interesting, she really hit the

:27:33. > :27:37.Lions and it opens up the court. I'm surprised she doesn't use the body

:27:38. > :27:42.serve very much, but most of the time when she hits her target it is

:27:43. > :27:51.over. She has the least amount of serve returns than any other player.

:27:52. > :27:57.She can hit the slice and the flat long, hard to deal with. You saw on

:27:58. > :28:04.the numbers, pretty much 50/ 50. It is hard to read. And I want to ask

:28:05. > :28:09.you, she is 34 years of age. You were winning Grand Slams in your

:28:10. > :28:14.30s, does it get much tougher? Do you feel more nerves? You feel more

:28:15. > :28:18.nerves because you know the end is coming and you won't have that many

:28:19. > :28:23.opportunities any more, and everything slows down. Everything

:28:24. > :28:29.slows down as you get older apart from deterioration, that speeds up!

:28:30. > :28:33.Even how long it takes you to get out of bed, digest your food and

:28:34. > :28:41.warm up. But if the motivation is there, OK, all I have to do today is

:28:42. > :28:45.play one match and you get ready for it. Because she has been playing her

:28:46. > :28:50.best tennis, it is easy to keep the motivational and the sky is the

:28:51. > :28:54.limit. Also the way Serena plays the game, it is pretty simple in that

:28:55. > :28:57.she doesn't have to have that much strategy. Maybe she has a lot of

:28:58. > :29:02.strategy but it almost doesn't matter where she hits the ball

:29:03. > :29:06.because it has so much pace and spin on it. The ball is six feet inside

:29:07. > :29:14.the sideline because the player is off the court, she works the point

:29:15. > :29:17.so well that she hits big shots into very safe places. That's where she

:29:18. > :29:21.has gotten so much better, hitting big shots and doesn't miss. You

:29:22. > :29:27.mentioned may be time is running out, the three losses she has had in

:29:28. > :29:34.the last three Grand Slams... It adds up. Do you feel you are running

:29:35. > :29:37.out of time? Most of all it is about maintaining where you have been, she

:29:38. > :29:43.doesn't need to do anything better or differently, but there is a

:29:44. > :29:49.little bit of fall off. Speed wise, the reaction wise. When I was 35,

:29:50. > :29:53.38, whatever, you think, there is a drop shot, I need to run, when you

:29:54. > :29:59.were younger you didn't think about it. You have to make yourself move

:30:00. > :30:05.and that gets tiring. I suppose the message takes longer to get down

:30:06. > :30:08.there. I don't know what happens, it is peculiar. You have to react but

:30:09. > :30:15.she doesn't seem to have that issue because she is moving as well as

:30:16. > :30:20.ever. And you are predicting Serena? You have to, when she plays her best

:30:21. > :30:26.tennis she is better than everybody out there. The only chance Kerber

:30:27. > :30:30.has is its Serena doesn't play well. Of course it can happen but you have

:30:31. > :30:32.to put your money on Serena Williams. And she has changed the

:30:33. > :30:43.face of women's tennis, hasn't she? Were used to be ever to be short and

:30:44. > :30:46.fast, not that much power, all you were tall but not that fast, because

:30:47. > :30:51.you had length and reach, now you need to have both, really, tall and

:30:52. > :30:55.fast, because the balls are coming that much faster and Serena won't

:30:56. > :31:01.let you get away with that. I am glad I played when I did, then! We

:31:02. > :31:04.are going to head down to Centre Court. Tracy and Lindsay will be

:31:05. > :31:07.with me but first Clare looks back at what has been a wonderful ladies

:31:08. > :31:17.championship. CLARE BALDING: It wouldn't be a

:31:18. > :31:20.Grand Slam as this generation knows it without Serena Williams being

:31:21. > :31:26.installed as the overwhelming favourite before a racket has been

:31:27. > :31:32.strong, volleyball has been hit. The other 127 players know the deal. But

:31:33. > :31:36.this was a tournament in which it's defending champion seemed unusually

:31:37. > :31:42.vulnerable. Two grand slam final defeats in a row. There was a new

:31:43. > :31:47.generation of talent finally emerging from Serena's shadow? Well,

:31:48. > :31:53.maybe. The French Open champion and second seed was an early casualty.

:31:54. > :31:59.Emma day two tough day at the office. Likewise, Petra Kvitova. The

:32:00. > :32:06.third seed nearly followed, taken the distance, and then some, by the

:32:07. > :32:10.18-year-old. Even Serena didn't have it all her own way. She looked

:32:11. > :32:14.anxious and then angry as Christina McHale put up a brave fight before

:32:15. > :32:21.kicking into what she calls the area mode. What a way to finish! Heather

:32:22. > :32:28.Watson is all about the value married, having been on the other

:32:29. > :32:33.end of it last year. In round one, her own was not -- her best was not

:32:34. > :32:36.enough. Laura Robson's stay was also over quickly, but Britain had a seed

:32:37. > :32:41.in the women's draw for the first time in 32 years and Jo Konta made

:32:42. > :32:47.it through to round two in impressive fashion. Any optimism was

:32:48. > :32:52.quickly dampened though. She succumbed to an apparently resurgent

:32:53. > :32:56.Eugenie Bouchard. Tara Moore was left as the last British woman

:32:57. > :33:04.standing, and the wild card left nothing behind, taking a set from

:33:05. > :33:08.Kuznetsova. The other Williams sister, Venus, has been on something

:33:09. > :33:14.of an emotional roller-coaster at Wimbledon this year. Putting the

:33:15. > :33:22.five-time champ on court 18 rows are eyebrows but Venus rose to the

:33:23. > :33:30.occasion. At the most inopportune moment... It is pouring, match

:33:31. > :33:38.point. Eventually she won in three sets. Round four saw a couple of

:33:39. > :33:45.fine matches. Simona Halep beat big hitting Madison Keys. The dynamo

:33:46. > :33:48.that is Dominika Cibulkova and the third seed Agnieszka Radwanska gave

:33:49. > :33:54.everything they had. This was the match of the Championships, and it

:33:55. > :33:57.was eventually won by the Eastbourne champion. Cibulkova's run at

:33:58. > :34:03.Wimbledon was apparently something of a surprise to her as well. Finals

:34:04. > :34:07.day was also due to be the Slovakian's wedding day. Going into

:34:08. > :34:13.the quarters, plans were being tentatively rearranged. Unnecessary,

:34:14. > :34:18.as it turned out. Elena Vesnina, the burden 50, was the surprise

:34:19. > :34:24.semifinalist. The other quarterfinals went rather more to

:34:25. > :34:27.script. Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber ended Simona Halep

:34:28. > :34:32.is not run, and the Williams sisters were both comfortable victors. On

:34:33. > :34:38.opposite sides of the draw, it looked as if Serena and Venus might

:34:39. > :34:43.meet in a fairy tale final. However, fairy tales rarely come true, and

:34:44. > :34:47.Kerber curbed the enthusiasm of the resurgent Venus. Her fast feet

:34:48. > :34:54.propelling her to one more shot in every round. What a winner, and what

:34:55. > :35:00.a way to win. Serena did her bit, though, dominating every aspect, and

:35:01. > :35:04.looking back to her very best. So, from 128 to just two, and Serena

:35:05. > :35:10.Williams is still the overwhelming favourite. Angelique Kerber, who

:35:11. > :35:11.beat her in Australia, stands between the American and another

:35:12. > :35:22.piece of tennis history. SUE BARKER: Can reflect more on the

:35:23. > :35:26.ladies tournament, we can join Richey over on Henman Hill.

:35:27. > :35:35.I am not alone. We look back at the semifinals, straight sets victory

:35:36. > :35:39.for both winners and an easy one for Serena. Earlier in the tournament,

:35:40. > :35:47.some wonderful matches, Annabel, particularly the Radwanska Cibulkova

:35:48. > :35:49.match. ANNABEL CROFT: That was probably my favourite of the

:35:50. > :35:54.tournament, when you watch them slugging it out and pushing it to

:35:55. > :35:58.their capabilities. Cibulkova is one of the fittest players out there,

:35:59. > :36:00.but she said she left it all out on the court. She said it was

:36:01. > :36:04.physically the less demanding that she has ever played in her career

:36:05. > :36:13.and that was saying something. Agree, Sam? It was a great match.

:36:14. > :36:17.Because the semifinals were easily won, the women's game got a bit of a

:36:18. > :36:20.bashing in the press but people forget about the great matches in

:36:21. > :36:24.the earlier rounds. No one is talking about the strength and depth

:36:25. > :36:28.in women's tennis because some of the big names went early such as

:36:29. > :36:35.Muguruza. It might not have happened ten years ago. The Williams sisters

:36:36. > :36:39.both in their 30s, where are the young stars? Who is the next

:36:40. > :36:43.Muguruza? For quite some time we have had some good talent coming

:36:44. > :36:49.through like Belinda Bencic, who won in Eastbourne last year. Bouchard

:36:50. > :36:53.who reached the final here couple years ago, and then she faltered.

:36:54. > :36:56.Muguruza who won at the French Open and came out early, so I think in

:36:57. > :37:00.women's tennis it is quite wide open. We keep looking at new stars

:37:01. > :37:03.that emerge, then they have their honeymoon period and that is over

:37:04. > :37:07.and the players find them out. I think all the players feel on the

:37:08. > :37:13.tour that at any time they can beat any of the top players. Kaz Aquino,

:37:14. > :37:19.only about 18 years of age, maybe she is one to look out for. The tour

:37:20. > :37:24.is tough, it sorts them out. There are some players Sam who are

:37:25. > :37:27.struggling to make the bridge, the likes of Madison Keys, Sloane

:37:28. > :37:31.Stephens, Simona Halep. Will they come through eventually? We are

:37:32. > :37:34.still waiting for Simona Halep and she will probably feel a lot better

:37:35. > :37:38.if Kerber wins today because that was a wonderful quarterfinal. For

:37:39. > :37:43.me, some of these young players are not so young any more, keys and

:37:44. > :37:48.Stephens. They were like good racehorses but did not progress.

:37:49. > :37:53.That is worrying now because Serena and Venus are pushing into their

:37:54. > :37:56.mid-30s, and the Keys and Stephens have grown up watching them, and you

:37:57. > :38:00.would think they would have come through by now. I think it is a real

:38:01. > :38:04.puzzle why they haven't. I think players are developing later these

:38:05. > :38:08.days and fitness levels, it requires that much more time for their bodies

:38:09. > :38:12.to develop and to be able to get the fitness levels required on the tour.

:38:13. > :38:16.Emotionally it is very demanding as welcome as I think that is why

:38:17. > :38:20.players are playing much better into their later years. Thank you for the

:38:21. > :38:24.moment. We wish you the best of luck, enjoy the final today. We are

:38:25. > :38:31.all set here on the Hill. SUE BARKER: They can very much, Richey.

:38:32. > :38:36.Everyone taking their place, those who are not lucky enough to have a

:38:37. > :38:48.ticket for Siddikur can go on Henman Hill.

:38:49. > :38:55.A busy day for the Williams family today. We have made our way down

:38:56. > :39:01.into Sandercock, Tracy and Lindsay are with us. Just watching how

:39:02. > :39:06.blustery it was outside, and yet not fear. That is good news for Kerber

:39:07. > :39:11.in a way. I think it feels more protected. With the roof, then it

:39:12. > :39:17.became a bit more in closed. It used to swell around when we played. I

:39:18. > :39:24.think additions will be OK, a bit of wind on one side. Having said

:39:25. > :39:30.that... Here we go! Maybe it hasn't changed! LAUGHTER

:39:31. > :39:35.But who does that favour? Serena can just hit through the win. Serena can

:39:36. > :39:38.hit through the wind and her service just so fluid, I don't think she

:39:39. > :39:42.will have much problem with that. As we talked about yesterday, I think

:39:43. > :39:47.so much of it comes down to nerves, whether Serena is going to be calm,

:39:48. > :39:50.like she has been for most of the tournament, particularly since

:39:51. > :39:54.beating McHale in that second round, that tough three-setter she came

:39:55. > :40:01.through. Oh boy! LAUGHTER What were you saying about the wind?

:40:02. > :40:05.Let's stay calm. She has looked phenomenal since coming through the

:40:06. > :40:10.second round, and gotten better with each match she has played. Her

:40:11. > :40:15.surface stats, Lindsay, I thought was interesting, better in every

:40:16. > :40:18.category, first serves won, percentage of first serves in, than

:40:19. > :40:23.the rest of the year, and that doesn't bode well for Kerber. That

:40:24. > :40:28.seems to be part of her game that has got better, because it wasn't so

:40:29. > :40:32.good in the year. And she struggled in Australia, she wasn't winning

:40:33. > :40:38.those keypads with her serve. When she loses that confidence, she gets

:40:39. > :40:42.a bit more anxious. That is what Tracy was talking about every little

:40:43. > :40:47.stat has got better. The points one, this will be interesting. 54% of

:40:48. > :40:53.Serena's first serves have not come back into play. Trevor has made 80%

:40:54. > :40:57.of her returns. Something has to give, and Kerber has to make a high

:40:58. > :41:00.number of returns back into play and it is hardest to do that again

:41:01. > :41:06.Serena on a grass court. That would be telling to me. It is hard to

:41:07. > :41:12.defend those shots, but that is what Kerber has to do to get into five or

:41:13. > :41:15.six Paul rallies to have a chance. And Kerber broke Serena five times

:41:16. > :41:19.at the Australian Open in that final, and we saw her retrieval

:41:20. > :41:23.skills. They were just incredible, the way she was able to get so many

:41:24. > :41:27.balls back in play. And then on the run she has such ability to create

:41:28. > :41:31.this angle, but as Lindsay said, it is so much tougher on a grass court

:41:32. > :41:39.to get back to neutral, once you are on defence. And I think this surface

:41:40. > :41:43.rewards Serena's style of play with the big first serve, the big return.

:41:44. > :41:47.Her stats in returns are also up at Wimbledon compared to the rest of

:41:48. > :41:50.the year, so if she is able to maintain that level, and again we

:41:51. > :41:54.have seen Serena in a view of these late stages of a Grand Slam, in the

:41:55. > :41:58.last year, particularly in the semifinals at the US Open, where she

:41:59. > :42:03.has got a little bit nervous and anxious. That is something to look

:42:04. > :42:11.for. Let's here from Serena. After the match, she spoke to Clare.

:42:12. > :42:19.Playing for history now. Serena Williams has been confirmed as the

:42:20. > :42:24.greatest player of all-time. How much does Wimbledon mean to you?

:42:25. > :42:28.Winning here would mean so much, I wanted so bad. But it is a fine line

:42:29. > :42:31.between winning it and doing it, sometimes you can want it too much

:42:32. > :42:35.that you can stress yourself out. I am at the point that I wanted to

:42:36. > :42:40.bad, at the same time I have to realise, I have to realise that this

:42:41. > :42:45.is all bonus. My career has been unbelievable, and I am playing just

:42:46. > :42:50.for bowlers now, and this is fun. It has been an humbly wartime, and

:42:51. > :42:54.winning this Wimbledon would be great for me. When you go out there,

:42:55. > :42:59.do you know you are on it straightaway, do you think this is

:43:00. > :43:02.it, I am unbeatable today? No, I never, I am always the kind of

:43:03. > :43:07.person that picks everything, I am a real perfectionist. I am always

:43:08. > :43:13.looking to see what I can do better. You looked happy and like you are

:43:14. > :43:16.enjoying it too, which has to help? Yes, I definitely was enjoying the

:43:17. > :43:20.moment, and I feel like when I am relaxed and happy, I play well. It

:43:21. > :43:32.is just getting there, but at the same time keeping that super focus.

:43:33. > :43:34.So you are into your ninth final, how do you prepare differently for

:43:35. > :43:39.walking out there on Saturday afternoon? I don't know, I have to

:43:40. > :43:42.talk with my coach about it. Obviously I have been in several

:43:43. > :43:46.finals this year and I have not won yet, so hopefully we will come out

:43:47. > :43:51.with a different game plan on how to be of to hold up a trophy. You are

:43:52. > :43:55.more than a tennis player, you have a greater message to the world, I

:43:56. > :44:01.think. What do you want kids to take on what you are doing? I think it is

:44:02. > :44:05.so important to always fight. I read a great quote today, it said "If you

:44:06. > :44:11.are going through something, get through it, keep going". You can

:44:12. > :44:16.never let anyone tell you who you are, or what you are supposed to do,

:44:17. > :44:28.how you are supposed to win. You have to do is be true to you. There

:44:29. > :44:31.are things that create you, and situations, time after time again,

:44:32. > :44:36.and it creates the person that you will become. So, yes, you will

:44:37. > :44:43.definitely change as you grow older and as time goes on. You always want

:44:44. > :44:45.to change for the better, always. SUE

:44:46. > :44:52.She is so driven, isn't she, Lindsay? She says I want to stay

:44:53. > :44:55.relaxed and happy, I want to stay focused, but how much will be she

:44:56. > :45:00.thinking of the missed opportunities in the last three Grand Slams?

:45:01. > :45:06.LINDSAY DAVENPORT: I think she would be thinking about it, but sometimes

:45:07. > :45:10.players are in denial about it. She has been so open, I calmly there did

:45:11. > :45:14.not win those, I was so devastated but I have learned from those

:45:15. > :45:18.losses. She has something so real to play for to go down as the greatest

:45:19. > :45:21.female player of all-time. There is obviously a lot of pressure on her

:45:22. > :45:25.with that but it is a huge goal as well and it motivates her to

:45:26. > :45:28.practice more and more. I don't know, I think she has got a really

:45:29. > :45:34.mature, realistic approach in of this. The calendar year Grand Slam

:45:35. > :45:39.that Lycos to much for her. But it is a source of motivation as well.

:45:40. > :45:44.Also, such a great athlete. We were stuck about the great power game,

:45:45. > :45:49.the big serve, the tennis she does but such a great athlete. They a lot

:45:50. > :45:54.of work off the court as well. She does, she is physically so strong.

:45:55. > :45:57.You have to also think as she ages, at 34, whether she might have to put

:45:58. > :46:02.in more time as well to keep that body. She is travelling with a

:46:03. > :46:06.physio. I know that Israeli important for her because she had an

:46:07. > :46:12.injury at the French. She had that slight tear in her abaca. So again,

:46:13. > :46:16.she hasn't had really long matches. Just that McHale match was the one

:46:17. > :46:19.that pushed her. She lost the first set, slammed her racket, got

:46:20. > :46:26.frustrated, let it out, and she feels that is important too.

:46:27. > :46:40.I don't think Angelique Kerber be affected. No, she already has that

:46:41. > :46:47.Belize, in the biggest moment I know my game can hold up. Obviously a

:46:48. > :46:53.greater challenge for Kerber on this surface against the weapons Serena

:46:54. > :46:56.has, but throughout the week she sounds pretty confident and she

:46:57. > :46:59.hasn't dropped a set so she comes into this match with the most

:47:00. > :47:03.believe she has ever had that she can win this tournament. She is

:47:04. > :47:11.playing her best tennis, but Serena said she is back to her best. In the

:47:12. > :47:18.years since she has been working with her current coach, she has won

:47:19. > :47:25.eight Grand Slams. Is it a surprise she hasn't won a Grand Slam since

:47:26. > :47:29.last year? I know everybody expects her to win every tournament she

:47:30. > :47:33.plays, because she has been so dominant and has the pressure of

:47:34. > :47:43.being number one in the world. When things are not that easy, it doesn't

:47:44. > :47:48.help you perform well. You feel like it is more of a burden. That

:47:49. > :47:52.explains why at some point she has not been able to win as much as she

:47:53. > :47:57.has been winning in the last four years. One of the things she

:47:58. > :48:01.attributed to you is the fact you can keep her peaceful and calm. We

:48:02. > :48:08.saw one moment when she got worked up in the match against Kuznetsova,

:48:09. > :48:14.and she spoke to you in the break and you brought her anxieties down.

:48:15. > :48:18.How do you do that? First of all there is no recipe, I am adapting to

:48:19. > :48:23.her and the needs of my player. If she needed to be pumped, I would do

:48:24. > :48:29.that, but she doesn't need that. Most of the time she is very

:48:30. > :48:34.naturally pumped, dynamic, she wants to perform so much that her body,

:48:35. > :48:39.everything shows it. Sometimes the stress comes and this is when she

:48:40. > :48:43.needs to calm down, and the best way to do that is to have a look at the

:48:44. > :48:50.situation, to have a simple and clear view of the situation. That's

:48:51. > :48:56.what I try to give to her. You guys are too professional and focus to

:48:57. > :49:01.think about a final against Kerber as revenge, we know that. How do you

:49:02. > :49:07.go about setting Serena up to perhaps correct the score of that

:49:08. > :49:11.defeat at the Australian Open? It is important when you fail... Failing

:49:12. > :49:14.in life is not a problem if you learn something from it, and

:49:15. > :49:20.learning something is first accepting the idea I did things

:49:21. > :49:23.wrong. I mean not the right way or it would have worked, understand

:49:24. > :49:36.what you did wrong and be better next time in the same situation. SUE

:49:37. > :49:43.BARKER: They are great and they? Absolutely, you just have to look at

:49:44. > :49:47.the numbers. Patrick has just really got her in the right frame of mind

:49:48. > :49:51.and chasing history, and really let her know it is not just one

:49:52. > :50:01.tournament at a time, it is the bigger goal. It is extra motivation

:50:02. > :50:05.to keep her at 34, 35, still passionate about playing. I think he

:50:06. > :50:09.has added a little spin on her forehand as well so it is these

:50:10. > :50:15.little tweaks. And she trusts him, she really buys into what he says.

:50:16. > :50:23.When they were at 5-5, and went off for a rain delay against Kuznetsova,

:50:24. > :50:29.and Kuznetsova was changing pace and Serena was out of sorts, he calmed

:50:30. > :50:34.her down, and changed her game. It is a wonderful atmosphere, really

:50:35. > :50:40.filling up. It is Serena Williams taking on Angelique Kerber. We have

:50:41. > :50:44.heard from Serena, let's talk to Angelique Kerber she has been

:50:45. > :50:48.talking to Annabel. I started playing tennis when I was three

:50:49. > :50:52.years old. Wimbledon was always a dream for me.

:50:53. > :50:58.Who was the biggest influence in your career early on? Your parents?

:50:59. > :51:03.Both of them. My father was playing really good tennis in Poland

:51:04. > :51:07.actually, and my mum as well. I understand your father is Polish and

:51:08. > :51:12.your mother German so what were the dynamics like at home and what

:51:13. > :51:17.language did you speak in the house? Actually both. I am starting to

:51:18. > :51:20.speak Polish, that was my first language, then I went to

:51:21. > :51:27.kindergarten and learned German, and right now we are speaking more

:51:28. > :51:33.German but also Polish. What do you dream in? I am dreaming in German. I

:51:34. > :51:37.have watched you for many years, your physique is the fittest I have

:51:38. > :51:42.ever seen it so what do you put it down to? I have spent a lot of time

:51:43. > :51:47.at the gym, running, doing sprinting because I know this is really

:51:48. > :51:53.important. Right now when you would like to play your best tennis. I am

:51:54. > :51:59.feeling good with this. And of course that has paid off because it

:52:00. > :52:05.has been a good year for you, you won your first Grand Slam in

:52:06. > :52:10.Australia. COMMENTATOR: I can't believe it! That is wonderful for

:52:11. > :52:17.her. I played really great tennis, and I remember the final against

:52:18. > :52:23.Serena, I played really good tennis and just the best memories I have so

:52:24. > :52:29.far in my career and my highlight. It is my dream come true on this

:52:30. > :52:34.night. I came here playing really good tennis from round to ground,

:52:35. > :52:39.and now in my second Grand Slam in my career. It is something really

:52:40. > :52:51.special for me. It is something I really try to enjoy now. Has it sunk

:52:52. > :52:55.in yet? Yes, the Wimbledon final was always a dream for me since I was a

:52:56. > :53:00.little kid, now I will try of course to win the final but it won't be

:53:01. > :53:05.easy. Of course you matched Serena in that final mentally as much as

:53:06. > :53:09.physically, how will you match her on the grass courts here? I think it

:53:10. > :53:14.will be a completely different match than in Australia. She will go out

:53:15. > :53:16.there to beat me for sure but I will try to play my best tennis and not

:53:17. > :53:30.think too much that I am playing against Serena,

:53:31. > :53:33.and try not to think too much that it is the final at Wimbledon. I will

:53:34. > :53:37.just try to focus on my game and try to go for it. It is 20 years since

:53:38. > :53:42.Steffi Graf made that walk from the locker room onto Centre Court, are

:53:43. > :53:46.you ready for that? I am ready for that and I will try to enjoy it

:53:47. > :53:50.because this is something I was always dreaming for. 20 years ago

:53:51. > :53:59.Steffi Graf was the last German and I will try to step in her footsteps.

:54:00. > :54:11.SUE BARKER: And Steffi Graf has been in touch, Angelique been to stay

:54:12. > :54:16.with the Agassis. Yes, she will make her believe in herself, give her a

:54:17. > :54:20.few tips. It was nice to have some champions to practice with! And how

:54:21. > :54:24.to handle the situation after she won in Australia because her life

:54:25. > :54:31.changed. There's more expectations, pressure and more to deal with as

:54:32. > :54:35.well from the media. We will look at how she defeated Serena at the

:54:36. > :54:41.Australian Open, and this is it. She played so well, but Serena says, I

:54:42. > :54:47.made mistakes. She did, it was an interesting combination of offence

:54:48. > :54:54.and defence from Kerber. I don't think Serena was moving at her very

:54:55. > :54:59.best. When she came to the net, Kerber went for low passing shots,

:55:00. > :55:03.to the side, she didn't make it easy for Serena with a lot of variety and

:55:04. > :55:09.awkward shots. I don't know if that's because Serena was nervous or

:55:10. > :55:13.not 100% healthy, she was off balance so many times. At this

:55:14. > :55:18.tournament so far her movement has been great, she has been staying low

:55:19. > :55:25.but we will see today Kerber can throw her off her game again. I

:55:26. > :55:29.don't think we will see her allowing her to dominate the rallies. That is

:55:30. > :55:35.crucial, the first date we have talked about. We know the Annika

:55:36. > :55:40.Beck's serve can be a liability, and in Australia I think Kerber served

:55:41. > :55:46.just about the best we have ever seen her. She really mixed them up.

:55:47. > :55:51.Her serve can be predictable, and it is difficult if she cannot serve a

:55:52. > :55:57.high percentage with pace and mixed up to different locations. Yes, she

:55:58. > :56:01.has got to be at her a game and the serve has to be a high percentage. I

:56:02. > :56:07.would like to see her go for the second serve a little more, and she

:56:08. > :56:12.might hit more double falls but she has to establish that. If Serena is

:56:13. > :56:17.dictating, that gives her more confidence and Kerber is always

:56:18. > :56:20.defending, trying to get in there. She has to get in the rally more.

:56:21. > :56:26.Something has to change just a little bit for Kerber. The other

:56:27. > :56:32.thing with Kerber is that she plays her best right on the baseline, and

:56:33. > :56:35.she defends so well. She has great feat, but she has also got great

:56:36. > :56:40.hands as well so she can absorb the power, redirect really well.

:56:41. > :56:44.Particularly with her forehand down the line, but will it be too

:56:45. > :56:49.overpowering today with Serena? Because if you are playing on grass,

:56:50. > :56:56.Serena can kick it up a notch with that power. They will be leaving the

:56:57. > :57:05.locker room in a moment, will it be 22nd Grand Slam title for Williams

:57:06. > :57:12.or will she be denied yet again by Angelique Kerber? COMMENTATOR: So

:57:13. > :57:22.cool under pressure... And exhibition performance from Serena

:57:23. > :57:28.Williams. Wow. At the age of 28 she has reinvented herself. Another

:57:29. > :57:31.superb performance. The winner in Melbourne and now Wimbledon final

:57:32. > :57:44.for Angelique Kerber. SUE BARKER: These are the scenes

:57:45. > :57:50.live. That is Patrick pacing up and down. John McEnroe has just joined

:57:51. > :57:54.us on Centre Court. It is a big finals day and I love these moments.

:57:55. > :58:03.It has a feeling this is the match, this is what we have been waiting

:58:04. > :58:07.for. JOHN MCENROE: Being this close to Centre Court is amazing, it is a

:58:08. > :58:12.cliche that it is the moment you dream up but it is so true. Also the

:58:13. > :58:17.nerve factor as well, everyone deals with it differently, at least both

:58:18. > :58:23.of these have been in a Grand Slam final before. You know, I was

:58:24. > :58:27.hinting earlier it is a little windy and that will be an issue in this

:58:28. > :58:32.match. Obviously the way this stadium is setup helps that a little

:58:33. > :58:43.bit. So I stopped talking because I can hear...? No, we are waiting for

:58:44. > :58:49.Serena to come back out. Tactics! When you are player, you try to

:58:50. > :58:56.impose your will, and Serena's is her serve and power. Kerber's is her

:58:57. > :58:59.movement. In these type of conditions, at least I found out it

:59:00. > :59:05.is more difficult for the person who wants to hit a cleaner ball, for the

:59:06. > :59:09.poker player it helps because they can readjust more quickly. I'm

:59:10. > :59:19.guessing Kerber is telling herself that right now. Her coach is as

:59:20. > :59:28.well. This is good for you! Perfect. We spoke about the wind, but Kerber

:59:29. > :59:32.has to hit through it. Yes, to me it is about the nerves as well.

:59:33. > :59:36.Australia is one thing and winning that title will help are an awful

:59:37. > :59:42.lot because she has not only beaten Serena in the final but she beat her

:59:43. > :59:52.6-4 in the third. You can hear the cheering behind us because walking

:59:53. > :00:07.onto the Centre Court is Uma, who will be doing the coin toss.

:00:08. > :00:18.Meeting James Keothavong, she will certainly have a day to remember.

:00:19. > :00:27.This is the exact same court that Maureen Connolly played on, there's

:00:28. > :00:32.just so much history here. It always brought a few extra notes as well.

:00:33. > :00:37.You don't get chance to practice out here, you don't get to see it, you

:00:38. > :00:41.don't get to warm up on it. If you are lucky, you get to play on it, if

:00:42. > :00:45.you are great you get to win on it it is just the most special place we

:00:46. > :00:48.have in the sport. Even though it has changed so much, with the

:00:49. > :00:53.state-of-the-art facility it still has that air of tradition. It is two

:00:54. > :00:58.o'clock, this is when the players should be on court.

:00:59. > :01:08.JOHN MCENROE: It might be too oh 1pm instead of 2pm! When you see someone

:01:09. > :01:13.like Serena chasing history, it makes it better to be here now.

:01:14. > :01:21.Absolutely, she had a difficult 12 months trying to win. It wasn't that

:01:22. > :01:24.bad, was it! Trying to win the calendar Grand Slam, she wants to

:01:25. > :01:31.win Grand Slams and she hasn't won one since. Three finals and a semi-!

:01:32. > :01:35.But is not what she plays her, she plays to win titles. As she said,

:01:36. > :01:38.just about everyone on the planet would love to have had the year I

:01:39. > :01:43.have had, but I think we inspect so much from her, the bar has been

:01:44. > :01:47.raised so high. Yes, because it is all about the records, it is why

:01:48. > :01:50.Patrick got her motivated to say, on, you can get a 22, you can be

:01:51. > :01:56.remembered as the greatest player ever. Absolutely, and for her, she

:01:57. > :01:59.had not lost in many Grand Slam finals coming into it, so it has

:02:00. > :02:04.been a bit of a shock. But she talked about it openly, trying to

:02:05. > :02:10.learn from those losses. The one in particular was at the US Open, the

:02:11. > :02:14.semifinals, it looked so doable, so much on the line, and also was left

:02:15. > :02:19.in the draw. It showed what it meant to her, that loss, because she took

:02:20. > :02:23.off the rest of the year. Just walking down, they will be passing

:02:24. > :02:28.the trophy, being led by Lorraine Gracie, who looks after the lady

:02:29. > :02:33.players here. A nice little addition, that longer work. In the

:02:34. > :02:38.order is the locker room was much closer, that is very cool. Yes, and

:02:39. > :02:42.it just adds to the history and tradition of the club to pass all

:02:43. > :02:46.the great champions. So Centre Court awaits, and here they come.

:02:47. > :03:18.It is incredible how Serena has changed women's tennis. As you say,

:03:19. > :03:22.she has raised the bar. Even impact this, she gets angry if hating

:03:23. > :03:29.partners are not hitting hard enough. Just don't ask her to hit

:03:30. > :03:33.with her -- don't ask me to hit with her. She has changed the sport. The

:03:34. > :03:38.physicality of the sport in general has got so much better. You are

:03:39. > :03:43.looking at the greatest athlete that I think has ever been on a tennis

:03:44. > :03:47.court. Steffi Graf is close, her sister is close, but when you

:03:48. > :03:50.combine that with her will, her competitiveness. I have never seen

:03:51. > :03:54.any player on the men's or women's side that has come back from match

:03:55. > :04:02.point down, match game down, a set down. She battles hard. There is a

:04:03. > :04:06.buzz here, because this young lady Angelique Kerber was able to beat

:04:07. > :04:10.her in a major. I don't know if maybe you to thought different, but

:04:11. > :04:13.I didn't see her like winning a major, and now all of a sudden there

:04:14. > :04:17.is a shot here where she can tell herself I am another one player in

:04:18. > :04:22.the wild if I win this match because I have two majors already. Yes, and

:04:23. > :04:26.very few people can say they beat Serena Williams in two slams in one

:04:27. > :04:31.year. We talked about the dip in form, losing the first round in the

:04:32. > :04:35.French. She has got her top player credentials back now. She is another

:04:36. > :04:38.player that sometimes struggles to get out of the early rounds, but if

:04:39. > :04:42.she does, watch out. She gets better as the tournament goes on, she has

:04:43. > :04:46.more belief in her game. She was match point down in the first round

:04:47. > :04:49.of the Australian Open, goes on to win the title. This tournament has

:04:50. > :04:53.been different, hasn't dropped a set, looked comfortable throughout.

:04:54. > :05:02.That shows the dominant that Serena has had. There have been 20

:05:03. > :05:06.different number two is. That is incredible, the topsy-turvy nurse of

:05:07. > :05:14.the WTA. No one has been able to sustain that like Serena has. Here

:05:15. > :05:19.is her big moment, well done. Serena Camilla were talking about it, not

:05:20. > :05:23.only she has the game, she just has that are the champion, doesn't she?

:05:24. > :05:30.She really does. That has helped her win probably five to ten of them.

:05:31. > :05:33.But now that she is becoming a bit more mercurial and her movement

:05:34. > :05:38.wasn't quite what it was, there is that all of invincibility has left

:05:39. > :05:45.her. Enough so that people like Herbert, people like Vinci,

:05:46. > :05:51.Muguruza. They actually believe there is a case to be made that I

:05:52. > :05:59.can actually beat this lady. When she is on, hitting her power game, I

:06:00. > :06:02.mean, if she is on today, because I think it is different than

:06:03. > :06:07.Australia. On the grass courts here, her server will have more of an

:06:08. > :06:11.impact. The concern is that is pretty gusty here and that will be

:06:12. > :06:15.an issue, I believe, for the player to play to the level they want to.

:06:16. > :06:18.At least when I played in the wind, I felt like I had to be more

:06:19. > :06:24.conservative, the ball toss sometimes it is moving around. So,

:06:25. > :06:28.to me, that would benefit Kerber, because Serena Wilmot be as easily

:06:29. > :06:34.able to go for the shop she wants to go to, to dictate. It is a high ball

:06:35. > :06:37.toss Serena has had as well, but something she has worked on and it

:06:38. > :06:43.is such a weapon. Yes, and the footwork in the wind is so crucial.

:06:44. > :06:46.Lindsay, as you pointed out in Australia, sometimes when she gets

:06:47. > :06:49.nervous she starts reaching for Poles, the footwork is not quite as

:06:50. > :06:53.precise. I think the beginning of the match is something to really

:06:54. > :06:57.look for, whether Serena has a let footwork and is getting all of

:06:58. > :07:02.dither board. She hit so hard. She can't be off-balance to much,

:07:03. > :07:07.because she hits a clean ball. For Kerber as well, she needs to have a

:07:08. > :07:11.quick start. If Serena gets away with this match, Serena could be

:07:12. > :07:14.like a freight train. It can go very quickly, particularly if Serena is

:07:15. > :07:20.playing like she did in the semifinals here. Seven are unforced

:07:21. > :07:27.errors. I guess the good part, they seem to have a very clear idea of

:07:28. > :07:33.what Kerber is going to do. It is amazing that they are convinced that

:07:34. > :07:38.if they hit certain shots, she will reply with angles, likes to go

:07:39. > :07:42.crosscourt, hit shorter angles. In that case, if in fact they are

:07:43. > :07:46.correct, it will be easier to deal with the situation, because they

:07:47. > :07:50.will be able to move exactly and know where to go to to deal with it.

:07:51. > :07:58.The question is how well is Kerber able to do it, because they seem to

:07:59. > :08:02.be or to execute and win. Kerber moves so well. Yes, offensively and

:08:03. > :08:05.defensively she is quick to get a leather balls into play, quick to

:08:06. > :08:09.take Paul's early as well, the athleticism how she stays down. But

:08:10. > :08:14.it is interesting, the tactics that go on. Early in her career, Serena

:08:15. > :08:18.would say I was about myself, I don't care about who is on the other

:08:19. > :08:21.side of the net. That has been a real difference for her the last few

:08:22. > :08:27.years, also with Patrick ongoing with a game plan, and a plan B if

:08:28. > :08:32.plan a is not working. Another reason why she has got so much

:08:33. > :08:36.better these last few years. Yes, because Kerber is going to try to

:08:37. > :08:42.keep her on the back foot. Kerber is so good at that, absorbing power and

:08:43. > :08:45.creating those angles, even wrong footing her opponents. Kerber likes

:08:46. > :08:49.to hit the outer thirds of the court, she went it down the middle

:08:50. > :08:53.too much. She actually had a couple of really crucial drop shots in the

:08:54. > :08:57.third set in Australia. Now drop shots on grass are going to be a

:08:58. > :09:06.little more difficult to hit if the borrowers coming at you Mark Tullo.

:09:07. > :09:11.But once in awhile if you tried -- at you mach two. It will all be

:09:12. > :09:14.about who get that first break, and holding serve, that will be crucial

:09:15. > :09:18.for her. She has dropped her serve so much in this championship but she

:09:19. > :09:26.has been able to make up for it with good returns. But we have the best

:09:27. > :09:34.return in the game, Serena. She will have a look every time Kerber

:09:35. > :09:40.serves, no question. That is Angelique's coach coming in. She

:09:41. > :09:44.says she is playing the best tennis of her career, but the server needs

:09:45. > :09:51.to be more of a weapon. I don't know if it can be, if I was Serena, I

:09:52. > :09:57.would stand at least a step or two rider. But she doesn't use it that

:09:58. > :10:02.well. I think the serve is the weakest part of the game. But for me

:10:03. > :10:06.she likes angles. So I wouldn't give her that. I would force her to hit a

:10:07. > :10:13.ball she is not comfortable with, correct me if I am wrong. First her

:10:14. > :10:19.to hit a flatter serve. She will not hit much more than 104 mph, I would

:10:20. > :10:22.say. Even if that was the case, Serena would have a nice look at a

:10:23. > :10:28.forehand and be back in the centre of the court. I would absolutely

:10:29. > :10:32.take that server away. We must not forget Angelique has not dropped a

:10:33. > :10:35.set. Serena has laid most of her matches out on Centre Court, she has

:10:36. > :10:47.been away and about and has not dropped a set. That has been really

:10:48. > :10:51.good for Angelique. She has talked about the pressure she was putting

:10:52. > :10:54.on herself, the self-imposed pressure she thought that the

:10:55. > :11:01.French. Just looking at the stats, it is incredible what she has

:11:02. > :11:09.achieved, and what she continues to achieve along with Venus, who is six

:11:10. > :11:18.years. Had a great chance here to get to seven. No one thinks she is

:11:19. > :11:22.even close to being done. It is about winning, this is what she

:11:23. > :11:26.plays for. She doesn't play much outside of the Grand Slams. This is

:11:27. > :11:32.what keeps her motivated. No question. I find it amazing that she

:11:33. > :11:37.fails at any of the tournament 's -- she plays any of the tournaments,

:11:38. > :11:45.why bother? She plays like she is doing all right. But she is starting

:11:46. > :11:48.to cut it down a little. Slams only! LAUGHTER

:11:49. > :11:52.As far as Angelique, she has to get off to a decent start, try to keep

:11:53. > :11:57.on the scoreboard. You would think. But she is a battler. That goes

:11:58. > :12:01.without saying, Angelique Kerber will fight to the bitter end,

:12:02. > :12:05.especially since she beat her in Australia. Absolutely. We are

:12:06. > :12:09.getting ready here, thank you to Tracy, Lindsey and John. John and

:12:10. > :12:13.Lindsay are on the way to the commentary box, they will be calling

:12:14. > :12:16.the match for us, along with John Inverdale.

:12:17. > :12:23.JOHN INVERDALE: It is the height of summer, and it actually feels like

:12:24. > :12:27.it, a bird, breezy summer Saturday, and so much of the build-up to this

:12:28. > :12:32.sporting some of which still has a much to offer, culminating in Rio is

:12:33. > :12:35.month, centres on the 20th anniversary of Euro 96. And another

:12:36. > :12:39.20th anniversary of one of the key elements of this final at Wimbledon,

:12:40. > :12:43.because while England and Terry Venables were making it through to

:12:44. > :12:46.the semifinals in those days, Steffi Graf was beating Arantxa Sanchez

:12:47. > :12:51.Vicario in straight sets for her seventh title here and her last.

:12:52. > :12:54.Since then, tennis has been with the odd exception something of a

:12:55. > :12:58.jeweller believe between Serena and Venus Williams, but here we are, 20

:12:59. > :13:03.years on, with Serena once again trying to equal Steffi Graf's tally

:13:04. > :13:08.of 22 Grand Slam victories. Standing in her way, a German train to be the

:13:09. > :13:14.first man from -- the first person from her country to win here since

:13:15. > :13:19.Steffi Graf. And obviously Serena could be coming here having already

:13:20. > :13:24.equalled Margaret Court's all-time record of 22 major titles, but at it

:13:25. > :13:31.is she is still chasing one more to equal Graf. In the Royal Box is the

:13:32. > :13:37.Reverend Margaret Court. Her total of 24, if Serena was to win today,

:13:38. > :13:40.that would be the next target and perhaps the final chapter to be

:13:41. > :13:47.aimed at in what has been a truly remarkable career. JOHN MCENROE: I

:13:48. > :13:53.think Margaret Court wants her to get a 24, because all she has about

:13:54. > :13:57.a Steffi Graf. And a quick word, you were saying earlier, John, you were

:13:58. > :14:03.knocking up with Milos Raonic, is it breezy, gusty, what is it?

:14:04. > :14:09.Definitely breezy and gusty. It is tricky out there. I would use the

:14:10. > :14:13.word tricky. Footwork essential. Smaller steps. The first decision

:14:14. > :14:18.that was made today was by Angelique Kerber, who decided to put Serena

:14:19. > :14:21.Williams into that, and so the most formidable serve in the history of

:14:22. > :14:57.women's tennis will hit the first ball in this year 's final.

:14:58. > :15:06.If the whole match is like that, we are in for a good afternoon! That is

:15:07. > :15:12.exactly Kerber's gameplay, short, low balls dangling off the court.

:15:13. > :15:16.Changing direction. That might be the most running Serena has done in

:15:17. > :15:40.her last few matches. She has cruised through the last two.

:15:41. > :15:51.Not many nerves on either side at the moment. That would be hard to

:15:52. > :16:00.believe. But both of the ladies seem to be hitting the ball cleanly.

:16:01. > :16:12.I have seen Serena looking across court, that is what Kerber likes.

:16:13. > :16:17.She almost always goes across court, both sides. Yes, Serena cut the

:16:18. > :16:24.angle off, she was right on top of the net and that's a change from

:16:25. > :16:44.Australia. She was passed by that shot on a number of occasions.

:16:45. > :16:53.Was that the wind or did Kerber not read that? I believe that was a

:16:54. > :16:54.combination of the two, maybe expecting the ball in a different

:16:55. > :17:13.area. We will see a few more of those

:17:14. > :17:20.today. 62 aces from Serena in this tournament alone. Lindsay, she has

:17:21. > :17:24.obviously got the physical stature to hit the ball like that, but it is

:17:25. > :17:31.actually such an easy swing as well, isn't it? Absolutely. Her technique

:17:32. > :17:57.is so perfect and that's what helps her with that shot and that contact.

:17:58. > :18:10.The longer the rally goes, the better the chance for Kerber. Some

:18:11. > :18:26.star power! We have some serious a list. And that is in Serena's box.

:18:27. > :18:30.Look at the slice on that. Should probably say as well, in case you

:18:31. > :18:37.didn't recognise who that was in Serena's box, that was Beyonce and

:18:38. > :18:43.her husband. And it is interesting the Beyonce concerts have been the

:18:44. > :18:56.most sought-after tickets by the players this year. You have got to

:18:57. > :19:06.take them on early light Serena did. John, you said before you thought

:19:07. > :19:12.Patrick said they thought they had a good idea of Kerber's strategy. Get

:19:13. > :19:17.back to those low, short balls as quickly as possible. You see the way

:19:18. > :19:22.she is standing, she's not going to give her that wide serve. We were

:19:23. > :19:36.talking about it in the build-up, but it is so key for Kerber to get

:19:37. > :19:37.on board early. Yes, Serena is a great front runner, and particularly

:19:38. > :19:58.at the beginning of match. Look at the quality of the movement

:19:59. > :20:04.there, had a great bit of touch by Williams as well to win that point,

:20:05. > :20:12.and it is the first break of this final. Let's see if Kerber can or

:20:13. > :20:14.will make an adjustment. Look how she is standing, she's just waiting

:20:15. > :20:57.for it. That is a great inside out winner.

:20:58. > :21:03.That's the type of adjustment Kerber has to make, and it is a great risk

:21:04. > :21:05.there. When she has a split of time she has got to take her chances and

:21:06. > :21:26.play offensively. That has been a problem for her

:21:27. > :21:35.throughout her career, a few double faults. And that undoes the good of

:21:36. > :21:52.that brilliant winner a few seconds ago.

:21:53. > :21:56.She has actually served 11 double faults in the tournament so far,

:21:57. > :22:47.just two by Serena. Too good. John, you talked about it

:22:48. > :22:51.before that you thought Serena should move over to her left. She is

:22:52. > :23:01.definitely one step further to the left than she would be, but Kerber

:23:02. > :23:14.cannot afford to be so predictable on the backhand serve.

:23:15. > :23:23.A little bit unlucky for Serena Williams, unlucky for Kerber who hit

:23:24. > :23:27.off the line and took a bad bounce. That had all the air of a double

:23:28. > :23:32.fault. Just clambered onto the line at the very last moment. This is a

:23:33. > :23:35.long old service game for Angelique Kerber, and a really important one

:23:36. > :23:55.too. She just reached for that, and

:23:56. > :23:56.footwork is key. Took a few smaller steps. She could have had a much

:23:57. > :24:39.easier look at that backhand. And she has put it long! Well, an

:24:40. > :24:49.epic second game. And that is what the crowd wanted. They feel we may

:24:50. > :25:08.have a match here. Kerber extremely fortunate she held serve there.

:25:09. > :25:15.Better volley there. Interesting, after Serena lost that game, turned

:25:16. > :25:20.around to her camp, showing frustration already. You always want

:25:21. > :25:29.to keep an eye on that with Serena. If she does get a little anxious on

:25:30. > :25:34.court. What kind of mood is she on? Which is why the key element for

:25:35. > :25:40.Kerber is to keep in the match. The longer she stays in the match, the

:25:41. > :25:50.more potentially rattled Serena might get. Scoreboard pressure is so

:25:51. > :25:56.important. Easier for Serena Williams to hit through the court in

:25:57. > :25:58.this wind on her serve. It will be a battle every time Angelique steps up

:25:59. > :26:39.to the line. If the wind is going to play a part

:26:40. > :26:45.in this match, is it swirling? Going one way or the other? It felt like

:26:46. > :26:51.that before the match, it was going every which direction. Or you can

:26:52. > :27:02.take the wind out of the equation altogether. That's one way to do it.

:27:03. > :27:08.Here's some facts and figures because this is the only Grand Slam

:27:09. > :27:13.title Serena holds at the moment and there have been three falterings

:27:14. > :27:20.over the course of the last ten months or south. What about Serena's

:27:21. > :27:25.serve, when that dips below a level how does it impact on her game? I

:27:26. > :27:30.think she feels more pressure on her ground strokes, she's not as

:27:31. > :27:35.relaxed, force is it a bit more. Her game revolves around her serve, it

:27:36. > :27:39.is the cornerstone and allows her to free up when returning, allows her

:27:40. > :27:44.to be more aggressive in baseline rallies. I think the other part of

:27:45. > :27:49.this equation is when she is around 50%, because she has lost a couple

:27:50. > :27:56.of these matches recently, she has got a little more tentative of her

:27:57. > :28:00.second serve. I don't think her second serve is quite as good as it

:28:01. > :28:05.used to be and that is allowing the Kerbers of the world to go after it

:28:06. > :28:14.a little more. Kerber was quite amusing her -- in her press

:28:15. > :28:17.conference, she said all the papers now are saying, Angelique, you have

:28:18. > :28:31.the whole of the nation's sporting hopes resting on you - no pressure!

:28:32. > :28:42.That kicked off the service line as well.

:28:43. > :28:46.For Andy Murray too, but since he is Scottish that doesn't come into

:28:47. > :29:22.play. Don't go there, John! And again, she goes crosscourt and

:29:23. > :29:28.Serena is just sitting there waiting for her. The ball in the basket,

:29:29. > :29:33.simple point. That's the favourite choice of Kerber, especially when

:29:34. > :29:38.she is on the run and I think Serena has come into this match prepared on

:29:39. > :29:55.her opponent's game. She has done the video analysis.

:29:56. > :30:04.That's a number of times we have already seen in this match Serena

:30:05. > :30:11.off-balance on her backhand. Is that just a footwork thing? That is

:30:12. > :30:19.footwork but make no mistake, the wind is making it tricky for these

:30:20. > :30:20.two. It is hard to play your A game. I think that benefit Kerber because

:30:21. > :30:37.she can move more easily. Great shot. Two great angles in

:30:38. > :31:05.succession from Serena. APPLAUSE

:31:06. > :31:16.And a more straightforward hold for Kerber. It could scarcely be harder

:31:17. > :31:20.than the first one, mind you. Serena Williams on that server in

:31:21. > :31:26.particular has to give herself more margin, particularly in these

:31:27. > :31:30.conditions, it threw the ball. She could have that six, eight, ten feet

:31:31. > :32:15.over the net and still have it Rop well inside the baseline.

:32:16. > :32:23.That was an extraordinary second serve from Serena. 65. It could be

:32:24. > :32:34.the slowest serve she ever hit. Yes, I would say that. Ever.

:32:35. > :32:41.So by way of contrast... She hammers one down at 121 mph straight to the

:32:42. > :33:27.line judge! We have gone from one extreme to the

:33:28. > :33:42.other. A third ace of this match so far.

:33:43. > :33:49.So wearing your coaching had here, John, if Kerber, her natural

:33:50. > :33:53.instinct is always to go across court, and she knows that is what

:33:54. > :33:56.she is going to do, and Serena knows that she knows that is what she is

:33:57. > :34:02.going to do, and Serena knows that she knows, how does that change, how

:34:03. > :34:08.does Kerber go I know you are waiting for this ball? Can you take

:34:09. > :34:12.a punt and go, it is almost worth losing a couple of points by going

:34:13. > :34:18.down the line, just to put doubt into Serena's mind about where to

:34:19. > :34:23.go? That would be what I would absolutely tell her to do, because

:34:24. > :34:27.it wouldn't take too many times at all before Serena might start second

:34:28. > :34:34.guessing her own coach, and how convinced he was that it is going to

:34:35. > :34:36.happen consistently. What has happened so far and in Australia and

:34:37. > :34:43.recently from what they have watched, I believe, is that they

:34:44. > :34:48.believe that Kerber is still willing, thinking she will hit a

:34:49. > :34:57.good enough shot anyway, even knowing that she knows that she

:34:58. > :35:04.knows... How does it start again? Because Kerber believes she will be

:35:05. > :35:13.leaving it long. On serve at the moment.

:35:14. > :35:20.Those are those little subtle adjustments that the best of the

:35:21. > :35:24.best make out there. And Kerber, I do think she can afford to get

:35:25. > :35:28.burdened with that crosscourt pass too many times. She will have to

:35:29. > :35:33.find a way to go up the line, a lord, something different.

:35:34. > :35:38.That will also have to be an intelligent player, and read the

:35:39. > :35:40.game and heat of the moment. And take stock of what is happening.

:35:41. > :36:58.What has worked, what hasn't. The net is on cover's side at the

:36:59. > :37:01.moment, and even at that early stage, the first service game that

:37:02. > :37:10.Kerber held might have been very significant.

:37:11. > :37:21.Pretty obviously, you can see how wind-up Serena Williams is, trying

:37:22. > :37:24.to tie Steffi Graf. She has missed a number, nothing is easy in the

:37:25. > :37:29.finals I guess, but pretty makeable returns. She will have to bank on

:37:30. > :37:34.that serve, hang on, and wait until she gets hot here. Then she can

:37:35. > :37:53.relax a little bit. Four aces already.

:37:54. > :37:58.And we have seen so many epic matches on this court over the last

:37:59. > :38:03.few days, but the advantage of serving first can be really key in a

:38:04. > :38:48.set. Especially when you serve like that.

:38:49. > :39:02.Made it! If APPLAUSE Kerber applauds Serena. The net

:39:03. > :39:08.almost won it for her again, but that was a magnificent rally from

:39:09. > :39:12.both sides of the net. By further best point of the match. I saw

:39:13. > :39:15.Kerber staring down the line for about 15 seconds. "Maybe I should

:39:16. > :39:50.think about doing a passing shot". APPLAUSE

:39:51. > :39:56.Great shot. Great response. After losing that point before. She had

:39:57. > :40:17.done so well to get back into that rally.

:40:18. > :40:36.Does Serena ever challenge a call? Hawk-Eye is currently redundant.

:40:37. > :40:48.Deuce on a Serena serve. Kerber doing a great job of making returns,

:40:49. > :40:56.she has made 60% of them so far in this match. In case you were

:40:57. > :41:10.wondering, Hawk-Eye confirms that the serve from Serena was long.

:41:11. > :41:18.Very interesting. Kerber has to sided to back up when the toss goes

:41:19. > :41:23.up to try to give herself a little bit more time. Look at that, a total

:41:24. > :42:01.mismatch in winners so far. UMPIRE: New balls, please.

:42:02. > :42:04.It is a wonderfully athletic, aesthetically pleasing shot, that

:42:05. > :42:10.forehand. As a leftie you must enjoy that. I wish I could hit it the way

:42:11. > :42:14.she did, and excellent weapon. She is a tremendous athlete. And it

:42:15. > :42:19.helps her I think during Wimbledon, the fact that it does not kick up to

:42:20. > :42:36.high on grass, stays in her strike zone. She has got the doubles finals

:42:37. > :42:41.later. Why didn't she show before? Was she practising? She has got a

:42:42. > :42:44.grand slam final today too. Of course Angelique Kerber has beaten

:42:45. > :42:47.one half of the family already and she would like to complete the

:42:48. > :42:52.double today. Just going back to that forehand, though, because of

:42:53. > :42:56.the contours of the court fact that the net is lower in the middle, it

:42:57. > :43:00.is so much easier of course to go crosscourt, and the margins are so

:43:01. > :43:03.much less if you go crosscourt rather than down the line. The

:43:04. > :43:10.beauty of our sport is you have so little time to decide and assess the

:43:11. > :43:14.geometry of the situation, and get the ball is in a position where you

:43:15. > :43:19.feel if you need to go down the line you can execute. It is extremely

:43:20. > :43:21.important that Kerber does that. All players are able to do that when

:43:22. > :43:41.needed. So far, she has been unable to

:43:42. > :43:43.capitalise on that. The hardest serve she has hit in the entire

:43:44. > :44:04.tournament is 103 mph. When Venus came in at 4-3, it is

:44:05. > :44:06.worth saying that the fastest serve a hit by a woman at Wimbledon was

:44:07. > :44:31.Venus Williams, 129 mph. Mir that inside out backhand return

:44:32. > :44:35.has worked better for Serena, than trying to get around the outside of

:44:36. > :44:40.the ball and try to go to the forehand wing of Kerber. I liked

:44:41. > :44:44.that return a lot because you can aim even towards the centre, if you

:44:45. > :45:06.catch it late, it still goes in, in fact it is better.

:45:07. > :45:40.That's huge there, to be able to come outside her comfort zone and go

:45:41. > :45:47.for her least favourite serve on a big point shows are confident

:45:48. > :45:58.Kerber. Didn't think that would be the same, unreturned serves equal?

:45:59. > :46:03.The hardest serve overturned and. I think half an hour if you had said

:46:04. > :46:07.to Angelique Kerber before either of them had hit the ball that you had

:46:08. > :46:09.offered her four apiece half an hour into the game, she would have taken

:46:10. > :46:36.that. It is game on now. It is great to see Kerber come out

:46:37. > :46:44.with the mindset. You can tell that she believes she can win this match,

:46:45. > :46:45.and that isn't always the case. When players are facing Serena in a major

:46:46. > :48:19.final. I suppose Kerber had to make sure

:48:20. > :48:26.she was not destructive there and put the ball in court. Went down on

:48:27. > :48:38.that right knee, it looks like. A similar fault... A similar fault of

:48:39. > :48:44.Roger yesterday. Needs to keep an eye on the ankle. She plays every

:48:45. > :49:22.match with both ankles taped. Healthy ankles there.

:49:23. > :49:36.Brilliant from Kerber! A lot of flat hitting and then suddenly off

:49:37. > :49:41.Serena's slice a lovely drop shot. One of her favourite shots is that

:49:42. > :49:49.backhand drop shot. I don't think the Williams camp prepared for that.

:49:50. > :50:07.That is just too good. You just have to walk away and say, OK.

:50:08. > :50:41.That was a medium paced delivery, 114.

:50:42. > :50:52.Kerber might think she had a chance there. You were half kidding about

:50:53. > :50:57.that medium paced delivery, but that serve is so incredible. We are not

:50:58. > :51:15.talking about someone as tall as a lot of the other players, what is

:51:16. > :51:23.she? 5'10? 5'11 maybe. Let's say under six foot! At that height, to

:51:24. > :51:33.get up to that ball and attack it, she has 68 aces for the tournament,

:51:34. > :51:37.Kerber has 11. 57 more aces, that's 15 games, that's two and a half sets

:51:38. > :51:42.just by banging the ball down and it's not going to come back. It's

:51:43. > :51:52.not just because she is John Isner's height, she is 5'11. There's plenty

:51:53. > :51:57.of players that don't have the type of serve she has at that height.

:51:58. > :52:03.That's the technique, the ball toss, the whole combination where she uses

:52:04. > :52:06.her body. You were saying in the semifinal, John, that you saw her

:52:07. > :52:14.play when she was eight. Did you see that kind of... I didn't see that

:52:15. > :52:18.serve! But did you see the ability to project the ball in the way she

:52:19. > :52:23.does? I didn't see her long enough for that but right away you could

:52:24. > :52:31.see there was something special in both of them, Venus and Serena.

:52:32. > :52:44.I think Venus was about 14 when she turned professional.

:52:45. > :52:46.Kerber has played well up until now but this is the first pressure

:52:47. > :53:13.moment. She hasn't been playing yet up to

:53:14. > :53:38.her ability. Kerber has in her own way really

:53:39. > :53:52.been picking on the backhand of Serena. She gets the upper hand in

:53:53. > :54:05.the exchange, really testing that wing of Serena's.

:54:06. > :54:14.She was almost knocked off her feet by the ferocity of that shot.

:54:15. > :54:27.Her knees touched the ground, that's a tough spot to recover from. It is

:54:28. > :54:40.almost like a trick shot. You cannot get any lower on the ball than that.

:54:41. > :54:50.For all the aces that Serena is serving, 13-3 she is leading on

:54:51. > :54:54.unforced errors. So we are all square after 40 minutes, and this is

:54:55. > :55:54.just the kind of match this Centre Court crowd wanted today.

:55:55. > :56:01.That first step speed, Kerber is better than Serena and she's taking

:56:02. > :56:08.advantage of that. In some of these rallies, taking the ball early.

:56:09. > :56:19.It has gone long. For all of the nerves she must have had before she

:56:20. > :56:25.walks out on court, Kerber now will be looking at the scoreboard and

:56:26. > :56:34.thinking, I am more than in this. Serena looks more uptight than

:56:35. > :56:45.Kerber does. That was a really nervy serve. That is so tight. We have

:56:46. > :56:55.seen it so often. That single shot gets her out of so many jams in a

:56:56. > :57:10.match. She took the pace off that. But it is every bit as effective.

:57:11. > :57:26.And then she put the pace back on that. Eight aces. That's what is so

:57:27. > :57:31.frustrating when you play big hitters in the men's game, big

:57:32. > :57:38.servers, because a lot of times the smaller opponent feels like, and

:57:39. > :57:42.rightly so, they are winning a lot of points when they get into a

:57:43. > :57:48.rally. The problem is consistently being able to do that. And when you

:57:49. > :57:54.keep holding serve the pressure is ramped up for someone who doesn't

:57:55. > :57:59.win as many free points. Kerber, to her credit, despite hitting five

:58:00. > :58:05.winners, I think I saw 25, is right in this set. It is not for now

:58:06. > :58:10.obviously but the great proponents who say you should only have one

:58:11. > :58:14.serve, that is why people cannot bang the ball down. There would be

:58:15. > :58:18.more element of risk if you couldn't gamble everything on the first serve

:58:19. > :58:22.in the knowledge you have a second to come. If you do something like

:58:23. > :58:29.that, you should penalise them and save the server gets two points if

:58:30. > :58:35.the returner misses them. You would have to change all types of rules.

:58:36. > :58:47.I'm sure Peter Kay could do a very entertaining routine on that. And

:58:48. > :59:02.Sir John Hurt, stars of theatre and television in the Royal box today.

:59:03. > :59:16.That is too good. Perfect work by Serena with the footwork, stayed

:59:17. > :59:33.inside the baseline the entire rally.

:59:34. > :59:56.That was what Kerber couldn't do in the first point of this game, get

:59:57. > :00:45.Serena off balance or Moran. Two loose points that are really bad

:00:46. > :00:50.moment. Having said she played a really conservative game would no

:00:51. > :00:51.unforced errors, two in a row at a key moment from Angelique Kerber,

:00:52. > :01:11.and here we have two set points. She probably wants that drop shot

:01:12. > :01:49.back. Magnificent crosscourt from

:01:50. > :01:52.Williams! APPLAUSE She hasn't won the match yet,

:01:53. > :01:54.although you might think she has from that reaction, but she is

:01:55. > :02:11.halfway there. Halfway to number 22. She has just

:02:12. > :02:17.got so much heart and determination, even when she wasn't playing her

:02:18. > :02:19.best, she figured out a way to get it done. You don't think she cares

:02:20. > :02:38.about winning number 22? What does Kerber do now? That was,

:02:39. > :02:45.you know, tight, but ultimately she just fell short. She blinked at a

:02:46. > :02:48.key moment. What do she do now? I would say she will continue to do

:02:49. > :02:54.exactly the same thing. She has competed hard, played pretty well.

:02:55. > :02:59.Hope that Serena keeps telling herself, look, I won the Australian

:03:00. > :03:04.Open, did it in the third set. If things had got differently, it could

:03:05. > :03:09.have been me who won the first set. I don't see her changing her game

:03:10. > :03:14.plan. That is not like she can go out and hitting aces. So Serena's

:03:15. > :03:17.game has got the dip, she has to get more nervous almost with the

:03:18. > :03:22.finishing line in sight, she has to think I might actually do it now.

:03:23. > :03:28.That might be Kerber's moment to get in? It might be. It is the first

:03:29. > :03:34.serve, it is just killing Kerber when Serena is winning is 90% of

:03:35. > :03:37.those points. Any time Kerber had a little bit of a return game lead,

:03:38. > :03:42.Serena got out of it with the serve and that is something that Kerber

:03:43. > :03:46.can't do, so she feels the pressure, hence the two unforced errors in

:03:47. > :03:50.that last game. She has got to believe, though, Kerber, and she has

:03:51. > :03:58.to keep hanging in there in these return games. She is always going to

:03:59. > :04:03.be playing catch up again. Maybe she will regret having invited Serena to

:04:04. > :04:23.serve at the start of the first set. She starts the second.

:04:24. > :04:26.No question that the Serena Williams serve has more than impact on this

:04:27. > :05:31.court than any other. Looking up at her box now,

:05:32. > :05:36.frustrated that she is not able to do anything on this awesome serve.

:05:37. > :06:11.Billie Jean King with a blue jacket. Brutal stuff from Williams. Do you

:06:12. > :06:16.think Billie Jean King gives commentary in her sleep? LAUGHTER

:06:17. > :06:20.Yes, that brain never shuts off, she is watching a tennis match full stop

:06:21. > :06:29.she would be liking this one, the contrast in style, and how Serena

:06:30. > :06:36.has stepped up so far today. They are sure a contrast in styles when

:06:37. > :06:41.it comes to serving. Another ace. It is starting to wear on you if you

:06:42. > :06:44.are an opponent of Serena Williams. Seeing Billie Jean King and Margaret

:06:45. > :06:46.Court, we will talk about it in the second actually because the

:06:47. > :06:50.interesting point about the comparison in where they are

:06:51. > :06:53.choosing to hit the ball. Serena is working so hard to try to hit the

:06:54. > :06:57.ball as early as possible on her terms inside the baseline, and she

:06:58. > :07:01.is giving Kerber so few opportunities to do the same. Kerber

:07:02. > :07:03.is left far behind the baseline scrambling. That is well done by

:07:04. > :07:17.Serena, and great intent. I was going to say yes, there is

:07:18. > :07:20.Billie Jean King the blue of the left, and Margaret Court, two away

:07:21. > :07:29.from her. They played in a final once that was 14-12, 11-9.

:07:30. > :07:38.In those days before tie-breaks. You will see Kerber as she did the first

:07:39. > :07:39.couple of points, make a more concerted effort to take the ball

:07:40. > :07:52.earlier. She tried to there, but the ball was

:07:53. > :07:57.too hard for her to find that type of angle. A tough shot to execute up

:07:58. > :08:18.the line there. There is another great forehand down

:08:19. > :08:26.the line. A real, positive fist pump from the German. She understands how

:08:27. > :08:32.critical this is early to hang close. Try to get the crowd behind

:08:33. > :08:50.her. Strong game by Kerber. Really good

:08:51. > :08:57.effort. And it is the same in this set as it was in the first, Lindsay.

:08:58. > :09:04.If Serena's server is going to keep going in this metronomic way, it has

:09:05. > :09:08.two, I have to stay there as long as is humanly possible. Yes, and not

:09:09. > :09:13.flinch, like she did at the end of the first set. She can't afford to

:09:14. > :09:17.give away any free points on her service games and just keep hanging

:09:18. > :09:21.around. Maybe she will get more second serves, maybe she will make

:09:22. > :09:24.good contact on if you first serve returns. But Serena has served

:09:25. > :09:53.pretty spectacularly so far. No question she is making more than

:09:54. > :10:00.ever to get inside that baseline more often. Good idea. Hard to deal

:10:01. > :10:05.with a serve that is struck as well as that one was. You can see how

:10:06. > :10:10.much Kerber feels the research pressure on her in these return

:10:11. > :10:23.games. You can see her look to the sky, oh, I needed to make that.

:10:24. > :10:32.APPLAUSE Serena is winning 89% of the points

:10:33. > :10:34.on her first serve. I suppose the wonder of that stat is it is not

:10:35. > :10:58.100%. And look at Kerber's reaction to

:10:59. > :11:02.that. That was a microcosm of all the reactions of all of the players

:11:03. > :11:15.who have been mobilised by Serena over the years.

:11:16. > :11:24.Well played. The reason she is a grand slam champion is that she does

:11:25. > :11:29.not get tomorrow lies by that and she comes back for more. What a nice

:11:30. > :11:32.change of energy that was from Kerber. Winds that point. It fist

:11:33. > :11:44.pump for the crowd. Just when you think you have got a

:11:45. > :12:09.chance, Serena snuffs it out. Here we go again. Who knows what is

:12:10. > :12:20.ahead. Hopefully something special. It is out of this world. Very tidy

:12:21. > :12:27.set of tennis from Andy Murray. A great ball by him. Raonic to his

:12:28. > :12:37.first final. SUE BARKER: And that is what we are

:12:38. > :12:43.looking forward to tomorrow. Our build-up starts at one o'clock, the

:12:44. > :12:50.final start at 2pm. Andy Murray takes on Milos Raonic, that is

:12:51. > :12:53.tomorrow. Back we go to centre. JOHN INVERDALE: Henman Hill will be

:12:54. > :12:59.packed for that men's final tomorrow, any thoughts on that,

:13:00. > :13:04.John? CHUCKLING Do you get to watch or do you have

:13:05. > :13:10.to work? That is a good question. I believe that I'll be working. There

:13:11. > :13:18.is work and there is work. You hardly call this work. Exactly, good

:13:19. > :13:28.point. Either way, it is going to be a tremendous day.

:13:29. > :13:38.APPLAUSE A good, positive start of this came

:13:39. > :13:41.from Kerber. And again you see her use that short angle as a setup

:13:42. > :14:16.shot. Oh, made it! And Serena Williams

:14:17. > :14:25.applauds too, the shot of the match. And it is from Angelique Kerber.

:14:26. > :14:28.Making the type of adjustment we are talking about. An extremely

:14:29. > :14:44.difficult ball to hit as well. She just did.

:14:45. > :14:50.John, is there anything that you think she could do differently in

:14:51. > :14:58.the return games? She hasn't had a break point yet. Serena has had a

:14:59. > :15:05.tremendous, she has been serving a truly well so far. I would start to

:15:06. > :15:08.move around. I never recommend to a player to guess. I am not a

:15:09. > :15:13.believer, guessing and moving to one side. Certainly giving her different

:15:14. > :15:19.looks, as far as either starting further back, starting to go to your

:15:20. > :15:23.left, is trying to give her a different look to throw her off.

:15:24. > :15:54.Easier said than done. What a rally! And what a fighter

:15:55. > :16:02.Kerber is, and she is still right in this. You can start to understand,

:16:03. > :16:10.if you didn't see the Australian Open final, what a competitor

:16:11. > :16:14.Angelique Kerber is. How well she moves, how cleanly she strikes the

:16:15. > :16:19.ball off the ground. But she will know that she hasn't had a single

:16:20. > :16:25.break point yet in this match, and at some point she will have to get

:16:26. > :16:51.that. As if Serena needed any more help, she has got new balls.

:16:52. > :17:07.It is a bit gusty out of there so that helped Serena Williams. That is

:17:08. > :17:16.a smash straight out of the coaching manual, fantastic. You can see from

:17:17. > :17:24.the ball toss and from the hair and the dress that the wind is

:17:25. > :17:44.definitely getting up. It is rough out there right now.

:17:45. > :17:59.How was that not distracting? It is impossible. It is a humid day on the

:18:00. > :18:14.Centre Court, I haven't said that this year.

:18:15. > :19:01.UMPIRE: Miss Kerber has two challenges remaining.

:19:02. > :19:08.Made it, brilliantly, Serena Williams crosscourt. Kerber could

:19:09. > :19:16.not hit the ball any deeper in that rally. That was a fantastic point

:19:17. > :19:21.again, sweet angle here from Serena Williams. And she covered the line.

:19:22. > :19:23.She has great instincts in anticipation up at the net so far

:19:24. > :19:59.today. You know it's coming, but I'm not

:20:00. > :20:05.sure there was a whole lot she could have done about that. That's one of

:20:06. > :20:40.the few points at the net Serena has lost today.

:20:41. > :20:47.It's the point you keep making, Lindsay, that you are under so much

:20:48. > :20:53.pressure when you get a shot at second serve that you almost

:20:54. > :20:57.overplay it. You can see, every time she makes an unforced error, Kerber

:20:58. > :21:01.is so disappointed. She doesn't want to give any free points away but she

:21:02. > :21:07.has got to take a risk. It has been a very high quality match, the

:21:08. > :21:11.difference being the Serena serve and the number of points she has

:21:12. > :21:18.been able to get off that serve. Especially considering these windy,

:21:19. > :21:24.gusty conditions at Wimbledon final. Making the battle extremely hard.

:21:25. > :21:30.Serena has kept that concentration and focus on her serve, which has

:21:31. > :21:37.helped her. Trying to make her run as much as possible. She should keep

:21:38. > :21:44.positive. For her to hold serve is not nearly as easy a proposition.

:21:45. > :21:50.This was a great point, and also the key point from your perspective,

:21:51. > :21:54.Lindsay, is that when Kerber goes down the line, Serena has the

:21:55. > :22:02.option. She hasn't been suckered into thinking it will go crosscourt.

:22:03. > :22:06.No, that was the shot of the match so far. Serena looks like she has a

:22:07. > :22:12.better awareness today of where Kerber is going with her shots than

:22:13. > :22:17.she did in Australia, when she was caught flat-footed at the next

:22:18. > :22:19.several times. Yet again, the heat is on Angelique Kerber. She has got

:22:20. > :23:04.to hold serve. That picture tells a story. 76 mph,

:23:05. > :23:31.that serve, and just dispatched with almost contempt.

:23:32. > :23:40.That is just too good there from Serena. The body forehand still able

:23:41. > :24:12.to get her on the outside of the ball.

:24:13. > :24:29.That was an incredible effort by Kerber. Just doing everything

:24:30. > :24:50.possible to find her way in this match.

:24:51. > :24:59.Somehow she holds it. How did that happen. Every time she's on a second

:25:00. > :25:05.serve you can feel the tension in her body being transmitted to us.

:25:06. > :25:10.She defended the first great return so well and she has done a fantastic

:25:11. > :25:14.job of staying in this match because Serena is playing at an extremely

:25:15. > :25:18.high level. Not many players could keep up with Serena Williams and the

:25:19. > :25:32.way she is playing on Centre Court here.

:25:33. > :25:46.She is like a boxer on the ropes, just absorbing a barrage of punches,

:25:47. > :25:53.but she is still standing. But that is Serena's knockout blow, isn't it?

:25:54. > :26:03.She just keeps on punching, throwing roundhouses.

:26:04. > :26:10.Kerber backed off about four yards on the serve. She is doing

:26:11. > :26:12.everything she can to try to get more returns in, read the serve

:26:13. > :26:26.better. And she needs Serena to make more

:26:27. > :26:30.errors like that. That is just out and out extra effort by Kerber, you

:26:31. > :26:34.have got to hand it to her. She really didn't have any business

:26:35. > :27:03.winning that point. Just made her hit that extra ball.

:27:04. > :27:09.Error on the forehand, the third double fault. A quarter of a half of

:27:10. > :27:28.a look at this game for Kerber. And the bigger cry there was almost

:27:29. > :28:03.from Kerber actually. And so for the first time in this

:28:04. > :28:06.year's final, and the crowd are telling you, it is a break point on

:28:07. > :28:18.the Serena Williams serve. What can you say? There is nothing

:28:19. > :28:38.to say. Exactly. There is even less to say about

:28:39. > :29:16.that. The serve of the tournament right there.

:29:17. > :29:34.Two big aces, and the tiniest hold of Serena Williams -- hole was dug

:29:35. > :29:39.out very successfully and the pressure swings onto the other side

:29:40. > :29:44.of the net now for Kerber to do it again and again. Not only is she

:29:45. > :29:48.serving huge as we have seen throughout this match today, she is

:29:49. > :29:53.starting to hit the ball cleaner as well so that will make life more

:29:54. > :29:57.miserable for Kerber. She can smell the finishing line, she knows she is

:29:58. > :30:03.so close, and she just cannot believe she cannot get a break. She

:30:04. > :30:11.just wants a chance to play a point and Serena is not allowing that.

:30:12. > :30:15.Those two serves were immense, given the context of the match, not just

:30:16. > :30:21.to do it once but to back it up with another serve. And the combination

:30:22. > :30:25.of hitting with that speed in a tense moment, it is truly

:30:26. > :30:32.remarkable. That is what the best of the best can do. She threw up her

:30:33. > :30:38.arms in supplication, help, after that second one, but she has got to

:30:39. > :30:41.help herself now. She is one of the best, no question, Australian Open

:30:42. > :30:52.champion but she is not able to win points like that. Zero aces. Serena

:30:53. > :30:53.has got more aces in this match than Kerber has had in the entire

:30:54. > :31:03.tournament. Should need a bit of luck going her

:31:04. > :31:33.way, hit some lions. Get a bounce. That was a pressure error. She just

:31:34. > :31:37.can't afford to miss those rally shots. She has to take some chance.

:31:38. > :31:42.Because she is getting so few on her return games, she just feels this

:31:43. > :32:00.enormous pressure in her service games.

:32:01. > :32:15.CHEERING Oh! Serena thinks she either hit the

:32:16. > :32:20.net all... Kerber is grinning all over her face, she might well do.

:32:21. > :32:28.Even Serena's camp, they were on her feet as well, applauding that

:32:29. > :32:36.wonderful point. Amazing effort by Serena, hands by Kerber.

:32:37. > :33:00.We will see that again in a second, I'm sure.

:33:01. > :33:45.You have to hand it to Kerber, because a lot of lesser players

:33:46. > :33:46.would have crumbled against this onslaught, but she is still

:33:47. > :34:11.fighting. Put under the weight of all that

:34:12. > :34:17.pressure, and 3-4-macro in the second set, deuce on the Kerber

:34:18. > :34:27.serve, these could be the key moments.

:34:28. > :34:35.APPLAUSE And you would think that error,

:34:36. > :34:40.which gives Serena Williams break point, might almost be match point,

:34:41. > :35:13.record book point. So after an hour and 20 minutes,

:35:14. > :35:18.Serena Williams, a set and 5-3, eyes history.

:35:19. > :36:22.CHEERING Their PR! It is Serena Williams,

:36:23. > :36:31.again! 14 years after that first victory here, Grand Slam number 22.

:36:32. > :36:40.Irresistible, majestic. And the judgment of history will surely be

:36:41. > :36:42.that she was in a class of her own. Kerber was brave, she took

:36:43. > :36:49.everything that Williams could throw at her. But, in the end, there was

:36:50. > :36:59.no answer to that phenomenal service that Serena Williams has. And two

:37:00. > :37:08.fingers on each hand, 22. How many of those grand slam titles has that

:37:09. > :37:14.serve one? 22? That is a phenomenal moment. You can see she is overcome

:37:15. > :37:22.with emotion. She handled all the pressure and expectation so

:37:23. > :37:25.beautifully this tournament. She retains the title, it is worth

:37:26. > :37:30.saying that, and she was hoping to make it 22 in New York last autumn,

:37:31. > :37:34.and fell at the semifinal. She was hoping to do it in Melbourne in

:37:35. > :37:39.January, she fell short there. Hoping to do it at Roland Garros a

:37:40. > :37:43.month ago and fell short there, I suppose there was a feeling that

:37:44. > :37:47.possibly she was becoming fallible, that there was a weakness in her

:37:48. > :37:49.temperament at the enormity of what she was about to achieve and that

:37:50. > :37:56.was the best hope with her opponents had. But today there was no sign of

:37:57. > :38:00.frailty there at all. Her efforts have been superhuman. You are

:38:01. > :38:06.mentioning times when she was actually human. This Centre Court at

:38:07. > :38:12.Wimbledon is absolutely perfect for her, what she has got to offer, in

:38:13. > :38:17.terms of her will, her mental strength, her game, in terms of that

:38:18. > :38:23.serve. What do you think, John, Kenji Goto 25? I think so. We are

:38:24. > :38:31.going to have to have Margaret Court here again next year. Exactly. There

:38:32. > :38:35.is Patrick, he has been a huge factor in the Renaissance, if you

:38:36. > :38:40.like, of Serena in the last three or four years will stop it is not

:38:41. > :38:44.beyond the bounds of possibility that Serena could be a next year

:38:45. > :38:48.having already broken Margaret Court's record. That's true. If she

:38:49. > :38:55.plays more matches like sheep did today. She will be. With the

:38:56. > :38:58.organisation, as here, is so swift of the mark, there is no hanging

:38:59. > :39:02.around for ten minutes after the last ball is struck before the

:39:03. > :39:03.presentation happens. We have the presentation party out, the ball

:39:04. > :39:19.ready. -- the parole board is ready. ANNOUNCER: It is time for the

:39:20. > :39:24.presentation of the Ladies' Singles. Please welcome onto Centre Court,

:39:25. > :39:27.His Royal Higness, the Duke of Kent, President of the All-England on ten

:39:28. > :39:36.is club, along with chairman Philip Brook and the president of the Lawn

:39:37. > :39:39.Tennis Association. You might think that the presentation on Centre

:39:40. > :39:44.Court is a tradition that goes back to this beginning of time but it was

:39:45. > :39:48.actually only begun in 1949 when the then Duchess of Kent presented the

:39:49. > :39:52.trophy to his graph. In those days before that they used to do all of

:39:53. > :39:54.the presentations in the Royal Box, which of course they still do for

:39:55. > :39:58.some of the doubles trophy is these days and the Mixed Doubles, which

:39:59. > :40:02.will round things off tomorrow night.

:40:03. > :40:08.APPLAUSE A quick word, as we wait for Kerber

:40:09. > :40:15.to come out, how good a performance wizard by her, Lindsey? She played

:40:16. > :40:19.great. It still wasn't enough today. She only got broken once a set, only

:40:20. > :40:30.saw one break point and did not get a hit. First, please show your

:40:31. > :40:39.appreciation for the chair umpire, James Keothavong. APPLAUSE

:40:40. > :40:45.Not too many moments of controversy for James Keothavong to deal with

:40:46. > :40:51.today. In fact, did we have a single Hawk-Eye challenge in the whole

:40:52. > :41:00.match? Zero. That must be a record of some kind. Actually, Kerber did

:41:01. > :41:09.one. Might still be a record. Now to the runner-up, Angelique Kerber. A

:41:10. > :41:12.huge ovation from the German, 20 years on from Steffi Graf winning

:41:13. > :41:17.here. Enormous pressure on her, given the fact she beat Serena in

:41:18. > :41:21.Australia earlier this year, but doing that twice in six months in

:41:22. > :41:27.grand slam finals, in the end, proved just beyond her. But you

:41:28. > :41:35.wouldn't bet against her winning this title at some point in the

:41:36. > :41:40.future. Although Serena might have something to say about that. And the

:41:41. > :41:50.Wimbledon champion of 2016, Serena Williams! APPLAUSE

:41:51. > :41:54.A standing ovation and a huge sense of warmth on Centre Court for one of

:41:55. > :42:02.the greatest, if not the greatest champion ever to lift the Venus

:42:03. > :42:10.Williams water dish. -- the Venus rose water dish. First won in 1886,

:42:11. > :42:17.and all of the winners from that first win until last year are

:42:18. > :42:20.engraved on that bowl. But actually this is the first year that the

:42:21. > :42:28.winner 's name will not be on there, because they have run out of space.

:42:29. > :42:33.SUE BARKER: Angelique, you must be so proud of the way you played, that

:42:34. > :42:38.there is a wonderful match. CHEERING Yes, thank you guys. First of all, I

:42:39. > :42:44.would like to say really congrats to Serena. You really deserved the

:42:45. > :42:47.title, your next title, and you are a great champion, a great person, it

:42:48. > :42:52.is always an honour for me to play against you in the finals. We played

:42:53. > :42:54.a great match, and really congrats, you deserve it, really well done,

:42:55. > :43:09.Serena. APPLAUSE I also feel you should give yourself

:43:10. > :43:14.a huge pat on the bat because you had a wonderful tournament and you

:43:15. > :43:17.played so well today. It is the best feeling to play on the Centre Court,

:43:18. > :43:20.you guys are amazing, I have only had the best two weeks here in

:43:21. > :43:25.Wimbledon. For me it is an honour to play here on this Centre Court, and

:43:26. > :43:31.it is really the best feeling I have had. Also, I would like to say thank

:43:32. > :43:45.you to my box. You are just amazing. Sorry. APPLAUSE

:43:46. > :43:52.I have the best team over there, and I know you are always supporting me.

:43:53. > :43:58.Sometimes I am not so easy, you know, but you always believed in me.

:43:59. > :44:02.I would just like to say tank you so much, and I have the best team, the

:44:03. > :44:07.best family and the best friends, so thank you so much for your support.

:44:08. > :44:09.And we say thank you very much to you as well. Ladies and gentlemen,

:44:10. > :44:29.Angelique Kerber! APPLAUSE CHEERING

:44:30. > :44:38.I bet you never get used to this feeling, do you? No, not at all.

:44:39. > :44:42.First, thank you to God, Jehovah, for letting me be out here and doing

:44:43. > :44:45.this, I could not have done it without him and my family, my mum

:44:46. > :44:50.and my dad who is not here that I know he is watching. Patrick,

:44:51. > :45:00.Robbie, my whole team, Zane, thank you so much jail for being amazing.

:45:01. > :45:04.It has just been great. Obviously, Angelique Kerber you know I love

:45:05. > :45:06.playing her, she is such a great opponent, she brings out great

:45:07. > :45:10.tennis in me and then once we walk off the court she is such a

:45:11. > :45:22.wonderful person to be around. Thank you for being that great person.

:45:23. > :45:29.We can all tell from that warm embrace, but holding on to a seventh

:45:30. > :45:33.here, 22nd, you have equalled the record of Steffi Graf in the Open

:45:34. > :45:41.era. CHEERING

:45:42. > :45:45.How hard has it been to not think about that? Yeah, it has been

:45:46. > :45:51.incredibly difficult not to think about it. I had a couple of tries

:45:52. > :45:54.this year, lost to two great opponents, one actually being

:45:55. > :45:58.Angelique! So it makes the victory even sweeter, to know how hard I

:45:59. > :46:04.worked for it. Thank you guys for being out here to see number 22,

:46:05. > :46:09.this is awesome, I love you guys so much, thank you very much! But also,

:46:10. > :46:15.your seventh here, this must be like home. Well, this course definitely

:46:16. > :46:22.feels like home, I have a much later today in doubles, so I will be back

:46:23. > :46:27.out at home! And Venus is at there, so much to look forward to with the

:46:28. > :46:31.Olympics as well. I love playing on Centre Court, especially with my

:46:32. > :46:36.sister, who has inspired me to be here and Bieber I am. Yeah, I am

:46:37. > :46:42.excited, I don't know what else to say, thank you! You have inspired

:46:43. > :46:45.many as well. Congratulations, ladies and gentlemen, Wimbledon

:46:46. > :46:53.champion Serena Williams! CHEERING

:46:54. > :46:57.JOHN MCENROE: Timea Babos and Yaroslava Shvedova are their

:46:58. > :47:01.opponents in the semifinals later, and Serena and Venus go in pursuit

:47:02. > :47:06.of yet another grand slam title. That is the picture for the front

:47:07. > :47:12.pages tomorrow. A moment in history. And I suppose, barring injury and

:47:13. > :47:17.barring any extraordinary, and expected loss of form, there is an

:47:18. > :47:21.inevitability about Serena beating the record, wouldn't you think? I

:47:22. > :47:27.wouldn't say complete inevitability, but I do think it is highly likely,

:47:28. > :47:33.that it will happen. She has tremendous will, tremendous desire -

:47:34. > :47:39.more desire than her sister has been willing to show, Serena is the one

:47:40. > :47:43.who needs to win at all cost, don't worry about the consequences. If you

:47:44. > :47:48.want to be the greatest of the greats, that is the way you have to

:47:49. > :47:54.play. She is absolutely relentless, she keeps putting yourself in the

:47:55. > :48:01.position, even though she lost a couple of the finals, didn't get the

:48:02. > :48:04.slam. I don't see anyone, John, you are right about that, in the next

:48:05. > :48:08.year or so, if she keeps her motivation and health, that she will

:48:09. > :48:15.not get at least a couple more rather quickly. And who knows,

:48:16. > :48:20.having, if you like, got this burden of equalling Steffi Graf, she might

:48:21. > :48:24.almost free herself up to go onto the next one? Yeah, that is

:48:25. > :48:28.absolutely true, a slight disappointment for me that Steffi

:48:29. > :48:34.Graf? Is not here, it would have been a nice moment, such a commend

:48:35. > :48:42.as athlete and champion. Andre Agassi, her husband, Steffi Graf? Is

:48:43. > :48:47.pretty private, not around the courts that much. I know when

:48:48. > :48:52.Federer tied Bjorn Borg, I think it meant a lot to see him in the first

:48:53. > :49:04.row in the Royal box. That is where Steffi would have been. We are

:49:05. > :49:09.seeing Angelique in she had been talking about how influential they

:49:10. > :49:13.have been encouraging and uplifting they have been for her, telling her

:49:14. > :49:17.to believe in itself, and obviously she won her first Grand Slam in

:49:18. > :49:22.Australia this year, but today there was no answer, an extraordinary

:49:23. > :49:26.display of serving by Serena, winning 89% of the points on her

:49:27. > :49:32.first serve, so Kerber was on the back foot from the word go. We have

:49:33. > :49:35.talked quite often, me and others, that is the single greatest weapon

:49:36. > :49:41.in the history of the women's game. There is no question about that,

:49:42. > :49:45.maybe followed by her will to win. When you have two attributes like

:49:46. > :49:51.that, it is extremely difficult for anyone to beat consistently. Could

:49:52. > :49:55.you must argue it is the greatest weapon in the game? Yes. No man has

:49:56. > :50:01.used one single aspect of the game for dominance on this scale, have

:50:02. > :50:08.they? Well, I think there was a couple of players. Sampras. He won

:50:09. > :50:12.seven out of eight Wimbledons. His serve, he was willing to go big on

:50:13. > :50:19.both serves, he backed it up with some great athleticism. So his serve

:50:20. > :50:23.was extremely potent. Comparable to a serve like this. But your point is

:50:24. > :50:28.well taken, that it is arguable, in a men's or the women's game, right

:50:29. > :50:36.at there with the single greatest shot in our sport's history.

:50:37. > :50:43.Djokovic's return is at there, and Murray's. But the one thing that can

:50:44. > :50:48.shut returners down is serves. And she shut Kerber down with a

:50:49. > :50:55.vengeance today. And it may only have been 80 minutes, but that was a

:50:56. > :51:01.really engrossing final, and a final bid for a lovely summer's day. You

:51:02. > :51:05.take for granted, with players like Serena Williams, Pete Sampras, the

:51:06. > :51:09.big servers in the men's game, you can just walk up to the line and

:51:10. > :51:17.start hitting serves at some high pace, and if that were the case, why

:51:18. > :51:24.isn't Angelique Kerber able to hit 120 mph? You can go down the list of

:51:25. > :51:30.players, it is an art form, a lot is required to be able to combine the

:51:31. > :51:35.use of your leg strength, core area, wrist snap. There is all sorts of

:51:36. > :51:40.things that go into it, timing, belief, among other things. So

:51:41. > :51:45.please do not take for granted what you have just witnessed. Strength of

:51:46. > :51:49.nerve as well, at key moments, the one and only break point she faced

:51:50. > :51:55.today, and she got itself out of that position with two monstrous

:51:56. > :51:58.serves. Well, we have talked about Sampras, we saw Federer do that

:51:59. > :52:08.oftentimes in his career, to get the seven Wimbledons. But the

:52:09. > :52:14.willingness to go big and hit spots as consistently as they have over

:52:15. > :52:17.the years is admirable. That was the moment of the magnificent seven here

:52:18. > :52:26.on Centre Court, a lovely moment too. The two finalist embraced at

:52:27. > :52:32.the end of that match. Kerber had to get on her tiptoes! And as you know,

:52:33. > :52:37.22 times a grand slam champion, extraordinary. That is amazing! We

:52:38. > :52:43.keep talking about whether Federer can get one more, or whether

:52:44. > :52:49.Djokovic, who was won 12, might get up to 17 or 18 - she has got 22 of

:52:50. > :52:54.them! Well, I don't have it in front of me, how many doubles has she

:52:55. > :53:01.want? 15 grand slam doubles titles? Three Olympic golds? There is the

:53:02. > :53:06.name, next door to herself! And also worth saying, I mentioned they have

:53:07. > :53:11.run out of the space on the Venus rose water Dish, because all the

:53:12. > :53:16.dates and names from 1884 until 1957 are engraved on the inside of the

:53:17. > :53:19.bowl, and from 1958 onwards on the outside, but they have run out of

:53:20. > :53:25.space. Their name will be the first to go on an oval hardwood plinth and

:53:26. > :53:28.a silver inscription underneath that. Her name will be the first and

:53:29. > :53:38.that extra bit of the trophy in perpetuity, so now you know! Now

:53:39. > :53:44.that is a great picture, let's worked that out, 55 years ago,

:53:45. > :53:51.Angela Mortimer on the left was the winner of the ladies singles title

:53:52. > :53:59.here, when she beat Christine James. Angela Mortimer, I suspect that will

:54:00. > :54:07.be, I suspect, the last all British final in Wimbledon history, but

:54:08. > :54:15.maybe that is just being negative. SUE BARKER: That is a picture that

:54:16. > :54:19.I'm not sure Serena quite believed, the 22nd grand slam title has been

:54:20. > :54:25.hard to come by, she was on 21 after winning Wimbledon last year but lost

:54:26. > :54:28.the semifinals of the US Open, the Australian and the French, but on

:54:29. > :54:33.her favourite court, she has claimed a seventh Wimbledon title and that

:54:34. > :54:40.elusive 22nd grand slam title to equal Steffi Graf's record in the

:54:41. > :54:46.open era. Lindsay is with me, a big smile, a huge relief for Serena and

:54:47. > :54:50.her team. Yeah, absolutely, this has been the goal since she left the

:54:51. > :54:54.tournaments 12 months ago, to get to 22, and seven Wimbledon titles. You

:54:55. > :54:57.see her potentially winning this a few more times in the future, but

:54:58. > :55:03.she was a woman on a mission this entire tournament, she had one if

:55:04. > :55:10.the match against Christina McHale in the second round, and that was

:55:11. > :55:14.it. These are the moments that make Wimbledon so special, there with the

:55:15. > :55:20.chairman, the name already up, two in a row, their seventh, yes! And

:55:21. > :55:26.count them, where is the seventh? Down there! Absolutely wonderful,

:55:27. > :55:31.what an incredible record that is. Billie Jean King won six, we thought

:55:32. > :55:35.that was amazing, Martina has the record, but Stevan is quite an

:55:36. > :55:39.achievement. By the way, she is going for another one in a couple of

:55:40. > :55:43.hours in the doubles! The way she has been able to master this

:55:44. > :55:49.tournament in her era has really been one of the most amazing feats.

:55:50. > :55:53.When she started here, she didn't love grass, but she has adapted to

:55:54. > :55:56.it, she loves the Centre Court, she loves tradition, she knows this

:55:57. > :56:01.means more than any other tournament, and she acts like it.

:56:02. > :56:07.When you see her out there, you know that this is her goal every year.

:56:08. > :56:11.And I think when you walk out into that arena, where you had so many

:56:12. > :56:16.great matches and so many great victories, feels special. Boris

:56:17. > :56:21.talked about it feeling like home, feeling like his living room, you do

:56:22. > :56:25.have attachments to courts. It is her home in this era of women's

:56:26. > :56:31.tennis, and everybody knows, when they go out to play her there, she

:56:32. > :56:34.is the most comfortable on that court, she loves that court, the

:56:35. > :56:38.crowd appreciated and the tennis. She goes out and feels comfortable,

:56:39. > :56:41.most players go out to Centre Court with anxiety and nerves, just

:56:42. > :56:46.because of the legend of the court. She embraces all of that. It is the

:56:47. > :56:51.most beautiful trophy as well. Everything about this, even where

:56:52. > :56:57.she is walking now, this reception, then she gets up in the... What you

:56:58. > :57:05.call it? The members' area, the Royal box, the inside area. This

:57:06. > :57:09.doesn't happen anywhere else. I remember her from playing all those

:57:10. > :57:14.years ago! Ellen DeGeneres there, the US talk show host, she is such

:57:15. > :57:21.big news in America, isn't she? Everywhere around the world, but

:57:22. > :57:26.particularly. Tracy, you are supposed to be here! You are working

:57:27. > :57:31.for us! I thought I had asked Billie Jean King to come up your plans as

:57:32. > :57:36.well! But everyone wanting to say, all of those great champions, just

:57:37. > :57:40.appreciating what she has achieved. And how she handled the moment

:57:41. > :57:45.again, such a big moment for her, she puts so much pressure on itself,

:57:46. > :57:50.but she is such a champion, and how she played that match, how she

:57:51. > :57:55.competed. Manuel Santana, one of the great champions, a special guest of

:57:56. > :57:59.the club, for the tournament here. And now a special moment, they have

:58:00. > :58:07.come out from Henman Hill, they could not get on Centre, and it is

:58:08. > :58:11.wonderful. These are fans that have queued, that have come here, they

:58:12. > :58:15.have not had Centre Court tickets, but look at that. Hundreds and

:58:16. > :58:19.hundreds of people wanting to have a picture, and this is important for

:58:20. > :58:24.Serena, to see how much she is appreciated as well. Is there any

:58:25. > :58:29.better feeling than walking to a balcony and having thousands of

:58:30. > :58:33.people standing cheering for you?! She feels so appreciated. An, it

:58:34. > :58:39.really is an amazing story, isn't it? When you think, from a young

:58:40. > :58:43.girl, and the courts in Compton in California, up to being here,

:58:44. > :58:52.winning 22 grand slam titles. Ira but Venus saying, Serena is going to

:58:53. > :58:58.be better than me. -- I remember. She won airburst grand slam title at

:58:59. > :59:03.17, now 34, 35, still winning them, still hungry, still once more. She

:59:04. > :59:09.has been remarkable in how she has conducted herself. That is a agent.

:59:10. > :59:12.She has been with Serena for a long time, more than an agent.

:59:13. > :59:19.Absolutely, these two are very close. Sir Cliff is there! Right by

:59:20. > :59:25.the entrance of the members' Terrace. Appreciating all the great

:59:26. > :59:30.tennis stars. It looks like she cannot believe it, it has not sunk

:59:31. > :59:34.in yet. We cannot underestimate the difficulty and the stress of it, the

:59:35. > :59:39.expectation that she has been under for the last year. So much pressure,

:59:40. > :59:43.and at some point, after going through a grand slam, you are still

:59:44. > :59:49.very emotional, all the energy leaves, and no doubt she handled

:59:50. > :59:52.herself so well after she won, but there will be some emotional

:59:53. > :59:57.moments. They're obviously have been moments, but she has wanted this for

:59:58. > :00:02.so long, it means so much to her. Mansour Bahrami, one of the great

:00:03. > :00:05.entertainers. Tennis players appreciate great champions, and for

:00:06. > :00:08.me, I think she is the greatest of all in some ways, at 34 years of

:00:09. > :00:22.age, still able to play this well. Knight recognise anyone there,

:00:23. > :00:28.Lindsay? That is her team. They all play their part. They do and they

:00:29. > :00:40.work so tirelessly to help Serena so she can play her best tennis. But no

:00:41. > :00:41.Patrick? Two very classy women out on Centre Court today. They

:00:42. > :00:51.certainly were. Just a couple of crucial moments.

:00:52. > :01:03.The big serves helped out. Serena was at an amazing high level

:01:04. > :01:09.throughout that. Kerber did everything she could to stay with

:01:10. > :01:14.Serena. It wasn't quite enough. It was a great straight sets match. It

:01:15. > :01:18.is interesting how it has changed, now the big teams are around, it

:01:19. > :01:28.wasn't quite like that in our day. Oh no, she's coming back out again.

:01:29. > :01:32.There is Patrick. So proud of her. He has motivated her, got her in the

:01:33. > :01:36.right frame of mind. Even she said it is a difficult time when you rely

:01:37. > :01:43.so much on a couch. She gives him so much credit. That is an amazing

:01:44. > :01:47.moment there. She does and he has been so great for her. Today in this

:01:48. > :01:52.match, she played with strategy, she had tactics, he also balances her

:01:53. > :02:03.very well emotionally. Had her in the right frame of mind this whole

:02:04. > :02:08.two weeks. And the hunger, but she has to stay calm. It is a balancing

:02:09. > :02:11.act, not just about tennis. How do you get her in the right frame of

:02:12. > :02:16.mind when she is never too can't let her get down. She was down after the

:02:17. > :02:19.French Open, and what a fantastic job this whole team has done to get

:02:20. > :02:25.her back, ready to play here just three weeks later. And play almost

:02:26. > :02:29.flawlessly throughout the two weeks. Almost thinking the unthinkable if

:02:30. > :02:34.you ever had one today that suddenly Serena for the first time ever would

:02:35. > :02:38.not have one grand slam title. It seems like it has been a while but

:02:39. > :02:41.she played great today. Some of the things that did not work in

:02:42. > :02:46.Australia for Serena, she changed that today and that is the sign of a

:02:47. > :02:51.champion. It looks like Patrick is going through it point by point.

:02:52. > :02:54.They can enjoy their celebrations, not just a night but also tomorrow

:02:55. > :02:58.in the Champions' Dinner. Serena: today she is the history maker and

:02:59. > :03:03.this is the poem that has inspired her.

:03:04. > :03:15.The Wimbledon champion of 2016, Serena Williams!

:03:16. > :03:25.You may write me down in history with your bitter, twisted liars. You

:03:26. > :03:31.made fraud me in the very dirt, but still, like dust, I arise.

:03:32. > :03:42.Just like millions and the suns, with the certainty of tides, just

:03:43. > :03:53.like hopes, springing high, still I arise. Did you want to see me

:03:54. > :04:04.broken, Schroders falling down like teardrops, wind by myself or cries?

:04:05. > :04:14.Part of the hearts of history's shame I rise, up from a past that is

:04:15. > :04:18.rooted in pain, I arise. I am a black ocean, leaping and wired,

:04:19. > :04:30.Welling and swelling I had there in the tired. Leaving behind nights of

:04:31. > :04:41.terror and fear, I arise. Into a daybreak that is wondrously clear, I

:04:42. > :04:43.arise. Bringing a gift that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and

:04:44. > :04:55.the hope of a slave. The most formidable serve in the

:04:56. > :05:02.history of women's tennis, the first ball in this final. Made it! I

:05:03. > :05:29.arise. I arise. SUE BARKER: So moving, the words of

:05:30. > :05:32.the poem of my and June. You were almost in tears, and I mean it is

:05:33. > :05:37.very moving, you can understand macro the poem of Maya Angelou. You

:05:38. > :05:40.don't always know the behind-the-scenes story. People see

:05:41. > :05:46.Serena on the court at times and she looks indestructible. She plays so

:05:47. > :05:49.big and she acts big. It means so much to her. For those of us who

:05:50. > :05:55.have maybe seen her broken throughout the course of her career,

:05:56. > :05:58.and to see her talk, and in disappointment after the Australian

:05:59. > :06:04.Open all the French Open this year. She worked so hard for this, she

:06:05. > :06:08.wanted this so badly. To see it all fall into place for her and handled

:06:09. > :06:11.the situation so great. I also love to see history being made, and I

:06:12. > :06:14.think she will go down as the all-time leader in grand slam

:06:15. > :06:20.singles titles, this is just another step. 22. She has already set her

:06:21. > :06:26.sights now on 24 and 25, and that is a huge goal. She has equalled the

:06:27. > :06:32.record of the open era with Steffi, but Margaret Court is on 24. As

:06:33. > :06:37.Patrick said, you want to be the record-breaker, three more. Yes, not

:06:38. > :06:42.two, she wants the outright record. You try to fathom Will somebody else

:06:43. > :06:46.be able to win 24, 25 grand slam singles titles? I did notice that

:06:47. > :06:51.they can have the longevity like Serena has had. 17 years between her

:06:52. > :06:55.first and this latest. Pretty remarkable. We are going to get

:06:56. > :07:01.Billie Jean King, she has made it up here. We are going to start with the

:07:02. > :07:07.serve of Serena. It was just so strong and a big weapon when it

:07:08. > :07:12.mattered. And it kept Kerber out of this match. Carter was winning some

:07:13. > :07:16.of the baseline rallies, she really struggled in Serena's service games

:07:17. > :07:21.and the server came up so big for Serena, the location, the pace.

:07:22. > :07:27.Everything. This was also a windy day. It is not easy to service well

:07:28. > :07:32.in a dusty day. But Serena with her technique, her motion, she made it

:07:33. > :07:36.look easy. She had trouble with the ball toss and with the skirt at

:07:37. > :07:41.times. It was not easy out there but that serve is a real weapon. Billie

:07:42. > :07:47.Jean, who saw you a moment ago congratulating Serena in Royal Box,

:07:48. > :07:50.did you have a good day? It has been a great day. The final was

:07:51. > :07:55.excellent. You already talk up the difference, that was the serve.

:07:56. > :07:59.Kerber only had one break point opportunity, and Serena comes up

:08:00. > :08:06.with two aces in a row. Tracy Austin told me it was 117 mph, Tracy is

:08:07. > :08:09.very precise. It was just so obvious, that was the big

:08:10. > :08:14.difference. Because on ground strokes, think they match up very

:08:15. > :08:17.well. Angelique played a super match, but the serve technically, it

:08:18. > :08:24.is a thing of beauty. It is the most beautiful serve ever. I always tell

:08:25. > :08:27.young people to watch Serena, Sampras, and Pancho Gonzalez, going

:08:28. > :08:32.way back. Just make a loop of them and keep watching them over and

:08:33. > :08:38.over. I remember seeing Serena when she was very young, probably 12, 11.

:08:39. > :08:42.Her technique already was just beautiful. She just felt it

:08:43. > :08:47.naturally. She just stayed so connected. Everything stays

:08:48. > :08:51.connected. She is such a terrific athlete. That is the thing, we talk

:08:52. > :08:56.about how the serve and all the big weapons, that she moves so well. She

:08:57. > :09:00.does just about everything pretty perfectly. The movement, she can be

:09:01. > :09:06.explosive and get to shots quickly to play offence of tennis. She

:09:07. > :09:11.believes her heels in and gets balls back into play. She is strong. Also

:09:12. > :09:15.we talk about what a great athlete is, she has the mental will, I don't

:09:16. > :09:20.know how we play as we have seen that have that. Not very many.

:09:21. > :09:26.Usually I find that the very top players hate to lose more than they

:09:27. > :09:30.like to win. Serena hates losing. She gets crazed, especially in a

:09:31. > :09:34.match when she starts to realise I could lose this. She absolutely goes

:09:35. > :09:37.crazy full stop you see her get very excited because she knows. I was

:09:38. > :09:41.about the head, the heart and the guts have to be together to make

:09:42. > :09:47.greatness. That is what Serena has. You can find a lot of terrific

:09:48. > :09:49.physical athletes, you really can. You can find tonnes, but if they

:09:50. > :09:54.don't have it emotionally and mentally they will not make it. You

:09:55. > :09:58.mentioned her competitiveness, she won't even play games on a practice

:09:59. > :10:01.court, because she says if I lose I will get so angry that I don't want

:10:02. > :10:06.to do it, so she just construct points. She hates losing, and I love

:10:07. > :10:11.that fact, that is what makes her so great. And that 34 years of age, the

:10:12. > :10:18.drive, the intensity and the passion she still has for the game. I don't

:10:19. > :10:22.think she is 34, think she is like 32. Remember when Agassi took time

:10:23. > :10:31.off and came back. People forget, they did not run for as long. Two

:10:32. > :10:38.years less in the legs. Just depends what they want. She has everything,

:10:39. > :10:42.it is that motivation of wanting to be the greatest. I think it is

:10:43. > :10:45.wonderful, that is what every generation should strive for,

:10:46. > :10:49.because they get better. I remember when I saw Lindsay when she was

:10:50. > :10:56.younger. Lindsay was broadly the best writer of the ball. When you

:10:57. > :11:01.see a young person having that kind of timing, you never possible it is

:11:02. > :11:04.our endless. I think you became number one for five years, at least

:11:05. > :11:12.Fer. Just certain things that stand out. We played exhibitions with

:11:13. > :11:19.Venus and Serena if you times during the WTA Tour. Rosie, who is five

:11:20. > :11:24.foot two and a quarter. LAUGHTER Very important, that quarter. Always

:11:25. > :11:28.played with Venus, who is six foot two and a half, and I always played

:11:29. > :11:31.with Serena. Afterwards we would say who will be better comedy you think

:11:32. > :11:36.they will make it? We both said they will make it big no matter what they

:11:37. > :11:40.are both terrific champions. They really are. We were talking about

:11:41. > :11:44.what she has done for the sport. You must appreciate that with everything

:11:45. > :11:50.you did to get women's tennis on the map. Where they have taken it. They

:11:51. > :11:55.have transcended it so much, they have taken it to a new height. The

:11:56. > :12:00.following they have created from around the world has made such a

:12:01. > :12:04.difference. I do think being African-American has been great, I

:12:05. > :12:12.think it has set an example. They are part of the legacy of Althea

:12:13. > :12:17.Gibson and Arthur Ashe and others. I think that is important too. I think

:12:18. > :12:23.you can have heroes or whatever from everywhere. Althea Gibson was my

:12:24. > :12:27.first hero in tennis. I just think if you can see it you can beat it.

:12:28. > :12:32.So it is very important for young people all over the world to see

:12:33. > :12:37.Serena and Venus, we will see them later, what they have done, and how

:12:38. > :12:50.they hold themselves also off the court. Who were my shero. Really?

:12:51. > :12:55.Every time I had against the garage wall, I was playing you on Centre

:12:56. > :13:00.Court. I won those! You gave me a whooping when we played on Centre

:13:01. > :13:04.Court here. Really? A lot of American say I didn't know Sue

:13:05. > :13:08.Barker played tennis! They see some old tapes. They go oh, she was

:13:09. > :13:14.really good! I said yes, you should have seen her forehand. But where

:13:15. > :13:18.does Serena sit, when you look at all of the Wimbledon titles she has

:13:19. > :13:25.one, seven Wimbledon titles. You have 16, you know how hard it is. --

:13:26. > :13:32.you have won six. Didn't Stephanie Graf wins seven, and she also had

:13:33. > :13:41.22, so she is so in line with Stephanie. Stephanie wants to be

:13:42. > :13:44.called Stephanie now. Margaret is at 24. If she cant keep her motivation

:13:45. > :13:49.and stay healthy maybe she will be our greatest ever. I think she

:13:50. > :13:53.should be, I think she is, but she still has two prove it. Of course

:13:54. > :13:58.Margaret is here today. It was lovely to see the two of you sitting

:13:59. > :14:05.both each other. We have had a good time this fortnight. It has been

:14:06. > :14:08.good. You were big rivals. Are you kidding? I had Chrissy and Martina

:14:09. > :14:24.on earlier. Now you too. You had about five or six that any

:14:25. > :14:31.of those players could win. We have got some shots of you from

:14:32. > :14:40.Wimbledon. If slow and dead slow? The volleys were OK. The old players

:14:41. > :14:45.with the technique, we are good for the kids. 75, my last one, I was

:14:46. > :14:54.wearing the effort, that is how I can tell. Do you still get a buzz

:14:55. > :14:58.back into Centre Court? I have not missed run since 1961. It is a

:14:59. > :15:02.privilege and yet there, the best seat in the house, you can see the

:15:03. > :15:10.patterns, and you see all of the audience really well. It is

:15:11. > :15:13.fascinating. It keeps tradition, and it is also encouraging innovation.

:15:14. > :15:17.They have kept a real balance I think. That is what I think

:15:18. > :15:22.Wimbledon has done a great job. Of course it has got my favourite

:15:23. > :15:28.colour. That doesn't hurt. And these things add up. Back to this final,

:15:29. > :15:32.you must know how hard it is when you are chasing those records and

:15:33. > :15:36.people are always talking about it in the newspapers, in the press

:15:37. > :15:41.conferences. She has had three chances to get this 22nd Grand Slam.

:15:42. > :15:49.Serena has had a rough go since the Open. I don't think Serena like the

:15:50. > :15:54.way that she played off pace, but you thought about the occasion, and

:15:55. > :16:00.that made a difference. It is so mental. So emotional, you have to be

:16:01. > :16:06.so strong emotionally. And I think that, to win, I think today was huge

:16:07. > :16:10.for Serena. I think now she is fine, she will be on her way. I think as

:16:11. > :16:14.long as she stays healthy, all the things we talked about. But it is

:16:15. > :16:19.really hard, you have to stay in the now, you can't stop thinking about,

:16:20. > :16:23.oh gosh, or think about the past, when you made a double fault or

:16:24. > :16:29.something. You have to stay present to do that. But I think she should

:16:30. > :16:32.go on and win more. What do you think? We talked earlier in the year

:16:33. > :16:38.about happiness, and she didn't happy playing in certain times of

:16:39. > :16:42.the year, and we didn't know if that was still the hangover from losing

:16:43. > :16:47.and not getting the calendar year slam, or other stuff was going on.

:16:48. > :16:50.When Serena is happy, focused, motivated and confident, you just

:16:51. > :16:54.feel like very few people can compete with her. But those are the

:16:55. > :16:58.ifs, and through the spring she was not in that mind frame. But

:16:59. > :17:03.something has changed, maybe it was just being back here at Wimbledon,

:17:04. > :17:07.maybe she felt better about game. Definitely happier coming back into

:17:08. > :17:14.Wimbledon, you could tell before the tournament, talking with other

:17:15. > :17:17.people, I said, I she has a really good chance this year because of

:17:18. > :17:19.where her head is. You can just tell she is better. If you have watched

:17:20. > :17:23.somebody since they are ten years old, you see the ups and downs of

:17:24. > :17:27.their lives on and off the court, and you can tell, you could tell

:17:28. > :17:31.before the tournament she was much more confident, standing up

:17:32. > :17:35.straight, you can tell by your body language. It tells you everything,

:17:36. > :17:40.her eyes. So I think it is fantastic, she really focused today,

:17:41. > :17:47.you could tell it meant so much to her after the first set. That was a

:17:48. > :17:55.funny reaction, wasn't it?! That is the point, I hate to lose, I have to

:17:56. > :18:01.win this! Whoa, she is back! At the end of the first set, she was 15-30

:18:02. > :18:06.down, she served her way out of trouble, and then she broke. Serena

:18:07. > :18:10.is very fortunate, she has a serve like that, got her out of trouble

:18:11. > :18:16.time after time. It has throughout her career. She has got the best

:18:17. > :18:22.serve ever, just so beautiful to watch. And this is from 15-15 in

:18:23. > :18:28.that game, finally a couple of errors from Kerber, she had been so

:18:29. > :18:31.solid. In both games, she was broken inexplicably, two errors in a rope,

:18:32. > :18:35.and you cannot give those points away when you are saving against

:18:36. > :18:39.Serena and she is serving the way she did today. Do you think she

:18:40. > :18:49.rushed a little a couple of times? I think it is wrong to hit with Serena

:18:50. > :18:55.like this. Here we go! Do you think she wants it, folks?! She had been

:18:56. > :19:01.pretty quiet up to that point! That tells you everything. I am one set

:19:02. > :19:03.away, guys. You do not listen to what the player says when you are a

:19:04. > :19:09.coach, you watch their body language. That is interesting. No,

:19:10. > :19:13.because the body language is telling the truth, not the words. It has

:19:14. > :19:18.been so difficult, but Angelique Kerber played her part, she wondered

:19:19. > :19:25.how she would stack up against the big serving, the big hitting of

:19:26. > :19:29.well, she matched. We have seen some recent finals, maybe Bouchard and

:19:30. > :19:33.Kvitova, the Sabine Lisicki, Marion Bartoli, they were overawed by the

:19:34. > :19:38.occasion, they looked overwhelmed. You never know, this was Kerber's

:19:39. > :19:46.first Wimbledon final, and she didn't let occasion affect. I am

:19:47. > :19:51.looking at some of the stats, 12 winners for Kerber, 39 winners for

:19:52. > :19:56.Serena, wow! Talk about bringing your A game when it matters. And

:19:57. > :19:59.that is it, isn't it? But Angelique Kerber, you have got these eight,

:20:00. > :20:08.going in the right direction, she needs to improve the serve. -- you

:20:09. > :20:11.have got to say. Two or three years ago, she didn't have any

:20:12. > :20:14.self-confidence, she would get into a position to do well but she did

:20:15. > :20:18.not believe. Since winning the Australian, she starting to believe

:20:19. > :20:22.in herself more. But it is hard to believe when you don't have as big a

:20:23. > :20:26.serve at the other player, that needs to get better. Also, she

:20:27. > :20:30.should change her position when she is returning, because she was giving

:20:31. > :20:38.a Grand down the middle, especially on the deuce court, the right chord.

:20:39. > :20:44.-- a Grand Canyon. Just change her petition on the return, make Serena

:20:45. > :20:48.have to think, oh, she is not standing in the same place, really

:20:49. > :20:52.think about it. Because in the beginning, Serena was heading down

:20:53. > :20:55.the middle on that first caught, getting that quite easy because she

:20:56. > :21:00.was going down the middle with bombs. The Grand Canyon there, I

:21:01. > :21:06.thought that was something Kerber should pick up one. Would you rework

:21:07. > :21:12.her serve, Kerber? Fastest of the whole tournament was 104. She has

:21:13. > :21:19.not got a big serve as far as pace, but placement could be improved on.

:21:20. > :21:21.I would to ask questions, I ask a lot of questions! Because you want

:21:22. > :21:26.the player to hear their own voice, you want them to figure it out. But

:21:27. > :21:30.if you ask the right questions, they usually get there, if they are going

:21:31. > :21:34.to be able to change it. I would ask about her thoughts after this match,

:21:35. > :21:38.what are you thinking? What do you think you needed today to win? It

:21:39. > :21:43.was actually very close. So what do you think you need to work on? And

:21:44. > :21:46.then I would want Kerber to come up with some of the answers, and then

:21:47. > :21:50.you work through it with a player, figure out what you are really going

:21:51. > :21:55.to concentrate and focus and, because you cannot do everything.

:21:56. > :22:00.What would you do? Every year she comes in, the second serve, that is

:22:01. > :22:04.a real big difference. She has made a huge jump this year, that has been

:22:05. > :22:11.great, but the second serve will get to another Grand Slam title. You are

:22:12. > :22:16.only as good as your second serve. That was my problem! It is true,

:22:17. > :22:20.don't you think? Particularly today. Everyone is so great on the return.

:22:21. > :22:27.So today it is more vital than ever. You cannot get away with it now.

:22:28. > :22:31.Let's just enjoy the moment again when Serena won the 22nd Grand Slam,

:22:32. > :22:39.and the reaction as well, what she has been waiting for for 12 months,

:22:40. > :22:43.working so hard for it. It is over, it is done, I have done it! I don't

:22:44. > :22:49.think... I can really appreciate what she has been through in trying

:22:50. > :22:56.to get this, setting herself these goals, but this is lovely as well,

:22:57. > :23:00.the fact that they appreciate. What a great champion she was in

:23:01. > :23:06.Australia, when she last, she was such a great sportsperson. Don't you

:23:07. > :23:09.think she has improved? Amazing. In the old days, she didn't give her

:23:10. > :23:18.opponent any credit. 22, there we go! And there is Venus, who will be

:23:19. > :23:24.thrilled for her, what a story she is at the age of 36, coming through

:23:25. > :23:28.everything. Serena, what a great, great champion, what a wonderful

:23:29. > :23:32.moments, I hope she can take this all in and really appreciated in

:23:33. > :23:36.years to come. Because she has done something truly special at there

:23:37. > :23:44.today. It takes a while, 22, equal with Steffi. I think we have to have

:23:45. > :23:50.an asterisk with Martina and Chris, because we didn't worry about the

:23:51. > :23:53.majors, we were playing in San Francisco during the Australian, we

:23:54. > :23:58.did play the French a lot of years. I think they should be an asterisk,

:23:59. > :24:05.because I think Chris and Martina would have won at least 22. And just

:24:06. > :24:09.think, as rivalries, just think, if only one of them, how many more they

:24:10. > :24:15.would have had. I think with Chris and Martina, they should be a real

:24:16. > :24:20.asterisk. Or the generation that we belonged to, the transition, and the

:24:21. > :24:26.ones before. Rod Laver missed five years in a row, that is 20 majors.

:24:27. > :24:31.He only had 11, they are going, he only had 11. Are you kidding?!

:24:32. > :24:35.Giving 20 more major opportunities, how many do you think he really

:24:36. > :24:39.would have? You have to know your history enough to put things in

:24:40. > :24:44.perspective. So when I see Chris and Martina, I think they would probably

:24:45. > :24:49.have had at least as many, I don't know! I just feel very strongly

:24:50. > :24:54.about that. It is absolutely right pointing that out, but such a tough

:24:55. > :24:58.sport now, so competitive, so difficult. And the fact that Serena

:24:59. > :25:02.has always been there, but different Grand Slam winners and different

:25:03. > :25:07.finalists. That is what makes the sport wonderful. It doesn't just

:25:08. > :25:11.stay one-dimensional, or one country, we are a global sport, it

:25:12. > :25:14.is important that different countries do well, players from

:25:15. > :25:19.different countries do well, keep the interest. Arena will be joining

:25:20. > :25:26.us in half an hour... And how about tomorrow? That will be pretty crazy!

:25:27. > :25:32.Murray boy! What you make of him? I love him! He has improved a lot. I

:25:33. > :25:36.love him, I have always liked him, he is so talented, he has got soft

:25:37. > :25:41.hands, he can do anything, he's great about women. The only thing

:25:42. > :25:44.that hurts and is he sabotage as himself on the court, I just want to

:25:45. > :25:49.shake him. But Lendl is doing the right thing, he doesn't look at him

:25:50. > :25:54.at all, or if you looks at him, Lendl is talking to somebody else.

:25:55. > :25:58.If everybody is very stoic, except some of us guys, but Lendl and

:25:59. > :26:05.Judie, they stay perfect, do not let him in one iota, like when we

:26:06. > :26:10.coached Martina Navratilova, Craig was a full-time coach, not allowed

:26:11. > :26:15.to look at her. If you do, it is money, a bet, a beer, something. You

:26:16. > :26:20.have to stay on the cord. When Murray decides to stay on the court,

:26:21. > :26:23.he is amazing. His second serve is obviously gotten better, that is

:26:24. > :26:28.where he could break down sometimes. Only when his head has gone wacko,

:26:29. > :26:33.when he is playing well, nobody retrieves better, he has got a great

:26:34. > :26:37.volley, nobody has got a better topspin lob off of both sides, he is

:26:38. > :26:41.brilliant, I love the way he plays, I have watched him since he was

:26:42. > :26:46.younger, I think he is brilliant. I think he could accomplish a lot more

:26:47. > :26:51.than he has. Such a great competitor. He is starting to do

:26:52. > :26:54.that, the Davis Cup win has been fantastic for everybody, and the

:26:55. > :26:59.other British guys. And I love the way they brought the Davis Cup team

:27:00. > :27:06.out on Centre Court, that was great, they are sharing. We don't do that

:27:07. > :27:10.in the US, of course we haven't won for a while! No, I just think it is

:27:11. > :27:16.going in the right direction, and I think he is really gifted. And he is

:27:17. > :27:21.playing the best he has ever played. But Murray come on. I don't think

:27:22. > :27:26.people appreciate him and sometimes, how great he is with the different

:27:27. > :27:32.shots. Absolutely right. I don't think they know all the nuances.

:27:33. > :27:39.Because it is so subtle. Very subtle sometimes. Thank you so much for

:27:40. > :27:45.coming up here, lovely to see you again, Lindsay, thank you so much.

:27:46. > :27:49.Thank you for having me on! Serena will be coming up shortly, but let's

:27:50. > :27:55.head out to Centre Court for the men's doubles final, three finals on

:27:56. > :27:58.Centre Court today, this is Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas

:27:59. > :28:02.Mahut, the number one seeds come up against Julien Benneteau and Edouard

:28:03. > :28:06.Roger-Vasselin. We can join our commentators, the crowd have gone

:28:07. > :28:07.for a bit of a break, I think, it is John Lloyd, Peter Fleming and

:28:08. > :28:22.Jonathan Overend. I reckon France might be favourites

:28:23. > :28:25.for this one, Sue! The first all French men's doubles final at

:28:26. > :28:36.Wimbledon, the first in any Grand Slam since 1932. The players know

:28:37. > :28:42.its -- no age other extremely well, Roger-Vasselin serving at 1-2, first

:28:43. > :28:47.set. His partner, Julien Benneteau, smashing away the winner there, the

:28:48. > :28:51.bronze medallist from London 2012 in doubles. This pair have a Grand Slam

:28:52. > :29:01.to their name, the French Open of 2014. But then again, so do their

:29:02. > :29:43.opponents today, they won the US Open last year.

:29:44. > :29:49.Serve dominating so far, we have yet to see a deuce point, let alone a

:29:50. > :30:04.break point. Two very fine teams. Good exchanges in this match so far,

:30:05. > :30:05.just 11 minutes played. Best of five sets, of course, in the men's

:30:06. > :30:18.doubles. Early stages, 2-2. And because these two pairs know

:30:19. > :30:22.each other so well, there will be no surprises, it is really just about

:30:23. > :30:28.who handles the occasion best, and who can execute.

:30:29. > :31:43.conferences. She has had three chances to get this 22nd Grand Slam.

:31:44. > :31:50.That was a difficult shot he attempted, he tried to slice a

:31:51. > :31:54.half-volley. As difficult an attempt as you will find in doubles, really.

:31:55. > :31:59.Ideally you just want to get down with the ball and bring your racket

:32:00. > :32:01.head up as the ball is bouncing up. That gives you a lot greater margin

:32:02. > :32:14.for error. APPLAUSE

:32:15. > :32:19.A good value from Nicolas Mahut at the length, probably the most

:32:20. > :32:23.recognisable of the quartet out there. 34 now. Still doing well in

:32:24. > :32:50.singles, as well as doubles. Pierre-Hugues Herbert, the least

:32:51. > :33:03.experienced of the four. Just 25. But they really have started their

:33:04. > :33:09.career as a partnership very successfully, winning in New York,

:33:10. > :33:12.as I mentioned, last year. Australian Open finalists at the

:33:13. > :33:17.start of the year as well, so this is their third grand slam final in

:33:18. > :33:22.18 months. Peter mentioned they know each other so welcome so much so

:33:23. > :33:26.that Mahut to the left of the picture there used to play with both

:33:27. > :33:31.of his opponents today. In fact, he has won titles with both of them.

:33:32. > :33:38.His partnership with Benneteau was in their junior days. He won his

:33:39. > :33:43.first title with Benneteau. He played with Edward Roger-Vasselin

:33:44. > :33:48.through 2012. They want a whole series of titles. So as Peter said,

:33:49. > :33:57.no surprises whatsoever. They all manage other so well. None of the

:33:58. > :34:03.four have got really big serves. They should get a lot of most

:34:04. > :34:09.rallies, exchanges, both quick at the net, good reflexes. When you

:34:10. > :34:15.think of this crowd out here, still coming back, but 75% of the audience

:34:16. > :34:22.here only play doubles. This is the only Grand Slam really where doubles

:34:23. > :34:25.is featured. The Australian is not too bad, but the other two, it is

:34:26. > :34:28.shoved off to the back-court and later died when there is no one out

:34:29. > :34:29.here. The players appreciated here at Wimbledon, they feel they are

:34:30. > :34:43.special and part of the tournament. A great return. Before Wimbledon

:34:44. > :34:46.started, working with Mark Woodforde on the back-court, taking the ball

:34:47. > :34:51.really early. Timing it well here. He has had a great Wimbledon. Did

:34:52. > :34:58.well in the singles, now in the finals of the doubles.

:34:59. > :35:07.Not a bad man to have in your camp. 12 times Grand Slam Men's Doubles

:35:08. > :35:13.champion, famous of course for his partnership with Port Woodbridge. --

:35:14. > :35:28.Todd Woodbridge. With Mark Woodforde, had to show him

:35:29. > :35:35.how to chip the ball. Doesn't exist any more. We should point out that

:35:36. > :35:51.is not Todd Woodbridge sitting next to Mark Woodforde on the right.

:35:52. > :36:05.If a bit late getting up to that one. Yes, the Edward Makro is the

:36:06. > :36:08.guy who will make some errors. When he starts to feel it, he can light

:36:09. > :37:18.it up, a really flashy player, especially on returns.

:37:19. > :37:24.Good work at the net so far from Herbert. He got to the third round

:37:25. > :37:28.of the singles competition, excellent win in the first round

:37:29. > :37:31.against the seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber. Welfare of these

:37:32. > :37:52.gentlemen played in the singles and they all won matches, as well.

:37:53. > :37:58.Just having a look at Herbert at the vet, almost leaning over the net, it

:37:59. > :38:05.takes that step forwards, as they ordered.

:38:06. > :38:08.Watch the way he moves forwards after the serve. He is so close to

:38:09. > :38:30.the net. SUE BARKER: We will be right back to

:38:31. > :38:42.this final in a moment. Tom Court Number One,

:38:43. > :38:53.Heather Watson and continent, they have never played together in this

:38:54. > :39:00.tournament. -- and Kontinen. They have never played together. That is

:39:01. > :39:04.on the red button. Britain's Gordon Reid and Alfie Hewett came from a

:39:05. > :39:11.set down to beat the French and one seeds. I think they are happy. The

:39:12. > :39:13.British judo let slip a 5-2 lead in a tense deciding set but took the

:39:14. > :39:34.tie-break 8-6. -- the British judo. Big celebrations out on court 17.

:39:35. > :39:45.There they are with the trophy. Another Wimbledon title. Gordon will

:39:46. > :39:48.be back tomorrow for the singles. That was a little earlier. We go

:39:49. > :40:11.full stop 4-3 to Herbert and Mahut. Roger-Vasselin serving now. He knows

:40:12. > :40:12.that should he drop serve here, Mahut and Herbert would be serving

:40:13. > :40:40.for the first set. A couple of rockets from Herbert.

:40:41. > :40:49.That is what makes him so dangerous. If clear

:40:50. > :41:26.Perhaps not noticeable from that angle. But he was slapped.

:41:27. > :41:37.Roger-Vasselin is solid at the debt. Very few unforced errors. So often,

:41:38. > :41:42.the most important part of a good doubles team is their ability just

:41:43. > :41:45.to defend the net, just get up there and keep putting volleys back, force

:41:46. > :41:48.your opponent to hit winners from the back of the court. It is not

:41:49. > :42:34.easy. Oh, great reactions! Break point

:42:35. > :42:43.down after a ferocious Herbert return. How did he stay in this

:42:44. > :42:47.point? That one was late, that one was odds-on that they were going to

:42:48. > :42:56.lose this rally. What a reflex polio that was. Yes, Herbert did nothing

:42:57. > :42:59.wrong. He whacked beforehand. Just wide of Roger-Vasselin. Terrific

:43:00. > :43:29.reactions. Pierre-Hugues Herbert is the junior

:43:30. > :43:33.member of this quartet at 25 years of age. He has really stepped it up

:43:34. > :43:37.in the last couple of games. Playing some fine tennis. He has earned

:43:38. > :44:03.himself a second break point here. A terrific, aggressive second serve

:44:04. > :46:09.from Roger-Vasselin. Showing all is ability here. -- his.

:46:10. > :46:12.That speed, 111, is not a big serve, you have to make sure you put it in

:46:13. > :46:25.the right place, and that one wasn't wide enough to cause any problems.

:46:26. > :46:32.The return is still a little erratic, I think it will take maybe

:46:33. > :46:35.just a few more circuits for each guy serving may be one more time

:46:36. > :46:47.before the players start to get their eye in, make more returns. He

:46:48. > :46:54.has come through unscathed, an important game, by far the tightest

:46:55. > :46:59.game we have seen so far. Extraordinary, in the semifinals,

:47:00. > :47:06.when he played, Roger-Vasselin, in the third serve, he saw a bee on the

:47:07. > :47:10.floor, he picked it up to move it off and got stung, and we had a

:47:11. > :47:18.five-minute delay while they called the doctor out! I could have told it

:47:19. > :47:26.was not a good idea to pick a bee, but he did.

:47:27. > :47:39.It is not easy being politically correct these days, is it?! No!

:47:40. > :47:50.I would have asked the ball boy to do it.

:47:51. > :48:34.Herbert clearly not expecting that ball to come back.

:48:35. > :48:39.That was a ferocious return of serve, the half-volley almost turned

:48:40. > :48:42.out to be a good shot. It stayed pretty low, did well to get to that

:48:43. > :49:09.one, just guided it in on the line. Oh, well played, Benneteau! Two fine

:49:10. > :49:14.points from him. I will say, so now Herbert facing a couple of break

:49:15. > :49:15.points. Having failed to convert any of the ones that he had in the last

:49:16. > :49:34.game. A wry smile from Benneteau and

:49:35. > :49:36.Roger-Vasselin, that skimming off the service line. Still break point,

:49:37. > :50:39.though. Well, the serve bounded off the

:50:40. > :50:53.surface, perhaps higher than Roger-Vasselin was expecting.

:50:54. > :51:09.Well, impressive from the young man, four points in a row from 15-40. SUE

:51:10. > :51:13.BARKER: Well, the number one seeds survive in that game, we will be

:51:14. > :51:21.back there in a moment, but on court number one, match point, and through

:51:22. > :51:25.to final Wimbledon, Heather Watson, a very special tournament, they had

:51:26. > :51:28.never played together before, and here they are, through to the

:51:29. > :51:35.Wimbledon final, a wonderful victory in straight sets, 7-6, 6-3 on court

:51:36. > :51:39.number one, and you won't find a bigger smile than Heather Watson at

:51:40. > :51:45.Wimbledon. So disappointed after losing the first round here against

:51:46. > :51:50.Annika Beck, 12-10 in the third, but here she is on court number one, she

:51:51. > :51:54.salutes the crowd, and what a treat we have, two British players

:51:55. > :52:00.involved in finals, Andy Murray taking on Milos Raonic, and then

:52:01. > :52:05.proud mum watching on there. Heather Watson and Henry Condon and will be

:52:06. > :52:10.in the final tomorrow on Centre Court, taking on the 15th seeds.

:52:11. > :52:16.That is the exciting news over our number one court, but back we go,

:52:17. > :52:22.because Benneteau and Roger-Vasselin have to serve to stay in this first

:52:23. > :52:30.set. It is going to be Julien Benneteau

:52:31. > :52:33.to serve at 4-5. A man who has vast experience of playing here at

:52:34. > :52:40.Wimbledon, once had a 2-0 lead against Roger Federer here. Later

:52:41. > :52:44.that year, 2012, he came back to play the Olympics, wood the bronze

:52:45. > :53:07.medal, in partnership with Richard Gasquet.

:53:08. > :53:17.Perhaps just not the awareness required from Roger-Vasselin, that

:53:18. > :53:59.the opponents were encroaching on him at the net. Oh, good return!

:54:00. > :54:04.For all those comfortable service holds for the first seven games,

:54:05. > :54:09.suddenly a flurry of break points, and now in the tenth game, 0- 40,

:54:10. > :54:16.three set points for the top seeds, Herbert and Mahut.

:54:17. > :55:33.Whoa! That one got away! I thought Mahut would cross on that one, such

:55:34. > :55:34.a good return at 30-40. Certainly must have been tempted to make a

:55:35. > :55:41.move there. He will be tempted even more next

:55:42. > :57:02.time. What a fantastic return of serve

:57:03. > :57:06.from Mahut, at full stretch, yet still manage to bevel the racquet in

:57:07. > :57:14.the exact position to feather the return over the net.

:57:15. > :58:12.A fourth set point here on the Benneteau serve.

:58:13. > :58:35.Years athletic up there. -- he is athletic.

:58:36. > :58:43.Benneteau's first ace says the latest set point, seven break points

:58:44. > :58:44.now that they have saved, Benneteau and Roger-Vasselin, five of them

:58:45. > :59:13.have been set points. Well, so crisply struck that

:59:14. > :59:48.Roger-Vasselin barely even flinched. There it is! Well, they needed six

:59:49. > :59:53.opportunities, but they finally got there.

:59:54. > :00:04.The top seeds, Herbert and Mahut are off and running in this best of five

:00:05. > :00:10.set final. And you can see why they are the best team in the world at

:00:11. > :00:14.the moment, because of course they are solid enough on serve that they

:00:15. > :00:21.only need to break serve once in a set, usually, and so they then can

:00:22. > :00:27.go for their returns. We saw some flashy returns early on in that

:00:28. > :00:29.game, and then a couple of good moves at the net, and boom, thank

:00:30. > :00:59.you very much, 6-4. Eight break points there.

:01:00. > :01:07.Roger-Vasselin did have two and didn't convert. It's pretty even.

:01:08. > :01:11.Herbert and Mahut are so sharp on the return of serve. Shouldn't you

:01:12. > :01:29.be preparing for tomorrow? David Attenborough. I hear he has a

:01:30. > :01:33.decent game. It's an interesting time in men's doubles. You can say

:01:34. > :01:36.that the days of domination by the Bryan brothers are over. They're

:01:37. > :01:42.still playing, but their last title was at the US Open in 2014. The last

:01:43. > :01:49.11 Grand Slam doubles-winning teams have all been different.

:01:50. > :01:58.That streak will break today. Both of these teams have one won before.

:01:59. > :02:47.-- won one before. The most ominous stat that we saw at

:02:48. > :02:53.the end of the first set was the fact that these guys, Herbert and

:02:54. > :02:58.Mahut have made 76% of their returns put into play.

:02:59. > :03:10.It shows that not only are they serving well, they're getting their

:03:11. > :03:13.eyes in on the returns. It might be difficult for Benneteau and

:03:14. > :03:42.Roger-Vasselin to continue to hold serve with regularity.

:03:43. > :04:06.That's the Mahut backhand return, such a devastating shot. Perfect

:04:07. > :04:08.placement. The serve was neither up the T nor

:04:09. > :04:53.was it in the body. Good change-up there with the lob

:04:54. > :04:55.off the return of serve. That Is big winner from that far

:04:56. > :05:59.back from the baseline. Reactions of these guys have to be

:06:00. > :06:43.so quick. That ball fired into the body.

:06:44. > :07:29.UMPIRE: Challenge to the call, the ball is called out.

:07:30. > :07:36.UMPIRE: Game, Benneteau-Roger-Vasselin.

:07:37. > :07:42.Roger-Vasselin coming through quite a tight game. There His father was a

:07:43. > :07:44.decent player, reached the semifinals of the French Open in

:07:45. > :08:20.1983. Played it well, not easy to take

:08:21. > :09:35.those high lobs out of the air. Just didn't get through the court

:09:36. > :10:23.enough to bother the opponents. Just sat there nicely for Benneteau.

:10:24. > :10:28.Top seeds Herbert and Mahut already with that first set on the board.

:10:29. > :10:34.They might be Wimbledon champions in a couple of hours, if that is to be

:10:35. > :10:38.the case. But they're still sweating on one, big decision, which is

:10:39. > :10:42.resting with the appeals process of the international tennis federation,

:10:43. > :10:46.regarding their visit to Rio later in the year. They desperately want

:10:47. > :10:51.to play the Olympic Games. As the best doubles team in the world, wow

:10:52. > :10:55.think that would be a given, but not so. Just simply because of the

:10:56. > :11:01.proliferation of singles players in France. They've got a decent team

:11:02. > :11:06.with Gasquet, Monfils, Simon and Tsonga. You can take six. They can

:11:07. > :11:13.go, but the rules say you have to have played three Davis Cup matches

:11:14. > :11:17.in an Olympic cycle, ie since London 2012. They haven't played three.

:11:18. > :11:21.Herbert hasn't even made his Davis Cup debut yet. They have such a

:11:22. > :11:25.wealth of talent in France. They pick four singles players and make a

:11:26. > :11:31.doubles team from that. There is small print in the rules that should

:11:32. > :11:37.work in their favour. They will argue the fact that Mahut will play

:11:38. > :11:42.next weekend and that will be his third tie. So almost certain, I

:11:43. > :11:50.would imagine, they will be given the go ahead to make up the French

:11:51. > :11:56.team. They desperately want to play in Rio. Benneteau was in the team

:11:57. > :11:57.last time round, won the bronze. He was in tears actually after winning

:11:58. > :12:14.that match. Olympic tennis event has its

:12:15. > :12:17.critics, but if you needed to see a scene which illustrated why it is,

:12:18. > :12:21.it was Benneteau that day. He'd only won the bronze medal. Yet he

:12:22. > :12:27.couldn't believe it had happened to him and he was going to have the

:12:28. > :12:33.medal round his neck. His partner, Gasquet, going, "Hey, what's up?

:12:34. > :12:36.Roger Federer when he won the Gold Medal with Wawrinka in the doubles

:12:37. > :13:50.as well got very emotional. That's the sort of return that the

:13:51. > :13:53.French Davis Cup team are hoping Pierre-Hugues Herbert will produce

:13:54. > :14:00.next weekend. They're away to the Czech Republic. He's been named for

:14:01. > :14:16.his first appearance. Certainly he looks in the form of his life.

:14:17. > :14:23.Very nearly, perhaps a slight mis-hit. Just crept over the

:14:24. > :15:42.baseline by inches. Interesting, we expected the return

:15:43. > :15:45.is to get into a groove and see the return is just that little bit

:15:46. > :15:59.easier, but it has been the opposite. -- the returners.

:16:00. > :16:06.They have perhaps relaxed a little bit, more than they were in the

:16:07. > :16:57.first set, anyway, and all of them now serving pretty well.

:16:58. > :17:16.Is partner called that one, it was going out, paid no attention to it.

:17:17. > :17:17.-- his partner. The call perhaps distracted him at the last minute,

:17:18. > :18:06.maybe I shouldn't be hitting this. Oh! Mis-hit overhead from Herbert,

:18:07. > :18:10.and this is the first Mahut service game of the match where he has

:18:11. > :18:17.chopped points. And now he is break point down! Two bad overheads in

:18:18. > :18:47.this game, Herbert with this one. Pretty good deuce on that serve,

:18:48. > :20:11.number 27. UMPIRE: Mr Herbert and Mr Mahut

:20:12. > :20:17.challenging the call, write service line, the ball was called out.

:20:18. > :21:07.Oh, Greg -- great lob, applause from Mahut.

:21:08. > :21:37.He drove the lot, so it wasn't up in the air very long.

:21:38. > :21:53.APPLAUSE Beautiful low volley from Mahut. The

:21:54. > :22:03.most important assignment, really, for the server coming in is to avoid

:22:04. > :22:05.the opposing team's net man, just get it around him anyway possible,

:22:06. > :22:36.like they did there. And Herbert had to save two break

:22:37. > :22:41.points on his serve late in the first set, now Mahut has saved two

:22:42. > :22:48.on his serve. And they lead, the US Open champion from last year. They

:22:49. > :22:51.saved a match point in the second round of that run, when they were

:22:52. > :22:57.beating Jamie Murray and John Peers in the final. As you have been

:22:58. > :23:05.saying, Peter, return of serve is key today.

:23:06. > :23:19.Yes, well Herbert and Mahut rising to the occasion, better than they

:23:20. > :23:24.have been throughout the tournament. Benneteau and Roger-Vasselin, just

:23:25. > :23:29.the opposite. So it is hard to tell whether it is just that they have

:23:30. > :23:35.adapted to the occasion better, or they just see the opponents' service

:23:36. > :23:42.that much easier. Some guys, you just know where it is going, and you

:23:43. > :23:46.see it, and you react well to it. Two of the great champions, Billie

:23:47. > :23:57.Jean King, Margaret Court, 50 years since Billie Jean King, 's first

:23:58. > :24:17.Wimbledon. Do you think Margaret has earplugs in?

:24:18. > :24:22.Oh, he says his volley is his favourite shop, Edouard

:24:23. > :24:26.Roger-Vasselin, certainly showing us white there. The first one was

:24:27. > :24:48.excellent, the second wasn't bad either.

:24:49. > :25:13.Yeah, Margaret Court had such a long career, she started off as a great

:25:14. > :25:19.rival to Bueno, the great Brazilian player, than she fell off due to

:25:20. > :25:28.injury, and Billie Jean came on the scene.

:25:29. > :25:50.Oh, it is a misjudgement from Roger-Vasselin.

:25:51. > :25:59.Benneteau is saying, don't worry about it, it is only the 40-0 point.

:26:00. > :26:19.UMPIRE: New balls, please. Roger-Vasselin's father there, he

:26:20. > :26:23.beat Jimmy Connors on the clay in France, I remember it, late at

:26:24. > :26:27.night, he had an evil backhand slice, Jimmy Connors was pulling his

:26:28. > :26:31.hair out, trying to fit every ball to his forehand. It was damp, Jimmy

:26:32. > :26:37.got frustrated, the crowd was going crazy. Did you ever play him? I

:26:38. > :26:50.don't think I ever played him. Me neither. I don't think so.

:26:51. > :27:13.Lost to Janet Noor, of course, the eventual champion. -- Yannick Noah.

:27:14. > :28:12.SUE BARKER: Well, we are leaving this match on Centre Court, the

:28:13. > :28:16.doubles final, it will be on the red button, and we will be joining it on

:28:17. > :28:21.BBC Two in about ten minutes' time, but time now to hear from the ladies

:28:22. > :28:26.champion. Today Serena Williams won her 22nd Grand Slam singles title to

:28:27. > :28:36.equal the record set by Steffi Graf in the Open era. First, here she is

:28:37. > :28:39.with the poem that has inspired her. The Wimbledon champion of 2016,

:28:40. > :28:47.Serena Williams! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

:28:48. > :28:58.You may write me down in history with your bitter, twisted lies.

:28:59. > :29:11.You meet trade me in the very dirt but still, like dust, I rise. Just

:29:12. > :29:19.like moons and like suns, with the certainty, just like hope, springing

:29:20. > :29:29.high, still I rise. Did you want to see me broken, with lowered eyes,

:29:30. > :29:41.shoulders falling down like teardrops, my soulful cries? Up from

:29:42. > :29:52.the past that is rooted in pain, I rise. I am a black ocean, Welling

:29:53. > :30:04.and swelling, I bear in the tide. Leaving behind nights of terror and

:30:05. > :30:18.fear, I rise. Into a daybreak that is wondrously clear, I rise. is I am

:30:19. > :30:21.the dream and the hope of a slave. COMMENTATOR: Most formidable serve

:30:22. > :30:49.in the history of women's tennis. Made it! I rise. I rise. I rise.

:30:50. > :30:58.Powerful words. You were saying it along. It's a poem that means so

:30:59. > :31:01.much to you. Yes. I am a big fan of Maya Angelou's work. I met her

:31:02. > :31:07.several times. It's a poem that I really relate to. I've said over the

:31:08. > :31:13.past year a lot. It's a beautiful piece. I think it really speaks to

:31:14. > :31:17.me and a lot of people. I feel like it is really powerful and I rise.

:31:18. > :31:24.You certainly did rise today. I can't imagine the pressure that you

:31:25. > :31:28.were under trying to get this 22nd Grand Slam title. How tough was it?

:31:29. > :31:31.It was definitely tough. I came close for the last three grand

:31:32. > :31:36.slams. I wasn't able to pull through. I feel like when I entered

:31:37. > :31:40.Wimbledon I took all that pressure off myself and I didn't feel any

:31:41. > :31:45.pressure any more. I just felt like I have to win. There's no other

:31:46. > :31:49.options. It's not easy. How can you not feel the pressure though, say I

:31:50. > :31:57.don't feel pressure? Because I think I put so much on myself for the US

:31:58. > :32:02.Open, for the Australian and the French, I put so much pressure on

:32:03. > :32:06.myself there was no more pressure! There was no more pressure to even

:32:07. > :32:09.put on myself. That's the only explanation. The wonderful

:32:10. > :32:18.celebration that's we saw on Centre Court. It must be, you know, I've

:32:19. > :32:21.done it. I've got the trophy again. This is a special place for you.

:32:22. > :32:28.Match point again. Relief. It's over. It was definitely a lot of

:32:29. > :32:32.relief. It was just a ton of relief. Like I felt like I actually did it,

:32:33. > :32:37.you know, I've been trying for this. This was never my goal growing up to

:32:38. > :32:44.win 22 grand slams. All of a sudden it became my goal. I felt like it

:32:45. > :32:49.was the world's goal as well. It was a lot. We were all asking you about.

:32:50. > :32:54.It Everyone asking me about. It I was excited to get to that 22. It

:32:55. > :32:58.was really awesome. Seeing your name, Venus' name all over the

:32:59. > :33:01.board. You've certainly changed women's tennis so much. We love this

:33:02. > :33:05.moment for all the fans who couldn't be on Centre Court, thousands of

:33:06. > :33:10.them. So many fans out. There I was so happy to be out there and show

:33:11. > :33:15.them that, you know, you can do it too. I just had a wonderful moment.

:33:16. > :33:20.Obviously with Patrick my coach, really believed in me. We did it

:33:21. > :33:24.together. You're a team, aren't you? Yes, definitely a team effort. What

:33:25. > :33:28.has he brought to you over the last four years? You've had so much

:33:29. > :33:39.success with him. Yeah, boy, he's brought so much to me. We do a lot

:33:40. > :33:45.of rat Issing. We do a lot of -- strategising. He has taken it to a

:33:46. > :33:50.new level. There's no arguing that. It's been an unbelievable

:33:51. > :33:55.partnership. Has he given you more motivation? We were reading that he

:33:56. > :33:59.said you can be the greatest, you can win these goals and win the

:34:00. > :34:06.grand slams? Yeah, absolutely. Like I said, my drome was never to win 22

:34:07. > :34:11.or to win this or that. But Patrick's the kind of guy who's

:34:12. > :34:16.like, "Can you do this." You think? Yeah, easy. He says it was so much

:34:17. > :34:21.aplomb and makes me believe in myself. Yeah, I can do it. It works

:34:22. > :34:28.out well. Billie Jean king was in here. She's known you from very

:34:29. > :34:32.young Since I was a kid. When due get these goals? -- did you get

:34:33. > :34:36.these goals? What was the motivation when you were younger? I wanted to

:34:37. > :34:44.win the US Open and Wimbledon. The next thing I know I'm sitting here

:34:45. > :34:50.and people are talking about well, you can equal Martina Navratilova's

:34:51. > :34:58.record and have 18. OK, I want to do that. You can equal Steffi Graf and

:34:59. > :35:03.win 22. OK, I'll do that too. Maybe kids do, but I didn't grow up and

:35:04. > :35:07.say, oh, I'm going to win 22 Grand Slam titles. That still doesn't

:35:08. > :35:11.sound right. But it happened. Now what's Patrick saying, you can win

:35:12. > :35:15.24? We haven't had time to talk about it yet. Right now I'm going to

:35:16. > :35:21.actually, for once, enjoy this moment. Absolutely. You can't enjoy

:35:22. > :35:27.it too much, because you're busy. Right, I have doubles. I'll enjoy

:35:28. > :35:31.this 15 minutes. How special is it to be playing doubles with Venus

:35:32. > :35:35.here. A wonderful story to see her back and see her back in the world's

:35:36. > :35:39.top ten and in a Wimbledon final again It's awesome. When we won our

:35:40. > :35:44.semifinal match yesterday, I was like, I can't believe we're in

:35:45. > :35:50.another doubles final. It was crazy. How did this happen? We have so much

:35:51. > :35:54.fun out there playing doubles and we're going to have fun. No matter

:35:55. > :35:58.what happens, it's like, we're just literally enjoying ourselves. We

:35:59. > :36:02.just feel so easy out there. It's so fun. You are closer to any sisters I

:36:03. > :36:07.know. You've lived together. We live together. We play doubles together.

:36:08. > :36:12.We work together. It's a lot. I'd love to see your trophy cabinet!

:36:13. > :36:20.It's a lot. It's pretty intense. I guess - We're always arguing, "Is

:36:21. > :36:24.that mine or yours? I think that trophy is mine. She's done the

:36:25. > :36:28.interior decorating. So she's probably moved your things, or has

:36:29. > :36:33.she? She did once! One time I came home and my things were moved, I got

:36:34. > :36:38.upset about it, but I got over it. Wonderful to see you make history

:36:39. > :36:40.out there today. Good luck for another Wimbledon title with Venus.

:36:41. > :36:47.Thank you for taking the time to come up here today Thank you very

:36:48. > :36:51.much. Still a true inspiration. Serena has triumphed today. Tomorrow

:36:52. > :36:55.it is the men's final where Andy Murray is bidding for his second

:36:56. > :36:57.Wimbledon title against the conquerer of Roger Federer, Milos

:36:58. > :37:11.Raonic. Here we go again. Who knows what's

:37:12. > :37:19.ahead. That was something special. Out of this world. . Very tidy set

:37:20. > :37:25.of tennis from Andy Murray. That's a great ball by Raonic right. There

:37:26. > :37:27.Absolutely untouchable. Oh, it's extraordinary from Milos Raonic.

:37:28. > :37:40.Raonic to his first final. 1pm, BBC One, we will start our

:37:41. > :37:46.build up to the final. Andy Murray against Milos Raonic, the big server

:37:47. > :37:49.from Canada. But Andy won't be the only Briton on Centre Court

:37:50. > :37:57.tomorrow. Heather Watson and her partner, Henri Kontinen have won

:37:58. > :38:00.their semifinal today 7-6, 6-3. They'd never played a tournament

:38:01. > :38:05.before, and here they are through to the Wimbledon fiebl. You won't --

:38:06. > :38:07.final. You won't find a bigger smile around Wimbledon, Heather Watson,

:38:08. > :38:12.and indeed her mother, proudly watching. Wonderful victory for

:38:13. > :38:23.Heather and for Henry. We will see them on Centre Court tomorrow.

:38:24. > :38:31.A victory for Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid in the men's doubles

:38:32. > :38:35.wheelchair final. They won in three sets, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6. They were 5-2

:38:36. > :38:40.in the third and final set. That's how to celebrate winning that

:38:41. > :38:46.tie-break, 8-6. Wonderful for Alfie and Gordon.

:38:47. > :38:49.There they are with their trophy. We're moving to BBC Two. We'll be

:38:50. > :38:52.there with the men's doubles final in a moment. Join us over on Two.

:38:53. > :38:59.For now, goodbye.