:00:00. > :00:12.Things were very different when Spencer Gore became the first
:00:13. > :00:20.Wimbledon champion, 128 years ago. Wibble con is in full swing and
:00:21. > :00:26.blessed by good weather the premier club of the world is... And the
:00:27. > :00:32.title goes to Britain. Victory to Maria Bueno on the hottest day of
:00:33. > :00:37.the year. Game, set and match. In the passage through numerous eras
:00:38. > :00:46.the gold and silver trophies have become the most prized possessions
:00:47. > :00:52.for tennis's iconic names. Game, set and match Ms Navratilova. Federer.
:00:53. > :00:55.So who would be the champions to have their names engraved indelibly
:00:56. > :01:18.into history in 2015? Novak Djokovic, the defending
:01:19. > :01:24.Wimbledon champion, seeded 1. Serena Williams, 20-time major champion,
:01:25. > :01:32.number one seed. Roger Federer, seven-times Wimbledon champion,
:01:33. > :01:38.seeded number two. Petra Kvitova, defending Wimbledon champion, seeded
:01:39. > :01:44.two. Andy Murray, 2013 Wimbledon champion, seeded three. Stan
:01:45. > :01:49.Wawrinka, French Open champion, seeded four. Maria Sharapova,
:01:50. > :02:00.five-time major champion, seeded four. With an extra week added to
:02:01. > :02:03.the grass court season between the French Open and Wimbledon, the
:02:04. > :02:08.leading players had never been better rested or prepared. In search
:02:09. > :02:14.of a record 8th Wimbledon crown, nobody was more ready than Roger
:02:15. > :02:18.Federer. I'm aware it's going to take a lot of work. I know it's
:02:19. > :02:22.going to be difficult, but at the same time I know it's possible. The
:02:23. > :02:27.title will be decided by one of the top ten players. Anything els would
:02:28. > :02:30.be a big, big shock, a big surprise for a guy to run from the first
:02:31. > :02:37.round all the way to victory. I'm happy I'm part of that elite group
:02:38. > :02:40.that's got that shot. Serena Williams had her sights set iams had
:02:41. > :02:45.her sights set on something really special - winning all four slams in
:02:46. > :02:52.the same calendar year. This was her 16th Wimbledon visit since her 1998
:02:53. > :02:58.debut. I was really excited to see everyone. Seeing Pete Samaras, I was
:02:59. > :03:04.like, oh my God, there's Pete Sampras! It was really cool to see
:03:05. > :03:09.players you grew up watching on TV. What's different now is I'm kind of
:03:10. > :03:14.that role, where everyone who has grown up watching me and I'm still
:03:15. > :03:22.playing, which is shocking. Like Federer, the world number one is 33.
:03:23. > :03:28.The same age Martina Navratilova was when she captured a record 9th
:03:29. > :03:33.singles title. When Martina was there, there weren't many people her
:03:34. > :03:37.age and playing. Now a lot of players are 33, 34. They are still
:03:38. > :03:42.playing and still doing really well, so I'm in a little bit different
:03:43. > :03:49.position, where I don't feel like I have to go down to win and dig so
:03:50. > :03:55.deep to win. There was a particular significance to Novak Djokovic's bid
:03:56. > :03:59.for a third title. 30 years earlier his coach and then Wundt kid Boris
:04:00. > :04:04.Becker won the first in history. On the eve of the Championships the
:04:05. > :04:08.champion was in reflective mood. Last year winning against ridgeer in
:04:09. > :04:15.a five-set marathon match, probably the best Grand Slam final match I
:04:16. > :04:20.was part of. Just was incredible feeling. I knew right after the
:04:21. > :04:27.match that next year I would be playing on Monday at 1 .00pm, which
:04:28. > :04:32.makes some things easier in order to concerning the preparation. But
:04:33. > :04:40.joking aside, to be able to open the Centre Court and play on the fresh
:04:41. > :04:47.virgin grass is really a privilege. I can't wait for that. The two time
:04:48. > :04:54.champion would not drop a set during the first week. Petra Kvitova began
:04:55. > :04:59.her quest for a third title at SW 19. I was still the kind of player
:05:00. > :05:03.really playing aggressively. Sometimes it is going into the
:05:04. > :05:08.court. Sometimes it's out, so you never know how it's going to be. I
:05:09. > :05:15.think I'm going to feel the history and the good energy which I really
:05:16. > :05:19.need. I'm really looking forward to these moments before the match. It's
:05:20. > :05:23.going to be very nice and I'm really looking forward. The defending
:05:24. > :05:30.champion was not troubled in week one. One phrase was said more than
:05:31. > :05:35.any other before the first ball was hit - Andy Murray is in the best
:05:36. > :05:40.place I have seen for a long time. The Scot had extended Djokovic on
:05:41. > :05:44.the Parisian clay and was again champion at Queen's. Players improve
:05:45. > :05:49.all the time throughout their career. If you don't, players catch
:05:50. > :05:56.up with you and you start to fall behind. I do feel like I'm made
:05:57. > :06:01.improvements to my game from that period, from 2012, 2013 period. On
:06:02. > :06:08.sun-kissed Wimbledon grass Murray was several classes above his early
:06:09. > :06:13.round appropriates. Victory at Wimbledon would give Serena Williams
:06:14. > :06:17.her 21st major title. The hot favourite breezed through her
:06:18. > :06:21.opener. This was en route to a possible semifinal encounter against
:06:22. > :06:27.a proven champion. When you're able to take a step back from the sport
:06:28. > :06:31.and you realise even the grind of having an everyday routine, you are
:06:32. > :06:34.pretty lucky to be part of that, because you're giving yourself a
:06:35. > :06:38.chance to be part of Wimbledon, part of these amazing Grand Slams and
:06:39. > :06:42.tournaments. From a very young age I still find passion and belief, and a
:06:43. > :06:46.lot of motivation to be a better player. Those are the things that
:06:47. > :06:55.keep me going. Maria Sharapova was another big name to progress to the
:06:56. > :06:58.second week without a loss of a set. As temperatures rose on court Roger
:06:59. > :07:05.Federer barely looked like he had broken a sweat as he swept past his
:07:06. > :07:10.first two opponents with ease. His 34th birthday just weeks away, Mr
:07:11. > :07:14.Imperious rations his tournament accordingly, but insisted he hadn't
:07:15. > :07:20.felt better in years. A mouth watering clash against Murray in the
:07:21. > :07:24.semis was calling. Stan Wawrinka was in pursuit of a rare double, winning
:07:25. > :07:30.the French Open and Wimbledon back to back. More than anyone, he
:07:31. > :07:35.benefited from the calendar change. Yes, Paris was pretty good, to have
:07:36. > :07:41.one more week, that's for sure. I had time to go home a little bit, to
:07:42. > :07:45.rest a little bit. I had time to really practise well on grass, and
:07:46. > :07:51.rest at the same time, so that was perfect to have one more week.
:07:52. > :07:56.Umbrellas are habitually an all too common sight during the Wimbledon
:07:57. > :08:00.fortnight. This years they were more frequently used to shield the
:08:01. > :08:06.players and public from the sunshine than the rain. On Wednesday 1st
:08:07. > :08:10.July, the All England Club recorded the hottest temperatures in its
:08:11. > :08:14.history. Coming into the Wimbledon championships we knew it was going
:08:15. > :08:19.to be hot. We were hoping we might break a record, because we love
:08:20. > :08:25.records being broken. So we were expecting a heat wave, but wow! What
:08:26. > :08:32.a temperature. 36 Celsius, smashing the previous record of 26th June
:08:33. > :08:38.1976, 34.a 5, so easily beating that. 39 years had passed since
:08:39. > :08:44.Bjorn Borg first lifted Wimbledon's gold trophy. From 1978 to 1980 the
:08:45. > :08:50.Swede won at Roland Garros and was then equally invincible on the grass
:08:51. > :08:57.at Wimbledon, a feat that Rafa Nadal completed on two occasions. But it
:08:58. > :09:01.has been a problematical year for the man from ma York captain.
:09:02. > :09:06.Injuries, illness and a self admitted crisis of confidence saw
:09:07. > :09:13.him fall to number ten in the world, his lowest ranking in a decade. In
:09:14. > :09:20.round two, he faced a dangerous opponent, 6 foot 5 Dustin Brown from
:09:21. > :09:25.Germany, an aggressive unorthodox qualifier who had already defeated
:09:26. > :09:30.Rafa on grass once. The 30-year-old had never set foot on the world's
:09:31. > :09:34.most hallowed court before. But as countryman Boris Becker once
:09:35. > :09:42.insisted about himself, it seemed the Centre Court was Brown's back
:09:43. > :09:52.garden. Rafa needed to tread carefully. Daring drop shots and
:09:53. > :09:56.raids to the net were plentiful as the German frequently made Nadal
:09:57. > :10:18.look out of sorts. He took the first set. Game Brown.
:10:19. > :10:29.Nadal ventured forward like his tenacious opponent and claimed the
:10:30. > :10:32.set. But Brown continued to bewilled ter 14-time Grand Slam champion with
:10:33. > :10:52.his wild but often brilliant game. The Centre Court crowd was torn
:10:53. > :10:57.between applauding for the popular Spaniard an enduring favourite, or
:10:58. > :11:03.the Rastafarian showman, who once travelled around the tennis circuit
:11:04. > :11:08.in a camper van. The world number 102 served magnificently throughout
:11:09. > :11:17.and completed the biggest victory of his career with an ace. His tactics
:11:18. > :11:24.were brilliantly devised and perfectly executed. Obviously you're
:11:25. > :11:27.not unbeatable on this surface but it comes more natural to me playing
:11:28. > :11:31.on this, especially with my type of game, I know I can play really well
:11:32. > :11:38.on this. I'm looking forward to the next match. Probably the best day of
:11:39. > :11:44.my life so far. Acknowledging his father, tattooed on his torso,
:11:45. > :11:48.Dustin Brown knew he had outshone one of the game's brightest lights.
:11:49. > :11:54.Helped by Rafa's lack of energy and authority. I was playing well before
:11:55. > :11:59.that tournament, had the right preparation, all of the things I
:12:00. > :12:07.thought would be fine to play at Wimbledon, but obviously today it is
:12:08. > :12:13.not. Ominously it was his fourth straight Wimbledon defeat to one
:12:14. > :12:19.ranked outside to top 100. Heather Watson went to the brink in her
:12:20. > :12:24.opening match, saving three match points against Caroline Garcia of
:12:25. > :12:30.France before beating the 32nd seed. Posters of the opponent in round 3
:12:31. > :12:37.had once adorned the 23-year-old's bedroom wall back in Guernsey. After
:12:38. > :12:40.Watson's one-time heroine Serena Williams took an effortless 25
:12:41. > :12:47.minutes to claim the first set, there was no sign of an upset. Then
:12:48. > :12:51.midway through the second Watson galvanised through the addressor.
:12:52. > :12:55.While she flew around the court as if her life depended on it, Williams
:12:56. > :13:31.was yards behind the pace. Humiliation can be painful. The Brit
:13:32. > :13:39.continued to turn the screw, much to the crowd's pleasure. That was
:13:40. > :13:45.probably the most enjoyable atmosphere I've ever played in this
:13:46. > :13:52.my life. The crowd was so loud, the loudest crowd I have ever played in
:13:53. > :13:57.front of. I get goose butches just thinking about it. Being on the
:13:58. > :14:05.court, after winning the second set, the roar.
:14:06. > :14:10.CHEERING. It was just, yeah, it's amazing. Watson took a three games
:14:11. > :14:18.to love lead in the decisive set, cheered on by the strident home
:14:19. > :14:20.fans. I don't think I have ever played the crowd here like that.
:14:21. > :14:30.They were really vocal. They were rooting for their champion
:14:31. > :14:36.to do really well. And you can't blame them. If I was here I would be
:14:37. > :14:41.rooting for her too. Being local, you want to see your girl do really
:14:42. > :14:47.well. Watson served for the match. Worrying a legend is one thing but
:14:48. > :14:51.beating her is another. Williams, like a cornered tigress, clawed her
:14:52. > :14:58.way to survival. I don't feel there is much I did wrong. She was just
:14:59. > :15:03.too good and her experience showed. Now I have to put it in perspective
:15:04. > :15:14.and just be positive about how I played. Yet again, Serena prevailed.
:15:15. > :15:22.But Heather Watson had fought an epic battle. Rarely had a Centre
:15:23. > :15:26.Court crowd's ovation for a loser been more richly deserved. The
:15:27. > :15:27.formidable American had kept her hopes alive of winning the grand
:15:28. > :15:37.slam. As a five-time champion progressed,
:15:38. > :15:46.another past winner said goodbye to Wimbledon. At his 17th and final
:15:47. > :15:50.appearance at the All-England Club, 34-year old Lleyton Hewitt
:15:51. > :15:54.remembered his 2002 victory. I guess more it was a dream to compete at
:15:55. > :15:58.Wimbledon and play there. For me it was always seen as the biggest
:15:59. > :16:03.tournament in the world. I just dreamt of hopefully being able to
:16:04. > :16:07.play on Centre Court one day. In the first round on Court to Mecca,
:16:08. > :16:14.Lleyton Hewitt was paired against a another soon to retire veteran,
:16:15. > :16:16.Finland's Jarkko Nieminen. Bowing out fighting in the only way he
:16:17. > :16:28.knows. A clan of Australian supporters
:16:29. > :16:30.known as the Fanatics lapped up every point their long-time hero ran
:16:31. > :16:51.down. There were flickers of the lusty of
:16:52. > :16:56.old throughout the four hour five sets, but it was eventually time for
:16:57. > :17:01.him to bid a fond farewell. Holding up that great Gold trophy with the
:17:02. > :17:03.pineapple on top, it's so unique and getting the replica trophy back in
:17:04. > :17:16.your house, it's nice to walk on to. There were other Antipodean Mo to
:17:17. > :17:20.cheer for. Court 17, and all Australian second-round showdown was
:17:21. > :17:25.taking place between friends and Wimbledon housemates, Sam Groff and
:17:26. > :17:33.James Duckworth. Both men also share the same coach, Ben Mathias. Sam
:17:34. > :17:37.Groff was playing in his maiden Wimbledon draw. Duckworth had
:17:38. > :17:43.reached round two at SW19 for the first time. Sam Groff was the
:17:44. > :17:47.victor. We reward for his efforts, a Centre Court encounter with Roger
:17:48. > :17:52.Federer. This is what you dream of as a kid. I dreamt of playing
:17:53. > :17:56.Wimbledon and getting the chance to play on a big court here and
:17:57. > :18:00.probably get to play the greatest player of all-time on that court. It
:18:01. > :18:04.helps with the experience of playing him in New York on that court. I
:18:05. > :18:08.will try to take some of those experiences I had there. I will walk
:18:09. > :18:11.out there with a game plan and also know what I'm planning to do out
:18:12. > :18:15.there. It's up to up to me to execute that. This is what every
:18:16. > :18:21.coach dreams of, to be coaching at Wimbledon. I will probably be
:18:22. > :18:25.feeling the same thing he will, I will be nervous, trying to calm him
:18:26. > :18:31.down, but there is nobody to calm me down! But I'm excited. Sam Groff
:18:32. > :18:37.boasts the fastest recorded served in history, 163 mph. How many
:18:38. > :18:47.would-be world number 69 hit to hinder Federer's progress?
:18:48. > :18:57.In the first game, the Australian and announced himself with a 142 mph
:18:58. > :19:02.strike. Then he hit the second fastest delivery in Wimbledon
:19:03. > :19:08.history, just one mile per hour shy of Taylor Dent's all-time record.
:19:09. > :19:14.But when Federer came to terms with the power of the Australian's serve,
:19:15. > :19:22.the task of shaping the win became easier.
:19:23. > :19:35.Federer's serve didn't look too bad either. Game and second set,
:19:36. > :19:39.Federer. Groth lifted his game and took the second set tie-break. At
:19:40. > :19:44.times his touch was way above his ranking. The drama didn't last with
:19:45. > :19:50.Federer regrouping, secure in the early break and Groth was never able
:19:51. > :19:50.to get back on serve. The Swiss progressed through to the fourth
:19:51. > :20:08.round. The powerful Australian's Wimbledon
:20:09. > :20:19.journey was over. The way ahead for the almost
:20:20. > :20:23.faultless Federer was still fraught with danger, with potential
:20:24. > :20:26.match-ups against Andy Murray and Djokovic in line, as he looked to
:20:27. > :20:31.win his first major title in three years. Federer has only won one
:20:32. > :20:36.grand slam final since the Australian Open of 2010.
:20:37. > :20:40.Significantly, that was on the grass at than three years ago. He has
:20:41. > :20:44.played fabulous tennis in the first week, often the case with Federer.
:20:45. > :20:49.All of us are now waiting to see whether the matches get tougher and
:20:50. > :20:53.the possible T he might have to play both Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic
:20:54. > :20:59.to win the title, is he able to win those matches still at the age of
:21:00. > :21:05.34? Like the seven time champion, Serena Williams had also focused her
:21:06. > :21:11.sights on Wimbledon to show age is an irrelevance compared to sheer
:21:12. > :21:15.quality and true tennis greatness. I think actions speak louder than
:21:16. > :21:21.words. Serena has downplayed the pursuit of the calendar year grand
:21:22. > :21:30.slam, or even the "Serena slammed" in 2015. But withdrawing from the
:21:31. > :21:36.doubles with Venus, the fact she did that, that documents how much she is
:21:37. > :21:39.emphasising the pursuit of the grand slam. The world number one couldn't
:21:40. > :21:45.totally avoid the attentions of her sibling. In the fourth round of the
:21:46. > :21:54.singles, her opponent was the five-time champion, venous ebony
:21:55. > :21:58.star Williams. What is her legacy? I don't think her legacy is over yet.
:21:59. > :22:04.It's too early to comment. She has done more than most people have done
:22:05. > :22:10.with several lifetimes, in life and in tennis. So the good part is still
:22:11. > :22:19.good times to come. I would expect more people to be rooting for me. I
:22:20. > :22:25.would be rooting for Venus Williams. Serena said she thought the crowd
:22:26. > :22:29.would cheer for you in the match. She said she knew she would cheer
:22:30. > :22:32.for you if she was in the crowd. That's interesting. I would rather
:22:33. > :22:49.cheer for her! First set, Miss Serena Williams to
:22:50. > :22:52.serve. Ready. Combined, the sisters had monopolised Wimbledon with ten
:22:53. > :22:58.singles titles since the turn-of-the-century. In this, their
:22:59. > :22:59.26th career encounter, it was Serena who dominated from the outset with
:23:00. > :23:21.her big hitting. Tennis legends both may be, but as
:23:22. > :23:26.they embraced at the net, they were simply two close sisters. No hard
:23:27. > :23:34.feelings, never ever. The world number one remained on course to
:23:35. > :23:39.make grand slam history. Defending champion Djokovic was improving with
:23:40. > :23:45.each round, having cruised past Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber and
:23:46. > :23:49.Jarkko Nieminen, he produced another commanding performance to outplay
:23:50. > :24:00.Australian Bernard Tomic to reach the second week. Could anyone halt
:24:01. > :24:05.his masterly progress? The reigning women's champion, Petra Kvitova had
:24:06. > :24:11.been playing superbly. Surrendering only three games in her first two
:24:12. > :24:15.matches. Against Jelena Jankovic, a former world double one, the second
:24:16. > :24:20.seed was a set and break up and it looks like victory was a formality
:24:21. > :24:28.in under one hour. And then suddenly, Kvitova crumbled as her
:24:29. > :24:31.opponent to build a more solid game. The champion found herself in a
:24:32. > :24:36.decider where she continued to unravel. As Kvitova lost her grip on
:24:37. > :24:43.the beloved trophy, an almost astonished Jankovic celebrated.
:24:44. > :24:50.Good evening ladies and gentlemen, press conference for Petra Kvitova.
:24:51. > :24:53.English questions first as usual. Earlier in the week you spoke about
:24:54. > :24:57.when you first won Wimbledon and what it was like to come back and
:24:58. > :25:05.all the pressures at that time. What has it been like this time? Losing
:25:06. > :25:08.in the third round, not making the second week of my favourite
:25:09. > :25:18.tournament, that's really sad for me. I really don't know what I can
:25:19. > :25:22.say, but... That's it. Home hopes were high for Andy Murray. A decade
:25:23. > :25:25.had passed since the Scot first played in the main draw at the
:25:26. > :25:30.All-England Club will stop even including his title year of 2013,
:25:31. > :25:35.his form was perceived as never being better. When you reflect on
:25:36. > :25:41.ten years of Andy Murray at Wimbledon, he has evolved massively,
:25:42. > :25:45.physically and mentally. I don't think he found it particularly easy
:25:46. > :25:49.playing at Wimbledon. I think the pressure and attention and the
:25:50. > :25:52.spotlight, being the best British player playing in the best
:25:53. > :26:00.tournament in the world as the home player. It wasn't particularly easy,
:26:01. > :26:03.but now having won the tournament in 2013 and becoming more experienced
:26:04. > :26:09.with everything that goes with it, I see him as the complete player. I
:26:10. > :26:16.think that when he worked with Ivan Lendl and when he helped him win the
:26:17. > :26:20.Olympic gold and his two Grand Slams, the focus was very much on
:26:21. > :26:26.focusing on helping become more aggressive at the right times and
:26:27. > :26:29.more often. Since he started working with Amelie Mauresmo, because she
:26:30. > :26:36.played and feels the game in the same way Andy does, with the slices
:26:37. > :26:41.and drop shots and lobs and changing the pace and depth of the ball,
:26:42. > :26:45.reading the game really well, I think she has brought those subtle
:26:46. > :26:49.skills back into his game, which is how I taught him to play all those
:26:50. > :26:55.years ago. It's how I like to see tennis played. It was no laughing
:26:56. > :27:02.matter for the champion in round four. Big hitting Kevin Anderson had
:27:03. > :27:08.taken a 2-0 lead on Court One. Time for the world number one to prove
:27:09. > :27:13.just why, right now, he's undeniably the best male player on the planet.
:27:14. > :27:15.Djokovic outplayed the Florida -based South African in the third
:27:16. > :27:32.set. He managed to just hold on the
:27:33. > :27:51.fourth. Frustratingly, fading light stopped
:27:52. > :27:59.play. The match resumed 16 hours later for the deciding set. At 5-5,
:28:00. > :28:14.Anderson dramatically surrendered to the Serb.
:28:15. > :28:23.As the reigning champion egg sailed a huge sigh of relief, the women's
:28:24. > :28:30.quarterfinalists took centre stage. The unconventional Swiss was beaten
:28:31. > :28:42.by the gifted young Spaniard, Garbine Muguruza.
:28:43. > :28:46.Young American Madison Keys is another emergent player with
:28:47. > :28:49.potentially a big future, but this year's hopes were thwarted by
:28:50. > :29:02.Radwanska. The player from the United States
:29:03. > :29:07.pushed Maria Sharapova to a fourth set before falling. The previous
:29:08. > :29:11.month in Paris former world number one Victoria Azarenka forced Serena
:29:12. > :29:15.Williams to play a decider en route to the American taking the title.
:29:16. > :29:20.Williams showed herself to be it's stronger that day. It was a similar
:29:21. > :29:26.story on Centre Court. Serena was only two matches away from winning
:29:27. > :29:31.her 21st major title. Frenchman Gilles Simon has always been a neat
:29:32. > :29:36.and tidy player, but not quite efficient enough to upset the master
:29:37. > :29:43.of tennis grace Federer, who moved on to his tenth Wimbledon final in
:29:44. > :29:49.straight sets. Likewise Andy Murray was simply too ruthlessly efficient
:29:50. > :29:59.for Canada's Vasek Pospisil, playing in his first ever major
:30:00. > :30:02.quarterfinal. After being extended in the previous round, Novak
:30:03. > :30:11.Djokovic decided that haste was the order of the day against US Open
:30:12. > :30:16.champion, Marin Cilic. So it was left to Wawrinka and Frenchman
:30:17. > :30:21.Richard Gasquet, two of the most esthetic performers in the current
:30:22. > :30:28.men's game, to provide the most evenly matched quarterfinal. Both
:30:29. > :30:31.men are supreme exponents of the classic backhand, as the No 1 Court
:30:32. > :30:58.crowd came to admire. But it was Gasquet who came out on
:30:59. > :31:03.top in a truly enthralling contest. The most captivating women's tennis
:31:04. > :31:06.of the fortnight had been when Serena Williams gave Heather Watson
:31:07. > :31:10.and Victoria Azarenka definite opportunities to claim victory. In
:31:11. > :31:17.her semifinal against Maria Sharapova, there were no such
:31:18. > :31:24.chances. Sharapova last beat Williams in 2004. 11 years on, the
:31:25. > :31:30.American's powerful serve and ferocious ground strokes proved too
:31:31. > :31:43.much for the Russian, whose tally of unforced errors didn't help matters.
:31:44. > :31:50.Williams score as 17th successive victory over the fourth seed, to
:31:51. > :31:57.move within one win of a second Serena slam. In the other semi, 13th
:31:58. > :32:03.seed Radwanska faced the 20th seed, Muguruza. The match was a thriller.
:32:04. > :32:10.It see Saud back and forth from the clutches of the Spaniard in the
:32:11. > :32:23.first set... To hands of the Pole, who stole the second to restore
:32:24. > :32:30.party. Finally Muguruza grasped the decider, displaying remarkable
:32:31. > :32:39.composure to win her major maiden semifinal. In an era when Rafael
:32:40. > :32:43.Nadal has played a dominant goal in the men's game, Garbine Muguruza was
:32:44. > :32:49.the first to win a Grand Slam final in 15 years. I am the worst when you
:32:50. > :32:53.see Federer, Djokovic, Murray and me, admitted the 21st seed Richard
:32:54. > :32:58.Gasquet ahead of his major semifinal. Yet the Frenchman had
:32:59. > :33:03.outlasted the new King of Clay, Wawrinka, in the quarters. His
:33:04. > :33:10.opponent, the French Open runner-up, was playing in his sixth consecutive
:33:11. > :33:19.Wimbledon semi. He acknowledged Gasquet's grass court abilities.
:33:20. > :33:25.Aside from Wawrinka, Gasquet had beaten both the Australian Nick
:33:26. > :33:34.Kyrgios and Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov, who in 2014 had proved
:33:35. > :33:40.quality on Wimbledon's grass. However, Djokovic was once more in
:33:41. > :34:09.control of all aspects of his game, playing with poise and precision.
:34:10. > :34:15.While the crowd enjoyed the Frenchman's elegant ground strokes,
:34:16. > :34:19.Gasquet's touch and style were not enough to overcome the robotic
:34:20. > :34:30.relentlessness of the world number one.
:34:31. > :34:36.Hitting anglings like that, few players from the past as well as the
:34:37. > :34:49.present could live with the 28-year-old master. Novak Djokovic
:34:50. > :34:53.reached his 15th final from the last 20 Grand Slam events. The Serb's
:34:54. > :34:58.record in major tournaments is something very special. However, it
:34:59. > :35:03.still has some way to go to eclipse that of Roger Federer, who was four
:35:04. > :35:11.years of age when Boris Becker won his first title at SW 19. I always
:35:12. > :35:17.watched tennis on the TV. The main thing was Wimbledon. I was rooting
:35:18. > :35:25.first for Beckham and then for Edberg. On those hard matches, if
:35:26. > :35:31.one of those two lost... He also learnt a lot from those matches, I
:35:32. > :35:36.believe. Federer's game during the Championships had been near perfect,
:35:37. > :35:43.with one standout weapon in his armoury. He is serving so well. This
:35:44. > :35:49.puts him in a quite comfortable situation. He's not so much under
:35:50. > :35:55.pressure. OK, you are always under pressure, but as he is serving so
:35:56. > :35:59.well, he hardly gets broken. I think he got broken once, and I'm proud of
:36:00. > :36:06.him. Federer and Murray arrived together on Centre Court for the
:36:07. > :36:14.third time in their career. UMPIRE: Roger Federer to serve.
:36:15. > :36:18.Play. Federer was victorious in the Wimbledon final of 2012, while
:36:19. > :36:23.Murray struck back on the same plot of grass to level the head to head
:36:24. > :36:28.record 28 days later in the Olympic final. Since then the Swiss has not
:36:29. > :36:33.added to his major tally, while the Scot has become a double Grand Slam
:36:34. > :36:50.winner. Could Murray halt the maestro's bid for history?
:36:51. > :36:56.Murray was not playing badly. In fact he was playing extremely well,
:36:57. > :37:05.and would have been too good for most other players who set out in
:37:06. > :37:07.the 128-strong draw. However, his opponent had an answer for
:37:08. > :37:26.everything that Murray threw at him. It was one of those days when
:37:27. > :37:45.Federer's tennis was nothing short of magnificent.
:37:46. > :37:53.He outserved the Scot. He outrallied him, and sliced and diced him to
:37:54. > :37:55.such an extent that Murray simply found himself searching for new
:37:56. > :38:31.ideas. UMPIRE: Game and second set,
:38:32. > :38:52.Federer. In the end, the Scot had to accept
:38:53. > :38:56.that there are occasions when the tennis gods bestow superhuman
:38:57. > :38:58.powers, and Federer on this particular afternoon was the chosen
:38:59. > :39:19.one. UMPIRE: Game, set and match,
:39:20. > :39:24.Federer. For those interested in the statistics, the Swiss hit 56 winners
:39:25. > :39:28.and 20 aces. It was a vintage performance from Federer, who was
:39:29. > :39:31.now only one victory away from an 8th Wimbledon title, and 18th Grand
:39:32. > :39:51.Slam crown. Serena Williams was a great champion
:39:52. > :39:55.before this player became her coach, but the Frenchman has directed her
:39:56. > :39:59.to new elves of authority and consistency which weren't always the
:40:00. > :40:04.case before. Her will, her dedication, her fighting spirit, the
:40:05. > :40:10.way she refused to lose is something that I've never seen, she is never
:40:11. > :40:16.satisfied about anything, whether it is during practises or matches. Even
:40:17. > :40:21.when she wins. To be part of writing the history of tennis, even if it is
:40:22. > :40:24.a small part, whatever it is, emotionally it is incredible.
:40:25. > :40:29.Whatever is going to happen in the future, it is already more than
:40:30. > :40:33.enough. Who at the start of the fortnight would have envisaged that
:40:34. > :40:37.Serena's last opponent at the 2015 championships would have been the
:40:38. > :40:43.endearing Spaniard, Garbine Muguruza? I think it is amazing.
:40:44. > :40:51.Amazing is the word. It's been an amazing day, incredible matches, a
:40:52. > :40:55.lot of emotion. One more day. Getting to the final was a great
:40:56. > :40:59.goal. I had made it to the quarterfinals, so it was a big goal.
:41:00. > :41:03.You have to do it, have to lose the fear. You have to be confident. You
:41:04. > :41:07.have your options to win the match. You are in the final. You deserve to
:41:08. > :41:11.be here, so you just have to fight for it. Believe that you can do it.
:41:12. > :41:15.It is the epitome of what a tennis player works for, the finals of
:41:16. > :41:20.Wimbledon. It doesn't get better than that. Whether I would win or
:41:21. > :41:28.lose, all mid life I've dreamt of this moment. To have it happen again
:41:29. > :41:32.is very special. At one end a competitor playing her 25th major
:41:33. > :41:34.final. At the other, a novice vying for the biggest of prizes for the
:41:35. > :41:53.first time. Try as Muguruza did, experience
:41:54. > :42:07.provides a potent advantage in such situations.
:42:08. > :42:15.Most who knew a thing or two seemed to recognise the way this one was
:42:16. > :42:58.progressing. But even the greats can be misled.
:42:59. > :43:04.Muguruza showed indisputably there was enough to her game to suggest
:43:05. > :43:16.one day soon she would be lifting a glittering prize.
:43:17. > :43:35.But Serena is never more dangerous than when threatened.
:43:36. > :43:45.She had set her heart on that 21st major title and what she wants she
:43:46. > :43:52.usually gets. Going into this year, 2015, my goal was to women
:43:53. > :43:57.Wimbledon. It's been, I really wanted to do well here. Holding that
:43:58. > :44:00.trophy feels so good. It feels like the first time every time. The last
:44:01. > :44:04.12 months have been just unbelievable. I definitely don't
:44:05. > :44:10.think I would have written a better story. But yeah, I just feel like it
:44:11. > :44:15.all started at the Open, with me just taking a huge breath and
:44:16. > :44:22.relaxing and saying, Serena, relax, enjoy this. Have fun. After that
:44:23. > :44:26.I've been on this whole super-calm... For me calm. I look
:44:27. > :44:29.really intense on the court but that's a calm Serena. Just enjoying
:44:30. > :44:40.the moments that I have. One o'clock on Tuesday, that's
:44:41. > :44:45.something I really look forward to. I can't wait for that. 30 years ago,
:44:46. > :44:54.Boris Becker opened his legendary wimble -- Wimbledon account with the
:44:55. > :44:58.first of three titles. Now his charge, Djokovic, was looking to
:44:59. > :45:02.equal that achievement against an opponent in Roger Federer, who was
:45:03. > :45:09.in search of an eighth Wimbledon crown. It's a match I was expecting,
:45:10. > :45:15.hoping I could play the entire year. There's a lot of expectations, a lot
:45:16. > :45:18.at stake. It's a weak draw for the sport and we will both be going out
:45:19. > :45:23.to the court very excited and wanting to win. The game is now very
:45:24. > :45:27.much a game of movement. It's whoever moves best who is world
:45:28. > :45:34.number one, plus whoever is fit and can get the job done. Novak has been
:45:35. > :45:38.best on hard courts in the last few years but has improved a tonne on
:45:39. > :45:42.the grass and he knows what expecting Wimbledon finals. It's the
:45:43. > :45:47.same for me. It's always going to be big. He's one of my biggest rivals.
:45:48. > :45:50.Through the matches I have played against him, especially in Grand
:45:51. > :45:54.Slams, I became a better player and understood what I am doing wrong and
:45:55. > :46:00.what I needed to do in order to get in front of him. Yeah, that's a big,
:46:01. > :46:06.big part of his contribution to my progress and my success. I have been
:46:07. > :46:15.playing very well for six matches now. Keep it up for one more match,
:46:16. > :46:20.here we go. The 129th Men's Singles final, a showdown between the worlds
:46:21. > :46:24.two finest players. The defending champion against a seven time
:46:25. > :46:33.winner. The 40th career encounter with Federer leaving Djokovic 20-19.
:46:34. > :46:38.-- leading Djokovic. From the outset it was clear the majority of the
:46:39. > :46:43.crowd support was behind Federer. Masilevu greeted the first break
:46:44. > :47:02.going to the Swiss. -- mass elation greeted. Djokovic fought back.
:47:03. > :47:06.He served to stay in their set, saved a set point and forced a
:47:07. > :47:26.tie-break. Djokovic won the break, helped along
:47:27. > :47:35.the way by an uncharacteristic Federer double fault.
:47:36. > :47:49.In the second, the quality of play was nothing short of immaculate as
:47:50. > :47:54.another tie-break ends you'd. -- ensued.
:47:55. > :48:00.The Serb took a 3-1 lead. The Swiss needed to summon up something
:48:01. > :48:30.special. Djokovic led 4-2 as the players
:48:31. > :48:32.changed ends. Federer struck back and completed the next chapter of
:48:33. > :48:47.the final. The reigning champion handed Federer
:48:48. > :48:51.his first set point. Sensing an unlikely sliver of charity, the
:48:52. > :49:00.Swiss came to the net and struck a decisive backhand volley.
:49:01. > :49:10.15,000 fans roared their approval. Federer had saved seven set points
:49:11. > :49:14.to stay in the match. Could this high-stakes duel remain such a
:49:15. > :49:15.closely fought affair, or could either man surge forward to
:49:16. > :49:23.dominate? The answer, Djokovic cranked his
:49:24. > :49:44.game into another gear. Great champions like Federer do not
:49:45. > :49:46.simply capitulate without dragging out every last ounce of resistance
:49:47. > :50:08.they can muster. But there are some very good reasons
:50:09. > :50:12.why Djokovic has become almost unassailable after a year on top of
:50:13. > :50:23.the world rankings. And with that supremacy, the greatest prizes. As
:50:24. > :50:25.the reigning champion took a 5-3 lead, Federer's dream of a record
:50:26. > :50:57.eighth title slipped away. Djokovic won his ninth grand slam
:50:58. > :51:00.title, overtaking the likes of Jimmy Connors, Andre Agassi and Ivan Lendl
:51:01. > :51:05.in the all-time list of major winners. It feels like the first
:51:06. > :51:11.time every time that I managed to win. It's a very special court, the
:51:12. > :51:16.best tournament and most well-known tennis tournament in the world. A
:51:17. > :51:20.very special occasion. It was not easy after Roland Garros, losing in
:51:21. > :51:26.the final. Having to regroup. But when I was on the court I felt the
:51:27. > :51:30.drive and strength and motivation and self belief to keep going,
:51:31. > :51:35.wanting to go all the way. It's very fulfilling. The champion had matched
:51:36. > :51:43.his coach's Wimbledon accomplishments. Novak Djokovic
:51:44. > :51:47.celebrated his third title success at the All-England Club.