What a gem of a final. That’s me done. Thanks for your company. We will be back with the men’s final tomorrow then Sunday night there’s a football game you might’ve heard about. Bye!
Barbora Krejcikova speaks – she’s holding the Venus Rosewater Dish. “This is the best day of my life.” She’s very generous about Paolini and her remarkable rise. At the end when it got a little bit nuts? “I was just telling myself to be brave even if it got to 5-all. It’s such a great final and a great competition and I’m so happy to be enjoying this moment.” Asked about her countrywoman Martina Navratilova, who was there in the royal box watching. “I cannot believe it. Just two weeks ago I had a very tough first match winning 7-5 in the third set and I wasn’t in good shape before that injured and didn’t have a great beginning to the season now… it’s unbelievable! I’m a Wimbledon winner!”
She’s asked about the late Jana Novotna, how important she was to her. “It changed my life. Jana was the one who told me I had the potential, should turn pro. Before she passed away she told me to go away and win a slam. I achieved that in Paris and it was an unbelievable moment for me and I never dreamed that I would win the same trophy as Jana did in 1998.”
Asked what she’s planning on doing tonight? She hasn’t worked that out. I don’t suppose she had a full night on the tiles arranged before winning the thing, so that’s a quite reasonable answer.
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