00:00 I mean relief, because when I was 40,
00:05 40 love up, I almost couldn't breathe.
00:08 It's just like everything is on you.
00:12 I'm just very happy that I stayed in my head
00:17 and I just kept it together.
00:19 It was really tough in some moments,
00:21 but I think it was just a great match.
00:24 We had some great rallies.
00:26 She's an amazing player, she's an amazing person.
00:29 That was the tough part also.
00:31 We know each other very well.
00:33 I'm just very happy that I kept fighting
00:36 in the important moments.
00:38 Hi, Margaret. Tom Hopkinson from Sunday Mirror.
00:46 You said that you plan to get a new tattoo tomorrow
00:49 and that Jan was going to be getting one as well.
00:51 Have you had time to think about what that might be
00:54 and as importantly, what his might be?
00:57 I think I'll choose for him,
01:00 but maybe we'll get the same one.
01:02 We talked before the tournament and he said,
01:05 "Maybe if you win a Grand Slam, then I'll do it."
01:08 And then this is happening.
01:10 I hope he's not going to go back.
01:13 I think I'm just going to make him do it.
01:17 We'll see, but I hope we can make it happen here.
01:26 Martina Navratilova said before the final
01:28 that you should hope for the roof to be closed.
01:30 It obviously was closed.
01:32 When did you find out it was going to be closed
01:34 and how did that go about?
01:36 I presume you were quite glad that it was closed.
01:38 I played a couple of matches under the roof.
01:41 We played with Jessica at the end of the match
01:44 and then with Alina it was the same thing.
01:47 I think it's better for me.
01:49 I think they told us around 10 and I had a warm-up at 11.
01:55 I just said, "Let's go outside."
01:57 It was very windy, so it was a bit different.
02:00 I just wanted to eat and get everything done.
02:03 I just wanted to stick to the plan and we went to hit at 11.
02:08 I was really happy they closed the roof
02:10 because it's very different in the windy weather.
02:13 Could you explain a little more about how you think
02:20 it helps you to be in that closed environment
02:24 and without any wind?
02:26 I also just wanted to ask you,
02:28 what to you is the best part of winning this championship?
02:33 The roof can help you with serve.
02:37 You don't have to focus on the wind so much.
02:40 I feel like everything's the same on every side.
02:45 I think you just have to focus on the game,
02:48 not on the wind and not even on the sun.
02:51 I think that's a good thing.
02:54 I'm used to playing indoors.
02:56 We practice in Prague in winter indoors.
03:00 I always play good indoors.
03:02 I was like, "Maybe that's going to help me."
03:06 Winning is an amazing feeling.
03:10 I have my husband here, my little sister.
03:14 She came also on Friday.
03:19 I'm just very happy to share it with the people I have here.
03:22 In Paris, it was a bit sad.
03:24 I couldn't go there to hug them.
03:27 Now this happened, so I think just to share it with them,
03:31 it's amazing.
03:33 Hi, Marketa.
03:36 I just wonder how impossible did this feel last year
03:39 when you had the cast on your wrist?
03:41 What was the process of getting back to believe
03:44 that you could challenge for these titles?
03:47 I had a cast last year at that time,
03:50 so it was impossible.
03:53 I was watching my best friend here playing Quali
03:56 and I was a tourist here.
03:59 When I was coming back, I didn't know what was going to happen
04:03 and if I could play at that level again.
04:06 This seems impossible.
04:10 Even on grass, I didn't play well before.
04:15 I think it was the most impossible grand slam for me to win.
04:20 I didn't even think of it.
04:22 When we came, I was like, "Just try to win a couple of matches."
04:26 Now this happened, it's crazy.
04:29 Your husband in the box was very calm,
04:35 not showing much emotion.
04:37 Is that superstition?
04:39 He had his hand over his face a lot of the time.
04:41 Yeah, he's like this all the time.
04:43 But I think when I came to the box, he cried.
04:47 I saw him after and he cried a lot.
04:50 I think that's the first emotion I saw him over the eight years.
04:54 I think he cried on the wedding day also,
05:00 but that was it for the eight years.
05:02 So, that's it.
05:04 Congratulations.
05:07 You said that you have never believed
05:10 that you can win the Wimbledon.
05:13 But your playstyle obviously suits grass
05:16 because of the lefty and the slice.
05:19 During these past two weeks,
05:21 is there any specific match or moment
05:24 where you felt that you can play good on the grass?
05:28 When I saw the draw, it wasn't so easy.
05:33 I had Veronika, then I had Dona,
05:36 and they played amazing on grass in the tournaments before.
05:39 I was like, "Okay, let's try."
05:41 Then I beat them in two sets.
05:44 I was like, "Okay, maybe something can happen here."
05:48 I think I was just open-minded.
05:51 I didn't have much stress until today.
05:54 I think you just have to believe in yourself.
05:59 I was just trying not to think much about the title and everything.
06:03 I think you just have to stay focused and in your head
06:08 and have the small circle around you
06:10 and do the same things as you always do.
06:13 I feel like anything can happen.
06:16 This is amazing.
06:18 Hi, Margarita. Dan from Sky.
06:21 You alluded to it earlier,
06:23 but how much sweeter does this feel
06:25 after the friendship in the final, after the Olympics
06:27 and the injuries you've had?
06:29 It must make the journey and the tough moments worth it.
06:31 I was thinking, we played finals in Berlin in doubles
06:35 and my mum was there watching.
06:37 She was so sad.
06:38 She told me, "I don't want to be second all the time."
06:41 I was like, "Okay, Mum. We'll try today."
06:44 She was like, "I'm not coming. I just want to watch TV."
06:48 I was a bit nervous before.
06:53 When we came onto the court, I was like, "Okay, let's see what's going to happen."
06:58 I didn't start well, but I feel like I was so calm
07:03 and I felt really good.
07:04 I was just trying to put every ball into the play.
07:08 I'm just so happy that I could stay focused.
07:13 It's very tough and people are cheering and everything.
07:17 When it was 40-0, I couldn't breathe.
07:19 I was thinking to myself, "Please, just be over."
07:25 I was crazy nervous.
07:27 It was such a relief when I put the match point in.
07:30 Hi, Margarita. Congratulations.
07:33 Obviously, your win is quite the story, but your cat's also become a story.
07:36 I have to ask if you've checked in on him yet.
07:38 Is he going to be getting any treats? Maybe a friend now that you've won?
07:41 Of course, I think I'm going to buy her some good fish.
07:45 She's with the cat sitter now and my mum is coming tomorrow to watch her.
07:50 She has to wait for us, but I think she doesn't really care what's happening.
07:56 I'm going to buy her something good.
08:01 What have been the biggest surprises to you about what's happened along the way and then today?
08:07 I think I just kept my nerves together and stayed calm.
08:14 In my head, I was really calm the whole match.
08:17 I think the semis were more nervous than this final.
08:23 I think everybody was surprised how calm I was.
08:28 My coach told me after the final that I couldn't believe how calm I was.
08:33 I think that was the main key to this title.
08:37 I just kept believing and I just kept calm even when she broke me to laugh too.
08:43 I was just talking to myself and told myself to stay focused and keep it together.
08:50 Just one follow-up. How were you able to do that?
08:53 I don't know.
08:55 I don't really know. I feel like I just believed in my game since the tournament started.
09:04 I just felt really good.
09:06 I talked to myself a lot in the matches.
09:12 I knew I was playing good, so I just tried to stay calm and keep it together.
09:18 Congratulations. Well done.
09:24 What did you say in the moment?
09:26 Also, a tough question if you had to summarize this whole Wimbledon experience into one word or one phrase.
09:37 I would say crazy for sure.
09:39 As I said, I didn't play well before on Graz.
09:44 When we were coming here, I was like, "Okay, just play without stress."
09:49 I just tried to win a couple of matches and then this happened.
09:54 It's unbelievable.
09:56 I think nobody would have told you this before when we were coming here.
10:01 I even had a chance to win.
10:03 I was unseeded.
10:04 It's such a crazy journey.
10:08 I can't believe it still.
10:13 Did you feel differently coming into this final than you did into the Paris final?
10:19 Can you talk about those different emotions and whether having played a Grand Slam final before gave you some knowledge ahead of this one?
10:30 I was 19 in the first final, so I just remember it was such a stress.
10:37 I just wanted to do well.
10:39 It was a big thing in Czech and everybody was talking about it.
10:43 I think she just crushed me.
10:46 It was a very fast match and I didn't even enjoy it.
10:50 I was very sad after.
10:52 I just told myself, "If this happens again, you have to enjoy every moment."
10:58 "Even though if I lose, I just have to enjoy."
11:03 If I would have lost today, I would have just enjoyed this moment.
11:07 It's such a big achievement.
11:09 I just really enjoyed this match today.
11:12 What tattoo do you think you'll get for your design?
11:17 I don't know yet.
11:19 I'll show you guys on Instagram after.
11:21 What do you think the person that decided to cancel your individual contract is thinking right now?
11:33 I don't know.
11:34 We'll see what's going to happen.
11:37 I'm just going to talk with my agents and we'll see what's going to happen.
11:42 gonna happen.
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