Judy Murray
Great Britain Fed Cup captain on BBC Radio 5 live

"Genie is only 20 so young people can see someone who is not that much older than themselves playing at a Wimbledon final, and there is no doubt that it can inspire people to play the sport."

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Eugenie Bouchard was also asked if she was still "pretty good mates" with British number two Laura Robson with whom she made a home-made Gangnam Style video, external on their travels around the world two years back.

This is the exchange that followed:

Bouchard "No, I don't think so."

Journalist: "Can you tell us why?"

Bouchard: "I'm sure you guys can figure out that one."

Journalist: "No, I can't. Why?"

Bouchard: "I'll leave it at that."

Martina Navratilova
Nine-time Wimbledon singles champion on BBC TV

"I think Petra has the slight edge because of her power but it is only a slight edge. I think the final has come about a month too early for Bouchard but I think it will be down to whoever copes with their nerves today.

"You try to treat every game the same but when you come here to Centre Court you forget all that. It's just important you remember to get the racquet out of the bag and play some good tennis."

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Three-time Wimbledon champion Chris Evert on BBC TV: "This court is the cathedral of tennis. It is different from any other court anywhere in the world. Whatever she says, Eugenie will be feeling the pressure. How she handles it is is the question. It is different - walking out for the final is very different than walking out for a semi-finals."

"She is mentally very strong and very poised she also has the game to back it up."

What is it like to be at the centre of a media storm? Well one of the questions asked of Eugenie Bouchard ahead of today's final was how many marriage proposals she had received overnight on Twitter.

"I have not really gone on Twitter to check marriage proposals," she answered.

Quite a strange sentence to come out of anyone's mouth.

If you have popped the question over 140 characters, I wouldn't be booking the registry office just yet.

Lindsay Davenport
1999 Wimbledon champion on BBC TV

"It's impressible to watch Bouchard play and not be impressed. Everyone talks about her poise and her calmness. She looks like this is what she was born to do. I doubt we are going to get a repeat of what happened last year when Sabine Lisicki was completely overwhelmed, I don't think we will see that from Bouchard."

Willy Taylor:, external Looking forward to the women's Wimbledon final for the first time in a long while. Come on Bouchard.

Ashley Lambell:, external After a holiday in the Czech Republic, I'm backing Petra Kvitova to win a second Wimbledon title in four years this afternoon.

Judy Murray
Great Britain Fed Cup captain on BBC Radio 5 live

Is Eugenie Bouchard ready to win her first Grand Slam?: I think so. She has looked very poised throughout, she feels this is what she was born to do.

"She takes everything in her stride. I think as long as she doesn't get besieged by nerves, although you still have time to get over that even if you lose the first set, she can do it.

"If she can take the game to Kvitova and attack her then she could win her first Grand Slam."

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First-time Grand Slam finalist Eugenie Bouchard on BBC: "I believe in myself and I know I have put in the hard work. I don't feel it's been an overnight thing, I expect myself to do well and I have proved I can play with the big girls in the big games.

"It's been very exciting to have Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons here, it is the first time he has seen me live.

"I have appreciated hanging out with him and I hope he has enjoyed his time at Wimbledon."

Eugenie Bouchard has been a story that the press have found hard to resist.

She and her twin sister were named after Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice by their royalist mother.

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As an eight-year-old she had her photo taken with her childhood idol Maria Sharapova, the woman she is now challenging at the top of the game.

And although she is fast rising up the rankings, she is no social climber, saying that she does not have or want any friends in the locker room.

The photographers have also been regular and numerous visitors to her practice courts as well.

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And it's time to get involved in our vote for the day, which you can find on this page. It's a pretty simple one: who will become the women's singles champion?

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On the opposite side of the net, and on the front of plenty of the newspapers this morning, is Eugenie Bouchard.

A junior champion at Wimbledon two years ago, she has made transfering that form to the senior tour look a formality. After making the semi-finals of both the Australian and French Opens this year, she advanced to her first Grand Slam final with a win over Simona Halep on Thursday.

She has not dropped a set yet at the tournament.

2011 champion and 2014 finalist Petra Kvitova on BBC Radio 5 live: "This journey has been a lot harder for me because in 2011 I was never favourite but here I have been favourite every time I have stepped on court so this has been tough.

"In 2011 I did not know what to expect from myself but this year I know all about it so I hope that will help me."

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It hasn't quite panned out like that though.

Petra Kvitova finished 2011 as the world number two after winning the women's tour season finale in Istanbul. But since then she has not kicked on to the dominant figure in the women's game.

Her form has been steady but, hampered by injuries and service yips, not spectacular.

Today is her first Grand Slam final since Wimbledon three years ago.

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Aged 20, like today's final opponent Eugenie Bouchard, she made light of her world ranking of 62 to make the last four of Wimbledon, losing to eventual champion Serena Williams.

A year later she returned to lift the Venus Rosewater dish. The Czech served out a nerveless final game against Maria Sharapova to love, the final point won with an arcing ace down the T.

Two-time US Open champion Tracy Austin hailed "a new star". "This girl is going to be a regular in Wimbledon finals," added Virginia Wade.

The future of tennis.

The player who has the power and mental resolve to usher in a new era of the game.

To oust the likes of Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams from the top of the tree.

To make Centre Court on finals weekend a home from home for years to come.

Yep, Petra Kvitova has read this script before.