Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport at Wimbledon

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The stage is set.

The net-posts have been jacked into place, the net-cord has been tightened and the lines have been licked with paint.

A buzz of excitement around Centre Court already.

The earlybirds are already sat in their seats, sipping Pimms and nibbling on their picnic food.

The roof was slightly closed a few moments ago, presumably to stop the sun scorching the grass.

Baking hot in SW19.

So, who wins?

Billie Jean King
Six-time Wimbledon singles champion on BBC TV

Rybakina's really aggressive. She has an amazing serve and pronation on the follow through is done very well. She’s the opposite of Jabeur in her personality – if she wins a point or not she stays the same.

She is truly an aggressive player and if Jabeur doesn’t keep up she will fall behind on the pace

Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid had delivered the first blow in their men's wheelchair doubles final, but they were unable to back it up.

The British pair seized their first opportunity to break for a 2-1 lead, but Shingo Kunieda and Gustavo Fernandez have hit back and we're all level again at 2-2 in the first.

You can watch that match over here.

Elena Rybakina, who was born in Moscow, on whether she 'feels' Russian: "What does it mean for you to feel? I mean, I'm playing tennis, so for me, I'm enjoying my time here.

"They believed in me. There is no more question about how I feel. It's already a long time my journey as a Kazakh player."

Should she win today, Elena Rybakina would become the first Kazakhstan player to win a Grand Slam singles title.

She has represented the country since 2018 after they offered her funding which she credits with helping her become professional.

Russian media has already reported on Rybakina reaching the final as a victory for the country, with the president of the Russian Tennis Federation describing her as "our product".

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Elena Rybakina's easy power was just too much for Simona Halep a few days ago.

• R1: d. Coco Vandeweghe 7-6 (7-2) 7-5
• R2: d. Bianca Andreescu 6-4 7-6 (7-5)
• R3: d. Zheng Qinwen 7-6 (7-4) 7-5
• R4: d. Petra Martic 7-5 6-3
• QF: d. Ajla Tomljanovic 4-6 6-2 6-3
• SF: d. [16] Simona Halep 6-3 6-3

Elena Rybakina has flown under the radar for much of the Championships but she was in stunning form in the semi-finals.

She completely outplayed Simona Halep, champion here in 2019, and barely put a foot wrong on her Centre Court debut.

She had a breakthrough 2020, reaching four of five finals to start the season before the WTA season shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport at Wimbledon

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When Elena Rybakina and Ons Jabeur return to the All England Club next summer, one of them will see they have been honoured in the walkway of champions underneath Centre Court.

Navratilova. Williams. Graf.

To highlight but a few of the 134 names on the Ladies' Singles board.

So who's next? Rybakina? Or Jabeur?

After today's match one of their names will be added - underneath 2021 champion Ashleigh Barty - in white tape.

A four-foot photo of the new champion will also be placed on the board next door.

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Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid are bidding for a remarkable 11th consecutive Grand Slam doubles title today.

The British pair are in action now on court three, having sealed their place in the final late on Friday night in a dramatic final set tie-break against Dutchman Tom Egberink and Belgium's Joachim Gerard.

The 15-time major doubles champions and four-time Wimbledon winners prevailed 6-3 1-6 7-6 (10-7) following a tense conclusion, with Hewett spending a total of five hours 49 minutes on court yesterday after also reaching his first Wimbledon men's wheelchair singles final.

There's also some Brits in action today...

Billie Jean King, incidentally, is wearing purple and green glasses in honour of the Wimbledon colours.

Billie Jean King
Six-time Wimbledon singles champion on BBC TV

Ons has made such a difference and the reason Africa is next for hope and energy in tennis is because of her. She just loves to play tennis and bring joy to others.

She knows this is so important for others and she really comes to the top when she thinks about others. She has such a joy of life.

Ons Jabeur on manifesting winning Wimbledon: "I did a lot of times imagine myself giving the good speech, holding the trophy, seeing the trophy.

"I did all of it. Now I need really to hold the trophy. That's the only thing left for me. But I believe in that. I know that I can do it.

"One of the things that I hate is disappoint myself. I hope I will not do that. There is one match left, so hopefully I'll give it all."

Martina Navratilova
Nine-time Wimbledon singles champion on BBC TV

Ons has embraced it all along. She was holding the mantle for Arab woman all along and I think that is why she was so committed and I think she is going to give hope to boys and girls.

Billie Jean King
Six-time Wimbledon singles champion on BBC TV

What makes Jabeur so great is she can change her game, she can slice, she’s gotten better off the ground and that’s what she has to do – hit through the ball today.

It's really important for her to stay inside her game. She plays a lot like the older players used to play.

Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport at Wimbledon

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Regular readers will know Ons Jabeur has been a BBC Sport columnist throughout Wimbledon and in her latest piece before the final, she reveals her parents won't be in London to see the biggest match of her career.

She also laughs about how winning Wimbledon was never her childhood dream, why victory today would be a double celebration and going to St James' Park to ask her ‘little squirrel friend’ for more luck.

Read the full column here and also look back at Ons' other columns over the past fortnight.

It's shots like this that have made Ons Jabeur such a crowd favourite here at Wimbledon.

Just look at it! Ridiculous.