Naomi Broady
British player on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds

It's tough to watch. You can hear the silence in the crowd. They're desperate for her (Anisimova) to get going.

Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport senior tennis reporter at Wimbledon

Anisimova had a solemn facial expression during the warm-up and it is clear she is feeling tense.

The early nerves have shown in her ball-striking.

That’s nothing new for her, but she’ll need to shift them and settle quickly against a player as ruthless as Swiatek.

Amanda Anisimova double faults for the first time and looks frustrated at the mistakes she's making in these early stages.

A good backhand winner may go some way to easing that.

John McEnroe
Three-time Wimbledon singles champion on BBC One

Anisimova has got to get the nerves out of the system. This is not unexpected for her.

Swiatek's serve is bigger than ever and she is being accurate with it. That is really helping her.

And Iga Swiatek wraps up the hold to take control of this match already.

Amanda Anismova nets with a backhand from Iga Swiatek's first serve and later sends a shot long as this difficult start continues, with her opponent taking five of the first six points of this match.

Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport senior tennis reporter at Wimbledon

We know it is a short turnaround between the French Open clay and the Wimbledon grass.

So it's perhaps not surprising the two finalists got plenty of grass-court preparation under their belts.

Having lost to Sabalenka in the Roland Garros semi-finals, Swiatek went to Mallorca for a week's training on grass before returning to competitive action and reaching the final in Bad Homburg.

Anisimova, who lost to Sabalenka in the Roland Garros last 16, reached the Queen's final and also played in Berlin.

Quickly getting to grips with the surface - in terms of movement and the bounce - is key to having Wimbledon success.

Was that the nerves bubbling over? Iga Swiatek returns Amanda Anisimova's serve and the American then hooks a shot wide.

An early advantage for the former world number one.

Big roar as Amanda Anisimova saves the first one, sending a forehand hammering down into the corner.

That will boost her confidence.

A difficult start for Amanda Anisimova as Iga Swiatek takes the first three points on her serve and already has three break points...

Warm ups done, here we go.

*denotes first server.

Both players have pretty similar statistics going into this final at Wimbledon, although Amanda Anisimova has double-faulted twice as much as Iga Swiatek.

The American does have a better percentage of return games won, however (60%-51%).

The umpire is currently explaining that both players are going to have to pose for a few photos before all focus turns to the match itself.

Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport senior tennis reporter at Wimbledon

Image source, BBC Sport

Right then, who fancies a spot of lawn tennis?

Centre Court is looking splendid. Exactly how the tennis gods intended when they created Wimbledon.

There is a bubble of excitement as the punters filter back in, having been treated to British history in the doubles earlier.

A warm round of applause greets Swiatek and Anisimova as they trot out of the hallowed corridors.

They are followed by a pair of ball-girls each carrying a bouquet of flowers. Maybe they will go in a pot of tournament-sponsored spring water.

Centre Court is pretty much full now as Amanda Anisimova and Iga Swiatek emerge to applause.

Both players look calm and focused on the task at hand, but what a huge occasion this is for both of them.

Iga Swiatek walks up the stairs from the dressing room to prepare for coming out on to Centre Court, once again with headphones on.

She revealed after her semi-final win that AC/DC and the Rolling Stones are among the favourites on her pre-match playlist, I wonder if she has a specific song choice for a Grand Slam final?

Jess Anderson
BBC Sport at Wimbledon

Image source, Priscilla Hon

I chatted with Amanda Anisimova's best friend Priscilla Hon earlier today.

She was heading to a tournament in Portugal and said she was sad not to be around for the final but so proud of her friend so far.

She attended the semi-final the other night and said she'd be tuning in online this afternoon.

Hon, also a tennis player, met Anisimova in 2017 on the Tour and the pair immediately hit it off when Anisimova suggested they hung around for a few days after the tournament had ended.

Hon says her friend "knows how to party" and no doubt there will be big SW19 celebrations this evening if it's Anisimova who comes out on top.

Image source, Pricilla Hon

Spectators stand and applaud because the Princess of Wales has just walked into the Royal Box to take her seat.

Anisimova was stopped in her tracks with the sudden death of her father Konstantin, who was also her coach, just before the US Open in 2019.

She struggled on court and it was not until 2022 that she had another deep run at a Grand Slam, when she reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals.

But she then missed much of the 2023 season to look after her mental health before returning last year ranked outside the world's top 400.

She said this run at Wimbledon was a "special message" to anyone who warned her against taking a break.

"A lot of people told me that you would never make it to the top again if you take so much time away from the game," added Anisimova, who reached the Queen's final last month.

"Just me being able to prove that you can get back to the top if you prioritise yourself [has] been incredibly special to me."

Image source, Getty Images

We saw a couple of delays in yesterday's men's semi-finals because some spectators needed medical attention because of the hot conditions.

Once again the first few rows of seats at Centre Court are very much in the sunshine, and paper fans are being vigorously waved.