jana novotna in herfirst wimbledon final, certainly not disgraced.eason that she lost after being 4—1 ahead in the final set. ijust remember from the far side of the net, her face crumpled. it is the natural thing, isn't it? god almighty, you have built yourself up for this. you've played wimbledon finals and you didn't make it. imust be... and in public. and she did what comes naturally. cried. nothing wrong in that. you put your arm round her. well, that's what you do when people are crying. a lot of people at the time said, "my word, a member of the royal family!" we are quite normal people. we do hug people who cry. we don't say, "there, there, do stop crying." no. it was a natural reaction. completely. and then she did. and that must have been quite a remarkable moment, having been through what you have been through, both of you actually. yeah. particularly her. do you remember how it went? i think we laughed quite a lot. been there, done it. we became quite firm friends. did you realise at the time just how part of the championship you were? no

jana novotna in herfirst wimbledon final, certainly not disgraced.. imust be... and in public! and she did what comes naturally. cried. nothing wrong in that. you put your arm round her. well, that's what you do when people are crying. a lot of people at the time said, "my word, a member of the royal family!" we are quite normal people. we do hug people who cry. we don't say, "there, there, do stop crying." no. it was a natural reaction. completely. and then she did. and that must have been quite a remarkable moment, having been through what you have been through, both of you actually. yeah. particularly her. do you remember how it went? i think we laughed quite a lot. been there, done it. we became quite firm friends. did you realise at the time just how part of the championship you were? no, i was so frightened at the idea of going down on the centre court. frightened? terrified. yeah. you never looked nervous. i think once you've got your feet on the grass, you're all right. it's sort of the waiting to go down there. you have been there... don't!