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Today, four men face off in two matches, each with different views

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of the past, but the same vision of the future. For the Canadian Milos

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Raonic there is limited experience to call on. Beaten out of sight by

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Federer in the semifinals here, he's never reached a Grand Slam final but

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his ambition is clear. Check Tomas Berdych has been here before, six

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years ago he beat Novak Djokovic to reach the final, only to find Rafa

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Nadal Toogood. -- Czech. Andy Murray has a very clear idea of what this

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is all about. Wimbledon champion in 2013 and committed to his call. The

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man who has the most familiar feel is Roger Federer. Ten times he has

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reached this stage from he's never lost a Wimbledon semifinal. Seven

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times he has lifted the trophy, eight could be the all-time record.

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They have the same dream, the same vision, but now it's time for

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reality to take over. Hello and good evening, welcome to

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today at Wimbledon. Earlier we had an overcast, dull day for men's

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semifinals. But they promised to brighten the day and indeed they

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did, the sun came out at about 5:30pm and its most gorgeous

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evening. Later we see how Andy Murray fared in his heaven semifinal

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against Tomas Berdych, runner-up in 2010. And joined by MM tweet man who

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had six Wimbledon finals between them. John McEnroe and Boris Becker.

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You are being teased about number of finals reached. He got me there.

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There is something we should brag about, we should only talk about the

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ones that we won. The only reason we have read here is that your man went

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nearly a week ago, Novak Djokovic went home. I should be in the locker

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room trying to find strategies about the final making sure the recovery

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is good, but things happened and obviously he lost to Sam Querrey, he

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was the better player on those two days. Novak had a chance to come

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back on the Saturday after a poor first two sets, played a good third

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set, fought his way through, then the fourth set 5-4, lost his way and

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at the tie-break didn't do it. He's OK? We wondered if there might be

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something wrong physically or mentally. He is superhuman

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sometimes. He's also human once in a while. He's just a man out of flesh

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and blood, is not always 110%. He's fine, resting in Monte Carlo, with

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his family, he's fine. John has joined the rags of the super

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coaches, having seen your success, he's in the camp of Milos Raonic who

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was against Roger Federer, who came into Wimbledon unsure of form and

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fitness. He's never been more uncertain than when he came in this

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year, he had his meniscus tear, forced to miss the French Open. He

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missed four consecutive majors to get ready for this one because he

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knows his best shot is at Wimbledon. Here he was at an 11 semifinal at

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Wimbledon which equals the record set by Jimmy Connors. Paddy Geary

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can set this one up. On Centre Court, the meeting of a

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master craftsman and heavy industry. Milos Raonic is the Canadian

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catapults. This Wimbledon he has averaged nearly a set worth of H

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aces per match. He's going to 7-4 aces in a game. With John McEnroe

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coaching him on, Raonic is adding grace to the grunt and grit. The

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first time in his career he recovered from two sets down to

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triumph. Now Raonic must overthrow Wimbledon aristocracy. Vintage

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Federer, how many times do we say it? That was extraordinary. Just as

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it seemed Roger Federer's body might betray him, he's been invigorated.

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Marin Cilic to him towards the exit when it two sets and three match

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points over him, Lee found panache, not panic. Remarkable, he continues

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to add chapters to this legacy that he has given this sport. The inner

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calm hilt on the memory of the seven Wimbledon titles. Can he keep the

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light from fading? Centre Court welcome to the players

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out. The Canadian coming first. After a gap, the firm fan favourite,

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the seven times Wimbledon champion. It was the Canadian who settled into

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his groove early on, a double fault from Federer handing Raonic the

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early break. There were flashes of brilliance

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from Federer. But Raonic held firm and went on to take the first set

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with his glorious shots down the line.

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At 5-4 in the second set, Federer had 0-40 on the Raonic served at the

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Canadian saved all three set points and another for good measure. He

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would finally level up at 5-5 games and eventually the second set went

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to a tie-break. The trusted Raonic serve wobbled. The six double fault

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of the match and think Federer the mini-break at 4-3. Federer went on

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to take the tie-break 7-3. At the end of the set both players went off

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for a bathroom break and Raonic took a full six minutes, leaving Federer

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hanging. We're going to join in the third set

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at 1-1. Three games all. Raonic about reserve, commentary from John

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McEnroe alongside Andrew Cotter. Unlucky for Raonic, it clips the

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tape, gave Federer the time he needed. Took a good position to win

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that first point. Into the net well, finished off

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beautifully. Extremely difficult to lob from that position, to allow

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Raonic to close it, closer to the net.

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Massive stroke again from Federer. It's a risky move. To go to

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Federer's forehand. Paid a stiff price for that. In the last that he

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was able to save four break points, Raonic. Looks to do so again here.

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Federer scores first in this first that. He has the break. STUDIO:

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Federer login prompt, and with good reason, you finish the set on serve

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with an ace. COMMENTATOR: He leaves on Centre Court in the semifinal

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from one set down to 2-1 sets. STUDIO: Everybody tends to the

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momentum was with Federer, but at this point Raonic was pulling out

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all the stops. -- everybody sensed the momentum was with Federer.

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Raonic unleashed somebody serves, kept Federer in the backhand corner.

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We're going to join with Federer serving 5-6 down, so going with that

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in this fourth set he has deserved to take it to the tie-break. -- he

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has two serve. He hit it 30-30 the previous service

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game. Easier to hit that when you are 40-0 down. 30-30 would have

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given him a set point. Only number three in the double

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fault stakes, Federer. Superb, superb from Raonic, what

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touch! And he takes himself now to the break. Advantage Raonic. Just a

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few moments ago it scarcely seemed possible, Federer in control of this

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game. That point Raonic. -- but set point Raonic. That is how to see it

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off. Wow, the best rally he said the

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entire match, and the best return right there. Get the speed gun on

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that one. Set point once more. Just devoured that second serve,

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Raonic. It's wide. Another chance for

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Raonic. Advantage Raonic. ANDREW COTTER: He has it! Into a

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fifth set we go. Milos Raonic stuns Federer and most of the Centre Court

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crowd. We go on. CLARE BALDING: Credit to Raonic for

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taking the chance when handed it. Federer had only served two double

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faults in the Championship before this match. Raonic took it to a

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fifth set and this an unusual sight, Federer getting treatment on court.

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So, into the deciding set. We will join it with Federer serving 1-2

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down. JOHN MCENROE: Before the last match,

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Federer hadn't played a five-setter in almost a year. At the US Open he

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came from two sets to love down against Monfils. It cost him the

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next match against Cilic. You wonder if it will happen today.

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He's trying to pump himself up. Raonic has done a good job of taking

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the crowd out of it, at least temporarily.

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It might have been going wide. I think it was going in either way.

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Not so long ago Federer had a rhythm on his serve. Not now.

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It's good! Federer is down. Raonic has the break-point to come. It's

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not often you see Roger Federer on the floor on Centre Court. Not sure

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I have ever seen that. Except when he's won the tournament. That was an

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amazing point. He's calling the trainer right now. There was nothing

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there in that replay. There was no slip. Something gave way. The crowd

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are chuckling, but this is not good at all.

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Let's see if we can see anything... He tripped. He caught his toe.

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You can put direct strain on the knee. He is coming out. He says he

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is OK. This is break-point for Raonic. What moments in this match

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now. We talked about Federer being in his comfort zone... Far from it

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now. UMPIRE: Advantage, Raonic.

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Raonic still fighting, believing that a break can be his. He has to

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believe it more than he has ever believed that he's got a shot of

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getting to the finals here. The double fault plagues him again.

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Another opportunity for Milos Raonic.

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It's extraordinary from Milos Raonic! He has the break! He has the

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edge in the deciding set! What a point!

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CLARE BALDING: Some brilliant movement from Raonic. As we re-join

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it, it's a question of whether the Canadian can hold his nerve and

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serve to take him through to his first Wimbledon final.

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ANDREW COTTER: When the pressure has come down, when the moment has been

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here, Milos Raonic has shown no signs of nerves. Three match-points.

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It's wide. He has it! Raonic to his first final. And Federer fails -

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knocked out by Milos Raonic. REPORTER: Many congratulations, you

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are through to the final. Describe your emotions. You have beaten a

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great champion today? It is an incredible comeback for me. I was

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struggling through the third and fourth set. He was playing some

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really good tennis. Just found a little opening. I managed to finish

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it off in a great match. You have added to your coaching team. John

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McEnroe has joined you. What sort of influence has he had with you? He

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told me to leave it all out there today. I showed a lot of emotion.

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Always positive. That is what got me through. Mentally, I had one of my

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best matches in my history, in my career. And I think that is what

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made the biggest difference. I was looking at Centre Court, thank you

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for the crowd, thank you for a great feeling that you gave me throughout

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the Championships. I was fortunate enough yet again to play all my

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matches on Centre Court. I don't take that for granted. For me, it's

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respect towards Milos, I chose to wait for him, he walked off

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together, thanked the crowd, and then leave the stage for Milos at

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the end. That was what I was going through, not thinking about this

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might be my last Wimbledon. Federer making it clear he is not on the

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verge of retirement. He also said the chances he missed, he was almost

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tearful, John, because there were turning points. It did look like it

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was going Federer's way? He has been tearful before. This wouldn't have

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been the first time. What Milos needed to do was fight fire with

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fire in terms of effort and will. Here is a guy who has won it seven

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times and wants it so bad. Certainly, at 4-4 in the fourth set,

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things were looking really bleak for Milos, he is down two or three

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break-points, he hit a huge forehand, the forehand of his life.

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That was the most positive intense match I have ever seen him play. He

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needed to do that against Federer. It was fantastic. He is a good kid.

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Well deserved. Everybody watching attend of that fourth set would have

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thought this is going to a tie-break. Then Federer goes off?

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The fourth set went... Roger was the better player. Milos was getting

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rattled. Everybody thought it is going to be Federer in four. Then

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something unusual happened. Roger served two double faults. One of the

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most consistent servers in the game. He got a bit nervous, a bit tight.

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Didn't go for the balls. He let Milos do the playing and he was

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defending. All of a sudden, you go to the fifth set, you wonder, is he

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tired? He is older than Milos by ten years. You can still bring out great

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matches, it is just the recovery time, it takes you longer to get

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back into shape. At the beginning of the fifth he had that slip. It was

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the left knee. Against Milos, that is not good enough. John, I want to

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talk about the tactics that you helped Milos employ. The body serve

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seemed particularly brutal today and effective? Carlos Moya noticed in a

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previous match with Sam Querrey, his miles per hour was down by 10 or

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15mph. Sam wasn't do a lot on the return, so we needed to bring his

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A-game. One of the key serves is into the body. You have to go after

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him, not give him any time. He was hitting serves in the 140s, that was

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some major power tennis. That is what he needed to do. Federer, he

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blocks a lot of balls. You know what you are going to get. He likes to

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hit the slice low cross-court. If you give him a look on the forehand,

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he will go for that. That was a monumental serving day. He tried to

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pin Federer into that backhand corner, similar to Cilic. It is no

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secret that Roger's forehands is one of the greatest shots in the history

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of tennis. If you are going to go after Roger Federer, you have a

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better chance to try to get him where you want him, wait for your

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opportunity, which Milos did a real good job. He knows the chip is

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coming. He has time to run around. I thought Milos volleyed as well as I

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have ever seen him. Why is that so? I wonder why! Also, thank you,

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Boris! Milos is someone who is extremely intelligent, his father is

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an engineer, he is very analytical, so if you talk to him in a

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mathematical way, use the court as a geometry equation, he is good at

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solving the problem. He is getting it, when to move forward. Hopefully

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I did a bit. That paid off at the end of this match. Roger played like

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a five-setter. Let's talk about Roger and what that

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five set match might have taken out of him. And his lack of match

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fitness to this point. You can play yourself into form, but you can also

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play until you are tired. There is a fine line of playing enough and too

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much, it obviously has nothing to do with age, whether you're 25, 35, you

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have to have enough love matches, four and five setters to get match

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fit. You can't get it in practice, it's not the same intensity. It was

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a good thing for Roger to have that five setter against Cilic, maybe it

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was a bit long, it was pretty hot on Wednesday, he played at 1pm, he

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played three and a half hours and he came back from three point four.

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Maybe it was set too much. He hasn't had any five setters in one year.

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This was definitely one set too much, he said it in the press

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conference, he should have gone to a tie-break and seen what was what.

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But in the fifth, we see the slip, you'd already have treatment at the

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beginning of the fifth. He loses his footing here. It looks painful. It's

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unheard of to see him do some thing like that for starters, we were

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worried it was an injury. I've never seen a guy move so beautiful, and

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with seemingly less effort. The fact he was labouring. That's what we

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told Milos Raonic. The guy played a great match to come from so far

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down, but he's 34, almost 35, you don't recover as quickly with age. I

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don't care who you are. You saw that in the fifth set. He's not sure how

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bad that injury is, it could be something that last 24 hours, a

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week, or it could be longer term, he doesn't know. What Milos Raonic did

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which is so impressive, to hold his nerve at the end, the way he served

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out for the match without seemingly having that frees moment of them oh

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my word, I'm on the verge of the Wimbledon final. He almost had a

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chance for the double break, Roger forcing the serve... You got the

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sense and maybe Cilic felt the same late in the fourth set, Roger seems

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like he didn't have the energy required to do it and if you weren't

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going to blink, the way Cilic did, let's face it, the difference with

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Cilic is he wasn't serving. Those match points were on Roger's serve,

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it's a big difference. Milos Raonic round his second gear. That year he

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never thought wasn't sure he had. Late in the fourth set. He had this

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combination of real energy, but nervous energy, that he was trying

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to figure out how to deal with. In the fifth set he's Federer had

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slowed down and he was playing well, hitting the ball cleanly, it made

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him a little more relaxed. He's never been in a Grand Slam final.

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Trust me, his heart rate was in the 200 probably. Always nice to get the

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first couple of points. To affect performance, he becomes the first

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Canadian man ever into a singles Grand Slam final. Would it be the

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top seed left in the tournament, Andy Murray, or Tomas Berdych. They

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were meeting for the 15th time, but the first time on grass. Andy Murray

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and Tomas Berdych have known each other since their teens and there

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has been the odd choice word along the way. They are back on good

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terms. In their 14 meetings, Murray has won eight. They've never met

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here at Wimbledon. The six foot five champ is ranked ninth in the world.

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-- six foot five Czech is ranked ninth in the world. A tour de force

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from Andy Murray. Tremendous tennis from Tomas Berdych. Wonderful tennis

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rally, Murray coming out on top. Verdict had a late night against you

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regrettably in the fourth round but a straightforward quarterfinal win

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has put him in fine condition. Tomas Berdych back in the Wimbledon

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semifinals. As for Murray, he went the distance against the bouncing,

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booming Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, and his determination to win was there for

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all to see. He beat if he beat Berdych, Murray makes his

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third Wimbledon final and 11 Grand Slam final, which would take him

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past the British record held by Fred Perry, another milestone for Murray

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will the other day when Andy Murray came

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out on court it was half full after Federer's five set epic. There,

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having gone out, a lot of people taking a chance to have a break.

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They were into it pretty quickly and it was Murray who came out of the

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blocks fastest, breaking Berdych in the second game. The Czech bounced

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back straightaway in the following game.

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Plenty of fist pumping going on, plenty of determination. The British

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number one seized his chance again in the eighth game.

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Are and the first set was promptly wrapped up. With an ace. Murray had

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the bit between his teeth. He's always been a fast move on court,

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but he was really chasing balls down. We're going to join it, Murray

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having taken the first set 6-3. 3-3 in the second. Commentary from

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Andrew Castle, Tim Henman and Lleyton Hewitt.

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He makes that passing shot looks so easy, every time he gets pushed out

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there, but believe me it's one of the hardest shots, take a south of

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the ball, did it down. Great wrist action.

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It's just relentless from Murray, he did so well to hold onto his own

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service game. Fully engaged in the next. Try to get this important

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break. It's really amazing with the quality

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of Murray's shots in that rally why he didn't come forward just to knock

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off an easy volley. But he got there in the end. He just kept taking the

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body blows there, Tomas Berdych. Side to side. The big fella moving.

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Now he faces two break point will Gets the first break of serve in

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this second set. Second break-up. STUDIO: Murray fully concentrated.

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Boris was saying the sun can get very low, it can really bother you

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at the far end. Berdych surfing. Murray with a beautiful shot down

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the line takes the second break and that second set 6-3. Let's rejoin

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the action early in the served tweet -- early in the third set with

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Berdych surfing. That's the shot he's got be worried

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about at the moment, it's the forehand that is breaking down. The

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previous game he got a short one on game points to Murray and he went

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for the drop shot because he had lost confidence in that short

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forehand. Imposing his game on the opposition.

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Driving that backhand as soon as he got Lednl back on board. Day one at

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Queen's Club against Nicolas Mahut, first round, he was stepping up and

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driving it. But a similar feel as well, come through a tough service

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game, you'll looked to put the pressure on Berdych. -- he'll look

:40:51.:40:54.

to put the pressure on Berdych. Tomas Berdych actually asked Ivan

:40:55.:41:11.

Lendl to coach him and he said, no, I don't want to come back to tears.

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But Andy calls and suddenly he does. -- come back to tennis.

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It's amazing how many times we've seen Berdych come into the net, be

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in the dominant position, and then Murray used that dexterity, the hand

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skills, to push the ball back into an awkward position.

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The crowd enjoying it, Lednl impassive as always. But Murray is

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very much in the flow. That incredible log ban on the line.

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He does it out. Each, makes it look so easy as well. Murray 5-3 in the

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third set serving for a place in the final for the third time.

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Murray has served down the T exceptionally well, but you might

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have thought Berdych would move over a little bit to say about time you

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hit a few out wide here. Murray wants that same ball back,

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thank you very much, I like that one.

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ANDREW CASTLE: Murray in straight sets. A demolition job, really. In

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less than two hours! CLARE BALDING: A fantastic response

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from the crowd, to a clinical performance. Murray made nine

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unforced errors and this was his response afterwards.

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The older you get, you never know how many chances you are going to

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get to play in Grand Slam finals so you want to make the most of your

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opportunities and I'm glad I managed to get through to today and, yeah, I

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guess the older you get, you are more experienced, which helps.

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Having had those experiences in the past have helped me a lot, playing

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against some of the best players of all time, so I know what I have to

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do to get to the latter stages of these events. I need to play a great

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match on Sunday if I want to win. There were a couple of

:47:16.:47:19.

opportunities. In those moments, I was a bit short on that. I wasn't

:47:20.:47:26.

able to execute them in the second set when I was 3-2 up and had a

:47:27.:47:31.

couple of break-points on his serve. There was a good chance as well.

:47:32.:47:38.

Overall, it was a good run. I think it's a good two weeks, which

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definitely show me that that is the way to do it. That's the way to go.

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That's positive signs for my second half of the year. To be fair,

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another good performance from Tomas Berdych here at Wimbledon. John,

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Murray had his number. He was impressive? He was great. Berdych,

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too me, he took him out of the match, for a guy that is now 30, and

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he doesn't dig deep enough, he is happy with the situation he's in. It

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is too bad that he wasn't able to... The truth is, he is not as good as

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Murray. He doesn't have as much variety as Murray. That is a big

:48:21.:48:24.

problem. It seemed like he gave in mentally. You hate to see that in a

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match of that magnitude. How much of a difference will it make, Boris,

:48:30.:48:32.

for Andy going into this final without... He had a five-setter

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against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. At the French, when Novak played him, he

:48:37.:48:40.

had a really hard start to that Grand Slam. He's had an easier time

:48:41.:48:47.

here? I think it can make a big difference, especially if the final

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is a long match. At the French, he had five hours more tennis than

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Novak. We knew Andy was going to get tired. Here, he has had a

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straightforward tournament until Wednesday, and that is something you

:49:03.:49:06.

need to do in Grand Slams because you want to be pushed before you

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reach the final. Physically, he should be fine. Mentally, he should

:49:10.:49:14.

be sky-high, being back in the Wimbledon final. His favourite

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tournament in the world. Facing an unusual opponent. He expected Roger

:49:20.:49:24.

to win, all fairness to Milos. The preparations will be a bit different

:49:25.:49:30.

than they might have been. Raonic is going to come in... When Berdych

:49:31.:49:35.

came in, Murray picked him off? I think Raonic is more comfortable

:49:36.:49:40.

moving forward. I think his confidence is higher on grass than

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Berdych's is. The truth is, Murray, from the beginning of the event, has

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been playing better than anyone. When this guy's protege, his man,

:49:52.:49:59.

lost, a lot of guys' eyes lit up. Except for yours! Raonic, the

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opportunity for him, Federer and Murray, he doesn't have to play

:50:04.:50:07.

Djokovic, he is playing Raonic. Ask him if he would take that before the

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tournament started. He would say yes! Fantastic pace around the

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court. We saw it there again. When he gets there, he's got such skill.

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The lob is his favourite shot now over the drop shot. He just is

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phenomenal from anywhere. As you said, the variety, what he can do.

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He is a multiple Grand Slam winner. He has been long time number two in

:50:33.:50:36.

the world, knocking at the door various times to number one. He's

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very complete. With age, he seems to be getting better because he really

:50:43.:50:49.

works on all cylinders, calling Lendl up a couple of weeks ago was

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brave. He wants to win the major and that's, he's got this deep fire

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burning inside. You said Tomas Berdych is lacking it a bit. Most

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other players are lacking it. Andy has that. He won't be happy with the

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final. Probably tonight, he's thinking, OK, it could have been

:51:13.:51:16.

Roger. Tomorrow, Federer will be back in Switzerland and Andy Murray

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will be thinking about Milos Raonic. It's a rematch of the Queen's final.

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Let's round up a few of the other things that have been going on

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today. Whatever triumph and sadness they

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experience on their own, the Williams sisters find time to come

:51:39.:51:42.

together. They have won five Wimbledon doubles titles but none in

:51:43.:51:45.

four years. They gave notice they are very much a force. Facing one

:51:46.:51:50.

sister is tough enough, facing both when they are on form proved too

:51:51.:51:54.

much for Julia Goerges and Karolina Pliskova. The eighth seeds never

:51:55.:51:59.

gave up, but another Wimbledon final will feature the name Williams and

:52:00.:52:07.

Serena has a busy weekend ahead! Next opponents Yaroslava Shvedova

:52:08.:52:10.

and Timea Babos won't be daunted. They knocked out the top seeds in

:52:11.:52:15.

the quarterfinals and made short work of Raquel Atawo and Abigail

:52:16.:52:18.

Spears. The fifth seeds have experience, too. They have played in

:52:19.:52:22.

three doubles finals here. The Heather Watson that appeared on

:52:23.:52:25.

Court 1 today looks a different woman to the one who trudged off

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Court 12 last week. Playing mixed doubles with Henri Kontinen has

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brought out the best in her. Having eliminated the holders yesterday,

:52:36.:52:41.

they got Alla Kudryavtseva and Scott Lipsky needing snookers, then

:52:42.:52:45.

started the trick shots. This wasn't an exhibition match, but a

:52:46.:52:49.

quarterfinal. These two are into the semi-finals and loving it.

:52:50.:52:53.

Yesterday, Gordon Reid met royalty. Today it was Joachim Gerard. At

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stake, a place in the first Wimbledon wheelchair final. Gordon

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Reid won in straight sets against a man regarded as the favourite.

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Elation had to give way to preparation as Reid was soon in

:53:10.:53:14.

action against Gerard again as part of opposing doubles teams. Twice the

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players, but same result. Reid and Hewitt won in two sets. Reid is not

:53:26.:53:38.

having a bad few days. Jordanne Whiley couldn't get through

:53:39.:53:44.

her semifinal against Aniek Van Koot. Whiley tweeted she was gutted,

:53:45.:53:51.

that she needed to forget it. This evening it is a semi in the doubles.

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She is the reigning champion. CLARE BALDING: She did return later

:53:59.:54:06.

to book a place in the final. Boris, John, we have you both here. Let's

:54:07.:54:10.

talk about the men's final on Sunday. If it was Novak, up against

:54:11.:54:14.

Andy Murray, what would you be saying to him, Boris? I don't think

:54:15.:54:19.

I will say that on BBC Television! Is it rude? Let me be a little bit

:54:20.:54:27.

more diplomatic. You already were! Woah, more specific, I meant.

:54:28.:54:31.

Obviously, you are not going to win a Wimbledon final by waiting for the

:54:32.:54:36.

other guy to lose it. That's very important. You have to go for your

:54:37.:54:39.

shots, you have to be aggressive, you have to do a bit more than the

:54:40.:54:47.

other guy. He also wants to win badly, so you have to make sure you

:54:48.:54:51.

want it a bit more. There are ways to play Andy Murray, that Novak

:54:52.:54:54.

does. He is able to because his baseline game is good, he is

:54:55.:54:59.

physically as strong as Andy, maybe a bit stronger, so there are

:55:00.:55:04.

different ways to play Andy. Milos has a total different game, he has a

:55:05.:55:09.

big serve, he comes into the net, a bit more than he's done today,

:55:10.:55:13.

hopefully, he has a big second serve, hopefully more than today.

:55:14.:55:17.

John will tell him the right things. Raonic played brilliantly well in

:55:18.:55:20.

the Queen's final, he was a set and a break up. He had it there. He very

:55:21.:55:25.

politely let Murray back in. How much, John... I feel I should leave

:55:26.:55:31.

now! Here is my question. How much do you talk to Raonic about playing

:55:32.:55:35.

Murray and how much do you talk to him about playing the occasion?

:55:36.:55:41.

Obviously, there is a combination. Murray's playing the best... Boris

:55:42.:55:47.

is accurate. Murray is playing better than he ever has. Adding

:55:48.:55:54.

Lendl has added more belief. Milos has waited for this opportunity for

:55:55.:55:58.

a long time, there's a lot of expectations. He's one of the few

:55:59.:56:01.

guys that's admitted, I want to be the best in the world, I want to win

:56:02.:56:05.

majors. Guess what, that puts more pressure on yourself. Here he is and

:56:06.:56:15.

he's got the type of game, as we saw today, he can take the racquet out

:56:16.:56:21.

of everyone's hands. He missed a volley by this much. He got a little

:56:22.:56:28.

bit tight. Novak and Murray are the greatest returners in the history of

:56:29.:56:33.

tennis. This is not a big secret that Milos will have to go for it.

:56:34.:56:37.

Also the part about the mental part, that is the really the key. What you

:56:38.:56:41.

saw from Milos that you haven't seen much of before, is how badly he

:56:42.:56:46.

wanted it and how deep he was willing to go here and that energy

:56:47.:56:51.

was positive and I think it really helped him in this match. He has to

:56:52.:56:55.

do that. It helped Murray against Tsonga. Things are getting more

:56:56.:56:59.

exciting. The players are figuring this out. And starting to do it

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more. It will be hugely exciting on Sunday afternoon. You have a full

:57:04.:57:08.

day to work with him. Tomorrow, we will be fully focussed on the final

:57:09.:57:14.

of the women's. So cool under pressure. That's

:57:15.:57:24.

brilliant. She got it! An exhibition performance from Serena Williams.

:57:25.:57:31.

Wow! At the age of 28, she's reinvented herself. They are not

:57:32.:57:37.

hanging around. Another super performance. The

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winner in Melbourne and now a Wimbledon final for Angelique

:57:43.:57:50.

Kerber. All the build-up will start at 1.00pm on BBC One. Before that,

:57:51.:57:55.

we have coverage of the wheelchair finals from 11.00am on BBC Two.

:57:56.:57:59.

Serena Williams, she gets the chance again to get to the number that she

:58:00.:58:04.

refuses to talk about. Is she going to do it? I admire the fact she

:58:05.:58:08.

keeps putting herself in this position. You saw Novak feel the

:58:09.:58:13.

pressure here. Going for the Slam, Serena going for it last year. Her

:58:14.:58:18.

game is more impactful, the serve bigger on grass, but Kerber likes it

:58:19.:58:23.

lower, the ball, which helps her. For me, this match-up for Serena is

:58:24.:58:27.

best on this surface. I like her chances best here and I would be

:58:28.:58:31.

surprised, even though I was surprised Kerber beat her in

:58:32.:58:34.

Australia, so she's elevated her game to a whole new level. She moves

:58:35.:58:40.

great. It is going to be close. In a word, Boris, your winner? Give me

:58:41.:58:47.

two words... My fellow German beat her in Melbourne and she certainly

:58:48.:58:51.

has a chance to beat her tomorrow. But if I would be a money guy, and

:58:52.:58:56.

bet on it, I would pick Serena. Thank you both very much for your

:58:57.:59:00.

company and thank you also to Milos Raonic and to Andy Murray for

:59:01.:59:03.

stellar performances today. They will face each other in the final on

:59:04.:59:05.

Sunday.

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