Men's Quarter-Finals, Part 4 Wimbledon

Come on Andy! Come on, Andy! When you've got a guy like that, you

follow. Good evening. That familiar cry is ringing out around Centre

Court right now, as Andy Murray is locked in battle in a quarterfinal

match against a two-time Wimbledon semifinalist, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

Murray came through a tense tie-break 12-10 in the first set. He

raced through the second set 6-1. He is in trouble in the third, the

Frenchman up a break. Let's join our commentators, John McEnroe, Lleyton

Hewitt and Andrew Castle. COMMENTATOR: Oh! That is an real --

unreal! We saw a bit of that in the first set. Yet another body blow for

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. You wonder what he's got left. Brutal first point.

He is a break up. UMPIRE: Mr Tsonga is challenging the

call. He wants to slow things down, challenge this call. It was in!

That is one of those ones where you know the technology is right and you

just have to accept the tolerances of the technology at work. To the

naked eye, that looked about a foot out. Andy Murray was checking the

ball there, to see if there was any little bit of chalk on it.

Which serve were you looking at that looked a foot in? Wishful thinking!

And the Frenchman is one game away from taking this third set. We are

staying with the tennis here on BBC One right through to its conclusion.

If you're at tuning into The One Show, that is now being shown on BBC

Two. The One Show is now on BBC Two. COMMENTATOR: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga,

Newcomer of the year in 2007 and Player of the Year in 2008. He beat

Richard Gasquet and Rafael Nadal, he lost to Djokovic in the file but he

was top 20 after that. Andy Murray here, first number two in the world

in 2009 after he made his semifinal at Wimbledon. He's been up there,

now ahead of Rafael Nadal, who is injured, Roger Federer who is not

playing as many tournaments any more, but Novak Djokovic the big

story of the tournament and his ousting by Sam Querrey on Court

Number One. Imagine what Murray thought about that, despite the

public mutterings. He was up rather easily and he sort of lost his edge

completely and all of a sudden felt the wind on his shoulders but

rallied to eventually win that set. APPLAUSE

Tsonga is now playing well. It's amazing how clean he's hitting the

ball again. Throughout that second set he was struggling to find the

strings for a while. This match illustrates how difficult

it is to physically train effectively for tennis. You have to

be a real all-rounder. Football, you've got 90 minutes, maybe 30

extra. Two hours and 17 minutes, and Tsonga

getting a second or a third wind here. This would be an added bonus,

if he were able to break and then start serving the fourth set, get a

lead again. He could taste a couple of set

points, there. He has turned that stat round,

hasn't he, Tsonga? Getting the ball back in play.

Murray is the one who looks to be stuck in third gear at the moment.

APPLAUSE A couple of good first serves. Given

himself game point and the opportunity to have another shot at

the Tsonga serve. He may be feeling a bit of pressure trying to close

out this set. APPLAUSE

That is a stronghold of serve from a set point down. Remember, he hasn't

lost a set come Andy Murray, during these championships. But that was

close! STUDIO

Tsonga serving for the third set. Just to remind you that if you are

tuning in and expecting The One Show, that is now over on BBC Two.

Here on BBC One, we are staying with the tennis.

Oh! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

It's one thing getting their, but then to control the ball and land it

in, beautifully done. Tsonga's drop shot was very well disguised. Just

where he wanted to hit it. APPLAUSE

Impressive serving game. He has made all four first serves, three of them

well over 130 mph. 136 to start the game. That one, 130 seven. Set

points. 141 mph, but it is of this outfield

stewed station. He's pretty fired up, Tsonga. He is

bringing the heat on everything. Really well done by Jo-Wilfried

Tsonga. He's not out of this match yet. He's come back from two sets

down on four occasions. He would break a view British hearts if he

did it tonight. A long way to go, but that is the first set done.

That's a great effort. It's a great effort. You could see him sizing

things up. He let his intensity and concentration slip early in the

second. You could see him gather himself so he could get off to a

lead in the third and that he did. He's playing the type of tennis that

makes you hark back to that match against Federer, because Federer did

it today in two sets down, coming back. Tsonga did it to Federer that

time. Now the first 15 minutes of this fourth set is absolutely

crucial, Leighton. It's going to be, but the big thing is Andy serving

first. Hopefully he can hold serve and then try to build some pressure

on the Tsonga serve again. For me, Tsonga is trying to be a lot more

proactive in the second serve return. That is making a massive

difference because it is getting into Andy's head a little as well,

putting him on the back foot. You feel Andy's desperation to get this

job done. He knew he had an opportunity, Jo down but not out

early in that first service game of the third set but he didn't

capitalise, and all of a sudden he is expressing much more negative

frustration. By 13 minutes, Andy Murray's longest

match of The Championships so far. The first set he has lost. On a nine

match winning streak with Queen's club and four matches here to get to

this position. No need to panic, he is still two sets to one up.

That is good positive body energy out here by Murray to start this

fourth service game -- fourth set. It's what he needed to block out the

end of that set. Tsonga has kept the ball to a

difficult length to marry today. -- to marry today. Within a foot or two

of the baseline after serving. Slightly uneven back there, it's one

of the vagaries of playing on a grass court, into the second week of

the Championships. Like a spin bowler on the fourth day of a Test

match, just throwing it into the footmarks.

His forehand, these exchanges are suiting Tsonga. He's really starting

to put something on that forehand, make a serious impact in the head of

Murray. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga went over there,

and I hope he's all right. Yeah, he's OK. He didn't even know Andy

checked on him and he now appreciates it!

Fergus Murphy saying something, there.

Another few loose forehand errors. Pulling back out of this one.

he's hitting it hard enough to break it!

And hour and ten minutes ago, he looked absolutely down and out. Two

sets down. Haps an hour ago, even. Getting fired up, these two! A bit

of tension between the two, as well. Keeping the crowd involved, Murray.

His team know how important this game is, not to go down an early

break here in the fourth set. That was a strong effort, really, by

both guys. Tsonga really upping the pressure. That was well played. He

knows a thing or two about survival, Bear Grylls on the left-hand side. I

think he's on a stadium tour around now, going down a zip line through a

ring of fire, breaking windows. They should have told him just go through

the front door! His wife, there, thinks he ought to stop it! You've

proved yourself enough! This is nice, the crowd enjoying this.

She has worn her hands out, loving it so much.

Something about his serve too, Murray has not had a lot of clean

looks at returns especially in this third set.

He is serving so much better again. He has found the big pace serve on

the first serve and he is hit his spots extremely well with the

slider. Down the T on the first serve. Setting it up for the

forehand. He keeps hitting the ground with his

racket. Fergus Murphy, in the umpire's check is having a good look

at that. Enunwa players have been fined for this, even though they hit

the ground outside the playing area. He is finding himself that far

behind the baseline, he is being pushed back by Tsonga.

It's the brute power from Tsonga but also the forehand crosscourt from

Tsonga into the Murray forehand which is causing some serious

issues. Him on the left. Shane on the right,

physiotherapist. -- Kim. This is what we anticipated earlier

in the match. How he is hitting it now, that is for sure. His

confidence level is much higher than it was when we started.

They have got their money 's worth today, that is for sure! His dad

Willie Murray there. The man at the back

takes care of some of his business affairs, a former player from Italy.

Leon Smith there as well. These days you can't just have a coach or

actually go it alone at all, can you? You need a thousand people with

you! I do know about a thousand! But a lot of it is about taking away

stresses, so these guys can go out then focus on they need to do. Novak

has had it in place and Roger Federer has done it for so many

years now. He just has do go out there and let his racket do the

talking. You think you might be stressed, with that many people

around. You have to delegate well. Andy looking at some of his notes in

his bag at the change events. No doubt if and then the would be a big

business expense but certainly an asset as well. -- no doubt Ivan

Lendl would be a big business expense. This is the first moment

where Murray has had real stress. It's been pretty plain sailing. I

know Raonic in the final at Queen's, but this is Wimbledon, with respect

to that wonderful tournament. This is the quarterfinal of Wimbledon.

Murray thought he had this won but he certainly has not, yet.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's nickname is Ali for obvious reasons. Perhaps he was

doing the Roper dope for the first couple of sets.

Stay down, he says. That has been the issue with the forehand.

UMPIRE: Mr Tsonga challenging. Perfect serve.

Another one he thinks might be flat... The temperature dipping. Can

feel that way. Serving beautifully. Worst feeling as a player, struggled

to hold, then your opponent hits bombs, hands you back the balls.

Serious sprints there by Tsonga. One hander again. Trying to take Andy's

head off! Concentration not good at the

moment. Looked like he was going to have an easy hold. Loose points.

Knuckle down, close the game out. Mr Murray challenging the call. That's

good. Been at it, two hours 47 minutes.

What do players do when they're waiting for a five setter? They

would have gone through, taping of ankles, toes, all that preparation,

possibly worsening to some music, sitting with coaches, going through

the game plan, because that last March, got so close, even going

through the warm up, wasting some energy. Some people talk, others

want silence? Respect others? Obviously, everybody is different.

You want to eat. Two, three, four hours before. Something enough. All

of a sudden, stressed out. And you have got all these things, going

through your mind. The locker room down there now, empty. Not a lot of

people around. Just these guys, the guys on Court One as well. Had to

wait. But a great show here. Deep in the fourth set. New balls.

Keep it together mentally. But you get these lulls... This is a tricky

moment for him. Again. That is the shot that brought

GB the Davis Cup last year! The memorable lob over Goffin! This

brings break points at a crucial time.

Gutsy play. Second serve, serve-volley. First time in the

match. 39th second serve! Three break points down!

There it is! Break of serve. Know Murray, two games away. But it is

not going to be easy. So much for new balls helping the server!

Let's see how Jo responds. Handed that last game to Andy. Three cheap

errors. And the great lob from Andy. He needed that. It looked bleak.

Still is. But hope now. Challenge? Absolutely rifled past

Tsonga but... Out. Second serve! What a change up,

under pressure. Third break point down. Tsonga looking to run around.

Went to the forehand side. He wasn't ready. That's backing yourself under

pressure. Fabulous! Fantastic. What a backhand

slice! From deep! That angle! Right here! Just exactly where he wanted

it. Extraordinary physical power! But

what a response! Beautiful response from deuce. When he hits, it stays

hit! Hits as hard as anyone. Boy, did he need that. Flat inside out,

you could see how much that ran from Murray. We thought he would fold, a

break down. After that gutsy serve from Murray, you thought he might

have had enough. Not a bit. Impressive. Approaching eight

o'clock. The temperature goes down. How do the conditions change? It

starts to get heavier, air thicker, cooler. Favours muscly players?

Absolutely. Hit through the elements? Tailor made for Tsonga.

Powerful hitters. Look like unforced errors but no

such thing at this point. The pace, sheer power behind the Tsonga ground

strokes, tough to handle on the racket. Especially on grass.

Skidding through. Not always true bounce. Murray, trying to absorb

that. Saw that forehand wasn't struck

cleanly. Frame, slightly. Ripped it to shreds.

Not enough on that return either. Cost him.

Wasn't a great return but difference was got it to the backhand. Not

nearly as dangerous. UMPIRE: Mr Tsonga challenging the

call. If he's missed this... What happens? After? First serve.

Nonsense! Making the point most players know the return wasn't

affected. But them's the rules! Don't believe it. We've seen that

half a dozen times! First set tie break. Weaker side. Days when these

don't work. Somehow finds a way back. Fifth set?

Really tough shots. Angle right here. The depth Murray hit the

passing shot from! Nearly the back edge of the baseline!

Oh! It was there! So was Tsonga and that was a wide target! 131 mph

first serve. Trying to cut off the angle. There for the taking. What a

game. Most of the time, he goes

cross-court. But held it. Look how low.

Impossible to hear... What was he saying? He thought it was called

in!? Fabulous pass. Let's do it again. Really upset, Murray.

Naturally. Closing in on a Wimbledon semi. Trying to.

Hats off. Tsonga nothing he likes more than an audience. Thrilled them

here. Somewhat begrudingly! Keep keynote, massive back turned,

amazing stretch. Big time as you're going to see from

Tsonga. Chip and charge, come in, that would

have been a good time. Backed off. On fire right now. Massive backhand

passes on the full run. Andy had him stretching everywhere. Great angle.

Made that! Really not a big target! Footwork from Tsonga you couldn't

have imagined two hours ago! Exhausted! Look at the physicality.

What a turnaround. Made another one! Absolute feature

of this match! Break. Tsonga serves to take us to a fifth. What a

turnaround. What a match. Going nowhere on BBC One. If you're tuning

in for Celebrity Masterchef, that's BBC Two. Things hotting up here.

Murray coming out to save the fourth set. Tsonga serving for 2-2.

Tension, drama all the way. Nothing particularly, from Tsonga's form

this year to think that he could go all the way. Back from two sets

down. He has done that before, against Roger Federer. The coming --

becoming a believer. And then, Djokovic. Came back from 2-0. Jo

looks fresher than ever. Who needs football? Good luck, Wales!

On the left, Jo's partner. Of two years. Swiss.

All working now for the Frenchman. Hold on, he wants to challenge. Not

going to have this. Listen in. Body language. Nothing. You get us to

challenge instantly! You have to do it immediately!

We heard that before. The first to enforce it? Won't matter too much to

Murray but it was in. That's the strength, to come back

after an argument with the umpire and win a point like that, it's a

message to your opponent, still in this game.

This is amazing, it looked all but over. Heading to the fifth set.

We are going the distance on Centre Court at Wimbledon. 8:07pm, is the

time. We have time for it. Three hours plus so far. A one set shoot

out, Murray against Tsonga for a place in the semifinal.

Just couldn't have seen this as the likely outcome. The good news for

Andy Murray, if there is any at the moment, Lleyton Hewitt, and I don't

think records matter that much, but just for the record, a five match

winning streak, a five set, five match winning streak for Andy

Murray. Tsonga has come back from two sets town on a number of

occasions. Were you aware of the fact Marin Cilic had never lost a

match in a Grand Slam from 2-0 up? What are you saying about records?

For Andy now, it's about recovering after being up a break in the fourth

set and not closing it out. What decides the fifth set now, Lleyton?

Obviously Jo-Wilfried Tsonga wants to keep momentum on his side. He's

been doing the right things and wants to attack as much as possible.

You want to keep holding serve and wait for your opportunity. You might

only get one chance in this set are specially on a grass court. John

McEnroe, if you are coaching, what would you say? In this position,

it's virtually impossible to cope someone. He was playing so well. He

has been around the block for a long time. Probably fortunate that for

him at least, he gets to start off, get the lead again and build on

that, as he did in the fourth set. STUDIO: What drama we are seen on

Centre Court at the moment, and we will stay with it on BBC One.

Everybody enjoying the drama at Wimbledon, on the court and on

Henman Hill. If you are tuning in for Celebrity Masterchef, it's over

on BBC Two. We are staying with Andy Murray, fighting for a place in the

final four. COMMENTATOR: Slight advantage to Andy Murray, serving

first. Hasn't lost to a player outside the top ten this year. In

fact, since the US Open last year when he lost to Kevin Anderson.

Doesn't want to start here on home turf.

Worked hard, thick, fitter than this guy. Forced to pull out of Roland

Garros, how fit can he possibly be? Has to fire himself up after bitter

disappointment. He will also try to tell himself, some of those body

blows and long points against Tsonga in the second and third sets, maybe

that can turn things around in his favour if it goes deep into the

fifth. You wouldn't know it by the way

Tsonga is moving right now. You would think at this stage, I

would start work in the backhand a little bit. Yeah, this is a mental

battle now. UMPIRE: Mr Murray challenging the

call. Ball was called out. UMPIRE: Mr Murray has two challenges

remaining. Curls that round the corner. Curved

into the side. Looked as good as the ones he has been hitting on the

backhand. Absolutely amazing day here on

Centre Court. Good game to win! That's true also. Mentioning Andy

Murray's five match, five set winning streak. He knows how to play

when everything is on the line. Tsonga, he has won all six of his

five set matches here at Wimbledon. How big will that game be? Tsonga,

half slipping and putting him out of position for the backhand. Keeping

his nose in front in the fifth. Two tremendous athletes just going

at it big time here. Admirably, Tsonga is ready to serve

within the allotted time. Definitely trying to get some air in the lungs.

This is one of those times to go for an ace.

What a response. The big forehand again.

Two "Come ons" in the last four points.

What a great round, the return of serve. Then the backhand down the

line. Ivan Lendl will love that. He had the courage here to take on the

other forehand. He leaned into the backhand so well down the line. If

he hadn't hit perfect, Tsonga would have been there with the open

cross-court forehand. And that's the break! What a return!

Just bounding around the place. Who would have thought, three and a half

hours in? One of the best returns you will ever see.

I love how fired up he's getting. I know I do.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga doesn't have too many shots left in him. The last

time Murray broke, he went up in the third set. Has been broken twice

back again. UMPIRE: Mr Murray challenging the

call. Ball was called out. Since the first set he looks like he's been

running uphill, battling back, fighting, and he will have to do it

again. Mr Murray has one challenge

remaining. Quite early in the set to just have one challenge remaining.

We will see if that becomes a factor.

He knows how important this would be. First break point of the fifth

set, able to play some of his best tennis to break, and now to

consolidate. This wonderful French player, he

will not go away. You see Murray off the court, it's not an easy cover.

Once again, the battles in this set have been won by Murray. So much

dust and chalk there, almost choked Murray before he hit his forehand.

He has found his forehand again here. Was able to put Tsonga on the

back foot. Are we having fun yet? I'm having

fun. Have we ever seen Murray this consistently fired up in a match?

This is pretty amazing. It's ever since Ivan Lendl... I know we go on

about coaches and everything else, but as soon as Lendl showed up,

Murray has called him the best coach, and from the first match

against Mahut, the Frenchman at Queen's Club, he has been much more

positive. We have questioned him in the past, that he can get negative

on himself. The Davis Cup matches against Simon last year, against

Nishikori, five sets. He's having a good time in his life. Laid-back,

happy, playing great. This could be the start of something big,

consistent. Anyone listening who doesn't do that, we encourage this.

Thanks to this guy, who has brought out the best in Andy Murray, he has

played extremely well and fought hard. Somehow, he's got to find

another gear. Well, here's an opportunity, this game right here,

for Andy Murray to put a stop to all this. A second break would knock the

stuffing out of the Frenchman. Becoming more and more aggressive

off the turn. UMPIRE: Mr Tsonga is challenging the

call. The ball was called out. Who knows was out. -- who knows if

it was out. He certainly does not want to go down a double break.

UMPIRE: Mr Tsonga has two challenges remaining.

After what happened in the second set, he let it slip. Up two breaks

of serve, but no margin now. We're going to have to sack reverse.

-- Rufus. Actually, don't tell Rufus, he will get cross.

Flattening out that backhands, driving it into the corner. He is

back in the so well in this fifth set. Great depth on that approach

shot. You could certainly call this a match point.

Up two breaks. A victory for willpower. UMPIRE: New balls,

please. Thinking back to that first game, Lleyton. The first game was

all about the missed opportunities in the first set. 6-5 up in that

first set, serving. -- first tie-break, serving. He did not look

like that when he first turned up here. A little boy who lost to

number on the on this court. -- Nalbandian.

Beautifully done. Shutting Tsonga down here. Just coming around the

edge. Wonderful feel. First serve's -- UMPIRE: Lead, first serve.

Make your opponents play one more ball. Even Lendl looks more relaxed

now. A raised arm, even though he has not

got the job done. That is not disrespectful to his opponent. Just

signifies the effort in this set that has taken him to 5-0. Just gone

25 to nine in the evening and outside, 50,000 people have not

moved. Very few have gone home and that is not surprising. Loyal tennis

fans. And I saw some people they are running this morning, when it opened

at 10:30am. Those people by the water, down to lean back. You asked

before the fifth set, if you were in a position to give Murray a couple

of words of advice, just think about what he did. He came out with some

really intense positive energy, he used the crowd, he fired himself up.

He reached a crescendo. Like a work of art. Exactly.

I have been impressed with the drop shot all day by both guys. Both guys

lightening quick, especially moving forward. And they have played this

one to perfection. Showing a little bit of fatigue

himself, Lendl, at the end of the fifth set. Watching Murray search

for a place in the semifinals. Up unfortunately given in. --

unfortunately given in. Almost four hours. On his way, again, to a semi.

UMPIRE: Game, set and match, Andy Murray. Another triumph on Centre

Court for Andy Murray, a five set marathon. True respect between two

great competitors. 8:42pm, nearly four hours of tennis. 6-1 in the

fifth, a seventh semifinal at Wimbledon for Andy Murray. The

favourites to win the championship this year. For most.

Murray has played better than anyone else in this event. A great round of

applause for Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Deservedly so.

He made Andy Murray come up with his best tennis out here. He had chances

even early in the fifth set. Break point in the first game of the fifth

set. You could look back, but that is perhaps for another time. Great

entertainment. Tsonga had not lost a five set match

at Wimbledon. Six in a row, but not this time. Murray has now won his

last 65 set matches. That is the competitive spirit. And no Tomas

Berdych lies ahead for him. And he has not lost on him since 2013. That

is a pretty good effort for Jo to hang around and do all these sorts

of things because that was a big match. A 20th Grand Slams semifinal,

five years worth. His seventh time at Wimbledon and only once has he

gone on, of course, to triumph at the biggest tournament of the world.

That was in 2013. No Novak Djokavic but Roger Federer survived today.

Will that be Sunday's final? Lot of work to be done. Two semifinals

before we see that repeat of the 2012 final. And the Olympic final,

as well, on this very court. 6-1 in the fifth. We need to get the view

from Andy Murray. Almost four hours of tennis, through to your seventh

Wimbledon semifinal. How are the emotions after that battle?

Obviously it was a tough match. At the end of the fourth set, it was

really tough, losing 4-2 after breaking and coming back from 0-40,

to lose that set 6-4, it was hard. But I just tried to use all of my

energy at the beginning of the fifth set to get myself up and try to get

the crowd pumped up. It had been a long day for them with some long

matches. Thankfully I got the break. You dominated the second set and on

till today you have not dropped a set at Wimbledon. What happened in

the third and fourth? Tsonga is a pretty good player. He is not bad.

He is one of the best grass court players in the world. He came up

with some great shots. Some unbelievable passing shots on the

run, and big moments. He started better. He mixed it up well. Credit

to him for fighting his way back into the match. He played extremely

well after that first set. It was a tough one to lose, but he fought

really hard, write to the end, and it was a great match. He has won all

of his five setters here. How crucial was it to get that break in

the fifth set? Crucial to break at some point. No tie-break in the

fifth and so it has to happen at some point if you want to win.

Hopefully I got it at the beginning of the fifth and I managed to get a

second one which was big. It takes away a lot of the pressure at the

end there. I know Wimbledon is so special to you, can you give us an

insight into how the pressure increases the deeper you get into

this? Any of the Slams, really, when you get to the final stages you want

to play your best tennis and try to win the event. At the beginning, you

were just trying to work your way through the early rounds and

hopefully play some good tennis, and not use up too much energy, but now

it is about just getting through the matches and ideally playing as well

as possible. I am happy to be through to the semis and I hope to

get some rest before the next one. Tomas Berdych next, you have a good

record with him but you have not played on grass. How tough a

semifinal opponent will he be for you? Very tough. He has been to the

final here, he has beaten Djokovic and Federer and he is very good. He

has won some tough matches here, a tough battle in the fourth round

against Jiri Vesely, and he will be feeling comfortable on the court

having played a lot of tennis. Centre Court has seen some

incredible tennis today and you certainly contributed to that.

Thanks, Andy. SUE BARKER: Memories of that match against Fernando

Verdasco back in 2013 where he had to dig deep and come back to win it

in five sets. He had to do the same today. It looks like he was booed at

a two sets, but Tsonga is such a great fighter and he came back.

Inspirational play from the Frenchman. Andy had to dig deep and

find a way to win in that fifth and final set. The first few games,

crucial for staying in front. We know that he is so strong physically

but mentally he had to battle out on Centre Court. But what a day they

have had here on the hallowed turf of Centre Court. Two outstanding

matches, and Andy Murray is through to the last four. Well, they have a

lot to talk about as they head home. So much wonderful tennis that they

have enjoyed and we now know that the semifinals here at Wimbledon, in

the top half of the draw, it is Milos Raonic, who came through in

his match in four sets up against Roger Federer, who had to battle so

hard, coming back from two sets to love down against Marin Cilic. And

Tomas Berdych, taking an Andy Murray. We cannot leave without a

little bit of further reaction from our commentators, Lleyton Hewitt,

John McEnroe and Andrew Castle. How much did you enjoy watching that,

Lleyton? It was amazing. To see at first hand, it was an awesome match.

The momentum swung throughout. Andy had to dig deep to get out of the

first set. He was found at it with an early break, and you thought it

was on cruise control when he was two sets up. But to Tsonga's credit,

he fought hard to put himself into that position and he had break point

in the first game of the fifth. Andy Murray had to dig deep to pull

through and he turned the momentum around in his favour. The quality of

the tennis at times was just outstanding. The quality of the

whole day has been amazing. Mary played some fantastic tennis. But my

favourite part in the match was the energy he brought to the fifth set,

a pumped up he was and how much he brought the crowd into it and

expressed himself. I thought that was awesome and I would love to see

him do it more in the future. I think he would be tougher to beat if

he did it more and it would be better for tennis. I would recommend

all players out there do that more often. It is wonderful. But he did

have to fight is demons a little bit, didn't see? He was beginning to

do what he has in the past, a little bit of negative self talk which has

not produced the best tennis for him in the past. But it was about the

tennis and the willpower. He was leaping up and down, broadcasting

such positive messages, to the end of the court. Saying, you are not

going to beat me, you are not. And I think this determination, based on

the work that he has done, it is a fantastic example to people. I have

said before, I think he is Britain's most eminent sports person at the

moment and I stick with that. When he wins Wimbledon on Sunday, I will

expect apologies. Don't get ahead of yourself, Mr Kassel. That fifth set

at Wimbledon, how do you cope with it, when you have had chances and

suddenly it is two sets all. What do you say to yourself? It is easier to

say them to do. He had to block it out. He was serving first in the

fifth set, and that was why that first game was so crucial, to keep

in the lead. He had not been behind for the whole match as we did not

want to let that happen. I think he handled it extremely well. He got

the crowd involved and as soon as he got the opportunity to break serve,

he bolted on home. And let's salute Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who played his

part. Some inspirational tennis. Jo played great but unfortunately for

him when he needed to, he got down that one break. He had a break point

chance and you cannot let someone like Andy Murray get a second break.

That was all she had wrote. That was where he slipped up and that is

where it happened in the second set. To me, that is, when you look at

Tsonga, he has the mental talent but he does not have the mental

strength. And physically, you have to salute Murray, the amount of

miles he was running out there, and still at full speed right at the

end. Absolutely. He wants to turn all of the matches into that match

because physically, there are not many players that can go the

distance in five sets. It is a good wake-up call for him. He has cruised

through the tournament so far, and he has had a tough one to survive.

Only two more matches to go and he will be very focused on Tomas

Berdych in the next round. He will be feeling really relieved now.

There is only one person he does not want it to turn into a long five

setter and that guy is not on the tournament. He is on holiday. We

want to show a little bit of Roger Federer because that was a fantastic

match. They sing match points against Marin Cilic, and here we are

at 5-4. Talk us through a little bit of this if you can see it on your

monitor. How crucial was this part of the match? Well, that goes

without saying. It was a tough serve from Federer, and you cannot ask for

any more than that. But Marin Cilic, he really should have won that match

in three sets. He was playing fantastic and then he had another

look. Going up the centre of the court, Roger saved a bunch of break

points, and once this crowd got into it, it really helped Federer in the

end. But Roger Federer, that was one of the all-time comebacks I have

ever seen here at Wimbledon. He was able to steal the win. And Cilic was

just playing so well, with big serves, Federer was on the run. He

could not even read his server for the first two. He was playing as

well as he has ever played here at Wimbledon. With those guys with such

big groundstrokes and so much firepower out there behind the

service, it is so tough because you only get a couple of opportunities

throughout the match. But Roger Federer, he never disappoints. The

bad news is for everybody else that he is playing himself into form. He

said he thought he might be out in the first week, which is very

self-deprecating because no one else thought that he would be. The

trouble is, he is playing himself into form and that is the exact sort

of match, when you're hitting those second serves, he is now tight and I

believe he has beaten Murray five times in a row. You are getting

ahead of yourself again, Mr Castle. For Roger Federer, at the age of 34,

to still have that drive and passion, to be able to produce that

tennis at those crucial times, it is just incredible. I have said many

times, the thing that I admire about him is how much he loves to be out

on that tennis court. If there was one thing I could have taken from

Roger Federer it is his actual joyride Aviv, as they say in France,

because he is so competitive. -- joie de vivre, as they say in

France. I do not think he was feeling 100% physically for a good

part of that match. He looked better physically at the end than he did at

the beginning. I don't know how he does it! But your guy did it, Milos

Raonic was out on Court number one and did you see a lot of that? I did

not see a lot of that. But the type of tennis that he played against

Roger Federer today, that would be the type of tennis that Milos Raonic

will bring to the table when he plays against Roger Federer. He

wants to try as much as he can to take Roger Federer's magic wand out

of his hands. And this was against Sam Querrey, a big server. Not only

did he serve well, he returned well. He has this incredible coach... All

of a sudden, he has had a great team before, and the best match I ever

saw him play was down in Australia earlier this year. He was up two

sets against Andy Murray in the semifinals. But he was not able to

get it done. He has worked incredibly hard and he is a great

young man. He is dangerous. If you are going to make a breakthrough,

you might as well do it against the best. How do you expect him to do

against Federer? He played the best I have seen him move earlier this

year and I think he has taken that now onto the grass court. He has

such a dangerous game, not just his serve but his forehand. He is

learning to move better coming forward into the net and that adds

another dimension to the game. Against Roger, even if he is a

little fatigued, it is not going to be the kind of battle, because there

will be a lot of shorter points. I am looking forward to that match.

And you have told them that he has to impose himself, he has to be a

bit more. He is a young man and he should love the fact that he is owed

on that courts. I would encourage him to express himself. -- out on

that court. Particularly like Andy Murray in the fifth set. Have you

enjoyed your day on Centre Court? It does not get any better. Can we have

dinner now? That would be nice. And you, too. What about the day you

have had?! We started at 12:30am and it has been a long one. I would not

have missed it for the world. That is it. Andy Murray is through. He

will face Tomas Berdych over on Court number one. What a day people

have had on Centre Court, one of the greatest tennis days in the

championship's history. And Andy Murray was pushed to the brink but

he came through in five sets. I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.

Well done, Andy Murray. Bye-bye. It is quarterfinal stage and it is an

absolutely cracking line-up. Getting his engine running here. He has got

the ball on a string. He has not lost a set at this championship yet.