:00:38. > :00:46.One is an established star. One is an emerging talent. One is at the
:00:47. > :00:53.top of the game... One is aspiring to get there. One is in familiar
:00:54. > :00:58.territory... Andy Murray is safely through to the quarterfinals. One is
:00:59. > :01:08.breaking new ground. What a match to make the quarterfinal of a Grand
:01:09. > :01:14.Slam. One is a Grand Slam champion, one is dreaming of being one. Andy
:01:15. > :01:17.Murray and Johanna Konta, one to watch. What an exciting day in
:01:18. > :01:23.Melbourne, both British number ones action, Andy Murray sharing the
:01:24. > :01:30.spotlight in the last eight with Johanna Konta, who has had two
:01:31. > :01:34.impressive wins over Venus Williams and Ekaterina Makarova. But the
:01:35. > :01:42.story on the other side was even more amazing. Shuai Zino, lost all
:01:43. > :01:52.14 of her Grand Slam matches. The huge opportunity for wannabes to go
:01:53. > :02:05.through to the semifinal. -- Shahzad. Angelique Kerber is through
:02:06. > :02:23.to the semifinal, but would she face Konta or Zhang?
:02:24. > :02:28.Konta is going to be as attacking as she can be out here. She has got a
:02:29. > :03:06.few more weapons with the serve. That was a great response. Shows
:03:07. > :03:29.ability to absorb the power and change direction of the ball.
:03:30. > :03:42.Good move from Shahzad. Wished it deep enough. Put some pressure on
:03:43. > :04:03.her opponent to come up with the past.
:04:04. > :04:46.Bit more on the ground strokes, Konta, as she delivers that winner.
:04:47. > :05:24.First break opportunity in this match.
:05:25. > :05:46.She has been as high as 30 in the world, Zhang, that was in 2013.
:05:47. > :05:54.Another solid return from Konta. Has become her favourite shop, direct
:05:55. > :06:01.did straight down the middle of the court. It takes away time and angle
:06:02. > :06:02.from your opponent at the other end. Another opportunity here. Second
:06:03. > :06:17.break point. Too much pace again on the second
:06:18. > :06:33.serve. Konta leads 2-1. A look at the river as it winds back
:06:34. > :06:58.around Melbourne Park. Not a good start after just getting
:06:59. > :07:29.the break. But that makes up for it. Second ace
:07:30. > :07:36.of the match. A lot of work to change her emotions on the court,
:07:37. > :07:38.Johanna Konta. Was known for not being as strong mentally, in the
:07:39. > :07:54.past. First the Jewish woman here to get
:07:55. > :08:06.to the quarterfinal since Jo Durie. -- British woman.
:08:07. > :08:19.Well played Axel she is a great move around the court, Konta. Incredibly
:08:20. > :08:26.fit. Great work ethic. Manoeuvres the ball around, gets very well set
:08:27. > :08:33.for the overhead. Nice preparation. Jo Durie reached the quarterfinal
:08:34. > :09:04.stage in 1983. So it has been a dry spell.
:09:05. > :09:09.Konta, is playing quite well within herself, especially on the forehand
:09:10. > :09:46.side. Keeping the pressure on Zhang. Well done. Good tactical move from
:09:47. > :09:50.Konta. Makes the break, 3-1. The British number one got another
:09:51. > :10:01.break. So here she is serving for the first set at 5-2.
:10:02. > :10:21.Extra firepower on her serve. 176, indicating the confidence she is
:10:22. > :10:36.feeling. Average serve is around 170.
:10:37. > :10:47.Just too good. Watch the way Johanna Konta prepares for her ground
:10:48. > :10:52.strokes. Get set early, bends her knees and get down to it. That is
:10:53. > :11:19.the winning forehand. Just too tough.
:11:20. > :11:27.She was trying to make something happen on the return. Try and keep
:11:28. > :11:43.going after things, otherwise she just will be outplayed by Konta.
:11:44. > :12:01.The ball toss getting away from her a little in the last two serves.
:12:02. > :12:12.Skidded off the line. It certainly looked like it shop through a little
:12:13. > :12:31.bit on Konta. Not cleanly hit by Zhang. Drew the error.
:12:32. > :12:48.Good, solid return. Double break point opportunity for Zhang.
:12:49. > :13:21.Good second serve. That is when you have got to say, too good to come up
:13:22. > :13:23.with something like that. Quickest second serve, a lot of movement on
:13:24. > :13:36.it. No hope for Zhang. Great control again. The direction.
:13:37. > :14:26.Set point. She got some good depth on that
:14:27. > :14:30.return, Zhang. Really fighting hard here, to stay in this opening set.
:14:31. > :14:48.We have seen her fighting qualities throughout the tournament.
:14:49. > :15:03.Third ace. Nice slider. Not as quick as the others, but great curve on
:15:04. > :15:05.it. Set point again. Swinging away and no chance to get her racket on
:15:06. > :15:30.it. She was just about ready to walk,
:15:31. > :16:29.she thought she had made it. Rock-solid from Konta. Wasn't a bad
:16:30. > :16:37.move, was it? It was a good move, it didn't faze her at all. Really used
:16:38. > :17:08.her legs well. Stay balanced, eyes on the ball. Set point number three.
:17:09. > :17:16.Only the second double fault of the match. It just proves it is tough to
:17:17. > :17:20.serve sets out. Big opportunity here. Just over seven minutes in
:17:21. > :17:55.this game. As good as the one she played
:17:56. > :18:01.crosscourt. Playing some winners now. She is fighting her way back
:18:02. > :18:07.into this opening set and is rewarded with a set point. She had
:18:08. > :18:46.saved three set points in this game. Nerves certainly playing the part.
:18:47. > :19:03.Zhang held serve so he is Konta, once again, serving for the set.
:19:04. > :19:11.Close one. First point, always a big one when you are trying to get back
:19:12. > :19:54.into a set. Also when you are serving for it. Love 15.
:19:55. > :20:04.Konta will want a few serves here. Serving at 47%. As only lost three
:20:05. > :20:34.points when she does get the first delivery in.
:20:35. > :20:43.Good depth again. And now be extra pace. It was Konta who have the pace
:20:44. > :20:45.in the opening stages of this set. But Zhang has picked it up a little.
:20:46. > :21:39.15-30. Opens at the fourth set point for
:21:40. > :22:14.Johanna Konta. Rank number 47 in the world.
:22:15. > :22:31.How about that? Courageous shop to come up with. Just a little bit
:22:32. > :22:38.short from Konta's point oh view. Allowing Zhang to get a good strike
:22:39. > :22:39.on it. She took an extra step so she could get right behind the flight of
:22:40. > :23:16.the ball. Deuce. Great play from Zhang and with the
:23:17. > :23:24.intensity of the situation, she raised the volume. She has picked it
:23:25. > :23:34.up, all right. Both with the noise factor and strike production. Break
:23:35. > :23:42.point now. Was down two service breaks in this set. 5-2.
:23:43. > :23:52.What a way to save it. That was just great, the look on her face before
:23:53. > :23:57.that serve. You just had the feeling she was ready to produce something
:23:58. > :24:05.good. What a moment to come out with her fourth ace.
:24:06. > :25:10.Two good serves takes her to set point number five.
:25:11. > :25:17.Zhang, just refusing to go away here. One of those balls must have
:25:18. > :25:27.been awfully close to the line, if not on it. Brings up deuce number
:25:28. > :25:46.three and it has been set point number five. What a battle.
:25:47. > :25:56.Set point number six now. The last service came through in a couple of
:25:57. > :26:01.double faults. This time, to get herself out of trouble, she came up
:26:02. > :26:10.with an ace and some terrific serving.
:26:11. > :26:22.Well served! On the sixth set point, Johanna Konta from Great Britain
:26:23. > :26:29.wins the opening set in 48 minutes, 6-4. STUDIO: Konta and the British
:26:30. > :26:33.fans breathe a sigh of relief as she takes the opening set. There were
:26:34. > :26:37.three breaks of serve in the first four games of the second set. Here
:26:38. > :26:55.is Zhang serving, 3-1 down. Long Way home now but Zhang. She
:26:56. > :27:02.must hold serve here. She did a super job to get back into it. It
:27:03. > :27:15.took Konta six set points to win the first set.
:27:16. > :27:26.Great angle on the serve. Anticipated the return down the line
:27:27. > :27:40.from Konta. But it back in behind her.
:27:41. > :28:18.Right on the line, that last return. It was too good. 30-15.
:28:19. > :28:25.All over that second serve, Konta. Has done that so well throughout
:28:26. > :28:35.this match. Has really returned well. Height of the bounce,
:28:36. > :28:39.punishing it. 30-30, looking for the same type of start in this set as
:28:40. > :29:07.she had in the opening set. The execution was spot on. It had to
:29:08. > :29:16.be. Buried deep in the court, aware of where her opponent was. Drop
:29:17. > :29:19.shot. Perfectly played. Break point. Two service breaks in this second
:29:20. > :29:51.set. Went to put too much. Johanna Konta
:29:52. > :30:00.rakes this second set and this much wide open. STUDIO: Konta, very much
:30:01. > :30:04.in control. And here for the third time has match point to claim her
:30:05. > :30:10.place in British tennis history. A bit of luck, but the victory was no
:30:11. > :30:17.fluke. Well thought out and well deserved. This may have been billed
:30:18. > :30:20.as the battle of the underdogs. Konta is through but Zhang provided
:30:21. > :30:23.one of the most memorable stories of these championships. The British
:30:24. > :30:29.number one's journey through the tournament has made a big names take
:30:30. > :30:34.note. My new star and a new threat to the hierarchy of the game has
:30:35. > :30:38.emerged. Johanna Konta becomes the first British player through to a
:30:39. > :30:40.Grand Slam semifinal in 32 years. This is what she had to say after
:30:41. > :30:50.the match. Many congratulations, you lost first
:30:51. > :30:55.round in qualifying, this year you are a Grand Slam semifinalist, how
:30:56. > :31:02.have you transformed your game? Well, to be honest I was really just
:31:03. > :31:07.taking it a match at a time when I was here, even more simply, a point
:31:08. > :31:13.at the time. She didn't make it easy, every time I got a little
:31:14. > :31:17.ahead, she was constantly there. Unfortunately I did win it on the
:31:18. > :31:23.let cord. I am not that proud of that, but I am happy I was able to
:31:24. > :31:25.fight every single point. First Grand Slam quarterfinal today, how
:31:26. > :31:41.did you manage the nerves out here? I really enjoyed it, I really played
:31:42. > :31:46.well in front of you guys. You helped me play well. In terms of the
:31:47. > :31:50.occasion of the match, I did not put anything on it. I just wanted to
:31:51. > :31:55.make sure I came out here and played the best I could and gave you guys
:31:56. > :32:01.hopefully good entertainment. I do not know how much you saw of the
:32:02. > :32:06.first semifinal, but Angelique Kerber is your opponent tomorrow.
:32:07. > :32:13.You have never played her before. It will be my first match against her.
:32:14. > :32:17.She is top ten and an incredibly decorated and successful competitor
:32:18. > :32:22.and player. I am really just going to go out there and bring to the
:32:23. > :32:27.court what I can and try my best and hopefully give the crowd a great
:32:28. > :32:32.match and we will see how it goes. Johanna, well done today. Keep doing
:32:33. > :32:37.it for the Brits, see you tomorrow. SUE BARKER: This new-found
:32:38. > :32:42.confidence has found the British fans cheering and they will be
:32:43. > :32:46.hoping for more tomorrow as she takes on the seventh seed Angelique
:32:47. > :32:51.Kerber. We well have highlights of that tomorrow at two o'clock. We
:32:52. > :32:57.will also have Novak Djokovic against Roger Federer. They have
:32:58. > :33:03.played 44 times and it is 22 matches for each one.
:33:04. > :33:07.Andy Murray made his way onto the Rod labour arena. It has been an
:33:08. > :33:10.emotional few days for him who consider drawing from the
:33:11. > :33:17.championships because his father-in-law's condition could have
:33:18. > :33:21.deteriorated. But his journey in this tournament continued. Today he
:33:22. > :33:28.was up against a player he has a good record against, 12-6. He
:33:29. > :33:33.started well in this one with a break of serve, serving for the
:33:34. > :33:59.first set at 5-3. Mark Woodforde is one of the commentators.
:34:00. > :34:14.Another flyer of the Murray backhand. I like the fact that the
:34:15. > :34:16.second serve gets him asking a lot of himself. He was aggressive with
:34:17. > :34:38.the return. The first ace. Not unusual, maybe,
:34:39. > :35:44.but Ferrer has not sent down an ace. What running from both players. Both
:35:45. > :36:00.are certainly taking some deep breaths. Not by much. It was just
:36:01. > :36:05.down to the middle of the court. Just one volley put Ferrer back in
:36:06. > :36:07.the frame, more up the court than pushing towards the line. It brought
:36:08. > :36:19.Ferrer back into the picture. Now we will see the second serve. It
:36:20. > :36:45.was an exhausting last point. He goes upstairs again. No, he is
:36:46. > :36:50.thinking about it. He is definitely challenging. He has got his hand up.
:36:51. > :37:20.He is really frustrated. He wants to challenge. Break that point.
:37:21. > :38:13.And it is not just straight down the T either, it curves around.
:38:14. > :38:33.So, set the point again for Andy Murray.
:38:34. > :38:43.And he does get the opening set. 45 minutes on court. He takes it 6-3.
:38:44. > :38:49.SUE BARKER: Murray battled through to take the first. The second set
:38:50. > :38:52.was also hard-fought. He had saved the second set at 5-4. So we go into
:38:53. > :39:12.the tie-break. To give you an idea of how Ferrer is
:39:13. > :39:16.dominating the matches, he has been in the situation where he has not
:39:17. > :39:41.had to play the tie-break in the tournament so far.
:39:42. > :39:50.And it is just utter confusion on that court for Ferrer. He has been
:39:51. > :39:53.beaten enough times with a slider down the T. He was heading in that
:39:54. > :40:19.general direction. Again he set up the point
:40:20. > :40:27.beautifully. He took a little bit of pace up the line. Ferrer was going
:40:28. > :40:38.forward and scrambling. Again it is just the slight hesitation. Which
:40:39. > :40:45.direction to hit that high backhand volley. The reaction afterwards did
:40:46. > :41:37.not help at all. He has been talking himself into not venturing up there.
:41:38. > :41:51.And he got there! The longest rally of the match. An incredible
:41:52. > :41:59.performance from both players. Andy Murray should have got that one
:42:00. > :42:10.over. It was a fantastic overhead from Ferrer in the end. The value of
:42:11. > :42:23.the extended rally. They are covering some ground today.
:42:24. > :42:39.Andy Murray was anticipating it into that corner. It is a mini break. Two
:42:40. > :42:57.of the biggest point is happening right here for Andy Murray. Winning
:42:58. > :43:18.them cleanly. If he drops one point, it could be set over for Ferrer.
:43:19. > :43:32.This is what he was looking forward to, getting into an arm wrestle with
:43:33. > :43:52.Andy Murray. David Ferrer has a lot of trust in his physical well-being.
:43:53. > :44:58.Two very solid points for Murray. Ferrer still has the mini break.
:44:59. > :45:12.He has missed it. That is unbelievable from both players. Now
:45:13. > :45:16.we have had the longest rally. We are just waiting for someone to
:45:17. > :45:27.blame. It was rock solid all the way through apart from that last shot.
:45:28. > :45:55.Full-blooded drives, not always down the centre corridor either.
:45:56. > :46:05.Well, he had to make absolutely sure of that volley, Andy Murray, and he
:46:06. > :46:10.did. The previous point was almost a very similar point that he tried to
:46:11. > :46:15.set up, but he did not take the volley, he elected to see if it was
:46:16. > :46:23.going to go long. He ended up losing, so it is a nice response
:46:24. > :46:26.from Andy Murray. To be able to put another volley away. Back on serve
:46:27. > :46:58.in the tie-break. He almost got caught. If you are
:46:59. > :47:06.Andy Murray, that could be worth a number of points in your favour. We
:47:07. > :47:19.have got to assume that Ferrer is good at pushing the reset button.
:47:20. > :47:41.He went for it. Ferrer again with set points. It began with the
:47:42. > :47:48.return. Trust me, that is not an easy volley at that stage. The
:47:49. > :48:05.scoreline, and he is not that comfortable with that.
:48:06. > :48:18.He has missed it! He takes the second set 7-6. SUE BARKER: That is
:48:19. > :48:23.what Ferrer is famous for, fighting hard and getting under Andy Murray's
:48:24. > :48:36.skin once again. In the third set Murray is leading 2-1.
:48:37. > :50:51.Nicely done. A beautiful angle. Did not need the pace of this one. That
:50:52. > :50:53.was a savvy backhand from Ferrer. He had to bend down really low to it
:50:54. > :51:23.and it saps the leg strength. A big opportunity now for Murray.
:51:24. > :51:47.Just the second little fault in the match for Ferrer.
:51:48. > :51:55.He has got there. It is a big advantage now for Murray in this
:51:56. > :52:00.third set. SUE BARKER: At that point play was suspended and the roof was
:52:01. > :52:05.closed, much to Ferrer's discussed. He wanted to continue for as long as
:52:06. > :52:11.possible with out it, knowing how good Murray is indoors. But
:52:12. > :52:23.following a storm it was closed and he did enjoy the good conditions. He
:52:24. > :52:40.won the set 6-2. We are into the fourth set.
:52:41. > :53:09.Never a good sign for Ferrer to make an error that quickly.
:53:10. > :53:16.Murray almost making it crosscourt. Keeping it down the line would have
:53:17. > :53:39.been the best option. That is a forceful attacking return.
:53:40. > :53:49.He is inside the baseline looking very ominous, Murray. It just helps
:53:50. > :53:59.moving forward into the direction where you want to send the return.
:54:00. > :54:09.That is a handy serve from Ferrer at 0- 15.
:54:10. > :54:42.It is rare today from Ferrer, but it is a nice change up.
:54:43. > :54:55.That extra ball set up the point beautifully. It is another break
:54:56. > :54:57.point. I am not sure what happened. He very rarely misses overheads. He
:54:58. > :55:24.has been spot on all day today. We will replay the point. It was
:55:25. > :55:29.overruled. That was in the furthest corner away from her, but it was a
:55:30. > :55:35.good call. It will have to be replayed. Murray should be
:55:36. > :55:45.congratulating her. She is the one who overruled, the linesman was the
:55:46. > :55:46.one who made the outer call. He is a bit frustrated as he set up the
:55:47. > :56:05.points so well. Another break of serve. Murray is
:56:06. > :56:10.looking good now. SUE BARKER: Murray breaks and here he is at match point
:56:11. > :56:20.to take his place in a grand slam semifinal once again.
:56:21. > :56:26.And that will do it! For the sixth time in a row Andy Murray has seen
:56:27. > :56:31.of the David Ferrer challenge. For the sixth time he is through to the
:56:32. > :56:36.semifinals of the Australian open. That is why he is the number two
:56:37. > :56:41.seed, the number two player in the world. You would not have expected
:56:42. > :56:49.anything but a titanic tussle with David Ferrer who is warmly
:56:50. > :56:53.applauded. Andy, you guys were locked into battle, and set apiece
:56:54. > :56:57.and you had broken 3-1 in the third set and then the roof closed. How
:56:58. > :57:03.did that change the match from your perspective? You'll I found it a bit
:57:04. > :57:07.easier to return. It was windy at the beginning of the match and
:57:08. > :57:12.returning was tricky. He was extremely accurate with his forehand
:57:13. > :57:16.and that helped me a little bit on the return, but it was good for us
:57:17. > :57:20.to have a break because we played some brutal rallies at the beginning
:57:21. > :57:25.of that third set and we came back a bit more refreshed.
:57:26. > :57:31.It has been a good tournament for Great Britain. History was made and
:57:32. > :57:34.you made the semifinal today and your brother is in the doubles
:57:35. > :57:40.semifinals and that has never been done in the open era, two brothers
:57:41. > :57:45.in semifinals. Then Johanna Konta also went to the semifinals. You
:57:46. > :57:50.have been doing a lot of work for Great Britain. You have great
:57:51. > :57:54.company, what do you think of that? Johanna Konta is unbelievable and
:57:55. > :58:00.she has had some great wins here and has beaten some great players. She
:58:01. > :58:04.had an opportunity today and she was not favourite and she played great
:58:05. > :58:09.and it is very exciting to have a British woman in the last stages of
:58:10. > :58:16.a slam, it has not happened for a long time. Yes, I am very proud for
:58:17. > :58:21.my brother because he made the final of Wimbledon and the US open and now
:58:22. > :58:23.he is here. He has been very consistent in the last three
:58:24. > :58:29.tournaments and hopefully he can get over the line in this one. Great
:58:30. > :58:34.work, get some rest, we will see you here in a couple of knights. Andy
:58:35. > :58:41.Murray is one of the men in the semifinals. SUE BARKER: So the big
:58:42. > :58:46.three are all through and one place remained. That was taken by Milos
:58:47. > :58:50.Raonic. He has been tipped for the top for so long and he is playing
:58:51. > :58:56.his best ever tennis. We will have highlights of that match on Friday
:58:57. > :59:00.at two o'clock. Tomorrow at two o'clock, the British player who is
:59:01. > :59:06.stealing the limelight down and returns to court. Johanna Konta
:59:07. > :59:16.takes on Angelique Kerber. You can listen to it live on Radio 5 Live.
:59:17. > :59:21.Until tomorrow, goodbye. Johanna Konta is through to her first grand
:59:22. > :59:22.slam semifinal. And Andy Murray is through to