:00:36. > :00:43.Afternoon Good. Welcome to coverage of the 2016 Australian Open from
:00:44. > :00:46.Melbourne. We feature the two British top-ranked players today,
:00:47. > :00:51.Andy Murray and Johanna Konta, the start of the second week and as we
:00:52. > :00:55.approached the business end of the tournament, when your number is
:00:56. > :01:01.called you a better be ready. The number one British player. The
:01:02. > :01:02.number two seed. 24-year-old Johanna Konta. Third round action.
:01:03. > :01:13.number two seed. 24-year-old Johanna up the opening set. 6-2, in 29
:01:14. > :01:18.minutes. For the first time in her career, through to the fourth round
:01:19. > :01:24.of the Australian Open. He is through for the eighth straight
:01:25. > :01:28.year. She has backed up a couple of really good wins. Four times the
:01:29. > :01:33.runner-up and would like to go one better. We begin with Johanna Konta,
:01:34. > :01:38.bidding to become the first British woman in 33 years to reach the last
:01:39. > :01:43.eight of the Australian Open. Standing in her way, the Russian,
:01:44. > :01:49.Ekaterina Makarova. Straightforward straight set wins earlier on for
:01:50. > :01:55.Azarenka, could Johanna Konta join them? It was not a perfect start,
:01:56. > :02:02.she lost the opening set 6-4, double faulting on set point down. We join
:02:03. > :02:48.the match as she bids to respond in the first game of the second set.
:02:49. > :03:04.Landed on the line, a bit of a scramble. It certainly was.
:03:05. > :03:10.Just dropping that short. Johanna Konta did well to get to it but not
:03:11. > :03:20.enough to get over her opponent. Nice reaction from Makarova. This is
:03:21. > :03:28.just going to quickly for Johanna Konta. A good confidence best for
:03:29. > :04:29.Makarova to get through that first set with the ease that she did.
:04:30. > :04:43.Beautiful backhand. Tremendous depth. That gave her the opportunity
:04:44. > :04:48.to move forward. Has not had too many chances. The depth that
:04:49. > :05:20.Makarova has been hitting with. APPLAUSE
:05:21. > :05:24.Duricic backhand. That horrific.
:05:25. > :05:38.A fabulous shot. When things go wrong you can see Ekaterina Makarova
:05:39. > :06:06.looking to the coaching box. I would say do not give her anything back!
:06:07. > :06:12.Histrionics are not going to do any good. She got the first set, just
:06:13. > :06:31.focus on the job at hand. She was 40 have loved up in this
:06:32. > :06:42.game, that is worth the frustration is spilling out.
:06:43. > :07:01.-- 40-love. Gets a break for the opening game of the second set.
:07:02. > :07:08.Johanna Konta. A great effort from Johanna Konta to
:07:09. > :07:14.come back in that game. Really getting under the skin of Ekaterina
:07:15. > :07:18.Makarova. No further breaks of serve so
:07:19. > :07:46.Johanna Konta have the chance to serve for the second set.
:07:47. > :08:01.Got the first serve and the results. This is good. Johanna Konta has the
:08:02. > :08:14.luxury of having a second serve that looks like a first delivery. It is
:08:15. > :08:44.out. That was the call. That is all right.
:08:45. > :08:53.A fair bit of tension at both ends of the court. We have seen it
:08:54. > :09:02.throughout the opportunity for one player to step up and go through to
:09:03. > :09:17.the quarterfinal. Along with the expectations of favouritism.
:09:18. > :09:34.APPLAUSE A clever point from Johanna Konta.
:09:35. > :09:51.A slower, deeper ball. Driving that backhand down the line.
:09:52. > :10:29.And set points for Johanna Konta to level at at 1-1.
:10:30. > :10:45.Another good serve. And for reply from Ekaterina Makarova, deciding to
:10:46. > :10:50.set in favour of Johanna Konta. Six games to four, one set all.
:10:51. > :10:56.Match level but a delay at the start of the second set, a lengthy medical
:10:57. > :10:59.time-out for Ekaterina Makarova, Johanna Konta not especially
:11:00. > :11:03.pleased. But if she was distracted it did not show. We rejoin the
:11:04. > :11:14.action with Ekaterina Makarova to serve.
:11:15. > :11:23.That is on the line. Every point is hard-fought. Absolutely sensational
:11:24. > :11:31.point. Ekaterina Makarova on the attack. Full stretch. Johanna Konta
:11:32. > :11:46.finds the spot in the court and goes past.
:11:47. > :12:25.Ekaterina Makarova to serve. A great service from the Russian.
:12:26. > :12:34.APPLAUSE Rock-solid from Johanna Konta and
:12:35. > :12:49.this is applying the pressure to Ekaterina Makarova.
:12:50. > :13:11.Back at the feet of Makarova. That gives Johanna Konta great points.
:13:12. > :13:37.Johanna Konta wielding the backhand like a sword, she gets the break and
:13:38. > :13:43.she leads by five games to fall. She will be serving for the match after
:13:44. > :14:03.this change of ends. This is a fabulous game from Johanna Konta.
:14:04. > :14:17.Too good. Makarova reading that very well. It was a good save from
:14:18. > :14:18.Johanna Konta. Got to come in with something fairly special against
:14:19. > :14:43.Makarova, has great reach. Some negative emotion from Makarova
:14:44. > :14:51.earlier in the match. Now when the pressure is on and she is behind,
:14:52. > :14:56.she is really knuckling down. She needs to focus to have any chance of
:14:57. > :15:16.getting back into the match. Good emotional control.
:15:17. > :15:34.Australia was trying to claim Johanna Konta this week when she
:15:35. > :15:36.started to do well. She spent her early years here in Australia before
:15:37. > :16:01.moving to the UK. Good work from Ekaterina Makarova,
:16:02. > :16:09.that shot set things up well Good work from Ekaterina Makarova,
:16:10. > :16:14.Johanna Konta, she could not do enough with the high backhand and
:16:15. > :16:19.aid the price. It gave Makarova another look at the shot.
:16:20. > :16:38.-- paid the price. Lucky to get away with that. Very
:16:39. > :17:34.lucky. A tight shot from Makarova. She needs another, Johanna Konta.
:17:35. > :17:51.5-all. The finish line is not inside yet. -- insight. They are quite
:17:52. > :17:57.slick, even worse if there is any light rain outside.
:17:58. > :18:38.APPLAUSE Construct that point well, patient,
:18:39. > :18:41.tacking in to the backhand. Clench fist in the direction of the
:18:42. > :19:12.coach. That was sensational. Outstanding.
:19:13. > :19:18.First one corner and then the other. That shot she really gets a nice
:19:19. > :19:22.angle on it. Moving away from Makarova. We have seen this as one
:19:23. > :19:28.of her favourite shots, when she gets down the left knee almost
:19:29. > :19:39.touching the court. She follows through beautifully on the backend.
:19:40. > :20:15.-- backhand. Must not get any closer than this. Some big moments here.
:20:16. > :20:23.APPLAUSE A challenge, a desperation
:20:24. > :20:28.challenge. Interesting, she cried out thinking
:20:29. > :20:34.that she had missed the shot. Then it seemed to drop with the spin she
:20:35. > :20:39.put on it. She thought she had missed and then realised it may have
:20:40. > :20:48.dropped in. And it has. By the barest margin.
:20:49. > :21:07.She should not have called out during that point.
:21:08. > :21:20.Too big. Time now for Johanna Konta just to
:21:21. > :21:22.bear down and not allow this last couple of points to get under his
:21:23. > :22:00.skin. -- her skin. Makarova. Now poised at six games to
:22:01. > :22:08.five. It will come down to the serve which has been ineffectual at best.
:22:09. > :22:32.It is a must hold game for Johanna Konta.
:22:33. > :22:42.A good start. Mentally it makes such a difference. When you get that
:22:43. > :22:44.first point in these vital games. When you're serving to stay in the
:22:45. > :23:16.match. She has missed it! No, it has been
:23:17. > :23:31.called good. I thought that it was about. I thought it was out as well.
:23:32. > :23:40.She has only got one challenge left. It went out. A well played point.
:23:41. > :24:06.Striking the ball so well. Makarova putting a bit of extra
:24:07. > :24:12.juice on each shot in that point. The last one, just getting
:24:13. > :24:17.overexcited. Telling herself to settle down and
:24:18. > :24:29.temper things a little bit. Do not go crazy.
:24:30. > :24:42.Too good. An amazing angle to, with. Just outstanding. -- to come up
:24:43. > :25:06.with. As good a first serve as she has put
:25:07. > :25:12.in. The placement was perfect. It certainly was. Has not often used
:25:13. > :25:42.the slider out wide, good time to bring it out.
:25:43. > :26:27.Six games all. A change-up in the pace.
:26:28. > :26:42.Well done! Great attack from Johanna Konta deep into the corner. The
:26:43. > :26:49.forehand of Makarova gets the short reply and does not overplay it,
:26:50. > :27:22.controls are well. -- controlled it well.
:27:23. > :27:48.Seventh double fault. A very tight second serve.
:27:49. > :27:59.line, could not clear the high part of the night. Break point here for
:28:00. > :28:24.Makarova. For Johanna Konta, rather. And there is the break. A careless
:28:25. > :28:32.error from Makarova putting Johanna Konta ahead. And in the box seat at
:28:33. > :28:40.seven games to six. First serve, 56% for this set. A
:28:41. > :28:51.couple of extra percentage points, they could make all the difference.
:28:52. > :29:03.A super start to the campaign. What a lovely serve.
:29:04. > :29:11.170 down the tea. Three big fat match points for
:29:12. > :30:23.Johanna Konta. And once is enough, what a result,
:30:24. > :30:36.what a match! Outstanding result for the young British Crown. Make way,
:30:37. > :30:45.Joe Durie, because Johanna Konta joins you now. This is massive for
:30:46. > :30:51.Johanna Konta and a big step also for British tennis. Doing so well,
:30:52. > :30:56.led by Andy Murray and now Johanna Konta stepping up to go through to a
:30:57. > :31:01.Grand Slam quarterfinal and she is elated. What a match she played.
:31:02. > :31:09.The first British woman to break into a quarterfinal at Melbourne
:31:10. > :31:19.Park since Jo Durie in 1983. A bit of history tonight. It was quite a
:31:20. > :31:26.saga, though, three hours? 3 hours and 4 minutes! Goodness gracious!
:31:27. > :31:36.You guys made so much noise it felt like the whole stadium was full.
:31:37. > :31:41.Unless you guys stand here, I don't think you will be able to appreciate
:31:42. > :31:46.how much noise like that carries us in such difficult situations. Part
:31:47. > :31:51.of the reason I'm standing here is because of you guys, thank you. You
:31:52. > :31:56.have had an amazing rise over the last 12 months, was that one of the
:31:57. > :32:02.most mentally-draining matches you have been a part of? I think it was
:32:03. > :32:07.mentally, emotionally, physically - I left it all out here on court! I
:32:08. > :32:11.just tried to hang in there and just run after every single ball and keep
:32:12. > :32:16.fighting every point. That is all I can do at the end of the day. I feel
:32:17. > :32:20.fortunate enough that I was able to capitalise on some opportunities and
:32:21. > :32:23.close it out in the end. What do you tell yourself? How do you keep
:32:24. > :32:30.yourself going? You have won through after those 3 hours and 4 minutes?
:32:31. > :32:38.Thank you for acknowledging the 4 minutes! It is about just keep
:32:39. > :32:42.walking, breathing and moving, and keep your mind as quiet as possible.
:32:43. > :32:48.The less thoughts the better. You play the winner of Madison Keys or
:32:49. > :32:53.Shuai Zhang. Will you head home and watch that one in an ice bath? What
:32:54. > :33:01.will you do to recover? Eat and sleep and eat and sleep! And then
:33:02. > :33:06.repeat! Congratulations. We will let you start the process of eating and
:33:07. > :33:11.sleeping. Give her a big round of applause. Well done. Johanna Konta
:33:12. > :33:13.from Great Britain, the first woman through to the quarterfinals here at
:33:14. > :33:24.Melbourne Park since 1983. Confirmation of the bottom half of
:33:25. > :33:29.the draw. Through are Kerber and Azarenka. Johanna Konta will play
:33:30. > :33:35.Shuai Zhang. Konta through. What could Murray do? It had been a
:33:36. > :33:39.difficult week with his father-in-law Nigel Sears taken ill.
:33:40. > :33:42.His next obstacle on the court was the Australian, Bernard Tomic. Here
:33:43. > :33:48.is the draw. Milos Raonic through after a thrilling victory in five
:33:49. > :33:54.sets over the former champion, Stan Wawrinka and he joins Gael Monfils
:33:55. > :33:57.in the quarterfinals. The prize for Murray or Tomic would be a meeting
:33:58. > :34:03.with David Ferrer after he knocked out John Isner. Murray started well.
:34:04. > :34:51.We join it with a break, 2-1 he leads first set.
:34:52. > :35:30.Two sloppy errors from Andy Murray. Two overhit forehands.
:35:31. > :35:42.More of a natural shop for his motion. -- natural shape for his
:35:43. > :36:01.motion. And can drag his opponent to the deuce side of the court.
:36:02. > :36:11.Three dodgy decisions this game from Murray on shot selection. You don't
:36:12. > :36:22.see that often. It was like he was in two minds. He wasn't quick. Two
:36:23. > :37:32.break-points for Bernard Tomic. APPLAUSE
:37:33. > :37:38.Tomic comes out on top and they are back level. Nice to see that
:37:39. > :37:48.patience from Tomic there, willing to hit enough balls - 25 of them -
:37:49. > :38:08.until he could put more pace into the forehand.
:38:09. > :38:18.You'd be even if you were sitting in the
:38:19. > :38:20.Tomic box? That was so wide. Great use of taking the spin off to drag
:38:21. > :38:31.it. And he's gone to it a few too much
:38:32. > :38:34.now, Josh. Yeah. Now go for some heavy groundies down the line, try
:38:35. > :38:44.and back up Tomic to get him on his heels. That's an unusual error, too,
:38:45. > :38:45.from Tomic. Normally, got great racquet control around the ball.
:38:46. > :39:06.Yes. You are spot on there, Paul. He
:39:07. > :39:10.needs to go back in behind Bernard. He may not got the success or the
:39:11. > :39:16.results straightaway, but, over the long run, that is exhausting for a
:39:17. > :40:15.player. Especially for a big man. He is 6ft 5in.
:40:16. > :40:24.Oh my gosh! Are you kidding me? That went in? He's got the line. What a
:40:25. > :40:27.point. A 32-shot rally. went in? He's got the line. What a
:40:28. > :40:37.longest you will see all tournament. That is so nasty. How do you think
:40:38. > :40:44.Bernard Tomic's That is so nasty. How do you think
:40:45. > :40:47.right about now, having to serve down two break-points? Well done.
:40:48. > :40:50.Good effort. Not easy down two break-points? Well done.
:40:51. > :41:22.playing a long point like that. An amazing couple of gets from Andy
:41:23. > :41:27.Murray there. Great An amazing couple of gets from Andy
:41:28. > :41:35.from the world number two. He hits the front. 3-2, first set. He would
:41:36. > :42:15.be annoyed about losing his last service game.
:42:16. > :42:22.Such a simple technique on the backhand. Nothing will go wrong,
:42:23. > :42:29.rarely will break down, easy through the ball.
:42:30. > :42:36.That is his go-to serve, the slider down the T. 187 kilometres an hour,
:42:37. > :42:57.just sliding away. Better rhythm on the serve now.
:42:58. > :43:03.Occasionally, has a tendency to throw the ball too far out in front,
:43:04. > :43:12.and the left arm will pull down. He is staying up strong at the moment.
:43:13. > :43:18.Nice return off the first ball there from Tomic, just nice, clean strike,
:43:19. > :43:43.right up the middle to a big target. That's a real positive game from
:43:44. > :43:45.Murray. Just trying to stamp his authority on this match early on.
:43:46. > :45:00.4-2 lead. Some of that tennis IQ there from
:45:01. > :45:06.Andy Murray. A couple of slices and the second one, off of Bernard's
:45:07. > :45:13.ball, watch the sidespin bouncing out wide to the Tomic forehand.
:45:14. > :45:41.In trouble again here, Tomic. Down 0-40.
:45:42. > :45:53.He's got him on the run. He's got him on a string! Andy Murray, 5 -2
:45:54. > :45:56.first set. Murray closed out the first set 6-4. We join it now at the
:45:57. > :46:29.start of the second. UMPIRE: Mr Murray is challenging the
:46:30. > :46:59.call on the left centreline, the ball was called out.
:47:00. > :47:10.That's controlled, Josh. It looks very comfortable standing inside the
:47:11. > :47:13.baseline there. Not overhit. Again, in the middle of the box, second
:47:14. > :47:39.serve, he deserved it. Murray is under pressure here -
:47:40. > :47:42.sorry, Bernard Tomic on serve. He can't buy a free point. Down a
:47:43. > :48:37.couple of break-points. APPLAUSE
:48:38. > :48:43.Great start. He's got the momentum. A scruffy second set went the same
:48:44. > :48:45.way, 6-4 Murray. They traded breaks in the third and it went down to a
:48:46. > :48:58.tie-break. Tomic taking his eye off the ball,
:48:59. > :49:32.seeing Murray guess to that corner. A huge mistake first point.
:49:33. > :49:42.That's a better point. Open up the court, produce some angles.
:49:43. > :49:49.A little unlucky, though, on return. That floating return, then two big
:49:50. > :49:55.forehands. Look at the Great Court position for Tomic, a step inside
:49:56. > :49:57.the baseline, controlled aggression cross-court over the low part of the
:49:58. > :50:41.net. Perfect. Careful now, careful now, Bernie,
:50:42. > :52:01.slow down. That's a nice offensive forehand off
:52:02. > :52:40.a terrific floating deep return. Andy Murray, 4-2, with a mini break.
:52:41. > :54:06.One more serve to come. That brings up four match-points for
:54:07. > :54:08.the world number two, Andy Murray. An opportunity to move on through to
:54:09. > :55:32.the quarterfinals. Bernard Tomic is asking the
:55:33. > :55:46.question. Match-point number three. The last one left on his serve.
:55:47. > :55:58.And he gets it this time! Andy Murray wraps it up in straight sets.
:55:59. > :56:10.He is too good for Bernard Tomic. A straight-sets winner, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6.
:56:11. > :56:25.A very awkward match-up for Andy Murray coming through against
:56:26. > :56:31.Bernard Tomic. He played some good tennis at times, Josh. Right now,
:56:32. > :56:39.that's kind of the best he could play right now.
:56:40. > :56:48.Let's hear from Andy Murray. Playing Bernie is never easy. You
:56:49. > :56:51.have played him a few times. A lot of cat-and-mouse, what was the
:56:52. > :56:59.difference, how did you get through this one tonight? It was tough. Both
:57:00. > :57:03.of us had our chances. The tie-break, Bernie didn't play his
:57:04. > :57:09.best tie-break, he missed a few easy balls, so that helped at the end
:57:10. > :57:14.when I was nervous. He fought right to the end. Made it very tough for
:57:15. > :57:18.me. I was able to make a few more balls. It was quite a scrappy match.
:57:19. > :57:22.I don't think there was a period in the match where both of us were
:57:23. > :57:25.playing our best the same time. You have had an up-and-down couple of
:57:26. > :57:30.weeks. It has been challenging for you off the court. Has it been hard
:57:31. > :57:37.for you to stay focussed here between the lines? Yeah, the last
:57:38. > :57:43.few days were very tough. A lot of emotions. Yeah, things changing all
:57:44. > :57:47.of the time in my head so it has been a stressful few days. It's good
:57:48. > :57:55.to get through today. I will try and rest up and be more relaxed the next
:57:56. > :58:00.couple of days. You have a tough opponent ahead, so you will need to
:58:01. > :58:04.be ready. David Ferrer was able to get through against John Isner, that
:58:05. > :58:11.is your next opponent. You have a rich history. What are your thoughts
:58:12. > :58:16.on that match? A tough match. He's - he obviously played a great match
:58:17. > :58:22.against Lleyton Hewitt the other day. He must be playing well to beat
:58:23. > :58:27.John. A great effort for David to get through. 100%, it won't be an
:58:28. > :58:31.easy match. He makes you work extremely hard. He is a great
:58:32. > :58:35.player. He has been at the top for ten years now. He's got a lot of
:58:36. > :58:37.experience. It will be tricky. Sounds like you have described
:58:38. > :58:42.yourself! Andy Murray on to the Sounds like you have described
:58:43. > :58:48.quarterfinals. Well done. Get some rest, big guy.
:58:49. > :58:53.A good day all round for the Murrays with Jamie winning through in the
:58:54. > :59:07.doubles with his new partner. We will do it all again on
:59:08. > :59:11.Wednesday. Murray and Konta both in quarterfinal action. We will have
:59:12. > :59:17.highlights from Melbourne on BBC Two, 2.00pm, or you can catch the
:59:18. > :59:24.action live on BBC Radio Five Live and 5 Live Sports Extra. It is
:59:25. > :59:29.Australia Day tomorrow. Today in Melbourne, it's Britain's Day!
:59:30. > :59:34.Outstanding result for the young British girl. Andy Murray wraps it
:59:35. > :59:50.up. He is too good for Bernard Tomic!
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