Day 11 Highlights Australian Open Tennis

MUSIC.

In 1970, Roger Taylor did it. Seven

years later, John Lloyd did it. Andy

Murray has done it six times, the

first in 2010. On Tuesday, Kyle

Edmund did it.

Edmund did it. COMMENTATOR: This is

his time.

Oh, yes!

Good afternoon, two days ago Kyle

Edmund became the fourth British man

to reach the Australian Open

semifinals in the 50 years since

open tennis began. What an occasion.

We woke up excited this morning to

see how the newest star of British

tennis would fare in his first Grand

Slam semifinal. Life is changed for

the quiet and shy 23-year-old from

Yorkshire as he has been thrust into

the spotlight in Melbourne. The

journey began with an upset in

rounds one. He defeated the 11th

seed and US Open finalist Kevin

Anderson. After a straight sets win

over Denis Istomin he came through

an

an epic battle against Nikoloz

Basilashvili. He beat the

experienced Italian Andreas Seppi to

reach his first Grand Slam

quarterfinal. He followed that up

with a blistering display, at

hitting world number three Grigor

Dimitrov to achieve his biggest win

of his career and continued the

remarkable run down under. He had to

wait for wit but eventually the call

came, the ball was out, and Kyle was

through to the last four.

I recognise him! What is the key to

Kyle Edmund's success? He has

credited his coaches Freddie and

Mark but one man who knows him well

is British Davis Cup captain Leon

Smith, who has been courtside for

all his matches and he talks about

how Kyle's game has evolved.

Pre-season he worked hard on his

serve and the numbers are good with

a lot of aces and accurately hitting

the spots and being more consistent,

a big plus. His return has improved.

In them's tennis they are important,

serving, returning. Clearly the

biggest thing is mindset,

confidence. If you look at the first

win here against Kevin Anderson, he

had not beaten a top 15 player.

Great performances but not a win.

When he won that you could see, OK,

I belong. And he has since built

momentum. When you think of the time

he has spent with Andy Murray, who

has taken him under his wing.

Spending a lot of time at Davis Cup

weeks with him, which helps a young

man, making the transition from

juniors. Now he is his own man. In a

good plays. Last night I saw him,

happy and laughing, and he should

be, in the semifinals of a Grand

Slam. He will have to play well and

playing a long match, you would

think, you could not see a quick win

against Marin Cilic but it is about

taking chances and executing them

well.

Kyle Edmund is one of the

biggest hitters on tour and today

faced another in Marin Cilic. New

territory for Kyle Edmund, but Marin

has been there before, winning his

first Grand Slam in the US Open in

2014 and lost the Wimbledon final

last year when blisters thwarted his

chances against Roger Federer. Cilic

has experience in the latter stages

of Grand Slams. No doubt nerves were

jangling as Kyle Edmund made his way

to court. This is what you train

for, this is why you work hard, to

compete in matches like this. We are

set for Cilic against Edmund and we

join the match from the start with

commentators John Lloyd and Andrew

Castle.

As a statement of intent, that first

point tells you a lot. Kyle Edmund

settling in, teeing off on the

second serve return and backing it

up with a little bit of touch.

Cilic has been bouncing the ball a

lot. It is an indication of nerves.

Kyle Edmund getting hold of the

returns on the forehand sign. It is

a bright start for the English

player.

It is a fantastic start. Not just

his forehand which has caused

eyebrows to raise during the course

of this Australian Open and the five

matches he has won, it is his

backhand. Freddie working with Kyle

Edmund.

Two break points saved with two

first serves to Kyle Edmund's

backhand side. It is a

backhand side. It is a settler for

Cilic.

UMPIRE:

Mr Cilic is challenging the

call.

The umpire, from Australia.

The eyes have not settled into the

match yet, Cilic.

A bit unlucky there. The net cord

slowed the ball up. Good that he is

using this shot, twice in the

opening game. One a winner and that

just hit the top of the net. But

that could be an important shot. To

open up the forehand side.

It is a great game to win for Marin

Cilic, two break points down. His

nerves were frayed, he looked

rattled, bouncing the ball a lot,

but a fine hold. 1-0.

STUDIO: A promising start from Carl

Edmund. We pick up the action later

in the set at 3-2 and Edmund

serving. -- Kyle Edmund.

A good return from Cilic. But Edmund

a little bit slow to get out wider

for the backhand.

Some big forehands in that rally.

Deeper.

Just over 20 minutes in and

Cilic, who said two break points on

his own serve has two opportunities

to strike the first blow here.

The umpire just reacting to a glance

from Cilic, how was that? Yes,

looked long. Of course, he could

have challenged.

That is a wave. The net cord has not

helped -- away. This former Grand

Slam champion, former US Open

champion in 2014, Cilic, strikes the

first blow. This is the last game

with the slightly older tennis

balls, so perhaps not as quick

through the air. Edmund will want to

strike back straightaway.

A superb volley from Cilic, a

difficult volley with no pace to

work with. This one, look at the way

he opened the racket face. Really

tough for Edmund to get over someone

as tall as Cilic from that position

on the court.

He will have to watch on the service

game, the second serve is a little

bit too much down the middle of the

court and Cilic, unlike Grigor

Dimitrov, will get around the second

serve and put you under pressure off

the serve.

That is what I can do to you when

you hit short on the serve.

Cilic backing up the break of serve

with these pounding ground strokes.

How will Kyle Edmund counter this?

How will he resist the onslaught

from Cilic? He will have to think on

his feet in this match. That is a

relief, he was nowhere near that.

The backhand down the line has

caused as many problems for Cilic as

the much talked about Kyle Edmund

forehand.

forehand.

It is the accurate serve

we have talked about. Not as many

aces as the big guys but that serve

puts you under such pressure.

The backhand mistake. Cilic, big

hold. Tremendous seven games for

Cilic from break points down in the

first game. His coach delighted.

5-2, Cilic.

I wonder if he should push this back

into play. Something they have been

working on.

working on. A couple of very

important pushes on the forehand

side just blocking either a return

or a tough ball out wide.

or a tough ball out wide. In his

previous match, a fantastic victory

over Grigor Dimitrov. You just

bolster Holden asks Cilic the

question, can you hold your nerve

when the pressure is on?

when the pressure is on? -- you just

ask Cilic the question. Cilic is

returning well. He is returning

fast. The ball is arriving back at

Kyle Edmund very quickly.

At the

moment, the Edmund serve on the

forehand, the big weapons, not

having much penetration on Cilic.

having much penetration on Cilic. He

does not want to go for shots like

that after his first serve. He is

not dominating in those areas.

Looking to break for the second

time, Cilic. Set point.

And you have to say that is just too

good. But remember, Cilic phased

break points first. An absolute key

moment in game number one. Cilic put

it behind him and after 35 minutes,

not looking quite so good now for

Britain's Australian Open

semifinalist.

STUDIO: Edmund struggling physically

and called for the trainer and after

lengthy discussion the two left the

court to receive treatment. A sad

sight for British bands but despite

this Kyle Edmund picked up his game

to go toe to toe with Cilic in set

number two. And 2-2, this happened.

UMPIRE:

Mr Cilic is challenging the

call.

15-0.

The amount of times I have said

that... Exactly, that is the whole

idea.

Get the referee, that is

rubbish. Edmund pumped up and on the

next point the powerful return sent

a clear message. However, Cilic

rallied to hold serve and we pick up

the match at 4-4.

ANDREW CASTLE: Tight.

An excellent return backed up by the

big forehand. 0- 13. -- 0-30.

No first serves yet for Cilic in

this important game.

That was a short second serve. That

was a tight serve.

He got away with

it. Good matchplay from Kyle Edmund.

He was going to go for that. He is

not going to hang about.

He still cannot find a first serve.

Does Edmund threaten the second

again?

It hit the line.

Net cord onto the line. Tight. A bit

nervy.

This barren run on the first serve

was not going to last the whole

game, was it?

No.

Cilic holding from 0-30 down. An

important hold. Just a game away

from going two sets up.

STUDIO: A missed opportunity for

Edmund. The rest the set goes with

serve and we pick up action at the

start the tie-break.

It is excellent work from Britain's

Kyle Edmund. Ranked at number 49 in

the world. And bidding to become the

lowest ranked player to reach a

Grand Slam final in singles since

Marcos Baghdatis here. 12 years ago

now. He was ranked at 54. He's not

about rankings right now.

Cilic is the US Open champion in

2014, he dismissed Federer and

kindness should -- Nishikori in the

final. He has been there and done

it.

Croatian heavy mob delighted with

that one.

Superb backhand down-the-line.

Superb return from Cilic.

You have to take your hat off to

Marin Cilic's work. A return right

from the return. Cilic dictating.

Having the courage to strike,

strooic the ball firmly and drive

through.

Bound to be challenged.

Did it drop?

Yes. It did.

Replay the point,

unfortunately means Cilic gets a

first serve.

Absolutely brittleant. I mean that

thing was way up in the Australian

sky. The volley was the one. He came

in here and he was a bit careful on

that one. It almost went out.

Marin Cilic... Vastly experienced

Croatian player. The backhand strike

and really you have to say he's got

for this serve.

A long way back now for Kyle Edmund.

So Cilic raised his game when it

mattered in the tie-break and gave

himself a commanding lead in the

match. We rejoin knit the third set.

-- rejoin it in the third set.

Edmund serving.

, when you haven't come back from

two sets down in your career...

It's

tough. This would be the greatest

achievement.

Especially injured, as we think he

is.

What a return. What a return.

That's as good as it gets right

there from Marin Cilic.

A big return. The difference between

him and Dimitrov on the Kyle Edmund

serve. Dimitrov tended to slice the

ball back. Edmund was always in the

point, but Cilic can hurt you so

badly on the return of serve.

Took the pace off it and the blow in

this third and possibly final set is

struck by Marin Cilic, who will go

to world number three with a victory

here, which will be a new

career-high. What has Edmund got

left?

Another break for Cilic. Could

there be anyway back for Edmund? We

pick up the action at 4-2 in the

third set.

Not getting down on the ball. It is

an effort, isn't it? It's not that

spring that he had in the earlier

rounds.

That must be a little thought going

through Leon Smith's head right now,

watching this, I would imagine.

Britain to play Spain away on clay.

Going to Marbella. Three days,

starting from next Friday.

There's that forehand. Haven't

talked too much about it this match

because we haven't seen that many

winners of it.

Been one of the great shots of the

tournament, I think if you listen to

all the ex-players and even players

who played against Edmund. Talking

about, it is a huge weapon, but not

tonight. Not today, should I say?

Superb! We think back to the

blisters and the slight meltdown he

had against Roger Federer, having

beaten Sam Querrey in the

semi-finals of Wimbledon. He wasn't

able to give his best. But Cilic...

Cilic, such belief in his game now.

A tremendous tournament, no matter

what happens for Kyle Edmund and his

coach there and Mark Hylton as well.

More to come, but perhaps not

tonight.

I think he's doing superbly well,

Kyle, I really do. You see the limp

when he's walking between points.

It is amazing how many times a

player get injured when they are

achieving new heights in the game.

It is a mental as well as physical

strain. You are just going into

neuterry Tory.

-- into new territory. A new career

high-ranking waits, a new

reputation.

New expectation.

Who knows, he might not be done

here.

It is not easy getting across

the winning line.

He had a similar sort of return of

serve on break point, Cilic and hit

it out. But no messing around with

this one.

It is hard to play with 70% of your

weight on your left foot.

The only break points Kyle Edmund

had were in the first game of the

match.

This is a virtual match point.

Marin Cilic is on for big serves and

his spirit have taken him one game

away from another major final.

It's been a fantastic tournament for

Britain's Kyle Edmund. No matter

what happens, over the next few

minutes, he'll be so proud he's made

his first semifinal at this level.

But Marin Cilic, he's been there

before, on how many occasions?

Serves for a place in this

Australian final.

It is just a sledgehammer of a

serve. Six foot six inches tall.

Two points away.

Very tidy. Playing percentages

beautifully against his opponent.

Second tie-break in this match.

Cilic with two points to advance to

another Grand Slam final.

Fabulous from Marin Cilic. Straight

sets. Fabulous tournament for Kyle

Edmund. He wishes Cilic well.

He wishes him well for Sunday's

final. That is a tremendous effort,

it really is. Could have easily gone

away against Rafael Nadal, who

played Roberto Bautista Agut earlier

in the tournament. These are hard

men to play. He's been in the final

of Wimbledon. He's won the US Open

and now the third of the four slams,

he's in the final in Melbourne. Kyle

Edmund would have learnt such a lot,

John Lloyd, over the course of his

six matches here. I don't think Ed

mund has been at his best, certainly

not the case. I think we'll find out

more about his injury.

It's been a

tremendous tournament. He knows

tremendous tournament. He knows now

he belongs. Talking about the latter

stages of a Grand Slam. He competed

well. He definitely wasn't quite

right.

You have become the first Croatian,

male or female to make it to an

Australian final. That is a great

way to start our interview.

Congratulations with that. You, the

first set, you faced a couple of

break points in your first service

game, then you got on a roll. Turned

it around the second set. It became

very competitive. How about that

second part of the set - what were

the keys to get you to that two set

to love lead?

I think the second set

I was moving up and down with my

game. I was not getting enough

returns back to put pressure on him

and his service games. He started to

serve quite good and started to

release a couple of his forehands.

It was difficult to connect a couple

of points in a row. I just stayed

mentally very focussed to play every

single point. It was crucial in the

tie-break obviously to keep that

pressure.

After the first set, he

went off court. He received some

medical treatment and he seemed to

play quite well after that. But

maybe looked like towards the end of

the first set he was slowing a

little bit. How aware were you of

his condition? How much do you pay

attention to that in a significant

match like this?

I noticed that in

the third game in the third set,

when I broke him, he just let a

couple of balls go past him. So, I

was realising that he might want to

release a couple more forehands now.

I was seeing at his moment he was a

little bit restricted. I tried to

move the ball around and obviously

that second break was extremely

crucial.

It is his first semifinal.

He's a player on the rise. What is

your overall thoughts on Kyle and

his future going forward. He's one

of the young stars coming into the

game now.

He's been playing tennis

greatly the last couple of days. He

started great this year. He had an

extremely tough run to the semis.

Four setters as well. Definitely it

left some scars on his body, as I

can feel that too. But that means

he's got a bright future and we will

be seeing him a lot around.

In the end a straight sets win for

Cilic. The enormity of the occasion

taking its toil on Tiel. Let's see

what he said after the match.

In the

short-term I am disappointed. I have

to accept that and didn't get my

best out on court, that's for sure.

So many positives override the whole

two weeks thatvy to focus on that.

Very pleased with what I did at the

start of the year.

Was it a hip

problem?

Yes. There's a bit of a

problem, but it's irrelevant right

now. When you get this environment,

the latter stage of a Grand Slam you

get the bug to want more and it's

like you get greedy. It only gives

you more determination to put it

right next time. I'm in that

situation I could have handled it

better, know what to expect. In the

short-term I have a bit of a problem

with my hip, but, it's what it is.

So, next week I want to be in

Marbella playing. If I am not ready,

I'm not ready.

Fingers crossed he'll

be OK for the Davis Cup next week.

Cilic is through.

We will have highlights tomorrow

from 5pm in the afternoon.

It was It wasn't to be for Kyle

Edmund. You feel sorry because the

injury did affect him in the match

early?

Absolutely. He's

injury did affect him in the match

early?

Absolutely. He's had such an

amazing Tournament from being a very

good player. You wonder if he's got

that extra thing to move up to the

top. During the off season it is

amazing, his return of serve now is

so much better. The serve and the

forehand which were big have got

better. Now he looks like he feels

he belongs with the big guys and he

does. But today he wasn't there. For

him to have beaten Cilic, he would

have had to have been at 100%.

You

will not get many cheap points from

Marin Cilic, are you?

Especially

after taking a medical time out. We

were not sure about it. We have more

clarity now. As well as belonging,

he's happen p i to go toe-to--- he's

happy to go toe-to-toe with these

guys. Did the same with Dimitrov to

come back to win in five sets.

Cilic, you mentioned earlier on, in

the heat and what is really good

news is that he was happy to go

toe-to-toe with this six foot six

inch Croatian and I love it. There

was an alteration after the medical

time out, he's not feeling good and

then this, they will love this -

look at this moment here. This

then this, they will love this -

look at this moment here. This is a

return On the forehand. Don't blink!

Bang! That is after an altercation

and that tells you a lot about the

young man. It tells you he's

maturing. He's 23 now. Look there...

Loves that moment. There's been a

fight and he was ready to take him

on. That will be very important

going ahead. People like Cilic do

not buckle easily.

He had his

chances. 4-4 in that second set.

0-30. Some points he would love to

replay.

He had that second serve

return and that one there. He was

off balance. Didn't really go for

that one the way he should have

done. He had a chance in the next

rally as well. This was the game for

him. It wasn't quite there today. He

He had to win the second set and

that could have gone anywhere. These

are the margins. Who would have

thought a bloke ranked 4th, OK he's

been top 0 -- 49th. OK he's been top

40. Who would have thought he could

have been here or there. I don't

think he was fit enough.

For such a

shy man, and he is, he's really

taken the spotlight and he's

embraced it.

He has. He looks like

he belongs now. At this game, when

you get to the top level, this is

where it all counts. Now he believes

in ims. I think there have been

occasions in the last couple of

years at times he's looked brittle.

Particularly when he's up against

opponents and they have got his game

plan. He's gone away easily at

times. I was thinking, I don't know

if he'll have that Plan B and C,

which you need to. During these two

weeks he's had to play amazing

matches in the heat. He's come

through and now he thinks he

belongs. They have worked him hard

and he will go up.

Pat Cash believes

he can be a top ten player. Do you

believe that?

It is one of the

favourite conversations - watching

the growth of this young man. I

think people would say top 20, if he

does well. Maybe top 30. We can say

safely top ten is within reach.

Whether he can win a slam, who

knows? It doesn't matter what we

think, anyway. It is what's in here

for him. I think he feels he's

maximising his potential. People

say, are we putting too much

pressure on him? No. He loves it.

He's ready and it will be fun to

watch. We're very lucky to watch

another player at this level.

He

will be seeded at the slams as well.

That is all good news. Wasn't to be

today for Kyle Edmund. Other matches

were played and the lady's final was

decided.

Caroline Wozniacki won

decided.

Caroline Wozniacki won in straight

sets Beating Mertens. Wozniacki got

tense trying to close out the match.

And in the finals she will face

Simona Halep. She beat Kerber. So, a

first Grand Slam title and the

number one ranking at stake on

Saturday.

For one of them it will be third

time lucky. We will have highlights

on BBC One on Saturday at 1. 15pm of

that lady's final. There is a lot of

sport to look forward to before

then. It will be a late night if you

want to watch the indoor bowls

championship. We will be back

tomorrow - 5pm, on BBC Two,

So, all of that to come. The three

of us will be back tomorrow. Will it

be a repeat of the Wimbledon final?

Probably. For Kyle Edmund, well his

superb run is over, but we have

enjoyed the journey. We hope you

did, too. Goodbye.

It is not looking so good now for

Britain's Australian semi-finalist.

Kyle Edmund has taken this time out.

Kyle never loses it. A long way back

now for Edmund.

Fabulous performance from Marin

Cilic. A fabulous