GB v USA - Day 1, Part 2 Davis Cup

Good evening. If you weren't with us over on BBC Three, welcome to our

coverage of the Davis Cup tie between Great Britain and the United

States. It is being played in California on a temporary clay

court. There was only a small crowd on the opening day and for the home

fans that did turn up, well very little to cheer about because Andy

Murray put on a masterclass. He defeated the number two American,

Donald Young in straight sets. And little more than an hour-and-a-half.

It was Andy Murray at his very best. A perfect start for Andy and the

British team. So well done to Andy and let's hear what he had to say

after the match. Very well played. A fabulous start

and a dream start for Great Britain? Yeah. It is important to get off to

a good start. You know, the two singles matches today, I go in as

favourite and Sam will be going in as favourite against James and it

puts the pressure on Sam a lot to play a good match and James can

hopefully play a little bit freer. It was a good start.

Yes, it was a very good start, indeed. Confirmation of the score:

Murray wins and James Ward against Sam Querrey.

It was Sam Querrey against James Ward. Querrey raced through the

opening set. The second set went to a tie-break and the American was

tentative. He made errors like that that he would want to forget and he

is the experienced player out on court. Ward went to 6-3 and another

Querrey error over the baseline and James proved what a fighter he is in

previous Davis Cup matches. This is it. 1-1. He knew that one was out

and James Ward involved in a battle once again. Well, that was the good

news for Britain at the end of that second set, but I'm afraid it didn't

go well in the third set because James was breaks down and indeed, is

just serving here to take it to 4-2 in the third set. So we are ready

for a battle. Can he get back in this third set? Let's join our

commentators for this. Well, good evening. It has been

erratic from Ward I am afraid in this third set aft doing so well to

win this tie-break and level this match at 1-1. But Querrey the more

experienced, the higher ranked of the two men. He is in control at the

moment. Good fortune as well which gives him

a break point in this game. Normally when your team-mate has a slice of

luck or gets a big point like that, give him a lot of enthusiasm, but

not much team atmosphere from the bench from the US Team. I always

think often that determines the outcome of the match or the tie.

A few of those from Querrey today and Ward will take them. Especially

on break point. There is Donald Young who lost to Andy Murray.

Murray was very professional. It couldn't have gone much better for

him. This match is tighter than a lot of the locals were expecting. If

Britain can just sneak this one and get a win here, two love after day

one. They have a wonderful chance of beating the USA in the Davis Cup for

the first time in 79 years. Well, I don't believe that. It drops

over. One a piece in the game, I suppose. Another break point for

Querrey. It is when you hit those net cords. Evens out, it is a load

of rubbish. Well done. He held that nicely on

the forehand. He just waited until Querrey committed himself.

How good were those squash shots he hit there? Two in a row. It looked

like he was done and dusted in that point. This is another game, he had

love 30. Querrey had a lot of opportunities for a double break.

That was one of the British coaches there.

Oh yes! Querrey at his best with the forehand there. Yes, it is the type

of tennis that brings Querrey, it is dangerous and having beaten Djokovic

and beaten Murray, that's when he let's go. -- lets go.

Wrong footing second serve ace. Got to love that. Where did that come

from? Well, Ward has done a good job at times of digging himself out of

situations. Now having to save break points. That was beautifully played.

Stunning play from Ward and Querrey will be wondering how this match is

still poised in the third set. Surely, this is a bigger lead that

he should have and it plays on players minds when you don't take

your opportunities. Do you think he enjoyed that? Well,

he is starting to hit the ball really well again. Similar to the

second set. That's a good second serve, but I

just felt there that Ward, love 15, somehow get that back in the court.

That's the captain of the United States team.

What a player he was in his day. Done it again. I don't know what he

is putting in his drop shot potion, but it's working. The best of five

sets in Davis Cup. With Britain already one love up in the tie

thanks to Andy Murray, huge significance on this match.

He did well to get round there that quickly.

Good from Ward. Good work here. These players have almost goaded

each other to increase their level. They realise the value and the

importance of the set. There is good tennis going on.

He must have half thought, Ward, about pulling the trigger on that

penultimate forehand. Querrey using all his experience in this

situation. Oh dear. It just shows you, you can somehow dig a ball back

into court. You never know. That was a good effort from Ward to get his

racket on that serve. That was a nervy forehand though.

In some ways, you look at the way Sam Querrey has been sort of

playing, up and down and it is lucky that he served well.

Querrey survives 12 scares in that game, no doubt about that. 5-2 up

now. Strong position. Just going back to James Ward, and

the bit that he had in the third, and the difference between James

Ward's level and players 50, 100 places on, when they go into bad

patches, they reset quickly. They might play one or two bad shots, but

the top players play one and immediately are right back in it.

When Ward goes off, he throws in bunches of three and four, when he

loses without being able to reset during the game. If he wants to make

that next rise up the level, he has got to claim a consistently and not

go up and down all the time. You are spot on. This happens throughout the

year. Sometimes it happens not just for points in a row but weeks in a

row, and if he loses confidence he can go three or four weeks without

winning matches and his base level, not just in a match or a set but

over the course of weeks is not at the level it needs to be, to be

ranked 50 in the world. When he plays well, when his level is like

it is for the vast majority of this match, he hits it as well as

Querrey. His ground strokes are as forceful. As penetrating to the

mid-court. There was no reason why he cannot play to this level more

often. The biggest difference between these

two so far has been, the first serve and the way that Querrey dispatchers

the ball in the mid-court. They have both played well in patches. --

dispatches. This could be an interesting game if

Ward can hold, here. Ward has been threatening, and this could be a

tight game, the next game. That backs up what I was saying.

After a good serve, he has not put the ball away and Querrey uses his

forehand to put the pressure on. Ward has done what he can to keep

this third set moving along. Now, what can you do to break this huge

surge from the American, Sam Querrey? Six foot six. He has been

as high as 17 in the world. Currently, Querrey, at 49, Ward at

175 on the world list. That is the difference in quality, on paper,

anyway. Many people think that Querrey's

ranking is awfully low and of not so good quality, compared to his level.

He had a couple of years in and around the top 20, didn't he?

That was on the line. That is 30-0. Querrey not put off by the testing

of the PA system in the baseball stadium, I presume. This being

played in a temporary setup in one corner of the field on the baseball

park. So much for getting tight. He has played three excellent points,

Sam Querrey, backed up by that excellent serve, getting himself in

at position to dominate the rally. He has served well today.

Querrey dominant on serve, and he reads, two sets to one. -- he leads.

The big man is giving America hope in this tie, but Britain have done

enough to suggest that an upset as possible over the weekend. This is

one of eight world group first round ties, and here is how things stand

at the end of day one, 1-1 between the Czech Republic and the

Netherlands, Robin Haase and Tomas Berdych with victories, a good five

set victory for Haas over Radek Stepanek.

Now Spain, 2-0 down to Germany but they are without Nadal, the rare and

Almagro. Call Schreiber taking full advantage. France 2-0 ahead against

Australia thanks to Richard Gasquet and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. 1-1,

Argentina -Italy. Kazakhstan ahead against Belgium. And Serbia without

Novak Djokovic, trailing Switzerland 2-0. Federal back in the Swiss team

alongside Australian Open Stanislas Wawrinka. -- Australian Open

champion. If they can keep that line-up for the rest of the season

there was no reason why Switzerland cannot win the Davis Cup for the

first time. Which you could argue is the one thing missing from Roger

Federer's CB. -- CV. I cannot understand why he does not play more

than Davis Cup. For the last five years, Stanislas Wawrinka has been a

world-class player and those two together could easily have won the

Davis Cup, but it was not to be, and Roger Federer has picked his

occasions to play, just to help them stay up, because he rarely plays the

first round. Hopefully now he's back he will play throughout the whole

year. And he won that game with Stanislas

Wawrinka in the doubles. Settled for silver in London in 2012. Will he be

there in Rio? I presume so. These pictures from San Diego, California,

the venue for this Davis Cup tie between the USA and Great Britain,

two proud nations in the Davis Cup, the 19th time they have met. They

contested the first Davis Cup tie in 1900, when Dwight Davis lined up at

the cricket club in Boston. In the 1930s they met regularly. The last

match a famous contest from the Arena in Birmingham in 1999.

Confirmation of those first-round ties there.

As you can see, Italy and Argentina playing for the right to meet the

winners of this one. Britain's first world group tie in five years.

James Ward to start the fourth set, 2-1 down.

No matter what level you player, you know the importance of starting sets

well, especially against a big server that you have not broken yet.

Not a spacious start to the fourth set from James Ward, unfortunately.

A loose game. Just so annoying watching when you have put much work

into that second, and again, he has just donated that game. Querrey did

not earn it, he did not have to do anything to break, and that is the

least you have to do at this level, is make your opponent then these

games. It was a sloppy game. Strange to predict. He had that wonderful

second set but the first and third were not good with errors, and there

is that early break. It has been a brilliant this play of

serving by Sam Querrey. He has been devastating, he really has.

Well, nothing you can do about that! He could move his position on

return. He has not had break point. He has played for two hours. Hasn't

been able to achieve a break point against the big serve, so I not

break down as well, and give him a different sight to look at?

Absolutely no problem with the drop shot from James Ward. That has

worked a treat. Unfortunately you cannot win the match on drop shots

alone. Leading the way for the United

States in the absence of his good buddy, John Isner who picked up an

ankle injury a few weeks ago ago in Perth. He was here and ready to

play, but realistically, never in contention. Certainly that was the

word that has come out. He always hits the ball well when in

the extended rallies. It is just developing the point and

developing those rallies which has been the struggle.

Credit to Querrey where it is due. He is moving his opponent more

Just missed, but not by much, but enough. Another break point for the

United States. If Querrey does win this at least we know the tie will

definitely be alive going into the final day and the battle of the

number ones. There is Britain's number one, Andy Murray and he would

play Querrey on Sunday which could decide the tie.

Once again, he digs himself out of the hole to claw on to the American.

That was a must win game for Ward. He did well. He did very well there.

Would you give Querrey any sort of chance against Murray, John? No.

Ross? No. LAUGHTER

I can't see it. I just can't - he is serving brilliantly, but he is

playing against, if not the best returner in the serve certainly the

first two or three and I just see him making way too many balls for

Querrey and I can't see how he can beat him over five sets on clay. If

we presume it is heading this way to 1-1 in the tie and if we are

confidently predicting that Murray is going to win on the final day,

that's 2-1 to Britain with the doubles in between. So if Britain

can somehow win that, you see them winning the tie? If we win the

double tomorrow, it is all over. When you have got Murray as the

singles player, you know that's a banker and so others will have to

win too. Will this be Andy Murray's biggest match in Davis Cup? I think

it will be. That's tomorrow. You can see that tomorrow over on BBC Three

from 8pm. I have a feeling that's going to be the best match of the

tie. That's going to be a - it could be an epic doubles, I think.

Brilliantly done. He has hit some good little dipping

passing shots, Ward. He realised that Querrey isn't a great volleyer.

He knows he will get a chance to pass on the next ball. He has got a

big chance here. Is this the moment that Ward springs

to life again in this match? Two break points. Well, the best tennis

of the Brit is actually better. Querrey hasn't been regular enough.

The first break points. That's a big forehand. Ward did well to nudge

that back into court. He has got to cover the big one, you would have

thought. Well, that serve has just got him

out of trouble. Over and over again the first serve has been

magnificent. Credit to Querrey. He holds on from

15-40 in the game. He knows the importance of that, doesn't he? You

can see it. There has been so many momentum swings in this match. They

were so one directional to the US and then Ward coming back and the US

again. It is almost tough to predict what's going to happen next.

Well played. A good game from Ward. The forehand of Ward's has worked

well today. He has hit it well. It is slightly up and down, actually

his whole game is. It looks like he is hitting the ball better and more

aggressively and more flight in the second and third set. He gets good

purchase on the ball. Well, if you weren't with us on BBC Three

earlier, you will have missed the excitement of the brass band that

they've shipped in on freebies today. They were playing well today.

It sounds like the lead trumpeter has had a funny five minutes, but

anyway! They are attempting to get the crowd going. I don't think

anything will get the crowd going by the look of some of them. They have

settled in for the weekend! It looks as if it is getting quite chilly out

there as well. There has been a lot of wind and we've been hearing that

on the microphones, haven't we, John? Yes. I don't think I have

heard music like this at a Davis Cup match. It is not the ra-ra-ra you

would expect. No. I quite like the idea of it. It is different to the

anthems and melodies they normally play.

Familiar tale on the Querrey serve. It flashed by that game, 4-2.

Nothing he could do. Sometimes break points are squandered.

The Querrey coach in the bottom left.

That has just been pushed wide by Ward and he knows it. Not called by

the line judge, but the umpire, all over that.

15-30. Big point coming up here, that's for sure.

Ward just holding on and trying to keep in touch.

Well, it might not save him in this match, but the sort of shot that

gives you hope that if it comes down to a fifth and final rubber that

Ward has the ammunition to do damage to Donald Young. I do not think

there was any doubt about that, in glimpses we have seen, he can

certainly hurt Donald Young but he has got to avoid these dips that he

has. Because Donald Young is going to get a lot of balls back. He has

certainly got the pace and power to cause an upset there, no question

about it. He has played well at times. It is just, the consistency

has not been the enough. And seeing Andy Murray down there, he will be

dissecting the Querrey game. He loves to watch tennis, he watches a

lot of tennis and works at opponents, just little tips that he

can pick up on and think back when he is in difficult situations in

matches, he knows where Querrey likes to serve, and where he tends

to hit those big shots and rely on, so invaluable knowledge Andy will be

picking up. That is all in his mind, or does he have a little black book?

It is in his mind. Querrey will do the same thing as he did five user

go on big points, more often than not. -- as he did five years ago.

That is one way to silence the crowd. He has been going wide to

that forehand side a lot and that time Ward picked it.

He has got away with that. If you hit the tape with such power,

chances are, it is going to fly over.

I was hoping he would give us a little nod there.

He has served well when he has been down in games, not that many service

games, mind you, but he has had some 15-30 s and a big first service in,

almost every time. He had a 15-40 in the last service

game, too. 30-40. Where is he going to serve

this serve? First time on a break point on his

second serve. Oh, no. He has got to keep that in court. In a match of

few chances, that is a bad miss. On his favoured side, too.

You always know you have got a chance when Querrey comes in, if you

can just make him play. Unconvincing, to say the least.

Yes, there it is. Ward breaks for the first time in the match.

It has been coming. He has hung in there so well, throughout this

match, Ward, the team on their feet. Querrey must have thought that this

was over, with Ward missing, and here we are level, in the fourth.

Hard enough time with that mishit, but in the end, he has guided that

very effectively, cross court on the half volley. It kind of looks easy

in slow motion, but it is anything but.

That was the first one really that Ward, he telegraphed that one, it

was too deliberate and Querrey knew he was going to do this. He was onto

it very quickly. Another first serve for Ward after

the correction from the umpire. That was a very well constructive

point from Ward, but Querrey hung in there, so well. -- Welk instructed

-- well constructed. Where is this noise coming from? This is the first

time in the day, isn't it? Banning on the line. -- Bang on the

line. That one, he popped it straight down the T.

Well, well, well, 5-4, great written, from a break down. -- Great

Britain. Certainly, the pressure is on Sam Querrey now, coming up to

serve, to stay in this set. He really should have won this set

by now, Querrey, the chances he has had, and credit to Ward for hanging

in. Who knows what is about to happen? So unpredictable. A good

effort from Ward. Very good. He has played well in patches. When the

ball is on court, being able to let loose on the forehand and backhand,

he has hit the ball very well. Just his technique, his concentration

lapses, sometimes costing too much, and that is the only thing that Leon

would be telling him, keep the ball in court, keep trusting your shots,

keep playing how we know you can play, how you have played for parts

of this match. And getting that chat with his team captain now is key,

isn't it? If he could just win this game, you have got to feel that

Britain are one set away from winning the entire time. Absolutely.

If sandbox. The pressure on this man. -- Ifs and buts.

Hello! Great D, defence. That's a sliding squash court forehand.

No, that's wide. The play has fallen apart here. What a turn around from

4-2. Marvellous defence. He has got three

set points almost from nowhere. Unbelievable. Querrey was in

complete control, wasn't he? And the world number 175 from North London

now has three set points to take us into a fifth and final set here.

Didn't see this coming. Wow. Wow. We are on for a fifth set

finale. So a fantastic day of tennis here in San Diego. Well played,

James Ward. That's a brilliant comeback in that fourth set and the

Americans frankly look shell-shocked. He fought so hard

here. He kept the ball in court. Played the scoreboard well. Look how

much it means to him. He defended mg nif icantly. The -- magnificently.

The last few games, he has been digging up shots with no right to

get back in play. Querrey looked as if it was a foregone conclusion. He

had chances and didn't take it and now the pressure is totally on this

man here. If he loses this set, he knows his team are basically out of

it. Ross, this is one of the biggest sets in British Davis Cup recent

history, isn't it? This is it. This is the tie here in this set. It is

exactly. We knew that Murray would win the first match comfortably and

now Querrey, we expect well, many would have expected him to win this

match and Ward's level has been better than Querrey's and he hasn't

managed to maintain it, but he played superbly in the latter stages

of the third and fourth set. He needs to stay tough and to do

exactly what got him to this position. Building the rally.

Staying in the point. He doesn't want to go down an early break

again. It is almost like his concentration goes and he had a huge

lift here. The adrenalin is pumping. He has to pull back a little bit and

just stay focussed, but not get too excited and blasting the ball

because as you say quite rightly so, when he gets in these rallies and

when he doesn't throw in the bunches of bag errors, he is matching

Querrey at the back of the court and a lot of the times better than him.

The coach, what seems to be a crucial time to talk to your player,

off he has gone. He has gone to the rest room. Maybe he has got to make

a TV feature for somebody, I don't know! Very strange! But anyway, this

is a very significant set of tennis we are about to witness here. We

have gone midnight, yes, it is just after 4pm in the afternoon out in

San Diego. The last British win against the United States in the

Davis Cup just to remind you, 1935, that was on grass at Wimbledon

thanks to Austin and Perry. We are talking about a sizeable chunk of

history here if Britain can win this weekend. Ward's, points won, 81%. It

is almost double the winners off the forehand side for Ward. You wouldn't

have expected that. That's for sure. So the fifth and final set. No

tie-break. Like at Wimbledon, they will go on and on if necessary. And

still no USA captain. It is such a strange sport this.

There is so much conflict of interest in this sport of tennis.

People with various hats. People seem incapable of wearing just one

hat in the sport of tennis! What's wrong with their hat? That's what I

want to know! As Ward starts this set really

impressive. Well done, James. Knock him down

while he is wobbling. Why not? That's the trouble when you wear

that fancy suit, you can't run on the court. He is in no rush. He

can't get there quickly. If he had a normal tracksuit on, he could have

belted along ready to say some words of wisdom. This player needs some

words of wisdom right now. His shoulders are getting very heavy

about now. His captaincy style is to play it

cool and to chat away and keep things relaxed on the bench and you

wonder if that's going to have to change and whether he is going to

have to start talking tough. This is a match Querrey should have got done

by now. He is not going to do it with shots

like that. It is a wobbly, creaky performance from the American at the

moment. He is putting more first serves back

into play. He is reading it better now, isn't he? Even the ground

strokes he seems to be able to pick where Querrey is going to hit the

next ball. Well, Ward has done one thing

exceptionally today is use the angle on his forehand to drag the big man

off the centre of the court. He has been profited with big success. Two

break points for Britain. The first saved in emphatic style.

Well, I'm not too sure Querrey can believe what is happening out here.

A complete turn around. 4-2 up in the fourth set leading 2-1. Now he

is two love down in the fifth. At 4-2 Jonathan he hadn't faced break

point up until then and now three breaks in a row against Ward.

Amazing. That serve has been so effective out wide to the forehand.

So how many out wides did you score? He can draw on that experience of

that victory in Coventry last year. Five sets kept that tie alive.

That's on the line. It is punishing shots from Ward. There is an air of

confidence about his game right now. Speaking to Lyon Smith on the phone

last night, there was an air of confidence certainly from the

captain about this match-up. It worked again that back shot

tactic. There is Leon Smith. He knows his stuff.

Everything and anything for the Brit. Really getting behind James

Ward. He has got a great voice on him and he does not care who is

around, he will scream and shout for the British team. Lots of comments

coming in on social media. Use the hashtag #bbctennis if you want to

get in touch. I am sure that those of you are

still watching at 20 past midnight. -- loads of you. Late-night action

from San Diego, the significance of which we cannot overstate. If Ward

can complete this victory Britain will be 2-0 up in the tie with a

chance to seal it tomorrow either in the doubles or the reverse singles

featuring Andy Murray on Sunday. The chance for a famous win in

America's backyard, on clay, to reach the quarterfinals of the Davis

Cup. That is what we are dealing with here. And you have got to say,

at the moment, it is all thanks to this man.

Querrey has gone to pieces. This is what the Davis Cup can do. The

rankings sometimes go out of the window. Ward is playing the match of

his life considering the circumstances and Querrey is

choking. He is just playing out of his mind

now. Incredible quality from Ward. Seven games on the bounds, trying to

break Querrey for the fourth time in a row. -- on the bounce.

Oh, ho-ho! He is saving his best till last as that match clock ticks

towards three hours. James Ward is producing a fantastic form is for

his country. Completely against the odds. -- fantastic performance. He

has got him! Ho-ho-ho! That is scarcely believable. Eight games in

a row. The whole thing seems to add up. Laughing in the middle of the

fourth set, he was so relaxed, and now, Ward is flying. James Ward, if

he wins this match, which I think he will do now, obviously, he should

just get a tape of this match and watch it every night before a big

match. It is terrific, isn't it? The next changeover could well be the

last. You wonder whether the captain, Tim Curry, is -- Courier,

is going to start earning his sizeable pay packet. There will be

questions about his choice of venue and surface if this match goes the

wrong way for him. You have been there, you have been a

Davis Cup captain. Is there any point being cool and calm when your

man has lost eight games in a row? He needs a rocket, doesn't he? Yes.

He has got to do something different.

We can just see the nerves, he could easily have got round and hit a

forehand on that one but he elected to let the ball coming to him and he

mishit backhand. Bit of a slow movement there, James.

For all his recent brilliance, still two games away, and this, the break

that chance for Querrey. -- break-back.

I don't believe that. That was an ugly looking backhand, too. Didn't

hit that well, got lucky with it. One of the breaks retrieved, but

more importantly, Ross, he has broken that sequence. First game in

nine for the big American. Ward was on a roll, and if it was not for the

American thing his game and getting a little bit fortunate this game

would be over in a few more minutes, but it is difficult to close out

matches. The toughest game to win is always the last one, especially in

America, in the Davis Cup. You trained so hard to get to that

position and work so hard for 3.5 hours, it could be. James Ward needs

that little bit of a push. To keep trying to extend the lead, but take

your time off the gas. That is what the captain will be telling him

right now. He has emerged as a significant Davis Cup player. You

have been in the team for the last few years and there was time towards

the end of John's captaincy when we were struggling. We were struggling

to find players who could step up to the plate to win singles matches for

great written. Andy Murray said it himself full stop when there was a

good number to, he would feel more encouraged to play again. That is

why he is here, because he feels like his number two is back.

Ward has been onto the Querrey first serve, shifting his position well,

getting a lot more balls back on the court, and that is what has

surprised the American. He is not used to getting so many balls back.

He is forcing Querrey to do that every point.

Querrey has been a top 50 player for so long. He can close matches like

this out and think, I fancy myself, but before that, no, but if he gets

to 4-2. He has just got to keep the lid on

his emotions, Ward. Oh, dear. The giant head.

Well played. That was just an exquisite point. The guide to

backhand drop shots will be in all good retailers by Christmas, and it

is by James Ward. Is that significant, Ross, that the

comeback in this game, this would be zipped away in Querrey's favour, and

Ward is reminding him, as he has done the whole match, all the match,

he has been gutsy, he has stayed close, he has never let his opponent

get too far away. That was an edgy steered backhand

that just came up on the ball. Even with Querrey's experience he will be

thinking about how this is supposed to be a guaranteed. And those

thoughts, no matter where you are, they still come into your head.

The twists in the latter part of this match are unbelievable. You

wouldn't have thought that Ward would come back from 4-2 down in the

fourth set. We haven't had served since 4-2, against one of the

biggest serves in world tennis. And James Ward, the son of a London

cabbie, Arsenal fan, 175 in the world, is about to serve for the

match. And, as games go, this is right up

there, right up there. From a British Davis Cup point of view,

this is pretty much unknown territory. One of the best away

performances of all time, for someone of his ranking, going up

against who he is going up against, it is quite amazing, given the

position he was in. Leon Smith. What a job he has done,

the young captain of this team. It is one of those nights, isn't

it? But a couple of points, sitting back in your chair, and you have got

to move forward a little bit. This one, right to the edge.

Yes! Ward has done it again. Forehand down the line. There is

Jim, the London cabby, in the crowd. He must be very nervous, but they

proud right now. Two points away. After three hours and ten minutes of

topsy-turvy tennis, James Ward has the chance, the match point to score

the win of his life. That is one of the best victories

you are ever going to see in Davis Cup. James Ward, fantastic from 2-1

down and a breakdown in the fourth. -- a break down in the fourth and

Britain on clay away to the United States lead two love and are one

match away from winning on clay against the United States for the

first time in 81 years. And you have got to say that the United States

have blown their banker in this tie. That was the match they had to win.

Big smiles from Murray, but wasn't it interesting the reaction of the

captain, Leon Smith? No real celebration. A hug for Ward. He knew

it. Just got the sense that he believed this was a good match-up.

That's why he selected Ward. It is why he put his faith in him. To go

and get the result out here for Britain. So the simple situation is

that if Britain win tomorrow's doubles they will win this tie and

they will move into the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup.

What an amazing achievement that would be.

I think everyone in San Diego is in complete shock at the way their

number one player failed to complete that victory. Credit to James Ward.

What a comeback. Well, all you can ask is for a

player not to be intimidated to have the heart for battle. James Ward had

it all. What a win from Britain's number two player. It means that

Britain is two up against the United States after the opening day.

Earlier, this evening Andy Murray, well straight sets, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 up

against Donald Young of the United States. A wonderful win for Andy

Murray. Boy, the big talking point of this match is going to be James

Ward's win over Sam Querrey. So Britain are to up. Wow, I just can't

imagine what that was like. You watch the first set and you think

this is the same story as Donald Young and to have the guts to stay

with it. What an amazing performance. An incredible

performance from Ward. He defended well and never let Querrey get away

from him. At the end of the fourth we thought it was all over and

suddenly eight games on the bounce and Ward is flying. His best was

incredible. Very, very high standards and he is a Davis Cup

player and he loves Davis Cup. Well, you have sat in that chair as Davis

Cup captain. That's all you need from a player exactly what James

gave and particularly in the last set? It was gutsy. It shows you that

Davis Cup is all about when you get somebody like James Ward ranked

lower and comes up against a player of Sam Querrey's class. He gets

beaten and hangs in there and James Ward is a Davis Cup player. Some

players play above their ranking and some play below it. He is playing

above his rating. Why doesn't he do that all the time? Now, he proved he

can beat, you know, world-class players on the clay? Well, as we

were saying in the rallies, when he was going toe-to-toe with Sam

Querrey, he was staying with him and was better than him. The only be

thing that Sam Querrey, the difference was, he was serving

better at the time Sam Querrey and getting free points on his serve,

but other than that Ward was with him the whole way. He should get a

copy of that film and watch it every single night before he plays a

match. It shows what he can do. Producing tennis from a different

planet. I wonder if he can string a sentence together? Let's find out.

Here he is talking to Russell Fuller. This must be the greatest

performance, the greatest victory of your life? It is. Sam is ranked

pretty high. The win in Russia was a massive win for me and I hope to use

it and push on from here, you know. I love playing Davis Cup. I love

playing for my country and it shows in the performances. There were

times when you were really up against it, particularly the fourth

set when you came back from a break down. Did you always believe you had

a chance against somebody with a powerful weapon as that serve? I

think I did. I played him in the past and I beat him in tough sets. I

knew I had give myself a break. At one point in the third and fourth,

he was serving unbelievable I could hardly get near him. I dug in well

and held serve which was key. It didn't make any sense because you

couldn't get anies break points and -- any break points and suddenly you

get some in a you row? It was a great win. I played well. I dug in

and I gave myself a chance and in the end it work. And how do you see

the tie going now? If the doubles goes well tomorrow, you might get

Sunday off? That would be nice. Maybe stick one of the support staff

in. The Bryan brothers are a great team. I back Andy to do the job

against Sam on under. If it comes to it, I will be ready again to play.

We are going to bring in your captain, are Leon Smith, the man who

made one of the best selection decisions of all time. I know you

have got so much time for what James has done in Davis Cup in the past

and I am sure you were one of the ones in the stadium who believed he

could win this match? That's why he got pick at the end of the day. I

don't want to take any credit whatsoever, it is down to James. I

just sit there. He put in an amazing effort and I'm very proud of him. He

looked like he was staring at defeat there, but he came back strongly and

he kept believing in himself. We kept talking about trying to be the

aggressor, trying to be the boss on the court, when he stepped up and

got more offensive, he won a lot of the points when he put Querrey on

the back foot. Maybe when he was down a little bit, he was being too

passive, but that's the great thing about how brave he has been today.

He has been courageous and he stepped up and that's what counts.

He looks a lot fresher than you. You look emotionally drained. Give us an

idea of what goes into captaining a side? Thank you for your compliment!

You are sitting there and obviously sometimes I look calm. Maybe you I

showed a little bit more today, yeah, I mean, every point counts and

you are going through the emotions. You are trying to stay there calm,

but inside your mind is ticking over and over drive and you have got to

make sure when he comes towards you that you don't look hacked off or

too excited either, you have got to control your emotions. That's

tiring, but you are staring at tennis balls for hours on end and

you are not taking your eye off the ball. It is tiring. It is a great

start to the week. We are designed for this, 100%, but last April, we

were 2-0 down and we came back. So having learnt from that, we won't

sit there and think this tie is over, not when you start by playing

the best doubles team who graced the court. There is a lot of tennis to

be played here and we will make sure we will play it properly. And no

reason to change your selection for tomorrow? That's a conversation I

will have with the guys tomorrow morning. We will see how the team

feels about it. Well done and well done to you, James. A memorable

moment in British tennis history. Well played. Thank you very much.

Well, of course, there are questions about the doubles. Of course, that

will go on, but boy, James seems so relaxed. Just such a huge win. Is he

just still in the zone or is that just the way he is? I think that's

the way he is. He is a relaxed guyment he loves playing Davis Cup

and he is very confident in himself. We talked in comment free about

James having self-belief even when he was battered after the first set.

He knows his level is good and he knows that he raises his game for

Davis Cup and that's what he did today. He raised it in a big way

compared to his week to week level. Come on James, let's push on. Let's

take those performances and wins which you have in Davis Cup. He is a

top 20 player and now he is top 50. Fantastic win away from home. I

can't tell you how good that win is. It is fantastic for Ward. But on the

other side of the coin, there is Sam Querrey who has got a lot of

questions to answer and for Jim Courier. This will be a tough

evening for them? There will be a lot of questions asked at the end of

this match about his decision to play on clay as well. He will get

stick about that because it turned out to be the wrong decision and he

has got a lot of work to do tonight because his team are in an almost

impossible situation with Andy Murray staring at them on the last

day even if they win the doubles. Let's take you through the most

important parts of a match. We were sitting here on this final game,

15-30 thinking gosh, you don't want to let Querrey back into the match.

You still want James to be so positive to keep hitting, but we

wondered would he have the belief to do it? But boy, he brought out one

bullet shot after another. Look at that! He was so loose at the end of

this match. He was swinging from the hills and he was hitting the ball so

well. When the points were extended, he was looking unbeatable. It was

when he was making early errors in the rallies and the concentration

was dipping, but when he was playing well, when he was loose and openly

beating Querrey from corner to corner and making the big man move,

there only looked like one win arer -- winner and Ward was in great

form. He hit more forehand winners than

Querrey. Particularly the first set, there were a lot of errors and

everything and how he was able to turn it around. It is all about

momentum, isn't it? He has got the momentum, but he has to win the last

point and this is the toughest point to win and he needed to stay strong.

To stay positive. He did. He is an inexperienced five set player, but

such a good five set player. Look at the win! That's a very muted

response, but I suppose Leon thinks, "I have still got work to do." We

thought that James would do well and we thought he could be competitive,

but I think all of us felt that Querrey was going to come out the

winner of this one, but boy, when you can produce tennis like that. He

is capable of beating many of them in the Davis Cup and other

tournaments as well. Look at that, what an opening day. Great Britain

is two up. It is the doubles. We are not sure who is playing as far as

Britain is concern, but it will be the Bryan brothers and then the day

with the second singles, but as far as the doubles are concerned, Andy

could really have a day off if he wanted it, but he is a bit of a

competitor as well? He is. He is probably the most competitor that I

know. I think it would be smart for him not to play on the Saturday, for

the sake of the team, for Great Britain, for the way he will feel on

Sunday. They are not favourites in the doubles match anyway. Why not,

"Let's go for the last day and get the win against Sam requester

Querrey?" -- Sam Querrey?" We will have more tomorrow at 8pm on BBC

Three. Bye-bye. Last year, the earth opened up

and swallowed a man as he slept. Horizon finds out

what causes sinkholes. So the wait is over, and the weight

is very much about to go on. Put your pinnies on,

grease those tins, put on your comfortable

baking mules, in honour of a batch

of brand-new home bakers. Mary Berry's

been sharpening her knives and Paul Hollywood has been

sharpening his hair quiff, with the aid of some cow gum

and whale grease. They're about to be unleashed

on this baker's dozen. That's right. For 2013, we've got 13 new bakers,

but only one will emerge victorious. Welcome to the

Great British Bake Off. This year,

over 10,000 people applied, It's a bit like waking up

on Christmas Day, coupled with potentially that

I was going to have to do an exam. 13 of the best home bakers from

across the country I hope I just don't get

too fazed by things, and remember that this is something

that I do, literally, all of their baking skills

will be put to the test. I don't want to be the guy

that everyone is screaming at on the telly,

"Why on Earth did you do THAT?!" And this year's judges,

Paul and Mary... Four hours to do this is enough.

..are taking the Bake Off... Yes, I'm not very organised at

this point. ..to a whole new level. It'd be good if I could say

that I wasn't scared of Paul, but that wouldn't

really be the truth! I'm more nervous

about Mary, actually. Every week, they'll set

three brand-new challenges... ..designed to reveal who has

the natural baking instinct... I don't know to what extent

one should whisk. Wanting to pull out all the stops,

or squirrels, in my case. Slightly doolally. These are

optimal conditions for Bake Off. Those who fall short

will have to leave. It'll be a tragedy

if his head falls off. Those who excel... Success!

..will be named star baker. Please. Please.

But who will make it through... If my bottom is dry today,

all will be right with the world. Don't be sad.

You've got such a long way to go. Please don't break,

please don't break. Which do you think is the one

who's travelled furthest? Sooty's done

the most walking around. What we're seeing here on the screen

is the very first indication we've ever have had of the detail

of the pet cat's life Billy travelled on this excursion

up to the farm and back, but Sooty may not have ranged

quite as far, I think the fact

that we have got 50 GPS collars on cats in this village

is fantastic, because one cat's behaviour

will influence another's, undoubtedly, when they're sharing

the same physical space. Thomas is active three times. After

dawn, then in the early afternoon and then a big burst of activity

in the evening - 10, 11 o'clock. and so many things

could have gone wrong. They don't seem to have done so,

so far, so I'm really pleased

and really excited about what we'll see over the

next week and what data we'll get. It'll be nice to see, as we go

over the whole week, we're not seeing just after one day,

won't it? Oh, yeah. So what are the cats

actually getting up to In order to find out, the BBC's

Research and Development Department that will capture

a cat's eye view of our world. Today, Dr Sarah Ellis

and Alia Sheikh, who developed the camera,

are out to test a prototype. That's clever.

Is it recording now? Yes. Is it? The cat's welfare

is the first priority. The cameras are very light

and will be fitted onto quick release collars,

in case they get caught up. We'll give him a bit of fuss.

That's lovely. You're a good boy.

Such a good boy. Are you wanting to go outside and we

can see what you do with that camera? And then connected to the

GPS collars, so that we can see exactly

where cats are and exactly

what they're looking at. We've chosen 14 cats

to put cameras on and soon, the world through

their eyes starts to unfold. In a unique project for natural

history, for the very first time, we have created underground

burrows for burrowing animals, most complex

and most ambitious ever built. We can watch badgers, rabbits,

water voles and moles behaving entirely naturally and this

is offering us a unique insight into the secret lives

of these subterranean species. This is everything

that we wanted from our warren.