First Round - Great Britain v Japan: Day 3 - Part One

:00:51. > :01:04.The battle of the ones features Andy Murray and Kei Nishikori. What a

:01:05. > :01:14.volley. That was class. That really was exceptional. He closes out in

:01:15. > :01:25.some style. Lovely control from Nishikori. Such a clever move from

:01:26. > :01:34.Nishikori. Murray and Nishikori, two players in the top six in the world.

:01:35. > :01:37.Not to be missed. When this tie was announced, the match everyone was

:01:38. > :01:41.looking forward to would be between the number one players and it is

:01:42. > :01:47.coming up. Andy Murray takes on the world number six, Kei Nishikori. The

:01:48. > :01:52.fans arrived anticipating a great match between two of the best shot

:01:53. > :01:59.makers in the business. The British fans will be expecting another

:02:00. > :02:02.Murray triumph, so impressive is he in the Davis Cup, but this is the

:02:03. > :02:07.highest ranked player he has ever faced in the competition. It was

:02:08. > :02:13.even on day one but then the Murray brothers came out with another

:02:14. > :02:22.victory yesterday in straight sets against Nishioka and Uchiyama. If

:02:23. > :02:26.Andy Murray wins, Great Britain will go through to face either Serbia or

:02:27. > :02:34.Kazakhstan in the quarterfinals. It's not going to be easy, is it?

:02:35. > :02:40.Nishikori is a great player, top ten, finals of the US Open. He has

:02:41. > :02:45.not got a great record against Andy but here's a great player. This is

:02:46. > :02:52.the best player Andy has played in the Davis Cup. In this case, it is

:02:53. > :02:57.not an automatic win for Andy Murray. He will have to work hard.

:02:58. > :03:03.Nishikori is a tricky player with a lot of shots. Yes, and he can take

:03:04. > :03:08.the ball from the baseline and protect his territory. He sometimes

:03:09. > :03:14.gets thumped by Andy Murray and everyone here will hope that happens

:03:15. > :03:15.again but I have a bit of trepidation about what will happen

:03:16. > :03:39.today. We will see. Andy Murray had a few weeks of the

:03:40. > :03:43.tour -- off the tour for the birth of his daughter. He loves this

:03:44. > :03:52.atmosphere and he will love this welcome. ANNOUNCER: Please welcome,

:03:53. > :04:09.Andy Murray! CHEERING

:04:10. > :04:17.They have probably decided not to play the music because they knew the

:04:18. > :04:26.cheering would be so loud. He really thrives in the Davis Cup. Yes, 28-2

:04:27. > :04:31.in singles. Both of his losses were away on clay, so here's the lost a

:04:32. > :04:40.home tie. This is the highest ranked opponent for him but playing at home

:04:41. > :04:45.is significant. I am a little nervous about this because Nishikori

:04:46. > :04:51.can at times take the ball on and take the match right away from you.

:04:52. > :04:55.Whilst we anticipate a Murray victory we must respect how good

:04:56. > :05:02.Nishikori is. I have been feeling concerned about this. He played

:05:03. > :05:06.pretty obviously by his standards on Friday, he will play better today

:05:07. > :05:17.and he has nothing to lose, the Japanese man. He is a shotmaker,

:05:18. > :05:21.Nishikori. I agree with Andrew, I am a bit nervous about this as well

:05:22. > :05:26.because normally speaking when you have taken a break, four or five

:05:27. > :05:30.weeks, sometimes it is good, sometimes bad, but normally you will

:05:31. > :05:34.go into a normal tournament and somebody like Andy Murray will have

:05:35. > :05:39.some easy draws and then get ready to play well. Now he is going

:05:40. > :05:47.against a world-class player, will he be rusty after five weeks? He has

:05:48. > :05:53.looked so sharp in practice, hitting the ball so well. But it is

:05:54. > :05:59.different taking that on a match court. It is interesting when it

:06:00. > :06:10.gets close. I will say this... CHEERING

:06:11. > :06:19.That is just fantastic. I hope people stick around for this. The

:06:20. > :06:25.only time Murray last... Lost to him, after a year at his back

:06:26. > :06:28.surgery, all those match points against Tommy Robredo, 2014, the

:06:29. > :06:36.rest of the time Andy has absolutely killed Nishikori because he can

:06:37. > :06:41.nullify everything he has. The movement, the power from the back of

:06:42. > :06:45.the court, it works great for Andy. That is a big advantage for Andy

:06:46. > :06:47.going into this knowing he has eaten him up badly most of the times they

:06:48. > :07:04.played. Let's hear from the players. How do you prepare for the challenge

:07:05. > :07:09.of Andy Murray on Sunday? It is not going to be easy. He is the number

:07:10. > :07:13.two player. It will be a tough match. He has improved in the last

:07:14. > :07:19.couple of years and he is one of the best in the world so it is a big

:07:20. > :07:23.test, big challenge. We are similar. He has been doing much better things

:07:24. > :07:31.and he is much bigger here but it is great to see him and I learned a lot

:07:32. > :07:36.of things from him. He is a great model for me. He has played a lot of

:07:37. > :07:40.matches in the last few weeks, he won in Memphis in similar

:07:41. > :07:46.conditions, so he will be a little bit more shark family. I beat him

:07:47. > :07:53.once two years ago so I have a little bit of confidence. To play

:07:54. > :07:56.Hamlet is always a challenge and a great matchup so I am very excited

:07:57. > :08:03.to play him. I have played well against him in the past and

:08:04. > :08:11.hopefully I can do the same. It is a good matchup for Andy Murray. We

:08:12. > :08:24.have put together at the rankings of the players he has faced in recent

:08:25. > :08:28.years. Simon was a battle. He has beaten some good players. When we

:08:29. > :08:34.said this was the toughest match in terms of ranking, Nishikori is above

:08:35. > :08:40.most of these players, here's our very top player. Last night, I

:08:41. > :08:46.guarantee Nishikori had a chat with his coach, who is not with him, but

:08:47. > :08:49.in my opinion has made a big difference to Nishikori in the past

:08:50. > :08:55.few years. He has given him extra confidence and belief to take the

:08:56. > :08:59.next jump in rankings. He is a threat now in any Grand Slam event.

:09:00. > :09:04.I don't think Andy Murray will want to be too passive. He has beaten

:09:05. > :09:11.them before but if he gets passive then Nishikori can take it to him.

:09:12. > :09:16.I'm sure Michael Chang said to take the ball and when you can because

:09:17. > :09:19.Andy Murray will be all over you. Michael Chang has made a big

:09:20. > :09:25.difference and wants him to be more aggressive. If Andy Murray wins then

:09:26. > :09:32.that I will go to great Britain but is not it will be done to Dan Evans

:09:33. > :09:39.to take on Taro Daniel. Let's savour the atmosphere a little more.

:09:40. > :09:45.There is a noticeable difference in terms of the noise level. It is a

:09:46. > :09:55.difficult situation here for Dan Evans. If we could grab a quick word

:09:56. > :09:58.for you. What is it like for you, you don't know whether he will play

:09:59. > :10:06.today or not, but take us through your preparation? I have to act as

:10:07. > :10:10.though I am playing. I will watch some games and then go and start

:10:11. > :10:17.listening off and watch the match from the massage couch. I want Andy

:10:18. > :10:23.to get the job done but I have to think I am going to play until he

:10:24. > :10:27.wins, or hopefully he doesn't lose. You were the last person to play

:10:28. > :10:40.against Nishikori salt waters and Andy up against? -- so what is Andy

:10:41. > :10:52.up against? I thought Ken is playing really well. It's going to be a good

:10:53. > :10:57.match. I'd like to be watching it but for a neutral person watching it

:10:58. > :11:03.will be great. Everyone will really enjoy this. You have been in the

:11:04. > :11:08.summer Davis Cup ties but what is that the sphere like this weekend in

:11:09. > :11:18.your hometown? Every day of the Davis Cup in England or Scotland,

:11:19. > :11:22.wherever it is, the fans are jumping up and down like lunatics, the

:11:23. > :11:28.British fans are unbelievable, and we can't back them enough. Hopefully

:11:29. > :11:36.you are not needed today but good luck if you are.

:11:37. > :11:43.STUDIO: He seems very relaxed. It is one of those things that when you

:11:44. > :11:49.play behind Andy Murray, you expect 99 times out of a hundred year are

:11:50. > :11:54.not going to have to play. But I think this time the could be a

:11:55. > :12:00.decent chance Dan Evans has to play. He must stay fired up in the locker

:12:01. > :12:07.room. If he relaxes too much it is not a good thing. The captain has

:12:08. > :12:10.asked the crowd to be really noisy because he knows Andy Murray likes

:12:11. > :12:23.the crowd get involved, he is lifted by them. Ken Nishikori -- time

:12:24. > :12:28.Nishikori is a character. He is an absolute star in Japan. He can't go

:12:29. > :12:37.anywhere without being mobbed. He is a superstar. Japan feel like they

:12:38. > :12:43.have a potential grand slam winner. He's quick, he has big four and, his

:12:44. > :12:50.double handed backhand is good. This will be a very good match.

:12:51. > :12:59.Interesting about the first served for Nishikori. Murray will do

:13:00. > :13:03.everything to put him off. His returning service so great but he is

:13:04. > :13:09.so much more aggressive and the second serve so Murray will try to

:13:10. > :13:13.take charge right off the bat. Fairly routine for the last couple

:13:14. > :13:20.of days but it will get very interesting, Andy Murray against the

:13:21. > :13:29.world number six Ken Nishikori. COMMENTATOR: The storm of the

:13:30. > :13:31.build-up and now perhaps the Khan. Can Nishikori do better than he has

:13:32. > :14:36.in the past against Andy Murray. Now that is an early warning sign to

:14:37. > :14:39.the 9000 people in the Barclaycard Irena who might have thought they

:14:40. > :14:44.would just see a tour of triumph for Andy Murray as we have seen so often

:14:45. > :14:45.in the Davis Cup. This is the sort of rally we will see a lot of today.

:14:46. > :15:27.It will be physical. UMPIRE: 15-15. The next generation

:15:28. > :15:28.of the Stirling University barmy Army. They will play their parts

:15:29. > :17:45.today. What a test this is for Andy Murray

:17:46. > :17:48.today. So many tests in the Davis Cup. Nishikori hasn't lost in this

:17:49. > :18:19.competition since 2012. That second serve was very, very

:18:20. > :18:25.deep and very wide and it had enough spin on it to bring it in. That was

:18:26. > :18:32.very accurate indeed. That was close. Maybe the umpire has seen the

:18:33. > :19:25.Hawk-Eye. I wish we could. Well, that is a big hold of serve. I

:19:26. > :19:30.notice the first game and the opening shots in this match but to

:19:31. > :19:35.go down a break and be ambushed would be bad news but he came

:19:36. > :19:40.through it. I'm not sure if the speed gun was wrong but the last

:19:41. > :19:52.serve came up at 148, I don't think he has ever hit one at 148. That was

:19:53. > :20:00.a huge serve if it was 148. I didn't see that. I was watching, my

:20:01. > :20:11.eyesight isn't that great these days but I could have sworn I saw that.

:20:12. > :20:20.Murray can get it on the serve and that is the advantage.

:20:21. > :20:27.The thing to watch with Nishikori is, yes, the movement, where he is

:20:28. > :20:33.playing from, is he at the baseline or just inside? As a lesson, the

:20:34. > :20:39.preparation so early. The ball, mid-court, racket up, feet ready and

:20:40. > :21:12.he absolutely talks -- tonks it. That is just supreme from both

:21:13. > :21:18.players. That one point, the second serve, Murray steps in and cracks

:21:19. > :21:23.it. The footwork from Nishikori enabled him to get back in the rally

:21:24. > :21:26.somehow. That is a top ten player you're looking at right now and he

:21:27. > :21:37.deserves to be here, he is dangerous.

:21:38. > :21:50.Fault. A quarter finalists this year at the Australian Open, Nishikori.

:21:51. > :21:56.He beat Philipp Kohlschreiber underway. He lost to Novak Djokovic,

:21:57. > :22:10.ran out of energy, like everyone does.

:22:11. > :22:20.Late at night in Japan they will be watching this match and it will be a

:22:21. > :22:30.happy Mother's Day theme. Judy Murray, who I'm sure is here, and

:22:31. > :22:54.Mrs Nishikori in Japan, she is a piano teacher.

:22:55. > :25:01.That is a big four and. -- forehand. Backhand is the more solid of the

:25:02. > :25:09.two but the forehand is the big weapon. He created a lovely angle,

:25:10. > :25:11.and a lot of pace on that goal. It has to be quick to get past Murray's

:25:12. > :25:44.defences, that's for sure. It is another good hold. Three of

:25:45. > :25:50.them in a row. Davis Cup action on the BBC and just wonderful to see

:25:51. > :25:54.it. So much talk of whether the Davis Cup format should change,

:25:55. > :26:01.whether it should be every other year. Happy to take your views on

:26:02. > :26:09.that, or anything, Mother's Day messages for example. There is Judy

:26:10. > :26:18.Murray. She must be so proud to watch Jamie and Andy today. The

:26:19. > :26:25.website is the way to get in touch. Send us an e-mail. Judy Murray is

:26:26. > :26:30.the Fed cup captain, and Heather Watson has done so well this week in

:26:31. > :26:40.Monterey in California, defeating Caroline Garcia and Caroline

:26:41. > :26:46.Wozniacki. She is in the final of that tournament. Driver, so --

:26:47. > :28:14.Johanna Konta quarterfinals. Concentrating on this match of

:28:15. > :28:17.course, but Sue Barker and the rest of us trying to keep across what is

:28:18. > :28:23.happening in the other group matches in the Davis Cup. Serbia have a job

:28:24. > :28:28.on their hands to get past Kazakhstan 's. Novak Djokovic has

:28:29. > :28:49.lost the first set. That's what he does so well these

:28:50. > :28:56.days. He has really improved on that. I remember the days on those

:28:57. > :29:00.second serves he would stand by in the baseline and get their rally

:29:01. > :29:04.going. Now it is a weapon, he steps in three or four feet and puts you

:29:05. > :29:09.under pressure after the first strike.

:29:10. > :29:16.Put pressure on his opponent's first serve because they know if they miss

:29:17. > :29:19.the first served he is going to do that, so do the slow it down and

:29:20. > :29:30.make sure they get more in it? It is all these battles the corn that

:29:31. > :29:38.makes it very interesting. Oh, dear. What a nurse was he doing. He was

:29:39. > :29:45.late, he should have bounced it. He has exactly the same problem on the

:29:46. > :29:48.overhead as on the serve. The top of his body comes around a little too

:29:49. > :29:54.quick and he hates it like a shot put. That is a joy when somebody

:29:55. > :30:04.misses one of those. Two break points.

:30:05. > :30:13.It's that serve. It always leaves a mark here. It is getting a little

:30:14. > :30:25.bit late to challenge, to be honest. Why would he challenge that? Miles

:30:26. > :30:49.out. No damage done. But Mary on top of

:30:50. > :31:05.the Nishikori second serve, gets the break -- Andy Murray.

:31:06. > :31:13.Big Dominic Inglot two had to make way for Andy Murray in the doubles.

:31:14. > :31:15.I am sure that he would have partnered with Jamie Murray to win

:31:16. > :32:49.the doubles yesterday as well. Great rally. Fantastic tennis, hope

:32:50. > :32:56.you're enjoying it, we certainly are. It really is class, both of

:32:57. > :33:00.them, the court coverage... It is wonderful. It is the technique as

:33:01. > :33:05.well, even on the full stretch, that is why you do the physical work to

:33:06. > :33:11.be on balance and recover, you cannot hit a ball and run into the

:33:12. > :33:27.crowd, exhausted. I thought you would like to!

:33:28. > :33:33.Unlucky with the net cord, Murray. Down the line, it was more effective

:33:34. > :33:56.before the pace was taken off it. If you have got Nishikori, heartrate

:33:57. > :34:14.around the 110 Mark, you have done well.

:34:15. > :34:25.Just long, it is a break point. It is getting a little bit cross with

:34:26. > :34:32.his first serve. Just above 50%. He has missed the last two from 30-15

:34:33. > :34:38.up to 30-40 down, break point once again. That second serve is a work

:34:39. > :34:42.in progress, the pace he was using was 102, he needs to start doing

:34:43. > :34:49.that in big matches. He needs to do that against the likes of Novak

:34:50. > :34:52.Djokovic. It will become a habit if he keeps doing it, you will get a

:34:53. > :34:59.couple of setbacks, but you have to keep with it. If he takes the place

:35:00. > :35:13.off here or still goes for this... -- pace.

:35:14. > :35:27.Yes! This is absolutely monstrous terminus. I am really enjoying it.

:35:28. > :35:33.-- tennis. Really tough professional tennis, the basics that these two

:35:34. > :35:42.guys are demonstrating is what is so impressive. Always what marks out

:35:43. > :37:25.the excellent from the merely good, the basics and the command of them.

:37:26. > :37:33.So good. I'll lock there were he was pulled out wide on the forehand and

:37:34. > :37:38.instead of belting it he got more spin on the ball, hit it deep and

:37:39. > :37:43.high into the midpoint. It got him into the position where he could go

:37:44. > :37:48.for the big ball. The small things that make these players the players

:37:49. > :38:00.that they are. The shot-macro selection is so good. -- shot.

:38:01. > :38:07.Well, the battle has been won in this set, the war has not, but the

:38:08. > :38:14.first five games have gone to Murray and both players are playing well.

:38:15. > :38:19.The first 20 minutes, we said, well 23 minutes, it is Murray in command

:38:20. > :38:23.of the set, tremendous. We talk about coaching in Britain all the

:38:24. > :38:31.time and why we cannot produce players... I hope there are coaches

:38:32. > :38:35.watching the use of percentages. The technical expertise, the repetition

:38:36. > :38:39.of doing the right things at the right time, because Murray is giving

:38:40. > :38:44.a masterclass in the percentage tennis at this point. It is quite

:38:45. > :38:49.something to watch and it is not about the spectacular, the easy

:38:50. > :38:54.stuff he does well. Exactly right. It is repetitive, over and over, he

:38:55. > :38:59.has done it in drills for hours every day and Tino is the right

:39:00. > :39:20.shots to play at the right time and with Nishikori with a

:39:21. > :39:24.5-1 losing record against him and you play games were you are playing

:39:25. > :39:26.well, you are down 4-1 and Nishikori is experience, but in these mini

:39:27. > :39:29.battles, Nishikori is finding it very hard to get ahead of Murray.

:39:30. > :39:31.Even when he hits his forehand, Murray chases it down and Nishikori

:39:32. > :39:34.is having to do it a little too much. Murray so far is showing a

:39:35. > :39:35.masterclass. There will be aired and flows in five sets, but what a start

:39:36. > :41:24.for the British number one. -- ebbs. That double fault is purely and

:41:25. > :41:28.simply because of the pressure that Murray is putting on him in the turn

:41:29. > :41:32.-- return. That is more than he hits on the second serve but he is having

:41:33. > :41:37.to think about doing that or else he knows the ball will come at him so

:41:38. > :41:44.fast and he will be behind in the rally. Again, Murray will feed off

:41:45. > :41:49.that. He has helped that in the wrong place, should have gone down

:41:50. > :41:57.the line, he is having a good link at the moment, Kei Nishikori. We all

:41:58. > :42:03.know how dangerous thinking can be! -- think. What were they thinking

:42:04. > :42:50.when they put all those polyester suits on?

:42:51. > :42:59.Murray saw about one but it was a quality drop shot off of good serve

:43:00. > :43:05.and are relatively easy point finale for Nishikori, you see how quickly

:43:06. > :43:11.Murray was off after that one. Nishikori news that shot well

:43:12. > :43:13.against -- Daniel Evans. He disguises it well -- used that shot

:43:14. > :43:29.well. Once again off a first serve.

:43:30. > :43:32.Nishikori able to work. Serving and first serve percentage, we go on

:43:33. > :43:35.about it but you have to remember that you have to get a high

:43:36. > :43:41.percentage but you have to keep your opponent guessing, make them think,

:43:42. > :43:48.where am I going this time? If your opponent is off balance, that is

:43:49. > :43:50.good. Murray is going for the backhand on the ad court. We will

:43:51. > :44:30.see how that develops over time. Interesting that serve placement.

:44:31. > :44:36.There were no body serves there. In the mind of Murray, he thinks that

:44:37. > :44:40.Nishikori did such a good racket work and he feels it is better to go

:44:41. > :44:44.for the big first serve and get cheap serves on the eighth rather

:44:45. > :45:17.than going into the body. Nishikori can get out of the way quickly. Yes.

:45:18. > :45:27.Exhausting. Very good. When he is going down at the line, watch where

:45:28. > :45:35.he is playing it from, Nishikori, his baseline or inside a lot of the

:45:36. > :45:46.time. The ball arrives so quickly off the Nishikori racket... He could

:45:47. > :45:52.do with a couple of big first serves there. Murray took a long time for

:45:53. > :46:10.serving. He tried to smack a big serve away.

:46:11. > :46:17.There you go, that is that serve, 87 mph, that's liked a little bit and

:46:18. > :46:25.that is what Mary has been doing to him and that is payback -- Murray.

:46:26. > :46:28.He held it so well with that two-handed backhand. Beautifully,

:46:29. > :46:36.the way he extended down the line on that shot. His coach used to have

:46:37. > :47:33.that shot. The first time I saw that one, climbing the invisible ladder.

:47:34. > :47:44.How was that for a second serve, or 109 mph, this is how we expected,

:47:45. > :47:50.world-class matchplay, no matter what are -- what happens, this is a

:47:51. > :47:52.match to be relished. So aggressive in that point with the second serve.

:47:53. > :48:28.That backhand! He just rifled it! That is a magnificent break of

:48:29. > :48:33.serve, superb staff. Murray will be upset about it, but Nishikori,

:48:34. > :48:38.willing to take the ball on and down the line the shortest difference

:48:39. > :48:44.between the returner and the server. Magnificent play, hats off to this

:48:45. > :48:49.young man. A quarterfinalist at the Australian Open and a former US Open

:48:50. > :48:54.finalist, we are not surprised to be seen this level. No, that was an

:48:55. > :49:00.impressive break because he played so brilliantly to get up to 0- 40

:49:01. > :49:04.and Murray had not played a great point. The second serve, there was

:49:05. > :49:08.no hesitation when he got the chance to smack that back down the line,

:49:09. > :49:13.that was a very good break because Murray has been playing very well

:49:14. > :49:18.and to come back that quickly, this is turning out to be a very

:49:19. > :49:23.high-quality match already and it is a pleasure to watch. Two big stars

:49:24. > :49:27.of the world game, we know all about Andy Murray, Nishikori was the

:49:28. > :49:31.newcomer of the year in 2008 and they do not just give that away,

:49:32. > :49:37.that is a real accolade and since then, he has been as high as number

:49:38. > :49:43.four in the world. He is currently at number six and is on a 12 match

:49:44. > :49:58.Davis Cup winning streak, the last man to beat him was Kalem Richardson

:49:59. > :50:04.in 2012. 12 straight match wins -- Karlovic. Murray is the man for the

:50:05. > :50:08.job. It is going to take a lot of concentration and a lot of hard

:50:09. > :50:40.graft to get through Nishikori. He is back on serve, three, four.

:50:41. > :50:49.He has just pulled it. What a rally. I can assure you that ball is not

:50:50. > :50:54.new any more! The distance they are running is quite something. And this

:50:55. > :51:01.court, the speed of this Court lets you have these types of runs. It is

:51:02. > :51:05.good to play them, it is not a fast court and neither of the players is

:51:06. > :51:07.finding it hard to put the ball away and you get these wonderful rallies,

:51:08. > :51:25.it is exhausting for them. That is wide. Both players just

:51:26. > :51:31.pointed straight to the roof after that point. That rally was not going

:51:32. > :51:35.to last a long time, Murray has exhausted this point, he will come

:51:36. > :51:38.back, that was wide. He does not want another rally. Unlike the first

:51:39. > :51:50.point, he took it on. Big service game coming up for

:51:51. > :54:00.Murray if Nishikori makes it 4-4. First point of this game was a real

:54:01. > :54:07.test. Murray recovering over the next couple of points. The last four

:54:08. > :54:20.points have been quick, explosive. He is in the game.

:54:21. > :54:31.OK, so here is the game. The last 16 or 17 minutes have been very poor

:54:32. > :54:50.for Murray. Nishikori has come back from 1-4 down to 4-4 in this set.

:54:51. > :54:56.This is the end that Murray has faced break points.

:54:57. > :56:02.First base. First ace of the match. -- ace.

:56:03. > :56:11.That is why people do not volley any more. Nothing wrong with the

:56:12. > :56:16.approach, really. You can just find so much power and pace with these

:56:17. > :56:21.rackets and particularly with the strings these days, how can you

:56:22. > :56:32.volley, it is like a well taken penalty, you cannot save it. --

:56:33. > :58:25.rackets. And that is that and that is the

:58:26. > :58:30.first time in just over 20 minutes that he has seen his side of the

:58:31. > :58:35.scoreboard ticking over. Nishikori had been coming back, that is a fine

:58:36. > :58:41.hold of serve and one that was absolutely required. During the map

:58:42. > :58:48.-- did you enjoy the match? Quality out here. Murray had to serve well

:58:49. > :58:53.and that is the course of the pressure that Nishikori is putting

:58:54. > :58:58.on him. It is short, Nishikori is coming at him, if he can stay with

:58:59. > :59:04.Murray, he is as quick as Murray, it is a good contrast. Ta for either of

:59:05. > :59:10.them to put the ball away against each other. -- tough. Whilst

:59:11. > :59:16.Nishikori was winning members and plain other tournaments, Murray had

:59:17. > :59:23.two weeks of, the most since his back surgery in 2014 for the birth

:59:24. > :59:29.of his daughter, Sophia Olivia. It is not long time, it is just big

:59:30. > :59:33.change. He is going to travel soon, to Miami with Sophia for the first

:59:34. > :59:40.time and he said they are quite portable at that age! So many

:59:41. > :59:51.wonderful times ahead for both him and him. Certainly back into the

:59:52. > :59:56.fray after that time off. -- his wife. This was the first time, this

:59:57. > :00:02.trip to Birmingham, his first time on the road after the birth of

:00:03. > :00:07.Sophia. I know he was not particularly looking forward to

:00:08. > :00:09.going away, but it is not anything else that anyone else has had to

:00:10. > :00:43.endure at times. Wow, that's a good point. Murray was

:00:44. > :00:46.on the second serve, all over it. That drop shot, it has to be hit

:00:47. > :00:52.exactly at the right time and you could see where Murray is deep.

:00:53. > :00:58.Anything inside the baseline, Murray will get it, but he had a chance,

:00:59. > :01:18.but it was perfectly timed, perfectly executed.

:01:19. > :01:26.His serve is an absolute liability, isn't it? At this level. He is a

:01:27. > :01:34.superb player but that second serve is almost hopeless at this level.

:01:35. > :01:37.Especially when playing someone who can take it on the rise and coming

:01:38. > :01:45.behind him puts you straight under pressure. It is a big one here. Does

:01:46. > :01:58.he go for a little more? Murray is going to step in.

:01:59. > :02:12.Zero - three on first service in this game.

:02:13. > :02:17.Murray knows he is in a freezing point Nishikori is serving. Time for

:02:18. > :02:42.a big effort, 15-30. Never got a chance to get in that

:02:43. > :02:50.rally, Murray, always defending. Couldn't hit the ball deep enough. A

:02:51. > :02:54.matter of time really. He got his first serve that time and never

:02:55. > :02:58.looked back. Super hitting. Look where he is, six foot inside the

:02:59. > :04:39.baseline. His four and was -- four and was

:04:40. > :04:41.that bit wayward against Dan Evans at times but today it has been very

:04:42. > :05:34.effective. A great game. Nishikori saved the

:05:35. > :05:43.set point, no help from his first serve in the first half of the game.

:05:44. > :05:48.How good was that rally? That was just phenomenal from both players. A

:05:49. > :05:55.reminder of where we are in this title. It is best of five in the

:05:56. > :06:07.Davis Cup. In the doubles, and the and Jamie Murray won in straight

:06:08. > :06:12.sets. Two singles today. The number twos of both countries will play if

:06:13. > :06:14.required. Dan Evans may yet be called upon to play the fifth

:06:15. > :06:46.deciding match. He is giving him the runaround,

:06:47. > :06:51.beating him with his own game. Nishikori not volleying but electing

:06:52. > :06:58.to stay back. Andy Murray doesn't like to miss anything but he has had

:06:59. > :07:03.four drop shots against him and he has lost all the points. He prides

:07:04. > :07:09.himself as being the quickest out there. He does not like to lose

:07:10. > :07:53.those shots and that is four times now.

:07:54. > :08:06.The ball was cold out. The volley was gorgeous. He got the lob but

:08:07. > :08:15.backhand is a difficult shot and he has played it perfectly.

:08:16. > :08:33.30-15. Why wouldn't a sport add Hawk-Eye? Stop moaning about it and

:08:34. > :08:56.do it. That is a rant for another occasion.

:08:57. > :09:09.The Japanese bench, Nishioka who may be called into action later, he was

:09:10. > :09:15.up and out of his seat, or at least I think so, he is five foot six. He

:09:16. > :10:01.said challenge. This is why you want Hawk-Eye. A

:10:02. > :10:06.situation like that that would have been 15-30 and in the old days you

:10:07. > :10:10.can't believe some of the calls he would get. Football is going to do

:10:11. > :10:15.just that, I don't how they will implement it, but you want the

:10:16. > :10:21.person who should win the point to win it. In the old days it was very

:10:22. > :10:30.difficult. Justice was served there. Excellent hold.

:10:31. > :10:34.When Murray's career comes to a close, maybe a lot of years from

:10:35. > :10:39.now, it is going to be a lot of years until he sees somebody as good

:10:40. > :10:46.as this come along. Not just the actual tennis, the talent, the gift

:10:47. > :10:50.for the Hyundai automation -- hand- I coordination, but it is the

:10:51. > :10:57.dedication since he left home at 15 for these moments. He has taken it

:10:58. > :11:04.such a high level and it is a joy to see him pushed today. To see him

:11:05. > :11:09.pushed by another world-class player in Birmingham on Sunday afternoon,

:11:10. > :11:18.you have to love it. Approaching one hour in this first set. Murray was

:11:19. > :12:10.4-1 up and Nishikori came back. He must serve to stay in their set.

:12:11. > :12:21.He knows where Murray is. Chasing after that one. You tend to go for

:12:22. > :12:25.it a little bit more, don't you? He makes the court smaller, he is so

:12:26. > :12:39.quick, Murray. A big opportunity here.

:12:40. > :13:28.Two doubles in the game. Murray has drawn those double faults with the

:13:29. > :13:31.returns he has been making over the course of the match, and we intend

:13:32. > :13:58.he is broadcasting down the other end. It is a part of matchplay.

:13:59. > :14:22.It didn't quite catch it out of the middle of the racket. Must have been

:14:23. > :14:25.timing. It buys him a few seconds. A tactical challenge, just wanted to

:14:26. > :15:26.regain his thoughts. Angry at missing that.

:15:27. > :15:33.That was an hour of tennis, was it not? Don't go anywhere. Brilliant

:15:34. > :15:48.set for both players at times. I'll tell you, that was quite

:15:49. > :15:52.something to see here in Birmingham, a set to Great Britain as they try

:15:53. > :15:57.to wrap up this tie in the Davis Cup as defending champions against

:15:58. > :16:02.Japan. Let's get a flavour of the atmosphere.

:16:03. > :16:09.This is becoming a bit of a habit, you win on Saturday and watch Andy

:16:10. > :16:15.take care of business on Sunday. It was a good feeling. Intense start to

:16:16. > :16:20.the match, both guys playing high level. Andy dropped off a little

:16:21. > :16:24.ones he held the long game to get to 4-1 and then Nishikori came back

:16:25. > :16:30.into it. That last set point, that was something else. The crowd are

:16:31. > :16:36.bouncing and hopefully Andy can keep the momentum rolling in the second

:16:37. > :16:40.set. Take us through your journey of the last two years, massive rise in

:16:41. > :16:46.the rankings, and maybe explain what part the Davis Cup has played. It

:16:47. > :16:53.has been huge for me. Last year I played four important matches and it

:16:54. > :16:59.gave me a lot of trust in myself, belief in my game, and I could

:17:00. > :17:07.translate that into the main tour, grand slam matches, and start

:17:08. > :17:17.getting more wins. Have you had any time to take up your uncle duties

:17:18. > :17:30.yet? Two hours at a time and I think she spent at sleeping.

:17:31. > :17:41.COMMENTATOR:. Europe Mother's Day messages. I would love it if you

:17:42. > :17:55.could wish Margaret Richardson are happy Mother's Day. Happy Mother's

:17:56. > :18:04.Day to my beautiful mum, Jackie. Could you say happy Mother's Day to

:18:05. > :18:08.Suzanne Hodgson in black, Blackpool? To Wendy who is watching Andy before

:18:09. > :18:21.starting her new job tomorrow. Good luck with that whatever it may be.

:18:22. > :18:29.One hour of very intense Davis Cup tennis, which is what it is like so

:18:30. > :18:36.much of the time. More in just a moment. STUDIO: The players are

:18:37. > :18:41.coming back on but let's tell you what is happening elsewhere. Novak

:18:42. > :18:50.Djokovic is for- four in the second set having lost the first one to

:18:51. > :18:59.Mikhail Kukushkin. France have won against Canada. Germany against the

:19:00. > :19:09.Czech Republic, Tomas Berdych retired after two sets against

:19:10. > :19:15.Philipp Kohlschreiber. That is what is happening elsewhere.

:19:16. > :19:20.COMMENTATOR: Tomas Berdych was no doubt exhausted. He went the

:19:21. > :19:27.distance on a one and played in the doubles as well. His 50th Davis Cup

:19:28. > :20:21.win this weekend, no surprise he is exhausted.

:20:22. > :20:28.A quick start from the Japanese player.

:20:29. > :20:45.Do you remember how he had to gauge against Simon -- dig against Simon?

:20:46. > :20:48.This is what I've said stars to you, the third day of five set matches

:20:49. > :20:57.even though it hasn't gone the distance yet. As much as anything

:20:58. > :21:08.physical, it is a mental process. An unforgiving challenge. A long way to

:21:09. > :21:09.go in this one. Nishikori is not going away too easily. He is a

:21:10. > :22:17.fighter. Beautiful point. Absolutely must --

:22:18. > :22:29.masterful construction from Nishikori. Murray is very annoyed at

:22:30. > :22:34.himself. I think he just had a slight let down there after that

:22:35. > :22:37.intense first set. His footwork on a couple of ground strokes was not

:22:38. > :22:50.quite right. You can't have these little ebbs. You can't afford to

:22:51. > :22:55.give those sort of breaks away. Credit to Nishikori to come back in

:22:56. > :22:58.that fashion after losing a very close first set. The game is still

:22:59. > :23:02.on. Take a seat quickly, please, ladies

:23:03. > :24:03.and gentlemen. Murray just not getting his huge

:24:04. > :24:29.right on the backhand. -- his feet. Again, all the training you can do,

:24:30. > :24:32.if you have had a break of five weeks and you come up against a

:24:33. > :24:38.player of this class that quickly after the break in a best of five

:24:39. > :24:44.set match, it's not easy. Murray is a little winded, but he'll get that

:24:45. > :25:34.back. If you're slightly tired, why not

:25:35. > :26:05.finish the rally so you don't have to do any running? Huge return.

:26:06. > :26:14.How good was his footwork in that rally?

:26:15. > :26:25.Just lightning around the court. Goes down the line at the last

:26:26. > :28:47.minute. So quick. The umpire is asking the lineman if

:28:48. > :29:01.he called that one. The ball was called out.

:29:02. > :30:28.He did so well to get to that drop shot. Just rushed that overhead.

:30:29. > :30:36.He did not know he messed that ball. It looked at the start of the second

:30:37. > :30:40.set he is trying to be more aggressive. He has decided he has

:30:41. > :31:06.got to go on the attack a little bit more.

:31:07. > :31:15.Finally! It is the first point that Murray has won on the Nishikori drop

:31:16. > :31:22.shot-macro. Nishikori claim that drop shot-macro, the ball has that

:31:23. > :31:30.much further to travel in the air and it takes longer. -- shot. It

:31:31. > :31:35.takes more time for Andy Murray to get on top of this. Let me talk

:31:36. > :31:41.briefly about what happened in Australia. Australia are blamed the

:31:42. > :31:50.United States. The tie has gone to the United States but Bernard Tom

:31:51. > :31:54.Arce lost to John is in. His courtside microphone picked up some

:31:55. > :32:05.words he was saying to Lleyton Hewitt. Two times he has done it and

:32:06. > :32:10.he did not back away from this in the post match conference. He did

:32:11. > :32:19.this last year against the Czech Republic. He said, he is still sick,

:32:20. > :32:27.but I will be better tomorrow, so it is weird for me. That is Tomic on

:32:28. > :32:37.Nick Kerry asks. Lleyton Hewitt has inherited a

:32:38. > :32:45.potentially great Davis Cup team but he has also inherited a volatile

:32:46. > :32:49.group and welcome to Davis Cup captaincy from me! That is the voice

:32:50. > :32:55.of experience there, John Lloyd. It is not easy keeping these young fit

:32:56. > :33:00.wealthy hot-headed athletes together at times. Can you imagine managing a

:33:01. > :33:17.football team? CE, the reason I can say that about

:33:18. > :33:20.neck, he is going to have to be a big boy and take criticism on this

:33:21. > :33:57.-- Nick. He has said them Actually Andy Murray is a big fan of

:33:58. > :34:03.Nick. So am I, he has been playing great tennis and when he is on the

:34:04. > :34:06.television, you do tend to notice. Rumours keep going around about John

:34:07. > :34:14.McEnroe helping him. He is a big fan of his as well. You would wonder if

:34:15. > :34:15.he would have time to do that. I do not know if Nick would have that

:34:16. > :35:23.sort of money either! That is a big mess. There is the

:35:24. > :35:29.shot there. -- this. -- miss-macro. -- miss. Take it easy.

:35:30. > :35:35.He certainly would have had a word or two. Certainly, with two break

:35:36. > :36:06.points. The ability to go flat and hard on

:36:07. > :36:10.the backhand and change the trajectory of the ball and get it

:36:11. > :36:16.through the court with pace, it marks Murray out in this match. That

:36:17. > :36:22.one there. It opens the court up for his forehand. Excellent reaction to

:36:23. > :36:37.the disappointment of missing that volley before.

:36:38. > :36:49.He hit that hard, nearly broke the racquet! They do not make them like

:36:50. > :36:54.they used to! I am glad they do not make shoes like they used to.

:36:55. > :37:00.Imagine a pair of green flash, you would have taken out the ankle! You

:37:01. > :37:09.have to be accurate when you thump yourself there. That to me is a

:37:10. > :37:14.nonsense row, a code violation. The only thing he did any harm to was

:37:15. > :37:27.the racquet, per racquet! That is nonsense. -- who were racquet.

:37:28. > :38:26.What a sharp to! That is the best shot he has head all day. -- shot.

:38:27. > :38:33.From that position on the port, that was superb -- hit. We are right on

:38:34. > :38:39.the line. The obvious shot was to hit about to get him back in the

:38:40. > :38:46.points. He changes the angle, goes behind his man, that was just

:38:47. > :38:52.absolutely outstanding. That was a snake strike, he did not see it,

:38:53. > :38:58.buying. He had virtually nothing to a mat, all that he knew was that

:38:59. > :39:04.Nishikori was recovering to the middle. Excellent recovery. -- he

:39:05. > :39:30.had virtually nothing to aim at. Not a bad reaction to smashing his

:39:31. > :39:31.racquet head on the arch of his foot. Definitely fired up at this

:39:32. > :39:59.point. Oh dear! He makes it so difficult.

:40:00. > :40:04.Annoying if you are playing him, you cannot put the ball away! What is

:40:05. > :40:09.amazing to me is this man, we will respect the movement of Andy Murray,

:40:10. > :40:13.we have seen it so many times, but the overhead, the second serve,

:40:14. > :40:24.similar things from Nishikori, they are really bad! Perhaps they did not

:40:25. > :40:42.teach on that one correctly. -- teach him that one correctly.

:40:43. > :40:55.So good. So good there. That little delicate shot, he just chipped it

:40:56. > :41:01.down low, that is what kept him in the rally, still had a lot to do to

:41:02. > :41:06.win it, but this shot here, just did so well, got him back for a chance

:41:07. > :41:11.to hit this shot, wraps it around the outside of the ball. He is

:41:12. > :41:13.playing well. What a good passage of tennis this has been over the last

:41:14. > :42:14.ten minutes or so. Well, 15 minutes of spirit sapping

:42:15. > :42:22.Murray tennis as far as Nishikori is concerned. Murray from to love down

:42:23. > :42:28.is now 3-2 up in the second set. Let us have a word with Jenny Baker.

:42:29. > :42:32.Both these guys have got fantastic returns, I want to illustrate, you

:42:33. > :42:38.have a good view of what Andy Murray is doing with the return. We can see

:42:39. > :42:42.the court. His starting possession is in line with the other side of

:42:43. > :42:46.the advertising board and returning the serve just behind the baseline.

:42:47. > :42:51.On his second serve, he is standing on top of the baseline and in the

:42:52. > :42:55.last game, his contact point was two metres inside. If you match that

:42:56. > :43:00.with the game from Nishikori, his weakest point is the serve and his

:43:01. > :43:06.second serve, you put yourself into his mindset, over five sets, can you

:43:07. > :43:13.imagine how that feels? The best return in the world, up against him.

:43:14. > :43:17.The only saving grace he has is that the court is very slow and he has

:43:18. > :43:21.time to get back on the point. I would not want to be facing the

:43:22. > :43:28.return from Andy Murray on this surface. There is a bloke just down

:43:29. > :43:33.to your right with the burgundy sweater and glasses, I think you

:43:34. > :43:47.just stamped on his to accidentally! I will say sorry to him in a minute!

:43:48. > :44:07.Jamie Baker, he won away on clay in Argentina and it was a great win.

:44:08. > :44:15.Actually, you were Davis Cup captain for that match in Argentina, what

:44:16. > :44:19.were you thinking, picking him? I had no choice. I think someone else

:44:20. > :44:22.fell down and hurt themselves! No, he deserved to play, he deserved to

:44:23. > :44:37.win. Important for Nishikori that to stop

:44:38. > :48:43.the rot. Three all in the second set and no

:48:44. > :48:47.doubt both sets of players are fatigued. Your concentration changes

:48:48. > :48:51.over a five set match, you're thinking could be three hours left

:48:52. > :48:56.and you sometimes hold a little bit back but you need to know the moment

:48:57. > :49:04.to give it all. At times you have to time your best efforts over five

:49:05. > :49:15.sets in a different way than three sets.

:49:16. > :49:21.Your feeling that Murray is a little fatigued and that is showing itself

:49:22. > :49:26.in a slightly wavering concentration level. A few more swear words come

:49:27. > :49:31.out, he starts looking at the bench, that is the way he expresses

:49:32. > :49:38.himself, he will often not win from here. But he is playing against a

:49:39. > :49:46.fellow who can take advantage. This is not some 40 or 50 in the world

:49:47. > :49:49.player, a genuine top ten contender. That says 149 mph. I do not believe

:49:50. > :49:59.that. The ball was called out. That would

:50:00. > :50:08.be the biggest server of his career. Absolutely. He hit 148 -- 148

:50:09. > :50:21.earlier on. I suppose that would count, it is official.

:50:22. > :50:49.Fine ball. And an important point at 30-30 to go for it like that.

:50:50. > :51:09.And that is away, excellent matchplay for three. That is a late

:51:10. > :51:17.challenge, that is. Every time that is late and you know it is late.

:51:18. > :51:23.Miles out, that was such a late challenge though. It was a late

:51:24. > :51:30.challenge, but I mean, it has to be done in a clear and timely manner.

:51:31. > :51:34.It is the point that Leon is making on behalf of his player. He expects

:51:35. > :51:43.them to do that, that is what you are there for. What is clear and

:51:44. > :51:47.timely? The point is, the serve was miles out and it was the second

:51:48. > :52:12.serve. The key thing is, that was the right thing.

:52:13. > :52:26.That is a super forehand. No point in going mad now.

:52:27. > :52:35.I have to be honest, that first serve at 4030, if the ball is that

:52:36. > :52:44.far out, the umpire should be all over it -- 40-30. It is on the side

:52:45. > :52:49.of the umpire. He should have had to say, I am sorry, that is too long

:52:50. > :53:03.between Serbs, for the challenge, it was way too long. -- serves.

:53:04. > :53:33.Advantage Great Britain. Is he going to challenge that one?

:53:34. > :53:39.Did not even require that. He has missed it. Murray is sending a

:53:40. > :53:48.message out to his opponent, amp I and everyone else. Well pumped up

:53:49. > :53:53.now. -- umpire. It is funny what you need from a coach, we were talking

:53:54. > :53:57.about Nick Kyrigos, suggesting that John McEnroe might be interested in

:53:58. > :54:03.the job. He is a master puppeteer and a great guy, whether or not he

:54:04. > :54:07.would work with him, I do not know. Ie Did not even think that Ivan

:54:08. > :54:14.Lendl would coach. With someone like Nick Kyrigos who is talented but is

:54:15. > :54:19.a little bit up and down with his mind, I think sometimes you may have

:54:20. > :54:23.to get one of these super coaches who has won Grand Slam is because of

:54:24. > :54:27.the respect value, it does not mean if you have been a great player you

:54:28. > :54:31.will be a great coach but that respect level for someone like Nick

:54:32. > :54:36.Kyrigos, he could be used well, not to keep him in check, because you

:54:37. > :54:40.want that sort of flair, but you have to have someone who can hold

:54:41. > :54:44.him in a bit and went to do the stuff he does otherwise he will be a

:54:45. > :54:58.fun player to watch but someone who will

:54:59. > :55:03.never win big matches. When Ivan Lendl went with Andy Murray said he

:55:04. > :55:05.had to take on the ball, move inside the baseline and you cannot afford

:55:06. > :55:07.to counterpunch among the best players. He was the first person

:55:08. > :55:10.that Andy Murray listen to and changed his game. For years the same

:55:11. > :55:12.thing had been coming out of other malls and it had either been

:55:13. > :55:15.disregarded or shelves. Absolutely. That is the power of the authority

:55:16. > :55:23.in the voice. Michael Chang, another one of the super coaches, he works

:55:24. > :55:24.with Nishikori. It would be a strong coaches tournament these days,

:55:25. > :57:37.wouldn't it? He is annoyed at himself because he

:57:38. > :57:42.actually had this one. Plenty of time, that was not a very good

:57:43. > :57:44.volley from Nishikori and Murray had a lot of options and a lot of time

:57:45. > :58:34.there as well. Murray did not do enough with the

:58:35. > :58:41.approach after doing good work with the lob. And we really are

:58:42. > :58:47.approaching money time in the second set of this Davis Cup tie. Great

:58:48. > :58:57.Britain in defence of the Davis Cup, they won last year against Japan.

:58:58. > :59:03.They had to go the distance in more ways than one to win that one. This

:59:04. > :59:11.man won all four offers single matches last year and has not lost

:59:12. > :59:18.since 2012. Quite a contest this one. A fifth match will be played to

:59:19. > :00:02.decide the tie if Nishikori can win this match.

:00:03. > :00:10.News from the Pioneer indoor arena in Belgrade, the world number one is

:00:11. > :00:16.in action, Novak Djokovic has made it a set all. The winner there are

:00:17. > :00:34.plays the winner here. It could be a fifth match this Novak

:00:35. > :01:25.Djokovic makes it the decider. -- if Novak Djokovic makes it a decider.

:01:26. > :01:35.Brutal. Excellent play, Nishikori. Talk about resistance. How do you

:01:36. > :01:50.get this man unbalanced? This was the one. Slid into it like Djokovic.

:01:51. > :01:56.Superb play. It is fun to watch but I don't know how much fun it is for

:01:57. > :02:05.the players. Exhausting. The rallies we have had so far, just fantastic.

:02:06. > :02:07.That still is the advantage that Murray has, comparing the players.

:02:08. > :02:21.He can serve his way out of trouble. A fifth ace there. He'd pay a lot

:02:22. > :02:54.for a sixth. She gave. Lovely. -- cheeky. That is

:02:55. > :03:01.class. It is all about having the presence of mind. You need to

:03:02. > :03:09.maintain your control. Look at this. Nicely done. Just a little wage over

:03:10. > :03:14.of the bunker, not much green to play with.

:03:15. > :03:32.It is wide. What a game to get out of.

:03:33. > :03:40.The news from Serbia and from all the world group matches, eight of

:03:41. > :03:47.them are taking place around the world. This is the World Cup of

:03:48. > :03:56.tennis, if you like. Novak Djokovic is getting the runaround from

:03:57. > :03:57.Mikhail Kukushkin. Djokovic is now a break down in the third set. It is

:03:58. > :04:21.must win for him. I have to give credit to Yannick

:04:22. > :04:24.Noah, captain for France. Electing to play a home tie in the French

:04:25. > :04:29.territory of Guadalupe. The Caribbean is lovely at this time of

:04:30. > :04:38.the year. A great captain to play for. Where would you like to play? I

:04:39. > :04:50.vote for really close to some of the best beaches in the world.

:04:51. > :05:39.If this caught the line, they will have to play two. No, it was wide.

:05:40. > :06:30.The ball did not affect the shot from Nishikori but it was wide.

:06:31. > :09:22.That was an excellent overhead. His overhead has been poor today. I

:09:23. > :09:33.thought when it went up you might miss it but it... -- but he took it

:09:34. > :09:37.very well. When somebody down the other end is defending with such

:09:38. > :09:40.anticipation as Murray has, and some people read the play so well and

:09:41. > :09:44.time their movements, you tend to change the style and motion.

:09:45. > :09:49.Sometimes you have to take your opponent out of it and just hit the

:09:50. > :12:07.shot. You know Murray is going to be standing in the right place.

:12:08. > :13:48.No way he won that point. Incredible court coverage.

:13:49. > :13:59.Great Britain leads 6-5. Andy Murray first came your as a young man with

:14:00. > :14:04.his brother Jamie and a lot of their friends, the junior tennis section

:14:05. > :14:08.in Dunblane and Stirling. Judy Murray was the coach and drove a

:14:09. > :14:19.transit van to see the Swedish team narrowly defeat the British under

:14:20. > :14:23.Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski. All these use later, here he is. You

:14:24. > :14:34.know full well there are people in the crowd here who will be getting

:14:35. > :14:39.inspired. I was talking to some youngsters yesterday and their

:14:40. > :14:52.parents who were willing to bring them here. So inspiring to see them

:14:53. > :14:57.play. A great advert for the game. Youngsters in your watching this

:14:58. > :15:04.kind of tenants, if that doesn't inspire you -- this kind of tennis,

:15:05. > :15:16.if the atmosphere doesn't inspire you, nothing will.

:15:17. > :15:21.More great tennis in Birmingham at their women's tournament at the

:15:22. > :15:34.Edgbaston club on the other side of town this summer.

:15:35. > :15:45.That is the Edgbaston Priory club that was redeveloped. I should say

:15:46. > :15:49.Priory otherwise I will be told off by the former chairman. Some

:15:50. > :16:49.hairdresser! Oh, yes. What an exchange.

:16:50. > :16:53.Crosscourt forehand is. Is this the moment Murray pushes edge? -- pushes

:16:54. > :17:29.ahead? Oh, what a retard and that was! --

:17:30. > :17:35.return. I can't believe he went for that. If you're fuelling it, go for

:17:36. > :18:18.it. Oh, what a point. What a point.

:18:19. > :18:24.Murray, never really got a chance to get ahead in the rally, always

:18:25. > :18:55.playing catch-up. Still, what nerve from Nishikori.

:18:56. > :19:46.Two set points. Well done, Nishikori.

:19:47. > :20:40.Four straight points for Kei Nishikori. That is brave. Murray has

:20:41. > :20:47.lost four straight points and must recover quickly. No time to lick

:20:48. > :20:57.your wounds. He played a couple of incredible returns. And then 15-40,

:20:58. > :21:05.marvellous serve, then he played loose points. It was like adrenaline

:21:06. > :21:10.took over and he overcooked a few balls. He has to steady himself for

:21:11. > :21:50.this tie-breaker. Mid afternoon in the UK, just gone

:21:51. > :21:55.20 past midnight in Japan. I am sure a big TV and radio audience are

:21:56. > :22:03.watching one of their sports heroes trying to make it one set all. It

:22:04. > :22:07.has been years since he has come back from a two set deficit. It is a

:22:08. > :24:01.must win for Nishikori. What a passage of play this is from

:24:02. > :24:08.Murray. He just doesn't look like he's ever going to miss, just rifles

:24:09. > :24:37.it down the court. So much control of that side.

:24:38. > :25:35.Strange, isn't it? So good there for 4-0 and then two sloppy points.

:25:36. > :25:45.After you said he'd never miss a backhand. It is going in fours at

:25:46. > :25:51.the moment. Four straight points from Nishikori to get into the

:25:52. > :25:57.tie-break, four straight points for Murray to go 4-0 up. This is where

:25:58. > :26:06.playing at home can make a massive difference. That's what deserve --

:26:07. > :26:10.that Lott... Lot deserve a lot of credit. Murray will really start to

:26:11. > :26:41.think if he loses that one. Now, then. The ball was called out.

:26:42. > :26:53.Three straight points gone and he has relinquished much of his

:26:54. > :27:12.advantage. 4-3 Great Britain. Great Britain has one challenge remaining.

:27:13. > :27:25.Very good play from Nishikori. Four straight points. He followed that

:27:26. > :27:31.for and knowing full well Murray had to make up an awful lot of ground.

:27:32. > :28:05.His forehand doing the trick. Oh, he has put that wide. Five

:28:06. > :28:24.straight points. What's going on? Seems to me it is a sign of the

:28:25. > :28:36.rustiness of being out five weeks. Credits to Nishikori but some sloppy

:28:37. > :28:45.errors from Murray. That, to me, is slight mental fatigue. Two and a

:28:46. > :28:53.quarter hours and not even two sets completed. The umpire is doing a

:28:54. > :28:54.good job of staying out of this. Taking too long between points but

:28:55. > :30:23.who cares? Do you know, you have to credit the

:30:24. > :30:27.Japanese player and a game, he had a real good luck and if he had done,

:30:28. > :30:34.he might have lost the point and made himself on rubble. He stayed

:30:35. > :30:39.back and not two shots later, he won the point, well done, mate. He

:30:40. > :30:47.really was thinking about coming in but from that distance on the court,

:30:48. > :30:53.Murray would have eaten him alive. Discretion and valour and all that,

:30:54. > :30:54.set point, this time to Nishikori, Murray has already had two. It could

:30:55. > :31:09.change on this point. That did not last too long, did it?

:31:10. > :31:14.That is his bread and butter serve on the outside. He has improved his

:31:15. > :31:19.down the middle serve but that is the one he goes to is about 75% of

:31:20. > :31:26.the time and he smacked that one away. That is what coaches will know

:31:27. > :31:30.as well, either coaching with him or against him, everyone has a go too,

:31:31. > :31:36.that comfort blanket and that is his. Of course. Even if you had

:31:37. > :31:45.known where it was going, you could not get it, it was 132 out on the

:31:46. > :31:55.line. These Davis Cup moments are enough to turn at your hair grey!

:31:56. > :32:08.There is a photographer there and he does not have any hair, as a matter

:32:09. > :32:11.of fact! Come on everyone, you know it is six all, if you're a

:32:12. > :32:42.professional covering the sport, come on!

:32:43. > :32:44.That is just brilliant. No hesitation whatsoever on the

:32:45. > :33:59.backhand. Nishikori's head is hanging! He was

:34:00. > :34:06.on his knees, he thought he had done enough with the approach. Looking

:34:07. > :34:11.good for Judy Murray, her youngest is in control, two sets to love,

:34:12. > :34:15.Great Britain looking good for another Davis Cup victory but there

:34:16. > :34:21.is still work to be done, Nishikori will remain a stern opponent but he

:34:22. > :34:29.has taken a blow to the solar plexus there, no doubt about that. Let us

:34:30. > :34:33.go and get a bit of the vibe on the courtside. I am sure it is an

:34:34. > :34:39.exciting place to be. Let us join Jamie Baker. From the point of view

:34:40. > :34:44.of a player, it looks like unbelievable tennis, what are you

:34:45. > :34:49.seeing? I do not think you would have expected anything less. It is

:34:50. > :34:55.brutal out there. When they get to a baseline rally, they are going to to

:34:56. > :35:02.to, there is nothing in it, tennis at its best. What may be decisive

:35:03. > :35:07.now? Are you seen anything? I think Andy is starting to return well,

:35:08. > :35:19.getting close, on the service games, he is starting to find the spots, it

:35:20. > :35:22.looks like he is getting more of the second serve now, but when then gets

:35:23. > :35:27.on his forehand, he is solid, there is still a long way to go. Are the

:35:28. > :35:35.notes being used during the match? I have to be ready. If Andy wants

:35:36. > :35:39.something, if Nishikori is serving on the wide side, Andy is probably

:35:40. > :35:48.picking that, if he needs to know something, we are ready to give him

:35:49. > :35:54.the information. Thank you. Having a quick look through some of the

:35:55. > :36:09.notes, how many times has keep Jones comeback from two sets down? He has

:36:10. > :36:14.done it twice. -- Kei Nishikori. There was Santiago as well, he lost

:36:15. > :36:21.it at the French Open in 2010. It is quite another thing with respect to

:36:22. > :36:26.those players, they are not Andy Murray in the Davis Cup at home.

:36:27. > :36:36.From this point of view, you would have to say, he is probably a 20 or

:36:37. > :36:43.30 - one shot. But we do not mention betting in tennis! Despite the great

:36:44. > :36:44.irony of half the sponsors of the sport being betting companies, but

:36:45. > :37:56.that is a chat for another time. When you are two sets to love down,

:37:57. > :38:00.it is rough. Someone like Nishikori, he has come back from that and my

:38:01. > :38:06.new a top ten player, you do have that believe that you can always

:38:07. > :38:09.win, but that was a big blow to lose that second set. But for Murray on

:38:10. > :38:15.the other side of the court, he knows if he can get an early break,

:38:16. > :38:25.just put that pressure back on and hope... Single hander. Improvised

:38:26. > :38:32.well there. You can put that pressure on and see if he can get

:38:33. > :38:37.rid of the resistance out there. This was a lovely shot, one hand.

:38:38. > :38:39.Jo-Wilfred Tsonga does that sometimes. Single hander. Just for

:38:40. > :39:03.fun. That was good. Well held from Kei

:39:04. > :39:08.Nishikori who is flirting with a lot of mixed emotions because he had

:39:09. > :39:15.that set point in the second set tie-break and Murray served a 132

:39:16. > :39:20.mph ace out wide on the left at 56. And those are the moments. The

:39:21. > :39:25.margins have been so small in this matter, it has been exceptional

:39:26. > :39:27.tennis, almost two and a half hours and number sets played and that is

:39:28. > :39:42.unbelievable. -- two. The de Vrij takes place and everyone

:39:43. > :39:59.has to be out of here by two o'clock in the morning -- de-rig.

:40:00. > :40:06.Badminton Championships taking place.

:40:07. > :40:10.Recommend any tennis player to play some badminton when they are young,

:40:11. > :40:25.great service motion. The racquet snaps on the overhead if

:40:26. > :41:11.you play other sports when you are young. Why not?

:41:12. > :41:22.I am not sure... He is thinking wide as he do that? Fatigue after that

:41:23. > :41:30.second set, it was casual but it turned out to be brilliant. It is

:41:31. > :41:44.the role shot, executed beautifully! -- wrong shot.

:41:45. > :41:51.India Wales is the next up for these players, the first of the Masters

:41:52. > :41:58.1000 series in the ATP Tour which darts next week. Kyle Edmonds is in

:41:59. > :41:59.that, by the way. He got in when the cut-off dropped and that is good

:42:00. > :42:19.news. Andy Murray will be playing doubles

:42:20. > :42:23.as he gets used to playing outdoors again when they change the services,

:42:24. > :42:29.the players like to play sometimes after the French Open, they may play

:42:30. > :42:33.doubles at Queen's Club. The same thing. He will be playing with Colin

:42:34. > :42:37.Fleming in the doubles. I asked which side he would play, and he

:42:38. > :43:01.said whichever side and he wants me to play! -- Andy Murray.

:43:02. > :43:12.That was not a pretty point! He is going really ballistic with himself

:43:13. > :43:19.at the moment, Murray, he has gone 2-0 sets up and he seems troubled, I

:43:20. > :43:25.think mentally, it is a very tiring match when he has been out of the

:43:26. > :43:29.game this long. He knows, he wants to win this and does not want to get

:43:30. > :43:34.dragged into a longer match, but he is fighting a bit against himself,

:43:35. > :43:39.he is a bit fatigued and plain shots he would not normally do and he is

:43:40. > :43:49.parading himself for it. -- playing shots. -- their rating. Hard to

:43:50. > :43:54.people to understand from the outside, being so cross with

:43:55. > :44:00.himself. Nishikori does not give much away, he looks just like he did

:44:01. > :44:14.in the first set, he does not look like he is 2-0 sets down at all.

:44:15. > :44:25.News from the pie in the at Belgrade, Novak Djokovic has lost

:44:26. > :44:32.the third set -- pioneer. If he loses it, Serbia are finished and

:44:33. > :44:33.they will lose the first round. The winner of this plays the winner of

:44:34. > :46:04.that. Rather like in the doubles, you have

:46:05. > :46:10.to admire the spirit and the Japanese squad despite getting

:46:11. > :46:13.pretty well hammered by a Jamie Murray and Andy Murray they were

:46:14. > :46:23.there right until the end and Nishikori is not going anywhere.

:46:24. > :46:40.Where is Kazakhstan? Is it a home tie? , Novak Djokovic! -- come on. I

:46:41. > :46:45.was asking Nick what he thought would be decisive and I think I

:46:46. > :46:49.picked something up, there are so many baseline exchanges, but one

:46:50. > :46:54.thing that Murray started to do was really flat out his backhand. You

:46:55. > :46:58.see this early on in the tie-break, he is in one of the long exchanges

:46:59. > :47:04.and you can see that he stays in the point and he really steps in. It is

:47:05. > :47:11.not so much the power, the second aspect is how flat the ball actually

:47:12. > :47:16.is and it can go through the court. It really does, it is a penetrating

:47:17. > :47:23.backhand shot. Thank you, Jamie. It is something we continue to look for

:47:24. > :47:28.in his game. Really what has marked out this match in the last few

:47:29. > :47:36.minutes is Andy Murray is struggling with his concentration and little

:47:37. > :47:47.bit. There are so many Airbus and flows in a five set match. -- ebbs.

:47:48. > :47:50.This is another role, I think this is exaggerated with the crowd coming

:47:51. > :47:59.in and stopping, players have to accept it is going to happen. --

:48:00. > :48:04.rule. After two and a half hours of watching, people do need a rest and

:48:05. > :48:06.to go and get a drink and take it easy for a few minutes, perhaps get

:48:07. > :49:43.some fresh air. 105 mph, second serve, John. Like to

:49:44. > :50:10.see that. It will bode well for the rest of the season.

:50:11. > :50:21.That is twice now on that side. Two winners of the back of the return. A

:50:22. > :50:27.few times he has got ahead of Murray on the second serve, it has not been

:50:28. > :50:31.a big feature. You might call that a bit of a body swerve. -- serve. We

:50:32. > :50:42.might have seen the reason why there.

:50:43. > :50:53.If the players do not see something, leave it!

:50:54. > :51:05.Some powerful returns of server from the Japanese number one. -- serve.

:51:06. > :51:51.Strong mind, I have to say, Nishikori, he is not going anywhere.

:51:52. > :52:06.This time just raised racquet in a timely manner and the ball was then.

:52:07. > :52:17.Good challenge, but no reward. Advantage, Great Britain.

:52:18. > :52:22.Game, Great Britain. Some brilliant serving from Murray to get himself

:52:23. > :52:36.out of trouble. Two games all. Japan has two

:52:37. > :52:44.changes. Please close the doors, security guard, thank you. Obviously

:52:45. > :52:50.it is a multi-event arena, 9000 in configurations. That is of the

:52:51. > :52:54.tennis court. Perhaps the staff here not quite as familiar as they might

:52:55. > :53:06.be with the tennis. The tennis scoring system and etiquette.

:53:07. > :53:13.One feature that has been noticeably strong here has been the ball boys

:53:14. > :53:18.and ball girls from a school here, they worked the classic and are well

:53:19. > :54:07.trained already when they turned up here.

:54:08. > :54:16.Beautiful to watch, he should have won it a lot earlier, Kei Nishikori.

:54:17. > :54:27.He held his nerve well. Should have put that one away. Beautifully done.

:54:28. > :54:41.It is 40-0 and I think Murray will have to let that one goal now. --

:54:42. > :54:47.let that one go. He said it and then changed it at the last minute. He

:54:48. > :54:53.was waiting to delay it. He is just having a little bit of a Pope at the

:54:54. > :55:00.umpire for allowing a challenge from Nishikori in the last set -- poke.

:55:01. > :55:06.He is so difficult to beat in any way, he will not go away, Murray, he

:55:07. > :55:10.is a determined man, he really is. He has come up against a good

:55:11. > :55:14.opponent today, this is fabulous tennis and we all thought it would

:55:15. > :55:19.be close, even if he comes out to win this third set, Murray, it has

:55:20. > :55:26.been very tight in the first two sets.

:55:27. > :55:34.The trials and tribulations of Novak chocolates in Serbia on the minds of

:55:35. > :55:39.some people in here. Match against Serbia would be attractive right

:55:40. > :55:45.after Wimbledon -- Novak Djokovic. I do not know if he wants to make

:55:46. > :55:48.service changes. I am sure the British team are hoping that

:55:49. > :55:54.Kazakhstan, it would be a whole match, they could play on grass,

:55:55. > :55:57.right after Wimbledon. -- a home match. It is a little bit nicer to

:55:58. > :56:15.play. Where has our cameraman Gordon? He

:56:16. > :56:21.found himself in the corporate hospitality area, I think that was

:56:22. > :56:25.his glass of wine in the front! Did you say Kazakhstan away? Home, on

:56:26. > :57:13.grass. Serbia would be away. That service is going to win him a

:57:14. > :57:15.lot of points this year on the circuit, the rhythm he has got, so

:57:16. > :58:54.good. Three games all. The Davis Cup,

:58:55. > :58:58.always three days of excellent entertainment, one all after the

:58:59. > :59:02.singles on day one, Britain won the doubles yesterday, straight sets for

:59:03. > :59:09.the Murray Brothers. Andy Murray trying to finish up his first-round

:59:10. > :59:15.tie against Japan to set up backlash against Kazakhstan or Serbia as the

:59:16. > :59:17.defending champions, Great Britain. Starting off in the form that they

:59:18. > :59:30.left last year, behind Andy Murray. I have to say, John Lloyd, it is a

:59:31. > :59:35.bit of a concern that his concentration is in and out,

:59:36. > :59:40.fabulous effort to win the second set, but he looks cross with

:59:41. > :00:20.himself, almost three hours out here now, he is tired, very tired.

:00:21. > :00:33.He holds the top-spin for land and it looked like the obvious shot was

:00:34. > :00:38.to go crosscourt and it looks like he's going to go crosscourt and just

:00:39. > :00:43.inside out, fractionally late, waiting till his opponent makes a

:00:44. > :00:51.move. Very good shot, done that a couple of times today.

:00:52. > :01:02.These are difficult, difficult yards now. For Murray to cover. He is

:01:03. > :01:11.definitely hurting. A little bit of adrenaline. Right now, he looks like

:01:12. > :01:12.he has had all the energy sucked out of them. Nishikori will not be

:01:13. > :01:33.fooled. The single hardest match he had in

:01:34. > :01:40.last year's run to the Davis Cup title was the match against Simon in

:01:41. > :01:48.Wimbledon. They had a wonderful doubles victory, but Simon was a

:01:49. > :01:52.taxing opponent. He had the same look about him around about this

:01:53. > :02:00.same time. Perfectly understandable. The good thing so far, you can see

:02:01. > :02:05.he has been struggling a bit but the server has got him out of trouble.

:02:06. > :02:17.If he gets more fatigue, the legs will go a little, you will start

:02:18. > :02:22.seeing more first serves missed. He is holding on but if it drop so

:02:23. > :02:26.little we could be in trouble. -- if it drops a little.

:02:27. > :02:34.If we have a fifth match, I don't know the Japanese will play. I don't

:02:35. > :02:40.think it will be Taro Daniel, it might be Nishioka. A left-handed

:02:41. > :02:50.player who has been good lately. Qualified at the US Open last year

:02:51. > :02:52.and won eight round. -- around. It could be him against Dan Evans for a

:02:53. > :03:34.fifth match. It is a long wait. He is hungry now. He once a lot from

:03:35. > :03:36.the bench now. This is about Nishikori's good play, yes, and

:03:37. > :03:43.Murray is looking at the bench too much. He needs to concentrate on

:03:44. > :03:47.himself. It will pump his opponent up if, like at the end of this year,

:03:48. > :04:10.he is looking over at the bench for help. -- this here.

:04:11. > :04:17.His physical trainer does a lot of the training. Dieticians, the coach,

:04:18. > :04:46.the doubles coach, Jamie, of course. He made one first serve in this

:04:47. > :05:14.game. A couple here. He needed that, badly. Excellent

:05:15. > :05:33.serve. Makes life a lot easier when you get

:05:34. > :06:06.a serve like that and you can take charge of the rally.

:06:07. > :06:29.Wide. 105 mph as well, did he go for that on? This self-flagellation is

:06:30. > :06:36.not helping him. It helps his opponent, no doubt. It is not a

:06:37. > :06:38.criticism, just an observation. He is tying himself in knots trying to

:06:39. > :07:07.get the job done. Too long. It is the break that

:07:08. > :07:19.looked like it would come. Nishikori will serve for this third set, the

:07:20. > :07:27.quickest by a margin. Difficult to read, Murray. He has this negative

:07:28. > :07:32.look, looking at his bench but you know his game, once the ball has

:07:33. > :07:36.been served he has come to come at Nishikori. But the body language is

:07:37. > :08:27.not great for him at the moment. That is a bonus. Solid on that site

:08:28. > :08:37.today, Nishikori. A bad miss, first point.

:08:38. > :08:50.You don't see that very often. What a time for that ace. On court three

:08:51. > :08:52.hours and only his third ace. A big serve at 121, but how accurate?

:08:53. > :09:05.Right on the line. Nishikori is thinking ahead. A

:09:06. > :09:46.little bit too eager. Just didn't see him missing that,

:09:47. > :09:50.he's been so good on that shot. A good kick from Nishikori. It goes up

:09:51. > :10:54.pretty high. The balance was off. He has picked him off down the line.

:10:55. > :11:00.Kei Nishikori is not world number six by chance. He has earned it.

:11:01. > :11:10.There would have been those in Japan going to bed when it went 2-0 sets

:11:11. > :11:17.but they could have been a bit premature because the could be an

:11:18. > :11:21.awful lot of tennis left to play. 2-1 to Great Britain now. Let's go

:11:22. > :11:29.down to the courtside. We have spoken a lot about the

:11:30. > :11:32.British team and Andy Murray. We haven't given the Japanese much of a

:11:33. > :11:39.chance but now they have something to shout about. No sign of any of

:11:40. > :11:47.their other players on the bench, if Kei Nishikori can come back, they

:11:48. > :11:53.will not be playing -- they will be playing. The rallies are very

:11:54. > :11:58.gruelling and you can get a sense, you can look into the eyes of the

:11:59. > :12:04.players and they were both feeling it in the third set, trying to

:12:05. > :12:09.conserve energy. I think Andy needs to settle down in this set and get

:12:10. > :12:16.back to playing the tennis he can. He is still favourite. I know it is

:12:17. > :12:21.difficult to hear down there but what can you say? You know Andy

:12:22. > :12:27.Murray well, you trained with him, you have worked out, what can you

:12:28. > :12:32.say to Andy Murray when he is getting negative like this? Canon

:12:33. > :12:38.Lianne Smith say anything? I don't think you say much. You can see him

:12:39. > :12:48.just sitting beside him giving him whatever he needs. Here's his own

:12:49. > :12:52.breeds, Andy Murray. He is so competitive, almost a John McEnroe

:12:53. > :12:54.type of character, and only they can perform at his best when he is this

:12:55. > :13:10.pumped up. Thank you very much indeed. Just

:13:11. > :13:20.coming to three hours on court. Three sets played at a gruelling

:13:21. > :13:32.match. The wrong bat for Nishikori. 2-1 down but with the momentum.

:13:33. > :13:33.Great Britain is still one set away from the quarterfinals of the Davis

:13:34. > :15:38.Cup. That was a bit of a bluff approach

:15:39. > :15:43.from Murray and it got what it deserved, Nishikori right at it.

:15:44. > :15:45.Every game is important but this is a big game and he must re-establish

:15:46. > :16:07.himself quickly. You just feel with Murray, he is so

:16:08. > :16:09.good that you just feel somehow he will find a way to win this match,

:16:10. > :16:22.even though he looks tired at times. Two service directed to the forehand

:16:23. > :16:27.side of his opponent, closes the game out. It was certainly nice, no

:16:28. > :16:51.doubt. The third straight year in the world

:16:52. > :16:55.group for Japan. They played Great Britain in 1931. Their first year

:16:56. > :17:51.was in 1921. Another vanishing point. It is great

:17:52. > :17:56.for us to watch because it just cuts out quick winners, apart from a few

:17:57. > :17:58.big serves, and the technique you're watching with both players, the

:17:59. > :18:22.movement is amazing. That is overruled from the chair.

:18:23. > :18:28.Nishikori wants to have a quick look at it.

:18:29. > :18:35.Good for the umpire, he has earned a couple of bonus points from Andy. He

:18:36. > :18:45.has been in his bad bikes for most of the match. Japan has two

:18:46. > :19:18.challenges remaining. I wonder if you could do a test on

:19:19. > :19:23.how much energy he uses when he starts shouting like this. When you

:19:24. > :19:26.have a bench with that many people, you can all look around to the next

:19:27. > :20:06.person when he is looking at you when he does it.

:20:07. > :20:17.We haven't seen so much of that since the third set. I think maybe

:20:18. > :20:21.just a little bit fatigued, so he hasn't had that spring in his legs

:20:22. > :20:23.to take that early on the rise. That's what he was doing so

:20:24. > :20:45.consistently. Another late challenge, or maybe the

:20:46. > :20:58.umpire didn't hear it. And he is fuming. I know Stephen Norley comes

:20:59. > :21:09.out of his ear. Murray is not happy about the length of time. -- steam

:21:10. > :21:36.normally comes out of his ear. "Why did I get this match?"

:21:37. > :22:16.That's a big one. That was miles long. That was a tight looking

:22:17. > :22:23.serve. He may not be terribly expressive and the outside but you

:22:24. > :22:24.can read his tennis. That is a ballooning second serve, technical

:22:25. > :22:53.deficiency. Some shaky points now for the

:22:54. > :23:34.Japanese number one. Advantage, Great Britain.

:23:35. > :23:48.And that was the legs right there. Deuce.

:23:49. > :24:01.I think it is matter little, his trainer, who is getting the brunt of

:24:02. > :24:24.the venting. Very broad shoulders. Exactly.

:24:25. > :24:29.Murray has already smashed one of those rack is on the side of his

:24:30. > :25:11.foot. His shoe took the brunt of it. You can just feel the fatigue in the

:25:12. > :25:16.area from these competitors. 11 minutes over the three hour mark and

:25:17. > :25:22.this is a gruelling game. The crowd are loving it. Probably the worst

:25:23. > :25:33.game both players have played in the whole match. Sometimes you just dig

:25:34. > :25:56.it out. Their tennis has dropped a level at the moment, both players.

:25:57. > :26:04.Four times in that game he has taken on the backhand early. Three he has

:26:05. > :26:14.been rewarded. There is a lot of intent. I don't think he is taking

:26:15. > :26:25.it as early as he was. The legs, he is not pushing forward enough.

:26:26. > :26:38.That would have been an interesting change-up, a serve and volley. He

:26:39. > :26:39.has done it once. Once! Well, it's only three hours, you don't want to

:26:40. > :27:02.do it too many times! And the sun is just wide. It has

:27:03. > :27:10.come to be a challenge, is it? No challenge. Bravely held by Kei

:27:11. > :27:17.Nishikori, who has not gone away. He lost the first two sets, having had

:27:18. > :28:47.set point in the second. The last 40 minutes have belonged to him.

:28:48. > :28:59.At this point we are leaving BBC One but also welcoming viewers on BBC

:29:00. > :29:13.Two this Davis Cup tie. Murray leads to- one and it is 2-1

:29:14. > :29:18.It's a huge weekend of sport, live across the BBC.