Spain v GB: Day 1 Davis Cup


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Hello and welcome to the start of

our coverage of this world group

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Davis Cup tie between Great Britain

and Spain in Marbella. We have three

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days to look forward to. It was in

this competition Great Britain had

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one of its most memorable moments a

few years ago when spearheaded by

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Andy Murray when they beat Belgium

in the final to lift the magnificent

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trophy, for the first time in 79

years. Sadly, there is no Andy,

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still recovering from hip surgery he

had in Melbourne earlier this month

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but he is

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but he is aiming to be back in time

for the grass court season in the

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summer. But the new British star

emerged down under in 23-year-old

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Kyle Edmund, who fought his way

through to his first-ever Grand Slam

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semifinal, losing to Marin Cilic.

The effort took its toll, and he

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faced a minor hip injury, facing a

race against time to be fit. He

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travelled to Marbella, practising on

the clay every day. Sadly his time

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ran out. Yesterday British captain

Leon Smith announced Kyle Wood not

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take part in today's singles matches

but he might play on Sunday. The

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British team travelling to the Costa

Del Sol, but this is no holiday,

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facing the mighty tennis nation of

Spain, all players ranking inside

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the top 40 in the world despite no

Rafa Nadal. Cameron Norrie and Liam

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Broady have both been playing on the

Challenger circuit, both making a

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Davis Cup debut today. Let's hear

how the decision to not play Kyle

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Edmund was reached, we can hear from

Kyle and the Captain.

Obviously were

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gutted he's not playing. He's an

incredible form, it raises your

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chances. But equally, we care about

the player and well-being more than

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just one individual moment. That's

why it the right decision not to

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risk it just now and do any further

damage. But he's getting closer

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every day. It's more comfort

conversation as the week progresses.

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Let's hope that on Sunday there is

still a live opportunity that he can

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play some part.

It's my decision, I

know my body better than anyone else

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so I know what I'm feeling. I know

what it is to go out there and play

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the best of five sets against the

Spanish players, it's tough, and you

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have to be ready. If I wasn't

feeling 100% happy with where I'm

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at, the other thing is I wasn't 100%

happy on the clay. You need the

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hours to get comfortable. Friday is

too soon for me. We will see what

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happens ahead of the weekend. Of

course, I love playing the Davis Cup

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and it's a shame not to play. But

it's great for Liam and Cameron to

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make their debut and it will be

special for them.

It's a huge

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privilege to play for their country.

They are getting the opportunity to

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do that in the world group against

Spain, 8000 people, and a lot of

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British fans as well. I am thrilled

for them. Win or lose, for me, it's

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about going out there and fighting

hard. Also thinking, keeping your

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wits about you and learning and from

it. I've been really impressed by

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their work rate. They both have good

mindsets, which is good to see. They

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are absorbing everything in the

team, getting to be around Jamie and

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Dominik and Kyle, who now have a

bank of experience. It's another

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stepping stone, a massive challenge,

but if they are serious about where

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they want to go, which I genuinely

feel they are, this is good for

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them.

Joining me in the studio,

Jamie Baker and John Lloyd, John,

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you were captain, so must now how

Leon Smith will be disappointed. But

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the Davis Cup, scheduled after a

major championship, anybody who gets

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a deep run in the tournament, it's

difficult to recover in time.

The

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scheduling is so bad, right after

the Grand Slam. Anybody who gets to

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the quarterfinal onwards, if you are

captain, you almost hope they lose

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early! I will not say that too loud,

but you know there is a risk that

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your main players might not make it

the following week.

As captain, is

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there a risky has left Kyle in

rather than bring in a junior? If

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there is an injury, who will play

the singles match on Sunday?

Jamie

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Murray.

Who probably hasn't played a

singles match since...?

It's a risk,

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but one you have to take.

As Leon

was saying, to make your Davis Cup

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debut, portly and Cameron, it's a

big step up from the Challenger

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circuit.

It's a massive step up, but

you never know what will happen.

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With Andy Murray and Kyle Edmund in

the frame a few months ago, these

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guys would not be thinking they were

going to play singles in this match.

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On the positive side, nobody is

expected to win. But it's how we can

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use the situation to up your game.

The one question is always around

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the quality of the Spanish team, is

the gulf just a bit too high to pull

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off the upset? But there is always

chance.

There is always a chance. We

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have a lot of talk about, but here

is the match schedule over the

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coming three days.

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The doubles match tomorrow is the

only match where we have the higher

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ranked players. One match has

already been completed. Liam Broady

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took on the Spanish number one

Albert Ramos Vinolas. On paper, it

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looked a very one-sided match, as

Ramos Vinolas is ranked 21 in the

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world and Liam Broady is at 165. But

Broady played attacking tennis, and

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worried the Spaniard. He was serving

for the third set. We can join it

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there, it's on the tie-break at 6-6.

John was calling this match with

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Chris Bradnam.

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COMMENTATOR:

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Who says you can't be successful

going forward? This is a clay court

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in Spain! It's overwhelming, the

percentage points won at the from

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Broady. -- won at the net from

Broady.

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It's the right shout. Did well.

Really anticipated well and hit some

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superb

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superb volleys. Credit to Ramos

Manolas. Good pick-up. That one was

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right at him.

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Keeps going in.

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That's a pity, there, because Ramos

Vinolas was very short with the

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forehands mid-court, almost daring

Liam Broady to go for one.

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He's the one taking the ball on, not

this one. Ramos, he's almost

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protecting a little bit.

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Needed that one. It's a rare sight,

but the time to do it. Just his

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third.

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Well done. Short return of serve and

got punished.

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They're singing is very appropriate

right now.

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right now. There's Liam Broady.

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I think they are enjoying the

British support! They are all a

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little crazy, no?

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That's a nervous looking backhand.

He's pointing at his legs. Didn't

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bend on that one at all.

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It's the right shots to go with,

though. Got to attack the second

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serve.

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That's huge. Was always sitting up

to be hit. And didn't he hit it.

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Extraordinary, there. Played such a

solid point, a great forehand to win

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the point. That was an OK serve, but

missed it by miles.

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Again, the serve and volley. Ramos

Vinolas can't believe it. A smile

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from Leon Smith. He's got a set

point.

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Fabulous.

What point. The backhand

Moli from Liam Broady was excellent

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as well. And the approach shot. I

thought he won that point. -- the

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backhand volley. It seems like when

the Spaniard is in trouble, that's

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when he plays best. A very good

volley. Nothing he could do about

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that. A well played point from both

players.

It's given them full

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voices.

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CHANTING

A Davis Cup atmosphere, there's

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nothing like it.

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CHEERING

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So good. So good!

Tremendous. Broady

did well to keep himself in that

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rally. He made an excellent get with

the inside out forehand. That was

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it. Picked his target and exploded

on the ball. From set point, to

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match point.

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What a way to win his first live

rubber in Davis Cup for Spain. The

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key points, Ramos Vinolas raised the

bar. It was too high for Liam Broady

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in the end. He acquitted himself, on

his debut, very well. But Spain

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1-up.

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SUE BARKER: the record books will

say he won in straight sets, but

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there's more to it than that. Liam

Broady playing above what we have

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seen from him in the past. He loved

the experience out there but in the

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end Spain go one up. Next on court,

Cameron Norrie against Roberto

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Bautista Agut. Jamie, we were

watching that and he played so well.

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He really took the game to Ramos

Vinolas.

It was really good from

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Liam Broady. What I liked was at the

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Vinolas.

It was really good from

Liam Broady. What I liked was at the

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start you could see he was coming

forward and taking the opportunity

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to get up the court and use his

volleying skills. He was very

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comfortable at the net today. That's

what he Davis Cup team under Leon

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Smith's leadership, they come out

with a definite game plan. Looking

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at the match on paper, you think if

both players do what they always

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did, there will be only one result.

So it's nice to see him do something

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different from the start.

That's all

you can ask as a captain, that the

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player goes out and embraces the

situation, because some get

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terrified by.

That's exactly the

word, embraced. You could see was

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enjoying the occasion from the

beginning. Looking at the stats at

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the end of the match, it was close

in winners and unforced errors. But

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on the big points, the Spaniard

looked shaky at many times, but at

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crunch points, when it came down to

it, he just played a little bit

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better than Liam Broady. But on a

Davis Cup debut, I thought Broady

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played as well as he can, and that's

all you can ask.

Sergi Bruguera

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didn't look happy even one his

player was winning. He has Bautista

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Agut on the sideline, ranked 11

places above, and not picked.

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Carreno Busta doesn't have the best

Davis Cup record, but neither does

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Ramos. This was Bruguera's first

match as captain. I have never seen

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anybody as animated as when his

player is winning. You wonder what

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he's actually saying. And then

suddenly at the changeover is he

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doesn't stop talking.

He has

experienced players on his team,

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when you look at who they have. He's

spoilt for choice.

He's spoilt for

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choice, but you can see from the

reaction in the first match coming

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is not afraid to say his opinions.

He was up two sets to love and a

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break, and he's almost saying, do it

this way and get on with it! It was

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great, I loved to see it. But an

interesting captain.

It'll be

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interesting to see what he says to

Roberto in the next match as he

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takes on 22-year-old Cameron Norrie,

making his Davis Cup debut. He has

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been talking to Lee Goodall.

It's a

great opportunity for me to play in

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Spain away on the clay. I couldn't

be more thankful for the

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opportunity. I am pumped to show the

world what I can do. I have been

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playing tennis for a while and

didn't think I would ever get to

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this stage in my career. If I can

look back on it and it is a success,

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then I couldn't be happier to be out

here in Spain. It'll be a tough ask

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but I think Broady and I are playing

well, so it would be a good

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competition.

You start with Roberto

Bautista Agut. You probably know

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more about him than he does about

you. can you expect?

He is

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experienced clay-court player, being

from Spain. It will be a tough

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match, very physical. I feel I can

back myself physically and mentally

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and just play it point by point, go

out and enjoy it and it will be a

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battle out there. Really looking

forward to it. It will be a good

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time.

STUDIO: I hope so. I think we

would call that an international

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accent, born in South Africa, raised

in New Zealand, coming over to the

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UK and he has placed college tennis

and based himself in Texas. Very

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well travelled.

Cameron Norrie is a

really good story. I removed the

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training alongside him at the

National Tennis Centre when he was

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younger and at 16 and 17 he was an

OK player, but you could tell he

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wasn't mature enough already for the

tour. He made the decision to go to

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the US and have an unbelievably

successful three years. Since coming

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out of that, he's a different

person, very professional. Leon

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Smith said in his interview that he

has a growth mindset, and he's

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taking everything like a proper job

from the start. He's still only 22

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and has all that experience behind

him, playing all that tennis. No

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matter what level you play at, if

you have won all those matches from

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the Challenge Tour last year, then

it works in your favour.

College

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tennis teaches you to can be a

competitor because a lot is expected

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of you.

The pressure on you in

college tennis, the crowds there are

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big and every point is vital. It's

back in vogue. I think John Isner

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was one of the ones who showed you

could be a college player and also

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carry it into being an international

player and I think we will see a lot

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more players going to American

colleges to play.

He's had a great

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last 12 months, winning challenges

all over the US, that breeds

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confidence.

He's now in a position

where he is just outside the top

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100. His next step is to push his

ranking a paid little bit further,

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and if he can get the foundation of

getting into the four Grand Slams so

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he gets an opportunity on bigger

stages on a regular basis. The Davis

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Cup match is just the start of

hopefully what would be more

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opportunities to come for him.

He

obviously loves the team environment

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so he will love this Davis Cup tie

as well. Jamie, you will be on your

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way to the commentary box. We can

join this second singles match. It's

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Cameron Norrie taking on Roberto

Bautista Agut, and it's the second

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game with Spain leading 1-0. Cameron

Norrie is serving and Jamie Jones

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Chris Bradnam. All yours, Chris. --

and Jamie joins Chris Bradnam.

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COMMENTATOR: Another point that

typifies the start of this match.

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Keenly contested, long rallies and a

deuce holed from Bautista Agut at

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the start of this match. Such a

studious player, very few unforced

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errors. He has won his last five

live singles rubbers for Spain. And

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Spain winning 27 of its last 28 ties

on clay.

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So far today, this man is the odd

one out, the only right-hander. Six

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foot two, Norrie, one metre 88.

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Bautista Agut, six foot, one metre

83.

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A positive error, though, looking to

boss the point. We saw a lot of that

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sort of play from Broady in the

opener.

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Nicely done, the classic leftie

play. The outswinger, approach down

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the line. And Norrie secures his

opening service game.

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Superb. The way he leaned on the

that.

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Superb. The way he leaned on the

that. , it's the first break point.

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Magnificent. Norrie. No wonder that

has put a spring in his step.

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Terrific start Jamie.

Great start. I

have noticed that the start of both

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of these matches today, I think the

Great Britain team have made a point

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of doing this with a smile on their

face, which these are high pressure

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situations, but actually, they are

amazingly privileged positions to be

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in, and when do we start playing

tennis? I don't think it is a

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coincidence he has embraced that and

started the match so well.

It is an

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interesting story, his, born in

South Africa, then moved to New

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Zealand, ended up in the States but

he started tennis at eight, on his

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front drive with a sawn-off squash

racket. His mother is Welsh, hence

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the British connection. He only

decided to fully concentrate on

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tennis at 15. He played squash,

rugby, many other sports, then the

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American college system, he really

did do well there.

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A lot of winning, he was the top

ranked college player.

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This another step up. But he started

brilliantly.

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He just looks so confident, this

22-year-old.

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His eyes are narrowing.

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It is very tense start from Bautista

Agut. Just trying to think, anyone

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would have a few nerves. I wonder

whether there is a slight

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underestimating of the opponents

perhaps. Not quite coming out on to

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the court with the right energy.

Yes.

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He would have done as much homework

as possible to find out about

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Cameron Norrie, playing him for the

first time. I think he probably has

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his full respect right now.

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It is is a good hold from love 30.

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Bear in minding he is not possibly

settled yet. For Cameron Norrie,

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Jamie, he started end of 15, he was

717 in the world, the following year

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276, last year he was 214. He won

two challenges, qualified, lost to

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Carreno-Busta. He lost in the Aussie

qualities and the first round of a

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challenger at Newport beach coming

in.

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But David cup can lift you.

I think

probably maybe the last six to eight

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weeks or so, his megahot streak of

winning matches is drying up a bit,

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he is back on to a built more of a

normal Ku. There was a time for

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three or four months where he was

getting to the final or winning

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every challenge, in good

tournaments. He has given himself

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the platform for the next seven

months or so to see if he can dip

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over the line to get into the draws

of the Grand Slams. It is a

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foundation to build from, isn't it.

Yes. It is a major step. To get

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directly in.

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directly in. Still just 22-year-old,

Norrie.

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Those points will be finishing.

Yes,

over the course of a best of five

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set match, we haven't seen many of

those yet.

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His seventh career title in Auckland

at the start of this year, Bautista

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Agut.

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He has used that play a lot already.

The lefty.

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Brilliant.

It is a versatile forehand.

Yes that

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was a clever shot. You could see

from the picture how far behind the

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baseline Bautista Agut had

retreated. To go for that short

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forehand, bounced on the service

line, there was no chance of him

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picking that up.

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How's that for a point?

Such good

play, really one to build your

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confidence. Shows you how many times

you have to win a point on clay as

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well. That should be worth three!

0:44:160:44:28

Such a good there, match player.

0:45:430:45:49

His attention to detail is amazing.

0:45:540:46:00

Thinker,

0:47:010:47:01

Made it! There will be a lot of

standing up if this continues.

Such

0:47:030:47:15

good point construction, a couple of

times Bautista Agut had great

0:47:150:47:22

defence, wiped his forehand at that

point. But Norrie going back to the

0:47:220:47:24

drawing board and doing what he has

to do win these points.

0:47:240:47:32

I see Bautista Agut has won seven

titles. Five have been on hard, one

0:47:320:47:37

clay, one grass, so he has won on

all surfaces but you would expect it

0:47:370:47:42

to be five on clay.

For a Spanish player yes, that is

0:47:420:47:47

the interesting thing about his game

style, actually.

0:47:470:47:53

Just love his approach, Norrie.

He's taking territory early on.

0:48:170:48:22

Just saying about Bautista Agut, you

might be able to see from watching

0:48:220:48:26

at home, he has quite a flat ball

trajectory, it is Norrie's shape of

0:48:260:48:31

his forehand, it is more of a clay

court shape than either of Bautista

0:48:310:48:36

Agut's shots.

0:48:360:48:44

Agut's shots. I'm not saying Norrie

is more comfortable on the clay,

0:48:440:48:47

what it does show is that Bautista

Agut is not your standard Spanish

0:48:470:48:51

player you would expect.

0:48:510:49:02

Not by much. He wants it checked, I

think.

0:49:290:49:36

But I think Leon Smith said it was

wide.

0:49:360:49:43

A classic clay courter would have

slid in, trying to pick that drop

0:50:240:50:28

shot up.

0:50:280:50:33

shot up. There's one.

He might have

something to say soon.

0:50:360:50:47

Stays in touch first set.

They have

such standard in denth. All five in

0:50:550:51:05

their squad, in the top 40, in the

world.

They could pick maybe or two

0:51:050:51:12

or three teams for Davis Cup.

It is

crazy, in a way it is is a good

0:51:120:51:16

problem for have, but probably the

biggest problem for the Captain is

0:51:160:51:20

actually who do you pick? When you

get it down four or five, out of

0:51:200:51:24

those, who do you actually put on

the court? Anyone you put on is a

0:51:240:51:28

good option. Interesting point in

the depth of Spanish tennis,

0:51:280:51:33

although they have been unbelievably

strong for a long time, the rise of

0:51:330:51:37

paddle tennis in Spain is causing

some serious grief in participation

0:51:370:51:42

numbers. It is fascinating things,

so paddle is going through the

0:51:420:51:47

process of being registered as an

official sport.

Wow. It is a great

0:51:470:51:51

game.

You go, I have seen it myself,

you go to a lot of clubs round Spain

0:51:510:51:56

now, and there is a paddle court

almost every were. It is great

0:51:560:52:01

exercise and an easier game to pick

up.

Interesting.

0:52:010:52:10

Super backdrop round the club. Nice

to see the sunshine too.

0:52:130:52:20

So new balls in play, Norrie, this

this eshlly initiative in the break,

0:52:200:52:25

leads 4-3.

-- early.

0:52:250:52:27

Great length.

0:52:430:52:48

Such good use of the whole court.

Two short angles from the forehand

0:53:190:53:23

in that point. Great thing about it

is, look at the margin for error,

0:53:230:53:29

this attacking forehand, it is miles

over the National Health Service.

0:53:290:53:35

-- net. He has just settled so well,

hasn't he.

0:53:350:53:49

Net.

0:53:590:54:00

Standing so far back now, Bautista

Agut.

0:54:380:54:47

It is almost like he is still

analysing Cameron Norrie.

0:54:470:55:01

First break point for him.

0:55:200:55:30

Ouch. Two doubles in the game.

First couple of loose points from

0:55:470:55:54

Norrie. It just shows you.

If you let your Congresses tracing

0:55:540:56:01

slip for just a split second. That

is all it takes against a player of

0:56:010:56:07

Bautista Agut's quality.

Concentration slip for just a split

0:56:070:56:16

second. That is all it takes against

a player of Bautista Agut's quality.

0:56:160:56:19

He only played one five set match in

his life. For Norrie, not yet won.

0:56:190:56:27

Great experience, getting this

opportunity.

0:56:270:56:34

Very different mind-set required.

0:56:440:56:51

He is warming to the task.

It is like he's just sat and watched

0:56:590:57:05

somebody else play tennis for half

an hour and, what has he done to

0:57:050:57:12

break back there?

0:57:120:57:23

Oh... So good.

Well that had one of

the best backhands from nori,

0:58:190:58:26

followed by this. This. It was a

shame because he turned the point

0:58:260:58:31

around.

0:58:310:58:35

Norrie,

0:58:440:58:44

Three games in a row. Pendulum

swings.

0:59:090:59:16

He has knocked on the top ten door,

you don't do that without being one

0:59:160:59:20

hell of a player. 13 in the world a

couple of years ago, he beat world

0:59:200:59:26

number one Novak Djokovic, in

Shanghai.

0:59:260:59:30

Just when you are following in the

sort of footsteps of Nadal, you

0:59:300:59:34

don't get ahead 06 yourself, do you,

you have do a lot to make an

0:59:340:59:39

imPresident-elect. It almost --

impression. It almost helps the

0:59:390:59:43

chasing pack.

A lot of country, the

career that this man has had up to

0:59:430:59:51

now, would be up in lights because

it is spectacular career, which it

0:59:510:59:56

is, and in the environment he is in

and he is travelling on the tour

0:59:561:00:01

with so many other Spanish players

and the culture within Spanish

1:00:011:00:04

tennis, what he is doing the normal.

Like you say because there is a

1:00:041:00:09

special adviser Nadal, it is not

that special.

No. How do you follow

1:00:091:00:14

Nadal? Graciously I suppose. Very

difficult.

1:00:141:00:23

difficult. So another test here for

Cameron Norrie. Started so well,

1:00:241:00:28

4-2. Lost the last three game, can

he gather himself to stay alive in

1:00:281:00:33

this opening set?

1:00:331:00:42

That court possession you mentioned,

Chris, of Bautista Agut, it means

1:01:041:01:08

Norrie isn't able to hit anything

through it. So every point he wins

1:01:081:01:13

he has to weave a bit of magic,

whether it's with an angle, but he

1:01:131:01:21

has to work at it.

And plenty of

that, I guess.

The serve followed by

1:01:211:01:26

the forehand.

They have been great

supporters. For whatever group and

1:01:261:01:37

opposition Great Britain have been

in, they have been there.

1:01:371:01:46

These doubles are going to be

costly.

1:01:521:02:04

I wonder if this is normal. In

matches for him, the double faults.

1:02:251:02:31

Whether it's nerves at this key

time. Literally gifted two set

1:02:311:02:37

points.

1:02:371:02:42

He doesn't need too much of an

invitation, Bautista Agut. Four

1:02:561:03:00

games in a row. 6-4, the opening

set. SUE BARKER: what a turnaround

1:03:001:03:07

in that set. Huge disappointment

with Cameron Norrie. We will be

1:03:071:03:10

right back to the match but while

they change ends we can look at the

1:03:101:03:14

other matches played around the

world. Reigning champions France

1:03:141:03:20

have no Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. They are

also resting Lucas Pouille from the

1:03:201:03:25

singles so it's Richard Gasquet and

Mannarino playing the singles today.

1:03:251:03:30

But Mannarino has dropped the first

set against the Netherlands. Italy

1:03:301:03:36

taking on Japan, Fabio Fognini

winning his match in five sets. One

1:03:361:03:43

of the new rules for this year,

tie-breaks in all five sets. We are

1:03:431:03:51

enjoying Great Britain against

Spain. Australia against Germany,

1:03:511:03:57

Sascha Zverev defeating the

Australian rising star. Winning a

1:03:571:04:04

tie-break 7-4.

1:04:041:04:09

tie-break 7-4. Nick Kyrgios winning

in straight sets over Jan Leonard

1:04:101:04:12

Struff.

1:04:121:04:17

Struff. No federal or Wawrinka for

Switzerland. -- know Federer.

1:04:181:04:27

Marin Cilic has elected not to play

in the singles today. Coric lost the

1:04:321:04:39

first set to Pospisil but is up in

the second, they are playing at in

1:04:391:04:44

Croatia. The United States against

Serbia, John Isner and Sam Querrey

1:04:441:04:48

for the United States against a very

youthful Serbian team. Last year's

1:04:481:04:52

runners-up Belgium are playing

Hungary. We will be back for the

1:04:521:04:57

doubles tomorrow on BBC Two at 1pm.

Plenty to look forward to right now.

1:04:571:05:02

Back to Chris and Jamie.

1:05:021:05:07

COMMENTATOR: 44 minute set. In no

way I think Bautista Agut might feel

1:05:071:05:13

he has pinched it. -- in a way, I

think.

1:05:131:05:29

Well done. Your thoughts, Jamie?

I'm

glad to see the way Norrie played

1:05:401:05:46

the first point. The reason for

losing the first set, it was nothing

1:05:461:05:50

to do with the way he was playing.

It wasn't a tactical problem. It was

1:05:501:05:56

execution at the end. Probably six

or seven loose points, three or four

1:05:561:06:01

of them double faults, and that's

enough against somebody like this to

1:06:011:06:05

lose a set. I think the way he's

mixing his game up and playing is

1:06:051:06:10

the way to win the match, for sure.

1:06:101:06:15

It's relentless from Bautista Agut,

isn't it? Point after point after

1:07:261:07:31

point.

You know he's not going to

give you anything. And if he does

1:07:311:07:38

give you an error, you really notice

it. You think, better make the most

1:07:381:07:41

of that one.

1:07:411:07:49

Five games in a row. The next one is

very important for Norrie. Can you

1:07:561:08:01

see anything technically that will

cause the double faults? Is he being

1:08:011:08:05

too aggressive and overplaying

because of the opponent?

I don't

1:08:051:08:10

think it's technical. Sometimes when

a player is standing as far back as

1:08:101:08:14

Bautista Agut is, visually on the

second serve it can sometimes lead

1:08:141:08:19

you to go for a bit too much. It

makes you feel you have to hit the

1:08:191:08:23

ball harder because you are trying

to instinctively beat somebody for

1:08:231:08:26

pace. Outside of that, he was

looking very secure up until the

1:08:261:08:33

last couple of service games.

1:08:331:08:41

Just went for the three quarters

serve because Bautista Agut will not

1:08:441:08:48

hurt him on the return from where he

stands.

1:08:481:08:54

stands. Look for the forehand,

effective the first set.

1:08:551:09:03

It's one of the most common

misjudgements, if you like, of less

1:09:161:09:21

experienced players against the top

players, the tendency to think you

1:09:211:09:25

have to overplay. It's not so much

overplaying, but it's having to

1:09:251:09:30

repeat and the consistency. Bautista

Agut is relentless, point after

1:09:301:09:33

point after point. I don't think

Norrie is overplaying, he just needs

1:09:331:09:40

to put a lid on some of the loose

errors.

1:09:401:09:44

12 unforced errors for Norrie. But

he's 11-6 up in winners.

1:10:571:11:10

Well worked over in that point.

Another break point for Spain.

1:11:451:11:59

At 4-2 for Norrie, it was looking

good. He hasn't won again since.

1:12:231:12:34

You watch a lot of tennis, Chris.

How much time do you spend talking

1:12:481:12:54

about momentum? It's amazing how

quickly it can change and it ebbs

1:12:541:12:57

and flows.

1:12:571:12:59

Yes, it's pretty overwhelming right

now.

1:13:051:13:09

He has only tasted defeat a couple

of times, Leon Smith, since he took

1:13:371:13:41

over in 2010.

1:13:411:13:50

Such a huge advantage when you grow

up on clay, isn't it? It's like

1:14:371:14:44

walking on the carpet at home.

1:14:441:14:52

I love the way all the ball boys and

girls are chasing after the ball.

1:14:591:15:10

Just wasn't making those errors in

the first half an hour or so, was

1:15:411:15:45

he?

1:15:451:15:48

Didn't slide into this drop shot.

1:16:361:16:42

Played so little on clay. Slid after

the shot, really.

1:16:451:16:57

Seven games in a row.

Bautista Agut

has set out his stall to be an

1:17:041:17:13

absolute brick wall.

1:17:131:17:19

absolute brick wall. Really, he has

let Norrie kind of beat himself up

1:17:191:17:21

to this point, really.

1:17:211:17:28

to this point, really.

It's a great

learning curve, either way. Norrie

1:17:281:17:31

has only really gone forwards in his

career and up the rankings. As you

1:17:311:17:36

alluded to earlier comment the next

step is a big step. But a player guy

1:17:361:17:40

like this, on this sort of

environment. And yes, it's on clay,

1:17:401:17:47

and Norrie is experienced, but what

a learning curve. I think Leon said

1:17:471:17:54

yesterday during a preview to the

match that win or lose, this is

1:17:541:18:00

experience for these players, Liam

and Cameron, it's so valuable and

1:18:001:18:06

it's so important to have the right

mindset. For example, the last 20 or

1:18:061:18:10

25 minutes of this match, if he is

able to have the right frame of mind

1:18:101:18:15

to look back at that, it will be

seriously valuable.

1:18:151:18:23

And this is what separates the good

players from the really great

1:18:321:18:35

players, the speed at which they

learn. The really great players will

1:18:351:18:38

be doing it during the match. They

won't be waiting until after they

1:18:381:18:42

have lost. But that's the scale, the

genius, of those brilliant players.

1:18:421:18:55

UMPIRE:

Let, first service.

1:18:561:19:07

Yeah, this is tough.

1:20:011:20:06

Another break point. Bautista Agut

is so settled in his game plan.

1:21:291:21:34

Norrie has just lost his way.

1:21:341:21:44

I was just about to say how

brilliant that was from Bautista

1:21:541:21:57

Agut. He just put his foot on the

gas slightly in those ground strokes

1:21:571:22:02

for the big point. Didn't expect him

to put that last one long.

1:22:021:22:13

Should have been playing a drop shot

from the first ball, Norrie, to stop

1:22:181:22:22

Bautista Agut standing back there.

1:22:221:22:26

Variety is never a bad thing. We can

see from that mis-hit forehand, it

1:22:491:22:55

forced Bautista Agut to come in. If

anything else, it gives a slightly

1:22:551:22:59

different look for the opponent.

That'll do. But it's so tough to do

1:22:591:23:05

consistently.

1:23:051:23:08

Back on the scoreboard having saved

two break points.

1:23:371:23:46

two break points.

Well done, Cameron

Norrie. That was a character

1:23:471:23:50

building game. Could easily have

folded and lost that little bit of

1:23:501:23:55

confidence. Only one break, still.

1:23:551:24:07

It's almost like he deliberately

extends the point at times.

It does

1:26:101:26:14

look like that, doesn't it? You

would rather get your heart rate up

1:26:141:26:22

to 185 instead of 180. It will help

me on the next point!

1:26:221:26:27

He got lucky on the return, but he

needs a bit of that right now.

1:26:551:27:07

We could see what he was trying to

do there, step back and give himself

1:27:541:27:58

some time and get a deep, heavy ball

in. Just slightly overcooked it.

1:27:581:28:06

Well played.

1:28:291:28:39

Good odds on the break points, he is

one from one.

1:28:481:28:53

And he does.

1:29:181:29:24

He just seemed to get some sort of

rhythm back on the tactic of keeping

1:29:301:29:34

the point short and try to get

forward when he can.

On those

1:29:341:29:38

points, it was like turning the

clock back an hour to the start of

1:29:381:29:42

the match. When he's dictating the

point, at the start his movement

1:29:421:29:48

really impressed me because he

wasn't staying in one position. If

1:29:481:29:51

there was a shorter ball he was

getting up to it quickly but wasn't

1:29:511:29:56

overplaying and coming forward and

using the touch he has around the

1:29:561:29:59

net. But when he's executing those

tactics, it doesn't look like he is

1:29:591:30:03

overplaying and he doesn't look out

of control. It's a question for him,

1:30:031:30:08

what actually happened in that 25-30

minute period that has been the most

1:30:081:30:14

important part of the match, because

that's the reason he is a set down.

1:30:141:30:19

He has plenty of game, it seems

Cameron Norrie. If Murray gets

1:30:251:30:32

himself back fit, Kyle Edmund,

plenty of matches ahead for him. The

1:30:321:30:36

future is looking pretty bright.

Plenty of experience here, Norrie

1:30:361:30:44

and Broady.

Lights if required. Sunset is 6.30

1:30:441:30:53

if my research is correct.

It is

another good debate, if the Davis

1:30:531:30:58

Cup matches are going to stay at

best point on the calendar, would

1:30:581:31:03

Kyle Edmund be on the court if it

was best of three sets?

And if it

1:31:031:31:08

was best of three sets for Grand

Slam tennis he probably would be

1:31:081:31:12

too, perish the thought.

1:31:121:31:17

We talked about that. It takes some

doing but that beat him all ends up.

1:31:521:32:00

He definitely cut that one. Played

it finder than he might imagine. The

1:32:001:32:06

principle of the tactic. Absolutely.

1:32:061:32:12

I hear your point about the fact he

is standing so deep Bautista Agut,

1:32:251:32:32

that it can disorientate you, but...

They must be hurting. Six.

1:32:321:32:43

That is brilliant from the Spaniard.

On the big points he is such a good

1:32:501:32:54

match player as you said earlier,

Chris. He knows when to just

1:32:541:32:59

increase that pressure on the

accelerator.

1:32:591:33:11

That is Bautista Agut at his very

very best.

1:33:461:33:52

Fourth round of all of the Grand

Slams this man. Surely a

1:34:031:34:07

quarterfinal is just round the

corner.

1:34:071:34:13

Such a good player.

I what is so

intimidating about him, it is

1:34:131:34:19

intimidating for me just to watch

it, let alone what it must be like

1:34:191:34:22

the other side of the net. He

genuinely looks like if he had to be

1:34:221:34:26

out there for 12 hours, doing that,

he could.

1:34:261:34:35

Quite a worrying thought, isn't it.

He may be a good poker player and

1:34:351:34:40

have a good Poker Face. I think he

could give it a good shot.

1:34:401:34:53

Poker face. I think he could give it

a good shot.

1:35:301:35:35

That is home advantage, you try to

pick the surface that is going to

1:35:351:35:39

unsettle your opponent position as

much as you can. It is the natural

1:35:391:35:44

choice for Spain any

1:35:441:35:54

way, but... Amazing to think this is

their first home tie since 2013.

I

1:35:581:36:02

know.

1:36:021:36:12

They must have a lot of home ties

coming up, no matter who they play,

1:36:151:36:20

you would think.

If you weren't with us earlier, how

1:36:201:36:30

it work, it is very simple. If Spain

play Great Britain again in Davis

1:36:301:36:39

Cup, say next year, it would be in

Great Britain, because they were

1:36:391:36:42

home this year.

If youed have never played a nation

1:36:421:36:46

before it is drawn by lot.

-- you have never played a nation

1:36:461:36:50

before it is drawn by lot.

5-2 now.

1:36:501:37:00

Very business like from Bautista

Agut.

1:37:001:37:06

Quite a bit to say the new Captain,

it would be fascinating to know what

1:37:161:37:21

he is saying. What a player he was

on the clay. Brutal.

1:37:211:37:26

He was a machine, wasn't he.

Captain, it would be

1:37:261:37:34

I remember that grip on his

forehand. I thought how does your

1:37:341:37:39

wrist allow that to happen?

It was

insane.

Not as extreme as if you

1:37:391:37:45

remember another player who used the

same grip, for forehand and backhand

1:37:451:37:50

and just switched the racket round

like a windscreen wiper.

It was

1:37:501:37:54

amazing. His arm was made of oak.

1:37:541:38:00

Keep it going. Fight, the key words

coming out again.

1:38:061:38:17

First live rubber win for

Ramos-Vinolas. It must be a good

1:38:171:38:20

feeling for him.

1:38:201:38:25

You should put your CV in for a

coach's job. This serve followed by

1:39:201:39:26

drop shots, it has some momentum.

I gave up coaching a long while ago!

1:39:261:39:41

Super hold though.

1:39:411:39:51

Norrie leans on that backhand return

very well. He likes to cut off a

1:40:401:40:46

diagonal movement but unfortunately

on the clay with the slower surface

1:40:461:40:49

he almost plays hymn out of

position, because of the speed of

1:40:491:40:52

the court. On a hard court that

would come through, put the opponent

1:40:521:40:57

under pressure but not so much on

this slow clay.

1:40:571:41:08

Think how limited his experience is

on the clay, I mean it is virtually

1:41:081:41:12

nothing.

He is actually doing pretty well.

He

1:41:121:41:16

has played some good tennis.

Keep mentioning that word

1:41:161:41:24

consistency but it's so true. Cut

out the depth and it would be a

1:41:241:41:28

different match.

1:41:281:41:33

It's in.

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Set point.

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As it was for Liam Broady, a huge

task. Bautista Agut takes a two sets

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to love lead.

SUE BARKER: It is very much

1:43:581:44:08

advantage Spain. They are 1-0 up in

this tie when Ramos-Vinolas put out

1:44:081:44:12

Liam Broady in straight set,

although it was a lot closer than

1:44:121:44:16

the score suggests and Broady had a

set point in the third set and

1:44:161:44:19

played very well indeed. So before

we rejoin this match, let us look

1:44:191:44:24

ahead to sport coming up here

1:44:241:44:25

we rejoin this match, let us look

ahead to sport coming up here on the

1:44:251:44:25

BBC. We have the Davis Cup

continuing live from marble Lea with

1:44:251:44:31

the doubles match. -- Marbella. It

continues with the other singles

1:44:311:44:39

matches on Monday.

BBC One tomorrow at noon, Football

1:44:391:44:47

Focus can Dan Walker, featuring an

interview with Maurecio Pochettino.

1:44:471:44:56

Followed by the Six Nations preview.

One of Britain's main medal hopes at

1:44:571:45:04

the winter Olympic is short track

speed skater Elise Christie. You can

1:45:041:45:13

see that on Sunday. The winter

Olympics gets under way on February

1:45:131:45:17

9th. We will be going back to this

match, and our coverage comes to an

1:45:171:45:24

end here on BBC Two at three.00. We

have 15 minutes or so before it will

1:45:241:45:29

continue on the Red Button. How can

the fans rejuvenate Cameron Norrie

1:45:291:45:34

getting back in to this match? Let

us rejoin Jamie and Chris.

1:45:341:45:39

getting back in to this match? Let

us rejoin Jamie and Chris.

1:45:391:45:40

It will be a tough task, that is for

sure for Cameron Norrie from here.

1:45:401:45:46

Five set experience, well, there is

none. He would love to experience it

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today but they are in buoyant mood

now.

1:45:501:45:53

Spain looking to make it through to

the quarterfinals for the second

1:45:531:45:57

straight year, and just the second

time since 2012, I mean they haven't

1:45:571:46:02

had the likes of Nadal available all

the time. There is still that, the

1:46:021:46:07

question mark over the Davis Cup, I

guess, in terms of scheduling which

1:46:071:46:12

you touched on earlier it would be a

shame to lose the done, obviously,

1:46:121:46:16

because it is such a great school

for players.

1:46:161:46:21

But maybe a revamp just round the

corner.

It is like the entire tennis

1:46:211:46:27

world, tennis community, various

bodies, player, organisations, come

1:46:271:46:32

together and say, look, what can we

do to have an effectively a World

1:46:321:46:38

Championship competition, where we

have the best players in the sport,

1:46:381:46:41

showcasing the sport? That is, it

has to be the end goal.

1:46:411:46:47

Two top ten players competing in the

first round this weekend.

1:46:471:46:54

It is that start of movement and the

stumble. He is not sure how to move

1:47:131:47:17

into that drop shot.

1:47:171:47:20

Losing fractions of seconds here and

there, it makes a big difference.

1:47:231:47:32

If you don't feel comfortable. If

the ground beneath your you are not

1:47:531:47:58

comfortable on, it Mikes a huge

difference doesn't it.

Talk about

1:47:581:48:02

that at Wimbledon every year, the

movement is such a big factor.

1:48:021:48:15

There is no way in a point like that

that Bautista Agut is going to miss

1:48:591:49:04

the tennis court, for Norrie to win

that point, he needs to create

1:49:041:49:08

something.

He is a pepper grinder,

isn't he.

1:49:081:49:16

Just keeps building. On the lead.

Keeping on the pressure.

1:50:161:50:24

Total respect given to the opponents

as well.

1:50:331:50:37

He was, you think back to the start

of this match, he was just having a

1:50:371:50:41

look, what is Cameron Norrie going

to bring to the party?

It was almost

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like he was too much energy going

down, he kind of forget about taking

1:50:471:50:54

care of his own side. Probably... I

mean if he was any more laid back at

1:50:541:50:58

the start he would have been lying

down, wouldn't he?

Yes.

1:50:581:51:11

Two sets, one love break in this

third set.

1:51:111:51:21

Nicely done.

1:51:211:51:26

It is the most comfortable he has

looked, chasing one of them.

1:51:371:51:50

Brilliant.

1:52:211:52:26

This is one of the first times I

think Norrie has taken the Spaniard

1:52:291:52:34

by surprise, he was totally moving

the wrong way there.

1:52:341:52:46

Interesting. No wonder the look down

the court from Norrie there. It was

1:52:531:53:00

gifted.

Everyone is thinking who was that

1:53:001:53:12

down the other end? Where did that

come from?

1:53:121:53:27

Six points in a row from nowhere.

1:53:591:54:05

Norrie missed out a couple of steps

around the ball there.

1:55:101:55:15

Felt like it was a bit of a bad

bounce. Certainly misjudged it.

1:55:151:55:29

That might have hit 2 line.

The

umpire straight out of his chair.

1:56:131:56:18

Yeah, you're right.

1:56:181:56:27

It's got to be the way.

Really well

worked point.

A lot of success when

1:56:521:57:01

he's had his feet inside either on

or inside the baseline and using his

1:57:011:57:06

forehand to quick Tait the play. --

dictate the play.

1:57:061:57:11

Well done. Two games in a row.

Norrie leads 3-1, third set.

1:57:411:57:48

SUE BARKER: Just to remind you we

end our coverage here on BBC to in a

1:57:481:57:52

couple of minutes but live coverage

of this match will continue on theed

1:57:521:57:56

are button and on the BBC sport

website but for the next minute or

1:57:561:57:59

so we will stay with it.

-- the Red Button.

1:57:591:58:10

Not sure what he was saying there,

Leon Smith.

1:58:111:58:21

Ain't inflammatory or something.

Just asking the doctor.

Gel or an

1:58:221:58:26

ain't inflammatory. I'm not sure.

-- anti-inflammatory.

1:58:261:58:38

First time I saw them do that was in

the final, I think it was of the

1:58:401:58:46

Davis Cup, g Ghent. There was a lot

of them there, there was a lot of

1:58:461:58:50

shoes in the air. Ain't

1:58:501:58:52

First time I saw them do that was in

the final, I think it was of the

1:58:521:58:55

Davis Cup, g Ghent. There was a lot

of them there, there was a lot of

1:58:551:58:59

shoes in the air. It was like

"What's going on here? "

They have

1:58:591:59:01

been great fun, great support, there

is no doubt. He is giving his all

1:59:011:59:04

here, Cameron Norrie on his debut,

Britain's number one, how does that

1:59:041:59:08

sound for him on this day.

Very proud day.

1:59:081:59:23

Third set.

1:59:231:59:30

SUE BARKER: I said we would have to

end our coverage here on BBC Two

1:59:461:59:50

now, you can continue to watch live

coverage of this match on the Red

1:59:501:59:54

Button and on the BBC sport website.

We will be back tomorrow, here on

1:59:541:59:58

BBC Two, at 1.00 for the doubles

match, featuring Jamie

1:59:582:00:03

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