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Welcome to the final day of
competition in this Davis Cup tie | 0:00:36 | 0:00:40 | |
between Great Britain and Spain.
After a disappointing loss in the | 0:00:40 | 0:00:44 | |
doubles yesterday Spain have the
advantage. The League 2-1, just one | 0:00:44 | 0:00:49 | |
win away from a place in the
quarterfinals. Britain must win | 0:00:49 | 0:00:53 | |
boast single matches today to make
it through. There is still | 0:00:53 | 0:00:58 | |
speculation Kyle Edmund might come
in on the fifth match is a decider | 0:00:58 | 0:01:02 | |
but for that to happen we need
another inspired performance from | 0:01:02 | 0:01:04 | |
this man. | 0:01:04 | 0:01:08 | |
Stunning. | 0:01:08 | 0:01:14 | |
What a way to get the break. Cameron
Norrie will serve for set three. | 0:01:14 | 0:01:21 | |
Great Britain have just taken the
first set of the weekend. Terrific | 0:01:21 | 0:01:25 | |
effort. | 0:01:25 | 0:01:32 | |
Made it!. Is that the shot of the
match? He's got the double break in | 0:01:32 | 0:01:41 | |
the fourth set. Would you believe
it? Cameron Norrie has taken Roberto | 0:01:41 | 0:01:47 | |
R | 0:01:47 | 0:01:54 | |
there have been plenty of points in
this match and this may be the | 0:01:56 | 0:01:58 | |
biggest so far. Norrie with the
double break. Two match points. Has | 0:01:58 | 0:02:08 | |
there ever been a better debut win
in Davis Cup than that? Star has | 0:02:08 | 0:02:13 | |
born Emma beer. | 0:02:13 | 0:02:19 | |
He was the hero on Friday, can he
cause another huge upset today | 0:02:19 | 0:02:23 | |
against a player ranked 21 in the
world, Alberto Ramos-Vinolas? | 0:02:23 | 0:02:32 | |
We are concentrating on Norrie
against Ramos-Vinolas. It's another | 0:02:32 | 0:02:41 | |
big match for Cameron but he proved
so much to us including himself on | 0:02:41 | 0:02:49 | |
Friday. Nobody was expecting him to
come through and win let alone from | 0:02:49 | 0:02:53 | |
two set and a break down. It is
another massive match him, how often | 0:02:53 | 0:02:58 | |
do we see it in the big events like
the Grand Slams you have an underdog | 0:02:58 | 0:03:03 | |
producing a massive win and you
think can they come back the next | 0:03:03 | 0:03:06 | |
day or two days later and back it
up? It is like today to produce | 0:03:06 | 0:03:10 | |
another one that would be an even
bigger result than Friday I think. | 0:03:10 | 0:03:14 | |
I'd might guess but he thrives in
team competition which stems from | 0:03:14 | 0:03:18 | |
his time in US college tennis.
Exactly, it's a lot of pressure but | 0:03:18 | 0:03:25 | |
nothing like the Davis Cup. He went
out there and embraced the occasion | 0:03:25 | 0:03:28 | |
and from being 2-0 down and a break
I am still in shock you wonderful | 0:03:28 | 0:03:33 | |
the match and I think the whole team
and the whole tennis world is. One | 0:03:33 | 0:03:37 | |
of the most impressed results ever.
What was said was will we get a | 0:03:37 | 0:03:44 | |
reaction today? We had a day off,
then the phone calls and the text | 0:03:44 | 0:03:48 | |
messages, it would've been Leon
Smith's job to say great but there | 0:03:48 | 0:03:52 | |
is another match and 24 hours so
come down. The way in which he | 0:03:52 | 0:03:57 | |
played, the manner, he has to
remember how he played those last | 0:03:57 | 0:04:00 | |
three sets because it was such
attacking tennis. He mentioned he | 0:04:00 | 0:04:04 | |
focused on getting on top of the
ball and using his forehand. That is | 0:04:04 | 0:04:07 | |
one of the things I was most
impressed about. He was not lulled | 0:04:07 | 0:04:11 | |
into playing his opponent 's game,
he played his own game and got on | 0:04:11 | 0:04:16 | |
top of the lefty forehand and build
but he staggered into the backhand | 0:04:16 | 0:04:22 | |
side. What will be, he does not have
the same advantage to swing the ball | 0:04:22 | 0:04:30 | |
out because it will be going to
Ramos-Vinolas's forehand. When he | 0:04:30 | 0:04:34 | |
came forward he won so many points
from the net so he will want to use | 0:04:34 | 0:04:40 | |
that again. And although
Ramos-Vinolas won it was not that | 0:04:40 | 0:04:46 | |
dominant performance in beating Liam
Broady. No, I thought Liam Broady | 0:04:46 | 0:04:51 | |
played very well even if he didn't
win. He ended up not taking a break | 0:04:51 | 0:04:58 | |
points he had and then he had set
point in the tie-breaker so he could | 0:04:58 | 0:05:02 | |
have won two sets and I thought
Ramos was very tight and his captain | 0:05:02 | 0:05:07 | |
was even more nervous than he was! I
am fascinated by this because we | 0:05:07 | 0:05:11 | |
don't know, there is so much
pressure on the Spaniard as well, he | 0:05:11 | 0:05:15 | |
is supposed to win by everyone.
Everything was bothering him, the | 0:05:15 | 0:05:20 | |
tension of his racket, he did not
feel comfortable out there. | 0:05:20 | 0:05:24 | |
Speculation about Kyle Edmund, he
was out practising yesterday and | 0:05:24 | 0:05:28 | |
Liam Smith had denied practising
again today. Going through a fair | 0:05:28 | 0:05:31 | |
old work-out. We are confident if
needed he will step up -- Leon Smith | 0:05:31 | 0:05:39 | |
had him out practising again today.
He is trying to get him as close as | 0:05:39 | 0:05:47 | |
he can to match fitness, we don't
know if Norrie is being put in | 0:05:47 | 0:05:52 | |
because Kyle is not fit enough, or
if it's a tactical sense to think we | 0:05:52 | 0:05:58 | |
need to win the two matches, you
would think the best chance is with | 0:05:58 | 0:06:02 | |
Kyle Edmund and Cameron Norrie, not
Kyle Edmund and Liam Broady. It | 0:06:02 | 0:06:07 | |
changes, if Kyle Edmund came in, all
the pressure would be an Liam Broady | 0:06:07 | 0:06:16 | |
so his only option was to play at
that way. I think if Norrie pulls | 0:06:16 | 0:06:22 | |
off another upset we will have
changes on both sides. I think Kyle | 0:06:22 | 0:06:27 | |
will play, I do not think they would
put Bautista Agut after his | 0:06:27 | 0:06:34 | |
performance. I think he's gone. It
will be interesting to what happens. | 0:06:34 | 0:06:39 | |
He just has to get off to a good
start doesn't he? He started very | 0:06:39 | 0:06:46 | |
well on Friday, for two up then he
lost his momentum and I think I | 0:06:46 | 0:06:50 | |
mentioned on the day you could see
the belief disappearing in front of | 0:06:50 | 0:06:54 | |
your eyes then he managed to get
that back. He will want to start the | 0:06:54 | 0:06:59 | |
match in the exact same way.
Interestingly looks quite cold this | 0:06:59 | 0:07:03 | |
morning so conditions will be a bit
more slow. We don't know how both | 0:07:03 | 0:07:08 | |
players are going to react. Ramos
was very inconsistent. Although we | 0:07:08 | 0:07:13 | |
saw what Cameron can do on Friday he
is still an unknown player for his | 0:07:13 | 0:07:18 | |
opponent so we will have to spend
time figuring out, what he can do, | 0:07:18 | 0:07:24 | |
how can counter what Cameron Norrie
is doing. Ramos-Vinolas will not | 0:07:24 | 0:07:29 | |
take this lightly having seen what
Cameron is capable of. He played way | 0:07:29 | 0:07:32 | |
above his ranking. That is what you
talk about the Davis Cup, players | 0:07:32 | 0:07:38 | |
playing above the ranking and below
the ranking and Cameron lost the | 0:07:38 | 0:07:43 | |
occasion. I liked how he kept saying
to Leon Smith about his physicality | 0:07:43 | 0:07:47 | |
because I think Leon | 0:07:47 | 0:07:49 | |
to Leon Smith about his physicality
because I think Leon, you get | 0:07:49 | 0:07:51 | |
concerned, he's never played five
sets, but he said physically I feel | 0:07:51 | 0:07:56 | |
I am better than my opponent so he
has the confidence which is great to | 0:07:56 | 0:08:01 | |
see. He loved the occasion so I
don't think the physicality will be | 0:08:01 | 0:08:05 | |
a problem. He can stay out there all
day long. He plays lots of matches | 0:08:05 | 0:08:11 | |
on the challenger circuit, it's hard
graft when you are that far down the | 0:08:11 | 0:08:15 | |
world rankings. You mentioned it
before Friday, he won a lot of | 0:08:15 | 0:08:20 | |
tennis matches at the end of last
year and although they are | 0:08:20 | 0:08:23 | |
challenger, not the main tour, he is
still beating players between 200 | 0:08:23 | 0:08:27 | |
and 100 and will have been some top
100 players in that tournament as | 0:08:27 | 0:08:31 | |
well. It will be interesting to see
how Ramos comes out because the | 0:08:31 | 0:08:36 | |
Spanish reaction yesterday to what
happened on Friday fantastic I | 0:08:36 | 0:08:39 | |
thought. The doubles, potentially
50-50 but they got a bit of a fright | 0:08:39 | 0:08:44 | |
on Friday and I think having the
experience of low pay is on the | 0:08:44 | 0:08:48 | |
court made a difference so I expect
Ramos to be razor sharp -- the | 0:08:48 | 0:08:53 | |
experience of having Lopez on the
court. Very different styles between | 0:08:53 | 0:09:00 | |
the captains. Leon so supportive,
Sergi Bruguera, his first time as | 0:09:00 | 0:09:07 | |
captain and he got quite animated
with Ramos-Vinolas. Sometimes when | 0:09:07 | 0:09:11 | |
you have a captain who has been as
great a player as Sergi Bruguera | 0:09:11 | 0:09:15 | |
they find it hard to relate to
somebody missing shots because they | 0:09:15 | 0:09:19 | |
did not miss any. You have to be
careful you don't give too much | 0:09:19 | 0:09:23 | |
information. When you have young
players out you tend to talk more | 0:09:23 | 0:09:26 | |
and when you have experienced
players you talk less. I thought | 0:09:26 | 0:09:29 | |
Sergi Bruguera was going the
opposite way. It will be interesting | 0:09:29 | 0:09:34 | |
to see if he can sit down. We will
learn a lot from the first few | 0:09:34 | 0:09:39 | |
games. Thank you, that is the match
we are looking forward to, can | 0:09:39 | 0:09:42 | |
Cameron Norrie do it again? | 0:09:42 | 0:09:45 | |
COMMENTATOR: Very chilly conditions. | 0:09:48 | 0:09:53 | |
COMMENTATOR: Very chilly conditions.
Bit of a breeze and quite a lot of | 0:09:53 | 0:09:59 | |
cloud over the mountains. What a
stunning backdrop and then uses. -- | 0:09:59 | 0:10:07 | |
and venue this is. | 0:10:07 | 0:10:14 | |
Two lefties, the first meeting
between the two. | 0:10:45 | 0:10:56 | |
The president of the ITF on the
left. | 0:12:04 | 0:12:11 | |
Break point straightaway for Spain. | 0:12:30 | 0:12:37 | |
The forehand is such a weapon.
Certainly developing into one. | 0:13:05 | 0:13:17 | |
Did not do enough on the ball, you
could see it just sitting there. | 0:13:17 | 0:13:21 | |
Plenty of time, look at the
forehand. | 0:13:21 | 0:13:30 | |
When you look at these points and
you get the cold weather it makes | 0:13:55 | 0:13:59 | |
conditions even slower and this
clay-court is slow already without | 0:13:59 | 0:14:04 | |
these weather conditions so putting
the ball away here there is going to | 0:14:04 | 0:14:07 | |
be a lot of working of the legs in
this match. | 0:14:07 | 0:14:10 | |
Norrie's journey on Friday for hours
one minute. | 0:14:24 | 0:14:32 | |
one minute. Ramos-Vinolas a couple
of hours. A big difference. It is | 0:14:33 | 0:14:38 | |
but the way Cameron Norrie played it
it was like he was just going out | 0:14:38 | 0:14:43 | |
for a match in the park. The last
three sets it was like, physically, | 0:14:43 | 0:14:48 | |
no problem. Looked like he could
have played another two sets on that | 0:14:48 | 0:14:51 | |
first day. The last three sets
three, two and two. Impossible. | 0:14:51 | 0:15:05 | |
Served nine double faults on Friday
which was a bit of an issue. | 0:15:05 | 0:15:13 | |
Third break point of the game. | 0:15:19 | 0:15:21 | |
The perfect start for Spain. | 0:15:28 | 0:15:31 | |
He's not got that much experience
himself in Davis Cup, Ramos-Vinolas. | 0:15:36 | 0:15:42 | |
Won in straight sets on Friday but
did not play the sort of tennis | 0:15:42 | 0:15:46 | |
which has seen them get to number 21
in the world. This is still a big | 0:15:46 | 0:15:50 | |
day and occasion for him. Of course,
closing out the Davis Cup match, | 0:15:50 | 0:15:55 | |
there is no more attention in the
tennis player 's career than Davis | 0:15:55 | 0:15:58 | |
Cup. I think it's up there with
Grand Slams. It's something | 0:15:58 | 0:16:04 | |
different, you don't want to let
down your team-mates are your | 0:16:04 | 0:16:07 | |
country. It's so big. If you can
play well in Davis Cup you can play | 0:16:07 | 0:16:12 | |
well anywhere and that is why it was
so impressive with Cameron Norrie | 0:16:12 | 0:16:15 | |
because it shows he's a big occasion
player and relished what was in | 0:16:15 | 0:16:19 | |
front of him. That's just great for
the future. Not a good start here | 0:16:19 | 0:16:26 | |
but we did not have a good start on
the first day either and it didn't | 0:16:26 | 0:16:30 | |
make a difference so certainly no
need to panic. Very early days. | 0:16:30 | 0:16:45 | |
Are looking to boss as Leon Smith
told him to do on Friday. The | 0:16:52 | 0:16:58 | |
forehand to forehand battle, lefty
to lefty, that be interesting. | 0:16:58 | 0:17:08 | |
Came into the net so well on Friday
again, that has to be part of his | 0:17:53 | 0:17:58 | |
plan today. He will certainly try
but the conditions look so heavy, | 0:17:58 | 0:18:03 | |
you can see in these rallies so far
he's not had many shots that he | 0:18:03 | 0:18:07 | |
could come in at the moment. It's
early days at the moment but good | 0:18:07 | 0:18:11 | |
length from the Spaniard so far.
Will not see many of those from him | 0:18:11 | 0:18:16 | |
either. Ramos-Vinolas, you're not
coming up against a feared server so | 0:18:16 | 0:18:24 | |
if you are down a break you almost
have a hit on almost every serve but | 0:18:24 | 0:18:28 | |
then he serves the ace just to show
I don't know what I'm talking about. | 0:18:28 | 0:18:34 | |
Three aces against Broady. Which is
not a lot. | 0:18:34 | 0:18:47 | |
Seems to be a lot more top dressing
on the court today. Just to slow it | 0:18:56 | 0:19:01 | |
down even more. Home advantage and
all that. The groundskeeper smacked | 0:19:01 | 0:19:07 | |
out last night at midnight and dump
the whole lorry-load. They wouldn't | 0:19:07 | 0:19:13 | |
do a thing like that, would they?
No... | 0:19:13 | 0:19:16 | |
That's good tennis. | 0:19:35 | 0:19:43 | |
Beat Andy Murray when he was world
number one in Monte Carlo last year. | 0:19:51 | 0:19:54 | |
That is the calibre of the man. | 0:19:54 | 0:19:56 | |
It is interesting, just looking at
this match again, very early days | 0:20:11 | 0:20:15 | |
but Ramos-Vinolas, we talk about
Cameron Norrie and what the win did | 0:20:15 | 0:20:18 | |
for him but I think the win against
Liam Broady did a lot for him as | 0:20:18 | 0:20:22 | |
well because even though he should
have won the match it was a live | 0:20:22 | 0:20:26 | |
Davis Cup rubber and he did not play
well but he got through it. Ready to | 0:20:26 | 0:20:31 | |
me he looks sharper in his first two
games. Looks more authoritative. | 0:20:31 | 0:20:35 | |
More confident. His captain giving
him a nod, did not see many of those | 0:20:35 | 0:20:41 | |
in the first match until about match
point. | 0:20:41 | 0:20:49 | |
As you mentioned it is tough backing
up such a great win, even with a day | 0:20:55 | 0:21:01 | |
off, it is never easy. Not to have a
let down no. | 0:21:01 | 0:21:11 | |
That is magnificent. What a shot.
Cannot get that backspin drop shot | 0:21:42 | 0:21:50 | |
back. Brilliant. Already trying to
change it up, Norrie. Good slice | 0:21:50 | 0:22:00 | |
there and this one here, to drop
shot like that of the no peace shot, | 0:22:00 | 0:22:06 | |
look at the side spin, beautiful
shot. | 0:22:06 | 0:22:12 | |
That's a rare mistake but you're
right about Cameron Norrie backing | 0:22:20 | 0:22:22 | |
it up, it's almost, I am sure Leon
when he saw him in the locker room | 0:22:22 | 0:22:30 | |
said enjoy this for about an hour
then switch off. The match is over. | 0:22:30 | 0:22:40 | |
Was he looking to serve and volley
there? It was a good serve, I will | 0:22:49 | 0:22:54 | |
tell you that much. This is a big
game for him. | 0:22:54 | 0:23:02 | |
This is a fantastic start from
Ramos-Vinolas. He is playing well | 0:23:39 | 0:23:44 | |
isn't he? Looks very sharp. | 0:23:44 | 0:23:53 | |
Almost hit the Sorbus -- service
line and Norrie surprised by it, | 0:23:57 | 0:24:06 | |
didn't move. | 0:24:06 | 0:24:08 | |
Just magnificent. He is showing
everybody here why he is number 21 | 0:24:35 | 0:24:41 | |
in the world. In the first match did
not sure that to be honest. It was a | 0:24:41 | 0:24:47 | |
very edgy looking match and he just
got the get out, to get it through, | 0:24:47 | 0:24:52 | |
the won ugly to use that term. But
today, now you will see him, you see | 0:24:52 | 0:24:58 | |
why he has had the wins he has had.
He is looking very difficult, at the | 0:24:58 | 0:25:07 | |
moment, early doors, but where is
Cameron Norrie going to penetrate | 0:25:07 | 0:25:12 | |
and get the winners? We saw on
Friday what a quick learner he was | 0:25:12 | 0:25:18 | |
and it's his first time ever as a
pro player on a clay court, the way | 0:25:18 | 0:25:21 | |
he learnt and changed things up,
it's big puzzle today. I think one | 0:25:21 | 0:25:27 | |
thing right away is on the ground
strokes when he does get pushed | 0:25:27 | 0:25:31 | |
back, as soon as he hits the ball
hug the baseline. We have already | 0:25:31 | 0:25:36 | |
seen two drop shots which are being
won and that's a tactic the Spanish | 0:25:36 | 0:25:40 | |
players are going to use. You can
always go backwards and hit the ball | 0:25:40 | 0:25:45 | |
and come back forwards again so you
are ready for the drop shot. That's | 0:25:45 | 0:25:48 | |
one thing right away to look at. But
at the moment he's just not missing. | 0:25:48 | 0:25:57 | |
It is a cold day today, 12 Celsius,
just 53 Fahrenheit. The locals did | 0:25:57 | 0:26:05 | |
their homework on the weather
forecast! | 0:26:05 | 0:26:12 | |
Well done. In the first match, I
don't remember the sliced backhand | 0:26:24 | 0:26:35 | |
being so good. So far he's used that
shot very well, a lot of bite on | 0:26:35 | 0:26:39 | |
that shot. | 0:26:39 | 0:26:41 | |
Was that in? | 0:27:38 | 0:27:44 | |
It was. | 0:27:49 | 0:27:57 | |
They both love their forehands. Good
length on that one. | 0:28:17 | 0:28:28 | |
Hiding the baseline there, trying to
take away the time from | 0:29:00 | 0:29:08 | |
Ramos-Vinolas, still think he has to
do that. | 0:29:08 | 0:29:13 | |
Trying everything. It is impossible
to play any better than this. He | 0:29:33 | 0:29:40 | |
started off so well. It is amazing
what a winning does to you. His body | 0:29:40 | 0:29:45 | |
language is different. On the first
day he looked timid, even though he | 0:29:45 | 0:29:51 | |
was winning, he never looked
comfortable. Today there is a spring | 0:29:51 | 0:29:55 | |
in his step. An authority about him
that looks pretty impressive. | 0:29:55 | 0:30:05 | |
The land. Didn't see that on Friday. | 0:30:12 | 0:30:16 | |
Is it possible to start a match too
well sometimes, especially three out | 0:30:50 | 0:30:57 | |
of five? Not really. As long as you
don't think about it and think, I am | 0:30:57 | 0:31:06 | |
playing well. Then it is easy now
for Norrie to overplay. Exactly. | 0:31:06 | 0:31:17 | |
Again, in the first match, he lost
the first two sets and down a break, | 0:31:17 | 0:31:23 | |
but certainly didn't panic. In his
short career, you can say he has | 0:31:23 | 0:31:32 | |
done that. He turned professional
last year. | 0:31:32 | 0:31:40 | |
Amazing. | 0:31:40 | 0:31:46 | |
Well done. Interesting, at the start
of the match on Friday, his little | 0:31:47 | 0:31:59 | |
experience on clay, Norrie wasn't
sliding into the drop shots. But by | 0:31:59 | 0:32:03 | |
the end of the match, he was. It is
such a learning curve, this surface. | 0:32:03 | 0:32:17 | |
He was hitting winners of both wings
on Friday. Encouraging to see one | 0:32:25 | 0:32:29 | |
there. | 0:32:29 | 0:32:30 | |
That is brilliant. That really was.
The slice, it really took off from | 0:33:48 | 0:33:57 | |
his racket. I thought it was going
to be so low, almost need a wedge to | 0:33:57 | 0:34:02 | |
get this one up. But he got
underneath there and whipped it | 0:34:02 | 0:34:07 | |
crosscourt. Excellent shot. Well
done. On the scoreboard, Norrie. | 0:34:07 | 0:34:19 | |
Something for them to cheer about.
We had some strong clues with Norrie | 0:34:20 | 0:34:26 | |
with his college career, as we
talked about. He went to the Texas | 0:34:26 | 0:34:33 | |
Christian University, the top ranked
college player, the first time the | 0:34:33 | 0:34:37 | |
university had had that order of
merit. He went a season undefeated. | 0:34:37 | 0:34:42 | |
Then he didn't play the NCAA last
time because he wanted to turn pro. | 0:34:42 | 0:34:49 | |
But to 114 in the world. To do it
back quite, very good signs. Very | 0:34:49 | 0:34:56 | |
impressive and to come through the
college system in The States have | 0:34:56 | 0:35:00 | |
the year he had, the calibre of
tennis is very good. The pressure on | 0:35:00 | 0:35:07 | |
those matches they play every day,
is extreme and then go in the | 0:35:07 | 0:35:14 | |
futures and challengers. There are
good players on that circuit and to | 0:35:14 | 0:35:17 | |
break through as quickly as he has,
it is very impressive and then to | 0:35:17 | 0:35:22 | |
make his Davis Cup debut and treat
it like, this is what I have been | 0:35:22 | 0:35:26 | |
born to do and I am going to enjoy
the occasion. It is such a good | 0:35:26 | 0:35:31 | |
sign. Such a good sign. This is a
huge test today. Great Britain have | 0:35:31 | 0:35:41 | |
to win both the reverse singles, to
win the tie. Sometimes that can just | 0:35:41 | 0:35:47 | |
release you. And Ramos-Vinolas,
knowing they just need one from two | 0:35:47 | 0:35:51 | |
can make you a bit tight. But far
from it. Been very impressive for 25 | 0:35:51 | 0:35:56 | |
minutes so far. | 0:35:56 | 0:35:59 | |
It caught the line. I think he
thought it was going wide when he | 0:37:49 | 0:37:56 | |
went soon hit it, he didn't get set.
His length at the moment, the | 0:37:56 | 0:38:01 | |
Spanish player is pinning Norrie
back. Back from the baseline, over | 0:38:01 | 0:38:07 | |
and over again. He did well to hang
in there in that rally. | 0:38:07 | 0:38:19 | |
Nicely done. From all areas of the
court. | 0:38:22 | 0:38:31 | |
court. They are in a good mood.
Victory in the doubles yesterday, | 0:38:34 | 0:38:43 | |
setting Spain up nicely. | 0:38:43 | 0:38:45 | |
So accurate. It is very difficult at
the moment for Norrie to get ahead | 0:39:11 | 0:39:17 | |
in the rallies. He is having to
defend all the time. | 0:39:17 | 0:39:25 | |
Just two, double faults in his match
on Friday. | 0:39:59 | 0:40:07 | |
Super. That is one area where he
will have to take a few chances on, | 0:40:36 | 0:40:43 | |
his second serve. He took that nice
and early on the backhand and got | 0:40:43 | 0:40:47 | |
ahead in the rally. | 0:40:47 | 0:40:53 | |
ahead in the rally. He is two from
six on his second serve, | 0:40:57 | 0:41:01 | |
Ramos-Vinolas. Yes. | 0:41:01 | 0:41:09 | |
That is a very, very good break of
serve. | 0:41:19 | 0:41:25 | |
serve. First serve percentage from
Norrie at the moment is under 50%. | 0:41:26 | 0:41:29 | |
It is hurting him. But he is back in
this opening set. The remembrance of | 0:41:29 | 0:41:36 | |
Friday, from all who witnessed it.
The Spanish camp will be more than | 0:41:36 | 0:41:42 | |
aware of that, it carries a bit of
weight. It certainly does. It is | 0:41:42 | 0:41:47 | |
like, here he comes. | 0:41:47 | 0:41:54 | |
That is a little ambitious. | 0:43:02 | 0:43:08 | |
He is really getting back into this. | 0:43:46 | 0:43:56 | |
If he can hold here. I think we have
an interesting set. | 0:43:56 | 0:44:08 | |
Ramos-Vinolas, has other ideas.
Another break point. | 0:44:24 | 0:44:29 | |
He breaks again, Ramos-Vinolas. Has
got the first set again by the | 0:44:59 | 0:45:08 | |
scruff of the neck. He is giving him
too many looks at his second serve | 0:45:08 | 0:45:14 | |
at the moment. The first serve
percentage has got to get up. At | 0:45:14 | 0:45:22 | |
3030, two second service,
Ramos-Vinolas hit two second serve | 0:45:22 | 0:45:26 | |
and then right away got into an
attacking position and forced the | 0:45:26 | 0:45:30 | |
errors. On the clay court you have
to be at least in the 60%. He is | 0:45:30 | 0:45:37 | |
still under 50% and that will not
get the job done. Not with the way | 0:45:37 | 0:45:43 | |
this man is playing today and
Ramos-Vinolas is | 0:45:43 | 0:45:51 | |
Ramos-Vinolas is getting 70% of his
first serves in. He was | 0:45:51 | 0:45:57 | |
quarterfinalist at the French couple
of years ago, so a typical clay | 0:45:57 | 0:46:02 | |
court player. It is going to be very
tough. He will be very tough to | 0:46:02 | 0:46:06 | |
beat. Very tough. | 0:46:06 | 0:46:11 | |
What a player he was on clay. Twice
the French champion in 93 and 94 | 0:46:17 | 0:46:23 | |
will stop. | 0:46:23 | 0:46:32 | |
I am sure in his mind, he will be
thinking because he was so good on | 0:46:34 | 0:46:42 | |
clay. New balls the Ramos-Vinolas.
Serving for the opening set at 5-2. | 0:46:42 | 0:46:56 | |
The winner came from out of the
blue. He has got that ability. | 0:47:42 | 0:47:50 | |
Played well in the doubles
yesterday, Jamie Murray. | 0:47:52 | 0:48:02 | |
Thrill for him to partner his
younger brother, Andy. | 0:48:04 | 0:48:15 | |
It is the length he is hitting, the
forehand. Pushing back Norrie all | 0:48:22 | 0:48:31 | |
the time, not giving him any time to
breathe here. | 0:48:31 | 0:48:39 | |
I thought that was pretty close. | 0:49:08 | 0:49:18 | |
Two set points now. | 0:49:50 | 0:49:53 | |
Interesting change-up in that rally.
Couple of forehands from Norrie | 0:51:08 | 0:51:12 | |
where he took the pace of, with a
lot of spin, got it nice and deep. | 0:51:12 | 0:51:23 | |
Wow. Two double faults in the last
three points. From nowhere. He has | 0:51:43 | 0:51:54 | |
looked so secure, serving for the
set. | 0:51:54 | 0:51:59 | |
He is trying everything, Norrie.
Tried to change the pace up again in | 0:52:37 | 0:52:42 | |
that rally. | 0:52:42 | 0:52:52 | |
that rally. He has got a lot of
plans up his sleeve. I am sure they | 0:52:52 | 0:52:56 | |
talked about that at the last
changeover, I would think. | 0:52:56 | 0:53:05 | |
Beautifully done. No way was he
missing that drop shot. | 0:53:12 | 0:53:24 | |
missing that drop shot. Perfect time
to hit the drop shot. His opponent | 0:53:24 | 0:53:28 | |
is deep and he is inside the court
when he hit it. | 0:53:28 | 0:53:35 | |
Would you believe it? Didn't see
that one coming. He is what many | 0:54:06 | 0:54:17 | |
players would call, Norrie, a real
tennis player. He has got such a | 0:54:17 | 0:54:21 | |
good tennis brain. He has, adapting
all the time. First set looked gone. | 0:54:21 | 0:54:31 | |
And then the hiccup from
Ramos-Vinolas. But I think the | 0:54:31 | 0:54:34 | |
hiccup is caused by what he achieved
on Friday. It certainly helped. | 0:54:34 | 0:54:48 | |
It would be an interesting service
game at 5-4. He should beat up a set | 0:54:59 | 0:55:07 | |
and a break, the way he has
dominated. But it is not over yet. | 0:55:07 | 0:55:17 | |
What a change-up. Beautiful
change-up. | 0:55:27 | 0:55:33 | |
change-up. Look at the smiles now.
There is the change-up. High and | 0:55:33 | 0:55:41 | |
deep and then he pounces. He has got
him rattled. At the start of this | 0:55:41 | 0:55:51 | |
match, Ramos-Vinolas was in his own
zone. Now he is preoccupied with | 0:55:51 | 0:55:58 | |
what is coming at him from the other
end. Exactly right. | 0:55:58 | 0:56:05 | |
Hit the net twice. Has been a
Spanish net this weekend. It has. It | 0:56:18 | 0:56:27 | |
has. Although they say it evens out,
but that is a load of nonsense. | 0:56:27 | 0:56:33 | |
Tough point. | 0:57:08 | 0:57:13 | |
Right choice? He made such a good
one, previous point, but from that | 0:58:19 | 0:58:25 | |
position he had the whole court to
go for the big forehand. | 0:58:25 | 0:58:33 | |
No way! What was that? What a point.
That is the best point of the tie, | 0:59:01 | 0:59:10 | |
let alone this match. Exhausting
point and then to finish with that | 0:59:10 | 0:59:15 | |
shot. Incredible. Outstanding. | 0:59:15 | 0:59:23 | |
shot. Incredible. Outstanding. That
is a bit of respect. | 0:59:25 | 0:59:32 | |
Fabulous hold. Would not want to be
Ramos-Vinolas right now. Now we have | 0:59:50 | 1:00:00 | |
got an interesting game coming up.
Totally out of the set, | 1:00:00 | 1:00:09 | |
Ramos-Vinolas showing everyone why
he has done what he has done and why | 1:00:09 | 1:00:13 | |
he is where he is yet this man
refuses to give up thinking about | 1:00:13 | 1:00:17 | |
how to make things happen. He was
outclassed at the beginning but what | 1:00:17 | 1:00:23 | |
is so impressive is that he's got
plan B and plan C. He can change it | 1:00:23 | 1:00:30 | |
up which is so important. He's not a
1-piece player. He's changed his | 1:00:30 | 1:00:36 | |
game. You can see how hard he is
breathing, he was not run around | 1:00:36 | 1:00:40 | |
like this in the first match even
though it was four hours. These are | 1:00:40 | 1:00:43 | |
punishing rallies. But he's doing so
well, what a we to hang in there. | 1:00:43 | 1:00:55 | |
This is very exciting for British
tennis. I cannot wait to see this | 1:00:55 | 1:00:59 | |
next game. He is a rookie! What a
debut! | 1:00:59 | 1:01:14 | |
Both doing the Rafa Nadal thing,
sprinting. They said 0% chance of | 1:01:14 | 1:01:24 | |
rain today but that looks pretty
ominous. So what now? | 1:01:24 | 1:01:34 | |
ominous. So what now? 40-15 up in
his last service game then it got | 1:01:34 | 1:01:36 | |
unbelievably tight, serving for the
set again Ramos-Vinolas. | 1:01:36 | 1:01:44 | |
What must he be thinking, who is
this guy? Yeah, I should be upset | 1:01:57 | 1:02:03 | |
and a break. Look at the look. | 1:02:03 | 1:02:13 | |
Funny bounce, has it caught the
line? | 1:02:22 | 1:02:30 | |
The umpire is a bit slow. Has to go
to the exact mark. He's now looking | 1:02:31 | 1:02:38 | |
up and down the line, he doesn't
have the lying the exact mark. I | 1:02:38 | 1:02:42 | |
think it's that one, maybe that one.
This is what the umpires have got to | 1:02:42 | 1:02:48 | |
do, then maybe get the line judge
up. To get the right mark. I don't | 1:02:48 | 1:02:53 | |
know why he hesitated so long. The
way his eyes when he did not know | 1:02:53 | 1:03:00 | |
which mark it was. He didn't know
which one it was. The ball did take | 1:03:00 | 1:03:08 | |
a funny sort of hop like it caught
the side. That is what it looked | 1:03:08 | 1:03:12 | |
like. It's a long gap now if he has
to hit a second serve. He does have | 1:03:12 | 1:03:20 | |
to do, cannot change it now. It is
all happening. | 1:03:20 | 1:03:33 | |
The umpire cannot possibly change it
if he does not know the correct | 1:03:43 | 1:03:45 | |
mark, he has to go with the
linesman. | 1:03:45 | 1:03:47 | |
That is one for the umpire I think. | 1:04:23 | 1:04:25 | |
Very accurate on the forehand side. | 1:04:49 | 1:04:53 | |
Nothing wrong with that tactic. Just
pulled it wide, but he took it | 1:05:26 | 1:05:30 | |
early. Two feet inside the baseline. | 1:05:30 | 1:05:40 | |
Oh my goodness! What a volley! Are
you kidding?! That had site spin and | 1:06:33 | 1:06:43 | |
was going back towards the net. I
thought he was done, what a volley. | 1:06:43 | 1:06:53 | |
Seriously? What is your ranking?
LAUGHTER | 1:06:55 | 1:07:00 | |
It's another lifeline. | 1:07:00 | 1:07:02 | |
That is brilliant play. That was a
fabulous rally from both players. | 1:07:34 | 1:07:40 | |
What a lob that was from
Ramos-Vinolas. I thought he was out | 1:07:40 | 1:07:46 | |
of the point. | 1:07:46 | 1:07:51 | |
of the point. This has turned into
such a great set of tennis. Superb. | 1:07:56 | 1:08:02 | |
Did well in the end. Did very well
in the end. | 1:08:34 | 1:08:42 | |
I'm not quite sure Leon can believe
what he is seeing either. He is | 1:08:51 | 1:08:57 | |
suppressing a smile the whole time.
Turning around as if to say I knew | 1:08:57 | 1:09:03 | |
he had that in him. Practice is one
thing but this is a whole different | 1:09:03 | 1:09:08 | |
story in the match. | 1:09:08 | 1:09:09 | |
He's only gone and broken back
again. Outstanding. This is | 1:09:14 | 1:09:25 | |
remarkable. And how important this
opening set bearing in mind he was | 1:09:25 | 1:09:30 | |
on court for four hours and one
minute, Ramos-Vinolas two and a half | 1:09:30 | 1:09:33 | |
hours on Friday. This is an
hour-long and it is only 5-5. I hope | 1:09:33 | 1:09:39 | |
his legs are in good shape because
if this continues like this it could | 1:09:39 | 1:09:44 | |
continue for five hours if the
tennis they have played like this, | 1:09:44 | 1:09:47 | |
it's exhausting watching it. | 1:09:47 | 1:09:56 | |
It's not the same as playing,
training. He's done it in one match | 1:10:07 | 1:10:12 | |
in his professional career and it
was only two days ago, again a half | 1:10:12 | 1:10:16 | |
ago, whatever. At some stage of this
goes long you would think that will | 1:10:16 | 1:10:21 | |
catch up to him but maybe not? Maybe
he is bionic? | 1:10:21 | 1:10:33 | |
Here we go now. This is good, taking
his time. | 1:10:41 | 1:10:50 | |
his time. Such a huge effort to get
back to 5-5. Yes, taking his time, | 1:10:50 | 1:10:56 | |
not rushing. Visualising what he's
going to do. | 1:10:56 | 1:11:03 | |
It is that length again. What a
seesaw set. Fantastic tennis. Three | 1:11:11 | 1:11:24 | |
more break points. | 1:11:24 | 1:11:29 | |
11 games, seven breaks.
Ramos-Vinolas will have another | 1:11:46 | 1:11:49 | |
chance to serve out the first set.
You have to admire him as well in | 1:11:49 | 1:11:56 | |
this case because he must have been
shell-shocked after losing the lead | 1:11:56 | 1:11:59 | |
that he had and then coming in, OK
he had some help from Cameron Norrie | 1:11:59 | 1:12:04 | |
in the first couple of points but
still he played a very good service | 1:12:04 | 1:12:09 | |
game to break. Couple of immaculate
forehands. | 1:12:09 | 1:12:13 | |
What a set. It is amazing, and
conversations on both side of the | 1:12:18 | 1:12:25 | |
net, so much to talk about. Of
course. | 1:12:25 | 1:12:31 | |
It's an amazing atmosphere. And the
tennis has inspired it. The | 1:12:37 | 1:12:42 | |
occasion, Davis Cup, but the tennis
they are producing, it is a party. | 1:12:42 | 1:12:48 | |
It's fantastic. The quality, Cameron
Norrie, it is amazing how far he has | 1:12:48 | 1:12:56 | |
come. So pleased he's got a Welsh
mother. | 1:12:56 | 1:13:10 | |
What this time? Don't ask me!
Tie-breaker would be a fitting end | 1:13:12 | 1:13:23 | |
to the set wouldn't it? What drama
that would be. Anyway, long way to | 1:13:23 | 1:13:29 | |
go. Third time, Ramos-Vinolas
serving for this opening set. | 1:13:29 | 1:13:41 | |
A couple of tight points there. That
was the middle of the net, that | 1:14:18 | 1:14:22 | |
forehand. | 1:14:22 | 1:14:27 | |
Doesn't feel that they have had that
many unforced errors. | 1:14:38 | 1:14:45 | |
Just a fraction late getting to the
ball, Norrie. | 1:14:57 | 1:15:09 | |
Amazing, he's really not had to do
that much to get to 15-40 in this | 1:15:35 | 1:15:38 | |
game. As tight as one of those
drums. | 1:15:38 | 1:15:46 | |
.Net. Tight | 1:16:24 | 1:16:30 | |
got it. Tie-break it is. Norrie
deserves nothing less. Eight breaks | 1:16:30 | 1:16:37 | |
of serve in this set. | 1:16:37 | 1:16:45 | |
Decelerated on that second serve. | 1:17:29 | 1:17:40 | |
Settle, settle. This happened after
he broke back the last time, lost it | 1:18:09 | 1:18:13 | |
a little bit, in terms of focus.
Yeah. | 1:18:13 | 1:18:26 | |
Yeah. Not been a good front runner
in this set so far! No. | 1:18:27 | 1:18:38 | |
Superbly done. Really well done.
When he first went to hit the volley | 1:18:58 | 1:19:06 | |
I thought he was going to drift wide
but perfect control. He is back with | 1:19:06 | 1:19:15 | |
us, Norrie. He certainly is. | 1:19:15 | 1:19:22 | |
us, Norrie. He certainly is. Hasn't
come to the net very often but | 1:19:23 | 1:19:25 | |
hasn't been able to. | 1:19:25 | 1:19:31 | |
Oh my goodness! He made that look so
easy! He circled stroke away. Three | 1:20:04 | 1:20:13 | |
ridiculous winners in that set and
that was one of them. Looked like he | 1:20:13 | 1:20:18 | |
was out. Brilliant forehand. What a
reply. If Ramos-Vinolas is not | 1:20:18 | 1:20:25 | |
thinking now how can I win this set?
Keys at the back and never thought | 1:20:25 | 1:20:32 | |
that was coming at him in a million
years. | 1:20:32 | 1:20:40 | |
He was half looking to see if Norrie
was coming in again, he's been | 1:20:43 | 1:20:46 | |
bamboozled here! Norrie is in front.
So resilient. | 1:20:46 | 1:21:03 | |
A look of shock. | 1:21:22 | 1:21:26 | |
I thought he was going to make that
as well. What set of tennis. | 1:22:01 | 1:22:10 | |
It's an our own 12 minutes. -- it is
an hour and 12 minutes. | 1:22:15 | 1:22:24 | |
Just overcooked that forehand. | 1:23:49 | 1:23:59 | |
Three more set points. | 1:24:22 | 1:24:27 | |
Never knows when he is beaten.
That's a rare short ball that he had | 1:25:14 | 1:25:21 | |
the chance to attack, the length
from Ramos-Vinolas has been so good | 1:25:21 | 1:25:26 | |
but that one just leaned into it, to
get early. | 1:25:26 | 1:25:30 | |
Fourth set point. | 1:25:42 | 1:25:47 | |
A Titanic set of tennis comes to an
end, and and our and a quarter. -- | 1:26:02 | 1:26:12 | |
one hour and a quarter.
Ramos-Vinolas comes away with it, | 1:26:12 | 1:26:17 | |
Spain are one setup. STUDIO: The
Spanish team with the huge sigh of | 1:26:17 | 1:26:21 | |
relief, they know how dangerous
Cameron Norrie is but he is still | 1:26:21 | 1:26:25 | |
very much in this match. We will be
right back with it but we can update | 1:26:25 | 1:26:29 | |
you with what is happening in the
world group. | 1:26:29 | 1:26:35 | |
world group. France leading 2-1
after winning the doubles in four | 1:26:36 | 1:26:38 | |
sets yesterday. What a thrill of
this was between Italy and Japan. | 1:26:38 | 1:26:47 | |
Having to save break and match
point, Fognini winning in five sets, | 1:26:47 | 1:26:52 | |
the toughest Davis Cup match he has
ever played he said. The winner of | 1:26:52 | 1:26:56 | |
this match will face Germany as they
beat Australia overnight with Zverev | 1:26:56 | 1:27:01 | |
defeating Nick Krygios in straight
sets. Krygios complaining of an arm | 1:27:01 | 1:27:09 | |
injury. Kazakhstan through, winning
the doubles to defeat Switzerland | 1:27:09 | 1:27:14 | |
3-0, dead robber today. Croatia 2-1
up against Canada. | 1:27:14 | 1:27:22 | |
The United States have wrapped up
victory against Serbia, winning the | 1:27:30 | 1:27:34 | |
doubles in four sets to win 3-0 and
Hungary, this young team winning the | 1:27:34 | 1:27:40 | |
doubles in five sets to keep the tie
allied against Belgium. 2-1 up | 1:27:40 | 1:27:44 | |
against last year 's runners-up.
That is what is happening in the | 1:27:44 | 1:27:48 | |
world group. Let's go back to the
match and see what Cameron Norrie | 1:27:48 | 1:27:52 | |
can do in the second set. Jamie
Bakker joining Chris Bradman for | 1:27:52 | 1:27:58 | |
this one. COMMENTATOR: Yes, what the
set of tennis we have witnessed. | 1:27:58 | 1:28:04 | |
It's such a great sport. I was
watching the last half hour, 45 | 1:28:04 | 1:28:10 | |
minutes of that with the biggest
smile on my face. How important that | 1:28:10 | 1:28:18 | |
Spain won the opening set? It is
massive, for all of Cameron Norrie's | 1:28:18 | 1:28:24 | |
amazing play, the big picture of
trying to win the match, would it | 1:28:24 | 1:28:28 | |
have been better to have lost the
set 6-2, I don't know. Time will | 1:28:28 | 1:28:31 | |
tell. | 1:28:31 | 1:28:34 | |
The smiles are getting wider. 2-1
up, set up. Norrie over four hours | 1:29:04 | 1:29:16 | |
on court on Friday. It's looking
good for the whole nation. | 1:29:16 | 1:29:23 | |
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Of all the tactics we saw in that | 1:30:39 | 1:30:43 | |
first set from Norrie, and there
were a number, Jamie, what was his | 1:30:43 | 1:30:46 | |
best plan of action here?
It was the variety of all of them, | 1:30:46 | 1:30:51 | |
so impressive. We haven't seen him
come forward as much today as we did | 1:30:51 | 1:30:55 | |
on Friday. A lot of that is
specifically due to the tactics of | 1:30:55 | 1:30:59 | |
this player. | 1:30:59 | 1:31:06 | |
Well played. Keeps momentum. From
4-0 in that first set, possibly what | 1:31:10 | 1:31:22 | |
was most impressive about it was
that he was going toe to toe with | 1:31:22 | 1:31:25 | |
Ramos from the baseline. And coming
off, you know, on top of a lot of | 1:31:25 | 1:31:32 | |
those rallies, it was incredible to
watch. | 1:31:32 | 1:31:39 | |
watch. Whatever the outcome of this
particular match, seeing Cameron | 1:31:39 | 1:31:43 | |
Norrie performing like this is
unbelievably exciting for British | 1:31:43 | 1:31:47 | |
tennis, with Kyle Edmund doing what
he's doing, Norrie looks like a | 1:31:47 | 1:31:50 | |
player that is going to go from
strength to strength and improve his | 1:31:50 | 1:31:54 | |
ranking. He looks like a player who
is going to play better than his | 1:31:54 | 1:31:58 | |
normal level in David cup matches.
-- Davis Cup matches. And then | 1:31:58 | 1:32:06 | |
there's Andy Murray. He's not bad,
is he?! | 1:32:06 | 1:32:16 | |
There's a freedom about
Ramos-Vinolas right now. He's been | 1:32:48 | 1:32:52 | |
released, almost, winning that first
set. It does look like the start of | 1:32:52 | 1:32:58 | |
the first set against. He came out
with that razor sharp focus, as I | 1:32:58 | 1:33:02 | |
expected. He will be unbelievably
relieved to have won that first set. | 1:33:02 | 1:33:15 | |
Ramos-Vinolas is convinced that it
out. The umpire has already called | 1:33:20 | 1:33:26 | |
the score. And now he's changed his
mind Oh! | 1:33:26 | 1:33:30 | |
Real purpose. Interesting to see how
much he maintains that. That part of | 1:33:59 | 1:34:09 | |
his game has been so impressive.
He's making it look easy. But on a | 1:34:09 | 1:34:15 | |
clay court, it isn't easy to
recognise every time you have the | 1:34:15 | 1:34:18 | |
opportunity, but also not to do too
much with it. | 1:34:18 | 1:34:28 | |
Superb hold from 0-30. Simona Halep,
in the Australian Open this year, | 1:34:57 | 1:35:06 | |
her coach has been working hard with
her to get the right mindset. He | 1:35:06 | 1:35:10 | |
walked out on her after Miami last
year because it wasn't happening, | 1:35:10 | 1:35:14 | |
she begged him to come back and she
is trying to win this elusive first | 1:35:14 | 1:35:18 | |
Grand Slam title. In one of her
interviews, for the first time I've | 1:35:18 | 1:35:23 | |
heard her say publicly, I understand
now, it's not about winning and | 1:35:23 | 1:35:26 | |
losing. Cameron Norrie just gives
you that overwhelming feeling of | 1:35:26 | 1:35:31 | |
exactly that. It is, how are you
going to get there? Every step of | 1:35:31 | 1:35:38 | |
the way. | 1:35:38 | 1:35:40 | |
I have watched is a lot of Simona
Halep play in the last three months. | 1:35:57 | 1:36:01 | |
There is a big difference in the way
she approaches things. Of course, | 1:36:01 | 1:36:05 | |
it's silly to say and individual
athlete in a sport as competitive as | 1:36:05 | 1:36:11 | |
tennis that they are not completely
immersed with winning and losing. | 1:36:11 | 1:36:15 | |
They are, of course, they want to
win. But it is understanding a | 1:36:15 | 1:36:18 | |
bigger picture to give youth a
better chance of winning. -- you the | 1:36:18 | 1:36:25 | |
better chance. | 1:36:25 | 1:36:31 | |
For many of you at home, I'm sure
you're watching Cameron Norrie for | 1:36:36 | 1:36:41 | |
the very first time this weekend.
Most of us are. | 1:36:41 | 1:36:47 | |
It's exciting. | 1:36:47 | 1:36:49 | |
One of two Spanish cup Dave --
Spanish Davis Cup winning sides. | 1:37:44 | 1:37:56 | |
2-1 lead. -- the lead. | 1:38:07 | 1:38:13 | |
This really has helped Ramos-Vinolas
this weekend. He is coming of age. | 1:38:18 | 1:38:27 | |
But these sorts of experiences, they
can take you to a completely | 1:38:27 | 1:38:32 | |
different level. Definitely. I think
his performance and also Bautista | 1:38:32 | 1:38:39 | |
Agut's performance on Friday, a lot
of that was to do with a little bit | 1:38:39 | 1:38:42 | |
of complacency. It really looked as
if, well Mike Hookem blame them, | 1:38:42 | 1:38:48 | |
nobody really gave the British team
a shot, and certainly they didn't | 1:38:48 | 1:38:52 | |
think the matches would be this
competitive, let alone losing one of | 1:38:52 | 1:38:57 | |
the singles matches. He has found
himself in a few challenging | 1:38:57 | 1:39:01 | |
positions, as he did in the first
set against Liam Broady on Friday. | 1:39:01 | 1:39:05 | |
But what looked like in the first,
what was it, 15-20 minutes of this | 1:39:05 | 1:39:10 | |
match when he came out, he really
looked like the top 20 player that | 1:39:10 | 1:39:15 | |
he has been an pretty much is just
now. He thought this was going to be | 1:39:15 | 1:39:18 | |
a walk in the park, and it
absolutely isn't. Novak Djokovic and | 1:39:18 | 1:39:24 | |
Serbia won cup for the first time.
He put a lot of the credit | 1:39:24 | 1:39:28 | |
boundaries individual success to
that firm. What it did for the | 1:39:28 | 1:39:31 | |
nation. It is an amazing
competition. However they want to | 1:39:31 | 1:39:40 | |
tweak it, long may it continue. | 1:39:40 | 1:39:44 | |
New balls. 1-2. | 1:39:49 | 1:39:52 | |
0-30 again for Norrie. As in the
last service game. | 1:40:30 | 1:40:43 | |
He keeps hitting Norrie, the now
lasts. He just won't go down. -- | 1:41:38 | 1:41:43 | |
Manolas. | 1:41:43 | 1:41:45 | |
It's another really good hold. Yes,
Norrie seems to have this really | 1:42:06 | 1:42:13 | |
valuable ability to shake off
disappointment very, very quickly. | 1:42:13 | 1:42:17 | |
You know, he doesn't dwell on any
setbacks. And I do think that comes | 1:42:17 | 1:42:23 | |
from this love of the game, love of
the fight. He comes on the court | 1:42:23 | 1:42:32 | |
accepting that he's going to hit
some bad shots, he is going to lose | 1:42:32 | 1:42:36 | |
some points, but it's like he's
saying, I'm fine with it, I'm ready | 1:42:36 | 1:42:41 | |
for the next point. | 1:42:41 | 1:42:45 | |
The serve is out. He's saying, the
point is over, you can't look at it | 1:43:13 | 1:43:24 | |
now. Leon Smith agrees with that. | 1:43:24 | 1:43:28 | |
Superb tennis. One of the worst
feelings to get drop shot mob. | 1:43:41 | 1:43:56 | |
A lot of success looking to come
forward together now. He looks like | 1:44:16 | 1:44:20 | |
he's got a world forehand. It's a
really cultured shot. He can take | 1:44:20 | 1:44:26 | |
the pace off, hit it heavily high
over the net, give the opponent a | 1:44:26 | 1:44:30 | |
different look, he can also step in
and flatten it out, do some damage. | 1:44:30 | 1:44:36 | |
The serve was very close. | 1:44:53 | 1:45:02 | |
Lovely! Mirrors that heavy, higher
forehand, just causing Ramos-Vinolas | 1:45:59 | 1:46:09 | |
so many problems. Getting it up I
want some might -- high on his | 1:46:09 | 1:46:17 | |
backhand. The drop shot didn't have
to be that good, his opponent was so | 1:46:17 | 1:46:25 | |
far out of position. He hasn't gone
away, has he? | 1:46:25 | 1:46:29 | |
And again, it's rattling
Ramos-Vinolas. You can feel the | 1:46:42 | 1:46:47 | |
resistance. Some double faults in
the last three points, not for the | 1:46:47 | 1:46:51 | |
first time in the match. It's a
break point. | 1:46:51 | 1:47:01 | |
Norrie breaks. Finau last 40-15 up
in that game. -- Vinolas 40-15 up. | 1:47:32 | 1:47:46 | |
We talk about choice of shot a lot
in tennis, probably more so on a | 1:47:46 | 1:47:52 | |
clay court, how tricky that is. I
guess, Jamie, with his mindset, if | 1:47:52 | 1:47:56 | |
he's going to start thinking about
coming forward, it changes | 1:47:56 | 1:48:00 | |
everything in terms of choice of
shot. I was looking for that right | 1:48:00 | 1:48:03 | |
at the start of the match, he
started on Friday coming" a lot and | 1:48:03 | 1:48:08 | |
we didn't see much of it at all for
the first half an hour or so. Part | 1:48:08 | 1:48:11 | |
of that was probably to do | 1:48:11 | 1:48:18 | |
of that was probably to do with the
quality of Ramos's play. But you're | 1:48:18 | 1:48:20 | |
right. What I'm loving about
watching Norrie play, not only his | 1:48:20 | 1:48:22 | |
energy, you can see in between
points, he's nodding to himself, his | 1:48:22 | 1:48:25 | |
head is full of positive thoughts.
But the variety in his game, he's | 1:48:25 | 1:48:29 | |
absolutely happy to go toe to toe
from the baseline. But as we have | 1:48:29 | 1:48:33 | |
seen and at as you quite rightly
say, if he wants to put his foot on | 1:48:33 | 1:48:40 | |
the gas and take control of the
match, he can do that. His skills | 1:48:40 | 1:48:44 | |
around the net are fantastic from
what we have seen so far. For a | 1:48:44 | 1:48:49 | |
muscle in on us, I suppose he's just
got to keep doing what he's doing, | 1:48:49 | 1:48:53 | |
but he's also got a counterpoint to
the tactic too, hasn't he? It's | 1:48:53 | 1:48:58 | |
interesting, he certainly looks like
a more one-dimensional player. | 1:48:58 | 1:49:02 | |
Obviously we know that his best is
top 20 in the world. He has the Sean | 1:49:02 | 1:49:07 | |
Lee in his own head thing, if he
placed a is best, it's going to do | 1:49:07 | 1:49:11 | |
some damage -- he has too fiercely
in his own head. It's going to do | 1:49:11 | 1:49:16 | |
some damage to beat Norrie. The way
he's playing, it actually might not | 1:49:16 | 1:49:20 | |
be, though. | 1:49:20 | 1:49:25 | |
be, though. He tried to come in
then. | 1:49:25 | 1:49:33 | |
It's fascinating. | 1:49:33 | 1:49:40 | |
Here he comes. It is going to be in
trusting, we've seen Norrie play all | 1:49:57 | 1:50:02 | |
of his best tennis when he's been
behind in the scoreboard. -- it is | 1:50:02 | 1:50:06 | |
going to be interesting. He did a
brilliant job and really put his | 1:50:06 | 1:50:10 | |
foot on the gas. But here is another
opportunity. He doesn't want to drop | 1:50:10 | 1:50:15 | |
his intensity just because he's
ahead on the scoreboard. What must | 1:50:15 | 1:50:21 | |
this man by thinking?! | 1:50:21 | 1:50:28 | |
It's the fifth of those. He served
nine on Friday. | 1:51:16 | 1:51:23 | |
nine on Friday. First serve's in. He
has improved on it from the start of | 1:51:23 | 1:51:28 | |
the match, Norrie. | 1:51:28 | 1:51:35 | |
It's a brilliant point from both
men! Again! | 1:52:03 | 1:52:13 | |
Pretty close. | 1:52:31 | 1:52:40 | |
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Such an important point, and didn't | 1:52:58 | 1:53:04 | |
he play well?! A massive, massive
momentum opportunity lost from 40-0 | 1:53:04 | 1:53:10 | |
up in this game. | 1:53:10 | 1:53:19 | |
No smash is easy on a clay court. | 1:53:22 | 1:53:26 | |
It's just a great finish to the
game. And that smash is pretty much | 1:53:31 | 1:53:36 | |
the first one he's hit in nearly two
hours! I know. I was thinking at | 1:53:36 | 1:53:44 | |
that 40-30 point, that great rally
from Ramos-Vinolas, classic clay | 1:53:44 | 1:53:49 | |
court point. And thinking, this guy
in your picture is the second | 1:53:49 | 1:53:54 | |
professional match on clay! I don't
think we've ever seen anyone look so | 1:53:54 | 1:54:00 | |
comfortable after such a short space
of time, it's incredible. It is. | 1:54:00 | 1:54:07 | |
This guy was basically born on a
clay court! I think Nadal in only | 1:54:07 | 1:54:15 | |
his ninth professional match on a
grass court made the final at | 1:54:15 | 1:54:19 | |
Wimbledon. That is also amazing. | 1:54:19 | 1:54:26 | |
Amazing how this match is starting
to turn around. | 1:55:12 | 1:55:18 | |
The Spaniard didn't really look like
he knew what to do that. -- Blair. | 1:55:25 | 1:55:33 | |
You can't blame him. | 1:55:33 | 1:55:36 | |
So clever! Because that wasn't a
drop shot, that was very smartly | 1:56:47 | 1:56:52 | |
bringing his opponent in. Look at
the shape of that forehand. Somebody | 1:56:52 | 1:56:56 | |
used to playing on a hard court
would hit that flat. Wonderful to | 1:56:56 | 1:57:01 | |
watch. Two more break points. | 1:57:01 | 1:57:12 | |
It's four game in a row! The
tactical switch, amazing. The | 1:57:17 | 1:57:22 | |
execution, even better. | 1:57:22 | 1:57:28 | |
execution, even better. Again, we
are witnessing something pretty | 1:57:28 | 1:57:30 | |
extraordinary from Cameron Norrie. | 1:57:30 | 1:57:40 | |
Four Leon Smith, he almost has not
much to say. I mean, he's absolutely | 1:57:45 | 1:57:51 | |
in the zone. Physically, everybody's
asking, OK, he played a lot of | 1:57:51 | 1:57:56 | |
tennis on Friday, that was a brutal
set to lose. There was a little bit | 1:57:56 | 1:58:00 | |
of a Lawell for maybe five minutes
at the start of that second set, but | 1:58:00 | 1:58:04 | |
Ramos-Vinolas was unable to get a
lead. And look at him now. I mean, | 1:58:04 | 1:58:09 | |
he's... Physically is one thing, but
mentally he is absolutely looking | 1:58:09 | 1:58:16 | |
the stronger of the two players so
far, even though Ramos won that | 1:58:16 | 1:58:20 | |
first set, he is looking the more
fragile on the big points, in my | 1:58:20 | 1:58:23 | |
view. Amazing. So much to talk
about. If you want to get involved, | 1:58:23 | 1:58:35 | |
hashtag BBC tennis. Facebook, of
course, don't forget that. | 1:58:35 | 1:58:47 | |
One hour and 48 minutes. Cameron
Norrie serving forced at number two. | 1:58:49 | 1:58:56 | |
-- for set number two. | 1:58:56 | 1:58:58 | |
You know, Chris, you're right what
you said a minute ago in terms of | 2:00:12 | 2:00:16 | |
what Ramos needs to do. If you look
at the way the match has gone, | 2:00:16 | 2:00:20 | |
although he did win the first set,
Norrie has been the better player | 2:00:20 | 2:00:24 | |
for quite some time now. If you're
thinking from 4-0 down. | 2:00:24 | 2:00:29 | |
It's not like he's having a purple
patch or a few minutes, this is well | 2:00:35 | 2:00:39 | |
over an hour when he has been the
better player. | 2:00:39 | 2:00:43 | |
He has two set points. | 2:00:45 | 2:00:51 | |
An hour and 50 minutes they all
stand together as one. Cameron | 2:00:58 | 2:01:03 | |
Norrie has levelled the match. It
1-1. | 2:01:03 | 2:01:10 | |
Just an astounding effort. Again
after that first set everyone would | 2:01:17 | 2:01:24 | |
have been thinking the momentum was
with the higher ranked player, | 2:01:24 | 2:01:28 | |
physically what does Norrie have
left in the tank but not an issue in | 2:01:28 | 2:01:33 | |
that sector really. A bit of a lull
in the first couple of games and | 2:01:33 | 2:01:39 | |
from their Cameron Norrie taking
control I would say tactically the | 2:01:39 | 2:01:43 | |
one thing he's done is he has
probably upped his offensiveness by | 2:01:43 | 2:01:49 | |
about 10%, you have seen him come
up, it's a little subtle thing. | 2:01:49 | 2:01:55 | |
We've talked about how happy he has
been to trade, but when he's had the | 2:01:55 | 2:02:02 | |
chance to get onto a slightly
shorter ball, not necessarily coming | 2:02:02 | 2:02:06 | |
into the net every time but moving
up by a metre or so makes the | 2:02:06 | 2:02:11 | |
opponent think OK, is he coming in
or not? Is he just taking a bit of | 2:02:11 | 2:02:16 | |
time away? The one thing about
Ramos's game I noticed in the first | 2:02:16 | 2:02:20 | |
set is although he started well when
Norrie did take time away and hit a | 2:02:20 | 2:02:26 | |
slightly bigger ground stroke is
feel on the defensive shots was not | 2:02:26 | 2:02:29 | |
quite there. He was still
inconsistent. He was still hit into | 2:02:29 | 2:02:33 | |
the fence with a few forehands. From
Norrie's point of view keep doing | 2:02:33 | 2:02:37 | |
what you are doing, he must us to
feel what is going on and say is my | 2:02:37 | 2:02:42 | |
opponent going to do something
differently? Because otherwise there | 2:02:42 | 2:02:45 | |
is no need to change anything. It'll
be interesting to hear what Sergi | 2:02:45 | 2:02:54 | |
Bruguera had to say to
Ramos-Vinolas. John Lloyd coming in | 2:02:54 | 2:03:00 | |
for the third set. | 2:03:00 | 2:03:10 | |
Good start from Ramos-Vinolas, John
Lloyd, what are your thoughts so | 2:06:11 | 2:06:14 | |
far? Well, Cameron Norrie continues
to amaze everybody I think. Amazes | 2:06:14 | 2:06:22 | |
the Spanish team. I think the
respect, watch the players in the | 2:06:22 | 2:06:28 | |
box early on at 4-0 in the first set
they were smiling and looking out, | 2:06:28 | 2:06:33 | |
maybe he's a one match wonder but
suddenly there are faces have | 2:06:33 | 2:06:37 | |
started to change. As I think the
captains did as well as his | 2:06:37 | 2:06:41 | |
opponent. Cameron Norrie is here to
stay. That second set, what ever | 2:06:41 | 2:06:49 | |
happens in the match, was a measure
of how far he has learned. Oh he is | 2:06:49 | 2:06:53 | |
able to soak up and adapt and change
and that's a big test. It's | 2:06:53 | 2:07:00 | |
extraordinary what he's doing here.
Keep wondering if the legs will go | 2:07:00 | 2:07:06 | |
at some stage, the physicality, the
mental... The mental pressure. He's | 2:07:06 | 2:07:14 | |
not been in this position before but
so far he still fresh. He's enjoying | 2:07:14 | 2:07:22 | |
this match, he's enjoying the
challenge, he's enjoying trying to | 2:07:22 | 2:07:26 | |
find out different ways to impose
himself on his opponent. It's such a | 2:07:26 | 2:07:30 | |
pleasure because the captain cannot
do it for you. The coach can do it | 2:07:30 | 2:07:35 | |
for you. You have to do it yourself,
you can talk about it but used to | 2:07:35 | 2:07:39 | |
execute and that is what he has been
doing so well. For a Sergi Bruguera, | 2:07:39 | 2:07:46 | |
the Spanish captain, when someone is
changing the tactics as much as | 2:07:46 | 2:07:49 | |
Norrie is what will he be saying to
his man, play your own game? I think | 2:07:49 | 2:07:55 | |
he will. I think as good a player as
Ramos-Vinolas is, he's a bit one | 2:07:55 | 2:08:01 | |
paced. He doesn't seem to have much
plan B. Cannot come in much, or he | 2:08:01 | 2:08:06 | |
doesn't like to. | 2:08:06 | 2:08:11 | |
I'm sure he'll be telling him to
keep link. Use the drop shot a bit. | 2:08:19 | 2:08:25 | |
Impose yourself. Just been these
lapses from the Spaniard. A lot of | 2:08:25 | 2:08:32 | |
it because of the way Cameron Norrie
has played but there have been a few | 2:08:32 | 2:08:36 | |
patches, we saw that in his first
match as well. He would make | 2:08:36 | 2:08:42 | |
mistakes in bunches, a couple of
errant shots in a row, don't give | 2:08:42 | 2:08:49 | |
anything away, smother your opponent
and keep the pressure on. | 2:08:49 | 2:08:55 | |
Lee Charles there, former British
top ten player. | 2:09:05 | 2:09:12 | |
top ten player. One of the coaches
at Queen's, skiving off work! | 2:09:12 | 2:09:16 | |
Another break point, four from six
so far. | 2:09:24 | 2:09:29 | |
So well done, made it really
awkward, that volley. That looked | 2:09:45 | 2:09:50 | |
like Cameron Norrie's point with a
very good approach point. He's | 2:09:50 | 2:09:54 | |
getting the fuel of him a little,
knowing he was going to come in the, | 2:09:54 | 2:09:58 | |
which was the right tactic,
excellent chipped back and made the | 2:09:58 | 2:10:03 | |
volley very difficult indeed.
Leaving think break-up now, but you | 2:10:03 | 2:10:09 | |
still don't feel that in this match.
Neither of the servers are big | 2:10:09 | 2:10:13 | |
weapons which is the one thing,
you're going to get hits on Oliver | 2:10:13 | 2:10:18 | |
serves almost all of the time. | 2:10:18 | 2:10:21 | |
Has already been 11 breaks of serve
in the match. Exactly, you don't see | 2:10:27 | 2:10:32 | |
that often in men's tennis. | 2:10:32 | 2:10:39 | |
That shot on the last point, the
Spanish crowd walk up after the | 2:11:19 | 2:11:25 | |
first day, it's like the expected
this to be an easy match, on the | 2:11:25 | 2:11:29 | |
first day it did not sound like we
were in Spain at all. But now from | 2:11:29 | 2:11:33 | |
the doubles yesterday and today we
have got a real atmosphere. | 2:11:33 | 2:11:41 | |
Just gone off the boil here are
Norrie, for the first time in some | 2:12:06 | 2:12:10 | |
time. | 2:12:10 | 2:12:11 | |
Big come on from the Brit. Trying to
drag himself back to full focus. | 2:12:29 | 2:12:42 | |
Commanding lead, third set. It's
extraordinary how the matches so | 2:13:09 | 2:13:17 | |
topsy-turvy, you get a period of
play where Norrie is dominating. It | 2:13:17 | 2:13:21 | |
looks like the ball is coming faster
off his racket, taking time away | 2:13:21 | 2:13:27 | |
from his opponent then it flips the
other way. Now it feels like | 2:13:27 | 2:13:34 | |
Ramos-Vinolas is now dominating more
with the speed of shocked. Maybe | 2:13:34 | 2:13:40 | |
Norrie 's legs, the sharpness, just
a split second late on ball, making | 2:13:40 | 2:13:45 | |
a few mistakes. Can he rebound?
Normally would say no, someone with | 2:13:45 | 2:13:51 | |
the experience he has not had. He
has gone into his seventh hour this | 2:13:51 | 2:13:57 | |
weekend. Exactly. Going to places he
has never been to. But he seems to | 2:13:57 | 2:14:03 | |
have such resilience. I'm still not
going to count him out yet. Still a | 2:14:03 | 2:14:05 | |
long way to go. | 2:14:05 | 2:14:14 | |
8000 seater. Fully engaged. As they
should be, what a match this is. | 2:14:21 | 2:14:32 | |
Noreen needs the whole year. | 2:14:32 | 2:14:42 | |
You tend to hear things, lose your
focus and other things filter in. | 2:14:46 | 2:14:57 | |
When you're in the zone and the ball
is coming off your bracket | 2:14:57 | 2:15:00 | |
beautifully you don't hear anything. | 2:15:00 | 2:15:07 | |
Leon Smith sensing he needs an
energy boost, to get charged up | 2:15:51 | 2:15:59 | |
again. He's gone a bit flat, Norrie. | 2:15:59 | 2:16:08 | |
Still got the confidence to do that. | 2:16:20 | 2:16:21 | |
I cannot remember a bad volley he
has hit in this tie. I'm not saying | 2:16:28 | 2:16:31 | |
he has won every point when he's
come in but his technique looks | 2:16:31 | 2:16:36 | |
good. | 2:16:36 | 2:16:46 | |
That was sort of sloppy, caught off
balance. | 2:16:47 | 2:16:53 | |
balance. We are almost where we were
back at the start of the first set. | 2:16:55 | 2:17:04 | |
Just his second ace. | 2:17:10 | 2:17:12 | |
That's a good hold isn't it? Two
excellent service, a couple of | 2:18:15 | 2:18:20 | |
sloppy shots in that game but once
again he finds away. Before that | 2:18:20 | 2:18:25 | |
point, the way he looked around and
took a huge deep breath, just | 2:18:25 | 2:18:30 | |
gathering himself. | 2:18:30 | 2:18:34 | |
You would think he would want to
stand still for a minute! | 2:18:48 | 2:18:56 | |
New balls. | 2:19:05 | 2:19:06 | |
Shorter on that return. Telling
himself to go forwards. | 2:19:31 | 2:19:39 | |
himself to go forwards. Surrendering
a bit too much of the court at the | 2:19:39 | 2:19:41 | |
moment. | 2:19:41 | 2:19:44 | |
So good. | 2:20:41 | 2:20:48 | |
25 winners to 16 for Norrie. | 2:21:00 | 2:21:09 | |
Two chances to get the break back.
Two forehands in this game that he | 2:21:25 | 2:21:31 | |
has sort of snatched the ball.
Almost at the comfort of a double | 2:21:31 | 2:21:39 | |
break but he didn't, very slender,
the way he serves he doesn't get | 2:21:39 | 2:21:44 | |
many free points and now he's back
in trouble again. | 2:21:44 | 2:21:51 | |
Set up nicely there as well. Had a
chance to take charge of the | 2:22:47 | 2:22:54 | |
forehand. Just pulled off it a
little bit. Is there an element of | 2:22:54 | 2:22:57 | |
doubt because of how Ramos-Vinolas
has made him had tough volleys when | 2:22:57 | 2:23:03 | |
he comes in? Possibly, just didn't
quite get his balance right. | 2:23:03 | 2:23:06 | |
Got it! Great anticipation. Wrong
shot from the Spaniard. | 2:23:19 | 2:23:35 | |
Still have to anticipate that, got
to take fairly, that is what Norrie | 2:23:35 | 2:23:40 | |
did. Excellent work. | 2:23:40 | 2:23:46 | |
Amazing. Back on serve, third set. | 2:24:09 | 2:24:20 | |
There is no doubt he has been
battling himself and his focus, | 2:24:20 | 2:24:26 | |
Norrie, but somehow still manages to
drag himself back in. So many of | 2:24:26 | 2:24:31 | |
these battles he has had to fight
against in this match. A bad opening | 2:24:31 | 2:24:39 | |
start where he was down, he could
have doubted himself there but he | 2:24:39 | 2:24:44 | |
didn't, he came back. Got through
the second set and the third set the | 2:24:44 | 2:24:50 | |
same situation. Looking a bit
fatigued. Looking like his opponent | 2:24:50 | 2:24:54 | |
was going to run away with the set
and it comes back again. It | 2:24:54 | 2:25:00 | |
surprises everybody I think, maybe
even himself. I don't know. He seems | 2:25:00 | 2:25:04 | |
very confident. Looking at the
benches we've not seen a lot of the | 2:25:04 | 2:25:10 | |
players there for a while which is a
point you made to me coming back | 2:25:10 | 2:25:13 | |
into the commentary box. We are all
in the locker room at the moment! | 2:25:13 | 2:25:19 | |
Double bluff. | 2:25:19 | 2:25:24 | |
Double bluff. Broady, Edmund. Let's
get to this match first. | 2:25:28 | 2:25:39 | |
Back on serve in the third set. | 2:25:44 | 2:25:55 | |
He has ring to the mark, saying that
shot was long, does he agree? He | 2:26:34 | 2:26:38 | |
does. | 2:26:38 | 2:26:43 | |
Wants to know by how much. | 2:26:49 | 2:26:55 | |
May be looking for the out: there.
Just clipped the line didn't it? Who | 2:27:22 | 2:27:30 | |
would be a captain? CHUCKLES | 2:27:30 | 2:27:33 | |
Really well done. So cool now. | 2:27:56 | 2:28:02 | |
Norrie read both of those passing
shots. Unfortunately it sets up. | 2:28:05 | 2:28:18 | |
Terrific. It really is. | 2:28:34 | 2:28:41 | |
Some of the chances he is missed. He
was so far out. Past the tramlines. | 2:28:45 | 2:28:58 | |
Boy did he built that one away for
break point. | 2:28:58 | 2:29:02 | |
Finding his first serve when he
really needs it. Another really good | 2:29:42 | 2:29:47 | |
sign. Good 60% first serves and it
was barely 40% at the start. | 2:29:47 | 2:30:02 | |
The best player on the court
yesterday in the doubles, Feliciano | 2:30:29 | 2:30:33 | |
Lopez. He was so good. | 2:30:33 | 2:30:36 | |
A few chances in that rally with a
forehand to open up the court. | 2:30:58 | 2:31:05 | |
Wimbledon champion last year. Their
future is bright. | 2:31:05 | 2:31:10 | |
The 13th break of serve in the
match, the sixth for Albert | 2:31:42 | 2:31:46 | |
Ramos-Vinolas. He is ahead again.
Just slapped at a few forehands. It | 2:31:46 | 2:31:54 | |
was like he wanted to end the
pointer bit quicker. I don't know if | 2:31:54 | 2:31:58 | |
that is a sign of fatigue. Not
pulling the trigger on the right | 2:31:58 | 2:32:04 | |
shots. Just going for it a little
bit too much in the rally earlier | 2:32:04 | 2:32:08 | |
on. When he first changed the
tactic, Cameron Norrie, you would | 2:32:08 | 2:32:13 | |
have come in on the second of those
forehands. He is definitely weary | 2:32:13 | 2:32:17 | |
now, isn't he? It seems like that.
He seems to get this second wind | 2:32:17 | 2:32:25 | |
when he just moves better than ever.
But he is looking a little bit | 2:32:25 | 2:32:29 | |
tired, no doubt about it. | 2:32:29 | 2:32:31 | |
If that is right, in this third set,
match that Great Britain has got to | 2:32:51 | 2:32:55 | |
win of course, this third set is
crucial. You would think so, by all | 2:32:55 | 2:32:59 | |
logic, but there has not been much
logic! | 2:32:59 | 2:33:08 | |
He has broken seven times, Norrie. | 2:33:16 | 2:33:24 | |
Errors now. Piling up. | 2:33:46 | 2:33:52 | |
Just calm it down, just a little
bit. Don't get negative, you have | 2:33:55 | 2:34:01 | |
still got to be aggressive, but just
pulling the trigger a little bit too | 2:34:01 | 2:34:05 | |
early. | 2:34:05 | 2:34:11 | |
The winners are 26-17 to the Brit. | 2:34:39 | 2:34:47 | |
How did he win that point? That
could be massive. | 2:35:20 | 2:35:29 | |
could be massive. Staring at two
break points down there. That | 2:35:29 | 2:35:32 | |
tremendous | 2:35:32 | 2:35:38 | |
tremendous lob got him out of
trouble. No right to win that point, | 2:35:38 | 2:35:42 | |
really. | 2:35:42 | 2:35:49 | |
The animated people behind! | 2:35:53 | 2:36:01 | |
So good. These are two huge points
now. He has played two amazing | 2:36:22 | 2:36:32 | |
points, hasn't he? | 2:36:32 | 2:36:41 | |
It has got to be the way, hasn't it?
If he gets past, two tougher | 2:37:20 | 2:37:25 | |
volleys, then too good. That ball,
he took it on, but you can only | 2:37:25 | 2:37:33 | |
attack when the ball is in a certain
area and he has been pushed back | 2:37:33 | 2:37:36 | |
pretty deep in the last few games. | 2:37:36 | 2:37:41 | |
Close, very close. There are lots of
marks there now. I think it has been | 2:38:08 | 2:38:19 | |
conceded by Ramos-Vinolas. This
point will be replayed. | 2:38:19 | 2:38:25 | |
Nicely done. I thought the ball was
wide in that rally. But it was | 2:39:06 | 2:39:10 | |
called good. A well | 2:39:10 | 2:39:18 | |
called good. A well worked point
from Vinolas. You don't see him | 2:39:18 | 2:39:19 | |
coming to the net too often but that
was a good one to attack on, a solid | 2:39:19 | 2:39:24 | |
volley. | 2:39:24 | 2:39:26 | |
What was that? A bad bounce? It
wasn't that bad, was it? I didn't | 2:39:42 | 2:39:54 | |
think so either! Perhaps different
options and he picked the wrong one? | 2:39:54 | 2:40:01 | |
Not the time. Not the time for poor
points in a row. His seventh double | 2:40:34 | 2:40:43 | |
fault. Another lifeline. | 2:40:43 | 2:40:48 | |
It is wide! Norrie has broken again!
Incredible. He has got this in | 2:41:28 | 2:41:39 | |
eighth ability to put almost, it
seems, anything and everything | 2:41:39 | 2:41:45 | |
behind him. The easiest thing to say
in the world, one point at a time, | 2:41:45 | 2:41:49 | |
and Rafa talks about that endlessly
even on this surface, but it implies | 2:41:49 | 2:41:54 | |
that. What happened in that one
game? It was a huge game. It is huge | 2:41:54 | 2:41:59 | |
but you have got to give Norrie huge
credit here, fantastic. But | 2:41:59 | 2:42:05 | |
reversing it, to Vinolas, he then
had a chance. Someone of his | 2:42:05 | 2:42:12 | |
ranking, normally when they get a
player on the ropes, that is when | 2:42:12 | 2:42:16 | |
they close. Whenever you seems to
get into a winning position, he | 2:42:16 | 2:42:20 | |
blinks and hesitates. He served a
double fault and he missed an easy | 2:42:20 | 2:42:23 | |
forehand. That is what this is those
uprising. I am sure that is what the | 2:42:23 | 2:42:29 | |
Spanish captain must be thinking.
You have got this man on the ropes | 2:42:29 | 2:42:33 | |
and you have got too close and you
are not doing it. All credit to the | 2:42:33 | 2:42:36 | |
Brit, obviously, and it is amazing
the way he keeps fighting back, but | 2:42:36 | 2:42:40 | |
for a player of his ability, Vinolas
has just not played well when he has | 2:42:40 | 2:42:45 | |
been up. It is almost like he needs
a double break for security every | 2:42:45 | 2:42:49 | |
time. Every time he gets up a break,
you don't think the set is over. We | 2:42:49 | 2:42:54 | |
talk about locker room respect, and
what Norrie achieved on Friday must | 2:42:54 | 2:42:59 | |
be in the Spaniard's had going
forwards. It must be. | 2:42:59 | 2:43:06 | |
forwards. It must be. Norrie must
think nothing can hurt me and I can | 2:43:07 | 2:43:10 | |
come back whenever I need to. His
faith in himself is extraordinary. | 2:43:10 | 2:43:15 | |
It is not logical what he is doing.
It continues. 3-4, third set. This | 2:43:15 | 2:43:24 | |
is a fascinating set. | 2:43:24 | 2:43:31 | |
It wasn't the best approach shot
there. Got away with it. | 2:43:43 | 2:43:57 | |
Oh! I thought when that lob went
over that it was the end of the | 2:44:34 | 2:44:45 | |
point. 30-15. So did the captain. He
thought this point was in the bag. | 2:44:45 | 2:44:52 | |
He jumped too soon and he hit the
ball late. It got behind him. | 2:44:52 | 2:44:57 | |
He worked for it so hard, the right
ball to come in offer well | 2:45:34 | 2:45:40 | |
constructed point. | 2:45:40 | 2:45:50 | |
-- off a well constructive point. | 2:45:53 | 2:46:01 | |
What do time for that! Swinging
away, just clipped the edge of the | 2:46:02 | 2:46:09 | |
line. A bonus. | 2:46:09 | 2:46:17 | |
Again, totally dominated by Norrie.
He was down 15-30 and he played two | 2:46:40 | 2:46:45 | |
sloppy boys in a row, and we thought
he had got sloppy and he would lose | 2:46:45 | 2:46:49 | |
the break. Then he just bounces
back. He has done this so often in | 2:46:49 | 2:46:56 | |
the two matches that he has played.
It is staggering. He just refuses to | 2:46:56 | 2:47:03 | |
stand still. Just a constant
process. | 2:47:03 | 2:47:14 | |
Pressure back to the Spaniard. | 2:47:17 | 2:47:19 | |
Two forehand errors in a row. Huge
point coming up here. | 2:49:24 | 2:49:35 | |
That was a pity. A good length
serve. | 2:50:04 | 2:50:12 | |
With the errors so far, they are
both feeling it. Again you would | 2:51:16 | 2:51:24 | |
think the Spaniard would play with
the wins that he has had... But this | 2:51:24 | 2:51:28 | |
is Davis Cup different type of
tension. | 2:51:28 | 2:51:35 | |
Another very makeable return. This
game has been pretty poor from both | 2:51:47 | 2:51:53 | |
players. | 2:51:53 | 2:52:02 | |
I think he has just dragged it wide.
He has. Norrie thought he had made | 2:52:30 | 2:52:35 | |
it when he hit it. 5-4, Spain. | 2:52:35 | 2:52:43 | |
it when he hit it. 5-4, Spain. A
relieved captain there. That was a | 2:52:43 | 2:52:45 | |
shaky game at times but he got the
job done somehow. | 2:52:45 | 2:52:56 | |
It is a gruelling match. He will
need some more of that stuff, | 2:53:16 | 2:53:24 | |
whatever it is. He is hard at work
again, Sergei Bruguera. He doesn't | 2:53:24 | 2:53:34 | |
give his player time to have a
drink! | 2:53:34 | 2:53:41 | |
drink! What, no drink? I wonder how
much Vinolas is listening or taking | 2:53:41 | 2:53:48 | |
in. He is making a response now. OK. | 2:53:48 | 2:53:55 | |
We have seen a player blossom this
weekend in Cameron Norrie, | 2:54:05 | 2:54:09 | |
absolutely no doubt about it. What a
performance. Incredible. And serving | 2:54:09 | 2:54:14 | |
to stay in set three. | 2:54:14 | 2:54:16 | |
I didn't tell you to do that,
forehand out and the return. On the | 2:54:36 | 2:54:40 | |
line. | 2:54:40 | 2:54:50 | |
I can't believe he won that point.
How did that go in? I don't know. | 2:55:10 | 2:55:19 | |
Those shot. This one. -- bizarre
shot. | 2:55:19 | 2:55:33 | |
That is impressive. Love hold. 4-5.
I thought that was going to be a | 2:55:58 | 2:56:06 | |
long, tight game and he won easily.
He just marches around the court. | 2:56:06 | 2:56:14 | |
Such a tempo. Fantastic game. Now
the pressure switches big time. | 2:56:14 | 2:56:24 | |
He must be dizzy, walking round in
circles. Wondering how he is keeping | 2:56:29 | 2:56:34 | |
ongoing. He has never done this
before, not even remotely! | 2:56:34 | 2:56:42 | |
before, not even remotely! He has
done it in his mind, I guess. He has | 2:56:42 | 2:56:46 | |
visualised this occasion. Shaking
hands as the winner. | 2:56:46 | 2:56:51 | |
He has got him! This is ridiculous. | 2:57:13 | 2:57:24 | |
That lob comes up and you think Boyd
over, but he doesn't think so. He is | 2:57:24 | 2:57:30 | |
getting the crowd going now. We are
playing away, by the way! Look at | 2:57:30 | 2:57:34 | |
the faces. People can't believe it.
I think the neutrals and even some | 2:57:34 | 2:57:39 | |
of the Spanish supporters are
admiring him for what he is doing. | 2:57:39 | 2:57:43 | |
How on earth did he win that point? | 2:57:43 | 2:57:51 | |
What a pity that was. So much time
on that one. There was no speed on | 2:58:39 | 2:58:47 | |
that serve whatsoever. Too many
options. | 2:58:47 | 2:58:53 | |
Fourth place. | 2:59:15 | 2:59:25 | |
-- fourth ace. | 2:59:27 | 2:59:36 | |
I thought for a second that was
going out. A lot of top-spin on it. | 2:59:54 | 2:59:58 | |
It's dropped quickly inside the
baseline. | 2:59:58 | 3:00:04 | |
Spain hold. | 3:00:32 | 3:00:38 | |
What a match this is turning out to
be, we were keen to come off air on | 3:00:39 | 3:00:44 | |
BBC Two but we are staying with it,
so for now we are staying alive to | 3:00:44 | 3:00:49 | |
continue enjoying this tussle. | 3:00:49 | 3:01:00 | |
COMMENTATOR: It is extraordinary, I
have never seen a captain and player | 3:01:06 | 3:01:10 | |
talk this much between games. Were
other times when your captain that | 3:01:10 | 3:01:15 | |
you thought you would wait and see
if your player said anything? It | 3:01:15 | 3:01:20 | |
would depend on who the player was.
The younger players, you feel like | 3:01:20 | 3:01:24 | |
you need to engage them almost all
the time because they don't have the | 3:01:24 | 3:01:29 | |
experience. But the likes of Andy
Murray and Tim Henman, you don't | 3:01:29 | 3:01:32 | |
have to say much. Greg is its key
would say it for himself, he did not | 3:01:32 | 3:01:38 | |
had to say much to him! It's the
difference. But Sergi Bruguera, he | 3:01:38 | 3:01:46 | |
finds the way to go about it is to
talk to both of his players who are | 3:01:46 | 3:01:51 | |
opening top 20 and he keeps on
saying stuff. Different styles I | 3:01:51 | 3:01:56 | |
suppose. | 3:01:56 | 3:02:01 | |
suppose. They are Spain without Rafa
Nadal. We are Great Britain without | 3:02:04 | 3:02:08 | |
Andy Murray. We talked about the
greater depth in Spanish tennis but | 3:02:08 | 3:02:13 | |
he is still an experienced himself
and he has a chance to take Spain to | 3:02:13 | 3:02:16 | |
the quarterfinals. Getting over the
line is not going to be easy. | 3:02:16 | 3:02:22 | |
He was overall bit defence there I
thought, the Spaniard. Short | 3:02:38 | 3:02:43 | |
forehand. Did not do much on the
passing shot attempt. | 3:02:43 | 3:02:57 | |
That is nine points in a row from
Norrie. | 3:03:04 | 3:03:10 | |
Missed it. That almost went in slow
motion, the end of that point. Hit | 3:03:39 | 3:03:45 | |
the line didn't it? I thought so,
but there is a mark there. New | 3:03:45 | 3:03:52 | |
cannot challenge now, even get me to
look at it. He's not going to move | 3:03:52 | 3:03:58 | |
from his seat. | 3:03:58 | 3:04:06 | |
The referee... You how to stop it,
if it is out it is out. He is saying | 3:04:11 | 3:04:22 | |
he had to look down, he was
preparing to hit the shots. But 40-0 | 3:04:22 | 3:04:26 | |
it is. | 3:04:26 | 3:04:34 | |
Another love hold. Hasn't lost a
point on serve since been 15-30 down | 3:04:57 | 3:05:04 | |
and 3-4. We have another tie-break.
Remarkable. As if there was not | 3:05:04 | 3:05:11 | |
enough drama. You would normally see
in this situation that Cameron | 3:05:11 | 3:05:17 | |
Norrie has to win this third set
just because of the logic of the | 3:05:17 | 3:05:21 | |
five sets but there is no logic with
Cameron Norrie. East Alex Price | 3:05:21 | 3:05:28 | |
doesn't he? Obviously it's a crucial
tie-break but whoever wins it, you | 3:05:28 | 3:05:34 | |
don't feel like it's the end of the
match by any means. | 3:05:34 | 3:05:43 | |
Brilliant. | 3:05:55 | 3:06:04 | |
Cannot fault Cameron Norrie on this
point. That was just too good. | 3:06:10 | 3:06:18 | |
So good. So precise. He read that
drop volley very quickly. | 3:06:42 | 3:06:51 | |
This one, he was already moving. Not
easy. Low ball, passing from that | 3:06:55 | 3:07:08 | |
position, considering how important
that point was. Superb. | 3:07:08 | 3:07:18 | |
that point was. Superb. Went 2-1 up
in the first set in the break then | 3:07:18 | 3:07:22 | |
lost three points in a row. | 3:07:22 | 3:07:30 | |
Just got his feet tangled. | 3:08:15 | 3:08:20 | |
Quite a few mounds of clay, a few
dodgy bounces at the back end of | 3:08:30 | 3:08:34 | |
such a long set. | 3:08:34 | 3:08:44 | |
He's done it. It's like these
mini-breaks mean nothing. | 3:09:11 | 3:09:29 | |
INAUDIBLE | 3:09:36 | 3:09:45 | |
Was it out? Was it out? It is all
kicking off year! I don't know what | 3:10:25 | 3:10:33 | |
Sergi Bruguera problem was, Cameron
Norrie just wanted to get on with | 3:10:33 | 3:10:38 | |
it. It's in! It's good! BOOING
Have to replay the point. | 3:10:38 | 3:10:54 | |
Have to replay the point. The umpire
overruled call. It's his fault. As | 3:10:55 | 3:11:02 | |
if there wasn't enough to contend
with. | 3:11:02 | 3:11:08 | |
Gone into a fourth hour. First serve
again. | 3:11:12 | 3:11:24 | |
What a point. What a point from both
players. This is fantastic tennis. | 3:12:01 | 3:12:11 | |
Ramos-Vinolas, the way he improvised
with the backhand slice, to get that | 3:12:14 | 3:12:18 | |
ball down. He has dealt with Norrie
coming forward with outstandingly | 3:12:18 | 3:12:26 | |
well. Had to hit that hard, if you
have thwarted that at all, it's all | 3:12:26 | 3:12:32 | |
going off now. Can you send somebody
to the standing tennis? Tensions are | 3:12:32 | 3:12:38 | |
very high. It means so much.
Fantastic atmosphere, I love this. | 3:12:38 | 3:12:45 | |
He's got to come back for the
umpteenth time, Norrie. | 3:12:45 | 3:12:55 | |
Would you be surprised if he did?
No. | 3:12:56 | 3:13:03 | |
No. He thought he was going to have
an easy job this weekend! | 3:13:03 | 3:13:10 | |
What a return of serve he had there
as well. That is what he plays the | 3:13:31 | 3:13:40 | |
points for, to get himself set up to
finish with a forehand. That is | 3:13:40 | 3:13:43 | |
tension. | 3:13:43 | 3:13:48 | |
His demeanour is so good. He just
looks so calm. | 3:13:59 | 3:14:10 | |
One double length, dealing with
that, not easy. He made it look easy | 3:15:11 | 3:15:17 | |
and it was not. At 4-4 in the
tie-breaker, low ball like that, | 3:15:17 | 3:15:23 | |
hitting it two inches from the
baseline. It's a privilege to watch | 3:15:23 | 3:15:30 | |
this match. The drama, it is
incredible. | 3:15:30 | 3:15:39 | |
He has got a dilemma, do I go in or
not? First shot he had a chance to | 3:16:14 | 3:16:20 | |
go in and he hesitated. | 3:16:20 | 3:16:26 | |
go in and he hesitated. A pat on the
back for Ramos-Vinolas for that. He | 3:16:26 | 3:16:31 | |
was not going to miss that. Two set
points. | 3:16:31 | 3:16:42 | |
Spain are one sick away from the
quarterfinals of the Davis Cup. | 3:17:07 | 3:17:12 | |
Ramos-Vinolas wins his second
tie-break of the match. Spain lead | 3:17:12 | 3:17:17 | |
2-1. STUDIO: This is the first
singles match on this final day of | 3:17:17 | 3:17:23 | |
this tie in Spain. We were just
wondering who would play the last | 3:17:23 | 3:17:30 | |
match, it may be irrelevant if Spain
can get one more set but what a | 3:17:30 | 3:17:35 | |
fight this is, what an incredible
match both players are playing. | 3:17:35 | 3:17:38 | |
Looks like they may be leaving the
court which might give us some time | 3:17:38 | 3:17:42 | |
but that is the match as it stands.
Still all to play for in this match | 3:17:42 | 3:17:47 | |
and if I can talk to the guys in the
commentary box first of all about | 3:17:47 | 3:17:51 | |
this guy, he is under such extreme
pressure playing a player ranked a | 3:17:51 | 3:17:56 | |
in the world, and inspired opponent
and he held his nerve well on the | 3:17:56 | 3:18:00 | |
crucial points. What an incredible
third set, the tie-breaker. I am | 3:18:00 | 3:18:05 | |
just amazed by Cameron Norrie, how
well he has played. You have to give | 3:18:05 | 3:18:14 | |
credit to Ramos-Vinolas, there were
times he would so tight but somehow | 3:18:14 | 3:18:18 | |
he got through. What is set. Now can
Cameron Norrie come back again? | 3:18:18 | 3:18:24 | |
Normally would say no chance, he is
done, with the lack of experience he | 3:18:24 | 3:18:29 | |
has, but he still looks fresh. Every
time he is surprising, every set, | 3:18:29 | 3:18:35 | |
you still think he's in the match.
Extraordinary. It is wonderful to | 3:18:35 | 3:18:40 | |
sit here and applaud the pride and
passion and spirit he plays in these | 3:18:40 | 3:18:44 | |
matches, everything you want. Look
at many times he has changed the way | 3:18:44 | 3:18:50 | |
he's played in the match tactically,
when he's been in trouble, he has | 3:18:50 | 3:18:53 | |
altered it. It is not one paced. You
think for the future, how far can | 3:18:53 | 3:18:59 | |
you go up the rankings? Will this be
his favourite surface? Can he play | 3:18:59 | 3:19:07 | |
like this and other services? He can
at lower levels but now you look at | 3:19:07 | 3:19:11 | |
him and think where can he go? I
think he can go very high. This is a | 3:19:11 | 3:19:15 | |
man who knows what he wants and
believes in himself and there is | 3:19:15 | 3:19:19 | |
variety in his game. It is not in
any way one paced. If he can improve | 3:19:19 | 3:19:24 | |
his serve a little bit and make it
more of a weapon why not? He can go | 3:19:24 | 3:19:29 | |
all the way. Talking of weapons, he
can do anything with the forehand | 3:19:29 | 3:19:36 | |
and the wide forehand he gets angles
people cannot get. Exactly. We | 3:19:36 | 3:19:40 | |
forget about his backhand because
his forehand is so good. But some | 3:19:40 | 3:19:44 | |
tremendous backhand is particularly
down the line. This short backswing | 3:19:44 | 3:19:49 | |
he has. Tactically he's been so
good, good to drop shot. And the | 3:19:49 | 3:19:54 | |
volley has been excellent. He's not
come in the net all the time, but | 3:19:54 | 3:19:57 | |
when he has I think he's been
immaculate in that area as well. He | 3:19:57 | 3:20:03 | |
is quick and physically what a
specimen he is. First Davis Cup | 3:20:03 | 3:20:08 | |
match, played a four our match, he
is now into the fourth hour and | 3:20:08 | 3:20:11 | |
still looks fresh. It's the best
Davis Cup debut I've ever seen in a | 3:20:11 | 3:20:18 | |
tie. And he is not out of this. The
points system in tennis is | 3:20:18 | 3:20:25 | |
brilliant. There cannot be many
points between these players, just a | 3:20:25 | 3:20:29 | |
couple towards the end of the
tie-break but he's right in this | 3:20:29 | 3:20:32 | |
match. Certainly, you could see the
relief on the face of Sergi Bruguera | 3:20:32 | 3:20:38 | |
when he won the point because that
third was beyond belief. He knows | 3:20:38 | 3:20:44 | |
his player is tight and he had to
get over the line at 2-1, now he's | 3:20:44 | 3:20:49 | |
got a little breathing space but you
can see how animated he still is. | 3:20:49 | 3:20:52 | |
He's going to get himself in trouble
if he is not careful here. We will | 3:20:52 | 3:20:58 | |
hand back to say we are staying with
the tennis here on BBC Two so sit | 3:20:58 | 3:21:02 | |
back and enjoy this one with us.
COMMENTATOR: And to think Cameron | 3:21:02 | 3:21:12 | |
Norrie only started concentrating on
playing tennis at the age of 15. | 3:21:12 | 3:21:18 | |
Just making his point very firmly,
Sergi Bruguera. | 3:21:18 | 3:21:30 | |
Sergi Bruguera. Jamie Baker has come
in for the fourth set, amazing what | 3:21:30 | 3:21:34 | |
we are seeing, whatever next. Can
Cameron Norrie keep going? Why not. | 3:21:34 | 3:21:43 | |
The evidence we have seen over the
last few matches he's played suggest | 3:21:43 | 3:21:47 | |
he's not going to go away. Mentally
he's not going anywhere. Unless his | 3:21:47 | 3:21:56 | |
body packs up and he hits the wall
he will be right back in this match. | 3:21:56 | 3:22:00 | |
Tactically? It's a bit of a dilemma
how much to go in, whether he can go | 3:22:14 | 3:22:20 | |
in because the Spaniard has dealt
with it brilliantly of late. Yes | 3:22:20 | 3:22:24 | |
that tactic worked well in the last
match and has worked well in this | 3:22:24 | 3:22:28 | |
match as well but as you rightly
say, Ramos-Vinolas has come up with | 3:22:28 | 3:22:30 | |
a bit of an answer to it recently. | 3:22:30 | 3:22:37 | |
I thought Ramos-Vinolas should all
of his experience in the | 3:22:48 | 3:22:54 | |
tie-breaker, he locked down and said
I'm not going to miss the court. Not | 3:22:54 | 3:22:58 | |
trying to do too much with the ball
so you did not see any of those wild | 3:22:58 | 3:23:02 | |
forehand is we have seen at
different times in the match. He | 3:23:02 | 3:23:05 | |
just did not make a mistake in the
tie-break. Now serve and volley. He | 3:23:05 | 3:23:13 | |
has the answer for. First time I
have seen him smile. In the match. | 3:23:13 | 3:23:25 | |
That is just stunning. No angle.
That return was bang up the middle | 3:23:44 | 3:23:49 | |
of the court. | 3:23:49 | 3:23:54 | |
Early break third set. Ramos-Vinolas
searching for it again. | 3:24:29 | 3:24:42 | |
I will just go back to hitting
winners from the baseline then! You | 3:24:57 | 3:25:03 | |
have to be very relaxed to be able
to unleash shots like that. Very | 3:25:03 | 3:25:09 | |
impressive. | 3:25:09 | 3:25:18 | |
Beautifully timed. The Spaniard
noticed Cameron Norrie was stuck a | 3:25:49 | 3:25:58 | |
little bit further behind the
baseline and he normally has been. | 3:25:58 | 3:26:03 | |
Add to cover a lot of ground to get
to that ball. | 3:26:03 | 3:26:08 | |
That's another one which finds the
line. How cool was that? That ball | 3:26:56 | 3:27:09 | |
looked out, every single way, until
it bounced. Ramos cannot believe it. | 3:27:09 | 3:27:14 | |
Must have been outside of the line. | 3:27:14 | 3:27:23 | |
Not one sign yet, no wonder the
smile again, that Norrie is | 3:27:44 | 3:27:48 | |
struggling physically. We now he
backs himself physically but did he | 3:27:48 | 3:27:52 | |
think he could back himself this
much? | 3:27:52 | 3:28:01 | |
Third break point in the game. | 3:28:42 | 3:28:50 | |
It is wide. Spain get the early
break in the fourth set. | 3:29:00 | 3:29:13 | |
break in the fourth set. Definitely
not the ideal start for Cameron | 3:29:13 | 3:29:16 | |
Norrie however it's happened in the
first set. And the third set. Did | 3:29:16 | 3:29:24 | |
not have a massive bearing on how
those sets ended up. How many times | 3:29:24 | 3:29:31 | |
can you keep coming back and keep
digging in and finding something a | 3:29:31 | 3:29:36 | |
bit extra? | 3:29:36 | 3:29:38 | |
Straight round, Norrie. No chat with
Lee Smith. -- Leon Smith. | 3:29:45 | 3:30:00 | |
We are staying alive with the tennis
on BBC Two. | 3:30:32 | 3:30:40 | |
on BBC Two. -- staying live. | 3:30:40 | 3:30:46 | |
There is a calmness about Vinolas
right now which is worrying from the | 3:31:00 | 3:31:07 | |
British perspective. | 3:31:07 | 3:31:17 | |
Is he holding his leg? Stunning.
Free-flowing now, Ramos-Vinolas. | 3:31:19 | 3:31:30 | |
Love hold to back up the break. ET
finally breaking the Norrie | 3:31:58 | 3:32:09 | |
resistance? He wants the crowd to
add their weight. Sensing the moment | 3:32:09 | 3:32:15 | |
here. | 3:32:15 | 3:32:17 | |
It has taken three hours and 22
minutes. | 3:32:26 | 3:32:31 | |
I suppose that is the one piece of
criticism that you could throw at | 3:33:02 | 3:33:08 | |
Ramos-Vinolas. As brilliant as
Norrie has been, he has had the | 3:33:08 | 3:33:13 | |
opportunities, really in every
single set, to really hammer home | 3:33:13 | 3:33:17 | |
the lead. For whatever reason,
whether it is because Norrie is | 3:33:17 | 3:33:21 | |
playing well or lost points from
him, he hasn't managed to do that. | 3:33:21 | 3:33:29 | |
The last eight points,
Ramos-Vinolas. | 3:33:29 | 3:33:37 | |
We have learned to say never say
never with Norrie but surely this is | 3:33:44 | 3:33:48 | |
a must win service game. | 3:33:48 | 3:33:58 | |
He is really going for it now. The
racket head speed on that backhand | 3:34:07 | 3:34:17 | |
in that game, we haven't seen that
on the backhand side in the whole | 3:34:17 | 3:34:22 | |
match. The sign of a confidence that
he has got in his leads now. | 3:34:22 | 3:34:34 | |
he has got in his leads now. If he
can withstand this, | 3:34:34 | 3:34:43 | |
can withstand this, Norrie, then... | 3:34:43 | 3:34:51 | |
Applauded by Ramos-Vinolas and
rightly so. | 3:34:58 | 3:35:04 | |
There was some extra meat on those
forehands by Ramos-Vinolas as well. | 3:35:08 | 3:35:12 | |
He did so well to state in that
point let alone hit the winner at | 3:35:12 | 3:35:16 | |
the end of it. | 3:35:16 | 3:35:22 | |
Just a fantastic hold. His opponent
threw everything at him. | 3:35:22 | 3:35:41 | |
That could unsettle you. He has been
broken a number of times in the | 3:35:43 | 3:35:47 | |
match. We have talked about that.
All the breaks we have had in this | 3:35:47 | 3:35:52 | |
match, one break is absolutely
nothing, is it? He was definitely | 3:35:52 | 3:35:58 | |
getting a hint of the knockout punch
in that game, Norrie. A fantastic | 3:35:58 | 3:36:06 | |
hold and some great tennis in there. | 3:36:06 | 3:36:10 | |
He has had so much to say! Trying to
get his man over the line. Talking | 3:36:22 | 3:36:28 | |
about his left hand and he doesn't
even play left-handed! A wonderful | 3:36:28 | 3:36:37 | |
venue and atmosphere. It has been
quite chilly but everybody warmed up | 3:36:37 | 3:36:40 | |
by the efforts. | 3:36:40 | 3:36:49 | |
by the efforts. 2-1 insects and
games, -- in sets and games, | 3:36:49 | 3:36:59 | |
Ramos-Vinolas trying to secure the
win for Spain. | 3:36:59 | 3:37:04 | |
He has had a lot of success stepping
in and making Ramos-Vinolas feel | 3:38:02 | 3:38:08 | |
like his second serve is not doing
enough and just overcooking that | 3:38:08 | 3:38:11 | |
one. | 3:38:11 | 3:38:18 | |
Two love service game is in a row.
Tightening the screw. | 3:38:55 | 3:39:10 | |
Two dead rubbers. He lost two live
rubbers in his Davis Cup career. | 3:39:10 | 3:39:16 | |
Huge moment for Ramos-Vinolas. | 3:39:16 | 3:39:26 | |
He would love the double break. | 3:39:34 | 3:39:44 | |
That higher, heavy forehand to
Ramos-Vinolas's backhand worked well | 3:40:49 | 3:40:58 | |
again, but probably not the right
shot for Norrie to attack. The ball | 3:40:58 | 3:41:02 | |
was a little bit deeper. | 3:41:02 | 3:41:09 | |
Two insurance points for Spain. | 3:41:15 | 3:41:26 | |
He has got it! Impossible for Norrie
to have given more. How much does he | 3:41:36 | 3:41:46 | |
have left? This comeback would be
the comeback of all comebacks. 4-1 | 3:41:46 | 3:41:52 | |
down. Double break, fourth set. Yes,
it is hard to see any way back from | 3:41:52 | 3:41:59 | |
here, really. I think Ramos-Vinolas
hasn't done much differently in this | 3:41:59 | 3:42:06 | |
set. He has just maintained his
level, as we thought he would do. It | 3:42:06 | 3:42:13 | |
feels like Norrie's intensity just
dropped slightly. I am sure | 3:42:13 | 3:42:18 | |
physically he is feeling it
slightly, but I think probably the | 3:42:18 | 3:42:21 | |
mental strain of being in this
position for the first time and | 3:42:21 | 3:42:28 | |
having done what he did on Friday,
it is absolutely normal. And it only | 3:42:28 | 3:42:32 | |
takes a few percent to drop, and he
makes a couple of errors, and that | 3:42:32 | 3:42:35 | |
makes the difference. In a way, he
will still make the headlines. | 3:42:35 | 3:42:43 | |
Everything we have seen from him
this weekend. We are going to see an | 3:42:43 | 3:42:49 | |
awful lot more of Cameron Norrie in
the future as well. When we saw that | 3:42:49 | 3:42:54 | |
he was making his debut this
weekend, nobody could have imagined | 3:42:54 | 3:42:59 | |
the quality of his tennis,
forgetting about the heart of the | 3:42:59 | 3:43:04 | |
Davis Cup. The quality of his tennis
has been unbelievably exciting for | 3:43:04 | 3:43:08 | |
what might be coming in the future
from him. | 3:43:08 | 3:43:16 | |
And in this match. | 3:43:17 | 3:43:23 | |
Playing with total freedom now. It
has taken so long to get to this | 3:44:29 | 3:44:32 | |
stage. He is very, very impressive
here now. | 3:44:32 | 3:44:41 | |
Not sure if this serve-volley is go
to tactic for Ramos-Vinolas. Is that | 3:45:05 | 3:45:14 | |
a sign of overconfidence? Maybe
brain freeze. | 3:45:14 | 3:45:17 | |
How many times have we seen him use
that play over the last few matches? | 3:46:34 | 3:46:40 | |
He really has come forward so well. | 3:46:40 | 3:46:42 | |
Still keeps coming. Sticking to his
game plan, doing all the right | 3:48:54 | 3:49:00 | |
things. How proud he must be. | 3:49:00 | 3:49:06 | |
That is just fabulous. He has hit a
couple of those backhand slices | 3:49:21 | 3:49:30 | |
which have just been absolutely
knifed down the line, over the net | 3:49:30 | 3:49:36 | |
from a very defensive position. Very
hard for the net player to do | 3:49:36 | 3:49:42 | |
anything with that. | 3:49:42 | 3:49:50 | |
Still saying come on! | 3:49:54 | 3:49:59 | |
He asks this serve it out question
over Ramos-Vinolas. So good! It is | 3:50:12 | 3:50:25 | |
so good. | 3:50:25 | 3:50:30 | |
so good. It would have been very
easy for that to drift away in that | 3:50:30 | 3:50:34 | |
game. I have said before that his
intensity probably dropped a little, | 3:50:34 | 3:50:38 | |
but he has kept on going. Coming
forward again. Three out of the four | 3:50:38 | 3:50:44 | |
points that he won in that game have
been at the net and that tactic has | 3:50:44 | 3:50:49 | |
worked really well. | 3:50:49 | 3:50:55 | |
Four hours and one minute. His debut
on Friday. A phenomenal comeback win | 3:50:59 | 3:51:08 | |
from two sets down against a
world-class player on a surface he | 3:51:08 | 3:51:12 | |
grew up on. Cameron Norrie has grown
into play this weekend. Quite | 3:51:12 | 3:51:22 | |
literally. -- grown into | 3:51:22 | 3:51:28 | |
clay. How much left? | 3:51:36 | 3:51:41 | |
Serving for the tie, Ramos-Vinolas,
after three hours and 41 minutes. | 3:51:54 | 3:52:03 | |
What a great position to be in as a
Spanish player. High pressure | 3:52:52 | 3:52:57 | |
situation like this. Looking across
your bench and having a reassuring | 3:52:57 | 3:53:01 | |
nod from so many world-class players
who have been there, done that, you | 3:53:01 | 3:53:06 | |
respect them, they are run your
side. It must feel great. | 3:53:06 | 3:53:15 | |
Only last two points on serve this
set. -- only lost two points. | 3:53:26 | 3:53:40 | |
set. -- only lost two points. Third
tie for Spain. | 3:53:40 | 3:53:42 | |
He holds to love to secure the tie
win. What a proud moment for Albert | 3:53:57 | 3:54:01 | |
Ramos-Vinolas. For the first time he
has led his country to win. They are | 3:54:01 | 3:54:11 | |
through to the quarterfinals. For
Cameron Norrie, such pride for his | 3:54:11 | 3:54:15 | |
efforts as well. In the end, it just
wasn't enough today. | 3:54:15 | 3:54:23 | |
wasn't enough today. A magnificent
match. A magnificent effort from | 3:54:24 | 3:54:26 | |
both men. | 3:54:26 | 3:54:31 | |
Thanks to Chris. As Ramos-Vinolas
celebrates and Norrie goes around | 3:54:50 | 3:54:54 | |
the team, everybody is patting him
on the back. John Lloyd, it has been | 3:54:54 | 3:54:58 | |
a terrific effort from Norrie but
Ramos-Vinolas kept his nerve on the | 3:54:58 | 3:55:03 | |
big points and that is not the big
players do. Just outside the top 20. | 3:55:03 | 3:55:08 | |
He has been there, done it and
played in the big event and he came | 3:55:08 | 3:55:11 | |
through when he needed to. That
tie-breaker in the third was the | 3:55:11 | 3:55:15 | |
crucial period. He stepped up his
game right when he needed to. It was | 3:55:15 | 3:55:20 | |
a tremendous match. Cameron Norrie,
what a performance. His performance | 3:55:20 | 3:55:26 | |
today was brilliant as well. To go
up against a world-class players | 3:55:26 | 3:55:29 | |
like he has done with no experience,
and just to embrace this occasion | 3:55:29 | 3:55:34 | |
like he has in the Davis Cup, it is
quite extraordinary. We have another | 3:55:34 | 3:55:42 | |
player coming up now who will be
tremendous. And what a back up, if | 3:55:42 | 3:55:45 | |
he is going to be a backer, at some
stage you knows what he can be? He | 3:55:45 | 3:55:50 | |
just makes the Davis Cup team so
much stronger. Why can't he played | 3:55:50 | 3:55:56 | |
very good singles on any surface?
Following his progress over the past | 3:55:56 | 3:56:00 | |
few years, you will know he is
coming up, and exciting talent. I | 3:56:00 | 3:56:05 | |
never imagined he would come out and
play like that on his Davis Cup | 3:56:05 | 3:56:10 | |
debut, never playing on clay courts
in a professional tournament before, | 3:56:10 | 3:56:14 | |
and just to come out on such a big
occasion with pressure on his | 3:56:14 | 3:56:19 | |
shoulders, it just bodes well for
the future. It does. He loves the | 3:56:19 | 3:56:22 | |
big occasion and there is nothing
bigger than what he has just played. | 3:56:22 | 3:56:26 | |
Davis Cup, your debut, to go out and
not be timid, to go for it, the | 3:56:26 | 3:56:31 | |
strength and physicality he had in
that first match, to come back and | 3:56:31 | 3:56:35 | |
beat a world-class player as he did,
and almost win this match. This | 3:56:35 | 3:56:38 | |
match was close, and it could have
gone | 3:56:38 | 3:56:50 | |
either way. A staggering performance
and one of the most impressive | 3:56:52 | 3:56:54 | |
debuts of all time. Absolutely. That
is the result. Spain go through to | 3:56:54 | 3:56:57 | |
face Germany in the quarterfinals.
Such a good effort from both single | 3:56:57 | 3:56:59 | |
players. Liam Broady played
extremely well in the opening match. | 3:56:59 | 3:57:01 | |
Wonderful from Norrie. It all bodes
well for the future. Kyle Edmund | 3:57:01 | 3:57:04 | |
will come back and Andy Murray will
be fit again and Dan Evans could be | 3:57:04 | 3:57:08 | |
back in the team as well. It is
looking good. I would say so. If he | 3:57:08 | 3:57:12 | |
can get the full team out, what the
team. If he can get Andy Murray and | 3:57:12 | 3:57:17 | |
Kyle Edmund back, it is right there.
Now we have the backer, a five-man | 3:57:17 | 3:57:23 | |
team. Doubles, we could win the
Davis Cup multiple times. If | 3:57:23 | 3:57:28 | |
everybody commits to playing. Jamie,
watching that match, he just played | 3:57:28 | 3:57:33 | |
so well. The manner in which he
embraced the whole situation, he | 3:57:33 | 3:57:37 | |
looked at home. From the moment he
walked out on Friday, and that is | 3:57:37 | 3:57:43 | |
something he told that with the team
and Leon Smith, he had a smile on | 3:57:43 | 3:57:47 | |
his face from the first ball. The
quality of his tennis was one thing | 3:57:47 | 3:57:53 | |
and you can talk about that by
itself. It was fantastic. But I | 3:57:53 | 3:57:57 | |
think that stems from the attitude.
You could tell that he absolutely | 3:57:57 | 3:58:00 | |
loves the occasion and the energy.
He loved being the front man of the | 3:58:00 | 3:58:05 | |
team that everybody behind him. His
ability to recover from setbacks, | 3:58:05 | 3:58:10 | |
things that really went wrong, he
didn't carry any baggage. It was not | 3:58:10 | 3:58:14 | |
like he was having a mental lull.
That is a unique skill. For somebody | 3:58:14 | 3:58:19 | |
who has not been in many big
situations like that, do not think | 3:58:19 | 3:58:23 | |
maybe that is the only chance I will
get, for his head not to drop, that | 3:58:23 | 3:58:29 | |
is really exciting for the future,
and mentality like that. That is not | 3:58:29 | 3:58:33 | |
something you can teach. It is
something deep inside you. They have | 3:58:33 | 3:58:38 | |
a good team around them and very
good captain that you have got to | 3:58:38 | 3:58:42 | |
still believe it. They can say what
they like but if you don't take it | 3:58:42 | 3:58:45 | |
in and believe in yourself, the
first crisis point, you can go into | 3:58:45 | 3:58:49 | |
yourself. When he started off, he
was down early on in the match on | 3:58:49 | 3:58:53 | |
the first day. Down two sets to love
and a break and absolutely no panic | 3:58:53 | 3:58:57 | |
whatsoever. Again you can have
everybody telling you not to panic, | 3:58:57 | 3:59:02 | |
but you do, most people, especially
on your debut. But he came out with | 3:59:02 | 3:59:07 | |
total belief. It was extraordinary.
The way he was mixing it up, he was | 3:59:07 | 3:59:11 | |
thinking as the match progressed,
throwing junk shots into his | 3:59:11 | 3:59:18 | |
opponent, not just looking at the
same game all the time. That is the | 3:59:18 | 3:59:22 | |
other thing. If you are determined
and you have the right believe, that | 3:59:22 | 3:59:25 | |
is one thing, but if you don't have
the quality in the tennis that will | 3:59:25 | 3:59:28 | |
only get you so far. The quality of
his tennis, I know somebody just | 3:59:28 | 3:59:33 | |
outside the top 100 is a very good
tennis player and we all understand | 3:59:33 | 3:59:36 | |
that, but what he was able to do on
a clay court for the first time, | 3:59:36 | 3:59:40 | |
just like you said. His variety,
coming into the net, so successful. | 3:59:40 | 3:59:45 | |
It feel around the net for somebody
who does not come across as a net | 3:59:45 | 3:59:49 | |
player really, it was fantastic and
his forehand could be world-class. | 3:59:49 | 3:59:53 | |
He could come in and put a bit of
pace on it. Very exciting. | 3:59:53 | 4:00:01 | |
pace on it. Very exciting. Tactical
brain as well. Let's enjoy some of | 4:00:03 | 4:00:04 | |
those points again. He didn't win
the match but he played some of the | 4:00:04 | 4:00:07 | |
best points during the four sets and
we will just enjoy some of them. Its | 4:00:07 | 4:00:10 | |
movement and the forehand, such a
weapon. He was pulled out wide, on | 4:00:10 | 4:00:16 | |
the forehand side particularly, and
you thought that point was done, but | 4:00:16 | 4:00:19 | |
he not only got to it, he hit
winners of it. The scrambling | 4:00:19 | 4:00:23 | |
ability he had, there were so many
times! That one was ridiculous. To | 4:00:23 | 4:00:30 | |
get an angle like that, it is almost
not possible. | 4:00:30 | 4:00:37 | |
You could put some of these in any
Hall of Fame and say they are right | 4:00:39 | 4:00:43 | |
up there with the best points. We
talked about the variety of his play | 4:00:43 | 4:00:48 | |
but not intimidated at all by who is
down the other end, showing no | 4:00:48 | 4:00:52 | |
respect for the world ranking at
all. That is what was amazing and at | 4:00:52 | 4:00:57 | |
this point it is a prime example,
more than happy to go toe to toe | 4:00:57 | 4:01:05 | |
with one... One of the best
clay-court players around. That was | 4:01:05 | 4:01:13 | |
the drop volley which almost back
spun back into the net. These are | 4:01:13 | 4:01:16 | |
long points. These are absolutely
fantastic to win points, and coming | 4:01:16 | 4:01:23 | |
at the end of 15, 20, 30 shot
rallies. Physically stepping up to | 4:01:23 | 4:01:27 | |
the line and doing it again and
again. It seemed towards the end, | 4:01:27 | 4:01:33 | |
the third set tie-break you got the
feeling, it was so crucial for both | 4:01:33 | 4:01:38 | |
players in a way and it changed the
momentum of the match because after | 4:01:38 | 4:01:41 | |
some great shots it was sort of
one-way traffic in the fourth set. | 4:01:41 | 4:01:47 | |
Ramos-Vinolas running away with it.
It looks like his legs were going a | 4:01:47 | 4:01:52 | |
little, Cameron Norrie at the end.
In the fourth set he tried for a few | 4:01:52 | 4:01:57 | |
more winners, try to end points
quickly because I think he had run | 4:01:57 | 4:02:01 | |
out of gas. Against an experienced
player like this who is so good in | 4:02:01 | 4:02:05 | |
the end he got too many balls back
but what a performance. Absolutely. | 4:02:05 | 4:02:10 | |
And we must salute the Spaniard for
playing his part, it's not easy | 4:02:10 | 4:02:14 | |
playing someone who is playing above
themselves and all the pressure on | 4:02:14 | 4:02:17 | |
your shoulders. He saw what happened
to his friend a couple of days | 4:02:17 | 4:02:23 | |
before from two setup, thinking I do
not want to see that happen again. | 4:02:23 | 4:02:27 | |
But if you look at the way the match
went, was incredible. | 4:02:27 | 4:02:29 | |
But if you look at the way the match
went, was incredible. Norrie could | 4:02:29 | 4:02:34 | |
have won all three of the first
sets. But that 5-5 he had come back | 4:02:34 | 4:02:39 | |
into the set and was not able to
hold serve. He ended up getting to | 4:02:39 | 4:02:43 | |
the tie-break but you wonder if that
might have made a difference. I did | 4:02:43 | 4:02:47 | |
not see the numbers but by the end
of the third set even though he was | 4:02:47 | 4:02:50 | |
2-1 down he probably won more points
than his opponent. Very difficult | 4:02:50 | 4:02:56 | |
mentally to have lost those
tie-breaks and physically more than | 4:02:56 | 4:02:59 | |
three hours into the match to think
you have to come back and win, we | 4:02:59 | 4:03:04 | |
saw it was just one step too far. It
must be | 4:03:04 | 4:03:11 | |
must be nice, it's infectious within
the team which is important. | 4:03:13 | 4:03:17 | |
Absolutely, you could see the whole
bench, I think the British team | 4:03:17 | 4:03:21 | |
including Leon Smith were shocked at
what they were seeing. To do it in | 4:03:21 | 4:03:27 | |
practice is one thing but to do it
in the match and all the players | 4:03:27 | 4:03:30 | |
watching him I think they were
shocked. They just got inspired by | 4:03:30 | 4:03:34 | |
watching the way he competed out
there. His energy level, for the | 4:03:34 | 4:03:38 | |
young players watching this on TV,
to watch somebody like that, what an | 4:03:38 | 4:03:44 | |
inspiration he is. The bottom line
is we lost in the first round which | 4:03:44 | 4:03:47 | |
means we have come back to play in
the play-offs in September which is | 4:03:47 | 4:03:52 | |
never easy because Argentina, Russia
went down last year. All sorts of | 4:03:52 | 4:03:57 | |
dangerous opponents you could play
but Leon will say Andy will be back | 4:03:57 | 4:04:03 | |
and Kyle hopefully fit and wanting
to play. There are no easy matches, | 4:04:03 | 4:04:09 | |
but on the point around the team
just looking, there was a good | 4:04:09 | 4:04:13 | |
camera shot of Ramos looking at his
bench at the end and David Ferrer | 4:04:13 | 4:04:16 | |
giving him the nod and on the point
of role models for the British team | 4:04:16 | 4:04:20 | |
to have Andy Murray, everyone to see
what Kyle Edmund is doing, as you | 4:04:20 | 4:04:24 | |
said, any British players in the
frame to see regardless of the | 4:04:24 | 4:04:28 | |
ranking what Cameron Norrie just did
it makes a massive difference, this | 4:04:28 | 4:04:34 | |
is a world-class team with players
able to compete on the world stage. | 4:04:34 | 4:04:38 | |
That makes a massive difference.
Spain go | 4:04:38 | 4:04:42 | |
That makes a massive difference.
Spain go through. Let's look at the | 4:04:42 | 4:04:44 | |
world group. Plenty of matches going
on as we speak. Reigning champions | 4:04:44 | 4:04:49 | |
France lead 2-1 against the
Netherlands. But 1-1 in the singles | 4:04:49 | 4:04:54 | |
match today so still a long way to
go. Italy have defeated Japan, | 4:04:54 | 4:04:59 | |
Fognini in an epic five set
thriller, saving match point. | 4:04:59 | 4:05:04 | |
Germany went through after Zverev
beat Krygios in straight sets. | 4:05:04 | 4:05:09 | |
Kazakhstan winning 4-1. | 4:05:09 | 4:05:16 | |
Kazakhstan winning 4-1. The singles
match with Croatia against Canada | 4:05:20 | 4:05:21 | |
today, it is one set to church. The
United States have defeated Serbia, | 4:05:21 | 4:05:33 | |
dead rubbers today. Belgium were 2-1
up, David Goffin is up in his | 4:05:33 | 4:05:39 | |
singles match today. | 4:05:39 | 4:05:44 | |
singles match today. Unfortunately
it is not Great Britain are going | 4:05:45 | 4:05:47 | |
through but we can hear from the
British captain Leon Smith who has | 4:05:47 | 4:05:50 | |
made his way to the pressroom. | 4:05:50 | 4:05:52 | |
Thank you for talking to us, not the
result you wanted but it was so | 4:05:55 | 4:05:59 | |
close again, the third set breaker,
if it had gone the other way we | 4:05:59 | 4:06:03 | |
might have been in business. I
cannot speak highly enough of what | 4:06:03 | 4:06:06 | |
Cameron has done all weekend. And
again today. People might have | 4:06:06 | 4:06:10 | |
thought it was a one off on Friday
but he did it again today against | 4:06:10 | 4:06:14 | |
another high-quality player. Both
breakers, anything can happen. | 4:06:14 | 4:06:20 | |
Pushed him really close and I am
really proud of him. Did you have | 4:06:20 | 4:06:25 | |
any inkling he was capable of
producing this tennis? Sergi | 4:06:25 | 4:06:29 | |
Bruguera could not believe he
sustained that level after four | 4:06:29 | 4:06:33 | |
hours. In June he looks really good
shape. Sitting on the bench at the | 4:06:33 | 4:06:39 | |
end feeling like he could all day.
The big thing for him is now he can | 4:06:39 | 4:06:44 | |
get physically more powerful, he can
get more power in the strokes. | 4:06:44 | 4:06:49 | |
Nobody can tell how someone will go
out and play an debut and he has | 4:06:49 | 4:06:53 | |
been playing mostly on Challenger
Tour but if he needs some sort of | 4:06:53 | 4:06:57 | |
reference point for how far he can
go he's got it this weekend. The | 4:06:57 | 4:07:00 | |
only way is up for him. He has to be
positive hasn't he? Absolutely. | 4:07:00 | 4:07:08 | |
Physically incredible and he played
well in practice but you don't know | 4:07:08 | 4:07:11 | |
what he will do, any player who
comes out on a Davis Cup debut and | 4:07:11 | 4:07:15 | |
going up a class in rankings and he
proved he can compete. For me he | 4:07:15 | 4:07:20 | |
will only go up and experience like
that, this is the toughest arena in | 4:07:20 | 4:07:24 | |
tennis, Davis Cup and he's gone out
in front of a huge crowd and who | 4:07:24 | 4:07:27 | |
knows where he can go? We have run
out of time but thank you gentlemen, | 4:07:27 | 4:07:33 | |
before we go, plenty of sport coming
up on BBC Two. One of Britain's best | 4:07:33 | 4:07:40 | |
hope for a medal at the Winter
Olympics and a special documentary | 4:07:40 | 4:07:43 | |
on her build-up to the games. Then
the last Ski Sunday before the | 4:07:43 | 4:07:47 | |
games. And Six Nations highlights at
six o'clock with highlights from all | 4:07:47 | 4:07:54 | |
three games. That's it from us, we
will be back hopefully in September | 4:07:54 | 4:08:01 | |
as Britain faced a tough play-off
match but what the future of Cameron | 4:08:01 | 4:08:05 | |
Norrie, we enjoyed watching him.
Goodbye. | 4:08:05 | 4:08:08 | |
Perfect start for Spain. That is
magnificent. No! No way! What was | 4:08:13 | 4:08:20 | |
that? Oh my goodness! Titanic set of
tennis comes to an end. Spain one | 4:08:20 | 4:08:28 | |
set up. Again we are witnessing
something pretty extraordinary. | 4:08:28 | 4:08:35 | |
Cameron Norrie has levelled the
match, it is 1-1. How did he win | 4:08:35 | 4:08:41 | |
that point? That could be massive.
Spain are one set away from the | 4:08:41 | 4:08:48 | |
quarterfinals of the Davis Cup. Free
now. Holds to love. What a proud | 4:08:48 | 4:08:58 | |
moment for Albert Ramos-Vinolas. | 4:08:58 | 4:08:59 |