:00:53. > :01:00.Welcome back to a steaming hot night in the Olympic Park here in Rio. If
:01:01. > :01:05.you were expecting Match Of The Day 2, that is now on BBC Two. Very good
:01:06. > :01:09.matches, including a cracker between Liverpool and Arsenal, and Jose Mari
:01:10. > :01:15.near's first game in charge of Manchester United. -- Jose Mourinho.
:01:16. > :01:19.But here, gold medals flying in from every direction, the latest here in
:01:20. > :01:24.the velodrome is Jason Kenny who has beaten team-mate Callum Skinner,
:01:25. > :01:30.gold Jason Kenny on the right, silver for Skinner on the left,
:01:31. > :01:33.Jason Kenny defends his title he won in London and wins his fifth gold
:01:34. > :01:42.medal, and he still has the keirin to come tomorrow. Tuesday, Sir Chris
:01:43. > :01:51.Hoy tells me. We also have a gold from Justin Rose in golf, two goals
:01:52. > :01:54.in gymnastics from Max Whitlock, and Andy Murray is defending his title
:01:55. > :02:04.right now against Juan Martin Del Potro. This was set point, and he
:02:05. > :02:13.was receiving serve with the opportunity to take the first set.
:02:14. > :02:33.COMMENTATOR: It is set point Murray, and there is the set. S veneer
:02:34. > :02:41.viewers, Murray went to 4-1, Del Potro clawed his way back, ...
:02:42. > :02:45.CLARE BALDING: And we are now joining live pictures, Del Potro is
:02:46. > :02:52.one break up already, but Andy Murray has a break back point. Paul
:02:53. > :02:57.Hand and Simon Reed. COMMENTATOR: It is the second time
:02:58. > :03:02.Del Potro has saved break point, but this is some of the best tennis in
:03:03. > :03:04.the match in this particular game. Murray broken early on, but fighting
:03:05. > :03:53.like a lion here in the second game. It has been a rich vein, dropping it
:03:54. > :03:56.short for the forehand. It is almost as if Andy Murray can sense that Del
:03:57. > :04:02.Potro is a little fatigued right now, and it is a rich passage of
:04:03. > :04:22.play for him. Can Del Potro come up with the goods for a third time?
:04:23. > :04:37.Serving percentage so much better than Murray, 68% first serves in,
:04:38. > :04:56.Murray 46. The return was great, the second
:04:57. > :05:00.shot wasn't. The sense of deflation because we are so used to watching
:05:01. > :05:23.Andy Murray bestows, so solid. Not so at the moment.
:05:24. > :05:45.Murray trying to lash that backhand across, but Del Potro escapes.
:05:46. > :06:11.Del Potro wasn't ready. Murray thought he had hit the perfect
:06:12. > :06:28.serve. What was that? Maybe a little bit of
:06:29. > :06:32.contamination, having not broken the last game. Bit of a flat point from
:06:33. > :07:03.Andy Murray there. He saw him come forward, and he
:07:04. > :07:34.wasn't put off. Murray's quickest server of the
:07:35. > :07:50.night, 204 K, that one. In contrast to the opening point of
:07:51. > :07:52.the game, that one had a lot of energy. Andy really committed to
:07:53. > :08:23.that, well inside the baseline. A surprise, he looked so rhythmic in
:08:24. > :09:04.that rally, did Del Potro. UMPIRE: Andy Murray is challenging
:09:05. > :09:15.the ball. Out it was. And Del Potro leads to-
:09:16. > :09:21.one in this second set. CLARE BALDING: And a reminder that
:09:22. > :09:27.here on BBC One you are watching live coverage of the men's singles
:09:28. > :09:34.gold medal match, man Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina who has very
:09:35. > :09:37.much comeback to form this year from injury, knocked Stan Wawrinka ad of
:09:38. > :09:41.Wimbledon, knocked Novak Djokovic charge of the first round of this
:09:42. > :09:46.Olympic singles competition, and Andy Murray, the defending champion,
:09:47. > :09:49.who has won Wimbledon this year. Big Argentinian supported Nat Stadium,
:09:50. > :09:53.but an awful lot of Murray supporters as well, and I know
:09:54. > :09:56.people watching at home will be right behind Murray as he tries to
:09:57. > :10:01.become the first man ever to defend the Olympic title. Match Of The Day
:10:02. > :10:05.2 is over on BBC Two, because here on BBC One, we are sticking with the
:10:06. > :10:12.tennis. COMMENTATOR: There is the Olympic
:10:13. > :10:20.Park. The Olympic Tennis Centre, the biggest in Brazil. Tennis not a
:10:21. > :10:32.major sport Brazil, despite the exploits of Gustavo Quetta and in
:10:33. > :10:35.recent years, football is dominant, but there is sufficient interest
:10:36. > :10:51.here to virtually fill this 10,000 seater stadium. Del Potro's match
:10:52. > :10:55.against Rafa was great to behold. And you have to credit Del Potro as
:10:56. > :10:58.well, he has done well to engineer what feels like a flimsy lead
:10:59. > :11:03.against an ever more robust Andy Murray. It has been a topsy-turvy
:11:04. > :11:08.kind of match, though. A few sways in the mentor back and forth, as you
:11:09. > :11:12.would expect. Del Potro meandering around with a slightly fatigued look
:11:13. > :11:14.from time to time but he is often deceptive cover he is a strongman.
:11:15. > :11:25.As is Murray. You can think he is on his last
:11:26. > :12:02.legs, and three hours later, he is still running up a spring chicken.
:12:03. > :12:13.He has looked good at the net, Del Potro. He has, he has coming over 20
:12:14. > :12:20.times and won 13 of them. Anti-Islamic a lot of first serves
:12:21. > :12:29.in, almost 70%, 68 in fact, to Murray's 49.
:12:30. > :13:07.-- and he is landing a lot of first serves in.
:13:08. > :13:14.He will not be denied. Even Murray, with all the qualities he has, is
:13:15. > :13:18.asking a lot when Del Potro gets on that forehand. When he does so,
:13:19. > :13:25.Murray's court position goes deeper and deeper back.
:13:26. > :13:51.So, new balls, and Murray just looked a little flat on that last
:13:52. > :13:56.point. Listen to the Argentines now. CHANTING.
:13:57. > :14:01.It is a huge task of Andy Murray when you are facing a very physical
:14:02. > :14:06.combat and in Juan Martin Del Potro, your body will go through a lull
:14:07. > :14:32.physically, and it seems he is in one right now.
:14:33. > :15:55.Just getting confirmation from Pascal that it was long.
:15:56. > :16:04.One more crushing blow and Murray should not expect any less than that
:16:05. > :16:09.when he drops it as short as that. Hasn't he responded to the loss of
:16:10. > :16:12.the first set? Del Potro has kept on battering away at Murray, showing a
:16:13. > :16:31.lot of spirit. Del Potro dropping it short and
:16:32. > :17:17.Murray suitably obliging. Safely enough, it is not a vintage
:17:18. > :17:24.Murray, but he trails 3-2 in the second set.
:17:25. > :17:30.CLARE BALDING: Back with the tenor shortly, back at the Velodrome,
:17:31. > :17:35.bringing you up-to-date with Mark Cavendish. He was six after the
:17:36. > :17:43.scratch race. Next up he had the individual pursuit and let us join
:17:44. > :17:49.the closing stages. This is a stupendous right from Mark
:17:50. > :17:52.Cavendish. Absolutely brilliant. 13 macro struggling, almost going
:17:53. > :18:04.slower with every revolution and Cavendish can see him. He can they
:18:05. > :18:08.Gaviria in front of him. What a gift to get a catch at this point in the
:18:09. > :18:14.race just as he is starting to tire. Perfect. He has something to aim at,
:18:15. > :18:22.Cavendish takes the bell. Rob ribosomes. He has caught the world
:18:23. > :18:28.champion -- what a ride this is. Half a lap to go. Into the back
:18:29. > :18:38.straight. Up towards the line. Mark Cavendish at a time of 4.16, 8.7
:18:39. > :18:44.eight. Here comes Gaviria who went out too fast. He really paid for it
:18:45. > :18:50.and only the seventh fastest time. Mark Cavendish has really made a
:18:51. > :18:55.point with that performance. Mark Cavendish sticking out his tongue.
:18:56. > :19:04.They were amazed. You take it in context with Bradley's Olympic
:19:05. > :19:08.record. 1.5 seconds behind that is phenomenal. This was one of the
:19:09. > :19:12.events we thought would be weaker and he has smashed it and there is
:19:13. > :19:19.still some way to go but at the moment he is on top of the pile. C
:19:20. > :19:36.Juan Martin Del Potro. Andy Murray having taken the first.
:19:37. > :19:56.Murray need some inspiration. He has been a little flat over the last
:19:57. > :20:18.quarter of an hour. It is a fight to get the magic going.
:20:19. > :20:26.You're absolutely right. He needs Del Potro to miss a few first
:20:27. > :20:31.serves, 89% first serves landed in the set. That is quite astonishing
:20:32. > :20:46.and it gives Murray no window on the point.
:20:47. > :21:01.Just the way. Murray's challenging. That obscured our view of that. I
:21:02. > :21:37.think Murray thought he had it. It was close enough to challenge.
:21:38. > :21:47.Murray trying to take the bull by the horns. This Argentine
:21:48. > :21:53.retaliates. Massive hitting from Juan Martin Del Potro. Blow after
:21:54. > :22:27.blow, raining down on Murray. It is a huge effort from a man who
:22:28. > :22:32.12 months ago was so upset about the problems with his wrist, three
:22:33. > :22:39.operations within a year on his wrist and he is not giving up the
:22:40. > :22:45.game. Could not even watch it on his television. Now, he is giving his
:22:46. > :23:09.absolute best in this Olympic final. No, he has misted! Murray stayed his
:23:10. > :23:23.ground. Is Del Potro going to challenge? It was definitely wide.
:23:24. > :23:30.Seemingly, just seeking confirmation from Pascal. Perhaps, he said, I
:23:31. > :23:54.will just challenge, if you like. Definitely out there.
:23:55. > :24:28.Starting to serve a lot better now, Murray.
:24:29. > :24:35.Mighty impressive, not just the power, but the way he dealt with the
:24:36. > :24:38.slice, the movement, the execution, the skill level, it is the bone
:24:39. > :24:43.crushing power that lands the telling blow. The height accounting
:24:44. > :25:11.for a lot of strength in this man. First serve percentage in the first
:25:12. > :25:17.set, you sort, 39, so far in this set, it is 72. Perversely, he won
:25:18. > :25:27.the first set and he is losing this one. But if he carries on serving
:25:28. > :25:32.like that, and he gets a look at a Del Potro return, who knows how this
:25:33. > :25:41.second set might go? It is for- through. An update in the Velodrome.
:25:42. > :25:53.Mark Cavendish had the fastest time in the individual pursuit section.
:25:54. > :25:59.This is leg two. Just being beaten by their Mariam Bolkvadze.
:26:00. > :26:09.Phenomenal performance. Mark Cavendish will be happy with his
:26:10. > :26:15.performance -- Lasse Norman Hansen?. That is like breaking the high jump
:26:16. > :26:20.record. They are multi event cyclist. It means Mark Cavendish
:26:21. > :26:24.after two events moves up to third place and Lasse Norman Hansen is out
:26:25. > :26:29.in front. There is Cavendish, recovering look like he is changing
:26:30. > :26:33.his suit for his race. It will be the elimination race. The person who
:26:34. > :26:39.is last on every other lap gets knocked out. Jason Kenny won the
:26:40. > :26:44.gold medal in the men's individual sprint. Callum Skinner took the
:26:45. > :26:47.silver medal. Back to the tennis, Murray will make break down in the
:26:48. > :26:51.second set having taken the first seven games. He is playing Del
:26:52. > :26:59.Potro. He is a big lad. He sure is and he is playing
:27:00. > :27:10.big-time tennis right now. They have blended and well. --
:27:11. > :27:31.blended in well. He is commentating for Brazilian
:27:32. > :27:32.television, one of the most famous Brazilian tennis players of all
:27:33. > :28:09.time. Sledgehammer blow. Never tire of
:28:10. > :28:10.when that racquet tip just drops that great big distance, accelerates
:28:11. > :28:28.in doing so. Murray desperate to break back.
:28:29. > :28:51.Cannot quite get a handle on it. It is a familiar sound. When Del
:28:52. > :28:53.Potro launches up the ball, that valid when the racquet cracks into
:28:54. > :29:19.the ball. -- launches at the ball. Murray unable to get a return
:29:20. > :29:46.service hold at all in that game. They will have to quieten down,
:29:47. > :30:06.Murray is just about to try to serve to stay in this set.
:30:07. > :30:16.CHEERING The tempo that this man is living at
:30:17. > :30:53.now, it is quite something. But is it sustainable?
:30:54. > :31:03.Unusualness from Murray, and he is two points from dropping this set.
:31:04. > :31:07.It has just been a relentless length of shot from Del Potro that Murray
:31:08. > :31:09.can do nothing about. It is just knocking him off balance, it is
:31:10. > :31:53.pulling him. Let's go, from Murray. At times in
:31:54. > :31:54.the last 15, 20 minutes, he has almost looked powerless to do
:31:55. > :32:21.anything about it. Well, he was due a miss. When he
:32:22. > :32:25.finds his spots, he can wrench the match away from you, Del Potro, but
:32:26. > :32:58.Murray has a little way in here. Can he hold on?
:32:59. > :33:12.A Rory McArdle from the Argentines. -- shout of approval. This is a
:33:13. > :33:43.level up at one set all. Oh, yes! Great skill. Because the
:33:44. > :34:01.preceding shot wasn't up to much. He had the drop shot which sat
:34:02. > :34:08.upright type, I thought Del Potro would do more with that, but it went
:34:09. > :34:10.right that Murray, beautiful hands to deflect it right back into the
:34:11. > :35:05.space. Murray digging in. Andy Murray had
:35:06. > :35:08.his best in that point, asking a number of tough questions, putting
:35:09. > :35:13.the ball into all parts of the court the Del Potro who was trying to
:35:14. > :35:17.unleash that furious forehand, running round his backhand as much
:35:18. > :35:25.as possible. But he is blowing after that point. Wouldn't Murray love to
:35:26. > :35:35.give him an identical point right here?
:35:36. > :35:43.UMPIRE: Let, first service. He called a let. Murray didn't hear
:35:44. > :36:13.it. Perhaps he didn't want to hear it.
:36:14. > :36:24.Del Potro dumps forehand. Murray holds, but Del Potro will serve for
:36:25. > :36:40.the second set. So, how are his nerves right now?
:36:41. > :36:47.How crucial this is. He has to take this second set, surely? You would
:36:48. > :36:50.imagine so, with all of his endeavours so far in this
:36:51. > :36:55.tournament, he must be quite exhausted, so a critical set, as we
:36:56. > :37:01.said in the first Del Potro. So, he is being asked the serve it out
:37:02. > :37:06.question after the sit down by Andy Murray, one of the best returners of
:37:07. > :37:09.serve in the game, of course, but being rendered ineffective due to a
:37:10. > :37:17.high quality of serving of Del Potro. Thus far in the set. Murray
:37:18. > :37:29.has played better in the latter half of the set than he did at the start.
:37:30. > :37:33.It is a lovely night. It is difficult to believe this is winter
:37:34. > :37:40.in Brazil, but it is. The temperature today was up towards 30
:37:41. > :37:54.Celsius. Now it is pleasant, I would think around 20, 20 one. So, what is
:37:55. > :38:02.Del Potro made off here? Murray will examine, that's for sure. Del Potro
:38:03. > :38:03.serving for the second set. We have already been going to hours and six
:38:04. > :38:54.minutes. Murray defending as if his life
:38:55. > :38:55.depended on it. He understands how important that first point is in the
:38:56. > :39:17.service game. He is not the quickest to play. Was
:39:18. > :40:16.he any slower than? CHEERING
:40:17. > :40:22.Just enough weight to buckle Andy Murray. He is desperate to get his
:40:23. > :41:40.teeth into this return game. Oh, yes. Murray again asking the
:41:41. > :41:45.question, and what an answer that was from Del Potro. You have to
:41:46. > :41:50.credit the return approach from Andy Murray there, very brave, but Del
:41:51. > :41:56.Potro coming up with a tremendous pass here.
:41:57. > :42:22.Well, it was a big ask even for someone hitting it is consistently
:42:23. > :43:11.well as Del Potro. Set point number two.
:43:12. > :43:22.Yes. That time, Andy Murray giving Del Potro some of his own medicine.
:43:23. > :43:27.Some huge forehands. Almost suggesting, I am fed up of being
:43:28. > :43:28.bullied, have some of this back. Very intense point from Murray
:43:29. > :44:10.there. Murray was going to challenge it,
:44:11. > :44:19.you'd looked all right, I to say. He is not moving across. Inspired
:44:20. > :44:45.challenge. -- it looked all right, I have to say.
:44:46. > :45:01.So good. Relentless from Del Potro. Gone on the front foot and was not
:45:02. > :45:28.going to relinquish the grep. -- grep. -- grip.
:45:29. > :46:04.A huge shot from this huge man and after two and a quarter hours, we
:46:05. > :46:11.are back where we started, it is one set all. CLARE BALDING: And up to
:46:12. > :46:17.the stage of the Olympics, it has been best of three sets but for the
:46:18. > :46:23.final it is best of five. Del Potro level things up, but still a long
:46:24. > :46:28.way to go on a searingly hot day and night in Rio. It has been a
:46:29. > :46:34.sensational day so far for British sport. Andy Murray will have gained
:46:35. > :46:46.a huge lift because five gold medals have been won. This is what has
:46:47. > :46:50.happened so far. Until today, Great Britain had never won Olympics
:46:51. > :46:56.gymnastics gold but two Kevin Long with Max Whitlock winning both the
:46:57. > :47:04.floor and the pommel horse, Louis Smith took the silver on the pommel
:47:05. > :47:09.horse. It was a British one to on the track as Jason Kenny won his
:47:10. > :47:17.fifth Olympic gold, beating his team-mate Callum Skinner who took
:47:18. > :47:23.the silver medal. Justin Rose health of the open champion Henrik Stenson
:47:24. > :47:28.to become the first British Olympic champion for 112 years. He said the
:47:29. > :47:36.people who doubted golf or wrong. He said it had been at the forefront of
:47:37. > :47:42.his mind. In sailing, Nick Dempsey got Britain's first medal of the
:47:43. > :47:50.Olympic regatta with the silver medal in the windsurfing. That is
:47:51. > :47:54.now official. And there will be another British medal on the way in
:47:55. > :47:57.the water as Giles Scott has guaranteed gold in the men's fin and
:47:58. > :48:04.that will be confirmed in the medal race on Tuesday. Mark Cavendish has
:48:05. > :48:10.moved up to third place after two events in the omnium. The
:48:11. > :48:15.elimination race will take place on BBC Four but Chris Hoy has been
:48:16. > :48:19.watching Jason Kenny who was the sprint champion in London defend his
:48:20. > :48:29.title in style against Callum Skinner. Here is the medal ceremony
:48:30. > :48:35.with Simon. Silver medallist and representing Great Britain... Callum
:48:36. > :48:46.Skinner. The silver to go with the gold medal
:48:47. > :48:50.won on the opening night, that was in the team sprint. Jason Kenny was
:48:51. > :48:55.alongside him, a team-mate on that occasion. The pair of them, the
:48:56. > :49:03.roommates going head to head for Olympic gold medal today -- Olympic
:49:04. > :49:08.gold. They get an extra one every time they win a medal. Jason Kenny's
:49:09. > :49:18.wonders could be a real problem for the tumble dryer. Now for the gold
:49:19. > :49:20.medal. Gold medallist and Olympic champion... Representing Great
:49:21. > :49:39.Britain... Jason Kenny! Jason Kenny, Olympic
:49:40. > :49:45.sprint champion again, for the second time in his career, silver in
:49:46. > :49:57.Beijing, gold in London and gold now in Rio and 2016.
:49:58. > :50:05.Unassuming yet unstoppable, once he has changed into his suit. He looks
:50:06. > :50:14.to be taking it all in his stride, that is for sure. Good to see him
:50:15. > :50:43.smile, he has had a difficult few years. Boy, has he timed it right.
:50:44. > :51:28.He has still got the keirin to come. Jason Kenny and among the best
:51:29. > :51:31.British. When you're looking at the list of great British Olympians,
:51:32. > :51:35.there is Chris Hoy and Jason Kenny joins the likes of Bradley Wiggins
:51:36. > :51:42.and Steve Redgrave on five. He could be up there on six along with you by
:51:43. > :51:47.the end of the week. I expect that. He has a fantastic chance in the
:51:48. > :51:52.keirin. Still with the power and the speed he has, I cannot see anyone
:51:53. > :51:58.touching as long as he stays safe. Three times in Beijing, British
:51:59. > :52:02.athletes won four gold medals in one day, never before have the British
:52:03. > :52:07.team won five gold medals at and away games. It is down to Andy
:52:08. > :52:13.Murray to see if it can be done here in Rio. He is one set all in the
:52:14. > :52:19.best of five set gold medal match against one Martin Del Potro. Let us
:52:20. > :52:24.rejoin our commentators. -- Juan Martin Del Potro.
:52:25. > :52:30.I mentioned at the end of the second set that we are back where we were.
:52:31. > :52:36.As far as the scoreboard is concerned, we are, but it has taken
:52:37. > :52:41.a lot out of both players, probably more out of Del Potro. How much has
:52:42. > :52:58.he got left? How much has yesterday taken out of him?
:52:59. > :53:07.Del Potro bead Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. He is a very strong
:53:08. > :53:11.man at 606. We must all take anything for granted. He is a
:53:12. > :53:16.tireless athlete. Yes it was difficult, but I think he has what
:53:17. > :53:40.it takes. It is easy raw power. A rocket. That is not fair. It is
:53:41. > :53:57.otherworldly tennis right now. The serve came down 194 kilometres
:53:58. > :54:05.per hour, and look at the back-up. Blistering.
:54:06. > :54:12.We want to see a few more of those. That kind of comes with the
:54:13. > :54:32.territory on occasions. But not very often of late.
:54:33. > :54:53.It has been a difficult comeback for Juan Martin Del Potro, even this
:54:54. > :54:56.year, he has got to the semifinal of a couple of tournaments, I don't
:54:57. > :55:03.think he has ever played as well as he is right now. Holding to 15,
:55:04. > :55:06.mirroring that game of Andy Murray's. That was just far too
:55:07. > :55:34.good. Is he going to challenge? There was
:55:35. > :55:42.no gesture or fall from the line judge.
:55:43. > :55:57.UMPIRE: Challenging the call on the left nearside. Del Potro is saying,
:55:58. > :56:02.how much time due give him? He is just letting Pascal Maria no, I
:56:03. > :56:20.notice that. But Murray has challenged earlier.
:56:21. > :56:26.Scoreboard parity, set all, game all, 15-15. All to play for, Gold
:56:27. > :57:03.medal at stake. He has played drop shot swell. He
:57:04. > :57:07.has played with imagination. I like it when Murray changes at the
:57:08. > :57:11.scenery like this. He doesn't want to get into those relentless ground
:57:12. > :57:14.rallies will Del Potro who at the moment is just too good. Nice to
:57:15. > :58:06.come to the net occasionally. What you didn't see at home was the
:58:07. > :58:06.fact that at the end of that point, Del Potro looking exhausted,
:58:07. > :58:14.frankly. And ace to finish.
:58:15. > :58:32.UMPIRE: New balls, please. I heard what you said about Del
:58:33. > :58:38.Potro, his easy power, you think you might last. I wonder if Murray might
:58:39. > :58:42.doubt that. The only man who can live with him as far as a four or
:58:43. > :58:46.five hour Matt. This could well be a five-hour match, he would back
:58:47. > :58:50.himself to last that more than Del Potro, and whether or not you are
:58:51. > :58:55.right, I think that is in the bank with Murray. You are just trying to
:58:56. > :59:02.please the British fans at home! I do hear what you're saying, but when
:59:03. > :59:06.Del Potro is finding his mark, he is unplayable, and obviously it is the
:59:07. > :59:10.phases he goes through, the and elation is in his performance, he
:59:11. > :59:16.has to control them, but he can rip the match from Murray. Phenomenal
:59:17. > :59:23.tennis at the back there, but I think if Murray physically has
:59:24. > :59:29.enough to sustain, it comes down to that, he will find a way through.
:59:30. > :59:36.But it is anyone's right now, it is so hard to call. You could argue
:59:37. > :59:41.either way, as we are doing here. One things for sure, Del Potro is
:59:42. > :59:50.playing some inspired tennis. When he won the US Open back in 2009, he
:59:51. > :59:55.was such a destructive force. I reckon since the wrist injury
:59:56. > :00:01.started, he has not played a better match than he is right now. Agreed.
:00:02. > :00:05.When you look at his 2016 results, absolutely agree.
:00:06. > :00:14.Even against Rafa in the semifinal, it was an amazing contest, an
:00:15. > :00:16.incredible finish, but he is coming even better than that. So, new
:00:17. > :00:55.balls. Murray will also know he is not
:00:56. > :01:01.playing badly, he is playing pretty well. I don't think he will be
:01:02. > :01:04.discouraged. He will be buoyed by some of the signals Del Potro is
:01:05. > :01:43.occasionally giving off, body language wise.
:01:44. > :01:50.Aggressive play from Murray there, but all let down by that final shot.
:01:51. > :01:53.There was a crack on the return of serve from Andy Murray, but he
:01:54. > :02:43.couldn't follow it up with anything too effective.
:02:44. > :03:12.He has yet to miss a first serve in this third set, Del Potro.
:03:13. > :03:16.Del Potro guessed which way he was going, and Murray had to put it a
:03:17. > :03:38.little further away. And Del Potro has these guys to keep
:03:39. > :05:14.him going. Good industry and focus from Murray.
:05:15. > :05:18.You just feel in rallies like that, it is the drip, drip torture for Del
:05:19. > :05:22.Potro, compounding what happened yesterday. Two and a half hours,
:05:23. > :06:03.this has been going on. He has come forward with 80% effect,
:06:04. > :06:26.Andy Murray. We have seen that forehand volley put away all night.
:06:27. > :06:33.Good serving from Murray. No breaks of serve, and no danger to the
:06:34. > :06:49.server so far insects number three. We saw that massive match that help
:06:50. > :06:58.true played in the semifinal in London, it was 19-17 in the third
:06:59. > :07:03.set when he lost to Federer and really did keep the energy going.
:07:04. > :07:08.But Murray just on his case now, and you know that Del Potro has got to
:07:09. > :07:14.keep firing with the same power, the same kind of consistency. Maybe he
:07:15. > :07:19.will, and if he does, he deserves it. You are winning me over. Andy
:07:20. > :07:24.Murray with the lead in this third set, so Del Potro is playing catch
:07:25. > :07:34.up, that is a tough dynamic, to chase the set the whole time. It is
:07:35. > :07:38.been such a horrific atmosphere out here this evening, all the fans
:07:39. > :08:45.having a ball. -- a terrific atmosphere.
:08:46. > :09:22.First double fault of the match for Del Potro.
:09:23. > :09:27.Well, you wait two and a half hours for the first of all unlike London
:09:28. > :09:43.buses, they come together. And now the British and the honorary
:09:44. > :09:56.British, getting involved. They said something.
:09:57. > :10:06.Just loathe to it. He hates unforced errors with a passion, Andy Murray.
:10:07. > :10:21.Del Potro is going through a bit of the mini lull here.
:10:22. > :11:00.Yes six --! He loves his boxing and that was a short right hook. Just
:11:01. > :11:04.when you thought the Argentinian was on a rampant run again, look at that
:11:05. > :11:08.moment of inspiration from Andy Murray, doing so well to turn it
:11:09. > :12:06.back around and get that up and down. Break point, first of the set.
:12:07. > :12:16.Just missed it! Murray challenging with the move forward. No challenge
:12:17. > :12:40.from Del Potro. Break point once more, for Murray.
:12:41. > :12:51.He has got what he wanted. It has taken a while, he has been under the
:12:52. > :12:55.cosh, he has taken huge punishment, but he has stood tall and now he
:12:56. > :13:04.gets his reward. Murray gets the break and he leaves 4-2. Any time
:13:05. > :13:07.that you hit two double faults in a game, Del Potro, that was a lip
:13:08. > :13:14.service game and he tried to retrieve the situation but in the
:13:15. > :13:25.end, Murray having his way. Like a roaring lion, he is back. That is
:13:26. > :13:26.the Brazilians are roaring Murray on the Argentinians trying to drown
:13:27. > :14:06.them out. One thing occurs to me, I think
:14:07. > :14:11.Murray and Rafael Nadal who have this nine o'clock flight book, the
:14:12. > :14:18.driver is going to have to wait. Unlike for you and me, he will. --
:14:19. > :14:53.but. Murray sensing that Del Potro is
:14:54. > :14:54.going through a bit of a lull, that was a wounding break of serve and he
:14:55. > :15:27.is trying to compound the pressure. So good for a Murray. Just the right
:15:28. > :15:36.tactic for Del Potro, he got Murray so far back. Phenomenally fit,
:15:37. > :15:39.Murray, absolutely was. We know the skill. Weather the storm from that
:15:40. > :15:45.bone-crushing forehand again and came out on top this time, there is
:15:46. > :17:02.a real resilience in defence from Murray, great skills.
:17:03. > :17:12.You had to take that on the chin. He has taken a few, more than a few.
:17:13. > :17:14.Blistering pace, you never tire of watching him do this, just crashing
:17:15. > :17:44.the ball. It is on! No challenge from Del
:17:45. > :17:49.Potro and Murray has a three-game commission and now set number three.
:17:50. > :17:57.Three games in a row for Andy Murray, real strong passage of play
:17:58. > :18:02.for him. Too much for some. We thought it would be an afternoon
:18:03. > :18:09.match! It is after ten o'clock in the evening. You still feel that it
:18:10. > :18:14.has a long way to run. Having a sleep amongst all this noise, he
:18:15. > :18:20.must be very tired! I do not think they are going to sleep. It is a
:18:21. > :18:27.raucous atmosphere. But not intimidating. Yes, it is a warm and
:18:28. > :18:31.friendly atmosphere and that has been a theme running through this
:18:32. > :18:37.games, the Brazilian warmth, the carnival kind of feel, when we went
:18:38. > :18:42.down to Copacabana beach and the protest was on, it was all done in a
:18:43. > :18:51.loving sort of way. They were doing the Samba Wylie were protesting! Not
:18:52. > :18:56.to make light of what is a serious economic situation here, but that is
:18:57. > :18:58.what it was. This is what sport brings, a lot of light relief in
:18:59. > :19:16.tricky times. So Del Potro serving to stay in set
:19:17. > :20:05.number three. Not far wrong. Look, he is going to
:20:06. > :20:09.challenge. He had a query. Do not know quite what signal Pascal gave
:20:10. > :20:39.him, but it was enough to go for it. Good call.
:20:40. > :20:47.Another one drifts on, it is getting to be a pattern. There are more
:20:48. > :20:49.lulls in the concentration of Del Potro at the moment, Murray has had
:20:50. > :21:11.some timely resurgent tennis. Was he a fraction slower? Three set
:21:12. > :22:15.points for Andy Murray. Brilliant! And on this quite
:22:16. > :22:21.extraordinary day for British board, Andy Murray is one set away from his
:22:22. > :22:36.second Olympic gold medal -- sport. And didn't he finish it well? It was
:22:37. > :22:39.beautiful, a spike through the heart of Del Potro, metaphorically
:22:40. > :22:46.speaking, a wonderful forehand return strike from Murray,
:22:47. > :22:54.brilliant, 2-1 sets up and Murray is in a commanding position. CLARE
:22:55. > :22:59.BALDING: Andy Murray looking hugely dominant. One more set and the gold
:23:00. > :23:03.medal will be his game and it would be the third of four Great Britain
:23:04. > :23:07.on an extraordinary Sunday. Chris Hoy and I have been watching it and
:23:08. > :23:12.keeping an eye on what was happening in the elimination race of omnium.
:23:13. > :23:16.Mark Cavendish was in third place. In the elimination race they go
:23:17. > :23:19.round, sprinting every other lap and he ever is at the back gets knocked
:23:20. > :23:25.out. Very exciting but quite dangerous and coming into it at the
:23:26. > :23:30.back of the field, you will see Hanson who was the leader. It was
:23:31. > :23:38.hugely important where he went and he was out, narrowly, only just at
:23:39. > :23:44.the back of the Dane at the back. Thomas Johansson went not long
:23:45. > :23:53.afterwards. He was relegated for coming off the track. I do not think
:23:54. > :24:00.he needed to do it -- 52-macro. He made the decision to try and sneak
:24:01. > :24:05.up the inside -- Roger Kluge. On the final lap it was Italy versus
:24:06. > :24:12.France. Fantastic sprint to take the win. They were probably two of the
:24:13. > :24:14.top four riders you would have expected. It was a shame for Mark
:24:15. > :24:41.Cavendish. So do you think he can win this? I
:24:42. > :24:48.do. We are going to head off and cheer on Andy Murray and see if he
:24:49. > :24:53.can get us to another gold medal. Here is an idea of the timetable.
:24:54. > :24:59.Don't go to bed! We will be back with Andy Murray and Juan Martin Del
:25:00. > :25:02.Potro, and later, Usain Bolt will be defending his title for a third time
:25:03. > :25:10.in the 100 metres, so Jason, you have a great evening ahead.
:25:11. > :25:14.We have indeed, Clare and Chris. It is the school holidays, the children
:25:15. > :25:18.are off, so let them stay up and witness a little bit of history in
:25:19. > :25:22.the athletics, because this is all the information that you need to
:25:23. > :25:27.know for this evening's viewing. We have got one heck of a night lined
:25:28. > :25:31.up for you. Andy Murray and Juan Martin Del Potro, we will go back to
:25:32. > :25:35.that very shortly. It is a gold medal match, Andy Murray, winner of
:25:36. > :25:40.the gold medal in London 2012, can he do it again? BBC Four is where
:25:41. > :25:43.you need to go if you want to see the build-up to what is going to be
:25:44. > :25:51.a terrific night of athletics from the Olympic Stadium, that is at
:25:52. > :26:04.12:15am, but the time you need, the men's 100 metres final, Usain Bolt
:26:05. > :26:06.versus Gatling, 2:25am, that will follow the conclusion of this match.
:26:07. > :26:20.So let's go back to Centre Court. COMMENTATOR: Andy Murray in a bit of
:26:21. > :26:25.trouble, dropped the opening two points of this first game of the
:26:26. > :26:55.fourth set. One massive overhead error. Now at 15-30.
:26:56. > :27:03.It is exactly what happened at the start of the second set. He worked
:27:04. > :27:07.so hard to take the first, there was a little dip, and it seems it is
:27:08. > :27:14.happening again here, two break points for the Argentine. Here's
:27:15. > :27:16.having a howler of a game, Andy Murray. It isn't reflecting quite
:27:17. > :27:42.right at the moment. Difficult to fathom, and maybe
:27:43. > :27:47.Murray is struggling to find out exactly why that happened, but it
:27:48. > :27:51.happened. And Del Potro, to be honest, didn't have to do an awful
:27:52. > :27:56.lot. A very limp away to concede his service game, he will be frustrated
:27:57. > :27:59.with that, but Del Potro delighted, as you say, he didn't have to do
:28:00. > :28:11.much at all, he has the early break in this fourth set.
:28:12. > :28:25.Just when it was looking really Graham for Del Potro, he has been
:28:26. > :28:51.handed a lifeline. -- really grim. And they are still with him.
:28:52. > :29:02.Well, the speed gun is broken, so we can't tell you how quick that was.
:29:03. > :29:06.Murray has got a warning there. I think for audible obscenity. I hope
:29:07. > :29:48.you didn't pick it up at home. There is a renewed intensity and Del
:29:49. > :29:53.Potro that we haven't seen for a while, and that is because he has
:29:54. > :29:57.been handed a break of serve. These things happen over the course of a
:29:58. > :30:15.long match. We are almost into the fourth hour.
:30:16. > :30:22.And because of the gravitas of the situation, you often ask yourself, I
:30:23. > :30:26.wonder how these athletes slept last night, with having to play for the
:30:27. > :30:30.gold medal, with it all at stake, how much rest they got, the
:30:31. > :30:41.adulation Del Potro will have received, having beaten Nadal.
:30:42. > :30:42.On the other hand, he might have been so shattered that he stopped