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:00:16. > :00:18.Welcome to viewers on BBC One. We are watching the gold medal match.

:00:19. > :00:28.Andy Murray and Laura Robson up against Max Mirnyi and Victoria

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:00:34. > :00:44.If you are watching on BBC Two, now is the time to switch over to BBC

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:00:44. > :01:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:01:26. > :01:36.One to see if they can turn this Laura Robson, serving for the

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:01:36. > :02:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:02:28. > :02:38.This team had been absolutely brilliant. They have broken Max me

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:02:50. > :02:55.knee in the very first game of this There is almost a grown up when the

:02:55. > :03:05.Andy Murray makes a mistake, that is how perfectly has been all day -

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:03:12. > :03:22.Great Britain take the opening set! It only takes them 30 minutes.

:03:22. > :03:42.

:03:42. > :03:46.he challenge? He did challenge. But We will get some statistics up in a

:03:46. > :03:54.minute but until we do, what has gone right for Great Britain and

:03:54. > :03:59.what has not worked for the Belorussian squares --

:03:59. > :04:06.Belorussians? You cannot lose the opening serve with the man serving,

:04:06. > :04:10.you just cannot do that. Mirnyi played an awful game there. Laura

:04:10. > :04:15.Robson has just continued at the way she has been playing, she has

:04:15. > :04:19.attacked. When she is going for it, she will make some mistakes but she

:04:19. > :04:25.puts a lot of pressure on her opponents and her first serve has

:04:25. > :04:31.been so good. At the moment Mirnyi and Azarenka cannot get rural

:04:31. > :04:41.Robson. That was supposed to be the weak link -- cannot get to Laura

:04:41. > :04:49.They know they have to get into the match right now, Belarus. The need

:04:49. > :04:59.to put some pressure on Robson, because she has been brilliant. You

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:04:59. > :05:09.have to try and stay away from Andy Will there be a response from the

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:06:01. > :06:11.top seeds? Mirnyi will start us off In the top right, in the red shirt,

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:07:10. > :07:20.That is brilliant serving from Just the start that the top seeds

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:07:58. > :08:01.Nicely done there from Murray. He put it nice and deep. He has only

:08:01. > :08:07.played four events this year in doubles, because of his singles

:08:07. > :08:15.commitments. They will with his brother, Jamie. -- and they will

:08:15. > :08:19.He is such a great tennis player that he would win Grand Slams if he

:08:19. > :08:29.played doubles, as would Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. They

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:08:55. > :09:00.OK, though. A good first volley from Robson. I like the way she is

:09:00. > :09:05.staying close into the net. She is not backing up. She is making them

:09:05. > :09:15.hit really good shot to get past her. She is staying close to the

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:09:15. > :09:21.I can't believe Andy Murray has actually entered next week in the

:09:21. > :09:25.Masters series in Toronto. I have a feeling there might be a phone call

:09:25. > :09:35.being made. He can't play that surely, after all this emotion this

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:09:46. > :09:51.There have been a few phone-calls to that Montreal tournament. Rafael

:09:51. > :10:01.Nadal is out, Roger Federer is out, Djokovic is out. We won't worry

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:10:01. > :11:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:11:03. > :11:09.Laura says her Olympic title is It is OK. Don't forget, she is 18.

:11:09. > :11:19.This is the biggest match of her career. She had to go for that. No

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:11:48. > :11:58.A lot more movement now from Mirnyi. He is trying to get into this match

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:12:17. > :12:24.This is the big game coming up now. The first pressure game. The Brits

:12:24. > :12:34.has been so good right from the start. It has been plain sailing.

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:12:34. > :12:44.Laura Robson is serving this. This is where Azarenka will expect she

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:13:03. > :13:08.will have the best chance of She has been so solid so far on

:13:08. > :13:13.serve, Robson. She had a bit of a struggle against the Aussies in the

:13:13. > :13:23.quarter-finals. They broke her three times. And twice against the

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:13:55. > :14:05.Certainly not feeling the pressure so far. That was a magnificent

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:14:27. > :14:31.One of the things that has helped the British team is in the great

:14:31. > :14:36.preparation they have had, Laura did a few days in the village, just

:14:36. > :14:46.to get a feel of the Olympics. Yet she is staying at home, which is

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:15:01. > :15:05.They have also been able to get away from its a little, they have a

:15:05. > :15:15.little house at the back here, so they can have treatment, and just

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:15:20. > :15:26.take a break from a very busy That was a late call, but it is out.

:15:26. > :15:32.That was a pity, because it was a good first serve from Robson.

:15:32. > :15:42.has taken almost three-quarters of an hour of play. But the

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:15:45. > :15:51.Belorussians finally have a break That is it. We have a momentum

:15:52. > :16:01.switch now in this gold medal match. It can change so quickly. Andy

:16:01. > :16:11.Murray should have made that volley, He is mad himself, he knows it cost

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:16:12. > :16:22.them back again. A different format for the mixed doubles. It will be a

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:18:01. > :18:06.10 point tie-breaker if we need to As I said, we're not there yet, but

:18:06. > :18:16.it does look as if we are heading to a Champions' tie-break, which

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:18:24. > :18:34.they play it, first to 10. Instead It has been high risk, high-stakes

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:18:51. > :19:01.The beast has been woken. He is really starting to take control in

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:19:09. > :19:19.Mirnyi holds once more. The Belorussians take a 4-1 lead in the

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:19:29. > :19:36.The scenery has completely changed in this match. Doesn't take a lot

:19:37. > :19:41.in doubles. Whether it is normal or mixed doubles, a couple of mistakes,

:19:41. > :19:47.and Andy Murray just missed that forehand volley at 30-30 on Laura

:19:47. > :19:57.Robson's serve, and he had been immaculate throughout. Then the

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:20:24. > :20:30.whole momentum changes, it can go Azarenka, also playing a lot better

:20:30. > :20:40.now. Also getting more returns back into play, tipping the ball at

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:21:10. > :21:20.Hasn't Judy been through quite Girlfriend Kim and Father William

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:21:36. > :21:42.somewhere in that play a box as Has to be absolutely perfect, when

:21:42. > :21:52.you are coming in for a volley like that, Mirnyi is a big man, you have

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:22:01. > :22:05.Four service games played for Andy Murray, just four points lost. It

:22:05. > :22:13.is such a dominant part of Great Britain's performance out here on

:22:13. > :22:23.Centre Court. Can the Belorussians get through the Azarenka service

:22:23. > :22:31.

:22:31. > :22:40.Much better served, they missed a lot of first serves in the first

:22:40. > :22:43.set. Laura Robson hasn't had as many opportunities to give the big

:22:43. > :22:53.returns she is capable of. She has been at full stretch much more in

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:23:06. > :23:16.Is that adrenalin ever going to run out? A I don't think so! Bidding to

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:23:17. > :23:27.become a double gold medallist That was good from Azarenka. She is

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:23:29. > :23:39.She went off to train in the United States at a young age on her own.

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:23:39. > :24:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:24:20. > :24:30.Her rich to the top has been a This is a great fightback from

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:24:48. > :24:53.So, where now fraught Robson and Murray? What should their response

:24:53. > :24:58.be? The thing is, their opponents have both started playing better,

:24:58. > :25:03.but they are both returning serve better, Mirnyi is the one who is

:25:03. > :25:10.taking charge at the net, and Azarenka is solid from the baseline.

:25:10. > :25:15.They have to keep on focusing here. This is a big game coming up. Laura

:25:15. > :25:20.Robson has to keep going for the ball and she has been. She hasn't

:25:21. > :25:24.been getting as many balls over, but a lot of that is the serving

:25:24. > :25:29.from Mirnyi and at Azarenka, which has been a lot better in this said.

:25:30. > :25:34.But it will come. Even read doesn't in this set, you have the tie-

:25:34. > :25:39.breaker, which it is very open, anything can happen. Andy Murray is

:25:39. > :25:49.the captain, he has to keep encouraging Laura. A long way to go

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:26:13. > :26:23.yet. Great Britain, serving to stay He has been great, Andy Murray. He

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:26:28. > :26:38.has been so good with her. It has It has been lovely, because he

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:26:47. > :26:55.doesn't dare tell her exactly what Azarenka, not happy with Mirnyi

:26:55. > :27:05.there! Le oche he wasn't turning round to see her reaction -- lucky.

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:27:53. > :28:02.The hands went up in the air. Why That is too good. Azarenka, really

:28:02. > :28:07.coming to the party now. As she said, she is the Australian Open

:28:07. > :28:17.champion, already a bronze in the singles. She beat Kirilenko for the

:28:17. > :28:34.

:28:34. > :28:39.Laura Robson wanted a piece of that Yesterday, Laura's parents were

:28:39. > :28:45.here at Wimbledon, I haven't seen them here today, I almost have the

:28:45. > :28:50.feeling they can't bear to watch. I'm sure they must be at home

:28:50. > :29:00.somewhere, hidden about somewhere in the grounds. I'm sure they won't

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:29:02. > :29:12.Max Mirnyi now, with the new balls, serving to take this into the

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:30:32. > :30:42.They haven't missed too much in this second set, the top seed's.

:30:42. > :30:56.

:30:56. > :31:02.They were quite inspirational in the first set, Murray and Robson.

:31:02. > :31:12.It has been the Belorussians that have dominated the second. Mirnyi

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:31:12. > :32:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:32:19. > :32:29.After exactly one hour's play, Azarenka and Mirnyi level up and

:32:29. > :32:36.

:32:36. > :32:40.It is all on the line now. This 10 point tie-breaker. If we see when

:32:40. > :32:46.Great Britain hath won this mixed doubles events. It has only been

:32:46. > :32:56.played six times. They one the inaugural one in 1900, Dougherty

:32:56. > :33:06.and Cooper, in Paris. -- A won the inaugural one. They got FF300. In

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:33:09. > :33:19.Stockholm, Great Britain won. And 1920, and work. -- in Antwerp. The

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:33:29. > :33:34.Azarenka and Mirnyi certainly proved they were level. This is a

:33:34. > :33:44.shoot-out now. First to 10. Anything can happen. Who hold their

:33:44. > :34:04.

:34:04. > :34:09.Not a good start but unlike with the normal tie-break, first-7, it

:34:09. > :34:19.is first to 10, so time to get back if you do get a bad start. That

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:34:47. > :34:57.The noise around the Centre court has to be heard to be believed. How

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:35:12. > :35:22.they would love to see another Max Mirnyi is serving so much

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:36:32. > :36:42.Robson takes on Mirnyi. She did This is the first to 10, not your

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:36:55. > :37:02.It is on the line! That look like that was Mirnyi's

:37:02. > :37:10.point there. It looked like it was almost there, but great reflex from

:37:10. > :37:20.Laura Robson. Again, not intimidated. Not moving back.

:37:20. > :37:21.

:37:21. > :37:31.18-year-old has been terrific in They changed ends every six points.

:37:31. > :37:45.

:37:45. > :37:52.That was just a response to the amount that Mirnyi was starting to

:37:52. > :38:02.move around the court in that second set. Laura was not sure

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:38:27. > :38:33.Murray has to reassure her. No big deal. They have got time.

:38:33. > :38:43.Azarenka's serve is vulnerable. If they get to nine apiece, it will be

:38:43. > :38:58.

:38:58. > :39:02.That is better! That was a fine That is what you have got to do

:39:02. > :39:12.when your partner has played a bad point. Help her out, as he did with

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:39:32. > :39:42.that belief. Excellent play. -- as A little disturbance, there was a

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:39:45. > :39:51.child crying, it has just been Yes! Back come Murray and Robson

:39:51. > :39:56.again! Excellent play from Murray and

:39:56. > :40:00.Robson. Standing so close to their net there, it is very difficult for

:40:00. > :40:04.the opposing team took on the back to Robson because she is right on

:40:04. > :40:12.top of the net so they have to almost go back to Murray. CROWD:

:40:12. > :40:22.Team GB! Team GB! We are back on serve once more in

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:40:46. > :40:53.Two serves for Murray to come. could be a good passage of play for

:40:53. > :41:01.the British team if Murray can hold these two serves. Azarenka would

:41:01. > :41:07.then be serving. Have you ever seen him serve this will? No. He is

:41:07. > :41:15.serving brilliantly. -- serve this wealth? They will change and! Once

:41:15. > :41:25.more. -- they were changed ends once more. A gold medal on the line.

:41:25. > :41:59.

:41:59. > :42:05.I had a feeling that was going to go there. The momentum changes

:42:05. > :42:10.hands once more. Again, the Belorussians with the mini-break,

:42:10. > :42:20.with the slightest of advantages in this champion's time break -- tie-

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:42:54. > :43:03.breaks. Two says now for Azarenka. I don't believe that. I did not see

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:43:25. > :43:31.that happening. This is a must win Azarenka is too strong for the

:43:31. > :43:36.young Laura. That was brilliant play from Azarenka because Murray

:43:36. > :43:42.made his move. She saw him go. She hit the ball beautifully in the

:43:42. > :43:52.tramlines. After an hour and 10 minutes of play, the top seeds,

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:44:05. > :44:15.Azarenka and Mirnyi, have three Solid groundstrokes there from

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:44:52. > :44:59.Still two gold medal. Remain for Well! Two saved! One remains. Max

:44:59. > :45:09.Mirnyi has never one an Olympic battle for his success in doubles.

:45:09. > :45:21.

:45:21. > :45:27.That is it! It will be a silver medal for Robson and married. And

:45:27. > :45:37.gold to Azarenka and Mirnyi. Absolute delight for the Bella

:45:37. > :45:46.

:45:46. > :45:51.Russian pair, the top seeds in this Absolute joy for the world No. 1,

:45:51. > :45:57.Victoria Azarenka, a bronze in singles, a gold medal in doubles.

:45:57. > :46:07.And Mirnyi, at 35, probably his last Olympics, finally add cold

:46:07. > :46:11.

:46:11. > :46:18.medal, to go with all those grand There will be quite a party tonight,

:46:18. > :46:28.I would imagine. Azarenka is meant to be in Montreal next week, I

:46:28. > :46:35.

:46:35. > :46:38.Disappointment for Andy Murray and Laura Robson. They were

:46:38. > :46:48.inspirational in their opening set, they just couldn't quite keep it

:46:48. > :46:59.

:46:59. > :47:04.Well, huge disappointment, I am They are really good team, and it

:47:05. > :47:08.was a close match, I just want to say thank you to Andy for playing

:47:08. > :47:15.with because it is but one of the best weeks of my life. She has

:47:15. > :47:19.played so well? Is she was unbelievable, returning at the

:47:19. > :47:28.serve really well, and at the end of all of their matches, she played

:47:28. > :47:33.some great tennis, and yes... Disappointed. They are such a tough

:47:33. > :47:38.team, though. Yes, they are the top seeds for a reason. For me, I was

:47:38. > :47:44.just happy to be in the final, but this is tough to lose today.

:47:44. > :47:48.thoroughbred, you have a cold and a silver to add a for Team GB!

:47:48. > :47:56.would have signed up for that at the start of the event. It is just