Semi-Finals Queen's

SUE BARKER: Only four player Tremayne. To get to the final they

will make to display exceptional skills. It is a mouth-watering menu.

There is a popular slice of American Pie. A surprise French

fancy. For the first time ever, two portions of great British fare. A

Scottish treat and some English nouvelle cuisine. Tennis does not

get tougher than this. Behind the scenes, what a menu!

Have you had a nice lunch? I am thinking of going to get some of

these crusty sand which is that you guys have been having. They have

got a choice of about four dishes. All credit to the chef and his team.

We're here for semi-finals day. What a difference from yesterday

afternoon when it was rain all the way. Today, the forecast is a lot

better. The sun is shining. It is trooping the Colour today. It is

traditional on the Saturday of the Queen's Club Championship. Two

former champions along with a rather unexpected last four match-

up. We have got Roddick against Murray. That is the first match up.

Then Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who served 25 aces. The weather forecast

tomorrow is for heavy rain tomorrow. The tournament director has decided

to move the tournament for two, so it will start at around midday. Get

here early if you have tickets. We will let you know about our

transmission times later in the afternoon. Pat Cash, John Lloyd,

still with me. This first semi- final, Murray against Roddick.

Defeat does heart. Andy Roddick heart Andy at Wimbledon. He had a

good record going into that match a couple of years ago. You have to

give credit to Roddick, he played one of the matches of his career.

Then he went on to the final and it was so close. Roddick at his best

takes a lot to beat. He was at his best that time. He is playing well

this week as well. I was looking at the backhand to see if he is

hitting it well. It is not really a weakness any more, he has improved

it over the years. His volleying can be a bit hit-and-miss. He is

fresh, he did not play the French Open, and he is ready to go. It

makes a big difference. Against Murray, obviously, you've got to be

ready. Two British men in the finals for the first time. In the

second set against Mannarino, he had match points. A few of them

were on his serve. He lost the tie- break, went off, smashed his

racquet. The predictable thing was to think that he would come back

and go downhill fast. But he came back. At 4-4, 15-40 on his serve.

He played four brilliant points, held his nerve. He has pushed

through all of the obstacles that have been put in his way this week.

He has no experience at this level, really. He has done remarkably well.

And being watched by the Prime Minister. It was packed. All you

can do is to win matches. We wondered whether he would be

affected by having a big win. He has gone on and consolidated.

has had a bit of luck and he has taken it. He has taken the

opportunity. Sam Querrey was not 100%. It is very easy to get tired

out there. He won that match and had to back it up against his next

opponent. He is guaranteed around �23,000. A which is great. It will

pay a lot of bills. To get really tight in that second set was

understandable. I thought he was gone and he was not, he hung around.

It is to his credit. This means a lot him. He deserves his place out

there. Absolutely. He delighted the fans on Court No. 1. At the same

time, or on Centre Court, a surprise victory here. Jo-Wilfried

Tsonga put out the reigning US Open, French Open and Wimbledon champion,

Rafael Nadal. Rafa won the first set. By the end of it, the crowd

just loved him. He is a real entertainer, very talented and

immensely powerful stop he really engages with the crowd. Our real

talent, Pat. He is. He was ready to take Rafa. Rafa, mentally, is very

tired. Physically as well, he was chasing the shots. He was making

errors that he never makes. Second serving on a big point, he hit the

frame and it did not go for. He had quite a few double faults. He is

just tired. To beat the No. 1 player in the world, he still has

his forehand and backhand. Tsonga came out with 16 aces in the first

set. When Rafa slowed down and made a few mistakes, Tsonga got

confident and played some pretty spectacular stuff. Really fun to

watch. This is the practice court today. Murray is out there early,

first up. He is up against Andy Roddick, someone he knows very well.

His winning record against Roddick is 63. He would have been very

happy to have that day off yesterday. He wanted to get his

ankle ready. James Ward getting ready, probably training with his

cage fighter or something! Murray always looks relaxed. I agree. He

would have been very happy when Marin Cilic said he could not play.

The day of rest will have done him a lot of good. I agree with Pat

about Rafa being a little bit tired. I think Andy is a little fatigued

as well. He is fighting it. He really wants to win this tournament.

You can see he looks a little bit tired. He will have a big battle

today. He will have a tough match. There is James Ward and the Davis

Cup coach, Leon Smith. There was no way Rafa was going to come out here

in a semi-final and then to have another match. He would have been

doubly exhausted on Monday, thinking, I only have a few days

off, I just won the French Open. I do not think he was that

disappointed. He did not like playing badly yesterday at all. I

think it was probably the best thing for his Wimbledon chances.

the turn of that second set, he just could not find anything, the

batteries were flat. He is pretty much exhausted, making errors and

stuff like that. I almost think that he was going to shake hands

and walk off. The players are just about to leave

the locker Room. Let us join John. There are a couple of outstanding

matches to be sorted out in the Men's Doubles. The dressing room,

which was heaving at the start of the week with players, is just

about empty. After 125 years, I wonder if the camera can see it, we

were talking about it being a great anniversary this week. They had

ice-skating and athletics here. Andy Roddick has decided that he

needs to go to the boy's room just before he goes out on to the court.

He has been here so many times, a multiple winner here. I am not

quite sure how long we will have to wait for him! When he comes back,

we will have a quick word. It is a very nervous time! I hear

they are ready now. Andy, you have been in this

situation in this championship so many tears. Can you treat today

like any other game? Of course not. I think we all get up for it. This

tournament is important to both of us. It is going to be a good match.

It is strange that you have not played each other for two years,

given how high up the ranking should bother. I do not know how

much that has to do with it. There will be a lot of surprises between

the two of us. It will be a matter of who executes best. Coming down

the stairs shortly will be Andy Murray. Here he comes. Only a week

ago, he was playing a Grand Slam semi-final at Roland Garros against

Rafael Nadal. Rafa was saying how tired he was yesterday, but you

were lucky, you had a day off. was a good day of rest for the

ankle. I feel good. Pundits are saying this is an opportunity for

revenge for that Wimbledon semi- final a couple of years ago. Does

that have any bearing on today? It is good preparation for

Wimbledon. I am looking forward to it. Andy Murray, heading off to

face Andy Roddick on Centre Court here at the Queen's Club in the

first of today's semi-finals. He does not even look like he is

fired up for a semi-final, but you know he must be. Before Davis Cup

matches, you sometimes look at him and think, he is ready, isn't he?

As soon as he hits that first ball, you think, yes, he is ready. Some

of the criticisms... Here they come, just about to begin. A lot of the

criticism has been the way he talks to his supporters, his box on the

side of the court. What is your take on that? I have been on both

sides. I had been very frustrated as a player, complaining about

anything. Sometimes you shout at the ones that you love. That

happens, you are just venting. you think it sometimes distracts

them. Most people get mad on the court, unless you are Roger Federer.

It is about whether it will help. When Andy Murray goes into these

periods where he gets negative, I do not think he plays well

afterwards. If he was playing well I do not think there would be a

problem. In Grand Slams, I think he spends too much time doing that,

ends up losing some sets. It has a ripple effect. By the time he gets

to the semi-finals, it takes a bit out of you. That is what I think.

More against the lesser players. Yes, he is always ready for the top

UMPIRE: The way the chair is set up, I do not think there is room for

you to go between the net post and the chair. You will have to go

round the back. Any questions? You won the toss.

SUE BARKER: He was saying that there was not room and they would

have to walk around the back. I am wondering if they have moved things.

With that out of the way, they will now crack on, get the match under

way. They are both very tall. That is the way the game is going, isn't

it? It is much more a power game than it used to be. There is no

question about that. we take for granted the serve and the forehand,

which is not as fears among weapon as it used to be. The back and is

what I look for from Roddick. His passing shots on the back and side,

he has passed remarkably well. That is where the majority of people

will go at when they get chances. If he can pass on that, he will be

tough to beat at Wimbledon. When he destroyed Verdasco

yesterday, he was taking the ball so early, he really has his eye in

on the grass. It is a big surprise, yes. He had some days on the grass

to prepare. Having been out for a little bit, you would expect him to

be a little bit rusty. He was fired up. When you are under pressure, it

can be hard to pass, but he is doing it very well. At the back of

Andy's mind might be, I need a bit of a holiday. Roddick is really

fired up. He still believes that he can win Wimbledon. 30 titles. You

saw four of them here. We were worried about the shoulder injury,

but he has been serving well. has been serving brilliantly here.

He is as fresh as a daisy but knows that he has to win matches if he is

to win Wimbledon. He has played pressure points are very well this

week. Because of his injuries, he needs matches. Anyway, here is

Murray. His mum is here, making her first appearance of the week.

Everyone is worried about the ankle but he says that is fine now.

his ankle was that bad he would not be here. It is amazing how they can

recover these days. Yes, just play through the injuries now.

16 titles and only 24. A lot to go but everyone is saying, when will

he win his first Grand Slam? He is in with a chance every time.

think he is, absolutely. There are little things that he could fix up

in his game. It is really his focus and his intensity and the little

lapses that he has. They are the ones that you cannot get away with

when you're playing the top guys. In grants lambs, he has played

Federer twice. Who can beat him at his best apart from Rafa at his

best? It looked like a poor performance against Djokovic. But

look what Djokovic has done this year. He has played three Grand

Slam finals against three of the hottest players on form. None of

them have been bad performances but he needs a little bit. I agree with

that. We were talking about the mental side. He has mentioned it in

a couple of his press conferences. So he is acknowledging that. Which

is good. The question is: Can he fix it in time? If he fixes it, I

think he could win Wimbledon this year. He really is playing that

well. It is the old thing that really separates him from the top

guys, the mental side. I do not know what it is, it is as if he has

doubts early on and by the time he gets there I think he is a little

bit fatigued. He has got to cut out all that stuff right from the

beginning, get on to business and save his energy for the big matches.

It is draining. The great thing is that he has awareness of it. I

focused on this in my career. It is aware of being when you are going

into a bit of a slump. One Sue there, you go, or K, I am going to

pick this up. Everybody goes into a slump for a point or two, apart

from Rafa. You have to acknowledge it and say, let's fire up. You are

aware of it in the game and then you can fix it. That is what he

needs to do, as opposed to letting it go three, four, five games.

We're just about ready to go. John Lloyd will be heading off to the

commentary box. On the red button there is the qualifying of the

British MotoGP. John Lloyd is on his wake. We are

ready for this first semi-final here that the Aegon Championships.

Let us join Andrew Castle. A much better day, weather wise. We're all

Yes, there is certainly much more broken cloud cover here today. It

is a difficult day to dress for because the direct sunlight is very

warm. Hopefully we will see good conditions for tennis, not too

breezy. These two are the winners of five of the last championships

here. Roddick, of course, a four- time champion. A real challenge for

125 years of Queen's Club, celebrating that this year. This is

a real celebration of the best in The final was scheduled for 2pm

tomorrow. Sorry, 2:30pm tomorrow. It has been changed to NIMBY. Semi-

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That is just a bit worried. -- wide. If you control the ball, you

control your opponent. Murray has a The coaching team for Andy Roddick

He has coached some of the best. If you can deal with McEnroe you can

UMPIRE: Game, Murray. Very tidy. There is Kimberly,

enjoying a bit of sunshine. She is looking for a job, so if anybody

has a job for Kimberly I am sure she would delighted to send her

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Roddick on a grass court looks to serve above 70% with his first

serves. He does not always go flat It is a bit nasty when you hit a

serve like this and it comes back for a clean winner. Roddick was not

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Andy Roddick will not win the majority of those encounters.

sort of five shots and you give Andy Murray as the favourite, and

Andy Roddick will want to do damage early on and he has not been able

to in those rallies because Murray A classic illustration of the

difficulties for Andy Roddick. When he first came out on tour, he had a

big serve. Now, it is still a big delivery but the guys are quick

these days and the courts are slower, must be a! It is the way

the ball reacts against the grass also. It looks like a match for

Murray, this. Roddick used to bully his opponents in essence and they

were scared of him. The serve came at them and they never got into

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games with return of serve. But now, Another good rally and Roddick and

really having to go for big shots, and he is going to have to do this

and takes some chances. artillery is on the forehand side

from the back of the court that get the job done. The forehand, he gets

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It is a stand-out Championship, this. It sits very nicely on its

own. Of course, Wimbledon is around the corner, but it has real history.

Defending champion Sam Querrey. Andy Murray, in 2009, he did not

even lose a set and was not taken to a tie-breaker, he was

magnificent. Rafael Nadal played that magnificent final against

Roger Federer. In fact, looking back at the history, six players

have done the Queen's and Wimbledon double. John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors,

Boris Becker in 1985, Pete Sampras a couple of times, Lleyton Hewitt

and Rafael Nadal. Andy Roddick has been so close to the double on a

couple of occasions. In 2004, he won here and lost the final at

Wimbledon two Roger Federer, and the same thing happened in 2005.

Get in touch with us this afternoon or tomorrow, any questions or any

statements will be very gratefully received. Murray in control here. A

reminder that tomorrow, the final has been moved from 2:30pm back to

my day. So if you are getting here, traffic can be bad arriving here

and it public transport is not always reliable. It is a 12 o'clock

start tomorrow, that has changed. We will confirm our broadcast plans

That net slice backhand from Andy Roddick, he has had a lot of

success with that this week. It has been staying very low. But when he

hit it here to Murray, Murray's slice backhand is superb and he

does not mind that. So far, it has not been much use to him, but every

days yet. -- believe days. Murray looks like he has got all day long

to pick these returns, he is seeing the ball so well. The serve may not

have been wide enough, but how good is that?! That is the second Andy

Roddick has seen disappear past him, this is very dangerous for Roddick,

I think Roddick's serve and volley twice this game, I think that was

just after that first service game where his first serves are coming

back easily. He had to already do something different to show Murray

That was a nice pass to chip off forehands from Roddick. -- a nice

passage of forehands. That was nice and wide. He is having to play big

shot just to get ahead in this game, just to try and hold serve -- some

Getting on for 15 minutes and Roddick is finally under way with

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that serve that he had to work hard Magician, gorgeous! It is this

court awareness again and the ability to pull off the shot. But

you have to imagine it, deep to the We might start talking about how he

does not want to waste his best tennis here! Peaking too early!

Wimbledon is to close for this. Total control at the moment, but

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Murray first came here as a teenager and made a massive

impression in 2005. Was it that long ago? He played Taylor Dent on

this court he was 30th in the world and Murray beat him fairly

convincingly. Then he lost to Thomas Johansson in the third set

and he went over like a sack of potatoes. He was just a boy and it

was taking such a toll on him emotionally and physically, he

collapsed and the far corner. Think of the work he has done to arrive

here. He is the finished article from a tennis point of view. When

it comes to winning and -- winning potentially major championships.

They have all played their part, that is the team. And that is the

boss. And that is his boss, sort of, maybe. He makes his own decisions.

He is a man achieving so much and he deserves big credit for it. He

does not always looked like he is having a brilliant laugh, but it is

not about that as a professional tennis player, it is about winning

matches and he has won a lot. So has this man here. Roddick will

have to think his way through this match because he has a stubborn

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opponent today who is not missing a If you get a chance during the

baseline rally to listen in, listen . And that is three clean winners

on that return of serve when Roddick has gone wide. He is

This is quite an exhibition from Andy Murray in the semi-finals of

this AEGON Championships. I think we can probably call this in the

zone. That is exactly right. He may not break every time but he is

playing any shot he sees fit. And he has half an hour, seemingly, on

each. The pressure on Roddick, his first serve he has to almost hit

lines to win. He has to aim for targets by the line to win this

He fancied that! There was a time in a final when Roddick was playing

Federer and he did this. He bounced one into the ground and Federer

smashed straight past him. Roddick shook Federer's hand and said, well

Murray was 24 last month, Roddick is 28 and a veteran of the tour.

Roddick is coming into this tournament, he did not win a match

since beating Don Isner in Indian Wells in March. So this has been

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fabulous preparation for Wimbledon How early did he take that passing

shot?! It is an absolute delight to watch. And by taking it early, he

created the angle. And he did not give Roddick a chance to get close

enough into the net. That was the problem, Roddick coming in from

today close to the baseline. -- These long rallies, when the

rallies have gone over eight strokes in this match, Murray has

won seven of the eight. And two Hawk-Eye for that. -- thank you 2

Later on, the British number two James Ward is in action in his own

town. He is playing Jo Wilfried- Tsonga. I am going to ask Tom Boyd

to get his coaching hat on and say if you were sitting with Roddick

now, giving his undoubted skills, what can you say? -- John Lloyd.

Roddick is a good tactician. He will be aware of what is going on

and he has tried something that is not working. I think he will try to

take more chances now. He has got to do that. What can he do? He will

have to mix up the serve and volley, try and keep Murray off balance,

and in the rallies, he will have to take the ball on quicker and hope

Murray will miss some passing shots. Have to be honest, that is not

really his game, that is the problem. -- to be problems -- to be

honest. If they had statistics cannot would that help them? If for

some players, because some do not think much out of the court. But

Roddick does and he will know at the moment he is getting a lesson

and he will not like. He will try everything to muscle his way into

this match and cause problems. At the moment, he is just bouncing off

Andy Murray. Nice new balls to serve with nowt there are quite

fast. This is becoming a bit annoying commit each change. --

this is becoming a bit annoying now, each change. Each new guest. But

they pay the bills, that lot! think the players are too fussy

about this. Play! A you practice all day long with people walking

past and get used to it, it is what It is not as good the ladies

present here today are just wearing jeans or anything! You have to move

carefully, there are a lot of high Andy Roddick showing more anger --

showing more angle than we are used to this week with his short socks.

A little self defence from Murray on the return! Andy real

illustration of a sweet feel and nice hands, look at this! Do not

-- and the real illustration. A That is a very good hold from

Roddick. It is only one break, that is the way he will look at it and

Murray has to serve for the set. He could serve a double fault, Roddick

will be thinking he is trying to Just testing the position of the

sun in relation to the ball toss at the beginning of the game, it is in

his way. Made a big difference! Has not been in a final since the

Australian Open in January. So he will be very eager to get this

first set under his belt. This is the area where Roddick has to do

something where he gets his second serve, because the first serve of

Murray has been brilliant. He has to do some damage on the second

No chance on that. That approach shot is to slow. You cannot give

Murray this amount of time to prepare on the passing shot. You

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can see the slice, and that floats. That had a lot offside spin on it

and as it clears his pace, at this been takes more effect. So at the

end, just wide. Worth a cheque because Murray will be thinking the

set is about to be over -- worth Ace Number 10! Murray is in

complete control of his game in this match. Almost perfection.

BARKER: Murray looking magnificent, and we are at Queen's, celebrating

120 -- 150 years, and is similar sum -- and a similar celebration

for Wimbledon are coming up. There is nothing quite it, whether you

are there in person, the smell of it all were fit you are watching it

on television. -- the smell of it or whether you are watching it.

is the one everybody knows, it is the biggest tournament in the world.

If you are a Wimbledon champion, you are a member for life. I have

always felt there was something special, it was for a place I

wanted to be part of and hopefully one day win. Be speak to the

majority of players and they would say if there was one tournament to

win, which would it be? It would be Wimbledon. So many great champions,

great memories, and you will be able to see that on Sunday 19th

Looking forward to the start of the Championships, Rafael Nadal it

there to defend. -- Rafael Nadal is there to defend. The final tomorrow

is at 12 o'clock, it has been moved because of the weather. This is a

That is the same thing. He has just got so much time on the ball. It is

long way to come in, it is not close enough to the net. You see

where he is, Andy Roddick, only at the service line. Got to get in

closer. Unfortunately, he is not getting many short balls to attack

A better area of the court to approach from, there, for Roddick.

He has more of a chance there, get On a day like today, Murray will

expect to get three out of four Roddick is attempting to claw his

way into this match somehow. Murray is immaculate, he is in his own. --

That puts the pressure on Roddick, he tries to go for a big second

serve and a double fault happens. That is the pressure that Murray is

putting on him right now. First double fault of the match. Two

You know, this is an absolute Morling, isn't it? -- mauling.

Enjoyed these next few minutes. -- So somebody had to leave the arena

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That is the best sliced backhand he has hit today, Roddick. You can see

this one. Look at the side spin. Look how much spin he put on that

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Mrs Roddick thinking that he is getting into this rally. A very

good forehand and a total wrong- foot from Murray. -- this is

I mean, he has to take that ball gone. He missed it. He has to go

for those type of shots. -- Take It is not just an amazing service

display, it is the control. He is putting the ball in every aspect of

the game wherever he wants to. This is a magnificent Murray performance.

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Three excellent serves in this game That girl almost took the serve

from Andy Roddick there. Find Let us compare the service. The

average first serve speed 120 mph. I would expect the served to be a

little faster than that. He is trying to direct it at the Murray

forehand. Murray has been able to read that. It is not quite wide

enough. Murray's is virtually identical. You would expect Roddick

would be a lot faster. You can CVAs Sia Soliola and the variation. --

I think that one, that is the shot. He let the ball come in and play

here. If he moved just a couple of feet over, he could swing a

Beautifully done! Nice 1-2 punch. He looks so relaxed on the serve,

looks like he is putting no effort even the great players can

sometimes lose their concentration. The main thing is to keep his mind

No future coming down the middle on a short ball. Murray picks them off.

I like the way that Murray does not wait for the ball to come to him.

He gives Roddick almost no time to get his net placement. He is taking

it on the rise, and he has got gaps on the other side of Roddick which

The ball just checked on the line You're joking! That is a fantastic

shot right there. The pace he has been dealing with in this shot.

Roddick is expecting a ball to come floating back to him so that he can

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get a nice hit. Very few people they wrongly three men who can deal

with Murray when he is in this sort of form, and they are the three

guys above him in the rankings - After only 48 minutes, Murray is

one set and two breaks up. SUE BARKER: A master class from

Murray at the moment. The overwhelming favourite in the

second semi-final is this man, Jo- Wilfried Tsonga from France. He is

very athletic and powerful and he loves playing here at the Queen's

Club. Just a few years ago, it was here that he broke into the world's

top 100 for the first time. He is number 19 in the world. He is up

against James Ward of Great Britain who is ranked number 216. He has

had a sensational tournament. A wildcard into the draw. He has had

one giant-killing match after another. Will the fairy-tale

continue? Will it be an all-British Ward and Tsonga later on. It is one

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It just keeps getting better, doesn't it? You think the level

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might drop a bit from the Murray How aggressive, how he stepped

inside the baseline to take the forehand. Once again, giving

Roddick no chance to get ready to move for the next ball. The winner

is already past him, he is taking Just outstanding tennis today from

Andy Murray. It has been an exhibition of world-class shot-

making and expertise. It has been fabulous. I hope he smiles at the

end of this one! He has been so focused on the ball and the wind.

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People were worried about Marin This is frightening. Talk about

Which side will he choose to hit a I am shocked that he missed that.

When you get into the zone like this, you feel like you can play

He has been hitting passing shots very close to the baseline. That

one is about six feet behind the baseline and he still hits a clean

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On that one he was almost too early. He has been anticipating the served

Murray is doing to Roddy to Dave what Roddick did to Verdasco on

It is a shame it had to end that way. Superb performance from Andy

Murray. That is one Briton through to the final of these championships.

I feel like clapping myself. This is the culmination of so much

harder work, it does not just happened. He has turned himself

into an unbelievably good player. We all know that he wants to win

and he is certainly capable of it. Magnificent from Roddick, this week.

Roddick has had a great tournament, but he came up against someone

today. We talk about what a genius Federer is, but Murray today was

like that. I look forward to hearing what Andy Murray has to say.

On behalf of everyone at the Queen's Club today and millions

watching on TV, thank you very much. It was an absolute master class,

just brilliant. Thank you. seemed to be in complete control

from the moment you walk on the court. I got off to a good start.

Andy's one of the toughest guys on the tour to break. It was just one

of those days. I hardly missed a ball. It what did he say to you in

that final game when you hit that blistering weather pattern? I think

he just said, keep its social! I have played Andy many times and

have had some great matches with him. If we play in a couple of

weeks' time at Wimbledon I am sure it will be a lot more competitive.

Is the basis of your technique against the big hitters to slice

the ball? The ball is actually a lot quicker. It was staying a lot

lower. He came into the net quite a lot and I hit many passing shots

today as well. It is something you think about when you go out on the

court but sometimes you have to adjust because every match is

different. Did you imagine that the whole thing would be done and

dusted in just about an hour? at all. I'll take it, for sure. It

is nice to get off the court quickly. I have played a lot of

tennis likely. It will be nice to watch for a change. I am sure James

Ward and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga are in the Changing Room at the moment. If

you were in Janes', for the final, what would you advise him? I am not

going to give in tips on TV! You obviously have to try and go for it,

do not come out on the court thinking, great, I am in the semi-

finals. I am sure of the crowd are behind him that definitely helps.

Let's hope you can continue to play like you just played for the next

three weeks. Andy Murray in the final tomorrow

and absolutely brilliant today. SUE BARKER: That performance

deserves a standing ovation. It is possibly the best we have ever seen

Andy Murray play. Right from the start, the timing was on and he

outmanoeuvred, out-thought, outplayed a Grand Slam champion.

Well done to Andy Murray, he is through to the final. He was the

champion two years ago and he might be the overwhelming favourite,

whoever he plays in tomorrow's final. Remember, that is at midday

now, not 2:30pm. So Murray is through now, what can James Ward

do? He has thrilled the crowd here, beating Stanislas Wawrinka at. He

had a tough match against Adrian Mannarino. Now he is facing a much

tougher prospect in Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. He beat the world number

one on that court last night. First of all, James Ward, a massive

moment, but what I liked in his interview yesterday was he said, I

am glad I will be back on Centre Court. He enjoyed the experience

and he wants to be back there. That is good that he does not feel like

he will be intimidated. As we have been saying, he has passed a lot of

tests this week. There have been occasions where there has been a

crisis and he has come through it. For someone with not much

experience at this level, you look to see whether they can pass those

types of tests. He did that yesterday. he lost the first eight

points and we were thinking he was gone. But he has come through it,

so why should he be scared today? Someone was calling him Jamie on

the court. No-one has ever heard of him. They are supporting him. They

got behind him and they made a big difference yesterday, the crowd.

Remember, he played four matches last week. He has won matches this

weekend he is getting his attention, why should he not enjoy it? He is a

good player, it is not a miracle The final tomorrow has been brought

forward to 12 o'clock and we will be live on BBC1 for the start of

that final. Andy Murray versus either James Ward or Jo-Wilfried

Tsonga. We talk about James Ward he has done well. He was 3 hundred/1

to win. He is now 20/1. I still wouldn't have it. He has got to

beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and then mur e- Andy Murray. I have to say

the pace of the ball on the centre court was a lot faster than between

Andy Murray and the other player. It looked different. It was awesome

and Tsonga is such an athlete. He was diving all over the place and

he got the crowd on side. Well he loves grass and he is a great

entertainer. I think this surface suits him. He is a big shot-maker

and he is an entertainer. But this is a big point. This us with at 0-

30 and a possibly a set and two break. Look at this, come on, it

was better than that. We were commentating on him at the French

Open. There is another left hander. Even Rafael Nadal could not believe

it. At the French Open, Tsonga played a great match and lost a two

set lead to Wawrinka. Now I can hand live to John Inverdale waiting

for two players. Andy Murray is still on the court doing interviews.

Andy Roddick is in the changing rooms and coming out from the door

is Jo-Wilfried Tsonga from France. The man who beat Rafael Nadal last

night. Just the 25aces last night. Your kefb will be key? Yes of

course it is one of best weapons, so I will troo to use it a lot.

There hasn't been an all-British final here since 1931, will you let

James win? Sorry can you repeat that. The best of luck, Jo. After

him, I can see Max Mirnyi, who is hovering. Oh! He would have been

out of semi finals. James, that is relaxed. Max almost fell down the

stairs. A week ago you couldn't have thought you would be here

today. No of course not. It has been a great week for me and just

pleased to be here today on semi finals day. Do you just go for it?

Yes rbgt, I i got to this stage from playing the way I normally do.

Well seize the moment as they say. The best of luck from all of us.

is bang in the big time and poor old Maxmphy was -- Max Mirnyi was

nearly out of tournament with this. Drama, more twisted ankles. We have

seen enough of them with Andy Murray's. There has been a few

injuries. Watching James Ward yesterday, he does mix it up well

and he is thinking out there. he will mix it up in certain types

of game. His first serve has been his key. He has served April

yapbltly. And his two-handed backhand is a great weapon. -- he

has served brilliantly. He has been coming in and he has played very

well. James you were talking about yesterday and seven match points he

had. And he did so well, because to drop that opening service game in

the last set, it shows a lot of grit that he didn't fold. Yes it

was interesting that Andy Murray after he has beaten Andy Roddick

was talking about how the crowd can make a difference. If they get

behind James and they like the romance, the son of a London cabbie,

who I spoke to last night by the way, he was nervous. He didn't work

last night. He norm Arm works 8.30 to -- normally works 8.30 to 4am.

But he said he needs to be rested to watch his boy. If he embraces

the stage, there is no reason why he can't win two or three service

games and make a set close. Make a match close and you can win.

feel that the first few games might be key. And we hope that he settles

in?. Yes I look at it like if there were a couple of boxes, he has got

the punch's chance. If he lands a couple of blows, you never know and

Tsonga, great player that he is, but he can pwh a -- be a bit up and

down. So we will see. The machine is on and the challenge system is

on. Heads or tails? Heads? Heads. Serve. You have got to love him.

Wait until he starts calling the score in a dramatic way. We will

see what John Inverdale has got for us. Chris Kermode is the tournament

director who has had a torrid few days. At the moment blue skies and

the sun is beating down. But it has rained a lot and the forecast for

form is wretched. Grim I think is the word. It looks very bad from 3

o'clock, as a result we have made the decision to move the final to

12 o'clock, gives us the best chance for everyone to watch the

tennis tomorrow. Also the fine of Queens is a great corporate

occasion. Are you telling them to keep the chicken on hold until half

past 2. One will have lunch until after the final. Sunday is not a

corporate day and 90% of the crowd are ticket purchasers. We have got

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga behind you, who won that match with Rafael Nadal.

Having lost the first set. But tell us about the phone call you had

late last night. I am sure people will say it is fantastic. Rafael

Nadal lost to Jo. It was an epic three-setter and he had to go off

and catch a flight. I got a call from Farnborough airport just to

thank us for what we had done and said how he had let us down. There

was no way he did that. His performance was astonishing from

what he did in Paris. I think it was all psychological, once he got

broken and lost that second set, the wheel fell off and he didn't

have anything left to give. He is the world No 1 on and off court?

Yes, I think I should be running his fan club. I think he is one of

the greatest players on and off the court. Well done of having a

tournament that gets two British men into the final. Well if we get

two, that is the first ever. 1931 I'm told. Just before you time.

knew you would know and I wouldn't. Just worth repeating. Midday

tomorrow, live coverage on BBC1 of Andy Murray against... Against? Who

Sue. Rafah, a great champion. is typical. He thought he maybe let

people down. But what a lot of nonsense. He just got tired and

credit to Tsonga. But it was a great effort That point where

Tsonga did that dive would have given Rafael Nadal the lead. Plenty

people would have struggled to make it through to Friday. But he didn't

and he stayed engaged. But what we have got with Tsonga is an

explosive opponent for James Ward. James was disappointed that he

wasn't playing with his own old practice partner from smain, Rafael

Nadal. He was honoured to hit with him a few time when he was based in

Spain. He had four years there. was disappointed that he wasn't

playing Rafael Nadal. That is possibly a once in a lifetime

opportunity. So he will have to make do with Jo. But it is such a

difference looking at the career, difference looking at the career,

prize money. $20,000 and he has been around the world. He is up

there with, if it was down to air miles, he would be the world No 1,

James. I like the reaction when he mentioned how much he had made. He

didn't realise and his eyes, there was the twinkle. 23,000 guaranteed.

Very happy about that. He has got a lot to thank Chris Kermode to --

for. The wild card. And he will rocket up the rankings. He will get

to about 176. He is 216 at the moment. Possibly inside the top 50

if he wins today. But it is a big if. This guy is so athletic and

powerful and he will be on a high after winning against Rafael Nadal.

He has got the game. We said that since he got to the final of

Australian and beat Rafael Nadal. We expected him to win Grand Slams,

but he has not been able to sustain the talent he has over a long

period. But he had a lot of injuries. But if he gets it

together there is no reason why we can't win slams. He has got

everything in the game. He is a joy to watch. He is one of most

exciting players I have seen. was an unfortunate boxing analogy

you made about trading blows with him. They call him Ali. He floats

around the court and then pulls the trigger and it is all over. He has

also the wide serve. That was responsible for the ac e -- ac es

against Rafael Nadal. He is a gent and brings surely too much weight

of shot tot court in this one. But when you approach these matches, if

you're the underdog, you take it one step at a time. Try to avoid

the crowd. Don't just concentrate, the court is the same size, as

every court you have played on. Just play your opponent and take it

one point at a time. And you never know it might be 4-4. Tsonga was

playing off the pace of Rafael Nadal that he won't get today.

probably has never seen Ward play. So you know that is a difference.

Ward will have seen Tsonga very times. He doesn't know James Ward.

And so sometimes players time a time to get the feel of their

opponents. He would never have seen him play probably until this week.

This guy has got every shot in the book. James Ward, he hits very flat,

is it -- it is a different style. Yes his backhand is the shot. He

will sometimes run around forehands and play his backhand. If you get

more top spin on the forehand he has got to make 70% of first serves.

If he serves second serves he will get the treatment. There is the

trainer in the blue shirt and his coach as well. There is Leon Smith,

the Davis Cup captain. He is loving it. He was captain of the team that

beat Tunisia. Luxembourg coming up in July. He has got Murray and Ward

he must be happy. Beginning to look like a strong team. Just wishivity

was on grass. It is a shame they're in the group they are. We're ready

for the second semi final, Andy Murray is already into that final.

I is Ward against Tsonga and let's join our commentators, Pat Cash is

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That is just what he wants. Some Just long. The perfect day for

tennis really. Sunny, a little bit A good service game from Tsonga.

But enough to encourage James Ward. Obviously Tsonga is the favourite

in a task a bit hearter for James Ward than those he has faced

already. -- a bit harder. But he was not favoured in the other

matches. But Tsonga it fit, he is in form and he is the slayer of

Rafael Nadal. He is at ease on the grass as well. Perhaps Wawrinka

wasn't. He has had a couple of opportunities and he has taken them.

He too has quite a serve. It is important to serve well and get a

He is not inexperienced on the big occasions. He mainly plays the

A bit of a mishit from son ga, it was floating, moving in the air and

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James just didn't quite get his... So the break arrives to a muted

response on centre court. They just want to get on the board, when

you're out here. A big occasion and nervous. Just a couple of nervous

errors coming in. But he will settle down quickly. A reminder

that the final has been switched to Not by much. Those coming along

tomorrow, the gates open at 10 He set that up quite nicely. A good

deep, hard ground strokes, forcing Tsonga to mishit the ball in the

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Tsonga will try to use his forehand Brutal from Tsonga. Mentioning how

important it is the support of crowd here to lift James Ward. But

it is a catch-22 situation. They need something to feed off from

James Ward. Tsonga is up and firing quickly. Well he is experienced. He

knows and he has been there, we all have been in the position of James

Ward. A young guy on a big court, a big match and obviously a little

nervous and Tsonga's taking advantage of that. Well James is

not exactly young, but inexperienced shall we say at this

level and Tsonga has done the right thing, other than the first couple

of points in his first game. He has just made Ward play everything. And

the thing you try and do when you're playing these big games, you

believe you have to play better than you really do. We see James

has gone for a couple of shots that he believed he needed to go for the

winner. That is OK to start off like that. Now he needs to settle

down and make a few good balls and get the feel. So he had a go at

really attacking. It has not settled down. So time to play a bit

safer. Or do that. That is nice. A He was going for the drop shot and

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Take that! Not the quickest, but Well done. There we are, a game on

the board to settle the nerves, get the crowd behind him. Big serves

too. Four really big serves. Continuing his good serving that he

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That was a good return. That ball was there to be hit. Didn't have a

lot of accuracy on it. Just enough A smile from Tsonga and a

respectful silence after the double fault before the applause to

There it goes. After a couple of enforced errors, always nice to

have that, those muscles to power This is the good and the bad of Jo-

Wilfried Tsonga. A couple of points, he has got the shots and then a

They have all the flair and the shots. But it is fair to say shot

selection and sometimes mental attitude is a weak part these

French players. Unlucky. A tickle off the net. The chance to break

disappears. Tsonga keeps himself A great buzz around this Centre

Court after that game with Murray steam rolling Roddick. This is a

great match, this one. It would be great if Tsonga were to go through

to the final as well. And good weather, for once. It has been a

grim week. It would be a terrific final. Of course, it is a little

earlier tomorrow. Tsonga likes the crowd to get involved. The crowd

cannot help but getting -- but get involved when Tsonga is around.

When he got level yesterday, against Nadal, the winners just

came one after the other. James Ward has to keep himself in

Lovely stuff! A better fortune for James Ward. The craft was there, as

well as the lot. He hit the right shot. He moved quickly up to that.

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The power game of Tsonga. It is A good hold. Still giving himself

that chance to come into this sector. He is settling down nicely.

He has certainly played plenty of tennis. A tough match yesterday. He

must have a flat patch after that. He finished off the last set and

then came on to player player he The finishing touch. He has had his

wrist a little bit. He has it strapped up. He is shaking that out

Returning some of these serves of song -- of Tsonga's is not going to

Not a lot that Ward can do when Tsonga is serving that way. He

played Mannarino yesterday to get through to this match, Ward. He is

not exactly a huge server. This is definitely a step up in pace. Sam

Querrey, of course, he beat, who has a huge serve. He has an arm

injury so he was not serving hard. It is fair to say that it will take

James a little bit of time to get his eye in one song -- on Tsonga's

There is James Ward senior. Apologies for misleading you

He is definitely a cage fighter, you can tell that a mile away. He

A fantastic game from Ward. Again, he is making Tsonga work for this

first set. One slip from Tsonga, he will be back in this set, James

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A her lover, -- however, the Tsonga Just a few doubts entering the mind

of Tsonga now. He did not get his feet quite in the right position

The power and the grace of Tsonga. They are miscible forehands. He

wanted to go for the outbreak winner, but in this circumstance he

was a little tight. He went for the placement with a top spin, knew he

On the brink of this first set. There are tears. Tsonga finished

with a flourish. He ultimately had the class and he goes one set to

the good. A good save from Tsonga there. James Ward, obviously a bit

of a slow start. A bit nervous, of course. That serve has been so

effective for a Tsonga. He was not sure where Ward was. He looked up

to see that Ward was there. He could not do much more than to pat

it back to Tsonga. Just that one game from James Ward

where it dropped and the Tsonga was able to pounds. -- and Tsonga was

Watch his head when it comes around. There is no such thing as watching

the contact these days because they He gets his whole body right around.

That is a big follow-through there. He has long, skinny arms. That is a

Just a reminder, Andy Murray is safely through. And how! He

Tomorrow's final has been moved to 12 o'clock. Andy Murray to play

either Jo-Wilfried Tsonga or or That is not a very nice returned

there. He is just trying to get Tsonga feels that what he has to do

is just get the ball back into play. He is confident that he will win

A lovely forehand. The fit work, getting around quickly. Again, the

good serve and the floating sort of return. The body leaning forward

and slightly to the side. He was Tsonga, looking to strike right at

A break point which, if converted, could take this match very quickly

Well played, the big serve doing the damage again. Some terrific

The net cord, providing the perfect drop shot. Another break point Mike

Ford Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Ward State won over the top of the net in the

first set. The even themselves out A few misfires from the racquet of

Tsonga. He caught the top edge Nice volley. This one is low. A

A big kick-off the line with the serve, but Tsonga is consoling a

ball girl. She ran out as fast as she could to give the towel to

Tsonga. She put the brakes on and Everybody is on the floor at the

Important hold for James Ward. He is still hopeful, they are as well.

That was a big hole for him there. He has been chasing Tsonga. The way

he has been serving, it is no easy The hope for James Ward is that,

even if he should lose here today, he takes the encouragement of the

way he has played into the tournament to come and the years to

Ward is serving at 75%, which is exactly what he needs to be.

exactly the same as Tsonga at the That is a few double faults. Just

to put it into perspective, Murray was at that Mark and even higher.

He is not going to lose many Again, with each Tsonga service in,

Ward is giving himself chances. is hoping to get his racquet on the

ball. Tsonga has given him an Ohm dear! He is trying to hand Ward

this. Give the home crowd something Tsonga misses a sitter. James Ward

breaks. He is going into his bag for something. That is about as bad

again as anybody could possibly play from Tsonga. Sometimes you

need a bit of luck, and that is what James Ward has had this week.

The good thing about Ward's weakness is that he has been able

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to capitalise when he has had a bit That is what Ward does not want to

That is great movement from Tsonga. Tsonga trying to estimate low over

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Now there is noise around Centre Court and a bit of a bounce in the

step of James Ward. The encouraging thing here is that he has continued

to serve well. Now he has got the break, the way he has been serving,

you would fancy him to get through and win this set. It is easier said

than done, of course. Tsonga is confident once he gets into the

rallies. Scot is serving well. Tsonga has tended to just but the

ball back. He is chopping at the ball, trying to float it back.

Sometimes Tsonga, brilliant though he is, can disappear for a stretch.

It always gives an opponent hope. James Ward has taken advantage of

that in this set. He has played solid tennis up until that game,

Again, when he is good he is very, very good, Tsonga. I think he has

As long as Ward can keep his serve ticking over, there is a fighting

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We have seen plenty of his forehand, but that was an impressive backhand

A challenge from Tsonga. UMPIRE: Tsonga is challenging the call.

Two millimetres out we're told. One millimetre being the minimum that

Again he keeps that serve moving along. Keeps moving ahead in this

second set. I think what else also second set. I think what else also

it is interesting to realise how good, or how tough this circuit is,

the men's circuit. I remember James Ward here ranking 160 something.

After this week he will move up to 160ish. Against a player in the,

160ish. Against a player in the, just outside the top ten. Showed

the level, the standard, the depth of men's tennis is extraordinary

now. There is so many good players. One of the reasons for that is with

all the courts slowing down and the balls are a bit slower, the

racquets, all the players are playing a power-type of game.

They're much more even in general. Players all the way through to 600

in the world. If he were to go out here, it would be 176ish. A lot of

points to defend. Did very well at Eastbourne. This time last year. So

a lot of points to defend from this Why not have a go at that? The

He is motoring through some service Chalks another one up. Ace No 9.

Not quite as big as yesterday's against Rafael Nadal. But 16 in the

first set. He went a bit mad. He took over a minute for that game.

So just slowing the pace slightly. Oh yes. A little cry from Tsonga.

terrific serve into the body. Tsonga's just getting himself out

of position. Ward had set the point out nicely, but he is very good,

Is this Tsonga's moment to hit back? Good footwork there. That was

That is good play. Didn't give it away, James Ward, waited for Tsonga

And again. These are the moments Again. Asking the question. Not a

great volley, but it was close to the line. A bit of side spin on it.

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He asked Tsonga the question - can What a good point. It was an

awkward little forehand again. The serve set the point up and nice

inside out sliced forehand and that can be very effective on a grass

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That is long. A good forehand, backhand sorry. Ward felt that was

the time to press. Just overhit a Yes, again responding well to the

pressure. Well Tsonga's quite tense out there. He's really finding this

Again just a few too many unforced errors and another chance, another

A big relief there from Tsonga. You could see that was, this match was

starting to get a little awkward for him. And more aggressive off

the return and once he has the point he has Ward on the run, a

couple of big forehands and then in he comes. He imposes himself very

well when he plays aggressively, Tsonga. So in the battle to decide

who plays Andy Murray, it is still Tsonga with the upper hand. That

final tomorrow, well there is a big front of rain coming in tomorrow

afternoon. So they have shifted the final and it will start at 12

o'clock. Gates open at 10 o'clock if you're lucky enough to be

becoming -- to be coming along. didn't know they have a lunch I

said to Chris Kermode, I have got lunch, mate. Can't you organise

your tournament around by lunch? You know, he wasn't very

sympathetic. But they need to get the matches out of the way. Players

have other tournaments to play. If it is a washout. Then people will

be likely, well they have got work on Monday. These people? No they

don't. Not these people. Tsonga heading for a new weapon of

Not sure why they put the plastic bag for racquets that have purely

polyester string. Maybe he has half gut. The gut will be affected by

the temperatures. That is why they put it in plastic bags. It is a new

Just flying off the racquet a Catch it, it's heading for the.

Bringing rain. Oh he's dropped it! Dropped it, get out! Get in the

The odd double fault coming. Not Well he mixes up the double faults

with a hat load of aces as well. Well James Ward has to believe that

he has broken before and if he can do so again. Well that was pretty

much gifted to him by Tsonga. So he is hoping for another slip in

concentration, which does happen with him. He will be red e ready to

pounce. -- he will be ready to Tsonga's getting faired up for this

That is long from Tsonga. A fair amount of success with the drop

shot. Sorry to butt in there. But the drop shot has been an effective

shot for Ward. It had spin on it He looks to be unruffled by losing

his last service game. Get back in A very precious hold for James Ward.

Of course now Tsonga will have to serve to stay in this second set.

He can occasionally go missing in action. James Ward is giving

himself every chance in this match. But to... It is so important to be

consistent with your first serve and you have to back it up well. As

we have said, it's becoming a little awkward match for Tsonga.

All the pressure is on him, now that Ward's settled down. He was a

little nervey to start the first set. But he will have, all the

pressure is on Tsonga to get through this. You can see how much

that meant to him to break back in that set. There is Jim Ward his

father. The unmistakable Jim Ward. Proud moments in his support team.

They travel with him, as he grafts around the challenger circuit. But

this is a rare if Ied air and great times for James card ward -- rare

if Ied air and great times for As long as Tsonga keeps booming

down these first serves, very Just over a minute that game.

has done that a few times. It can be a bit boring if it goes on for

game after game. But it is a great skill to be able to have that

fantastic technique and strength. Now the pressure swings back to

Just sometimes the shot selection decision-making from Tsonga is

We haven't seen a lot of those rifling returns. We saw a few

yesterday against Rafael Nadal. The ball just came off his racquet

fantastically well for a period of time. Ward's been keeping him

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At the least he knows he is going to have a tie-break in this second

set. Who knows will what happen there. He had a mighty tie-break

yesterday. Shiegtly different. Against Mannarino, I suppose he has

nothing else to lose either, but it was a winnable match. And he was...

Well Mannarino did beat Del Potro along the way. So he deserved his

spot. In the quarter finals. But I think he would feel better looking

at the draw in a quarter final match to see Mannarino than to see

Del pot ro. He was a little tight in that tie-breaker, Ward. In the

second set. And despite making a few unforced error, he looked like

he was going to crumble, but he didn't. In the third set that is.

So he will be used to the pressure now. Whatever happens again, he has

shown that he has not been overawed by the challenge today and he has

shown that he can belong in this company. Tsonga now serves once

again to stay in this set to try and force a tie-break. And doesn't

A complete mishit. Apologies. A lot of players unsettled by this sliced

shot this week. It is coming off the clay where the ball is not

doing that. Right on the top of the Again Tsonga steps up the pace and

It is not quite the lottery of a penalty shoot out but it comes down

to the tiniest of slips. Or a bit of brilliance at times. So good

first serves here and no enforced errors. That is probably the call

for Ward at this stage. Yes, nice Well ripping that tape off his

hands again, Tsonga. This a what he started going for when he started

to double-fault earlier. The tape, maybe the band aid was coming lose.

-- loose. A poor double fault. Oh almost got it over. So nearly great

defensive work from Ward. He has that mini-break. He said he felt

unmistakibly tighter in that tie- break with man Rae know. Here he is

Ooh didn't need to go for so much! From that position he could have

Oh eventually he does it. Great play from both men. The defence

from Tsonga, the power on the forehand there of James Ward.

he is another easing back. And look at Tsonga's efforts to try and get

the ball back. He gets knocked down, He was a little, Tsonga deciding to

make sure he got the ball over the net there. Slowed it down. 79Mimp.

-- 79mph. A very slow serve. A bit of Yips with second serves under

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Good serving! Tsonga doing his best to get the ball back in play, he is

tight and pushing the ball, and that return bounced twice before it

Nice to have that serve to get you out of trouble. But still, whoever

Come on, says Tsonga! So he will have the set point. And for match

point. -- and the match point. wonder why he resorted to English

for, come on?! So James Ward, his hopes in this Championship hanging

by a thread. He serve, but match Still, he lives! Great depth on

that backhand. Right back down the middle, there is a dry and brown

patch of grass bit hit and it skidded on to Tsonga a bit quicker

than he fought. It stayed low, went through quickly. He might be tight

and nervous but I am sure he is loving every minute of this, James

Ward, it is where any tennis player would want to be, in the fight and

And now, he will have set point. James Ward with a raw! And the

crowd again respond. They are living for dream a long with him. -

- of the dream. Tsonga is also enjoying it, in spite of himself.

do not think he is enjoying it, actually! Back nice easy forehand

passing shot, it goes straight at him at the net. It is the only way

The call is going to be challenged. He sounded quite confident. This

will put pressure on the second serve of Tsonga. It has been a bit

shaky today. Is it was long. -- it was long. What a second serve, that

is from Tsonga! Back takes some nerve, doesn't it? The crowd

willing a double fault against you. And they have been a few coming,

but to come up with that down the middle fooled everybody. You stick

day, he was the entertainer pleasing the crowd and today he is

the villain of the piece -- Tsonga will have his chance again.

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We are taking to another match It is wide! And Tsonga takes it. He

takes his place in the final. And he rudely awakened James Ward from

this marvellous dream. A sign of appreciation for the challenge

James Ward has given up today, and an appreciation from the crowd for

James Ward and for Tsonga, who does his stance of celebration. -- the

dance. It is Tsonga's victory, but this has been for a large part, the

tournament of James Ward. All good things must end, for this has been

a great Championship for James Ward. The ride is over for now. Tsonga

through to face, after beating the British number two, the British

number one, Andy Murray, in tomorrow's final. And we can hear

from the man who has taken us on a We will talk to the winner in a

moment, but what a fantastic week you have had, James Ward. Obviously,

it has been a fantastic week for me. My best so far. And I just had to

build on it from here. How much did you enjoy playing on the big stage

like this in front of these people? He be it is great, and also been at

home, everyone is on your side and it does help. So thank you for your

support this week, you guys have been great. This time last week,

realistically, what target had you set yourself? Playing well in the

first round really. And obviously, as I went winning matches, I

started to believe a bit more. It is about confidence and I will take

that on to Eastbourne next week. Her this been the best week of your

tennis life? A of course, it is obvious with the players I have

beaten, and I just missed out this week. But it happens and I look

forward from here. We hope there are more like this, congratulations.

James Ward, a semi-finalist at Queen's this year! SUE BARKER: If

he has a lot to be proud of, he will go up to 176 in the world

rankings and will be heading down to the south coast, Eastbourne, up

where he has a special exemption into the draw. He will face Janko

Tipsarevic, he has got a lot to be proud of here at Queen's, through

to the semi-finals. But he was up against an extremely tough

competitor in Jo-Wilfried Tsonga or. He had a couple of chances in the

tie-break, but it was not to be. And so we look forward to Tsonga,

who put out Rafael Nadal yesterday, up against Andy Murray in the final.

And he will be getting used to signing a few of these, James Ward.

He has been a big hit with the British crowd and the British fans.

And he has been on many of the front pages. So James Ward making

his way to the locker room, and let's hear now from the winner of

this semi-final, Jo Wilfried-Tsonga is with John that.

congratulations. In the second set, were you a bit worried? Yes come

back a little bit. I was stiff and he played well. -- yes, a little

bit. He broke me on one occasion, then I came backhand just happy to

win in two sets because with the crowd with him... It was difficult!

A everybody likes you but you have just beaten a British player! You

have that wonderful smile and that Jean your personality that we all

love, don't we? -- and that great personality. We all love watching

him. But we will not allow you to beat Andy Murray Tomorrow! Anyway,

I will do my best! For the moment of course, he is a better player

than me. But tomorrow, I hope I will be better than him! Of course!

For even if you do not want! We are going to put a picture on the big

screen switches of you with no clothes on. Calm down, everybody! I

am hoping... If it is not there, it is on television, which is of no

use to anybody here. A shame! But you have done a Cosmopolitan

magazine photo-shoot with no clothes on in Monte Carlo, can you

explain? It was for charity. And of course, I did it because it was

important for some children who are sick. And that is it, at now I am

free. I am in the final. Do you think naked tennis might happen one

day? It depends if the crowd like that or not. Do you like that?

he is playing to the crowd even now! Please, it is only 4 o'clock

in the afternoon! Later! Congratulations, good luck against

Andy Murray tomorrow. Great to see him, as ever, Jo Wilfried-Tsonga,

fantastic! Thank you very much! BARKER: He may not have all the

fans on his side tomorrow but he has won over a lot of people this

week. If they have not seen him already, he is very popular. Just

doing an interview for Radio 5 at the moment. But absolutely terrific

from Jo Wilfried-Tsonga. Took a different match from yesterday when

he put out Rafael Nadal in three sets. He was expected to win but he

had a wobble in the second set. But he came through and will now face

Andy Murray and the final, at the new time tomorrow of 12 o'clock.

Not to 30 pm, as advertised. And we will be live on BBC One for that

final -- not at 2:30pm. Monte Carlo looked very good in that picture, I

thought! It is terrific. And I know you have both modelled. You did

something similar. And nobody wants to see that picture! That was for a

magazine, Male Cancer awareness, which is what he did it fork. His

naked tennis going to catch on? Do you want to see me naked? When he

was asked, the crowd said yes in a very high pitched way. There was a

crowd of girls very much. He is a popular guy and he has thighs just

like John Lloyd! But if you do have a physique like that, it is

probably not embarrassing! It would be rude not to show it off!

were a page 7 on a red top a few years back. In the day we * * mad I

had short on. And a gold medallion, I remember! The charity was me, it

was my charity. I did it for money, it was very naughty! I had a gold

medallion, like Simon Khan or! was in at the moment. Was it here,

the gold medallion? Where else would it be? That was not an easy

second set for Jo Wilfried-Tsonga. He got through because strains was

nervous. But he held his nerve and the second set. -- because James

was nervous. James Ward, it is difficult on grass, it is a flat

ball, it comes at you with a big serve, and he relished the occasion.

Again, he has come through another test. He could have faded away, but

he took on up Tsonga and love the occasion. And he almost won it. It

has been a great week! So many lessons. He has got through big

matches and bigger opponents that he is not used to. If he could do

anything in the tie-break differently it was that second

serve from Tsonga. Instead of letting the ball come, go forward

and smother it before the ball place you can make you have to play

it. Moments like that of the difference between a top 20 or 30

player like Tsonga and the guys who challenge. But he should take

confidence. He is going to Eastbourne next week, special

exemption because he could not take his place in qualifying. And he did

well last year. If he can follow this up, Nottingham last week,

Eastbourne next, if he follows that up with points, et you can get

close to that 120. Because then you get into the major events

automatically without having to get a wildcard. You get into the Grand

Slam matches. And into some of the tour events, and all the qualifiers.

I hope he will do this now wants this ranking takes place. There is

a six-week break before the tournament entries, so hopefully he

will play qualifiers rather than going back to challengers. He has

been in those long enough now and it is time to play in the main draw

offence. He has aimed for the bigger tournaments. He did the

Australian Open, so he is trying, so he is ambitious. Back is how you

should be, you have to set high targets -- that is. You have to. It

is an apprenticeship. You do not want to get stuck in those

challengers too long because it becomes part of you and you get

used to smaller crowds and your friends. Some players have been

there for 10 years. I think the mentality of James Ward is to get

out of it. And he is aiming for a highs, and he needs to keep doing

that. He has got a feel for it now, continues. I as far as Tsonga is

concerned, he will come out with no pressure as he did against Rafael

Nadal. He has already said he is a better player than him. You said

how many times have they played and I said five, and you said? Andy

Murray, 4-1! That is right, you have watched a lot of tennis!

They've played in the Wimbledon quarter-finals and Tsonga won the

first set, Murray won the second and motored through the rest stalls

-- motored through the rest. Murray has won the last time -- the last

three times they played and his favourite for me to beat Tsonga.

That is to Marat at 12 o'clock, but we saw sad news today at Queen's --

that is tomorrow. The death of Kurt Nielsen, who died at the age of 80.

He was the Men's Singles runner up at the All-England Club in 1953 and

1955 and is the only Danish man to have reached a Grand Slam English

final. That is sad news today. But we still have a bit of time left on

BBC One and tomorrow, we have a special guest, Stefan Edberg we had

on Day One, but tomorrow involved in the presentation is former

champion Boris Becker. He won it four times and had magical moments

at Wimbledon. We can live some of the great moment now of Boris

It was July the 7th 1985. And a glorious afternoon at Wimbledon,

Boris Becker walked on to Centre Court for a German teenager and

walked off in a global superstar! He was just 17 and he was about to

change not just his sport but his life forever. It is like going to

church. It is a great tennis court. Becker later compared winning his

first Wimbledon to Hillary scaling Everest or Neil Armstrong walking

on the moon. He was certainly unprepared for the day that 20

years ago took him out of this world and into another. Something

changed. You look the same and speak the same but people look at

you in a different way. They stare at you. It became at times a very

lonely place, headline news. Boris is dating a Black girl. How racist

can you be? I was going, throw me more, I can take another punch, I

can go another round! Boris Becker has a daughter, guess where she was

produced? Learned from this experience. It made me the man I am

I was born and raised in a small town of 10,000 people. I call at my

home, the place I was born and raised. But I do not have

sentimentality about it. I go home once or twice a year to visit my

mother on a special occasion like her birthday, but that is really it.

I am right -- right behind me is my first school. From my first played

under my 4th great. It is a little dark in here. I came here last 20

years ago. It has not changed much. It good and happy childhood. I come

from a sports background, I had a local tennis club and my father was

very active in that. When I was three or four, I was given a record

by my father. It was wouldn't and the court it in half because it was

too long and heavy -- it was wouldn't have. My sister became my

first teacher and she taught me the ABC of tennis when I was three

years old. That is the gymnasium where we played basketball and

football, and that was my most comfortable place. It is amazing.

Every Sunday morning, at 10 o'clock or earlier, I went with a few

others to Church. Amazing. It has not changed one bit. When used in,

you have to go there. I went a few times. -- when you committed a sin.

I went to confessed to the priest. -- to confess. From this tight-knit

Catholic family came a superstar. His father died six years ago, his

mother recently celebrated her 70th I was a normal teenager, I played

football and I played tennis, I was My sister, her daughter, we behaved

most of the time. But she had to be after us to check whether we had

done our homework. But most of the time, we did behave. I mean, what

were hour options? I am standing next to her! When I was around nine

or 10 years old, I became the best of that age group. And I was 14 or

15 it when I became good enough to play around the men's tour. And it

was pretty obvious that next step would be me becoming somewhat

professional. And then a management agency started coming around the