:00:45. > :00:55.been played at Queen's. It is woven into the very fabric of the club and
:00:55. > :01:30.
:01:30. > :01:40.the championship is now at its Superb performance from Andy
:01:40. > :01:40.
:01:40. > :01:45.Murray... For Andy Murray, it has been an exceptional 12 months.
:01:45. > :01:55.is no shame in losing to Roger Federer. I am going to try this, and
:01:55. > :02:12.
:02:12. > :02:21.he has won his first Grand Slam! he cap it off by lifting this
:02:21. > :02:27.impressive trophy for a third time? Good afternoon, welcome to the
:02:27. > :02:34.Queen's Club. The tournament boasts such a proud history. Today, it is
:02:34. > :02:40.final state. The weather has been awful this week. We have had rain
:02:40. > :02:50.every day. There is a brief shower passing through at the moment. They
:02:50. > :02:50.
:02:50. > :02:55.are not putting the covers on, but they are keeping an eye on the sky
:02:55. > :03:00.is -- the sky. It looks like they are going to put the covers on, so
:03:00. > :03:06.that means a longer delay. We hope we get this match on Court, because
:03:06. > :03:13.what a fitting final this is. Andy Murray looking for his third title
:03:13. > :03:23.at Queen's, against Marin Cilic. Hugely disappointing for the crowds
:03:23. > :03:23.
:03:23. > :03:26.all week. It has felt more like winter. It has been cold and windy -
:03:26. > :03:32.terrible for the players, but particularly for the spectators.
:03:32. > :03:39.Some of them cannot get tickets for Wimbledon and this is their chance
:03:39. > :03:49.to see top-class tennis in London. Here we are again. We are getting
:03:49. > :03:49.
:03:49. > :03:54.used to this. We certainly are. We were hoping for sunny weather.
:03:54. > :03:57.White-macro forecast is supposed to be good, isn't it? We just have to
:03:57. > :04:07.keep our fingers crossed. You have to feel for the players, they were
:04:07. > :04:08.
:04:08. > :04:14.just about to walk out onto court and now they are back to the
:04:14. > :04:18.players' lounge. I have not ever remember this many interruptions.
:04:18. > :04:21.The players have been very patient. The standard of play has been
:04:21. > :04:29.remarkable considering the court has been at times damp, there has been
:04:29. > :04:33.wind every day. I think the standard of play, we have had fantastic match
:04:33. > :04:38.considering how bad conditions have been. It has been remarkable,
:04:38. > :04:43.really. You have to feel for the tournament director. Yesterday it
:04:43. > :04:47.rained constantly. We only got ten minutes of tennis. He had to make
:04:47. > :04:51.the decision to play the semifinals simultaneously. It meant Lleyton
:04:51. > :05:00.Hewitt and Marin Cilic moved to court number one. Hewitt was not
:05:00. > :05:03.happy. He was very unhappy. I walk past last night and there were
:05:03. > :05:06.probably 100 spectators. There was a dead atmosphere, which is
:05:06. > :05:13.unfortunate for these guys, who played so well. There was nothing he
:05:13. > :05:22.could do. They could not have put Murray out there. There would have
:05:22. > :05:28.been chaos. They got the short straw. Today, we are looking forward
:05:28. > :05:32.not just to the final, but there is a special match called Rally Against
:05:32. > :05:42.Cancer for the Royal Marsden Hospital. It has been organised by
:05:42. > :05:42.
:05:42. > :05:47.Ross Hutchins, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin's's lymphoma. It is
:05:47. > :05:57.going to be a one said shootout. It is winner takes it all. Tim Henman
:05:57. > :06:01.and Andy Murray take on Ivan Lendl and Tomas Berdych. There are Tim
:06:01. > :06:09.Henman and Andy Murray, probably talking tactics. It is a big match
:06:09. > :06:18.for Andy Murray this one. Tim Henman is saying, take over when you get
:06:18. > :06:24.the chance! What is the over-under on how many times Andy Murray is
:06:24. > :06:28.going to hate that guy in the guts with a ground stroke! I was talking
:06:28. > :06:33.to Ivan Lendl this morning. He said, if Andy Murray hates me, I
:06:33. > :06:36.will have him doing laps at seven o'clock tomorrow morning. He said he
:06:36. > :06:43.will be pulling out of Wimbledon because of fatigue if he goes
:06:43. > :06:50.anywhere near me. It is going to be a lot of fun out there. When Tim
:06:50. > :06:56.Henman arrived this morning I said, you are here early, and he said, I
:06:56. > :07:06.had to sort out grass court shoes. Prepared as ever! We will see some
:07:06. > :07:07.
:07:08. > :07:16.volleys today, won't we? Of course we will. Tim and Ivan Lendl can
:07:16. > :07:21.still hit the ball great. There will be some good tennis. Ivan has
:07:21. > :07:30.brought back his grasscourt choose from years ago, when he retired. He
:07:30. > :07:38.was trying to work out which was older, his shoes or Andy Murray -
:07:38. > :07:41.Andy Murray is three years older! They are probably illegal! It is
:07:41. > :07:48.going to be a lot of fun and it is raising money for an important
:07:48. > :07:58.cause. There is a host of comedians coming along and restaurants in as
:07:58. > :08:02.
:08:02. > :08:06.well -- Boris Johnson as well. That is the match later on this
:08:06. > :08:13.afternoon. Of course, it is weather permitting. We are hoping that the
:08:13. > :08:23.final will very soon. Andy Murray came through yesterday against
:08:23. > :08:24.
:08:24. > :08:31.Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. That hear his thoughts. -- lets hear his thoughts.
:08:31. > :08:35.I have come in here, not worried about getting the matches, just
:08:35. > :08:41.getting used to playing on grass. It was essential for me to get matches
:08:41. > :08:49.this week and I am glad to have got through to the final. How much of a
:08:49. > :08:56.springboard is that, is it a relief? It was important for me. I have had
:08:56. > :09:00.some tough matches. I played Nicolas Mahut and managed to get through,
:09:00. > :09:07.and I lost against him last year. It was important for me, if I wanted to
:09:07. > :09:12.do well at Wimbledon. I needed to get some matches through here. By
:09:12. > :09:16.getting to the final and getting five or six days practice for
:09:16. > :09:20.Wimbledon after the tournament, I should be ready. What about waiting,
:09:20. > :09:26.how do you keep focused and ready? You never know when you are going to
:09:26. > :09:33.be called out and then things change. It was tough for everybody
:09:33. > :09:41.involved. It was the same for me and Tsonga, but also the people coming
:09:41. > :09:46.to watch. There is no perfect solution. We had 45 minutes from
:09:46. > :09:56.when we were told we were going to change courts, and you just do your
:09:56. > :10:07.
:10:07. > :10:14.warm up and get ready to go. And the table football? I think that was in
:10:14. > :10:19.case of a weather cancellation. you won that match? Yes.You have
:10:19. > :10:25.got a great record against Marin Cilic. I have had some tough matches
:10:25. > :10:31.with him, I lost against him in the US Open last year. I managed to come
:10:31. > :10:39.through that one. He is playing very well. He has played a lot of matches
:10:39. > :10:48.lately. He is defending champion. If he plays well, he will be confident.
:10:48. > :10:56.He beat Berdych and Hewitt back-to-back. What does the U.S.
:10:56. > :11:00.Open tell you about what could be exploited in this game? Every player
:11:00. > :11:06.goes through matches where they are serving for the match, or there are
:11:06. > :11:14.big leads and they do not get them. It is part of the sport. Sometimes,
:11:14. > :11:19.you get nervous, other times you don't. The U.S. Open is huge. That
:11:19. > :11:28.was probably why I got a little bit nervous that day. How close to match
:11:28. > :11:35.fitness do you feel? I feel good. I have played five days in a row, so
:11:35. > :11:39.it has been a lot for my first week back, but my body has held up fairly
:11:39. > :11:45.well. I have been pleased with how it has gone. I have had a good
:11:45. > :11:55.week's practice. I am doing all of the rights rehab and exercise for my
:11:55. > :11:56.
:11:56. > :12:02.back, so I should be in good shape. To win would be a great launchpad,
:12:02. > :12:06.wouldn't it? It would be, but I have also played well here in the past
:12:06. > :12:12.and not done so well at Wimbledon. I have also played badly here and done
:12:12. > :12:20.really well at Wimbledon. There is no real reason for that, so long as
:12:20. > :12:30.this week, I give it my best shot in the final. It would be great to win
:12:30. > :12:31.
:12:31. > :12:36.the event. If not, it has been a very productive week for me.
:12:36. > :12:40.Interesting point that Andy Murray makes, but it doesn't really matter
:12:40. > :12:46.if you win here. This year is different, because he has had the
:12:46. > :12:52.month away and he has needed the matches. He has had them. Whether he
:12:52. > :12:58.wins or loses makes no difference at all to his chances at Wimbledon. I
:12:58. > :13:03.was impressed with his match against Nicolas Mahut. He had not played in
:13:03. > :13:10.a month or so and he came out and looked so imposing. There was almost
:13:10. > :13:16.an aura around him. He looked fit and strong and was moving well, and
:13:16. > :13:26.was hitting the ball sharply. Whatever he did in that of time it
:13:26. > :13:34.served him well. He has had a couple of times where he has wobbled, once
:13:34. > :13:38.against Benjamin Becker. Yesterday there was a moment when he was a set
:13:38. > :13:48.down as three points down. I think he took his foot off the gas.
:13:48. > :13:48.
:13:48. > :13:53.Against Tsonga, it can be a big storm to weather. For the first
:13:53. > :14:00.set, Tsonga was serving at 70% and Murray was just hanging in there,
:14:00. > :14:05.and then he got a chance and took it. I think when he was down a set,
:14:05. > :14:15.it was more to do with Tsonga's brilliance. I think you did well to
:14:15. > :14:15.
:14:15. > :15:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 63 seconds
:15:18. > :15:27.get through it. Let's enjoy the little bit laps it is a goal --
:15:27. > :15:37.lackadaisical. He could have done a lot more, he was sure working --
:15:37. > :15:37.
:15:37. > :17:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 63 seconds
:17:15. > :17:25.break points against Murray's serve. And hundred and 24 mph! -- 124 mph!
:17:25. > :17:25.
:17:25. > :19:04.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 63 seconds
:19:04. > :19:14.excellent to get a return. It is all French man. Were you looking across
:19:14. > :19:14.
:19:14. > :21:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 63 seconds
:21:09. > :21:17.court? He certainly was.Fifth break the instinct to get in quickly dash
:21:17. > :21:21.he had to cover so much court, and what a volley! He knew that Tsonga
:21:21. > :21:31.would be looking for the drop shot. He threw the depth in and this is
:21:31. > :21:32.
:21:32. > :24:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 63 seconds
:24:37. > :24:47.Murray, with a break of serve, had woken up? This is a consolidation of
:24:47. > :25:26.
:25:26. > :25:36.what he has achieved in the set so point from Tsonga. Just enough
:25:36. > :25:36.
:25:36. > :26:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 63 seconds
:26:23. > :26:29.behind that volley to take it out. think Tsonga will even go upstairs
:26:29. > :26:37.to see if he can correct the correction, so it will be a first
:26:38. > :26:47.serve, even though it was a second serve that was incorrectly called.
:26:48. > :26:55.
:26:55. > :27:00.Those are the rules. In the past, he would have had that crosscourt
:27:00. > :27:06.nicely but he went for something big, and that set him up to finish
:27:06. > :27:16.the rally with a crosscourt forehand, much more aggressive.
:27:16. > :27:26.
:27:26. > :27:32.French Open, it was the first Grand Slam he had missed since 2007 when
:27:32. > :27:38.he had the wrist injury he got in Hamburg. It just made him think
:27:38. > :27:42.about not taking all this for granted. I think he really missed
:27:42. > :27:52.the game, even though it was only three and a half weeks with his back
:27:52. > :27:52.
:27:52. > :28:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 63 seconds
:28:34. > :28:44.injury, he missed it. He is playing this is unlucky. -- he slipped.
:28:44. > :29:07.
:29:07. > :29:14.Murray is looking to put this a way former Reagan that deciding set and
:29:14. > :29:24.it looks like he will be in the final. -- to breaks up for Murray in
:29:24. > :29:53.
:29:53. > :29:56.of Ivan Lendl. If you have someone in your camp who has won titles,
:29:56. > :30:06.including grand slams, only Jimmy Connors has more titles than that,
:30:06. > :30:12.
:30:12. > :30:22.109. That is Ivan Lendl's wife, Samantha. No, not that one! That is
:30:22. > :30:22.
:30:22. > :32:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 63 seconds
:32:56. > :33:06.the physiotherapist. Ivan Lendl's he would have been an excellent
:33:06. > :33:08.
:33:08. > :33:13.athlete in the hurdles. Murray will not be thinking this match is over.
:33:13. > :33:23.But at 5-1, he would have to be enjoying himself with this
:33:23. > :33:23.
:33:23. > :36:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 63 seconds
:36:18. > :36:28.and chill it both went through to the final, -- Cilic went through to
:36:28. > :36:28.
:36:28. > :37:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 63 seconds
:37:38. > :37:48.the final. Both winners of the was not going Andy Murray's way
:37:48. > :38:15.
:38:15. > :38:20.earlier, but he has maintained his 48 minutes of tennis that we were
:38:20. > :38:30.not sure we would get today, but it was worth waiting for. Andy Murray
:38:30. > :38:40.
:38:40. > :38:44.Andy Murray is in the final at Queen's Club. This was last night.
:38:44. > :38:51.As the match progressed, Murray got better and better. Plot away to
:38:51. > :38:56.finish. Hooked his place in his third title at Queen's. That was
:38:56. > :39:01.last night. This is today. We're looking forward to the final between
:39:01. > :39:10.Andy Murray and Marin Cilic. Not too many umbrellas, but the covers are
:39:10. > :39:15.still on. Marin Cilic is the defending champion, who won it in
:39:15. > :39:22.controversial circumstances a year ago when his competitor was
:39:22. > :39:32.disqualified for injuring a lines person. Everyone is being patient,
:39:32. > :39:33.
:39:33. > :39:43.or trying to be patient. Waiting for a plea to get underway. -- play.
:39:43. > :39:43.
:39:43. > :39:47.Happy Father's Day to you both. you look after? I was. I got a very
:39:47. > :39:56.route card but I put on Twitter. I got a book of war poetry by Wilfred
:39:56. > :40:04.Owen. I got some toffee which says chewy on the outside. My son came
:40:04. > :40:14.in. He said it was Father's Day. My son said that his presence was my
:40:14. > :40:18.
:40:18. > :40:23.present. Very quick thinking! It is not Father's Day in the US. I have
:40:23. > :40:31.already missed that! I would have accepted cash instead of the
:40:31. > :40:41.present! I feel for the organisers of the tournament. The forecast
:40:41. > :40:43.
:40:43. > :40:50.looked quite good for today. There is obviously just enough moisture in
:40:50. > :40:56.the air to affect the court surface. It is about atmospheric conditions.
:40:56. > :41:02.They can't be right. We have become experts on this week! Chris Kermode
:41:03. > :41:12.really got away with it yesterday by swapping one of the semifinals to
:41:12. > :41:18.court on and putting Andy Murray on Centre Court. -- on Court One. That
:41:18. > :41:22.was the right decision. I think we will get away with this today. The
:41:22. > :41:27.people who are really nervous will be the likes of Michael McIntyre,
:41:27. > :41:33.Jonathan Ross and Sir Richard Branson. They will be getting more
:41:33. > :41:39.and more uptight. It is not that far away from Wimbledon, but at least
:41:40. > :41:49.they have the roof. That starts a week on Monday. A week on Sunday, we
:41:49. > :41:56.have a special programme coming up. Andy Murray, we are proud of you.
:41:56. > :42:04.This is a first for Dunblane. Murray and his brother came to the
:42:04. > :42:10.school. So did I. They are really good in the house. Then we take them
:42:10. > :42:13.out and the disgraced themselves. The worst thing that would happen
:42:13. > :42:19.for Andy Murray would be if he got his teeth veneered and started
:42:20. > :42:27.behaving like a superstar. It is not about fame or financial rewards. He
:42:27. > :42:31.just wants to play tennis. We have known each other since we were 11
:42:31. > :42:38.years old. It is nice to see the evolution of the person you have
:42:38. > :42:46.known all your life. People say I always look calm. Inside was a
:42:46. > :42:52.different story. I am going to drivers and it not be easy. To come
:42:52. > :42:58.so close to not be able to do it, you just wanted to hug him. I felt
:42:58. > :43:03.protective of him because I knew what he would be going through.
:43:03. > :43:13.is a joy to be around. He is hilarious. So few people get to see
:43:13. > :43:15.
:43:15. > :43:20.that side of him. You only have nine minutes left! Outside of tennis, we
:43:20. > :43:28.talk about the PlayStation a lot. The turning point was without doubt
:43:28. > :43:34.winning the gold medal in the Olympics. Pressure is part of the
:43:35. > :43:44.business. He has proved himself time and time again. Having won the US
:43:44. > :43:49.Open, the press in Britain will focus on Wimbledon. That programme
:43:49. > :43:59.is a week on Sunday at 10:25pm on BBC One. It also features this man.
:43:59. > :44:05.Wellcome, Tim. I feel very underdressed! What a great view this
:44:05. > :44:15.is. The covers are coming off. Well done to the team. Hopefully the
:44:15. > :44:16.
:44:16. > :44:21.players will be appearing soon. You have very much taken Andy Murray
:44:21. > :44:26.under your wing because you know all the pressures coming his way.
:44:26. > :44:31.known him for a long time. I have seen him come up through the junior
:44:31. > :44:37.game and I have heard a lot of what the coaches were saying about this
:44:37. > :44:43.young kid that had a great feel for the game. He had a few issues about
:44:43. > :44:50.his attitude and his temperament at times. We have been able to see his
:44:50. > :44:57.phenomenal talent develop. At this time of year, I know what he is
:44:57. > :45:01.going through. I have always felt a little protective of him. I would
:45:01. > :45:07.not necessarily say he listens to ever think that I say, but I have
:45:07. > :45:12.always enjoyed his company. When you are in a social environment or on
:45:12. > :45:16.the practice court, you get to see a different side to him. He is relaxed
:45:16. > :45:25.and has a good sense of humour. When he is out there playing his matches,
:45:25. > :45:31.it is business. You were practising with Ivan Lendl as well? I wanted a
:45:31. > :45:37.boost to my confidence! He is brilliant. He still hit the ball
:45:37. > :45:43.great. Were both hit it OK, it is when we have to run that the
:45:43. > :45:48.problems start! Fingers crossed that the weather does improve because we
:45:48. > :45:56.look forward to getting out there and later. You said you practised
:45:56. > :46:02.once last month with Greg and once with Andy. Talk us through this.
:46:02. > :46:06.is the best I have played in five years and Andy said I was rubbish. I
:46:06. > :46:11.was a bit disappointed! I don't really play that much tennis any
:46:11. > :46:16.more, but I have not played on a grass court for a long time. These
:46:16. > :46:21.courts are incredible. It was incredible and I enjoyed it. If Andy
:46:21. > :46:31.goes on to win the tour lament, I think that was the foundation that
:46:31. > :46:33.
:46:33. > :46:41.was laid -- win the tournament. ask Andy Murray about that and he
:46:41. > :46:47.said, he volleys well. He has never been great at dishing out the
:46:47. > :46:53.compliments. I suppose that one is better than none. It is amazing how
:46:53. > :46:57.I go to the gym fairly regularly and feel like I am in good shape. I can
:46:57. > :47:04.ride a bike and run on the treadmill. We only played for an
:47:04. > :47:12.hour on the court just hitting it up and down and did some sliced
:47:12. > :47:19.backhand drills. I was absolutely cooked. Exhausted. Then he went on
:47:19. > :47:23.to play for another hour. You kind of forget the physical demands on
:47:23. > :47:28.these top players. It puts it in perspective of why it was a good
:47:28. > :47:37.decision for him not to go to Paris. If his back wasn't right, you just
:47:37. > :47:42.can't compete. He has to go into the French Open believing he can win
:47:42. > :47:50.seven matches, not just a couple. It was tough for him to miss Roland
:47:50. > :47:56.Garros, but it is important to be in good shape for this and Wimbledon.
:47:56. > :48:03.You are playing with Andy Murray up against Ivan Lendl and Tomas
:48:03. > :48:08.Berdych. Will that be a grudge match between Ivan Lendl and Andy Murray?
:48:08. > :48:12.There are some bets being placed about how many times they can hit
:48:12. > :48:18.each other. I think there will be a lot of target practice. I will speak
:48:18. > :48:21.to Tomas Berdych politely and ask him not to hit it at me because
:48:21. > :48:26.nobody hit it harder than him. Nobody quite knows how the match
:48:26. > :48:32.will unfold. I think there will definitely be a competitive element
:48:32. > :48:36.to it. At the end of the day, for the rally against cancer and for
:48:36. > :48:41.Ross Hutchins, it will be a brilliant day. I am looking forward
:48:41. > :48:51.to that. And I am looking forward to the celebrities getting out on the
:48:51. > :49:08.
:49:08. > :49:18.they are both in your team. I have not seen Michael played just yet.
:49:18. > :49:25.Plenty of time for that. What about the final? Can I get your thoughts?
:49:25. > :49:33.Everyone is thinking that this belongs to Andy Murray, but Marin
:49:33. > :49:38.Cilic is great as well. I played against Cilic several years ago. He
:49:39. > :49:44.has been a great player for a long time. He won the turn lament last
:49:44. > :49:49.year, but it was different circumstances. I expect he would
:49:49. > :49:59.like to really go out and earnest today. He has given Andy some
:49:59. > :49:59.
:49:59. > :50:08.problems in the past. I have not done any research. The statistics
:50:08. > :50:16.are 8-1 to Andy Murray. They have had some close matches. Andy beat
:50:16. > :50:26.him last year. I know you are in demand for everyone. As always, when
:50:26. > :50:36.it is raining! Me the best team when! Talking of Marin Cilic, here
:50:36. > :50:40.is the defending champion. You like it here. Nine matches unbeaten.
:50:40. > :50:47.liking it more and more after each day. I am enjoying my time on the
:50:47. > :50:50.court. I am looking forward to the final. Given the unusual
:50:50. > :50:59.circumstances of the final last year, is it nice for you to have a
:50:59. > :51:09.chance to go out and win it? Even to be in the final again is a great
:51:09. > :51:11.
:51:11. > :51:17.thing for me. I am playing well. It shows that it is not surprising I
:51:17. > :51:27.was in the last final. I have had some tough matches this week. Tomas
:51:27. > :51:34.
:51:35. > :51:41.Berdych -- it is a challenge to play him. He will be motivated by playing
:51:41. > :51:47.at home, Andy Murray. I will take some positives from the final.
:51:47. > :51:57.made a brief appearance yesterday for ten minutes before his match was
:51:57. > :52:05.
:52:05. > :52:13.moved to court on. -- court on. -- Court One. Can I have your thoughts
:52:13. > :52:21.about Cilic she. He is one of those guys who flattered to deceive a
:52:21. > :52:27.little. I am not sure what has held him back. He was in the top ten
:52:27. > :52:30.several years ago. Did not manage to stay there for long. There was the
:52:30. > :52:36.match at the US Open for he was thumping Andy Murray and then fell
:52:36. > :52:40.to pieces. I guess there are questions about his temperament.
:52:40. > :52:45.When he has had an opportunity to really blast into the upper echelons
:52:45. > :52:52.of the game, he has not taken those opportunities. Today is a challenge
:52:52. > :53:00.for him. Andy Murray is a very difficult match up. The serve of
:53:00. > :53:06.Cilic, whilst it is not dominant, such as Tsonga or Tomas Berdych, it
:53:06. > :53:14.is what he wins points from. Andy Murray is one of the best returners
:53:14. > :53:21.in the game. It is a big test for Cilic. Can he hold serve regularly?
:53:21. > :53:29.We are hoping the players will be on the courts and. Some famous faces in
:53:29. > :53:39.the crowd and some of them will get to play later. Sir Richard. How good
:53:39. > :53:40.
:53:40. > :53:46.are you? I love playing. I have played for a long time. I have
:53:46. > :53:52.enjoyed celebrity matches before. It is an honour to be invited to play.
:53:52. > :54:02.What is your best weapon and what is your weakest point? I am a good
:54:02. > :54:06.
:54:06. > :54:14.negotiator. I have brought some tickets along for the judge. I am an
:54:14. > :54:23.average tennis player. I thoroughly enjoy the game. Do you use one hand
:54:23. > :54:30.or two hands for backhand? On hand. Old school. You have a tennis school
:54:30. > :54:37.on your island. Last year, we had Djokovic and John McEnroe. This
:54:37. > :54:47.year, we have medal coming. Just do some namedropping! -- we have Rafael
:54:47. > :54:49.
:54:49. > :54:59.Nadal coming. They can have five days where they can have a good
:54:59. > :55:05.time. It is interesting that we keep talking about player numbers in
:55:05. > :55:09.sport in this country. At this time of year, Wimbledon inspires people
:55:09. > :55:14.for a short time. I know you are trying to do something to get people
:55:14. > :55:20.to play tennis in this country. There is a couple of things we are
:55:20. > :55:26.trying to do. We are opening up our clubs, so anyone who wants to go
:55:26. > :55:33.over the next three weeks without having to pay can learn how to play
:55:33. > :55:40.tennis. The other thing which I have had a passion for is to try to push
:55:40. > :55:47.handicapped tennis in. You have a handicap system in golf, but not in
:55:47. > :55:53.tennis. That means you can only play people of your standard. We are
:55:53. > :55:59.giving people some points so that they can play on a level playing
:55:59. > :56:09.field. As a result, a lot more people can play. Lovely to talk to
:56:09. > :56:15.you. We will look out for that one-handed backhand later. It was
:56:15. > :56:21.lovely to see people enjoying tennis on our way to Queen's Club this
:56:21. > :56:27.morning. That was before the rain. It is dry and we have heard that the
:56:27. > :56:32.players will come out in two minutes' time. The line judges and
:56:32. > :56:37.ball boys and ball girls are making their way out just now. It looks
:56:37. > :56:43.like we are all go for the final of the AEGON Championships. It has been
:56:43. > :56:48.a long wait, I'll long week of watching the weather. But we have a
:56:48. > :56:52.really good final to look forward to. Peter is still with me. Top a
:56:52. > :57:00.little about Andy Murray. He has all the matches behind him that he wants
:57:00. > :57:05.now. For players, it is about the title and the trophy. Absolutely.
:57:05. > :57:15.Every title is important only to. Especially this one. Andy Murray
:57:15. > :57:18.
:57:18. > :57:28.lives ten minutes down the road. It is important for him to win this. I
:57:28. > :57:34.don't think anybody could imagine that he will give less than 100%
:57:34. > :57:42.today. People want the wind. Here saying he has had some wobbles but
:57:42. > :57:49.that is because he has missed the matches. In tennis, to not compete
:57:49. > :57:56.for a whole month, you get nervous when the games get tight. Exactly.
:57:56. > :58:00.And it's not because he has chosen to work on training, there was a
:58:00. > :58:08.period they are pretty did not lift a finger. You come back and timing
:58:08. > :58:11.is a little off and you change surface and, you know, you don't
:58:11. > :58:17.know if you will react the same way when you come back as you did before
:58:17. > :58:24.you stopped. I am sure he will feel a lot more comfortable than last
:58:24. > :58:34.week. Whatever happens today, to have a week just to practice and
:58:34. > :58:39.
:58:40. > :58:43.fine tune before Wimbledon? Exactly. I am sure he will be so. I am sure
:58:43. > :58:48.his back is stiff and sore. It will take a few days where he does
:58:49. > :58:58.nothing at all. Then he will get back into it and ensure he does not
:58:59. > :59:04.
:59:04. > :59:14.overwork himself. There is Marin Cilic with a keen tennis player who
:59:14. > :59:25.
:59:25. > :59:34.is 11 years old. His name is Oliver. Well done to him. A big cheer for
:59:34. > :59:43.Andy Murray. Such support here this week. He is being led out by George
:59:43. > :59:53.Jackson, an eight-year-old who loves his tennis as well. Proud moment for
:59:53. > :59:57.
:59:57. > :00:07.him to be with his hero. And immoral -- Andy Murray idolised Andre Agassi
:00:07. > :00:16.when he was this age. I don't know if I had a great idle. I liked Stan
:00:16. > :00:22.Smith. Andy Murray is looking around. He is staring up at the sky
:00:22. > :00:28.because there is a very dark cloud heading over Queen's Club. It's not
:00:28. > :00:36.ideal. It's not great for the players. But, you know, we have to
:00:36. > :00:46.try to play this. They want to get the tournament finished. It is not
:00:46. > :00:51.
:00:51. > :01:00.bad. The conditions are a lot more benign. Can we have a picture with
:01:00. > :01:05.the kids? We will have a picture after that as well. If you have to
:01:05. > :01:15.challenge, please say something. If it is raining, just wait, do not
:01:15. > :01:18.
:01:18. > :01:28.leave immediately. Any questions? That is it. Go to both sides for the
:01:28. > :01:40.
:01:41. > :01:46.mantelpiece of those two young hope we get continuous play. We have
:01:46. > :01:50.seen far too many umbrellas this week. This is certainly not tennis
:01:50. > :02:00.weather, or June weather. Let's hope the summer arrives in time for
:02:00. > :02:04.
:02:04. > :02:11.Wimbledon. It is amazing, you do not see Andy Murray dwarfed very often.
:02:11. > :02:21.Amazing, but Cilic is quite a bit taller. In the women's game, the
:02:21. > :02:25.
:02:25. > :02:31.average height is five foot 11. was it in your day? About five foot
:02:31. > :02:36.three? It is a totally different game and a totally different
:02:36. > :02:43.physique that you need. Who is your money on? Andy Murray, surprise,
:02:43. > :02:53.surprise. Time for us to sit back and enjoy it. Let's handover to the
:02:53. > :02:58.
:02:58. > :03:04.finally got on to court just after six o'clock in the evening and lost
:03:04. > :03:10.the first set. It was 3-3 in the second set, 15-40 on his own serve
:03:10. > :03:16.against Tsonga. Not for one moment did he think about giving it away.
:03:16. > :03:21.He turned the momentum around and eventually won in three sets to get
:03:21. > :03:26.the much played. Marin Cilic was getting rid of Lleyton Hewitt on
:03:26. > :03:36.Court one. We have the defending champion in the final, against the
:03:36. > :03:40.
:03:40. > :03:46.man who has won it in the arduous recently. -- in the odd years
:03:46. > :03:52.recently. He is a very quiet world number 12, if you know what I mean.
:03:52. > :03:58.He just goes about his business. He is a retiring person. Only 24, but
:03:58. > :04:04.he has been around for so long, you tend to think he is 27 or 28. He is
:04:04. > :04:09.still improving, even though he was number nine in 2010. I was speaking
:04:09. > :04:14.with his coach last year. He said that he listened to too many people
:04:14. > :04:24.and suffered a drop in confidence and ranking as a result of that. He
:04:24. > :04:29.
:04:29. > :04:37.is regaining ranking at the top of the game. The head groundsman,
:04:37. > :04:47.looking on anxiously. I have a feeling that the team are about to
:04:47. > :04:57.come on. There is normally a staff of eight. Perhaps all of them are
:04:57. > :05:05.
:05:05. > :05:13.going to pull the cover over in a few minutes' time. I think the
:05:13. > :05:20.groundsman has this exception of family members on the team. -- has a
:05:20. > :05:25.number of family members on the team. Even if this is only a
:05:25. > :05:35.warm-up, this is useful for the players. There are always nerves.
:05:35. > :05:37.
:05:37. > :05:47.You want to win, don't you? In 2005, he played here and then
:05:47. > :05:50.
:05:50. > :05:55.Wimbledon afterwords, where he lost. He has had a good year. The match
:05:55. > :05:59.against Nicolas Mahut, his first match this week, was a useful one,
:05:59. > :06:09.against a Frenchman who really does know the art of playing on a grass
:06:09. > :06:11.
:06:11. > :06:15.court. Murray came through that, but he lost to the same man last year.
:06:15. > :06:20.He has been looking like a champion all week. He has played with such
:06:20. > :06:23.alertness and enthusiasm. It was only when he was a set down to
:06:23. > :06:28.Tsonga that you thought it might not be enough, but he came through the
:06:28. > :06:34.match. That is our potential Wimbledon champion. I do not know
:06:34. > :06:41.whether I would put him favourite, I don't know. With the sort of form he
:06:41. > :06:49.has cut, favourite, what do you think? He is certainly right up
:06:49. > :06:53.there. I would marginally make Djokovic the slight favourite, but I
:06:53. > :06:58.think Murray would be a close second. Certainly, this week will
:06:58. > :07:08.have done him a world of good, given the matches he has got under his
:07:08. > :07:08.
:07:08. > :07:16.belt. He is still not sure, he keeps looking at the weather. I do not
:07:16. > :07:26.think he is keen to be out here. These sort of conditions are tough.
:07:26. > :07:33.
:07:33. > :07:37.It has been like this whole week, so is nothing new. There is the
:07:37. > :07:45.sponsor's umbrella. They have signed up to British tennis for a lengthy
:07:45. > :07:54.amount of time. There is Andy Murray's mother. She does not go to
:07:54. > :07:59.all of his tournament any more. She really knows the game. She has got
:07:59. > :08:06.to be out watching the women as well, going out to tournament 's,
:08:06. > :08:16.doing the circuit. She is talking to her future daughter-in-law. Are we
:08:16. > :08:16.
:08:16. > :08:20.ratcheting up the pressure on Andy Murray? Come on, Andy! Whenever you
:08:20. > :08:30.see him wearing one of these almost spray on shirts, you think, you
:08:30. > :08:36.
:08:36. > :08:46.remember when he turned up in 2005? He was willowy. He had such a busy
:08:46. > :08:47.
:08:47. > :08:56.week back then. He fell over in the corner in a heap. To make him have
:08:56. > :09:05.cramps now, you have got to work them hard. I think in Florida, with
:09:05. > :09:13.his match against David Ferrer, I think David Ferrer had the cramp,
:09:13. > :09:23.which shows Murray's fitness. looks like it might be on hold. The
:09:23. > :09:23.
:09:23. > :09:31.rain is just spitting. You look at it, you think, why cant they play?
:09:31. > :09:37.Shall we do our umbrella thing? Fight me an interesting umbrella! --
:09:37. > :09:47.find me. A Queen's Club umbrella is �25, I think that is quite
:09:47. > :10:08.
:10:08. > :10:13.impressive. Very snazzy.There is also adds of celebrity spotting
:10:13. > :10:23.going on today. The President's room, absolutely full on the top
:10:23. > :10:30.
:10:30. > :10:36.tier. There is the East stand, very open and exposed. That is the more
:10:36. > :10:46.traditional bin liner covering, isn't it? Oh, that one is going to
:10:46. > :10:48.
:10:48. > :10:53.take off! Well, this has been the story of the whole week. It has just
:10:53. > :10:57.been difficult. Once again, the standard of play, considering the
:10:57. > :11:05.conditions this week, has been phenomenal. Some of the tennis
:11:05. > :11:11.yesterday, with the Tsonga-Murray match, was breathtaking. When you
:11:11. > :11:17.think they had been waiting so long, it was class tennis. And Mahut
:11:17. > :11:22.-Murray, the first round was exceptional. Del Potro has played
:11:22. > :11:28.well, Cilic has been phenomenal, Lleyton Hewitt has been outstanding.
:11:28. > :11:36.It has been a credit to the players, getting out here. It is a big prize,
:11:36. > :11:39.winning Queen's, they have gone out in dodgy conditions. They could have
:11:39. > :11:45.eased off a little bit and no one would have said too much about it,
:11:46. > :11:52.but they have gone at it 110%, and we have been rewarded with excellent
:11:52. > :12:02.matches. It is a multisports complex. There is plenty you can do
:12:02. > :12:04.
:12:04. > :12:14.indoors. Do you remember the wooden courts? The roof was no good, it
:12:14. > :12:15.
:12:15. > :12:21.used to leak in the winter. You could slip. We got kicked off once
:12:22. > :12:30.in a semi final of the nationals I club members -- by club members who
:12:30. > :12:40.had booked the court. Cannot play your national tournament when we
:12:40. > :12:44.
:12:44. > :12:54.have the men's doubles! That is the referee on the right, he has 25
:12:54. > :13:10.
:13:10. > :13:20.sports. Let's have a listen. I think we can hang fire a little bit. They
:13:20. > :13:45.
:13:45. > :13:53.Club, and five miles south of here you will find Wimbledon. The
:13:53. > :13:57.Championship is very close. Sue, tell us a little bit about it.
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:15:32. > :15:39.show you. They have taken the net down and I suspect the cover will
:15:39. > :15:48.come over in a moment as well. Still a light breeze about. There is no
:15:48. > :15:52.shower about to descend but there is drizzle. They are off to the men's
:15:52. > :16:02.changing room. The corridors here are quite narrow and people do tend
:16:02. > :16:04.
:16:04. > :16:11.to get wedged in! We will just have to be patient and wait for Andy
:16:11. > :16:15.Murray to win his third championship here at Queen's Club. Marin Cilic,
:16:15. > :16:25.looking to make a successful defence. It is an attractive match,
:16:25. > :16:28.
:16:28. > :16:35.this afternoon. Not sure what the delay is on getting the court
:16:35. > :16:38.covered. It is not looking good for tennis in the immediate near future.
:16:38. > :16:46.We are going to take a break from coverage and then we will be back to
:16:46. > :16:50.let you know what is happening. We have so much to look forward to, not
:16:50. > :16:59.only the men's singles but also the Rally Against Cancer, a lovely
:16:59. > :17:03.doubles match with a host of celebrities. I feel so sorry for
:17:03. > :17:11.these people who have arrived today expecting to see tennis, and hoping