Day 2 Queen's

feeling of a grand journey around Europe. Come with me on a

feeling of a grand journey around Europe. Come with fantastic tennis

tour. From here in London, we go to the Balkans and the first stop is

Bulgaria. Grigor Dimitrov seen by many as the future of men's tennis

will be sure to get the pulse is rising on and off the court. From

there, it is a quick jaunt to the Czech Republic where we find number

two seed Tomas Berdych, the hard-hitting man who is always a

danger on grass. Our whistle-stop tour takes us to Croatia were Marin

Cilic is waiting. The 2012 champion won by default when David Nalbandian

was disqualified. He would love to prove he is a worthy champion.

Finally we come back to swinging London where James Ward will be

hoping the home crowd can carry him into round three. And the great

thing about this tour, you do not have to leave the comfort of your

own home. We bring it all to you live from the Queen's Club. You do

not have to travel far when you have weather like this either. It is set

fair of the week. Very attractive matches on Centre Court at the

moment. Rain stopped play yesterday so there

is one match to be completed. Dan Evans came to a thrilling match

yesterday beating Jurgen Melzer. The rising star of the game, Grigor

Dimitrov, is up against James Ward. We are looking forward to that. We

are not there on BBC Two until 6pm. Then we are on the red button.

Andy Murray has been here today. I spotted his team as I arrived at

9am. He was here early, getting another couple of practices in. No

sign of his new coach, Amelie Mauresmo. Leon Smith is there. He

has been out practising with the player who started the process to

become a British citizen. He is looking to become a British citizen

from Slovenia, Aljaz Bedene. Just to let you know, behind us, it has gone

1-1. John and Peter are with me. No sign of Amelie Mauresmo. She said, I

am travelling on Tuesday morning. Her first appearance is going to be

on match day. Leaving it a bit tight. Very casual, strolling. It is

going to be lots of photographers. Do you think she has any idea what

she is in for? She has no idea. It is going to be very interesting. It

is amazing it has become such an international story. We make a big

thing of it because Andy is the first British men's champion at

Wimbledon for so long. It is a big international story. It is. It is

the first time one of the very best players has chosen a woman as his

coach. It will be interesting to see. I guess what they have just

said is that it is just through Wimbledon for the moment. The

pressure is on. Yeah X no kidding. How do you follow what happened last

year? We have got great matches. Grigor Dimitrov is the rising star

of the game. He has been talked about for so long. This is his

little warm up routine. His new coach, we know he is a very tough

task master. He will get him fit and ready for matches. He will. We were

chatting yesterday about the French Open. Disappointing loss to Ivo

Karlovic. He said he was served off the court. They did not panic about

it too much. Having said that, he is desperate for matches this week.

First round loss at the French. He needs to do very well at Queen's.

This was last year. He proved he can play on the. He is a natural grass

court player. He is a good bloke. -- on the grass. He is very

charismatic. He is one heck of a player. Absolutely. We have been

waiting for this breakthrough. He was world junior champion and

everyone thought he was the next coming. It has taken a little while.

Baby Federer. I do not think he liked that. He has improved a lot.

It was right about the period when he reached the semifinals here that

he made the big jump. That is a heck of a rise. His highest has been 12.

He is the youngest player in the world's top 20. When we talk about

the big four who are now with Federer in his 30s, Rafa, Novak

Djokovic in their 30s. We're waiting for the next players to emerge. He

is leading the way. You have got to have consistency to catch the big

guns. The disappointing French Open, disappointing Wimbledon last

year, Grigor Dimitrov. You want to see him getting to the quarterfinals

consistently because he is good enough to do that. Mentally, he has

lapses. They are working on that. He has had a good year this year other

than the French Open and I think he is a potential grand slam winner and

I think it will happen sooner rather than later. On young players, there

is a young player, Dominic Thiem, from Austria. Fine work here is a

very good shotmaker. He is more raw, a year or two behind Grigor

Dimitrov. He has a huge serve. Good athlete. Has a lot of potential. You

do not want to use it too often, potential, because it puts a lot of

pressure on people. Of course, let us face it, your ability to hit a

forehand or a backhand really pales in importance when you compare it to

how you think. What goes on between the ears? That is what determines

whether these guys are champions. Grigor Dimitrov, probably the most

charismatic of the young guys coming up, but perhaps that makes him a

little more emotional. That would give rise to some up Sundance. Great

to watch, Grigor Dimitrov. His opponent today, James Ward. He had a

good win yesterday. Very good. He has played good matches recently.

Qualified at the French Open which was fabulous and played well. He is

maturing. As he said in the papers, he said, it does not matter what age

you finally get it, every player is different. He is now getting what it

is like to start going for these tournaments. He played a very good

match yesterday. This is not an easy first match for Grigor Dimitrov to

come in again someone who has played a lot of matches recently.

Qualifying the French Open and coming here and he has a match under

his belt, he is a confident player. He has a big serve, he has weapons,

James Ward. Against a guy who does not quite know his way around a

grass court, James Ward is very dangerous. Grigor Dimitrov though is

another matter because he is so comfortable on the surface and he

makes a lot of balls and it will put more owners on James Ward to attack.

-- bonus. He has pulled off big victories. He has proved he can pull

off the surprises. Dan Evans yesterday, talk about James Ward's

victory. Against Jurgen Melzer, a very experienced player. He finished

it off in style, didn't he? The tie-breaker in the third set, no

sign of nerves. He raised the level of his game. It was very impressive

because he had a wobble in the tie-break in the second. He went on

a break in the third. You would have thought he was going away. Jurgen

Melzer was getting into his head. But he did not. It was so impressive

to come back. Jurgen Melzer was giving him the mind games and the

stair. Dan Evans was doing his stuff and getting on with it. Very

talented. Talented, he can pull off great shots from nowhere. He is

appearing more involved harm. He is very silky stroke maker -- appearing

more harm. He is a rough customer. He has got to play Kevin Anderson.

It is not easy. Get a racket on the ball! He is a real pro. He does his

stuff every week. Very consistent. Very hard wake. Not going to make it

easy, as he shouldn't. It is another look at down to see how we can go up

against another top-class player. It will be interesting to see how he

reacts to see whether he goes out there and is physically OK and

mentally not satisfied with what he did yesterday. He has got to look at

it as another match to prove what he can do. He proved it at the U.S.

Open. He certainly can do it. Marin Cilic, first appearance at these

championships. He won it in controversial style two years ago

when David Nalbandian got disqualified from the final. Every

time I see it it hurts more and more. But move is worthy of the

World Cup. But was a good dive after the fact! It was a sad way to be

handed the trophy. He wants to prove he was a worthy winner. He loves the

service chilly surface. He has a very tough draw. His whole section

is the toughest -- he loves this surface. He is so good on this. He

loves it at Queen's. Dangerous player. Really enjoying working with

Goran He has had a very good year. He will look at having a chance at

it. There we go. There is Amelie Mauresmo! We were told she was not

going to be here but yet she is. I'm sure she will be asked for numerous

interviews during the day. Hopefully we will be able to talk to her at

some point as well. She gave a fascinating press conference in

Paris when it was announced and she is such a good thinker of the game

and I think... Andy does not do anything without thinking it through

and planning and knowing what will work for him. She mentioned that it

happened weeks ago that they had phone conversations. Obviously he

likes what she is talking about. That is what you need sometimes. He

knows his going backwards. He needs someone to talk him through when

things get difficult. I agree. So much of being a coach these days is

not about strategy or teaching them technique. It is about making a

player comfortable and Andy needs to find someone he is comfortable

spending time with and also discussing things with. She was a

great player. She worked things out. She came through and won Wimbledon.

She has proven herself on the big occasions. With the top players, it

is like Novak Djokovic with Boris Becker. Top players always looked

like they are completely confident about themselves the whole time.

Even the top players have doubts occasionally. When you are in Grand

Slam is, to have someone who has been there and done it in your

corner that might be able to give you a little bit of extra confidence

before big matches, I think it is key. That is a nice scene there.

Talking to the coach who took her to the Grand Slam 's. If Andy thought

about her first, if someone suggested her... ? He said he had

made a short list of female coaches and she was obviously on the list.

We would love to know who the rest were and how long the list was. You

were on the list, right? Of course! Someone like Martina Navratilova

maybe. Who knows. That was the decision Andy made. She will be out

on the practice court. He is out on court at 2pm. I am sure we will have

our cameras there to see her in action with Andy. Interesting

appointment. One other person to talk about, Tomas Berdych. He is a

danger, Wimbledon finalist. But he can worry anyone on a given day. He

was out with Andy yesterday. He is the sort of player no one talks

about. You should talk about him because he got to the finals of

Wimbledon. He got to the quarters of the French Open. Did not play

particular well in the quarters. But he is a whizz around and dangerous.

No one ever really puts him in the mix -- he is always around. He has

all of the game and he is quietly plodding along and he is a danger

here and at Wimbledon. Apart from that year when he got to the semis

in Paris and the finals in Wimbledon, he has almost become one

of these guys who is Mr Consistent. When he first came on the tour, he

was wild and would win a tournament and then lose early. Now he is

completely the opposite. He is just a machine. Those ahead and gets

through to the quarters, semis, but has struggled to beat the big four.

who hasn't! Such an interest -- interesting draw. If they all come

through, fascinating matchups. The top quarter is phenomenal. Stanislas

Wawrinka, Marin Cilic, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Sam Querrey. Then you have

Andy. A lot of world-class players who want to do well and win the

title and get ready for Wimbledon. You look at them and you go, there

are a number of players, they could all do serious damage at Wimbledon.

If you want to make your comments about who you think might do well

here or if you have any questions you want to ask John, Peter or Andy,

contact the team. #bbctennis. That is how you can contact the team. We

are looking forward to some great tennis. Not far away, it is the big

one. Here they come. So much pressure, so

much expectation. It is the title all of the players want to win. A

lot of the guys are friends off the court. The moment they step out by,

forget it. Hugely exciting. Wimbledon is absolutely incredible.

Wimbledon, 2014. It is anyone's game. Starts on the 23rd of June

across the BBC. A week on Monday. I hope the weather

holds right the way through. We are enjoying looking back at some

Wimbledon classics each Saturday. Coming up on BBC Two at 11:15am this

Saturday, two of the great ladies finals. From 1978 and 1993. Those

are the two classic finals that we are looking back on this Saturday.

So, my thanks to John and Peter. Peter is heading off to the

commentary box. We will join this match live because it is 2-0-G in

the third and final set. Andy Castle has been watching this one. -- 2-0.

It did not look like it would be good, but it is.

Take on the net position. Did so well to get a racket on the return

and to make Lopez play a few balls. Last year it was called off at 640

can -- last night. Moisture got under the surface and it started to

rain. Kukushkin looked in control and served but Lajovic broke. --

Lopez. Not only did Lopez serve for the

set, but he was up a break early on and played a very loose game. Played

really safe short volleys. The Spaniard has done well to recover

his composure. I never saw him as angry as at the end of the second

set tie-break. A lot of it was to do with the way Lajovic was playing. A

lot of players would have gone away against Lopez, even in the first

game of this resumption at 12:10pm, Lajovic was close to going to

ground. Really not got his footing and all, but he has worked his way

into the match. He strikes me as a player who will stick around. He has

won eight matches at all levels C. It is his arrival time now. He is

23. Dan Evans is 24. Slightly younger generation to the guys at

the top of the game. I don't know how high Lajovic can go, but he

looks to have the stickability. It is difficult to judge how good a

player is going to be watching them on a grass court. He will have

played so few matches on the surface. Very steep learning curve

for him. Quite an enjoyment, to see players that you would not otherwise

see. The first two or three days here always interesting. Great

victories for James Ward and Dan Evans yesterday. They are back

today. Evan Anderson versus Dan Evans follows this match. Then Marin

Cilic and Marinko Matosevic. Back in the day, that is why players

used Continental grips, eastern grips, more than the heavy Western

grips Lajovic is using now. So often, the balls and low as that

did. But those days are over. The courts are so hard it bounces well

up. Picked him off right in the corner.

Keeps himself in the game. For those who learned with what we used to

call the chopper grip, it takes a lifetime to get rid of it. Still

trying! The Serbian is in this set. I am

glad to see that. One break of serve which is the only thing he is done

by, it is not a lot against him. He is a man who has played in the Davis

Cup final in Belgrade last year. Lost to Stefan Stepanek in the fifth

and deciding match. Tough loss. Invaluable experience. -- Marek

Stech and it -- Radek Stepanek. He has become a difficult man to

serve two. In the tie-break of the second set, he hit two winners at

the point at which he is returning from now. One out wide and one down

the middle. He is beginning to pick up the Lopez serve on occasion. Not

a good delivery. The slice into the body is always a good delivery. So

often it takes away the return's ability to take a full swing.

Lopez, one of the harder men to beat on a grass court. He will certainly

be a player who will show up in the draw and the bigger players will

note to the -- where he is. Struggling to get rid of Lajovic

here. Had that one. You have to question why it was he

misted by such a long way. -- why he missed it. What was he trying to do

with that ball? It is a valuable hold for the

Spaniard. You are talking about how the game

has changed, the grass mixture has changed the playing characteristics

of grass courts over the years. But with that slice, it is like a

frisbee. Just carving through. They did not look like a bounce. Also I

think the wind grabbed that ball and stopped it, if you will. A

combination perhaps of bad bounce, heavy slice and wind. A week ago, at

Roland Garros, big match, Nadal against Lajovic. Just a week later,

change of country, change of surface, less than two weeks away

from Wimbledon, that is the adjustment the players have to wait.

-- make. The way your game has to change and the body has to change,

your perception and the way you concentrate on the court. The points

are less long. It is a staccato feel to a grass court match. Anglais, it

is more of a construction, if you will. -- on clay. It requires a cool

head. 20 degrees at the moment, rising to 22, 23 this afternoon.

Gentle south-westerly breeze. Beautiful weather for the rest of

the week. Players will certainly adjust their

ball toss if the sun is in the wrong place. They move it back over the

head a little bit, perhaps throw a bit more kick on the ball. But it

makes it very difficult if you have a big first serve and you have to

alter it. This will be interesting. Hold on.

He touched the net before the ball bounced twice. You reckon? Yeah.

Great effort. Memories of Djokovic hitting the net against Nadal when

he could have been 5-3 up. The ball has to bounce twice which would mean

the end of the point of course. He hit it before it had even bounced

once. Djokovic last year in the French in the semi. Unbelievable.

of the members' heads. I do not think anybody got injured but it

came off the head of the racket and whipped up into the bar area.

Fumbled in the second row. Great control of the tennis ball by Lopez,

good strength. UMPIRE: Game, Lopez. Deliberate,

measured, controlled. And that will be that, I'm sure. 5-1, two breaks,

serving from this end for the Mac. Pretty at -- pretty tame approach

shot from Lopez. Whichever way you look at it, that

is a beautiful delivery. Slice, power, control.

break. He served for the match in the second set.

UMPIRE: Game, set and match, Lopez. The scoreline comfortable in the

end, 6-1 in the third. It is a credit to him for making it

competitive on a Lajovic. Lopez will perhaps look back on the second set

and say, I could have done that better, but perhaps playing another

set has helped him. Three times he has been a

quarterfinalist and he is through, Feliciano Lopez. Next up it is

Britain's Dan Evans up against the big serving South African Kevin

Anderson. Marin Cilic later, the number nine seed, up against that

loss of itch -- up against Matosevic. And James Duckworth

against Tomas Berdych, we will be covering that.

Many congratulations, how good is it to get the first win in the way? It

is a nice feeling. We have only two or three weeks on grass during the

season so for everybody it is tough and I have to be proud of my first

win today. It is a very different game from last week, 15, 20 shot

rallies. It was five or six in that the longest. It is a completely

different game, even though the grass is not as fast as it used to

be. You need to adjust your game, be a bit more aggressive. For me it is

a bit easier and I am happy to be back again and to win today. I am

looking forward to the next few days. You got to the semifinal four

years ago so big -- so did that give you the taste for being here on

Sunday? I hope so. There was a lot of work to do. -- there is. The

match at a time. -- one match. Did you know that the chairman of your

fan club is Sue Barker, who presents programmes on the BBC? I did not

know that. Thank you, I can have -- I hope I can make her happy.

Feliciano Lopez, congratulations. What really separates the great from

the good? Style, of course. Flair, obviously. Passion, that is a

given. Learn from your mistakes. Always think about what you missed.

Never be satisfied with what you have done. Whatever you do, do it

with your heart. I never thought about what I could get out of

football, I just wanted to play. It all gets under way on Thursday,

that is when the tournament kicks off. A lot to look forward to before

that. Tonight, Gary Lineker in Brazil, talking to Ronaldo, the

legend. And a special preview tomorrow evening on BBC1. The

tournament kicking off on Thursday, England play Italy on Saturday.

Amelie Mauresmo has arrived in London, she will have her first day

working as Andy Murray's coach. There is a practice session at 2pm

today so we will be courtside to see them as they start their grasscourt

season together. A lot to look forward to on the Centre Court had a

lot to look forward to later in the week. Ernests Gulbis had an amazing

run at the French Open. Let's meet this colourful character, with John.

Ernests Gulbis from Latvia, when you wake up in the morning, now you have

reached the last four of a major championship do you feel a bit

better about yourself? I have proved to myself I can be in the semifinal

but I need to make that extra step. To lose to four sets to Djokovic is

no disgrace but when you went to bed that you think you could have won

it? Five sets against Djokovic in a semifinal would have been tough

anyway. I need to have some more semifinals, maybe a final under my

belt. In practical terms, what are the big differences on grass?

Definitely the movement, I did not move a lot since my last match. I

just went... Party? No, I just gambled away a percentage of my

winnings. Word you a winner or a loser? -- were you. A big loser! I

like the way you are presenting as this big maverick on the tour. Once

you have mastered the casino, how do you master the grass? Is it just

about practice? I am practising in a couple of hours and tomorrow is

going to be the singles. I take this tournament as really good

preparation. I will have a lot of hours and running and hopefully by

Wimbledon I will be close to 100%. We were almost disappointed in the

semifinal last week in Paris that you did not smash your racket, is

this the new Gulbis? I have not ruled it out. Good to see you.

He always provides a talking point. Some of his interviews at the French

Open were memorable. He was asked about Mauresmo, about women's

coaching, the question you have to ask everybody. He was saying, yes, I

am going to take a list of all the good-looking female players and

am going to take a list of all the good-looking female players ask if

they want to coach me. He was talking about Ivanovic and so on, so

the media flock to him. He has not had a shave and a haircut since last

week, but the substance to his game, the fact he wants to be out there

and win, week, but the substance to his game,

the fact he wants to be he won't be satisfied until he has done

something big. Nobody would be interested if he was not winning

matches, but he is a threat. He is certainly moving up the rankings

into the world top ten. Some good names their emerging. -- there

emerging. Gulbis, when you look at his history, he has come from a very

wealthy family and everybody said, maybe he does not have the

motivation. We knew he had the talent, but he seems to have found

the desire. I remember seeing him at the French Open when he beat Tim

Henman years ago and seeing the ability he had. He has a very

privileged background, he goes around in a private plane, and his

motivation has perhaps gone up and down a bit. You ask whether he is

ever going to get the hunger, but he has answered that. He is

unorthodox, a difficult player to read and I don't think the players

like to play him. He does his own thing of the court as well and he is

fun to watch and to listen to the press conferences, he is a breath of

fresh air. He had a few words to say about Novak Djokovic chip because

they grew up together at a tennis academy. -- Novak Djokovic. He said

they did not get on and they still don't. He was asked, Andy Murray was

asked, what are the other players saying about you having a woman

coach. He said, I don't care what they are saying. It is not boxing

but it is a combat sport in a way, one person's intellect and wit as

well as the game, and he has presence on court. The sort of game

that he brings, he serves an average of 126 mph. He can belt the ball

past you, a major threat. of 126 mph. He can belt the ball

past you, a major Grigor Dimitrov is just outside the top ten. Let's see

how he is looking forward to this year's Championships.

Welcome back to the Queen's Club. This is a place where you have some

pretty happy memories. Indeed. I am excited to come here. It is always

something special and it is good preparation before Wimbledon. I am a

happy every time I am here so hopefully I can have a good run out.

You have had plenty of appearances here and you had a wild card very

early on. I suppose that builds an affinity. Yes, it was one of the

first tournaments where I played really good. I had a wild card early

on and that was a big step for me, even though I had to come out and

play against the seeded guys, but I am one of them now. I feel quite

confident at the moment and it can be like a happy story for me and my

goal is to win. You have already reached the semifinals here, you

were pretty emotional. How can I forget it? I was on Centre Court

right here and my father was here so that meant a lot to me. The next

step is winning it. I remember the reaction of not only the fans...

When you won your first round match they were all waiting for you off

the court. I think I have a really good relationship with all of them,

the whole team that sets up the tournament. A couple of years ago I

was down a set or so and I was sitting down on the changeover and

one of the ball girls sat next to me and I started asking her some random

questions, she was really happy with that. That changed my mood a bit and

I came back and won the match. You are massively dedicated to your

tennis but you also seem to enjoy other aspects of life. Yes, for me,

I think, of course tennis is a priority, this is what I do and what

I love, and of course it will be number one for me, but at some

stage, throughout my career, I have come to the conclusion that of

course tennis is something you are going to do for a period of time but

after that other things are coming into play. There are things that are

bit more important at times, so I just have to look forward to it and

of course do my best, because my goal is to be number one and when

Grand Slams. -- and win. You tweeted, outstanding champion, when

Maria Sharapova won. She is a true champion and maybe everybody can get

something out of that. Yes, they are dating, and she was

watching him last year. And it was about -40. If she is there in that

kind of weather, watching him, they are together. She did not mention

him in her speech, she just said, there are some people who can't be

here and I would like to thank them for their support. He talks about as

well as he plays, because he is beautiful to watch on court, but he

gets the whole package. It is about like the first time you see Raphael

on play live, you see the ball come off the racket. -- Rafa Nadal. With

respect, he is better than bulbous and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, better than

all of these guys. -- better than Gulbis. Those guys have something

different from him, maybe they can grind no, but in terms of the racket

ability I have not seen anybody like him for some time. -- maybe they can

grind more. It takes time to put it all together and use the right shot

at the right time. He is an artist on the court, he has so much

ability, he reminds me of Ilha Nastase, he has 20 options on the

barrel and sometimes he was picking the wrong one. -- on the ball. He is

learning that you have to play solidly at times as well as going

for the special shots. His coach deserves a lot of credit for that,

Peter is not coaching him now that he got him to narrow the focus, hit

the right shot. Federer struggled with it, he had every shot in the

book and it was not until he was 20, 21, 22 that he settled into his

winning game plan. If this guy does the same, personally I feel he will

win this year. The best-of-3 sets I would give him a better chance, the

best of five it is more tough. Dan Evans, the Briton, down this end. We

were told Andy Murray would practice at two o'clock, but we have heard he

has cancelled that, he is probably going elsewhere, because now he is

with Mauresmo there will be a media storm, so perhaps he wants to go

somewhere more private. I wonder where he could possibly be going!

Just a few miles further south, perhaps! He is a member. So is she,

as winners of that tournament, they are both members of SW19. I would

like to go and watch that! This will be interesting for Dan Evans against

a very tall opponent, and he will have some Berlitz thrown at him. --

will it -- bullets. He is arriving now, we have seen the talent, we

have seen it in the Davis Cup. If you can win in the fifth rubber, you

have something upstairs. He knows what he has to do now, his work

ethic has been a bit shaky in the past but I think he is getting it

now. With Evans at the US Open, beating Tomic... He has to make up a

lot of points here and this is an opportunity where you can cover

those points at some stage. When you are outside the top 100, if you get

a lot of points coming off, as he has in the summer, this time last

year he won two matches. He beat Jurgen Melzer yesterday,

demonstrated a pretty loose, Carmen Cole at -- calm and collected mind.

He is a tough professional, week in, week out he is a quarterfinal,

semifinal man, Kevin Anderson. Coming up against Dan Evans, who

gets a lot of spin Low, gets the ball low, I think you would have to

put Anderson as a reasonably strong favourite but it is winnable for

Dan. Anderson is always a dangerous player but it is always tough, the

first match coming off the clay onto the grass, and Dan has had a lot

more time to get used to it. For Dan, the first 20 minutes, half an

hour of this, maybe he can get himself in front, maybe nick a break

and steal the first set. Anderson's forehand is not as strong as his

backhand. He might want to be directing some serves to the middle

or body. A very sound professional, it will not take Anderson long to

find the ball, it will take him a few minutes, and maybe we can hope

for Dan Evans to sneak in on the backhand. The way he finished off

that match yesterday, coming back in the third set, would have given him

some confidence. Peter Fleming and Andrew Cotter are the commentators.

A good day for the Britons yesterday, I win for Ward and for

Dan Evans over Jurgen Melzer. Dan Evans does feed off these days

sometimes and this would be a big scalp, Anderson. He offers plenty of

creativity, Dan Evans, he has plenty of game about him.

It is Kevin Anderson who will get us under way, the South African.

Anderson serving into the sun from the far end.

That serve, 144 mph, certainly had some zip about it.

We had another reading of 129 for that one which was 144.

of 126 mph. He can belt the ball past you, a major

He has every chance. Yeah, this is what Evans brings to the table. He

is a shot maker. He likes to go after any ball inside the baseline,

he will take it on. That one broke the speed gun! The

speed gun is now keeping its counsel.

Two impressive serves to close it out and hold the opening game. That

is essentially what Dan Evans is up against. Anderson has become such a

consistent player. He is six foot eight tall and has a very consistent

service action. Very rarely will we see Anderson throw in bad service

games. It is going to be a very difficult man to break. Puts a lot

of balls into play. Constant pressure. Opponents have to maintain

their mental... Pressure already on the Evans

serve. Two break points very early in this

match. It is quite blowy and there. The

trees are dancing. Survived. Two break points have come

and gone. Anderson will be really disappointed with how he played that

point. Early on, Evans certainly feeling the pressure. You have got

to put the ball on the court, force him to hit a winner.

Another one white. -- wide. Unforced error from the South African. Dan

Evans clambering out of the hole. No challenge from Evans. We have the

benefit from Hawk-Eye. It was wide. Yes! Instant challenge from Dan

Evans. It certainly hit the baseline. I think it also fit the

sideline. Which? the white flew up. -- the white flew up. Break point

began. -- again. Frustrating for Dan Evans. That game, a pretty good

illustration of what Dan Evans is up against, playing against a big-time

player like Kevin Anderson. Evans's serve is not as powerful as a lot of

players. Certainly not possible to get it out

wide. Interesting how Anderson is mixing

speeds up on his second delivery. A double fault at 30-0 hit mark six.

The last one spun more heavily. Three aces and one to close out the

game. Anderson looking impressive. It is a step up for Dan Evans. He

has had good wins over top 50 players. This is a top 20 player

now, Kevin Anderson. He has got the weaponry on grass as well. Yeah. I

suppose the question is, can Evans try and outmanoeuvre Anderson? Just

a little bit. Can he is hit short angles and deep slices and do

something to put Anderson off-balance question that it is a

tall order. They have met once before. It was eight Challenger

Event. Five years ago. -- it was the Challenger Event. Three close sets.

We were talking yesterday about guys coming through the American

collegiate system and whether it is a good idea. Blaz Rola had done

that. Given that that -- Kevin Anderson and other South Africans do

that. Your prime is delayed by two or three years. No question that

going to college in America helped Kevin Anderson I think make the

transition from junior to now, well, top pro. There speaks a Wolverine.

Evans serving. Kevin Anderson of course went to the

University of Illinois and I believe won the NCAs as well. What creature

are they? I do not think they are a creature. Badgers? No, that is

Wisconsin. That is quite a good passing shot.

Layers are not perhaps quite as adept at hitting low awkward

volleys -- players. What a great return of serve that

was. Very short take-back and short follow-through. Struck the return so

solidly. Good defensive work from Dan Evans.

Once again testing Anderson. The strain going through the news of

Kevin Anderson as he tries to get down for the ground strokes. -- the

knees. The crowd appreciate that. Settle

his nerves. Time for Anderson to pile down the

serves as well. A little bit trickier with the sun position at

the moment. Not much to be done about that. No,

if Anderson makes a high percentage of first serves in this match, Evans

is going to struggle to break. It is interesting watching Dan Evans

waiting to receive a lot of movement... Was much closer in and

then perhaps giving Anderson something to think about. Trying to

get in his head and distract him anyway possible.

Evans, for a change, able to get onto the front foot. Has not been

able to do it too often thus far. Watch Evans and see if he dances

around more than usual. He has done well here, Evans. He

will certainly have more doubt in his mind, Kevin Anderson. His serve

creaking a little bit. Break point. Reading the serve and the reaction

time, you do not have much time to do anything. He felt he got that one

but he could not quite executed. Evans got the serve he was hoping

for, but he was unable to time it properly. And others, you just hear

whizzing by. That serve speed on the gun has been read at 78mph. I am not

sure that is correct! Good hold in the end from Kevin

Anderson. Just a little opening for Dan Evans. Did not take the game,

but we'll take a little bit of encouragement that he got the break

point. Yes. And no. While, the fact Evans managed to get into

Anderson's had a little bit was the good news. However, I am not sure he

will be able to succeed with that tactic again. -- Anderson's head.

Anderson will be ready for it next time and more composed. The progress

of Kevin Anderson, the last top 20 player from South Africa, Ferreira.

We always look ahead to the All England Club and everything that

might unfold there and you think Kevin Anderson is the kind of layer

who could have a great championship at Wimbledon -- the kind of player.

Well, it is certainly a possibility. As you say, he has a big game, big

serve. Very compact ground strokes that can adapt to adverse

conditions, bad bounces, let's say. He has a sound mind. So often at

Wimbledon, you have to be able to come back after rain delays. He is

probably better prepared to do that done a lot. -- than a lot. Well

ahead of ourselves here. He has a match on his hands here and Dan

Evans... I would thought that was one of Tim Henman's greatest assets.

He was so easy going and able to deal with all of the rain delays and

things. Of course, the one that got away was

the semifinal loss to Goran after the rain delay. Maybe that was the

match that proves the rule. Anderson's forehand, not quite as

strong perhaps as his backhand. Nicely done. He has got a lot of

shots at his disposal. That was clever. Anderson with no answer.

See how gracefully and comfortably he slides on the surface.

Good hold. Reasonably comfortable hold. Just a break adrift. Dan Evans

has set the record for the longest slide. You can see the mark in the

service box. Anderson serving. It certainly appears as though both

players will attempt, or their best chances of breaking serve will be

when their opponent is serving into the sun. That is not this end. Let

us see if Anderson can comfortably hold this service game.

That was not a good time for Evans to move over. Probably Anderson saw

that out of the corner of his eye. Because the score was 30-0, he

thought, let's go for it. That is the sort of play you want to make it

30-30 or 15-30 when the pressure is on the server.

Lovely passing shot. Sixth at eight and full stretch and still Anderson

could not get there -- 6ft eight and at full stretch. Nicely played.

But eventually Anderson holds. UMPIRE: New balls, please. There is

still just the one break of serve that came early on separating the

two. We talked about Kevin Anderson, the progress he is making up the

rankings, but at the macro Dan Evans this year at Zagreb, he had a very

good run there to the semifinals -- but Dan Evans. He beat Carl --

Philipp Kohlschreiber. He eventually lost to Tommy Haas. It showed he is

more than capable of mixing it with some of the best. It has not been a

long match in terms of duration. Done quickly.

UMPIRE: Take your seats quickly, please. Time.

A reminder of what is coming up on court here today. Marin Cilic

against Marinko Matosevic. Then Grigor Dimitrov against James Ward,

James Duckworth against Tomas Berdych. Dan Evans serving to stay

in the first set. Cracking second serve. He is going

to have to take risks like that, I think, Evans, if he is going to hold

serve consistently today. Beautifully done. This is his

strength, his backhand. Evans has to somehow get Anderson a little more

off-balance. Suddenly Anderson just a couple of

points away... Half an hour gone in this match and

set point for Kevin Anderson. Not a good time for a double fault.

Bringing up another set point. Kevin Anderson takes the set.

Doesn't he look good written mark it as a long way back now perhaps for

Dan Evans -- doesn't he look good? The frustration is clear for all to

see. does not live. The difference is

that Melzer, while a former top ten player, is a bit more up and

Anderson. -- a bit more up and down, a bit more emotional. Anderson

is turning into a rock. It is amazing that at such a late age he

made his way into the top 20, but he looks like staying there for quite

some time. He beat Stanislav Wawrinka earlier this year, ended a

13 match winning streak for Wawrinka. He lost to Federer in the

quarterfinals that he is a player who mixes it with the very best.

Last to Davitt for rare in the fourth round of the French Open. --

lost to David Ferrer. Kevin Anderson has been struggling with his knees

but I know that an Evans has had knee problems as well.

There we are. He sailed it over the mountain. Anderson was completely

fooled. Perhaps he expected another one of those dinked passing shots.

You rightly spoke about the strength of the Anderson two hander, but his

forehand is no slouch as well. He will make a few more unforced errors

off it but it is a pretty good weapon.

A shame. Working so hard just to get the serves back in.

I'm par -- UMPIRE: Mr Evans challenging the call.

It has been a while since we have had a challenge. The ball stands.

UMPIRE: Game, Anderson. Very, very impressive from Anderson. Now it is

Evans' turn to serve into the sun. We talked about an Evans feeding off

the noise of the crowd but there was no noise for him to feed off at the

moment because it is all going the way of Anderson and it is quite

short rallies as well, quite brutal to watch. Yeah, they only sing when

they are winning! Dan Evans needs to get a few holds of serve to get the

crowd into the match. Dan Evans is serving well in this

game. First ace of the match. First for Evans.

on the line. Run, big man. You can see that he is vulnerable to the lob

because he stands very close to the net when he does come forward.

And again. What a game from Evans. Come on, he is going to remember

that shot. It was on the slide, he knew it was good.

such an effective play on this surface, it takes away the chip,

returns the chip deep. You can't employ it at every point but once in

a while it is a great play. In two minds as he approached that

one. Cries of encouragement, just a hint

of an opening here. UMPIRE: Game, Anderson. Anderson

quickly closes that opening. It is hard to see what Evans might be able

to do here. He does not feel he is playing well by his standards but

anything you could suggest? He is not being allowed to play well,

let's face it. It is more that Anderson has not

let's face it. It is more that Anderson has given him much to hit,

dominant on serve and on the return as well. This is the direction of

Anderson's first serves. A lot of them unreturned. Yes, he is mixing

it up well. By contrast, Dan Evans, his first serves thus far. 26%

unreturned as compared to 56%, a big, big difference. That is the

challenge that Evans has. He is relatively diminutive when you

compare him especially to a guy like Anderson, so it is difficult for him

just to hit through opponents. You do not get the cheap and easy

points, the quick points. He has to work for every point he gets.

UMPIRE: Ladies and the men, if you are behind either of the players,

please sit down. -- ladies and gentlemen.

The other thing about Dan Evans, he is still young, 24, a lot of tennis

left in him. Well, yes and no. If he decides to continue playing. He is

ranked in the 100s, he is not making a lot of money. So therefore it

becomes a test of whether he can stick it out.

UMPIRE: Game, Evans. A very impressive game to love brings the

court to life. People talk about being in the top

100 as being the holy Grail, but if you are at the bottom and you are

still not swimming in money. It is not until you reach the top 50

where the big money is. I am not suggesting that Nadal and

Federer actually swim in money at some grotesque pool party. But it is

a much easier life once you make it into that top 50, there are

tournaments that you can get into. It becomes a virtuous circle as

well. Again, just a hint here that Evans

can do some damage on the Anderson serve.

That is just cruel. 30-30, second serve, Evans undoubtedly was

thinking, right, this is the one I am going to take control of. Didn't

even touch it. pays off. And those are not the kind

of points that Anderson wants to play against Evans. A lot of shots

at his disposal. Frustration again from Evans, a

second serve that he thought he should have done much better with.

He just can't kill Evans off in this service game.

A rueful look at the surface, a little slip from Evans. Evans is now

getting into a lot more points than he was in the first set.

Anderson holds. The hardest he has had to work for his serve so far but

still it looks very good on the board. There has been nothing

between the two in this set so still some hope for Dan Evans. He did not

play here last year, he played in 2012, lost to Grigor Dimitrov in the

quarterfinals. Players have different reparations for Wimbledon,

some play in Germany, some in Russia. Things are changing next

season, the week of Wimbledon is being shunted back. A bit more space

in the grasscourt season, it is getting a bit more room to breathe.

A huge improvement, a great improvement to the schedule, no

doubt about that. It will make Queen's a lot more meaningful. Dan

Evans still worried a bit by the sun on his serve, there.

He goes to it again, once more Anderson can't quite deal with it.

Ten out of ten for Evans on this ball, he has hit everything right.

He was in big trouble but that shot bailed him out. Both players when

they have struggled on their serve it has been at that end.

Trouble for Evans. Just bullying Evans in this game.

UMPIRE: Game, Anderson. Anderson imposes himself there and perhaps

now a bridge too far for Dan Evans in this match. There has not been

too much to chew on on the Anderson serve.

Very decent second serve. When Anderson is serving with the wind,

as he is a bit from this side, the second delivery is overpowering.

UMPIRE: Game, Anderson. And fat hold to love for Kevin Anderson. --

emphatic. It has been a chastening experience for Dan Evans because he

must have come in with hopes and dreams of taking it to Anderson but

Anderson was a very different player when he went close to beating him in

the past. Big guys take longer to develop their games than do smaller

characters. Anderson I think for a long time really struggled to grow

into his body. You can see he has a slight build to start with, so it

has taken him a while to become as consistent as he is now. Once he is

here, he is an imposing figure. And improving every year. The winner of

this will play Sergiy Stakhovsky or prosper deal from Canada, the number

11 seed. -- crosspiece that second serve, too short, not

placed well enough into the corners, is punished.

Moments like that have been all too rare in this match.

dying light, perhaps, but still lovely to watch. Last flicker of the

dying light? I like that. There we are. They gave, you saw in

that game all that he can do, and the variety in there. He just hasn't

been allowed to do it all that often enough.

Third round last year, it looks as if he's

Third round last year, it going to fail to reach that stage this year.

A player who really has dedicated himself, though, Dan Evans, to his

game perhaps after, as a young man, being seen as something less than

professional. Something he has always denied. A very dedicated

player now. Serving for the match, serving with

new balls. Well remembered. Of course, Evans

with the wind at his back, so it made the Sevenstone just a little

easier to execute. -- it made the lob.

A brutal ending to a harsh match for Dan Evans, but Kevin Anderson, a

very, very impressive winner. He moves through to the third round and

as much as Dan Evans enjoyed yesterday, he talked about what a

wonderful day it had been, not today. This day belongs to Kevin

Anderson and he may well be hard to beat in this championship. Yes, a

Bridge too far for Dan Evans, really. Kevin Anderson is a step up

in class, served too well, powerful off the ground and returned well. A

deserved winner. Anderson moves through in straight sets,

comfortable. SUE BARKER: So the number seven seed

goes through in straight sets and he is in Andy Murray's quarter of the

draw, so a potential future opponent for Andy Murray if they both reach

the last eight. Two matches completed on Centre Court,

disappointment for Dan Evans, but James Ward will be playing this

afternoon against the very talented Grigor Dimitrov. Coming up next, the

champion two years ago, marriage village, up against a mad dog from

Australia, Matosevic. -- Maren Cilic. The red button will have play

through till the end of play, you can see James Duckworth take on

Tomas Berdych, the former Wimbledon runner-up.

can see James Duckworth take on Tomas Berdych, the former Wimbledon

runner-up. Let's hear from Kevin Anderson.

Just the ten aces today, is that pretty standard for you? It is

always nice to get the ace count up. I felt I hit my spots well and I

could have hit a few more, but when you are winning points, it doesn't

matter if it is an ace or if the ball is coming back and you are able

to finish it on the next one. Your first service such a huge weapon, I

am sure you look at the percentages, 59%. It's that good for

you? I would like to get it a little bit higher, my average is around the

high 60s and it makes life a little bit easier but I am happy with the

way I've played, coming forward a bit more, getting my footing on the

grass. Dan Evans is a tricky player, especially on the grass and I am

very pleased with the win. I am sure people watching today thought it was

physically impossible to lob you and Dan did it half a dozen times. Yes,

the prep the last few days, a lot of movement and not enough going back,

so that is a lesson. You try to come forward and get close to the net and

he hit some good lobs. Hopefully, it is the last time. It was too shady

you, because you landed one in the last game. -- touche. You are in

Andy Murray's quarter, will you look ahead to that? That is the first I

know about that, I don't look too far, just one match at a time, that

is how I approach every match, doing everything I can to be as prepared

as possible. Each match, you face different conditions and obstacles,

so it is great to get through today and I will be ready for the next

one. If I do play and, it would be great, it is a fantastic tournament

and he is a great player -- if I do play Andy. It is always a great

experience. Many congratulations, Kevin

Anderson. SUE BARKER: A player in form, he

reached the fourth round of the French Open. That is Pippa

Middleton, she loves tennis, she his here at the Queen's Club to enjoy

the tennis and the weather, we are in for a treat this afternoon with

some great matches coming up. Some matches being completed on some of

the outside courts. David Goffin is through to plague Jo-Wilfried

Tsonga. Dmitry Tursunov was a quarterfinalist here some years

ago, 2006, he is through in straight sets and he will face Jarkko

Niemenen, who came through in the final set against Benoit Paire.

Other results from the classic that is taking place, the ladies'

championship. A great win for Johanna Konta, a bit of a thumping.

But disappointment for Heather Watson, who had three match points

in the second set against the Canadian qualifier, Wozniacki, so a

disappointment for the newly crowned British number one. She became that

because Laura Watson is recovering from wrist surgery. And a brave

battle from Naomi Broady, a brave, brave battle from Naomi. Well, we

are here in the studio, and we are going to talk a little bit about

British tennis, but British tennis with a bit of a difference. Russell

Fuller is with us. The big story is developing with bed and a comma he

wants to become a British citizen. We first started reporting a few

weeks ago. He has been living permanently in Hertfordshire since

2011, more recently with his girlfriend, a Slovenian singing

star, and now he is trying to make sure he puts all of the ducks in a

row so he qualifies to play for the great British Davis Cup team is

selected. He last played for Slovenia in February 2012, so he

will be eligible come next February for Great Britain's first match of

next year. He fulfils the residency requirements and the crucial

document he is missing is the British passport and he is trying to

convince the Home Office that he has been in this country long enough to

fulfil the residency requirements. Normally, you have do prove you have

been living permanently in the country for five years. He has

certainly been here for three, but before that it is a bit sketchy. It

is 50-50 as to whether it proves successful. We will talk more on it,

but let's hear Russell's interview with Aljaz Bedene.

You are currently applying for British citizenship with a view to

switching nationality from Slovenia. Why do you feel so strongly about

that? Many things. I really love living here, I love British people.

I think, just the nation, living here brings everything out of me,

bringing the best out of me. I don't know, I just really feel like I am

at home, I feel like I have been living here longer than six years

and I just want to give back to Great Britain. How easy is it going

to be to get your hands on a British passport? I think I have a strong

case. I really want this success. And the end goal is to play Davis

Cup for Great Britain? Yes, that is why big quest. I am supporting them

in the Davis Cup previously, so I am confident and I am looking forward

to it. Even though you have played for Savini, even though it is nearly

three years, and you will be qualified under the rules of the

competition in 2015, do you think there is an issue if you have played

for one country, is it fair to play for another? There were a few

negative comments about it but I just played dead rubbers, I never

played a competitive match, so I wasn't really fighting for a country

in the way I wanted to. So I want to play for Great Britain in a live

rubber if I get a chance, and I think there is nothing wrong with

that. And it would be exciting to play in the World Group, which is a

possibility if the passport comes through in time, with Great Britain

in the World Group, potentially alongside Andy Murray. Yes, I am

looking forward to it. If this goes through, I will be happy. And you

are good on clay? It is my favourite surface. I can play on hard courts,

but I was born and raised on clay, so I can help with that.

He seems a very gentle personality. It is not a new thing, is it? It has

happened before. It has happened in tennis, we have seen a lot of

players from Kazakhstan, emerging players who were initially with

Russia or, if you go back far enough, baby born in the soggy at

union. It happens a lot in other sports with athletes switching to

Bahrain or rugby players playing for more than one country -- born in the

soviet union. There was a reference to that that there had been a little

bit of dissent when the news came out. Dan Evans, his position

potentially under threat, said he didn't think it was right if you

play for one country to play through another. It is hard to define, for

one person, if you have grown up in one country and spent the first 18

years there, you will feel nothing other than that nationality but

others will feel differently, which is why the rules are in place. He

was practising today with Andy Murray, so he has obviously got

support from him. I don't think Andy is trying to make a point either

way. Just looking for a practice partner. Does he have any other

claim than he does fans is it? Is it coming from a mature tennis market,

looking for a Grand Slam? You look at the motivation. And if he comes

over here, I can understand why Dan Evans and James Ward, the others who

have had to cope and deal with our system, this guy pulled seizing and

is affecting our commercial operation as individual players --

this guy comes in. I am actually ambivalent towards it. It happens in

all sorts of other sports, cricket, athletics, people have changed

nationality and competed at the Olympics. We had this with Greg

Rusedski in the early 90s. It is a similar story, he was living over

here and wanted to stay. I think the parallels are very obvious and at

the time, there was a great deal of cynicism. We have since come to know

Greg Rusedski and we have seen his devotion to the Davis Cup, and this

country and to Lucy, which is the greatest emotion, to the wife. So I

think he has demonstrated loyalty over time. Mo Farah, didn't he come

over here with immigrant parents who were escaping a war-torn country for

a better life? That you can sort of understand more than this. He

appears to be a nice guy but just to fancy coming over here because he

feels British. But they were a number of people prior to the

Olympics who came into the British athletics team, they hadn't been

living over here. At least he has been living here for a number of

years and has made his home here. I don't doubt what he says about that.

There has to be a hint about that, doesn't there? Playing in the World

Group is a huge thing. It would be very naive. To remind people of the

commercial advantages associated with it. The Davis Cup, your

rankings depend on how much you get paid for playing that week. You can

play more on grass, there are more commercial spin offs. He says he is

not here for the money. I think he is very genuine about wanting to

make Britain his home, I think he feels very settled here. Who

wouldn't? The sun is shining, this is probably the number one city in

the world right now, but are there greater things at play? Does he need

the LTA support, does he need the people's support? The Home Office

rules are probably stronger than ours. That is where he slots in, you

can see how it affects the others. Andy is there and it doesn't matter

but Dan Evans has a lot of points to defend coming up. He is going to be

the English number one after Scottish independence. I thought you

were going to bring that up. That ranking is potentially a bit

misleading, in that he has been out for six weeks with a wrist injury

and has had all sorts of problems over the last 15 months, throughout

his career it has been a problem. He was 71 in the world last year,

direct entry into the Grand Slam is, got to an ATP final in Chennai, so

he has potential. Whether he realises that remains to be seen. He

is very good on clay, which is the default surface of choice for any

nation that has choice of service against Britain in the Davis Cup and

he is good on hard surfaces as well. But will he ultimately persuade

those in British tennis that it is good for the team? It is not that

Andy Murray calls the shots, but if I was Liam Smith and my star player

was uncomfortable... Do you know what I mean? He is not strutting

around saying this man plays this man and this and that, but because

of his position in the game, he has to clarify his position. Would it be

five years and then the choice is taken out of anybody's hands except

the Home Office and it is rushed through? I think the rules have

changed and the way they look a passport since 2012 has changed. I

think you have to prove that you have a permanent residency in the UK

for five years, but that is where the high paid lawyers coming, there

are often grey areas and I am told it is 50-50 as to whether he gets it

this time around. If not now, it might be in a year or two, but he is

absolutely determined that he will go ahead with it and played for the

Davis Cup team is selected. We will talk more, but stay there, the

matches just getting underway. John Lloyd is watching this. John, you

have been a Davis Cup captain, how difficult is it? You have to look at

your star player, don't you? I would say, yes, that is the most important

thing. When you have a team where the number one player is

world-class, like Andy Murray, you want to keep him happy, but I don't

think it will be a problem. In regards to the rest of the team, the

rules are the rules and if it gets to there, we have had the situation

with Greg Rusedski and other players in the past and I see no problem

with it. If he is accepted as a British citizen, I think the rest of

the players will be fine with it eventually. Eventually, but it will

cause a few problems at the moment. It is a huge moneyspinner to get the

wildcards, Davis Cup exposure, it is going to cost those behind, isn't

it? It is, and there are always problems at the beginning, but

again, the rules are the rules and if it comes through, then you have

just got to get on with it. With all due respect, other than Andy, the

rest of the players are not ranked high enough where they can make any

real demands and if a player comes in that baby ranked above them, then

they have got to accept it. -- that may be. And, Russell, he is a good

player, he has a lot to offer, so you have to hope he is the real deal

and will be here for many years to come. It could change Britain's

Davis Cup chances dramatically, that was the feeling we all left Naples

with. Despite fabulous performances by James Ward this year and Dan

Evans last year and the supporting cast over the last two or three

years, the doubles players like Colin Fleming and Jamie Murray and

all those who have contributed, Ross Hutchings, of course, Britain are

extremely unlikely to win the Davis Cup without two players who are at

least in the top 50. It is going to be an interesting time ahead. We

were on Murray watch earlier and we were anticipating a 2pm practice

session, when we saw Amelie Mauresmo appear on the balcony. Do you know

where they have gone? My sources won't reveal where they have gone,

but I don't think they will be practising this afternoon, they will

be talking about what is to come. They haven't had a great deal of

time together, they met just before the French Open, which is when Andy

Murray decided he wanted to work with Amelie Mauresmo, giving it a

try. The details were sorted out during the French Open, that was the

final sign off from Andy once he was beaten by Rafael Nadal in the

semifinals, so they have a bit of time to chat about how they want

things to unfold. She is going to get a bit of airtime, maybe even

more than Pippa Middleton. I don't think she knows what she has let

herself in for, she is going to be chased all over London this weekend

and at Wimbledon. But I think she has a lot to offer Andy Murray. That

will be tomorrow, and it will be on Centre Court tomorrow when the top

seeds get underway. We have Stanislaus Wawrinka as the top seed,

but this man is the defending champion.

He won here at Queen's and Wimbledon afterwards and he will start his

defence against Paul-Henri Mathieu tomorrow. This one, the former

champion, Cilic against Matosevic. Let's hand over to our commentators,

it is John Lloyd and Andy. Thank you very much indeed,

Matosevic, the Australian, just coming off a first victory at Grand

Slam level, having last 12. Cilic knows his way around a grass

court, that is the shore, a finalist in the last two years and a champion

when David Bell Bundy and let himself down a bit. -- Nalbandian.

Third round at the French Open, lost to Djokovic. Pushed him for an hour

or so. Mark Woodward, working with

Wawrinka. It is interesting, him working with

someone like Matosevic, because it is so different to the way Mark

Woodward played. Polly, sliced backhand. Matosevic is a completely

different player -- volley. It makes it an interesting combination. The

French Open, when he won his first match, he did 13 rolls on the clay

court, fabulous scenes and all of the Australian players came out to

see him watch that first match at a -- win that first match at Grand

Slam. You say that about Mark Woodforde,

the style of play not fitting with Matosevic so well, but Mark

Woodforde could compete well from the back of the court. A very

thoughtful player. The drills are tremendous, the practice routines.

He was coached by a very good Australian coach, a lefty, and he

learned a lot from him. Early days in this match. Day two at

Queen's Club and the conditions are perfect. The clubhouse with the

clock tower there, one of the most familiar sights in tennis. It is

only a 250 tournament. Thereafter to hundred and 50s, 500s, then Masters

tournaments, 1,000s, then the big boys. We have just at the French

Open, there is the Australian Open at the start of the year, then

Wimbledon and the US Open. This is such a familiar scene. The clubhouse

has not been purpose-built to stage a big international event, so from

here until about eight o'clock, it gets a little bit noisy in the bar

area and... But it was the first multisports complex in the world,

Queen's Club. International football out of the front of here,

international racket tournaments, Oxford versus Cambridge in the rugby

as well, took place right here. Just not on this particular court. They

used to have the polished wood chords in the old days and it was

greased lightning on that court. During the winter, it would leak

through the roof and you had to put sawdust on the wet wood. It was

charming. And if you wanted a point, you would flip a wide serve out and

it just wouldn't come back. You either slammed it for a winner or

you put them in the wall. The members liked those fast courts, it

made them look good. They served and they might get an ace.

made them look good. They served Used to hold the under 18 indoor

Championships here, I was 5-5 in a tie-break semifinal one year and the

members came on and said "We have got the court booked."

Mark Woodforde wouldn't like where he was hitting that volley. That was

a strange sort of point. I think he liked the idea of the serve and

volley but he got stuck behind the service line and didn't know quite

what to do with it. That is a bit sloppy there. He

looked a bit casual on that poorly, really. It was a brilliant server

and he had so much time on this one, probably too much time. -- it was a

brilliant serve. And on that point with Cilic, this

is where I think he struggles, Cilic, at the high level, on his

defensive play. That was not an easy shot, but the likes of Murray, they

would have dog that one back, they are a bit more flexible and have

more speed and would have dogged that ball back. He has certainly

improved on moving around the court, but at the top, top level, it hurts

a little bit. -- it hurts him a little bit.

The correction came from the umpire, not questioned by Marin

Cilic, because she could have challenged the overrule, but no.

A lot of people have said, I know Hawk-Eye at the French Open? I

agree. If you have got it, use it. It is perfect, just about.

I suppose they don't think they need it because the clay leaves the

marks. Yes, but those marks are open to

interpretation. I absolutely agree with that. And

they are slightly raised, as well. A big point.

Cilic was a little bit short with a lot of those ground strokes, they

were just past the service box area, and really we are waiting to

be hit away, but Matosevic did not do enough with those chances.

That is the second missed volley in this game. Perhaps after two or

three matches on this surface you would not expect him to miss, and

that was a big one, because it is now break point.

And that is long, and that is the reward for the Australian, who is

animated, as is his coach. Breakthrough, break serve.

Of course, Matosevic has had quite a lot of tennis on the grass courts

already. He made a final run at a challenger in Nottingham last week.

He defeated Dan Evans en route to the final, lost to Marcos Baghdatis

in that final. That is a quality challenger. Because of the placement

in the calendar, that challenger has a draw to be proud of. Well done

there. But Marcos Baghdatis was the winner.

It is a bit like when you play a qualifier at Wimbledon. You come in

and they have won three matches and they are match hardened. Sometimes

they are nasty to play in the first round. Matosevic won his first Grand

Slam winner at the French, so that is his confidence there, then he

beat some good grasscourt players at the challenger, and Marin Cilic

seems a little unsure of his fitting here. He does not seem to be moving

that well and his second serve as a little unsure of his fitting here.

He does not seem to be moving that well and his second serve is really

getting attacked by Matosevic. He is really trying to get ahead of the

rally and try to build it, which is a good tactic. -- he is a little

unsure of his footing. A long way to go yet.

Well, it is not easy to lob a giant. And not easy, actually, to hit

overhead away in this particular arena.

Of all the flags are saying one thing, the ball says another. --

although the flags. It was swerving around all over the

place. He is playing very aggressively, the

Australian, he is taking the ball on and coming in a lot.

Toogood, and he was absolutely right there.

That was the Cilic that we have seen so often here at Queen's Club. Big

ground strokes, slapping that forehand away.

Very aggressive on the break point down, had to cover a lot of court to

get over there and cut that forehand volley off. It was coming down the

line and you can see, good footwork to get out of there and a little

angled volley to finish the point. Matosevic's game is not a thing of

beauty, is it? It is not watching someone flow around the court, but

you get the feeling he knows how to get the best out of his game.

Yes, there is a grinder. Six foot four, he may as well make the most

of that physicality. Years of Croatian descent. -- he is of

Croatian descent. Well, that was a reasonably big

point here, really. He had mishit from Cilic, and really

he should have put that ball away and just sort of pushed it into the

middle of the net. Strange from the Australian. -- strange shot.

It is a gift, that kick serve that he has.

When he gets it right it is so deadly, because you are so far off

the court when you have no chance of chasing the ball down. Sometimes in

the forehand court it sometimes gets in the middle of the box and it can

be hit. Tidily done in the end.

Trailing by a break of serve to the Australian number two, Matosevic.

Lleyton Hewitt, number 43 in the WorldCom is the Australian number

one. Matosevic is number 60 in the world,

the Australian number two. Anatomic is 82nd rank in the world

at the moment. They have for micro-guys in the top

100. -- they have four guys. The world

has joined the game of tennis, it has been turned into a global game.

Would you have played Rod Laver? That generation?

It was after, I did play them right at the end of their career. I played

Gonzales, Emerson, all of them. My theory was, you had a chance if you

got them when they were 40 years old. Why play them when they were

younger? You had no chance! When you had fluffy hair, you would

have been 17, 18, would you? Tony Roach, Phil Dent.

I played all of those. Not a bad bunch of Aussies.

One of the first places they would have come is here to Queen's Club,

both to use as a practice base and to play, as well. You'll is one of

the latest incarnations of Australian tennis, Matosevic. --

here is one. He is just not timing the ball at

the moment, Marin Cilic. Sometimes the first match on grass is always a

bit dicey, but again, it is a big opportunity there to set up 0-15. A

resident -- relatively easy ball, just did not finish the shot.

You can get up at like that just by the tube station. -- you can get a

packet. I bet Cilic is regretting that game

where he missed those too easy volleys and lost his serve. Years

trying to find his rhythm on what is turning into quite a blustery day

here at Queen's Club. First thing is first for Cilic, he

has to hold this then think about breaking.

He just got put off his rhythm with this slip.

At wasp was quite interested in his headband.

I think he thought he had this one, Matosevic, and was a bit surprised

when he missed it. Not a thrilling tennis matches so

far, not much has happened here. At times there have been one or two

mistakes in the match. I suppose the highlight for most people, for me as

well, to be honest, would be the James Ward Grigor Dimitrov match,

which is coming up next. I am really looking forwards to see an Dimitrov.

But that is for a later time. Matosevic now just has to be good

and professional on this game. He is getting a lot of first serves in, 14

out of 18 for the match. Cilic will have to try and find some

inspiration from somewhere. He has to keep being aggressive, so

far he has been attacking whenever he can come and he has to make sure

he does not ease off this game and almost hope for mistakes. He has to

go after the ball like he has been and keep that acting. It has been

very impressive committee has been coming in a lot and volleyed well

when he has had the opportunity. They have played three times before

and Cilic has won all of those encounters.

If you see a two set lead either way overturned, as they did in their

last game, it is an experience you remember for life.

The Australian Open last year, first round, Cilic in straight sets, Monte

Carlo earlier this year, Cilic in the first round in three sets.

Matosevic has never beaten his opponent today.

But he can take one of those big Australian steps towards it if he

can maintain his first serve here. That is a mistake you just would not

expect from Cilic there. The opponent serving for the set, down

15-0, second serve, relic -- relatively comfortable backhand and

then makes the error. He has another opportunity here.

I will be surprised if he gives his opponent another freebie.

Taken on his second set point, Matosevic of Australia won the set

to the good playing against former champion here Marin Cilic, who has

worked to do to try to find his rhythm.

STUDIO: It shows what getting a few grasscourt matches under your belt

really does. He is in form and the champion is in

trouble. 400 miles away from West London the

excitement is building as they are preparing for this.

That man there is a Commonwealth gold medallist.

And he gets it! Ian Thorpe is getting a standing

ovation from this crowd. He never faltered, he never slowed

down, that was magnificent. Commonwealth gold!

Here comes the challenge, it was so close at!

STUDIO: Glasgow is ready and they are prepared to put on a great show,

23rd of July, the Commonwealth Games gets underway.

What a summer of support we have, World Cup, Wimbledon Championships,

and the Commonwealth Games. So much to look forward to. And you can send

in your questions to hashtag BBC tennis and John Lloyd will be

answering your questions, so please send in some hard ones for him.

John, are there any subject you are looking forward to answering?

Not really! I am ready for everything.

OK, well challenge, please do. John Lloyd will be answering your

questions on social media, that is hashtag BBC tennis.

Matosevic is back, and of course just a reminder that Andy Murray and

all the big guns will be out tomorrow, Stan Wawrinka, Andy Murray

with his new coach, Amelie Mauresmo, who has been here on the tournament

on her first day of fishery working with Andy.

They have spent some time together and it will be interesting to see

how the accommodation works in the next few weeks.

-- officially working with Andy. They will be working on the

grasscourt season at the moment then making a decision on whether to

extend it after that. Former Wimbledon champion Amelie

Mauresmo will be an Andy's corner tomorrow as he starts the defence of

this title. But former champ Michael champion in trouble here, Cilic has

dropped the first set to Matosevic of Australia. Let's rejoin Andy and

John. COMMENTATOR: Thank you.

You should have seen John Lloyd's face when you said he will be

answering questions. What is it about these Croatian

players, John, there is a question for you, hashtag Andrew Castle, why

are they all giants? Goran Ivanisevic ice Goran

Ivanisevic -- Koranic evenness of itch...

It is unfair. Must be the water. Serving from such

heights, it is unfair. I think they are the tallest nation,

or is that the Dutch version might I think they would have to be.

But the Dutch are a big bunch. All I know is that Marin Cilic has

to get his act in gear here. That was a poor first set, he did not

look right at their com his movement, he was unsure of his

footing, just there was no explosion in any of his shots or anything. He

has to get going, his opponent has dug himself in here.

The man who guided Marin Cilic too much of his success was Bob Brett,

who has been employed by the Chief Executive of the LTA, to have a look

at the performance set up in his country. More on that in a minute.

a half-volley one moment and then plays that. He is a difficult man to

play against, he doesn't give you much with them. What is coming next?

-- much rhythm. We have a new chief executive of the

Lawn Tennis Association, Michael Downey. One of the new things he did

on taking up his appointment was to get Bob Brett, a vastly experienced

coach, he has been out there for donkey's years with various

players, including Marin Cilic, he got Bob Brett to do a 60 day review

of the performance of tennis in the UK and I understand he will be

interviewed here on Friday, and one of the things he is expected to say

is the new boss of the performance side of things, or at least integral

to it, is Bob Brett. Top-class man. Knows his stuff. We will see now.

That is tremendous. That was a good return from Cilic. Improvising

there, really short backswing, but directed it beautifully.

Going well so far at the tournament. Tony Roach there,

talking to Leighton. He dismantled Gimeno-Traver yesterday, four times

champion here. They certainly support their players. That was

certainly a feature over the years, when the Aussies were playing, and

there was a bunch of them in the draw in those days, they would all

go out and watch their fellow players play. Very close-knit. The

generation which came after you was everything from Simon Newell, Dyke,

Mark Woodforde, John was one of the older ones in that.

They all travelled and Nails Carmichael would work with them.

They worked harder than everyone else, I think, because they were a

unit. Nice to watch. And then, of course,

you had Pat Rafter afterwards, a fabulous player. The first time he

came around, I had the misfortune to play him in Asia in a challenge. He

was out with his mum, they didn't know how to get the practice balls,

how to get a car organised, where the bus was, but timetables, where

the food was. He was wonderful. He had no backhand, but what an

athlete. Him and Tommy Hope played doubles together. Happy days.

Well, you know, if an Australian is putting on suncream in London, we

are doing something right. You would think he would be used to it, he

lives in Palm Springs now. You need to be slapping on a lot of suntan

lotion in Palm Springs, but his Wishaw. -- that is for sure. The

weather forecast has favoured the tournament. Stephen Farrow is the

director. They have been blessed with a forecast, they are getting

all through the matches. Last year was a bit more difficult, that's for

sure. I suspect that is a student on the right-hand side. Mid afternoon

here at Queen's Club, bathed in sunshine, great tennis ahead, with

Grigor Dimitrov, certainly known for his tennis, but a crossover star as

well, Maria Sharapova's boyfriend to some, a brilliant tennis player to

us. He is on against James Ward after this.

It is like the wind held that a little bit. It is a bit blustery out

there. You get the position right and then lose your balance.

Finally, Cilic is ahead in a service game.

He is mixing this serve and volley tactic at good times. Not doing it

too often, not giving Cilic a target, but then throws one in 43 or

four points, keeps his opponent off balance. A good tactical match so

far from the Australian. Not a huge serve, but it is very

accurate today, finding the corners. The last one was 123 but if you hit

the lines, that is all you need. Matosevic there with a little

gesture to his coach, with his hands, just saying, keep going

forwards. That is what he has been doing successfully so far. He

doesn't want to get out of that game plan, it has so far been very

successful. That was definitely long.

UMPIRE: Mr Matosevic is challenging the call. It felt miles long. No

overrule, preferring the electronics to take care of it. It was quite a

big miss. In the old days, before Hawker,

there were some calls that were beyond belief. I mean come on you

work hard, get yourself into a position and there were tennis balls

that were eight or nine inches out that weren't called. So Hawk-eye,

what a plus. That second serve, that is the serve

I was talking about. If he gets it out wide on the backhand, it can be

awesome, but when he doesn't get it right, it sits in the middle of the

service box and gives you plenty of time to step round. I think he is

managing his game extremely well. A lot of bad credit goes to Mark

Woodforde. You can sense the game plan with Matosevic, playing with

purpose and playing for his coach. I think suffice to say, I will be

surprised if that wasn't the biggest forehand we have seen in the

tournament so far. That was in the slot, wasn't it? He just cracked

that. It is brilliant. He is having a

lovely time. He has broken him and if he can hold from here, he will

have his first victory over Marin Cilic. Playing with purpose, John.

Absolutely. That last point, the Love 40, this was the Mark Woodforde

influence. This was old school. If you look at this return, he hits

that and then comes in right behind it. He took it early and then moved

in, a little short backhand slice. He is following the ball in very

well. He really is. There are elements of his game, having played

Mark Woodforde for many years, there are elements of his game that are

like an exact replica. Just getting into position and just asking the

opponent the question, can you get the ball over me past me, on a grass

court where the ball is bouncing low, your first match? I don't think

he can. I think it is a very efficient performance so far. What

he is doing is taking the time away from Cilic. Cilic looks very slow

because he is being attacked from different angles with ground

strokes, short ones, serve and volley, mixing it up, and Cilic

hasn't been able to get a rhythm. He is feeling his way into this match

but unfortunately there is a clock going and if he doesn't get his act

together very quickly, he is going out of this tournament. He has still

got time but he has to do some sort of damage on his opponent's serve.

It is difficult to believe that Cilic won't break him once in this

match, he is such a good return. -- returner.

That was a good opportunity, it was not a good approach shot from

Matosevic. It sat up and Cilic should have made it.

Just a good mixture there of pace and spin.

It is a hold with the old tennis balls and from zero 15 down. You are

looking for signs of a lower ranked player cracking now and again, but

nothing. Strong and solid. This is one of only five grass court events

that are played on tour at the moment. Next year, between the

French Open and Wimbledon, there will be an extra

moment. Next year, between the French Open and week, so Nottingham

will be back on as a two event, which is great. So each grass court

match ahead of Wimbledon is important for these players. They

need as many as they can before playing Wimbledon.

When you think about it, the amazing tennis that we have seen, well,

forever, at Wimbledon, but now, with an extra week, whether that is to

rest or to play more tournaments or more matches, the standard is going

to be even better. It is too long. No control at all.

The approach shot was very cautious and the volley, again, very

cautious. He just pushed that volley, there was no feel all

confidence in that shot. -- feel all confidence.

UMPIRE: Mr Matosevic is challenging the call.

Two second serves. At 042, and then at 30-40 and didn't make a return.

He's looking ahead to much here -- at zero -40. He is seeing the

finishing flag, but he still has a lot of work to do.

Just shows you how much of this game is psychological. It is match over

at 5-2, serving for it. Exactly, thinking too far ahead. He has

hardly missed a ball and this is the worst game he has played.

Now we have an interesting game coming up. Seven time champion Roger

Federer is playing doubles with an old friend from Switzerland today. A

lot of them play doubles either here or at Halle, just getting some

matches. I'm not sure he does that every year. You can put whatever you

want to on a contract, it would affect him. He is looking to get his

matches. Nadal is over there as well. We have Stan Wawrinka here,

the Australian Open champion, he and Andy Murray will form the

centrepiece of tomorrow's play. The match that she is looking forward

to, and her mates... I say that, I may know what I'm talking about for

once, Grigor Dimitrov, he is up next against James Ward. What is that

fashion statement? I am a bit worried about that. Gets the job

done. That is what Matosevic has to do after that awful game there, from

zero -40. This one is all in the mind now, and Cilic suddenly has

some hope. Zero -30, having had the match one

previously, virtually. He is taking his time though,

Matosevic, which is good. He hasn't served well this game. He needs a

first serve here, big-time. He did well there, really, because

he looked very shaky at the beginning of that game. Yes, there

were a lot of glances over to the coach. You just thought for a moment

that possibly he might be hoping the victory, instead of going after it.

But he came back again. He has had 0-15 twice in this set, and a 0-30

in that. Serving to say in the match, the

former champion, Marin Cilic. -- stay.

a capacity day in the crowd here. The West stand is what you are

looking towards. Heathrow is around 11 miles away

from the clubhouse. If you want to get here tomorrow, the cube is a

really good idea, because I think there is a black cab strike. -- the

Tube. I think they are complaining about

those companies that use GPS. One of those taxi drivers is James

Ward's dad. Murray is in action.

But Dimitrov was next. Matosevic, what he would love this

to get a start in this game. He was very shaky on the last game,

but got through it. Luckily for him, Cilic is just off today and does not

seem to be able to take advantage of that sort of gift he was almost

given on the last service game. This will be an interesting service game

here. Matosevic obviously hoping for a lot more first serves than he had

in his last game. game, you are in it, and then you

just swipe a forehand. It is very careless for someone of his

standard. You just don't expect it from Cilic.

He has played so well here and he should make those shots.

That is just so wild, he is not giving his opponent a chance to

choke. Admirable first serve percentage

from the Australian. Seven out of ten first serves in

over the match. A couple more and he could be out of here.

Free gifts from a former champion and finalist for the last two years.

Most unusual. We will be saying goodbye to Marin Cilic.

That is tremendous work. He has fired one up into the stands