Quarter-Finals Queen's

set against the champion. A hard-fought tussle, but Stepanek

sounds stronger at the end. -- stands stronger at the end. A long

time for Andy Murray to dwell on what has just happened. And there it

is. A quarterfinal place for the Stepanek, but Murray falls. So,

there will be a new champion crowned this week. Could it be Thomas

Berdych? Feliciano Lopez. A veteran on the tiller and dangerous the

grass. Or could it be Dimitrov? A future star of the sport. Could he

step up and secure his first title on this service. Or there is the

top-seeded, Stan Wawrinka, who looked on top form yesterday. So,

this is the order of play today: News just in both, Alexandr

Dolgopolov who was due to play Dimitrov has been forced to withdraw

after injuring his thigh in a doubles match yesterday. He arrived

today without his tennis equipment, saying he was too injured to play.

It was the -- it was not just Andy Murray who went out yesterday

either. We saw Jo-Wilfried Tsonga go out as well. Matosevic beat him, due

to face Wawrinka today. Today, Thomas Berdych will play. He was on

court for over two hours yesterday. The former Wimbledon finalist will

be second on Centre Court against Feliciano Lopez. And there he is,

the left-hander, looking in good form here. Came through three

tie-breaks yesterday. And have you got a World Cup fever yet? Stan

Wawrinka is certainly has. Switzerland play their opening game

on Sunday but he is getting in the mood here at the Queen's Club. We

will hear from his coach later on today. He brought him onto the

Australian Open champion. Quarterfinals is always a big day

here no matter who is on the schedule. One of the most popular

venues for tennis. Close to the players and some great matches to

look forward to today. I am joined by Russell and John. Russell,

injuries are always going to happen with the move from the clay to the

grass. It happens and how good it is going to be to have an extra week

next year between the Grand Slams? It will make a massive difference to

the players we see at Queen's Club. I know those who make the phone

calls and sign the contracts are hopeful that Jaco vitch will play a

warm up tournament next year -- Novak Djokovic. It is not just the

injury to Dolgopolov either. We hope that is just precautionary. Also we

saw Matosevic four and rolled his ankle yesterday. There is no

suggestion that he will have to pull out at the moment, but it would be a

shame to lose people through injury. Dimitrov and Dolgopolov would have

been probably the most interesting game of the day. You have to think

of the bigger picture, knowing why they pull out, but this in it self

is well paid and with good prospect. For Dimitrov, any time other than

this time of year that -- before Grand Slams, they love a buy. But

today, he would have rather played because it is better to get the

gameplay in. When you look at it, we have a former Wimbledon champion, we

have Stan Wawrinka and Dimitrov as well. Interesting matches and an

interesting new champion to be found. Absolutely. Dimitrov to me is

the real deal. It would not surprise me if he becomes a Wimbledon

champion. Maybe this year, maybe one year too soon. I would be surprised

though if he has not won a Grand Slam before the end of his career

and I think Wimbledon will be his first one. He is absolutely suited

to this surface and we are lucky to have him on the schedule. One player

who is not on the schedule today is Andy Murray. He had eight set points

in the first set and then in the second set, his body language

indicated he had fallen apart. Radek Stepanek stepped-up, raised his

game, and he is three. He is on court at the moment. Andy Murray, a

lot of questions to be answered. Let's hear from him. He has been

talking to John. When the last ball buries itself at the bottom of the

net and you have lost, how do you feel now? Does losing still hurt as

much? Yes, it does. Obviously some losses hurt more than others. But

yes, as a competitor and unhappily, you want -- and athlete, you want to

win each game. I watched the game in his box because we were doing an

interview with his team and he was saying, I can't believe how fit

these guys are. I don't think the public recognise how much

athleticism is needed. You think they do? To be honest, I don't know.

You would have to ask them. I know from my point of view how much work

goes into getting yourself ready for matches. We obviously play a lot of

tennis as well. I was saying in my press conference, it is getting the

balance right between playing enough and making sure you get enough

rest, because you want to feel 100% as often as possible during the

year. If you do not let yourself recover, it is hard to do that. A

lot of work goes into the game both on and off the court. In the gym,

with the physiotherapy to put your body back together after long

matches like I had in Paris. You mentioned Paris. Did you get here

tired, a bit deflated, if you like? Obviously the semifinal didn't go

exactly how I would have liked. I was very disappointed with the way I

played in the match. So that was tough. But getting onto the grass

was good for me. I played probably my best tennis on this surface. It

is always fun to come back. I wouldn't say I was too deflated when

I stepped on to deflated when I stepped onto the court. I just need

to spend more time on the practice court to get used to the surface.

You have ten days until you work out onto Centre Court as defending

champion. Had you get the balance right between working on what you

need to work on and just chilling out? I will take a couple of days

rest now and then I will start practising on Sunday evening. We are

playing a charity match here on Sunday and I will begin practising

after that. To be honest, when I am here, I find it a lot easier to

relax because I am at home. I can spend more time with my friends, I

am in my own bed at home and in familiar surroundings. I feel

comfortable for top reaction is not too much of an issue over the next

few days. As a final point, talking about relaxing, I was horrified to

hear you have never moaned the lawn. I give not aware of the therapeutic

qualities of pushing a lawn mower? It makes the world seem a better

place. Maybe I will give it a go next week and see. I just don't want

to mess it up, to be honest. I don't want to ruin the lawn. It looks

quite good at the moment and I'm sure I would mess it up. I don't

find it that I repeat it! There is an DNA rather reflect his mood after

his loss yesterday -- there is Andy in a rather reflective mood after

his loss yesterday. You can vote on whether you think Murray will

successfully defend his Wimbledon title online:

That will be interesting, to see the result of that because a number of

questions will be asked. It is one thing about getting yourself

physically right, but you have to get yourself mentally right as well.

You summed it up at the beginning when you talked about the extra week

off. Andy Murray is going to have two days off now. When you do well

at the French, you should have two or three days where you don't hit a

tennis ball. He couldn't do that use here but he will be able to next

year. Without the amount of matches he had at the French Open, there is

no way he would have lost eight set points yesterday. You could see the

Roland Garros fatigue. Particularly in the second set. It is

understandable. Look at Rafael Nadal's result. Absolutely. It's not

really that much to worry about though, is it? If you want to put a

further spin on it, he is the only one of the top men to have won a

match on grass this year. Rafael Nadal and Ernests Gulbis both lost

and Novak Djokovic keeps being photographed in a slimming pool in I

be there. One slight concern is that he is anxious about the quality of

his returns. He returned really well initially but then let's let -- then

let set points slip. There is also the concern that he has not beaten a

top ten player since he beat Novak Djokovic chip in the Wimbledon

final. I don't believe you will think he will worry about that? I

don't think so. He is such a great grasscourt player. He is the best

grasscourt player in the world when he plays well. Best of five sets is

very different to best-of-3 sets. Best of five sets to beat Murray on

grass, tough. His return is normally very good but also his serve, he was

missing his first serve a lot, so both of those are a concern. The

first match, he was in the low 70% higher with his first serve and

yesterday, it went right down. He needs to get into the mid-60s and

upwards, because his second serve is still vulnerable. As everyone has

been saying, he was serving with an eight up our second serve when he

won Wimbledon. So if others are not taking advantage it, carry on doing

it. -- with an 80 mph second serve. Some people are saying, what is

Amelie Mauresmo going to do now? It means there are things for her to

work on full she won't have an enormous amount of time but I am

sure those half hours will be in vulnerable -- invaluable in the

run-up to Wimbledon. It is not just the advice of another former

champion at the All-England Club, but somebody who had an excellent

record on the grasscourt. By the end of her career, she was an

exceptional volleyer and I wonder if we will see a pattern of him trying

to be more attacking, coming to the net. Speaking to Pat Cash at the

French Open, he thought that was a possibility because if he continues

to be aggressive, with his wonderful natural shotmaking he has, that

could be another way of making sure he comes out on top. Which is what

is the lender wanted him to do, be more attacking. If you can get

through the first and second round, it becomes a routine, you get into

it. Absolutely. We all talk about what Andy Murray is going to do but

I think, what if you are the opponent facing him, what do you

have to do to beat him over five sets? To beat him over three hours,

good luck. Not many people can do it. A superb athlete. It has been a

busy day today and the LTA has made an important announcement. That's

right. Bob Brett has been made director of player development,

meaning that he will be working in the high-performance area, making

sure that the LTA develop consistently a number of two

professionals. He has worked with John, Boris Becker. Boris Becker won

three Grand Slams with him and was number one in the world when Bob

Brett was working with him. He has an impressive CV, as you can see.

And now he will become an employee of the LTA and try to make sure that

we have more top 100 players and I think one of the first things he

will look at is the expensive network of high-performance centres

which have not really delivered the results we would have hoped for. We

just do not have the number of top 100 players that a country like

France can point to. They get frustrated that they do not have any

recent rail Grand Slam champions, but they often have 12 or 13 players

in the top 100. We are very excited about this. Tell us about Bob. He is

a great coach. Retail as well. He learned a lot of his stuff from

Harry, who was about five that six, but scared the living daylights out

of people because the respect and knowledge were there. Bob also

learnt from Stan Nicholls, who Harry Hopman had helped him. I was with

Bob for about five years and when I started working with him he said, I

don't need your money. If you do not give me 110%, you are out the door

full up I thought, do I want to work this hard? We were so happy when we

won matches, because if you lost, you would be out on the court for

four hours. We would joke that whichever of us one, we were happy,

but any who lost, we were in trouble. He stays away from

publicity, gets on with business, but they respect is there. If you

have lost a match with him and have not done your best, watch out. This

is a great appointment. It is something we have been crying out

for four years. It is a great appointment. Thank you very much,

guys. We will be hearing from the chief executive of the LTA are

little later in the programme. Let's go to the tennis now. The first of

the quarterfinals. Kevin Anderson has taken the first set against

Radek Stepanek. Let's join our commentators Peter Fleming and

Andrew Castle. certainly not go anywhere. He is a

vastly experienced player who is being utterly outplayed at the

moment, but he will not be going anywhere.

Stepanek has already had as many highlights in this site as he had in

the first one. It was 29 minutes long, one player in it. He didn't

really do very the first one. It was 29 minutes

long, one player in it. much run. -- very much wrong. No, he was just

overrun. That is good work from Radek

Stepanek and sees a vastly experienced sportsmen in there. He

does have other sporting friends in there as well, not just better

check. -- not just Petr Cech. It is strange how many times that

happens. At the end of a one-sided first set, if anything goes against

the person who had the hold, you can see a real change of momentum. Break

point, Stepanek. Well, how about that? He went off the court at the

end of the first set, bought himself a little bit of time, and he has

come back and broken serve. We will have a match here. It looked for the

first set as if we were not going to. That is what experience will do

for you. Stepanek, I am sure, having lost the first set in a heartbeat

said, right, let's do something to change things up. I am going off

court, make him think. Perhaps it has settled Stepanek a little bit as

well. This shot landed on the baseline

full is top that aided Stepanek no end because Anderson really

struggled with the return. Kevin Anderson lost in the fourth

round of the recent French Open and was the fourth round at the

Australian Open as well. Radek Stepanek got into the third round of

the French Open. Interesting, Anderson barely missed

a ball in September one and now seems to have gone off the boil

completely. -- missed a ball in set number one.

Well, the first 29 minutes of this match were all about Kevin Anderson.

Last ten or 11 minutes have been all Stepanek. There has been a change

here, which makes it an interesting match. Good news. When you are

playing somebody who is six foot eight, as Kevin Anderson is, you are

dealing with not just a big serve but also the variation in height

that you are dealing with when you try to return it. You will often

play a rising ball. This is the kick on the left-hand side, that is what

it's like trying to receive it. A real kick up there and also a 30 mph

variation between an average kick-serve and a flat one as well.

The kick-serve is especially so if you can make it move laterally of

the court. Not many players can do that. It is like John is now. He can

kick it laterally of the court as well as getting a great angle

because of his court. Virtually unreturnable. Stepanek has been able

to break the serve just the once, so he is quickly up free love.

Spectators are making their way in after probably quite an expensive

lunch. You can see the rising ball from

that low angle on the -- on the Anderson serve. Stepanek just

getting onto it. I am very impressed with him. Just beating Murray

yesterday and today, turning it around after the first set, very

impressed. A confident overall by Fergus

Murphy. Let's see if he was right. I am surprised he didn't say I told

you so. It was silently. He finished the first set with his

seventh ace. That was number eight and he is now in the set.

1-1, they played in Madrid on the clay, Kevin Anderson winning that

from one set down. This is like a different match than

the first set. It is, and Anderson with the responsibility to really be

the aggressor, it seems. Perhaps hitting the ball harder than he is

confident at doing right now. Stepanek, 35, lives in Monte Carlo.

He snapped Andy Murray's winning streak in the match yesterday. He

knows his way around the pro circuit, does Radek Stepanek. His

coach, Peter Corder, how do they get together? Radek Stepanek was a

double specialist. He was 23 years old, ranked about 250, 300 in the

world in singles. It was probably looking like he wasn't going to last

very long on the tour, and Peter Corder, they were talking, and he

said, if you do everything that I say, I guarantee you, you will be in

the top 70 in the world in singles within one year. And Radek Stepanek

did. He did. He went on to be in the top ten in the world. He was a

top-10 player when Kevin Anderson was at the University of, learning

his trade. One of the best college players back in the day. It took him

a little while to adjust to the rigours of the main tour. A lot of

times, the guys that go to school, play tennis in the United States at

university, they don't quite believe that they are actually good enough

to mix it with the very best, and as soon as they gain that belief, they

really shoot up the rankings. John Isner, another example of a guy

who went to university and wasn't ready to turn pro at 18. Steve

Johnson, the current American number two, I believe. He is coming into

his own now and looking like a very fine prospect. , big guys, Anderson,

John Isner, they take longer to grow into their bodies and develop their

games. That was the 40-0 change from

Anderson. He doesn't serve and volley macro. It is a rarity. He is

more comfortable on the baseline. His father thought the game would be

played from the back of the court. He was teaching him as a teenager.

They learned from the back of the court. Movement and ground strokes

is the way that the game is moving, do not rely on the net, be solid at

the back, be flexible, full of agility. Great foresight from Mr

Anderson. And other very positive thing he got

from American University, that was his wife, Kelsey, she is on the golf

team. will crawl back to the baseline.

Nicely controlled. It is when you see the big distance between the

feet, that is what a giraffe looks like when it goes over! Ouch!

Let us take a look at the players from the Czech Republic, number six,

Tomas Berdych, Radek Stepanek, they have got five players in the top

100. Radek Stepanek is still there, still supporting Tomas Berdych, more

than ably in the Davis cup. They are the two time defending champions of

that tournament. The South Africans have disappeared off the cliff when

it comes to the rankings. Yes, Kevin Anderson, the only one that is

remotely close to the top 100. Wreck the first is that 502. It is amazing

what happened to South African tennis after the great years. It

must be in upheaval with all of the political changes. There is the

Anderson camper. Neville Godwin has played a big role. A former player.

I am not sure about the political upheaval, I'm sure tennis as part of

the culture. It is such a sporting nation. A great climate. Maybe it

was just coincidental. It goes in cycles all over the world. If you

look at how many great tennis players Argentina once had. That

waned. What about Sweden? In Sweden, they all played golf. That was the

game to play when you were young. And they were very welcoming in the

clubs, had proper teachers, that is the key to everything.

I am not sure I entirely agree with that, that great teachers are the

key to everything. Charismatic teachers? We all remember our first

teacher! Our best teachers! They get too excited, creating excitement and

an environment of fun and learning. We are in agreement!

Stepanek is two point from this set. -- point macros.

It is important to make the distinction, Andrew, a lot of people

think that this game is rocket science, and it is anything but. No,

it is doing the simple things well and smiling while you are doing it

while you are young. Poorer teachers, poor coaches, they

make what they are teaching and coaching complicated.

Kevin Anderson needs to get back to making things simple. It away from

that, set number one was sublime from his perspective. -- got away

from that. Everything in working order. Labouring to the little bit

more. But, of course, should he hold serve here, still has one more

chance to get back into this second set and the pressure will revert to

Radek Stepanek. The next match on this Centre Court,

Feliciano Lopez and Tomas Berdych. The third match of the day will be

Stan Wawrinka against Matosevic. Lopez and Tomas Berdych up next.

That is two pretty poor errors at the beginning of this game. The

chance to get back into the set. Two back ands, a double slice. -- two

backhands. Wow. That time come he just threw

caution to the wind. The big forehand down the line, the

return winner at the-40. What a return from that risk that he took,

because here it is Anderson with a break point.

Oh, no! Absolutely had it! Just flipped off the top of the net, the

top-spin helped it to go along. He hit it so hard, his margin for error

was negligible. He had about three, four inches, three, four inch

window. After this, straight to Petr Cech.

Go on, son! Again, I think Anderson would have

done better if he blocked this from the line and dumped it at

Stepanek's feed and then make himself very large, which he can

certainly do well. -- feet. A little bit of artistry from Radek

Stepanek. The drop shot, long combination, and it worked very

nicely, even though Anderson is six foot eight. It is a set all, we have

got a match here! Here they come. So much pressure and expectation. It is

the title that all of the players want to win. A lot of these players

are friends of the court, but the second they step out there, forget

it. A hugely exciting moment this. Centre Court still gives you goose

bumps. It is amazing. What happens at Wimbledon is absolutely

incredible. Wimbledon 2014, it is anyone's game. Starts June 23 across

the BBC. Coming fast, not much long to wait. Will Andy Murray be the

champion again? You can vote. But he successfully defend his title? --

will he successfully defend the? The full terms and conditions are on the

website, the vote will be closing very soon. Just under ten minutes

time to get the vote in and we will give you the result then. Vote

whether you believe that Andy Murray well when Wimbledon or not? One

Sethi will decide the second semifinalist, because if you are

joining us, Alexandr Dolgopolov has been forced to withdraw, so Grigor

Dimitrov has a bye through to the semifinals. Will it be Stepanek or

Anderson? Let's return to Peter and Andrew.

It is never bad to have Anderson in a semifinal or to have step on it in

a semifinal. -- or to have Stepanek in a semifinal.

Radek Stepanek is serving. This packed house will be disappointed in

not seeing Dimitrov today, because he is not only a great up and coming

player, but also, a crass expert. He is a graceful move out there. --

grass expert. Just a final word on Dimitrov, he

was asked at the beginning of this week if he could win Wimbledon this

year? He said yes. Straightforward. It would not surprise me if I saw

him winning Wimbledon. It would not be amazing to me. This year? It

would not be impossible to think it would happen if the results went in

his way. Stranger things have happened, but

that would be a surprise! It would be a surprise, but it wouldn't be

shocking! It would be wonderful to see him get a run, it would be

exciting. Anderson is in on a wing and a

prayer. Not the ball to come in on. A very straightforward pass for

Radek Stepanek. Yikes! Anderson now, he is in danger of falling down

on a break year, early in the third, and the way that Radek Stepanek has

been playing... A tall mountain to climb.

These new balls just coming to the court a little bear. Anderson laid

off a slice forehand. How many guys are hitting a slice forehand this

time? Stepanek, pesky, that is a good word for him.

Come on! That is worthy of a celebration.

Stepanek, 29 minutes, got hammered in the first set. Went for a bit of

a break and has come back and is really playing perfect tennis and he

is backing up the victory over Andy Murray yesterday with the sort of

tennis that keeps him in the limelight. This guy was paying a

challenger in the Czech Republic last week. It is on clay! He is so

comfortable on the grass, he rocks up and is beating everybody. He

beats the Wimbledon champion a week after paying a challenger on clay at

home! He does it his own way, doesn't he?

He is the reigning US Open doubles champion with Leander Paes. He is

capable of some very fine serve volley when he needs it. He is a

strategist. This is the sort of pattern that

Anderson needs to generate a few more times. A lot of top-spin

creating the off angle. doesn't look like it should be a

Western, but it is. He has hit it so consistently over the last few days.

He doesn't overplay it, does he? That is a good point. Very few

players use the grip that Stepanek uses. It is old school. It didn't

hurt egg bird -- Edberg, did it? No, absolutely.

He has been successful with a number of drop shot to one. A fabulous

serve. Kevin Anderson decided to go to the American University route of

training. I am amazed that more people do not take advantage of that

from the United Kingdom. You get a chance to see a part of the world,

culturally and socially, you get an education and you get to practice

and play against some of the best players in the world. It is normally

pretty much free of charge as well if you are on a scholarship. It sure

is. A number of players have fallen into the belief though that if it is

so great, why didn't rough around the dial do it? Why didn't Novak

Djokovic? Of course, if you are that Bogosian talent, perhaps -- if you

are that precocious age talent, you can seamlessly make your way into

the pro game, but if you are anybody else, you need the help to get

yourself to mature and grow. There are very few players like Sampras

and Becker who can come out and make an impact. Very, very few. In some

ways, they are poor examples for others to follow. Exactly, and that

is where the advisers need to say, what are you thinking? Get a grip!

But that is a long and in-depth conversation. It really is.

That it injures -- interesting, Anderson was so on every serve in

the first set and now he is really struggling.

There we go. That is a pretty good illustration of how important

confidence is. If you are feeling confident, your movements flow. If

something doesn't Bill Wright, your movements become more stilted. -- if

something doesn't feel right. We have got bottles being emptied,

helicopters going overhead! Just a little cloud cover here

today. They suggested it might be the hottest day of the year so far.

Only, I think, if the sun comes out from behind the clouds. But a very

nice day for tennis. Just a warm westerly breeze. Yes, that cloud

cover is welcome relief for the players.

Stepanek has found his rhythm now, hasn't he? Sauntering along the

baseline. Very comfortable in his movements. He is a great example to

watch, he really is. He is never extravagant with his shotmaking.

Place the percentages. Asks difficult questions of an opponent.

Because he is such a great athlete, that allows him to remain balanced.

To remain relaxed. He doesn't have the panic because he cannot cover

the court properly. You don't immediately look at him

and think, a great athlete, but if somebody looks like they are not

really moving when they are, that is a sign of a great athlete.

Very difficult to stay active at an advanced age unless you are a great

athlete. That was in. And that may well be

good enough for the match. Certainly he wouldn't lose too many matches

from two breaks up on a two -- on any service, let alone here. He was

a semifinalist here back in 2005, losing to Roddick. The year before

that he was a quarterfinalist, so very comfortable here. Lost in the

third round of the French Open to Ernst August recently he is turning

into a handful. Kevin Anderson will be very disappointed, because after

the first set, it seemed there was only one winner of this match. And

the first set was only 28 minutes or something. A breeze. But Stepanek

took a comfort break, went off the court, but clearly had a little time

to gather his thoughts and came out with a renewed resolve. Stan

Wawrinka, the Australian Open champion and world number three, and

the Swiss number one ahead of Roger Federer at the moment, is in action

later on today. Tomas Berdych chit is next. -- Tomas Berdych. An

honourable mention must also go to Jamie Pearce and his doubles partner

as they beat the Bryan brothers yesterday -- Jamie Murray and Jamie

Pearce, as they beat the Bryan brothers yesterday and that does not

happen very often in doubles. The Bryan brothers are now 36 years

old, having arguably the best year they have ever had. They are

evergreen. Ten times world champions. Is that all?

One of them has 198 doubles titles and the other one 100. How many did

you win? 66. You carried your partner well. Of

course. And because he took the speed of

this smash, he totally caught Anderson moving the wrong way.

So impressive from Radek Stepanek to get through a match like this if, in

fact, that is what he does, by winning one of the next two service

games. He is playing against an opponent in Anderson who has had a

career-high of 18. Stepanek himself has improved his ranking this year

by three spot to 42. He is making life very difficult for his

opponents. He has always done that. He has always been awkward to play

against full yes, he has done it with solid percentage tennis. We

know he serves as well as most anyone, mixes in the serve and

volley is, but he has also been sound of the ground. Taking the ball

early on a lot of occasions. Probe and attack at Anderson when given

the opportunity. Taking several balls out of the air. Catching his

tall opponent of balance and of God. -- off balance and off guard. So,

potentially be final game. Stepanek serves for a place in the semifinal.

I think Anderson made an error in the last that. He has probably -- in

the first set. He has probably lost some confidence and pushed it too

far. That is fabulous work from Stepanek

again. Soaking up the pressure. If he had kept the ball in play that

little bit longer, he might have been able to create a few more

opportunities, but he has been the one making the errors first.

Way too many errors full top way too many errors. Perhaps the best moves

at the neck made in this match was to go off for that small comfort

break. -- perhaps the best move Stepanek made in this match was to

go off for that small comfort rape. That is magnificent! -- comfort

rake. From one set down, he defeats Kevin Anderson. Another upset.

Stepanek, as he has done in the past, takes out the bigger man. He

will be thrilled with that performance because certainly after

half an hour it tires though he was out. And boy did he play superb

tennis in the end. He is giving it to Shara Pope waved to all four

corners. -- he is giving it the full Maria Shara Pope wave. Quite an old

finished -- and old-fashioned style player in some ways. Next on court

we will soak Tomas Berdych and Feliciano Lopez. They always say one

of the hardest things to do is to back a big victory with another one

but you have done it and from one set down as well? I think Kevin

played a perfect game of tennis for half an hour and I had no chance. I

had to hang in there. It is always tough when you play the first set

like that and then to back it up again. I was fighting. I got an

early break in the second set. That was important for the rest of the

match. I found my rhythm and kept up under pressure. If you look at your

box over there, there were no family or friends, just Petr Cech. Is that

the future, do you think, for tennis players? I would like to correct

you. You were right that there were no family, but Peter -- Petr Cech is

my best friend. I am really grateful that he came to support me. Just to

have him in the box and by my side, as a top sportsmen, it makes me very

grateful. What can he give to you as a top sportsmen in an individual

sport? I think we all go through difficult times, thinking difficult

things, and he has been throughout these matches, playing the Champions

League, so I cannot imagine the pressure of penalties during the

goal at that time, so we talk about our sports from different views and

we try to find the small things which can help us. It is very hard

for anyone to interview you and not mention the fact that you are 35

now, the second oldest man in the well's top 50 and yet you are almost

playing as well as you have ever played. People are applauding. We

like people getting older in this country. I will correct you again. I

am 49th youngest in the top 50! You know, I am still enjoying this like

a kid. I still have the enjoyment and until I know I can't play tennis

with my heart, I will be here. You will be here tomorrow, that is the

shore. Radek Stepanek, everybody. Winning another match at the Queen's

Club, becoming a bit of a favourite. He will face the winner of the next

match, Feliciano Lopez and Tomas Berdych. That is what is coming up.

Disappointing news earlier when Alexandr Dolgopolov had to pull out

because of a thigh strain. Grigor Dimitrov is automatically through to

the final four. We were certainly looking forward to that game. Stan

Wawrinka will be playing Matosevic. He came through against Tsonga

yesterday. The question we were asking earlier, we asked you to get

in touch, was whether you think Andy Murray can win Wimbledon again this

year? The result is in and 79% say no. Only 21% say yes. Andy has

joined John and I in the studio. That is interesting. Of course he

can! I think everyone is putting a lot of emphasis on what happened

yesterday. But it will be a whole new tournament? I don't think that

result yesterday had any bearing on Wimbledon at all. As soon as he has

the best match out of the way, he will elevate and be absolutely

ready. He came in here with a run from the French Open which had made

him weary physically and mentally. There is no question that coming

back from a successful French Open, semi-finals onwards, you are going

to be tired. You saw that here. He is in great shape. He will be fine.

This will have no bearing on his Wimbledon performance. I think it is

difficult This will have no bearing on his

Wimbledon performance. I think not to be affected by 79% thinking no

but when you Wimbledon performance. I think not

to be affected by 79% lick at Rafael Nadal going out in his tournament,

Federated taking three sets to go through. -- Roger Federer taking

three sets to go through. Absolutely. Imagine how Novak

Djokovic is feeling at the moment, having the dream of all four Grand

Slams taken away from him by the horrible Rafael Nadal again. Next

year will be easier, with a longer time between the play of the French

and the grass here. Earlier today, the announcement was made that Bob

Brett has been appointed as the new head of player development of the

LTA. We spoke to the LTA's Chief Executive earlier. I was lucky

enough to work with Bob for seven years in Canada and I saw what he

delivered there. We have also seen him get a real understanding of

great British tennis over the last 60 days and I felt really

comfortable that with his track record and experience, he could make

a difference. Did you plan to get him out into the community or sat

behind a debt? -- behind a desk? Bob does not want to be behind a desk.

He wants to be as close to a court as possible. I see him spending an

awful lot of time nearly caught at the International training centre

but also around Great Britain helping other coaches and players

exceed expectations. What are his thoughts at the moment? There are

currently two dozen high-performance centres. Do you get the impression

he thinks that is too many? He wants to make sure that we are optimising

the network. If that means the network should be smaller or stay

the same, that will be decided down the road. It is about making sure

that we as an organisation work more effectively in partnership with

those high-performance centres. That unity will add value to help those

players and coaches. A final thought. One of the ideas you

mentioned earlier was the possibility of introducing some sort

of mental toughness testing into teenagers. You are clearly looking

to do things in a different way. It is amazing. You say something and it

gets baked. It was a nice day at -- and nice thing, the idea of thinking

outside the box. Andy Murray has mental toughness. These are immense

moments, when he won Wimbledon last year, and you have got to be tough.

These are immense moments. We want to help other youngsters get there.

Whether they are 12 of the Dean or 17 years of age. You have got to be

tough to succeed in this sport. Your coach is not bear on court helping

you. When you are down a set and you might need down 3-4, you have got to

be able to dig deep and have that mental toughness and we need to find

ways to help those kids in that regard. And interesting view. Now,

we can hear from more from one of her semifinalists, Grigor Dimitrov.

When you prepare for a match and it doesn't take place, is a deflated or

are you happy to get the afternoon of? Considering I am working with

one of the toughest coaches, it is never an easy afternoon off. I have

already spend 90 minutes on the court. For mental preparation, it is

a great feeling, so, a bit unfortunate, but happy to go

through. How much do you think you owe this tennis tournament? We heard

from a former tournament director gave you a wildcard a few years

ago, do you regard this as the launch pad of your career, this

tournament? I would say yes. I feel like part of his family. Chris is

the one that actually gave me the first wildcard. Honestly, I owe a

lot to him for actually believing in me, coming out here, I am sure I

haven't disappointed him into many ways so far, but it feels really

good. It honestly feels really good. I made my first semifinal out

here, here I am in the semifinals again, I'm just really excited and

with what he has done for the tournament throughout the years, it

has been a cement of success. It is one of the best events of the year.

Without wishing to embarrass you, we do bits of filming around here

behind the scenes, talking to the ball girl is, as they all say, they

almost faint, not as because of the heat, but we mention your name and

they pass out in droves, and all of the staff here think, what a great

guy, they love to deal with you, and if you make a request, they say yes,

we will do anything for you, how important is it for you not to be Mr

nice gay from a professional point of view, but to feel that that is

the responsibilities of a professional top player are? Well, I

am the way that am! I have fun. It is a very positive thing. Everyone

deserves the right amount of attention and of course, if there is

anything I can do, there is something, it shouldn't be out

there, but obviously, when I am playing, I am trying to focus on

what is the most important thing, but when I am of the court, I try to

give as much as I can within the frame and to keep that focus that

you have. It is not the easiest thing to do. But you just have to do

what you have to do, and it is part of your job. Keep doing it, good

luck tomorrow on the cord with a tennis kit in your hand. He

certainly get it. A great player on the court, but also off the court.

Never turns down an autograph. He is very nice to the fans. An important

factor in selling the game. Who was the first autograph you ever got?

Della macro probably John Newcombe. Your first point of contact with

whoever it is that you look up to, it is very important. He does get

it. You are right. The ball girl is, he could have said anything and they

would have said yes, he is absolutely right! You can do no

wrong! I like the way that he plays the game. We have not seen one like

this before. Him and Dolgopolov would've been fantastic, but next

year. He has got this new coaching regime, saying what a tough customer

he will be from his coaching, he has to get physical to be able to

approach the top guys that set the standard in tennis. The top four set

the bar, you have to be a great attacking player, you have to have

these weapons in the play, if you are not fit mentally also, the way

that they defend, the athleticism of the top four, Dimitrov has two work

hard to get up there, and he has improved. You have to make sure you

do not have any debts. There was a disappointing dip at the French

Open. Those are these things that Roger Rashid will work on. The top

four players, they very rarely have those performances in majors. The

average age of the top 100 is 28, 29 years old. He is 23. Stamina takes a

long time to work on. You can work on physical strength. Look at the

way he whips the racket through. He is a tough guy. He is full of Mick

is now on the court. But stamina takes time to get into your system.

He would be at his best in two, three years time. Just watch him

hitting the ball, it is quite something. Watching him practice can

be as thrilling as watching him playing. The manner in which he

strikes the ball. Players are remembered for Grand Slams and he

needs to find the best of five sets, physical and mental, those dips, you

cannot have. It would be happy at the top four weren't around! And

they will not be around forever, IT is the next generation. Add perhaps

Dolgopolov. Hearing from Michael Downey, the chief executive of the

Lawn Tennis Association, interesting appointment in Bob Brett, we think

that will shake things up and for the better. It is not cynicism,

forgive it, but I have heard it all before. We have heard it all before

and this is what we love to do in tennis, playing it, it brought us

all in in the first place. The joy of it. With love and affection for

the game, this is a great appointment. Bob Brett is a great

appointment. He will not be afraid to make tough decisions and it will

all be about elite players and maybe not rewarding as many as they were,

keeping the ones that are actually good... It is not about punishing

people, the coaches you put with your best players from the ages of

nine, ten, 11, 12, they have to have knowledge, charisma, technical

expertise. You have got to have good coaches for the players. You cannot

blame generation after generation for having some failure or a

hardness of character, that is not the case. We have had many coaches

that are kind-hearted, wonderful people that have not known a thing

about the game at the level that they are trying to a mad for their

pupils. That is absolutely key. Optimising resources is what Michael

Downey was talking about. I loved hearing that. Some of that is all

about staffing these wonderful places with people that have the

knowledge, and if you say that, people pointed the finger at you and

say, you're not backing the game. I am! The whole point of it is to the

game. It will Downey and Bob Brett, this is great, fingers crossed we

will not lose another group of talented players. Andy Murray got it

because at the age of 15, he was already technically unbelievably

sound, some of it is a gift, but a lot of it is because he was taught

perfectly. It is about finding people with talent from all over the

country and the nurturing them through so they have the right

coaches that understand what it takes to be a world number one. That

continuity of care, so they are not chopped from one coach to another.

The clubs and the counties need to be strong again, because that is the

lifeblood of the game here, that is for people start. This is an area to

look at. By the way, the new president of the lawn tennis club,

Cathy, I love her also, so be staffing up there excellent! Talking

of the coaches and will have the best, he has made a difference,

Magnus Norman, he made a difference with Stan Wawrinka, let's hear from

the man himself. I don't think a tennis coach's job has ever been

subject to such scrutiny in this country as at the moment because of

Andy Murray and his new coach, so you are a great person to ask, as a

coach, what do you do? It depends what a day is. At this level with

these types of guys, you can only do small things. You cannot teach them

to play in a certain way. It is more about mental things. You can keep

them, you can get some confidence, that is why all of the top players

are bringing in former players because they have been there

themselves. It is more about the small things. In the way that Jose

Mourinho, Arsene Wenger, they can be outstanding managers, not having

played at the top level themselves, is that a vital factor in being a

top tennis coach? Not really, but at this level, it is important that the

coaches a bit fearless when they need to be out there. They can

relate to the feelings of the player under pressure, the pressure they

are feeling, so it is a bit of an advantage, but it is not necessary.

After a match, how much the Uber rate people? Amat to you encourage

people? How much is it about telling them what they want to hear, or is

it about telling them not to do that? -- how much do you rate

people? It is about being honest. If you do not feel something is wrong

or right, you have to say it. I can only speak for myself. I do not need

to be, I do not need to be a coach, I do it because I like it. I try to

be honest with my players and that is what you need to be. Will a macro

some people do not like the truth. That is one of the toughest things.

I like my player, I like Stan a lot, he has become a good friend of mine.

Sometimes when he is not doing things right, it is my job to tell

him. That is the tough thing with this job. Some people take it

correctly, sometimes have a hard time taking it, but you have to be

honest. Is trust a big thing between both parties? Yes, you get

appointed, in my case, Stan believed a lot that I can help his career,

and we worked really hard and listened to what we have to say,

anti-trust what I have to say and I trust in Stan and in his abilities.

You need to trust each other. How much do you play every point? Are

you watching it in a dispassionate way or in your stomach, is every

ball that goes long, you go, oh, no! You try to be calm. You try to look

at the game, you cannot be too passionate. It is difficult in big

tournaments and with a big point to not be there all the time, but you

have to step aside, step out of the court and look at the game and to

progress. I saw Goran Ivanisevic interviewed about his Richard

Shoebridge Marin Cilic and he said that we speak about tennis with

three minutes per day and the rest of the time we talk about any thing

to do with any thing but tennis. -- about his relationship with Marin

Cilic. The players go crazy if you speak about tennis all of the time,

so you have to be specific in the advice that you give. He cannot

about tennis all the time because it will not work. We speak about tennis

when we practice, we speak before and after the game, but then you

leave it to the players to relax and be motivated also. Thank you. He

speaks so well. A trivet relationship between the player and

the coach. -- tricky relationship. Yes, he says about the tough part,

saying things the player doesn't want to hear, that is the tough

part, but if the players want to improve, sometimes they need a kick

up the backside, and somebody like Magnus Norman, he is quiet, but when

there is a point to put across, he would do it, and he is respected

because he has the knowledge and he gets results. It is a strange

relationship, because you employ them to keep your... You employ them

and they do what you ask them. Look at this! The jacket of the day! He

has got Jen Lee dodgers on there! He has won a bet! I hope there was a

bet on it! We will spot him in the crowd, that is for sure! What about

Tomas Berdych and Feliciano Lopez? This is the match that could be

really tight also? Villa macro very methodical, he goes around, he

considers the way to attack. Lopez, he doesn't lose his serve too much.

A tie-break in the third set! Lopez came through the tie-break sets

today with no breaks in serve and a lefty has a good advantage also. The

game is perfectly suited to grass. He had 18 break points yesterday

before converting. He did not like those statistics, but he is tough on

grass. You have to give slight favourite to Tomas Berdych, but it

would not surprise me, tie-breakers are around. Thank you. A special

guest star after this, Chris commode, the president of the ATP,

the men's tour, any questions, contact the team. -- Chris Kermode.

We would put those questions to this man. We are ready for the second

quarterfinal of the day, Feliciano Lopez against Tomas Berdych, and we

have John alongside Andrew Cotter. A tough one to call. The Lisandro

Lopez, a very difficult serve to deal with. May well be heading for

the tie-break. -- Feliciano Lopez, a very difficult serve to deal with.

We are settled in, ready for the second quarterfinal. The winner will

play Radek Stepanek after his victory over Kevin Anderson. Tomas

Berdych will get is underway. -- get us.

Not too many of those yesterday. His serve was very impressive.

Lopez will have to hope that Tomas Berdych doesn't land too many first

serves, because if he does, he invariably will win the point.

Nice, solid hold to get Tomas Berdych underway. As we were

watching that match yesterday, there was a curious one, because Tomas

Berdych was so strong in his own serve, he could not convert the

break points, 18 of them. But he will have to deal with a much that

server, firstly, in Feliciano Lopez. Lopez has served so well in this

tournament. He has always played well on grass, and the lefty serve,

this surface is tailor-made for him, so he is dangerous on this court. A

beautiful motion. Every inch of Tomas Berdych will be

stretched. And impressive return. Two fabulous

returns in this game already. It shows that with a serve like that,

if you do not get the accuracy right, he gets a full swing on the

ball. That ball wasn't quite wide enough. A very good return of serve.

It is the variation. The first time on the backhand side, he had the

traditional, wide serve, and that went straight into the body.

Different looks all of the time. Every single first serve landed from

Lopez. An intriguing match. A bit casual, Lopez, Tomas Berdych

should have made that volley. Casual when he came in here. Had so much

time. Didn't really go for that. Fully into the ".He should not have

done that. That's macro fully into the open court.

The ground strokes from Tomas Berdych, zipping solo. He did well,

Tomas Berdych, because zero -30 down, staring at three break points.

24 shots. Most of the time, he was hitting the rally in terms of the

pace. Tomas Berdych had to dig up a lot of the forehands.

Tomas Berdych has really been broken in this Championship, James

Duckworth managed to take the second set of their match. Two break points

for Feliciano Lopez. you can get through service with

Tomas Berdych we do not get your racket to the ball. Missed that by a

long way. Did well there, Lopez, to hang in

there with that rally, right from the start. That first service, he

pushed it back to get back into the court. A very good forehand at full

stretch to stay in the rally, making his opponent play one more shot. A

third chance for a Lopez to break. -- for Lopez. Trying to loop it