Day 4, Part 2 Queen's

Earlier this week the weather was hot, the competition was hot, the

shops were hot. The seeds were sown, but they wilted in the heat. They

wilted in the face of the next generation, a new strain cultivated

to be more resistant, more durable, more productive than ever before in

the face of aggressors. Today, Queen's is about to

experience a climate change, so can be hardy perennials re-establish

their pre-eminent or will be new super crops continue to bear fruit?

It has been one major shock after another at the April Championships,

that has been the big talking point along with the weather, which has

been super hot. Today it is much cooler, and the 25 degrees expected,

much more enjoyable for all of the fans arriving for today's matches as

the players battle for a place in the last eight.

This is the line-up on Centre Court at the moment. Marin Cilic on court

at the moment, second set, up against Stefan Kozlov from America.

Jordan Thompson, the conqueror of Andy Murray, text of the Court

against former champion Sam Querrey. And then a little look into the

future, Daniil Medvedev against Tennessee Kokkinakis, who took out

Milos Raonic. And then Jeremy Chardy against Feliciano Lopez, three-time

Wimbledon quarterfinalist. They played last week, three sets to

Lopes. Lots to look forward to here today and I am delighted to say

Peter and Andrew are with me again. It is such a wonderful tournament,

this, some new names emerging and that is quite exciting, although we

are disappointed the seeds have gone, it is exciting to see the new

breed. We have officially entered the age of parody, there are so many

good players that if you come on the grass, the first week on grass seems

to be a great leveller, and really anybody can beat anyone. It has been

a good tournament for the Aussies as well. It has, you are asking me to

be pleased about that, and fair enough, when you deserve victory,

you deserve it. The biggest shock we have seen this week, this is a guy

who got through qualifying, but there was no lack of effort from

Andy Murray, Jordan came up with the answers, he has had everything, and

while we might not have the biggest names left today, we will see what

the reaction is, and it is interesting, Benassi Kokkinakis back

from injury, we will see where he can get to, probably top 20

ultimately. Jordan Thomas was out practising today, I was so impressed

against Andy Murray first of all how big his serve was, how inventive it

was. I agree, and the other thing, probably his greatest asset is his

athleticism, he gets around the court so well, ran down so many

balls that I think Andy Murray might have thought would be winners and

ultimately that probably undermined Murray's confident a bit knowing he

had six, seven, eight shots every rally, just wasn't up to it. The

attitude as well, wasn't it, would he get a double murders towards the

end, he just got better and better. This is a guy who seems happy to

grind it out in the qualifiers, a long way from home, a bit of Aussie

grit, they have to travel from the word go, that is something to do

with building that strength of character and we saw it out there,

he has Des Tyson, a former player, who travels with him the whole time

and keeps his feet on the ground. He is a man who expect success for the

work he has done and now he is getting it. It was just one of those

days the other day, no matter where he hit the ball it was the right

place, in about a 15 minute period where Murray could have come back,

Jordan Rhodes a little bit of luck, played great, I didn't realise he

served as well that, so this is what you have to be to be a top 100

player, that is the target, which makes it even more amazing that the

guys at the top of the game have stayed there for so long, because

they have to resist these blokes 35 weeks of the year. It was great to

see Kokkinakis back, he was such a great talent when he burst on the

scene and it is nice to have that style of tennis back here. Exactly

right, he is an aggressive player with a really nice personality, you

can see there is some depth to the guy and it will be interesting to

see today how he recovers from that long match against Routledge, and

with all of the niggling injuries he has had, who knows if any of them

will be aggravated. And he is such a popular guy, Kokkinakis, he came off

court and there were 200 text messages saying well done when he

beat Raonic. In the live tennis now, Marin Cilic

is in charge of this match. Break of serve up 4-3 and serving. Let's join

our commentators, John Lloyd is alongside Andrew Cotter.

Far from one-way traffic in the second set but Cilic just doing

enough. The first set was chasing experience for that man.

Cilic holds. Might well be his year again. A lot of big names going,

still some serious contenders of course, Berdych and Dimmock Rob,

Muller is such a dangerous player, Lopes of course. We talk of the big

names that have fallen but because there is such depth in the

tournament, that doesn't end it. Kozlov serving to stay in the match.

You have to look at this scoreline, Kozlov has fed right into Cilic's

pattern, it has been very comfortable for him. Having said

that, the last two errors on his backhand, he has been awesome today,

Cilic, particularly on the forehand side, it has been a devastating

shot. He has been hitting winner after winner.

We saw nothing to suggest Steve Johnson had not been operating at

full capacity and yet this 19-year-old blew him away in the

second and third sets but today he has had nothing to trouble Marin

Cilic. One of those players, Kozlov, who is

trying to make the transition from a very, very successful junior,

reached a couple of boys grand slam juniors, two senior. The winner here

will play the former world number one junior Donald Young.

Another hold for Kozlov. Far better in this second set, it still

probably will not be enough. Again, talking about the transition from

junior to senior, a lot of it is the physical development as well. Kozlov

still looks young, you look at pictures of him a couple of years

ago, a little bit chubby and looked very, very young. He is now 19,

playing on the senior tour but you can still see he will develop

physically a whole lot more. At the moment he is operating on a power

level below Cilic. This is the sort of match that, if he loses this next

game and loses the match, it is the sort of thing that he will sit down

with his coaching team, they will look at the tape and just to see the

difference of pace, where his depth has not been good enough today, has

not been able to keep Cilic pushed back at all, he has allowed Cilic to

dominate the vast majority of these rallies, has not hurt Cilic in any

way, and this is a learning experience for him. Marin Cilic, he

is so aggressive, right from the first point. His coach I'm sure will

just about give him ten out of ten, the only thing would be his first

serve percentage that he would like to bump up a bit but other than that

he has been absolutely awesome. And again we have been talking about it

a little bit in this match, Bjorkman there in the black baseball cap,

disguised as a camera, but who will be the contenders for the men's

singles at Wimbledon, and Marin Cilic has to be up there, the way

the men's draw is, pretty open this year with the way things are going.

You have to put him in the mix. Just over an hour on court, the sun

disappears for a moment, Marin Cilic serving for a place in the

quarterfinals. You are right in what you say, John,

as well, not much time to talk about it now, but he is the most

overlooked grand slam champion, his US open victory a few years ago now.

There it is, Victor Riu, short, sharp, ruthless display from Marin

Cilic. Seeing off one of the future stars, perhaps, of the game, but you

see the contrast across the net, a T-shaped perhaps but a man against a

boy today on Centre Court, Marin Cilic the former champion here -- a

cliche perhaps. Every chance he will go on and win this title again,

Marin Cilic safely through to the quarterfinals. Cilic and his coach

will have seen that performance that Kozlov produced against Steve

Johnson in coming through and there will have been no complacency, he

was very quickly out of the box, Marin Cilic and Kozlov, from the

start, looked a bit uneasy. Did get things together a little bit more in

the second set but, again, for Kozlov it is a step forward, all

part of the development, to win a match here or there at ten 80p level

event lifts the rankings. -- at an ATP level event. But in the first of

the matches on centre court today, it has been a victory for Marin

Cilic and what a victory, through to play Donald Young in the

quarterfinals. Twice a finalist here, he won in 2012 in the final

against David Nalbandian when it all went wrong for the Argentinian and

he was disqualified, then in 2013 lost to Andy Murray. Very good

chance he will go all the way to the final again, looked very, very

impressive today, Marin Cilic. Through to the last eight. A fairly

one-sided victory. Just started to miss a couple of shops in the second

set but his forehand so impressive throughout. His coach, a little

clench of the post, job done for his man. As we have been talking about,

he is the highest seed left in the draw, Marin Cilic, seed number four

but Murray, Wawrinka, Routledge, those men above them have gone. I

wave and a smile and he is safely through and ready to give his

thoughts to John Inverdale. Congratulations, that was a ruthless

display. Yes, I felt good from the start of the match, I was returning

well, I was making the most of the balls that were coming, obviously

serving well is the key on grass and I was doing that well today. Is the

talk in the locker room when you get a tournament like this where the big

names keep falling day after day, is that a topic of conversation and you

think, it could be me today? Not really, it happens quite often,

especially as we play so many tournaments, it is very rare that

always the top seed are going through, so it is not easy,

especially in a tournament like this with so many great players, great

grasp players, and one of the first weeks on grass, it is always very

tricky, so I am trying to always focus a lot on players like Kozlov

today, a very tricky young player, nothing to lose when he comes out

and you have to be ready. He is obviously one of the young up and

coming stars of the game, 11 years ago you were in that situation. When

you walked on court here to play your first ever match here against

Tim Henman. That was ten years ago, I was feeling quite old when you

said 11, but it was an amazing experience, I learned a lot at those

matches when I was playing here, especially with Tim. It was just an

amazing experience for me and it helped me a lot for the upcoming

weeks and the rest of my career. You are being modest, because you beat

him! Of course, I was playing very well but day, grass suits me well.

We will see you in a couple of days' time.

Thank you. Through to the quarterfinals, former champion Marin

Cilic. Look who is here, we are delighted to welcome Dennis, great

match last night which Andrew watched against Tomas Berdych, sadly

you lost in three sets but you must have been proud of the way you

played? Yes, incredible match, disappointing to lose but it was fun

to be out there, the crowd was so loud, it was a really fun match, toe

to toe up until the end. Tomas Berdych DECC is a great player and

it is a privilege to be competing with these guys. You looked at home

on the big stage there. When I played against Kyle I was not sure

what to expect with the crowd but I got pretty comfortable and my next

match with Tomas so I was pretty comfortable. You have got a big

game, haven't you? Yes, I grew up playing like this, my mum taught me

to play like this. For me, I always want to be the aggressor, no matter

who I am playing against, and that is what I try to do against Tomas

yesterday. Your mum says you have to keep attacking, you kept getting

logged by older kids but she kept saying keep going! Yes, especially

when you are pretty small still and everyone back then was just lobbying

me but she told me to just keep going and one day I would grow and

they would not be able to pass me any more so it is really credit to

her. Have you always had that serve you have got? Where did you learn

that? That first serve you hit four and eight nearly went over his head,

95 mph! The kick serve, I really have to give credit to Marty, we

worked on that during the clay season, it was one of the main

things we focused on so I think the clay season helped me place by serve

a lot better and other aspects of my game, but I have been really

focusing on my serve my whole career. Being a lefty it is one of

my main aspects. Great to have that kick out wide to the deuce court

because it keeps people honest, they expected to slide down the middle.

You are only young still. 18? I turned 18 a couple of months ago. I

am still learning about my game, still learning what I can do, what I

can't do, it is new experiences for me and every day I am learning a

little bit more about myself. Are you enjoying life on the tour? So

far it has been really great, a lot of fun, a tough job but it has got

its positives and I am really excited to have a chance to play

well in the main draw. Yes, the wild card announced yesterday, when did

you hear about that? Two days ago I heard, my manager called me and told

me. I was really pumped, I am super excited to be back. For me, the

dream is to lift the men's Wimbledon trophy so to be back on those courts

and having a chance to play there is a dream come true for me. You

already have a Wimbledon trophy, we were so impressed with the last

year, here you are winning the boys' singles title. It was zero that

game, he hit a second serve, he had another second serve, I missed in

the bottom of the net, I was praying to God that he would double-fault!

Lovely celebrations at the end, then you go and get your trophy, don't

you? Exactly. So nice, happy memories. You have grown a bit since

then, you have put on a few muscles since then! I grew physically, I

have got a lot stronger, that is one of the reasons I can compete with

guys like Kyle and Tomas this year, I tried to focus on improving

physically and it has really helped me. Who did you add my growing up,

Roger Federer? For sure, yeah, I always wanted to play like him,

being aggressive, and also off the court he was such a gentleman, I

always wanted to be just like him on and off the court, being a really

nice guy and being so classy. Have you played him? I have practised

with him a couple of times. Wow. I want to play him but hopefully not

at Wimbledon! Agreed, he is pretty good on grass! He has got a couple

of titles! He brought you in because he wanted someone to throw some

lefty serves at him? Yes, a couple of years ago he played Feliciano

Lopez in the semifinals, I warned him up and he won the match that

day, lost in the finals but I didn't warm him up that day so it was OK! I

know what he was doing, he wanted to take a close look at this serve so

that in a couple of years' time, he has seen a few juniors come through

in his time! Going back to the Rogers cup in Canada, you got a wild

card for that, Marty was telling me that you wanted it, did you request

to play? Wild card at 17 years old, you wanted to play, no matter who

you played, you wanted to play the night match? I live to play for

these moments on the big stage in front of so many people, I love

playing in front of people and showing them so I wanted the shot to

play on Centre Court... Which you got. I played Nick Kyrgios, I got

two matches on centre court and it was a great time for me. I really

had fun. It is our whole learning experience, but do you enjoyed

travelling as well? It is difficult changing hotels every week, changing

countries all the time, but if I didn't enjoy it I wouldn't be able

to do it, it is part of the lifestyle and you have to accept it,

I like visiting new cities, new tournaments, it is always

fascinating. It is lovely to see you here and playing so well, we see

such huge future and it is lovely for us to see such a different side

because the last time we saw you was the Davis Cup, such a horrific

accident... Here is a happy reminder! We know it is over but

that moment there, you knew you had made a mistake, what were your

feelings? To be honest, I thought I was done with tennis for a while. It

is so difficult to bounce back from a moment like this and I had a lot

of people helping me out, helping me through this, it was not only tough

on me but on my family, on anyone that was close to me, but I really

had people helping me get through this and locally he was very good

about it as well. Ten minutes after in the locker room he was kind of

joking about it, so he was really good about it and ironically we

actually kind of became friends from that.

I have heard that, which is nice. We text each other so it has been

pretty good. A life changing experience to have to go through

that for someone so young. Of course, it really hit me because I

was just coming from juniors, just starting pros so I had to mature a

lot faster than necessary but to be honest I think it has kind of help

to me, it has really helped me improve, I stay much calmer on court

now and I just feel like a much more mature person on and off the court

now. So are your family coming over, are they here? I hope so, they are

not here yet, I hope my mum will come, she has her own little club

and she is running a summer camp and struggling to find coaches to

replace during Wimbledon. Where is that, Toronto? Yes, but hopefully we

can find someone to replace her and she can come and watch me, because I

know it is a dream for her to come and watch me. Absolutely, to see you

walking out at Wimbledon, imagine how special that will be from when

she started you at such a young age. What are your plans now? I am going

to sign up for a wild card, I requested a wild card into

qualifying but I'm not expecting anything, I have already been

privileged to have got two wild cards so I'm not pushing my luck and

I'm really thankful for those wild cards but it is quite a gap so it is

good to play another event before the big show. Such a big sport and

it demands are lot on these players and it is lovely, Dennis, that you

called the club today to say, I want to repay you for my wild card, if

you want me to do some media work and promote the tournament, so hats

off to you for doing that. I like that very much, he is not the only

Canadian kid we will have to get used to over the next few years

because your friend... I want you to say it! Shapovalov! I have been

commentating this week, I have even been asking in the players' tent...

Ie even played the ATP pronunciation to him! What is the name of your

friend? Felix. He is 16 years old. He will

be incredible, he will win a slam or two in his day. Honestly, I know he

is my best friend, but I have never seen someone as talented as him, it

is unbelievable how professional he is, how hard he works, he will be a

great player one day so look out for him. We will indeed, and we will

certainly keep our eyes on you as well, congratulations for a great

tournament and all the best for Eastbourne and Wimbledon. Thank you,

I appreciate that. You have got some work now to get into the commentary

box! We are now ready for our next match out on Centre Court, Jordan

Thompson, conqueror of Andy Murray, against Sam Querrey, so Andrew will

head his way, Peter Fleming is there. This is certainly a very

different match for Jordan Thompson from Andy Murray to Sam Querrey?

COMMENTATOR: It certainly is. Jordan Thompson, 23 years of age, will play

Sam Querrey, who one year, in 2010, Querrey now very much a veteran, 29

years old, he has had his ups and downs over the years but seems to be

on an upward path right now. He has played some terrific matches, he

beat Nadal in a memorable final. Querrey, obviously a daunting figure

on grass, will start it off. Interesting, very first point,

Querrey challenging Thompson, going out wide with a second serve. It

didn't pay off that time, but maybe down the road.

Really savvy point played by the American. Thompson showing us some

of the court coverage ability that paid off so well for him against

Murray. Oh, well left. Terrific return of

serve. Thompson appears to be seeing the ball beautifully. Of course,

Querrey with one of the more dominant service in the game. A

couple of break points for the Australian to start.

Hello, Peter. Young Mr Castle has joined us. It is windy out there.

Nice plan B from Querrey. Of course, his serve and forehand combination

is as devastating as just about any in the game, so for him to be able

to back that up with a drop shot now and again, so effective.

Forgive me if you have already given this, Peter, but just looking at Sam

Querrey putts-mac form this year, 28 in the world now, but looking pretty

good having one a tournament earlier in the year, beating Nick Kyrgios

and Rafael Nadal, as Sam Querrey did to win in Acapulco. He had that

victory against Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon last year and a title

here, yet we don't talk about him that much. He's not one of the

glamour figures. Gets the job done. He's such a low key figure, isn't

he? But hugely impressed with Jordan Thompson, the way he plays the game,

the way he hustles. He will make an opponent's life difficult.

It will be interesting to see if Thompson can serve as well all be as

effective on serve today as he was against Murray the other day whether

perhaps that was just an off returning day for Andy. We will see.

Yes, that's the big change in Sam Querrey. His backhand always was a

run-of-the-mill shot, something he would do in between hitting

forehands. But it has become a weapon now. He really hits the two

hander well and confidently. You can hear the noise of the

flagpole ropes, the wires. And it affected that, certainly it

effective that ball toss. That's a perfect reaction. Wow. Very

sharp angle. He's not the tallest man. He's no John Isner.

That's a tough way to play, against Sam Querrey, if you are just going

to bump the ball back and try to defend. You have got your work cut

out for you. Jordan Thompson hasn't won a point when he has missed his

first serve. Picking up on what Peter Fleming is saying.

This is very unhelpful for Jordan Thompson as he attempts to stave off

another break point. You could have been watching this

man and Denis Shapovalov playing each other in Surbiton just a couple

of weeks ago. A Challenger, that one by Jordan Thompson. He made the

final and lost their two a Japanese player with real ability, Yuichi

Sugita. Oh, boy, that was a chance. Querrey

just a little bit slow getting out of the way of the body serve.

He's a tough man to pass, he's an even tougher man to lob. The old

skyhook there. I thought you would like that, this was the shot of the

old Los Angeles Laker 's, wasn't it? Jimmy Connors was the first man to

popularise that in tennis, wasn't he?

Tough conditions. A lot more blustery than it has been all week.

Too tough service games, one for each player in this second round

match. We have had hole matches where we have seen less break point

than that but five in total have come gone. This is quite an

intriguing match, Jordan Thompson versus Sam Querrey, the former

champion here. Jordan Thompson he defeated Andy Murray in round one.

Oh, and he has used the wind beautifully there. Hitting against

the wind. Can afford to give it a little extra height. The ball

stopped dead once it got up there. And you know, Andrew, understandable

for those at home to think, well, we have seen five break points in the

first two games. This could be great, we will see lots of breaks.

Often it doesn't work out that well. A player says a couple of break

points and grows in confidence then doesn't face any for quite some

time. Let's see how that pans out. I enjoyed your tat with Shapovalov.

Did you actually asking, is that how you pronounce your name? It sounds

counterintuitive. It was a test, it was like being on mastermind but

rather than Humphreys, it was Sue Barker the inquisitorial. Apparently

I got it right, Howard said Shapovalov. That surely must be

Anglicised in some way. When you have got four syllables in your

second name, I'm sure you can pull it to whichever way you want. Nice

guy, appreciative of his success, humble about his chances going

forward, but I think realistically, I think he thinks of himself about

-- as a future grand slam champion. There wasn't a hint of arrogance

about it, but that is what he's going for. I was very happy to hear

him talk way. Absolutely. It sounds like he has got a solid head on his

shoulders. And that other guy he was talking about, his great friend,

speaking generously about Felix Auger-Aliassime. He is from what I

hear 16 years of age, just one challenger, those two could be the

basis for a couple of Davis cup team wins. Raonic will become the doubles

specialist. Yes, alongside their colleague who is now in his 40s. He

is still playing beautifully. It's amazing. I guess, well, he never had

any muscles in the first place, so he had none Tim Louise! -- he had

none to lose! You are horrible. Oh, that is so irritating for Jordan

Thompson. Good work from Sam Querrey. It just caught the end of

the bracket here. You just think to yourself, should have died. --

should have dived. He's got a really good serve for

grass. Very quick motion, difficult to read for the opponent. He has

shown already that he has a great slice serve out to Querrey's

forehand. Could definitely cover that one more on big points. Yes, I

agree with that and he has got the kick to be able to back up this

life, that when they're reaching the high backhand side. Yes, so the hope

is that the ball toss is slightly different for those two Serbs. If it

is the same, then you are up against it, trying to return.

And that's what a guy like Sam Querrey does to opponents. Even if

he's not that comfortable heating bodies, he forces you to thread the

needle. -- not that comfortable heating follies. Thompson probably

had a couple of inches either side of Querrey to hit the winner.

Everything that could have gone against him in this game has done.

That was not a great error, especially when you consider that

that was break point. Querrey had to do better putting that ball into

play. He's doing a nice job of wrong

footing the Aussie. He's had five break points in his

opening two service games, Jordan Thompson. Yes, that is out to, so

five have come and gone. It does give you a feeling of

insecurity, then you come through break points surviving,

strengthening. Nice adjustment. No need to over

swing on that one because that was great improvisation, racquet face

control. Adjustment, split step, just to push through the wall. And

another game survived. He's a character, isn't he? A

typical Aussie. -- he's a combative character, isn't he?

Did Sam Querrey go to southern California college? I don't think he

went to college. Did he go straight pro? I think he did. He was a great

junior. Cameron Norrie was the number one player in college tennis.

I'm not sure if he won the NCA is, but he was certainly favourite.

The wind is kind from that direction, Westerly, coming Heathrow

and blowing towards central London, and as soon as it gets up there, it

picked up the window the clubhouse. It just disappears, left to right as

you are looking, down the court. American College still a really good

professional for some -- a really good option for some people. If you

are not sure if you are good enough to be professional or you're not

sure it's for you, a wonderful education and team spirit. Even if

you have no education interests, it's a stable environment to

training for the next four years. The number of players who are

physically or emotionally mature enough to go straight out onto the

two, where you get your brains beaten every week, is probably less

1% of the players who aspire to one day become professional. So to go

into a situation where you have a couple of coaches who are looking

after you constantly and working on your game, it is, as you say, a

great opportunity. A young man who elected not to go that route and to

turn professional is J Clark from Derbyshire, from the city of Derby.

He is playing in a challenger in Ilkley this week. He got his first

challenger when in Ilkley and is playing against an experienced

Ukrainian player now. We will continue to monitor him, as Jade

tries to progress. Marcis Willis is playing Sam Groth in the second

round. That is after beating the Australian Matt Ebdon. That is all

taking place in Ebdon -- in Ilkley. Various dies at the far end with the

dark glasses. -- there is Des at the far end in the dark glasses.

Wow, that was amazing. That was a virtuoso point. It was slow to get

both -- slow to get going, but that volley from Querrey was amazing. And

that one, wow. He did that against Murray, didn't he? He'd be a good

squash player. I suspect he'd like a game of paddle

tennis as well. Old-fashioned skills he is demonstrating here with his

racket. Not that time. But a very clever

shot from Querrey, forcing him to almost half volley. Check this out,

average service game duration, Thomson, 6.5 minutes. Just under

pressure. Sam Querrey quicker, but not that easy.

Again, Thompson badly needs a first serve or two in here.

Oh, Thompson got away with won, because he put that in the middle of

the court would not much on it. That is his sick break points saved. Yes,

Sam Querrey would very much like to have that shot again. I am not sure

if he has a sliced backhand but moving through this with a slice, he

couldn't handle. Perhaps the wind moved it, because it was a bit of a

mis-hit from him. So important to keep your feet

moving when you play in the wind. That is not necessarily one of

Querrey's strong points. He is pesky. Yes, if they play this

cat and mouse type points, Thompson is going to win the vast majority of

them. He is good at this. He moves about three inches off the ground,

doesn't he. He is living with the ball.

And that was the easiest of his service games! Oh, no, it wasn't!

One of the longer ones! Eight minutes 38 seconds. Just seemed

really quick because it was so much fun! Good match, this, isn't it? It

has come back in. Not quite sure how, but he has done it.

He has got the odds on the run. He is just a flat-out good player, Sam

Querrey. You have to think, what is it? That is keeping him from being

one of the game's best. He has got a great arm. His father

was drafted into the major-league baseball. Wonderful service motion

so many Americans have. That is one of the huge advantages of playing

baseball as a little kid, it is the exact same action used to serve.

Virtually every American kid plays baseball. Or at least everyone that

like sports. Which is getting less and less. Probably so, probably so.

The computer generation we live in, the LTA gave a presentation, the

performance director at the LTA earlier this week, it was

interesting, across all sports youngsters are playing less, they

are less active than they were, a ten year decline we have taken

through, and particularly female participation, youngsters playing

sport, is going down, even though it is in the national curriculum, so it

is a big issue. The computer generation. The LTA, I think, have a

participation announcement next week, which I'm quite looking

forward to. They are very aware of the problem and doing their best to

get tennis racket into the hands of youngsters. Plenty of good work

being done there. With a sense of foreboding, Jordan

Thompson comes to the line once again. He is under pressure every

time he serves. Perhaps the new balls will help him. And perhaps

being from that direction as a right-hander, the wind direction is

taking it to a place that you actually want to hit it. Nice

theory. Again, an opportunity for Querrey to

just put a little pressure on Thompson. Second serve was there to

be hit. That was a low percentage attempt.

Querrey has to believe that the longer the rally goes on he will get

a shot to hit that is in the middle of the court, chest high. That time

he was a little off-balance, the ball was about knee height, not one

that he really wanted to go for a winner on.

That one was of the perfect variety, one that was in the middle of the

court, time to hit it and really put Thompson under pressure.

Thompson's second serve can be awkward because it seems to come in

with more action than a lot of players. That one skidded in towards

Querrey where the second serve often skip the other way.

A quick victory for Marin Cilic on this court today against Stefan

Kozlov. The American number two, Sam Querrey, in action here. Strange,

really, to talk about the American number two is ranked 28th in the

world. Back in the day the Americans had six, seven, eight players in the

top ten. I was saying American number two on

this court, but I'm just checking the rankings now to see. Number one

American at the moment, Jack Sock, number 18.

Isner at 21, Steve Johnson 25. So, American number four. Isner, Johnson

and Querrey have been near each other for the last... Well, months,

anyway. That is why coaches say, don't

approach crosscourt, because Querrey just didn't have time to get across

to cover the down the line pats. Had his 30-30 opportunity. Sam

Querrey advancing to a 5-4 lead after 14 minutes here. Looking

forward to seeing Benassi Kokkinakis coming up later on trying to back up

his victory over Raonic. He plays Daniil Medvedev of Russia who, I

have to confess, I haven't seen played too much. This is the next

generation that they like to talk about, they like to build up the

next generation in the PR and press send but until they get a result it

doesn't matter what campaign of awareness you have. But they are

getting results now. And a couple of guys who are not technically next

generation, Dominic Thiem and Nick Kyrgios, both 22 now a few young

guys making their way into the upper echelons of the game but still no

one yet to challenge the big four, if you will. Just turned 23 this

year. Lucas Pouille is another one if we are going to get to 23.

Looking forward to seeing him play at Wimbledon.

So, the pressure squarely on the Aussie's shoulders right now. Two

points away from dropping the first set.

This will be so frustrating for Sam. Querrey has had so many

opportunities, break points, in this set, six. Getting into these rallies

and losing them, he will get a little hot between the ears. He is

not one to panic on the court. It can become fatiguing, mentally,

to have all these break points, frustrating, anyway, to have as many

chances as Querrey has and failed to convert them. The good news is his

serve has settled down. He is a real defender, Jordan

Thompson. His lateral movement is excellent.

A lot of firepower in this guy's arsenal.

So, Kokkinakis versus Medvedev is our next offering, the third match

on Centre Court. Jeremy Chardy, the qualifier, versus Feliciano Lopez,

who beat Stan Wawrinka in the first round, that will be number four

today but we might be on the red button for that one, all part of it.

Two big servers for that, two guys who can power down the first

delivery. This has become a tremendous event, hasn't it? It is

not just a tennis tournament, they must be congratulated on being the

ATP Tour 500 tournament of the year I believe for the fourth year in a

row. The players' loud cheer is spectacular, takes up the space of

two indoor courts. And Jones up there and John Barrett on the left,

Angela Barrett as well. Cannot see what it in John's had

there, must be a glass of champagne. Roger Taylor on the left-hand side,

Paul Hutchins and Mark Cox. British royalty, isn't it?! Tennis royalty,

anyway. And Jones and Angela Mortimer, of course, former

Wimbledon champions. The All-England Club has a closed championship de

Gea and everybody plays, it is great fun, and I saw a mixed doubles

match, Roger playing against Mark Cox in the mixed doubles and they

were chatting away, it was wonderful to see. I will not tell you who won,

because it really does not matter. And I can't remember.

Oh! How did he get away with that?! Thompson had... This is an easy put

away that he just sort of dumped back at Querrey, and then won it the

hard way. James Keeler performed in the chair

like a great conductor before his audience.

Right on the edge of the line! It looked like it was going out, it had

so much side has been on it. And after it hit, took a dead left turn.

Couldn't believe it, managed to get to a tie-break, almost.

And it is a tie-break. Excellent set of tennis, 52 minutes played and it

will be decided with a break-in. The crowd have enjoyed the tennis. Kind

of a classic match, power play, Sam Querrey and the grafter, the

grinder, Jordan Thompson, who has chased down so many balls already.

UMPIRE: Mr Thompson is challenging a call on the service line. The ball

was called in. It was a challenge, he still has four. The call stands.

Mr Thompson has three challenges remaining.

It has certainly appeared that Jordan Thompson has done most of the

running and yet, look, only ten metres between them. Jordan Thompson

seems to have been rushed more than Querrey.

Well, that was a PowerPoint from Sam Querrey, chipped backhand and then

the mistake -- poor point. Again, it is not easy out there. The

wind is pretty blustery. You think you are in position to hit the ball,

and then it moves. Haven't had any rain here today,

there was always that possibility. It has been clouding over a little

bit in the last hour or so. The wind picked up about an hour ago as well

as this cold front has come through, mercifully. The first three days

were boiling hot, much cooler today. Still tops 4% chance of rain or so

so I think we are pretty safe in that regard. A lot more comfortable,

23 degrees. Oh, of all the balls to miss! The

lob was good and we remember the success he had in that direction

with a lob early on but Querrey with enough know-how to get the job done.

That will ease the tension. Seven aces for Sam Querrey and now a 6-3

lead, three set points. Just under an hour of fascinating

tennis in this second round match here at Queen's Club, Sam Querrey

had the most break points, existing -- exerting the most pressure and it

paid off in the end, 7-6. Thompson trying everything that Sam

Querrey just too tough in that first set tie-break. We will be back with

that match in a moment, but next on court, another Aussie out on Centre

Court, Thanasi Kokkinakis, who put out Milos Raonic and he let out a

massive roar when he won the match point because it meant so much to

him to have a big win on the big stage after a torrid time with a

spate of injuries. He has been off the tiller for 18 months but at the

moment he is fit, well and playing super tennis. He is up against

another next-generation player, Dana Medvedev, sixth at six, and they are

playing in a special event just before the O2 at the end of this

year in Milan. They will be a lot of rule changes, a lot of loud music, a

very different style of tennis later this year in Milan. They are next on

court, the 221-year-olds, we are looking forward to that, to seeing

the new stars emerging, and then to be over 30s. Chardy against

Feliciano Lopez. They meant just -- they met just last week in

Stuttgart, with Lopez winning. Jordan Thompson as pesky as ever.

Nearly, very nearly, but Sam Querrey, but ultimately you would

have to say that Sam Querrey just a bit more game in the first set

there. I must apologise to Sue Barker. I was just tucking into a

lemon thyme and garlic chicken ciabatta, so you caught me unawares.

What we have here is a lot less blue sky than we had earlier in the week.

Windy conditions. People who had tickets for today would have been

expecting bigger star names, but it is interesting to watch this group

of youngsters play. We can add Bernard Tomic to that. He is about

43 in the world at the moment. Kyle Edmund as well.

The real thrill is to see if any of those guys are potential world

number ones. The chances are, these next James

Guy 's will outlast him. -- this next generation guys. That is what

happens when you go out wide. The court is still greenish and here you

can see Thompson just losing his footing.

OK, so Sam Querrey continuing to exert this pressure here. And with

the momentum from the first set tie-break win, there is a 15-30

opportunity. Oh, he has played him back in again,

just like you did with that volley. He fed the Querrey backhand and

there's passing shot brings up to back points. Yes, and again, it

looked as though the wind caught him out. He didn't quite adjust well

enough and that perhaps was the only shot he could play.

Well, we haven't seen him unleash on ground strokes too often today. That

one certainly shows he can. Wow, he used the wind to perfection.

Look where that ball bounced. CHEERING

APPLAUSE So, to more break points saved.

Sam Querrey has had eight break points that he has failed to

convert. Jordan Thompson just had those two. At least he is set up

otherwise he would be very frustrated. Yes, and because it has

been such smooth sailing on Querrey's sir, I think he will be

enjoying his position right now, knowing that, come on, keep the

pressure on. You are bound to break through on one of these chances.

Well, the drop shot was an ambitious attempt. He didn't quite pull it

off. Interesting. The hit and charge

employee from Querrey appeared to catch Thompson unawares.

Well, problems here again. Just game after game after game on serve for

Jordan Thompson. How will he fight his way out of this one.

As he has done so often this week, a couple of first serves bailing

Thompson out of trouble. Once again, he gets out of a

difficult situation. Houdini. Great stuff. Well done, keeping the second

set close. Nice and full here today. I've been up on the balcony. Some of

the great former champions up there, dignitaries as well. It's sort of

the main function room just behind them there. There's Angela Barrett,

Angela Mortimer in the middleware. Stop yawning, John. Angela was the

Wimbledon champion three times. And Jones, the 1969 Wimbledon champion

as well. And Maria Bueno is there who won 71 singles titles. There is

Mark Cox. Who else have we got? Ah, Roger. Mark still crunches his

forehand, you know? He is keen. He plays tennis the whole time. He

hasn't missed a backhand slice since 1975. With his wife, Sue. And

whereas shall we go? Let's get into people's business around here. It's

nice looking around the crowd. A great buzz here. Very, very active

membership. Some years ago, they celebrated, was that their centenary

or that at 70 bed? This club has been a multipurpose sports club for

over a century. They used to hold England football multinationals and

-- International and rugby internationals here as well.

Athletics moved to white city. It was probably one of the first in the

world. That's interesting, Jordan Thompson,

the old-fashioned chip charge. What you did you play here first? 1976. I

think I lost here in the qualifications -- in the qualifiers.

77, I think, was my first time in the main draw.

You must have won the doubles here? Never. It just never quite suited

me. The court was faster, a faster grass court which I didn't like so

much. Again, the approach shot, just too

short. It's the single biggest change in the game, isn't it, the

ability of these guys to pass? Yes, brought on by the strings, the new

generation of strings that are used now. It allows players to hit the

ball with a lot more spin, and so therefore they get a lot more power

on the passing shots. Power with control. Two break points, Jordan

Thompson. It's been awhile. Drifted wide. The crowd have loved

to the effort and the way he plays. And the fact that if it wasn't for

him, they would be watching Andy Murray play doesn't bother them.

They are enjoying a good match. It's as well as it has been all week in

here. There must be 8000 people in this arena. No, 9000... Oh, you'd

think it is not entirely full? Not totally. I think probably 9000.

9542, the capacity now. Just waiting for the ball to come

back to him and that time it never did.

Oh, Justin. -- oh, just in. How did he get away with that? He was

looking at this one in the air after he played the drop shot. Sam could

have gone down the line but he didn't. This one here, just, please

land. Just starting to fray at the edges a

little, isn't he, Querrey? And that's way and he is up a break

of serve, 4-1 up in this second Set. We might be going the distance here.

Well, this matches the second on Central Court today, and in the

first, Marin Cilic went through in straight sets. Marin Cilic three to

face Donald Young and it's quite interesting that both Stephan and

Donald Young promised so much in the junior ranks, based such successful

junior careers, hoping things will happen for young Stefan Kozlov. You

feel like the likes of Zverev and Shapovalov really are making their

mark on the men's game. We would like to hear your comments on any of

the youngsters, any of the next generation who are coming through.

Soup, thank you -- so, thank you very much indeed. My sandwiches and

getting in the way this time. Incidentally, from Ilkley, J Clarke

from Derby picked up his first challenge match when just a couple

of days ago and in the second round, won the first set against Ilia

Marchenko, a Ukrainian Davis cup player. Marchenko is up a break of

serve in the second set. Ilkley, that must take you back?

Loved it. Beautiful, beautiful part of the world. It's been awhile but

isn't it was on the circuit, you will? Yes. There was one year, a lot

of the players camp because it is in the bow of the river there, and a

lot of the players were camping and it flooded. I had great sympathy for

them from my hotel room. We should also mention the

tournament taking place in Birmingham, the Edgbaston Priory

event. A match under way at the moment in

Birmingham if you want to have a look at that. Petra Kvitova coming

back is the story of the week. Yes, so nice to have her back on tour.

Starting to make just a view to many errors now, is Sam Querrey. --

starting to make just a few too many errors now, is Sam Querrey.

Two weeks away, well, less than that now, from the championships that

Wimbledon. Novak Djokovic each said that he would very much like to

accept a wild card down in Eastbourne. Didn't think that was

likely to happen. Not at all. It's a big surprise for me. I don't know,

how much does he have to gain from that? But obviously he wants to play

matches on grass and I guess ree accustom himself to what it is to

think properly on a grass court. Or maybe he just wants to go to

Eastbourne, the sun trap of the South. It's lovely. From there, you

can reach the Southdown 's, lovely pubs, go for a walk along Beachy

head and see the lighthouse. It's glorious down there. Perhaps that is

why he is going. And the peer is always worth a look. Used to play

the national Junior Championships on the grass court that Eastbourne.

Just loved it down there. And what do you think the chances are that in

one up his matches, he will be playing through a stiff gale force

wind? There is always that at Eastbourne. I haven't seen the

forecast for next week. But certainly there is always a fair

breeze down there and always you play with the backdrop of the sound

of seagulls, which are the sound of dogs -- the size of dogs down there.

Never, ever walk with a packet of chips along Eastbourne Pier. They

will get you. Thompson has done that a view times

today, where he has hit the setup pass very low, forcing Querrey to

volley up and then tracks the one falling down. A really nice job.

That's not an easy shot for Querrey to have to deal with.

I saw him down there, hat and glasses.

He did well to step up to the ball this time. Didn't allow Thompson to

establish himself at the net. PETER FLEMING: Querrey gets him self

into trouble sometimes going down the line, when he's forced to run.

Oh, wow! That did catch the line, didn't it? Looks that way. He's got

excellent footwork, you see that adjustment?

The kick serve should have been enough, to set up the forehand.

Yeah, and you think perhaps a short angle or a drop shot back behind

Querrey is going to win the point easily. But hindsight, always 2020.

He is a throwback of a player, the ability to control the ball and use

the racquet head, he has all that. He moves well.

And upset. Just the one break of serve. Into the third set we go.

SUE BARKER: Yes, this one going the distance, and we will be right back

with it, but our summer of tennis continues here at Queen's Club.

Tomorrow, we will be on at one o'clock, and we go right through

until Sunday. And then we will be in his own from Monday, our coverage

starting at two o'clock on Monday. Eight of the world's top ten in

action, including Simona Halep and Jo Konta. Also next week, the

nerve-racking qualifying for Wimbledon, that will be on the red

button. And also online. And of course, all building up to the big

one, Wimbledon. And we will have a special

documentary to look back at some of the great moments over the years. I

have been travelling around for that to interview some of the great

champions. Billie Jean King, Bjorn Borg, Pete Sampras, through to the

present day with Andy and Roger. And that will be shown on BBC One, on

Sunday. ANDREW CASTLE: So, two interested

spectators, David Beckham and his son, 14-year-old

Romeo. He's a very keen tennis player, isn't he? So they say!

Big hum around this now 9500 seat Centre Court at Queen's Club. And

I'm not sure if any tickets have gone on sold so far this week. It

has looked packed everyday. It is all very well seeing the big

stars of the gameplaying, but if they win three and one, so what?

Personally, I would rather see a good, tight match, and that is what

this is. STEVE HARMISON: He tries to keep it

low so it wasn't in Sam Querrey's hitting zone. Just got it too fine.

-- PETER FLEMING. CONNACHT WAY TO START, ADVANTAGE TO

SERVE FIRST, FOR MOST PEOPLE. And mentally, Sam Querrey went away a

little bit in the second set, but having dropped his serve early on,

it is almost as though he was allowed to relax a little bit

towards the end of that second set. And now, he's ready once again for a

strong assault. It's a ninth break point after this

forehand error. He has had some chances - will he take this one?

Oh, he HAS got it! That ball just took off! Just an inspirational

little bunt return down the line, 132mph first serve, and he got it

back. You get an automatic warning for

that. And suddenly, 0-30. Yeah, Sam

Querrey just bunting that back very short in the court.

He knocked Querrey back with the depth of the return. Now, two break

points for him. And Sam Querrey is absolutely livid

with the game that he played there. He will have been so disappointed

with those couple of loose points, especially having just got the break

of serve. Jordan Thompson, back in it. Old habits die hard. On that

last point, Querrey we had a real good opportunity to take that ball

out of the air, when Thompson was still trying to get back into

position. But of course, Querrey allowed it to drop and gave Thompson

chance to recover his position, and he was able to track down the

forehand. His movement is such a major strength, isn't it? It is, he

moves very well. Very good balance. He's quick, he anticipates well. And

it is his ninth match on grass, Australians don't grow up on grass

like they used to tickle he just seems very well-suited to. He played

in the, Challenger, he played in the qualifiers here and lost in the

final round, that would have been his second match. So, five in

Surbiton, two in the qualifying, lost one, got in as a lucky loser,

beat Andy Murray, so this is number nine. And he's in the main draw at

Wimbledon. It's a big advantage to have played a week or two on this

surface, if you're playing against a guy who is playing his first or

second match on it. With new tennis balls, Jordan Thompson to serve.

That was the shot that you noticed was Querrey's most improved right at

the start. We haven't actually seen him using it to great effect today.

He has hit a couple of good winners, but...

Well worth a challenge buckle UMPIRE: The ball was called out. Is

outside edge. If ever you need an illustration of

the value of Hawk-Eye, that was absolutely crucial.

He's entertaining to watch, he tracks down a lot of balls.

Oh, Sam went over awkwardly, as did Kyrgios the other day, when he had

to pull out. This was another example of the split step and push.

Luckily for up Querrey, he landed more on his knee double the inside

of his leg. That was what did Kyrgios in. Three breaks of serve in

the first four game of this decider. Not sure he needed to play that.

Perhaps he did. Yeah, it was going to be very close, wasn't it?

This is one of the things which is going to go in the NextGen finals -

there will be no nets. Two mis-hit shots in a row from

Thompson, the first one somehow luckily made it in - not the second.

From 0-40 back to deuce. Yeah, good tactic. It wasn't the most

convincing first volley, but he got away with it.

UMPIRE: Advantage, Querrey. ANDREW CASTLE: 14 of those, the

first one in this deciding set. And that is a big game and a a cold,

from 0-40 down to back up the break of serve. Now, Jordan Thompson, we

know he's got the heart, but he's going to need it now. This would be

a massive disappointment for him, having beaten Andy Murray in the

first round, Andy does not lose on grass too much! But surely a

different set of circumstances. The 2010 champion now has the chance to

polish the game off, and you would expect him to go on from here.

Absolutely. Querrey certainly has the game to finish things off here,

but stranger things have happened. He beat Mardy Fish back in 2010 in

the final. The average length of a professional tennis career, how long

do you think that is? Well, it depends at what level. For a top-10

player, he's there for 12 years or so. But if it is a top 100 player,

it might be only three. What is it? Well, across the whole piece, it is

one year. People have a go, have a look and realise that it's going to

be impossible, or not available. It would be a more interesting stat

if you said, any player that for one week was in the top 100, how long

was their average career? I agree. looking at his phone thinking, how

am I going to work that out? I would have thought it is probably two or

three years on average. Now, this should be taken from the air. It

won't be an easy catch. One hand, one bounce. Nicely done.

Just sign is that it might be going away from Jordan Thompson at this

point. So how much game does he have left in the tank here?

It hit the net cord and with the natural spin, it looked like it had

taken it wide. Second service. That was a good serve, right into

the body. Nothing Querrey could do with it really, other than send it

back. He ended it almost exactly in the

corner. Given himself a lifeline. 15-30

down, that shot that Peter Fleming was talking about. Nice way to

finish the game. Not too many slicing shots on the ATP tour these

days. He's not going to get many

opportunities as it is. He can't afford to give any of them away.

He's allowed to chase this ball if it does come back over the net. He

certainly allowed to follow through over the net.

Top tournament, Queen's Club. It's lost a lot of big names, Jo Wilfred

Tsonga going out to Gilles Muller. Gilles Muller will play the winner

of this. Queen's has probably led the way under their tournament

directors on the tour, they even have a concierge for the players.

Anything the players want, even a restaurant reservation or they want

to see a West End show, he would organise that for them and make all

those reservations. It sounds like a great life. It's not like this every

week. This really does lead the way. There's a nice laundry service down

there as well, so you can say, there you go. I mean, how nice is that?!

To be honest, it's not as if I do the washing at home either. I'm

lucky. It's not like stopping off at the launderette next Barons Court

station like we used to do. Asking for a bundle wash. I did that once

in New York and got stung the $250. They did each room and item at a

time and then put it on the room bill. Travelling on the circuit. He

wouldn't miss it. Not most of the time.

People still so enjoy these exchanges. They become rare. They

have certainly become rarer on this surface. Clay, we might see it a

little more often. I don't believe it. He has done it

again. He did this against Murray as well. Just cushioning the half

volley. Yes, lovely. It looks like Jordan Thompson is

going to have one last throw of the dice.

Yes, indeed. Sam Querrey will serve for it. It doesn't matter who you

are or whether you won the tournament seven years ago like Sam

Querrey did, the sort of tension in this game, the first couple of

points, so crucial. If he can get his nose ahead...

Querrey did well with this. Got the ball back to a length. He really

did. Nothing he could do about that. Oh, he took that ball on, Querrey.

He deserves credit. I'm delighted to report that Jay clerk from Ilkley --

from Derby has won his first challenger match in Ilkley, beating

Marchenko. Well done. Oh, he had a text Mac oh, boy! That

volley from Sam was pushed. Yes, pushed at best. What a chance for

Jordan Thompson. Two hours and ten minutes. A really

good match. Is it coming to a close? Yes, it is. Jordan Thompson has been

spectacular in this tournament, a huge contribution, but it is Sam

Querrey new advances after two hours and 11 minutes. Really, a

first-class match. The former champion here in front of a full

house. Yes, a good performance from Sam Querrey. Had a bit of a blip in

the middle of the second set, but all in all, powerful serving, strong

grand stroking, while Jordan Thompson gave it his all. Just

didn't quite have enough ammunition today. It was that hold when he was

3-1 up from 15-30. Good effort. Jordan Thompson, massive

contribution to the event. Getting in as a lucky loser, having lost in

qualifying, when someone pulled out, he got into the main draw to play

Andy Murray and not for a moment was and imitated. -- was he intimidated.

He played superbly to beat the two-time champion here. He went

three to this match against Sam Querrey but not to be this time. Sam

Querrey will play Gilles Muller in the next round. Next for us,

Medvedev and then closing the day with Jeremy Chardy and Feliciano

Lopez. He is the man who beat Jordan Thompson qualifying. This is how Sam

the man got the job done. Striking the ball cleanly on the forehand as

ever, and good on the back can do. He is talking to John in that. Many

congratulations. How would you assess that performance? That was a

long match for grass and it is tricky out here. It is windy and

that makes things so much more difficult and Jordan is tough. He is

playing well, coming off that win against Andy he is confident and I'm

happy to get through it. However where are you in big moments,

getting yourself out of it when you were 0- 40 down, do you think then,

that is me now. I have got the momentum? That did give me the

confidence to finish it up. I think that was the biggest moment of the

match. This is one of my favourite places. I love coming back here. How

do you view the rest of the week? It doesn't get any easier. I'm playing

Gilles Muller next and he is coming off of a win last week and is never

fun to play a lefty on the grass. See you tomorrow. Thank you. Most

people would say it is not easy to play Sam Querrey. He was too good

today for Jordan Thompson but the Aussie has won a lot of fans here at

the Queen's Club, putting out Andy Murray, a wonderful performance and

showing real spirit there today. Peter and John are with me. Jordan

Thompson played well, didn't he? I think we will see a lot more of him.

Sam Querrey is tough. We underestimate him, he won his seven

years ago and he is dangerous. He looks like he has got his focus

back. He has been up and down but when he is cranking his forehand on

this surface, I was also impressed with his two-handed backhand,

hitting winners, when he is serving well, he is not nice to play on the

surface. He has more than just his serve, doesn't he? He really does.

It is interesting watching Sam Querrey. OK, he has been top 20, won

several tournaments before, but he still have a lot of upside from my

viewpoint. He still does things that you would say, wow, fundamentally he

could do that a lot better. He serves, his forehand is a great job,

his backhand is a good shot. So he does a lot of things that really

bother opponents. You know, just mentally, if he could just have a

little more intensity at times, I think it would really help him. That

last that was such a roller-coaster with so many breaks. We will take

you through the break points, because bacteria Sam. He shows his

Aussie spirit there, not very happy about it, then he breaks straight

back. It was wonderful tennis at this point. It was a really good

match. I wasn't sure about the matchup initially, whether it would

create good tennis, but it was a fabulous match. Three in a row here.

Great. Unbelievable. He had the". Sam was on the ground. Maybe he

looked at Symantec his eye off the ball, -- maybe he looked at Sam and

took his eye off the ball, because that was such an important moment.

That's what Jordan thinks that. Here is Querrey, because he was down 0-

40 in this game and he we are talking about it, when he has time

to set up that forehand, it is a real weapon. It is a real weapon and

with the courts as good as they are, he loves it. I think he moves pretty

well for someone of his size. He does. Much better than people think.

I agree totally with Peter. You feel like sometimes, you always -- almost

want to say to him, open up your shoulders, look like more of a

winner. He sometimes looks down too quickly for me. And sometimes, I

think a lot of these players are so used to hitting the ball, hitting

their way out of trouble that they go for shots on low percentage

shots, they are off court or off balance, they go for the spectacular

winner, when really, if they hit a short Nadal like angle to get

themselves back into the rally, you could win quite be more points.

Which I think Sam is guilty of occasionally. But then again, he can

play like that tennis, as Nadal found out earlier this year. As

Djokovic last year. He is a danger man. He is a danger man and is

married found out earlier this week, Jordan Thompson is a bit of a danger

man as well. He is ranked 90 in the wild but it looks like he is playing

better than that on this surface. I thought he was fabulous. I know he

loves this match but I loved his personality, he is fiery. We always

look for personalities on the court and I like Kathy engages the crowd.

If he is not happy, he hit the ball across. He got his angles right,

thankfully. I like his attitude and his game. It's an all-round game. He

moves so well, his serve is underrated. He has got a good feel.

I think we will see him rapidly rise up the rankings. One thing I am sure

we are not going to see too much tomorrow are too many rallies -- is

too many rallies with Querrey and Gilles Muller. Next, we have

Medvedev taking on Kokkinakis. We are thoroughly enjoying the tennis

here and we will do to the next few weeks, but there is a lot more to

look forward to on the BBC. # It's all in the air, you hear it

everywhere, no matter what you do, it's going to grab hold on you.

# California Soul. # California Soul.

# Start to hear, it's in your ear. # From early in the morning to

sunset. # It's in the air, it's in the

air... # Spoiled for choice, aren't we?

For the next couple of weeks, it is tennis, culminating in the big W as

it's affectionately known, live on the BBC right the way through from

the third to the 16th of July. We cannot wait. It's interesting seeing

some of these new stars emerging because in the first rounds, people

will know more of these players and they are proving that they are not

afraid to take on these big names. There are so many good players now

and especially when you consider the guys aren't grass court specialists.

No one is a grass court specialist any more barring Roger Federer and

Andy Murray comedy few players who have played a lot of matches on it.

When you get a guy like Shapovalov who has got a big serve, a big game,

a lot of guys have that, they are trouble. They are trouble and we

have probably got a big serve coming out because 606 Daniil Medvedev

coming out to take on the Kokkinakis. What a great serve --

what a great story Kokkinakis this. So many injuries. He was listing the

number of injuries over the last 18 months. His ranking dropped so low,

he is now up to 698. It's an incredible story but he must live in

fear, is the body going to hold up? I was just thinking as he said that,

were their times in the multiple recoveries that he thought, you know

what, maybe my career will never really get started. Are these things

going to keep plaguing me? You have got to hand it to him, he is gutsy,

he wanted to get back, obviously. We haven't seen him that much this week

yet but you can see how good he is and how good he would have been. He

has taken a step back because of these injuries but now he is ready

to accelerate the words and he's another one who's ranking is only

going to climb and climb fast. Just inside the top 700 but you know he

will back be back in the top 100 very soon. He has been talking to

John. He has done it. A roar from Kokkinakis who is back and winning

again at the highest level. The Euro heroes growing up? When I was young,

Lleyton Hewitt was my hero. As an Australian, it was lovely to see him

do so well. I liked watching Marat Safin as well. He used to smash his

rackets. Is that good? I don't know but it is good for the Spectator. I

think it made for good viewing and I liked Baghdatis as well. With him

being part Greek as well. Those unbelievable runs he at Melbourne

Park will stop that was awesome. Do you feel part Greek? For sure. Both

my parents are Greek. I speak Greek as well but I am Australian. I

definitely build part Greek. The one, give us some Greek. Say the

weather is very hot in Greek. To be there, you could say anything and I

would know. I was just trying to think what Greek could play

Australia at Andy Goode meet. He would you be cheering for that? --

what Greece could play Australia at and they could meet. Who would you

be cheering for? I would want it to be close. A draw. Was there a point

over the last few months where you thought, this is not going to work?

For sure. With my shoulder, I spent so much time in rehabilitation, I

still wasn't ready after nine months. Then when I thought I was

getting over that, I got a groin injury, I tore my pack, I have mad

dominoes. There were a lot of times when I was losing my will to get

back. What was it that made you get it back? I'm not sure, to be honest.

It's what I have done since such a young age, it's what I know best. It

sounds stupid but they were definite times when it was depressing out

there, knowing I have done the same thing for so long and I haven't been

able to progress what I am doing on court. Day by day, having my family

there supporting me was huge and just a lot of will for myself,

really. That first-round victory a couple of days ago, we could see on

your face what it meant to you. Was there a moment in your mind where

you are thinking about the bad times and that I kept going for moments

like this? Definitely. At the start, it wasn't looking great. I wasn't

too comfortable. I didn't go through all that hard work and rubbish to

play like this, so I was happy divide my form. As I got towards the

finish line, I still wasn't sure I would win, because obviously I had a

lot of chances in the second set, but that last feeling is what it's

for. Having the crowd roar like that and the emotion at the end. What do

you think you can achieve now? I am not sure. I am hoping this ceiling.

I will take it day by day. I think my game is good enough to be a very

good player but I need to keep working, improve my weaknesses,

continue my strengths and busy I want to be top ten. What is good

luck in Greek? We will settle on that. Thank you. What a nice guy.

His career hadn't even started when the injuries setting, had it,

because he was such a great talent. We thought he was one for the

future. He is only 21. It's difficult for a guy who have had a

bunch of injuries. It's almost like you have two start again and not

worry about rehabilitating your stomach or your groin or your

shoulder. Just do the whole package, get your whole body working together

so that you can maybe then get on a run of health. You know, if you do

it piecemeal, you are always injured. Something is always going

wrong. At least that was my experience back in the day. And so,

at age 21, he maybe needs to not worry so much about results right

now, just keep himself together. But also, anyone who's had a major

injury and we have all had injuries, you do doubt your body after that,

don't you? You doubt if you have had one serious injury, let alone ten

like he has had. The amount of time spent in the treatment room and the

rehab centre, back and forth, it must have been soul destroying at

times and I think deep down, you sort of alluded to that, he is

setting goals, he wants to be in the top ten, but I think right now he is

thrilled to be back. Every week he played is almost like a bonus and I

agree with Peter. He needs to make sure everything is in June and I bet

he pays more attention now to making sure everything is OK off court than

probably any other player on the tiller. Probably what happens is for

overcooked takes you. What he needs to learn now is how his body works

and how he can maintain it. That would be the greatest time spent for

him. It was wonderful victory, wasn't it, over Raonic? Such a good

victory with that huge roar at the end. I'm back! Because Raonic wasn't

at his best but he had to hold his nerve. Anyone who can beat Raonic on

grass as to play a very good match. Yes, Raonic didn't have a

particularly good day but still you have to do battle against that

served and Kokkinakis for me was mentally so good in this match. For

someone who has been out for so long, has had so little play, he

played a superb match. Yes, Milos Raonic growing out but Kokkinakis

just proving what a variety he having his gang and it's great to

see him back again. And Lleyton Hewitt, he has made such a great

team effort, absentee, as far as the Aussies go with Kokkinakis, Thompson

and Kyrgios. He wants them to become a team like the great Aussies were

from the past. I think that really helps them to. Yes, especially when

you are so far away from everything. You can't take a week off and go

home. You have got to hang with your mates and pull together. Well, that

was that big roar that signalled that when and what a great when it

was for Kokkinakis. What about his opponent today, Peter? Six foot six,

Daniil Medvedev. We have seen so many great juniors come through a

successful junior career like Shapovalov has done well, likes

thereafter and Kyrgios. He hasn't had that. He is thought of coming of

age now. He is a big guy. I don't know his game that well, to be quite

honest with you. He certainly hasn't played that much on grass. That is

an advantage for Kokkinakis. As you say, he will have taken heart from

the guys like Kyrgios, like Zverev who have really made a dent in the

game and, you know, he is on the verge of really making a name for

himself in the top 20, top 30. It is interesting, Medvedev beat

Nicolas Mahut, and that is a big scalp on grass. Absolutely, one of

the guys who serves on the volley is just about as well as anyone, and

Willie knows his way around a grass court. So clearly, this guy can

play. As you say, two 21-year-olds going head-to-head, I think we will

enjoy this the Government we certainly will. And I hope this

young man stays fit and healthy all the way through it as well.

ANDREW COTTER: Many people will have seen the big names falling at

Queen's Club and perhaps been dismayed, but when you look at those

while left, they all have interesting stories to be told.

Here, we have 221-year-olds have taken different routes to be here.

Kokkinakis has been in the spotlight from a very young age. More study

progress from Medvedev. It's Kokkinakis who gets us going.

Certainly the most gloomy it has been on Centre Court this week.

You can disregard the rankings, with all the injuries.

Bit of a breeze coming in from the west as well today.

JOHN LLOYD: Bit lucky to get away with that, Medvedev. One of the

coaches of Medvedev, from the South of France, where Medvedev lives now.

First service game, first break point for Daniil Medvedev.

Medvedev has it, he stepped up the volume in the bag points, and he has

broken serve. It is always interesting, he has had such a big

win over Milos Raonic, Kokkinakis, and now he has to try and follow it

up in the next match, against someone who on paper does not

present same challenge? Yeah, it is a different type of match mentally,

as you say. That was a sloppy game, really, from Kokkinakis. He just did

not seem to be set in what he needed to do. He had a couple of

opportunities, was loose with his groundstrokes, the first serve was a

bit off. That break of serve was really handed to Medvedev.

Both tall men, but different builds. Kokkinakis, much more powerful

looking to fill Medvedev. -- more powerful looking than Medvedev.

Medvedev moves well for someone of his size.

Once more, mistakes from Kokkinakis, as much as anything else. Yeah, he

needs to play a good service game here, just to settle down a little

bit. He made a lot of errors in those first two game.

That was strange. Medvedev gave it the old fake - I've given up on this

point. Then he decided to move a little bit. Got away with it.

First game on the board for Kokkinakis. We have spoken quite a

bit about his injury problems, but it has been a more steady progress

for Daniil Medvedev. Both 21, Medvedev, from Moscow, but as I've

mentioned, now works and trains in the South of France. Made his first

ATP final in Chennai in January, losing to Bautista Agut. At a

struggle around March, with glandular fever. Had to miss a

couple of events, in Miami and Marrakesh. His first appearance here

at Queen's, but again he's making that steady progress. Have a bit of

a breakthrough in Moscow last year, his home city, where he reached the

quarterfinals, and that 50 is ranking a little bit. -- that lifted

his ranking. By contrast, Kokkinakis was hitting the headlines from a

younger age, because his talents. But he has had all sorts of problems

with injury. And he was certainly thinking about giving it up, it was

so frustrating for him. Not much to fault in the start of

Daniil Medvedev. He just wanders around in calm fashion, going about

his business. He does not have a really big serve, Medvedev, for

someone of his size, but it's accurate. We have seen that three of

four times already. In his first match against Milos

Raonic, Kokkinakis started serving very badly, and got better as the

match went on. He has not got too many first serves in yet.

That's good from Kokkinakis, a little bit of help from the net

along the way. He's hitting the ball well,

Medvedev. He's avoiding too many errors as well. Accurate with those

round strokes in that rally. Kokkinakis is on the defensive all

the time. The way he hits that background, really good whip to it.

Wild and wide from Kokkinakis. Medvedev now in complete control of

this first set. He's just looked very composed,

following his first-round win over Nicolas Mahut. He was pretty

composed on eight points as well in that match, saving all five break

points that he faced. It is a good win, to beat Nicolas Mahut on grass.

And he had a solid tournament last year as well, getting to the

quarterfinals. So, his form is very good at the moment. He's been very

composed out here, as you said. On the other hand, Kokkinakis, to me,

it looks like his feet aren't moving. He looks like he's just

played a much the night before, and hasn't quite got his feet moving. He

seems a bit leggy to me at the moment, not quite there yet.

Unfortunately, he's just about given up this first set already after such

a slow start. To put things in perspective, until his win over

Raonic, he did beat Mikhail Youzhny last week, that was his first ATP

Tour win in 21 months. So, yes, he's injury-free now, but you have still

got to get matches under your belt in order to get comfortable after

the injuries. Hop, step and a jump from Medvedev

into that one. Yes, not quite sure he needed to do this, but it looks

nice! He looked at his coaching team

there. That's a regulation shot, big opportunity to get himself back into

this set, and it was a regulation forehand.

It's an unorthodox serve, not most flowing. But it does its job, he's

swinging that serve out wide. And the set is slipping away from

Thanasi Kokkinakis. Looks like he needs to hit one big winner and then

just explode a little bit, get himself charged up.

It has not been his day at the moment - 42% first serves he's made

so far in this set. We mentioned, Kokkinakis is playing

with a protected ranking, due to medical reasons.

Certainly, if he can get very extended run, injury-free, thing you

would expect him to get into the top 100, and higher again. He has the

potential to be a top 50, top 20 player, if everything comes

together. I agree. Today he's certainly not playing at that level.

He's all over the place at the moment. His serve has been just off

percentage-wise. Ground strokes in that it, footwork is not there. But

he can get it back. In his first-round, his first serve was off

and then he got the percentage up big-time. That's the first thing he

needs to take care of. This Medvedev serve is not usually fast, but it's

very effective. 122, it's not that big, but it's an inch from the line

- that's what he does so well. That one was only 113. But he gets in a

position where he can then attack on the next ball. And a 70% first serve

ratio. Exactly! Did not know what he was going to do there. Thought he

was going to do his hop and jump again. He took an awfully big swing

on that! And there it is, and you would say

that has been done with a minimum of fuss by Daniel Medvedev, who takes

the first set in emphatic fashion. SUE BARKER: The young Russian very

much in control in this match, and we will be right back with it. We

can now round up a couple of results from earlier. Former champion and US

Open champion Marin Cilic is through, the highest ranked player

left in the draw. He beat his opponent from the United States 6-0,

6-4. And Sam Querrey, another former champion, is also through. He beat

Jordan Thompson in three sets, winning 6-3 in the final set. It was

a very entertaining match. So, Sam Querrey and Marin Cilic, both

through. And so, the draw as it stands...

Another former champion in the bottom half, Grigor Dimitrov - he's

looked very impressive, and he will face the winner of the match which

is on right now. Feliciano Lopez against Jeremy

Chardy still to come. COMMENTATOR: He will be experiencing

an Wimbledon for the first time this year. Last year he lost to Marcus

Willis who enjoyed himself greatly. Untidy start to this second set from

Kokkinakis. His problems continue. Oh. Use all of the court. I don't

think he meant to cut this as fine as he did.

That last shot may have been the benefit of playing against

Kokkinakis last week. He picked where this forehand was going. He

read it early. He really won a point that he should have been out of.

Again, a difference that a couple of first serves make. . We haven't

talked about that much. They had that one meeting in the Netherlands

last week. Medvedev winning 6-3, 7-6. Has that fresh in the memory

banks. I can't hear what he said, but not

pleased with his efforts so far, Kokkinakis.

Just error after error. Just doesn't have any rhythm today at the moment,

either side, forehand and backhand. Missing so many on both wings.

Oh, dear. So Kokkinakis broken right at the start of this second set.

Architect of his own demise as well. Medvedev had to do very little

there. Actually, if we are looking at the serve of Kokkinakis, it has

been loose and ragged. Medvedev, as you talked about John, the opposite.

It's so accurate? It's so accurate. You can see where he's aiming those

shots. They are so close to the line. Look at the ones down the

middle. He has that serve just easy. The one out wide to the forehand,

awesome. The one outside to the backhand there. He's just picking

his spots. 119, it's an average serve by today's standards. If that.

It's below-average. When you are that accurate, it's not all about

speed. If you don't serve ha many aces with those type of serves it

will enable you to get that first-strike ahead on the next shot.

That's what he's within doing. If you are the height he is, even if

lacking speed, it's coming down at awkward angles. Exactly.

Another example of that, the way Medvedev, again, not a big striker

of the ball. You wouldn't say - he's got a fearsome forehand or backhand,

it's accurate, it's deep. A lot of good angles. He's one of those one

that switches off the mute button during rallies and suddenly springs

into noisy life. Not much for them to be concerned

about at the moment. Medvedev playing very tidily.

There's something for climate change. You can see the great reach

that Medvedev has in defence. It's just so simple. He very rarely

serve as body serve, he just goes for the lines, but he finds them or

he gets very close to them. It's amazing. He's played well. Obviously

with that score, Kokkinakis has played poorly in comparison with his

first round match. He doesn't doesn't seem to be here today at the

moment. He's trying. It's just not there.

Unfortunately, they can't help you. Frantic chewing going on down there.

I always think when you are playing this badly, just for maybe a game or

two, you know, don't go for as many big shots, Kokkinakis. Hit it down

the middle, but make your margins wider until you get your rhythm.

Stop throwing so men errors in. A challenge with that one. Medvedev

looks pretty confident that it was out.

He's in danger now Kokkinakis of sinking fast. A couple of points for

Medvedev for a double break. He needs something. It's almost like

he needs a flash of brilliance. Something to get him going and get

the crowd going and and change the course of the match.

Oh, dear, oh, dear, Medvedev has the double break. Again, it is loose

from Thanasis Kokkinakis. There's no way he is turning this round if he

continues to play like this. Can't see it. He just looks flat today. It

can happen. But, in comparison with his first round, when he was so

animated and in every point, he just looks almost like he's resigned to

his fate today and he's just going for so much instead of just trying

to calm down a little bit. Make a few more balls in court before you

go for the big shot. He's just off. His timing is off. Not moving well.

I suppose, after you have a big win like he had, you've been out of the

game for so long, really, I know he played last week in a couple of

matches here and there, but he got a lot of attention, I'm sure, a lot of

interviews, a lot of phone calls come his way. A lot of internet

stuff. Sometimes you just... You, sort of, you are so up for a while

on it and then you can't get that energy level up the next day or the

day after when you play again. It's just not quite there. We have six of

the eight quarter-final places settled already. Sam Querrey is

through and Marin Cilic. Dimitrov will play the winner of this match.

Next up on court is Feliciano Lopez playing Jeremy Chardy. Autumn the

indicators are that Daniil Medvedev will be the next to step into the

last eight. Just waiting on the upper seats there. They are filing

in. Medvedev is going to get going. The man threatening the Top 50 with

this run, Medvedev. The composure, the control he's shown suggests he

can go further. That's his worst error he's made today, Medvedev. Set

him up for it. He doesn't play like a 21-year-old. He's a very season

gamer. A very tidy game. It's not based on power, is it,

that's for sure. It's more accuracy. Difficult to beat. Making his

opponent play one more ball. The way he plays as well. Slowly

between points here. Just ambles around, very calm, very measured.

Once he steps up to the line he take nos time at all. A couple of

bounces, perhaps. It doesn't look good that serve. It's not very

powerful, but it is good. It's so accurate. He's racing through this

now. They have been on court for short of 50 minutes. Very, very

difficult to see a way back for Thanasis Kokkinakis. 48 minutes on

court. Kokkinakis trying to find something.

Good from Medvedev. That is about as much emotion as you see from him.

Again, got himself out of the way and stepped into it.

Glad to get something up there in this second set.

Not too much for the crowd to get their teeth into it in this match.

No. Some good matches, but a few have been quite one-sided and they

need a few good rallies to get them going. He's puzzled. He's not

working this out. He is not working out the problem he has in front of

him. He's just sort of settled on his

plan A. It's not working and it's not going to plan B, to try and do

something different, that's the problem. It's almost like he's

trying to find his way by hitting harder and it's not working. Not

having a good afternoon so far. Jordan Thompson losing to Sam

Querrey. Kokkinakis in a bit of bother.

He's elsewhere now prepare for Wimbledon. Medvedev double break

serving 4-1. Just a hint of a smile on his face.

Finding such a rhythm now. 75% first serves. Relentless.

Only just. Looking for the 45 second game. Might still beat a minute. Ah.

Is the second serve ace. There we are, 53 second. Impressive John? It

is, it is. He's unorthodox. He's not a fluid sort of player. He doesn't

have any really sort of big, big shots in terms of speed and yet the

package is good. It's awkward. It's tough to beat. It's accurate.

Defends well and moves well for someone who is 6 foot 6. Serving

then to stay in this match. A few players, he will come up

against some players who will meet him for the first time, they might

be taken aback. Might get used to him when they play him a few times.

That is what happens as players rise up through the rankings.

Oh. I thought he had that for a second.

Changing pace of there. The forehand an then he had the backhand. Then a

nice little angle. Not much pace on it.

Frustration in everything he does now, Kokkinakis, but he has another

game. Wele talked about just before the match it was an event in Moscow

last year, towards the end of the year, October, that he had a decent

run. He got to the quarter-finals. He

eventually lost. We saw what he could do. That was the result which

gave him a bit of a boost up the rankings. It's hard to make progress

when you are playing challenger events and accumulate the points you

need one event toive go you the crucial lift upping the rankings.

Gives you confidence and access to more events. Once you get

established, that's the easier part done, barring injuries. Impressive