Day 2, Part 2 Queen's

# The old hometown looks the same # As I stepped down from the train

# And there to meet me is my mum and Papa

# Down the road I look and their runs Mary

# Herath gold and lips like cherries # It's good to turn the green, green

grass of home # Yes, they'll all come to see me

# In the shape of that old Oke # As I meet the green, green grass

of home. SUE BARKER: Wasn't that lovely? Andy

Murray certainly does feel at home on the grass. He has won 14

consecutive matches on their surface, and he loves this city,

having won 17 matches in a row in London after having won Wimbledon

and the ATP finals at the O2. He won last year against Raonic, and he

ended the year at world number one, but it hasn't been a great year for

him in 2017, but he is back on his favourite surface and back to start

the defence of his title alongside Ivan Lendl and Jamie Delgado. We

have moved out of our studio and made our way up to the practice

court, it is a little warm, but there is a breeze. Peter and Andrew

are with me. It isn't bad, I like it when the sun goes behind the cloud.

You are slightly overdressed, he said I have my bowling outfit on! We

have been watching Andy Murray practice, he looks so at home on the

grass courts. Yes, and at times he has shown good form but then he got

shingles, it is strange how it can affect you, injury and illness at

times, perhaps a little rundown after his great efforts that took

him to world 11, but ready to defend here and play well at Wimbledon as

well, without those matches in the French he would be looking to play

catch up, he will be ready now for Wimbledon. Every player says they

need to win matches to gain the confidence, which he wasn't doing

earlier in the year, but at the French Open he did get it back. He

did well in Paris even though he probably didn't play his best, but I

think it laid a nice foundation for him to come to this surface and get

some more confidence. He moves so well on this surface that it gives

him an advantage over most guys simply because a lot of players find

this service alien. It is difficult, and difficult handy because he would

have gone to sleep last night thinking, tomorrow I play Aljaz

Bedene, but he has pulled out due to injury, so the lucky loser comes in,

Jordan Thompson from Australia, said he needs a different mindset? Jordan

Thompson is a good worker, singles and doubles, good ranking, good

all-round player, really solid. There is quite a tight-knit group of

Australians, but either way, if you see your name opposite Andy Murray

on a grass court, it is a tough draw. But he has already had plenty

of matches on this surface, and even Andy Murray, nobody plays their

first match with complete and utter comfort, I say that, he will

probably be well up in a few sets games. The order of play has

slightly changed, because that third match now is Andy Murray taking on

Jordan Thompson, but what a line-up we have. Thanasi Kokkinakis has had

18 months off the tour with a variety of injuries, he has been

given a wildcard, lovely to see him back on the tour. He is playing last

year's runner-up, Milos Raonic. Feliciano Lopez reach the final inch

strip chart, he is certainly at home on the grass, up against Stan

Wawrinka who always write himself off on the grass for some reason,

the Rincon says he doesn't like the grass too much, but who knows what

we will see from him today. On the last match, that could be a great

finish, Marin Cilic against a John Isner. They went 12-10 in the fifth

the last time they met. And on Court Number One, two of Britain's

wildcards, James Ward is taking an qualifier Julien Benneteau, and

Cameron Norrie who has been playing college tennis in America Merhi

takes on big server Sam Querrey. I had a word with Paul Annacone, he

has worked with some of the greatest players, so what you think you can

add? Stan comes onto grass and says, I don't want to be here, so things

get him down during matches, whereas on a clay court or hard court, he

might let those negatives wash over him, so I think Paul, having worked

with Pete Sampras and many others. Federer. Henman. So hopefully he

will bring a bit of calm to Stan and say, this isn't rocket science, you

don't have to be unbelievable, you have a great serve so just use it

and see if you can't break once a set. We will talk more variety

afternoon, but we are going to head life to Centre Court, because it is

heading to a tie-break in the opening set between Kokkinakis and

Raonic, and there it is, and we can join our commentators for the match,

it is John Lloyd and Andrew Cotter. ANDREW COTTER: Kokkinakis really

having to grapple every time on his eight break points he has seen off,

how will he fair in the tie-break? It is such an impressive weapon, the

second serve of Raonic, let alone the first.

JOHN LLOYD: Yes, he had won second serve at 138 in this second -- this

set, so he might even start going higher than his top 140 first serve.

That has to be quick. UMPIRE: This to Kokkinakis is

challenging the call, the right service line. The ball was called

in. That might have broken the Hawk-Eye,

that serve! It looked to be right on the line, and lo and behold. S

UMPIRE: Mr Kokkinakis has three challenges remaining.

Just towards the end of the set, Kokkinakis has lifted his first

serve percentage considerably. Struggling early on.

You are right. In the early part of the first set, he was pulling down a

lot on his first serve, hit a lot of serves in the middle of the net, but

he has correct it that in the last two or three service games, and so

far in this tie-breaker as well. It helps a lot when you are up against

it. That was any chance there,

Kokkinakis should not have missed that forehand. When you are in a

rally, you need to make sure you don't make errors like that. Just a

reminder, he played in the Netherlands, and his win their over

Mikhail Youzhny was his first singles win in 21 months. So that is

the size of the task and achievement if he were to beat Raonic today.

There you go, just blocked it back, he didn't do much with it, and that

was a poor performance from Raonic, he snatched at it. That has piqued

the interest of Kyrgios. It is amazing, the main body of the

set was dominated by Raonic even though he couldn't make the

breakthrough, he was challenging the serve of Kokkinakis all the time and

racing through his own service games, but he is up against it here.

Amazing, eight break points saved, you wouldn't have thought he had any

chance of winning this set, and now he has three set points. I still

think Raonic even if he loses a set will find a way to come through this

match, but he will be disappointed with not converting any of those

break points. One of those three set points is

saved. Kokkinakis fixing the line with a

stare. Not just that one mini-break behind him, but enough to give

Kokkinakis set point on serve. And he takes it, Kokkinakis against

another three seed, up against it for so much of that set, but he

still manages to claim it in a tie-break, and much from Raonic to

ponder. As John was saying, every chance that Raonic will still take

this match, but it is going to be a long afternoon's work than he

intended or many of us expected, having watched that first set, you

would think surely at some point Raonic is going to make the

breakthrough, eight break points. You go into a tie-breaker, anything

can happen, and Raonic at the end of this day when he sits down with his

coaches coming he will going through that, those chances to win it. It

was a loose set from Raonic, it looked like he was almost

experimenting on shots, of course he wasn't but it looked like that way.

Mixing up serve - volley, ground strokes good times but very erratic,

it was an iffy kind of set. A lot of people will be joining us midway

through the match to state again just where he has been with injury,

Kokkinakis. Problems with his shoulder, he had a shoulder

operation, last year, he struggled towards the end of 2015, the whole

of 2016, and this year right after Brisbane at the start of the year,

he was out for pretty much for months with an abdominal strain, and

that's why, when he beat Mikhail Youzhny last week, that was his

first tour level win in 21 months. And Nick Kyrgios watching as

Kokkinakis was watching his match yesterday, they are very good

friends, and again, they help each other when they are out on tour, in

terms of friendship and company, Kyrgios talking about how homesick

he has been at times. He is well wrapped up against the inclement

weather! It is very, very warm down there. And Raonic, finalist last

year, Wimbledon finalist last year, has his work cut out to make the

second round. But no matter how dominant he was on serve throughout

much of the first set, suffered in the tie-break, just that one little

slip, and Kokkinakis a set to the good.

Well, the net provides the perfect drop shot.

Kokkinakis giving himself a sarcastic thumbs up there.

He doesn't serve a huge number of double faults, that is two now from

Raonic. So, Raonic up and running in the

second set. A man who has not been without his

injury problems, either. Talking about his hamstring injury, he

persistently rushed back to the hard court season because he knows that

is the surface that really favours him, and he had to withdraw from

Delray Beach, and also the following tournament as well. Didn't rush back

for the clay-court season, didn't feel that was necessary. But keen to

get going on the grass court again, and by all accounts, fighting fit,

Raonic. He has used this shot three times

now in this match, and they have all been successful. The backhand found

the line behind his opponent. It is just the consistency, really

good first return where he stayed with that backhand, that one, and

just pulled the forehand into the top of the net. Just can't seem to

string two in a row. There you go. In the first set, he now missed this

return. Beautiful, really, that one, so compact, short backswing.

Kokkinakis, no doubt about it, he is actually serving well now, and he

started very inconsistently, he was struggling with his first serve,

very low ones. He has made some adjustments, and his first serve

percentage is rising all the time. That ball, Kokkinakis, it just

checked on the line and he wasn't in the right position to hit the decent

shot. Wanted Raonic to come in. That is a dozen bases for

Kokkinakis. -- aces. So, hold for the 21-year-old from

Adelaide, one of the bright young things, along with the man in his

support box, Nick Kyrgios, who is supposed to be bringing along the

next wave of Australian men's tennis talent.

The new coaching setup, Mark Knowles in the green top is a new addition

to the team. And that is well done, one of the

better points of the match, as well. There have been short and long

rallies. It is just enough to encourage

Kokkinakis, it is another game from Raonic.

UMPIRE: New balls, please. Raonic inconsistent today, just in

few loose things which Kokkinakis can take advantage of.

Extraordinary on the return of serve with Raonic, he just doesn't seem to

have that rhythm. We have seen some brilliant ones, but then ones where

he should be able to get the ball back in play at least, and he hasn't

done so enough, not anywhere near enough. Should have broken serve

quite a few times in that first set, and didn't do it. That is Ricardo

Piatti who is the constant in the Milos Raonic coaching setup, but the

man on his flankers changed, through McEnroe and Krajicek and now Mark

Knowles, a great double play in his time. He has been chopping and

changing his coaching setup a little bit and struggling with fitness, so

at this point last year and going into Wimbledon and beyond that, we

thought he had cracked it, he would be bedded in the top of the game,

but a few issues have come in, as can happen. I was thinking with

Piatti there, he must be very confident himself, because in the

last for five years, he has had about five other coaches brought in,

he is still there, but it is almost like, why do you keep needing to

bring someone else in? You have got me. But I suppose that is the solid

person in his career, and then he want someone else just to sort of

come in and help out on bits and pieces, I suppose, but it seems a

bit strange. The higher up the ranking you go, the bigger your

coaching resumes become. A different feel about the match

now. In that first set Raonic was dominant, even if he couldn't break,

he was in control of the match. That's part of the reason as well,

again we draw attention to it, Kokkinakis's serve has vastly

improved as the match has gone on. I am sure Nick Krygios's phone bill

must be enormous! Whatever happens to Kokkinakis today, whether he wins

or loses this match, he has justified the wildcard spot that he

got, right that he was given one. You can see the talent he has. Yes,

he was very grateful to Steven far reand expressed his gratitude on

social media. He is exactly the kind of case that wildcards are for,

someone who is talented but has had a bad run of injuries, otherwise

would be higher up the rankings. I haven't seen any monster serves

from Raonic, we have seen a couple at 140. I think his opening serve

was 140. We thought we were in for fear some ones today. He has been

steady enough in the 130s. There we are again. Hold for Raonic. With the

hamstring problems he has had you wonder if it hasn't quite got the

same snap. Perhaps just still thinking about it in the back of his

mind. It's taken a while to shake off. He came back perhaps a little

bit too early for the hard court season and it flared up again and

shut it down until later on. Didn't have a bad run at the French. On a

surface that's not suited to him. Lost in the last 16 there. But this

is where he thrives as well. It really is an amphitheatre now with

the north stand there. 9500 spectators at its capacity which I

am sure it will be close to it for the third match with Andy Murray and

Aljaz Bedene, well, he has gone. It's Andy Murray against Jordan

Thompson. The next match on Centre Court is Feliciano Lopez against

Stan Wawrinka. When that will be, we don't know. The gumshield goes in

again for Milos Raonic. Still on serve in the second set.

Well played. Nice to watch that. A good rally. There hasn't been too

much of it. Raonic plays short points. A well structured point from

the Aussie. Nice feel on that drop volley to finish, good point. Seems

to be growing as this match goes on, Kokkinakis.

Even at the end of a tie-break we said, and we thought that Raonic

would still have enough to come through. But not quite so sure now.

You are right about the stature, the first set Raonic's body language and

facial gestures, almost looked like he was thinking it's a matter of

time before I break and win this set. He looked comfortable almost.

Kokkinakis on the other hand was nervous and getting agitated. The

tables are turning, best of three sets, don't have much time to

breathe and the match can be over. Raonic has to start returning

belter. Different proposition now,

Kokkinakis. Again you have to stress the lack of match time he has had

the past few months. Every minute on court will be helping him.

There is Aljaz Bedene, a wrist injury forcing him out of the match

against Andy Murray. Jordan Thompson the Australian taking his place.

That's the third match on Centre Court.

For Bedene you hope it's just cautionary. It would have to be

serious enough to keep him out of a big match against Murray on Centre

Court. That's a good volley to finish that

game. Needed something like that to get himself going here. Will be

disappointed with his return of serve in this match, Raonic. He is

not known for his return to serve, that's for sure, but he hasn't been

able to string anything together. Agitated, looking at his box a bit,

muttering. He's just not quite there. It's always difficult the

first match on grass, but he knows, like anybody else, this tournament

is so important for so many reasons. It's a big tournament in its own

right but you need matches before Wimbledon and you get down a set and

not timing the ball right, playing against an Pope - the first set he

had all those chances and get break points and didn't convert one. If

you had converted one you could easily have seen this match going

away from Kokkinakis. Kokkinakis out of practice and getting blown off

court. As Raonic grows in strength. But instead it's been the opposite.

Exactly what Kokkinakis needed. Interesting to see if he gets close

to taking this match, he said that he tightened up in his match. This

would be a far bigger scalp on his return to more regular tennis.

Sneaks ahead in the ace count. That's not in the shade, we would

stress, but near enough 40 degrees, though.

Second serve, took advantage of, finally. A big forehand. Now a

slight opening here. But in the first set these big points,

Kokkinakis got his serve working well.

Again did it so well in the first set. He did respond. He found an

answer when he was right up against it. Not really paying attention!

Oh-oh! Well, denied and it gives Raonic an opportunity.

Again he can not convert Raonic. Nine break points have come. Nine

break points have gone. That was the sort of return he

should have made. It was in his strike zone on the forehand. Overhit

it by a long way. That's well played. Dominating the

point, Raonic. He was always on the back foot in

that rally. Kokkinakis couldn't quite get ahead in the point. Brutal

ground strokes from Raonic. He just keeps doing it. Raonic

cannot find a way through. Just a bit more belief in... That

box of friends and followers and indeed in Kokkinakis himself, that

this is very possible. Kokkinakis asking the crowd whether

that ball was in or out. It was out. So another hold for Raonic. He moves

on. Still on serve in this second set, though. I wonder if a tie-break

might be calling again. STUDIO: It looks likely. We will be

back with this match in a moment. One match that's finished on court

number one. Julian Benneteau came through

against Ward. He is back in training. He has gone through. But

good to see James Ward back on a tennis court and hopefully all the

injury problems with that knee has gone away but Julian Benneteau is

through to the next round. Andy Murray has been practising today. He

is third match on Centre Court, not against Bedene, but now he faces

Jordan Thompson of Australia who has had some big wins. He has beaten

David Ferrer. So a different match for Andy. He is third on Centre

Court today. We have a lot to look forward to as

well because after this match Feliciano Lopez is against Stan

Wawrinka who got through to the final beating Murray in the

semifinal at Roland Garos. And Marin Cilic against John Isner. That could

be a long match later. We could have long matches on Centre Court today.

We certainly are enjoying this one. Let's go back to it.

Yeah, finely balanced. Kokkinakis serving to stay in the set. Bedene

is not serving at all today. He was standing up in the balcony watching

on. It's impressive the way Kokkinakis

has changed that first serve percentage. First three, four

service games the first set it was pretty poor. First serves in the

middle of the net. Since then he's really improved his percentage.

Apart from that one! Again impressive from Kokkinakis.

The second time he has held to love in this match. The balance has

certainly shifted. I think that serve might have been

good looking at the benefit of seeing Hauk-eye. Doesn't matter.

Really has two first serves when it comes down to it.

He looks like he could hold serve all day long if a match was going on

ten, 12 sets but the problem is it also looks like he can't break

serve, or hasn't so far. As long as there are tie-breaks others will

have a chance against Raonic. That's a demonstration really in

there of the second serve. Remarkable. 128 and 129 serve,

second serve in that game. That's just ridiculous.

You wonder how much he practises that serve. I imagine still a lot

even though you would think he can serve like that in his sleep. The

returns of serve he needs to work on. You talk about consistencies, he

wraps himself in an ice towel. The consistency hasn't quite been there

for Raonic but again he is also out of match practice. Certainly hasn't

been playing a huge amount this year because of the hamstring problems.

Did get a decent enough run at the French Open. But he needs a good run

here. He needs to get the confidence ahead of Wimbledon, as much as

anything else. Trying to encourage his man as he

gets back to his feet. Here it will be Kokkinakis serving to try to take

it to a tie-break. He knows just about his only chance really, so

difficult to break Raonic. That was poor shot selection. From

that position on the court, pushed back four, five feet deep behind the

baseline and goes for a shot down the line. That's the one you have to

hoist back cross-court and get back into a neutral position in the

middle of the court. No sign at the moment of any

tightening. Well, can't do better than that,

another hold to love for Kokkinakis, and into the tie-break we go. The

man whose victory over Mikhail Youzhny in 's-Hertogenbosch, his

previous win before that was 2015 on the tour, and here he is a tie-break

away from knocking out Milos Raonic. He has annoyed himself there,

Kokkinakis, because that was an easy second serve, only 104, he had a

good chance to make that return. I was going to ask the question, I

wonder how that serve has improved, certainly got better in the first

half, I wondered how that would stand up to the tie-break. Good

signs so far. A mini-break in the hands of Raonic

is significant. Well, he nibbles back. Just trying

to get anything on that serve to return it, trying to give himself an

opportunity to get into the rally. That was a brilliant one-two punch

there, the pace of the Raonic serve, but he directed it beautifully. Back

on serve. He dealt with that one well, as

well, he missed two of those in the first set almost from the same

position, Kokkinakis, where he sort of stayed up on the ball and drag

the ball into the net, but that one, stayed with it perfectly. I don't

think we can take a third set. His problem is he is not wearing

anything underneath the fleadh, so he can't go down to any fewer layers

Alex So, we are on serve in this

tie-break. And loose again. Something about the

bounce. Once more, momentum shifts back to

Raonic. That is beautifully done. Kokkinakis

through everything at him, but reaction, soft hands.

Marvellous volley that was, lunge volley, the approach shot was good,

stayed down low, you can see the good finish there. That is a

fabulous volley, and it brings about three set points.

Carbon copy in reverse of the first set, three set points were there,

but still just that one mini-break. Puts the pressure back on Raonic at

least. But now one of the best service in the game to try and close

it out. Not yet! Not yet for Raonic. A

spring in the step again of Kokkinakis, and now it's down to the

nerve. He looked like a player there, Raonic, that is not

confident, a bit rusty. Two opportunities on forehand to do

damage, the first one he didn't do anything with, and the second one, a

poor miss. Oh, the technique there, he didn't

get his feet right on that at all. So, Raonic falters, and Kokkinakis

to match point. A man who has had one tour level win

since 2015, a man who has been wracked by injury, on the brink of

knocking out the number three seed. Cannot quite do it, it was a decent

second serve, but the return from Raonic to -- too good.

Yes, came the cry from Kyrgios, and Kokkinakis once again will have his

opportunity, this time on the serve of Raonic.

He has done it again, Kokkinakis, a roar from the Australian. Brought it

right back to him there, Raonic. A nervous looking shocked, that was.

So, a third opportunity, a third match point for Thanasi Kokkinakis.

And he has done it! A roar from Kokkinakis, who is back and winning

at the highest level, he has seen off last year's finalist, the world

number three seed, Raonic, is gone, and Kokkinakis is through, and all

his injuries fade into memory. What a win for Thanasi Kokkinakis here at

Queen's. And he has got something to try and

find before Wimbledon celebrations continue. A smile from Nick Arias,

who cruelly robbed of his win by injury. Milos Raonic so close to

winning here last year against Andy Murray, and went almost all the way

at Wimbledon as well, but not quite himself, and Kokkinakis can't really

overstate what a very impressive victory that is, bearing in mind

where he's been. 2016 was pretty much a write-off, even much of this

year has been the affected by injury. Two tie-breaks it took,

often the way against Milos Raonic, but under pressure he was solid, and

Thanasi Kokkinakis grew in stature as the match went on, and this is

how he saw it out. And that is what it means to make it

through against Milos Raonic, a great win for Thanasi Kokkinakis.

Nick Kyrgios among those who couldn't take their eyes away on

that final point, but the reaction said it all. A great win for his

great friend. Almost got out of his seat! But what a win for Thanasi

Kokkinakis, two tie-breaks against Milos Raonic, very interested to get

his thoughts, and he is talking to John Inverdale.

Many congratulations. How much does that match mean to you? Thank you.

It is everything, it is huge for me. Obviously being out of the game so

long, and then first top ten when, to do it on the court like this,

massive thanks to the tournament director, Stephen Farrow, I wouldn't

be on the court if it wasn't for him, my ranking is nearly outside

1000, so I wouldn't have a chance to be hit if it wasn't for him, so I am

so excited, thank you. A lot of people watching here and at home may

not be aware of the litany of injuries you have had over the last

18 months, so give us a medical rundown of what's been going wrong.

You don't want it, it's too extensive! No, it's crazy, there is

no point about that. I'm trying to look forward now. It is brutal but

I'm trying to get myself going week by week. I was 22 months out of the

game, something crazy like that, but I can't wait to play my next rounds,

this Centre Court is unreal, such an unbelievable club, and the support

was unreal, sorry for the first set, it was a bit ugly there. Ann

Travers, you have been out of the game for so long, you are not that

tight, you showed no nerves at all, it seemed like you were just

relishing the challenge. I was shaking in my boots! I had the

chance, got a bit lucky, something like that it is usually game over

when he is serving to win, but I thought, I am going for it! And you

did, many congratulations, see you in the next round. Thank you very

much, everyone. SUE BARKER: What an incredible

story, and he is brutally honest. Nick Kyrgios was saying he is

hitting the ball great in practice, he just hasn't had the matches, but

he looks right back to his best, and we look forward to seeing him. I get

the feeling Milos Raonic might be checking out the trains to

Eastbourne. He needs to, he was rusty today. He served well as he

always does, but his ground strokes, he didn't return serve at all, he

couldn't string two points together, one good one and then three bad

ones, and he was so tight in the tie-breaker, for someone who is just

not confident at the moment, but a great performance by the young

Aussie. To save eight break points in the first set, for someone who

hasn't played he played the big points unbelievably well. Until you

go out there and win a couple of those big points, you don't know you

can do it, when you have been out, so he is a really strong player, and

on a grass court, the physicality he brings, and he has a nice touch. He

is a dangerous man. Mind you, that train goes through Polegate, Lewis,

about two hours on the train! Tennis is the most credible scoring

system, because Raonic won more points than Kokkinakis, he had nine

break points and didn't convert any of them, you can't do that and get

away with it. I remember once arguing with my dad when he said

there are big points and there are points which are less important, you

have to win the big points, and that is the name of the game. Agonising

when those points are and what to do on is the difference between

somebody that has played a lot of tennis and that hasn't, which is

great news for Kokkinakis here, he has got the job done despite

everything, he won the that mattered. That last backhand down

the line, a feeling. You think your career is over before it has really

begun, but he is back, and Raonic no good at all ahead of Wimbledon

defence, and quite a few computer points dropping off here as well.

That he was saying he learned so much from last year, Teresa, I

bottled it up inside, I have to be aggressive on court, and that is

what he wasn't. We can look at some of the key points, that is what you

wanted him to do and he just didn't do it, did he? Know, there was a

hesitation, that was the problem. That was Kokkinakis being a little

nervous there on his match point. So many serves he got his racket on,

Raonic, but just couldn't take the ball back in court, it was very

erratic. And this one, why did he hit it back to him? That was

extraordinary, an awful first volley. But for someone of his

class. He almost slips here, I think. If he had gone down, they

would still be out there playing the first set, but he had the courage of

his conviction on the backhand side, and that is what it means. Delighted

to see Kyrgios cheering him on as well, you need teamwork when you are

a long way from home. They have an incredible team spirit but I think

is important when you are on the tour. Always have been, the Aussies,

in the old days, you had Roy Emerson and Fred Stolle staying in the same

apartment, and Roy made Fred breakfast before the Wimbledon

final, so they have always have a closeness, and out on the tour it

can be a lonely existence, especially when you are losing, and

they all get together and cheery job, they generally want the players

to win, it is a good team spirit. Yes, there used to tip the team out,

and the youngsters in my generation, slightly after you, Stoltenberg,

Woodbridge, Woodford, Darren Cahill and others as well, a number of

them, they travelled under the BP banner as was. It is a great system,

they worked hard, and you could tell they were going to get the max out

of their tennis. I wish Kyrgios would get the max out of his tennis.

He does at times, he did in Miami and he is beginning to look as

though he is getting together. But as far as Milos Raonic is concerned,

he has got to find some matches before Wimbledon. I would have

thought so, I'd be surprised if he doesn't go and play next week and

there, because there is a decent gap now, and he didn't want that gap.

You could see it in his game, there was hesitation. OK, he didn't lose

his serve, what's new? But on the big point when it mattered, you

could see him go to the ball and wonder if he was going to make it,

instead of which when you're winning playing matches, it is natural. It

was a stop start sort of match for him today and he needs play. As

Djokovic possibly down in Eastbourne as well, Raonic. There doesn't seem

to have been confirmed so far. Do we have any facts on that? Only that

allegedly a member of his team said would there be a wildcard available

for Novak? You can't imagine the tournament director saying no! That

depends on the negotiation that goes with it. Yes, there is a wildcard,

how much do you want it? It is a different negotiation we have five

or six games, and they do negotiate the big ones. And there is no

substitute for having matches, you can go and practice for as many

hours as you want, but it is totally different out there, isn't it? Yes,

that is what I was so impressed by Kokkinakis, his first service

percentage was awful in the first three games, and then all of a

sudden he realised what he was doing technically, he was dropping his

left shoulder, corrected it and his first serve percentage went up and

he corrected himself in the match, and on the big points, almost no

hesitation. He got a bit tight in the tie-breaker couple of points,

but you expect that. When it came down to it, he converted his match

point well. And not always at the end, I was on the balcony watching,

it is hot down there, too - three, 15-40 and she got through that, and

this is where you have to be careful because if Raonic wins that, he will

win the set. There is a real buzz going around here, and Stephen Farah

must be thinking, I could do this guy a favour and then he comes in

and beats one of my superstars! I remember when Dimitrov was a

wildcard here, so don't worry, we want to see more of Kokkinakis. They

like his tennis at his personality. And they will Mike this tennis as

well. Feliciano Lopez leading out Stan Wawrinka, a wonderful clash of

styles. Lopez knows his way around a grass court, amazing serve, great

touch, it will be interesting to see what Paul Annacone has encouraged

Stan Wawrinka to do. I would've thought that this is the one round

that Stan Wawrinka would rather not have had. No one would want it! Yes,

Paul Annacone, in the limited amount of time he has had, if he has added

new answers to his game, this is a tough first round. But again, Stan

Wawrinka could be good on grass, better than he is, he is already

good, but at the top level, if you believed in himself, he has got the

game. He is one of the best one-two strikers in the game, there is no

reason why he can't win more matches. It is pretty

straightforward what Paul Annacone is going to say to him, if you are

going to chip the ball back into play to neutralise your opponent's

serve, nobody is serve-volleying nowadays, do it as clearly as you

can, and then it is 50-50, get the first strike in, and Paul has been

speaking to Magnus Norman who is still his regular coach much more

than he has been speaking to Stan, so he has to easy jobs now, one to

be a commentator which he does a lot of the time, and the other is to

coach Stan Wawrinka, which I think he is relishing being back in

amongst it, in the player lounge and feeling the tennis again. It was

very wise indeed. So, Stan Wawrinka on Centre Court, and he spoke to us

a couple of days ago. This is the surface perhaps that you

need to master more than the other three, do you feel? For sure. It is

quick, the change, but it is the same for any player, so it is always

interesting to come back on grass. I love to play on grass, I still need

to improve a few things to play my best tennis, and I'm trying to do

that. I love to come back here at Queen's, it is an amazing

tournament, and hopefully this year I can makes a better results. The

one Grand Slam you haven't won is Wimbledon, and it is on grass. Does

it prey on your mind at all? Not at all. For me what is important is to

keep trying to improve my game in general, my game on grass, trying to

find the right we had to play my best tennis on grass, and then we

will see what happens. You say you are far from winning Northern, I

take it back at Queen's this year you will be wanted to get some time

on the grass this week? Yes, I want to play a good tournament here, that

is my goal, and foreshore, to practice you, it is amazing, I have

been here for a few days, it is perfect to practice and get a lot of

time on a grass court, and I want try my best to play the best tennis

here. Magnus Norman still your coach, but you have brought an Paul

Annacone, is that to try to help you master the surface? I think it is

many reasons. In general it is to improve my game or have someone else

to keep improving my game. Not only on the grass, but also in general. I

think he has a lot of experience, he is a great car and great coach, so

I'm looking forward to having him on the team. Do you really feel you are

far away from winning Wimbledon? You are the third best player in the

world. You have a second seeding at Queen's, you will have a high

ceiling at Wimbledon. People will fear you, Stan. I know, and I know

when I play my best tennis I can play beat every player, but I am far

away from winning Wimbledon the same way that I'm far away from winning

the next US Open. I know how difficult it is to win a Grand Slam.

Everything has to be great. So I'm not thinking about that, I am not

focusing on that, as I said firmly it is more important what I'm doing

day by day and giving myself the maximum chance to play my best

tennis. How many years ahead you feel you still have a in new, with

players like Federer still going into their late thirties? I think I

have a few years left. He is so brutally honest, writing himself off

about Wimbledon, what is going wrong? You can understand he hasn't

got past the quarterfinals of Wimbledon, so you can ask yourself

questions. It is refreshing to have someone just being so honest. It is,

not to the party line, but having said that, it would be nice just for

one time for him to say, I feel I can win Wimbledon, rather than

saying, I feel I can win it. It is always a little bit, you feel that

he just doesn't think that he can win this tournament, Queen's or

Wimbledon. But I do believe that he has got the game to, but if he

doesn't believe it, then that is that. The courts are playing, they

bounce higher than they used to and they are slower than they used to

be, maybe not here but certainly at Wimbledon.

You have to look at nadal. Wawrinka has weapons that on this surface are

so pure. In the old days when the bounces were down by the ankles it

was a different matter. Now it's playing like a hard court and there

is no reason why he can't play well on this surface. He is going to need

to play well today, up against Three-times quarter-finalist at

Wimbledon. Huge serve, had an amazing tournament in Stuttgart. He

is a man in form. And used to this surface. He is a class player on a

lot of surfaces but this surface, he is Spanish but it's almost like he

was born here. It's made for his game. Beautiful volleyer. Glides

around the court. Good slice approach shot when he needs it. Big

forehand. This is a... It's a 50-50 match. Absolutely. Having a weapon

and serve and well left-handed. Stan is going to be doing a bit of

running. It is going to open up the court. Absolutely right. In some

ways you you have to put Lopez as a slight favourite. It's very close.

This is going to - should be, if they both play well, could be the

best Match of the Day. Absolutely. On grass, movement is so key in the

first few matches when you have moved from the clay to the grass.

That's what you worry for Stan, taken so wide into those green areas

and then being able to recover and get back. If you had a camera on

both and see their footwork you will see Lopez is a better mover on

grass. He glides on the grass. Stan is sort of, takes two big strides

and doesn't bend as well. Lopez is a better grass court mover than Stan

Wawrinka. We are seeing Paul there. We know he is going to be wanting

him to be more aggressive, to use the weapons and not be afraid to

come forward. All those things but I also believe it's mentally. Paul's

been with some of the great champions of all time. Just little

things that he can say to him before matches, the night before, even one

like Stan Wawrinka, they have doubts and we have seen this, he has doubts

on grass. I think Paul in some ways, Magnus was never a grass court

player, I think they've brought him in to give extra expertise on this

surface. I think it's a very good move. It seems to be the done thing

now. You bring in someone, even if it's on a part-time basis, but it is

important that it is almost like a sponge, you absorb information that

you can get from these players. Absolutely. Again a lot of people

don't realise, they see these players and they look calm and you

think they don't get nervous. They do. Even the great ones get nervous

and to have someone in your camp that's been there and done it as a

coach or player adds that extra little dimension, the difference

between a couple of points here and there, it can make the difference of

winning or losing. Thanks. John has said Lopez the favourite. We have

already seen Milos Raonic go out. Andy Murray is next on court and he

will be facing Jordan Thompson, not Aljaz Bedene. He is out with an

injury. John is on his way now to join Andrew.

Sue, thank very much. With all the matches Lopez had in Stuttgart,

three 3-set victories those were all in three sets before losing in the

final. This match has had matches. He has had wins and has had success.

Stan Wawrinka has been having success on the clay but it's nothing

like this surface. The first 20, 25 minutes or so are going to be

interesting to see if there is a honeymoon period for Wawrinka on

this surface. Quite an intriguing match.

Temperature is 30 degrees. Well up into the 80s here in west London.

Everyone settling in. The third Match of the Day. Murray to come.

But a corker coming up here. Maybe.

It's almost as though Wawrinka just needs to get a feel for how dominant

he could be on this surface. And get comfortable with that and settle

into it. Because he does have a powerful first serve. That one

coming in at 132mph. He has his Wimbledon whites out

already. Some players going for that look, even now. You are allowed to

wear coloured clothing here. A tidy start.

Somebody like Wawrinka and Lopez, they'll have a new suitcase worth of

equipment delivered. New frames. New rackets. Certainly new tensions in

the strings for a different surface. Yes, I always strung my rackets

looser on grass, just because you would get those mis-hits. Not sure

if that's the way most players do. So you thought an off centre hit,

you are more likely to get on the grass courts of old, you would

prefer a slacker racket? Also because you have so many bad bounces

back in the day. You couldn't take a long swing at the ball. By stringing

the rackets looser you could get more power with a shorter swing.

Wow. 131mph. Up and almost hit the ball girl back there. She will need

to pay attention. The return, the chipped return deep

was something that Paul was talking about this morning. Nullify your

opponent but make it firm. You can't just drop it in the middle of the

court. He will have been pleased with what he saw there from

Wawrinka. That's really strong. That's a solid

return on a grass court. Former coach to Federer, Sampras,

Henman. Came out of Tennessee University, quarter-final of

Wimbledon that year, 1984. He came as the number one college

ranked player, he was a real star, had a fine career himself. He came

to Wichita because that was the mecca of college tennis, that was

where everyone wanted to go! East coast, West Coast superiority you

have got, because you only ever flew over Kansas!

It's boiling hot here! 36 degrees. 65 plus 32... This will take all

night! Take away the... About 94, something like that, in the sun, of

course. Take away the square root of the length of the grass... 97.

The car park at the back where they have metal grating on the floor got

to 43 degrees yesterday. A nice tan on the net from the

reflection, so it's all worth it. Getting the ball very cleanly, both

players hitting the ball cleanly. Impressed with Wawrinka so far. No

breaks of serve. Andy Murray coming up later. We will look forward to

that. We have already seen a shock today really with Kokkinakis beating

Milos Raonic. Spare a thought as the temperatures push up to the mid 30s

and beyond, for the security gentlemen at the side of the court

here, wearing a heavy dark suit. Neatly done up tie. Right to the

top. That must be a size 20 I agree, it's quite comfortable,

certainly what they're used to. However, the sun is hot. If this

match goes into the two-and-a-half, three-hour range, then guys will

struggle. Not too much humidity compared to some places they play.

Exactly. The grass court tennis I think is more onerous on players in

the regard they have to bend their knees more. The ball stays lower. To

move properly on this surface you do have to get down. The rallies are so

short I don't think we are going to see many guys struggling

stamina-wise. Some great news actually for British

tennis today, specifically for Liam Brody who had a good result here in

the qualifying. He beat an American player in the first round. He is

going to get into the draw as a lucky loser.

He is going to be playing Jeremy Chardy later on.

So Herbert, who was a lucky loser himself, which is the highest ranked

person who lost in the final round of qualifying, it's getting to the

point now, three lucky losers, so if you won one round in qualifying you

were virtually assured a place in the main draw, as it turns out.

Anyway, Brody is in, which is good. We are sitting near that side line,

that looked like it was worth a challenge.

This is why he is an horrific draw. Wonderful record. Four Davis Cup

finals. 13 years in the top 50 consistently.

Thank you very much! Two wins on the grass courts in Eastbourne. . So

comfortable on the grass. Has had the same coach for a while. Remember

that match the final here in 2014 I believe it was, I am certain he had

a match point against Dimitrov. Ultimately losing that in three

tie-breaks. He also beat raffle Nadal here in

2010. So that's the pedestrian Gray. I like it when he holds the finish.

A statuesque tennis player. There is a bit of glamour about Lopez.

Yeah, he clearly looks after his body very well. Still gets around

the court beautifully aged 35. His forehand side is the weakest.

Will miss on that side where he can go a whole match without missing on

the backhand, as long as he doesn't come over the backhand. It's a

sliced backhand which is his strength.

So no breaks of serve. Pretty intriguing match. Just under a

quarter of April hour played. Round one with Stan Wawrinka 3-2 up on

Feliciano Lopez. STUDIO: We will be back with this

match. A couple of results to bring you. A big upset here, Thanasi

Kokkinakis has put out Milos Raonic, last year's runner-up. He has had 18

months out with a variety of injuries and needed a wildcard to

come back. He was such a talented player a couple of years ago. It's

great to see him back at his best. Worrying times for Milos Raonic.

Finalist here and at Wimbledon. He looked out of sorts. Far too many

errors. Well, he may need to play down at Eastbourne to get match

play. But this young man, wonderful celebration from him and well

deserved. On court number one Julian Benneteau has put out James Ward of

Great Britain. Ward took a while away from the tour. He was beaten

soundly. It's great to see James back on a tennis court. We wish him

well. Just too good, Julian Benneteau today. We are watching

Stan Wawrinka at the moment. Andy Murray will be next on court, he

will be playing Jordan Thompson because Bedene has been forced to

withdraw with a wrist injury. But the defending champion will be on

Centre Court this afternoon. A couple of quick results from

Edgbaston. Johanna Konta has gone through.

Sue, thank you for the round-up and the update. No breaks here. First

round match. As we get ready to enjoy Andy Murray

after this match, news emerging this morning that he is going to donate

his winnings from this championship to the families of the victims of

the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy which took place no more than two

miles away from here. Good for him. Yeah.

First prize here, he has won it five times, first prize is ?350,000.

In fact, at the French Open when he finished one of the matches, the

first thing he said was about the London Bridge and Borough Market

Tower attacks, he was quick to talk about that. He has become a fine

spokesman for all these issues, showing he is not just thinking

about tennis, it's been good to watch.

Lopez is so much more solid off the ground than he ever has been in his

career. Aged 35 and he hits the ball better than he ever has. I suppose

there's nothing unusual about that. Guys always improve their shots as

they go on. The problem becomes just getting to the ball! No doubt.

UMPIRE: New balls, please. Somebody has just walked past the commentary

box with a whole load of iced coffees. That would be nice,

wouldn't it? You are and American, you would like an iced coffee? In

fact, they might have been Baileys. Yeah, that makes more sense! It

would also be most welcome. A stretchy band there to loosen off

the hip flex or perhaps warm the tendon up in the knee? That's

unusual to see that being mobilised in the middle of a match, Peter.

Yeah, it is. Interesting. He must have some sort of a knee issue.

Because it's not the sort of thing that if you have... Tennis players

ordinarily do so much strengthening of their quads and hip flexors.

Usually if they're having an issue it's that those muscles are too

strong, too tight. You really wouldn't want to try to strengthen

them more. Towards the end of this first set

now. Probably 6,000 people in this wonderful Centre Court at Queen's

Club. Yeah six or seven was the capacity

here previously. Really difficult serve, isn't it?

Lopez is so effective with the slice out wide that if he gets the flat

one working up the middle he is virtually unplayable. You almost

have to hope that he donates a few missed first serves to have any sort

of chance. That's an interesting doubles match

going on, so that might account for 1,000 or two people missing from

this intriguing first match. A nice adjustment there, Stan

Wawrinka had to wait as the ball checked. It was really awkward. An

interesting move from Wawrinka because he had Lopez out of the

court so far, the Spaniard played a really deft little finesse shot.

Just as we were celebrating Liam Brody from Manchester getting into

this draw, he is playing Chardy later as a lucky loser. He lost in

the qualifying in the second round. He got a lucky loser position into

the draw because somebody retired, he was the next highest ranked

player to get in. Dan Evans, this calf injury he sustained in the

quarter-final of a Challenger Event a couple of weeks ago has kept him

out. Took him out last week, as well. So that is a real shame for

Dan. He is out of Eastbourne next week. 54th in the world, playing so

well. He retired against DustinBrown with that calf injury.

Calf injuries are so pesky, they hang around longer than you would

ever like. I think he will be looking on

contentedly right now. I miss last Wawrinka has maintained a nice calm,

and held serve routinely every time. He hasn't got to upset by the fact

he's not won a whole lot of return points. That's how you have to be,

you have to be very easy going to do well on this surface.

There have been 32 points played on the first serve and only three times

has the receiver won the point. That was a very tidy game, just when

the pressure might have been on, you would have thought. Just one minute,

13 aces between these two. So we haven't had any periods of play, and

the episodes of play where both have played well together yet, not

really. Both just playing well. And what a difference in the pace of

play from the first match. They played two sets. These guys have

almost played a full set and been on court 28 minutes.

That hit the line as well. The rocket goes back, looking to come

Wawrinka showing frustration not the ball hit the line once again. So

that one checked, and the slice backhand off low -- Lopez skidded

through the court, so the Frink are not coming to terms with how the

ball is going to come off the court surface. Just wide. I think that

might have hit the line. You are not allowed to bed in

tennis. -- bet. Lovely settler for Wawrinka as he

finds his range on this beautiful single-handed backhand. Looks pretty

comfortable. That's not the short low wanted Wawrinka to settle on.

Lovely play. Really superb volley, back behind Feliciano Lopez. Left

with very few choices after that volley. That is a volley of

know-how. Lopez forced him to work for that point.

Strangely enough, these to haven't played since 2014, considering Lopez

is consistently in the top 35 of the world, Wawrinka in the top five of

course. But it is for- to in the head-to-head so they have played six

branches. The last encounter was on the grass at Wimbledon in the fourth

round. Wawrinka won. Do feel free to get in contact with us. We have

Queen's this week, and we have got next week Wimbledon qualifying, as

well as Eastbourne tennis, the women's tennis from Eastbourne,

you can get in touch with hashtag tennis and we will do our best to

give answers. Yes, do our best, fail miserably! Thursday morning there

might be some rain around as a cold front comes through. Then Friday,

Saturday, Sunday should be perfect for tennis. Temperatures in the

mid-20s. Yes, but that cold front is coming and going. It's meant to rain

for an hour or so, then see you later, so we might get lucky this

week. There is only one place that's

going. Take cover! You can see Wawrinka working on this

push, chip, shove, whatever it is. Naturally Roger Federer does it

better than anyone in the game, I would say.

The Lopez forehand does make some errors but it was -- it is the shot

he likes to go after more than any other. Very aggressive. Tie-break it

is. This was always on the cards, wasn't it? Absolutely, no break

points in this first set. 36 minutes played, plenty of aces. High quality

tennis, simple as that. It is a heavy second serve. You will

see quicker speeds, but that's not everything. It's the way it comes

off the surface, sliding. And Wawrinka tried to slice that, rather

than just block it back. A far more difficult shot. There you go, there

is some speed, 128 out wide. Wawrinka has won 18 out of the 19

points when he got his first serve in. Very impressive so far.

Just long and Lopez was in the rally, which will have delighted

him. That's going to fall wide. Just

fought for a moment Wawrinka might have over the backhand, after the

slip. Yes, he did really well to recover so quickly. Very strong

legs. That has been noted. Prowls around the court sometimes,

Lopez. When he moves well, he moves even slower. It's been a first-class

professional match in every regard so far, just very little given away

by either player. Not quite... That was the moment of

inspiration Wawrinka was looking for. As you say, he struck it well.

UMPIRE: Mr Wawrinka has three challenges remaining.

Now then, how about that? He misses the backhand crosscourt, but now the

first double fault of the match. That was an unforced error from

Lopez. Exactly right. Second serve, on his more favoured chip backhand,

you would expect him to make the -- that most times. It does get just a

little tight in these situations. So strong, 116 mph. He was not going

to miss that first serve. Superb point. Excellent set of

tennis as well. The Spanish are happy. Stand Wawrinka, the number

two seed. He will have looked at this draw, known it was difficult,

and it is. First set, Lopez. What a point to finish on, and

incredible return, and what a shot from Feliciano Lopez. So the number

two seed is in trouble out on the Centre Court, but Lopez, who moves

so well around the court, wonderful improvisation there, and he is one

set up against Stanislas Wawrinka. We have won three times Grand Slam

winner on Centre Court at the moment, coming up next another

three-time Grand Slam champion... Pities this month.

-- it is this man. He starts the defence of his title next up, but

not against Aljaz Bedene, he is out because of an injury, he will be up

against Jordan Thompson. Not an easy player but it will be interesting to

see how Andy looks set on the grass as he starts the defence. Andy

practising earlier today, next on Centre Court. A lot of work for the

number two seed to do right now. COMMENTATOR: Thank you. Yes, a lucky

loser in Acapulco, Jordan Thompson, beating the man we are watching play

here, Feliciano Lopez. So the circus that can be this professional tennis

game moves to London for this short grass court season but it's a week

longer than it used to be, a gap between the French Open and

Wimbledon gives some of the stars of the game a chance to recover from

their efforts at the French as they prepare for the grass courts of

SW19. Before that the Wimbledon qualifying will be televised, next

week, that is Monday to Thursday. Also, the Eastbourne women's tennis

on BBC television as well before the Championships begin, so there is a

lot to look forward to. There is the thermometer here, soaring above 100

degrees. Another boiling hot day, in this huge new stand at Queen's Club

just serving to increase that sense of pressure.

Another of those forehands, keeping his eye on the ball as he did. The

last point went over his head. And that is the body serve which he

plays for into the right-hander on the left side, so he's got three big

serves down the middle on the left side into the body, and out wide.

Just to illustrate the accuracy of Feliciano Lopez's serving in the

first set, nine aces and no double faults. It is the direction and when

you served them that is important. You can see the percentage of

unreturned serves. A lot of balls in the green sections. And on the left

more, into the body. When these guys are serving as

powerfully as they are, it is difficult to get any purchase on the

return of serve, so the returns are dropping short and duly pummelled.

It doesn't always make the most entertaining tennis. UMPIRE: Mr

Wawrinka has challenged the call on the service line. Not seen many

rallies so far if I'm honest about it. James Keothavong in the chair.

UMPIRE: Mr Wawrinka has two challenges remaining.

Probably the best match we have seen on this

court, Shapovalov beating Kyle Edmund yesterday.

Did that dropping? -- drop in? He made it. Nice shove! Favourite

reverse spin to get it back in as well!

Unplayable. Wonderful demonstration of serving. Still no breaks. It is

one set to Lopez and still in trouble here.

SUE BARKER: He certainly is and we have already had one upset today

with Milos Raonic, he was beaten by Kokkinakis who has been out with a

variety of injuries, but what a come back. What a huge upset, Milos

Raonic out. Two tie-breaks here, 7-6, 7-6. Let's hear what he had to

say after the match, he spoke to John.

How does this affect your preparations for Wimbledon? It is a

big frustration and it would have been a lot easier scheduling

everything to be here and to have many more matches ahead of me, but

that's not the case, but thankfully I go out, I work hard in the gym and

on the court and I put in my time. What will you do over the course of

the next ten days? A lot of time on court, continuing to get used to it,

try to simulate match practice and spent time in the gym.

So not going to Eastbourne, he will just try to get as many matches on

the practice court as he can, but a big scalp by Kokkinakis, and the

number two seed in trouble here. COMMENTATOR: Yes, he is. Hasn't

really been troubled on serve, just the one double fault in the

tie-break. Andy Murray coming up, as Sue Barker

has been telling us. Later, the man who was pressing Milos Raonic for

the sixth place world UMPIRE: Mr Wawrinka challenging. The

ball was called in. A curious time to challenge. 40-0. . On a close

ball like that. That's just throwing one away.

What a terrific return of serve. Lopez did well to scramble it back

but what was Wawrinka thinking in the follow-up? Thank you very much.

Should he have gone down the line? Yes. And should have, at the very

least, kept the ball low. To force Lopez to volley up.

You know there are easier players to play against if you are not feeling

100% after a big French Open run just a week ago, Feliciano Lopez

does so many things so well a difficult obstacle to get across, so

if Stanislas Wawrinka has anything wrong with him, any niggle at all.

And he has been playing with that left knee a bit. Then it'll feel

worse playing Lopez and being down a set. Absolutely and if he does have

any issue, the fact he will need to bend more on this surface just might

exacerbate it. Players tend to get Patelia tendon issues when they come

from the clay court to grass because you spend most of the time, just

slightly more crouched. You have to use the knees for suspension a bit

more, you have to live with it. Venus Williams has had that. In

fact, a lot of the women players seem to be injured so much of the

time, don't they? Yeah. I don't know why that is.

I'm going to call this the poshest sports crowd in the world and ask

you if you can name a posher crowd? Nothing wrong with that. I think

Monte Carlo country club can compete. I'm sure the entire British

summer might compete. Ascot, when lane the likes. -- Henley and the

likes. Actually, there are probably some

polio events that knock -- polo events that knock this out of the

park. What a classic shot. How many of

those has he hit over his career? Still looks like he has the appetite

for the fight here. He just carved that one. What a

beautiful volley. It is quite a late takeback, didn't

he? Or he did that time. Sometimes on grass the ball just skids through

and catches you out. The alarm bells must be ringing

right now. Just slightly overplayed. He went

behind Lopez which was the right thing to do. Yes it was a great

first serve. Look at the return. Able it get it back to Wawrinka's

feet. I don't think he wanted to half-volley that. He certainly

wasn't expecting to. Well, over an hour played and that

was the first break point. Good effort that. Two break points

down, two first serves. He was thinking of letting this go a little

bit or taking his foot off the grass, not a bit of it Yeah,

sometimes, in smaller events, Stan looks as though he's not totally

certain whether he wants to dig real deep. Today, thus far, anyway, it

looks as though he does. Thank you. You have ufrp players are ready. --

UMPIRE: Thank you, players are ready.

Suddenly double faults off the racket of Feliciano Lopez.

That's a very nice return. That's firm. He was able it get some body

weight behind that and get bite at the other end. Lopez may have played

him in with double faults. So, Wawrinka after having pressure on

his own serve has two break points of his own.

He wouldn't mind having that one back. Yeah, just couldn't quite get

out of the way of the ball. It kept sliding into his body.

Yeah, he had so much time to hit that ball. It was almost like - wh,

wh, what do I do? And he missed it, quite badly, really.

On the whole, another stellar serving performance from Lopez. 12

aces. Two sets against the world number 3.

There we are. And that's 13 and he got out of a difficult situation

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talking be mass, really, the BBC team down here with Simon Timpson

earlier on the Performance Director of the LTA. He was talking about the

decline in population across all different sports. Notably in tennis,

37% of people start playing in local parks, tennis for free is a big deal

nowadays, the LTA starting up with them, that was started by the

comedian, Tony Hawkes, so a real push towards grassroots

participation as well as the numbers. Hearing some of the

numbers, it is so difficult it get people playing sport now, isn't it?

I suppose it is. Which is a shame, of course. Female participation in

tennis is down. Judy Murray, OBE, involved in trying to get more girls

playing tennis, which is good. You really do have to make effort and

you have to make sure that football and rugby don't get them first, some

of the best athletes. Are there as many tennis clubs as

there used to be? No. Well, that was a bit of a mis-hit

from Lopez when the ball was waiting to come back to him, and never did.

You see that's a good play for Wawrinka. He moves well at the net.

A big, athletic guy. Come in and put your opponent under pressure on this

surface. Especially a guy like Lopez, who really isn't that happy

hitting over his backhand. Just mis-timed his split step here.

Off-balance on the volley. Oh, yeah, you can see he is bothered by that

knee, just a little. A comfortable feeling at #30e-30.

Take a short ball and pummel it away for a winner.

We were also hearing this morning from Alistair Marks. We are grateful

to him. He is the director of participation at the LTA. We were

talking about the relationship with the LTA and local authorities and

what is it in places of crumbling infrastructure, how people start to

play in parks and in schools nowadays there is not as much tennis

as perhaps there used to be, especially at secondary level.

You can stand by for a pretty big announcement, I think probably next

week, from the LTA. Stanislas Wawrinka, a wonderful

five-set victory over Andy Murray at the French Open, on the clay of

Roland Garros and he made the final of the Australian Open, loss to

Federer in five sets but such was the quality of the other semifinal

there, Nadal and Dimitrov, that one almost overshadowed by two great

matches towards the end of the tournament. Obviously the

Federer-Nadal time was one of the classics as well but a very fine

year. It is back to what you were saying Peter Fleming, about him

being a big-time player in big tournaments and styles in the

slightly smaller events you wonder if he is engaged. -- and sometimes

in the slightly smaller events. I think he is today Interesting event.

In slams, Wawrinka is 4-4 against number 1s in the world. Outside of

slams he is 0-16. Is that right? So he gets inspired on the bigger

stages? Yeah. Not a bad trait. No question about that. When he retires

people will say - you were good when it mattered most. He has been

Olympic gold medal as well with Federer from Beijing in the doubles.

It was when he took nag news Norm on as a coach in Portugal. He lost the

first set to Albert Ramos and I thought - this is not going to last

long but he won from a set down, won the tournament. Magnus Norm there in

the middle. Former number 2. Brilliant player. They have not

looked back as a partnership. That you will success coming between

the ages of 28-32. What a great coach Magnus Norman is.

He had all that success with Soderling, prior to Wawrinka.

Soderling a French Open finalist. Yes, if you can coach somebody to a

victory over Nadal at the French Open, really a massive achievement.

Only two people have achieved it. Terrific half-volley lob, to no

avail. Oh-oh. Ordinarily that's one of his

favourite second serves, the kicker out wide. Of course, it went into

Lopez's forehand. That's quite testing of the knee,

isn't it? Pushing off to come low and forward for Wawrinka. Smart

play. Yeah, but curious tactic from

Wawrinka, again kicking the second serve out to Lopez's forehand. #r

5-5, second set and some pressure resisted.

As you mentioned earlier, Andrew, it's the first serves that come on

to Wawrinka's racket that he needs to put into play more often.

Because, of course, he is going to be aced.

He doesn't put the ones he can reach back into play. He is just not going

to break too often. He is struggling to move, Wawrinka,

at the back of the court. Certainly didn't move up well to drop shot in

the previous game. This one nowhere near, well inside the court here,

Lopez. And that is a frustration for Wawrinka as he sees another one

disappear past him, but he's hanging in. Lopez is bringing his form

straight onto the grass here. Incidentally the other player to

beat Rafael Nadal at the US Open was Novak Djokovic. So two weeks away

from the next Grand Slam, Wimbledon. Andy Murray will be defending once

again the title he won last year with the victory over Milos Raonic.

Andy Murray next on court here. That match eagerly anticipated, the

return of arguably Britain's finest sportsmen to this arena where he has

enjoyed so much success himself, with five championships, and two

Wimbledons and the Olympic gold. And Davis Cup victories as well. He said

the other day, I have only got a couple of years left may be at the

top, Nick Kyrgios came out straightaway and said "Bluffing!".

I'm sure he would love to play another five or six years, but

sometimes your body does not obey. And of course on those serial

winners enjoyed playing once the skills start to wane, once they

start to lose more often. It just becomes no fun at all. So that's the

challenge, to see if he can stay fit and healthy for as long as possible.

Maybe he can take some lessons from Roger Federer because what a master

he is at remaining healthy, seemingly in the best shape of his

life. Can you understand why he's hitting

that serve so often? And punished on it numerous times.

Maybe that heavy weighted slice backhand from Lopez is wearing him

down, he's getting chiselled down by that. Like that one. You know you

are definitely going to have to play the ball and it's likely to be

difficult, against Lopez's backhand side. Two points from defeat here,

Wawrinka. That's a great play. And it is a

play that we have seen him use over the years on any surface, but it can

be very effective on a regular basis against a guy like Lopez.

This time Lopez elects to go right at his opponents, and Andy Murray

could be on court within 15 minutes or so because that piercing passing

shot right at Wawrinka has brought up much point. -- match point.

UMPIRE: Game, set and match, Lopez. It is the second big shock on Dave

two at the Queen's Club, great fortune for Lopez, and the first

break of serve brings the match. The number two seed is out, as well as

the number three seed earlier in the day. We thought it was going to be a

very difficult proposition for Stanislas Wawrinka, coming into this

match with Feliciano Lopez in great form, certainly with great grass

court pedigree, and we most certainly were right. Lopez played

his part, Wawrinka suffering perhaps a little bit with that neat and in

the end it was all about the Spaniard. -- suffering with his

knee. That was a good effort from

Stanislas Wawrinka. Clearly there is a bit of an issue with his left

knee. He was exercising that throughout the course of the match.

Tiny margins. It was that net call from Lopez, the chip return that

brought the break. He's free to soak up the sunshine and the adulation

here and we will have a word with him in just a second. Andy Murray

will be going through his final few moments of preparation as he returns

to British soil. And what a year of tennis in London he enjoyed last

year by winning the ATP Tour finals at the O2, as well as winning this

title and the Championships themselves at Wimbledon. So Jordan

Thompson, the Australian with the chance of having a go at Andy

Murray. So Feliciano Lopez has put out Stanislas Wawrinka. Let's get

the Spaniard's thoughts now. He's with John Inverdale.

Many congratulations, that was a tremendous performance and you are

playing really well at the moment, aren't you? Yes, last week was a

great week for me. I reached the finals in Stuttgart. Even though I

lost the match, I played well the whole week so I came here with a lot

of confidence. Tennis is about confidence and right now I'm playing

well. I knew it would be tough against Stanislas because he is one

of the greatest players in the world. What is it about tennis

players in the men's game at the moment in the mid-30s, they are

almost on -- unbeatable. Nearly 40 now! I can be considered one of the

oldest guys on the tour right now but I feel healthy and competitive

to go for a little bit more. Do you think you are better player now than

when you first came here a decade ago? Probably because I know the

game better, I read the game better, and I know myself also better. I

know the way I have to play and this is something you achieve with the

years, playing tennis, and this is something very important. Experience

means a lot in the game. You got to the final three years ago, do you

think you can replicate that this year and maybe go one better? I hope

so, it is one of my favourite tournaments to play in front of this

beautiful crowd, it is so special for me. It would be great to reach

the final but still a long way to go there. It is great to see you back,

congratulations. SUE BARKER: He certainly played a

great match. Probably not the way Stanislas would have wanted that to

end, not for Feliciano Lopez either, but a win is a win and he played the

match so well. A wonderful deft touch, so many wonderful disguised

shots, great slice and he really knows his way around the grass

courts. No great surprise he has caused another big shock here today.

Feliciano Lopez is putting out Stanislas Wawrinka. So it is the

second upset of the day because earlier Milos Raonic went out, he

was beaten in two tie-breaks by Kokkinakis. He made his way back

after injuries, but he was such a talent and it's great to see him

back. So many people talking about him as one of the big future stars.

So Kokkinakis putting out Milos Raonic, and Luciano Lowe as putting

out Stanislas Wawrinka. He loves entertaining and he really did

entertain the fans out on Queen's Centre Court today. So we have had

two big upsets and will we have a third? Because the next is Andy

Murray against Jordan Thompson. First let's reflect on what we have

seen. This policy are no Lopez makes the game look so easy, the disguise

he puts on shots. When you watch him play in a match like that, we say if

grass was consistent through the whole year he would be top ten. This

surface is made for him. His serve is a joke how good it is, not as

powerful as some of the big hitters but the way he manoeuvres it, and he

said in the interview he is serving better, he knows what to do with it.

Over the years he has realised it is all about placement and his

fantastic on this surface. So effective that serve. Interesting

with Wawrinka he was flexing mini but movement seems to be his issue

on this surface, it is the only surface he hasn't conquered. I

cannot imagine a worse drawer for him, is coming off world-class form

last week. Lopez misses nothing. You can see that's where it happened and

this is such and forgiving surface -- and unforgiving surface. After

playing on the clay, to get down to the ball, you have to spend more

time getting down low. It is difficult, whether it is the

adjustment to the grass or it accumulated through the clay court

season, who knows. Another one we will stick on the train to

Eastbourne. Milos said he's not going. Whether you can create a

match situation on the practice court... He probably needs a rest

more than anything else. We saw his partner in Nottingham last week as

well so they've enjoyed some great success. He was committed to playing

here, and committed to it when he walked out on court. I love how

Feliciano described it as like playing on a carpet! It's wonderful

how he can produce so many great shots which are effective on this

court. And when you are really good crosscourt player, this into her

plenty of time on the ball -- grass court player. He did an ace but it

opens up the court and that is brilliant. And how he moves forward

all the time, he's always looking to disguise that shot. You cannot read

that, can you? He knows when to come in, when players are stretching for

the ball, he has that deft drop shot when he needs it. He's just an

all-round fabulous grass court player. Uses his game. That is

something... Who is this? A lot of people have left the stands to get

some shade, they will be coming back now as the applause rings out, Andy

Murray coming onslaught against Jordan Thompson of Australia and

they will be hoping he studies the ship after these big upsets. We

wouldn't mind seeing a good match, Jordan Thompson knows his way around

a grass court and can play well so it's not a straightforward match to

play, new surface but you are talking about someone who has won

Wimbledon two of the last four years. And this tournament just the

five times! He steps onto this court so different. It was 2005 when we

first saw him, gangly thing, and we think about how his life has altered

unchanged over the years and watched his development... How his body has

changed the years. Who was such a fledgling, now absolutely the

finished article and we should enjoy every minute of him because he's an

unbelievable player. As a man, to watch that development from boy to

man has been brilliant. He's now a real spokesman. On any issue he will

give you an intelligent comment on it now, and that includes this prize

money donation. Yes, the Grenfell Tower fund. All of his money going

to that. And that could be 350,000. Very good he has done that. And this

match... He certainly knows his way around the grass court, and for Andy

Murray this is a new opponent because he expected to see Aljaz

Bedene of Great Britain who pulled out because of a wrist injury, but

this guy has beaten David Ferrer, Jack Sock, and he will not be

intimidated. I'm not sure how much Andy Murray knows about his

opponent. He will know he's a good player but this is where they will

have done the scouting and had to readjust because the game plan would

have been for a different player, now they have got to readjust. The

thing with Andy Murray is it's what he brings on court, his presence. If

you are going to get him in a tournament, today is the day in the

first round when he's feeling his way on the grass. I shouldn't say

that after the two upsets, we don't want another one, but this is the

time to get him because once he gets into his groove, he's majestic. What

do we think of the red, white and blue? Sensational. I think the

shorts will make it through to Wimbledon. Definitely not

predominantly white top but he looks the part in every way. Off the

court, we don't always have cameras, but the preparation and totality of

it and the thoroughness of it. You don't get to world number one

without putting in the work and he demonstrates that every time he

walks on court. It is a tough ask to walk on court against him and think

you will beat him so it will be intimidating for Jordan Thompson. He

came here and won his title, then went on to win Wimbledon. He had an

incredible close to the season and finishing as world number ones which

is something he always dream about. 2017, it hasn't happened for him. He

has had shingles injuries as well and that is why his results haven't

really been up to it yet. Yes, runner-up in Doha, the Australian

Open he didn't really get anything going there, fourth round. We are

used to seeing win, win, win down the right-hand side. He played an

excellent match against Stanislas Wawrinka and that was readmission.

Because he was unwell, especially when there is a youngster in the

house, you do catch everything! Little Sofia, we are not blaming

her, but you do change, adjustments happen. A quietly difficult, bumpy

six months is now out of the way. You can understand it because of the

amount of effort he put in playing every tournament because he had the

goal of being world number one and it takes it out of you. Then he goes

on and has a really hard training session with Ivan Lendl. It is

understandable the body can break down. You won't be the first or the

last player who has reached number one and had this great year, and for

the next year mentally they are just not... It is not that the hunger is

not there but they are physically and mentally tired. The work ethic

he put in, it takes its toll, then you throw in the illnesses, which

may be came because physically he was not quite 100%, and now he has

opened up and the French Open to me was the first time we have seen Andy

Murray of last year. That's why I make him the favourite for Wimbledon

because he is black to his best, very close to beating Stanislas

Wawrinka at the French. His preparation will be perfect and I

make him favourite for Wimbledon. He has got a lot of points to defend.

When you look at the stats, unbeaten in 14 matches on the grass, unbeaten

in 17 matches in London, he can just drive home and he's comfortable

here. You know he produces his best. We used to talk about how it was a

pressure filled situation for British players to play at home but

he's well beyond that and it was the final at Wimbledon where he lost and

threw off the yoke I think, when he did the interview with you keep

showed that emotion. That was such a big moment, everyone fell in love

with him, rightly so. Then he won the Olympic gold and he changed.

It's interesting, I'm going to do a documentary and I spoke to Andy, he

said after that final at Wimbledon he doubted himself and if he would

ever win a Grand Slam. What a reaction to beat Roger Federer on

the same court a few weeks later in the Olympics, then go on to win the

US Open. It just shows you how much of this game is in the mind. It

wasn't great then, it was pretty good! But he had doubts over whether

he would win a Grand Slam, then Ivan Lendl came along and helped

big-time. He also lost four Grand Slams in a row before he won one so

he had been there and done that and I think he was a huge instrument in

him getting the monkey off his back and winning the first Grand Slam.

Now he thinks he can win any time he wants. Absolutely, a great team he

has in place. For Jordan Thompson it is tough to come in and do this but

he has proven himself. He has come in as unlucky loser, but he won't be

an easy opponent. The first match on grass is always tricky. Anyone in

the top 100 in the world knows how to play the game, he has won plenty

of challenges as well. Started off well in Australia at the start of

the year. He is outmatched here but he might just get inspired. This is

a surface he knows about, he can move on this surface. Maybe if he

can take a set or make a quick start, as John Lloyd was saying, the

opportunity is there. Also, he has beaten Shapovalov, and he put out

Kyle Edmund. If you are going to put out a high ranked player, you want

to put them out in the first round or two. You never know, Andy might

start slowly but I doubt it! John has made his way to the

commentary box to join Andrew. COMMENTATOR: A glorious day here,

and it might not be the opponent Andy Murray was expecting to face

but for many today, and it is just about capacity now, it was never

really about the opponent, it is about seeing the Wimbledon, Olympic

champion. A real shame for Aljaz Bedene that he couldn't be part of

it but a real opportunity for Jordan Thompson now. Just a couple of hours

ago, perhaps more than that, he was still a losing qualifier, now a

lucky loser facing the champion, going for his sixth title at the

Queen's, and it will be for Jordan Thompson to get us going.

If there is any time to play Andy Murray, it's already been pointed

out it might be in the first round at Queen's, just when he's getting

used to things a little bit. You won't see a better defensive lob

than that this week, I will tell you right now. Brilliant.

So, a settler for Jordan Thompson, up and running here. His coach, says

Tyson -- Des Tyson. A decent enough player back in the 1980s. A rather

empty support box for Thompson than Andy Murray, who has a full house.

Brilliant. I think the theory here from Andy Murray was to hit straight

down the middle so his opponent wouldn't get any angle. Well, he

found an angle. Excellent passing shot from Thompson. He certainly

embracing this, doesn't look nervous at all.

Just a couple of wild early ones from Murray, and facing a couple of

break points. Excellent technique on that volley.

That was a very tough shot. Forehand dipping so low. Not only did he get

it well but he managed to redirect it so deep.

That's unusual. Didn't really commit to that backhand, middle of the net.

He is making heavy weather of this. Another opportunity for Jordon

Thompson. Two strange errors from Murray. You don't see that very

often. One in the middle of the net and the next, about eight feet long.

Frustration for Thompson. A real opportunity on second serves. That

is That's a good sign for Murray on the second serve. The previous

couple were 80 miles per hour. Pretty slow. That was break point

down and he hit it at 99 miles per hour. Good pace.

A wild swipe and worry saw it out veriually. -- and Murray saw it out

eventually. With you we have seen him before, sometimes he can be a

slow start in the grass court season and then he gets better and beaten.

He is unbeaten in 17 matches. David O'Leary is quite often here

watching. Not sure he's part of Thompson's coaching set up.

He settled into things quite quickly, Thompson.

Beautifully done. Beautifully done. The young man from Sydney, just

feeling something there. A brilliant point. Defended so well there. He

saw Murray come in. Dropped it as low as he could, but he still had a

lot of work to do and flipped that topspin lob over the back of the

ball there. Good disguise. Not that many people has as much

grass practice under his feet this season.

Up over 130 miles per hour for his first ace.

Well-played. Well-played indeed Jordan Thompson, another hold of

serve.m you ary just briefly looks a bit exasperated -- Murray. He might

not know too much about Jordan Thompson. He we'll fill you in. 90th

in the world at the moment. He had a decent run in Brisbane where he

reached the quarter-final, and he got through to the second round of

the Australian Open where he lost in four sets to Dominic Thiem. We

mentioned he played the challenger event in Surbiton a couple of weeks

ago and reached the final. He lost to a Japanese player. He beat Dustin

Brown on the way. He has games. He is at that level where he is just

below getting regular ATP events. He plays a bit of challenger stuff as

well. So he is mixing and matching. A level certainly way below Andy

miles per houry. Not a bad time to play him. When you come in as a

lucky lose anticipate you don't know this morning you are playing, you

think - what do I have to lose? Exactly. He is a tidy player. He

does everything well. Looking at his ground strokes, not a huge weapon on

both sides but he makes a lot of balls. His serve is a good, solid

serve. We saw one at 130. He is not afraid to come in. Moves well. He is

a solid player. He doesn't look in anyway intimidated by who he's

playing which sometimes can be difficult in playing in a stadium

like this. He is not used to doing that very often. He has played Davis

Cup for Australia, which is pretty intimidating in any sort of arena

but he is doing very well so far. Andy Murray just not quite there yet

but feeling his way into the match. That's twice now he has done that,

which is not a tactic you see many players do against Andy Murray but

when an 85 miles per hour serve comes in like that and sort of sits,

sits up, why not. Well, the anticipation there and the

rally. 37 shots, the longest rally of the

match. The longest rally of queences, probably in the history of

tennis. On grass. Slightly longer than what we saw in the Raonic

Kokkinakis match. Instant challenge from Murray. He