Day 2

:00:30. > :00:43.JOHN INVERDALE: Once upon a time it was Martina and Chrissie, at the

:00:44. > :00:44.moment it is Serena. Is the women's game standing on a new cusp right

:00:45. > :00:53.now? COMMENTARY: Well played! My

:00:54. > :01:07.goodness, that's confidence! COMMENTARY: Wonderful return. Take

:01:08. > :01:12.that. COMMENTARY: There is real excitement

:01:13. > :01:20.in the crowd. They have attached themselves to Giorgi. That is

:01:21. > :01:25.fantastic! What a game. That was extraordinary. She's won many fans,

:01:26. > :01:28.Giorgi, on her debut here in Eastbourne.

:01:29. > :01:36.JOHN INVERDALE: Camila Giorgi and Madison Keys are two of the new

:01:37. > :01:42.names sweeping through the women's game. One, three, four and seven

:01:43. > :01:50.seeds are all out before we reach the last 16. Alongside all that, we

:01:51. > :01:53.have British involvement on this Wednesday afternoon because we are

:01:54. > :01:56.going to show you one British player in a moment. Here is Heather Watson

:01:57. > :02:10.playing late last night and coming through from a set down and her

:02:11. > :02:13.match this afternoon against Flavia Pennetta is going to be the second

:02:14. > :02:17.match on Centre Court that we will be showing you. We are looking

:02:18. > :02:23.forward to that, after we have seen an intriguing contest between Sloane

:02:24. > :02:32.Stephens of the USA and Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark. It is a very

:02:33. > :02:36.chilly day here. Annabel Croft is managing to bring some Ascot

:02:37. > :02:39.sunshine to it. Are you appropriately dressed today? I was

:02:40. > :02:47.when I left the hotel this morning! It's got very chilly. We are

:02:48. > :02:51.watching a fantastic match, we mentioned Heather Watson - Johanna

:02:52. > :02:57.Konta, who we interviewed on this programme yesterday, she is playing

:02:58. > :03:02.Camila Giorgi. And Konta got off to a flying start winning the first set

:03:03. > :03:09.6-1. Her serve was almost unplayable, especially when she was

:03:10. > :03:14.coming downwind. So, 6-1 was a very emphatic first blow to the British

:03:15. > :03:19.player. In the second set, she was leading 4-3 but one of the key

:03:20. > :03:28.factors in Giorgi's camp is her wayward and maverick father, who is

:03:29. > :03:35.her coach. His influence, however great it was or not, had the effect

:03:36. > :03:37.of squaring things at one set all. 4-3, as I say, to Konta and there

:03:38. > :03:42.have been a couple of 4-3, as I say, to Konta and there

:03:43. > :03:48.serve, but Giorgi squared it at one set all. At this moment, it is 3-3

:03:49. > :03:56.and Konta serving with a point to take a 4-3 lead. That was going

:03:57. > :04:02.long. Anyway, good volley to take a 4-3 lead. Konta is playing very

:04:03. > :04:07.well? She is playing her heart out, John. The one thing you notice when

:04:08. > :04:10.she is on court, the work rate and the intensity and the passion that

:04:11. > :04:17.she brings out here. She is in her home country. She lives close to the

:04:18. > :04:21.event here. She is a bit limited in what she can do technically. As you

:04:22. > :04:25.said, she has been serving well and it does help that she is on a

:04:26. > :04:30.smaller court today. If she had been out on one of the big show courts,

:04:31. > :04:34.things could get the better of her and maybe Giorgi might have brought

:04:35. > :04:37.a better level to the game. This is absolutely neck-and-neck right here.

:04:38. > :04:40.While they are taking a break, a quick word about Heather Watson's

:04:41. > :04:45.match this afternoon. What do you make of her prospects? Whenever I

:04:46. > :04:50.see her on the court, she brings a real effort level out on to the

:04:51. > :04:55.court and the match yesterday against a former semifinalist at

:04:56. > :04:59.Wimbledon, will be a huge confidence boost, particularly as last week in

:05:00. > :05:02.Birmingham she had three match points against Wozniacki. I feel

:05:03. > :05:05.with Heather she is not striking the ball as well as she would like. That

:05:06. > :05:09.was a real effort to get through that one yesterday. She is going to

:05:10. > :05:16.have her work cut out today against a former world number ten, Pennetta

:05:17. > :05:21.is a very experienced player and she will put a lot of balls back into

:05:22. > :05:25.play. Heather needs to raise the bar a bit more. Talking about the new

:05:26. > :05:29.guard, what about the American who we were watching on Court 3 down

:05:30. > :05:35.there, who had the most fantastic victory over Daniela Hantuchova and

:05:36. > :05:41.Lauren Davis is 5ft 2in, so that gives the lie to the fact you have

:05:42. > :05:46.to be 6ft to make it in this game? Look at her footwork, and her

:05:47. > :05:53.passion. It was a terrific victory and she is someone who beat Azarenka

:05:54. > :05:56.in Indian Wells earlier this year. The women's game has an extra

:05:57. > :06:05.injection of a bit of sparkle right now. A lot of new names are coming

:06:06. > :06:09.through. There's a different feel about it that we are finally going

:06:10. > :06:13.to get some great rivalries that we have been lacking and they are at

:06:14. > :06:23.the cusp and ready to make a breakthrough. When You look at the

:06:24. > :06:31.seedings, it is as you were because Serena Williams is top seed. Simona

:06:32. > :06:38.Halep is up to three. Two former champions at five and six, Sharapova

:06:39. > :06:44.and Kvitova. What is interesting is what the Wimbledon authorities have

:06:45. > :06:47.done with the men's seedings. Andy Murray, even though he is ranked

:06:48. > :06:53.five in the world, is given the three seeding which means that he

:06:54. > :06:57.won't have to face a Federer and a Nadal and a Djokovic en route to a

:06:58. > :07:00.final, maybe. What do you make of the manipulation of the draw to

:07:01. > :07:03.benefit Andy? It is what they have done. They have done it for many

:07:04. > :07:07.years. There is a formula in place. Whatever that formula is that has

:07:08. > :07:11.been applied to it, clearly it does benefit Andy Murray. It doesn't

:07:12. > :07:15.benefit Stanislas Wawrinka who is at three in the world and who is

:07:16. > :07:20.relegated to five. My opinion, which a lot of people won't agree with, I

:07:21. > :07:24.feel these players work their socks off all year-round to gain a

:07:25. > :07:27.computer ranking which gives them the benefit of where they are placed

:07:28. > :07:31.in a draw. I just don't like the fact that it is manipulated with

:07:32. > :07:35.because it does have a huge impact on their points situation as they

:07:36. > :07:38.leave Wimbledon, the prize money, everything has a knock-on effect.

:07:39. > :07:43.The counter argument is that grass is a surface like no other and there

:07:44. > :07:49.have been players in days gone by, you would have had players who could

:07:50. > :07:54.have been world number three, and if you ranked him on grass, he would be

:07:55. > :07:58.23? Yes, at the French Open clay is a very specialised surface and there

:07:59. > :08:03.are certain players - Nadal - who play so much better on the

:08:04. > :08:08.clay-courts and therefore we should look at a ranking for different

:08:09. > :08:12.surfaces. To me, it is the only event that does mess with the

:08:13. > :08:15.seedings. There is a reason for it. It makes it a better tournament if

:08:16. > :08:20.you get the better names coming through, so you get better

:08:21. > :08:23.match-ups. The ranking is there because those players put their

:08:24. > :08:30.heart and soul into what they are doing year in and year out. Then

:08:31. > :08:34.some of them get a bit annoyed by what happens at Wimbledon. How much

:08:35. > :08:38.does that rearrangement of the draw benefit Andy Murray in his bid to

:08:39. > :08:43.retain his title? Of course, it will benefit him in terms of him not

:08:44. > :08:49.meeting the top two - it benefits who you are going to meet in the

:08:50. > :08:52.quarters and semis. If you are going to win it again, you have to get

:08:53. > :08:56.through everybody. If you have a certain match-up with a player that

:08:57. > :09:01.doesn't suit you and you end up not facing them, and they might get

:09:02. > :09:04.knocked out on the other side of the draw, that will benefit him. But you

:09:05. > :09:13.have still got to win seven matches. When matches are tight, of course,

:09:14. > :09:17.as we have one behind us, it deals with your mind. Johanna Konta - I

:09:18. > :09:21.think that was a serve that was called in, much to the fact she

:09:22. > :09:25.didn't like that, so 4-4 in the third set. It is close. That could

:09:26. > :09:29.have quite a long way to go. We will let you leave us now and head off to

:09:30. > :09:34.the commentary box. I will get my jumper on! And Chris is in the

:09:35. > :09:39.commentary box already waiting for you. The commentary there is on

:09:40. > :09:43.Sloane Stephens and Caroline Wozniacki. It is interesting, Chris,

:09:44. > :09:47.we are watching Wozniacki here not just from a tennis perspective, but

:09:48. > :09:51.because she's been in the news so much because of her break-up of her

:09:52. > :09:59.relationship with Rory McIlroy. We are watching to see how it is

:10:00. > :10:05.possible for a top sportswoman to banish what is on their mind and

:10:06. > :10:11.play in front of them? CHRIS BRADNAM: She is such a

:10:12. > :10:15.delightful young woman, isn't she? And the manner in which it was done,

:10:16. > :10:18.it must be very tough. What better way than to get back to what she

:10:19. > :10:26.loves doing. She has been doing it so well for so many years. She was

:10:27. > :10:30.number one at the end of 2010 and 2011. Yes, her career has been on a

:10:31. > :10:35.slide because of the very heady heights that she first laid down for

:10:36. > :10:40.herself. I think she can absorb herself into the game admirably well

:10:41. > :10:45.and put it all behind her. JOHN INVERDALE: We don't have full

:10:46. > :10:49.match coverage on Court 2, otherwise we would be bringing you this.

:10:50. > :10:57.Johanna Konta, with two massive big serves, and there's a third one. She

:10:58. > :11:00.has a 40-0 lead at 4-4. Obviously, if she can hang on to her serve,

:11:01. > :11:07.Giorgi will be serving to stay in this match. We will keep you in

:11:08. > :11:12.touch with this. This is going to be our focus of attention for the next,

:11:13. > :11:15.however long it might be. We had a brilliant first match yesterday,

:11:16. > :11:22.which involved Giorgi, but the applause you can hear behind me is

:11:23. > :11:26.for Konta holding serve at 5-4, four big serves there that the Italian

:11:27. > :11:30.couldn't get back into court. That was a straightforward game. And now

:11:31. > :11:34.the pressure is on Giorgi and her dad is getting more and more

:11:35. > :11:40.engrossed in this affair. So, we will keep you in touch with that.

:11:41. > :11:43.They are having the last bit of nutrition and the last couple of

:11:44. > :11:54.drinks and they will be under way on Centre Court. Annabel Croft is

:11:55. > :12:00.making her way across to join Chris. CHRIS BRADNAM: Wozniacki has won all

:12:01. > :12:07.the previous four meetings, but they have all been on a hard-court. The

:12:08. > :12:13.last in Miami this year. Sloane Stephens, a huge start at the

:12:14. > :12:15.Australian Open last year. It is her debut in Eastbourne. Wozniacki, the

:12:16. > :12:43.champion of 2009, will begin. Still only 23-years-old, Wozniacki,

:12:44. > :12:46.seeded eight, ranked 16 in the world, currently. 28 in the world

:12:47. > :13:05.this year. Sloane Stephens ranked 18, three off

:13:06. > :13:12.her career-high of 15 in July last year. She has a new coach in her

:13:13. > :13:17.corner, Paul Annacone, a familiar name to many of you, I'm sure.

:13:18. > :13:19.Helped out with British tennis as well, Paul Annacone, for a few years

:13:20. > :13:50.at the LTA. There he is, Mr Annacone. Alongside

:13:51. > :13:54.him, a man that has been hitting initially with Sloane Stephens for a

:13:55. > :14:24.number of years, Andrew Fitzpatrick. Beat Caroline Garcia in the first

:14:25. > :15:24.round, Sloane Stephens. also played on Monday, third on this

:15:25. > :15:28.court against Sam Stosur. That was the third meeting here between the

:15:29. > :15:37.two, Wozniacki has won two of those now against the Aussie. Big-hitter,

:15:38. > :15:45.Sloane Stephens. It is always going to be an interesting match-up

:15:46. > :16:03.against Wozniacki, a counter-puncher by nature.

:16:04. > :16:16.Annabel Croft has made her way to the commentary box.

:16:17. > :16:28.ANNABEL CROFT: I'm a bit out of puff.

:16:29. > :16:35.What do you make of this match-up? Sloane Stephens looking for her

:16:36. > :16:40.first-ever win against Wozniacki? ANNABEL CROFT: They are very

:16:41. > :16:44.different tennis players. Sloane Stephens has this easy, effortless

:16:45. > :16:49.power, incredible strike capability where she can hit winners from

:16:50. > :16:51.anywhere. But Wozniacki will get a lot of balls back into play and make

:16:52. > :16:54.her play a lot of balls lot of balls back into play and make

:16:55. > :16:58.I'm more interested in the body language of Sloane Stephens,

:16:59. > :17:00.actually, you know, whether she gets too down on herself, or whether she

:17:01. > :18:23.can contain it all. Served three double faults against

:18:24. > :18:37.Garcia in her opening match. Doesn't normally serve many. Five aces.

:18:38. > :18:42.It's a pretty big weapon, isn't it, when she connects with it and gets

:18:43. > :18:48.that first serve firing, as we saw right there? She has this ability to

:18:49. > :18:49.get the ball away from the opponent and it enables her to step in on

:18:50. > :19:08.that second ball after the serve. The weight of shot difference is

:19:09. > :19:12.considerable between these two. It really is. It is one of the reasons

:19:13. > :19:16.why Wozniacki's ranking has slipped out of the top ten now and she's

:19:17. > :19:19.battling her way to try and get it back up again. She gets so many

:19:20. > :19:24.balls back into play, but what she does lack is that real power and the

:19:25. > :19:27.ability to sort of have shorter points and hit people off the court,

:19:28. > :19:30.but Sloane Stephens is the exact opposite. She can hit a winner from

:19:31. > :19:40.any position on the court, can't she?

:19:41. > :19:45.Wozniacki says she doesn't set any goals for herself anymore, just one

:19:46. > :20:12.match at a time. When she was at the top of the game,

:20:13. > :20:15.at world number one, and was winning many matches, many events, you know,

:20:16. > :20:20.but just wasn't able to win the Grand Slams. There were so many

:20:21. > :20:23.people asking her, "When are you going to win a Grand Slam?" It

:20:24. > :20:28.almost became unbearable. Tough. Jankovic, Safana... Yes, she

:20:29. > :21:00.couldn't have done any more. Very languid style, Sloane Stephens,

:21:01. > :21:18.isn't it? It is very effortless. She moves so deceptively well. She does.

:21:19. > :21:24.Sometimes a bit too much power, losing control. The forehand is the

:21:25. > :21:28.big weapon, that is what she will like to dance around and look to

:21:29. > :21:31.really strike out with that big forehand. The backhand is pretty

:21:32. > :21:53.decent as well. Again, I always look for how quick a

:21:54. > :21:56.player moves up to the short ball like that. There you can see very

:21:57. > :22:00.quick to get that footwork up behind the ball and then smooth as she is

:22:01. > :22:04.transitioning through the court, staying with that ball all the way

:22:05. > :23:21.through. That will be the real test for

:23:22. > :23:23.Stephens, how consistent she can be against Wozniacki, but with her

:23:24. > :23:57.aggression. JOHN INVERDALE: Here was a match

:23:58. > :24:02.point for Johanna Konta a few moments ago which she wasn't able to

:24:03. > :24:09.convert on Court 2 against Camila Giorgi of Italy. And just a few

:24:10. > :24:16.moments ago, Giorgi broke the Konta serve to take a 6-5 lead in this

:24:17. > :24:22.third set, so the Italian will walk on court to win the match 7-5 in the

:24:23. > :24:26.third. This game has been subject to such ebb and flow and her

:24:27. > :24:31.performance has been so up-and-down, you wouldn't put it past Konta

:24:32. > :24:35.managing to break her and take it into a third-set tie-break. Very

:24:36. > :24:41.tight on Court 2 as we head back to Centre.

:24:42. > :24:46.CHRIS BRADNAM: Let's wish Johanna Konta well. Wozniacki, it's a bit of

:24:47. > :24:51.a goldfish bowl, the tennis world and with the break-up that was so

:24:52. > :24:58.public, she seems to be coping so well.

:24:59. > :25:03.ANNABEL CROFT: She went on holiday with Serena Williams, they spent

:25:04. > :25:07.time on the beach, they were at the Miami Heat game. They had a lot of

:25:08. > :25:12.fun. She's always so lovely to deal with, Caroline Wozniacki, very

:25:13. > :25:16.popular alongst the players, the press, and very refreshingly

:25:17. > :25:22.natural. Always in my mind, ever since she burst on to the scene, she

:25:23. > :25:25.always seemed to have tennis in perspective and just genuinely

:25:26. > :25:27.enjoyed the competition but was able to put it to one side and live a

:25:28. > :25:48.relatively normal life outside it. I have always thought she has a

:25:49. > :25:52.terrific attitude on the court. Such a great work ethic, really puts her

:25:53. > :25:54.heart and soul into every point. Couldn't be any fitter to play this

:25:55. > :26:03.sport. Certainly one of THE best supporters

:26:04. > :26:16.of the WTA, the number of tournaments she plays every year.

:26:17. > :26:21.Keep a close eye on the tactics here. Wozniacki's backhand is so

:26:22. > :26:25.much better than the forehand. Interesting to see the Stephens

:26:26. > :26:34.approach never having beaten Wozniacki.

:26:35. > :26:41.The Dane thought that ball was long. No Hawk-Eye. No help from the

:26:42. > :26:53.umpire. I would like to see that again. It

:26:54. > :26:59.looked in to me. Maybe she has a point there. Looks like it might be

:27:00. > :27:01.a bit behind the line. She is always polite when she is challenging the

:27:02. > :27:17.umpires. Like we saw yesterday, the players

:27:18. > :27:22.making their point, no Hawk-Eye, so it is keeping everybody on their

:27:23. > :27:24.toes. The lineswoman was very quick to call that one! It does have a

:27:25. > :28:04.knock-on effect. That's a good-looking serve, well

:28:05. > :28:08.produced. I like it. I think it is a really smooth action. It is very

:28:09. > :28:12.effortless in its production and not too many things that you think can

:28:13. > :28:23.go wrong with it. It is a nice, a very relaxed delivery, isn't it?

:28:24. > :28:29.She can get free points off it and that is the key to get to the top of

:28:30. > :29:00.the game, having a serve that is a weapon, that you can really rely on.

:29:01. > :29:09.Wozniacki breaks, she has the initiative.

:29:10. > :29:14.When you have beaten somebody four times and never lost to them, it is

:29:15. > :29:18.the perfect start. It is. It's interesting, isn't it, every time

:29:19. > :29:22.you watch Wozniacki on court - yes, she lacks power, she doesn't plast

:29:23. > :29:27.opponents off the court - but what she does have is this ability to

:29:28. > :29:33.absorb pace, send back another ball into play just to force you into

:29:34. > :29:36.trying to go closer to the lines and invariably she just ekes out more

:29:37. > :29:48.and more errors from opponents. She is such a great match player.

:29:49. > :29:55.She is a good percentage player. When she was dominating at number

:29:56. > :29:59.one in the world, she won over 60 matches in 2010 and 2011. Last year,

:30:00. > :30:20.she went down to 39 wins. She is having another look down at

:30:21. > :30:56.the line, actually that ball did look in. This one is very close.

:30:57. > :31:06.Super! Really aggressive, both on the forehand and the backhand. Yeah,

:31:07. > :31:11.the backhand is the more natural shot, isn't it? She has the ability

:31:12. > :31:16.to flatten the backhand and get some extra pace on to that side, down the

:31:17. > :31:33.line is such a solid shot, one of the best in the world.

:31:34. > :31:48.Another example. Yeah, she is a genius at making the opposition

:31:49. > :31:50.self-doubt. A brick wall, a very quick brick wall, is Wozniacki! She

:31:51. > :32:01.just keeps on coming. And there is the star of the show,

:32:02. > :32:07.wonderful backhand, extending the lead.

:32:08. > :32:14.Interesting, in the press, after the win against Sam Stosur, Wozniacki

:32:15. > :32:20.would say that she doesn't set any goals anymore. Just one match at a

:32:21. > :32:23.time, it is that dealing with the slip in the rankings? Where does

:32:24. > :32:28.that come from? It is interesting, isn't it? I've always thought of her

:32:29. > :32:33.as a determined character, I remember watching her ingenious. She

:32:34. > :32:37.went right to the top of the game so early, she was only used to her

:32:38. > :32:41.ranking going in One Direction and winning a lot of matches, but she

:32:42. > :32:48.struggled against power players at the very top. Even when she was

:32:49. > :33:01.number one, she didn't have a good record against Shara Bova, Klimke

:33:02. > :33:07.iced is, Serena. -- Shara Bova -- Sharapova. I suppose the ranking has

:33:08. > :33:11.gone into such decline, it is about rebuilding her confidence at a

:33:12. > :33:15.certain level and then trying to work on up. I'm sure she is

:33:16. > :33:20.desperate to get back in the top ten, but she doesn't want to put

:33:21. > :33:25.that out publicly. If you count the points she has won from January, she

:33:26. > :33:31.is 28 in the world, so this is a really important period of time for

:33:32. > :33:41.her. She could certainly pick up a lot more points at Wimbledon. She

:33:42. > :33:54.lost in the second round last year deal Jamie Hamdan, 6-3 in the third.

:33:55. > :33:59.Just slightly dragging off that backhand, isn't she? She doesn't

:34:00. > :34:04.quite get in the right position for the next. Definitely, Wozniacki can

:34:05. > :34:06.pick up some points at Wimbledon if she can get a good run and a good

:34:07. > :34:30.draw. She makes that look so easy, awkward

:34:31. > :35:35.ball. Yes, it is that same shot, isn't it?

:35:36. > :35:39.She is moving onto the short ball, but she really stays down, stays

:35:40. > :35:45.with it the whole way through the swing, and it is very smooth. Some

:35:46. > :35:46.people find moving with the ball and keeping moving quite tricky, she

:35:47. > :36:38.definitely makes it look easy. She possesses, Chris, a really nice

:36:39. > :36:43.backhand, and we have not seen much of it out here. We were talking

:36:44. > :36:48.yesterday about the slice, such a great shot on the grass, and the

:36:49. > :36:51.sliced forehand down to Wozniacki is a great tactic. It would certainly

:36:52. > :37:09.make it up on the ball, wouldn't it? It will be an interesting watch,

:37:10. > :37:17.four losses against Wozniacki, can she bring any changes? Having to

:37:18. > :37:20.generate power from a low sliced ball on the grass court is so

:37:21. > :37:29.difficult, and it gives the opponent the chance to attack the next ball.

:37:30. > :37:35.And particularly with Wozniacki's grip, she is quite far round on that

:37:36. > :37:37.forehand side, isn't she? She struggles to get pace on it at the

:37:38. > :38:03.best of times. Classic V play. Yeah, she gets good

:38:04. > :38:09.with the here, and the trouble with going down the line on that return,

:38:10. > :38:10.she opens up the angle, a better chance of getting back involved in

:38:11. > :38:28.the point. -- good width. Wozniacki's coach, the father, on

:38:29. > :38:47.for a quick chat. JOHN: Sadly, Johanna Konta of Great

:38:48. > :38:53.Britain has gone out in three sets to Camila Giorgi, who beat Victoria

:38:54. > :38:57.Azarenka yesterday. The British player a set and 4-3 up in the

:38:58. > :39:02.second set, and she played outstandingly well, she really did,

:39:03. > :39:07.but agonisingly close and yet so far. It means the Italian goes

:39:08. > :39:12.through to the quarterfinals, as does Angelique Kerber of Germany,

:39:13. > :39:20.who has come through against Alize Cornet France in three very tight

:39:21. > :39:26.sets. -- of France. A tie-break in the third set, 7-3.

:39:27. > :39:36.The pictures as they were exchanging pleasantries as the net, let's go

:39:37. > :39:39.back to Centre Court, the match featuring Sloane Stephens and

:39:40. > :39:43.Caroline Wozniacki. We are hoping to talk to Richard Gasquet later in the

:39:44. > :39:47.programme, I gather he's going to pop up and have a word. He has just

:39:48. > :39:51.beaten Bernard Tomic in the Men's Singles. That is something to look

:39:52. > :40:01.forward to, but now back to Chris and Annabel. Mine wall to wall chart

:40:02. > :40:04.from Father for Wozniacki. Interesting that he would come on

:40:05. > :40:10.when his daughter is 5-2 up and handling everything very well. New

:40:11. > :40:12.balls in play, Sloane Stephens serving to stay in the opening set,

:40:13. > :40:30.2-5. I am a little bit surprised she has

:40:31. > :40:35.gone so much to the backhand side of Wozniacki. It seems like a

:40:36. > :40:51.tactic... The obvious one is to go to the forehand, isn't it?

:40:52. > :40:57.Your point illustrated right there, the difference between the two

:40:58. > :41:03.shots. Because Wozniacki comes up the back here, she puts more lift on

:41:04. > :41:05.it. That ball is not travelling, you get a lot more time to impose

:41:06. > :41:50.yourself on the next shot. It was the backhand up the line here

:41:51. > :41:54.that did the damage. You can see how she pushes her opponent onto the

:41:55. > :41:57.defensive, then quick to take the ball right at the top of the bands.

:41:58. > :42:19.-- bounce. The hitting partner there with the

:42:20. > :42:27.blue tag around his neck, Joe Fitzpatrick. Very handy player,

:42:28. > :42:29.plays challenges and so on. He was asked to hit with Sloane Stephens

:42:30. > :42:38.for a while, it became permanent. Wozniacki will have to serve out the

:42:39. > :42:51.opening set. Yes, Andrew

:42:52. > :42:54.hold back when he comes on court and does his coaching bid, he really

:42:55. > :42:59.gives it to her with both barrels if that is what he thinks! In a very

:43:00. > :43:02.nice way, though, not in a nasty way. If he does not think the body

:43:03. > :43:18.language is positive, he tells her. Obviously, the gutsy young man. I

:43:19. > :43:24.think he is refreshingly straight, actually, the way he talks to her -

:43:25. > :43:27.he just says it as it is, he says what everyone is thinking. Some

:43:28. > :43:54.people might tiptoe around and not say it to the player, but he does.

:43:55. > :44:00.There is a big difference, isn't there? Huge. It is a pretty high

:44:01. > :44:24.number, too. She is getting good length of that

:44:25. > :44:28.forehand, though, especially on the crosscourt ball. That was a shot

:44:29. > :44:31.that was getting her into so much trouble. It was around the service

:44:32. > :44:43.line, crosscourt. That was a great serve, wasn't it?

:44:44. > :44:49.We do not think of her as having a big serve, but it is so well-placed,

:44:50. > :44:52.it is accurate. Again, now and then getting a free point like that.

:44:53. > :45:13.Three set points. So the first love game of the set,

:45:14. > :46:04.Wozniacki takes it 6-3. I am angry now! -- hungry. Fancy a

:46:05. > :46:13.Barbie? It does not look like barbie weather, with those clouds. Typical

:46:14. > :46:16.English and Barbie whether! Don't you normally put your raincoat on

:46:17. > :46:22.and go out to do it in the rain sometimes? I do!

:46:23. > :46:28.So Sloane Stephens, where do she go from here, Annabel? Four times she

:46:29. > :46:33.has lost to Wozniacki, lost the first set. Well, like I said, I

:46:34. > :46:37.would like to see her use the sliced backhand and mix things up a bit

:46:38. > :46:42.more, maybe switch. You can't hit every single shot to the forehand,

:46:43. > :46:46.sometimes you need the strength to get to the forehand side, but the

:46:47. > :46:50.balance isn't quite right, too many unforced errors, it is what

:46:51. > :46:55.Wozniacki does to most players. Obviously, she is a player that

:46:56. > :47:00.likes to attack, so she needs to use her strength, but I would like to

:47:01. > :47:04.see her mix it up a bit, down to the forehand side, then use that

:47:05. > :47:11.strength. She could hit winners from either direction. Yeah, it is a good

:47:12. > :47:14.point, an interesting point here, while we are checking out the

:47:15. > :47:25.weather, I think her trainer has been called. No, towels arriving.

:47:26. > :47:30.There was quite a pause at the end of that opening set. You need to

:47:31. > :47:35.wrap up at the end of the set, Wozniacki was covered in towels. It

:47:36. > :47:41.is chilly, the son was shining yesterday. Still not windy, that is

:47:42. > :47:45.good news for the players here in Eastbourne. She needs to started

:47:46. > :48:06.well, Sloane Stephens. -- start it. It is almost like she is not quite

:48:07. > :48:08.sure how to go about this, there is uncertainty there. It does look like

:48:09. > :48:23.that, doesn't it? Nemesis players and all that.

:48:24. > :48:28.Clearly, the match-up has not suited to in the past, too many unforced

:48:29. > :48:33.errors, but she has definitely got the power to be able to hit through

:48:34. > :48:40.Wozniacki, hasn't she? It is just stringing them together.

:48:41. > :48:49.Again, that same thing, she pulls off at the end of the stroke, like

:48:50. > :48:55.her body is still travelling to recover for the next shot before

:48:56. > :49:07.finishing the backhand. May be her coach is going to come on for a

:49:08. > :49:47.chat. -- maybe. Just a couple away from Piotr.

:49:48. > :49:53.Well, that was brave hitting, wasn't it? Those volleys from the mid-court

:49:54. > :49:57.area are a bit more straightforward, and playing from

:49:58. > :50:18.the baseline, like she did there, was not easy. Another break point.

:50:19. > :50:32.Yeah, too much help from Wozniacki here. Again, that looked a little

:50:33. > :50:35.lost. I agree with you, it is almost as if the beliefs suddenly

:50:36. > :50:41.evaporated at the end of that first set. You know, it is interesting how

:50:42. > :50:44.suddenly that mindset can change with a player, and all of a sudden

:50:45. > :50:48.everything will start to unravel from that belief moment, and when

:50:49. > :50:52.you watch tennis matches, there are so many times when you see momentum

:50:53. > :50:56.shift in a different direction and be carried away from an opponent

:50:57. > :51:00.just because they suddenly stopped believing. 20 unforced errors to

:51:01. > :51:06.three, those numbers have got to change and quickly.

:51:07. > :51:12.Not much will change from Wozniacki's side of the court, she

:51:13. > :51:50.will keep on putting balls back into play and asking questions.

:51:51. > :51:56.She has always been a strong physique, Wozniacki, and

:51:57. > :52:00.unbelievably fit, as we said, someone who trained with Andre

:52:01. > :52:04.Agassi's former fitness trainer, going into the desert for all that

:52:05. > :52:08.training. But her physique has become finer, she has trimmed down.

:52:09. > :52:22.I would not say she needed to, but she is lighter than before.

:52:23. > :52:27.She has even played tournaments in a time when she has been slightly

:52:28. > :52:31.injured, she just loves competing, loves getting out there. I think

:52:32. > :52:54.rehearsal is a bit uninspiring almost.

:52:55. > :53:00.Just catching on that, the backhand down the line is such a great shot,

:53:01. > :53:04.a lot more weight attached to it, and it is difficult to read it. She

:53:05. > :53:51.has caught Sloane Stephens out a couple of times with that one.

:53:52. > :54:00.That is almost the kind of rash, unforced error we have seen from

:54:01. > :54:16.Wozniacki. Just a fourth and falls are. -- unforced error.

:54:17. > :54:29.It is routine at the moment. After 42 minutes.

:54:30. > :54:40.Only a couple of years older than Stephens, 34 finals, Wozniacki, she

:54:41. > :54:45.has won 21 of those. Steven Nzonzi gets to make a final, 21 years old.

:54:46. > :54:57.-- Stephen is yet to make a final. She had a match point against Lee

:54:58. > :55:10.not in the semis, the Americans expected much.

:55:11. > :55:15.I think, to be fair, her life changed dramatically, and she

:55:16. > :55:21.struggled to cope with that initially. Yeah, she definitely did,

:55:22. > :55:25.there was no secret made of that, all the attention around,

:55:26. > :55:28.particularly as she had beaten the American number one, Serena

:55:29. > :55:34.Williams, creating so many headlines.

:55:35. > :55:39.A fine crop of young American women, 11 Americans in the top 100

:55:40. > :55:44.these days. They have got some very big shoes to

:55:45. > :56:11.fill, that is for sure. A must-win game, and Stephens comes

:56:12. > :56:21.through it. Now, this will be interesting, we will listen into the

:56:22. > :56:27.chat with Paul. You are just missing a few balls, but you are doing good,

:56:28. > :56:31.creating plenty of chances. What I like is that you are sticking to

:56:32. > :56:34.your play, missing a few balls, but keep pushing to get into position.

:56:35. > :56:40.Try to do more damage on the first strike when you can, really simple.

:56:41. > :56:45.I feel like you are colliding into your serve a little bit.

:56:46. > :56:51.I don't think you have to worry about missing the first serve, you

:56:52. > :56:56.need to get more easy points on your first serve. Because on the second

:56:57. > :57:01.serve, you are good, you're going to stay in the point anyway. But

:57:02. > :57:05.honours, you do a good job dictating. You are missing a couple

:57:06. > :57:10.of balls, but don't get down on yourself, you are right in there,

:57:11. > :57:15.creating chances to break. Just be positive, keep your foot going, try

:57:16. > :57:21.to cut the court off. Be proud of yourself, kiddo, you are right

:57:22. > :57:30.there. Remember, had up the middle and go from there. OK. Interesting,

:57:31. > :57:35.very Serena like, up the middle, soften the point. Your thoughts?

:57:36. > :57:39.Well, he was saying very much, don't get down on yourself, that is one of

:57:40. > :57:43.her biggest weaknesses, she gets very down on his self, the body

:57:44. > :57:48.language can be very negative. In fact, today it is not too bad, but

:57:49. > :57:52.it can be really bad, so he was trying to lift his spirits, saying,

:57:53. > :57:57.yes, the important thing is you are dictating a lot of the play, just

:57:58. > :58:00.missing a few, but don't let it get to you. He still wants her to

:58:01. > :58:04.continue to be aggressive and look to play a game. She does have the

:58:05. > :58:13.weaponry and firepower to do some damage out here.

:58:14. > :58:20.It was interesting hearing him say he thought she was guiding her

:58:21. > :58:24.serve, rather than hitting it and going after it. It will be

:58:25. > :58:48.interesting to see what she does on the next service game.

:58:49. > :58:54.Yeah, the same question being as - how many of those can you make

:58:55. > :59:02.against me? I am going to run them all dying, that is Wozniacki's

:59:03. > :59:07.mindset. -- run them all down. Wozniacki was way back with the line

:59:08. > :59:08.judges, Sloane Stephens up on the baseline in a commanding position,

:59:09. > :00:03.but she ended up with the error. ANNABEL CROFT: She is a graceful

:00:04. > :00:07.mover, Sloane Stephens. She glides around the court. You don't notice

:00:08. > :00:20.how quick she's moving and tracking down balls.

:00:21. > :00:28.That's such a good serve. CHRIS BRADNAM: It's improved. She is

:00:29. > :00:33.thinking all the time, the fact that that one was swinging into the body

:00:34. > :00:34.of Sloane Stephens to tuck her up on that double-handed backhand. A

:00:35. > :01:22.clever serve at an important moment. Right now, she would be one of my

:01:23. > :01:30.favourites to win this title, to be honest, along with Petra Kvitova.

:01:31. > :01:46.Amazing to think she first won it five years ago. A teenager. Yeah.

:01:47. > :02:46.command of that mid-court area more in this match.

:02:47. > :02:56.First love game for Stephens. I had the pleasure of calling the Girls'

:02:57. > :03:00.Singles Final in 2006 when Wozniacki beat a Slovakian in the final. She

:03:01. > :03:05.was 15 turning 16 in that tournament, Wozniacki. It is amazing

:03:06. > :03:10.how quickly she has moved from the Juniors into the Seniors winning

:03:11. > :03:15.titles? Amazing. It was amazing. I remember watching her in the finals

:03:16. > :03:22.at the Aussie Open, maybe it wasn't the final, I watched her in one of

:03:23. > :03:27.the lead-up matches and she did make her way up the rankings. She was

:03:28. > :03:32.good at grinding down opponents, working hard, she was a great match

:03:33. > :03:36.player and knew how to win from difficult positions. You always felt

:03:37. > :03:41.that she didn't often lose matches that she shouldn't win. She

:03:42. > :03:45.struggled, as we said, to beat the real power players, but she rarely

:03:46. > :03:48.lost matches where it was quite closely-matched, she would often

:03:49. > :03:52.come through those matches. This year, the difference in her match

:03:53. > :03:57.wins, which is why her ranking has dropped, she has lost a lot more of

:03:58. > :04:03.those types of matches to players you would think that was

:04:04. > :04:08.touch-and-go. It has never stopped her attitude and her positivity out

:04:09. > :04:12.there and application. And still continues to be one of the hardest

:04:13. > :04:13.workers out there. Loves playing and competing and playing a lot of

:04:14. > :04:23.matches. She is certainly in the driving seat

:04:24. > :05:53.in this second round. A set and a break, 3-2 lead.

:05:54. > :06:08.That really was wow! An extra injection again. So easy, it comes

:06:09. > :06:43.from nowhere. Great timing. Flick of the wrist there. Great angle.

:06:44. > :06:55.I wasn't sure about that. Nor was Sloane Stephens. Hawk-Eye would have

:06:56. > :07:00.been busy this week. I think I'd make any player playing Wozniacki go

:07:01. > :07:02.and hit against a brick wall for 30 minutes on the day of the match, to

:07:03. > :07:25.get the mindset right. I agree. Comfortable hold. And don't get fed

:07:26. > :07:29.up when the ball keeps coming back. A couple of times we have seen

:07:30. > :07:32.Sloane Stephens, when she has made an error and dictated the point, her

:07:33. > :07:40.shoulders slump. Wozniacki loves that! She does. She will be feeding

:07:41. > :07:41.off that. It's a mindset, isn't it, that you have to be prepared to dig

:07:42. > :08:03.in deep for some painful moments? Same thing there, dictated the

:08:04. > :08:14.point, ended up losing it. I think the longer the rallies draw

:08:15. > :08:43.out, the more Wozniacki loves it. It is playing into her rhythm.

:08:44. > :08:48.And all counter-punchers hate that, when they look to do a lot more with

:08:49. > :08:53.the ball and miss. She had done all the hard work. She was absorbing the

:08:54. > :08:54.pace, using those legs to stay down with the ball and then missed the

:08:55. > :09:19.one that was the open court. She will be cross with herself for

:09:20. > :09:21.missing that because she got there in plenty of time. Very quick off

:09:22. > :09:30.the mark to get underneath that ball. Amazing to think she

:09:31. > :09:34.the mark to get underneath that only 23. She's been on our screens

:09:35. > :09:39.for many years. You forget that, don't you? The same with Sharapova,

:09:40. > :10:13.to be honest. Keeps it to the single break

:10:14. > :10:24.deficit, Stephens. The trainer coming on again for

:10:25. > :10:31.Wozniacki. There's a bug, a wasp, or something.

:10:32. > :10:59.No more! tweeted in about #bbctennis - how

:11:00. > :11:04.are the women allowed to have coaches coming on and the men don't?

:11:05. > :11:08.I don't know the answer to that. The off-court coaching was so out of

:11:09. > :11:14.control, it was very - it was impossible to police it so the WTA

:11:15. > :11:19.then decided let's bring them on for a couple of times in a match. A

:11:20. > :11:25.comfort break, if your opponent takes one, an injury-time-out. It

:11:26. > :11:28.still goes on off the court. It is an interesting one. You are not

:11:29. > :11:33.allowed to do it in the majors. Roger Federer, when he observes it,

:11:34. > :11:37.he's made the comment, "It looks a bit amateur" because you have to be

:11:38. > :11:41.out there on your own working it out. Are you strong enough mentally

:11:42. > :11:46.to go and win a major when you are reliant on this sort of information

:11:47. > :11:51.being passed on to you? I agree, if you are going to have it, you have

:11:52. > :11:55.to open it up and have it on Grand Slams. What is the difference,

:11:56. > :11:59.really? Otherwise, you will get reliant on it and you want be able

:12:00. > :12:08.to handle it in a situation where you can't bring your coach on. I

:12:09. > :12:11.enjoy it. I enjoy listening to what the coaches say and whether the

:12:12. > :12:16.player can put that knowledge into the match situation. To me, it is

:12:17. > :12:17.quite similar to boxing, tennis, they always have their coaches at

:12:18. > :12:22.every sit-down. I would like to see it opened up to

:12:23. > :12:26.be honest. Wozniacki, a set and 4-3. Thanks for

:12:27. > :13:26.your thoughts. Keep them coming. Head start this game for Sloane

:13:27. > :13:31.Stephens. I think that might be the best forehand we have seen from her

:13:32. > :13:34.for the entire match. Great power, right out of the centre of the

:13:35. > :13:40.strings. Very close to the lines. Look at that, open stance as well.

:13:41. > :14:04.Starting to look a bit more dangerous right now.

:14:05. > :14:12.A little, "Come on" from Wozniacki. The forehand is looking very

:14:13. > :14:16.impressive. She is getting more depth on it, more body weight behind

:14:17. > :14:20.it. It is always something that she's working on. She is always

:14:21. > :14:39.looking to become more aggressive on that side.

:14:40. > :14:46.That's another free point, isn't it? One of the criticisms thrown at

:14:47. > :14:51.Sloane Stephens has always been she lacks intensity. It is a bit like

:14:52. > :14:56.that. It is in-and-out, and it is something she will only get better

:14:57. > :15:07.at as she gets older and more experienced.

:15:08. > :15:28.Three errors from 30-0 up. Too many. Stephens was the first to have the

:15:29. > :16:05.break-point. From a fourth quarterfinal here,

:16:06. > :16:12.sixth visit. Camila Giorgi camp doing a bit of spying. She plays the

:16:13. > :16:15.winner of this. That is not how she wanted to start this service game.

:16:16. > :16:19.That one ballooned over the baseline, didn't it? Really needs to

:16:20. > :16:44.regroup right here because she is running out of time fast.

:16:45. > :16:57.That was a confident smash. Didn't doubt herself for a second on this

:16:58. > :16:59.one. Gets the footwork right underneath it and really accelerates

:17:00. > :17:30.into that ball. Nice! A switch-up, too, tactically.

:17:31. > :17:34.Why not? I think that's how she should be looking to construct her

:17:35. > :17:39.points on a grass-court. She makes it look so easy and the way she

:17:40. > :17:40.volleys, traditionally as well as the drive volleys, it is a sound

:17:41. > :17:58.technique. UMPIRE: Fault.

:17:59. > :18:45.No complaint. Familiar pattern continues.

:18:46. > :18:58.Another unforced error from Sloane Stephens. Sets up match point.

:18:59. > :19:07.Just the one will do! APPLAUSE

:19:08. > :19:12.66 minutes. It's a fifth win in a row against Sloane Stephens. Still

:19:13. > :19:15.no joy for the American in this particular match-up. For Wozniacki,

:19:16. > :19:24.a fourth quarterfinal here to look forward to. I thought that was a

:19:25. > :19:28.very, very impressive victory to be honest. It shows why she has a

:19:29. > :19:33.winning record over her opponent, gets too many balls back into play

:19:34. > :19:37.and too many unforced errors from her opponent, Sloane Stephens. She

:19:38. > :19:41.will be a bit disappointed, I think, that she was not able to come up

:19:42. > :19:46.with more. She has the capability, she has the power. Just wasn't able

:19:47. > :19:49.to string it together today. What a fascinating match-up to look forward

:19:50. > :19:53.to against Camila Giorgi in the quarterfinals. It will be a packed

:19:54. > :19:58.house for that one. Yes, really looking forward to that. Giorgi will

:19:59. > :20:02.have her work cut out in a similar way that we saw her yesterday when

:20:03. > :20:06.she beat Victoria Azarenka, but she blasts the ball, doesn't hold back

:20:07. > :20:11.on anything. She will not be allowed to make too many unforced errors

:20:12. > :20:15.tomorrow. That unforced error count from her will have to be cut down.

:20:16. > :20:24.Wozniacki will make her play a lot of balls.

:20:25. > :20:35.Well played. Two efficient performances. You must be feeling

:20:36. > :20:40.pretty good? Yes, I feel great. It is amazing to be playing out here.

:20:41. > :20:44.Sloane is a tough opponent. Really pleased with the way the match went.

:20:45. > :20:49.I'm through to the next round and hopefully I can get one more match

:20:50. > :20:53.out here. What do you think improved today for you compared to the match

:20:54. > :20:58.against Sam? Well, I didn't get broken in the first game, which

:20:59. > :21:04.helped. Other than that, I felt like I played very consistent and I ran

:21:05. > :21:08.pretty well and I tried to just take the balls as early as possible. Next

:21:09. > :21:12.up, you will be playing Camila Giorgi of Italy, who defeated

:21:13. > :21:18.Johanna Konta. What do you know about her? I have played her before.

:21:19. > :21:22.She hits every ball as hard as she can. She obviously likes it on

:21:23. > :21:26.grass. For me, it is all about being ready from the first point and get

:21:27. > :21:30.her moving. She had a big match yesterday against Victoria Azarenka.

:21:31. > :21:34.Did you watch any of that? A little bit. I got to watch a few games. OK.

:21:35. > :21:37.Well done. Well played today. We look forward to seeing you in the

:21:38. > :21:40.next round. Ladies and gentlemen, Caroline Wozniacki.

:21:41. > :21:53.JOHN INVERDALE: Next on court will be Heather Watson against Flavia

:21:54. > :21:57.Pennetta and it is one of those enduring qualities of Eastbourne

:21:58. > :22:02.that some things never change. It is as enduring as the grass here that

:22:03. > :22:11.like any junior tournament you have heard, they have just announced over

:22:12. > :22:18.the tannoy, "Flavia Pennetta and Heather Watson, report to Centre

:22:19. > :22:25.Court, please." After that, Feliciano Lopez goes on court

:22:26. > :22:28.against Tobias Kamke. He has a message for Spanish football fans.

:22:29. > :22:33.We have to win against Chile otherwise we will be out of the

:22:34. > :22:39.World Cup. Tonight, all Spanish nightmares might come true. So watch

:22:40. > :22:41.Spain against Chile live on BBC One at 7.30pm. As if we didn't have

:22:42. > :22:57.enough sport this summer... Lee Trevino to win the Open. Arnold

:22:58. > :23:08.Palmer in the middle. 284. The old Ernie. Luck of the Irish! Greg

:23:09. > :23:17.Norman, the champion for 1986. He's got it! Gary Player. Those cold

:23:18. > :23:22.black eyes are burning. Jack Nicklaus again. Thomson puts the

:23:23. > :23:24.finishing touch to the play-off. Would you believe that? He's done

:23:25. > :23:35.it. Oh brother! The Open Championship from Hoylake

:23:36. > :23:39.the second week of July. Back here, interesting match involving Richard

:23:40. > :23:46.Gasquet, who is the top seed here, against Bernard Tomic from

:23:47. > :23:55.Australia. It's just finished. The top seed came through safely enough

:23:56. > :23:59.in the end. After that match, Gasquet, one of the most elegant of

:24:00. > :24:04.players, came up into our perch here to have a chat about the game and

:24:05. > :24:14.his game in particular. I started by asking him, given the fact that so

:24:15. > :24:17.many of the world eats -- world's top players take the week off before

:24:18. > :24:22.Wimbledon, why did he decide to play here? I need matches, I need to work

:24:23. > :24:25.on my physical condition and I need to win some matches to take the

:24:26. > :24:32.confidence back because when you don't play for two months, it is

:24:33. > :24:35.very difficult. Two times I won in Nottingham, the week before

:24:36. > :24:40.Wimbledon. It is a week I like to play. The main reason for me playing

:24:41. > :24:42.here, I need matches. You won against Bernard Tomic today. What

:24:43. > :24:48.did you make of your own performance? Last year, I lost

:24:49. > :24:53.against Bernard at Wimbledon on Centre Court. I know he is a great

:24:54. > :25:00.player on a grass-court. It's a good victory for me. How is the backhand?

:25:01. > :25:04.It is still a thing of beauty? Thank you very much. Today, I played well

:25:05. > :25:10.with my backhand. It is my best stroke. I'm happy if people like it.

:25:11. > :25:14.You are seeded 13 at Wimbledon. That is probably what you would have

:25:15. > :25:19.expected. What do you think about Andy Murray being seeded three when

:25:20. > :25:23.his ranking is five? Yeah, it is always difficult to talk about it.

:25:24. > :25:26.Sometimes it is good, sometimes it's not. Andy won last year, so, for me,

:25:27. > :25:30.Sometimes it is good, sometimes it's not. Andy won last year, so, for it

:25:31. > :25:32.is not an incredible surprise if he is number three in Wimbledon, so

:25:33. > :25:38.sometimes it is good, sometimes it is not. For Andy, it is a good

:25:39. > :25:42.thing. Tell me, you have had semifinals in France, at the US

:25:43. > :25:49.Open, at Wimbledon, you have had so many moments when you have been so

:25:50. > :25:52.near. How much does that rankle with you, how much do you still think

:25:53. > :25:58.about that? Do you think you can still go one stage further? I think

:25:59. > :26:04.I can play well at Wimbledon. I remember I lost to Andy in five sets

:26:05. > :26:10.and I lost close matches, but it is a good tournament. I like to play on

:26:11. > :26:14.grass-court. We always talk about the pressure that Andy is under at

:26:15. > :26:18.Wimbledon. He overcame that last year. For you, Roland Garros is a

:26:19. > :26:29.similar situation. There's such expectation for you and for Jo? Yes,

:26:30. > :26:34.it is not because of the pressure. The other one is better than us,

:26:35. > :26:39.like Djokovic. We are trying to do the best we can. It is not because

:26:40. > :26:45.of the pressure. Andy played incredible Olympic Games and

:26:46. > :26:51.Wimbledon. He won twice. I will love to win in France, the biggest

:26:52. > :26:54.competition on Earth. It is not because of the pressure we are

:26:55. > :26:57.losing there. You will have been brought up thinking about Roland

:26:58. > :27:04.Garros and hoping one day to win it. What do you think about Nadal

:27:05. > :27:17.winning it nine times? It is incredible. He just lost one time

:27:18. > :27:21.against Soderling. It's just incredible. Nothing else to say. He

:27:22. > :27:27.is the best player I know of. He is already a legend. He is only 28. I

:27:28. > :27:34.was in Paris when France won the World Cup in '98. What about France

:27:35. > :27:40.in Brazil in 2014? Yeah, it was incredible. Good start? Yes, it's a

:27:41. > :27:45.good start for us. Incredible in France when we won the World Cup.

:27:46. > :27:51.Everybody remember when we saw the final, where we were. France could

:27:52. > :27:56.win the World Cup again. Many teams can win. France has a good team. You

:27:57. > :28:05.are playing Switzerland next. Will you be texting Stan or Roger? I will

:28:06. > :28:10.see them at Wimbledon. We will see what will happen. France is

:28:11. > :28:14.favourite. Many congratulations on today. And good luck with the rest

:28:15. > :28:20.of the tournament? Thank you. Richard Gasquet, safely through to

:28:21. > :28:22.the next round of the Men's Singles. Here are the people who are

:28:23. > :28:34.in-and-out of the Women's Singles. Lauren Davis is 5ft 2in tall and her

:28:35. > :28:40.dogged determination, and her talent, means she saw off Daniela

:28:41. > :28:46.Hantuchova. A disappointing result for Johanna Konta of Great Britain.

:28:47. > :28:51.She succumbed 7-5 in the third. Angelique Kerber, the fifth seed,

:28:52. > :28:57.beating Alize Cornet of France. An excellent match on Court 1 here. The

:28:58. > :29:04.German won that one. There is Heather Watson, waiting in

:29:05. > :29:07.the tunnel, just by Centre Court, before going on for her match

:29:08. > :29:12.against the number six seed Flavia Pennetta. Let's hear from Heather,

:29:13. > :29:18.who just loves being at this tournament. I love this tournament.

:29:19. > :29:20.I enjoy coming here, especially because it is at home.

:29:21. > :29:30.It is a really, kind of, homely, tournament, a nice feel about it. I

:29:31. > :29:33.was saying to Johanna Konta, a lot of sportsmen and women don't get a

:29:34. > :29:37.home tournament and you are blessed with quite a few. It's a busy time

:29:38. > :29:42.for you? Absolutely. I was thinking about that the other day, that it's

:29:43. > :29:47.so nice to have tournaments at home because the rest of the year, you

:29:48. > :29:52.are away from home. So, it is tough and some players get none at all.

:29:53. > :29:57.But, yeah, like you said, it is very busy. Lots going on and I think just

:29:58. > :30:02.wanting to do well is just an added pressure. You arrive here as British

:30:03. > :30:19.ladies number one. How does that is it on your shoulders?

:30:20. > :30:22.focused on the WTA rankings. It has been an incredible month for you

:30:23. > :30:27.when you look back, especially Roland Garros, what was that like

:30:28. > :30:32.when you get time to consider it and look back on it? The clay-court

:30:33. > :30:36.season was brilliant, I missed the first few tournaments because I had

:30:37. > :30:42.a rib injury, and I came into the clay-court season with, you know,

:30:43. > :30:47.loads of matches under my belt. I had won a title, qualified for the

:30:48. > :30:52.French Open, then won a match, so I'm really pleased with how that has

:30:53. > :30:55.gone, and I'm using that confidence for the grass court season. You had

:30:56. > :30:59.a tough year last year with illness and things not going your way, how

:31:00. > :31:04.different a person, as well as a player, do you think you are? I

:31:05. > :31:10.think last year has changed me a lot - for the better. During that time,

:31:11. > :31:14.I wouldn't say so probably! But now I am feeling very good, just

:31:15. > :31:18.positive about life. I don't let a little things get to me, like for

:31:19. > :31:27.example last week's loss. It is gone now. I am learning all the time and

:31:28. > :31:31.just, you know, every single day I have played or practised, I have

:31:32. > :31:37.given everything, and I think, before that, I probably, you know,

:31:38. > :31:41.would feel a bit lazy on one day, use it as an excuse. But now I am

:31:42. > :31:47.more positive. Well, here they are, walking on

:31:48. > :31:50.court, and I think it is fair to say Heather was fairly understating what

:31:51. > :31:57.she achieved at Roland Garros, because with the exception of Maria

:31:58. > :32:00.Sharapova, who obviously won the match, she gave the Romanian just

:32:01. > :32:06.about the biggest battle of the entire championships. Annabel

:32:07. > :32:13.Croft, as we see her coming on, you were out there in France, that

:32:14. > :32:22.second round match, who knows what might have happened after that? She

:32:23. > :32:31.has given her problems in the past, and I think she can look at her

:32:32. > :32:37.opponent to see something clicking in her game, the confidence and

:32:38. > :32:41.belief in her game, a Grand Slam finalists, and I would say that

:32:42. > :32:54.Simona Halep is so similar to what ever does, but just a little bit

:32:55. > :32:58.better at it and has belief. There is a renewed enthusiasm about on

:32:59. > :33:08.court, earlier last year she was ranked at 106 D1, now she is 70, she

:33:09. > :33:13.has won 24 matches already. -- 161. There is a spring back in her step.

:33:14. > :33:17.When you say that Halep does things in a similar way to you Watson but

:33:18. > :33:20.slightly better, what are the areas that Heather needs to address to be

:33:21. > :33:27.able to play at the level of the Romanian? Well, it is consistency,

:33:28. > :33:30.and she came of that court, she pushed Halep very close in the

:33:31. > :33:37.second set, had opportunities to level things up, she got a little

:33:38. > :33:40.bit tense, but the very top players will not give you those unforced

:33:41. > :33:44.errors, they will believe in themselves, but they will enable

:33:45. > :33:49.themselves to be aggressive without the errors, and that is something

:33:50. > :33:53.which she has worked so hard that over the last year, because she is

:33:54. > :33:57.effectively a counterpuncher, but she's trying to be an aggressive

:33:58. > :34:05.player, and she is a very similar visit to Halep, actually. Heather

:34:06. > :34:09.has worked on her forehand, which was slightly weaker, but she is a

:34:10. > :34:14.good absorbing of pace, a great athlete, and she has worked hard on

:34:15. > :34:18.improving her serve. It is little, tiny degrees, and these things come

:34:19. > :34:21.with experience in a match situation, where you are faced with

:34:22. > :34:26.pressurised moments, being able to come up with the goods when you need

:34:27. > :34:29.to. It is easy to sit on the sidelines if you have not played,

:34:30. > :34:33.and you are a parent or something wondering why your child has not hit

:34:34. > :34:36.that they do in practice, but when they are confronted with it in a

:34:37. > :34:41.match situation, it is a whole different ball game. A slightly

:34:42. > :34:46.psychedelic look at the sky brings us to Heather Watson in the picture,

:34:47. > :34:50.from your perspective, Chris, having watched the game for a number of

:34:51. > :35:00.years, how good in the context of British tennis players over the last

:35:01. > :35:02.three, four decades is Heather? I think she is getting there,

:35:03. > :35:07.following the likes of Sue Barker, Virginia Wade, all major winners,

:35:08. > :35:10.there is quite a way to go, and this sort of match today is huge for

:35:11. > :35:17.Heather Watson. She was a junior major winner at the US Open, but she

:35:18. > :35:20.has never beaten a player I ever and 25 in the world, in terms of

:35:21. > :35:29.flicking the beliefs which, she is playing a net today, who was ranked

:35:30. > :35:33.12th in the world. -- Pennetta. Who knows where her career might go? It

:35:34. > :35:41.is still stepping stones, and I expect her to get back to the top

:35:42. > :35:46.40, where she was before, but to get a win, which would be her biggest in

:35:47. > :35:51.world rankings to date, is a must. She is out of the juniors for four

:35:52. > :35:57.years, and that magic word, belief and confidence, comes with matches

:35:58. > :36:01.like this today. Everybody who looks at her thinks of her in terms of

:36:02. > :36:05.this happy, smiling, happy-go-lucky individual. Is there a steal in

:36:06. > :36:12.there as well? Is there enough steel in there? I always thought she had

:36:13. > :36:15.enough, she is a really gritty fighter who will battle away, and

:36:16. > :36:20.you definitely have to earn your points against her. She does get a

:36:21. > :36:24.lot of balls back into play, and she makes you work hard for everything.

:36:25. > :36:28.As I said, you need to be a great athlete these days, you can't get

:36:29. > :36:32.away with not being able to move around a court. You have to be able

:36:33. > :36:36.to track balls down and not only get it back into play but do something

:36:37. > :36:40.with the ball when you have got there. I think she does have a lot

:36:41. > :36:45.of steel, actually, and you know, you were talking about size

:36:46. > :36:49.earlier, Lauren Davis is only five foot two. Heather is quite a small

:36:50. > :36:53.frame compared to some of these towering figures, the likes of

:36:54. > :36:58.Sharapova and what have you, but she more than makes up for it with

:36:59. > :37:02.attitude and application. Well, the blue sky is now almost all

:37:03. > :37:07.pervading, so you were right, Annabel. I may be well dressed for

:37:08. > :37:13.the occasion! And you are not! I am overdressed now. So here we go, an

:37:14. > :37:17.interesting match. With apologies to residents of the Channel Islands, if

:37:18. > :37:22.we can say that the Channel Islands is England, this is England against

:37:23. > :37:27.Italy, four days from the match on Saturday night. Let's the outcome is

:37:28. > :37:36.somewhat different. It is all yours. CHRIS: Thank you, John, yes, a first

:37:37. > :37:40.meeting between these two, Flavia Pennetta beat the qualifier of

:37:41. > :37:50.Chinese Taipei, who was number one in doubles at the moment, just a

:37:51. > :37:55.couple of weeks ago. She lost to Marion Bartoli on a previous visit.

:37:56. > :37:59.Heather Watson is bidding to make her first third-round here. Three

:38:00. > :38:05.times having got through to the second round, beaten by Azarenka,

:38:06. > :38:08.Safarova and Vesnina. The point I was making, Annabel, this is a

:38:09. > :38:13.pretty big match for Heather Watson. She finished late last

:38:14. > :38:18.night, did not finish press until 9:30, but she has to forget that,

:38:19. > :38:22.the sun is joining, really give this a go. I completely agree with you,

:38:23. > :38:26.and it was such a good point you made, having come out of the

:38:27. > :38:32.juniors, being successful as a junior, going out on tour, we think

:38:33. > :38:37.she plays a lot of grinding out 3-set matches. She does not have

:38:38. > :38:47.this big physique, and a big serve and huge weapons. It is interesting,

:38:48. > :38:52.when you look at those results, that she hasn't beaten top 20 players in

:38:53. > :38:56.the past. So this is a big step up for her, and it is how much she can

:38:57. > :39:02.delve into herself and believe today. She could not be up against a

:39:03. > :39:07.more experienced player in Flavia Pennetta, who has been in the top

:39:08. > :39:11.ten in the past, she has got ten career titles, a great doubles

:39:12. > :39:15.player, former world number one with 15 doubles titles to her name as

:39:16. > :39:21.well, and a good grass court player. She is one who developed later in

:39:22. > :39:27.life herself. That was after coming back from right wrist surgery in

:39:28. > :39:35.2012. She is up against a very tough opponent, who is not going to give

:39:36. > :40:04.an inch. The British number one, remember, we wish you well.

:40:05. > :40:08.She has actually had to put the sunrise on, we didn't think we'd get

:40:09. > :40:30.that today. No. -- sun visor. Yeah, we will keep an eye on that

:40:31. > :40:34.forehand. We went out to watch Heather Watson last evening, her

:40:35. > :41:10.forehand is an area that needs attention.

:41:11. > :41:18.So important to get a good start, she is bound to be nervous. Just to

:41:19. > :41:37.get on the scoreboard against a very highly ranked opponent.

:41:38. > :41:44.We have so often seen players shadow swinging like that in between a

:41:45. > :41:46.point to correct their mind before going into the next ball, using that

:41:47. > :42:15.time in between effectively. Just a glance up at the umpire from

:42:16. > :42:20.Heather, checking a couple of calls in that last rally. Break point.

:42:21. > :42:39.Matthew Kellett is the umpire. Heather Watson has spent so many

:42:40. > :43:37.years at the academy. The Battle of the baseline, this

:43:38. > :43:40.one, isn't it? Great ball striking from both of them, free hitting, a

:43:41. > :44:08.pace match as well. That is a shame, Pennetta off to a

:44:09. > :44:16.break start. A tough cookie, Flavia Pennetta, ten in the world in August

:44:17. > :44:21.2009. As I mentioned, that injury plagued year of 2012, she ended up

:44:22. > :44:25.45, her lowest ranking end of year since 2003. She first had a back

:44:26. > :44:31.problem that year, then the right wrist we talked about, which she had

:44:32. > :44:34.surgery on in August that year. But the way she has come back, putting

:44:35. > :44:43.her life in perspective, a career threatening injury, you maximise

:44:44. > :44:46.every day thereafter. I think that is right, she did a lot of

:44:47. > :44:52.soul-searching and was contemplating retirement, wasn't she? She suddenly

:44:53. > :44:57.got a lift, and the results went from strength to strength.

:44:58. > :45:08.She won Indian Wells this year. Yes, Radwanska in the final, that is the

:45:09. > :45:30.size of the task for Watson today. And a first meeting, that helps

:45:31. > :45:35.Heather a little bit, doesn't it? I would think so, because Flavia

:45:36. > :45:44.Pennetta will be trying to suss out what the ball feels like, how heavy

:45:45. > :45:50.it is, how much spin it as God. All these things you have to try and

:45:51. > :45:55.find out in the warm up. -- has got. They are both trying to suss each

:45:56. > :45:59.other out here. She will treat this like a Fed Cup match, because she is

:46:00. > :46:10.not getting much applause when she wins points, Pennetta,

:46:11. > :46:13.understandably with the predominantly British crowd. Yes, it

:46:14. > :46:16.is almost important for predominantly British crowd. Yes, it

:46:17. > :46:20.to be like she has to overplay points as well. There is a feeling,

:46:21. > :46:28.It is about playing within you have to overplay.

:46:29. > :46:47.It is about playing within yourself, but at a higher level!

:46:48. > :47:00.Well, those of the sort of balls that, normally, against most

:47:01. > :47:05.players, you would make those ten out of ten, but when you are playing

:47:06. > :47:10.somebody ranked 12, looking for your best career win, the court suddenly

:47:11. > :47:15.feels a lot smaller. You suddenly feel you have to do more than, as

:47:16. > :47:16.you say, you would against another player. It is the reputation of the

:47:17. > :48:37.person walking out onto court. I say Fed Cup atmosphere - it is not

:48:38. > :48:47.going to be raucous here at Eastbourne! No! Very polite, aren't

:48:48. > :48:50.they? Knowledgeable but polite. Flavia would have been in some

:48:51. > :48:52.pretty hostile situations, I would have thought, in Fed Cup action, and

:48:53. > :48:57.been able to take it. A love game for Watson to get on the

:48:58. > :49:14.scoreboard with. So that will help her settle. But

:49:15. > :49:19.you know, it has been a phenomenally well supported this tournament,

:49:20. > :49:23.this, over the 40 years of its women's history, and she will get an

:49:24. > :49:27.awful lot of support. She endears people, the interview we saw just

:49:28. > :49:33.prior to this match, she is very honest, as you say, and you cannot

:49:34. > :49:38.help but like and get behind. No, I agree, she is very natural when

:49:39. > :49:41.she's interviewed. Some players do not want to give anything away, they

:49:42. > :49:46.don't want to give away any weaknesses or secrets, and they have

:49:47. > :49:52.a bit of a brick wall around them. Heather is always very open, bubbly,

:49:53. > :49:56.honest, just says it as it is, and it is refreshing, but also, if you

:49:57. > :50:00.watch some of the very top players, Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, they are

:50:01. > :50:05.very open and honest. If they are having a bad day, they are not

:50:06. > :50:10.afraid to say it. But you know, she is very well liked, and the media

:50:11. > :50:17.love Heather, she is easy to interview. And it doesn't mean to

:50:18. > :50:22.say that she's not feisty. She can really put it out there, she can, no

:50:23. > :50:30.doubt. She is very serious about where she is going with her career.

:50:31. > :50:35.Time. It is a beautiful day now, it really is. Yes, it is, and

:50:36. > :50:39.fortunately for everybody it is not too windy, because that is one of

:50:40. > :50:43.the nightmares here at Eastbourne, the wind can really pick up and the

:50:44. > :50:58.conditions become extremely dusty and difficult. -- gusty. First ace

:50:59. > :51:00.for Pennetta, she served five on Tuesday, the second match on Court

:51:01. > :51:18.two that day. Just the one double fault, but again

:51:19. > :51:36.how often double faults and aces as side by side, we see it so often.

:51:37. > :51:44.Oh, that is a fantastic return of serve!

:51:45. > :51:48.Straight out of the centre of the racquet, that would have felt

:51:49. > :51:55.wonderful. Interesting stance to return with, isn't it, Watson? I am

:51:56. > :52:00.intrigued by it, because she stands of centre, favouring the forehand

:52:01. > :52:04.side, even though the backhand is a better shot. Yes, right elbow

:52:05. > :52:11.behind. Well played! Growing into this match

:52:12. > :52:28.now, Watson, two break points. Well, this is the renewed sort

:52:29. > :52:30.of... Or new, I should say, aggressive Heather Watson out here,

:52:31. > :52:49.forcing herself on the front foot. How tough is it to go from a

:52:50. > :52:54.counterpuncher to say, well, I have to do more with the ball more often?

:52:55. > :52:58.I think it is tough, it is taking you out of your comfort zone and

:52:59. > :53:02.forcing you to be not your natural player. All the matches as a

:53:03. > :53:06.junior, she would have been Plainmoor safe and stepping up a

:53:07. > :53:12.commanding position. -- playing more safe. So it is sort of taking her

:53:13. > :53:18.out that comfort level and also able to do it, as I keep saying, in the

:53:19. > :53:49.pressurised moments, and that is the hardest, isn't it?

:53:50. > :53:54.She is forcing some of these errors through her positive play, good

:53:55. > :53:58.first serves, and that first strike, doing something with it.

:53:59. > :54:21.Taking the bull by the horns out here.

:54:22. > :54:35.That is exactly the return of serve that Paul Annacone wanted Sloane

:54:36. > :54:37.Stephens to do, hard, flat, up the court, safety, not going for the

:54:38. > :55:30.lines, but producing the error from Heather.

:55:31. > :55:37.A mini mental battle there, forehand to forehand. Pennetta's forehand a

:55:38. > :56:14.little bit more solid. Well, Pennetta already peppering the

:56:15. > :56:18.Watson forehand. Coaches tend to have these little books, don't they?

:56:19. > :56:23.Alphabetically, little notes, tactics. Definitely, weaknesses,

:56:24. > :56:26.idiosyncrasies, things they would like to do. Where they like to serve

:56:27. > :56:54.on break points or big points. Lovely timing on that backhand, just

:56:55. > :56:56.gave it a little bit more height but into the open space there. Nice

:56:57. > :57:17.technique. First many battle to Watson, saves

:57:18. > :57:21.the break point. -- mini. Three games in a row, so she will be

:57:22. > :57:25.mighty pleased with that, and we are very pleased to hear from you,

:57:26. > :57:30.#bbctennis, any thoughts you may have, and still answer some of the

:57:31. > :57:34.questions coming in. No, this has not always been a men's event, it

:57:35. > :57:38.used to be in Nottingham, where Richard Gasquet has won this title

:57:39. > :57:44.twice. But it has moved here, so the women's history is far deeper here

:57:45. > :57:47.at Eastbourne. This is a terrific response from Heather Watson,

:57:48. > :57:52.winning the last three games, Annabel. Yes, she has really settled

:57:53. > :57:57.down well, feeding off the crowd as well, who are right behind her,

:57:58. > :58:02.willing to echo on, and she is playing some inspired tennis. She is

:58:03. > :58:07.much more on the front foot, looking to be aggressive and impose her

:58:08. > :58:16.game, and actually just eating out a few unforced errors from Flavia

:58:17. > :58:22.Pennetta. -- eking. She seems like she is timing the ball better than

:58:23. > :58:28.last night. The level has already come up quite significantly since

:58:29. > :58:33.that match, when you play a tough three setter late in the evening, it

:58:34. > :58:35.would have done her confidence a world of good, particularly after

:58:36. > :58:39.those three match points in Birmingham last week. Those are

:58:40. > :58:44.painful losses to get over, when you have had a match point but not able

:58:45. > :58:49.to get over the finish line. She has responded well here any spawn. Just

:58:50. > :58:53.to finish that about the men, they will not be here next year, there is

:58:54. > :59:07.an extra grass court week after the French Open, 's-Hertogenbosch and

:59:08. > :59:08.Stuttgart. Then Nottingham is reinstated for the following year

:59:09. > :00:21.after that. She did the in a commanding

:00:22. > :00:23.position. She was travelling back all of the way and they are never

:00:24. > :00:54.easy. It seems as if the ball is leaving

:00:55. > :00:57.the strings quickly. Not enough spin on the ball. It is flying a little

:00:58. > :01:21.bit. A super, compact serve, Pennetta's.

:01:22. > :01:25.A couple of aces and back on track. Her game is compact. It is neat and

:01:26. > :01:27.tidy. No-frills attached. Businesslike, gets on with it,

:01:28. > :01:49.smooth. She is really serving well out here.

:01:50. > :01:54.She worked on keeping the elbow higher on the service motion. The

:01:55. > :02:00.right elbow, trying to keep it up higher.

:02:01. > :02:24.She has only had to hit seven second serve so far, Watson, and she has

:02:25. > :02:27.only lost one point behind it. Pennetta is not dealing with the

:02:28. > :02:36.second serve very well, at the moment.

:02:37. > :02:45.He must be pleased with how she is serving. Getting a lot of free

:02:46. > :03:03.points, mixing it up, keeping Pennetta guessing.

:03:04. > :03:22.That is a lovely feeling, serve ace. There has been a lot of talk

:03:23. > :03:27.about Ivan Lendl and Andy Murray together, he said what a lot of

:03:28. > :03:33.coaches working with him has said, but not like when he won the

:03:34. > :03:40.semifinal at Wimbledon. Ivan Lendl went into the locker room and the

:03:41. > :03:45.first thing he said to Andy was, when are we hitting tomorrow? She

:03:46. > :03:54.did so well Halep at the French Open. Why not think she can do what

:03:55. > :04:03.Simona Halep has been doing. She said to the press she did not feel

:04:04. > :04:09.her level was that different hers. She was so disappointed with

:04:10. > :04:13.herself. She really felt that she actually could have pushed Simona

:04:14. > :04:22.Halep more than she could have done. -- more than she had done. Sometimes

:04:23. > :04:27.you come away thinking, I am so far away from it. But it was encouraging

:04:28. > :04:36.she did not feel she was that far away. It is about putting out a

:04:37. > :04:39.performance like that and coming out every time you come on the match

:04:40. > :04:40.court and putting out the performance, not having the highs

:04:41. > :05:00.and lows. New balls are in play. Because her ranking is 70, most of

:05:01. > :05:04.the matches she is playing are not challenging. It is putting yourself

:05:05. > :05:41.in a position to challenge the best in the world more regularly.

:05:42. > :05:49.This last rally, both of them like to blast the ball, but a couple of

:05:50. > :06:15.times in the last rally, more variety. The ball so much higher.

:06:16. > :06:26.That same shot. There is a kink in the forehand every now and again.

:06:27. > :06:28.The backhand is the start of the show. The forehand is the support

:06:29. > :07:46.cast. -- the star. Most of the damage has been done by

:07:47. > :07:49.her serve. A really good first serve. That one getting the short

:07:50. > :08:48.reply. At that point, she slightly came off

:08:49. > :08:53.the accelerator. She was a little more passive and she paid the price.

:08:54. > :08:57.The minute you slightly come up the back of the ball, a little bit of

:08:58. > :09:01.spin but not so much pace, Pennetta can stand in and maybe open up the

:09:02. > :09:04.Angles and then you have to travel more to get the ball. Tiny degrees

:09:05. > :09:26.like that make the difference. Well played. She steered the

:09:27. > :09:51.forehand a little bit. Another break point.

:09:52. > :10:04.Pennetta breaks again and will serve for the opening set. Flavia

:10:05. > :10:18.Pennetta, as we listened to Diego Veronelli with Heather Watson.

:10:19. > :10:31.Stay aggressive. She played all right. A good return. She played

:10:32. > :10:47.another good point, a winner over there. That makes the difference,

:10:48. > :10:59.one small point can change the game. Make a play a lot with her forehand.

:11:00. > :11:08.Stay focused. All your energy on the next point. Stay there, be convinced

:11:09. > :11:24.and aggressive. Attack the second. Mixing it up. Your service fine.

:11:25. > :11:29.Come on, let's do this. He wants to make a play more of the forehand.

:11:30. > :11:32.Not going for big shots, perhaps and knowing your role for each shot,

:11:33. > :11:58.which is so important. perfect position to put the volley

:11:59. > :12:24.away and almost did not commit to it.

:12:25. > :12:30.Her coach wanted her to hit to the Pennetta forehand because that is

:12:31. > :12:40.the side that will break down more easily than the backhand side.

:12:41. > :12:53.That was too good. The fifth ace already. They come from nowhere. You

:12:54. > :13:04.cannot read them. It is the same ball toss. It is deceptively good.

:13:05. > :13:06.Five and three quarters. A couple of centimetres taller than Heather

:13:07. > :13:27.Watson. That is a shame. This is set for

:13:28. > :14:09.Pennetta. She is playing in the doubles with

:14:10. > :15:05.Martina Hingis here. That is interesting. I feel as if

:15:06. > :15:11.she rushed it. She is tightening up a little bit towards the end of this

:15:12. > :15:30.first set. Watson has got Pennetta's respect.

:15:31. > :15:58.I did not expect that, I have to say. Both getting edgy out here.

:15:59. > :16:04.That second serve only just crept over the net. It was almost another

:16:05. > :16:35.double faults. But Heather Watson not able to capitalise on it.

:16:36. > :16:41.A little bit more hyped over the net, enabling Heather to step in and

:16:42. > :16:45.get the body weight behind the backhand. -- a little bit more

:16:46. > :17:17.height. She looks to be solid with the

:17:18. > :17:25.forehand. It is good enough at times.

:17:26. > :17:34.She went for it. It could have been another backhand.

:17:35. > :17:53.Pennetta cannot get the first serve in at the moment.

:17:54. > :18:13.The crowds need to get behind Watson here.

:18:14. > :18:33.Well done. CHEERING everybody was holding their breath for a second.

:18:34. > :18:48.Watson breaks back. Well played, Heather. Everybody

:18:49. > :18:53.holding their breath on the last point. Pennetta would get more

:18:54. > :19:20.height on that lob. So nervy and edgy in the last game.

:19:21. > :19:35.Watson at her best. She is pummelling away at the forehand side

:19:36. > :19:48.and creating more doubt in Pennetta's mind.

:19:49. > :19:54.You can hear the groaning of crowd when she misses a ball. That

:19:55. > :20:29.is not easy to deal with, either. She sometimes turns the racket face

:20:30. > :20:38.over early in the swing. It is the tension of the scoreline.

:20:39. > :20:52.That was wild. They are similar game plans. They are both trying to break

:20:53. > :21:16.each other's forehand down at the moment.

:21:17. > :22:12.Three breaks of serve in a row. Pennetta's turn to talk to her

:22:13. > :22:19.coach, Salvador Navarro. It is a tight match, it really is. It is an

:22:20. > :22:24.example of how close Heather is, against some of the best in the

:22:25. > :22:30.world. A former top-10 player, in the semifinals of the Grand Slam,

:22:31. > :22:34.and she is only just outside her best ranking at number 12 and there

:22:35. > :22:43.is not a lot to choose between them, so it is encouraging. It really is.

:22:44. > :22:47.Interesting in the last game how Pennetta has suddenly started to

:22:48. > :22:52.change things up. She could sense the balance and rhythm of the match

:22:53. > :23:00.was going into the forehand battles. Towards the end of the game,

:23:01. > :23:03.changing it up a few times. Moving Heather to the backhand side. She

:23:04. > :23:07.got the errors and got the initiative again. She was drawing on

:23:08. > :23:25.all her experience. Is she complaining that he has just

:23:26. > :23:30.put something into her hand? Both wrists are strapped. She had surgery

:23:31. > :23:37.on the right wrist, but she looks as strong as an ox today, so far. She

:23:38. > :23:39.has a very determined walk around the court. She gives off a lot of

:23:40. > :24:38.signals with that. That is unusual. You get the short

:24:39. > :24:43.reply off a decent serve, she looked like she was trying to move in

:24:44. > :25:03.behind it and looked in control. She did not get hold of the ball.

:25:04. > :25:21.Well done. She trusted herself. also took extra care off the sliced

:25:22. > :25:25.ball. The ball was slightly jagged when it bounced and she had to give

:25:26. > :25:39.it more spin and more control. She took care of it. -- on it.

:25:40. > :26:33.She hit right through those. As you called for.

:26:34. > :26:55.The first to seven points. A margin of two, the tie-break.

:26:56. > :27:11.That is the first time we have seen the shorter angle from Pennetta.

:27:12. > :27:15.Heather Watson has hit a couple of those in the last couple of games

:27:16. > :27:22.and won the point every time. It is quite effective out here on the

:27:23. > :27:36.grass. They both like the baseline side to side movement.

:27:37. > :27:45.There is a lot of tension out here, not just in the racket. You can

:27:46. > :27:57.sense of frustration, banking the strings, getting so cross with

:27:58. > :27:59.herself. -- banging. Heather keeps on picking at it, really going after

:28:00. > :29:33.the forehand. the last five minutes. She trusted

:29:34. > :29:35.it enough to go for it again. Not many run around the forehand to hit

:29:36. > :29:44.backhands. I wonder how costly that error might

:29:45. > :30:21.become. Time will tell. again on experience. Changing the

:30:22. > :31:07.tempo, there. Pennetta is digging herself so much

:31:08. > :31:09.margin for error out here. She is not going anywhere close to those

:31:10. > :32:02.lines. -- giving herself. Fairly passive play from Pennetta,

:32:03. > :32:23.just waiting for the error from Watson. It didn't come.

:32:24. > :32:33.So good. Almost anger in that point. Frustration and irritation went into

:32:34. > :32:43.that backhand, which literally hit the corner.

:32:44. > :32:49.Really good play from Pennetta, showing why she is number 12 in the

:32:50. > :33:34.world. Second set point. Still just the net between them. 53

:33:35. > :33:41.minutes. This is huge, the outcome of this opening set.

:33:42. > :33:47.For whoever doesn't come away with a set is going to be disappointed,

:33:48. > :33:51.because Pennetta had that set point earlier and then it has been Heather

:33:52. > :33:54.that has had the initiative in the tie-break before being pegged back

:33:55. > :34:23.again. Another set point just now. Her arms got heavy. It all got

:34:24. > :35:00.lighter all of a sudden. Very tight opening set comes to its

:35:01. > :35:08.end. The sixth seed comes away with 8-6 in the breaker. The mountain has

:35:09. > :35:14.just got a little tool for Heather Watson. -- a little taller. What a

:35:15. > :35:20.first set. It could not have been any closer. On a knife edge right

:35:21. > :35:25.until the last point. I felt as if Pennetta just found another gear.

:35:26. > :35:29.She raised the level, almost very defiant on some of those ground

:35:30. > :35:33.strokes, swatting some balls much closer to the lines whereas before

:35:34. > :35:36.that she had been very passive, very nervy, not going to close to the

:35:37. > :35:42.lines, giving herself massive margins for error and then as soon

:35:43. > :35:47.as she needed it, suddenly went up a gear. Higher ranked players normally

:35:48. > :35:53.look to do that, although she was tent and tight herself, Pennetta. In

:35:54. > :35:58.the next -- the next ten or 15 minutes are important for Watson.

:35:59. > :36:01.You have a bit of a let down and you have to come back really firing at

:36:02. > :36:10.the start of the next set. She did it last night against the former

:36:11. > :36:16.Wimbledon finalist Tsvetana Pironkova. But it is a real test now

:36:17. > :36:20.for the British and the one. It really is because when you have lost

:36:21. > :36:23.a tie-break like that you have to wipe the slate clean and you are

:36:24. > :36:27.looking at a mountain because you know to have to go the distance to

:36:28. > :36:31.come through. She will have learned some things about Pennetta out here

:36:32. > :36:36.but the pressure changes now. Pennetta is in the driving seat, set

:36:37. > :36:40.up. I am sure she will open up the shoulders and start to feel a little

:36:41. > :36:45.bit more free, spending on the ball, which was definitely not the case

:36:46. > :36:51.through much of that set. Interesting to have a penny for her

:36:52. > :36:53.thoughts right now, Heather Watson. Back to the mindset, what mindset is

:36:54. > :37:02.it she setting herself, sitting there?

:37:03. > :37:09.It separates all levels, the process of what you feed yourself. It really

:37:10. > :37:14.does and I suppose the most disappointing point that I think she

:37:15. > :37:22.might be thinking of is that 6-6 point. The backhand that just sailed

:37:23. > :37:23.long for no reason at all. So Pennetta to get the second set under

:37:24. > :37:49.way. The ball toss is very much right to

:37:50. > :38:20.left, right shoulder tips. -- left shoulder dips.

:38:21. > :38:31.She already looks frustrated with herself.

:38:32. > :38:40.Super. Suddenly shots become an awful lot easier.

:38:41. > :38:43.Three break points immediately for Watson at the start of the second

:38:44. > :38:53.set. That is a game she would like

:38:54. > :39:00.forget. The Lowell has come from Pennetta.

:39:01. > :39:17.The feeling that you have to win the next set and the next set never goes

:39:18. > :39:26.away but that is as tight as set as you are ever likely to find.

:39:27. > :39:30.50% first serves from Pennetta. She will want that to go up now. It is

:39:31. > :39:51.pretty low. Well anticipated. Steve D'Arcy, the

:39:52. > :40:00.Belgian who had that Well anticipated. Steve D'Arcy, the

:40:01. > :40:07.first round at Wimbledon last year against Rafael Nadal and then got

:40:08. > :40:11.injured, he talked about talking delivered taking on the challenge

:40:12. > :40:15.mentally on the grass. When he won the first set, he said, at least I

:40:16. > :40:40.have got set. This is a really positive start to

:40:41. > :41:36.this second set for Heather Watson. Free as a bird all of a sudden,

:41:37. > :41:53.Watson. All the tension is gone, the

:41:54. > :41:56.pressure is off. The reverse of what I thought would happen. I thought

:41:57. > :42:15.Pennetta would start to play more freely.

:42:16. > :42:22.It reminds me, when I watch her serve, Pennetta, Victoria as a

:42:23. > :42:36.vendor does the same. If you watch the left arm, it is straight up.

:42:37. > :42:40.Post caves in. Sometimes it just folds back in towards your head and

:42:41. > :42:58.you feel as if that pulls you could rather than going up into the serve.

:42:59. > :43:08.The left arm is pretty crucial in terms of the serve, because it is a

:43:09. > :43:14.counterbalance. Trying to get that full extension. If you're on caves

:43:15. > :43:17.are pitted camp all the shoulders -- if you're an caves in a bit it can

:43:18. > :43:39.pull the shoulders down. She's sort of now back on track, so

:43:40. > :43:45.Watson needs to be careful here. Do you think, for Flavia Pennetta,

:43:46. > :43:50.ranked 12th, back into the top ten, do you think she will go deep into

:43:51. > :43:54.majors again? I do not see any reason why not but she is one of the

:43:55. > :43:58.older players out there on the tour, along with Serena Williams,

:43:59. > :44:02.actually, who is at the top of the game, and we have seen that so much

:44:03. > :44:05.in the last decade, where players have developed late into their 20s

:44:06. > :44:10.and that experience seems to count for so much more. The net is a prime

:44:11. > :44:14.example. She has been out there a long time, known so many different

:44:15. > :44:18.situations and pressure moments in matches and how to handle it and get

:44:19. > :44:23.through them. She has played those Fed cup ties as well. For her to

:44:24. > :44:30.make her first Grand Slam semifinal last year at the US Open is quite

:44:31. > :44:36.something and full marks for trying and effort. Keep on grinding away on

:44:37. > :44:40.that tour and coming up with better results year in and year out. As you

:44:41. > :44:46.have said, Chris, the fact that she had that career threatening wrist

:44:47. > :44:50.injury, and being at rock bottom, thinking about retirement, it made

:44:51. > :44:52.her appreciate what she was doing and how much more she wanted to give

:44:53. > :45:05.to the sport. Summer has arrived. Not agree cloud in sight. Where have

:45:06. > :45:23.they all gone? They were completely shadowing the court earlier.

:45:24. > :45:47.This is where she has got to become. -- got to be careful.

:45:48. > :46:19.A timely third ace. She served two against her opponent last night.

:46:20. > :47:04.Only missed 11 first serves in this match, Watson. That is 12.

:47:05. > :47:16.The Centre Court here is virtually full. British number one, that must

:47:17. > :47:17.sound good for Heather Watson. Obviously, Laura Robson with her

:47:18. > :47:36.injury problems. That almost 106. Heather's last ace

:47:37. > :47:54.was 104. Overruled from the chair, there. A

:47:55. > :48:15.dismissive look from Pennetta. They have both freed up from the

:48:16. > :48:38.tension of that first set. That was a bit of a mishit from

:48:39. > :48:39.Heather. They all count. I think a little bit of frame involved in that

:48:40. > :48:56.one, as well. We have seen that same tactic all

:48:57. > :49:01.day today from a lot of the players out here. We turn hard flat, but the

:49:02. > :49:12.centre of the court. Very difficult to create the angle off that ball.

:49:13. > :49:22.-- return hard flat, off the centre of the court.

:49:23. > :49:27.Problem in that right shoulder? She certainly grimaced and her hand went

:49:28. > :49:49.straight to it. 69 minutes. Her coach just through

:49:50. > :49:58.her something. Look s like a painkiller or something. It has just

:49:59. > :50:03.gone down the hatch with some water. Definitely on that final shot there

:50:04. > :50:05.of that last game. Maybe a muscle has just popped. She certainly hit

:50:06. > :50:21.the ball hard. That is where she tried to catch it.

:50:22. > :50:27.Mustard but yes, and the attention to detail is so important. The

:50:28. > :50:30.stretching, the mass large. Everything has to be meticulous

:50:31. > :50:34.because you never know when an injury is just around the corner.

:50:35. > :50:38.Yes, there is so much more that goes into their recovery after the

:50:39. > :50:41.matches in preparation for the match the next day, and they have all said

:50:42. > :50:46.that coming off those clay courts in Paris, the different muscles they

:50:47. > :50:52.have used, they are having to do a lot more work to get ready for the

:50:53. > :50:56.next match the next day. Did you ever have an ice bath? They did not

:50:57. > :51:03.exist. Still with the second break, Watson

:51:04. > :51:59.3-2. So much murmuring from the crowd,

:52:00. > :52:08.too. The umpire didn't see a clear mistake. I was hoping we might see a

:52:09. > :52:09.replay, but she's very disappointed. Judging by the

:52:10. > :52:24.crowd's reaction... That is very difficult to see. Her

:52:25. > :53:09.right knee is in the way. It looks like it could be behind the line.

:53:10. > :53:21.Oh, well played. Brilliantly disguised.

:53:22. > :53:29.Yes, just opened up that racket face, felt the ball on the strings

:53:30. > :53:31.and gave it enough height over the net but then it died as soon as it

:53:32. > :53:48.hit the grass. UMPIRE: Out. She has got it out of

:53:49. > :53:53.her system but this is a too thick response from the lack of a call.

:53:54. > :54:04.Hasn't let it get to her. If anything, it has helped her.

:54:05. > :54:29.Impressive. Yes, showing great strength of character. She is

:54:30. > :55:20.feisty. Serve and return has so much more

:55:21. > :55:37.relevance on this surface. Amazing, when you think back to the

:55:38. > :55:48.end of the tie-break. They were both creaking a little. Not any more.

:55:49. > :56:11.Another love game on serve for Pennetta.

:56:12. > :56:20.It does not allow Watson some breathing space, it is just the

:56:21. > :56:25.single break. The potential is bound to come back. The scoreboard comes

:56:26. > :56:29.into play. Pennetta must be looking back at that opening service game in

:56:30. > :56:33.the second set where she just disappeared from the match across

:56:34. > :56:38.three or four points, effectively. But you are right, it does feel as

:56:39. > :56:43.though the tension is about to start ramping up. In this second set it

:56:44. > :56:48.has all been about the serve. Both of them have gone up a couple of

:56:49. > :56:51.notches, but will they continue to come up with those first serves

:56:52. > :56:58.closer to the line or will they take a bit more off it, take it a bit

:56:59. > :57:01.closer into play? And I think Andy Murray, somehow managing to drag

:57:02. > :57:06.himself through that last service game at Wimbledon in the final last

:57:07. > :57:10.year, just highlighted to everybody, all competitors, everybody watching,

:57:11. > :57:15.how tough it is to keep calm and play under the severest of pressure.

:57:16. > :57:18.That is what makes sports are fascinating, but for Andy Murray to

:57:19. > :57:25.say at the end of that game he still does not know how he got through it,

:57:26. > :57:32.or did he win it? He had to see a tape back to prove that he did. No

:57:33. > :57:36.one will forget that service game. How he managed to just go into

:57:37. > :57:38.autopilot and come up with the goods when he

:57:39. > :57:40.autopilot and come up with the goods imagine any other situation with a

:57:41. > :57:44.player with more pressure imagine any other situation with a

:57:45. > :57:45.than that moment. Trying to win Wimbledon for the first time in 77

:57:46. > :58:42.years. It was not the best drop shot but it

:58:43. > :58:46.is changing the rhythm. She has thrown these in a couple of times

:58:47. > :58:52.and sometimes even if it wasn't a good one it might be worth some

:58:53. > :59:08.value a little later on. It puts you on the back foot for little bit.

:59:09. > :00:09.That is two mis-hits of return of serve. Big points.

:00:10. > :00:16.Again, the anger. That emotion trying to be employed by the

:00:17. > :00:25.Italian, to make the forehand work. Wow. Very secure from Watson. A game

:00:26. > :01:57.away from levelling the match. I think of Pennetta as having one of

:01:58. > :02:02.the best backhands down the line and we have not really seen it today. I

:02:03. > :02:03.expected more of that. It is probably because Heather has not

:02:04. > :02:19.allowed her to play it. Even the power -- even the umpires

:02:20. > :02:53.sounded surprised. She has already served two love

:02:54. > :02:55.service games. That is in this set. Broken to love at the start of it,

:02:56. > :03:15.though. But another keeps it to the single

:03:16. > :03:25.break and the serve it out question of Watson. These are key moments.

:03:26. > :03:30.The sit down, replaying the points. Surely, Heather Watson, from the

:03:31. > :03:38.last service game, first service going wide to the forehand? I think

:03:39. > :03:44.so. That is the side that has been vulnerable today, more so than I

:03:45. > :03:48.expected. If you were playing, would you still hit the serve, even though

:03:49. > :03:55.you would think Pennetta is waiting for it? Do you keep going until the

:03:56. > :03:59.forehand gets better? I would go to the forehand side because I know she

:04:00. > :04:04.has not been hitting it cleanly and you are more than likely to get a

:04:05. > :04:09.ball you can attack. On any surface, the first ball after serve

:04:10. > :04:14.is so crucial. How aggressive can you be? How confident into the

:04:15. > :04:18.corners? How can you take the initiative from that moment? If I

:04:19. > :04:24.were Heather I would serve to the forehand. If you think how close the

:04:25. > :04:30.match has been, her tactics have not been that far off. It has been an

:04:31. > :04:36.encouraging performance. One hour been that far off. It has been an

:04:37. > :04:47.and 24 minutes. It was against Simona Halep at the French. The

:04:48. > :04:55.elusive w, a win against a player in the top 20.

:04:56. > :05:00.Heather Watson servings of the second set. -- serving for the

:05:01. > :05:17.second set. She did the opposite. She is not

:05:18. > :05:18.listening to ask! How clever. Pennetta was obviously thinking the

:05:19. > :08:10.same thing. And she only needs the one. A

:08:11. > :08:14.crescendo of noise from 8000 here. They see Heather Watson level the

:08:15. > :08:23.match against the number 12 player in the world. After one hour and 28

:08:24. > :08:27.minutes, it is one set all. Well played, Heather Watson. It does not

:08:28. > :08:33.surprise me, she has played the better tennis throughout that set

:08:34. > :08:40.and if not the match, to be honest. Very positive and solid. Excellent

:08:41. > :08:47.serving. She is moving well. She is hammering away at the forehand side.

:08:48. > :09:00.It is breaking down and paying dividends. Surprising at the start

:09:01. > :09:08.of the second set, Pennetta, getting broken to love. Perhaps that is part

:09:09. > :09:14.of the discussions here, regroup. She seems stressed. She is a feisty

:09:15. > :09:20.competitor, very determined. She has been in situations where she has had

:09:21. > :09:30.to dig deep. I am surprised how she has been brittle out here. Calm and

:09:31. > :09:36.positive, the coach, Pennetta is negative. You have to develop the

:09:37. > :09:44.evil twin, as I say, in every player that comes out. That is what he is

:09:45. > :09:52.trying to do, to get her back into a good frame of mind. Technically

:09:53. > :09:57.trying to give advice on the forehand. It is clear this is what

:09:58. > :10:03.the matches in June on, for her, how well she will come out and hit that.

:10:04. > :10:09.Like he was trying to give her more shape on the ball. Make the ball

:10:10. > :10:14.disappeared quickly off the strings. He got her smiling at the end.

:10:15. > :10:22.Perhaps something like, this happens in tennis. A terrific effort by

:10:23. > :10:32.Heather Watson. It was appreciated by everybody.

:10:33. > :10:42.That will not make her feel good. The only break, in the second set,

:10:43. > :11:05.at the start of it. She does not look like she wants to

:11:06. > :11:14.hit the forehand at the moment. No confidence in it. She has lost her

:11:15. > :11:22.shape on the ball, the rhythm. Now year -- now she is using the arm

:11:23. > :11:37.through it, rather than hitting through it.

:11:38. > :11:50.So good, so well measured. Three more break points. She is not

:11:51. > :11:53.getting enough power on the forehand because she does not want to hit

:11:54. > :12:02.through the ball. It is not coming through the court. Got it! Exactly

:12:03. > :12:15.the same as the start in the second set. Watson breaks to love.

:12:16. > :12:18.Interesting to see Pennetta, who is so cross with herself. She walked

:12:19. > :12:23.straight round to the other side of the court, no break, as often the

:12:24. > :12:29.players do, get a little bit of water. Heather choosing to stop. The

:12:30. > :12:30.second set summary, a higher percentage on service for both of

:12:31. > :12:44.them. It is leaking errors all over the

:12:45. > :13:17.place. Another very good first serve. 77%

:13:18. > :13:29.of the first serves have gone in for Watson in this match. That is high.

:13:30. > :13:41.She has got all the answers right now.

:13:42. > :13:48.I am not sure what Pennetta is doing. She was shaking out her hand

:13:49. > :13:57.after the last point, as if she had damaged the hand. She had surgery on

:13:58. > :14:04.the right wrist in August 2012. When you have just lost the first eight

:14:05. > :14:10.points off a final set, I should think you are aching everywhere.

:14:11. > :14:17.What a start by Watson. This has become a huge test for Pennetta. I

:14:18. > :14:22.am not sure I have seen Heather serve any better in this match. She

:14:23. > :14:28.has the taping on the wrist, but it is the fingers and the knuckles she

:14:29. > :14:43.has been squeezing. Something is hurting with that hand.

:14:44. > :14:52.That was her ninth ace. She has new balls, as well. They will have an

:14:53. > :15:18.extra something on them. Well, it is magical out here at the

:15:19. > :15:24.moment. Everything she is touching is turning to gold. That wonderful

:15:25. > :15:25.feeling when the ball feels like the size of a football coming out of

:15:26. > :15:55.your racket. Somehow, she is flicking the beliefs

:15:56. > :15:57.which. Simona Halep did it in Rome last year and look what happened to

:15:58. > :16:23.her. -- belief switch. The racket has gone. And a double

:16:24. > :16:29.break. It is amazing how so often one match can transform a career, or

:16:30. > :16:35.put you on a downward spiral. Pennetta is doing her best to

:16:36. > :16:40.demolish the racket. I think she did a good job. That has definitely

:16:41. > :16:47.gone. Her job is to hide it from the umpire and take out a new racket, so

:16:48. > :16:51.that she does not get a warning. It changes the Watson. The chance to

:16:52. > :17:00.get her best ever win, her first top 20 win. She has kept her cool so

:17:01. > :17:09.well. She must keep producing much of the same. She has earned herself

:17:10. > :17:14.into this position. She did not get down on herself after losing the

:17:15. > :17:21.tie-break. She found another gear. Now, she is singing out here. It is

:17:22. > :17:26.wonderful. Striking from the back of the court. Everything is middling.

:17:27. > :17:31.She feels confident, she has her tactics clear. At the other end,

:17:32. > :17:36.like steam coming out of the ears of Pennetta at the moment, she is so

:17:37. > :17:44.wound up. Pennetta could be dangerous now. It is a question of

:17:45. > :18:00.keeping up intensity. Heather Watson certainly has the crowd behind her.

:18:01. > :18:04.The line judge corrected that pretty quickly. It is the first serve

:18:05. > :19:21.again. It seems ages ago we saw a loose

:19:22. > :19:22.shots coming out of her racket. There has not been an unforced error

:19:23. > :20:06.for a while. She seems to be within herself,

:20:07. > :20:10.these free-flowing winners. Playing with such confidence right now. Like

:20:11. > :20:41.she has done this so many times. It is a commanding lead. She is

:20:42. > :20:44.going to take some beating in this form today. She is on a roll.

:20:45. > :21:13.Absolutely on fire. My goodness, that is wild. She is

:21:14. > :21:22.having a really off day out here, Pennetta. Heather is part of the

:21:23. > :21:59.reason. Some of the tactics she has employed.

:22:00. > :22:08.Maybe she will loosen up and start free swinging herself. This far

:22:09. > :22:21.behind in the scoreline, back up against the wall.

:22:22. > :23:01.On the scoreboard again, Pennetta. It is like when you are playing the

:23:02. > :23:05.all Blacks at Rugby, you look at the scoreboard occasionally and then

:23:06. > :23:12.look at the clock and think, is that enough of a lead? I have been

:23:13. > :23:16.thinking that. She needs to keep on pressurising the scoreboard and give

:23:17. > :23:20.out signals that she is still playing intense tennis and she has a

:23:21. > :23:25.big ears to go to. The last thing she wants to do is she gives out

:23:26. > :23:28.signals that she starts to doubt herself as she approaches the

:23:29. > :23:40.finishing line because Pennetta will see that. Pennetta looks decidedly

:23:41. > :23:45.uncomfortable. You have to give Watson a pat on the back. The tight

:23:46. > :23:48.first set, she refused to go away from this big match. If anything,

:23:49. > :23:57.she cemented herself into it further. I agree. You only play as

:23:58. > :24:04.well as you are allowed to play and Heather's tactics have been. Very

:24:05. > :24:08.contained, as you say, but a bit of fire power and aggression. And she

:24:09. > :24:19.has served beautifully, it has been the key. She has won 13 of 16 second

:24:20. > :24:29.serve points, Heather Watson. But there is still a lot of work to be

:24:30. > :25:03.done. The lead seems huge, but so is the task still.

:25:04. > :25:53.Pennetta moved early. Maybe Watson took her eye off the ball for a

:25:54. > :26:22.second. Not a good move by Pennetta. -- but, a good move by Pennetta.

:26:23. > :26:40.A little bit of doubt. Yes, a big deep breath. 30-0, maybe flashes

:26:41. > :27:01.through the mind it should be 40-0. -- 30-30.

:27:02. > :27:16.Wow. At least it was a deep second serve. It was travelling. She sliced

:27:17. > :27:59.around the outside of it, but Pennetta could not control that.

:28:00. > :28:10.bit of murmuring in the crowd. I am not sure they agree with the

:28:11. > :28:19.overall. That was a bit of a steered forehand by Pennetta.

:28:20. > :28:27.It makes a difference. Very sensible serving by Heather Watson,

:28:28. > :28:38.tactically. She is a game away from the biggest win in her career.

:28:39. > :29:27.If you did not have a seat on Centre Court and you were outside, you

:29:28. > :30:26.would know the score. Pennetta. Asking that question of

:30:27. > :30:32.Watson. She has got the double break cushion. Thoughts, Annabel? It is

:30:33. > :30:38.the biggest moment of her career, coming out for her first ever top 20

:30:39. > :30:42.win, against such a vastly more experienced player than herself. She

:30:43. > :30:46.could not have played any better to put herself in this position. This

:30:47. > :30:50.is the moment of truth but I see no reason why she should doubt herself

:30:51. > :30:55.at this juncture of the match, because she has played such a great

:30:56. > :30:58.tennis to get here. The serve could not have been any better. The

:30:59. > :31:04.forehand, which we thought would be problematic, has been free-flowing.

:31:05. > :31:08.Coming out to serve for the second set, we talked about whether she

:31:09. > :31:12.should have used the slide. What do you think she is going through on

:31:13. > :31:17.this first attempt to serve the match out now? I am sure she is

:31:18. > :31:24.thinking exactly that, where do I serve? So I really could not tell

:31:25. > :31:29.you what she's going to come out and do. I said earlier I would have gone

:31:30. > :31:40.wide and she moved down the tee and came up with the ace. I am sure...

:31:41. > :31:43.-- she moved down the T. That must have felt like a very long set down

:31:44. > :32:58.-- sit down. My reaction was that I thought it

:32:59. > :33:08.was in. Ditto. I thought it jumped off the line. I've must admit, when

:33:09. > :33:12.it was called out, I was surprised. It is so difficult with those

:33:13. > :33:20.replays. That does look like there was a gap behind it, actually. When

:33:21. > :33:34.you are high that you get the wrong angle, from opposition.

:33:35. > :34:26.A long look at the umpire there Heather Watson.

:34:27. > :35:38.She has gathered herself so well again, Heather Watson. Match point.

:35:39. > :35:44.Yes! Everyone here is standing up. What a way to get your best ever

:35:45. > :35:57.win. A stunning forehand to finish. First time in Heather Watson's

:35:58. > :36:03.senior career she has beaten a top-flight player. It is the number

:36:04. > :36:12.12, no less, and the home crowd are absolutely delighted.

:36:13. > :36:19.What a wonderful performance from Heather Watson. One of the best

:36:20. > :36:26.matches I have ever seen her play inspired performance and tactically

:36:27. > :36:33.absolutely spot on. Well played. Yes, wonderful. The crowd really

:36:34. > :36:40.helped, too, there. They got behind her. Let's hope it does open the

:36:41. > :36:45.door for greater things to come for Heather Watson. It gives her that

:36:46. > :36:50.extra self belief. To refute win. Wonderful day for British tennis

:36:51. > :36:58.here in Eastbourne. Heather, well played. Number 12 in the world, you

:36:59. > :37:04.beat her on home turf. The biggest win of your career? I think it is. I

:37:05. > :37:07.have seen her play a lot on tour but I have never had the chance to play

:37:08. > :37:11.her and she is a brilliant competitor, so I knew it would not

:37:12. > :37:17.be easy. So even after a tight first set, I just kept holding on and

:37:18. > :37:22.fighting. You make the Eastbourne crowd wait a bit. Last night on

:37:23. > :37:28.Court One, three sets and a fightback. The same here. I guess I

:37:29. > :37:33.just like playing out here in Eastbourne. I need more court time.

:37:34. > :37:38.Thanks to everyone here today and yesterday supporting. I think they

:37:39. > :37:42.like you. Things did not get off to such a great start in Birmingham

:37:43. > :37:46.last week. What has made the difference? Losses like that just

:37:47. > :37:53.motivate you and push you to work harder so that is what I did. I am

:37:54. > :37:57.very motivated for here this week. We are delighted to see you in the

:37:58. > :38:02.third round. Ladies and gentlemen, Heather Watson!

:38:03. > :38:09.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE If you saw Heather Watson play so well in Paris

:38:10. > :38:12.against the coming force of women's tennis, that result won't surprise

:38:13. > :38:18.you because certainly on the second set on clay, Watson was every bit

:38:19. > :38:24.the equal of her opponent and against Flavia Pennetta on grass,

:38:25. > :38:27.she was more than her equal. A fantastic victory for Heather. We

:38:28. > :38:32.are on air for another half hour or so so we will do our very best to

:38:33. > :38:37.try to get her up into the commentary position here to have a

:38:38. > :38:45.chat with her. That was really her breakthrough moment. She will play

:38:46. > :38:55.the winner of the next match, about to on Court One, in the next round.

:38:56. > :39:02.Earlier today, Johanna Konta had the opportunity, a match point, against

:39:03. > :39:06.her Italian opponent and it was 4-3, but sadly, she could not carry

:39:07. > :39:11.it through in the end and the Italian came through in three sets,

:39:12. > :39:15.but Konta's serve, formidable throughout the whole of that match,

:39:16. > :39:18.makes her the kind of player that people will not want to draw at

:39:19. > :39:26.Wimbledon in the early rounds next week. She played some of her most

:39:27. > :39:29.outstanding tennis over the last 48 hours. That is the draw at the

:39:30. > :40:02.moment. The reigning champion here in the

:40:03. > :40:09.men's draw is Feliciano Lopez. He played some rest taking tennis in

:40:10. > :40:13.Queen's last week, one of the best grass court games we have seen in a

:40:14. > :40:19.long time, when he finally lost in three tie-break sets to give a

:40:20. > :40:23.long time, when he finally lost in trough of Bulgaria. But Lopez did

:40:24. > :40:27.have a straightforward return serve into the net so when he came appear

:40:28. > :40:32.to have a chat earlier on, we reflected on what was a fantastic

:40:33. > :40:38.match but a lost opportunity. It is really disappointing when you are

:40:39. > :40:44.one point away from their victory, to almost have the wind in your

:40:45. > :40:55.hands because it was a second serve to make the ball forehand. That is

:40:56. > :41:01.the only thing I keep inside. When you have this chance to put the ball

:41:02. > :41:05.on the court. At least you have to put the ball on the court and play

:41:06. > :41:10.the rally and the guy plays better, you have to shake his hand. But this

:41:11. > :41:14.is what happens sometimes. You have to deal with pressure. Those moments

:41:15. > :41:20.when you are a little bit tired. I did not take it. I had another

:41:21. > :41:24.chance and I had to take it again and the final time was kind of a

:41:25. > :41:31.lottery, and he played aggressively, he had a good service, it was 6-6.

:41:32. > :41:35.In the end I think I gave my best, I played great over the whole week. I

:41:36. > :41:43.didn't win, but he also played great. It will go back into the

:41:44. > :41:47.lottery. You have to take it the other way, although it was a great

:41:48. > :41:51.week. I haven't had a chance this week and this is the way I have to

:41:52. > :41:55.take it. I do not want to keep going on about Sunday but I'm just

:41:56. > :41:59.interested about how some people cope with disappointment. People

:42:00. > :42:04.cope with it in different ways. On Sunday night, did you wake up at

:42:05. > :42:10.4am, plain that forehand again? What can you forget about it? You do not

:42:11. > :42:14.really forget for a few days. You have this moment in your mind but

:42:15. > :42:19.you just have to put it away for a bit. I went for dinner with my

:42:20. > :42:27.friends, my father, my team. You just try to forget about the match.

:42:28. > :42:34.He is sometimes very tough, that opponent, but you have a chance. You

:42:35. > :42:42.have to go for it. I have to think about it. The sooner you go over it,

:42:43. > :42:47.the better you will feel next week. I was watching your father closely

:42:48. > :42:56.during the final. He was having agonies. He gets so involved. Yes,

:42:57. > :43:00.he gets really nervous when I play. When I was really young he was even

:43:01. > :43:11.worse. Now after a few fights together, he tries to, down a little

:43:12. > :43:18.bit. I want my team to be more quiet, so they make me feel a bit

:43:19. > :43:23.nervous sometimes. The other thing, the balance between parents and

:43:24. > :43:26.children is always very interesting because if the parent sits there

:43:27. > :43:30.like this through the whole match, then the sun or the daughter thinks

:43:31. > :43:36.that they do not care. But if they sit there doing this the whole time,

:43:37. > :43:41.they say, calm down! So you cannot win. No, you have to find something

:43:42. > :43:45.in between. Not to be very excited, but also not to be like this... To

:43:46. > :43:50.seem like you do not care what is going on on the court. Something in

:43:51. > :43:56.between this is the best. What do you make of this place? You must

:43:57. > :44:00.have loved it last year? Yes, it is a great place. You see all these

:44:01. > :44:04.courts full of great people and great tennis. It is a great week

:44:05. > :44:09.here and I hope I can go further. It is going to be tough because the

:44:10. > :44:14.draw is difficult. A lot of good players again but I will try my

:44:15. > :44:18.best. And random question. You have played tennis and round the world

:44:19. > :44:29.for ten or 15 years. Have you ever played anywhere where there are so

:44:30. > :44:35.many seagulls? I have to... You were in the middle of a game, and there

:44:36. > :44:38.was one down here earlier on. The girl was about to serve and a

:44:39. > :44:45.seagull came down and flew straight between her and the net. They are

:44:46. > :44:49.everywhere. That is really unusual. But this place is very close to the

:44:50. > :44:53.sea. It is nice in a way. Maybe disturbing in the other way but I

:44:54. > :44:58.hope tomorrow when I play I am not disturbed. If you could only play on

:44:59. > :45:03.one tennis court in the world, because you have travelled so much,

:45:04. > :45:08.what is your favourite tennis court? Wimbledon, America... ? There is

:45:09. > :45:15.only one. Wimbledon Centre Court. Because? It is just the most

:45:16. > :45:21.beautiful one. The one where you really feel the history. This

:45:22. > :45:27.beautiful walk from the locker room to the court. It is just amazing.

:45:28. > :45:35.For a tennis player to play their is a dream come true. I do not want to

:45:36. > :45:36.say it is the only court where I really want to play,

:45:37. > :45:39.say it is the only court where I really want but if I have to choose

:45:40. > :45:45.one, it would be Wimbledon Centre Court. Lets hope the draw next week

:45:46. > :45:55.gives you the chance to play there again? Yes, it would be nice.

:45:56. > :46:05.Here they come, so much pressure, so much expectation. It is the title

:46:06. > :46:09.that all these players want to win. They are friends off court but the

:46:10. > :46:15.moment they step out there, forget it! A hugely exciting moment. It

:46:16. > :46:23.still gives you goose bumps, Centre Court? It is the greatest court in

:46:24. > :46:27.the world. What happens at Wimbledon is incredible. Wimbledon 2014, it is

:46:28. > :46:38.anyone's game. And the number 19 seat at Wimbledon

:46:39. > :46:42.next week is Feliciano Lopez and here he is walking out onto Centre

:46:43. > :46:47.Court here at Eastbourne. The most beautiful blue skies now and he will

:46:48. > :47:10.be playing the German who was a qualifier here. This resort we have

:47:11. > :47:12.to tell you about has allowed Kvitova and Lepchenko to come out

:47:13. > :47:29.and play. Here is a warm embrace between two

:47:30. > :47:42.old friends. I have to say, there is a picture behind that.

:47:43. > :48:03.So it is gas gay against Klizan. -- it is Richard Gasquet.

:48:04. > :48:12.And Kamke against Feliciano Lopez. Annabel is still up here. We do not

:48:13. > :48:17.want to get ahead of ourselves here but do you think to date we might,

:48:18. > :48:22.and in three or four years time, say that is the day when Heather Watson

:48:23. > :48:26.announced herself on a bigger stage? We may well do because it was a

:48:27. > :48:31.significant victory for her because as Chris mentioned in commentary,

:48:32. > :48:37.going into that match she had never beaten anyone of that level. She had

:48:38. > :48:41.tested quite a few of the players out there and had decent results but

:48:42. > :48:45.in terms of her own overall in the confidence she had never beaten a

:48:46. > :48:49.top 20 player. This is someone who has been in semifinals at Grand

:48:50. > :48:54.Slams, the fourth round of Wimbledon. Conversely, if you are in

:48:55. > :48:58.the top 20 of the world and run against Heather, up until now, you

:48:59. > :49:03.have thought, I am right there. She will give me a fight but I am not

:49:04. > :49:10.the first person he will fall at that code. But now people will look

:49:11. > :49:21.at her in a different light. -- fall at that hurdle. There was not that

:49:22. > :49:25.much difference between how she challenged players before. But just

:49:26. > :49:32.a bit of intensity had dropped off towards the end of that match

:49:33. > :49:36.before. She has now served ever than I have -- she said today better than

:49:37. > :49:41.I have ever seen has served before. When it tightened up she was able to

:49:42. > :49:47.come up with the big serves. She broke down the forehand side of her

:49:48. > :49:51.opponent's game... And the final point was a great forehand. I have

:49:52. > :49:55.always thought that with Heather at the forehand was a bit more suspect

:49:56. > :49:59.than the backhand but today, very smooth. She pulled together a

:50:00. > :50:07.fantastic match and said of the crowd, had plenty of support out

:50:08. > :50:09.there. It was wonderful to see. -- she fed off the crowd. She had

:50:10. > :50:14.difficult moments, illness, she fed off the crowd. She had

:50:15. > :50:16.in the rankings. So she has almost used that strength

:50:17. > :50:23.in the rankings. So she has almost character and I think we saw that

:50:24. > :50:29.today. A quick word about Johanna Konta. We watched her earlier today.

:50:30. > :50:33.A fantastic win for Heather. Johanna Konta will be now reflecting on a

:50:34. > :50:37.missed opportunity for her. And it is tiny margins, isn't it? That

:50:38. > :50:42.would have been the biggest result of her career. Yes, it was a bit

:50:43. > :50:47.like you were asking Feliciano Lopez. We all remember matches where

:50:48. > :50:54.we have had match point and not win them. They are painful to get over.

:50:55. > :50:58.You keep leaving them over and over. For someone like Johanna

:50:59. > :51:07.Konta, who is in that second tier of tournaments, it is difficult to get

:51:08. > :51:12.the wins against the higher ranking players. If you have that little

:51:13. > :51:16.elevation it opens up your opportunities. You don't have to

:51:17. > :51:19.qualify for competitions, you get in automatically. It is a perpetual

:51:20. > :51:25.circle. You keep going upwards rather than keeping going downwards.

:51:26. > :51:31.Exactly, and it was a missed opportunity and a painful loss for

:51:32. > :51:36.her. She has got to wipe the slate clean and think, gosh, I came close.

:51:37. > :51:40.When you have served as good as hers, that is always going to give

:51:41. > :51:48.you hope, isn't it? Yes, in the womengame, if you look at the female

:51:49. > :51:57.players, they have that extra ingredient that helps them points.

:51:58. > :52:01.And Johanna Konta definitely, that serve is a major weapon. Obviously

:52:02. > :52:04.on the grass courts it gives you a little bit of extra something

:52:05. > :52:09.because the ball comes through so quickly on this surface. If it does

:52:10. > :52:14.not come back it cannot connect. So I think she has to build her game

:52:15. > :52:18.around that, work on the forehand and work on the intensity level

:52:19. > :52:24.because sometimes she is in and out of keeping consistency going. We are

:52:25. > :52:29.going to watch Lopez now. And Richard Gasquet was up chatting

:52:30. > :52:38.earlier. He is the top seed and we were discussing the seedings.

:52:39. > :52:41.Richard Gasquet is 13. We were discussing the Murray issue which

:52:42. > :52:45.will be of considerable debate in the newspapers tomorrow, about

:52:46. > :52:49.whether Andy ranked five in the world should be seeded three at

:52:50. > :52:53.Wimbledon, which makes his path slightly easier over the course of

:52:54. > :52:58.the next fortnight. Where did you sit on that? As I said earlier this

:52:59. > :53:02.morning, I have always felt that the rankings or what everybody puts out

:53:03. > :53:06.there on the tour. But grass is a very unique service. The club has a

:53:07. > :53:10.system in place and they can draw upon the system to decide how they

:53:11. > :53:14.can slightly tamper with the seedings. That is what they have put

:53:15. > :53:21.in place. It is not necessarily... I think if I was ranked like Wawrinka

:53:22. > :53:26.at three in the world and I was put down to five, I would be a bit

:53:27. > :53:30.miffed about it. It makes a bit of a difference in terms of who you are

:53:31. > :53:34.going to meet along the pathways. Andy Murray will now not meet one of

:53:35. > :53:39.the top two players in the world until the quarterfinals. If Wawrinka

:53:40. > :53:44.had been defending champion and in the same position as very, would he

:53:45. > :53:56.have been swapped jittery as well? Possibly. -- slot to number three as

:53:57. > :54:01.well? As you and I talked about earlier, do we need to look at that

:54:02. > :54:08.for all of the Grand Slams? Do the US and Australian opens need to look

:54:09. > :54:12.at this as well? You could argue they are all a little specialised,

:54:13. > :54:15.if grass is uniquely special because it is a shorter amount of time they

:54:16. > :54:21.play tournaments on it. But I think these guys put them delivered it out

:54:22. > :54:25.there all year round trying to get the rankings, and then the system

:54:26. > :54:29.gets changed. We will let you go back up to the commentary box for

:54:30. > :54:35.Feliciano Lopez against Tobias K-mac three. Lopez would love to defend

:54:36. > :54:56.his title. -- against Tobias Kamke. COMMENTATOR: A first meeting between

:54:57. > :54:58.these two. I have never heard and about so excited to get back to a

:54:59. > :55:09.commentary box before. Lopez is the defending champion here

:55:10. > :55:38.in Eastbourne. The strong player, Kamke. He is

:55:39. > :55:43.ranked 19. He has been as high as 64, at the end of January three

:55:44. > :55:47.years ago. He came through the qualifying so he has played plenty

:55:48. > :55:52.of grass court practice. He beat the British wild, Dan Evans. -- British

:55:53. > :55:57.wild card. Kamke lost third round to Andreas

:55:58. > :56:15.Seppi in 2011. Just his fourth second round of the

:56:16. > :56:31.year, Kamke. His best season was last year.

:56:32. > :56:46.Lopez, of course, in his career has won titles on all surfaces. Kamke

:56:47. > :57:11.can mix it up well as well. A good opening game for the German.

:57:12. > :57:20.Very impressive in their World Cup opener. As we have come to expect. A

:57:21. > :57:25.tough challenge today against a man who is the defending champion here,

:57:26. > :57:32.and in such great form after Queen's. Didn't he handle not

:57:33. > :57:36.winning the Championship point so well? Fourth time here all in all

:57:37. > :58:06.the Lopez. -- for Lopez. It looks like he is going to go for

:58:07. > :58:28.it today, ten Max three. -- Kamke. He has such a wonderful serve. Well,

:58:29. > :58:39.that might put him off. What a start this is from Kamke. To see it that

:58:40. > :58:43.well early on, connect with it that well is amazing. Against a man he

:58:44. > :59:55.has never played before. the Queen's final. And a good hold

:59:56. > :02:01.from 0-30. That is Kamke's coach. He has spent

:02:02. > :02:02.a lot of time on the women's tour. He is doing and Amelie Mauresmo,

:02:03. > :02:30.really. Annabel has made her way to the

:02:31. > :02:36.commentary box. I bet you are pleased you are here? I have never

:02:37. > :02:43.heard you so animated about commentating on amen's match. I

:02:44. > :02:47.enjoyed the finals of Queen's with Feliciano Lopez. He is a nice guy

:02:48. > :02:54.off the court, but I think everybody felt for him with that point. It is

:02:55. > :02:57.great to see him with such a good attitude, coming back to this event

:02:58. > :03:04.and trying to get his level back-up for Wimbledon. Interesting, after a

:03:05. > :03:09.championship point, and a couple of days later you have to get back on

:03:10. > :03:15.the match court. But being defending champion here, it will not dent his

:03:16. > :03:20.motivation, the loss in the final. He is so unusual. We tend to think

:03:21. > :03:25.of Spaniards being clay-court specialists with top-spin from the

:03:26. > :03:29.back of the court, who can construct drawn-out points. He is left-handed,

:03:30. > :03:37.he likes to serve and volley and get to the net. He plays beautiful

:03:38. > :03:43.tennis. It is flowing. It is very elegant tennis. He volleys in a

:03:44. > :03:52.traditional way. A lot of cut-off volleys in the net area. And the

:03:53. > :03:57.fluid service motion. I keep reliving the forehand return of

:03:58. > :04:02.serve he had at match point myself, because it was a wide open court, a

:04:03. > :04:03.second serve opportunity. I cannot imagine what he must go through,

:04:04. > :04:22.reliving it. The umpire, from Sweden, one of the

:04:23. > :04:46.regulars on the tour. A very clear game plan of Lopez with

:04:47. > :04:55.the sliced backhand odometer Lee, driving through on the passes. Shot

:04:56. > :05:00.selection is not an issue. I like the sliced backhand. It stays low to

:05:01. > :05:07.the ground. It is a great approach shot. He does not waste the

:05:08. > :05:14.opportunity to get in there. We will not have them in the cricket team.

:05:15. > :05:20.We have not seen a cat yet. -- a catch. You would have heard a cheer

:05:21. > :05:37.if they had caught that. And the strength that Kamke has. He

:05:38. > :05:44.is powerful, creating natural pace from the back of the court. Very

:05:45. > :05:45.strong. Serving at the body. Making plenty of space that one with great

:05:46. > :06:13.footwork to get out of the way. And he breaks to love. The terrific

:06:14. > :06:19.start continues for the German, who speaks three languages, German,

:06:20. > :06:26.English and French. His parents are teachers. He said he likes serve and

:06:27. > :06:33.volley. Wimbledon is his favourite tournament. Michael Stiech is his

:06:34. > :07:51.favourite. His idol. Well played. Lopez apologises for

:07:52. > :07:56.the misfit. It was not the cleanest strike. He had his racket up to hit

:07:57. > :08:03.it, and pulled it away thinking it would go along. It just dropped in.

:08:04. > :08:27.-- long. His best at Wimbledon was when he

:08:28. > :08:32.qualified and made the third round four years ago. He lost to Murray in

:08:33. > :08:53.the second round in 2011. It is clean hitting. It makes a

:08:54. > :08:58.special sound when it comes out of the strings that cleanly. It has a

:08:59. > :09:00.nice pop on it. It is like golfers when they really hit the ball, it

:09:01. > :09:22.has a different sound. It whistles. He is definitely an aggressive

:09:23. > :10:18.player. He does not hold back. He looks to make things happen.

:10:19. > :10:27.It is quite a big swing on the forehand. You have to be really

:10:28. > :10:44.quick with your preparation when you have a swing that big.

:10:45. > :11:05.STUDIO: It is like after the Lord Mayor chauffeur Feliciano -- Lord

:11:06. > :11:11.Mayor's show, for Feliciano Lopez. We are now moving to the red

:11:12. > :11:16.button, where you can watch this. And fair Heather Watson, you can see

:11:17. > :11:29.her second match tomorrow. -- and for Heather Watson.

:11:30. > :11:39.We will be with you on BBC Two from 1pm tomorrow. You will see a couple

:11:40. > :11:43.more points on BBC Two and then hit the red button. And you can follow

:11:44. > :12:01.the rest of this game. Kamke, off to a flyer. It must be,

:12:02. > :12:03.as he sits there, it must be so tough to rejuvenate himself. He

:12:04. > :12:10.knows he has Wimbledon around the corner. He is the defending

:12:11. > :12:18.champion. But he must have mixed thoughts and emotions, Lopez. I

:12:19. > :12:24.think so, but grasses his time. That is where he has had no success in

:12:25. > :12:32.grand slam action. He has a puzzle to solve out here today.

:12:33. > :13:27.-- he has had mixed success. -- most success.

:13:28. > :13:36.STUDIO: That is a long rally to leave you with on BBC Two. Perhaps

:13:37. > :13:41.this is where the Lopez fightback starts. Hit the red button now and

:13:42. > :13:43.you can follow this game. We will see you back on BBC Two, tomorrow,

:13:44. > :13:49.1pm.