Day 3 Tennis: Eastbourne

a good win yesterday in Eastbourne and I hope for another one today.

Fantastic. Watson at her best. Everything she is touching is

turning to gold. Very secure from Watson. What a way to get your best

ever win. If England expects tonight, it hopes more than that

this afternoon. Heather Watson had a great win yesterday. Before that, on

quarterfinal's day, we have Camila Giorgi who beat Victoria Azarenka

early in the week. If Heather was to win, she would be the first winner

since Joe Jiri 32 years ago. That is a long time ago. What chance do we

give her? Yesterday she played an inspired performance against

Pennetta yesterday. She served better than I had seen her served.

Her forehand, which can be suspect, was very fiery. What is interesting

is the way she dealt with losing that first set on the tie-break,

Doug deep and kept that gameplay going. This is a new Heather Watson

we are seeing. What she is doing is transferring her game into more

aggression. Laura Robson, her team-mate beat cathartic and that is

a totally different proposition. She has two break down her game. --

Petra Kvitova. Is the key thing to keep your level all the way through

the same? Absolutely. You have to stay with that scoreline. Her

opponent can hit aces and hit winners into the corners. It is

difficult to slow her momentum down. You have to stay with her to create

scoreline pressure which in itself builds pressure. They start to miss

a first serve and her opponent is known to have an off day. This has

got to give Heather a lot of confidence. Heather's match is the

second one we will see. She has made a decision to be more aggressive.

People think Andy Murray has a new coach because they want him to be

harder up the court. How hard is it to change your game plan, if that is

what you have been used to? It is extremely difficult. All the players

here have been playing since they were very little. They have played

junior matches and suddenly into the senior ranks -- senior ranks, you

have to transfer in the most pressurised moments and think in a

split-2nd decision, do I go for this return of serve and be aggressive or

do I put more height on it and get back into play? If you go safer,

that enables your opponent to be more aggressive on the next ball.

Even Heather came off and said she went for the return of serve and

missed it. She said she was glad she went for it because it is forcing

her to do something she doesn't want to do but in the long term, that is

where she is going to get better. I'm glad she went for that on match

point. What about the next match. We have Giorgi. This is a firecracker

of a match. Everybody remembers the only meeting they had at the US Open

last year which announced Giorgi on the world stage. She hit 46 winners

in the match. The thing about Camila Giorgi, she is so exciting and

effervescent and brings enormous energy out onto a tennis court. She

has one game plan and that is to hit the ball as hard as she can -- as

hard as she can at all times. Which doesn't leave much margin for error

is. She hits a huge amount of losers that might hit the back fence. She

marches around the court. She gives off a positive body language. She

served 17 faults but still won the match. Wozniacki is a different type

of player and doesn't like players who can hit through her. Wozniacki

says she is playing the best tennis. She has enjoyed grass court

tennis. She has played tennis on grass for a long time and will want

revenge for what happened. Interesting to see what Wozniacki

said after in the press conference saying that she hadn't achieved what

she should have achieved as a tennis player. She was very honest because

if you are not, you are conning yourself in a way. If you keep

telling yourself, I should have achieved more than I have, can that

start gnawing away at you after a while. A lot of players who come

internationally, here, a lot of the people grow up with grass but many

do not grow up with it and they find it alien and find they have no club

but the rhythm. There are much shorter rallies and it makes a

mental difference if you are used to grinding out points on a clay court.

She said she doesn't feel uncomfortable on a grass court and

feels she has been unlucky in the losses that she has had at

Wimbledon. She feels she could do better. She is also a player who is

trying, like Heather is, to be more aggressive. She has been in the

finals of Grand Slams before. If you compare that to be more aggressive.

She has been in the finals of Grand Slams before. If you compare the

two, with Camila Giorgi, there is only a year's difference. 21 titles

and has been in Grand Slam finals. There is a huge gulf of difference

and in terms of those wins, she is fourth ranked female between those

above her. The prevailing wind has changed and they think that we are

set fair for the next two or three days. It is genuinely warm out

there. What impact will not have on the game? For Petra Kvitova, she

wants it hot and sunny. She has incredible timing of the ground.

That huge serve can swing out right -- white. She doesn't want damp

wetness and moisture in the air so the ball can become heavier. Of

course, for her, it is slightly better than maybe it is for Heather

who perhaps would want to slow that ball down a little bit. Let me let

you go up to the commentary box. Chris has his eyes and ears set on

England tonight against Uruguay. For the moment, put back to the back of

your mind. Wozniacki needs happy feet today to

begin. I watched Giorgi warm up this

morning. Unbelievable how many returns she hit. Her father was a

few yards away from her. Wozniacki's second

few yards away from her. Wozniacki's serve is going to get a

real test today. None of this will surprise Wozniacki

who has played before. Her father is the coach. That must be a little

uncomfortable. It is all or nothing. Every shot

with Giorgi, if you haven't seen her play before.

Good length on the second serve. That will be important. Wozniacki

also mentioned in a press conference how pleased she was with her returns

of serve against Sloane Stephens yesterday. That will be another

interesting watch because if they return lands short, Giorgi can get

on the front foot straightaway and unleash off both wings forcing

Wozniacki on her back foot. There is a lot to look out for in this match

up. That will delight Wozniacki

straightaway. Quality of that return.

We know all about the double faults. Doesn't serve many aces.

Not a case of if, double fault, it is a case of how many. 25 in the

tournament so far. Return Central and a little short.

That is the problem for Wozniacki to deal with in this match. As many

double faults as there for Giorgi, it is still an aggressive serve.

Both hitting the ball beautifully early on. Quick conditions, quickest

of the tournament so far. Five foot six, the Italian. Ranked

42 in the world. Everything designed by her mother in the clothing.

Wonderful effort and performance by the British number three yesterday.

At that match point. I hope she is not too disappointed because it was

a mighty fine performance. You have to have a steely nerve as a

server. That chewing gum has probably lost its flavour already.

Nice. Getting right out the middle. Not quite enough on that approach

shot and going in crosscourt, you offer both angles. She may be

nervous about approaching to the backhand. That is a warning shot.

Annabel has made her way to the commentary box. Interesting start,

Annabel. Phenomenal returns from Giorgi. She did practice it

endlessly this morning. It is so unusual to see someone standing that

far inside the baseline. Wozniacki's Serbia is not the

biggest and gives her more opportunity to connect with it. --

serve. That was what she was practising and that was the tactics

she was going to employ. Already, you feel as if she feels comfortable

with the rhythm that Wozniacki gives her. It is not too pacey. She is

enjoying it. This is a real test for Wozniacki. We know how tough she is

mentally. It is not panicking when winners of flying by you. That is a

good point. It takes enormous mental strength when you are up against

someone who is hammering the ball. She doesn't hold back. She goes for

broke on everything. You know she is going to hit a lot of winners. The

key is going to be serving for Camilla Giorgi because she cannot

bring into many unforced errors in. She said after that match, it is not

about the serve on it is not an issue. That is genuinely how she

sees it. She is controlling the point, double faults or not. First

set. It is almost like she had too much

time to think about that one. That one is a mishit from the return of

serve. Slightly hung there in the air.

Hardly anywhere they go, do they said that close, the coaches. Wonder

if they are keeping a half BDI on each other!

Doesn't put her off. She has such an amazing attitude and it is like

whatever has just happened has gone and it affects what is going to

happen in the future. That is unusual.

It is definitely an exciting brand of tennis. Fun to watch. She draws

the crowds. He is looking a touch more relaxed

than the other day. Brilliance. -- brilliant. Wozniacki

is not having too much say in what is happening in these rallies. She

is having to respond to everything that is being put out there. She is

struggling to get anything on these balls because she is chasing it down

the whole time. Just a look to Alison Hughes from

Great Britain in the chair. Confirming the call.

Outstanding. Even when the returns are good, she goes for broke. There

is no sign of any nerves or hesitation whatsoever when she is on

court. She goes for broke, she is a risk taker and loves to hit the ball

hard and flat. She likes to dictate what is going on.

First ace. She had three against Samantha Stosur the other day.

That is the star of Wozniacki's show, the backhand. Not sure what

that means. Look for the serve the other way, or something.

It is well manufactured from Wozniacki. Camilla Giorgi was born

in Italy. There was a population of 43,000. It is in the centre of

Italy, located on a hill and has a modern town on the plain below. A

lift connects the two towns. It is described as natural scenery with

1000 faces. Camilla has only got one match face. It never changes. Not at

all. Players are used to studying the body language of the player and

can sense when a player is getting down on themselves and they are

doubting themselves. With Camilla, it never changes whatever the

scoreline. You have no clue what is going on up there because she put a

brave face on. It is an energy she brings out onto the court and it is

difficult to play somebody like this. It is like Rafael Nadal commie

plays the same. He comes out and is jumping around and giving off

messaging with his body. He is fighting for every point and energy

-- energised. Those with a negative vibe do not know what signals they

giving off. Andy Murray has it under control now. It will be interesting

to see that with the new partnership he has. This is a good start for

Wozniacki, beaten by Giorgi last year.

putting Wozniacki off-balance. Wozniacki not able to read this

serve at the moment. It is very difficult to get a great aggressive

second serve unless you rehearse at all the time. The more you do it,

the better you get. Wozniacki's position does not change

one inch from her position on the baseline. Yes, very different to her

opponent's. Forehand down-the-line, she flattens

it out. It is secure down-the-line. Wozniacki, her forehand can drop

short. She flattens it out, trying to get the racket head through the

ball. The ability to put that ball into an

awkward position. It wasn't a bad backhand volley. Look at that lob,

very high. One of the most difficult shots in the game.

The other interesting thing is how much more aggressive will Wozniacki

be? She has talked about it. Will she make her move soon? At the

moment, it looks like she is being more of an absorber out here. She is

being rushed at all times. Similar question for Heather Watson against

Kvitova after this match. She has tried coming in off the

forehand and backhand and been punished. She has looked slightly

hesitant. She doesn't feel under % confident in it.

It is so matter of fact, isn't it? It takes your breath away when you

are being punished like that. It can have an impact on how you

stop to serve. -- start to serve. That is a very clever serve from

Caroline. Mixing things up and then choosing to go at the body. Giorgi

could not get a good strike at that. She has had such a good first serve

percentage in the last matches. She is used to getting a lot of first to

serves in. She hasn't lost a second serve point

until now. She has so much bravado out here. That is a great crosscourt

forehand, opening up the angle. Never waste an opportunity for the

drive volley. Fantastic! No hesitation whatsoever.

Flat, hard, and deep. That seems to be a very effective

tactic for her to strop -- stop her striking out, she's going at her

body more and more. First one of these mini battle

games, part of the bigger picture of the match. I don't know whether that

was a bad bounce but the depth coming out of Giorgi's racket is

putting her on the back foot. And fourth time lucky. Giorgi's

breaks, it is for-3. Just to intrude on this with some

good news and bad news, that strapping on Petra Kvitova's thigh

means she is pulling out of this AEGON International, which means

that Heather Watson, perhaps disappointingly, because she would

have liked to come up against Kvitova this afternoon, she gets a

buy through to the semifinal tomorrow, when she will play the

winner of Keys or Sloane Stephens. So, Heather Watson will be the first

British semifinalist here at Eastbourne for 32 years when she

plays tomorrow. That is later. Just when you think Giorgi is going to

get the ascendancy, Wozniacki fights back, and so on.

She's missed it. The forehand, not to much on it, it is short. And that

is giving Giorgi the that is a gift for Wozniacki. It

won't have any bearing on how she applies herself to the next couple

of games. She's already trying to show positive body language after

that disastrous game. There's been a few more unforced

errors creeping into her game in the last five minutes or so. Losing

slightly more control. Two quick games for Wozniacki.

Interesting as we were talking earlier that Wozniacki feels she has

underachieved. She is only a year older than Giorgi, she has won 21

titles, she has made $16.5 million. There is her father coming on for a

chat. When was number one in the world, and finished two years number

one in the world, the criticism was that she hadn't won a major. That

was the problem because all those other players that had been top of

the game and hadn't won all those majors, that was sad because she had

only ever been very professional, she had done a lot of tournaments,

more than a lot of players. She couldn't do any more than she did,

or still does, actually. She has been on the decline. When it rains,

it pours. She has dipped quite a lot in the rankings. It is quite a dip,

from number one down to 18 recently, she has crept back up to 16, she is

defending points here this week. But I think she has found a bit more

joy. She says she doesn't have many more targets. She isn't worrying too

much about rankings points because the results will come if you are a

better tennis player. So, Giorgi broke first, but now having to hold

serve. Fittingly. There is a prime example of being

beaten by the pace. Didn't get hold of that ball at all. Interesting

forehand grip, isn't it? The grip is... A lot of coaches have

said that is what needs to change for her if she wants to be more

aggressive. That would be a mammoth change. How

do you rebuild your confidence when your entire game has been built

around that grip? It is such a huge decision. And the off-season isn't

long enough for such a huge change. Lean was talking about her grip

changes. Actually, it paid off. It's having that confidence to be

able to use the grip in a match situation.

It did look wide. You have a better view than I have. I am not sure.

I think she was so shocked because she hardly ever serves a double

fault. That is her second in the tournament. My reaction was that it

was out. It looked it on the replay. Super. Short backswing on the

return. She did that so well against Azarenka. Also, she started to read

that body serve because Caroline is using it all the time. She gets out

the way, kept the racket head up. She is so quick! In everything that

she does. She is. She set the tempo. Imagine the morning in the

household! Two net cords in a row, nothing puts

her off! She just doesn't hold back, does she? Look at this.

Rifling these shots, no hesitation on the drive volley that wasn't

easy. It was quite far back. Giorgi would be a good jockey on the

Sprint! Hesitated a fraction. The ball was

higher, it was hanging in the air a bit more. If that was deliberate,

that was good play. Awkward height. Can you see Caroline Wozniacki

getting back into the top ten? She is none the 28th this year, -- she

is number 28th. Can you see her first of all getting back to top ten

and may be making another major final? Well, good question. I think

if all this new breed of young players coming through who are all

mine team, 20, they are all aggressive, great athletes, they are

better... They are not similar to her because they are aggressive

tennis players, but they can move, and they have a bigger serve, they

are a bigger package. The one thing she has in her favour is the

application, the focus, the consistency she has had in the past,

and she's starting to get some consistency back in her levels.

There are so many opportunities for many of them. It is an exciting time

for the women's game. And experience counts for a lot. And she is fastly

experienced, Wozniacki, even though she is only 23. She has played a lot

of tennis matches, she knows how to get through them, find her way to

the finish line, and she has been through the difficult period, which

has probably strengthened her character more. So, Giorgi held

serve to zero. Here she is second time around it 5-6. -- at 5-6. That

was a change of mind from that line judge. Very late call.

Wozniacki not happy. The umpire says it was in. It is two first serves,

really. Wozniacki serves at around 80 miles an hour.

That is tricky. Remember that scenario with Murray where if you

lean across the net, you lose the point. That was tricky because that

ball was heading back towards the other side of the net. That is why

the umpire sits where they sit. You're not allowed to make contact

over the net. Wozniacki read that very well. Made

the early move to cover the crosscourt. I think Wozniacki has

got to look to be more damaging on that backhand. She is so capable.

She reminds me of a violent pitch who just goes for broke on every

ball. Dad can't sit down. He is like a

jack in a box. Easy to watch them practice. He is pumped up all the

time. He plays every single ball with her. He probably sleeps well

tonight. Got down well to that. Such fine

margins. So low over the net. All of her shots. Plays most of her tennis

through her legs and launches into them.

On such a big point, you would have expected her to go to the forehand

side of Wozniacki. She is so good crosscourt. She is looking to be on

that front foot. Great construction of a point there.

She is trying to send some messages down the other end of the point.

For somebody who hits the ball as hard as Giorgi, there is virtually

no grunt. That is a good point. Even though she lost that last point, it

is a positive point. She is taking the ball out of the air and it is

the sort of tennis that she needs to be playing.

Magnificent serve. That really shocked through, did nets? She

couldn't get out of the way of that one. She averted her tactics at the

beginning of this match and she has won most of the points when she has

got that serve. Giorgi has had to come back twice to

from the first set lost this week to win.

Wozniacki looking straight at the umpire after that serve.

She looks to go crosscourt. Look at the shape of that. She flattens out.

Easy from here. Two set points have gone. One remains.

Quite often, Giorgi's second stuff is faster than Wozniacki's first. --

second serve. How good is that? Brought dad out of

his chair. It was How good is that? Brought dad out of

footwork here. She was on the stretch on the return of serve. She

put a bit more top-spin on it and there was that adjustment to get the

racket head below the height of the ball. She was moving forward as she

played this one. Very smooth. She saved a match point yesterday. Three

set points saved today. She doesn't hesitate, she just hits.

Missed it. Set, Giorgi. -- set point, Giorgi. Just missed by a

whisker. Oh, dear, oh dear. That is search --

that is such a disappointment. I have never seen that before. She

went to correct what wasn't a call. She had to stop the point because

she would have hindered them. There is nothing that can be done about

this. I started to make a call. This is a big moment in the match.

Wozniacki has lost two set points. First serve again.

Well! Did that hit someone? She could have been defaulted for that.

Absolutely. She holds it all in. When it goes, it goes.

I am amazed she is still playing, to be honest. That was an extraordinary

moment. When you think to the Tim Henman moment and he hits the ball

boy, he was defaulted. It is amazing. Another set point. It is

all happening. And gets it. Father is going crazy!

It is said Jude, the applause, in the crowd. I don't think they

appreciated that. What an end to the opening set.

What a dramatic end. Can't wait for the second. If you were hoping to

watch the second match featuring Heather Watson, you will be

disappointed. You will be disappointed you won't see her but

the reason is an injury to her opponent, Petra Kvitova means she

has pulled out in the last hour. Heather gets through to the

semifinals tomorrow when she will play an intriguing match that will

follow Giorgi against Wozniacki. Lauren Davies plays Madison Keys.

They are up and coming players of American women's tennis. That is

tomorrow. There is a lot of tennis to be played this afternoon before

we get to tomorrow. Any thoughts you might have about what we have just

seen and whether Giorgi should have been defaulted, interesting thing we

don't know and if I ask this of Chris and Annabel, our cameras were

unable to catch it. Where did the ball go that she actually hit? It

went into the crowd behind where Wozniacki was. It went straight into

the crowd. It will be a huge debating point and we need to find

out the official ball on it. It happened so quick. You can't

retrospectively default somebody, can you? It did happen so quick that

maybe Alison Lang, she saw the ball being smacked and kept her eyes on

Giorgi and didn't look to her left and didn't pick it up. I would like

to have a heart monitor. It is fascinating. It is quite alarming at

the same time. The crowd have really grown to get behind Giorgi this

week. They were really applauding her debut here. It put a silencer on

it. Here we go with the second set. I

don't think Giorgi's father has any fingernails left.

Had quite a word with Alison Lang coming out to start the second set,

Wozniacki. Just wanted to clear it out of her system.

Magnificent. In this one to one sport, how tough it is mentally,

what you have to go through, filter, dilutes, move on from day after

day. You don't get a day off in these events very often. It is like

having an argument out there on the court. If you win the argument

today, you have to get up and win another one tomorrow.

You have to add in a fume or arguments with line judges and

umpires as well. It is exhausting. It was all happening at the end of

the first set. There was so much going on. You have to focus on the

job in hand. Not easy. She is back to the one face, Giorgi. We saw an

ugly side and we have to say that was not a good moment. Normally when

players do that, they make sure they launch the ball out of the stadium.

Here, it is easy. What a compelling 63 minutes that first set turned out

to be. It didn't come down to the stats at the end of the day. It came

to that last moments at the end of a gripping tie-break when there was so

much drama unfolding. It was Giorgi that came out on top. I feel as if

it has slightly so Jude how the audience are reacting.

I am trying to work out whether the victim in the audience is still

clapping for her. They are at the other end of the court. They are

making a Wozniacki placard as we speak.

That really is an important stabilising hold for Wozniacki. She

is one of the best at filtering that this is a really tough one. She has

a lot to contend with here, mentally. Let us hope she had a poor

memory. Pete Sampras always says a poor memory comes in handy as a

tennis player. It also shows the steel that runs

through Giorgi. A reaction, demanding how it has kept her on.

That was unusual to see Wozniacki attempting that backhand to change

the direction of the ball. Not easy to do and didn't control that racket

head. Maybe she is trying to step in and take it more aggressively and do

something more with it. A love game. I wish we could

understand Polish. It would be an interesting chat. It's really would.

I am sure he will focus on tactics, the play.

He has definitely got it all figured out. He is telling her what she

needs to focus on. She speaks so highly of him always, when asked.

She has tried other coaches. Ever supportive, ever present. It doesn't

seem to have worked with her with other coaches. She always comes back

to him and trusts him more than anywhere -- more than anyone else.

We will see what she does differently now. New balls in play.

Was that going in? Wozniacki very quick with her feet after the serve.

That is one of the shortest second serves she has put in. Wozniacki had

to thump that return. I am not sure whether that ball was going in. I

think it might have been going out. She is furious with herself. She

played a perfect points to get into a winning point. It was the finish

that she didn't execute very well. Love game for Wozniacki. Two each on

that front. It is having a bit of a lull. Everybody is common down and

regrouping. I think they had to lull. Everybody is common down and

after the end of that first set. The intensity has dropped off a tiny

bit. Going for it again, though. It will

be interesting to hear your thoughts, the viewers come on what

happened. There is very little money at the bottom end of tennis. The

sacrifice that is taken with parents and children to become a tennis

player. The passion that we saw and have seen throughout the time that

Giorgi has been on the screens. It is pretty forlorn. -- full on.

Tennis is notorious. There is some famous tennis parents. It is a -- at

times, there are overbearing ones. It is enormous pressure for children

to live up to the expectations of a parent. Quite often they wouldn't

get there without them. So far, you are very divided. Scott

Stevenson is behind Giorgi. Ross and surely think it should have been

defaulted. just her third tour quarterfinal,

looking for her second semifinal. She lost a cornered in the final. --

she lost to call -- Cornet in the final. She has had some injury

problems and some of the momentum has been halted by the problems, but

she has bounced back and taken it to the next level. The most noticeable

thing about her is this attitude, and incredible energy, her

positivity, and bouncing around, and effervescence she brings out to the

court, utterly fearless brand of tennis. Yes, it has helped to bring

the crowd in. It didn't need to be helped in, it does have a loyal

audience. The hotel, I hear people talking about it, "did you see the

tennis?" It is beautiful today. Virtually no wind. The sea is glass.

It doesn't get much better than this. Lots of talking points.

Wozniacki, still up against it. Still over 80% of first serves in

the match. That was a clear plan. Definitely, and she's not holding

back on any of them. She has mixed it up and she has kept Giorgi

guessing all the time. The last two serves of Wozniacki,

the ace was 97 miles an hour. That serve was 102 miles an hour. Won,

second serve, consistently 102 miles an hour. A huge contrast.

That is the average speed of Giorgi second serve, it is how aggressive

shears and that is why the attitude is, 17 doubles, it doesn't matter.

The body serve is effective with somebody standing so far in. He is

closing his eyes for a minute, but you can't take your eyes off this

match for a moment. It is gripping stuff. Giorgi, the stubbornness, to

continue to stand so far inside that baseline, she's not retreating back.

That is a huge second serve. The swing on that. It's almost about how

you can get the ball to travel on the first serves and second serve.

It is remarkable how often it is 102 miles an hour! Even with the slice.

The first serve is around 108 miles an hour.

Scary thought to think Venus Williams has hit the fastest

recorded serve -100 30 miles an hour! -- 130 miles an hour.

Well, she's going to fit a -- hit a few misfits because it is about

staying up on the baseline and hitting that first serve, almost

like a half-volley, so you don't retreat between the baseline.

-- that is how Bartoli used to play her tennis. The point.

There is a symmetry in the scoreline.

That serve was 113 miles an hour. That is a lot of free points off

serves that Wozniacki is normally so good at absorbing. Quite often,

she's totally off-balance. There is a disturbance in the crowd,

somebody is poorly. Attendance being called, it has caused a little

delay. The lady is rushing off to get somebody to come and help. I

think somebody is having a fit because they are just in front of

us, and they are trying to stop the match.

What else can happen in this match? It is a very warm day.

herself, Giorgi. She takes a 4-3 lead.

So, all eyes towards the stand. Let's hope it is the heat and sun.

This match has just about had everything now. I think the

players... There he is, the gentleman in the white hat. Well, he

did sound awfully distressed earlier. He did, it was a horrible

noise. I am sure medical attention will get to him very quickly. It is

a day for hats, sunscreen, plenty of water. I don't know whether they are

going to try to remove him, there's an awful lot of kerfuffle going on

around the stands. That would be the right thing to do. Well, it is a hot

day. And the players are having to cope with these conditions as well,

making sure they take on plenty of fluids as well.

There is another Marshall coming up. Alison Hughes is just alerting

Wozniacki and Giorgi to a little pause, because the gentleman is

making his way outside. We think he has just been affected by the heat.

Knowing the Eastbourne faithful, he will get one of the most rousing

reception is of the tournament. Let's wish him well. Absolutely.

What a Let's wish him well. Absolutely.

What shame because he was probably really enjoying this match. It's

right in the heart of this match as well, a crucial stage. Let's hope he

gets some attention. The paramedics have arrived.

Yes, important to be still moving, keep stretching. It is like a

medical time-out for one of the players. This is how they have to

look at it. Also, you have to try to keep the momentum going, and Giorgi

is the one with the momentum. 4-3, she has got control of this match.

It is a crucial stage, so she wants to get things going, and tennis

matches are often about the momentum, and the momentum you build

against your opponent. I think he is having to sit down

again. He is. more seconds to make sure the

gentleman is out of the stadium. Stadium.

It is an unfortunate situation. Alison Hughes is talking to the WTA

supervisor. They don't want a disturbance again once the point has

started. It is better if they can get the gentleman to the safety of

some treatment. Yes, the communication hasn't quite got

through. He is thinking down thinking he doesn't want to disrupt

the tennis, but everybody else is waiting.

They are helping the gentleman up, which is not easy, knowing he is in

a bad way. They will have to carry him out.

I think the players would be better sitting down. They are being called

back. The trouble is, because of the nature of the stands here, the state

cases are quite tricky, so if somebody is that unwell, trying to

get them down the staircase isn't easy. It puts a bit of perspective

on, there is a tennis match being played. Respect, his famous comment

when he was beaten years ago, by an Australian. He said, I lost a tennis

match. He said, let's not get this out of proportion! I remember it,

actually. Spot on. Trying to keep all the muscles warm

here because all that tension and adrenaline running through your

body, it is racing around, and when you stop, everything tightens up,

and you can have some back spasms... The interesting thing is,

and you can have some back we are getting to a point where you

will they be allowed another warm up if this continues for another five

or ten minutes? It is pretty tough after this to get straight back into

action. I'm not really sure who it favours or hurts, to be honest,

because it is Giorgi who has got the more dangerous but erratic aim, and

she needs to be on the roll, and Wozniacki can come out and strike

the ball and Giorgi is unpredictable. Ability know Lopez is

due on this court later on today against Jeremy Chardy. He's checking

out what is going on. A lot of people standing up now,

trying to understand what is going on.

I think so many of the players this week, last week, going into

Wimbledon, have been so supportive towards Elena Baltacha who passed

away earlier on this year. Play is suspended. I think that is the right

decision. Just until the gentleman has received some treatment. Again,

let's hope he is OK. The players going backstage. There will be a

pause here. Everybody can take a breather now.

For the match and everybody concerned, it is absolutely the

right decision. I couldn't agree more with you. It is a seriously

unfortunate incident there, and very upsetting for everybody around to

witness what has happened with that gentleman in the stands and nobody

really knows how he is. They are just trying to get him some

treatment as quickly as possible, but in a very awkward position in

the stands to try to get him out. Well, we will be back to this match

as soon as we are able to, as soon as the gentleman has been attended

to. While we wait for this match to finish, we have news that the next

match after this is actually going to be Lauren Davis against Madison

Keys, the two young Americans because Heather Watson's match

against Petra Kvitova is not going to take place because despite

Heather getting all set for her match, her opponent, Petra Kvitova,

has a hamstring injury, which she had very heavily strapped. We

noticed that during the course of her match yesterday. She decided at

around 2pm that she felt it wasn't a good idea for her to play today.

And, so, here is what she had to say about pulling out of Eastbourne this

year. I can feel my right leg hamstring,

and I started to first feel it yesterday morning. I played solidly

yesterday but today was worse, so I hope that I will be ready for

Wimbledon. I hope it's not as serious as I feel it, but I hope

Sundays off will help, but I don't think it is stress or serious. It is

painful, so I can't move. But I hope it will be OK. Heather Watson is

through to the semifinals tomorrow. Heather will be the first British

player in the semifinals at Eastbourne for 32 years, since Joe

Drury in 9082. If you're wondering waiting for, a gentleman has been

taken out of the grounds. Giorgi is one set and 4-3 up on Wozniacki. We

also had a big moment of controversy which was absolutely breathtaking 63

minutes of tennis, when the Italian player kicked the ball in anger into

the crowd, and we are still not altogether clear exactly what the

ruling might have been, should have been, could have been. It is

academic because the matches going on anyway. For afterwards, we can

have a good discussion about what the law book says about that, and

what might have been done about that at the time. While we wait for this

match to conclude, let's reflect on Heather Watson. We will not see her

in action today, but that -- this is what happened yesterday when she

played a tremendous game of tennis against Pennetta, the first player

she has beaten in the world's top 20 in her entire career. What a shop

down-the-line. That was fantastic. So, she was a bit tired, it has to

be said, when she popped up here, and she spoke about perhaps the best

win of her career. It's definitely the highest ranked player I've

beaten in my career. Today I think I've played some really good

tennis, and so did she. Even after a close first set, I stuck in there

and stayed positive. In our commentary, Annabel Croft and Chris

both wanted to say what a pleasure it was to commentate on your

performance, but they kept repeating that you hadn't beaten anybody in

the top 20. Had that festered away with you a little bit? Did you want

to get over that bridge? At 3-0, I thought, this is a big chance, keep

focused. Then I thought, no. Stop thinking about that. Think about the

next point. It is just another person over the other side of the

net, and they are trying to stop you getting to the next round. I think,

for me, it was best not to think about it, so I didn't think it then,

I don't think it now. You don't need to. You've done it. People who have

watched you playing at Roland Garros, they won't be surprised you

have won that match. You gave Halep a huge shock.

That must have been a boost. I had my chance to get even at 5-5, and I

didn't take it. Even though the scoreline didn't seem that close, it

was a close match. And all her other matches were pretty straightforward

for her. So, when you have a performance like that against Halep,

the layer of the moment, who has gone from 50 something to top three,

do you think well, that could be me. I think there are so many girls

that have rocketed up so quickly, for example Sarah Errani, who shot

up the rankings, Kerber, and I feel the women's game is very open. It is

a positive thing to look at. I wasn't looking at me losing to Halep

as a positive, I was looking at my whole clay-court season, and how

many matches I'd won positively. But you cannot look at anything more

positively than beating your first top 20 player. Is that your

springboard? It looks like you are playing Kvitova in the next round.

Do you look at that now and think, bring on the next one? Absolutely. I

am very proud of myself for fighting today. Now I have got to get focused

for the next match. And do everything I can to prepare as well

as they can. You are tired, aren't you? Yes, I am knackered! I am ready

to get into bed! Big meal tonight? Every night. What is it going to

be? Some sort of carbohydrate. Pasta. Do you allow yourself some

treats? Bottle of wine? I mean chocolate! Deserts. And now it is

all systems go, irrespective of what happens in the next round, you will

go to Wimbledon thinking, I am playing really well. Absolutely.

This year, I've had pretty consistent results, and do want to

keep it up, and keep improving, and keep getting further in these tough

tournaments. That was Heather Watson talking last

night after her victory against Pennetta. Worth repeating we will

not be seeing her in action against Kvitova because she has pulled out.

It is quite an academic discussion. Is it good for Heather Watson to get

by on to the semifinals in this way? Or would she have liked that

battle? I think she would have liked the battle. As I was saying to

Chris, because of her ranking, she doesn't get to play against the best

in the world regularly, week in and week out. She beat Halep at the

French Open, but it is few and far between, so it is a great

opportunity for her to test herself out against a Grand Slam champion,

somebody who has won Wimbledon. She will have relished that opportunity,

and also you want to continue the momentum going. She gets guaranteed

ranking points now, which will push her further wrap the rankings --

further up the rankings. Of course, and guaranteed prize money of

$34,000. And those important points. Which will help her ranking. There

are huge rankings and it will be exciting to be out here in her home

country in a Grand Slam semifinal, so she will have... Sorry,

Eastbourne, so she will have plenty of time to prepare for Eastbourne.

So, lots of positives, she will take it in her stride, but it is

unfortunate she will not play with Kvitova. The two Americans play

after this game. I wonder how much longer this game has God. -- has

got. Wozniacki somehow hangs in. --

mis-hits. This is the best point we have seen from these two. All that

training off court paying off for Caroline Wozniacki.

Just can't pin him down, he just won't sit in his seat, will he?

We will have to call him Jack Nowell days.

It is a good job nobody sitting in front of him for this match, or he

would not see a single point. Victoria Azarenka starts with the

ponytail in front of the shoulder, Wozniacki behind.

Well, the breeze has really picked up in the last five minutes or so,

the wind is swirling around and you can see both them going much more of

the centre of the court there, not getting close to the lines, they are

not sure what the ball will do when it gets into that wind. Yes, there

are a few darker clouds looming. Well done.

Well, they had a little hit and a few service before they started

again, they had a little hit and a few service before they started

again come it took awhile to get the timing back. After a pause like

that, to see it 4-4, I think, let's play from here. That is a good

result, really. I agree, that was not easy for either of them, they

had that one long point when they were at full stretch, covering the

full court. A long drawn-out rally, that would

have got them back involved immediately.

Wonderful return. The serve was right on the line, swinging away at

100 mph, dealt with brilliantly. It was, she does not have much time to

react or think out there. That second serve coming down almost

with as much when is the first. -- as much venom.

She is pummelling forehand of Wozniacki, and you can

see she is just not able to get us much off that all eyes Wozniacki.

She is off again, still chasing as many as she can down though.

That is a loose one, that is very unusual. I am surprised she

ballooned that one. It is the code to serve, though, for

both of them, to the forehand or the body, certainly. -- it is the go to

serve. Well, it is the first one for a

while. Certainly the first of this set, five in all now.

Amazing. How good that was, from the pair of

them. And you can just seek it was a

battle of two minds out there in that last rally, neither willing to

give an inch and not giving out that baseline. You can see them bending

those knees and absorbing that power, able to send it back with a

bit of interest. Virtually hit the baseline. It will

still be 100 mph plus serve coming up now.

Interesting, she took a lot off. It must have unsettled, the size of the

mess of that first serve. She has generally served an awful

lot better in the first couple of matches, hasn't she? Her ball toss,

body position can everything seems smoother in action. Nowhere near as

many errors and unforced faults as before.

Well, she has become a sponge again, Wozniacki, throwing

everything at her, Giorgi. But it is all coming back. I think she lost

control of her grip thereon that last forehand.

It almost seemed as if she had a wet hand, the grip rolled in the palm of

her hand and she couldn't control it. It is a horrible feeling that,

and that is often nervous, which you would expect at this stage of the

match. You have to hold your breath on the

next one! Great length from Wozniacki. Forcing

Giorgi away from the baseline for once, and she has got a break point.

The other interesting thing is, for the goal of this match I think she

has done a great job of not looking across at her dad, she keeps eyes

focused on the court very much, but just in the last game she has been

glancing across at him a couple of times with knowing little looks, and

that tells you see is feeling a little longer of all right now. --

vulnerable. I thought that was long.

No complaint from Wozniacki, just look. Was close.

Well, just greater speed from both of these girls, they have such good

footwork, getting underneath that one and controlling the racket

face. And then a nice little touch on the backhand drop volley.

And the break point. It is long! First break, second set

goes to Wozniacki. Sergio is back on for his daughter.

I guess it is a good time to come on, because actually the set could

be gone and if you don't make use of that one opportunity to get someone

out, this is the time to do it. He seemed relatively calm when he talks

to her. You would not think that when he is on the side of the court.

I think he is actually really fun, don't you think? You're such a

character, you cannot ignore him. He is definitely not going to go

unnoticed. He does not take the whole of the

time out, just a bit of reassurance she is on the right path. She plays

exactly the same way whatever the court surface, whoever the opponent

is. It is absolutely identically the same, so he is just coming

is. It is absolutely identically the say, keep going! I agree,

tactics are always identical, it is just applying her formulae to

whoever is on the other end of the court.

It is almost as if it is irrelevant, I am going to play my game, this is

what I do, try and hit it as early and hard as I can deep to the

baseline. Maybe today she is going more to that Wozniacki, but on the

whole it is more about what she does on the court. -- going more to that

Wozniacki forehand. One hour and 16 minutes, including a

15 minute interruption, as Wozniacki serving to level this quarterfinal.

Serving for the second set at 5-4. Her knees were virtually on the

floor there for Wozniacki's two shots. Second serve at 82 mph,

thumped back harder. Well, there is just no answer to

that kind of tennis, is there? I am not sure the serve could have been

any better, actually. Third set point.

Three games in a row for Wozniacki on the restart. It is one set all in

the quarterfinal. STUDIO: Here they come, so much

pressure and expectation. It is the title that all the players

want to win. A lot of these guys are friends off

the court, but the moment they set out there, forget it.

Usually exciting moment, this. It still gives you goose bumps,

Centre Court, doesn't it? It is the greatest court in the world.

What happens at Wimbledon is absolutely incredible.

Wimbledon 2014 - it is anyone's game. Starts the 23rd of June across

the BBC. Yes, I think everyone is looking

forward to what should be a fantastic two weeks. Here are the

scenes, and they have just gone straight off the world rankings, the

Wimbledon seeding committee. They are able to alter the women's

list to produce a balanced drawer if they feel it is necessary but they

have come straight off the rankings. It is interesting.

As I said yesterday, I am one for playing off the rankings, to be

honest, but I guess there is not much reason to change that seeding.

Serena Williams, clearly the great favourite. Li Na, the winner in the

Australian Open this year, Simona Halep, a finalist in the French

Open, now number three in the world.

I guess gratin sky, former finalist, Maria Sharapova, fauna finalist, as

is Petra Kvitova. The names I am really interested in, Eugenie

Bouchard, one of the real rising stars. -- Agnieszka Radwanska,

former finalist. Don't forget, if you want to share

any thoughts with us, hashtag BBC tennis. We would love to hear from

you. What is happening, lots to look forward to in the future. -- lots

happening. Camila Giorgi, the Italian number

four, getting the final set underway.

She really hits her serve, doesn't she? Some players go up and you can

criticise them for pushing a little bit or taking too much off it. But

she really goes after it. No hesitation.

I think the only thing Giorgi pushers are the boundaries.

Yes! She really does. She is reading Giorgi well,

Wozniacki. They have only met once before. That can be a little bit

disconcerting, when you see the opponent go to the right way a

little early of the strike. Frilly socks - that reminds me of

the late great Teddy Tingley. An impressive game. First game she

has won in the last four. That was an important hold,

Annabelle. Definitely, having dropped that

second set. Interestingly enough, when you look at these calling when

they played at the U.S. Open, Camila Giorgi came from a set down to win

that match. It is a different feeling for her

being one set up. She has to wait the set -- await the slate clean and

send out a message that she is here to compete from the word go.

75% first serves in, that is extremely high for Caroline

Wozniacki, doing a very good job in that department.

She is 12 and 15 behind the second serve. She will be delighted with

that. Not only it is only 15, but she has

won 12! . That knocked her

literally. I aways feel with Hershey is better

to absorb off the backhand side than she is with the forehand. She gets

much more through the ball on the backhand side than the forehand. She

is more awkward on the forehand. That is interesting, that serve was

79 mph, and the return was totally mis-timed.

It is funny, some players, she is clearly a player who loves space,

laps it up, but some players when it is a slow ball and they have to

generate all of the pace of nothing, it is a horrible feeling.

I think Giorgi is much more of a reactive player, she does not want

to have too much time to think, she wants to play instinctively and

reacted to what is happening with the ball quickly.

She ran out of puff. Gruelling point. Giorgi just got stronger.

I thought that was actually inside the line.

I don't think she can believe it. I don't think the audience can believe

it, it looked like it was inside the line. The line judge didn't call it,

she overruled it. Her father is saying, so get on with

it, stay pumped, Alison Hughes called it as she saw it. Not for the

first time in this match. Well, that tells you what the

audience thought of the previous call. There are a lot of people

sitting down that line. One from eight and the break point

convergence, Giorgi, was Naki -- Wozniacki is two from three.

That would have been her quickest second serve of the match, 108 mph.

That is 30 mph quicker than normal. That one back to 81. Break point is

saved. It is 1-1, final set. New ball is coming out, and we have

actually had a tweet, thank you Claire Andrews. What are the players

looking for when they ask for lots of balls and to study them closely

before throwing them back to the ball boy or ball girl?

They are looking for the shiniest, newest looking ball they can find,

the one that will give the most zip on the ball and the serve. You often

see players take a big selection. -- the most pace off the serve.

Maria Sharapova will just take any old ball. She never wears a

sweatband, has a towel lying at the back of the court.

It is also why they want to get balls back out of the audience when

they go astray, because when they start playing with less balls, they

get used up quicker. You want all of the balls equally used.

It is a real launch pad, isn't it, into that serve? So high off the

ground. It is. I remember when we watched her first

match, it was out of line with her I remember when we watched her first

body, but now it is a much straighter toss. It seems like she

is using her body weight into the serve.

Again, depth on the return. So tough, but it's caused nearly every

time. -- it scores nearly every time.

How is that for reactions? Feliciano Lopez, who is courtside

watching this, would have been impressed. He had a bit of a chuckle

after that one. It was drawn in again, but a late

decision to come into the net there, a reactionary shot of the

net. Also, she kept her body weight up and forward, she did not back

away from the volley, helping the ball to get over the net.

has not been given that many opportunities today to play on that

front foot desk she leaned into. She has been doing the chasing. She will

have her body balanced and her weight is behind the ball. Break

point. Two from three, converted. She is taking chances, so important.

A much better conversion rate for Giorgi. Wozniacki is in front. 2-1,

final set. Full marks for her application to the task, she is so

good at applying what she has against the problems ahead. She is

making progress here. She has dealt with the power and the fact it is so

tough to get into a rhythm so well and for Giorgi, it is a nightmare.

Wozniacki is perfectly equipped to do that. She uses her legs so well

and she absorbs that pace. They have both had their knees down onto the

floor and they have not given an inch on the baseline. They contrast

in the way they pay tennis, a different mindset. -- play. You

would like to give a bit of each to each other. Wozniacki needs to

become a more aggressive tennis player and she has added to her game

but she reverts to being a defender who steps in from the backhand side

but not so much on the forehand. Giorgi is the opposite. She could

not be more opposite in terms of her aggression and you want her to tone

things down a little, dependent on the scoreline. You have your name on

your racket bag? I do not think so. I did have it on my shoes. I do not

know if they had them on their backs. I do not have one now, I

carry them. Wozniacki with the break, she reads 2-1 in the final

set. 2.25 hours. Five hours for Giorgi to get through

her first two rounds. Two hours, 27 minutes for Wozniacki. I do not

think fitness will be issue for Giorgi. -- an issue.

So impressive! So cleanly struck. She has got amazing timing off the

ground, and ability to get that all the single off her strength. -- that

ball to sing. It is so tidy. She has become the Hunter again. Her

senses heightened. She is more dangerous on the scoreline, she hits

out even more. If the scoreline gets Lovell, she gets a bit more likely

to miss a game. -- level. That was interesting. At the centre

of the court, both of them. A change in tactics.

That was nice. Not often you get a short return like that. It must feel

like a public holiday! It is rare in women's tennis because so many of

them are good on return and so aggressive that the second ball is

at your feet as a server. She has won six out of seven games

since that first unfortunate incident with a gentleman taken ill

in the stands. It has been a real turnaround.

This is a must when service game for Giorgi. -- a must win.

Her third ace, the second of the set.

I love watching her, up to the net, she is so efficient. She moves so

well, so graceful. What a difference in that account. -- count.

She read that so well from both ends. No wonder there was applause.

Well played! She is hanging in. It is interesting, it was a big

difference, but 18 winners for Wozniacki. You would imagine that

would put half a smile on her face. You are right, she does not

traditionally hit a what of winners. She groans opponents down. -- a lot

of winners. That is how she beat them. -- she grounds down opponents.

53 winners at 51 unforced errors, so it is always about equal. -- but 51.

Her last match was 43 winners and 40 unforced errors. It is one in and

one out. Depending on the scoreline, whether she can get more

in at those crucial moments. She likes to bury her head in the towel

at time. Her legs never stop. They never stop. She is still a bundle of

energy. -- she is such a bundle of energy. Her work rate in the middle

of points is extraordinary. Footwork is everything in tennis and that

movement is everything, it depends on how balanced you can be when you

are playing. If you can be more balanced, you can get my weight

behind the ball. -- my weight. Heather Watson's coach. He is

checking things out. Would it not be great to have her in the final

against one of these two on Saturday? Wozniacki, 3-2, final set.

Angelique Kerber might have something to say about that, she

plays the winner of this. It feels like she is finally getting

a hold of this map, she is breaking the back of this. -- match. She is

feeling a bit more in control of what is going on after two and a

half hours. All players love service game is, it

puts that opponents straight back in. -- service games. Especially

when you have got the break. She has owned it. You feel like Giorgi is

losing a bit of rhythm on serve. Not getting so many free points.

The points are getting bigger for Giorgi.

Well done. 109 out wide. She needed that.

Approaching 80% of points won behind the first serve. Such a difference

when she makes that first serve and she gets it into play. She has no

problem putting those away. A straightforward point.

Really important for her to stay in touch on the scoreline here.

She read it so well again. She was going to her left before Giorgi

struck that, no wonder it is frustrating her Father. She is that

tough to beat, Wozniacki. Two years in a row, number one in the world.

Ten and 11. I thought she was going to make

that. One from eight on the break points, Giorgi. Wozniacki, three

from four. Definitely the rhythm has changed on

that serve. Not quite connecting so easily with the service motion.

You said it. It is a double rape for Wozniacki. -- double break. 5-2,

final set. For the former champion. Sometimes tennis matches so much

about concentration levels and it is one thing to be able to play your

best tennis but over a long period of time, it is about keeping that

momentum and that level and it is the hardest thing to do. That is why

in Grand Slam action for the men, it makes such a difference to have the

best of five rather than a best -- rather than a best of three. Going

into Wimbledon, you have to keep it up for the best of five which is a

different level of application. And sometimes, things get a bit ragged,

and that is what is happening in this match with her serve. These are

great learning curves, these matches. We have to remind ourselves

Wozniacki was winning this title five years ago, she is on 23 now.

That is how much she burst on the scene after winning the Junior

Wimbledon final and moving up the rankings to be number one. For the

first time on the 11th of October 2010. It is a very good point

because we are getting excited about the players coming after this, 19

and 20, and as you have said, Wozniacki was 18 when she won here.

And we will have two bites of the cherry. The first at 5-2, final set.

Just two games for Giorgi since the interruption. Leading a set 4-3.

Again, very quick to get underneath that ball. It is coming together.

Three semifinal points for Wozniacki.

That will direct! -- that will do it!

Two love service game is in a row to finish, smiling already, Wozniacki.

That was mightily impressive. Giorgi has laid great tennis on her debut

this week. -- has played. This consistent is looking to a third

consecutive semifinal in Eastbourne. A lovely smile on Caroline's face

and a fantastic performance out here. She kept her composure when it

was kicking off, she was very upset after dropping that first set at

found a way to break her opponents down. -- but found.

We will be having a chat with Caroline Wozniacki. It was rolling

back some years and she got a big cheer from this crowd on Centre

Court at Eastbourne, very popular, and here she is with Matt.

Well played, long match, a hot afternoon with the distractions, how

tough is it? Really tough, Camila played well. It

was hard for me but I love every second and it was a great feeling

and I am in good shape, exciting. In the semifinal, you are going to meet

Angelique Kerber of Germany, your thoughts? I am just excited about

today and I will enjoy the rest of my afternoon. Tomorrow is going to

be a tough match against. It is the semifinals so only great players

left. You have been doing a lot of running around Beachy head and

enjoying the scenery. Yes, it is beautiful. I have been coming here

for ten years and I always run left by the water instead of the right

and now I have explored that area, I just love going out there, it is so

peaceful and beautiful. I take a lot of pictures because it is quite a

high sometimes! If people want to check out your photos, what is the

address? Caroline Wozniacki. More followers! Will follow you in the

semifinal, ladies and dental men, Caroline Wozniacki! Dashed dental

men. Urban cycling update yesterday, I

wondered who it was! -- I went. A member of the crowd was taken ill,

we do not know the serious nature of it. When Giorgi was leading by a set

and 4-3 in the second. After that, the balance of power swung totally

towards Wozniacki. A quick word with Chris and Annabel. Sport is about

momentum and that break in play, 15 minutes, took the momentum away from

the Italian. It's definitely do it. I agree, tennis is about the long

haul. -- it's definitely good. I am not in favour of the toilet and

trainer breaks because it holds the sport. -- it holds the sport up.

This was unfortunate, we hope the gentleman involved is all right and

it was more important to attend to him than a tennis match, that it was

difficult in terms of momentum for Giorgi to keep a focus. But

Wozniacki was superb and found a way to break the game down over the long

haul and she got too many balls back into play. Shadow play Angelique

Kerber in the semifinals tomorrow. -- she will play. And we saw a great

shot of East Sussex. If you have never been to that part of the

world, it is just magnificent round here. It is now a National Park. If

you have days off, come down, fantastic villages, great pubs, a

great part of the world which perhaps not many e-book think of as

a holiday destination. -- many people. Somewhere that is a holiday

destination of course is Brazil. Live from Rio, the World Cup from

every angle. We will have the latest action from Brazil and views from on

and off the pitch. Every day throughout the tournament.

It continues tonight at 7:30pm and 11:40pm on the BBC News Channel.

Two games tonight, Colombia against the Ivory Coast. That will kick off

in half an hour. And tonight, Japan against Greece. And another game in

the middle that you can follow. The programme will start at seven p.m..

It is 40 years, tennis at the Eastbourne tournament, and we were

talking on the first day about 1974 when England failed to qualify for

the World Cup, and so did Spain. We hope there is no correlation between

what happened last night and what will happen tonight in England

against Uruguay. In 1974, Germany were the world champions and there

was a German victory today, Angelique Kerber winning in straight

sets against the Russian Ekaterina Makarova. A very conclusive

performance with a loss of just three games. So when she popped up

to have a chat, she was very content.

one. We have had tough matches before in the past and she is a good

player on grass so I was happy with my performance today. When you said

you woke up and felt good today, do you sometimes wake up and not feel

so good and then it is quite difficult?

Sometimes it is like that, you are waking up and you have pain

everywhere. And you have a match that day, so it is sometimes

different. But right now I am feeling good, I have no problems, so

this is actually a good way to play nice tennis.

How do you feel about grass? I like grass. I have great memories

from the past, I played here at the finals two years ago and the same at

Wimbledon, so I really like to play on grass. I think my game is also

good for the surface, and I really enjoy every match that I can play.

Obviously you are the age that you are, I assume Steffi Graf was a huge

influence when you were growing up, when you work eight or nine years

old, were you watching her on television thinking one day I want

to be like that? I am really a big fan, she is my

idol, she is still my idol. She is a great legend, she was winning

everything and she is also a great personality. I was watching her...

What was it like the first time you met her?

I met her in Wimbledon two years ago for the first time. It was a very

special moment for me to have met her and to speak a little bit with

her. The last time I saw her, it was this year in Las Vegas, after Indian

Wells. We read the profiles of all the

players, and everyone always says they like shopping and hanging out

with friends, all that sort of stuff. Your profile says sports

fanatic. Handball, football, Formula One, swimming, tennis, obviously,

did you play lots of different sports when you were younger?

I played hockey when I was younger, and I was also a swimmer, so...

Did you have to make a decision at one point?

Yes, when I was about 13 years old I had the choice between tennis or

swimming, and I chose tennis. You didn't like getting up at five

o'clock in the morning? No, I said, come on, let's play

tennis, this is my life and I chose the right decision, but I really

like watching sports like Formula One.

I like fast cars and football, of course with the World Cup, and I

like actually a lot of sports. When Spain got knocked out last night,

when you thinking, great, Germany have a better chance question mark

-- have a better chance,? No, you I was just thinking I have

to be ready for every single match, it is like in tennis you cannot say

you will go to the tournament, you have to be ready for every single

match playing good sports, and that is what happened also last night for

Spain, actually. Germany boss Michael next match is

against...? When is it? Saturday. Who are they playing? They are

playing against Ghana. What time is that much?

No, I think they are playing... Because if you are playing in the

final that will be a catastrophe! I think they are playing at 8pm.

I will watch the match for sure. Looking ahead, obviously we are

recording this before your opponent has been decided, how do you view

who you might find yourself playing next?

It doesn't matter who I play against. I said I would just have

good matches before Wimbledon and I am happy that I have one more

match. Let's see, I will try to play my game, try to improve my game, and

enjoy the semifinals. One final question, a lot of players

decide not to play the week before the Grand Slam to give their body a

break. Some people think it is great to play the week before, because

providing you play well you are a really good shape when you are going

into it. Obviously clearly you fit into the

second category because if you got to the final year-round won

second category because if you got would go to Wimbledon with lots of

confidence. Yes, I think that is why I choose that.

I like to play on grass, and just have some matches, it is that for me

than practice. It is something different to compete and I like to

play the week before I Grand Slam. Then I going with confidence to

Wimbledon. This is what I would like, and let's see. You have a

semifinal tomorrow, best of luck, thank you for talking to us.

Angelique Kerber, who will be playing Caroline Wozniacki in the

final tomorrow. The result is something slightly

mournful about tennis event as the week goes on, because suddenly there

are all of those courts that were busy area in the week lie fallow, it

is like set aside in the countryside.

We still have lots more tennis this afternoon, not least Lauren Davies

against Madison Keys for the right to face Heather Watson in the

semifinal tomorrow. There was Heather happy earlier today when she

was warming up and aware that she Heather happy earlier today when she

was not going to have to play today because her prospective opponent,

Petra Kvitova, had a hamstring injury, very tightly strapped thigh

that you can see, and she decided injury, very tightly strapped thigh

around 2:30pm this afternoon she was not good to be able to compete. This

was her reasoning. I feel my right leg hamstring, I

started to feel it yesterday morning, and I played a match

yesterday but today it was much worse so I hope I will be ready for

Wimbledon. I hope it is not as serious as I feel it, but I hope

that some days off will help and I don't think it is something very

serious. It is very painful, so I couldn't move, but I hope it is

going to be good. So, this is looking the other way,

that is from Beachy head the other way. That is why Caroline Wozniacki

used to run, the other side of the pier there.

This is what the semifinal line-up would like tomorrow. We are on air

from 1pm in the afternoon, Angelique Kerber having beaten Makarova,

Watson with a walkover, so there is just one match to be decided now,

between Lauren Davis and Madison Keys, two of the upcoming players,

not just of the USA but of the women's tour in general. This could

be a fascinating match. It is inevitable that the one thing you

talk about, Annabelle, when you watch Lauren Davies play, -- Davies

play, and most people may be watching her for the first time, she

is five foot two. How on earth? I'm just trying to think going back

months and years, who has been five foot two at the top of the women's

game ever? That is a very good question. In

fact, Chris Bradnam is writing madly next to me the name Amanda Kurtzer.

I think she may have been five foot two, but there are not many, thank

you, Chris for that tip. With all respect to Amanda Kurtzer,

not a Grand Slam winner, but you and I, Annabelle, have watched play her

last couple of matches from our little perch here, and she says that

Nadal is a hero, it is almost like watching him play. She runs down

every single ball everyone plays. But if you are five foot two, does

that not immediately mean you have a huge handicap in overcoming the

players with a bigger reach? Yes, it does, because if you are

going to play players towering over six feet tall, and her opponent is

pretty tall today with a very big serve, you just don't have the reach

and you don't have the leg length to be able to cover the court quickly.

But she is a battler, she more than makes up for her fight with her

attitude and her hustle and bustle around the court, and she just has

an unbelievable attitude all round. She has battled her way through

qualifying here, and then beat a former finalist here, someone who is

extremely experienced and has a great record on the tour. She is on

the up. But when you think of another

player, five foot four, she is someone who has a similar attitude

who has overcome that with attitude, focus and the ability to

run after as many balls as she can. When you are playing against someone

with a huge serve, like Venus Williams over six foot tall, it is

pretty difficult. And on a clay court when the ball is

bouncing up high it will be up around past your head, you cannot

generate power when it is up there. On a grass court you are probably

more nifty and the ball will be lower bouncing for you.

I am looking through a list of the WTA legends trying to look at

everyone's Heights, from Tracy Austin all the way through to Amelie

Mauresmo. A quick word about Madison Keys. A lot of people at Roland

Garros were saying they think she could be the future of American

women's tennis. I can see why they would think that,

because she has a very big serve. She has served over 225 aces last

year. She has beaten the likes of Li Na, who herself is a two-time Grand

Slam champion, she beat Simona Halep recently, and when you are notching

up victories like that at the age of 19, she is the youngest in the top

50, there is a lot to get excited about her.

I am drawing a blank on this height thing. Can I help you, John?

Firstly, can I make a huge apology to Amanda Kurtzer question mark this

is five foot two and a quarter. You missed out the quarter inch.

Number three in the world at one stage, she was a mighty fine player.

How tall was Yvonne Cawley. I think she was around five foot six.

How tall are you? Anyway...

Rosie Casals! That is a good call. She cannot have been much more than

five foot three. I think you are right, she was tiny.

Give us a shout, hashtag BBC tennis if you have a list somewhere in your

bottom drawer of the heights of women tennis players from the 50s,

60s and 70s. Arantxa Sanchez Vicario?

I think she was about five foot six. Five foot two is very small for a

tennis player. If you can compete at this level at

five foot two, it is enormously encouraging for everyone else

similar physique that you can do it. Anyway, here we go, this is the

second, rightly the fourth of our quarterfinals. We know three of the

semifinalists, amongst them is Heather Watson, but who will click

-- complete the quartet? Yes, Rosie cartels, a giant of the

game at five foot two and a half. Yes, she has half an inch on Amanda

Kurtzer. A quarter of an inch, actually.

Madison Keys serving first, she is the fifth ranked American. Five foot

ten, or a one metre 78, her height. Just 19 years old.

Ranked 58 in the world, three of her career high in February this year.

Both women making their debut in Eastbourne.

Tough playing a fellow American when they are so similarly aged? I think

it is always difficult to play your fellow countrymen.

There is extra spice attached to it. Growing up together you have

probably played your -- each other loads of times in the juniors. They

have played each other twice in the tour, and when they did it was 7-6

in the final set. That scoreline says it all in terms of the

competitive nature of their matches. Yes, Davis one that one in Miami

last year. -- won that one. It is great to have

a group of young players from the same country pushing each other

along. I think so, I think that is why Heather and Laura have really

pushed each other. One contact as well, that has added

another damaging to that. -- Johanna Konta. Obviously just nipping at

their heels, as well. It is really important to have a group of girls

from the same country that really push you up to improve and keep you

on your toes. She has had a lot of tennis on her

debut here, Lauren Davis. She won to offer qualifying matches. -- she won

two offer qualifying matches, the second from one set behind, so she

is She had to spend two and a half

months away from tennis after Charleston three years ago, Lauren

Davis, because she was struck by a falling TV camera and suffered from

concussion, migraine, headaches. Yes, that was an awful accident.

I think this is such a great service for Madison Keys, with her height,

that serve, and the ability that she has two move forward and volley. She

is trying to develop an all court game and it will be braided

pressurising for her opponents. -- very pressurising.

Break point. Because it is a grass court surface,

I was going to say. Amazing how much cooler it has got

since the sun has gone in. She had that habit that Federer used

to do, and John Isner does now. Does she bounced the ball between her

legs before she serves? I will have to look out. I have

tried to do it when I watched Boris doing it. It is difficult. She does.

Well spotted. Does she do it on the second serve,

as welcome as you might guess, she does, second serve, to.

She must do it quickly, because I have missed it every time she has

done it. I will have to keep a close eye on this now.

Here we go. There you go.

I still couldn't see it. It is behind the leg.

Let's have another look at this forehand, great control on this one.

She has enough spin on that ball just to control it and bring it back

into play. It is very casual, isn't it?

Super. The weight of shots difference is obvious.

Again, this is just too short and into that strikes on. It is what we

talked about with Wozniacki's return of serve. If you can get a player on

the move on the return of serve, they will be off-balance and they

will not get as much weight on the shot. That was straight into that

strikes on. -- strike zone. Break on the fourth attempt. A head

start for Madison Keys. She has come out of the blocks

pretty quickly, and as you said, Chris, such a difference in the wake

of the shot. She has come out all guns blazing and really imposing her

game right from the start. She has great presence on the court, Keys.

She does, real composure. She lives in Florida, so she loves

the seat and emitted tea. Or you would assume she does, or is used to

it, at least. It is much cooler now than one hour ago.

And that is so nice to see, that mixture of being able to belt the

ball from the back of the court, but also to be able to open up the

racket face, slice through the ball, giving some variety to play out

there. 120 mph.

That is beefy. Do you like the outfit?

I do, I was just thinking how it suited her. I like the colour, and

the headband... As you say, she has presence.

Well, she seemed to collapse on that, Keys, and her right hand went

straight to the right leg. As she tweaked something here?

I am not sure what happened there. They are using a different muscles

on this grasscourt, as they all say. They have to bend the knees so much

more than they would on other surfaces.

Well, we have got the classic scenario of the last match. We have

the big hitter against the counterpuncher. It is all about how

much she can trust herself, Keys, because we know what we are going to

get from Lauren Davis. She comes up the back of the ball

here, and that height on that forehand just gives more time to

step in. Keys really stepping in, using the body from the top of that

balance. -- bounce. There is a prime example of where

her height hurts her. That was quite a high kicker, great top-spin, and

not many of the girls have the ability to be able to kick the ball

down the centre tea, it is quite a brave move to do that, and that one

was right up above her shoulder trying to return that serve, it is

not easy. That was a kicker again.

It is a beautiful serve, isn't it? Madison is just 19 years old. We

have had this conversation many times about making the jump from

juniors into the pro game. Last year in 2013 she made 3/4-finals in

Sydney, Charleston and Birmingham, and this year she has made three

semifinals in Sacca, Sydney and Strasberg. It another one that is

getting those sort of wins. -- in or Sachar.

She has that belief and confidence early in her pro career. -- Osaka.

It is what you are saying about Heather, how important it is to get

that early win. If you don't and you get lost in the quagmire of the

tour, sometimes you can get sucked in around the banks of players and

it is difficult to get out of. You kind of win a few against the lower

ranks some weeks, then losses come and it is a mixture. You need those

bigger scalps to give you the belief you are not far away from where he

wants to be. It is like Heather said when she played Simona Halep at the

French Open, that she felt she competed well against the world

number three and she did not feel the level difference was that much

different. If you don't play against the top players you don't know how

much far -- how far away you are from them.

Yes, Madison Keys played Li Na last year and beat Simona Halep, the star

player at the moment everyone is talking about. She is number 11 in

the world and took Sydney this year. You cannot underestimate how big

that is. Huge wins.

Also what is happening now in the women's game, so many of the

youngsters are in their teens and 20s, they have grown up together and

have seen each other beat all of the top players, so they think, that is

my friend I grew up with, I can do that.

0-3, Davis. She herself has ten top 50 wins.

That is quite a tally. Of course, Lauren Davis beat

Victoria Azarenka in Indian Wells, the world number four, this year

before the enforced lay-off for the foot injury for Victoria Azarenka. I

am not trying to diminish the win, but she has beaten Victoria

Azarenka. didn't she? -- just clock that one.

On the whole she has come out really swinging freely in this match,

impressive ground strokes from the back of the court.

They have had quite a wait, over two and a half hours for the first

women's match on this court. Heather Watson's coach is courtside,

doing some scouting. She will play the winner of this tomorrow. What an

opportunity for any of these three players. Shall we say it again? A

British woman in the semifinal of Eastbourne. It sounds good, doesn't

it? It does. A long wait, 32 years. And what a journey for Heather, so

impressive. Her ranking had dropped to 160 in March and now she is up to

70, and that will go a lot of. He is coaching both out of the US.

She got too close to that all. -- ten macro. She did everything right

until the finishing shot. -- ten macro.

It is not the smoothest surface motion even though it is so

effective, it has got a bit of a delay in it. -- service. There is a

hitch and she goes up after the momentum, but it does not affect the

delivery. I can seem what you mean. Like she is trying to get more

impetus. What really matters is that racket head speed hang their head.

-- behind the head, how much acceleration you can get.

Only the second point she has lost behind her first serve. 11 from 13.

A bit more information if you have not seen these two before. The

parents of Madison Keys both attorneys and they introduced her to

tennis at the age of four after she so Venus Williams on television at

Wimbledon. Dashed after she saw. She asked for a tennis dress like the

one Venus was wearing. We became tennis players after Wimbledon, who

did you want to be? Definitely Chris Everett and I played her at

Wimbledon which was fantastic. I always liked what she was wearing

and I wanted to be like her. Bjorn Bjork was my idol, there was

standing room only. He was like a rock superstore, we had never seen

that before in tennis. She has an older half sister, and others -- and

other siblings. I am sure she has watched a lot of the World Cup. She

likes to take her sisters for a ride in the car, it says! They can drive

early in the states. -- the United States. She said she might own her

own bakery if she was not playing tennis, she loves making cakes. We

will get to Lauren Davis at the next sit down! They had a big cake here

yesterday to celebrate 40 years at Eastbourne. They did, the designer

was here. Lauren Davis, 1-4, in the first set.

here. She is getting very frustrated. There is less time on

this grass. Another break point. It is one of the first sign -- one

of the first time I have properly watched Davis playing. -- time. One

notable aspect of her game is that crosscourt forehand. It travels out

of position. So good, she is so good at using the

opponent's pace. Yes, she is strong. So good, she is so good at using the

opponent's pace. Yes, she is And another one not willing to give up

that baseline. She almost has to half-volley it, that is what you

have to do in women's tennis. Away from the baseline, you will lose

ground and momentum. Well held. She keeps it to the

single rate deficit. -- single break. That is one of her better

shots, the forehand. Compared to the Caroline Wozniacki forehand, it is

more straight and it does not pull you as much out of position, this is

more effective. That is frustrating. You want to put

that all away. -- ball. So good. When you are not getting

much serve, you take advantage, and that is it -- that is impressive.

Everything about her is impressive. They have both had good wins,

getting through to this quarterfinal. Madison Keys beat the

number three seed and the defending champion, Elena Vesnina. 7-5, 7-6.

Davis beat the seventh seed from Italy in the first round, straight

sets. And then Petra Kvitova. It is nice to poll a big serve out

when you are in trouble in your service game -- to Paul.

Again, it is really interesting when she moves to the right, she has got

a problem with her leg. Straight back down to the right leg with her

hand. She has not requested a trainer but there is something

wrong. She is a sharpshooter, getting ready for the break point.

What a great combination. For anybody, that is tough, let alone

being five two and it is above your head height. That is the difference

in them an account. -- in the winner count. Somehow, Davis has to take it

much earlier or moved count. Somehow, Davis has to take it

not easy. -- or she has to move back.

Break point saved, Keys halts. -- holds serve. More information about

Lauren Davis, she started playing tennis five years later than Keys,

at the age of nine. She plays right-handed. But she writes

left-handed. Rather like Rafael Nadal. The opposite. Her mother

Tracey is a nurse. Her dad is a cardiologist and her older brother

Billy is studying. She enjoys hanging out with friends, reading,

cinema, shopping, no surprise! She enjoyed soccer and track and field

when younger and if not a tennis player, she would have liked to have

been a doctor. She is giving a good examination to Keys on the surface

as she can. First on the grass, which certainly favours a younger

opponent. It definitely does. Another surfaces, she has more time

to get more unforced errors. On grass, if Keys gets a good hit with

that first serve other second, she is slamming into that second shot