:00:37. > :00:47.Roger Federer done it all before. Federer has the bit between his
:00:47. > :00:48.
:00:48. > :00:58.teeth. Five times champion of this season in the event. Federer is up
:00:58. > :01:19.
:01:19. > :01:23.Federer finding a way to gain the victory. Federer is in good shape.
:01:23. > :01:27.Good afternoon. Roger Federer has proved he is very much back to his
:01:27. > :01:33.unbeatable best. He has enjoyed remarkable matches during his
:01:33. > :01:37.career but that 6-3, 6-0 demolition of Rafael Nadal he rates as one of
:01:37. > :01:42.his very best. It was a clear answer to those who had consigned
:01:42. > :01:48.the 30-year-old to the history books. Tim and and drew are with me.
:01:48. > :01:53.Let us you'll jis about the man and the form he has been in. He hasn't
:01:53. > :01:57.lost since the second semifinal against Djokovic. He has won Paris,
:01:57. > :02:03.it is just, the whole place is just, drips with love when he takes to
:02:03. > :02:06.the court. This was in, you know, this was in the final. Look at the
:02:06. > :02:10.footwork here, look at the footwork here, look at the
:02:10. > :02:15.adjustment there.. When he starts playing with real focus, as he is
:02:15. > :02:18.at the moment, I just can't get enough of it. It is manner in which
:02:18. > :02:25.he goes about his business. He has the ball on a string and he can do
:02:25. > :02:30.what he likes. That is what Nadal found out the other day. Tim, he
:02:30. > :02:35.seems to get better and better. When you think is he on the Wayne,
:02:35. > :02:40.he reinvents himself. Gl that was as good tennis as I have ever seen.
:02:40. > :02:46.I still think in the right condition, Roger's best is everyone
:02:46. > :02:51.than everyone else's. When you reflect on a years it is about your
:02:51. > :02:58.average. I think Djokovic's average has been better than Roger's hence
:02:58. > :03:02.the ranking. When you see the shots he hit. It was 21 winner, it was
:03:02. > :03:08.amazing he could play that aggressively, that consistently.
:03:08. > :03:12.has only lost 14 points on serve. So you can look at the numbers all
:03:12. > :03:17.you want. Look at the pretty pictures he paints. To Rafa's
:03:17. > :03:20.credit at the end of the match he said "I wasn't injured, there is no
:03:20. > :03:23.problem. This isn't the most important event in my life, it is
:03:23. > :03:29.not one of the slams but congratulations to Roger, when he
:03:29. > :03:35.plays well, there is nothing I can do." On another surface on another
:03:35. > :03:40.day like on the French, Rafa will do the same thing to him. That
:03:40. > :03:45.reaccuse haun -- reaction at the end. It was an easy victory, it was
:03:45. > :03:52.almost like, "I'm back." He will take a massive amount of confidence.
:03:52. > :03:56.In his first match against Tsonga, he came through and he will be
:03:56. > :04:02.looking to finish off the group. didn't celebrate in style. He has
:04:02. > :04:07.huge respect for Rafa. Other players when they beat Rafa would
:04:07. > :04:10.be jumping round and shouting, but there is respect between the two.
:04:10. > :04:16.There was very little reaction. Here is the man waudge Waughing
:04:16. > :04:26.into the Lion's den. -- walking. He is about to be introduced to the
:04:26. > :04:50.
:04:50. > :04:59.Calling Ladies and gentlemener -- ladies and gentlemen, the hoefrld
:04:59. > :05:09.16 Grand Slam finals. The number win, the Barclays ATP world finals
:05:09. > :05:41.
:05:41. > :05:45.defending champion, from Ladies and gentlemen. He is so cool.
:05:45. > :05:51.So relaxed. So he looks like he is walking on for a practise session.
:05:51. > :05:55.There is not a lot at stake for him. He is through to the semifinals. It
:05:56. > :06:01.is pride and prize money. There is momentum on the back of his
:06:01. > :06:07.performance against Rafa. He will want to maintain that form. I will
:06:07. > :06:12.be surprised if he can reach the same levels. He don't want to drop
:06:12. > :06:16.his serve or being loose mentally. He doesn't want to be out there for
:06:16. > :06:22.two-and-a-half, three hour, he will look to dominate in match and win
:06:22. > :06:28.as quickly as he can. We should give the daily medical report.
:06:28. > :06:33.There is a hamstring injury Fish came in with. He felt that in the
:06:33. > :06:37.second match. There was talk of a Spanish player coming in from the
:06:37. > :06:47.altern naits list. They will stroke the ball round here, and, look, he
:06:47. > :06:49.
:06:49. > :06:54.will, if he has to be at 85% he If you want to challenge, please
:06:54. > :07:00.try to do it in a timely manner, we have television change over, so
:07:00. > :07:10.please try to sit down the whole time. Any questions? Heads is
:07:10. > :07:19.
:07:19. > :07:26.called. It is heads. You choose So, the coin toss completed. And
:07:26. > :07:30.the match will get under way in just a moment. So a reminder of the
:07:30. > :07:35.group stage, as we mention Roger Federer booked his place in the
:07:35. > :07:39.semifinal, but a real shoot out tonight between Rafael Nadal and
:07:39. > :07:44.Tsonga as to who will go through alongside him. While Roger Federer
:07:44. > :07:49.has December patched his first two opponents with ease, in Group A
:07:49. > :07:53.jock has had a torrid time, I think, came through in three sets against
:07:53. > :07:57.Thomas Berdych and last night, well, he was outplayed by this man, who
:07:57. > :08:03.was known before in as a clay court specialist, but he has booked his
:08:03. > :08:08.place through in the semifinals. Juan Carlos Ferrero -- David Ferrer.
:08:08. > :08:13.Novak Djokovic is fighting survival in that group. A very gracious in
:08:13. > :08:16.defeat. The world number one, so Ferrer is already through in Group
:08:16. > :08:23.A, but Novak Djokovic will be on court tomorrow, that is the match
:08:23. > :08:27.we have got live for you, against Janko Tipsarevic who came in for
:08:27. > :08:31.Andy Murray and Ferrer-Berdych in the evening. We may have to get
:08:31. > :08:35.theical kulaitors out tomorrow, but it is straightforward today.
:08:35. > :08:40.Tonight will be a real shoot out. Tonight, we will find out a lot
:08:40. > :08:45.about Nadal tonight. And, he has already said he can't afford to
:08:45. > :08:49.drop the ball short. He will try and maintain a good lence oo length
:08:50. > :08:54.to keep Tsonga back. He can hit people off the court so it will be
:08:54. > :09:00.interesting. Nadal is not on his best form, but stranger things have
:09:00. > :09:05.happened than him winning big tournaments while not on good form.
:09:05. > :09:10.This one, it is an exhibition, a Federer exhibition and I am looking
:09:10. > :09:16.forward to it for that. You have to say what can Mardy Fish do? He
:09:16. > :09:20.hasn't looked at his best. He has had a difficult preparation. He has
:09:20. > :09:24.the hamstring problem. Fish to qualify next year for the year end
:09:24. > :09:28.championship woubs an unbelievable achievement. It is fantastic he has
:09:28. > :09:32.made the top eight at the age of 29. I don't think this will be an
:09:32. > :09:37.exhibition for him. I think this is his one opportunity to try and win
:09:37. > :09:42.a match in the tour finals. He is playing against the best player
:09:42. > :09:48.that has ever lived. $120,000 for winning just before Christmas would
:09:48. > :09:52.probably be a nice added bonus. a few nice Christmas presents. He
:09:52. > :09:56.has had a tremendous year. A couple of years ago we had written him off.
:09:56. > :10:01.He has always had the ability to, with a ball. Unbelievable hands and
:10:01. > :10:05.everybody knew that, but it quite simply came down to this. Loose
:10:05. > :10:09.weight. Get fitter and before you quit, give everything, and the
:10:09. > :10:14.great credit belongs to his wife. Him for doing it but his wife for
:10:14. > :10:19.saying that is the way you will get better. By exhibition I don't mean
:10:19. > :10:24.disrespect to Mardy. You can imagine Federer carving through
:10:24. > :10:30.this one fairly comfortably. We will see. I was looking at the odds
:10:30. > :10:35.and Federer is 10-1 on to win this match. He looks in a different
:10:36. > :10:40.class. This environment when we talk about you know, his best and
:10:40. > :10:46.this surface, indoor court, no element, no sun, no wind. I think
:10:46. > :10:50.he is the man to beat. emphasised in that in his matches.
:10:50. > :10:55.He is guaranteed through to the semifinal, he will be the player to
:10:55. > :10:58.beat. He has had eight years in the top two This is the first year that
:10:58. > :11:04.won't happen. Now little things like that you may not think matter
:11:04. > :11:09.when you have won 16 slam, you have made 30 quarterfinal slams,
:11:09. > :11:12.quarterfinal at the Grand Slams in a row, but I think he is such a
:11:12. > :11:15.proud competitor, I think it is possible he could get the world's
:11:15. > :11:18.number one back and that would be thrilling to watch. He is certainly
:11:18. > :11:23.the man in form and has been over the last week. Let us take you back.
:11:23. > :11:28.You mentioned about the eight year, do you think he is a better player
:11:28. > :11:32.than what we considered his peak a few years ago? Tim faced sort of
:11:32. > :11:38.Sampras and Federer, I think he probably S it is just that, he may
:11:38. > :11:41.be a quarter of a step slow e and the concentration may not always be
:11:41. > :11:45.absolutely perfect. It may take more to get him up and get his
:11:45. > :11:49.blood flowing, but if you go back to the semifinal of the French,
:11:49. > :11:54.which he played with Djokovic this is tennis the like of which we have
:11:54. > :12:00.rarely seen ever. But you go back to Federer Sampras in Wimbledon in
:12:00. > :12:04.2001, and he was awesome then, he is a complete player, but he is a
:12:04. > :12:08.mature man and a dad. He can't get up 35 weeks of the year but his
:12:08. > :12:14.highs are still very high. It is interesting, he is different from
:12:14. > :12:18.many of the other player, who are all the aches and pain, he is a
:12:18. > :12:22.very private person. You don't know if he is injured. He wants to keep
:12:23. > :12:26.that to himself, if he has a bit of a niggle he doesn't want to give
:12:26. > :12:31.his opponent any advantage and, but also as well with the team round
:12:31. > :12:35.him, the schedule he has rbgsz he manages his body as well as anyone.
:12:35. > :12:38.So I think he appreciates it is rare he will have to play with an
:12:38. > :12:44.injury. If it is too bad he won't play. If he does have a niggle and
:12:44. > :12:48.he wants to play, he is going to get on court and get on with it.
:12:48. > :12:53.There is your old buddy, your old coach. That is a nice job V He said
:12:53. > :12:58.a couple of times, not with me, when you are working with a Ferrari
:12:58. > :13:02.you don't have to do much. That was the case with Sam us pras and
:13:02. > :13:06.Federer. It is not about teaching him to hit forehands and back hands,
:13:06. > :13:10.it is about trying to emphasise which parts of the game the use,
:13:10. > :13:16.and his game plan is match up against these different opponents.
:13:16. > :13:19.Also, there was a bit of a veiled swipe by Roger that we were reading
:13:19. > :13:23.about Andy Murray and the injuries we know there is a bit, they have a
:13:23. > :13:28.bit of a dig at each other all the time about how hi manages to play
:13:28. > :13:32.through the injury, even at these big events. That is right. There
:13:32. > :13:37.seems like there is an undercurrent sometimes, but I think from you
:13:37. > :13:40.know from Roger's point of view, when he has had nibbles he has
:13:40. > :13:45.managed them. He hasn't always benefit. He has had problems with
:13:45. > :13:51.his back and his shoulder gets sore from time to time. He is a guy who
:13:51. > :13:59.likes to get on and let his tennis do the talking. So Rafa got three
:13:59. > :14:09.games. How are we hoping for today? Thank you Tim. Andy is in the
:14:09. > :14:09.
:14:09. > :15:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:15:27. > :15:34.So just 14 points lost on serve in three sets against Tsonga, the
:15:34. > :15:37.final set he won 6-4 against Nadal. Match he won and this opening
:15:37. > :15:44.service game against Fish. To say he feels comfortable in this
:15:44. > :15:50.environment is a bit of an understatement really. As you can
:15:50. > :15:55.see, family and friend over there, his wife. Dad, this morning, was
:15:55. > :16:05.saying just how proud he was every time his son, Roger, comes to the
:16:05. > :16:31.
:16:31. > :16:41.arena and it is the reception he Stacey Gardner there just in the
:16:41. > :17:01.
:17:01. > :17:11.middle of the shot. At his Mardy They have come to see their son
:17:11. > :17:16.
:17:16. > :17:22.play. It is a great honour to be in The elevation from his ranking in
:17:22. > :17:32.March last year up into the top 10 is amazing. He was 100 m in the
:17:32. > :17:39.
:17:39. > :17:43.They say you reap what you say and he is a classic example. He has
:17:43. > :17:49.lost a lot of weight and is making better around the court. He has had
:17:49. > :17:59.a big impact on his game. His ability has not been in question.
:17:59. > :18:11.
:18:11. > :18:14.This could be a poor start. His game is built around his first
:18:14. > :18:20.serve and a heavily kicking second serve as well with a lot of
:18:20. > :18:23.variation. He lost his first game in his previous two matches. Roger
:18:24. > :18:33.Federer in this type of form, that is the daft thing that he wants to
:18:34. > :18:34.
:18:34. > :20:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:20:16. > :20:20.Two break points saved with That is definitely the strategy for
:20:20. > :20:30.Fish. Looking to finish the point at the neck and tried to take Roger
:20:30. > :20:30.
:20:30. > :21:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:21:40. > :21:45.The longest rally and it goes to Roger Federer. The American No. 1
:21:45. > :21:53.will face a third break point. We can hear the chatelaine of the feet
:21:53. > :21:57.of both men. -- shuffling. Some heavy hitting from Roger Federer
:21:57. > :22:07.but much of the time he will fit into the big spaces and wait before
:22:07. > :22:37.
:22:37. > :22:47.The first serves in on the big UMPIRE: Roger Federer is
:22:47. > :23:05.
:23:05. > :23:15.It is very early to look at the statistics but on first serve,
:23:15. > :23:15.
:23:15. > :24:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:24:01. > :24:05.The three break points sake with first serves. The moment he serves
:24:05. > :24:15.a second serve he is in trouble because you cannot stay at the back
:24:15. > :24:19.
:24:19. > :24:28.of the court with Roger Federer and Did you ever get intimidated
:24:28. > :24:35.playing against him, Roger? There was a me one way for me to play and
:24:35. > :24:39.that was getting into the net quickly. -- only one. He did not
:24:39. > :24:45.like it when he was being rushed and his timing was taken away and
:24:45. > :24:53.he could not use his great shot. If I was chipping and charging, that
:24:53. > :25:03.was how early on I was able to have some success. He beat him six times
:25:03. > :25:16.
:25:16. > :25:25.in your career. When he was under It was 2001 when Pete Sampras had a
:25:25. > :25:35.wonderful match against Roger Federer. Pete Sampras tied him out.
:25:35. > :25:51.
:25:51. > :26:01.And then he'd lost to you. A Concentration may be more difficult
:26:01. > :26:10.
:26:10. > :26:18.for Roger Federer today than the D did well to get back in that
:26:18. > :26:28.rallied. When you get a break point opportunity, you have to take it.
:26:28. > :26:56.
:26:56. > :27:04.Welcome, Mardy Fish. Another mistake from Roger Federer and back
:27:04. > :27:09.on serve. -- well done. That is good news from the neutral
:27:09. > :27:16.perspective. Keeping the match quite close. We will talk about
:27:16. > :27:23.rackets for a second. Are these rackets the ones that you can get
:27:23. > :27:28.at a sport shop? To a certain extent. The rackets these players
:27:28. > :27:34.will be using will be adapted for them. They have got the weight and
:27:34. > :27:38.the balance and they have got a tape to alter or the weight of the
:27:38. > :27:45.frame and distribute the weight from the head or be handled. But
:27:45. > :27:51.actually boat rackets that they are using are relatively old technology.
:27:51. > :27:57.Roger Federer's is an adaption of the Pete Sampras racket which was
:27:57. > :28:01.adapted from Stefan Edberg, going back to the 1980s. I was wondering
:28:01. > :28:07.if somebody can walk in and buy one because I have flipped them around
:28:07. > :28:12.a little bit and it feels like, do not tell him, but they feel very
:28:12. > :28:18.difficult to play with. This particular frame is an expert piece
:28:18. > :28:25.of kit. Not a lot of help is coming from the racket. But when it comes
:28:25. > :28:29.out of the middle... It usually does well. But it is the strings I
:28:29. > :28:35.think which have changed. In the past everybody was using natural
:28:35. > :28:39.gut but now they are synthetic strings we cannot use and they seem
:28:39. > :28:49.to give more spin and power and control. They probably last a bit
:28:49. > :28:49.
:28:49. > :30:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:30:10. > :30:20.The two oldest men in the draw. 30 at the beginning of December. In
:30:20. > :30:31.
:30:31. > :30:41.fact, Roger Federer is already Both married men as well. Who else
:30:41. > :30:51.is married? David Ferrer is not. Jack Cade Tipsarevic. -- Janko
:30:51. > :31:27.
:31:27. > :31:31.If there are any young players wapt watching who want to learn how to
:31:31. > :31:37.construct a point. He was hitting to the open court, he was hitting
:31:37. > :31:43.behind him, keeping his guessing, waiting for the ball to pull the
:31:43. > :31:47.trigger on, and technique wasn't bad either. It is not about belting
:31:47. > :31:57.a winner. So often the kids like the follow the winner at the end
:31:57. > :32:04.
:32:04. > :32:08.but you have to lay the foundations. Just punching that forehand back at
:32:08. > :32:18.the feet. Fish couldn't handle it. Looks like Mardy will have a hard
:32:18. > :32:38.
:32:38. > :32:41.Federer's tech neat generates so much speed he is able to lay with
:32:41. > :32:51.an enormous margin of error. The ball is probably going three or
:32:51. > :32:58.
:32:58. > :33:08.four feet over the net. Henry. He was at the football last
:33:08. > :33:14.
:33:14. > :33:24.night with Roger. Are they new best Actually they are quite old friends
:33:24. > :33:44.
:33:44. > :33:51.to be honest. Couple of commercials Oh! I mean, even sorts his hair out
:33:51. > :33:56.at the eend! That was so sweetly done. It is a good effort from
:33:56. > :34:06.Mardy Fish to get to the ball in the first place and he made Federer
:34:06. > :34:07.
:34:07. > :34:16.stretch up, which is all you can do. Watch this. Just a... Pretty win
:34:16. > :34:21.badminton Al England as well, wouldn't he. UMPIRE: Game Federer P
:34:22. > :34:26.--. Federer leads four games to one. So four to one but and he backs it
:34:26. > :34:31.up by holding it. Let us look at his year this year. A year that has
:34:31. > :34:36.seen him go to number four in the world, but do you know what, talk
:34:36. > :34:39.about leaving shots on the course. He has left a few wins out there.
:34:39. > :34:44.Djokovic was fantastic. French Open he beat Djokovic and lost to Nadal.
:34:44. > :34:48.If he had won one of the first two sets he's will feel he could be in
:34:48. > :34:53.the match. Didn't happen. Good effort getting to the final.
:34:53. > :34:58.Wimbledon, two sets up the first time in Grand Slam play he had ever
:34:58. > :35:02.lost from that position to Tsonga and two match points against
:35:02. > :35:06.Djokovic at the US Open. One he said stayed with him for a couple
:35:06. > :35:12.of days, that is the second year in a row in the semifinal he has lost
:35:12. > :35:19.to Djokovic, so he was gutted. So Grand Slam for the first year in
:35:19. > :35:23.many for Roger Federer. The man he is playing today. Lost in the
:35:23. > :35:26.second round of the Australian open to Tommy Robredo in four. Lost to
:35:26. > :35:32.Simon Gilles in the French Open but Wimbledon quarterfinal, tremendous
:35:32. > :35:38.effort to get to the quarters and lost to Nadal. Lost to Tsonga in
:35:38. > :35:43.the US Open on one of the windiest days of the year. Remnants of
:35:43. > :35:46.hurricane going through. But an ATP ranking of eight. He has a good
:35:46. > :35:52.summer on the heart courts. aspect he has talked about is his
:35:52. > :35:57.record in Grand Slams, he has never had a big Grand Slam performance, I
:35:57. > :36:00.think the qafrts is his best showing. I think, you know, maybe
:36:00. > :36:10.at Wimbledon, maybe US Open he could have a good run. I think he
:36:10. > :36:22.
:36:22. > :36:32.would like that, before his career He beat Thomas Berdych at Wimbledon
:36:32. > :36:55.
:36:55. > :36:59.It is uncomfortable for fish when the serve is the best part of your
:36:59. > :37:09.game, stepping up to for your third service game and you have yet to
:37:09. > :37:27.
:37:27. > :37:37.Might get charged for this lesson at the end of it. He has fish on a
:37:37. > :37:37.
:37:37. > :38:29.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:38:29. > :38:34.line here, look, just chase that Oh, yes. Sorry but he just love
:38:34. > :38:39.watching it. The way he comes round the outside of this ball. On the
:38:39. > :38:49.backhand it looks hard. It is coming in like a forehand. It is
:38:49. > :38:54.
:38:54. > :39:00.coming in the other way it is just That is the perfect drop shot.
:39:00. > :39:10.Another 40 something of those and he might win! Top of the net and
:39:10. > :39:14.then look, it still has the back spin on. Super shot. UMPIRE: Let,
:39:14. > :39:20.first service. The crowd are giving him a sort of... Little bit of
:39:20. > :39:30.sympathy. Fish just questioning whether or not that was a let or
:39:30. > :39:30.
:39:30. > :40:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:40:26. > :40:31.having a go at the machine, but you Federer leads five games to one.
:40:31. > :40:37.You played Federer, I know you got your wins as well, I am not having
:40:37. > :40:47.a go. I was commentating with Mr McEnroe. You were playing, second
:40:47. > :40:56.round, what u year was that? Some year? 2006 maybe? And he was in
:40:56. > :41:04.sort of form, where every shot was possible. Four, love and two he
:41:04. > :41:14.beat me. Anything you could do? Could have lost three, love and one.
:41:14. > :41:21.
:41:21. > :41:25.I don't think I could have got more You have to try and brings it back
:41:25. > :41:29.to yourself and say I have to do the bassist sick, play the best I
:41:29. > :41:33.can. If he is going to come up with the answers and he has more than
:41:33. > :41:43.that, then too good and Fish is in a similar scenario, he hasn't
:41:43. > :41:43.
:41:43. > :44:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:44:24. > :44:34.played badly. Federer just got all Oh yes. That one's gone up to the
:44:34. > :44:35.
:44:35. > :45:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:45:31. > :45:41.score board and down through. That He is just trying to put on the
:45:41. > :45:55.
:45:55. > :46:04.finishing touches to this set but Just beneath the corporate boxes,
:46:04. > :46:14.in between be lower and upper tear spectators, said. Comes up. -- the
:46:14. > :46:22.
:46:22. > :46:29.lower and upper level spectators, Band A set it is to Roger Federer.
:46:30. > :46:35.Very comfortable. It was difficult at times this morning. The stand is
:46:35. > :46:40.simply dripping with love for Roger Federer. He got a great reception.
:46:40. > :46:45.Because of the way he has conducted his business and the manner of his
:46:45. > :46:52.success and is playing. It is certainly elegant. But I was
:46:52. > :46:58.reflecting on the journey of Mardy Fish. Out of the top 100 in the
:46:58. > :47:04.world for much of his career. 50, 60, 70 but he has elevated himself
:47:04. > :47:12.to this end of the season showdown. I am not surprised his mum and dad
:47:12. > :47:16.are here. It does not just happened. He has had eight huge focus.
:47:17. > :47:23.qualify for any event like this, it is a great achievement. But will he
:47:23. > :47:27.be able to qualify again? It is going to be hard as he gets older.
:47:27. > :47:37.But as he starts next year down in Australia, at the back of his mind,
:47:37. > :47:38.
:47:38. > :47:42.he will be looking to qualify again. They will probably be 25 or 30
:47:42. > :47:48.people that have that at the back of their mind. It is the
:47:48. > :47:53.culmination of a great year of work. And a lifetime. As far as the
:47:53. > :48:00.parents are concerned. They moved from Minnesota in 1985 down to
:48:00. > :48:07.Florida. He attended a high school with Andy Roddick and lived with
:48:07. > :48:13.him in 1999. He lived with his family. They played for the same
:48:13. > :48:20.football team and tennis team. That is where he developed his tennis.
:48:20. > :48:27.And perhaps developed his diet. He has changed all of it. He does not
:48:27. > :48:32.eat anything after the evening meal. He eats a lot of vegetables and
:48:32. > :48:37.says it is a bit boring. Venus Williams is doing that now. She is
:48:37. > :48:47.on a vegetable diet. Expect her to be the comeback Player of the next
:48:47. > :49:19.
:49:19. > :49:29.It hasn't helped serve yet. needs to get a couple of games
:49:29. > :49:29.
:49:29. > :50:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:50:43. > :50:53.early in this second set to put any That is a Serb. A massive kick
:50:53. > :50:56.
:50:56. > :51:06.serve. Just 96 mph. This is the eye but he has. -- that is a serve.
:51:06. > :51:16.
:51:16. > :51:23.He will be thinking, that is great. Just under 40 minutes of play and
:51:23. > :51:30.finally he has held serve. We can finally he has held serve. We can
:51:30. > :51:39.have a look at the comparison of. D average speed is changing
:51:39. > :51:44.dramatically. That is a view of the Roger Federer serve. When it you
:51:44. > :51:51.can't buy that one, he will clip down the middle. -- and when you
:51:51. > :51:56.cut up at one, he will slip down cut up at one, he will slip down
:51:56. > :52:04.the middle. It is all instinct. They have done research on it. You
:52:04. > :52:14.have got 0.4 of one seconds to see the ball and make the return. --
:52:14. > :52:29.
:52:29. > :52:38.They have been a pantheon of great surfers over the year. Roger
:52:38. > :52:43.Federer is not quite talk about enough. -- servers. If you look at
:52:43. > :52:53.their speed and how fast and how many aces, it is the accuracy of
:52:53. > :53:17.
:53:17. > :53:24.But accuracy and variation bus-stop Second serve. He saw that and
:53:24. > :53:30.picked that up early. He took a half swing. Sometimes there are
:53:30. > :53:40.good ones to miss. That was the right intention. He had the
:53:40. > :53:40.
:53:40. > :53:50.opportunity up the line but just a fraction loan. -- laid down. --
:53:50. > :53:57.
:53:57. > :54:04.I am sure Federer thought about challenging on the baseline. He
:54:04. > :54:10.looks at the lines judge. Perhaps a perfect length and certainly a
:54:10. > :54:20.perfect drop shot. Perfect tactic to take his time away. Easier said
:54:20. > :54:20.
:54:20. > :55:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:55:36. > :55:46.UMPIRE: Mardy Fish is challenging Is off! Is just going to walk
:55:46. > :55:48.
:55:49. > :55:58.straight out. He is coming back. That is good. He got pulled out
:55:58. > :56:08.wide. He had a chance but then, up and over. A difficult Chase. It is
:56:08. > :56:08.
:56:08. > :57:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:57:05. > :57:15.a good job it was not the water By UMPIRE: Roger Federer is
:57:15. > :57:47.
:57:48. > :57:54.What marks him out is that as soon as he has got one chance, it is
:57:54. > :58:00.like a surgeon's night. He is very clean and you know it is happening
:58:00. > :58:10.when he is in this kind of form and he has got a chance. His conversion
:58:10. > :58:37.
:58:37. > :58:40.rate is extraordinary. The very Great tennis from Fish. He was
:58:40. > :58:49.never really giving him many opportunities to attack him that
:58:49. > :58:59.rally. Textbook overhead at the end. It is important to get the shoulder
:58:59. > :59:16.
:59:16. > :59:21.and the right ankle and keep that And that is another game. Be crowd
:59:21. > :59:27.are happy with that inside the 02 Arena. Coming to the end of the
:59:27. > :59:33.tennis year. Just the Davis Cup final coming up in Spain in a few
:59:33. > :59:35.days after this. We can have a quick look at the Grand Slam a year.
:59:35. > :59:43.quick look at the Grand Slam a year. After all, that is what it is all
:59:43. > :59:49.about. We must not forget the person that has had to retire from
:59:49. > :59:59.this tournament this weekend, and the married. He has made -- Andy
:59:59. > :00:00.
:00:00. > :00:07.Murray. Just the six Wimbledon titles, Roger Federer! 16 is the
:00:07. > :00:13.Grand Slam record. Rafael Nadal won in Australia. Just once at the
:00:13. > :00:18.French Open. He has got a couple of Wimbledon titles as well. Three of
:00:18. > :00:23.Djokovic's victories have come this year. He has not won at the French
:00:23. > :00:33.but he loves the clay and I bet he can become another player to
:00:33. > :00:40.
:00:40. > :00:45.capture all of the Grand Slam I have a feeling the sponsor may
:00:45. > :00:52.have given that one out earlier on. As we look round the crowd here.
:00:52. > :01:01.There are a few likely rads lads up there. Had a couple of winter
:01:01. > :01:09.warmers I would think. It's a great arena. There will be a few hundred
:01:09. > :01:19.short of full capacity here today. To see Federer in action against
:01:19. > :01:19.
:01:19. > :02:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:02:18. > :02:25.Fish would like that shot again. He got the mishit that set up the easy
:02:25. > :02:35.ball. You have to take advantage of those opportunities. Opportunity
:02:35. > :02:44.
:02:44. > :02:54.It will be a nervous line judge because Federer doesn't get these
:02:54. > :03:11.
:03:11. > :03:16.wrong too often. And he's got that Just, it is a great take isn't it,
:03:16. > :03:21.into the game. It has really added to the drama. You are more likely
:03:21. > :03:31.to get the right call, therefore the right outcome. It could have
:03:31. > :03:38.
:03:38. > :03:41.been second serve. It is the right We say the best bit about it is
:03:41. > :03:51.Hawk-Eye doesn't know the score and it doesn't know the players --
:03:51. > :04:15.
:04:15. > :04:20.Well done. A bit of a dip in Federer's farm form. Fish not doing
:04:20. > :04:27.too much apart from cutting the unforced errors out. Playing a nice
:04:27. > :04:29.solid game. Not being intimidated. Talk from Oli Holt in the Daily
:04:29. > :04:34.Mirror about the possible use of technology in football. They are
:04:34. > :04:43.examining the idea again. It is hard to believe why can't you use
:04:43. > :04:49.it? You get the right call. Absolutely. We would have beaten
:04:49. > :04:59.Germany, wouldn't we. Lampard's goal. Absolutely. Four feet over
:04:59. > :05:04.
:05:04. > :05:07.Played such a positive game to break Federer's serve. A bit of a
:05:07. > :05:12.lapse in concentration, but Fish got an opportunity in this set. He
:05:12. > :05:22.has a great serve. He has to make sure he does a great job holding on
:05:22. > :05:26.
:05:26. > :05:30.UMPIRE: Mr Fish is challenging the serve. The ball was called out.
:05:30. > :05:40.When they are serving so quickly and the balls are going so close to
:05:40. > :05:40.
:05:40. > :06:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:06:20. > :06:28.the line. It is a tough job calling Oh yeah, how about that the other
:06:28. > :06:32.Mishit return, quite nicely controlled by Fish who was
:06:32. > :06:38.recovering all the time Federer didn't go into the open court. And
:06:38. > :06:48.that just enabled Mardy, this is fitness work, right there. Stay
:06:48. > :07:18.
:07:18. > :07:22.UMPIRE: Game Fish P Fish. Fish Had a little bit of a chat with Tim
:07:22. > :07:25.Henman about the sort of rackets the player use at this level and
:07:25. > :07:29.all round the world when they are playing professional tennis, can
:07:29. > :07:33.you walk into a shop and buy them. You can buy the frames but he was
:07:33. > :07:37.saying the strings are making a huge difference, what stringing
:07:37. > :07:41.tension are these guys coming on the court with? I think much loser
:07:41. > :07:45.when you, you know, going back 15 years when everyone was using gut,
:07:45. > :07:50.they were stringing them tightly because they didn't need the power.
:07:50. > :07:55.But they wanted the control and now with these synthetic strings you
:07:55. > :07:59.are able to string them loser, that gives you a bigger sweet spot. That
:07:59. > :08:06.means you can get more spin and control but maintaining the power.
:08:06. > :08:11.Federer is stringing at, I think he is about 21, 22 kilo, and that is
:08:11. > :08:17.sort of high 40, low 50s pound which is pretty loose. What do you
:08:17. > :08:22.string at, you are playing at the Albert Hall next week? I used to be
:08:22. > :08:32.fussy. Do you know? As long as it's not broken I'll have a go. A bit
:08:32. > :08:37.tighter than that but only 23, 24 kilos maybe. Well, that's some
:08:37. > :08:44.Simon Brook, he is in there watching the tennis, he is not just
:08:44. > :08:54.working on it, he is watching it. Do you regrip when you play? Not
:08:54. > :09:21.
:09:21. > :09:26.any more, I probably would have had It is great point from Fish, even
:09:26. > :09:36.though he loses it. He is take it the Federer, Federer having to come
:09:36. > :09:36.
:09:36. > :10:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:10:20. > :10:30.up with a great pass, not having Sweetly played. Nice disguise on
:10:30. > :10:44.
:10:44. > :10:48.this. It had some top spin which Mardy just uses. Another break here
:10:48. > :10:58.would really, wouldn't stun the crowd but I think they would be
:10:58. > :11:05.
:11:05. > :11:10.surprised. A that! -- Aha! He was having a bit of a swing and he is
:11:10. > :11:20.producing dramatic winners and at 4-1 with a break, here is a break
:11:20. > :11:20.
:11:20. > :12:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:12:41. > :12:46.UMPIRE: Game Federer. Fish lead 4 games to two. He ghost the -- lost
:12:46. > :12:56.the game. Still with a break up, Fish. Just get the feeling he is
:12:56. > :12:59.
:12:59. > :13:06.probably going to need another one. Felt like that break point for 5-1
:13:06. > :13:12.was is set point. Flee points later suddenly the pressure back on Fish.
:13:12. > :13:21.-- three points later. UMPIRE: Federer challenging the serve. The
:13:21. > :13:25.ball was called in. It is a tough call for the line judge as well,
:13:25. > :13:35.because Federer is in his way while he is trying to look at the ball
:13:35. > :13:40.bounce. Yes. Get out of the way Roger! That was funny. Mardy, when
:13:40. > :13:50.that challenge was going ahead, just looked down and just went
:13:50. > :13:51.
:13:51. > :13:54."Give me a break." I think he thue it was out, or had a feeling it was.
:13:54. > :13:58.At least he will be able to complete this event and all his
:13:58. > :14:06.matches in it. Coming in there was a question mark over that. He had a
:14:06. > :14:16.bad hamstring. He retired from the two previous tournaments he placed.
:14:16. > :14:31.
:14:31. > :14:40.It is a tough little group he was in when you hi about. T Federer,
:14:40. > :14:44.Nadal. Tsonga. Not a lot of daylight there is there? Federer is
:14:44. > :14:54.already through, the win over Nadal versus Tsonga is this evening's
:14:54. > :15:04.
:15:04. > :15:14.match. Not before 8.00. Winner of Semifinals on Saturday. Finals on
:15:14. > :15:43.
:15:44. > :15:50.I think he had probably retired by the time you started a family. Did
:15:50. > :16:00.you travel with your family? I did a lot with my first. A little bit
:16:00. > :16:10.with my second. Grace was born afterwards. A Roger troubles with
:16:10. > :16:11.
:16:11. > :16:20.his two girls. -- travels. Is that a case of 21 seed cases? It is
:16:20. > :16:28.difficult getting around the world. -- suitcases.... A travel virtually
:16:28. > :16:34.every week and it is not easy. it a trained army of nannies?
:16:34. > :16:39.a few of them, yes. But I think Roger likes having them around. But
:16:39. > :16:42.he still has a chance to concentrate on his tennis. But it
:16:42. > :16:47.is difficult to have these distractions but they are good
:16:47. > :16:57.distractions because obviously they keep things in perspective. It
:16:57. > :16:58.
:16:58. > :17:06.gives Roger something else to focus on instead of just tennis. I think
:17:06. > :17:16.after you have looked after twins, the tennis court his spine. -- is
:17:16. > :17:16.
:17:16. > :18:29.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:18:29. > :18:35.just fine. That is probably the He understands that mistake could
:18:35. > :18:45.mean he has to serve for be set instead of taking it now. -- this
:18:45. > :18:45.
:18:45. > :19:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:19:27. > :19:35.Roger Federer's at work letting him down which does not happen often. -
:19:35. > :19:45.- footwork. He is probably struggling to be fully engaged. It
:19:45. > :19:59.
:19:59. > :20:09.is a dead match. He is already He chased at one. Look at the spin
:20:09. > :20:22.
:20:22. > :20:32.on that. A way it goes. And the way Great recovery, Mardy Fish. He did
:20:32. > :20:50.
:20:50. > :20:56.not have much of the court but He is certainly forcing the pace,
:20:56. > :21:00.isn't he? Twice as many winners in the set as Roger Federer. From the
:21:00. > :21:10.first to be laughed in these rallies he is just going for it. --
:21:10. > :21:10.
:21:10. > :22:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:22:34. > :22:43.That is the job done as far as Federer is concerned. He has held
:22:43. > :22:53.serve and he is making Mardy Fish serve for the set. The freshly
:22:53. > :22:53.
:22:53. > :24:04.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:24:04. > :24:14.It was a good plan and well executed. He played these look kick
:24:14. > :24:14.
:24:14. > :25:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:25:19. > :25:29.-- that its low serve. -- at slip And that is a quick handed exchange
:25:29. > :25:31.
:25:31. > :25:41.from both sides of the court. reflexes. Fish doing very well to
:25:41. > :25:59.
:25:59. > :26:06.react to everything that has been A catch-all Swat on the backhand
:26:06. > :26:12.side. It was a tough call. That looked quite simple. Just landing
:26:12. > :26:22.in sight. Another set point here, and the lead for the American. --
:26:22. > :26:34.
:26:34. > :26:39.That is it. 1-1. Well played, Mardy Fish. Roger Federer has got some
:26:39. > :26:43.work to do here, even then he is safely through to the semi-finals.
:26:43. > :26:47.Third set coming up. We have got Third set coming up. We have got
:26:47. > :26:54.that to look forward to in just a moment. Just a reminder of the
:26:54. > :27:00.group stages... Roger Federer has already booked his place in the
:27:00. > :27:08.semi-finals. But who joins them? That will be decided tonight. Jo-
:27:08. > :27:13.Wilfried Tsonga or Rafael Nadal. Cried out about that on five Live.
:27:13. > :27:18.It is more complicated after that. David Ferrer is definitely through.
:27:18. > :27:28.He will be joined by Djokovic or Tomas Berdych. That will be decided
:27:28. > :27:30.
:27:30. > :27:39.tomorrow. We have got the world No. 1 playing at 2 o'clock. We have got
:27:39. > :27:42.about 20 minutes left here on BBC Two before we stop. You can follow
:27:43. > :27:48.coverage on the red button. Plenty coverage on the red button. Plenty
:27:48. > :27:55.to look forward to. We can rejoin the match. And this is how Mardy
:27:55. > :27:58.Fish won one of these points. He concluded 6-3. That was excellent
:27:58. > :28:07.made good. Roger Federer might be a bit slower. People have to pick it
:28:07. > :28:12.up. -- Roger will have to pick it up. It was a combination of his
:28:12. > :28:17.opponent raising his game and Roger losing a bit of intensity. But he
:28:17. > :28:21.does not want to get into the semi- finals with a defeat. It is a
:28:21. > :28:28.strange scenario. Normally, you would be going home but he has
:28:28. > :28:31.already qualified. He will walk a strong showing in this set.
:28:31. > :28:39.pretty good professional himself in the picture. He was a good all-
:28:39. > :28:45.rounder. I played him in the third round at Wimbledon on Centre Court.
:28:45. > :28:55.I think as usual I was a break down in one set and had to fight my way
:28:55. > :29:01.
:29:01. > :29:11.out of trouble but got stay in the The afternoon crowd are probably
:29:11. > :29:11.
:29:11. > :30:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:30:12. > :30:21.quite pleased that this is going Fish looking to get on the front
:30:22. > :30:32.
:30:32. > :30:41.Could be that the world number four as is, Roger Federer, he needs a
:30:41. > :30:47.bit of a scare here. Needs he to feel he is going to lose the match
:30:47. > :30:50.to hit the heights. Regardless of what is happening in this match, we
:30:50. > :31:00.have seen some strange results already this week, really. Nothing
:31:00. > :31:09.
:31:09. > :31:14.I mean to see Novak Djokovic, the player of the year by a country
:31:14. > :31:24.mile losing so easily in straight sets to Fred Astaire was the
:31:24. > :31:52.
:31:52. > :31:55.biggest surprise, probg probably -- Federer is on this 14 match winning
:31:55. > :32:04.streak at the moment, through the Davis Cup. He flew to Australia,
:32:04. > :32:10.after the US Open, in September, and beat Hewitt in four sets. So a
:32:10. > :32:17.win for Switzerland, then he won in barrel, then in Paris, so 14 --
:32:17. > :32:22.basil.. So a 14 match winning streak. Aiming at the backhand.
:32:22. > :32:32.Aiming at the court isn't he. has a fairly random distribution
:32:32. > :32:32.
:32:32. > :33:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:33:24. > :33:28.We went through a face in the second set where Fish was dictating
:33:28. > :33:34.place and early on in the third set. Federer is going to try and play
:33:34. > :33:44.this match on his terms. Whoops, almost went over there. That would
:33:44. > :33:55.
:33:55. > :33:59.have been a nasty one. Cutting away He has got some speed back in the
:33:59. > :34:09.feet, hasn't he. Children get told not play with fire. Trying to play
:34:09. > :34:19.
:34:19. > :34:26.games with Federer at the net is UMPIRE: Let. Mr Federer is
:34:26. > :34:30.challenging the serve. I like the way players challenge. Some wave
:34:30. > :34:40.their rackets round, Federer does a quick tick with the eye and maybe a
:34:40. > :34:43.
:34:43. > :34:53.small sound. Oh. I don't think he He has the fast challenges right
:34:53. > :35:06.
:35:06. > :35:16.So you hit a serve at 10 -- 111 mph. You must have to play a half-volley
:35:16. > :35:18.
:35:18. > :35:24.from behind you, and then he does this. Yes, that is nice. It is not
:35:24. > :35:34.always a very pleasing shot, it is ugly, that was pretty. You are
:35:34. > :36:00.
:36:00. > :36:05.trying to disguise it by using your UMPIRE: Game Federer. Now approach
:36:05. > :36:10.to the forehand of Roger Federer with something a bit more than that.
:36:10. > :36:16.But he wasn't able to. Disappointing start for the
:36:16. > :36:19.American player. It wasn't a great approach shot. You look at Fish's
:36:19. > :36:24.court positioning. It was like he was covering the middle. It wasn't
:36:24. > :36:30.a great passing shot from Federer. Three feet inside the sideline.
:36:30. > :36:40.cover the cross court, it San easier move for the volleyer to
:36:40. > :36:50.
:36:50. > :37:00.cover. Or you certainly anticipate I would rather having Federer
:37:00. > :37:40.
:37:40. > :37:46.UMPIRE: Mr Fish is challenging the serve. The ball was called in.
:37:46. > :37:54.Federer just trying to see the mark the ball leaves a little felt on
:37:54. > :38:00.the surface. UMPIRE: Game Federer. Federer leads, three games to love.
:38:00. > :38:03.He anticipated being right about the call answered was. 3-0. And
:38:03. > :38:07.Federer is in charge in this final set. Not sure how long this set has
:38:07. > :38:12.to go. But here on BBC Two we have under ten minutes to go, so if the
:38:12. > :38:16.match is still going on you will be able to follow it on the BBC HD
:38:16. > :38:23.channel and it will be available on the red button. But still a few
:38:23. > :38:29.minutes to go before we close our transmission on two. Seven players
:38:29. > :38:39.have won over00 matches on the professional tour. Federer was the
:38:39. > :38:39.
:38:39. > :38:47.last to achieve that. He did that with a win over a player in Paris
:38:47. > :38:57.recently.00 and counting. Got all the Swiss fans here. T he is an
:38:57. > :39:07.
:39:07. > :39:13.easy man to support, to be honest. Those two children are Tony
:39:13. > :39:21.Godsic's children, who is his manager and their mother is a
:39:21. > :39:27.former gold medallist. And a very fine intervier, but tone wri goes
:39:27. > :39:33.everywhere with his charge. He just has the one client hasn't he.
:39:33. > :39:38.he looked after Lindsay Davenport, and Monica sell less. He only has
:39:38. > :39:48.one now. I think he helps out some of the others but I think it is
:39:48. > :39:48.
:39:48. > :41:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:41:59. > :42:05.. The less said about this one the Loves to get the two hands on this.
:42:05. > :42:15.He rises up off the left leg here. The hitch kick. Pretty individual
:42:15. > :42:15.
:42:15. > :43:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:43:07. > :43:10.APPLAUSE. A bit unlucky really for Mardy Fish. The first volley was
:43:11. > :43:17.magnificent. The second was too high to get full control on. It was
:43:17. > :43:21.happening all a bit too quickly am not sure Federer's forehand pass
:43:21. > :43:31.was going in. You don't have time to make decisions when it is going
:43:31. > :43:34.
:43:34. > :43:42.He has gone for the kick. Just 86mph. It wasn't perfect. But he
:43:42. > :43:52.got away with it. It was like the off speed pitch. In baseball. The
:43:52. > :43:52.
:43:52. > :44:46.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:44:46. > :44:52.slower ball in cricket can fool the UMPIRE: Game Fish. Well Fish
:44:52. > :44:55.wriggle out of that one he is still down a break in this decided set --
:44:55. > :44:58.deciding set. At this point we are saying goodbye to viewers on BBC
:44:58. > :45:02.Two, if you want to continue watching this match to its