:00:39. > :00:43.Welcome to the second day of the Barclays ATP World Tour Final.
:00:43. > :00:53.Playing today is a man who loves making history and makes a habit of
:00:53. > :00:54.
:00:54. > :01:04.winning in London. I love playing here. It has worked out well for me
:01:04. > :01:04.
:01:04. > :01:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 43 seconds
:01:47. > :01:51.More history and more records for The hype before the tournament is
:01:51. > :01:55.something I look forward to every year.
:01:55. > :02:00.He triumphed at Wimbledon again this year and this week looking for
:02:00. > :02:05.his 7th victory in this event. At 31, he is trying to prove to the
:02:05. > :02:10.young guns he is not finished and can finish a strong as everybody.
:02:10. > :02:17.He is up against Tipsarevic, the world No. 9 and seeded eight here
:02:18. > :02:24.who has reached the quarter-finals in 14 events. But it is 5-0 in
:02:24. > :02:28.favour of Federer in their head-to- head. And David Ferrer is up
:02:28. > :02:32.against a Juan Martin del Potro. Yesterday we saw Andy Murray go
:02:32. > :02:38.through in three sets against Tomas Berdych in the afternoon. In the
:02:38. > :02:44.afternoon, Djokovic who be came the world No. 1 yesterday, he came
:02:44. > :02:54.through in straight sets against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. So they both
:02:54. > :03:00.
:03:00. > :03:06.made an impressive start this week. The top two from each group going
:03:06. > :03:11.through. I have top two here with me. Pat Cash and Andrew Castle for
:03:11. > :03:16.start yesterday, Andy Murray had a shaky start and dropped the opening
:03:16. > :03:20.set, but Djokovic was very good last night? That was a tough match
:03:20. > :03:26.for Andy Murray. To come up against Tomas Berdych. Berdych is a big
:03:26. > :03:33.hitting player. He likes the indoors, and it was always going to
:03:33. > :03:41.be a tough match. You don't get any easy matches. You don't get a first
:03:41. > :03:45.or second round to ease into it. It could have gone either way. And
:03:45. > :03:55.Tsonga and Djokovic, some entertainment in that. There has
:03:55. > :03:59.
:03:59. > :04:09.been some entertainment out here as well, the doubles is taking place.
:04:09. > :04:13.
:04:13. > :04:17.Jonathan Marray and Frederik Nielsen had just one. Marray, to
:04:17. > :04:27.save match. It was a good bits of bravery. They have only won three
:04:27. > :04:30.
:04:30. > :04:40.matches since they won at at Wimbledon as the wildcard. Also,
:04:40. > :04:40.
:04:40. > :04:45.Bopanna and Bhupathi. That is a great start. Frederik Nielsen still
:04:45. > :04:52.thinks he wants to be a singles player, and he is very good. They
:04:52. > :04:57.have not been together to play much doubles. Last week in Paris, Marray
:04:57. > :05:02.was with another partner. It is one of the big sports stories of last
:05:02. > :05:06.year how these two players came together from the work and won the
:05:06. > :05:12.Wimbledon title. It is incredible. Frederik Nielsen from Denmark is a
:05:12. > :05:18.very good player. I saw him at the beginning of the year in Perth, it
:05:18. > :05:25.is like an Australian Open leader tournament. He played Mardy Fish,
:05:25. > :05:31.had his best year ever. I thought, who is he, he is smashing winners
:05:31. > :05:35.everywhere. But then he lost his nerve and lost a close match. But
:05:35. > :05:43.you realise how many good players are out there on the circuit. And
:05:43. > :05:47.these guys joined up and one or Wimbledon. It was completely lost
:05:47. > :05:53.among small stories like Bradley winning -- Bradley Wiggins winning
:05:53. > :05:58.the Tour de France. And Andy Murray reaching the Wimbledon final with
:05:58. > :06:02.Federer. And a few other bits and bobs besides. For Jonathan Marray
:06:02. > :06:10.it is tough for him that Frederik Nielsen wants to play singles. But
:06:10. > :06:15.he has to find a partner because those point will come off. Computer
:06:15. > :06:22.points stay on for a year. It is a bit like America after the
:06:22. > :06:28.elections, it will fall off the fiscal Cliff. You ranking for off a
:06:28. > :06:38.cliff as well. He has been a good doubles player for a long time. And
:06:38. > :06:38.
:06:38. > :06:44.when they beat the Bryan brothers, it it was amazing. It was a
:06:44. > :06:48.celebration every time they hit winning shots. What a year they had.
:06:48. > :06:55.We have one more event to go in this year. Pat, you have been
:06:55. > :07:00.questioning about the court surface. They are slowing them down and it
:07:00. > :07:09.seems as though there isn't enough contrast now in the game, to
:07:09. > :07:15.encourage? This has been going on for years. Tim Henman said in 1998,
:07:15. > :07:22.I texting before I finish the article in the Sunday Times. I ask
:07:22. > :07:27.what time it was when he lost in the finals. This tournament used to
:07:27. > :07:33.be on a fast indoor tennis courts. Boris Becker was dominating, Pete
:07:33. > :07:38.Sampras was dominating. Andre Agassi did well and Jim Coria did
:07:38. > :07:44.well. But the weight the surface is made, they bring boards in, link
:07:44. > :07:49.them together and pains hard court painter on the top of it. The hard
:07:49. > :07:55.court tournaments, which is the majority of the tournaments, it is
:07:55. > :08:01.hard court paint. It is Sandy, and it slows the ball down. It is not
:08:01. > :08:08.so bad, but we are seeing a dying out of contrast of the serve and
:08:08. > :08:13.volley. We're not seen the likes of Pete Sampras any more. Serve and
:08:13. > :08:20.volley years are gone. One of the main reasons is this surface. The
:08:20. > :08:25.ATP needs to look at it, OK we have great players, it is fantastic.
:08:25. > :08:32.Look at the rallies they have. What about the next bunch of players
:08:32. > :08:38.coming through? Will we have any contrast? Will we see any serve and
:08:38. > :08:42.volley? The skill of a volley is high. To get around the net and I
:08:42. > :08:49.think it is a missing part of the game and a dying part of the game.
:08:49. > :08:54.Trouble is, we are old enough to remember when Goran Ivanisevic and
:08:54. > :08:58.the big servers were around and they were making the rallies are
:08:58. > :09:03.only two or three shots long. People were saying, we have to do
:09:04. > :09:11.something. They should have made it a medium court. It is some of the
:09:11. > :09:16.strings as well, it is not just the court. Only the guys out here, we
:09:16. > :09:22.have seen some fantastic dollies. It is spectacular. We saw Michael
:09:22. > :09:27.Llodra in Paris last week. Serving and volleying. You can do it, but
:09:27. > :09:33.it is very difficult. You need a surface that it rewards that,
:09:33. > :09:40.otherwise we would just see a long driving contest. The matches we
:09:40. > :09:44.have seen, Djokovic, and Andy Murray, some of the matches we see
:09:45. > :09:49.are so spectacular. I understand your logic, but you want those
:09:49. > :09:57.matches gone, these four hour marathons and these classic
:09:57. > :10:00.encounters. The Australian Open, Andy Murray and Djokovic. They are
:10:00. > :10:05.classics, we do not want to lose them or stock but that is the final
:10:05. > :10:11.and semi-final. We are talking about people turning up at these
:10:11. > :10:17.tournaments and people-watching and they say, they all played the same.
:10:17. > :10:23.There is no variety. For the benefit of tennis, we cannot lose
:10:23. > :10:26.her volley, we cannot lose a player that is willing to come forward.
:10:26. > :10:31.Roger Federer should be able to play for another 20 years by
:10:31. > :10:36.serving and volleying. But he cannot do that on a slow court.
:10:36. > :10:40.set yourself up, there are targets either side of you or the lob over
:10:41. > :10:45.your head. The person at the back of the court he is defending, has a
:10:45. > :10:51.chance to put the passing shot or lob they want to hit. It used to be
:10:51. > :10:57.hitting a nice length would be fined. It is very much in the
:10:57. > :10:59.favour of the base player. Two generations ago it was a Pete
:10:59. > :11:06.Sampras and the serving and volleying. Some were in the middle
:11:06. > :11:12.would be nice. A lot of these players are getting so tired, they
:11:12. > :11:16.are exhausted. It does need to be looked at. It would be nice to have
:11:16. > :11:22.a balance. Wimbledon has slowed down, the French Open has quickened
:11:22. > :11:27.up. I'm sure we will talk more about that as the week goes on.
:11:27. > :11:31.We're looking forward to this match which features Roger Federer. He
:11:32. > :11:39.has won it six times and bidding to become only the third person to win
:11:39. > :11:49.it three times in a row. Let's hear from Roger and his thoughts playing
:11:49. > :11:52.
:11:52. > :11:57.I love playing here. I always believed in plain from January to
:11:57. > :12:02.November. It has worked out for me over the last few years. I go in
:12:02. > :12:07.with some pressure, having to defend the title. It is nice to
:12:07. > :12:14.have qualified in the first place. And I like feeling the hype before
:12:14. > :12:19.it tournament, it is quite a nice. I like getting around the city.
:12:19. > :12:25.During Wimbledon, most of the players do stay in the village. We
:12:25. > :12:31.just focus on tennis. But most of us will be staying in the city and
:12:31. > :12:35.there is much more around town, promoting the finals. It is kind of
:12:35. > :12:40.cool being here for the third time this year. Every time it was so
:12:40. > :12:45.different. Going from Wimbledon to the Olympics, and now at the O2
:12:45. > :12:50.Arena. It is really nice. I was hoping to be here three times, and
:12:50. > :12:53.I was going to be healthy and ready to place. That is the case. It is
:12:53. > :12:59.just around the corner and I hope to play good tennis and hopefully
:12:59. > :13:04.the fans will enjoy themselves as well. For how pleased are you this
:13:04. > :13:13.year? Obviously getting the Wimbledon title again. It has been
:13:13. > :13:20.a particularly good year for you? very good year. I won when I was
:13:20. > :13:23.sick in Indian Wells, when I was injured in Madrid. I have reached
:13:24. > :13:27.semi-finals at the time I play, except in Miami. And obviously I
:13:27. > :13:32.made the finals at the Olympics will stop getting an Olympic silver
:13:32. > :13:42.medal, which I thought was amazing as well. And winning Wimbledon, and
:13:42. > :13:47.getting back to world No. 1 was amazing. It has been an overall,
:13:47. > :13:53.consistent season. I'm not to disappoint I do not finish world No.
:13:53. > :13:57.1. I am in a different place. My goal was achieved. After looking at
:13:57. > :14:02.the long term, I would like to stay around for as long as I can. I hope
:14:02. > :14:11.he stays around for a long time. It is interesting, talking about being
:14:11. > :14:16.tired for stopping lost the final in Basel? When you have been around
:14:16. > :14:20.as long as he has and surround yourself with good people, you know
:14:20. > :14:25.you have to listen to your body. One of the things you do not talk
:14:25. > :14:28.about with Roger is how few times he has retired. Not only is he a
:14:28. > :14:35.great athlete, consistent concentration, he does not get
:14:35. > :14:44.injured. There is a lot to be jealous of! The way he reacted to
:14:44. > :14:50.Djokovic's grey year last year and then said, -- greater year. He
:14:50. > :14:56.energised as a reaction to jockeys. There is so much respect in every
:14:56. > :15:00.single way with Rogers. I enjoy watching him play. And to come back
:15:00. > :15:05.and win Wimbledon and retake the number-one spot. Everyone was
:15:05. > :15:09.wondering if his time had gone? thing I find amazing about him, his
:15:09. > :15:14.consistency clearly. But at the time when other players were
:15:14. > :15:20.getting on top of him, Rafael Nadal for instance, even Andy Murray was
:15:20. > :15:23.coming through, Djokovic. He reinvented his game. He said he
:15:23. > :15:29.would play more attacking from the baseline, his position was more
:15:29. > :15:34.attacking. He realised, I might and not be as consistent, hopefully I
:15:34. > :15:39.will be, but when I am red hot, nobody will stop me. I'm getting
:15:39. > :15:45.the ball back quicker. That was to nullify Rafael Nadal, and it has
:15:45. > :15:49.given him a bit more life in his career. And this guy, Tipsarevic,
:15:49. > :15:54.has a task on his hands? He did not know he was going to be here until
:15:54. > :16:02.last Thursday in Paris. He won a couple of tough matches. He has
:16:02. > :16:12.earned his place in London. He was fighting to get his spot here. We
:16:12. > :16:48.
:16:48. > :16:58.will pause, because they are just We are about to find out how much
:16:58. > :17:36.
:17:36. > :17:40.they love this man. The world No. 2, SUE BARKER: What a welcome. Andrew,
:17:40. > :17:45.he has a love affair with London. All the fans have a love affair
:17:45. > :17:51.with Roger Federer? Absolutely right. A lot of people get stuck on
:17:51. > :17:57.one player or the other. They asked are you a Rafael Nadal fan, a
:17:57. > :18:03.Djokovic fan, a Federer fan, and Andy Murray fan. I am a fan of all
:18:03. > :18:07.of them. I am a fan of any player who dares the soul and shows super
:18:07. > :18:11.of the lady on the court. That is all of them. All I know when
:18:11. > :18:16.Federer is not here any more, he will be missed. We will probably
:18:16. > :18:21.say he was the best of all time. Even if he has another four years
:18:21. > :18:26.left in him like he hopes, he wants to finish in Rio 2016. It is
:18:26. > :18:36.something to watch him play. Other players have gone into the 30s and
:18:36. > :18:57.
:18:57. > :19:02.stayed at the top. It is tough in SUE BARKER: I love it when the
:19:02. > :19:08.umpire says, any questions? How many matches have they played, does
:19:08. > :19:13.anyone ever ask any questions? They have done it before. Talking about
:19:13. > :19:18.Roger and how long he can go on. We were sort of writing him off,
:19:18. > :19:22.wondering if his time had gone at the beginning of this year. And he
:19:22. > :19:27.has come back and now he has a work ethic that is so strong now, he
:19:27. > :19:33.wants to get back to No 1. He says he does not care about the No 1
:19:33. > :19:38.slot, but he does care about it? long as he is fit, and we have all
:19:38. > :19:42.been at the end of our career. If you are fit and refreshed, you will
:19:42. > :19:48.keep going as long as you can. He does not want to see Federer
:19:48. > :19:57.playing? He is different and other players. His style, his finesse and
:19:57. > :20:02.the way he moves. Remove so effortlessly, we would love to see
:20:02. > :20:07.him keep going. You are good friends with Martina Navratilova,
:20:07. > :20:12.reading something about her. I was fascinated, she was winning
:20:12. > :20:18.everything. You cannot have a perfect game of tennis. There is
:20:18. > :20:22.always something to work out. The older you get, you think I could be
:20:22. > :20:27.doing this, I could be doing that. Maybe I could change my training a
:20:27. > :20:31.little bit. There is always something to tweak. That is what is
:20:31. > :20:36.interesting against -- about Federer, continually pushing
:20:37. > :20:41.themselves and raising the bar. was a massive relieved to him to
:20:41. > :20:45.win a Grand Slam title, win a Wimbledon again. It had been 2.5
:20:45. > :20:52.years since he had won one. He wanted to prove he could do it it
:20:52. > :20:59.again. He then went back to world No. 1 and has been No 1 for 302
:21:00. > :21:04.weeks. That is greedy! The previous record was Pete Sampras at 286. He
:21:05. > :21:12.considers this to be a big title. We should see Federer in full flow,
:21:12. > :21:20.a free from the word go. Tipsarevic may have competition. He played an
:21:20. > :21:24.almost a great match in 2008 in Australia. That is the only time.
:21:25. > :21:32.Federer has not failed to make a quarter-final at Grand Slam level
:21:32. > :21:39.since 2004. That is mad! Anyway, he is a player to be enjoyed. I like
:21:39. > :21:49.the colours of his clothes, it is like a bruise, black and purple.
:21:49. > :21:49.
:21:49. > :21:57.bit like what you are whirring. -- wearing. Tipsarevic doesn't have
:21:57. > :22:02.that good a record. It is 5-0 in favour of Federer and that is tough
:22:02. > :22:08.to overcome question mark often when you pay et -- played a player,
:22:08. > :22:14.and you don't have much to lose the stock they went all the way, 86 in
:22:14. > :22:23.the 5th. It caused some issues quit the scheduling. Lleyton Hewitt had
:22:23. > :22:28.to follow and ended up playing at 4am in the morning. Tipsarevic is a
:22:28. > :22:38.great shot maker. He can hit the ball hard. And he is not tall, but
:22:38. > :22:46.
:22:46. > :22:56.he is quick, powerful and has all If he is sharp, and he says he will
:22:56. > :22:57.
:22:57. > :23:01.be fine. What an inspiration. Look at the year ending rankings.
:23:01. > :23:06.Suddenly he goes up to the top 10, the biggest rise in the top 10 of
:23:06. > :23:11.anybody and stays there for year. 13 months ago he won his first
:23:11. > :23:15.tournament and now he is a star of again. He looks the part. People
:23:15. > :23:20.will be latching on to him because of his look and his intellect. He
:23:20. > :23:27.will probably be smashed up today! Let's hear from them, he was
:23:27. > :23:33.talking about his illness. He arrived with a virus and was caused
:23:33. > :23:40.to pull out with his quarter-final match with Jerzy Janowicz. To many
:23:40. > :23:47.tournaments, too many matches, fighting to get to London. It got
:23:47. > :23:51.to me. I was sick, I had a fever. But now I am feeling better. I have
:23:51. > :23:56.to admit, I was scared I wouldn't be able to play and perform here.
:23:56. > :24:01.The quality of players, as always, in London is so high. You need to
:24:01. > :24:05.be on your top game to even consider having a chance to make
:24:05. > :24:11.any win here. The opening match against Roger Federer who has won
:24:11. > :24:18.this title so many times, six times before. Your thoughts on that?
:24:19. > :24:23.is not the easiest of matches, I will tell you that. But I have
:24:23. > :24:28.belief that if I am fit enough, and I believe I will be, and I will
:24:28. > :24:32.play my best tennis, I have a chance to win. Obviously Roger is
:24:32. > :24:38.probably the biggest champion in this sport, won this tournament
:24:38. > :24:41.six-times in the past. The pressure is going to be on him. I am not
:24:41. > :24:46.saying I do not believe in this theory, you have nothing to lose,
:24:46. > :24:53.but I hope I can handle the pressure.
:24:53. > :24:57.SUE BARKER: We know he will handle the pressure. It is 80 of match,
:24:57. > :25:02.obviously. Any match his stuff, but Tipsarevic has to stay with Federer
:25:02. > :25:07.all along? Obviously, he is happy to get here, he has worked really
:25:07. > :25:11.hard to get to the finals. Last year he was an ultimate and filled
:25:11. > :25:16.in when Andy Murray pulled out. This is the first time he has
:25:16. > :25:26.qualified legitimately. He will be pumped to play Roger Federer in the
:25:26. > :25:26.
:25:26. > :26:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 43 seconds
:26:22. > :26:32.big occasion. All set to go. Head Tipsarevic, 28 years of age.
:26:32. > :26:43.
:26:43. > :26:53.Federer is 31 years of age now. Rafael Nadal inactive and still
:26:53. > :27:21.
:27:21. > :27:30.Tipsarevic, from Belgrade in Serbia, electing to receive serve to ease
:27:30. > :27:36.himself into the match. He lost it. That would have been his thinking
:27:36. > :27:44.if Federer started slowly for once. Alive atmosphere and Tuesday
:27:44. > :27:54.afternoon. -- a lively atmosphere. The final is on a Monday. It is an
:27:54. > :27:54.
:27:54. > :28:39.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 43 seconds
:28:39. > :28:49.Tipsarevic, electing to serve half way along the baseline. Sometimes
:28:49. > :28:53.
:28:53. > :28:58.he goes down the middle with this One of the reasons to go down the
:28:58. > :29:05.middle is to get to the Federer backhand. It is not his strongest
:29:05. > :29:09.side. But he will often go wide and not serve to the backhand. It is
:29:09. > :29:19.almost deceitful, with the best will in the world. Anything
:29:19. > :29:28.
:29:28. > :29:38.And if you hit the lines, it's also a lot of problems. -- solves.
:29:38. > :29:53.
:29:53. > :29:59.Tipsarevic has to play one of the That is a great return. Did not
:29:59. > :30:09.have that much pace for, but he kept chasing Tipsarevic as he tries
:30:09. > :30:40.
:30:40. > :30:46.to get round one had to his Good opportunity for the short
:30:46. > :30:51.forehand. And he missed it. So few opportunities come your way when
:30:51. > :31:01.you are playing Roger Federer and that was it, that mid-court ball on
:31:01. > :31:26.
:31:26. > :31:36.At TV personality in her own right, Has she done dancing with the stars,
:31:36. > :31:58.
:31:58. > :32:08.You did very well. I was impressed. Wow! There you go. The old chip-
:32:08. > :32:25.
:32:25. > :32:35.charge. Look how effective it is. Safe margin for error, and a
:32:35. > :32:40.
:32:40. > :32:50.It is tough opposition, playing Federer indoors, isn't it? Doesn't
:32:50. > :33:00.get any better than this. He lost to del Potro in his own tournament
:33:00. > :33:03.
:33:03. > :33:09.in Basel. I say his own, he doesn't own it! Tipsarevic is forced to
:33:09. > :33:13.come in and play, not that comfortable a round him yet, to cut
:33:13. > :33:23.out the down-the-line shot, but he left well too much of the cross
:33:23. > :33:49.
:33:49. > :33:54.You cannot expect his timing to be perfect! There are 17,000 people in
:33:54. > :34:04.the House here, who have never seen Roger Federer play - they will be
:34:04. > :34:41.
:34:41. > :34:51.No mistake on that short forehand. Bit of luck, of course. That is
:34:51. > :34:51.
:34:51. > :35:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 43 seconds
:35:41. > :35:46.It was a smooth and so rain start for Roger Federer -- serene start.
:35:46. > :35:56.West find out more. He was talking to Jonathan every a couple of days
:35:56. > :36:04.
:36:04. > :36:13.ago. What book are you reading? is called Blink. It is about
:36:13. > :36:20.trusting your first instinct. I prefer to think things through!
:36:20. > :36:28.you need that on the tennis court. If you do not trust your first
:36:28. > :36:33.instinct you do not have a lot of time to have second thoughts.
:36:33. > :36:37.time to have second thoughts, and Tipsarevic has had no had the
:36:37. > :36:44.chance to have any in the opening 12 minutes. He has been completely
:36:44. > :36:53.outplayed. He's going to have to think things through. Just go back
:36:53. > :37:01.to basics, get some good first serves in, keep the ball deep,
:37:01. > :37:09.Federer's foot work is masterful, but he needs to just try and keep
:37:09. > :37:17.the ball on to the backhand, where he has trouble generating the pace
:37:17. > :37:27.that he does on the forehand side, so we cannot hit the winners. -- he
:37:27. > :37:30.
:37:30. > :37:40.There is that Federer forehand. He very rarely misses. It is one of
:37:40. > :37:40.
:37:40. > :39:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 43 seconds
:39:08. > :39:12.Just about the perfect game. As far as Federer was concerned, he would
:39:12. > :39:16.only play like that when he has the break of serve, himself, couple of
:39:16. > :39:26.little experimental shorts, the drop shot, but Tipsarevic moving
:39:26. > :39:57.
:39:57. > :40:05.well. -- experimental shots. He's APPLAUSE Tipsarevic did his best to
:40:05. > :40:15.get back into that point with the defensive sliced backhand but some
:40:15. > :40:15.
:40:15. > :40:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 43 seconds
:40:55. > :41:01.of that trademark Federer foot work What was that shot from Federer?
:41:01. > :41:11.That was unbelievable. The pick-up from happily? He did not have a lot
:41:11. > :41:13.
:41:13. > :41:23.of time, but look what he does with his racket head. For anyone else
:41:23. > :41:37.
:41:37. > :41:45.Just to remind you what you are watching, the Barclays world tour
:41:45. > :41:51.ATP final. There are only eight men here, split into two groups, split
:41:52. > :41:55.into Group 100 p. And in this particular group, which kicks off
:41:55. > :42:01.at this eight-day event, you have got the man in the picture, Roger
:42:01. > :42:11.Federer, Janko Tipsarevic, later on you have got to be that the rare
:42:11. > :42:20.
:42:20. > :42:29.and 1 Martina del Potro -- David Andy Murray yesterday received a
:42:29. > :42:33.massive welcome and celebrated by beating Tomas Berdych. Tough group.
:42:33. > :42:40.They are all tough groups. The other group they are calling the
:42:40. > :42:44.Group of Death, I would not call this book an easy one. Exactly. It
:42:44. > :42:54.is a tough first match for Andy Murray, Tomas Berdych is always a
:42:54. > :42:56.
:42:56. > :43:00.danger. He defeated Roger Federer at the US Open. And he has a short
:43:00. > :43:04.second set on a forehand and the second set that could have been a
:43:04. > :43:11.set and a break to him and he missed it by a matter of
:43:11. > :43:21.centimetres. Andy Murray held on for a good win in the end. It was a
:43:21. > :43:33.
:43:33. > :43:43.Is it the first time two Serbian players have qualified for the
:43:43. > :43:45.
:43:45. > :43:55.World Tour finals? They are at tennis power house, runners up in
:43:55. > :44:04.
:44:04. > :44:12.the Fed Cup in Prague. Last year there were two Serbs. But one of
:44:12. > :44:22.them pulled out. My guess is yes. It used to be Yugoslavia, of course.
:44:22. > :44:49.
:44:49. > :44:59.Yes, and when you had even the He is the only player who has
:44:59. > :45:07.
:45:07. > :45:15.played in this tournament with more Had to go for a winner, there,
:45:15. > :45:20.Federer's anticipation, and he almost got his racket on it. You're
:45:20. > :45:30.in big trouble if your opponent gets his racket on it when you are
:45:30. > :45:57.
:45:57. > :46:07.over the side there. But that was a Almost hopped off the court. His
:46:07. > :46:46.
:46:46. > :46:56.Hard to believe this man, star of the game, but he only won his first
:46:56. > :47:10.
:47:10. > :47:20.tournament 30 months ago in: poor. -- 13 months ago in Kuala Lumpur.
:47:20. > :47:35.
:47:35. > :47:40.That came off the door - 124 miles There is no backing off the
:47:40. > :47:48.baseline with Federer. Even that big shot a from Tipsarevic did not
:47:48. > :47:58.push him back. He kept his position and, with a clean hit, was able to
:47:58. > :48:05.
:48:05. > :48:13.completely wrong to it is important That was one sign that Tipsarevic
:48:13. > :48:23.did push him back. Good depth, and had to move backwards with the
:48:23. > :48:55.
:48:55. > :49:05.Tipsarevic, angry with himself there. A couple of very good points.
:49:05. > :49:30.
:49:30. > :49:40.Good serve with the body, quick Ah! Second serve. Already towelling
:49:40. > :49:57.
:49:57. > :50:01.Good job, Tipsarevic. Pretty good game from him so far. Good forehand,
:50:01. > :50:11.lots of work, jumping over Federer's shoulders, hard to
:50:11. > :50:13.
:50:14. > :50:23.control. The rhythm of Federer's serve, right through his career,
:50:24. > :50:40.
:50:40. > :50:50.Inch-perfect, wasn't it? That backhand to the line. And that was
:50:50. > :51:20.
:51:20. > :51:29.Gets to the line this time on that Roger Federer tied on 875 match
:51:29. > :51:39.wins going into this match. Looking at the likes of Connors, over 1200.
:51:39. > :51:48.
:51:48. > :51:53.It is amazing. There were some easy matches for the big guys then. And
:51:53. > :52:02.Laver, you've been doing some research. It is an interesting
:52:02. > :52:06.debate. You get lots of comments from Federer fans. I have been
:52:06. > :52:16.doing my individual thing and they don't believe you can say who the
:52:16. > :52:23.best of all time this, but I put a blog on my website and this is a
:52:23. > :52:32.sneak preview. Tournaments won, Roger Federer is in a pram tonight
:52:32. > :52:41.80s, Rod Laver is 200, and the next one is Ivan Lendl at 146, I think.
:52:41. > :52:45.That has a lot of tennis of wrote their career. -- throughout. There
:52:45. > :52:55.were a lot of easy first Browne's in those days, local players, but,
:52:55. > :53:16.
:53:16. > :53:23.not so much these days. -- first He had to win that point three
:53:23. > :53:32.times, Tipsarevic. Almost it away from Tarmac in the point, then the
:53:32. > :53:36.smash that he could not quite put away,... He will have learned a
:53:36. > :53:46.great deal from Novak Djokovic, his friend and countryman, on this one,
:53:46. > :54:07.
:54:07. > :54:12.That sliced backhand of Federer's has been very successful throughout
:54:12. > :54:22.his career at tempting players to come forward and go for too much.
:54:22. > :54:22.
:54:22. > :55:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 43 seconds
:55:12. > :55:19.It is a safer shot than the double The tennis balls are only one game
:55:19. > :55:29.all that this point. He pushed Federer on serve, the last time he
:55:29. > :55:30.
:55:30. > :55:35.serve. -- served. They get pretty fluffy pretty quickly on these type
:55:35. > :55:42.of course. They tend to come through the surface when they are
:55:42. > :55:52.new, but when they are fluffy, five were six games all, they fluff up
:55:52. > :56:01.
:56:01. > :56:05.and they and at their slowest. -- The rhythm here of his serve, ever
:56:05. > :56:15.since day one on the circuit, it doesn't matter but it is match
:56:15. > :56:17.
:56:17. > :56:26.point of the first point of the match or somewhere in the middle.
:56:26. > :56:33.He has that rhythm, like a top golfer. Ace number four wraps it up.
:56:33. > :56:39.Just half-an-hour played. Tipsarevic had his moments but he
:56:39. > :56:43.was ambushed in his first service game and he never really recovered.
:56:43. > :56:51.6-3. It remains to be seen whether the match will be close. It is good
:56:51. > :56:58.It was a strong start from Federer with that ponder might break proven
:56:58. > :57:03.decisive. He is in charge in his opening Group B match. This evening,
:57:03. > :57:09.David Ferrer, the number four seed up against Juan Martin del Potro.
:57:09. > :57:16.But you will be able to follow that on BBC Radio 5 Live Sport extra.
:57:16. > :57:26.Tomorrow, what a treat in store, the M1 air live from 1:45pm on BBC
:57:26. > :57:28.
:57:28. > :57:32.Two and the BBC hates the Channel - - BBC HD Channel. It is the top two
:57:32. > :57:37.from each event, each group, that go through to the semi-final and
:57:37. > :57:47.the final will be played on Monday evening. What a treat to look
:57:47. > :57:52.
:57:52. > :57:58.forward to tomorrow, Djokovic Now it is Roger Federer up against
:57:58. > :58:03.Janko Tipsarevic, the 28-year-old Serbian, let's see if he can change
:58:03. > :58:10.his game enough. He looks a bit lonely sitting there - what would
:58:10. > :58:16.you say to him? The issue when you are playing the top players like
:58:16. > :58:23.Federer, there are very few opportunities that come to you at
:58:23. > :58:31.this level but they will come. He has got to play solid tennis, keep
:58:31. > :58:34.his first serve, keep the ball deep, and go back to the basics. If
:58:34. > :58:44.Federer sells and the ace like that there is not much you can do about
:58:44. > :58:54.it. -- serves an ace. If he hits five winners in the game, then that
:58:54. > :59:20.
:59:20. > :59:28.That is a good point for Tipsarevic to win. He is acknowledging good
:59:28. > :59:34.work from himself with a bad shake of the racket. Absolutely vital for
:59:34. > :59:44.Tipsarevic to hang on to this match. A Mac on in the second set. --
:59:44. > :00:09.
:00:09. > :00:13.Nice serve. Federer has been successful over the years in just
:00:13. > :00:23.slicing back the big serve. Float the ball deep and got into the
:00:23. > :00:23.
:00:23. > :01:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 43 seconds
:01:07. > :01:12.Good tennis from Tipsarevic. He has So often players get a chance to be
:01:12. > :01:22.in front, a big court against Federer. And when they start to get
:01:22. > :01:36.
:01:36. > :01:41.Getting an idea from below angle. Different pace and spins these
:01:42. > :01:51.players tried to throw at each other. No greater variety in the
:01:52. > :02:22.
:02:22. > :02:29.game comes them when you're playing Married in Belgrade. A big
:02:29. > :02:38.celebrity wedding in 2010 after Wimbledon. Federer, back can
:02:38. > :02:44.variation is what we are looking at, courtesy of Hawk-Eye. Speed, 74 mph
:02:44. > :02:49.on the top spin. 50 mph, a third less or 50% less if you look at it
:02:49. > :02:52.that way, on the slice. You can see where you are trying to hit
:02:52. > :03:02.different types of rock to get on the backhand slice. Just one
:03:02. > :03:08.
:03:08. > :03:18.In a circuit that does not have that much variety, spins and slices,
:03:18. > :03:28.
:03:28. > :03:35.different tactics, Federer is a In terms of sheer pace and changes
:03:35. > :03:45.of pace, Andy Murray is probably the one who throws the most amount
:03:45. > :04:07.
:04:07. > :04:17.That one was a little lower than Federer expected. Tipsarevic's
:04:17. > :04:41.
:04:41. > :04:51.shots are coming through the court Since first fault with that serve
:04:51. > :04:52.
:04:52. > :07:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 43 seconds
:07:27. > :07:33.today come as he has been for the Excellent pattern of play from
:07:33. > :07:38.Tipsarevic. He is doing his best to think his way through the points.
:07:38. > :07:45.Twice he tried to roll in short, angled forehand away from the body
:07:45. > :07:49.to the Federer backhand. And twice Federer knocked his backhand down-
:07:49. > :07:59.the-line. This is a crucial couple of minutes as Tipsarevic tries to
:07:59. > :08:25.
:08:25. > :08:32.Tipsarevic is being pushed back behind the baseline. That is where
:08:32. > :08:36.Federer likes to put his opponent and dictate the play. Tipsarevic
:08:36. > :08:46.has hit the ball very well. Eventually, Federer in that
:08:46. > :08:46.
:08:46. > :10:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 43 seconds
:10:05. > :10:09.The big reverse forehand started As the courts becomes slower, it
:10:09. > :10:19.enable us players to do that. Assuming you footwork is quick
:10:19. > :10:47.
:10:47. > :10:52.enough. I'm not sure you and I He cannot get out of the game yet.
:10:52. > :10:57.Federer is reeling in his Serbian Fish here. He has to be careful,
:10:57. > :11:04.Tipsarevic. He doesn't have a big serve to rely on to get himself out
:11:04. > :11:14.of trouble. He can flatten it out. It might be the time to pull that
:11:14. > :11:38.
:11:38. > :11:48.That first backhand across court, ball Tipsarevic right out of
:11:48. > :12:07.
:12:07. > :12:17.position. From there he was on the That was the big serve that you
:12:17. > :12:36.
:12:36. > :12:43.requested. 121, if it is accurate The little bit of luck from Federer.
:12:43. > :12:47.Mishit the return. It dribbled over the net and caused Tipsarevic to
:12:47. > :12:53.come forward. Once the ball gets below the level of the net and is
:12:53. > :12:58.that close to the net, you cannot hit a much pace on it. If you are
:12:58. > :13:08.going to push it back, a little bit of back spin and deep is probably
:13:08. > :13:21.
:13:21. > :13:26.Break. It is a shame. As far as the match is concerned, really. Federer
:13:26. > :13:29.a set and a break up and cruising. I've been most people in the arena,
:13:29. > :13:33.which is just about four, would have been looking for Tipsarevic to
:13:33. > :13:39.hang on a little bit. They have watched an entertaining doubles
:13:39. > :13:44.match, Marray Ann Frederik Nielsen. They have made a winning start in
:13:44. > :13:51.the doubles. It looks like Federer is cruising at the moment. But it
:13:51. > :13:57.could change around. It is only one break of serve. Tipsarevic is
:13:57. > :14:07.certainly started to get his teeth into that. I thought he was doing
:14:07. > :14:11.
:14:11. > :14:14.well in the rallies. So a little Those are some of the fans that
:14:14. > :14:21.travel all around the world supporting Tipsarevic. He is such a
:14:21. > :14:26.global sport start. Federer, they estimated his earnings, before he
:14:26. > :14:33.hits a ball each year, he earns over 50 million US dollars. Before
:14:33. > :14:36.he hits a ball. It puts him in the top five. I think Rory McIlroy is
:14:37. > :14:44.right up there, having signed an agreement with the same company
:14:44. > :14:54.that sponsors Roger Federer. You can get some big deals when you are
:14:54. > :14:58.
:14:58. > :15:04.Which means Roger Federer must love the game. He does love the game. I
:15:04. > :15:12.don't know if you ever get sick of it, which is incredible. Just about
:15:12. > :15:22.every player at some stage has got sick of playing tennis. But he
:15:22. > :15:55.
:15:55. > :16:05.A nice serve-volley. These are the occasions I think Federer would
:16:05. > :16:21.
:16:21. > :16:26.enjoy to try and serve and volley. Those games goes so quickly with
:16:26. > :16:31.Federer. Any get into a rhythm and get to the baseline very quickly.
:16:31. > :16:37.The rule is, the returner has to play at the speed of the server. No
:16:37. > :16:47.holding him up, no going for the towel, officially. All the players
:16:47. > :16:53.
:16:53. > :17:03.get away with that a lot. You have The pressure is straight back on
:17:03. > :17:03.
:17:03. > :18:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 43 seconds
:18:15. > :18:25.Tipsarevic, before he knows it, he It is like skimming a stone. Even
:18:25. > :18:57.
:18:57. > :19:07.That is not going to win too many points. No, but he enjoys doing it.
:19:07. > :19:34.
:19:34. > :19:40.Similar play worked earlier in the match. Didn't have enough pace on
:19:40. > :19:50.it. Lots of slice and the ball stopped. Tipsarevic had to create
:19:50. > :20:19.
:20:19. > :20:25.his own speed. A Federer at the net, UMPIRE: Mr Federer is challenging
:20:25. > :20:34.the call. Federer misses a short forehand. Begin if he is not
:20:34. > :20:40.watching the ball, he never misses this. There you go. So much width
:20:40. > :20:48.and spin on that. I would have missed that. It was going out of
:20:48. > :20:58.the whole way and then that a massive spin he can get. It can
:20:58. > :21:30.
:21:30. > :21:34.Great agility from both players. Coming inside the baseline.
:21:34. > :21:44.Tipsarevic did well to go cross court. That was simple enough, but
:21:44. > :22:14.
:22:14. > :22:24.he still had to play it, he had to Made a double fault in a similar
:22:24. > :22:37.
:22:37. > :22:42.UMPIRE: Mr Tipsarevic is challenging the call. There are so
:22:42. > :22:52.very few opportunities. When you play it a player like Federer, you
:22:52. > :22:53.
:22:53. > :24:04.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 43 seconds
:24:04. > :24:14.How is that forehand?! Something Was it totally out of the middle?
:24:14. > :24:14.
:24:14. > :25:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 43 seconds
:25:00. > :25:09.Unreal. That was just about Tipsarevic's best rally of the
:25:09. > :25:13.match. Of the year. We go on about Federer all of the time. We respect
:25:13. > :25:19.them all, but there is a style and panache in which he plays that it
:25:19. > :25:24.is actually incomparable. I cannot remember. My grew up loving
:25:24. > :25:29.watching Ilie Nastase played. Then there was the John McEnroe stuck.
:25:29. > :25:38.Ilie Nastase was an amazingly gifted player. Then along comes
:25:38. > :25:45.this man, and a young Australian called Peter Carter, who tragically
:25:45. > :25:52.died in a car accident. But Federer has just got the most beautiful
:25:52. > :25:57.style in which to play the game. is a breath of fresh air. There are
:25:57. > :26:07.so many double handed players. It is nice to see Federer played his
:26:07. > :26:08.
:26:08. > :26:15.way. It is very elegant. I suppose it wouldn't have stood out as much
:26:15. > :26:24.a couple of years ago. Turning his shoulders a long way to try and get
:26:24. > :26:34.the power he needs. Arms both going reverse. He doesn't have the two
:26:34. > :26:34.
:26:34. > :26:44.hands. He cannot get the pace unless he really swings hard at it
:26:44. > :26:50.
:26:50. > :26:54.Tipsarevic tried the old reverse. He has got that shot. I don't think
:26:54. > :27:04.we will see that again. He hits it with the forehand side of the
:27:04. > :27:40.
:27:40. > :27:44.Good court coverage. Very good serve and volleyer in his own right.
:27:44. > :27:54.He used to Half-volley serves and follow it in an Trust his own
:27:54. > :27:54.
:27:54. > :29:14.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 43 seconds
:29:14. > :29:20.Last game before the new balls come out. They get change after seven
:29:20. > :29:27.and nine games. One more game with the old tennis balls. If Federer is
:29:27. > :29:37.required to serve for the match, he will be serving with a relatively
:29:37. > :29:37.
:29:37. > :30:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 43 seconds
:30:21. > :30:29.Full of confidence. Just a quick skip to the side. Tipsarevic's
:30:29. > :30:39.attempt to jam Federer up with a body serve. It's those body serves
:30:39. > :31:06.
:31:06. > :31:16.are not hit a perfect, they come Bad luck. Perfectly. -- perfect
:31:16. > :31:53.
:31:53. > :32:03.Started toying with him a little That shot is such a valuable part
:32:03. > :32:15.
:32:16. > :32:25.of his game. Is he too young for Janko, toying with his opponent.
:32:25. > :32:30.Turning things around. Well done. Nice little bluff. Federer was
:32:30. > :32:40.standing there, then moving forward, to try to cut that angle off, or
:32:40. > :32:40.
:32:40. > :34:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 43 seconds
:34:10. > :34:14.possibly a drop shot match. -- drop CROWD SHOUTS ENCOURAGEMENT. Just
:34:14. > :34:24.one applet. Federer has won through his entire range of shots. He has a
:34:24. > :34:26.
:34:26. > :34:36.And that's it, compatible for Federer, he is up and running at
:34:36. > :34:37.
:34:37. > :34:41.-- comfortable for Federer. It was not a bad effort from Janko
:34:41. > :34:51.Tipsarevic. He deserves his place mike in this event, number nine in
:34:51. > :35:12.
:35:12. > :35:20.the world, but no match, today, for Six-times champion at this event,
:35:20. > :35:24.Federer, and so comfortable on an indoor court, the slow-medium pace
:35:24. > :35:32.that the score allows him to generate, and to dictate the match
:35:32. > :35:39.to an opponent. -- that this court. This was the opening match in Group
:35:39. > :35:43.B. The evening session will draw another full house of 17,500 the
:35:43. > :35:49.ball for Juan Martin del Potro against David Ferrer, who has won
:35:49. > :35:59.his last two indoor tournaments, and is not to be taken lightly, and
:35:59. > :36:00.
:36:00. > :36:10.indeed beat Roger Federer in the final of the reason event -- recent
:36:10. > :36:17.
:36:17. > :36:27.Federer was all over Tipsarevic and his serve was magnificent. He took
:36:27. > :36:28.
:36:28. > :36:32.his opportunities. And he has won in straight sets. A great return to
:36:32. > :36:38.London and the crowd have certainly enjoyed him playing in this
:36:38. > :36:43.afternoon session. Here is Roger. Welcome back to London and will
:36:43. > :36:48.come back, fantastic start to your group. It is great to be playing so
:36:48. > :36:51.well and back in London, third time already this year, the other two
:36:51. > :36:58.were great experiences so I hope that something similar is going to
:36:58. > :37:08.happen this week. It is a great atmosphere. And I am happy to play
:37:08. > :37:10.
:37:11. > :37:14.Tipsarevic, he is a great player, I am sure many of your fans so you
:37:14. > :37:19.win Wimbledon, you 17 Grand Slam title, how special was that?
:37:19. > :37:25.Everybody knows how much I care about Wimbledon. It was obviously
:37:25. > :37:29.amazing, winning again, back to ward No. 1 in the process, it was a
:37:29. > :37:36.dream come true for any tennis player, and I had a great year,
:37:36. > :37:41.great summer, and I gave everything I had, and then to get sober as
:37:41. > :37:51.well, a few weeks later was amazing, too. -- to get the silver medal as
:37:51. > :37:53.
:37:53. > :37:57.I hope that I can keep it up. have obviously won this title more
:37:57. > :38:02.than anyone, six times, you have more match victories in this
:38:02. > :38:09.tournament, you just surpassed Ivan Lendl - was there any record that
:38:10. > :38:15.you do not have that you want? cannot go back in time, you know? I
:38:15. > :38:21.was a good junior. There are many things I cannot do, but I am happy
:38:22. > :38:27.how well my career has gone and in some ways I would have loved to win
:38:27. > :38:32.a Grand Slam very young like Boris Becker did, but it is just how it
:38:32. > :38:36.goes sometimes in your career, sometimes, you only get one chance,
:38:37. > :38:40.I work extremely hard, it has been a great career, and hopefully I
:38:40. > :38:45.have got some more left in the tie. You will be back here another
:38:45. > :38:51.couple of times at least, we look forward to it. A thank you very
:38:51. > :38:56.much. Great ovation for a great champion. Roger Federer saying that
:38:56. > :39:02.he would like to win a Grand Slam when he was younger, he certainly
:39:02. > :39:07.made up for it later on. His timing and shot making was exquisite. I
:39:07. > :39:13.know that Tipsarevic was suffering with a virus before it, but Roger
:39:13. > :39:20.Federer was just Supreme. The other group match, did it rare up against
:39:20. > :39:25.Juan Martin del Potro. -- David Ferrer. He will be able to follow
:39:25. > :39:31.that live on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports extra. We will be back on
:39:31. > :39:36.BBC Two and the BBC HD Channel for this match, Djokovic against Murray
:39:36. > :39:42.in their group match. Looking forward to that. Let us reflect on
:39:42. > :39:47.what we have just seen. Tipsarevic has been suffering with a virus but
:39:47. > :39:51.he could not have done anything today, if he was fully fit, because
:39:51. > :39:57.Federer was awesome. The played very well, particularly in the
:39:57. > :40:04.second set, he lost a couple of long, close games, but there was
:40:04. > :40:10.much so few opportunities for him win Federer is serving that well.
:40:10. > :40:15.Towards the end he found his rhythm and he was serve-volleying, doing
:40:15. > :40:22.all the things that he loved to see Roger Federer doing, so it really
:40:23. > :40:27.was a masterclass. What can you do, in that case? From the very first
:40:27. > :40:32.point, we knew that he meant business. Most people play
:40:32. > :40:35.themselves in over the course of two got three games in a match, and
:40:36. > :40:43.this is in the second game. There is so much variety that comes from
:40:43. > :40:48.Federer. He has won this tournament six times in total. I just do not
:40:48. > :40:55.know how you construct a game-plan to play against him. I love this
:40:55. > :41:01.one, that shot was so hard to play. If he ever takes up squash, he's
:41:01. > :41:06.going to be a demon at that, as well! He began to experiment, such
:41:06. > :41:10.was his belief in himself, playing himself into form, as soon as he
:41:10. > :41:15.gets his man of the court, he has to recover to get back to the
:41:15. > :41:22.middle and Federer goes back down the line. He won 95% of his first
:41:22. > :41:25.serve, what are you going to do? We're going to go back out on court,
:41:25. > :41:35.where there is a special presentation taking Culdrose to
:41:35. > :41:40.
:41:40. > :41:50.Novak Djokovic. -- taking place. For the second successive year, at
:41:50. > :41:57.
:41:57. > :42:03.When I said it was a special presentation, it is to announce at
:42:03. > :42:09.that he is a world No. 1, finishing the year as world No. 1 and it is a
:42:09. > :42:19.double celebration, getting the Arthur Ashe Award for all the
:42:19. > :42:42.
:42:42. > :42:52.humanitarian work that he does for I want to go back as much as I can.
:42:52. > :43:04.
:43:04. > :43:14.It is a unique opportunity for us to represent Serbia. He went on to
:43:14. > :43:18.
:43:18. > :43:28.reach another nine finals winning The recipient of the Arthur Ashe
:43:28. > :43:32.
:43:32. > :43:37.humanitarian award is a 2012 world Obviously it has been an incredible
:43:37. > :43:44.year, not only the world No. 1 total but also the prestigious
:43:44. > :43:50.Arthur Ashe humanitarian ward for all the work you have done on
:43:50. > :43:55.behalf of UNICEF and with your foundation. Novak, congratulations.
:43:55. > :43:59.Thank you very much. Thank you all four staying and sharing this
:43:59. > :44:06.precious moment with me. It is a huge honour once again to receive
:44:06. > :44:11.this beautiful award, to come back here to London makes me very happy
:44:11. > :44:16.and also, throughout the season, many players, especially those
:44:16. > :44:22.taking part in this finale of the season are fighting for the
:44:22. > :44:32.strawberry, so, it is an incredibly satisfying feeling and I could not
:44:32. > :44:33.
:44:33. > :44:36.be happier, right now, so the journey doesn't end here, and
:44:36. > :44:45.hopefully myself and my team will have an opportunity to fight for
:44:46. > :44:51.this trophy once more. One more big round of applause for not only the
:44:51. > :44:59.world No. 1, but the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award, the world No. 1,
:44:59. > :45:05.Novak Djokovic! A very proud man, Novak Djokovic, and two prestigious
:45:05. > :45:12.awards. Been world No. 1 knees so much to him. He will have to wait
:45:12. > :45:15.until the final week of 2012 to regain the top spot from Roger
:45:15. > :45:21.Federer pistol it away after winning the Wimbledon championship
:45:21. > :45:29.in the summer. I know that's they say they do not care about rankings,
:45:29. > :45:36.but they do. To be No. 1 at the end of the year two years in a row,
:45:36. > :45:40.only 10 players have done it before. Three out of four Grand Slams. It
:45:40. > :45:44.looked like he might be going into the French Open with a chance to
:45:44. > :45:48.win four in a row, and at that stage that was incredible. He had a
:45:48. > :45:54.quiet patch in the middle but overall he has been incredibly
:45:54. > :45:58.consistent this year, yet again. A couple of years ago I was a
:45:58. > :46:06.wandering, thinking he was levelling out, potentially going on
:46:06. > :46:11.the slide, he had a hitch, this and that, but boy, two years later, he
:46:11. > :46:17.becomes a world No. 1 for two years in a row. And his coach of many
:46:18. > :46:20.years and confident and adviser, we are always asking for one per the
:46:21. > :46:27.line, what has made the difference, and we always think it is something
:46:27. > :46:31.magical, but it is just hard work. Even when he was world No. 3, he
:46:31. > :46:37.continued to work, and now the Future rivalry seems to be Murray
:46:37. > :46:42.and Djokovic. The match that we are going to see tomorrow afternoon
:46:42. > :46:47.between Murray and Djokovic, these two how each other every time they
:46:47. > :46:56.play, it does not matter where, under what conditions, when they
:46:56. > :47:00.play together they clang. And it is a nice match to watch. He had
:47:00. > :47:06.changed his diet, Novak Djokovic. He was getting all sorts of ailment
:47:06. > :47:10.Plummer. He is on a gluten free diet. He has a very long neck and
:47:10. > :47:20.he would wrote like a giraffe, and you would think, is he going to
:47:20. > :47:23.
:47:23. > :47:28.survive? -- droop. He was the first gluten free grand slam champion.
:47:28. > :47:38.And he's one of the most flexible players in the world. I have seen
:47:38. > :47:39.
:47:39. > :47:43.him do things that only Darcy Bussell can do. He is an
:47:43. > :47:49.unbelievable athlete. And, Andy Murray very much the same, the
:47:49. > :47:53.training that he does in Miami, taking the game to new levels. It
:47:53. > :47:59.is a very physical game. The courts are slow, the rallies are getting
:47:59. > :48:06.longer, they are able to get more shots back, pushing it the whole
:48:06. > :48:10.time. You can see how Rafael Nadal's knees have, not exploded,
:48:10. > :48:20.but you can see how he had some the problems, and some other guys have
:48:20. > :48:24.not. All of the shot-making and the titles that he has won, has
:48:24. > :48:30.consistency and not to be injured, it is absolutely phenomenal. I was
:48:30. > :48:35.injured a lot. I trained as hard as anybody. I believed I was the put
:48:35. > :48:42.his player in the world, but I got injured -- the fittest player. And
:48:42. > :48:49.I could not stay on the court. And these guys are doing this on the
:48:49. > :48:52.court of five hours, day after day, four years on end. I am not
:48:53. > :48:56.surprised sometimes they might need a year off, and fingers crossed
:48:56. > :49:02.that Rafael Nadal will come back. Now that Murray is reaching his
:49:02. > :49:11.peak, the have four players all blending well together in aspire as
:49:11. > :49:17.they might do not like playing each other, and it's sort of mixes up if
:49:17. > :49:21.the match at their best. And you have got Berdych and del Potro and
:49:21. > :49:26.Ferrer, who can be there for five hours, it is a great bunch of good
:49:26. > :49:31.players, once we get Rafael Nadal back. Fingers crossed that we can.
:49:31. > :49:36.His camp are not saying much. would have been the thing to come
:49:36. > :49:41.back. The indoor court does not suit him very much, the Australian
:49:41. > :49:46.Open is what they must be aiming for added a bit of luck we will see
:49:46. > :49:51.him back there, but rushing back is not the answer. It will be
:49:51. > :49:56.Australia, it will be six months since he played. I we still have
:49:56. > :50:01.him as the favourite for the French Open, on the clay service, no
:50:01. > :50:05.matter what. Even if you only start practising the week before. It is
:50:05. > :50:13.interesting that you mentioned David the rare, he is a forgotten
:50:13. > :50:19.man, but he is in form -- David Ferrer. Here he is in the world
:50:19. > :50:24.finals again, he has got the Davis Cup. He could be the number one man
:50:24. > :50:28.in the Davis Cup, without Rafael Nadal to rely on. He is a little
:50:28. > :50:36.guy, he can run all day, he continually works on his game. He
:50:36. > :50:40.is a danger. He will never give you a point. He won in Paris last year
:50:40. > :50:49.over the Polish qualifier, and this is what it means the him. This was
:50:49. > :50:52.his first Masters 1,000 on the ATP Tour, that was last Sunday. He has
:50:52. > :50:59.got the latest possible start, Tuesday night after that, and he
:50:59. > :51:05.has got to do it again. His last opponent was 6 ft 8, and the next
:51:05. > :51:11.opponent, his 6.5 added, whatever del Potro is. He is an unbelievably
:51:11. > :51:19.tenacious competitor. People should not feel like they might have not
:51:19. > :51:25.got a poor deal, not seen one of the big four, David Ferrer is a
:51:25. > :51:29.good player, and able to break into that top war situation. After del
:51:29. > :51:35.Potro came back after injury, I thought he was begging to get right
:51:35. > :51:41.back into the top four, but it has not quite happened. It has taken
:51:41. > :51:47.time. Injuries have taken their toll. Coming here and playing, and
:51:47. > :51:53.what he did, del Potro, when he got in trouble, most players would go
:51:53. > :51:58.back and start playing say, but he's hitting the ball harder and
:51:58. > :52:02.harder. It was fascinating to see. It looked like he was going to be
:52:02. > :52:08.number one in the world. There is nothing that he cannot do, he can
:52:08. > :52:11.serve big, he is the hardest hitting player in the world, he's
:52:11. > :52:17.going to be number one, we thought, then he got that this injury, but
:52:17. > :52:21.now he seems to be coming back into form. He beat Federer in Basel the
:52:21. > :52:27.other week. And he has lost to Federer so many times, in so many
:52:27. > :52:34.big matches including semi-finals of the Olympics, at 17-15 in the
:52:34. > :52:38.third set, then he beat Federer, that is another step up as he
:52:38. > :52:45.climbs back. I think he trusts his wrist and he's ready to do some
:52:45. > :52:52.damage. Somebody from that second six players, has to emerge. It
:52:52. > :52:56.could well be him. He has got the tools. Tomorrow of course we have
:52:56. > :53:00.Novak Djokovic against Andy Murray. Andy Murray had a very interesting
:53:01. > :53:05.summer. He was in tears on Centre Court when he lost to Federer, and
:53:05. > :53:14.then a few weeks later the crowd were on his feet as he won the
:53:14. > :53:18.Olympics. At the Olympics, the It was very different to the
:53:18. > :53:23.Wimbledon final. It was an incredible experience, personally.
:53:23. > :53:27.As a sports fan, it was so good, I watched was of the other sports and
:53:27. > :53:37.they did a great job at the Olympics and the Paralympics. It
:53:37. > :53:38.
:53:38. > :53:45.has been a very good year for me Has the US Open title victory sunk
:53:45. > :53:49.in, yet? I think it has. I have not had much time to enjoy it or think
:53:49. > :53:56.too much about it because you're playing tournaments 10 days after
:53:56. > :53:59.it, after I got back from New York, so I am sure that at the end when I
:53:59. > :54:05.can take a couple of weeks of I can relax and think about the last few
:54:05. > :54:10.months. I cannot remember that much about that week, that much about
:54:10. > :54:17.the match, only the last game of the match against Djokovic. I can
:54:17. > :54:20.hardly remember any of the match. I was obviously very focused. When
:54:20. > :54:25.you're in the zone like that, having all those people they are
:54:25. > :54:29.supporting you, it was great. I am glad that I managed to finally do
:54:29. > :54:33.it. It was an incredibly long match but the margins are so small
:54:33. > :54:40.between the four of you - do you feel like you're part of that now
:54:41. > :54:48.that you have got an Olympic and Grand Slam title? I Always just
:54:48. > :54:53.tried to keep improving. I have won over the years a lot of times
:54:53. > :55:00.against Roger and against Novak. And the final thing to do is to do
:55:00. > :55:04.it consecutively in Grand Slams and it was nice to finally do it, so
:55:04. > :55:12.that I can move on to the second part of my career, were I can focus
:55:12. > :55:17.and try and win another one. The number one spot Mac is not my main
:55:17. > :55:23.goal, the next major focus would be the Australian Open. That is a few
:55:23. > :55:30.months away. That is the next tournament to train for an build up
:55:31. > :55:34.for. If you get to number one in the world, through winning the
:55:34. > :55:43.major competitions and beating the best players in the world, so I
:55:43. > :55:46.will focus on the Australian Open You cannot imagine the relief it
:55:46. > :55:53.must be for Andy Murray to finally win a Grand Slam title and finally
:55:53. > :55:59.get good of that. Absolutely. It is massive. I saw him in the locker
:55:59. > :56:03.room after the Wimbledon final and it was a great final, Federer
:56:03. > :56:07.played brilliantly, Andy Murray was a little unlucky with the River
:56:07. > :56:16.Open, whatever, but Roger Federer won it fair and square. He looked
:56:16. > :56:22.very dejected. I said, you're going to win one-day, don't worry. And he
:56:22. > :56:30.kind of mumbled. Fair enough. Three months later, he has won the
:56:30. > :56:40.Olympic gold, Olympics silver and the US Open. I could not help but
:56:40. > :56:40.
:56:40. > :56:44.give him a hug the other day. Well done, mate, that is unbelievable.
:56:44. > :56:48.And he said there was not much she could remember about that five-and-
:56:49. > :56:53.a-half hour match, but he's going to go and do it again. He almost
:56:53. > :56:57.hallucinate in those situations. Over five sets particularly, the
:56:57. > :57:02.emotional stress of those situations, the mind does
:57:02. > :57:07.gymnastics. He should play the tape and remind himself, because he had
:57:07. > :57:11.to dig deeper than ever in that first set. And he deserves it. That
:57:11. > :57:19.is a thing about it. When he took the microphone from you at
:57:19. > :57:26.Wimbledon, he does not know how much danger he was in, never take
:57:26. > :57:31.the microphone of Sue Barker! time you look at me I would put the
:57:31. > :57:35.microphone up and he went again. was as if he was holding on to
:57:36. > :57:39.something. He tried to speak and then he couldn't. I kept saying,
:57:39. > :57:43.take your time, take your time, I knew that he wanted to say
:57:43. > :57:48.something and everybody wanted to hear what he had to say, and he won
:57:48. > :57:54.a lot of fans that they, but talking about tomorrow, it is
:57:54. > :57:58.1:45pm on BBC Two and the BBC HD Channel, Djokovic against Murray. I
:57:58. > :58:05.know that it is a group match and it is not be end of the world, but
:58:05. > :58:09.how do you see this one? These guys, these two are going to be up there
:58:09. > :58:15.for a while, and every match means something to them. At this stage of
:58:15. > :58:24.their career. Both want to push for No. 1 and hold on to number one.
:58:24. > :58:31.Pick a winner! I am not going to pick a winner! Andy Murray! Novak