:00:55. > :01:00.COMMENTATOR: How could he do that? In is a Djokovic in a thriller! Or
:01:00. > :01:06.good afternoon. Yesterday we witnessed two hours and 34 minutes
:01:06. > :01:11.of glorious tennis as Murray and Djokovic battles it out. Another
:01:11. > :01:15.treat in store today but this match is full of contrast. The finesse
:01:15. > :01:19.and dazzling skill of Roger Federer, his seemingly effortless style has
:01:19. > :01:25.seen him become the master of the majors and for many the greatest
:01:25. > :01:28.player of all time. Today he takes on have the courage and defence of
:01:29. > :01:32.a player nicknamed the Iron Man, David Ferrer, in the form of his
:01:32. > :01:38.life following back-to-back tournament victories. But the bad
:01:38. > :01:43.news for David, that it is 13-0 in the head to head. But he is a
:01:43. > :01:47.different player this year. He has had an unbelievable year. He has
:01:47. > :01:52.won seven titles and it has come on the back of the Masters 1000 win in
:01:52. > :01:57.Paris, which was his first. On the one hand he comes in full of
:01:57. > :02:03.confidence because kick of that but you wonder whether he will be a
:02:03. > :02:08.little fatigued. Federer has just got his perfect record, but can he
:02:08. > :02:18.break his leg? Dollars and, lovely to welcome you to our team. I know
:02:18. > :02:18.
:02:18. > :02:22.you have seen Ferrer play a lot this year. He is 30, Federer is 31.
:02:22. > :02:26.He is a rare player who is still improving as a thirtysomething.
:02:26. > :02:31.They are not too many players you can say about that. He has won more
:02:31. > :02:36.matches this year than anybody else, and more titles. Seven. What about
:02:36. > :02:46.the confidence these wings are giving him, rather than fatty? This
:02:46. > :02:47.
:02:47. > :02:56.will be his twelfth match. -- what about the confidence rather than
:02:56. > :03:06.fat cheek these winners are giving him? It is a worrying if thing
:03:06. > :03:11.
:03:11. > :03:16.his coach. Ferrer knows he has got to go out there and work hard for
:03:16. > :03:25.every point. He has to hope Federer has a bit of an off day. He has to
:03:25. > :03:30.He has to try to be aggressive, attack Federer's backhand. He has
:03:30. > :03:35.to have the belief he can beat him. If he goes on court saying, he is
:03:35. > :03:39.just too good for me, but he's not that type of player. He has a
:03:39. > :03:43.fantastic attitude. I think Federer will come through but Ferrer has to
:03:43. > :03:48.have the belief. Ferrer says he has to be more
:03:49. > :03:52.aggressive against Federer. But he loves to defend. Yes, I love
:03:52. > :03:57.watching David Ferrer. I love the way he goes about his business.
:03:57. > :04:01.He's lovely of the court as well. He's a professional. He has had a
:04:01. > :04:06.fantastic career. It makes you wonder why he has never made one of
:04:06. > :04:10.these matches with Federer remotely close. For me, he has a problem
:04:10. > :04:15.shifting up the gears a little bit. How has he got those gears?
:04:15. > :04:19.hasn't got that extra level that a bigger hitting player can take his
:04:19. > :04:24.game to. When you look at Federer, when he has the chance to turn it
:04:24. > :04:28.up, he can. And also, last week, you talk about his back-to-back
:04:28. > :04:32.victories, he won in Valencia, but winning in Paris, and this is him
:04:33. > :04:37.at match point, you can see from his reaction what it means to get
:04:37. > :04:42.that one big tournament, the Masters. Absolutely. If you reflect
:04:42. > :04:46.on successes about matching your potential and this guy has been
:04:46. > :04:52.phenomenal. He has been in three other Masters finals and lost them
:04:52. > :05:00.all. He had lost to Lawrie and Nadal and Federer, so to have an
:05:00. > :05:07.opportunity like that, he does deserve it. -- he had lost to
:05:07. > :05:12.Murray. You need a weapon. His first serve is OK but he's not
:05:12. > :05:16.getting many cheap points. Good backhand, a good forehand. But you
:05:16. > :05:20.question whether there is something that can really have an impact
:05:20. > :05:24.against Federer. He has to stick him in a back in a corner and
:05:24. > :05:29.attack that side. If he's going to go to Federer's forehand he has to
:05:29. > :05:35.do it with strength otherwise he will be doing more winning than
:05:35. > :05:40.normal. Let's look back to last night. Djokovic beat Murray in the
:05:40. > :05:47.afternoon. In the evening, Berdych came through against Jo-Wilfried
:05:47. > :05:52.Tsonga, who was last year's finalist. Berdych has got his first
:05:52. > :05:56.win on the board and Tsonga has two losses but this group situation is
:05:56. > :06:06.so confusing because believe it or not, Tsonga still has a
:06:06. > :06:06.
:06:06. > :06:15.tomorrow. Djokovic is in the driving seat with two victories but
:06:15. > :06:25.Murray and Berdych on one each. If Tsonga wins and Djokovic wins... It
:06:25. > :06:25.
:06:25. > :06:28.will be very confusing. Djokovic It is what makes it such a
:06:28. > :06:33.fantastic set up with that round- robin. It is actually possible that
:06:33. > :06:38.Djokovic can lose and not go through. In straight sets to
:06:38. > :06:43.Berdych. Then Murray would qualify as group winners. Bring a
:06:43. > :06:47.calculator. In the first year here they got into terrible mess when
:06:47. > :06:53.Murray was in that situation. He thought he was through, nobody knew
:06:53. > :06:57.what was going on, until Del Potro ended up going through. They have
:06:57. > :07:00.to make sure on Friday and Saturday that they will communicate better
:07:00. > :07:04.with the crowd so everybody understands. That is the group
:07:04. > :07:14.tomorrow but today, as far as Federer is concerned, if he wins in
:07:14. > :07:17.
:07:17. > :07:23.straight sets, he's definitely winners from that opening matches.
:07:23. > :07:31.Del Potro and Tipsarevic have to try to win tonight to keep their
:07:31. > :07:40.hopes alive. There are doubles Last night, with Jonny Marray and
:07:40. > :07:44.Freddie Nielsen, they managed to qualify. Two wins out of two for
:07:44. > :07:49.the Wimbledon doubles champions. We have been commentating on their
:07:49. > :07:54.matches on Radio 5 Live. A couple of matches previously to this, --
:07:54. > :07:59.points previous to this they were 7-8 down and on the verge of going
:07:59. > :08:04.two match points down. Then they played an amazing point. Nielsen
:08:05. > :08:09.played an extraordinary instinctive forehand winner and moments later
:08:09. > :08:13.they are in the semifinals. Jonny Marray does not know what to do!
:08:13. > :08:16.And they have really played together so little. They won the
:08:16. > :08:26.doubles at Wimbledon, they are now through to the semifinals here.
:08:26. > :08:27.
:08:27. > :08:34.Frederik Nielsen says he wants to top 300, you look like you could
:08:34. > :08:40.combine so well. He might change his mind. Bhupathi and Bopanna have
:08:40. > :08:49.won win. This is not one of the great stories of tennis. This is
:08:49. > :08:52.The whole amazing success of this summer started with Jonny Marray.
:08:52. > :08:56.It's darted before Bradley Wiggins, before the Olympics. And if we
:08:56. > :08:59.think back to that night on Centre Court, with the crowd going crazy
:08:59. > :09:05.for British success, that atmosphere was then replicated to
:09:05. > :09:12.the velodrome and the stadium a few weeks later. Thank you, Jonny
:09:12. > :09:15.Marray, it all started with you! This was the win at Wimbledon. They
:09:15. > :09:19.were just put together before the tournament, hardly knew each other,
:09:19. > :09:26.and here they are. They beat all the top players and then on Centre
:09:26. > :09:32.Court at Wimbledon, this happened. Against the defending champions.
:09:32. > :09:38.Absolutely an epic match. They have now beaten every single other top
:09:38. > :09:42.team in the world, either then at Wimbledon or here at the O2. It is
:09:42. > :09:47.a shame in a way for Jonny that if Freddie wants to do his singles, he
:09:47. > :09:50.has got to find another partner. Yes, and the win at Wimbledon has
:09:50. > :09:54.propelled to up the rankings and now he has an opportunity of
:09:54. > :09:58.playing all the big tournaments. Most of the other top players have
:09:58. > :10:04.got their own partners though. So I'm not sure how that would leave
:10:04. > :10:07.Jonny for next year but fingers crossed. There have been they could
:10:07. > :10:10.British doubles performances so maybe he can find another British
:10:10. > :10:15.player. We will have to wait and see. But he has a busy weekend
:10:15. > :10:18.ahead of him at hopefully a can have a repeat victory here. I was
:10:18. > :10:22.reading some quotes from them. Frederik Nielsen says he will not
:10:22. > :10:29.even see because he just enjoys being in this tournament and all
:10:29. > :10:32.the luxury that is part of it. He says he has never stayed in a hotel
:10:32. > :10:36.like this before. They are through to the semifinals but we are
:10:36. > :10:46.looking forward to the grip match and these two are about to step on
:10:46. > :10:50.
:10:50. > :10:54.to court. David Farrar -- Ferrer has a massive crime against David
:10:54. > :10:58.Federer, who lost his number-one world ranking in Paris this week.
:10:58. > :11:04.He pulled out of Paris to make sure he was fit and strong for this
:11:04. > :11:08.event and boy did he approve it. It was a master does he put in in his
:11:08. > :11:18.opening match, drawing Janko Tipsarevic and that has set the
:11:18. > :11:19.
:11:19. > :11:24.tone, as he has become the most successful man in this tournament.
:11:24. > :11:32.An awesome challenge for this man, 30-year-old David Ferrer of Spain.
:11:32. > :11:42.He's just about to be announced to the crowd. A ladies and gentlemen,
:11:42. > :12:19.
:12:19. > :12:29.returning for the fourth time, from Ladies and gentlemen, 17 career
:12:29. > :12:59.
:12:59. > :13:06.Grand Slam finals, the world number Sir Roger is back on the court he
:13:06. > :13:12.has grown to love. He is bidding to become only the third player in
:13:12. > :13:17.history to win it three times in a row here. Ivan Lendl has done it.
:13:17. > :13:23.So Roger Federer is back. He was on court yesterday receiving two
:13:23. > :13:28.awards, sportsmanship Award, and the fans' favourite award, and you
:13:28. > :13:36.could tell the bus and cheering started around this Arena before
:13:36. > :13:42.they even got to his name. I think he has won that one award for about
:13:42. > :13:45.eight years in a row, and probably the fan favourite for the same. It
:13:45. > :13:50.was fantastic news yesterday that we heard there has been an
:13:50. > :13:54.extension to this event for another two years, so we have it through to
:13:54. > :13:58.2015, which is excellent. It is a great decision. It has been such a
:13:58. > :14:08.success. We have had record crowds every year and it is great to have
:14:08. > :14:16.
:14:16. > :14:26.the best tennis in London in Any questions? Jennifer, can you
:14:26. > :14:29.
:14:29. > :14:39.please ask David for heads or tails? Heads. Tails, Roger. OK.
:14:39. > :14:42.
:14:42. > :14:50.Have your photo, Jennifer! Don't run away. You will want that for
:14:50. > :14:54.the sideboard late! A quick cuddle with Roger! But he was hurting. He
:14:54. > :14:59.did not want to lose that world No. 1 ranking. He came here and he
:14:59. > :15:04.proved on the Tuesday that he was back. I love watching Federer at
:15:04. > :15:08.this time of year. He always seems to finish the year strongly. I
:15:08. > :15:14.think it is almost psychological. They are proving to the young ones
:15:14. > :15:23.that, hey, at the age of 31, and we are all hurting, we have all had
:15:23. > :15:27.the same season, will have a some pains and needles, he is not the
:15:27. > :15:37.world No. 1 but he will regain it again. -- we all have aches and
:15:37. > :15:38.
:15:38. > :15:42.pains. But he nurse -- does love a challenge, Tim? I think a lot of
:15:42. > :15:47.people question, all wonder how he is able to maintain his motivation,
:15:47. > :15:51.because he is 31 now, he has more money than he will ever spend. He
:15:51. > :15:53.has won more things than he has ever dreamt of, but he loves the
:15:53. > :15:58.challenge and he leads beating the up and coming players. It was about
:15:58. > :16:03.this time last year that he had won in Basel and in Paris and then he
:16:03. > :16:13.won the world tour find up. Suddenly the world No. 1 ranking
:16:13. > :16:15.
:16:15. > :16:25.was back on his radar. He was able to take another record, and he
:16:25. > :16:26.
:16:26. > :16:31.obviously won another Grand Slam at took the whole of the Asian season
:16:31. > :16:38.off. And then he entered Rotterdam when he hadn't played for quite a
:16:38. > :16:42.while, in February. A but we talk about players and a poor Rafael
:16:42. > :16:48.Nadal is suffering with such a bad injury and we wish him well and
:16:48. > :16:53.hope he will be back soon, but Roger, even the back injury he had
:16:53. > :16:57.at Wimbledon, he keeps it all under the radar. I think that is for a
:16:57. > :17:01.number of reasons. First, his athletic ability. The way that he
:17:01. > :17:05.moves around the court, it puts a little strain on his body. You look
:17:05. > :17:10.at his technique and the way he plays tennis, it is just so sound.
:17:10. > :17:14.That puts less strain on your body. But also the way that he trains
:17:14. > :17:18.with his physical trainer, his schedule. He is meticulous about
:17:18. > :17:22.how he is going to plan for big events. I was talking to his
:17:22. > :17:25.manager and he said, really, he plans about two years in advance,
:17:25. > :17:29.so he's always looking ahead to make sure he has a schedule in
:17:29. > :17:34.place that will work for him, work for his preparation into the
:17:34. > :17:40.tournament. And everyone is always looking to write him off. He's 31,
:17:40. > :17:45.he has won every think, but he says, I want to carry on and he's talking
:17:45. > :17:50.about carrying on right through to Rio de Janeiro in 2016. That will
:17:50. > :17:55.be a hope as well as an expectation that he loves playing tennis.
:17:55. > :17:59.Certainly, those that have retired, you realise it is a short career
:17:59. > :18:03.opportunity. You want to maximise it. There is plenty of time to be
:18:03. > :18:08.retired afterwards and I really think he can keep going for two, 3,
:18:08. > :18:13.four more years. Someone like Andre Agassi, he almost had a two year
:18:13. > :18:18.sabbatical in his career that he kept going until he was 35. Federer
:18:18. > :18:22.is a much more efficient athlete than Agassi. His game takes a lot
:18:22. > :18:26.less out of him. So why can't he keep going for another four or five
:18:26. > :18:30.years? And this guy has been getting better over the past few
:18:30. > :18:35.years. He really dedicated himself to tennis, thought possibly about
:18:35. > :18:39.quitting at one point and then said, no, I want to be the best I can be.
:18:39. > :18:44.That is true. Now with the different training techniques, it
:18:44. > :18:48.is such a science now at the way that these players approach their
:18:48. > :18:52.work and their diet and I think that perhaps can give the players
:18:53. > :18:56.that extra longevity. So what is this guy going to do today? Because,
:18:56. > :19:00.as you say, he has not really got the weapons. He relies on just
:19:00. > :19:07.keeping the ball in play and wearing people than and you cannot
:19:07. > :19:11.really where federate down. terms of a consistent performer, he
:19:12. > :19:15.is the most consistent in terms of his levels because he delivers day-
:19:15. > :19:20.in day-out. I just question whether he can get that level high enough
:19:20. > :19:29.to beat Federer, which he has never done, but he will give it his best
:19:29. > :19:34.shot. And as far as kits watching, work ethic, he could be No. 1.
:19:34. > :19:40.is phenomenal. His work ethic and application for each and every
:19:40. > :19:44.point. He is pretty much in the Rafa Nadal mould. He is a great
:19:44. > :19:49.example, not only with that attitude but the way that he runs
:19:49. > :19:54.down balls. He never gives up until the ball has bounced twice. He is
:19:54. > :19:57.maximising his game. He needs a lot of things to happen. He perhaps
:19:57. > :20:01.needs Federer to be a little complacent, which I would be very
:20:01. > :20:06.surprised, knowing Roger as I did, but he needs Roger to not play his
:20:06. > :20:16.best and he needs to take every opportunity he has got. As I said
:20:16. > :20:21.
:20:21. > :20:28.earlier, he needs to try to believe he can win this match. It's true
:20:28. > :20:37.that if Federer -- if Ferrer can win this match, he can overtake
:20:37. > :20:43.Rafael Nadal in the world rankings. You think of Rafa Nadal being the
:20:43. > :20:47.dominant force for so long, and Federer has always been the two or
:20:47. > :20:54.three or four. This would be a chance for him to be number one.
:20:54. > :21:01.There is your fault coach, Tim. I guess he is still enjoying his job.
:21:01. > :21:11.Yes. It cannot be that difficult, tweaking a Ferrari! Tim, I will let
:21:11. > :21:19.
:21:19. > :21:26.you go to the commentary box. the two winners from match-day won
:21:26. > :21:36.to play. A final round of good matches. A packed house here inside
:21:36. > :21:36.
:21:36. > :22:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:22:47. > :22:53.the O2. The seats will be filled He has obviously spent a lot of
:22:53. > :22:59.time looking at the head-to-head record between Federer and Ferrer.
:22:59. > :23:09.It is important Federer -- Ferrer gets off to a good start. Federer
:23:09. > :23:13.
:23:13. > :23:23.has so much confidence that if he A brisk start from Ferrer. Three
:23:23. > :23:23.
:23:23. > :24:50.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:24:50. > :25:00.Roger Federer's coaching team. His wife at the end. He has gone
:25:00. > :25:30.
:25:30. > :25:34.Talking how important Ferrer's mental approach is going to be, 0-
:25:34. > :25:44.40 in the first service game. He will walk to his chair thinking,
:25:44. > :26:19.
:26:19. > :26:28.A chance for Ferrer on that third break point. He did not do a huge
:26:28. > :26:32.amount wrong with the approach. great approach into the corner.
:26:32. > :26:42.Federer on the stretch, on the flick, on the half volley. He was
:26:42. > :26:42.
:26:42. > :27:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:27:55. > :28:00.Ferrer's dog shot from the back of And of course, Tim, the issue he
:28:00. > :28:03.then faces is he has to get it pretty much into the corner because
:28:03. > :28:09.Federer is so adept with his excellent footwork at running
:28:09. > :28:16.around the back. Also, Federer is so confident at hitting down the
:28:16. > :28:26.back line. Federer will be looking to drive that backhand down the
:28:26. > :28:31.
:28:31. > :28:35.And the predicament for Ferrer is that to open up Federer's backhand,
:28:35. > :28:43.he has to go to the forehand, but then he has to go there with
:28:43. > :28:53.strength if he's going to do that. This man is leading the Spanish
:28:53. > :28:55.
:28:55. > :29:02.Davis Cup team into the final. They And here is their number one player
:29:02. > :29:08.for that final. No no doubt, of course. -- no Rafael Nadal, of
:29:08. > :29:12.course. We hope to see him at the end of the year at the Abu Dhabi
:29:12. > :29:22.exhibition, and then into the Spanish Open, but that is a big
:29:22. > :29:22.
:29:22. > :30:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:30:09. > :30:17.miss for Spain, not having Rafael Well, it was looking good for three
:30:17. > :30:22.points. That forehand on break point, I do not think he would miss
:30:22. > :30:26.that against any other player. Given the circumstances, he has
:30:26. > :30:36.just had three break-point opportunities, missed them all,
:30:36. > :30:36.
:30:36. > :32:58.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:32:58. > :33:03.Federer quickly erasing memories of He did not try to do much with the
:33:03. > :33:13.first passing shot, but he wanted to make sure that he set himself up
:33:13. > :33:13.
:33:13. > :34:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:34:20. > :34:27.Oh, what a rally, it was classic Federer! But then the Ferrer, the
:34:27. > :34:31.perfect pass down the line. Federer just a little bit unfortunate that
:34:31. > :34:37.the volley clipped the top of the net and gave Ferrer much more time
:34:37. > :34:47.to get into position. Still a great pass, it keeps him in his game at
:34:47. > :35:02.
:35:02. > :35:06.Extraordinary spin on that second serve from Federer. When you are 5
:35:06. > :35:10.ft 9 with a two-handed backhand, you have got to try to get a second
:35:10. > :35:20.serve early, because if it starts getting up, you are going to
:35:20. > :35:20.
:35:20. > :36:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:36:02. > :36:12.He learned that from the previous one, got the return good and deed
:36:12. > :36:25.
:36:25. > :36:29.UMPIRE: Mr Ferrer is challenging the core. It is always a bit
:36:29. > :36:33.Galpharm when the umpire decides to overrule the line judge and the
:36:33. > :36:40.player decides to overrule the umpire. He has got it wrong! -- a
:36:40. > :36:44.bit of fun. That is very poor umpiring, because he is meant to
:36:44. > :36:54.make an overall when there is a clear mistake, and the worst thing
:36:54. > :36:55.
:36:55. > :37:05.for Ferrer was that it was the Sometimes the umpires have got to
:37:05. > :37:16.
:37:16. > :37:20.Well, I think it is still good, Tim, to seek an umpire over ruling, but
:37:20. > :37:30.only when he is certain a mistake has been made. Their job is not
:37:30. > :38:05.
:38:05. > :38:15.just to call the score, they are He gets a second chance to retrieve
:38:15. > :38:31.
:38:31. > :38:36.He could have done with overruling that as in! I was going to say, a
:38:36. > :38:46.good second serve or a bad return? I think a combination of the two,
:38:46. > :39:13.
:39:13. > :39:23.Federer missing or the first serves, Federer only getting one of every
:39:23. > :40:00.
:40:00. > :40:05.three first serves in right now. Very unusual to see Federer caught
:40:05. > :40:11.in a position where he does not want to be. No, that is right, and
:40:11. > :40:16.I think it goes to show the speed of Ferrer around the court. Federer
:40:16. > :40:20.really opened up with the forehand, Ferrer was as tenacious as ever,
:40:20. > :40:30.keeping the ball alive. Federer wanted to move forward but could
:40:30. > :40:35.
:40:35. > :40:39.not get to the net quick enough. One of the great qualities of David
:40:39. > :40:43.Ferrer, there was that controversial moment for a few
:40:43. > :40:53.points to go where he had a break point, the overall went against him,
:40:53. > :41:14.
:41:14. > :41:24.but he has put that firmly behind Oh! Brilliant from Federer, what an
:41:24. > :41:28.
:41:28. > :41:34.We had a little bit of talk about years before this match, and you
:41:34. > :41:44.really wonder whether Ferrer had another gear to go to, and Federer
:41:44. > :42:01.
:42:01. > :42:05.showed that was six Thaw's 7th. -- You can see by Federer's reaction,
:42:05. > :42:15.that little, one after that point. He knows how important it is to
:42:15. > :42:15.
:42:15. > :43:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:43:01. > :43:06.So he still has not got a game on You can understand the frustration,
:43:06. > :43:11.can't you? It was an exceptional return of serve, and it was right
:43:11. > :43:16.on the line, Hawk-Eye showed it. Absolutely, and you want, as a
:43:16. > :43:20.player, you want the umpire engaged in the match and obviously not just
:43:20. > :43:25.sitting there and calling the score and looking for clear mistakes, but
:43:25. > :43:29.also I think the umpire has to be aware of the score as well. And it
:43:29. > :43:35.was obviously a very close shot to the line, it was on the edge of the
:43:35. > :43:38.line, and that is one that he has got to leave alone. If Ferrer wants
:43:38. > :43:44.to challenge for Federer thinks it out, then he should challenge it.
:43:44. > :43:49.It will not do Ferrer's peace of mind any good that he has had six
:43:49. > :43:59.break points and has not taken any of them. Federer is serving at 31%
:43:59. > :44:07.
:44:07. > :44:11.first serves, and he still has not Inside the O2 Arena in south-east
:44:11. > :44:17.London, the home of the gymnastics competition during the Olympic
:44:17. > :44:23.Games and also the basketball finals as well. And the home of the
:44:24. > :44:33.ATP World Tour Finals for another three years! A two-year extension
:44:34. > :44:34.
:44:34. > :46:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:46:31. > :46:41.After three very close opening games, finally Ferrer is on the
:46:41. > :46:41.
:46:41. > :47:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:47:23. > :47:29.Two drop shots that Federer has missed. That was the right shot, he
:47:29. > :47:39.just did not quite executed. Ferrer was definitely back-pedalling,
:47:39. > :47:39.
:47:39. > :48:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:48:25. > :48:30.Moments of brilliance from Federer today, but certainly plenty to
:48:30. > :48:40.concern his supporters. Two double fault to go with the low first
:48:40. > :48:59.
:48:59. > :49:09.As Ferrer wanders to the other Oh! So nothing has gone his way. --
:49:09. > :49:32.
:49:32. > :49:36.That was a great point, very well constructed up until the last shot.
:49:36. > :49:41.He needs to read the Tim Henman manual about the half volley,
:49:41. > :49:51.doesn't he? The half volley drop shot, we do not see Ferrer playing
:49:51. > :50:03.
:50:03. > :50:13.But he has got it this time! His 8th break point, and Ferrer back in
:50:13. > :50:19.
:50:19. > :50:22.He is playing his 12th match inside 16 days, David Ferrer, and the
:50:22. > :50:29.reason for that is that he has played to an immense inner Spain
:50:29. > :50:35.and France and won them both, Valencia, his home town title. --
:50:35. > :50:40.he has played tournaments in Spain. And in Paris, the Masters 1,000
:50:40. > :50:45.event. Here are the winners of those tournaments this year. It is
:50:45. > :50:50.sewn up by the big boys, isn't it? One of the reasons, I guess, you
:50:50. > :50:54.say it is surprising that Ferrer has not won one of these second
:50:54. > :51:01.deer tournaments now, and there you can see the reason. I guess it is a
:51:01. > :51:04.little bit surprising that Murray has not one any of them. He has won
:51:05. > :51:09.eight or nine Masters 1,000 titles in his career. It is the same at
:51:09. > :51:15.the Grand Slams, when you think that Federer has won 17, Rafael
:51:15. > :51:21.Nadal has won 11, Djokovic 5. That is 33 between them, it does not
:51:21. > :51:24.leave too many for the rest! obviously the same pattern follows
:51:24. > :51:29.with the Grand Slams as well. It shows that the very best players
:51:29. > :51:32.have the schedules down to 80, doesn't it? It certainly does, they
:51:32. > :51:37.are preparing for the main events, but it is credit to them and it
:51:37. > :51:45.highlights how consistent they are. It is amazing they are always in
:51:45. > :51:50.the latter stages of the look major tournaments. Paris is the place to
:51:50. > :52:00.win your first title, isn't it? Anyone can win there! Especially in
:52:00. > :52:10.
:52:10. > :52:15.He is too modest to tell you himself, but that year when Tim won
:52:15. > :52:24.the Paris title, the biggest title of his career, at that point what a
:52:24. > :52:34.list of scalps, Tim. I should not have started this... Federer!
:52:34. > :52:40.
:52:40. > :52:46.That is why off the net cord. Davydenko, does that complete the
:52:46. > :52:56.list? One more in the final. The final was the easiest match and the
:52:56. > :52:56.
:52:56. > :53:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:53:36. > :53:46.Of course, it is only five or six miles north of here where he
:53:46. > :53:46.
:53:46. > :54:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:54:31. > :54:35.collapsed on the field at White I think that will be a very
:54:35. > :54:45.relevant statistic moving forward if Federer can engage forever in
:54:45. > :55:11.
:55:11. > :55:18.Federer really having to hit the lines there, and Ferrer moving
:55:18. > :55:28.around as if he was being employed by a computer game player! Left
:55:28. > :55:28.
:55:28. > :56:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:56:28. > :56:33.Well, Tim, when you have lost to a guy 13 times in a row and you lose
:56:33. > :56:38.the first three games of your 14th match, it takes some guts to get
:56:38. > :56:48.the first set back to 3-3. games have taken more than 30
:56:48. > :56:48.
:56:48. > :57:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:57:38. > :57:45.minutes, and that does not often Great change of there from Federer.
:57:45. > :57:55.-- Change-up. He is serving so inconsistently, so it is a good
:57:55. > :58:00.
:58:00. > :58:05.serve to go to, plenty of margin He is actually winning more points
:58:05. > :58:13.on his second serve, Federer, and he is on his first in this match so
:58:13. > :58:23.far. That gate serve to the back manned -- that kick serve to the
:58:23. > :58:34.
:58:34. > :58:40.That serve is effective on this court, because it is very abrasive
:58:40. > :58:45.and the ball will really grip, and you'll get some movement away. It
:58:45. > :58:50.is also effective against Ferrer, because he has a short reach, is a
:58:51. > :59:00.small guy with a two-handed backhand. It is not an easy serve
:59:00. > :59:09.for Ferrer to deal with. Another ad in the life of Roger Federer,
:59:09. > :59:14.Wimbledon champion once more. -- another big year. He lost to Tomas
:59:14. > :59:23.Berdych in the quarter-finals of the US Open, the semi-finals in
:59:24. > :59:29.Australia and that the French. What you think 2013 has in store for him,
:59:29. > :59:33.Tim? Will he continue to improve? Has he got anywhere else to go?
:59:33. > :59:36.That is the question we all want to find out the answer too, but the
:59:36. > :59:41.reality is that he has got to keep improving or he will not stay at
:59:41. > :59:44.the top of the game, because the younger guys, Murray, Djokovic,
:59:44. > :59:48.there is a question mark over what will happen with Nadal, but they
:59:48. > :59:53.are getting better all the time, and I think he will, he has got so
:59:53. > :00:03.much experience, and he is going to be very keen to take advantage of
:00:03. > :00:14.
:00:14. > :00:24.his final years, however long he A big tennis fan, Sir Ian McKellen,
:00:24. > :00:24.
:00:24. > :01:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:01:23. > :01:33.who we saw a moment ago. It looked like it skidded a little
:01:33. > :02:12.
:02:12. > :02:18.bit. Federer very late on that Again there, two, you sensed
:02:18. > :02:24.Federer knew exactly where that ball was coming. He was in a
:02:24. > :02:34.perfect position for the shot. it is hard to criticise Ferrer,
:02:34. > :02:34.
:02:34. > :03:29.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:03:29. > :03:39.Federer's chance to restore aura -- Federer made the move to get the
:03:39. > :04:11.
:04:11. > :04:21.Unbelievable to have made the forehand pass, made this backhand
:04:21. > :04:21.
:04:21. > :05:04.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:05:04. > :05:14.Always the sense, when these two play, that Federer, the likely
:05:14. > :05:14.
:05:14. > :06:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:06:12. > :06:22.winner, has never lost to the A big game for Chelsea last night.
:06:22. > :06:41.
:06:41. > :06:51.Celtic played Barcelona and Certainly and a good second serve
:06:51. > :06:51.
:06:51. > :07:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:07:48. > :07:53.but at 4-4, 15-30, Ferrer will not Just upping the pace a little bit
:07:53. > :07:58.with his forehand, do you sense, two, in that last game? Ferrer was
:07:59. > :08:02.having to work so hard with his backhand. Yes, and Federer will
:08:02. > :08:07.always be looking to try to get that forehand in play but
:08:07. > :08:14.surprising for me is that Federer is serving 40% first serves and
:08:14. > :08:17.only winning 59 % when the first serve goes in. We have seen for
:08:17. > :08:23.years in the indoor environment Federer serving effortlessly, up to
:08:23. > :08:27.70 %. And he has struggled from his rhythm. You feel Ferrer has got to
:08:27. > :08:37.take advantage, because I do not think Federer will carry on serving
:08:37. > :08:49.
:08:49. > :08:55.Two thirtysomethings here. The last time two thirtysomethings played in
:08:55. > :08:59.the year-end Championships was Andre Agassi and Ivanisevic, out
:08:59. > :09:09.there in Sydney. But they did not actually play in the Masters Cup
:09:09. > :09:09.
:09:09. > :10:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:10:15. > :10:20.When you go down the line, you go over the high part of the net. It
:10:20. > :10:30.is going to be the hardest shot, but Federer making it look very
:10:30. > :10:41.
:10:41. > :10:51.How many times have we seen it over the years? A game away from the set,
:10:51. > :11:14.
:11:14. > :11:18.receiving serve, choosing the Talking about Federer's trials and
:11:18. > :11:28.tribulations, all of a sudden, three points later, three set
:11:28. > :11:55.
:11:55. > :12:00.The set took 49 minutes and, frankly, the first 48 meant
:12:00. > :12:04.absolutely nothing. Federer choosing that final game to play
:12:04. > :12:10.some of his best stuff. And he wins the first set yet again against the
:12:10. > :12:15.man against whom he has never lost. SUE BARKER: Federer in control of
:12:15. > :12:25.this match. Ferrer having so many break-point chances but Federer, as
:12:25. > :12:28.
:12:28. > :12:32.we have seen before, when he needs against Janko Tipsarevic, trying to
:12:32. > :12:37.get their first win on the board at these ATP World Tour finals. You
:12:37. > :12:44.can follow it live on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra this evening.
:12:44. > :12:49.Then we are back again tomorrow and in the afternoon at 1:45pm on BBC
:12:49. > :12:57.Two and BBC HD. Also you can follow it online. It is Novak Djokovic
:12:57. > :13:01.against Tomas Berdych. As we were saying earlier, if Djokovic loses
:13:01. > :13:05.in straight sets, it could be right down to the calculators as to who
:13:05. > :13:09.goes through. There is a mathematical chance that Djokovic
:13:09. > :13:15.could not go through and Tsonga, who hasn't won a match at, if he
:13:15. > :13:20.wins against Murray, he has a chance to go through. So so many
:13:20. > :13:25.permutations in that match tomorrow. We will be live with it. That is
:13:25. > :13:29.tomorrow but back here, a real test of stamina and belief. Canon David
:13:29. > :13:39.Ferrer find something to get the first win on the board against the
:13:39. > :13:57.
:13:57. > :14:00.great man, Roger Federer? Back to towards the end. The drive volley,
:14:00. > :14:07.which I ate sense is his shot of confidence, when he steps in and
:14:07. > :14:10.knows he can take it. Certainly, when he has been hitting those
:14:11. > :14:20.aggressive shots down the line, he has been putting Ferrer under
:14:21. > :14:49.
:14:49. > :14:54.pressure. He is certainly looking Federer qualifies for the
:14:54. > :15:04.semifinals if he wins in straight sets. That will be his group win as
:15:04. > :15:43.
:15:43. > :15:50.We had a few statistics early in the week about distance run during
:15:50. > :16:00.the point. I would like to have seen Ferrer's. There we go, 67
:16:00. > :16:20.
:16:20. > :16:30.It was an appetising target that he had there. Still have to make the
:16:30. > :16:45.
:16:45. > :16:49.It was a good close from Federer because he did not really execute
:16:49. > :16:59.that drive volley as well as he would have liked. Nice and tight to
:16:59. > :17:09.
:17:09. > :17:19.the net. Giving the angle to quit -- to put the volleys away. Oh,
:17:19. > :17:20.
:17:20. > :17:24.And it was the short slice here that set this point up, Federer
:17:24. > :17:29.able to sneak into the net, take the volley when Ferrer was not
:17:29. > :17:39.expecting it, that just lost balance a little bit. Able to get
:17:39. > :17:39.
:17:39. > :22:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:22:07. > :22:17.Again, Tim, the chances go by for Four of his six service games,
:22:17. > :22:33.
:22:33. > :22:36.David Ferrer, has had to go to I think, in the context of this
:22:36. > :22:46.match, Ferrer will be telling himself he does not have to do much
:22:46. > :22:46.
:22:46. > :23:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:23:52. > :24:02.differently. He just has to take It was Federer's 28th unforced
:24:02. > :24:02.
:24:02. > :24:45.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:24:45. > :24:55.Oh, dear! David Ferrer's a legs doing overtime in that rally! It is
:24:55. > :25:12.
:25:12. > :25:17.a slow torture. Ferrer is doing so Some power Federer is able to
:25:17. > :25:27.generate there, off the back foot as well. It is the power but it is
:25:27. > :25:58.
:25:58. > :26:04.the ability to be able to flatten The what is Roger Federer's est
:26:04. > :26:09.shot, two? I think his forehand. When you talk about taking an
:26:09. > :26:18.aspect of somebody else's game and implementing it into yours, the
:26:18. > :26:24.first one you would go to his serve, but they are almost a freak of
:26:24. > :26:34.nature at 6ft 10 and 6ft five. The most devastating shot you could use
:26:34. > :26:35.
:26:35. > :26:38.the most often would be the Federal forehand. -- Federer forehand.
:26:38. > :26:45.has won 17 major championships. Followed around the world by his
:26:45. > :26:51.army of Swiss fans. There are Spanish supporters as well. I have
:26:51. > :26:58.been watching quite a few of Federer's practice sessions this
:26:58. > :27:08.week and those hard court Swiss are there at everyone. There is the
:27:08. > :27:09.
:27:09. > :27:13.And even when other players have been involved in matches here
:27:13. > :27:17.during the sessions at the O2 this week, even when there is just a
:27:17. > :27:27.glimpse of Federer on the big screen during a historical sequence
:27:27. > :27:39.
:27:39. > :27:49.It sounded like Ferrer was having a good chat with his player box,
:27:49. > :27:49.
:27:49. > :29:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:29:43. > :29:53.Oh there is that backhand up the line as well. Ferrer is going to
:29:53. > :30:33.
:30:33. > :30:43.Ferrer going for just a bit too much on that second serve, 110 mph,
:30:43. > :30:43.
:30:43. > :32:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:32:00. > :32:04.faster than some of his first Not unusual to see him miss it the
:32:04. > :32:14.odd backhand like that. Generally speaking, I think the Federer
:32:14. > :32:26.
:32:26. > :32:33.His backhand has got better because everybody is so frightened to go to
:32:33. > :32:37.his forehand, so he has had plenty of practice on his backhand. Well,
:32:37. > :32:41.he is a reluctance challenger, Federer, he has never really got on
:32:41. > :32:51.with Hawk-Eye, but when he thinks a mistake has been made, he will use
:32:51. > :33:16.
:33:17. > :33:21.Do you think he has changed the way he has played his backhand over the
:33:21. > :33:26.years? I think most of his shots he has played with a little bit more
:33:26. > :33:30.spin. When the courts were quicker and the ball was coming on Tue,
:33:30. > :33:34.probably flatten the ball a little bit, but he does generate
:33:34. > :33:44.incredible racket head speed, did himself that spin and margin for
:33:44. > :34:07.
:34:07. > :34:11.Oh, that is in from Ferrer! What a Federer did very well to pick this
:34:11. > :34:21.volley up, but Ferrer was even better on the stretch. Was that
:34:21. > :34:47.
:34:47. > :34:52.Very clever, but I have not commentated on many sliced 4 tennis
:34:52. > :34:56.approaches from Federer. I think he was looking to fake the drop shot
:34:56. > :35:06.and pushed it deep. He still managed to control the forehand
:35:06. > :35:34.
:35:34. > :35:44.I guess an example of the sort of point that, if Ferrer is going to
:35:44. > :35:58.
:35:58. > :36:04.add a chance in this match, he He does, really, because looking at
:36:04. > :36:14.the statistics, Federer is still serving at 44% first serves, and
:36:14. > :36:26.
:36:26. > :36:30.Federer is never going to get this This is the thing about him, Tim,
:36:30. > :36:36.even when he is having a relative off day, he is playing shots that
:36:36. > :36:42.so few other people can make. Certainly, and he's still up a set
:36:42. > :36:46.and 3-2. Against the world number 5. That is the sign of the great
:36:46. > :36:49.champions, this is not a good day for Roger Federer, but he is still
:36:49. > :36:59.finding a way to keep his nose in front and keep the pressure on
:36:59. > :37:03.
:37:03. > :37:08.Sometimes you can read too much into the statistics. I think
:37:08. > :37:13.Murray's match against Djokovic was a good example. In the first set,
:37:13. > :37:17.his first serve percentage was not particularly good, but he won it.
:37:17. > :37:21.In the second set, it went up considerably but he lasted. They
:37:21. > :37:26.are going to be the critical moments, who plays well on those,
:37:26. > :37:33.and when you look at the break point statistics, Ferrer has had 10
:37:33. > :37:36.break-points and won 1, Federer has had four and won two. It has been
:37:36. > :37:41.those opportunities that Federer has been able to capitalise.
:37:41. > :37:44.had a really good record against this man for a while, and then you
:37:44. > :37:51.carried on playing! Yeah, I probably should have quit when I
:37:51. > :37:54.was ahead. He was 6-1 up at one point. Correct me if I am wrong,
:37:54. > :37:59.but you played just a single match with David Ferrer and actually beat
:37:59. > :38:09.him in Madrid, which must have felt good. Yeah, I'm not sure he was
:38:09. > :38:09.
:38:09. > :39:13.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:39:13. > :39:18.Not too sure if, given that point again, he would choose to go down
:39:18. > :39:22.the line. I think he probably went down the line because he went
:39:22. > :39:32.cross-court last time he came in running for a drop shot. But
:39:32. > :39:32.
:39:32. > :41:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:41:05. > :41:14.He is sticking with it. A little bit of variety as well, drop shot
:41:14. > :41:19.helping him to win at game. -- that game. Juan Martin del Potro, in his
:41:19. > :41:23.opening match, that was an impressive win in three sets. Great
:41:23. > :41:32.to see the O2 Arena absolutely packed for that one, going crazy
:41:32. > :41:42.A lot of good tennis that night. It just shows how good it is to have
:41:42. > :41:56.
:41:56. > :42:06.When you have got the top eight players in the world, or the top
:42:06. > :42:06.
:42:06. > :43:46.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:43:46. > :43:50.nine with Rafael Nadal not here, One of the most straightforward
:43:50. > :43:59.service games that Federer has had today. It has been a little bit of
:43:59. > :44:03.a struggle. Federer, world number two right now, just slipping back,
:44:03. > :44:07.not play in Paris this year at the end of the season, allowing
:44:07. > :44:12.Djokovic to finish the year as world number 1 for the second year
:44:12. > :44:18.in a row. What an achievement that is, considering the opposition.
:44:18. > :44:22.Likewise Andy Murray to come in at number three. The top eight players
:44:22. > :44:27.in the world qualifying, as Tim mentioned a moment ago. Rafael
:44:27. > :44:37.Nadal not here, so that is why Tipsarevic is in, but beneath him a
:44:37. > :44:40.
:44:40. > :44:48.clutch of players who were in calculators out. Richard Gasquet is
:44:48. > :44:57.here as the first alternative. John Isner of the United States.
:44:57. > :45:00.Actually, Tim, look, the USA at number 14 with John is now. The
:45:00. > :45:04.retirement of Andy Roddick this year and the injury of Mardy Fish,
:45:04. > :45:14.this is the first year since rankings began that that is not an
:45:14. > :45:21.And in all last time, there was probably not just one, there was
:45:21. > :45:31.probably three or four with the likes of Andre Agassi, Todd Martin,
:45:31. > :45:49.
:45:49. > :45:52.Pete Sampras, we have been spoiled Well, this is the game where
:45:52. > :45:58.Federer -- Ferrer really has to be cared for. We saw what happened at
:45:58. > :46:08.the end of the first set, Federer breaking right at the end of it.
:46:08. > :46:09.
:46:09. > :46:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:46:52. > :46:57.This is the equivalent game right Mr Ferrer is challenging the call.
:46:57. > :47:03.What a shame, in a way, that rarely ends like that, it was breathtaking
:47:03. > :47:13.tennis. Brilliant hitting from both players, corner to corner. But was
:47:13. > :47:13.
:47:13. > :48:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:48:36. > :48:40.Mr Ferrer as one challenge Please do not disturb the players
:48:40. > :48:44.between first and second serves, thank you. You could see Federer
:48:44. > :48:54.very anxious to get his forehand into play there. He did not quite
:48:54. > :49:11.
:49:11. > :49:17.A couple of shanks off the frame in the game for Federer as he tries to
:49:17. > :49:21.hit over the top more. I suppose that is inevitable. It is the angle
:49:21. > :49:31.of the racket head. Nevertheless, he is a perfectionist, Tim, he
:49:31. > :49:44.
:49:44. > :49:48.You can see what that game meant to Down 3-4, 0-30, he was in a spot of
:49:48. > :49:58.bother, but four straight point getting out of trouble and may be a
:49:58. > :50:01.
:50:01. > :50:05.chance to put some pressure on the He is not sure about that one
:50:05. > :50:15.either. I am not sure if he is in the mood for trusting the umpire
:50:15. > :50:45.
:50:45. > :50:49.This is the problem, isn't it, Tim? When you play the very best players
:50:49. > :50:59.in the world, you just have to go for the lines. He is not missing by
:50:59. > :51:09.Just a couple of millimetres away on a couple of points, and it is a
:51:09. > :51:11.
:51:11. > :51:18.You saw how hard Ferrer had to work for his serve at 3-4, and he gets
:51:18. > :51:26.back on level terms at 4-4, and Federer hits seven shots and he has
:51:26. > :51:32.won his serve. Four first serves, a couple of forehands, pressure right
:51:32. > :51:37.back on Ferrer. How is the Federer motivation these days? No sign of
:51:37. > :51:40.an end of his career anytime soon. No, definitely not, and it is an
:51:40. > :51:46.indication of how much he loves what he does. I have spoken to him
:51:46. > :51:50.about planning his schedule moving forward, and he and his manager
:51:50. > :51:55.amazingly always looking about two years in advance. There has been
:51:55. > :52:00.talk of the Olympics in Rio, Halle is wanting to play there as well,
:52:00. > :52:05.and why not? There is plenty of time to be retired, he is only 31.
:52:05. > :52:11.Andre Agassi was playing until he was 35, and Federer is a much
:52:11. > :52:14.better athletes than Agassi, as good as he was. There is much less
:52:14. > :52:18.demand on Federer's body, lesser ailments to deal with, and
:52:18. > :52:26.hopefully he can keep going as long as possible, because we should
:52:26. > :52:30.enjoy him while we have got him. South America very much on
:52:30. > :52:34.Federer's radar, not just the Olympics, but he is going on an
:52:34. > :52:39.end-of-season tour, I think that is one for the brand! Amazingly, he
:52:39. > :52:46.has never been to South America, but I think is going to be playing
:52:46. > :52:56.at six different venues, or six exhibitions, six nights. I can
:52:56. > :53:02.
:53:02. > :53:12.think of a few million reasons why I do not think it is to collect Air
:53:12. > :53:21.
:53:21. > :53:26.I asked him about it earlier in the year, I said, why are you doing
:53:26. > :53:36.this? Roger, we love you in Venezuela, we love you in Colombia,
:53:36. > :54:02.
:54:02. > :54:07.so I thought we would go! They will The coach there of Ferrer in the
:54:07. > :54:17.cap and the rest of his team. Their man is serving to stay in the match
:54:17. > :54:17.
:54:17. > :55:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:55:17. > :55:27.Ever go on an end-of-season tour, That is lovely from Ferrer, isn't
:55:27. > :55:39.
:55:39. > :55:49.He certainly has not distracted or frustrated. -- has not got. He has
:55:49. > :56:05.
:56:05. > :56:08.kept plugging away, played some When you can generate that much
:56:08. > :56:13.racket head speed, you can play that shot and there is a lot of
:56:13. > :56:23.margin for error, clearing the net by a good 18 inches, probably one
:56:23. > :56:23.
:56:23. > :57:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:57:21. > :57:29.Oh, Ferrer having to a resort to a Ferrer was down by the line judge
:57:29. > :57:32.in front of us here! Not enough to recover the ball, but you have to
:57:32. > :57:42.admire his enthusiasm at the end of their long, hard season. He just
:57:42. > :57:52.
:57:52. > :57:58.will not give up until that ball He is such a great example, isn't
:57:58. > :58:02.he, to one of the tennis players, I would say? Having a professional
:58:02. > :58:07.attitude and then work on your backhand! It is the one thing you
:58:07. > :58:10.can control, you know, you can work and your backhand and your shots,
:58:10. > :58:15.sometimes they will be good, sometimes they will be bad, but you
:58:15. > :58:20.can control your work ethic and desire. And Ferrer is as good an
:58:20. > :58:24.example as anyone. We were talking about the off-season, and celebrity
:58:25. > :58:28.tours and that sort of thing. If anyone needs a lie-down, it is
:58:28. > :58:32.Ferrer. He has played more matches than anyone else, and yet he has
:58:32. > :58:38.still got the Davis Cup final to come, and with the absence of
:58:38. > :58:42.Rafael Nadal, there is more responsibility on him to lead that
:58:42. > :58:45.team against the Czechs. Very much so, and this time the final is
:58:45. > :58:51.going to be in the Czech Republic, and I think it is safe to say it
:58:51. > :58:54.will not be a clay court they are playing on! Indoor hard, so at
:58:54. > :58:59.least he is getting plenty of practice winning these indoor hard
:58:59. > :59:09.titles. Nicolas Almagro is their second singles player. Granollers
:59:09. > :59:17.
:59:17. > :59:24.A great setting for tennis, it really has been a huge success,
:59:24. > :59:29.these World Tour Finals inside the O2. Talk of it may be heading to
:59:29. > :59:33.other cities around the world long term, but why? It works so well
:59:33. > :59:37.here, the top 10 dominated by Europe pain players at the moment,
:59:37. > :59:46.that is the other thing, it is so convenient for all but one of these
:59:46. > :59:51.guys. Dash European players. It is, and it is great that this has moved
:59:51. > :59:57.around the world, we have had great times in Frankfurt, Sydney, not so
:59:57. > :00:07.many in Houston! But it really is working well here, record
:00:07. > :00:07.
:00:07. > :00:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:00:51. > :00:57.Trouble now for Ferrer at 0-30. double fault and a bad unforced
:00:58. > :01:07.error there from the forehand of David Ferrer. It puts Federer just
:01:08. > :01:08.
:01:08. > :02:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:02:21. > :02:31.He doesn't get many cheap points with his first serve that he will
:02:31. > :03:06.
:03:06. > :03:16.-- but he will be delighted with Excellent recovery from Ferrer!
:03:16. > :03:26.
:03:26. > :03:31.It really is great resistance. Ferrer played two very poor points
:03:31. > :03:41.in that service game but was able to respond with the next four. He
:03:41. > :03:41.
:03:41. > :04:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:04:23. > :04:31.keeps himself alive and gets it He has miscued a couple of those
:04:31. > :04:36.backhands down the line today. If you are going to hit that backhand
:04:36. > :04:46.down the line, you have got to go for it to the Federer forehand, but
:04:46. > :05:09.
:05:09. > :05:19.really getting the right position Now that really is good. Caught by
:05:19. > :05:19.
:05:19. > :06:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:06:01. > :06:08.surprise, Federer, in the middle of What a second serve! Great second
:06:08. > :06:12.serve, and the first point of this tie-break Federer had a similar
:06:12. > :06:22.situation and ended up losing the point. He was keen for the same
:06:22. > :06:22.
:06:22. > :07:04.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:07:04. > :07:13.He has really made so few soft, unforced errors, Ferrer, and at
:07:13. > :07:23.this critical points, there was the backhand there at 2-3, and another
:07:23. > :07:27.
:07:27. > :07:37.similar shot that could prove Doesn't that shot illustrate what a
:07:37. > :07:37.
:07:37. > :08:39.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:08:39. > :08:49.It was almost like a left-handed UMPIRE: 5-3, Federer. One serve to
:08:49. > :08:59.
:08:59. > :09:04.come for Federer in this sequence We talked about how poorly Roger
:09:04. > :09:10.Federer had served this whole match, and then come the tie-break, four
:09:10. > :09:20.consecutive first serves, two aces, one and returnable. We have seen
:09:20. > :09:53.
:09:53. > :10:03.That was a gutsy forehand from Ferrer, match point down. He never
:10:03. > :10:03.
:10:03. > :10:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:10:47. > :10:52.Huge mutual respect between the two, as always, but for the 14th time,
:10:52. > :10:59.Roger Federer it's David Ferrer. He made it tight today that it was a
:10:59. > :11:06.familiar feeling for him. And hour and 48 minutes of toil. And he
:11:06. > :11:14.comes out on the losing side. Still has to believe that he can qualify
:11:14. > :11:22.for the knockout phase. He did back in 2007. He will get a fine
:11:22. > :11:32.reception, I am sure. Remember, he ran Andy Murray so close in at
:11:32. > :11:34.
:11:34. > :11:43.Wimbledon quarterfinal. Nice pen, Roger! So Federer, in winning in
:11:43. > :11:47.straight sets, qualifies for the semifinals. The first player that
:11:47. > :11:51.these will tour finals to make it into the last four. It is a
:11:51. > :11:56.familiar place for him. He has won this tournament for the last two
:11:56. > :12:06.years. He's going for a sixth in total. Always finishes the year
:12:06. > :12:14.
:12:14. > :12:24.wants to end with a title on Monday. He first won in 2003, in Houston,
:12:24. > :12:29.
:12:29. > :12:36.Sir Roger Federer winning against David Ferrer. Here he is.
:12:36. > :12:41.Here we go again. They always know my first question is going to beat
:12:41. > :12:46.so bad they just get it out the way like that. Congratulations, through
:12:46. > :12:53.to the semifinals once again. The tenths time in this event. I am
:12:53. > :12:57.extremely happy, yes. It was a tough match. I thought David had a
:12:57. > :13:03.great run and so he was so deserving. He puts in so much
:13:04. > :13:08.effort. It was a long match for two sets, so it was that tough. I am
:13:08. > :13:12.extremely happy. I think I have played a great match. You said I
:13:12. > :13:15.qualified. I am thrilled and relieved that that is the case.
:13:15. > :13:20.Does it change how you feel going into your next match, because you
:13:20. > :13:24.have already qualified? No, not really. Back in 2002 the same thing
:13:24. > :13:29.happened. There it was extremely difficult. It was the first time
:13:29. > :13:35.around. And you want to keep a clean sheet going into the
:13:35. > :13:42.semifinals. You do not want to lose your last match of the round-robin.
:13:42. > :13:46.You do not show much compassion for David on the court. You are 14-0
:13:46. > :13:53.against him it now. Can you show some compassion, talk about him a
:13:53. > :13:56.bit? I can! He is so respected by the fellow competitors. He has a
:13:56. > :14:00.great attitude. It is really nice to play against him. It is great
:14:01. > :14:05.fair play and great sportsmanship, so for me, personally, I like
:14:05. > :14:10.playing against him, not because of the 14-0 up because he is a great
:14:10. > :14:15.guy and a great player. Congratulations. We will see you
:14:15. > :14:19.Sunday whatever. So you. BARKER: It was not Federer at his
:14:20. > :14:29.very best today but he got the job done and won in straight sets so he
:14:30. > :14:32.
:14:33. > :14:36.is guaranteed to be through to the qualify for the semifinals. It is
:14:36. > :14:41.Del Potro against Tipsarevic tonight. You'll be able to follow
:14:41. > :14:47.that on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra. Tomorrow are match in the
:14:47. > :14:56.afternoon is Novak Djokovic who has won his two matches so far. It is
:14:56. > :15:00.So Federer has marched his way through. He was not at his best but
:15:00. > :15:03.he just has that ability to raise his game when it matters.
:15:04. > :15:08.certainly does. He's said afterwards, he thought he had
:15:08. > :15:18.played a great match. We might have to get in the BDA to show him some
:15:18. > :15:19.
:15:19. > :15:24.of the things. 39 unforced errors. Yes. It is the sign of a great
:15:24. > :15:30.champion when he is playing the fifth ranked player in the world,
:15:30. > :15:36.he does not play his best and he's still able to come through. The
:15:36. > :15:42.history of them match up, he has that enormous confidence. Ferrer is
:15:42. > :15:46.obviously confident of it. -- conscious of it. It must be so
:15:46. > :15:52.frustrating, Johnson, for Ferrer, because he had so many break points,
:15:52. > :16:01.won so many points but still has nothing to show for it. You feel
:16:01. > :16:06.for him because it -- he gave a great match today but it shows the
:16:06. > :16:14.class of Federer that even on a bad date he can put away the world No.
:16:14. > :16:18.5 in straight sets. How difficult it is -- is it in a group stage? Is
:16:18. > :16:22.it a different mindset? If you let it, it could be a different mindset,
:16:22. > :16:26.and Eddie nothing unique that to happen because if you do you are
:16:26. > :16:30.going out a bit distracted up and without a clear mind set and game-
:16:30. > :16:34.plan the way you want to play it. Federer will want to keep
:16:34. > :16:41.dominating. He has the best record in these championships. He just
:16:41. > :16:45.wants to go in with a clean sheet and if that could be 3-0 from his
:16:45. > :16:49.round-robin then that is what he will want. Some people might say,
:16:49. > :16:53.if you win the group you are going to play the runner-up in the other
:16:53. > :16:58.group, so if he came second you might play a slightly weaker player
:16:58. > :17:03.who has come through... I do not think he will look at it like that.
:17:03. > :17:08.He wants to go out on the court and win, simple as that. And he has a
:17:08. > :17:12.match now way he can just relax. He has since some days where he can
:17:12. > :17:18.just chill out before he gets into the semifinals. If do not forget it
:17:18. > :17:22.is Del Potro he is playing. He beat him in the US Open a few years ago
:17:22. > :17:30.and then beat him a few weeks ago in Basel. That does not go down
:17:30. > :17:36.well. That was the match that lost in the number one, because then he
:17:36. > :17:39.had that in Paris, he knew it had gone. He has got a great record
:17:39. > :17:46.against most people and a gates Del Potro, but Del Potro does give him
:17:46. > :17:51.trouble. -- against Del Potro. Federer will enjoy that challenge
:17:51. > :17:56.and he will look to correct the tables from Basel and he will want
:17:56. > :17:59.to go through confident to the semifinals. It is difficult being a
:17:59. > :18:03.competitor when you are used to playing matches when it is all or
:18:03. > :18:08.nothing. This next match against Del Potro isn't. He has already
:18:08. > :18:11.qualified. He has and you cannot get away from that. The best bit
:18:11. > :18:17.for Federer is that there is not the stress and nervous energy. He
:18:17. > :18:22.has got through. The reality is that at his age, 31, he wants to
:18:22. > :18:26.conserve his energy, so he has a day off tomorrow. It will not be,
:18:26. > :18:29.irrespective of the outcome, the most stressful of matches, because
:18:29. > :18:35.he is through to the semifinals, and I think that will work in his
:18:35. > :18:40.favour. And as you say, so called we go person from the other group,
:18:40. > :18:43.we have no idea who is going to come through from that group. We
:18:43. > :18:49.enjoyed a wonderful match yesterday after being with Djokovic and
:18:49. > :18:55.Murray. We will just enjoy some of the points that these two played.
:18:55. > :18:58.They were slugging it out. It is always such a battle with these two.
:18:58. > :19:08.Yes, there was no easing into the match. They are going from corner
:19:08. > :19:13.It really was Murray at this stage who dominated proceedings. Look how
:19:13. > :19:17.close to the baseline Murray is. We talked about his changes under Ivan
:19:17. > :19:22.Lendl and it is good to see him stepping in like that. That was
:19:22. > :19:27.fantastic play, in the first game of the match. It is so brutal when
:19:27. > :19:30.these two play. They have similar styles. Their problem is that they
:19:30. > :19:38.move so well. Pete is so difficult to put the ball away. It keeps
:19:38. > :19:43.coming back. -- it is so difficult. Djokovic dig such a good drop there
:19:43. > :19:49.of sticking in and not getting frustrated, turning the tables in
:19:49. > :19:52.the second set. This is match point. And we love a bit of Roger Federer,
:19:52. > :19:57.as we have seen this afternoon. He has still got all the skills that
:19:57. > :20:02.is, in the autumn of 2012, is the eminent rivalry in the men's tennis
:20:03. > :20:07.right now. It is their seventh meeting of the year. Djokovic won
:20:07. > :20:11.in Shanghai and at the world will finals. These two, born within a
:20:11. > :20:16.week on each other in May 1987, are going to do battle many, many more
:20:16. > :20:20.times. It will be fantastic to follow. Marray lost that match but
:20:20. > :20:30.now has to concentrate on playing Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and after that
:20:30. > :20:31.
:20:31. > :20:41.match, we spoke to Jonathan. -- he How will you prepare for Siambr?
:20:41. > :20:41.
:20:42. > :20:45.Try to get some rest tonight. songth. -- how will you prepare for
:20:45. > :20:51.playing Jo-Wilfried Tsonga? knows what the scenario will be
:20:51. > :21:00.when I go out onto the court. I will try my best. Are you feeling
:21:00. > :21:04.all right? Yes, everyone will be a bit stretched out right now but
:21:04. > :21:10.there are no easy matches here so you need to prepare for some tough
:21:10. > :21:14.battles. They are all tough battles, aren't they? Jonathan, you were at
:21:14. > :21:19.the US Open. Have you seen a change in him since he won the Olympics
:21:19. > :21:22.and then the Grand Slam title? There was an interesting moment at
:21:22. > :21:26.the opening here on Saturday night, when all the players were
:21:26. > :21:31.introduced on the state and Andy was next to Roger Federer and he
:21:31. > :21:35.was asked, what is his secret to your success? And Andy confident
:21:35. > :21:42.the Patrick Roger on the back and said, it was all thanks to this guy,
:21:42. > :21:46.he made me cry at Wimbledon. It was not premeditated or patronising,
:21:46. > :21:50.but he exceeded so much confidence. I do not think a year ago Andy
:21:50. > :21:55.Murray would have done at that as a Grand Slam winner, it was almost
:21:56. > :21:59.like him saying, Gleeson, you have your 17 majors but I am here now.
:21:59. > :22:04.He does seem to have blossomed since then because it must have
:22:04. > :22:08.just been a huge relief for him. Yes, when you reflect on the whole
:22:08. > :22:13.sum I think Andy and Ivan Lendl talking after the Wimbledon final,
:22:13. > :22:20.Ivan Lendl said that handy would never play a match with as much
:22:20. > :22:25.pressure as that. You saw in Andy's tears how much it went to him and
:22:25. > :22:29.how much the public wanted it. But three weeks later to come to the
:22:29. > :22:33.Olympic final, gold medal match against Federer, and to play the
:22:33. > :22:39.most amazing tennis and beat him over five sets with just the loss
:22:39. > :22:43.of seven games, that was a huge moment in his career and he went on
:22:43. > :22:47.that ways of confidence into the US Open to get that Slam under his
:22:47. > :22:52.belt. It will really open the gates to many more. He really is that
:22:52. > :22:56.good. He has been good in the Australian Open. I think he really
:22:56. > :23:00.can win three of the four. I think that match at the Olympics was
:23:00. > :23:04.really important, because the manner in which he demolished Roger
:23:04. > :23:11.Federer, just four weeks after the Wimbledon final, and he said the
:23:11. > :23:15.support he got from the crowd meant so much to him. So many people that
:23:15. > :23:20.week said, this could be the turning point. Ivan Lendl said in
:23:20. > :23:25.advance of the US Open, you have already won a major because you
:23:25. > :23:29.have won the Olympics. He viewed it back highly. It has been a
:23:29. > :23:31.fantastic summer for Andy Murray. A complete turning point for him. But
:23:31. > :23:34.he was worried it was going to change his life. He had a
:23:35. > :23:40.conversation with Ivan Lendl earlier this year and said, this is
:23:40. > :23:45.not going to change me, is it, if I win one? And he said, that is the
:23:45. > :23:48.last thing you want to worry about! It is interesting he was even
:23:49. > :23:52.thinking in those terms. It is difficult because he is in the
:23:52. > :23:59.spotlight now he does not like that side of it. He just wants to play
:23:59. > :24:03.tennis. It is not their popularity can't -- it is not a popularity
:24:03. > :24:08.contest out there and he wants to concentrate on tennis. That is the
:24:08. > :24:13.beauty of having Ivan Lendl in his corner. He lost his first three
:24:13. > :24:16.Grand Slam finals, won his fourth. Andy has been able to draw on his
:24:16. > :24:20.experiences. I think his attitude on the court is getting better.
:24:20. > :24:25.There were moments in the third set against Djokovic where he started
:24:25. > :24:32.to get a little frustrated but on Rosol, dealing with adversity, he
:24:32. > :24:36.is doing better and better. Tomorrow money -- Murray is on
:24:36. > :24:41.court. In the evening it is Novak Djokovic. He was on Court earlier
:24:41. > :24:49.this week, collecting two drive these. He won the number one Player
:24:49. > :24:53.of the Year award. He was presented by the chairman of the ATP. It was
:24:53. > :24:59.a wonderful moment for Novak Djokovic. He lost the number one
:24:59. > :25:04.spot at Wimbledon to Roger Federer, just got it back is Monday, and
:25:04. > :25:09.received this trophy. This is what he had to say about it. Regardless
:25:09. > :25:12.of the result that I have this week, it has been a fantastic year, and
:25:12. > :25:18.ending as number one of the world is a huge achievement for me and my
:25:18. > :25:22.team. I could not be more proud. Particularly finishing back to back
:25:22. > :25:27.at the end of the year for that number one slot, which has not been
:25:27. > :25:33.done for a few years. That is a particularly big achievement.
:25:33. > :25:36.Considering the competitiveness of 2012 and having in mind that we had
:25:36. > :25:42.the four different Grand Slam winners this year, it brings a lot
:25:42. > :25:50.of entertainment, a lot of attention, to our sport, and a lot
:25:50. > :25:55.more interest, I think. Tennis is really the high rise at this moment
:25:55. > :26:05.and we have great players and great quality. The top four all have a
:26:05. > :26:07.
:26:07. > :26:12.van Slam title that he has the tomorrow on BBC Two and BBC HD, as
:26:12. > :26:17.he takes on Tomas Berdych from the Czech Republic. And I say he is
:26:17. > :26:27.number one, Novak Djokovic, you make history by winning Grand Slams,
:26:27. > :26:27.
:26:27. > :26:32.Yes, and at the end of last year, Federer made his intentions known
:26:32. > :26:37.and he managed to be number one during the year but the end of the
:26:37. > :26:41.year number one, it is going to emphasise what you're year has been
:26:41. > :26:46.like. When you reflect on this era, it is so tough. There are so many
:26:46. > :26:48.great players. So for him to finish number one is an unbelievable
:26:48. > :26:53.achievement and I think that will give him the freedom to really
:26:53. > :26:57.finish of this event with a bang. And also to do it after the year he
:26:57. > :27:02.had last year, because everyone was saying, how is he going to follow
:27:02. > :27:06.that? OK, he did not win three Grand Slam titles but he still
:27:06. > :27:09.finishes the year as number one. Great to see the memories there
:27:09. > :27:15.from Melbourne. Everything that has happened this year, so many
:27:15. > :27:24.memories we have all got, but back Australian Open finale. Remember,
:27:24. > :27:29.he beat Murray in five hours, and came back and beat Nadal in the six
:27:29. > :27:35.hours! It was a superhuman effort and I think that has shown how it
:27:35. > :27:38.tennis has moved on. Yes, it was not so long ago that if you played
:27:38. > :27:42.a four now match everyone thought that was a long match, but they
:27:42. > :27:46.pushed the boundaries of their athletic ability and how good they
:27:46. > :27:50.are backed retrieving, staying in these volleys. There have been time
:27:50. > :27:56.where we have seen 55 shot rallies where they are not missing hitting
:27:56. > :27:59.from the corner and the accumulation of that is these
:27:59. > :28:05.incredible matches, and let's hope there are a few more this week, and
:28:05. > :28:11.many more this year. Thank you very much. Tomorrow, Novak Djokovic
:28:11. > :28:14.against Tomas Berdych, at 1:45pm tomorrow. Today, Roger Federer, it