:00:41. > :00:46.Murray out foxed him and he has the early break. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is
:00:46. > :00:52.reaching the point of no return. Second serve is good, big forehand
:00:52. > :00:59.return from Tsonga is long, Murray celebrates. He is into the cellar
:00:59. > :01:03.book -- semi-finals irrespective of what happens from here. Exhibition
:01:03. > :01:11.stuff from Andy Murray. A forehand passing shot winner and the speed
:01:11. > :01:17.of Murray, he was like a blur. An ace out wide to finish it in
:01:17. > :01:21.perfect style. He knocks Tsonga over in the tie-break. The top
:01:21. > :01:26.three players in the world are through to the semi-finals, Novak
:01:26. > :01:31.Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray. Who will join them? The
:01:31. > :01:37.next highest rate -- ranked player, David for rare, he plays later this
:01:37. > :01:41.evening, or this man, Juan Martin Del Potro, who this afternoon plays
:01:41. > :01:45.Roger Federer. Good afternoon. More permutations to go through, but we
:01:45. > :01:51.will do that later. Federer against Del Potro it is the match this
:01:51. > :01:58.afternoon. Let's look back to last night. Murray was pretty impressive.
:01:58. > :02:01.He only needed one set, but he won two. It is a knotty always the
:02:02. > :02:06.easiest scenario where there's a situation where you can just win
:02:07. > :02:12.one set and go through. He wanted to be clear in his mind that he
:02:12. > :02:17.wanted to put in a good performance and win the match. His start was
:02:17. > :02:22.first class, to get that first set under his belt 6-2, he knew that he
:02:22. > :02:26.was into the semis. A good effort to finish it in two set. We got a
:02:26. > :02:29.nice insight into his relationship with Ivan Lendl. He said after the
:02:29. > :02:35.match that I've and had said I don't want you to go out thinking
:02:35. > :02:40.you only have to win one set. I don't think Andy absolutely knew
:02:40. > :02:47.that beforehand. It was job done yesterday. Tsonga looked like this
:02:47. > :02:51.was a tournament too far. Murray did ask the umpire at the end of
:02:51. > :02:56.the first set, and my through? He just wanted to make sure he had
:02:56. > :03:02.done enough. 4-2 up in the second, Tsonga got a break back, but an
:03:02. > :03:06.immensely strong tie-break. Very much so. Again somebody like Tsonga,
:03:06. > :03:10.there will always be an unpredictability. He is a very
:03:10. > :03:15.dangerous player, he was in the final of this event last year, he
:03:15. > :03:19.has beaten all of the top players. He showed some fortitude to break-
:03:19. > :03:24.back and get into the tie-break. It was a very good performance to
:03:24. > :03:28.finish it in straight sets from Murray. We have always talked up
:03:28. > :03:32.the Murray backhand along with Novak Djokovic, but the forehands,
:03:32. > :03:36.some tremendous winners. When he is positive on the ball, we were
:03:36. > :03:39.calling for this three or four calling for this three or four
:03:39. > :03:43.years ago, can you step up into the court and make it happen? You can't
:03:43. > :03:46.just soak up the players -- pressure begins the big players.
:03:46. > :03:53.You look at his forehand side and the aggression now, it is so
:03:53. > :03:57.impressive. He can turn defence into attack. He that really is
:03:57. > :04:05.taking the ball right about of the middle of the racket. There's one
:04:05. > :04:09.coming up here when he's going backwards and he hits a winner.
:04:09. > :04:13.look at the technique on his forehand. But I don't think for
:04:13. > :04:17.four hand technique has changed, but it is a mindset. Lendl has had
:04:18. > :04:21.an impact, making him more offensive and proactive. Now he is
:04:21. > :04:26.prepared to take on those shots and make his opponent to the running.
:04:26. > :04:31.He is such a good athlete, he defence so well, but he is better
:04:31. > :04:35.when he is dictating. He has always had such a good two handed backhand,
:04:35. > :04:39.but now his mind set has changed on his forehand, he is prepared to
:04:39. > :04:47.take the ball on. The more he does that, the more comfortable he will
:04:47. > :04:49.be. He is a big-time player now. Last year he was not 100%. At
:04:49. > :04:54.Queen's he lost to Nicolas Mahut and then went to the Wimbledon
:04:54. > :04:58.final and won the Olympics. He lost to a big Polish guy last week in
:04:58. > :05:01.Paris and there were some suggestions that he is not
:05:01. > :05:07.concentrating well enough. He is up for the big events the whole time.
:05:07. > :05:12.He is such a big-time player. He knows how to get the job done. That
:05:12. > :05:20.forehand is as good as yours! you is so much! You had a proper
:05:20. > :05:25.forehand. Nothing much else to back it up! We talk about the forehand
:05:25. > :05:28.and backhand in the men's, and a lot of time before we used to say
:05:28. > :05:33.is that second serve as big a weapon as it should be and it is
:05:33. > :05:37.now. That package has really improved. There were times he was
:05:37. > :05:42.trying to get his percentage up, but he was taking a lot of pace off
:05:42. > :05:48.the serve and then he was trying to hit big, flat serves and his
:05:48. > :05:53.percentages went down. The first serve is a huge weapon, he is
:05:53. > :05:59.serving many more aces, he gets more free points. It also sets him
:05:59. > :06:03.up for the one-two punch. The second serve, it is not such an
:06:03. > :06:08.issue. It is a solid second serve, I would not say it is a great
:06:08. > :06:13.weapon. But it is not as if today's players are chipping and charging
:06:13. > :06:17.and looking good big date. It is an area that has probably a request in
:06:17. > :06:22.the game. People used to be serving and volleying on their second
:06:22. > :06:27.serves and it had to be better. Against Djokovic, that would be
:06:27. > :06:32.more of an issue. He looks to be offences on the second serve so you
:06:32. > :06:36.can't put it into the middle of the box at 75 mph. Murray has more
:06:36. > :06:43.variation. He does not serve double faults and he can move it around
:06:43. > :06:47.the box. It is as solid shot for him. Murray is through to the semi-
:06:47. > :06:52.finals, he does not know who he will play because he will play the
:06:52. > :06:58.person who finishes as a winner of the group today, Group B. Although
:06:58. > :07:04.everyone thinks it will surely be Federer, these permutations... Only
:07:04. > :07:09.seven today! Yesterday in Group H there were a lot, but today only
:07:09. > :07:14.seven. It is a bit like the match with Murray yesterday again Tsonga.
:07:14. > :07:20.Federer just needs one set to go through. If he wins that one set,
:07:20. > :07:24.he might still come second in his group. Del Potro goes into this
:07:24. > :07:30.match with a very clear game plan. He understands what he has to do,
:07:30. > :07:35.he has to win. Is there one permutation... We if he wins in two,
:07:35. > :07:39.he wins the group, if he wins in three, he goes through second. If
:07:39. > :07:44.he wins, Del Potro, he is guaranteed to be in the semi-final.
:07:45. > :07:52.If he loses, there's still a chance if tapped - Tipsarevic can beat
:07:52. > :07:58.Ferrer. He has been struggling, he has not been 100%, he caught a
:07:58. > :08:02.virus in Paris. I think Tipsarevic will have his work cut out. From
:08:02. > :08:09.Federer's point of view, he is through to the semi-finals, but it
:08:09. > :08:13.is very important that he maintains his momentum. If he put in a flat
:08:13. > :08:19.performance and didn't play his best, I sometimes think it would be
:08:19. > :08:23.difficult for him to respond again. I expect him to look to dominate
:08:23. > :08:29.this group and win three matches. It was only a couple of weeks ago
:08:29. > :08:31.that they played in the final in Switzerland and Del Potro won. I
:08:31. > :08:35.Switzerland and Del Potro won. I think Federer will be keen to put
:08:35. > :08:39.the record straight. Talking of that win in Basel, he's had an
:08:39. > :08:46.amazing 2012, Del Potro, his most amazing 2012, Del Potro, his most
:08:46. > :08:53.successful season to date. He has successful season to date. He has
:08:53. > :08:58.won 64 matches. Let's hear what he has to say about his year. I think
:08:58. > :09:06.the year has been good for me. I'm in the top 10, I'm here for my
:09:06. > :09:10.third time in my career. That is a big success at after my injury. I'm
:09:10. > :09:15.doing well, I'm getting closer to the first position and that is
:09:15. > :09:19.important. How is your wrist? feeling good, I'm healthy, that is
:09:19. > :09:23.the most important thing. We like the emotion we see when you play
:09:23. > :09:30.and we remember that from the Olympics. Do you like playing in
:09:30. > :09:36.London? Yes. This will be my third time playing in London. Some of my
:09:37. > :09:42.big memories in my life are from the bronze medal in the Olympics.
:09:42. > :09:47.The crowd is amazing for me here. I hope to have many fans cheering for
:09:47. > :09:56.me. We also saw you'd beating Federer this year and beating him
:09:56. > :10:02.in his home town. There was a big thing for me this year after a
:10:02. > :10:07.tough here, to go to Switzerland and beat him. It was amazing for me.
:10:07. > :10:11.How key is that win two weeks ago? I think it was very important for
:10:11. > :10:16.him. At the beginning of the year, it seemed like everywhere Del Potro
:10:16. > :10:22.turned up, he lost to Roger Federer. It is the easiest thing in the
:10:22. > :10:28.world to lose to Federer every week Cup, but this is important. He
:10:28. > :10:35.almost beat him at Wimbledon. A very long match. 19-17 in the third
:10:35. > :10:39.set. They have a proper rivalry. The US Open final in 2009. Very
:10:39. > :10:44.important that he got the victory, although Federer looked only half
:10:44. > :10:47.engaged in that final. He was very weary and he pulled out of Paris to
:10:47. > :10:50.make sure he was fit for here. If make sure he was fit for here. If
:10:50. > :10:56.we look at the head to head, it is we look at the head to head, it is
:10:56. > :11:00.very much in favour of Federer. This year, they've met seven times
:11:00. > :11:07.and Federer has won six of them. They have all been real battles.
:11:07. > :11:11.They have. This is the challenge of playing Federer. We watched David
:11:11. > :11:17.for rare the other day and he has lost 14 times in a row. -- David
:11:17. > :11:21.Federer. It will to adapt -- he will take enormous confidence from
:11:21. > :11:25.that final in Switzerland two weeks that final in Switzerland two weeks
:11:25. > :11:29.ago. Very similar conditions and the same surface. His style of play
:11:29. > :11:35.is not one Federer enjoys. Del Potro hits the ball very flat and
:11:35. > :11:40.he has a big wingspan. He doesn't give Federer the time to hit all of
:11:40. > :11:44.his shots and dictate the play for way he likes to. It is one of these
:11:44. > :11:52.matches where both players will be looking to get the first strike in
:11:52. > :11:58.the rally, to get the other Dyke -- Guy it on the defensive. He has a
:11:58. > :12:02.history here as well. In 2009, he beat Federer and that was when the
:12:02. > :12:07.calculators came out and Murray missed out. Nobody could announce
:12:07. > :12:12.it for about 45 minutes. Everybody was going potty trying to work out
:12:12. > :12:15.who had gone through. Del Potro represents a real difficulty for
:12:16. > :12:21.Federer, whose defensive skills and his other athletic ability, they
:12:22. > :12:27.are tested when he plays Del Potro. The Argentine pushes him. You can't
:12:27. > :12:36.ever get on his serve. It is not a massive serve, Del Potro, but
:12:36. > :12:40.because it comes down from six foot six, it has a good variation. He
:12:41. > :12:45.just stretches Federer and that is quite interesting. Federer won his
:12:45. > :12:52.opening two matches and he has looked majestic here. Particularly
:12:52. > :12:58.in his first match. He just makes it look so easy. That right. He
:12:58. > :13:05.stamped his authority on this match. You have to remember he is on a 12
:13:05. > :13:09.match winning streak at this event, he has won the last two years. That
:13:09. > :13:14.adds to the fact that he will be keen to maintain his form. Against
:13:14. > :13:20.Del Potro, he will look to use his variation, mix things up and make
:13:20. > :13:24.things difficult for Del Potro. has looked majestic on top of --
:13:24. > :13:30.on-court, articulate off it. He was asked if there was anything he was
:13:30. > :13:37.not good at. This is what he said. I can't cook! Many things I can't
:13:37. > :13:41.do. I can't skate, I would love to do that. Many things for me to look
:13:41. > :13:51.forward to a one-day that I can either improve or learn from
:13:51. > :13:51.
:13:51. > :13:57.scratch. I am far from perfect! is not perfect! Dancing on ice!
:13:57. > :14:03.Must the chef! Or sorts of solutions on reality TV for him. No
:14:03. > :14:08.good at eating praying mantis, into the jungle! He gives back on the
:14:08. > :14:13.tour, his press conferences are often worth listening to. Of they
:14:13. > :14:19.are. He always has so much time to put back into the game. He probably
:14:19. > :14:27.does his press conferences in four different languages. It is his
:14:27. > :14:31.demeanour, because he is so relaxed, that helps him. That is another
:14:31. > :14:36.element that will add to his longevity. Nothing much stress is
:14:36. > :14:43.him out. He enjoys what he does and if he can stay healthy and injury-
:14:43. > :14:47.free, he can play for a few years yet. Off we often say, not writing
:14:47. > :14:52.him off, but wondering whether the New Guard are taking over and
:14:52. > :14:56.Federer thinks, I'll show you and he comes back again. He seems to
:14:56. > :15:02.make a habit go at this time of year, almost like he wants to come
:15:02. > :15:07.out... He has won this six times. It's six times across three
:15:07. > :15:13.different venues. We could make a list of all the records. You have
:15:13. > :15:19.to laugh what you're doing. He must love what he's doing. Why would it
:15:19. > :15:23.be difficult to be in an arena like this, to be celebrated, to be
:15:23. > :15:26.rewarded so richly? When you've done something for as long as he
:15:26. > :15:33.has, it is easy to fall out of love with the game, but he clearly still
:15:33. > :15:37.enjoys it. While he still enjoys it, we have a chance to witness one of
:15:37. > :15:41.the greatest ever sports people we have ever seen. He is not
:15:41. > :15:45.everybody's favourite, some people don't think he is humble enough,
:15:45. > :15:50.perhaps he has disrespected Andy Murray, people get cross with that,
:15:50. > :15:54.but ultimately he is unbelievable at what he does. The Wimbledon
:15:54. > :15:58.title this year was so important because it had been two-and-a-half
:15:58. > :16:03.years since he had won as Slam and I think he thought he was losing
:16:03. > :16:09.his grip. In some respects, this is the easy bit. To come out and
:16:09. > :16:14.perform at this stage, it is the hours on the practise court and
:16:14. > :16:17.doing Ballard days and stretching. That is not employ it -- enjoyable.
:16:18. > :16:23.But he is still prepared to have that 100% commitment so that when
:16:23. > :16:29.he comes out here, he is ready to compete. Kiefer twins are three
:16:29. > :16:33.years old. Stay out here! There's plenty of time to get home later.
:16:33. > :16:42.Apparently when they travel, they travel with twenty-one bags of
:16:42. > :16:46.stuff. They get some help as well. It was a lovely moment at Wimbledon.
:16:46. > :16:49.That title he wanted to win and it was lovely that after this point
:16:50. > :16:59.when his wife got the twins so they could see Daddy receiving the
:17:00. > :17:00.
:17:00. > :17:05.trophy. They will not even remember. What a moment. And for roof was
:17:05. > :17:10.closed as well, it made a big difference. Absolutely. They will
:17:10. > :17:15.not remember, they are only three. He has to play for another couple
:17:15. > :17:19.of years so they remember him as a tennis player and not just dad. I
:17:19. > :17:24.had forgotten about the roof. Pay it happened at the beginning of the
:17:24. > :17:28.second set when Murray were as very much in control. Both on an indoor
:17:28. > :17:33.court, he is just in a different class and that is what made the
:17:33. > :17:36.difference in London over the past couple of years. A huge
:17:36. > :17:40.disappointment for Murray, we remember what happened with him and
:17:40. > :17:46.the tears he showed. Off hopefully they will get a lot of pictures and
:17:46. > :17:51.they will remember they were there. The final of all four Grand Slams
:17:51. > :17:57.in three separate years. It is a remarkable record. You can only
:17:57. > :18:02.salute his record of achievement. McEnroe always says, and I agree,
:18:02. > :18:06.that you don't lose your shots or even if it is a quarter of a step
:18:06. > :18:11.in speed, it is the ability to concentrate and the desire to
:18:11. > :18:20.concentrate like a 24-year-old. Ken Leek performance is tough to
:18:20. > :18:24.maintain with age. -- at least. That is if you ever had it! This
:18:24. > :18:29.year, I've seen him look a little deflated and not be able to come
:18:29. > :18:34.back in big matches. I think the crowd here keeps him up. I've
:18:34. > :18:39.noticed it, very marginal stuff. will be such a small percentage
:18:39. > :18:44.when you are playing Djokovic, Nadal or Murray. He needs to be at
:18:44. > :18:51.100% of his game. The schedule plays a big part in that. He really
:18:51. > :18:59.get that right. Here they come. Led by Del Potro. You will not see much
:18:59. > :19:03.of Federer because Del Potro is big and tall! This is a must-win match
:19:04. > :19:07.for Del Potro it if he is going to make this tournament continue. He
:19:07. > :19:11.says it will give it everything because this could be his last
:19:11. > :19:16.match of the year. He has done it before. He have to love the
:19:16. > :19:22.staging! I absolutely love it. A million people watching Tennis in
:19:22. > :19:32.November in the UK, brilliant. At and enjoying it. There will be a
:19:32. > :20:05.
:20:05. > :20:15.massive cheer for Del Potro, but The holder of 17 Grand Slam titles,
:20:15. > :20:49.
:20:49. > :20:54.for six times to ATP World Tour Well done! You've walked the great
:20:54. > :20:59.man on court! Took him to the right cheer. What a great memory. Looking
:20:59. > :21:04.around this arena, it was like a cascade of flashbulbs. Everybody
:21:04. > :21:11.wanted to take a picture of this man. This kid needs a hat that fits
:21:12. > :21:16.better than that! There's an excitement when Federer plays.
:21:16. > :21:26.Quite simply, nobody has ever played quite like him. He is
:21:26. > :21:32.fabulous to watch. A good luck, Roger! When you get enervation like
:21:32. > :21:36.that, it has to make you feel 10 years younger. -- an ovation.
:21:36. > :21:41.chatting to somebody the other day who said they bought two tickets
:21:41. > :21:47.for four sessions because they wanted to make sure they saw Roger.
:21:47. > :21:57.You can't get tickets for Wimbledon, it is so difficult. This is a
:21:57. > :21:58.
:21:58. > :22:02.We have linesmen on all lines today. A machine for the net. 25 seconds
:22:02. > :22:11.between points. If you want to challenge, please do it in a timely
:22:11. > :22:21.manner. Finally, we have television changeovers say please sit down.
:22:21. > :22:29.
:22:29. > :22:34.Heads or tails? Heads. In his heads. I hope they are not just taking
:22:34. > :22:38.head and shoulders in that photo! A be it embarrassing defender record
:22:38. > :22:41.for a box to be brought out! for a box to be brought out!
:22:41. > :22:45.Interesting how many people have chosen to receive this week. It
:22:45. > :22:49.tells you something about the pace of the court. We always talk about
:22:49. > :22:54.what an advantage it is to be serving first and getting ahead,
:22:54. > :22:58.I'm surprised so many people have received this week. Del Potro was
:22:58. > :23:03.saying that he has to hope Federer has an off-day with his serve. We
:23:04. > :23:08.saw in his last match, 39 unforced errors, that is not like Federer.
:23:08. > :23:14.39 unforced errors, but he was serving at about 40% first serves
:23:14. > :23:19.in the first set. He definitely picked up his first serve in the
:23:19. > :23:23.tie-break. It is unlike Federer. This is where he does have a good
:23:23. > :23:27.opportunity to improve his game. He will want to make sure he is in
:23:28. > :23:31.tip-top condition going into the semi-final. It is an advantage for
:23:31. > :23:41.him to be playing first today. There's more recovery time, he
:23:41. > :23:46.doesn't want to be playing at night. Because he is in Group B, and
:23:46. > :23:53.because age plays a factor in this, especially with fitness, does he
:23:53. > :23:58.really want to be playing three days in a row to win this? Saturday,
:23:58. > :24:03.Sunday and Monday. Three days in a row is quite demanding. It be his.
:24:03. > :24:07.I expect he was coping that David Ferrer would be in the other group
:24:07. > :24:13.because he was in the final in Paris on Sunday. They had to give
:24:13. > :24:17.him an extra day to get over here to get ready. He he has potentially
:24:17. > :24:24.a tough schedule over the next three days, but you have to take
:24:24. > :24:32.into account what great shape he is in. This is the final push for him.
:24:32. > :24:39.Not a bad amount of career prize money! Set and two 5 million. -- 75
:24:39. > :24:48.million. That income will last forever because he has signed
:24:48. > :24:52.lifetime's sponsorship deals. Je Federer! Cheering be if they
:24:52. > :24:56.haven't already given him one huge invention they wanted to give him
:24:56. > :25:03.another. He won the fans' favourite award
:25:03. > :25:07.for 10 years. Just incredible. Not just British crowds. He is so
:25:07. > :25:14.popular all around the world. He now wants to go to South America
:25:14. > :25:19.and see his fans over there. plays very pretty tennis. It is as
:25:19. > :25:24.simple as that. You look at some of the stuff he does, and you have to
:25:24. > :25:33.giggle. I sit at home watching this guy and think, you what? How do you
:25:33. > :25:43.do that? He makes it look so easy. As a thing of beauty, there it is.
:25:43. > :25:43.
:25:43. > :25:48.I love his game. He was your pigeon. That's was when he was under 14.
:25:48. > :25:53.beat me when he was older. When you talk about his game and how he easy
:25:53. > :25:57.he makes it look, there's a technical aspect, he is so sound.
:25:57. > :26:03.When you look at the longevity and whether he can keep playing, that
:26:03. > :26:06.definitely helps. It doesn't put so much strain on his joints. His
:26:06. > :26:11.technique on his serve doesn't stress his shoulder or elbow or
:26:11. > :26:18.back. The way he moves, it is not like Nadal, putting enormous stress
:26:18. > :26:23.to his knees. Those are all reasons why he could, if he desires, keep
:26:23. > :26:31.playing for a long time. This guy is on the way back, he has had a
:26:31. > :26:35.terrific years. He was the ATP Tour's comeback player last year.
:26:35. > :26:40.No. 258 to 11 in one year and he took his country to the Davis Cup
:26:40. > :26:44.final where he played against Spain in a losing effort. I'm so glad the
:26:44. > :26:48.game didn't lose them. The effort to come back from the defeat
:26:48. > :26:52.against Federer in the Olympic semi-final, four-and-a-half hours,
:26:52. > :26:57.to come back and beat Djokovic two days later for a bronze medal was
:26:57. > :27:03.unbelievable. You are looking at a player of real substance and style.
:27:03. > :27:08.I talked about his height and his wingspan. That is a huge weapon.
:27:08. > :27:16.it is. Sometimes when you are that all, 6 ft 6, movement can be a
:27:16. > :27:20.problem. That is an area, as he has matured, his balance has improved.
:27:20. > :27:24.It makes them harder to get on the defensive. That is something you
:27:25. > :27:29.have to do against Federer, you have to defend because you can't
:27:30. > :27:34.always be the one who is offences. Federer will be looking to dictate
:27:34. > :27:39.things. I think it will boil down to getting the first strikes in the
:27:39. > :27:43.to getting the first strikes in the rallies. Del Potro has said he
:27:43. > :27:48.feels he has to come out and be more aggressive, as he was two
:27:48. > :27:54.weeks ago. He feels he has to take the attack to Federer and not let
:27:54. > :27:58.him dominate. In exactly. It is not straightforward. It really gives
:27:58. > :28:02.you that clarity of thought when you play Federer. You know you
:28:02. > :28:07.can't just hope he will make mistakes and beat himself. You have
:28:07. > :28:11.to say OK, this is my game plan, this is how I want to play and you
:28:11. > :28:15.go for it. Very few players go on the court feeling like they have
:28:15. > :28:19.something to lose against Federer. I think Del Potro will be looking
:28:19. > :28:24.to be aggressive from the start. After his performance a couple of
:28:24. > :28:32.weeks ago in Switzerland, he will fancy his chances. In can't be easy
:28:32. > :28:37.for Roger, knowing he has qualified. Nothing much to play for.
:28:37. > :28:42.that's right. You get $130,000 for each win in the group, but I'm not
:28:42. > :28:47.sure there will be a motivating factor when you have won 75
:28:47. > :28:52.million! In the context of this tournament, being in the semi-
:28:52. > :28:57.finals, today's performance is important. If he is a bit flat and
:28:57. > :29:01.concentration isn't so good and he makes it a few unforced errors and
:29:01. > :29:11.ends up losing, I don't think that is beneficial for him. For are
:29:11. > :29:11.
:29:11. > :31:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:31:00. > :31:10.ready to go so over to you, Andy. - Interesting variation. 93mph kick
:31:10. > :31:10.
:31:10. > :32:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:32:05. > :32:12.serve and wide to a stretch. Very Yes, that variation on the kick
:32:12. > :32:18.serve at Warwick is something a return has to take into account. --
:32:18. > :32:23.kick serve. And it is a great variation because when you are
:32:23. > :32:28.playing someone with such a long reach, to go wide of them is not so
:32:28. > :32:38.easy with pace. The two most effective serves are the ones into
:32:38. > :33:07.
:33:07. > :33:14.the body and that slow kicker to A league 24 years old, Juan Martin
:33:14. > :33:24.Del Potro. He seems to have been around a lot. He took 18 months off
:33:24. > :33:50.
:33:51. > :33:55.The backhand down the line is one of the shots to look out with
:33:55. > :34:05.Federer. If he can hit it aggressively it does open up the
:34:05. > :34:28.
:34:28. > :34:35.two hander for Popp drugs. -- for UMPIRE: Mr Federer is challenging
:34:35. > :34:40.the lot of. These will be interesting. From that angle, it
:34:40. > :34:50.had the effect of keeping the ball in the air a little longer and
:34:50. > :34:50.
:34:50. > :35:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:35:54. > :35:59.UMPIRE: Federer has two challenges So no blocked happens to players --
:35:59. > :36:05.so what happens to players and coaches when a player is injured?
:36:05. > :36:13.Good question. Managers and people around. Self employed. Players not
:36:13. > :36:23.playing. Players not getting paid. It is one of the hazards,
:36:23. > :36:42.
:36:42. > :36:52.This is such a different match to the matches that Federer has
:36:52. > :37:03.
:37:03. > :37:13.already been through against Ferrer UMPIRE: At Mr Del Potro challenging
:37:13. > :37:13.
:37:13. > :38:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:38:11. > :38:21.the balls. The ball was called act. UMPIRE: Del Potro has two
:38:21. > :38:37.
:38:38. > :38:44.Such an effective it's there and important that you really hits a
:38:44. > :38:54.serve slow Lisa Age UK and get the lot to land close to the net, a big
:38:54. > :39:02.
:39:02. > :39:08.court. He really took Del Potro it Suddenly a tactic that ball and the
:39:08. > :39:18.Conor will have spoken to Del Potro about before the match. -- Accies
:39:18. > :39:28.
:39:29. > :39:37.coach will have spoken to Del Potro UMPIRE: Game, Federer. Federer
:39:37. > :39:43.We keep it in a way to these shots of worries people in the camps of
:39:43. > :39:48.each and every player. A certain amount our hotel rooms would have
:39:48. > :39:54.been required. It is quite a mission, and quite an adventure,
:39:54. > :40:02.getting everyone ran the well. Do the twins come with him? Quite a
:40:02. > :40:09.circus. Roger has struggled with his family, obviously his wife and
:40:09. > :40:13.children and nannies, he has a coach, a trainer, and agent, mother,
:40:13. > :40:17.father, Robbie and Lynette have arrived this week. So there is a
:40:17. > :40:24.group of them here. He enjoys that. He loves having his family around
:40:24. > :40:30.him. That is a series hotel bill at the end of it all! You are looking
:40:30. > :40:35.to take a floor rather than my room. Yes, I think the way the tax works
:40:35. > :40:45.in this country you can spend what he wants and it is all going to be
:40:45. > :40:45.
:40:45. > :42:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:42:15. > :42:25.Talk about with getting Del Potro of the court, but also keeping the
:42:25. > :42:25.
:42:25. > :44:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:44:35. > :44:44.ball low when you are 6ft 6. It is It is a great event, this. All the
:44:44. > :44:48.way back to 19 Sunday. -- 1970. Very happy to see this event in
:44:48. > :44:58.London and you hear it is going to stay for another two years. The
:44:58. > :45:07.
:45:07. > :45:12.cities, Houston, Shanghai and London as well. And Lleyton Hewitt,
:45:12. > :45:22.2002, a winner in Shanghai and Sydney himself, beating Agassi in
:45:22. > :45:23.
:45:23. > :45:28.straight sets. When was your year, 1998? In 1998, I lost in the
:45:28. > :45:38.semifinals, qualifies it in Shanghai in 2003, but I had to pull
:45:38. > :45:39.
:45:39. > :45:49.out with a dodgy shoulder. 2003 or 2002? 2002, I think. Then I
:45:49. > :45:59.qualified in 2004 in Houston. But unfortunately, Houston was no O2.
:45:59. > :45:59.
:45:59. > :46:09.Why was it there? They had a promoter that was very keen to
:46:09. > :46:09.
:46:09. > :47:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:47:56. > :48:01.promote his club in Houston. He So Federer not able to make the
:48:01. > :48:07.impact but he would have liked to in the opening games. He is not
:48:07. > :48:17.able to make the impact against Del Potro's summer but we highlighted
:48:17. > :48:17.
:48:17. > :48:58.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:48:58. > :49:08.against Ferrer, that he's serving So many players sloth a lot faster
:49:08. > :49:19.
:49:20. > :49:29.He looks a bit grumpy today, Roger. He looks like he has not got enough
:49:30. > :49:30.
:49:30. > :49:37.sleep. I say that because earlier are he was serving a -- an ace and
:49:37. > :49:47.then it was a let which he had not heard. He looked to the umpire
:49:47. > :49:51.
:49:51. > :49:55.It is very marginal, all of this, and it is just calling it like you
:49:55. > :50:05.see it that he is definitely not able to sweep through Del Potro
:50:05. > :50:18.
:50:18. > :50:22.Whoever goes through from this group, presumably Federer, if he
:50:22. > :50:28.wins the set and goes just as champion, is going to have to break
:50:28. > :50:33.this match on the Saturday, Sunday, Murray, a semifinal, and then on
:50:33. > :50:41.Monday the final. Potentially, if he was to go through Marie. So it
:50:41. > :50:46.is quite demanding for those going through this group? Yes, it is.
:50:46. > :50:50.Given the nature of these event it is a gates the best players are the
:50:50. > :50:56.world so it is not going to be back straight fault although it is only
:50:56. > :50:59.three sets. Given the context of this event, where it is in the
:50:59. > :51:06.calendar, they have done so many miles travelling around the world,
:51:06. > :51:12.so many miles on the court. They can achieve all hang out and give
:51:12. > :51:19.it their best shot and just go for it. In a week, at the O2 in Prague,
:51:19. > :51:28.the Davis Cup final will be taking place. The Czech Republic hosed
:51:28. > :51:33.Spain, without Nadal, but still formidable. -- they host Spain. And
:51:33. > :51:36.that will be it. But there is always a lot of exhibition matches
:51:37. > :51:40.taking place around the world at the same time, which run up lies in
:51:40. > :51:45.the face of all the players who say they play too much, because they
:51:45. > :51:55.are very happy to go and play exhibition matches. You have to
:51:55. > :51:56.
:51:56. > :52:06.Fed replying six dates in South America at the end of this year.
:52:06. > :52:21.
:52:21. > :52:31.UMPIRE: Mr Federer challenging the Such good technology. It takes ten
:52:31. > :52:38.
:52:38. > :52:48.I just cannot understand why it is not used in football. Look what you
:52:48. > :53:11.
:53:11. > :53:17.can do. It is easy to incorporate The reality is, in this sport, it
:53:17. > :53:22.is very difficult calling the lines when the ball is travelling at
:53:22. > :53:32.140mph. They go to the computer check it out. A match is never
:53:32. > :53:59.
:53:59. > :54:06.I do not think it is also just about using the technology as an
:54:06. > :54:14.addition. The players love it. Imagine in football, will line
:54:14. > :54:24.technology, all be his is a been a cross a line. How easy is that? --
:54:24. > :54:50.
:54:51. > :55:00.all eat he's his beamed across the He just took his time with this one,
:55:01. > :55:01.
:55:01. > :55:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:55:56. > :56:03.let it brands. And then it smashed You do not often see Ferrero
:56:03. > :56:13.opposition my back in pain relief. -- Federer. Caught out by the depth
:56:13. > :56:39.
:56:39. > :56:45.You can see by Del Potro's reaction there he has done well to say the
:56:45. > :56:55.two break points, get himself back to deuce and then a very weak
:56:55. > :57:19.
:57:19. > :57:22.forehand, unforced error on a Another mistake and it will
:57:22. > :57:32.contribute to this since from Federer that things are not flying
:57:32. > :58:01.
:58:01. > :58:06.Well saved by Del Potro. He has saved three break points in this
:58:06. > :58:16.game. And certainly from the back of the court, he looked every bit a
:58:16. > :58:40.
:58:40. > :58:50.UMPIRE: Mr Del Potro challenges. Big a lot towards called in. So it
:58:50. > :58:59.is Amber overrule. The ball was called in and it was apt. -- it was
:58:59. > :59:09.not in. Severe it's these UMPIRE: Game, to Del Potro.
:59:09. > :59:41.
:59:41. > :59:51.Even though we have technology in tennis, EU are in the umpire's
:59:51. > :00:09.
:00:09. > :00:19.chair you are still there to be Well handled from Del Potro. I've
:00:19. > :00:28.
:00:28. > :00:35.UMPIRE: Mr Del Potro is challenging the call, the ball was called out.
:00:35. > :00:45.This time the umpire was reluctant to get involved! A UMPIRE: The call
:00:45. > :01:13.
:01:13. > :01:23.This was a clever shot because I think he tried to play the lob. He
:01:23. > :01:40.
:01:40. > :01:45.Neilly court Federer -- he Neil They arrive only two people I've
:01:45. > :01:55.ever seen who have made a winning shot with that between the legs
:01:55. > :01:55.
:01:55. > :02:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:02:37. > :02:42.shot. One of them was Rafael Nadal Del Potro is able to soak up the
:02:42. > :02:47.pressure, giving himself more space behind the baseline. He was able to
:02:47. > :02:57.step up on to the baseline and take away Federer's time. Long rallies
:02:57. > :03:16.
:03:16. > :03:26.The that his bread and butter 4 Del Potro. Rallying backhand, rolled it
:03:26. > :04:01.
:04:01. > :04:05.into the net. He will not be happy It was a good job for Federer that
:04:05. > :04:15.he wasn't just standing and admiring his forehand. He opened up
:04:15. > :04:26.
:04:26. > :04:33.the court by going down the line. He is a tough man to play, Del
:04:33. > :04:39.Potro. He is still improving, he is 24. Two years of his career were
:04:39. > :04:45.wiped out with that wrist injury. Tsonga, Berdych, I would say that
:04:45. > :04:53.Del Potro has the tools to get in amongst that great for ball of
:04:53. > :05:00.Federer, Djokovic, Nadal and Murray. Would you agree? ISA to any do.
:05:00. > :05:05.I certainly do. We have seen an array of shots today. Del Potro a
:05:05. > :05:10.playing the in between the legs lob. I think he would like that forehand
:05:10. > :05:14.look back. He is making life difficult for Federer. He is able
:05:14. > :05:19.to soak up the pace in the rallies, he is playing from further back in
:05:19. > :05:26.the court to give himself more time. When he does get the chance, he is
:05:26. > :05:31.able to step up and impose himself. That shot to play between the legs,
:05:31. > :05:41.that is about the normal ground stroke height for everybody else.
:05:41. > :05:51.The sky is six foot six. -- this guy. An intriguing first set. No
:05:51. > :05:51.
:05:51. > :07:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:07:08. > :07:12.We always have the radar gun for the speed of that first serve.
:07:12. > :07:22.wouldn't my and a radar gun for some of the speeds on Del Potro's
:07:22. > :07:22.
:07:22. > :08:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:08:17. > :08:23.These grunts of effort from Del Potro, he is going to work. 20 shot,
:08:24. > :08:33.average ground strokes speed 74 mph. You can add an extra 30 onto that
:08:34. > :08:34.
:08:34. > :09:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:09:16. > :09:22.when Del Potro on loads! -- UN Amazingly similar service stats for
:09:22. > :09:28.both players. Del Potro at serving at 67% first serve, Federer 68.
:09:28. > :09:38.They are both winning six out of 10 on their second serves. Del Potro
:09:38. > :09:38.
:09:38. > :10:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:10:51. > :11:01.is slightly ahead on first serve I'd thought up 5-5, 0-15, Del Potro
:11:01. > :11:10.
:11:10. > :11:15.So Evans wings of the racket and the game is over. -- 7 it swings. I
:11:15. > :11:24.remember be introduced to Roger Federer when he was only 14 or 15.
:11:24. > :11:29.He was in London and he had quite a long ponytail. He was skinny and he
:11:29. > :11:38.looked around the place, very polite, nice handshake. I kept an
:11:38. > :11:42.eye on him at over time. When he first won in 2001 in Milan, I
:11:42. > :11:48.remember looking at the TV and having a giggle. I didn't know why
:11:48. > :11:51.I was laughing. I had seen some tennis I had not seen before. When
:11:52. > :11:58.was your first viewing of Roger? He would have been coming up when you
:11:58. > :12:02.were playing. It was probably were he was 17 or 18. He had won the
:12:02. > :12:07.junior event at Wimbledon. I was able to see him when he got his
:12:07. > :12:13.first wildcard into Basel. One of the first years he played, he
:12:13. > :12:18.played Andy Agassi as a wildcard. He lost, but it was evident that he
:12:18. > :12:23.had an unbelievable array of shots and amazing talent. I'm not sure I
:12:23. > :12:28.would have said he would have gone on to win 17 Grand Slams, but you
:12:28. > :12:33.knew he had enormous potential. There were elements of his
:12:33. > :12:39.temperament on the court there were not great, he would break a few
:12:39. > :12:49.rackets. Eventually when it clicked, he has been for best player I've
:12:49. > :12:49.
:12:49. > :14:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:14:08. > :14:16.Serving to stay in the first set For Del Potro to win this group,
:14:16. > :14:26.Group B, he needs to be Roger Federer in straight sets. -- Peter
:14:26. > :14:59.
:14:59. > :15:05.UMPIRE: Tie-break. Both players receive one additional challenge.
:15:05. > :15:12.The last time they play it was less than a couple of weeks ago in the
:15:12. > :15:22.final in Basel. Del Potro all winning -- Del Potro winning final
:15:22. > :15:42.
:15:42. > :15:52.If Federer wins this set, he goes through as champion of this group
:15:52. > :15:52.
:15:52. > :17:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:17:23. > :17:27.and will play Andy Murray sometime He unforced errors from his group
:17:27. > :17:37.match against David Ferrer have continued. Nine of them in the set,
:17:37. > :17:49.
:17:50. > :17:58.There's another forehand unforced error. He looks out of sorts. 10
:17:58. > :18:08.have now come on the forehand side. It is a worry. Del Potro dominates
:18:08. > :18:08.
:18:08. > :19:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:19:18. > :19:23.That is a challenge. It was called A lot less majesty about his game,
:19:23. > :19:33.isn't there? Has been all the way through this match. 50 minutes
:19:33. > :19:33.
:19:33. > :20:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:20:34. > :20:44.played and Del Potro has been solid That is why one of the set points
:20:44. > :20:59.
:20:59. > :21:04.saved. -- that is one of for set Not for 10 years has somebody
:21:04. > :21:11.beaten Federer in back-to-back matches indoors, such is the man's
:21:11. > :21:21.indoor dominance. He Marc Rosset did it, Lleyton Hewitt did it in
:21:21. > :21:29.
:21:29. > :21:39.2002. That is what Del Potro is Federer is having a big look at the
:21:39. > :21:46.
:21:46. > :21:56.Did it catch Tabak edge? No. -- did it catch the back edge? Talk about
:21:56. > :22:01.
:22:01. > :22:06.A kick serve from Del Potro and a look to his camp that tells you he
:22:06. > :22:16.is one set to the good and feeling absolutely fabulous. He absolutely
:22:16. > :22:17.
:22:17. > :22:19.deserved that set. This is a turn SUE BARKER: When we saw Federer
:22:19. > :22:26.SUE BARKER: When we saw Federer play David Ferrer, he was able to
:22:26. > :22:30.lift himself after several errors. He played his best tennis to win,
:22:30. > :22:36.but some Arab -- uncharacteristic errors from Federer today. What
:22:36. > :22:41.does this mean for the group? If Del Potro defeats Federer in two
:22:41. > :22:46.sets and this evening if David Ferrer defeated Tipsarevic in team
:22:46. > :22:50.sets, Del Potro will win the group and Federer finished his second. If
:22:50. > :22:54.Del Potro wins in three sets and Ferrer wins, Federer will win the
:22:54. > :23:01.group and Del Potro will qualifies second. A lot will depend on what
:23:01. > :23:06.happens tonight. Tipsarevic has seemed out of sorts. He came here
:23:06. > :23:12.with a virus, he was forced to pull out of Paris last week. His opening
:23:12. > :23:17.two matches have lasted barely an hour. We are presuming that the No.
:23:18. > :23:22.4 seed, David Ferrer, will win. We will not confuse you with too many
:23:22. > :23:31.permutations, but at the moment, it is advantage Del Potro and if he
:23:31. > :23:39.wins this match, he is into the COMMENTATOR: It is complicated. If
:23:39. > :23:43.you assumed that Del Potro would win this in two sets... I think
:23:43. > :23:52.Federer, to be champion of this group, needs to win a set. Most
:23:52. > :23:59.likely. I agree. Is there any possibility that he has looked at
:23:59. > :24:06.this draw and thought, I would rather play the champion of the
:24:06. > :24:09.other group rather than the runner up? I don't think so. Particularly
:24:09. > :24:15.the circumstances of the other group with Djokovic and Murray
:24:15. > :24:25.coming through. It is not an easy option. Do you think he wants to
:24:25. > :24:30.avoid Murray? Definitely not. But he will have to find something. Del
:24:30. > :24:40.Potro did a very good job of soaking up -- soaking up Federer's
:24:40. > :24:40.
:24:40. > :29:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:29:11. > :29:16.A great start for Federer in the Del Potro did such a good job at
:29:16. > :29:24.the end of the first set, but Federer obviously wants to get off
:29:24. > :29:34.to a good start in the second set. Seven straight points. K that is a
:29:34. > :29:36.
:29:36. > :29:44.There's only one scenario where if Federer wins this set, he's not
:29:44. > :29:48.champion. This is the ATP's information. That is if Del Potro
:29:48. > :29:52.wins this match and Tipsarevic wins tonight against David Ferrer,
:29:52. > :29:58.seemingly unlikely in current form, because then it would go on head-
:29:58. > :30:08.to-head between these two and Del Potro who won the match between
:30:08. > :30:13.
:30:13. > :30:23.And my thanks to Sue Barker, who has made things clear and
:30:23. > :30:23.
:30:23. > :32:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:32:23. > :32:31.12 straight matches Roger Federer has won at the O2. The last time he
:32:31. > :32:36.lost was in the 2009 Steffi finals to Davydenko. He once had a 14
:32:36. > :32:41.straight match win through 2003 and 2004 before leaving -- losing in
:32:41. > :32:51.the final in 2005. Sir Ian McKellen and Richard Wilson as well. That is
:32:51. > :32:58.
:32:58. > :33:08.People enjoying it. Peter Gabriel And Father Christmas has come early
:33:08. > :33:13.
:33:13. > :33:17.as well. In the form of the Swiss And you will note from all these
:33:17. > :33:27.sorts of pictures that it is going out on the big video screens as
:33:27. > :33:27.
:33:27. > :33:37.well. Oh, no! Look at that bloke having a little nap to the left of
:33:37. > :33:42.
:33:42. > :33:52.fat lady. I loved the camera! -- to the left of the bat lady. -- that
:33:52. > :33:54.
:33:54. > :34:01.lady. In the United States they do a police camera and when they
:34:01. > :34:06.picture a pair, the people who are being films have to kiss. They had
:34:06. > :34:16.President Obama and his wife, Michelle. I hope they do not point
:34:16. > :34:16.
:34:16. > :35:49.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:35:49. > :35:56.The people are coming in over I have seen him look like he is
:35:56. > :35:59.having more fun before, don't you agree? There is an element of
:35:59. > :36:09.frustration there but all things being relative, I have seen more
:36:09. > :36:09.
:36:09. > :37:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:37:48. > :37:52.And from both ends of the court there was a daft of admiration for
:37:52. > :38:02.that because it was well over and had masses of top spin and side
:38:02. > :38:02.
:38:02. > :38:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:38:56. > :39:00.spin as well. Look at this curling No question, Del Potro is a better
:39:00. > :39:07.player at this time and he was at the start of this year, and he has
:39:07. > :39:16.had a very strong year. Quarterfinal of the Australian Open,
:39:16. > :39:26.he won in Marseilles. He a won another tournament without dropping
:39:26. > :39:31.
:39:31. > :39:36.of course the semifinal of the Olympics and then he won the bronze
:39:36. > :39:40.by beating Novak Djokovic. There were only four Argentine medals in
:39:40. > :39:46.London 2012 and he got one of them and he wept after that. It was a
:39:46. > :39:52.tremendous response, after losing 2 Federer. He had been there four-
:39:52. > :40:01.and-a-half hours. A classic semifinal. What does he need to
:40:01. > :40:07.prove to be one of the four, if you It is a good question. He is
:40:07. > :40:12.hitting a mean ball. His service is pretty good. He is aggressive from
:40:12. > :40:21.the baseline. Movement, perhaps. That is still an area that is
:40:21. > :40:27.certainly not easy for him, being 6ft six. Of the big men, I cannot
:40:27. > :40:34.think that anyone moves better than him. You are moving up another
:40:34. > :40:44.level 2649, 6ft 10. The Polish boy that make the final in Paris. He
:40:44. > :40:44.
:40:44. > :42:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:42:10. > :42:15.The average height of the top four He broke Del Potro's first service
:42:15. > :42:25.game and has been signed on his own serve. He has had three service
:42:25. > :42:25.
:42:25. > :43:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:43:05. > :43:15.We finally got the chairman of Wimbledon's Handicap right this
:43:15. > :43:15.
:43:15. > :44:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:44:31. > :44:38.You would not want to misjudge of That is a nice piece of racket work,
:44:38. > :44:48.Tim. Is this part of the exhibition? How would you describe
:44:48. > :44:48.
:44:48. > :46:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:46:02. > :46:06.Just to update you on women's tennis this year, with Laura Robson
:46:06. > :46:14.and Heather Watson doing so well, the Czech Republic defeated Serbia
:46:14. > :46:24.last week in Prague. To the to that and Safra that have a won the Cup
:46:24. > :46:27.
:46:27. > :46:31.final coming up next week. The Czech Republic are hosting Spain
:46:31. > :46:41.and this is the last singles event for the co. It is always the
:46:41. > :46:42.
:46:42. > :46:48.This atmosphere is a strange one in here today. Perhaps it will get
:46:48. > :46:54.going a bit if there is a final set. Roger Federer does not look like
:46:54. > :47:00.relinquishing his set at the moment. I think they are both checking out
:47:00. > :47:06.the replay of that last point on the big screen. They have some
:47:06. > :47:12.forehand and backhand winner statistics up there at the moment.
:47:12. > :47:16.Federer was hitting more forehand winners and backhand winners. Do
:47:16. > :47:23.players ever look at statistics during a match? Are you allowed to?
:47:23. > :47:33.Would it help? TIM HENMAN: Players are aware they
:47:33. > :47:33.
:47:33. > :49:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:49:33. > :49:42.are not getting a lot of serves in Federer did not serve badly in the
:49:42. > :49:52.first set it in the second set, he only lost three bat -- he only lost
:49:52. > :49:52.
:49:52. > :51:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:51:25. > :51:35.three points on serve. So the A nonchalant swiped from the racket
:51:35. > :51:35.
:51:35. > :52:39.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:52:39. > :52:45.of Roger Federer, and Del Potro The man that Del Potro's facing
:52:45. > :52:52.today has spent 302 weeks out world number one. That is a new record.
:52:52. > :52:56.Pete Sampras was on 286 weeks. This is none consecutive weeks. And
:52:56. > :53:01.after winning Wimbledon over Andy Murray, Federer was number one for
:53:01. > :53:05.a total of 17 weeks, and that is a new record for him. The world
:53:05. > :53:09.number one at the end of this will be Novak Djokovic no matter what
:53:09. > :53:14.happens, with an improvement for year end ranking for Andy Murray,
:53:14. > :53:17.up to number three. And for this year it is a fabulous effort.
:53:17. > :53:23.Looking forward to Andy Murray some time tomorrow. He's the runner-up
:53:23. > :53:26.in the other great, with Djokovic the champion. We do not yet know
:53:26. > :53:32.the semifinal line-up because this is Group B and it is being
:53:32. > :53:38.concluded today. Later on this evening, Five Live Sports Extra 4
:53:38. > :53:43.Ferrer versus Tipsarevic. When you were playing in a tournament, did
:53:43. > :53:50.you watch the other players playing matches, if you're resting at the
:53:50. > :53:56.Hotel? Yes, sometimes. If there in your section of the draw you are
:53:56. > :53:59.likely to see how they were playing. And then you are always watching
:53:59. > :54:03.the match before you if you are getting ready to play. Unless you
:54:03. > :54:07.get the first Match Of The Day, you do not know what time you're going
:54:07. > :54:11.to start and in the Grand Slams, best of five-set matches, if you're
:54:11. > :54:15.following a men's match and it is 2-0 and you stop preparing,
:54:15. > :54:25.stretching and suddenly there is a bit of a comeback, you have to be
:54:25. > :54:25.
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:55:21. > :55:31.UMPIRE: Mr Del Potro challenging It is amazing to see where Del
:55:31. > :55:42.
:55:42. > :55:47.Potro hits his forehand from. Way It is always a good tactic to heed
:55:48. > :55:57.behind the big man. Not easy for Del Potro to change direction. -- 2
:55:58. > :56:37.
:56:37. > :56:42.He set up the point perfectly well there, Federer. He just could not
:56:42. > :56:52.find the court with the approach on the forehand and instead of being
:56:52. > :56:59.
:56:59. > :57:05.Federer really going with a slow one out wide of the deuce box. All
:57:05. > :57:15.the time I think that Del Potro could look to stand over there a
:57:15. > :57:31.
:57:31. > :57:35.So we are going the distance here! SUE BARKER: thank you. Let's go
:57:35. > :57:45.through these groups again. Just to emphasise, coming into this, if you
:57:45. > :57:50.
:57:50. > :57:56.just look at the bottom, Federer the end of the day. Regardless of
:57:56. > :58:01.the score, if Federer defeats Del Potro and then Ferrer, as we expect,
:58:01. > :58:05.wins tonight, then Federer and Ferrer will go through. The ways
:58:05. > :58:11.that Del Potro can go through, if he defeats Federer in this the
:58:11. > :58:17.third set and Ferrer beats Tipsarevic, then Del Potro will go
:58:17. > :58:23.through second in this group, which means regardless of whether it is,
:58:23. > :58:28.of the score of this third set, Federer will play Andy Murray to
:58:28. > :58:33.married his Darren its Tipsarevic tonight in straight sets. One other
:58:33. > :58:38.scenario, if Del Potro defeats of Federer and if Tipsarevic beats
:58:38. > :58:42.Ferrer, then Del Potro will go through as the group winner. So
:58:42. > :58:46.there are still four more permutations to look out but at the
:58:46. > :58:53.moment, it is certainly Federer knows he is in the semifinals, he
:58:53. > :59:03.just has not know who you will be playing tomorrow. Andrew, can you
:59:03. > :59:03.
:59:03. > :59:10.just repeat that? I could not quite No wonder the players cannot afford
:59:10. > :59:16.to think about all the different things. Payout has put -- they are
:59:16. > :59:21.just trying to play tennis. Momentum is important going into
:59:22. > :59:26.the semifinals. Federer wants to remain undefeated. And looking at
:59:26. > :59:31.the finer details of this match, in the first set, Federer was only
:59:31. > :59:37.winning about half the points on his second serve and then in the
:59:37. > :59:41.second set he was winning eight out of ten. He was more dominant. He
:59:41. > :59:51.got the break of serve in the first game of the second set and he will
:59:51. > :00:07.
:00:07. > :00:17.be keen to get the break-up serve UMPIRE: Mr Federer is challenging
:00:17. > :00:21.
:00:21. > :00:30.the call. Of the ball was called No. The call is overturned. Play a
:00:30. > :00:39.let. They always look so forlorn when they've got the call wrong.
:00:39. > :00:44.They don't get any credit for their Trying to call a Federer forehand,
:00:44. > :00:54.it's impossible. When you've got size 14 boots around the ball as
:00:54. > :00:54.
:00:54. > :02:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:02:12. > :02:16.Fees lovely slow-motion shots, players spinning their rackets, can
:02:16. > :02:21.you buy these particular rackets in a sports shops or online of a
:02:21. > :02:26.specially made? You will get something very similar. But the
:02:26. > :02:32.players will have their own personal preference for the weight
:02:32. > :02:37.of the racket, the grip, size and shape, the balance point of the
:02:37. > :02:41.racket, halve the weight is distributed. -- How of the weight.
:02:41. > :02:51.They will have somebody who replicates that for each of their
:02:51. > :02:58.
:02:58. > :03:08.The first point of the previous game was an overrule on a return.
:03:08. > :03:09.
:03:09. > :03:19.Now the same man fans himself under UMPIRE: The call is overturned.
:03:19. > :03:39.
:03:39. > :03:49.Good call! Cut back to him and have a look at him now. Completely right,
:03:49. > :04:20.
:04:20. > :04:25.Was he saying that was a let? Or a There are not many players who can
:04:25. > :04:35.rush Federer on his forehand like that. Del Potro from a couple of
:04:35. > :04:35.
:04:35. > :05:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:05:17. > :05:22.feet behind the baseline is able to It looked a straightforward pass,
:05:22. > :05:27.but he had to keep his eye on the ball, pick his target and go for it.
:05:27. > :05:31.I thought for a drop shot might be coming, but Federer elected to go
:05:31. > :05:41.to the Del Potro backhand and that was some very precise footwork.
:05:41. > :05:54.
:05:54. > :06:00.It is another mishit, this time of the backhand side. Del Potro it
:06:00. > :06:08.surges into the lead. It is a mirror image of the second set and
:06:08. > :06:13.on top of that, he has got new balls to serve with. Federer, from
:06:13. > :06:18.30-0 up in that game, losing his serve. That was Del Potro's first
:06:18. > :06:28.break point of the match. Federer able to get off to a quick start in
:06:28. > :06:31.
:06:31. > :06:37.the second set. Del Potro has got He hasn't looked particularly
:06:37. > :06:47.animated today. No great urgency to his play at times. Del Potro has
:06:47. > :06:47.
:06:47. > :08:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:08:23. > :08:30.done a great job of keeping him out Coming as it does after the break,
:08:30. > :08:35.3-0, this looks a very commanding 3-0. It certainly does after 14
:08:35. > :08:39.points of this third set. Del Potro winning 12 of them. He really has
:08:39. > :08:43.stamped his authority and Federer will have to regroup and make sure
:08:43. > :08:47.he holds on to his next service game or Del Potro will run away
:08:47. > :08:52.with this. Have you notice this year when Federer has got behind a
:08:52. > :08:58.couple of times this year, he has struggled to dig deep and come
:08:58. > :09:05.back? We were both at the Olympic final at Wimbledon. Murray played
:09:05. > :09:10.so well. He did play so well. I don't think there was much Federer
:09:10. > :09:16.could do that day. When you reflect on his semi-final performance,
:09:16. > :09:20.winning 19-17 in the third set against Del Potro, he sometimes
:09:20. > :09:24.falls into the Pete Sampras mould, just because he isn't shouting and
:09:24. > :09:29.screaming and showing a great deal of the motion doesn't mean he isn't
:09:29. > :09:33.trying as hard as any other player. You don't achieve what he has
:09:33. > :09:37.achieved without an amazing desire and hunger and competitive spirit.
:09:37. > :09:45.When he has got behind this year, there's been a couple of times
:09:45. > :09:53.where I thought, it just doesn't look like he is having much fun.
:09:53. > :10:03.Just how much he has in the tank, the competitive spirit he needs to
:10:03. > :10:03.
:10:03. > :11:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:11:27. > :11:37.Federer definitely got away with one there. Del Potro up in plenty
:11:37. > :11:37.
:11:37. > :12:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:12:57. > :13:07.of time for this backhand, but just Co UMPIRE: Mr Del Potro is
:13:07. > :13:07.
:13:07. > :14:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:14:36. > :14:46.challenging the call. UMPIRE: Mr Federer is challenging
:14:46. > :14:59.
:14:59. > :15:09.The corn is overturned, play a let. Having problems with that line
:15:09. > :15:26.
:15:26. > :15:32.One wonders if Federer, who we've seen over the years respond to a
:15:32. > :15:38.crisis... The blood is not flowing through the veins for Federer. He
:15:38. > :15:42.has to wait until there's a crisis to bring on that excitement. Del
:15:42. > :15:49.Potro is doing a very good job of not allowing his opponent to play
:15:49. > :15:55.well. It's an extraordinary set just statistics that Del Potro is
:15:55. > :15:59.putting together. A lot of first serves in and not losing a point on
:15:59. > :16:05.serve. He hasn't lost a point on serve this set. He has had three
:16:05. > :16:10.service games. You have to give him a great deal of credit as he tries
:16:10. > :16:15.to make the semi-finals once again. Argentina are pretty strong at the
:16:15. > :16:20.moment. They've had great players in the past, of course. At the
:16:20. > :16:24.moment they've got Juan Monaco, who until a couple of weeks ago it was
:16:24. > :16:32.a contender for this eight-man field. They have David Nalbandian
:16:32. > :16:42.still. Top 100 players. But this one is head and shoulders ahead of
:16:42. > :16:46.
:16:46. > :16:50.A pretty good club structure over there as well. The Davis Cup team
:16:50. > :16:54.have a proud record as well. What do you say to Federer in a
:16:54. > :16:59.situation like this? He knows he has qualified from the group.
:16:59. > :17:02.still don't think he will be thinking about that. He knows the
:17:02. > :17:08.situation of this match, he has to concentrate on his next service
:17:08. > :17:13.game. He has to give himself two more opportunities to break the Del
:17:13. > :17:23.Potro serve. When Del Potro is playing like this, he is a match
:17:23. > :17:23.
:17:23. > :18:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:18:18. > :18:28.7th in the world now. His highest He had all those US Open points
:18:28. > :18:44.
:18:44. > :18:54.from his victory in 2009. He beat Quite a rare sight to see Federer
:18:54. > :18:55.
:18:55. > :19:05.grumbling, isn't it? Or I wonder It sounded a bit German. Swiss-
:19:05. > :19:05.
:19:05. > :20:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:20:44. > :20:48.It has taken 23 minutes of this deciding set for Federer to win a
:20:48. > :20:52.point it against the Del Potro serve. When someone is serving so
:20:52. > :20:56.well like this, you have to break that up, maybe stand in a different
:20:56. > :21:06.position, a long way back, just to get the server thinking about
:21:06. > :21:06.
:21:06. > :22:39.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:22:39. > :22:43.Well held, Del Potro. From 0-15 down. Solid as a rock. Went behind
:22:43. > :22:49.it Federer with the forehand, a backhand slice error into the net,
:22:49. > :22:53.Federer can't get going and time is running out. It certainly is. He
:22:53. > :22:57.has to come out and hold serve just to keep himself in this match and
:22:57. > :23:04.give himself one more opportunity of trying to break the serve of Del
:23:04. > :23:08.Potro. When you look at this Argentine serving like this, 76%
:23:08. > :23:13.first serves in in this set, 13 straight points when the first
:23:13. > :23:18.serve has gone in and he has won three out of four on the second
:23:18. > :23:24.serve. So consistent this year, Del Potro. He has been in nine semi-
:23:24. > :23:29.finals already and he is trying to get to his 10th in London. He has
:23:29. > :23:38.played Davis Cup for his country as well. He won a bronze medal at the
:23:38. > :23:43.Olympic Games. And a winner in Marseilles, Estoril, Vienna and
:23:43. > :23:53.Basel. A Vienna and Basel came after the US Open, both indoor
:23:53. > :23:55.
:23:55. > :24:00.tournaments. He is putting together We will see what happens in this
:24:00. > :24:10.match a little bit later as to what position Federer will be, first or
:24:10. > :24:14.
:24:14. > :24:24.Del Potro, seemingly, marching to the winning line. First job for
:24:24. > :25:03.
:25:03. > :25:13.Federer before he tries to break is First double in the match. For
:25:13. > :25:53.
:25:53. > :25:57.What Del Potro does well is when he is soaking up for Federer forehands,
:25:57. > :26:07.he retreats a little bit and gives himself extra space behind the
:26:07. > :26:07.
:26:07. > :26:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:26:51. > :27:01.baseline, but that leaves him open Predictably, he holds serve. Less
:27:01. > :27:01.
:27:01. > :29:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 108 seconds
:29:34. > :29:44.predictably, fizz next game coming Two hours of play. Del Potro on the
:29:44. > :30:19.
:30:19. > :30:26.That is a big win for Del Potro. 6- 3 in the final set, just one break
:30:26. > :30:33.of serve. When you take for the scalp of Roger Federer twice in a
:30:33. > :30:38.row on an indoor court, you are a man. A tremendous effort from him.
:30:38. > :30:45.He beat him in the final a Basel in front of his home fans. Now he
:30:45. > :30:55.beats him in London. The first defeat for Roger Federer since 2009
:30:55. > :31:08.
:31:08. > :31:13.at this event, that stretches back Certainly not a performance that
:31:13. > :31:18.Federer will it -- look back on with any great joy. But it has been
:31:18. > :31:28.a great season for Juan Martin Del Potro. He has qualified for the
:31:28. > :31:34.
:31:34. > :31:44.start of the first set, Federer's concentration did not seem to be
:31:44. > :31:45.
:31:45. > :31:49.there. Del Potro's game certainly was. 51 break point taken, just the
:31:49. > :31:56.one chance he needed and the Argentine player was straight
:31:56. > :32:01.through. So Federer's sudden loss in London after Murray defeated him
:32:01. > :32:10.in the final of the Olympic games. But he will be back for the weekend
:32:10. > :32:15.and he will certainly played with Congratulations on beating Rojer
:32:15. > :32:24.but also on qualifying for the semifinals. -- one beating Roger.
:32:24. > :32:31.Terrific effort. Thank you. I think they remember you. Of course I
:32:31. > :32:41.remember you also. I am so happy to beat Roger once again. I know he is
:32:41. > :32:47.
:32:47. > :32:52.the favourites for you but I would like to say thank you. I will see
:32:52. > :33:02.all of you tomorrow. It is going to be a tough match against Djokovic
:33:02. > :33:06.
:33:06. > :33:11.or Marray. -- or Murray. Thank you very much for coming to watch.
:33:11. > :33:17.is becoming a bit of a regular occurrence, you beating Roger. You
:33:18. > :33:24.beat him in Basel just a couple of weeks ago. What was the key today?
:33:24. > :33:28.I think I got a little lucky in the end of the match. When you play
:33:28. > :33:31.these kind of players you need luck on your side but I played well, I
:33:31. > :33:38.took the break point chance in the first set and then I served really
:33:38. > :33:48.well in the last game. I was so nervous also. We look forward to
:33:48. > :33:52.seeing you on Sunday. SUE BARKER: The question we asked
:33:52. > :33:57.at the top of the show has now been filled. Juan Martin Del Potro goes
:33:57. > :34:02.through to the semifinals, along with Roger Federer, the top two in
:34:03. > :34:08.this group but depending on the result tonight, if Ferrer beats
:34:08. > :34:12.Tipsarevic van boccia wins the group, and if Tipsarevic wins
:34:12. > :34:16.tonight then Del Potro will top the group. Andy Murray will play the
:34:16. > :34:22.winner of this group and the likelihood is that Ferrer will win
:34:22. > :34:32.tonight, therefore it would be Murray against Federer. But there
:34:32. > :34:33.
:34:33. > :34:43.is no such thing as a sure thing in the four players, we just do not
:34:43. > :34:44.
:34:44. > :34:49.know the orders. That is live on Del Potro, I just wondered whether
:34:49. > :34:53.he would be able to keep his foot on the gas, and he did. He did a
:34:53. > :34:58.fantastic job. You look at the statistics at the end of the match.
:34:58. > :35:04.Del Potro had one break point in the whole match, in the first set,
:35:04. > :35:07.and he did it. He any dropped two points in the whole set. Federer is
:35:07. > :35:15.normally so good at getting the balance of back and getting himself
:35:15. > :35:20.into the rallies. Federer did not pay -- play badly. 42 unforced
:35:20. > :35:25.errors though. That is a lot for a man of his class and when a man is
:35:25. > :35:33.playing as well as Del Potro was, that is going to put a person up
:35:33. > :35:38.against it. Federer just lacked a bit of spark. I would not normally
:35:38. > :35:42.disagree with two but I think Federative Blair added. His
:35:42. > :35:49.concentration. He was 30-0 up on the game and he got broken. Del
:35:49. > :35:58.Potro can take the match up around -- can take the match away from
:35:58. > :36:05.anyone. That is a bit of an insult to Federer. I am not saying it was
:36:05. > :36:12.Federer's match that he lost. Del Potro won the match, definitely.
:36:12. > :36:16.These group matches are a different mindset. Yes, and Ferrer is likely
:36:16. > :36:20.to beat Tipsarevic tonight, which means Federer is likely to win the
:36:20. > :36:26.group anyway. I do not know what goes on between players but there
:36:26. > :36:31.was not much electricity running through Roger. It showed in the
:36:31. > :36:36.tie-break. You expecting to beat his match up when it gets to the
:36:37. > :36:40.crucial point of any set, but he was just an -- overpowered.
:36:40. > :36:45.look at that unforced errors statistic and he does not make many
:36:45. > :36:50.unforced errors at the best of times but he cannot afford to you
:36:50. > :36:53.that. Del Potro was very impressive. You talk about the predicament for
:36:53. > :36:56.Roger mentally with this match. He knew he was through to the
:36:56. > :37:00.semifinals, but it is a huge challenge for Del Potro. He knows
:37:00. > :37:04.he has to win this match to get through to the semifinals and you
:37:04. > :37:08.see him talking in the interview afterwards, he was so nervous for
:37:08. > :37:15.that last game, but when you are serving that well, it makes life
:37:15. > :37:19.easy. We talked about how Federer did not play well in the first set.
:37:19. > :37:24.He really got off to a flier in the second, and produced some fantastic
:37:24. > :37:30.shots, including this one. That forehand that he managed to swing
:37:30. > :37:38.into the court. That was going out until the moment that it landed. It
:37:38. > :37:48.had great clearance over the net. But then of course he got nabbed in
:37:48. > :37:52.
:37:52. > :37:57.The pressure coming from Del Potro is strong and he was the world
:37:57. > :38:03.number four. He has done this before. He won the US Open three
:38:03. > :38:07.years ago. I think we are seeing his emergence back to the very top
:38:07. > :38:12.level after the wrist injury. you have so long off the tour, it
:38:12. > :38:17.does take you a while to get back, physically and mentally. Absolutely.
:38:17. > :38:23.With an injury like that as well, it is not a good injury. Admittedly
:38:23. > :38:26.to his left wrist, but you have to regain the strength and confidence.
:38:26. > :38:31.He has built on that and it is interesting to see when they are in
:38:31. > :38:35.those baseline rallies, Del Potro in such a good job of soaking up
:38:35. > :38:39.Federer's power, because a lot of the time Federer can open you up
:38:39. > :38:42.and exploit a hole at the back of the court, but Del Potro dropped
:38:42. > :38:48.off the baseline a little bit to give himself more time and he had
:38:48. > :38:53.the chance to really step in, and he generates so much power because
:38:53. > :39:01.he hits the ball so flat and does not put too much spin on it.
:39:01. > :39:07.are sitting in the Murray camp. Who does he want to win tonight? Does
:39:07. > :39:12.he want to go Federer or Del Potro? It is a funny thing. He has crushed
:39:12. > :39:17.Federer in this city, this here. Why would he not want to play him
:39:17. > :39:21.in the semifinal? I think he would fancy it very much. And you look at
:39:21. > :39:25.the way this has been played out today. You would have to think that
:39:25. > :39:35.Murray would fancy playing Federer. He has a good head-to-head against
:39:35. > :39:36.
:39:36. > :39:43.Del Potro, although not since he has come back. Murray was also able
:39:43. > :39:49.to beat Ferrer in the Shanghai semifinals. It boils down to who is
:39:49. > :39:52.going to play the best on the day. It will be no different in the
:39:52. > :39:58.semifinals. All the driers have to step up, produced the goods and
:39:58. > :40:04.they can do that, they have a good chance. Federer will now walk away
:40:04. > :40:08.and think, I have not played well in two matches. He hasn't. It was
:40:08. > :40:12.two hours out there on the court. It was not the sort of contest they
:40:12. > :40:17.have last time, when they played the 8th semifinal in the Olympics.
:40:17. > :40:21.It was not four-and-a-half hours. I just think that Federer was
:40:21. > :40:31.prepared to go to fourth deer rather than Office of the first and
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:40:44. > :40:54.Deputy first Minister. -- fourth Join Gary and the team for Match Of
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:40:55. > :40:59.The Day tonight. That is it from us. Del Potro has come through in three.