:00:21. > :00:29.Rafael Nadal bounced back in 2013. He became the first man to qualify
:00:30. > :00:34.for London. Novak Djokovic made sure of his place much earlier in the
:00:35. > :00:39.season, finishing the year with a flourish. Paris Masters champion, 17
:00:40. > :00:45.matches unbeaten, he is the defending champion in London. After
:00:46. > :00:50.becoming the first British man to win Wimbledon for 77 years, Andy
:00:51. > :01:09.Murray had few difficulties qualifying by early September.
:01:10. > :01:13.Murray had few difficulties the end of September meant Andy
:01:14. > :01:17.Murray had to withdraw, and there was and extra spot to fill. Juan
:01:18. > :01:20.Martin del Potro increasingly looked back to his best. He qualified after
:01:21. > :01:30.the reaching the final of the Shanghai Masters. Termist Berdych
:01:31. > :01:35.hasn't won a title in 2013, but he did reach a career-high at number
:01:36. > :01:41.five. -- Tomas Berdych. He is here for the fourth year in a row.
:01:42. > :01:44.There's still three spots to be decided. Roger Federer beat South
:01:45. > :01:49.African Kevin Anderson to secure his place. Does the six time champion
:01:50. > :01:54.have another win in him? The Swiss number two, meanwhile, is on the
:01:55. > :02:01.rise. Stanislas Wawrinka has enjoyed his best year on the 84 to date. He
:02:02. > :02:20.had to wait until winning on Halloween to
:02:21. > :02:24.had to wait until winning on belongs. Good afternoon. Some
:02:25. > :02:28.terrific tennis to look forward to over the next week here at the
:02:29. > :02:33.Berkeley 's ATP Tour world finals. Those are the eight players who have
:02:34. > :02:37.made it through. Sadly, no Andy Murray, because of the injury that
:02:38. > :02:42.he has had, but he will be back later in the week. The top eight
:02:43. > :02:49.players are here, and the first two are being announced on court right
:02:50. > :03:29.now. From Switzerland, Stanislas Wawrinka!
:03:30. > :03:36.finals. But this man knows what it's all about. The world number six,
:03:37. > :04:11.from the Czech Republic, Tomas Berdych!
:04:12. > :04:20.It really does give you goose bumps, isn't it, when you come on here at
:04:21. > :04:41.atmosphere. Great for spectators, atmosphere. Great for spectators,
:04:42. > :04:46.event in Paris even more exciting. There were six or seven guys who had
:04:47. > :04:50.a chance of qualifying. For me, Federer was the big one. With Andy
:04:51. > :04:55.Murray missing after his back surgery, if you missed marry and
:04:56. > :04:59.then Federer hadn't qualified, that would have been disappointing. But
:05:00. > :05:04.then Federer did enough, and he is back for the 12th time. For Federer,
:05:05. > :05:10.it looked as if he was getting better and better last week. What he
:05:11. > :05:17.needs are couple of wins at the top level. Against this field, he has
:05:18. > :05:23.won two and lost five this year. That is why it was important, his
:05:24. > :05:27.win in Paris against del Potro. The fact is, he was in the arena again,
:05:28. > :05:30.and he was still enjoying himself. To me, it is one of the most capped
:05:31. > :05:50.collating stories both To me, it is one of the most capped
:05:51. > :05:56.with a couple of really big hitters. Certainly. They have a big
:05:57. > :06:06.history. It is the first time they have played here. Wawrinka is ahead
:06:07. > :06:14.7-5. It will be interesting to me. I'm sorry, we were talking over the
:06:15. > :06:23.announcer! Heads or tails? Heads is called. Tails. Stanislas to serve.
:06:24. > :06:34.Have a good match. A picture, please? This way! That will make a
:06:35. > :06:39.better picture, I promise! A proud moment for him. We are ready to get
:06:40. > :06:42.under way with this first match. It is a change of format, a change of
:06:43. > :07:03.rule, is a change of format, a change of
:07:04. > :07:09.weak's gaps between here and Paris. This year, it has been back to back,
:07:10. > :07:14.and that makes it very difficult, if you are playing in the final in
:07:15. > :07:20.Paris on Sunday. They have to come here and play on Tuesday. Playing
:07:21. > :07:23.tomorrow, and that will be our match tomorrow afternoon, Rafael Nadal
:07:24. > :07:28.against David Ferrer. I think that will be quite happy to have that
:07:29. > :07:34.group. It is the others who is supposed worry about him! They call
:07:35. > :07:40.it the group of death here! There was always one group like that.
:07:41. > :07:46.Djokovic is in great form. Federer, and Richard Gasquet. Good luck,
:07:47. > :07:50.Richard. That is the first thing you think when you look at that. It is
:07:51. > :08:14.worth the price of a ticket just to worth the price of a ticket just to
:08:15. > :08:18.revenge. Yes. It is amazing. They played four days ago, and now they
:08:19. > :08:22.have the opportunity to play again. For me, Nadal has a couple more
:08:23. > :08:26.days, and I'm a bit concerned for Ferrer and how much he has left in
:08:27. > :08:30.the tank. He looked exhausted on Sunday when he was playing in the
:08:31. > :08:34.final. During his speech afterwards, he looked as though he was going to
:08:35. > :08:44.fall asleep. Hopefully, you can recharge his batteries and put up a
:08:45. > :08:48.good fight against the Dell tomorrow. Recently, Novak Djokovic
:08:49. > :08:50.still has a chance to be the world number one, and he desperately wants
:08:51. > :08:54.to finish the year as world number one. That is one of the great
:08:55. > :08:59.honours of the game, but Nadal is likely to finish the year as top
:09:00. > :09:00.dog. If Nadal wins two matches, he will finish the year as world number
:09:01. > :09:21.one. It gets will finish the year as world number
:09:22. > :09:25.winners every time. Exactly. With the Dow missing so much last year,
:09:26. > :09:28.he didn't come back in time for Australia, and everyone was
:09:29. > :09:35.questioning whether he was going to be able to make a legitimate return
:09:36. > :09:39.to the game. Suddenly, he played his first nine tournaments, and did well
:09:40. > :09:45.in each one. He think he won seven of them. For him to win the French
:09:46. > :09:50.Open, to win the U.S. Open, it would be fitting for him to finish the
:09:51. > :09:55.year at world number one. But Djokovic still has a mathematical
:09:56. > :10:01.chance. If he wins this tournament without losing a match... As we are
:10:02. > :10:08.looking at Stanislas Wawrinka, I can't imagine a sport that has more
:10:09. > :10:11.charismatic global personalities in it. Obviously, with football, being
:10:12. > :10:31.the world game and it. Obviously, with football, being
:10:32. > :10:38.and producing his best form after seven months off. And also, with the
:10:39. > :10:45.injuries that Nadal has had as well, to be playing that strongly again.
:10:46. > :10:49.To start in Australia and play best of five matches on a hard court
:10:50. > :10:52.would have been too much. He waited until the South American clay
:10:53. > :10:57.courts, which were the ideal commission -- ideal conditions for
:10:58. > :11:03.his return. And he hit the ground running. He then went into the
:11:04. > :11:08.Indian Wales, -- the Indian Wells, which is on a hard court. Then
:11:09. > :11:13.people said, he is back with a vengeance. He has the most amazing
:11:14. > :11:20.clay-court swing. He is in the race right now. Absolutely. We will
:11:21. > :11:22.concentrate on this match next. We want you to get involved as well.
:11:23. > :11:53.There are many ways you seven - five up. It is for-4 on a
:11:54. > :11:57.hard court. This is a huge moment in Wawrinka's career. He will be
:11:58. > :12:02.desperate to show a good account of himself. It is an interesting
:12:03. > :12:07.matchup. Berdych, for the majority of his career, has been ranked ahead
:12:08. > :12:12.of Wawrinka, but it is revving car who leaves in the head-to-head. It
:12:13. > :12:18.will be interesting to see how the nerves of the occasion play a part.
:12:19. > :12:26.-- it is Wawrinka who leads the head-to-head. I think the odds
:12:27. > :12:32.favour Berdych. He has had a great year. He has really come of age. We
:12:33. > :12:50.have been talking about him making a breakthrough for some time. But
:12:51. > :12:53.have been talking about him making a of a top 20 player. This year, he
:12:54. > :12:59.has really stepped it up and played fantastically well in the US Open.
:13:00. > :13:04.It is just rewards, finishing in the top ten qualifying here. This guy
:13:05. > :13:10.hasn't won a tournament here, but he has been consistent. He has done
:13:11. > :13:19.well in 15 out of 22 events. He is Mr Consistent. He is. It is right to
:13:20. > :13:23.qualify when you are doing well in the big events. But he will be
:13:24. > :13:32.disappointed that he hasn't added to his list of ATP Tour events won.
:13:33. > :13:36.With the big serve, he's got big shots everywhere. In the build-up to
:13:37. > :13:41.this tournament, he has been saying he's going to want to bring people
:13:42. > :13:43.into the net. Well, I'll believe it when I see it. That is an
:13:44. > :14:02.interesting tactic from him. when I see it. That is an
:14:03. > :14:07.in upon the back of the court. Given the choice, I think he will go for
:14:08. > :14:13.Wawrinka's forehand. He has a beautiful backhand! We are ready for
:14:14. > :14:24.this opening match. Andrew was in the commentary box. Thank you very
:14:25. > :14:27.much. This is the ATP Tour, the end of season finale. We start with the
:14:28. > :15:54.debutant, Stanislas Wawrinka. A comfortable opening for Stanislas
:15:55. > :16:00.Wawrinka. If you have any comments for us, you can contact us on
:16:01. > :16:22.Twitter. for us, you can contact us on
:16:23. > :16:31.World Tour Finals? What does he know? Certainly an impressive
:16:32. > :16:38.opening. Two 28-year-old going head to head here. When Wawrinka took his
:16:39. > :16:44.coach on, a former world number two himself, he was 17th in the world.
:16:45. > :17:05.That was only in April. Here he is. Top ten in the Tour finals.
:17:06. > :17:09.No predominantly white rule here. I was going to say fightback sock,
:17:10. > :17:59.shoes! The first point for Tomas Berdych.
:18:00. > :18:03.Wimbledon finalist in 2010. That wasn't a bad tournament. Beating
:18:04. > :18:05.Federer and Djokovic, who really didn't play his best in the
:18:06. > :18:52.semifinal. UMPIRE: Let, first service. It is
:18:53. > :18:59.the challenge for these players. When you beat Djokovic in the
:19:00. > :19:06.semifinals, you've got to beat Nadal in the finals. Such a challenge to
:19:07. > :19:12.win one of the great events. Certainly, in other areas, you would
:19:13. > :19:17.have thought he could have broke through in some way. He has been at
:19:18. > :19:31.this at this sort of level since he was 19.
:19:32. > :19:54.to the Davis Cup final once again. They played Serbia in Belgrade. They
:19:55. > :20:03.beat Switzerland earlier on this year. As Berdych tidies up the first
:20:04. > :20:09.service game, I will remind you that that was the last time he beat the
:20:10. > :20:21.thinker. He has lost twice since then. -- since he beat Wawrinka.
:20:22. > :21:03.Playing Djokovic in Belgrade - that is a task!
:21:04. > :21:11.He seems to square his shoulders up quite early, and brings the back
:21:12. > :21:18.foot up to quite a narrow base. He is enormously physically strong.
:21:19. > :21:23.Strong legs. Extremely athletic. He almost looks like he served square
:21:24. > :21:47.on with his shoulders. It is all about repeating what you trust in.
:21:48. > :22:21.Tomorrow afternoon, we will have Nadal and Ferrer. We've nervous when
:22:22. > :22:30.you played here? How many ghosted you have? I qualified twice, and
:22:31. > :22:34.played once in Hanover. It was the first time in Germany. I qualified
:22:35. > :22:39.their game, and in Houston. No doubt, every player has
:22:40. > :22:44.qualification for the year-end championships is one of their goals.
:22:45. > :22:47.There is no wildcards. The only way you can qualify is by your
:22:48. > :22:54.performance in the 11 months prior to that. It was a great event to be
:22:55. > :22:57.a part of. There always should be a few nerves. If you are not nervous,
:22:58. > :23:02.it probably means you don't care about what you are doing. One of the
:23:03. > :23:22.best feelings in tennis, walking out with the lights and the music and
:23:23. > :23:28.best feelings in tennis, walking out commercial breaks, which, of course
:23:29. > :24:50.we don't have the BBC. It is beautifully staged.
:24:51. > :24:57.Wawrinka will be disappointed there. Just a rallying shot. Putting a bit
:24:58. > :25:17.of pressure on Berdych, and missed the forehand wide.
:25:18. > :25:24.The best event was a semifinal in 2011, Tomas Berdych. Lost to
:25:25. > :25:54.Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. I am surprised he doesn't serve more
:25:55. > :26:04.double faults, considering that his ball was - like Ivan Lendl's used to
:26:05. > :26:31.be - is vertical. The cut his ball toss. -- look at. It is very tall.
:26:32. > :26:52.That is another ball that he will feel he should make, like
:26:53. > :26:53.That is another ball that he will They are both on Twitter. You should
:26:54. > :27:09.follow them. They're fun! That particular medium has worked
:27:10. > :27:14.really well for Tomas Berdych. He is not a man of many words. He goes
:27:15. > :27:22.about his business brilliantly. He and his girlfriend, they've post
:27:23. > :27:24.loads of pictures. She is modelling all the time, all over the place.
:27:25. > :28:21.They are a really engaging couple. He hasn't lost a point on serve yet.
:28:22. > :29:14.Almost 15 minutes played. Here comes a double fault!
:29:15. > :29:29.his opponent today, Tomas Berdych, beat a Canadian player.
:29:30. > :29:39.It was back at the Australian Open that Stan Wawrinka started to really
:29:40. > :29:47.believe in himself at this very top level. He lost a match to Novak
:29:48. > :29:52.Djokovic. It was in the fifth set, in five hours. It was absolutely
:29:53. > :29:56.magnificent ball striking from both players, winning standing ovations.
:29:57. > :30:02.It was a great start to the year. At that point, I think he thought, I
:30:03. > :30:03.really can play this game. Most definitely. He always knew he was a
:30:04. > :30:25.good player, ranked in definitely. He always knew he was a
:30:26. > :30:30.the aggressive play, looking for his shots, with that he could compete.
:30:31. > :30:36.Ten months later, he is in a World Tour final. Quarterfinalist at the
:30:37. > :30:44.French Open, where he beat Gasquet from two sets down, and then lost to
:30:45. > :30:52.Nadal. He was in the semifinals at the US, where he beat Murray, before
:30:53. > :30:57.losing to Djokovic in five sets. He was 2-1 up there. This is the
:30:58. > :31:07.consistently high level. And here he is. With Wawrinka, the strong point
:31:08. > :31:14.of his game has been the ground strokes, his backhand. But when you
:31:15. > :32:44.are serving as well as you are now, you get a lot of free points.
:32:45. > :32:51.Not too much adjustment in surface between Paris and here last week,
:32:52. > :32:55.where the entire field of this World Tour finals made up the
:32:56. > :33:00.quarterfinals in Paris, which is most unusual, but it is the sister
:33:01. > :33:15.caught to this, same company. -- court.
:33:16. > :33:20.In these early stages, if Wawrinka is able to nullify Berdych's serve,
:33:21. > :34:20.he is the one being more proactive. Berdych will know that, when the? I
:34:21. > :34:23.mean, who doesn't know that you have to avoid the Wawrinka backhand
:34:24. > :34:40.unless you are going into it with real strength?
:34:41. > :35:44.Yeah, it is going to be a challenge but it looks like a break of serve.
:35:45. > :35:48.I don't think Thomas -- Tomas fancies his chances. A poor
:35:49. > :36:30.challenge in a poor game. Modern men's tennis, there's very
:36:31. > :36:35.few second follies ever made. The first one has to do something,
:36:36. > :36:36.otherwise you are just going to get picked off. And the power Berdych
:36:37. > :36:57.has, it is amazing. Berdych does it with such a short
:36:58. > :39:10.swing. It is not huge. Certainly full of adrenaline. And
:39:11. > :39:15.Tomas Berdych will come out and serve to stay in the set. Stan
:39:16. > :39:25.Wawrinka has made a very good start here. Let's take a look at
:39:26. > :39:44.Wawrinka's year. Just around a top 20 player in
:39:45. > :39:46.Wawrinka's year. Just around a top That was about the time he set off
:39:47. > :39:52.with Magnus Norman, who, you would have been of your vintage, wouldn't
:39:53. > :39:57.he? He certainly was. A couple of years younger than me but a great
:39:58. > :40:02.competitor. Wasn't the most gifted player, the most naturally talented
:40:03. > :40:06.player, but in terms of his work ethic, what he was able to get out
:40:07. > :40:16.of his game on clay, he was a tough match for everyone. Lost in the
:40:17. > :40:21.first round to Wimbledon -- at Wimbledon, not a match you would
:40:22. > :40:27.have thought he should lose. He was probably the favourite going in but
:40:28. > :40:35.lost to Djokovic twice, Nadal once. It has taken good players to beat
:40:36. > :41:13.him. The trial period with his coach started in April, Magnus
:41:14. > :41:25.We surprised that other Swiss player, Roger Federer, parted
:41:26. > :41:32.company with Paul Lineker? Not really. They speak to the both of
:41:33. > :41:37.them but he regularly. -- I speak. They felt they decided it had
:41:38. > :41:45.reached its end. They achieved so much together.
:41:46. > :42:04.point there from Berdych but he still needs to help himself out with
:42:05. > :42:37.his first serve percentage. So, it looks like a moment of truth
:42:38. > :42:38.is coming up in this match. Just one loose service game. A low-key start
:42:39. > :42:52.here. Over 17,000 in the crowd. Not exactly rock and roll! Just
:42:53. > :43:46.watching the tennis at the moment. Now, what can Berdych do here? Is
:43:47. > :43:51.there anything he can do? When it is not going your way on first or
:43:52. > :43:56.second serve? It is certainly like Wawrinka to miss a few serves and
:43:57. > :44:04.when that service going in, Berdych is winning 92%. If you can get the
:44:05. > :45:45.serve back in play, he has to look to dominate more.
:45:46. > :45:53.Look at the early preparation. In with a shout. At 40 -love, he surely
:45:54. > :46:21.would have been out of the game. So, the opening match of the event,
:46:22. > :46:50.the One of these challenges in hope
:46:51. > :46:57.rather than expectation. The Swiss just getting a little
:46:58. > :48:08.tight trying to finish this set off. Wow! That is tight! Amazing, isn't
:48:09. > :48:15.it? Been swanning along beautifully. 99% of this set, just great tennis.
:48:16. > :48:17.Suddenly three on forced errors, and Berdych has a break point back out
:48:18. > :48:44.of nothing. Good effort. Forcing himself to take
:48:45. > :49:31.the ball on. You can see by Wawrinka's reaction
:49:32. > :49:35.that he appreciates how important this point is in the match. He needs
:49:36. > :49:44.to get this first set under his belt.
:49:45. > :50:16.analytical when you were on call yourself? No. Perhaps they should
:50:17. > :51:32.have been. -- I should. And that was the longest game of the
:51:33. > :52:42.match by far. SUE BARKER: What a nervy ending to
:52:43. > :52:48.that first set but Stan held firm and he's take on the opening set
:52:49. > :52:53.6-3, and it could be three wins in a row against the tall Czech. This is
:52:54. > :52:58.the first day of the Barclays ATP World Tour finals. The two groups
:52:59. > :53:03.are in action and, well, both groups in action today because of the
:53:04. > :53:07.French final from yesterday. And we are enjoying Berdych against
:53:08. > :53:10.Wawrinka. Tomorrow will be Rafael Nadal against David Ferrer. That
:53:11. > :53:18.will be our match tomorrow afternoon, so join us for that. That
:53:19. > :53:43.is group A, and, group B, wow, what a line-up!
:53:44. > :53:46.is group A, and, group B, wow, what is more prestigious amongst the
:53:47. > :53:53.pros? Winning the World Tour finals or an Olympic gold medal? The
:53:54. > :54:01.winning here will get around ?1 million in prize money but I sure
:54:02. > :54:08.that wins -- means nothing to the pros! Which is more prestigious,
:54:09. > :54:13.Tim? Wow! Oh... When I've played in the Olympics, in all honesty, it
:54:14. > :54:18.would have been the World Tour finals. Ireland in 96, my first
:54:19. > :54:24.year, I was probably more interested in watching the other sports than
:54:25. > :54:27.playing my tennis! -- I remember in 96. And I've ended up getting a
:54:28. > :54:32.silver medal. But as tennis has established itself as an Olympic
:54:33. > :54:34.sport, the ?1 million would be nice but I have to say right now, I think
:54:35. > :55:03.Olympic gold. But ANDREW CASTLE: That is more like it.
:55:04. > :55:08.And the first ace from Tomas Berdych in this match. With a man who has
:55:09. > :55:31.such a powerful serve, very unusual. I think most people's first look at
:55:32. > :55:38.Tomas Berdych, the first time they saw the name, they pronounced it
:55:39. > :55:44.wrongly. Because in 2004, when Tomas be Tomas -- beat Roger Federer, a
:55:45. > :56:03.First in the Olympics in 88 in Seoul real surprise.
:56:04. > :56:56.First in the Olympics in 88 in Seoul town. Then Barcelona.
:56:57. > :57:17.I plan B or try to do plan A a bit
:57:18. > :57:21.better? And certainly making five out of five first serves, dominating
:57:22. > :57:26.from the baseline, that is how he wants to be playing. He is going to
:57:27. > :57:32.want to be playing further inside the court than that, isn't he? He
:57:33. > :57:35.is, but the only way he can do that is playing on the front foot,
:57:36. > :57:42.dictating play, and if Wawrinka is Dick Tate in, year is going to be
:57:43. > :58:05.forced back. -- dictating. -- he is going.
:58:06. > :00:10.Berdych has been seven, eight feet back.
:00:11. > :00:19.A big mistake, isn't it? A good second serve but I'd claim has to be
:00:20. > :00:54.ready to the forehand. -- but Berdych.
:00:55. > :01:01.That is an unusual change, after 11 games. It is the third racket he has
:01:02. > :01:06.gone too. You normally change after the ball change, so I wonder if he
:01:07. > :01:10.is going for a slightly different tension. The players don't break
:01:11. > :01:14.strings these days, as they don't use them long enough. After playing
:01:15. > :01:16.the way he is, you wouldn't have thought there was much wrong with
:01:17. > :02:04.his racket. I wonder if he might be changing
:02:05. > :02:08.strings because it is very hot in here today. Hotter than I remember
:02:09. > :02:14.it before, and certainly hotter than the practice courts. When it is hot
:02:15. > :02:20.or -- where it is hot like this, the balls get a little bit like a squash
:02:21. > :02:22.court. They get livelier, and you let -- you need a little bit of
:02:23. > :04:51.extra attention to gain control. It is not a match where winners are
:04:52. > :04:58.really flying at the moment. Not too many unforced errors either. It is a
:04:59. > :05:06.medium paced court. Like last week, a lot of matches rather dominated by
:05:07. > :05:29.mistakes rather than winners. Few signs of
:05:30. > :05:38.A great example of how to turn defence into attack. Berdych hit a
:05:39. > :05:44.great first serve at 130 inch are now. The Franco got it back in play.
:05:45. > :05:51.When he gets a chance on that backhand, he really can hit it as
:05:52. > :06:07.well as anyone. -- Wawrinka got it back in play.
:06:08. > :06:15.That was a bad time for a double. Fourth double fault. A terrible
:06:16. > :08:57.time. We were talking about the then picks
:08:58. > :09:05.earlier on, and talking about the conditions in here. Tim Henman
:09:06. > :09:10.likened an indoor tennis arena to squash, in terms of if it gets too
:09:11. > :09:15.warm, the ball behaves differently. Stanislas Wawrinka has changed his
:09:16. > :09:22.racket for the third time. We must say congratulations to a great
:09:23. > :09:30.magician Portsmouth, Nick Matthew, who has won his third World
:09:31. > :09:38.Championship on a great -- on a squash court. Went to five sets in
:09:39. > :09:44.the final. 1pm on BBC Two tomorrow, the highlights of that. How is your
:09:45. > :10:06.squash? I play a bit. I enjoy it. It the highlights of that. How is your
:10:07. > :10:12.December, which is always great fun. Renewing a few old rivalries.
:10:13. > :10:19.Your brother is better than you at squash, isn't he? I couldn't
:10:20. > :10:25.possibly answer that question axe work -- answer that question! Which
:10:26. > :10:31.one? Berdych didn't want to go a set and a break down. He had to make
:10:32. > :10:39.sure he kept his nose in front. A couple of tiny aces, deuce and
:10:40. > :10:40.advantage to finish off. Now he can try and put a little bit more
:10:41. > :10:55.pressure on Wawrinka's serve. I think Tomas Berdych will have a
:10:56. > :11:33.quick look at this. #bbctennis, if you follow Twitter.
:11:34. > :11:42.Christian says, who is the favourite this week? Tim? Djokovic, on present
:11:43. > :11:52.form. Are you surprised that Jo-Wilfried Tsonga isn't here, says
:11:53. > :11:57.Jonathan? I am, with his ability, but not the fact that he missed...
:11:58. > :12:03.An opportunity now for Tomas Berdych. Going back to Jo-Wilfried
:12:04. > :12:05.Tsonga, he is definitely a top eight player, but missed a large portion
:12:06. > :12:38.of the summer. Second serve, 15-30, you have got
:12:39. > :12:46.more than the width of the line to a mat. That is why he is so cross with
:12:47. > :12:50.himself. If he was up, you would say, go for it. But when you are
:12:51. > :13:06.down, you've got to make your opponent play.
:13:07. > :13:55.It is a break point. The ball was long.
:13:56. > :14:02.You can see the pattern as well. Wawrinka, a lot of big points on
:14:03. > :14:12.second serve going to Berdych's forehand. Those players looking to
:14:13. > :14:17.attack potentially the weaker side. In the end, Wawrinka made the
:14:18. > :14:23.decision that he was going to take it on with the bounce smash. Could
:14:24. > :15:11.have elected to roll a top spin backhand in. Good decision.
:15:12. > :15:17.Haven't seen too many rallies and exchanges particularly. We have seen
:15:18. > :15:23.a lot of brutality from the back of the court. Not a lot of variety in
:15:24. > :16:23.the match, so the crowd warming up when they see an exchange.
:16:24. > :16:44.Mark Foley - is that your real name? He says, are the players friendly
:16:45. > :16:48.with each other off court? Some are. There are so many Spaniards, they
:16:49. > :17:06.will practice together and have dinner in
:17:07. > :17:10.will practice together and have tournament for every player. The O2
:17:11. > :17:24.is so well equipped. They each get their own locker room. Butler,
:17:25. > :17:31.Cook. Chauffeur! I saw Fleetwood Mac here a few weeks ago. With the
:17:32. > :17:32.history they have, I wonder if they had a separate changing room, each
:17:33. > :18:24.of them! That's well played. Did that just
:18:25. > :18:31.catch the top of the net as well, just to demonstrate it was the
:18:32. > :18:38.perfect length of shot? It is also the return of serve that set the
:18:39. > :18:41.shot up. He got it so deep he had Berdych backpedalling. Then he was
:18:42. > :18:43.able to move into the middle of the court and execute the drop shot
:18:44. > :19:05.perfectly. You talk of rivals, and basically
:19:06. > :19:07.you travel the world together. You are in your 20s, so you are quite
:19:08. > :19:28.young. It and McEnroe was supposed to really
:19:29. > :19:33.get at each other. I was in the commentary box with McEnroe, and
:19:34. > :19:38.Connors was being showing -- was being shown around. He came in, and
:19:39. > :19:45.I thought it was going to be like two cats in a box, but it wasn't.
:19:46. > :19:54.Just a warm handshake. And warm words. And warm respect. As you get
:19:55. > :20:03.away from the game, you mellow a little bit. Hoodie you stay in touch
:20:04. > :20:10.with still? -- who do you stay in touch with? Two of my closest
:20:11. > :20:15.friends are guys that I worked with. I practised a lot with Roger.
:20:16. > :20:37.Todd Martin was a good friend from my playing days. Do you think
:20:38. > :20:38.Todd Martin was a good friend from you really think he will? I think
:20:39. > :20:56.Wimbledon next year is his best chance.
:20:57. > :21:06.Any more? We have had some tough ones. Lewis says, can del Potro win
:21:07. > :21:49.here? Yes. That was yes or no! another, the point was over. Last
:21:50. > :21:56.one - is the atmosphere at the O2 different from the atmosphere at the
:21:57. > :22:01.slams? Definitely. They are different in their own way. But
:22:02. > :22:09.we've got a lid on this one. That can work in its own way for the
:22:10. > :22:17.atmosphere. And the thing about it is, there's no one around to wise.
:22:18. > :22:26.There's only eight guys. You don't run into the other players that
:22:27. > :22:31.much. In a slam, for the first eight or nine days, there's people
:22:32. > :22:34.everywhere, juniors and coaches, physios... 256 singles players
:22:35. > :23:05.there. season the Na Li here, the Barclays
:23:06. > :25:15.ATP World Tour Finals. -- the end of the season finale.
:25:16. > :25:20.drawers. In the match we are watching, Berdych against Wawrinka,
:25:21. > :25:26.it is the number five and the number seven as far as the top eight is
:25:27. > :25:31.concerned here. They've got one, three, five and seven, Group A. It
:25:32. > :25:38.is Nadal, Berdych and Wawrinka. The Dow will play Ferrer, tomorrow
:25:39. > :25:51.afternoon. -- Nadal will play Ferrer. There is no such thing as a
:25:52. > :25:58.bad match. You also have del Potro. Tomorrow evening will be Federer
:25:59. > :26:03.against Djokovic. If you've got tickets tomorrow evening, that's a
:26:04. > :26:27.great match for you. Del Potro against Gasquet is tonight. It is
:26:28. > :26:29.great match for you. Del Potro the other end of the court. He was a
:26:30. > :26:34.set and a break up at the -- against him, and ran out of steam a little
:26:35. > :26:44.bit. Djokovic was powerful. The Frink backhand placement -- Wawrinka
:26:45. > :27:07.backhand placement aiming mostly for Berdych's backhand.
:27:08. > :27:12.Federer cannot get any younger. It is a serious issue. When you get to
:27:13. > :28:06.32, you are just half a step slower. Opportunity knocks now for Berdych
:28:07. > :28:12.to really make himself a part of this match. A couple of long rallies
:28:13. > :28:26.favouring the man from the Czech Republic.
:28:27. > :28:46.It was certainly a surprise he missed that shot.
:28:47. > :28:49.It was certainly a surprise he the line on several big points, to
:28:50. > :29:33.the left-hand side, but he hasn't made one yet.
:29:34. > :30:09.UMPIRE: Bright nearside, challenging the call. The ball was called in.
:30:10. > :30:19.From Love 40, four first serves. Four very strong points and he would
:30:20. > :30:40.like one more here just to get back on level terms at 4-4.
:30:41. > :31:12.Berdych saw it, why doesn't he challenge it? Well, I suppose you
:31:13. > :31:21.are 20, 20 five feet bind it and it is a pretty tough call to stop that
:31:22. > :31:32.one, isn't it? -- behind it. Is there a better backhand? Gasquet's
:31:33. > :31:33.isn't bad. Wawrinka didn't hit that particularly hard but he got a great
:31:34. > :31:49.angle. And this is the suppose weaker side.
:31:50. > :34:10.-- supposed. The chip return is still a valuable
:34:11. > :34:13.shot in tennis. Deep with not much on, staying low, tough to attack.
:34:14. > :34:45.But with the error there. Oh! And of course the correction, if
:34:46. > :34:49.it was right... Yes, it was a correction. It was Berdych in the
:34:50. > :34:59.driving seat because he will get a first serve. Talk about the players
:35:00. > :35:05.getting a bit nervous. Happens with the line judges as well! He knew as
:35:06. > :35:09.Souness he had made that call he had made a mistake. Good correction. --
:35:10. > :35:22.as soon as. Don't know how many times that
:35:23. > :35:30.happens over the course of the year. So often. Can contribute to a slight
:35:31. > :35:49.sense of injustice. The Swiss player will feel.
:35:50. > :35:56.He's maintained his concentration well there. Could have let that go.
:35:57. > :37:32.We are into a meaty part of the match here!
:37:33. > :38:49.UMPIRE: Mr Wawrinka has one challenge remaining.
:38:50. > :38:57.So, and opening match of the Barclays ATP World Tour finals. The
:38:58. > :39:17.first set, a bit nervy from Barclays ATP World Tour finals. The
:39:18. > :39:23.Rafa Nadal wins two matches, he will be the year-end number one. Djokovic
:39:24. > :39:34.has got to win two round-robin matches, so it heavily favours Nadal
:39:35. > :39:39.this week. What do you think? I think Djokovic is the favourite on
:39:40. > :39:42.current form and, given these types of conditions, but the way Nadal has
:39:43. > :39:48.played this year, I wouldn't put anything past him. Absolutely
:39:49. > :39:55.amazing. He missed Australia, then came back. Ten tournaments in the
:39:56. > :40:00.year, including the eighth French Open, which he has lost just once in
:40:01. > :40:03.his career. Just stunning. Who is the most improved player? I don't
:40:04. > :40:29.think just here. Though here, the most improved player? I don't
:40:30. > :40:40.to see who has made some of the really big jumps.
:40:41. > :42:27.Grigori Dimitrov is one of them. Made a big jump.
:42:28. > :43:26.That will make this the fourth racket for Wawrinka.
:43:27. > :43:32.The players are really into this court now and the arena, and they
:43:33. > :43:37.have settled. It has taken a while. At that was a tough class rally. --
:43:38. > :43:59.So, Wawrinka, a real bonus to get up top-class.
:44:00. > :44:13.So, Wawrinka, a real bonus to get up to this start.
:44:14. > :44:25.A slight electrical glitch. I wouldn't be surprised if it just
:44:26. > :44:39.gets the old "pull the plug out of the wall" trick. And evidence at
:44:40. > :44:44.previous events here at the O2, a bit of paper has come down of the
:44:45. > :44:49.main scoreboard. Memories of the Australian Open final! Andy Murray
:44:50. > :45:48.and Novak Djokovic. It's expensive advertising if it
:45:49. > :47:38.stays like that! This tournament will end most of the
:47:39. > :47:44.players' seasons, but for Novak Djokovic and Tomas Berdych in your
:47:45. > :47:48.picture, they will be representing their countries in the Davis Cup
:47:49. > :47:57.final, which will take place in Belgrade. He has a very proud
:47:58. > :48:01.record. They won last year. With Radek Stepanek in the doubles
:48:02. > :48:05.line-up. Hard to look beyond Djokovic when he is in form and in
:48:06. > :48:10.the mood. As far as Great Britain is concerned, they are back with a
:48:11. > :48:18.possibility and a victory away against Croatia. Andy Murray played
:48:19. > :48:38.in that. And no word yet, Tim, on where the Davis
:48:39. > :48:44.in that. And no word yet, Tim, on clay. -- and if either were. -- if I
:48:45. > :48:47.were. On the east Coast, possibly. If Andy can get back on the court at
:48:48. > :49:08.the beginning of next year. So, some minor alterations being
:49:09. > :50:00.made here. Nicely done from Berdych there.
:50:01. > :50:28.Great value in that shot. Difficult to attack.
:50:29. > :50:36.After working hard to get the love-15 opportunity, the opponent
:50:37. > :50:41.serving to stay in the set. Second serve, you just can't miss. He is
:50:42. > :50:59.That's a deep all from Berdych. Well that.
:51:00. > :51:03.That's a deep all from Berdych. Well struck, straight down the middle of
:51:04. > :51:10.the court. Not taking on the width of the court and risking an error
:51:11. > :51:16.this time. Nice and deep, getting involved in the rally now.
:51:17. > :51:29.Well served. That was a working 123 miles an hour serve. Plenty of kick
:51:30. > :51:39.out wide, coming into the net behind it. That is intelligent matchplay.
:51:40. > :52:12.The big deal for him this year is he hasn't panicked.
:52:13. > :52:17.Trying to break to win this set. Just can't afford to give away cheap
:52:18. > :52:48.points. Two cheap points. Not easy to generate that much power
:52:49. > :53:20.of the dropping ball and Not easy to generate that much power
:53:21. > :53:25.acute angle. -- too. Berdych us when the tie-break to keep the match
:53:26. > :55:02.alive. -- must win. Well, that's a deadly start for
:55:03. > :55:03.Wawrinka. Two points dropped on his serve and Berdych is in complete
:55:04. > :57:00.command of this tie-break. 3-0. Because Berdych has gone out to a
:57:01. > :57:01.6-0 lead. Mum, Dad and girlfriend. More relaxed than they were earlier
:57:02. > :57:28.on. 7-0! Tomas Berdych makes it one set
:57:29. > :57:31.all. They will go the distance in this, the first match at the world
:57:32. > :58:02.ATP Tour finals. SUE BARKER: Yes, if few unforced
:58:03. > :58:05.errors there from Stan but a very poor tie-break, and that has really
:58:06. > :58:20.put verdict name in the driver seat. He has moved up one place. -- really
:58:21. > :58:24.put Berdych. Stan is 24, Berdych 23, but just looking at the top, where
:58:25. > :58:31.you see Rafa Nadal, who is hoping to hold onto his number one spot, and
:58:32. > :58:35.it is looking likely he will, he has played 19 tournaments and Novak
:58:36. > :58:38.Djokovic played 17 this year. Looked like he was running on empty last
:58:39. > :58:49.week but still manage to find a way to win in Paris. Eating Federer and
:58:50. > :59:09.then Ferrer in the final. -- beating.
:59:10. > :59:17.then Ferrer in the final. -- ANDREW CASTLE: No problem, Sue! I
:59:18. > :59:22.think he will. I've been thinking he can win three of the four grand
:59:23. > :59:26.slams and I think you can do it. The generation he is in, you have to
:59:27. > :59:37.remember Nadal is only a -year-old than Andy Murray and Djokovic. --
:59:38. > :59:44.only one year older. Djokovic has been, again, incredibly impressive
:59:45. > :59:50.and it will be no easy task. What else to you have, Sue?
:59:51. > :59:54.SUE BARKER: Michael has said, do you think the World Tour finals should
:59:55. > :59:57.have been the best of five sets and lasted for two weeks? I think the
:59:58. > :00:01.players are running on empty already!
:00:02. > :00:19.ANDREW CASTLE: That is one of the deal
:00:20. > :00:27.ANDREW CASTLE: That is one of the are not going to vote that acting
:00:28. > :00:30.quickly, are they, Tim? No, and also, you wouldn't have enough
:00:31. > :00:35.matches to play if they tried to make it a two-week event because
:00:36. > :00:42.there are only eight of you. But I think this format works pretty well
:00:43. > :00:44.as it is. You'd have to book the O2 for two weeks. Tough at this time of
:00:45. > :02:08.year, too. TIM HENMAN: He certainly put the
:02:09. > :02:12.disappointment of the second set tie-break behind him.
:02:13. > :04:28.Wawrinka serving first is probably to his advantage.
:04:29. > :05:48.Berdych did such a good job of getting through the second set to
:05:49. > :05:51.get back on level terms early in the third. He doesn't want to take his
:05:52. > :06:28.foot off the gas and drop that intensity.
:06:29. > :06:33.I was quite surprised before the match to see that Wawrinka are held
:06:34. > :06:42.an advantage over Tomas Berdych. In fact, he has won five of the last
:06:43. > :06:45.six, stretching back to 2010. Some people you just don't like playing,
:06:46. > :07:19.it could be that way for Berdych against the drinker. -- Wawrinka.
:07:20. > :07:30.Some people 's games don't fit with others easily.
:07:31. > :07:54.It's a grind of a match for Berdych, this one.
:07:55. > :08:07.It was going to be a pretty difficult ball to handle for Berdych
:08:08. > :08:42.anyway. But a thumbs up off the top of the net again, a chip.
:08:43. > :08:48.It's a pretty good response to break point. Wawrinka has only had three
:08:49. > :08:51.in the match, took one of them in the first set. Berdych has has five,
:08:52. > :09:44.get a break. is down to the other end, so he must
:09:45. > :10:27.feel this is out. I think he was trying to influence Hawk-Eye.
:10:28. > :10:29.That is beautiful serving. It doesn't matter how fast it was,
:10:30. > :12:00.deadly accurate. How many out there? Three. Please,
:12:01. > :12:11.here. There is four tennis balls at the
:12:12. > :12:17.moment. This is an arena where the balls do tend to fly out and stay
:12:18. > :12:20.out. Wawrinka and all players, they like to have a number to serve with
:12:21. > :12:34.and select the one they want to use. Normally six balls in play but
:12:35. > :13:40.obviously two have gone AWOL. Nude tennis balls at 2-1 in the
:13:41. > :13:43.final set. -- nude tennis balls. That should mean there are six
:13:44. > :13:50.tennis balls in play for a while anyway. It's a big playing surface
:13:51. > :13:55.here. Quite low barriers as the ball batters off and around aren't finds
:13:56. > :14:00.all the ducks and crannies. 17,500 people it will seat. Not entirely
:14:01. > :14:21.full, although all tickets sold for this one. No particular
:14:22. > :14:24.It has been quite easy to support Swiss tennis over the last few
:14:25. > :14:34.years, hasn't it? I bet there are some kids at home
:14:35. > :14:50.watching going, oh, God! Mum! I think their day in London is
:14:51. > :14:58.probably starting here and they may go somewhere else. Yeah, we all miss
:14:59. > :15:03.Andy from here. He is unable to play. He's had surgery and is
:15:04. > :15:08.recovering now. We understand he is going to go to Miami to do his
:15:09. > :15:11.winter block of training with Carl Edmund. That's good. It is. I think
:15:12. > :15:45.there will be a After all the fun and games at the
:15:46. > :17:20.change events, it's a bit subdued when they start playing again.
:17:21. > :17:28.A couple of back and unforced errors. A half chance for Wawrinka.
:17:29. > :17:52.Berdych needs to start finding the first serve again.
:17:53. > :17:59.It's a gutsy second serve when he had played seven points behind his
:18:00. > :18:04.second serve in this set and one non-offer them. -- and 1-macro
:18:05. > :18:39.non-offer them. His momentum was going that way. He
:18:40. > :18:41.sort of rolled through and hit the forehand. You've got a question that
:18:42. > :19:18.decision. When There's that chip again. Not much
:19:19. > :19:28.pace on it but a decent length. It shoots through low.
:19:29. > :21:59.Once again it is the slice from Wawrinka which brings the reward.
:22:00. > :22:39.The forehand from Berdych. First set to the Swiss.
:22:40. > :22:50.It really does feel like the match is nearly one now. Seized his
:22:51. > :22:54.opportunity in the last game. Now he's got the break of serve. He's
:22:55. > :22:55.yet to drop serve in the match. We're looking to stamp his
:22:56. > :23:10.authority. -- really looking. He's been making the play, he's been
:23:11. > :23:51.the one. If he had said that was definitely
:23:52. > :23:54.long, he probably wouldn't have challenged. Berdych has just said it
:23:55. > :24:11.was in. He's right. You definitely feel that the line
:24:12. > :24:19.judge's call came after Berdych hit the shot.
:24:20. > :24:29.Instead of a replay it should have been Wawrinka's point. It is very,
:24:30. > :24:31.very rarely somebody's return of a first serve that is going to be
:24:32. > :24:56.affected by a call that What is the problem? I don't
:24:57. > :25:03.know... The physiotherapist is going to come
:25:04. > :25:30.and have a look. A quick assessment. Two hours ten minutes this match has
:25:31. > :25:35.been on court for, after a long season, perhaps a little bit of
:25:36. > :25:40.extra nervous tension in the legs. A couple of weeks ago, the women's
:25:41. > :26:00.tour finals were held in Istanbul. It seemed like
:26:01. > :26:06.and pains feel a little bit worse. The players have to make it through
:26:07. > :26:11.this and then that's it. Because there was so much available last
:26:12. > :26:15.week in Paris in terms of completing the field here, people just
:26:16. > :26:19.absolutely got on with it. There was no 50% effort anyway, it was total
:26:20. > :26:24.commitment. I feel the same this week. There is an intensity coming
:26:25. > :26:27.in from all of the top players, which you don't always see.
:26:28. > :26:31.Certainly with the performance of these players throughout the year to
:26:32. > :26:36.qualify for the year-round championships, they know that take
:26:37. > :26:39.the Davis Cup out of the equation, this is one final push and they will
:26:40. > :27:11.get the chance to rest and recuperate briefly.
:27:12. > :28:45.The basic rule is you go down the line with those if you can.
:28:46. > :28:53.It's not a great time for a double fault. With a high ball toss and a
:28:54. > :28:58.relatively flat second serve, he is always going to serve a few double
:28:59. > :29:03.faults. At eight in two sets and a half is starting to add up. And
:29:04. > :29:04.three in the service games he has served so far. That's the way to
:29:05. > :31:03.respond. You know, sometimes even the basics,
:31:04. > :31:09.they seem to be difficult for him. He has so much power and to ask
:31:10. > :31:14.somebody with legs like this and ground strokes like this, he has so
:31:15. > :31:18.much power, to ask for those touches is perhaps a bit too much. He is a
:31:19. > :31:24.high achiever but that has been the difference the years.
:31:25. > :31:31.He's been so close to so many of the big titles. He's the only player in
:31:32. > :31:53.the field who hasn't won one of the big titles.
:31:54. > :32:05.Asking him to play a rally slice backhand. That was a very competent
:32:06. > :32:16.service game and he is within a game. I understand Roger Federer has
:32:17. > :32:32.been named the winner of the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award. Was he
:32:33. > :32:37.awarded it or does he own it is? Also this week, the winner of the
:32:38. > :32:41.trophy, which has been renamed after the former executive chairman and
:32:42. > :32:43.president of the ATP Tour who died in May, our friend, Brad Truitt,
:32:44. > :33:00.president of the ATP Tour who died his initials. Last week it was on
:33:01. > :33:13.their shirts. So, continuing treatment for Stan
:33:14. > :33:21.Wawrinka, with Tom Barnes white pine timber. He has been around a while.
:33:22. > :33:26.-- Tom Barnes right behind him. Wawrinka really fancies this. Still
:33:27. > :35:01.only one break of serve. Do you think Wawrinka is thinking
:35:02. > :35:02.about the next game now? I think everybody is getting ready for the
:35:03. > :36:03.next service game. What would you say to Wawrinka now
:36:04. > :36:07.as he serves for this? It is the moment of truth but when you look at
:36:08. > :36:42.the stats for this set, he has served 17 points and won 16.
:36:43. > :36:50.What a bonus that really is! He can't understand why the ball is
:36:51. > :36:56.flying off the strings today. He has lacked control. Uncharacteristic
:36:57. > :37:13.mistakes. Ooh! That ball was definitely on the
:37:14. > :38:18.Swiss racket, wasn't it? Berdych was doing well to spare that
:38:19. > :38:19.point but big hitting from Wawrinka. Not afraid to stand up
:38:20. > :38:30.there and go for his shot. Only one first serve in this game so
:38:31. > :38:51.far. Only one first serve in this game so
:38:52. > :39:02.whether it had gone over. Fell back on his side. And here is a tight
:39:03. > :39:04.little point coming up at 30-30. Match number one of the ATP World
:39:05. > :39:24.Tour finals in London. Let, first service at 144 miles an
:39:25. > :40:04.hour! Could that have been right?! Oh, no. Heavy
:40:05. > :40:22.have a match point. -- the Swiss has.
:40:23. > :40:28.It's an error from Berdych and Wawrinka has made a stellar debut
:40:29. > :40:32.here as he fires the ball up into the crowd. Well done to him. 6-3,
:40:33. > :40:49.final set. Well, there are two Swiss here. And
:40:50. > :40:53.Roger Federer, over the years, of course, has been so easy to support,
:40:54. > :41:14.and so has Stan course, has been so easy to support,
:41:15. > :41:18.this group will feature Rafa Nadal against David Ferrer, who has been
:41:19. > :41:31.in trend is formed. And that is on BBC Two tomorrow. -- who has been in
:41:32. > :41:37.tremendous form. He will probably be thinking now, I have to beat both of
:41:38. > :41:39.those. At the winner's signature after this first match. Stan
:41:40. > :41:57.Wawrinka. First serve percentage a bit low
:41:58. > :42:03.from both players but in the final set, Wawrinka was dominant. He
:42:04. > :42:21.actually only lost three points on serve.
:42:22. > :42:22.actually only lost three points on talking to our friend, colleague and
:42:23. > :42:34.former finalist at Queen's Club. I know I'm not alone in welcoming
:42:35. > :42:38.you to the first Barclays finals. Congratulations on your first win in
:42:39. > :42:44.singles. What was it like coming out for the first time onto this court?
:42:45. > :42:49.You got a wonderful ovation. Yeah, it was a dream country. Ice saw it
:42:50. > :42:57.so many times on TV and today I was on court. -- I saw. And especially
:42:58. > :43:03.to get the win today. Some intense moments early on. How important was
:43:04. > :43:11.it for you to get that first set? Tough but I was really focused on my
:43:12. > :43:30.game. For my first time here, to beat Tomas in three sets,
:43:31. > :43:35.game. For my first time here, to match, but a great match for me
:43:36. > :43:38.today, so now I need to enjoy it a bit and I'm going to watch a few
:43:39. > :43:41.matches and get ready for the next one. Congratulations. Thank you very
:43:42. > :43:51.much. SUE BARKER: He certainly held his
:43:52. > :43:56.nerve in that final game to serve out 6-3 in the third set to win his
:43:57. > :44:00.opening match against Tomas Berdych, but I think Tomas Berdych
:44:01. > :44:05.will be asking himself a few questions. Some unforced errors that
:44:06. > :44:08.we saw from him today. So, the first match has been decided. The second
:44:09. > :44:20.match will take place tomorrow and that will be at 2pm. Rafael Nadal up
:44:21. > :44:43.against his good friend and compatriot David Ferrer. And the
:44:44. > :44:47.his best but he hung in there and won a fantastic tie-break and you
:44:48. > :44:51.thought maybe this was his chance where Berdych could kick on early in
:44:52. > :44:56.the third set, but I think you saw in his second service game, a few
:44:57. > :44:59.more unforced errors and he gave Wawrinka the break and when Wawrinka
:45:00. > :45:05.was serving as well as he did, it was going to be very hard for him to
:45:06. > :45:12.get back into it. Wawrinka only lost three points on his serve in the
:45:13. > :45:17.third set. Great performance. May be Berdych just doesn't like playing
:45:18. > :45:23.stand. The stats suggest that. It would seem like that. It is strange
:45:24. > :45:28.that this man has been knocking on the door of the top four, five
:45:29. > :45:31.against somebody like Wawrinka, who has suddenly burst through. Six out
:45:32. > :45:53.of the last seven matches have gone has suddenly burst through. Six out
:45:54. > :46:01.playing Wawrinka. I am not going to sit here... But the simple slice,
:46:02. > :46:05.crosscourt and deep, that is a 99 out of 100 for people and the
:46:06. > :46:14.calibration there is wrong for Tomas. Which is why he has only made
:46:15. > :46:19.the one grand slam final and not won one. Those errors are the difference
:46:20. > :46:26.between the very best and him. We were sent in another question, I'm
:46:27. > :46:31.not sure who from. Who are potential grand slam winners of this group?
:46:32. > :46:37.And you have to look at these two. Berdych has been only one match
:46:38. > :46:42.away. Exactly. First and foremost, that will be his frustration and
:46:43. > :47:00.when we sit and watch the match and see the tools in
:47:01. > :47:03.when we sit and watch the match and necessary focus of attention because
:47:04. > :47:09.they're what half a dozen second serve returns where he had 15-30 and
:47:10. > :47:14.just missed. And when you are that good, when you are in the World Tour
:47:15. > :47:19.finals, you can't miss that shot. So the question is, is he picking the
:47:20. > :47:28.shot? My going crosscourt? My going down the line? -- am I going? When
:47:29. > :47:33.they got into the baseline exchanges, it was like Wawrinka had
:47:34. > :47:36.the options and the consistency to open up Berdych and exploit the
:47:37. > :47:42.openings, so a great performance from Wawrinka. We shouldn't let
:47:43. > :47:47.Berdych's performance to track from that. And we've picked out a few
:47:48. > :47:49.shots that Stan has done because he did have some special moments. What
:47:50. > :48:11.have you picked, Sue? There was did have some special moments. What
:48:12. > :48:16.returns on the rallies. This year he really thinks he is going to make
:48:17. > :48:20.these sorts of shots. The single-handed backhand is every
:48:21. > :48:26.beautiful as Richard Gasquet's for me and Roger Federer and a couple of
:48:27. > :48:30.others, but he trusts that shot in those situations. You get to this
:48:31. > :48:38.and it is about belief and confidence, and he has found it.
:48:39. > :48:42.Yes. For me, when you look at these rallies, and these are good
:48:43. > :48:46.examples, it is Wawrinka who has been proactive. You always feel in
:48:47. > :48:50.these exchanges that Berdych is having to react and think, where
:48:51. > :48:58.Dwight go after Wawrinka has hit that next shot? -- where do I'd go?
:48:59. > :49:20.Now when he is constructing these points,
:49:21. > :49:29.through with great determination. Not a dutiful match to watch but...
:49:30. > :49:35.These are going to have to up their game. What shocked me was how many
:49:36. > :49:40.returns of serve Tomas missed on important points. That is right, and
:49:41. > :49:46.there were times when Wawrinka, and there were amazing numbers coming
:49:47. > :49:50.up, he hit one of 144 miles an hour, so some adrenaline in the
:49:51. > :49:53.speed gun this week as well. At the second serve, you felt the
:49:54. > :49:57.opportunities were there to come in and take it earlier and go up the
:49:58. > :50:01.middle with pace but he was missing them and had missed why three or
:50:02. > :50:03.four feet. And those were the donations Wawrinka was having to
:50:04. > :50:38.accept. -- missed by. These donations Wawrinka was having to
:50:39. > :50:44.enough, you aren't going to do it. When he played Djokovic and it was
:50:45. > :50:47.12-10 in the fifth, that was when he was playing the best player in the
:50:48. > :50:51.world and they had such an amazing exchange of baseline points, playing
:50:52. > :50:56.five hours, and though he didn't lose, I think that is when he
:50:57. > :50:59.thought to himself, I am ranked 18, 19 in the world and I've just played
:51:00. > :51:06.the best player in the world and they should have won. And perhaps
:51:07. > :51:10.the input Magnus Norman has had and given him as really continue to
:51:11. > :51:14.improve Wawrinka's belief, and it is mental for sure but you got to have
:51:15. > :51:18.the weapons and the shots to be able to compete, and when you look at how
:51:19. > :51:20.aggressively he is serving, he is great from the baseline, moving
:51:21. > :51:42.well, and it is a potent great from the baseline, moving
:51:43. > :51:48.the big tournaments. I forget which round it is now! But he has had
:51:49. > :51:51.opportunities. I don't know whether icy Wawrinka of a winner of this or
:51:52. > :51:55.potentially as a grand slam champion but he keeps on putting himself into
:51:56. > :52:02.position and it is symptomatic of the men's tour that people are
:52:03. > :52:14.getting better with age. -- I don't know whether icy Rinker as a winner.
:52:15. > :52:19.-- whether I see Wawrinka. He had the physio on and he has some
:52:20. > :52:23.problems, not the first time we will see the physio! It is too tough
:52:24. > :52:29.these days. We are going to look ahead to Nadal against Ferrer, that
:52:30. > :52:31.is tomorrow. These two met a few days ago in Paris and this is how it
:52:32. > :52:52.finished, with Ferrer the boss of Spanish tennis.
:52:53. > :53:02.Tremendous credit to Ferrer, who is a piece of granite. He is so tough!
:53:03. > :53:13.But earlier this year, Nadal beat Ferrer on clay. There it is. 20 wins
:53:14. > :53:22.for Rafa. Five for Ferrer. But Rafa also won the five -- nine previous
:53:23. > :53:27.meetings. He is such a worker, Ferrer, but he looked exalted
:53:28. > :53:30.yesterday. What he gets out of his games... When you look at him and
:53:31. > :53:34.compare him to some of the other players, he is five feet nine and
:53:35. > :53:38.doesn't have a big serve. He is so solid from the baseline and his
:53:39. > :53:40.movement, his intensity to play every point as if it were his last
:53:41. > :54:00.is just incredible and he is back at every point as if it were his last
:54:01. > :54:03.he is going to have been able to recharge his batteries, but,
:54:04. > :54:12.unfortunately, I have to agree with Andrew. He so often comes in weary
:54:13. > :54:15.and flaked out with nocturnal forelock to give, and also with the
:54:16. > :54:25.Davis Cup final to look forward to as well. -- flaked out with not much
:54:26. > :54:32.left to give. We're just lucky to have him in the game. Him, Djokovic,
:54:33. > :54:36.federal name, Murray. We have said before, this generation probably
:54:37. > :54:44.won't be repeated for a while. Ashton Agar Roger Federer. This is a
:54:45. > :54:51.massive tournament. -- Roger Federer. But this will give him even
:54:52. > :55:14.sure he beats Ferrer and finishes sure he beats Ferrer and finishes
:55:15. > :55:19.Gasquet. Djokovic was in action yesterday beating Ferrer but he came
:55:20. > :55:28.through to win. And this is how he did it. He was a set and a break
:55:29. > :55:33.down to Roger Federer, lost the quarter as well. So many matches
:55:34. > :55:41.since the US Open and you thought, he is going to lose, but he has just
:55:42. > :55:45.not. And he has that victory over Nadal as well. So he has to be the
:55:46. > :55:51.defending champion to beat here, for most people. And he has such an
:55:52. > :55:57.amazing will to win, he is never beaten. And you can look at all the
:55:58. > :56:01.different facets of his game. He is playing all the different facets of
:56:02. > :56:02.tennis but the way he moves, it is so difficult to get the ball past
:56:03. > :56:21.him, so difficult to get the ball past
:56:22. > :56:26.sure in his heart, he is sure he can finish number one because he has to
:56:27. > :56:33.hope Nadal slips up. But he will be keen to finish this year off with a
:56:34. > :56:40.win. There was the worry, after we lost Murray, that Federer would not
:56:41. > :56:46.make it. We knew Murray was gone and if he was gone as well... He has won
:56:47. > :56:52.Wimbledon so many times and it is the way he handles himself. The
:56:53. > :56:55.sportsmanship award, the humanitarian award, and if there is
:56:56. > :56:59.a fan 's award, you win that as well. He has made me laugh more than
:57:00. > :57:06.anybody else over the years with the shots he has played. Because I don't
:57:07. > :57:09.know where they come from. As a class act, it will be great over the
:57:10. > :57:12.next 18 months to see him hanging in, because at the moment, he is
:57:13. > :57:31.doing just in, because at the moment, he is
:57:32. > :57:36.losing to people? And then as soon is you think that, he strings
:57:37. > :57:43.together six wins. Absolutely. He has had a difficult year for Sony
:57:44. > :57:50.reasons, but for me, the enthusiasm, the energy, the intensity is there.
:57:51. > :57:54.-- for so many reasons. So he has had a great performance this year
:57:55. > :57:58.and then can start to rebuild for 2014 and if he wants to keep
:57:59. > :58:02.playing, I think it is frustrating for him that people want to start
:58:03. > :58:08.talking about his retirement. We won't! I promise we won't! More
:58:09. > :58:13.sport before tomorrow at 2pm. Andrew gave away the result earlier but you
:58:14. > :58:17.can watch it in full tomorrow. Highlights of the world Squash
:58:18. > :58:22.Championships from 1pm at the quarterfinal stage, so enjoy that.
:58:23. > :58:41.And we will be here at 2pm four Rafa Nadal,
:58:42. > :58:44.And we will be here at 2pm four Rafa Tomas Berdych. Madness by News. He
:58:45. > :58:48.will be a bit cross he selected that one for today!