:00:30. > :00:36.Roger Federer, he is the most successful man in the history of
:00:37. > :00:41.tennis. He has won a record six titles, all at the world tour
:00:42. > :00:46.finals. 2013 has not been a vintage year. Today is a must win match but
:00:47. > :00:54.there is one advantage he can always count on. He is a great player. I
:00:55. > :00:55.have faith in him. He is very elegant.
:00:56. > :01:18.have faith in him. He is very him so much!
:01:19. > :01:21.He has a vast legion of fans who will be out in force once again
:01:22. > :01:27.today. They will be a huge roar when he walks onto court here, as there
:01:28. > :01:30.always is. Today he is taking Richard Gasquet of France, two
:01:31. > :01:33.places below him in the world rankings. One thing I can promise
:01:34. > :01:37.you is this will be a stylish, elegant match and a joy to watch. I
:01:38. > :01:42.am sure Tim and Andrew will agree with that. Most definitely will
:01:43. > :01:46.study will be looking to bounce back from the loss in his first match
:01:47. > :01:50.against Novak Djokovic. Richard Gasquet lost his first match against
:01:51. > :02:02.Juan Martin Del Potro. He played well and was upset. It is a must win
:02:03. > :02:05.match for both players. They have got a record of paying 12 time.
:02:06. > :02:25.Richard Gasquet makes a mistake sometimes. His defence isn't quite
:02:26. > :02:29.the same as Novak Djokovic. Roger Federer can express himself more.
:02:30. > :02:32.When you say it is going to be a beautiful match aesthetically, I
:02:33. > :02:33.agree. I'm really looking forward to it. The players are making their way
:02:34. > :02:51.and theory comes. Winner of three world tour titles
:02:52. > :03:08.this year, from France, Richard Gasquet!
:03:09. > :03:38.Berkeley 's world tour finals champion, winner of 17 grand slam
:03:39. > :03:49.titles, from Switzerland, Roger Federer!
:03:50. > :04:24.ladies and gentlemen, please thank the mascots... Just a great deal of
:04:25. > :04:25.flashbulbs around the arena. He is 32, everyone is saying
:04:26. > :04:43.flashbulbs around the arena. He is shirt manufacturer, what he is going
:04:44. > :04:48.to wear at the U.S. Open in 2015. He shirt manufacturer, what he is going
:04:49. > :04:53.wants to be around. On reflection, it has been a difficult year for
:04:54. > :05:00.him. He hasn't played his best tennis. Niggles in his back have
:05:01. > :05:05.played a large part of that. He will be keen after this tournament to
:05:06. > :05:10.make sure that he has a foundation to go into Australia, ready and
:05:11. > :05:14.raring to go, and to bounce back. Roger Federer ranked seventh in the
:05:15. > :05:20.world doesn't sound right. He will be looking to put that right next
:05:21. > :05:25.year. It doesn't, does it, Andy? Seven is the lowest ranking he's
:05:26. > :05:26.hadn't since 2002. He is trying to find solutions to problems is never
:05:27. > :05:33.had before. Let's listen in. Just remember two
:05:34. > :06:17.Heads. You one. Picture, please. let's just show you what is
:06:18. > :06:33.happening as far as the group stages go. This is group B.
:06:34. > :06:42.Yesterday, group A were in action and last night, Tomas Berdych
:06:43. > :07:01.blasted past that lead -- David Ferrer.
:07:02. > :07:07.blasted past that lead -- David group A as far as it stands, with
:07:08. > :07:16.Rafael Nadal guaranteed through to the semifinal.
:07:17. > :07:23.Let's get back to this much and this man, Roger Federer. He's been in the
:07:24. > :07:28.news this week and plenty of talk about his movement and fitness,
:07:29. > :07:36.particularly by Novak Djokovic. This is what he had to say. Sorry, that
:07:37. > :07:38.was Roger. This is what Novak Djokovic had to say in his press
:07:39. > :08:12.conference. down primarily to your back. It
:08:13. > :08:17.could be the ageing process as well. I disagree because last year, I was
:08:18. > :08:22.world number one and I was 31. At 32, you can play tennis any more? I
:08:23. > :08:26.don't think that cricketing around can happen. Things were difficult
:08:27. > :08:30.for me in 2012. There was a lot of tennis, it was an Olympic year as
:08:31. > :08:35.well. I could back on my schedule. I knew I was going to drop in the
:08:36. > :08:39.rankings. Plus, I had issues with my back. Putting those things together,
:08:40. > :08:44.it is clear whether struggles come from. It has been an exciting and
:08:45. > :08:47.interesting year. Maybe not a successful year but nevertheless, I
:08:48. > :08:51.thought it was a good year. We can see that you still love the game.
:08:52. > :08:58.That much is apparent. Has it been hard take, when you are used to
:08:59. > :08:59.winning things? I knew that I will not play semifinals or quarterfinals
:09:00. > :09:22.every single time. I just talking about it a lot. The back
:09:23. > :09:29.injury, the build-up is so important these days. What I love is his
:09:30. > :09:34.absolute refusal to accept over the course of eight or 12 months, where
:09:35. > :09:38.he has had to deal with different demands, he mentioned the Olympics
:09:39. > :09:42.and family, he absolutely is refusing to accept what many of us
:09:43. > :09:47.already know about age which is that it slows you down a little bit. You
:09:48. > :09:53.cannot be maximum IQ has been for a decade or more. He is having to find
:09:54. > :09:58.a way around these things. This is the real world. I love the fact he
:09:59. > :10:01.refuses to lie down. I think it is brilliant. Absolutely. We will talk
:10:02. > :10:10.more about that in a moment. Let's hear from his opponent, Richard
:10:11. > :10:12.Gasquet. I like to play by changing the rhythm of my shots, to do many
:10:13. > :10:32.things on the court. Of course, I'm the rhythm of my shots, to do many
:10:33. > :10:38.saying. My backhand is different from many players. It's very nice to
:10:39. > :10:43.have this short on court and I think people like me because of shot.
:10:44. > :10:56.Backhand. Everybody is being nice about everybody else. He doesn't so
:10:57. > :11:01.much damage with his backhand. This one goes down the line. The actually
:11:02. > :11:07.leans off this one. He follows through more than you would coach.
:11:08. > :11:12.But it is a thing of beauty. Tim was saying... That one went crosscourt
:11:13. > :11:17.but which one would you pick? You would want the one on the left,
:11:18. > :11:22.right, Tim? I probably would. Don't get me wrong, Richard Gasquet's has
:11:23. > :13:31.a more compact swing. Going back to that point about
:13:32. > :13:36.movement, I think it is inevitable at 32, you are going to be a
:13:37. > :13:41.fraction slower than perhaps you were 2526. I don't think it's
:13:42. > :13:42.necessarily as to be a great deal of difference. The reality is, when you
:13:43. > :14:42.are comparing movement, That's the way you play from the
:14:43. > :15:11.back of the court. Both players are establishing rhythm.
:15:12. > :15:19.Going into that backhand a lot. He acknowledged it. Quite surprised. It
:15:20. > :15:23.looks very nice and it is nice, controlled hitting. Good, long
:15:24. > :15:27.rallies. If Richard Gasquet is going to have any impact in this match, it
:15:28. > :15:29.will be if he gets a rhythm and Roger Federer is giving him his
:15:30. > :15:42.rhythm. Roger Federer has to take gasket's
:15:43. > :16:44.time away. He has got big swings. He has to rush him.
:16:45. > :16:50.Sometimes, we are guilty of acting like there is a crisis but there is
:16:51. > :16:55.no crisis. He is still playing very nicely. It is just that three guys
:16:56. > :17:13.are definitely better at him at the moment.
:17:14. > :17:33.Thought better of it that time. He had a quick look at it coming in and
:17:34. > :18:09.thought, I don't think so. Just to let you know what this event
:18:10. > :18:14.is. If you haven't been with us this week, this is the world tour finals.
:18:15. > :18:18.The top eight in the world, minus Andy Murray who has got it back
:18:19. > :18:21.back. He's had surgery and is getting better. Richard Gasquet got
:18:22. > :18:42.him, he is the ninth best player, on results
:18:43. > :18:48.This is the season-ending finale and it is a real showcase. It has been
:18:49. > :18:56.in London for a while now. It would be here next two more. In terms of
:18:57. > :18:57.the hosting, this has dastardly been the greatest success since Madison
:18:58. > :19:26.Square Garden, I would say. That was so funny. Roger Federer
:19:27. > :19:27.hells like he was going to play a drop shot and then drove through the
:19:28. > :20:36.ball. And that is the sort of rally that
:20:37. > :20:39.Roger Federer wants to play. Patients, followed by an attack to
:20:40. > :20:41.the sort of rally that Roger Federer wants to play. Patients, followed by
:20:42. > :21:17.an attack beforehand. Patients with purpose.
:21:18. > :21:31.Because these two players lost their opening matches, this is a must win
:21:32. > :21:35.match. Roger Federer has started, not nervously perhaps, but a couple
:21:36. > :21:50.of errors you would not expecting to make. Oh, that's beautiful.
:21:51. > :22:41.Even at this early stage, is Richard Gasquet going to make an impact on
:22:42. > :22:42.the federal game here? -- Federer. Is the early stages. If you want to
:22:43. > :23:25.get in touch with us, feel free. Paris, the kids were in Paris... I
:23:26. > :23:28.think it is a pretty full crew. His dad, Robbie, is in town. His mum,
:23:29. > :24:40.Lynette, is not. Federer beat one man teamed Potter
:24:41. > :25:01.in Paris last week. -- Juan Martin Del Potro.
:25:02. > :25:12.Ah! Richard Gasquet tried some skulduggery as he came forward for
:25:13. > :25:40.the drop shot and federal wasn't buying it. Look at this.
:25:41. > :26:52.starts going into the box of tricks like that backhand drop shot. It was
:26:53. > :27:19.a thing of beauty. Some advice for Richard Gasquet? The
:27:20. > :27:24.predicament playing Roger Federer is he is always looking to dictate.
:27:25. > :28:01.Then you get a little bit reactive. forehand, why would you slice
:28:02. > :29:09.forehand approach? For fun? A disguise?
:29:10. > :29:11.one dictating. He puts Roger Federer on the defensive. 99 times out of
:29:12. > :30:24.100, he will make land. grass. Not a surprise, really. Given
:30:25. > :30:28.the scenario here, it is a must win match. You really feel Gasquet has
:30:29. > :30:34.got to lay it on the line and be aggressive. He does not have
:30:35. > :30:38.anything to lose. He is playing the greatest player of all-time. Let us
:30:39. > :30:43.go out there and be aggressive and see if we can make something happen.
:30:44. > :30:48.Federer has not been playing his best but I do not think he is going
:30:49. > :30:50.to beat himself so you have got to make it happen. Richard Gasquet, the
:30:51. > :30:55.winner of three this year. make it happen. Richard Gasquet, the
:30:56. > :31:01.admirable effort and Richard Gasquet will finish the year as the French
:31:02. > :31:08.number one ahead of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. He is looking to engineer
:31:09. > :32:02.opportunities to Against the one hand, it is such an
:32:03. > :32:48.effective serve. Get up very high. 77 seconds for the those four
:32:49. > :32:51.points. Experimenting with the change of racket was interesting
:32:52. > :32:57.after Wimbledon. Trying to find solutions where there was never a
:32:58. > :33:03.problem in previous years. Racket head, changes in tension, different
:33:04. > :33:06.strings, who knows. He has gone back to old faithful now. It is not the
:33:07. > :35:35.arrow, it is the Indian. A great point from Federer. From
:35:36. > :35:45.Gasquet's point of view, it is being played on Federer's terms. Gasquet
:35:46. > :36:06.has got to make Federer. -- make Federer run.
:36:07. > :36:11.commend Andy Murray, Wimbledon champion and Olympic gold medallist,
:36:12. > :36:16.on his Twitter account earlier on today. He had something to say. He
:36:17. > :36:21.has become active in that area. People have been following him with
:36:22. > :36:30.great interest. Talking about, I assume, the ban of Viktor Troicki
:36:31. > :36:36.for his failure to provide a timely blood sample. He has been banned for
:36:37. > :36:40.12 months. Back dated to July. He will be reinstated into the game
:36:41. > :36:44.next July. He failed to give a blood sample and the Court of arbitration
:36:45. > :36:49.for sport have upheld the ban. Essentially it came down to the drug
:36:50. > :36:54.testers against him. Andy said, read the rules and it is simple. I do not
:36:55. > :36:57.have the exact thing in front of me. Did you see that? Hole I heard about
:36:58. > :37:18.it. Read and follow the Did you see that? Hole I heard about
:37:19. > :37:23.simple. That is what he said. If you are a professional athlete and you
:37:24. > :37:28.are required to give a urine sample or a blood sample and you don't, you
:37:29. > :37:33.are going to be in trouble. He did not say he was referring to that but
:37:34. > :37:38.the assumption by the press guys was that was what he was talking about.
:37:39. > :39:05.Commendable leadership. If he is not talking about that, we apologise.
:39:06. > :39:13.You talk about his footwork, back injuries, rackets, there is no way
:39:14. > :39:16.he should miss that shot. He has got the ball he wants, down 15-30. Paul
:39:17. > :40:10.shot. -- Gasquet is back in this first set!
:40:11. > :40:19.He did it by coming forward and a little help from errors. Errors on
:40:20. > :40:23.Federer's side of the court. His coach and Sebastien Grosjean and
:40:24. > :40:28.everyone in French tennis, they all contribute. They have been saying to
:40:29. > :40:48.Soaking up pressure like that is rankings and built
:40:49. > :40:55.Soaking up pressure like that is difficult. I know he hits the ball a
:40:56. > :41:00.lot higher over the net than most opponents. But if you leave a ball
:41:01. > :41:30.on a court of this speed short, it will get the treatment.
:41:31. > :42:06.Good work from Federer. Again, mid-court ball. It is almost
:42:07. > :42:23.That is good! Again, forward. Gasquet can be an absolute
:42:24. > :42:27.powerhouse when he comes in. He can whip the ball from beneath the
:42:28. > :42:45.height of the net like that any time. Wonderful backhand.
:42:46. > :43:10.It is a nice idea, the serve and volley.
:43:11. > :43:26.A wraparound on the forehand. Federer will serve for the first
:43:27. > :43:29.set. Bit hit and miss. Both players. It is not rocket science and when we
:43:30. > :43:33.have watched Federer over the years, he has made the game look
:43:34. > :43:38.ridiculously easy, playing at such a high level and not making unforced
:43:39. > :43:43.errors. Suddenly, in the last three, four, five, six months, the unforced
:43:44. > :43:46.errors have crept in. He does not want to suddenly plagued
:43:47. > :43:54.conservatively and keep the ball in the court. He has got to maintain
:43:55. > :43:58.the aggression. In the last service game of Gasquet's, they played five
:43:59. > :44:19.points and no mistakes from Federer and he won
:44:20. > :44:22.points and no mistakes from Federer second round when he lost, he had 36
:44:23. > :44:26.consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinals. There are only four a
:44:27. > :44:34.year. That was one of the records his fellow professionals were left
:44:35. > :44:38.open-mouthed about. Remarkable. There are not many people who play
:44:39. > :44:44.36 consecutive Grand Slam is let alone make the quarterfinals. Just
:44:45. > :45:02.ago as a spectator 36 times is fairly limited!
:45:03. > :45:31.Miles out. It did looked out. The ball was called out.
:45:32. > :45:33.Miles out. It did looked out. Federer has stayed where he is for
:45:34. > :46:10.his second serve. He is in an exhibition sort of
:46:11. > :46:37.mood. He has played six or seven shots...
:46:38. > :46:45.wraps it up six to four. There is doubt in the middle and management
:46:46. > :46:52.dad's right. -- there is his dad. He has gone out on his own, actually.
:46:53. > :46:57.No longer with any management. Quite a big piece of news if you are in
:46:58. > :47:03.tennis circles. Andy Murray has gone with the French outfit yesterday.
:47:04. > :47:08.That has all been signed up. Simon Fuller is still involved. We will
:47:09. > :47:13.have a good look at the numbers before we talk about that. Murray is
:47:14. > :47:19.perhaps thinking about the numbers, maximising his commercial worth.
:47:20. > :47:25.Solid from federal. 62% first serves -- solid from Federer. We have seen
:47:26. > :47:45.it higher. Doing a good job. Unforced errors, I would like to see
:47:46. > :47:50.it higher. Doing a good job. he is just rallying. Is he going to
:47:51. > :47:54.go for the shots? Is he going to move forward? Your views on
:47:55. > :47:59.management, Andy Murray getting involved are taking big decisions.
:48:00. > :48:04.That is right. On that front, there has been a few changes over the
:48:05. > :48:09.years. The reality is, he has done the hard work. US Open, Olympics,
:48:10. > :48:14.Wimbledon champion. He has got to take advantage of that. I think he
:48:15. > :48:20.could debate -- you could debate whether he has so it is very
:48:21. > :48:24.important that now his business affairs are taken care of off the
:48:25. > :48:28.court and he can concentrate on what happens on the court and get on with
:48:29. > :48:36.his rehab. He deserves to reap the rewards. Murray will only play the
:48:37. > :48:37.Australian Open if he feels he has a chance to win it.
:48:38. > :51:31.to the 2nd of February. Murray will perhaps be ready for that.
:51:32. > :51:39.Just dragging the ball back on the backhand side, Federer, having
:51:40. > :51:49.advanced to the net. He will consider himself a little bit
:51:50. > :52:48.unlucky, Gasquet, to have seen Federer's volley doing that.
:52:49. > :52:58.That is probably the rally of the match. Poor old Richard is getting
:52:59. > :54:02.the runaround here. Doing the army drill. Left, right. Left, right.
:54:03. > :54:09.UMPIRE: Richard Gasquet is challenging the call. The ball was
:54:10. > :54:14.called out. Regardless of what happens here,
:54:15. > :54:22.Richard Gasquet has had a year to be proud of. He has had his best ever
:54:23. > :54:25.year in terms of total wins. Whether he gets any more here or not. A
:54:26. > :54:44.semifinal at the US Open. His he gets any more here or not. A
:54:45. > :54:52.challenging the call on the right. The ball was called in.
:54:53. > :55:06.Last time Gasquet, beat Novak Djokovic, didn't beat anybody else.
:55:07. > :55:07.Federer, 12 consecutive appearances and six victories at these
:55:08. > :56:42.championships. This was not easy. Highball, to be
:56:43. > :56:44.able to do this and get it down into the court with enough power to make
:56:45. > :57:27.it bounce over to your opponent He lined up to hit it once again and
:57:28. > :57:36.as he did in the first set, pushed it through deep, keeping it low with
:57:37. > :57:40.slice. Then a cut-off stop volley. If Richard is going to stay involved
:57:41. > :58:32.in this match, he had better not lose his serve here.
:58:33. > :58:46.Decent hold from a break point down. Gasquet still in. Just. Gasquet's
:58:47. > :58:50.highlight was obviously a semifinal at the US Open when he lost to the
:58:51. > :59:00.eventual champion the dial. Fourth round at Roland Garros -- the
:59:01. > :59:22.eventual champion Rafa Nadal. Back from Borussia Dortmund.
:59:23. > :59:37.eventual champion Rafa Nadal. Back Good for Arsenal.
:59:38. > :59:49.Fantastic venue. 17,500. Would you keep it here after 2015 if you were
:59:50. > :59:55.the boss? I think it is important to see what other options are out
:59:56. > :00:00.there. This is an event city 's bid for. It is important for tennis
:00:01. > :00:04.being a global game that we take it around the world. When it works as
:00:05. > :00:08.well as this, the highest attended single week tennis event in history,
:00:09. > :01:02.you have got to have a pretty good reason to take it somewhere else.
:01:03. > :01:17.Oh, he has just managed to squeeze that one over the net. I don't think
:01:18. > :01:19.Fed expected this one to come over. It looked like he was in control of
:01:20. > :04:36.the point. Now, Darren 0-30. That was a wonderful point. Once
:04:37. > :06:22.Richard Gasquet had Fedor on the run here, they covered a lot of ground.
:06:23. > :06:38.Do you want to come and join us that day? You had to make do with me a
:06:39. > :08:21.few weeks ago, a pathetic substitutes! I had a nice time!
:08:22. > :08:46.Tommy asks, is the one teach it to your gills for instance?
:08:47. > :08:52.Well, I probably wouldn't teach them tennis. . Are you? They don't really
:08:53. > :08:57.play tennis. If I was working with a young player, I think the reality
:08:58. > :09:04.is, you go with a two hander. You've got to move very well. You're
:09:05. > :09:07.definitely able to get on top of the ball early and look at the
:09:08. > :11:47.two-handed backhand is now, The ones that have gone in, have
:11:48. > :12:29.gone out wide, including that massive first serve.
:12:30. > :12:36.The ball was called out. Just trying to resist and looking up to the big
:12:37. > :12:39.scoreboard here. She was proved right. Where is the cutaway? Good
:12:40. > :14:34.for you. move, is there? And the speed with
:14:35. > :14:38.which the opponent moves to hit the passing shot. You've got to make
:14:39. > :14:41.sure that you choose your movement, execute the approach shot to give
:14:42. > :14:44.yourself the opportunity of getting into the right chord position. There
:14:45. > :14:50.are not many people who can really do that that well these days. Who is
:14:51. > :15:06.the best volleyer here? Probably one of the double skies. -- guys.
:15:07. > :15:16.It has got to be Rafael Nadal or Roger Federer, hasn't it?
:15:17. > :16:31.Probably Rafael Nadal. Although it's tight.
:16:32. > :17:43.Talking of good volleys, that was a good one.
:17:44. > :18:14.have one more match is land that ever. Jimmy Connors has 1253.
:18:15. > :18:21.Amazing how long he was around. Roger Federer will certainly
:18:22. > :18:26.overtake the third placed player. Records are falling the whole time.
:18:27. > :18:33.What is captivating is just watching perhaps our best ever player in the
:18:34. > :18:42.sport that we love trying to deal with new challenges.
:18:43. > :18:51.You wonder if he can ever get in amongst the top players again. Do
:18:52. > :19:11.you see him up at the top again? It's going to be hard.
:19:12. > :19:16.you see him up at the top again? adversity. He hasn't harmed things
:19:17. > :19:18.his own way for the last six or nine months and I think it would be
:19:19. > :20:19.fascinating to see how he responds in 2014.
:20:20. > :21:29.travelled during a point. Richard Gasquet giving it everything.
:21:30. > :21:33.I mean that was going to be the last shot of the rally one way or
:21:34. > :21:42.another. He was getting dragged everywhere on that. What a shot
:21:43. > :22:19.though! He had that when he was 16 years old.
:22:20. > :22:46.He is having a right swing here. The back and kept in the game.
:22:47. > :24:07.So, a little crisis averted and that will knock the stuffing out of
:24:08. > :24:11.Richard Gasquet because he absolutely should have won the break
:24:12. > :24:16.point which he had it. You did all the running. Really, that was a very
:24:17. > :24:20.simple ball, wasn't it? The short back and when he was at the net, you
:24:21. > :24:22.would have liked him to have done more. Still, it was a pretty tasty
:24:23. > :27:42.lob from Roger Federer. If Richard Gasquet is going to hang
:27:43. > :28:31.in there, he has got to be where Wattie comes in on.
:28:32. > :28:57.least make Fedor serve for it. -- Federer.
:28:58. > :29:53.Even when you have won as much as federal, there are still a few
:29:54. > :29:59.nerves at the end. -- as much as Federer.
:30:00. > :30:12.UMPIRE: Mr Gasquet is challenging the call. She was right last time
:30:13. > :30:24.and she is right again. You can easily disrupt the rhythm
:30:25. > :31:01.between first and second serves. It is a fourth match point.
:31:02. > :31:11.Slightly more touchy than we have seen him before. A bit of verbal
:31:12. > :31:19.dialogue. To himself. Slammed the ball out earlier, got a few
:31:20. > :32:09.catcalls. Federer scowls. That is a tantrum, as far as he is concerned!
:32:10. > :32:28.he had the forehand pass, didn't he?
:32:29. > :33:55.This was always going to be a difficult thing to achieve. Roger
:33:56. > :33:57.Federer wins in straight sets. He struggled at the end to produce his
:33:58. > :34:18.best tennis on his match points but struggled at the end to produce his
:34:19. > :34:28.will take him into the semifinals. This may well come down to Roger
:34:29. > :34:33.Federer to Juan Martin Del Potro. It is goodbye from Richard as he waves
:34:34. > :34:50.goodbye. Last match for him. It does not get easier. This is how he went
:34:51. > :34:58.out in an hour and 21 minutes. He hit a lot more winners, Federer. Too
:34:59. > :35:04.many unforced errors from Gasquet. Federer coming to the net
:35:05. > :35:09.effectively. Straight sets win and some beautiful and stylish tennis as
:35:10. > :35:10.usual as well as some errors. The bottom line is,
:35:11. > :35:29.usual as well as some errors. The win, but on your 12th appearance at
:35:30. > :35:39.the world tour finals. In a macro I am happy to be back. CHEERING I love
:35:40. > :35:48.playing here in London, so many good memories from Wimbledon and it is
:35:49. > :35:52.nice to be back and I am very happy about today's match. Richard has an
:35:53. > :35:56.incredible playing style and beautiful shotmaking. It was tough
:35:57. > :36:01.out there. Especially using three macro losing the first one.
:36:02. > :36:05.You have played 11 second-round group matches in this competition
:36:06. > :36:14.and you have never lost one so he got you on a bad day. Lucky. 12
:36:15. > :36:18.times lucky? I don't know. Maybe. A big win for me and hopefully I can
:36:19. > :36:40.keep it up against one Martin. Pot review has
:36:41. > :36:45.watching tonight? Novak Djokovic against Del Potro. There are a lot
:36:46. > :36:53.of calculation is going on. 3-way race with money macro, Del Potro and
:36:54. > :36:57.myself are not was quite complicated -- with Murray. Hopefully, it will
:36:58. > :37:03.not be that close this time round. It will make for an exciting finish
:37:04. > :37:07.and hopefully a good match. They played a great final in Shanghai.
:37:08. > :37:13.Hopefully, they can produce something similar for you guys. Have
:37:14. > :37:16.you been able to do anything in London? Pilot yesterday and you were
:37:17. > :37:27.pretty busy picking up three ATP awards, for an 11th time, fans
:37:28. > :37:47.favourite... CHEERING A few of them voted for you
:37:48. > :37:51.favourite... CHEERING A few of them future generations of nice guys on
:37:52. > :37:57.tour, I am not sure, but we have good camaraderie at the top. It is
:37:58. > :38:01.voted by the players so it is special for me. I have not had that
:38:02. > :38:05.much time in London. We came straight from Paris. I have been
:38:06. > :38:11.trying to recover and picking up some awards along the way. Thank
:38:12. > :38:20.you, everyone. Congratulations. Good luck for your next match. Thank you.
:38:21. > :38:28.SUE BARKER: You somehow feel he will win a few more. Federer has won his
:38:29. > :38:35.first match at this tournament. Whatever happens tonight against
:38:36. > :38:38.Novak Djokovic and Del Potro, they will be level with federal comedy
:38:39. > :38:56.user, and it will be decided Saturday. We
:38:57. > :39:01.threat against Stanislas Wawrinka. You can follow it on five live
:39:02. > :39:06.sports extra. That is tomorrow. Let us look back a little more on today.
:39:07. > :39:15.It did not quite deliver the match I was hoping for. It had flashes of
:39:16. > :39:19.brilliance. That has been one of Federer's problems. He can still hit
:39:20. > :39:23.incredible shots but there are too many peaks and troughs. That is
:39:24. > :39:28.mental more than anything. Nothing has changed in his game. It is
:39:29. > :39:32.having the consistent intensity to not put himself in trouble. There
:39:33. > :39:36.are plenty of times when he plays very good points but then he makes
:39:37. > :39:41.unforced errors and you think, he is down 15-30 on his serve, and it gets
:39:42. > :39:46.a bit tricky. He lost his serve in the first set playing a poor game,
:39:47. > :39:48.making unforced errors. I think he could be a bit more disciplined
:39:49. > :40:08.mentally and cut the could be a bit more disciplined
:40:09. > :40:14.drop shot. I loved this one. This is real speed. There is no way in the
:40:15. > :40:18.world you will get that. He literally just chops the legs right
:40:19. > :40:23.off it and it drops over the net and it dies. It is like a fried egg.
:40:24. > :40:28.Beautiful shot. When he starts doing this stuff, it tells you that he
:40:29. > :40:34.likes playing it and it often means he is not concentrating 100%. When
:40:35. > :40:39.these things start coming in, it is an indication he is half there. He
:40:40. > :40:47.is experiment in and interesting himself. He has done this for 12, 15
:40:48. > :40:52.years. Sometimes I just think he comes in and sometimes goes out. It
:40:53. > :40:55.is beautiful to watch but it may not be the way he will win the
:40:56. > :40:59.tournament. When you reflect on his previous decade of playing the game,
:41:00. > :40:59.he has made it look ridiculously easy.
:41:00. > :41:19.he has made it look ridiculously basics. That is not what his game is
:41:20. > :41:24.about. He has probably be best forehand in the game. He has got to
:41:25. > :41:26.use it. When he starts to do that more and more in practice and
:41:27. > :41:33.bringing back the mental discipline, then I think it will go
:41:34. > :41:37.to him. It will cut out the unforced errors and make life very difficult
:41:38. > :41:43.for his opponent. There were flashes of brilliance. We will show you some
:41:44. > :41:47.best moments. The forehand, the inside out forehand was quite deadly
:41:48. > :41:52.today at times. Again, I would like to see him using a little bit more.
:41:53. > :41:57.He has been so comfortable and confident on his backhand that I
:41:58. > :42:05.think when he can hit that type of serve and then try and open up, get
:42:06. > :42:08.his forehand and play... It is almost the case against Gasquet but
:42:09. > :42:31.there was no wait... I do you have to do against him? !
:42:32. > :42:35.That was a great shot from Federer. But he should not have had the
:42:36. > :42:39.opportunity. Gasquet is four feet from the net and he can hit it
:42:40. > :42:43.anywhere and he hits it six feet from the baseline and seven feet
:42:44. > :42:47.from the sideline. You are giving Federer a second bite of the cherry.
:42:48. > :42:52.He should not have done that. A good shot from Federer but he should not
:42:53. > :42:56.have had the opportunity. I wanted to talk about the budget and the
:42:57. > :43:00.players' performance budget which has been cut. The players will have
:43:01. > :43:05.to give back 20% of their prize money. We will talk about that
:43:06. > :43:12.tomorrow. If we have a rain delay! We have been giving them a hex on
:43:13. > :43:16.the players because when we choose music to end the programme with,
:43:17. > :43:41.they lose the match. Today it is Richard Gasquet.