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Good afternoon. Andy Murray is on a mission at the ATP World Tour Finals

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to finish the year as the world number one. He's made 22 match

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winning streak. Today he takes on the big man from Canada Milos

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Raonic. Raonic boasts a massive serve but no one returns serve

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better than the world number one. We are in for a real treat this

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afternoon as this is a repeat of the Wimbledon final. COMMENTATOR: Murray

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makes the semifinal unbeaten. That is magnificent. And he's taken a

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giant step towards a second Wimbledon title here. He's there,

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straight sets against. It's Murray's time in the sunshine of Centre

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Court, once again. STUDIO: Another wonderful day for British tennis and

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indeed for Andy's mum Judy! Was this final bit easier than the first

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Wimbledon final that he won? It was in the sense you know what's going

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to happen and you can prepare emotionally a bit for it. I think

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Milos is different and I think he went into it in a really good frame

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of mind. I say he's on a mission and he wants to finish as wild number

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one. You've only got one son who is going to finish as world number one

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because Jamie is in the top doubles team as well. How proud IU of Jamie

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as well? It's been a remarkable year for Jamie. He got off to a flying

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start at the Australian Open winning his first Grand Slam title. He made

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two finals before and not quite got there. Doubles doesn't get so much

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coverage in the media and on TV so he flows flies under the radar

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compared to Andy. He has grown up and invested in himself, added a

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travelling coach, added a sports psychologist and he's really getting

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the benefits of it now. Andy is on his way to court, you tweeted a

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lovely photo about Jamie and Bruno, "Rude to point", saying they are

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world number one. You get nervous because you know how much it means

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to Jamie to be world number one and how much it means to Andy. He's

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obviously number one at the moment but everything is riding on what

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happened this weekend. There's an awful lot on his shoulders and a lot

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at stake. He's always been good at rising to the occasion. Usually if

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he puts his mind to something he can find a way through it. It's a tough

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one this afternoon. I know he's up for it and how much he wants to hang

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onto this number one spot. It is difficult to make that transition

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and play so well in the big occasion. Andy does it better than

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anyone else. This is Milos Raonic. Ladies and gentlemen, making his

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eighth appearance in the Berkeley 's ATP World Tour Finals, winner of 43

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titles including 14 ATP Tour Masters 1000s and three grandstand singles

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crowns, 2016 Wimbledon champion and world number one from Great Britain,

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Andy Murray! STUDIO: Will never get tired of

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hearing that announcement. Wimbledon champion, world number one from

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Great Britain, Andy Murray. Everyone rising to your younger boy again.

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It's been a wonderful journey over the past year but particularly the

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last six months. He's finished this year very strong. I think he

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last six months. He's finished this long way behind Novak after the

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French Open final. He was about 7000 points adrift. That's the equivalent

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of three Grand Slams and a Masters Series. It's a mountain to climb. He

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has just got stronger and stronger. It's been his most consistent

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season. You need 12 months of consistently high performance is to

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the top of the rankings and he managed to make it. Absolutely. We

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talk about Milos Raonic. He's such dangerous player. Andy seems to

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enjoy playing the big serves. It's quite a good matchup in that respect

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that Milos can readily crackdown be 140 mile an hour service but Andy

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loves the challenge of trying to return those Serbs and his return is

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probably the strongest part of his game -- to return those serves. He's

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played him 11 times. Five times this year! It's funny how some players

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you meet all the time. Whereas Wawrinka he's only met twice in

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three or for years. Milos is so dangerous, isn't he? Apart from the

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big serve he's such a big hitter as well. He's got a really big

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forehand. He runs around his forehand to hit the backhand. He

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gets incredibly good angles. He comes forward a lot and he's a big

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presence at the net. Say challenge, quickly, verbally, please. Any

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questions? Heads? It is tales. Milos? Heads. Tails. Serve? I think

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she has been a bit dwarfed by those two there! It is the big men out on

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court today, the world number one and at the moment Milos Raonic is in

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at number three. The battle between him and Kei Nishikori for the number

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three spot. The tee semifinal played today, we have Murray against Raonic

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tonight. Just talking about the boys and how

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they grew up, I think it was so evident at the Australian Open when

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Jamie, although he had won the mixed doubles at Wimbledon, trying to win

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his first Grand Slam men's doubles, that Andy stayed up until the early

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hours of the morning, even though he had the singles afterwards. Just the

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joy of what this meant to Jamie to win the Grand Slam. It was a huge

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thing. It was very late at night, Andy had the singles final the

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following day but he was watching it in bed at the hotel. As it got close

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to the end he sent me a text and said "Mum, Jamie is going win, I'm

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going to run to the courts". He was there in time to see the end of it.

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Jamie was very emotional and said in his speech, shouldn't you be in

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bed?! Andy almost says he feels Moffat Jamie more than his own

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matches -- more for Jamie. Andy is a real geek for tennis and he knows

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exactly what's happening with Jamie and what they need to do each week.

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He knows what's going on in his own world as well but he's on top of

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what Jamie is doing. I think he knows what's going on in James

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Ward-Prowse macro world... He seems to follow them all. In the press

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conference Andy was asked to comment about Jamie becoming world number

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one. We are probably each other's biggest fans. It was really special

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to watch what he has achieved. Neither of us ever would have

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expected this when we were growing up. Need to try and enjoy it. You've

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got to enjoy it and embrace it. It will probably never, ever happen

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again. They should make a movie. Because it is an incredible story,

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coming up from Dunblane, to brothers, having to travel the

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world, going over to Spain, it's been incredible. It has, we've

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learned everything as we've gone along. There's no track record of

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success in tennis in Scotland, nobody to learn from. It was very

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much learning from one stage to the next. I don't think any of us would

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ever, ever have imagined they would end up where they have done. Andy is

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right, they are each other's biggest fans and biggest critics. And also

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maybe they are biggest rivals. We are pretty close, really, at most

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things. Jamie is a really good golfer. He was better at that,

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football probably, probably me. And then squash and table tennis, more

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of the racket sports, was pretty close between the to of us. That's

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my recollection of it, he might say something a bit different! That's

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what I remember. Is he right? Yes. Jamie was a really good golfer. When

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they were young they used to make lists of all the sports they did

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from chess, Monopoly, golf, tennis, squash, Jamie Teck, and the tick,

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who was better at which, and add them up at the end! Jamie told a

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wonderful story about the boxing belt. The ones they made themselves

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with the glitter and the stickers and everything. Jamie made him where

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the woman's Belt! Where they always competitive? You used to have

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competitive games within the house. The weather in this country isn't

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great but they were always competitive from a very young age.

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They were. As they got a bit older, still as young kids, they were very

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good at creating their own games, their own rules and scoring systems.

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Andy was always good at changing the rules when he was losing! Talking of

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Andy, I bumped into him earlier today along with one of his coaches

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Jamie Delgado and Ivan Lendl. They seem such a close team. Yes, it's

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been very important, all through the journey, to have the right people

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around you at the right times. When you understand you're pretty much on

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the road for 11 months of the year, it's important that those people

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around you and also that they are your friends as well as being people

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who work with you and work for you. It's important you feel comfortable

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enough to talk to them about anything that is worrying you, but

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also people to have fun with. Because you're away from your

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friends and family so much of the year. I find Ivan Lendl very scary!

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Let's find out what he had to say. You had a group named after you at

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the O2 this year. Is it the best thing that's been named after you?

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Are there any streets named after you? I did think so but there has

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been a racehorse, a dog, German Shepherd. There have been quite a

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few. Can you give us the idea of the role you play during the morning. I

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pick up the balls during practice. But you speak occasionally? Before

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the match are you all in the locker room? We chat whenever it is

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appropriate, sometimes before the match or sometimes earlier in the

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day, it depends. Andy sets his own goals. I just tried to help him to

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get them. I walked past him yesterday, he won against Wawrinka

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and Andy played so well, I said that was impressive Ivan, wasn't it? He

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said, he'll have to do more than that to impress me. He's a hard task

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master. He's never happy, it's not a bad thing. The good thing about that

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is he's always looking for the things you can do better. I remember

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Andy playing David Ferrer in the final of Miami one year, the heat

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and humidity was incredible. Andy won 7-6 in the third, it was an

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absolute battle. Neither of them were playing that well and Andy

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managed to find a way to win when he was exhausted. Ivan said, that was

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rubbish! I said he found a way to win, he said, I don't care, it was

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rubbish! You have to do a lot to keep him happy! That's why Andy is

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on a 22 match winning streak! Everyone talks about Ivan's sense of

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humour. Andy enjoys it, how do you find it? He is actually a very funny

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guy. Before he started working with Andy I'd never met him. I couldn't

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imagine him smiling, ever. But he's really funny. When I changed my hair

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colour he said, what happened to your hair? Did you have an accident?

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I said, I paid for that and he said, really?! LAUGHTER I hope you gave

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him something back! With love you to get in touch with us here in the

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team. There are many ways, we'll show you on the screen. Sean said,

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how competitive have Andy and Jamie been about the number one status?

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Actually not at all. You never ever hear them comparing what they have

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done with each other, never. I think that goes back to a long time ago.

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We were in a minibus coming back from a junior tournament and Andy

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had just beaten Jamie and he was goading Jamie about it. At one point

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Jamie turned around and hit him with his this on the knuckle and he broke

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a nail and he still got a dodgy nail. I said, that's the message,

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never shout of in front of your brother -- never show. I wasn't

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expecting that answer! It is time to join Tim Henman and Andrew Castle.

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COMMENTATOR: Thank you very much indeed. Andy Murray serving to Milos

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Raonic. He's got a lot of records at stake here. Novak Djokovic refusing

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to go away. 11 finals in 12 events since May for Andy. Looking for a

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fifth straight tour final. Amazing stuff.

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Raonic has been leaping around like this, more animated than I can ever

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remember seeing him at the start of a match, for the past ten or 15

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minutes or so. He's a big guy. Earlier on a match

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you want to make sure your feet are moving. Probably a bit nervous as

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well. First-time semifinalist in the World Tour Finals.

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Game, Murray. First game. The coaching bench for Andy Murray,

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extremely well-known. A coaching bench that Milos Raonic has put

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together is fantastic as well. Obviously he has got a former world

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number one, someone who has had to move around the back of the court

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pretty well. Ricardo Piatti with one of the most experienced coaches on

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the ATP Tour. Hold your own deal and see where they go. Take a look at

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this delivery coming up. Fabulous serve.

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That's what he's about! 136 miles an hour to open up. Riccardo Piatti and

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Ivan Lieber was saying he can regularly hit 150 miles an hour in

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practice. That's where Murray is so good. Even

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when he's far behind the baseline he takes the pace of the first passing

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shot, rolls it out the opponent's feet so the opponent has to volley

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up. There he is again. Exactly what Tim

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Henman was talking about. Making Raonic play a difficult ball. Raonic

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has never beaten a world number one. He's had six goes, five times it was

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Djokovic and once Nadal. This one will be no picnic, either. He

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serving great but he's at 30-30 on his first service game.

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If this is going to be his last match of the year, he is absolutely

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going to go for it. Game, Raonic. Look at the animation

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on Raonic. Excellent approach. If he is going to make an impact against

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Murray he's got to be proactive, he's not just going to be able to

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stay on the baseline and out rally Murray. When he does come forward,

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if Murray hit some good shots, it's important he doesn't get

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discouraged. He has made some great passing shots. For Raonic to lose

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those points. But that is the right tactic.

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The shop Murray used very well against Wawrinka yesterday. Wawrinka

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and Raonic not the best movers at the back of the court.

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It's the third time they've played in London. The Wimbledon final at FW

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19, they had Barons Court and the Queen 's final. Just missed a ball

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on an overall. Which was probably the difference between a win and a

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loss. Game, Murray. Murray leads to- one.

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You can churn out numbers all day long. 45 wins from 48 matches since

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the French Open for Andy Murray. Everyone has their disciples, Novak

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Djokovic has got his fans, we're all fans really of these top players.

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People had said he hasn't beaten anybody in the top ten. In that

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wonderful run he has had. You can only beat who's in front of you.

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That argument has gone, quite right. You reflect again, another number,

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the number of ranking points between Djokovic and Murray after the French

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Open was 8000. For Murray to have close that gap between June and

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November emphasises how well he has played. The matches he lost, he did

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beat Nishikori at the Olympic Games. Players he's lost to work Del Potro

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at the Davis Cup, that was his last loss, Nishikori and Cilic. That was

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that the Cincinnati open. That is the form of the world number one.

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Raonic started the year in unbelievable form. On his first nine

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matches, one Brisbane, almost beat Murray at the semifinal of the

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Australian Open. We've got some proper quality this weekend at the

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O2, that's for sure. Mr Raonic is challenging the call on

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the left far sideline. The ball was called out. It's a horrible mess,

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first point of a game against a big server like this, Murray just

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looking to establish a foothold -- it's a horrible miss. This is the

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foundation the return will look for a against the monster serve.

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What a shot that was from Raonic. Murray played a good slice down the

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line. He really got across to it, got underneath the ball and created

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a fantastic angle. That second point was critical in

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this game. Raonic handling that last forehand well to get back to 15-15.

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If he's going to escape from the game. His legs, this is where the

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power comes from in his serve. No wonder he hits it hard.

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Solid start for Murray on serve. Played ten, 110, yet to drop a

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point. Our first 30- all opportunity for

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the Canadian player. It's easy for Murray to feel

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pressure on his serve, not because round itch is amazing at returns,

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but because if you do drop serve, that can be the set over.

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We have to like the tactic that he has brought to this court, the

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excitement, the enthusiasm and energy we talked about, leaping

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around, sending a positive message about himself and his chances and

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anything that land short will certainly get the treatment.

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Round itch may have lost seven times in a row to marry but with that body

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language, sending the signal he believes he can win.

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We talked a lot about Raonic's serve but he is showing he has more game

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than just a serve. Anything anywhere coming within

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range of this, he will just smack it. Hasn't taken a backward step

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yet. Riccardo Piatti there, brilliant coach. Break point.

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Now that was a heavy, heavy second serve. A big part of Murray's

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improvement this year, heavier service. That was gutsy, 102 mph.

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Could have double fault in there and lost the game but he went for it.

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Same again. This is strong. Advantage, Murray.

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Average second service speed 90 mph. That is why that extra 5% when a

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break went down was courageous. The ATP Tour and everyone who

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follows and loves tennis would love to see a Murray- Djokovic contest

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for world number one. That is tomorrow evening at 6pm. It is still

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likely to come down to that final, Novak Djokovic plane came Nishikori

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later, but this much, I'm most impressed with Raonic so far. Marie

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had to play his best. It started off in impressive form, five points in,

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Murray coming through that great service game and Raonic really

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making his intentions clear. He was looking to be proactive. We know

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what he can do on serve but a couple of those baseline exchanges moving

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well, pushing Murray around, looking to get forward. A long way to go.

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Some of the improvement in Andy Murray's second serve comes don't to

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confidence, winning a load of matches, might have moved it to the

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left, as he has a quick look at his notes. Somebody took a photograph

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and put it online. There you go, and a little bit of coloured water, we

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will call that, for Judy. Spent some time with Sue Barker in our studio

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here and now watching and made friends and family. Up and away in

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the gods, looking down. Three - two. Come through a seven minute service

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game and then enforce wings of the rack serving again. -- in four

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swings of the racket, you are serving again.

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Raonic, the first Canadian to play a Grand Slam final. David Hegarty, the

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new president this year of the International tennis Federation. He

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will be at the Davis Cup next week as a representative ink ratio. Del

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Potro and chill itch, the two best-known players in that time.

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Leon Smith taking the Great Britain team to play in the Davis Cup first

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round in every after the Australian Open in Ottawa, playing Canada,

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playing Raonic again, probably. Change of Court on the left service

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centreline. The ball was called out. It stands. Second serve.

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Mr Murray has two challenges remaining.

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Game, Murray. New balls, please. Talking about the Davis Cup which

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Great Britain won last year behind a fabulous effort from Andy Murray,

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Leon Smith has some other people to choose from these days. Kyle Edmund

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has had an exceptional year, ranking in the 40s now, one of the most

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improved players on tour, and Dan Evans, who got a match point against

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Stan Wawrinka at the US Open. A brilliant match, and that does not

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happen often in one tournament, so good consistency from him as well.

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There are reasons to be optimistic. Yes, and we shouldn't forget to

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focus on the women's side, with what Johanna Konta achieved, Heather

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Watson, Naomi Brodie. Good to see Laura Robson worker way back up into

:43:21.:43:27.

the top 100. And news from a long way away, the ITF futures circuit,

:43:28.:43:33.

which is kind of the first rung. Marcus Williams has just one in

:43:34.:43:39.

Kuwait, 18 points, not a whole load when they are playing for hundreds

:43:40.:43:47.

here but that is a good effort. There isn't really an off-season

:43:48.:43:54.

when you are right the way he is. I watched Margin Call last night. A

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very good film. Kevin Spacey. World number one versus the world number

:44:09.:44:20.

four. Just one break point. Settle please, behind the players. Thank

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you. Oh, no! No! When Murray gets those

:44:23.:45:04.

opportunities to look at second service, he has to do more with the

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return. That was his frustration in the middle of the court.

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And this will be the first game returning for Murray's serve, so

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that is when he likes to take out a new racket. They raced ) everyday.

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Probably six of them, maybe eight. Normally six 483- set match. Very

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tie-break sets with the ball change, that will see you through to the

:48:00.:48:12.

finish line. In the old days of satellite circuits, you could play

:48:13.:48:16.

for tournaments. It has been known for layers of my era to go through

:48:17.:48:27.

five weeks with no restraining. -- no new strings.

:48:28.:48:55.

Murray just adding a little bit of hype on a backhand in that rally,

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and Raonic taking advantage of that. Looks very sharp today, doesn't he?

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Murray not being affected by what was said there. Djokovic the other

:49:29.:50:27.

night had a time violation, that got under his skin. But he is

:50:28.:50:31.

concentrating well here. Certainly not the time to lose

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concentration. Still a bit rattled by that time violation. He needs to

:51:19.:51:25.

knuckle down and get down to the basics of finding the target.

:51:26.:51:46.

What the return. The ball was called in. It right back about as quickly

:51:47.:52:00.

as it was served inside the baseline. Murray faces at second

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break point, he had to come up with a gutsy second serve last time.

:52:08.:52:42.

His first advance to the net. 37 minutes played a break point down.

:52:43.:52:55.

Didn't want to let Raonic have a big swing at any of those shots in the

:52:56.:52:57.

rally. When Murray was break point down he

:52:58.:54:07.

was much more proactive, came into the net, he feels he had the

:54:08.:54:10.

opportunity to come forward there. A little tense, he tried to get in.

:54:11.:54:39.

The ball was called out. A forcing play, wasn't it? Credit to Raonic

:54:40.:54:45.

for the tactics that he has brought out. He is a threat at the best of

:54:46.:54:53.

times but... He stuck to his gameplay. No more challenges for

:54:54.:55:01.

Murray, who is known as a bit of a wasteful challenger at times. He

:55:02.:55:06.

doesn't have any close calls. He will get another one if they go to a

:55:07.:55:08.

tie-break. Break point, though. Oh, dear, Raonic wants stop one

:55:09.:55:29.

back. And it's a little bit pokey at the

:55:30.:55:42.

net. That one was a bit safe as well. You felt on that approach shot

:55:43.:55:50.

from Raonic he had to move his feet up to the ball a little bit more.

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Murray still had to get past the big man at the net.

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Third break point of this game, fourth off the set. Advantage,

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Raonic. Felt like Raonic could pull the

:56:20.:57:24.

trigger at any moment on those ground strokes. He held back. You

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could feel the tension from both players in those rallies, Murray

:57:30.:57:34.

trying to keep the ball out of the middle of the court, Raonic waiting

:57:35.:57:38.

for the right time to pull the trigger.

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Three break points saved. Damien might come in for a little bit of

:58:15.:00:27.

grief now for giving him a time violation at the second point. The

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bottom line is, that was a bit cold. If he could win a couple of points

:00:34.:00:40.

in the next game, Raonic will field the disappointment of missing his

:00:41.:00:45.

opportunities. Yes, he did well to create those opportunities that

:00:46.:00:49.

never really made anything happen on the bright points themselves, and

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Murray will be relieved to get through that game.

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Raonic is 25 years old and the first player from his country to reach the

:01:05.:01:10.

singles semifinals here. He came over to Canada as a three-year-old

:01:11.:01:14.

with his parents who were in search of better jobs and a more secure

:01:15.:01:18.

lifestyle in Canada than they enjoyed in Montenegro. Tennis

:01:19.:01:24.

facilities were much better as well, although he had to get up early in

:01:25.:01:27.

the morning. They didn't have a lot of money so had to take the courts

:01:28.:01:32.

when they were available and at the right price, cheaper. His continued

:01:33.:01:43.

improvement sees him in with a shout here but to win here he'll have to

:01:44.:01:49.

beat the world's top two, back to back. Murray has to do just as well

:01:50.:01:57.

as Novak Djokovic to retain his world number one spot. Later on

:01:58.:02:02.

Novak is in action. So we won't know anything for sure about the year-end

:02:03.:02:07.

world number one ranking until after tonight's match.

:02:08.:03:42.

For the most part there is a positivity to it that in the first

:03:43.:03:50.

part of his career was missing. He used to fall apart, his game would

:03:51.:03:55.

if that started happening. The other day against Nishikori he came

:03:56.:04:00.

through that three hour 20 minute match. Talking through every single

:04:01.:04:01.

point. It's just a constant dialogue

:04:02.:04:32.

really, it's not conducive to the positive mindset. I think where he

:04:33.:04:41.

has improved, after years and years, is not letting it spill-over into

:04:42.:04:42.

next point. Raonic only dropped five points on

:04:43.:05:18.

his serve in five service games. Not the same story for Murray.

:05:19.:07:43.

A couple of big misses therefore Murray. Raonic asking the question

:07:44.:07:54.

again, more break points and this time two in a row.

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And there is the breakthrough. The pressure tells a third game. Raonic

:08:21.:08:28.

was looking to climb on the second serve this time. Murray can't find

:08:29.:08:36.

his way out of it. Well played from Raonic who has to serve it out.

:08:37.:08:41.

Murray has defined a big effort here from somewhere. The last 15 minutes

:08:42.:08:45.

or so, Raonic has been good for this lead. He's been getting stuck into

:08:46.:08:59.

Murray 's service game. Only winning 54% of points when his first serve

:09:00.:09:02.

goes then compare to 79 on the second serve. It'll be interesting

:09:03.:09:08.

to see Raonic's approach in the next game. That's what has nominated the

:09:09.:09:19.

five service games he's had so far, again, it's important that he

:09:20.:09:23.

focuses on that process and doesn't suddenly start thinking about the

:09:24.:09:24.

position he's in. Raonic is trying to finish eight

:09:25.:09:43.

career-best -- as a career-best three in the world. Just that one

:09:44.:09:51.

title this year for Milos Raonic. This would be the biggest win of his

:09:52.:09:57.

career, of course. A breakthrough year, a first Grand Slam final, and

:09:58.:10:01.

he can take a step toward Sunday evening's final here, with a hold of

:10:02.:10:07.

serve. This serve moves awfully quickly.

:10:08.:11:04.

Absolutely textbook so far from Raonic. Two first serves.

:11:05.:11:54.

This is beautiful tennis from Raonic. It really is. Comfortable

:11:55.:12:13.

from the back of the court. Massive at the service line, the man who

:12:14.:12:16.

beat Federer at Wimbledon this year. Three set points.

:12:17.:13:47.

It's a lovely change of direction, a slightly higher forehand down the

:13:48.:13:56.

line from Murray. Raonic will be looking for a first serve, here. Two

:13:57.:14:00.

set points have gone begging. Gets the job done, just approaching

:14:01.:14:26.

an hour. Murray will have to fight back from a set down. This was

:14:27.:14:30.

supposed to be a celebration of Andy and Jamie Murray this weekend but it

:14:31.:14:35.

is not panning out just at the moment, Sue. STUDIO: We remember he

:14:36.:14:40.

dropped the opening set final in Queen's as well. Although Raonic is

:14:41.:14:44.

playing incredibly well, Murray hates to lose. He certainly won't go

:14:45.:14:48.

down without a fight. We've been following the world rankings, that's

:14:49.:14:51.

what it's all about in this season-ending championships. Murray

:14:52.:14:57.

ahead of Djokovic, that's what he needs to do if he's to stay as world

:14:58.:15:02.

number one. Milos Raonic, there's 400 points for a semifinal win and

:15:03.:15:07.

he has moved this week ahead of Wawrinka. He wants to finish as

:15:08.:15:11.

world number three. Kei Nishikori will be playing Djokovic in the

:15:12.:15:15.

other semifinal tonight. He also has a of finishing as number three.

:15:16.:15:22.

We've taken of the 275 points Murray will have deducted because of the

:15:23.:15:26.

Davis Cup final. It's very tight at the top, it's all about Murray and

:15:27.:15:30.

Djokovic but Marin Cilic has moved up to number six so he will end the

:15:31.:15:37.

season high of number six as he heads off to the Davis Cup. So, we

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look ahead to the final. Murray or Raonic, Djokovic or no security. --

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or Nishikori. Please get in touch with us on social media if you want

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to. There are many ways you can get in touch. We'll put them on the

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screen now. Tell us what you think about Murray's match and how good

:16:05.:16:14.

Raonic is playing. He has a real battle on his hands because he knows

:16:15.:16:19.

Djokovic is in the driving seat with Kei Nishikori having played two very

:16:20.:16:26.

long 3-set matches. That's the semifinal tonight, but Murray needs

:16:27.:16:30.

to keep his hopes alive. Can he find a way into this match against

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Raonic? Back to Tim and Andy. COMMENTATOR: We've seen a run of

:16:37.:16:41.

seven straight loss sets since that Queen's final for Raonic. He's

:16:42.:16:46.

snapped back and got a set lead. 15 straight wins in the City of London

:16:47.:16:50.

for Andy Murray. That record is under threat. 22 wins in a row as

:16:51.:16:55.

well. He'll be thinking about nothing apart from trying to get the

:16:56.:17:04.

ball back into play and break the Raonic serve. A new match from this

:17:05.:17:09.

point of view as far as Murray is concerned. He's got to win the next

:17:10.:17:13.

two set to get to tomorrow night's final.

:17:14.:17:45.

I don't think there has to be a dramatic change of plan for Murray,

:17:46.:17:51.

he just had to stop playing better, he's also got to hope his opponent's

:17:52.:17:56.

levels drop. Raonic very impressive in the first set, only lost seven

:17:57.:17:59.

points on serve. That's where Murray can be more

:18:00.:18:32.

aggressive. Raonic did well to chip it back in. Six feet inside the

:18:33.:18:37.

baseline with a short forehand. He hit the forehand crosscourt and run

:18:38.:18:41.

backwards, gave Raonic an opportunity to establish himself in

:18:42.:18:41.

the point. A lovely touch, isn't it? It looked

:18:42.:19:30.

like it was going to be a drive again, Murray slightly off the

:19:31.:19:32.

playing surface, coming underneath the ball, plenty of slice under it.

:19:33.:20:31.

He's got a whole corporation down there, a whole company to pay. The

:20:32.:20:34.

boss. You don't want too many of these at

:20:35.:21:00.

30-30, do you? Raonic the one showing good

:21:01.:21:51.

defensive skills, there. Murray hitting a good approach shot but

:21:52.:21:55.

Raonic using a long reach to flick that back down at Murray's feet.

:21:56.:22:16.

It's only the first game of the second set but in the context of

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this match, very, very important game to win. Huge contrast in

:22:23.:22:28.

points. Do you think Novak Djokovic might be

:22:29.:22:50.

watching this with a bit of interest? Maybe following it on the

:22:51.:22:57.

app. I wouldn't be surprised if he knows the score, I wouldn't

:22:58.:22:59.

necessarily say he's sitting watching it. Raonic, first shot

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after the serve... He's getting his forehand into play, that's what

:23:09.:23:13.

that's telling you. So he's serving intelligently, getting a decent

:23:14.:23:17.

percentage of first serves in. He is moving his feet well to get his

:23:18.:23:24.

forehand to play on the first shot. We'll see if he can follow that

:23:25.:23:25.

pattern. I was just thinking, has Murray ever

:23:26.:25:26.

played a match where he hasn't had a break point opportunity? There was a

:25:27.:25:33.

match against Federer, here in 2014 where he got pretty duffed. Very

:25:34.:25:44.

rare, though. That was just one of those operations back then. It was

:25:45.:25:48.

just one of those days where Roger was incredible indoors. Even then

:25:49.:25:56.

Murray came back to play an exhibition set against Novak when

:25:57.:25:58.

Federer couldn't take the court after his semifinal win over

:25:59.:26:00.

Wawrinka. See the tension coming out, one hour

:26:01.:26:33.

ten minutes in. How badly do you think he wants it?

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Credit where credit 's due, Raonic in a tricky spot, there. Second

:27:09.:27:15.

serve at deuce, still had the courage to move forward.

:27:16.:28:07.

Concentration from Raonic is difficult now. Here's the point Tim

:28:08.:28:17.

Henman was talking about. Raonic just rushing a little bit. He needs

:28:18.:28:21.

one of these massive first serves, get the ball up in the air, use your

:28:22.:28:24.

height. It's all gone a little low. Big miss. He didn't move his seat

:28:25.:28:50.

for the second forehand. Wanting to go for it but wasn't in the right

:28:51.:28:52.

position. -- didn't move his feet. Murray 17 points on serve in the

:28:53.:29:37.

first set. He's trying to win six in this game. -- Murray won seven

:29:38.:29:40.

points on serve in the first set. Sprayed the forehand on the first

:29:41.:30:06.

break point. Must have been 15, 20 feet out, backhand, middle of the

:30:07.:30:11.

net! Two of the worst shots he's probably hit in the last six months.

:30:12.:30:18.

You can't challenge a let. Certainly was a deep second serve.

:30:19.:31:29.

If Murray has challenged. We've just seen in our studio right on the back

:31:30.:31:31.

edge of the line. It really does look like work today,

:31:32.:32:27.

doesn't it, for Murray? And Raonic, to his eternal credit,

:32:28.:32:47.

comes out of the game despite playing poorly a couple of times

:32:48.:32:53.

himself. Nine minutes, that one. Two break points save and his only lost

:32:54.:32:58.

serve twice. All week. If he keeps that record going, that's the best.

:32:59.:33:04.

He has served 44 aces, which is also an event high. They were very

:33:05.:33:08.

strange misses. UMPIRE: Mr Murray is challenging the

:33:09.:33:56.

ball. The ball was called out. Mr Murray has two challenges

:33:57.:34:15.

remaining. A bit early in the set to bother

:34:16.:35:05.

with those stats. On a number of occasions, Raonic has

:35:06.:37:19.

done that very well. He has stayed in the point. He has been very

:37:20.:37:23.

patient. He has got the opportunity, he looked to be aggressive. Murray,

:37:24.:37:28.

the one coming up with the unforced error.

:37:29.:37:48.

Well, a drop shot volley combination against somebody 6-foot five, to

:37:49.:38:00.

stave off a break point, this is living dangerously now for Murray.

:38:01.:38:06.

Over the past few weeks, his one four tournament in a row. He is

:38:07.:38:11.

going to have to fight hard here. He is.

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And it's another mistake. A deep return from Raonic. Another break of

:39:12.:39:20.

serve. 5-5 in the first set. Here's a set and a break up in the match

:39:21.:39:25.

and he is the one maintaining his composure. That positive body

:39:26.:39:29.

language is poured out onto this court. He is being rewarded for

:39:30.:39:33.

excellent play. Very, very impressed. I have not seen Raonic

:39:34.:39:38.

act like this on a court many times and you wonder how much more Murray

:39:39.:39:45.

has got. With Kei Nishikori early in the week, has got enough to come

:39:46.:39:50.

back? Yes, I think he has, but we have said so many times this year,

:39:51.:39:55.

and in Murray's career, he has found a way to get through that and win.

:39:56.:40:01.

He has done that this week against Nishikori and you just wonder

:40:02.:40:04.

whether this is one match too far. He was a set and match down and now

:40:05.:40:09.

he's got to draw on those positives, those memories to keep the belief he

:40:10.:40:15.

can turn it around the but, at this moment in time, would Raonic playing

:40:16.:40:22.

this quality of ten edge, Raonic is in the driving seat. -- with Raonic

:40:23.:40:33.

playing this quality of tennis, Raonic is in the driving seat. Gerry

:40:34.:40:38.

Armstrong in the background. Jimmy Carr.

:40:39.:40:54.

People still piling back into their seats. This is the first changeover

:40:55.:41:03.

where they have actually sat down after the set change, said people

:41:04.:41:05.

have gone out and come back in a game. Chris, alongside his wife

:41:06.:41:16.

Adele. Long-suffering, I should say! Fantastic staging of this event, the

:41:17.:41:20.

music and the lighting. UMPIRE: Is it quickly, please. The

:41:21.:41:35.

players are you. -- sit quickly on please. Here's a big fellow to get

:41:36.:41:42.

that far down, isn't he? He is doing well not to spill those pints.

:41:43.:43:34.

Four straight points. There is the answer. Raonic is clearly into

:43:35.:43:46.

charitable giving, one has to say, because those first two points,

:43:47.:43:51.

forehand Mrs, perhaps the other quick look at the winning line. And

:43:52.:43:55.

got a little bit scared. -- misses. That is a luck that you could

:43:56.:44:15.

trademark, isn't it? -- luck. It's a response you have come to expect.

:44:16.:44:22.

Talk about Murray having to draw on those memories of set and a break

:44:23.:44:27.

down and coming back. Raonic will be thinking about that, as well.

:44:28.:45:00.

The other close matches they played, the semifinal of the Australian Open

:45:01.:45:09.

this year. 2-1. Raonic was up. He won his first nine matches of the

:45:10.:45:12.

year. Murray picked him off. It is the beauty of a scoring system

:45:13.:45:45.

in tennis. There is Raonic up a set and a break thinking his writing

:45:46.:45:50.

control of this match. Six points later, Murray has changed the

:45:51.:45:55.

momentum. Eight straight points for Andy

:45:56.:46:41.

Murray as he fights his way back into the semifinal. Of the World

:46:42.:46:49.

Tour Finals. I have to say I didn't expect that. God goods odds on eight

:46:50.:46:57.

straight points on the last change of ends. A good response and it's

:46:58.:47:02.

what we've come to expect. He is so resilient. He finds himself in a

:47:03.:47:05.

whole, down a set in the break against one of the best service in

:47:06.:47:12.

the game, and... In the space of a couple of minutes, you feel like

:47:13.:47:16.

he's got the opportunity of regaining the momentum in this set.

:47:17.:47:20.

The first two points of this next game, really important because

:47:21.:47:24.

Raonic has had what he came out here for. It's been taken away from him

:47:25.:47:34.

in the last six minutes or so. His start to the game, where he had the

:47:35.:47:39.

break, was poor. Murray did the right thing, knocking him back into

:47:40.:47:46.

play. That takes some skill. Raonic on his big wraparound forehand.

:47:47.:48:03.

Looked like they have scratched Henman off the front of those

:48:04.:48:06.

T-shirts and put on Murray. Wonderful arena as here. -- out

:48:07.:48:29.

here. Once it got into private and commercial hands, it became the most

:48:30.:48:34.

successful venue in Great Britain. It stages tennis magnificently.

:48:35.:50:22.

Nothing wrong with the approach shot. Deep into the corner. Murray

:50:23.:50:32.

able to flip that wrist and use his left hand to drag the ball across

:50:33.:50:36.

the court. Flicked across the top of the net, as well.

:50:37.:51:37.

He is reeling them in now, isn't he? It is a different type of hitting

:51:38.:51:46.

from Murray. In the first set, much more passive on the baseline

:51:47.:51:52.

exchanges. When he beat Stan Wawrinka, he was really crushing his

:51:53.:51:55.

two-handed backhand crosscourt. You can hear by the sound of it, he is

:51:56.:51:57.

stepping up the pace. It's gone from a plastic cup to a

:51:58.:52:27.

wine glass, Andrew. Yes, can't be easy. Watching a loved one play

:52:28.:52:37.

sport. I know, watching your kid do anything.

:52:38.:52:57.

He has won 12 of the last 15 points. Since losing his serve.

:52:58.:53:25.

UMPIRE: Mr Murray is challenging the ball on the right centre service

:53:26.:53:32.

line. The ball was called in. Murray is going to like the look of this.

:53:33.:53:36.

Second serve. Second service. Such a good addition to the game,

:53:37.:53:47.

Hawk-Eye. Oh, what a half-volley that was!

:53:48.:54:08.

Flicked back crosscourt asks a very severe question. That was handled

:54:09.:54:14.

magnificently by Raonic. Djokovic had a similar one in early on this

:54:15.:54:17.

week in the tie-break against the same manner. I wonder if he learned

:54:18.:54:23.

the lesson here? Seriously, for a guy six and a half feet tall, not

:54:24.:54:27.

known for his great touch, that really was superb.

:54:28.:54:43.

Good effort. Got it in the right place. Raonic did all he could, but

:54:44.:54:58.

there's no way Murray should've missed the backhand down the line.

:54:59.:55:02.

He would make that 99 out of 100. Murray is just on this opponent now,

:55:03.:55:40.

he really is. Every short ball, we hardly saw him come in in the first

:55:41.:55:44.

set. Didn't get a look in on Raonic's serve in the first set. A

:55:45.:55:47.

lot of long games. What a lovely piece of tennis that

:55:48.:56:30.

was. Not the result a British crowd would want but that was quality.

:56:31.:56:49.

Season-ending championships, two groups of four. Just eight players

:56:50.:56:55.

in the competition. The two top players of each group advancing to

:56:56.:56:59.

the semifinals. This is the first of those two. Later on, Nishikori

:57:00.:57:04.

versus Djokovic. BBC Radio five Live sports extra for that.

:57:05.:59:10.

UMPIRE: Mr Murray is challenging the call on the near left sideline. The

:59:11.:59:14.

ball was called out. Mr Murray has one challenge

:59:15.:59:33.

remaining. Fine margins. Didn't find a touch on

:59:34.:00:16.

this one coming up. Just on the baseline, that one. Murray made him

:00:17.:00:19.

play a difficult ball and those are the hands who are more likely to see

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from Raonic. Jane, Murray. -- game, Murray.

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Murray leads 4-3. He's a player who will make you play a difficult ball.

:01:17.:01:21.

He was like that from the word go. You played him quite early, didn't

:01:22.:01:26.

you? Yes I did. For me who was someone trying to come to the net a

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lot he was difficult play against. Because he didn't always try and win

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the point with the first passing shot. That something he's done well

:01:38.:01:42.

against Raonic. He had a lot of good approach shots, where Murray hasn't

:01:43.:01:47.

been able to stand in and hit a passing shot winner, so he's been

:01:48.:01:54.

able to roll the ball low. How old was he when you played him in a

:01:55.:01:59.

tournament? The first time I played him was in Basel. I would say that

:02:00.:02:08.

was 2006, maybe. He must have known then about the physical side of the

:02:09.:02:13.

game and how he was going to approach things. His physical work

:02:14.:02:20.

is what has taken him to the very top. Absolutely. One of the areas

:02:21.:02:26.

that the perception that he struggled with was, was his fitness.

:02:27.:02:33.

Because he was so young, he hadn't had the opportunity to do enough of

:02:34.:02:42.

a strength and conditioning work. He was still maturing. When he had

:02:43.:02:47.

problems with cramp and struggled in five sets in slams people thought he

:02:48.:02:50.

was doing the work but that wasn't true. It takes years to do that work

:02:51.:02:59.

which is why you're unlikely to see a 17 or 18-year-old Grand Slam

:03:00.:03:04.

champion on the men's side, for a long time to come.

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Perfect service game. He's still only lost his serve three times this

:04:14.:04:24.

week. Victories over Gael Monfils and

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Dominic Thiem. He lost a Novak Djokovic. Murray won his.

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Undefeated, three in a row. I really think Murray is one of the

:04:49.:05:08.

best volley is in the game in the singles game. For me it's a tactic

:05:09.:05:12.

he could use a little bit more. Doesn't need to start serving and

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volleying but could look to attack from the baseline when he gets those

:05:19.:05:19.

opportunities. He's number one in the world right

:05:20.:05:55.

now, but there's an element I feel he could improve on.

:05:56.:06:22.

He's already lost his serve in this set. Managed to break back.

:06:23.:07:49.

A breaking backhand down the line and it gets the big man moving, he

:07:50.:08:01.

can't handle it. A holed from 30-30. Just beginning to get into that

:08:02.:08:05.

phase of the match, approaching to hours, where the body changes, the

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mind changes a little bit. The patterns are set on court. It's

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really a contest between the two. Murray has been made to work hard in

:08:17.:08:20.

this tournament. We talked about the Nishikori match, three hours and 20

:08:21.:08:24.

minutes, the longest match in history at this event. You wonder

:08:25.:08:28.

how much Murray has left in the tank. Raonic had the thigh problem

:08:29.:08:34.

that he had to pull out in the semifinals in Paris against Murray.

:08:35.:08:38.

How many days did he miss on the practice court and in the gym coming

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into this tournament, how much has he got left in the tank? Because

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this is a physically demanding match. Certainly covering a lot of

:08:46.:08:55.

ground out there. The court is quite quick this year, players saying the

:08:56.:09:00.

conditions are quite speedy. It is felt warmer. It felt slightly warmer

:09:01.:09:04.

earlier on in the week than now, in here. That makes the ball quite

:09:05.:09:08.

lively because the air in the ball warms up. Ideal playing conditions

:09:09.:09:14.

and both players fully played in. Djokovic Nishikori later. Murray

:09:15.:09:21.

reading his notes which he keeps well hidden. Just little reminders

:09:22.:09:33.

of what his thoughts were and perhaps his coach's thoughts were

:09:34.:09:38.

going out there. The ideal tactics. Remember to move your feet, get it

:09:39.:09:42.

to his backhand if you can. Don't be afraid to come in. Work. This could

:09:43.:09:46.

be your last match of the year. It's probably a reminder to get some

:09:47.:09:58.

milk on the way home! Probably the best return in the

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game, he can't afford to miss those second serves.

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Ouch! Brilliant rally! Just under 70 metres of running, there. For

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Murray. For Raonic just under 60. Well of course the camera largely

:12:40.:13:32.

spends its time on Murray, he serve expressive today. But Raonic,

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fabulous hold of serve. To be drawn into the net, to play it with

:13:40.:13:43.

control and then to continue to win the point... And his movement for a

:13:44.:13:50.

big guy at the back of the court, he's really been able to stay in the

:13:51.:13:51.

rallies and trade with Murray. Raonic just having a little look

:13:52.:14:26.

back at the line for the first serves. You'd have to stop

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straightaway if you're going to challenge.

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You have to do trust your technique to hit that ball. Solid.

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Not the most orthodox of follow-through is.

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No challenge from Raonic who had a pretty good view as it went by at

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128 miles an hour. Just caught the outside edge.

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That was fortunate because he had just a little bit off backspin on

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it. Normally the backspin will act on the top of the and take it down.

:20:09.:20:18.

-- on the top of the net, and take it down.

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Kevin Spacey and Annabel Croft. Game point again, Murray. It's a big

:20:31.:20:39.

fight at the moment, isn't it? As much with himself as with his

:20:40.:20:46.

opponent. Trying to find the energy reserves that will get him through

:20:47.:20:48.

this set. APPLAUSE

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That was a right old scrap but Murray comes through it. When you

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start talking about energy levels, you start realising this is the 11th

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month and they've been out there since just after Christmas,

:21:46.:21:48.

preparing for the Australian Open. It is a long season, you've got to

:21:49.:21:53.

know how to do the year schedule correctly. Murray this year has won

:21:54.:21:57.

by a margin more matches than any other player. He's won 76 matches.

:21:58.:22:03.

Raonic has won 52 and he's number five in the list. Djokovic has one

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64. A dozen more matches for Murray at this stage is remarkable. Eight

:22:10.:22:15.

titles for Murray, Djokovic seven. Raonic just one. He's putting the

:22:16.:22:22.

miles in after the Davis Cup as well, and he became a dad on top of

:22:23.:22:26.

everything. What a year. And don't forget the Olympic Games! Amazing.

:22:27.:22:37.

He must be enjoying his tennis. This man is trying to get to world number

:22:38.:22:42.

three. Has his performance surprised you today? It has. We all know about

:22:43.:22:46.

his serve but the way he's been able to stay in the rallies from the back

:22:47.:22:51.

of the court, his movement, his variation, how he's looked to come

:22:52.:22:55.

forward, he's played a fantastic match. It is emphasised by the

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second set, 11 games indoors with one of the biggest server in the

:23:00.:23:04.

game. 67 minutes. You knows there's got to be long rallies, long games.

:23:05.:23:15.

Raonic needs to do a good job here of staying in this second set.

:23:16.:23:17.

Trying to force the tie-break. Prior to this match Murray had won

:23:18.:23:45.

21 of the 30 sets they'd played. But Raonic had 14-macro of the seven

:23:46.:23:56.

tie-breaks. -- Raonic had won four of the seven tie-breaks.

:23:57.:24:17.

Notably Murray won two of his tie-breaks in the Wimbledon final,

:24:18.:24:20.

which isn't a bad place to win them. Six games all, tie-break. Both

:24:21.:25:52.

players receive one additional challenge.

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I think Raonic changed his mind there, he's coming down the line so

:26:41.:26:46.

many times very effectively. Suddenly decided to go crosscourt,

:26:47.:26:50.

made the unforced error. You don't want to be making unforced errors at

:26:51.:26:52.

this stage of the set. It's another poor decision there

:26:53.:27:41.

from Raonic. Behind the baseline in the middle of the court, trying to

:27:42.:27:45.

hit and of backhand over the high part of the net. Two unforced

:27:46.:28:00.

errors. Mr Murray challenging the call on the left service centreline.

:28:01.:28:07.

The ball was called in. No problem with the serve down the middle. It's

:28:08.:28:19.

a line cleaner. Mr Murray has one challenge remaining.

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You're joking! That takes some racket skills. The control of the

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racket head here, just brings the racket head back towards his shins.

:29:23.:29:35.

This was gorgeous. Meant to hit eight clean winner, fair enough. You

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can't teach this. That's one of the shots of the week. Mr Murray

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challenging the call on the left service line, the ball was called

:29:52.:29:52.

in. Mr Murray has no more challenges.

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He'll get another challenge when they change ends, if they change

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ends again. After 12 points, I think. Is that right? Tell me the

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rules! I think they just get an extra one in the tie-break. I think

:30:31.:30:36.

if they play along set they get an extra challenge later on in a long

:30:37.:30:37.

set. We're supposed to know! Laidlaw desperately trying to hang

:30:38.:31:17.

on. He currently holds the world one ranking.

:31:18.:32:28.

Two or three of these balls strop little bit short. You have to credit

:32:29.:32:35.

him for taking it on. His forehand deep into the corner set that up.

:32:36.:32:43.

Back on serve. Three points from a place in the final. And he is

:32:44.:32:48.

serving the next two of those. Did well to hold his nerve here. Top

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of the net. It was point over from there.

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Just pure instinct from Andy Murray. Seized his opportunity to move

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forward. Executed the forehand volley perfectly.

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I think by the sounds of this crowd they want some more tennis.

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Andy Murray makes it one set all. We are in for another long one year. He

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was set and a break down as he was in the at Queen's but his back on

:34:51.:34:56.

level terms. Still looking for a place in the World Tour Finals. What

:34:57.:35:06.

a fighter he is, Andy Murray and we have never set to look forward to.

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The tennis has been of the highest quality. Great drama here and we

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were due to close over programme at 4:30pm but for now we are staying

:35:16.:35:18.

with the tennis. We're not going anywhere right now. We will stay

:35:19.:35:24.

with the tennis here on BBC Two. Some of the numbers from the set.

:35:25.:35:31.

One hour and 20 minutes. A set and a break down but with a lot of spirit

:35:32.:35:38.

and a lot of instinct, that five all point was absolutely crucial. He

:35:39.:35:45.

just played the point. The point is all about the matchplay. He knew

:35:46.:35:51.

there were couple of moments before when Milos Raonic could set forward.

:35:52.:35:59.

He got the return back in play and got the opportunity to move forward

:36:00.:36:03.

and played such a good forehand volley to set up the set point. And

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that after the disappointment of the net call Milos Raonic had benefited

:36:11.:36:20.

from. He could have let it go. He looked so upset and so cross with

:36:21.:36:29.

himself. He is hanging on. It is his will to win and some shots like that

:36:30.:36:37.

got him back into the match. As soon as that set was Finis -- finished

:36:38.:36:43.

Milos Raonic picked up a new shirt and his left the court and Andy

:36:44.:36:51.

Murray decided not to sit on the court I himself. He has decided to

:36:52.:36:57.

take a bathroom break. He has won in Beijing and Shanghai recently and in

:36:58.:37:04.

Vienna and Paris as well. He has ascended to world the board. He has

:37:05.:37:09.

a couple of matches left. He still can't get rid of Novak Djokovic at

:37:10.:37:17.

the top of the ranking. Let's take a look at that 5-5 point. An

:37:18.:37:22.

absolutely crucial moment. The second serve got him into the rally.

:37:23.:37:26.

Milos Raonic dropped the ball short. Money came in and it's not an easy

:37:27.:37:33.

volley. When the ball is dropping and it got a bit of slice on it you

:37:34.:37:38.

have to play with a slice volley yourself and it's easy to drag it

:37:39.:37:42.

into the net but he got underneath it and gave himself the set point.

:37:43.:37:49.

There is nobody better out there at Follies at the at the moment. Andy's

:37:50.:37:59.

volleys are excellent. Novak Djokovic is never particularly happy

:38:00.:38:12.

volleying. Andy looks very natural. Certainly in the top 20 Andy Murray

:38:13.:38:24.

is by far the best volley. He is nothing but trouble. Shouting over

:38:25.:38:31.

to his bench a list rates how competitive the man is and you have

:38:32.:38:35.

to have that. It is when it destroys your game it doesn't work. But for

:38:36.:38:41.

the most part it has been very positive this week, the outcomes

:38:42.:38:44.

have. He is not out of the woods yet. But with this momentum you

:38:45.:38:51.

would think Andy Murray would be able to strike and go-ahead but we

:38:52.:39:00.

will see. It seems like it has been a lengthy delay and it's not always

:39:01.:39:04.

easy to come out and serve that first service game. Andy Murray

:39:05.:39:12.

trying to become the fourth player since 2004 to finish the year as

:39:13.:39:20.

world than the one. You know who the other three are. The great trio of

:39:21.:39:28.

players we have enjoyed. Roger Federer then Rafael Nadal then Novak

:39:29.:39:37.

Djokovic. Andy Murray is vying to be number one at the end of the year. A

:39:38.:39:49.

true measure of greatness in tennis. Of court for three minutes and 40

:39:50.:39:51.

seconds. A fresh shirt. That is a commendable response to

:39:52.:41:30.

all the noise and excitement at the end of that tie-break and the

:41:31.:41:33.

disappointment of not getting over the line. An advantage to serve

:41:34.:41:43.

first. Only if you hold. And if you can hold your first couple of

:41:44.:41:46.

service games to keep your nose in front you can build the pressure and

:41:47.:41:53.

the opponent is always trying to play catch-up. That gets harder as

:41:54.:41:57.

you go deeper into the set. Andy Murray has done such a good job to

:41:58.:42:01.

get back on level terms but it's important he doesn't have a crop in

:42:02.:42:06.

intensity or concentration and give Milos Raonic and opportunity on his

:42:07.:42:11.

serve. Andy is having a bit of a chat with

:42:12.:42:32.

his bench. Probably about that. It's all these little in that layers

:42:33.:42:46.

have. -- players. Exactly the point Murray did not want to start with. A

:42:47.:42:54.

weak first serve and rolled the forehand into the net.

:42:55.:43:10.

Two good shots in that rally. A good return and he exploited the angle of

:43:11.:43:18.

the backhand and out of nowhere Andy Murray is facing his first challenge

:43:19.:43:20.

of this first set. -- third set. That big nasty noise means break

:43:21.:46:00.

point on the sound system. You cannot miss it.

:46:01.:47:31.

Along demanding match. He will have to deal with more disappointment if

:47:32.:47:44.

he gets through this game with a hold. He's had his chances.

:47:45.:48:10.

We are on BBC Two at the moment but in just under ten minutes we will be

:48:11.:48:52.

changing to BBC One and continuing with this match. I am sure the match

:48:53.:48:58.

will still be going in a few minutes time. Six and a half minute game.

:48:59.:49:18.

Two break points. There has to be a chance that this natural subclass in

:49:19.:49:26.

length the record match replayed on Wednesday. Three hours and 20

:49:27.:49:30.

minutes that one. After so many good work and passes

:49:31.:50:46.

that an example of when you would expect him to make.

:50:47.:52:19.

It was a pretty good attempt at a pass. Scampering to his left.

:52:20.:52:52.

Two minutes away from our channel change to BBC One so do stay with

:52:53.:53:02.

this match. I am sure if you have been watching it you will want to

:53:03.:53:05.

because it is of high quality and the longer the match goes on the

:53:06.:53:09.

more it will add to the wear and tear on whether comes through for

:53:10.:53:14.

tomorrow's final which is not that far away at 6pm. You would probably

:53:15.:53:20.

say it's an advantage to play a daytime match, the other match

:53:21.:53:25.

taking at -- taking place at eight this evening. Not a lot of time to

:53:26.:53:31.

recover from either of the matches. Especially after a long hard season.

:53:32.:53:38.

It has been agonising at times. Milos Raonic was two points from

:53:39.:53:42.

victory in the second set tie-break and two break points in Marie's

:53:43.:53:52.

opening service game. You sort of expect a person who has dodged a

:53:53.:53:54.

bullet in the second set to come through here but Milos Raonic still

:53:55.:53:58.

looks dangerous it was he believes he can win this match. He just seems

:53:59.:54:09.

this is Andy Murray's time to somehow win because he has played so

:54:10.:54:11.

many matches and on them. At this point we welcome viewers on

:54:12.:54:43.

BBC One to this dramatic semifinal in the ATP World Tour Finals. Andy

:54:44.:54:46.

Murray is the -- digging deep against the man month in from Canada

:54:47.:54:51.

Milos Raonic. It is a repeat of the Wimbledon final. Andy is desperate

:54:52.:54:56.

to hold onto it will on ranking and it's on serve in this third set and

:54:57.:55:03.

two games to one in Milos Raonic's favour. If you're to continue

:55:04.:55:05.

watching the tennis it's time to switch

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