0:00:32 > 0:00:37The most nervous point I have seen in a long, long time.That was
0:00:37 > 0:00:51nervous!And it is Goffin who strikes first.And it is Rafael
0:00:51 > 0:01:03Nadal who takes us into a decider. We salute Nadal for fighting on.I
0:01:03 > 0:01:09know that was probably the last match of the season. I'm off, my
0:01:09 > 0:01:14season is finished.Good afternoon, Rafael Nadal down and out in Paris
0:01:14 > 0:01:17and London as the world number one had to withdraw from the tournament
0:01:17 > 0:01:26after his loss to Goffin last night. That is the big talking point. We do
0:01:26 > 0:01:30have ten is coming up for you this afternoon as Marin Cilic takes on
0:01:30 > 0:01:36Jack Sock but first back to the big story. Andrew and Tim are with me.
0:01:36 > 0:01:41Andrew, you predicted it.When I spoke with him on Thursday at the
0:01:41 > 0:01:46launch and I said how is your needs, you don't like to say too much about
0:01:46 > 0:01:52it in front of the other players, he just said "I am here" but it wasn't
0:01:52 > 0:01:58terribly enthusiastic. There was a lot in his eye that said it wasn't
0:01:58 > 0:02:03right. Then I watched him play last night and he wasn't recovering from
0:02:03 > 0:02:08the sides and corners. Corners he wouldn't have found himself in it he
0:02:08 > 0:02:12was fully fit so he wasn't giving his best. Great effort but he wasn't
0:02:12 > 0:02:18able to play his best tennis. A pretty good effort for Nadal to be
0:02:18 > 0:02:26here even for one match.Because you know this is such an unforgiving
0:02:26 > 0:02:30surface?Yes, and the accumulation of playing so many matches and
0:02:30 > 0:02:39coming onto a hard court, it is very grippy and put the extra stress on
0:02:39 > 0:02:47what is already a weakness. Rafa was able to give it a shot but you felt
0:02:47 > 0:02:51the writing was on the wall. I feel first and foremost disappointed for
0:02:51 > 0:02:56him because he's the number one player in the world, he's had such a
0:02:56 > 0:03:00good year. It's tough for the tournament, there are new sponsors
0:03:00 > 0:03:04here in London and they've already had quite a few players missing from
0:03:04 > 0:03:08this event so it is frustrating but we certainly have some other good
0:03:08 > 0:03:12players to concentrate on now.He fought so hard last night, it was a
0:03:12 > 0:03:16very emotional evening but this is what Rafa had to say in his press
0:03:16 > 0:03:24conference.I am off. My season is finished. I had a commitment with
0:03:24 > 0:03:32the event, with the city, with myself. I tried hard. I did the
0:03:32 > 0:03:36things I had to do to try to be ready to play but I am really not
0:03:36 > 0:03:42ready to play. The pain and... I cannot hold with enough power to
0:03:42 > 0:03:49keep playing. I tried but it really doesn't make sense. Even winning,
0:03:49 > 0:03:54even losing, I'm going to pull out because I was not enjoying on court
0:03:54 > 0:04:02at all. It was not fun to play like this and I really believe that I
0:04:02 > 0:04:07don't deserve after this great season to spend two more days on
0:04:07 > 0:04:16court with this terrible feeling. So thank you very much. Merry
0:04:16 > 0:04:22Christmas, everyone, and see you next year.Merry Christmas to you
0:04:22 > 0:04:26too, Rafa, and thank you for being part of such a memorable season
0:04:26 > 0:04:31because 12 months ago I don't think anyone would have predicted what
0:04:31 > 0:04:36Rafa would do.Why does the Aussie open always produce such great
0:04:36 > 0:04:44matches. Nadal 3-1 up in the final set of the final and it was one of
0:04:44 > 0:04:51the matches of the year, he and Federer were setting records once
0:04:51 > 0:04:55again and these relatively old guys now just continued to produce tennis
0:04:55 > 0:05:02to thrill. If Nadal needs to take a few weeks off, bless him, you want
0:05:02 > 0:05:06to see him back. You cannot really imagine the sport without him or
0:05:06 > 0:05:16Roger at the top, who knows about Andy and Novak as well. If Rafa is
0:05:16 > 0:05:21injured long-term and it pushes him out of the game, he's had so many
0:05:21 > 0:05:26hard years with that knee.And you knew this was a wave goodbye.Yes,
0:05:26 > 0:05:33feeling as bad as he did with his knee, you knew he was going to pull
0:05:33 > 0:05:37out. It is disappointing to him but also uncle Tony because I presume he
0:05:37 > 0:05:42will not be travelling next year with Rafa so was that his last
0:05:42 > 0:05:50tournament with his uncle in his corner? It's a sad note to finish on
0:05:50 > 0:05:56that as well.Interesting tweet, Jamie Murray saying Rafa is a unique
0:05:56 > 0:06:03mammal! And also from Pat Cash saluting how hard he fought. He was
0:06:03 > 0:06:09weary right the way through it but nobody fights harder than Rafa.Well
0:06:09 > 0:06:15Goffin couldn't put him away and the reason is Rafa may have phenomenal
0:06:15 > 0:06:18tennis but it's his spirit and the way he conducts himself that makes
0:06:18 > 0:06:23him such a monster at the other end of the court. I think he will be
0:06:23 > 0:06:28back, he knows how to handle this injury. I hope so anyway. He knows
0:06:28 > 0:06:33how to recuperate and mix the rest with the training so we do expect
0:06:33 > 0:06:37him to be back. Nobody has died or anything, I think he will be back
0:06:37 > 0:06:47and he's had a great year so I don't think we should feel too sorry for
0:06:47 > 0:06:50him. And I think there's much more to come.It's an injury he has had
0:06:50 > 0:06:54on and off for so long and he said he wants to be back for Brisbane and
0:06:54 > 0:06:58right for the Australian.With all of the experience good and bad
0:06:58 > 0:07:03they've learnt over the years, I mean we look back ten years or
0:07:03 > 0:07:07longer he was playing with tape around his knees so I'm sure he will
0:07:07 > 0:07:14go away and first and foremost it's got to be rest, to get off court and
0:07:14 > 0:07:18get off his feet. I'm sure he will be back on his boat in Majorca to
0:07:18 > 0:07:22relax and get away from things and then fingers crossed he can start
0:07:22 > 0:07:32not only the rehab but the preseason to get ready for next year.When you
0:07:32 > 0:07:37look at all of the injuries, it seems like the players now really
0:07:37 > 0:07:43need to manage their careers so much better.They should do what Roger
0:07:43 > 0:07:48does and take six months off and win a Grand Slam championship. That was
0:07:48 > 0:07:53one of the achievements of all time. These are rare athletes that can do
0:07:53 > 0:07:58that, not many people can play their way into a slam tournament over the
0:07:58 > 0:08:03first week. These guys seem to be able to do it so they are a class
0:08:03 > 0:08:11apart. You need to know every aspect of your games. I'm sure Rafa will be
0:08:11 > 0:08:15back. Now of course it gives other people an opportunity to shine here.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18It's interesting, everyone is handing the trophy to Roger right
0:08:18 > 0:08:22now but there is a long way to go and a lot of tennis to be played,
0:08:22 > 0:08:26including today and this is a must win match for both of these players
0:08:26 > 0:08:31who lost their opener on Sunday, Jack Sock fresh from his victory in
0:08:31 > 0:08:36Paris two weeks ago into the top ten. He was 24 before he got to
0:08:36 > 0:08:41Paris in the world rankings, now the American number one for the first
0:08:41 > 0:08:47time. Up against the big man, Marin Cilic, the Wimbledon finalist. As I
0:08:47 > 0:08:53say, a must win to keep their hopes of the semifinal alive.From Kansas,
0:08:53 > 0:09:00USA, the eighth seed, Jack Sock!
0:09:10 > 0:09:20APPLAUSE
0:09:23 > 0:09:30Ladies and gentlemen, winner of 17 career titles including the 2014 US
0:09:30 > 0:09:41Open, this year's Wimbledon finalist, from Croatia, Marin Cilic!
0:09:41 > 0:09:49APPLAUSE
0:10:00 > 0:10:13Ladies and gentlemen, please give a huge thank you...
0:10:18 > 0:10:22So the players on court, and every time I see Marin Cilic now I think
0:10:22 > 0:10:27back to horrible pictures of the Wimbledon final, in floods of tears
0:10:27 > 0:10:32and his dream of playing Roger on the Centre Court in the biggest
0:10:32 > 0:10:38match of his life just shattered.It was exactly that and unusual
0:10:38 > 0:10:42circumstances. He had the blisters, but the emotion of the day and the
0:10:42 > 0:10:46occasion probably got to him. Playing someone might Roger who was
0:10:46 > 0:10:50playing at the top of his game, he never really got looking so what
0:10:50 > 0:10:55could have been one of the greatest days of his life ended up being a
0:10:55 > 0:11:05different story but he
0:11:10 > 0:11:13still had a great year to qualify here again. Looking at his opponent,
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Jack Sock, I think the way the round robin format worked for him against
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Federer was ideal because Sock against Federer played ten times, I
0:11:18 > 0:11:20think Roger would win ten times. I was impressed with his performance
0:11:20 > 0:11:23and he's got a lot better, head-to-head against Marin Cilic.We
0:11:23 > 0:11:28have the one-handed backhand yesterday, now it is the battle of
0:11:28 > 0:11:38the forehands.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I have Fiona here with me
0:11:47 > 0:11:56who will help the flip a coin. Jack, I will show you the kind. You flip
0:11:56 > 0:12:08the kind please, Fiona. FedEx, your choice please. Picture please
0:12:08 > 0:12:12together. This is you.
0:12:17 > 0:12:23So the coin toss is over, the players get ready for the warm up,
0:12:23 > 0:12:28Cilic against Sock, two players who have fought so hard to get here.
0:12:28 > 0:12:33Obviously this year has been really successful for me, I've played
0:12:33 > 0:12:38probably the most successful tennis out of all the seasons I had on the
0:12:38 > 0:12:42ATP world tour and it is definitely something I was looking for for my
0:12:42 > 0:12:47career.The start of the year didn't go so great and then I capped the
0:12:47 > 0:12:52year off with my biggest titles so far. That was huge, then this on top
0:12:52 > 0:12:58of it is special.With Jack I have played twice, he beat me both times,
0:12:58 > 0:13:02both on American soil so now a little bit different. Hopefully I
0:13:02 > 0:13:08can use my experience to my own advantage.I had a good couple of
0:13:08 > 0:13:12matches against him but once again he's here for the reason, one of the
0:13:12 > 0:13:18top eight guys so I will have to take my best to him.
0:13:18 > 0:13:24It was incredible, Jack Sock playing in Paris, coming through and a tight
0:13:24 > 0:13:31final. He lost the opening set.And then when he was trying to get two
0:13:31 > 0:13:35breaks up in the final set, he was completely inspired because he knew
0:13:35 > 0:13:40what was on the line. In his previous matches including against
0:13:40 > 0:13:45Kyle Edmund, 5-1 down in the third he had no idea he could be anywhere
0:13:45 > 0:13:51other than Augusta, the Masters golf course. He had no idea he could be
0:13:51 > 0:13:58in London. Suddenly, come the final he knew what was on the line.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02Tremendous effort at the last minute so he's playing with a great deal of
0:14:02 > 0:14:07confidence and I agree with Tim, to play Federer first is a great warm
0:14:07 > 0:14:14up. I think him getting to the semifinal is likely to happen.
0:14:14 > 0:14:23Actually Jack was sailing, no other player rushes him like Federer he
0:14:23 > 0:14:27said today he will have more time to have his own pattern of play.Yes,
0:14:27 > 0:14:35when you play Federer on any surface you will have a lot of reacting
0:14:35 > 0:14:38because Federer is so aggressive. I thought his movement and defensive
0:14:38 > 0:14:43skills were good. It was really going after the ball to be defensive
0:14:43 > 0:14:50and he serves well so Cilic from the back of the court is dangerous. He
0:14:50 > 0:14:54has a big wingspan, he can hit the ball hard but there's definitely
0:14:54 > 0:14:59been some questions about Cilic closing out matches. It's important
0:14:59 > 0:15:04he puts that out of his mind and really focuses on the occasion
0:15:04 > 0:15:09today.He's got everything, Cilic. You feel as though he's close to
0:15:09 > 0:15:15being right at the top of the game. He's got it right a couple of times,
0:15:15 > 0:15:20the US Open 2014 notably when he beat Nishikori in the final. At
0:15:20 > 0:15:24Wimbledon this year he benefited from guys who should have been
0:15:24 > 0:15:32playing losing the round before. Nadal lost, but he deserved his
0:15:32 > 0:15:43place in the
0:15:44 > 0:15:51final. His well capable of blowing anybody off the court. Having said
0:15:51 > 0:15:55that I see Sock was a slight favourite because of their past
0:15:55 > 0:16:01record.Coming here, now Rafa has gone everyone is saying Roger will
0:16:01 > 0:16:05sail through this. Roger won't be looking any further than tonight
0:16:05 > 0:16:11because he has a tough battle against Zverev.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19Yes, the youngest man in his field by far but Roger has played once or
0:16:19 > 0:16:23twice in his career with the expectation he will win, do you
0:16:23 > 0:16:30remember 2009 French when so delaying beta Nadal? That was the
0:16:30 > 0:16:49year -- when Soderling beat Nadal. Also Zverev has two victories over
0:16:49 > 0:17:01him.When you look at the statistics, I always felt Cilic is
0:17:01 > 0:17:08the more experienced player, he has won bigger titles but Sock may just
0:17:08 > 0:17:14enjoy playing against Cilic. After the Davis Cup, I feel on current
0:17:14 > 0:17:18form it will take a lot of confidence. In these conditions it
0:17:18 > 0:17:23seems like the court is playing relatively quickly. It will boil
0:17:23 > 0:17:27down to the opportunities, and when the break points, about who can take
0:17:27 > 0:17:34them.And people who may not be that familiar with Jack Sock, he has a
0:17:34 > 0:17:41big game, doesn't he?That's right and he was able to hold his ground
0:17:41 > 0:17:45against Federer who basically hit three winners and played an amazing
0:17:45 > 0:17:53from the word go. They will -- there were no more breaks of serve in the
0:17:53 > 0:18:00match. Cilic has to do a good job of focusing on his own serve to keep
0:18:00 > 0:18:03the scoreboard ticking over and when the chances come a long he has got
0:18:03 > 0:18:07to look to be aggressive and see what he can take.It's even need
0:18:07 > 0:18:11format that you can lose the match and a couple of days later still in
0:18:11 > 0:18:16the tournament, it is a different mindset isn't it.Yes, you have got
0:18:16 > 0:18:22to keep your wits about you. If you lose your first match you still have
0:18:22 > 0:18:26another opportunity so you focus on the way you are going to play the
0:18:26 > 0:18:30match and don't worry about the consequences, the outcome.But the
0:18:30 > 0:18:39bottom line is it's a must win match.Yes!Who is going to win it?
0:18:39 > 0:18:45I'm going to go with Cilic because I don't like to agree with Andrew. He
0:18:45 > 0:18:54cannot be right twice in a week. Andrew, all yours. COMMENTATOR: I
0:18:54 > 0:19:00will have a fiver on that, we will have a bet. Marin Cilic serving to
0:19:00 > 0:19:04Jack Sock.
0:19:25 > 0:19:37Fiver on that? Hold on, he's just getting his headphones. Five or ten?
0:19:37 > 0:19:43I thought we normally bet cups of tea!
0:19:56 > 0:20:01Hello! That's the message, isn't it? I don't think anyone generates more
0:20:01 > 0:20:10power from a relatively small swing. Look at this.It's like a young
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Andrew Castle!
0:20:48 > 0:20:53That is a message return, isn't it? When you climb on someone's second
0:20:53 > 0:20:58serve like that very early in the match, you are sending message. If
0:20:58 > 0:21:03you miss your first, I am going to go for your second.
0:21:11 > 0:21:16For me, in all of the matches I have watched on the singles court, it's
0:21:16 > 0:21:21amazing how fast the players have come out, the level of play is so
0:21:21 > 0:21:25high from the first point, the first game. I think that's a reflection of
0:21:25 > 0:21:30the quality of the field.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02Talks about break point opportunities, here is one from the
0:22:02 > 0:22:05outset.
0:22:25 > 0:22:38Beautifully done.Being six foot five and have a two handed backhand
0:22:38 > 0:22:46certainly helps to get on top of the ball. Sock trying to generate some
0:22:46 > 0:22:57spin.That is subtle. Taking the pace off the American, just laying
0:22:57 > 0:23:05it down at Cilic's feat.Six foot five helps on a high ball but it
0:23:05 > 0:23:11doesn't help when it's around your shoelaces.
0:23:19 > 0:23:34It's a very sound game from Sock and a clenched fist as he
0:23:35 > 0:23:41takes Cilic's serve. You nullify a big serve straightaway, I think of
0:23:41 > 0:23:45Dominic Thiem yesterday. You look at him and think that would be helpful
0:23:45 > 0:23:49if I could learn that. I mean he's already a brilliant player. Let's
0:23:49 > 0:23:56talk about how Jack Sock got here. This is an illustration of his
0:23:56 > 0:24:03movement, 88% forehand.It is definitely the one two paunch, the
0:24:03 > 0:24:12modern-day player, the big serve looking to set up the forehand.--
0:24:12 > 0:24:23punch. Wasn't able to do it as much as Roger Federer. So just watch the
0:24:23 > 0:24:31development of these rallies, notably from Jack Sock's point of
0:24:31 > 0:24:36view. After his serve, watch his movement, trying to get the forehand
0:24:36 > 0:24:42interplay.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50-- into play.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58Played some doubles with his older brother Eric, did Jack, earlier this
0:24:58 > 0:25:01year.
0:25:22 > 0:25:29Michaela supporting here as she was in Paris, college player in the
0:25:29 > 0:25:33States.
0:25:55 > 0:26:04And that's the danger. If you skip over to your backhand side, try to
0:26:04 > 0:26:09play the reverse forehand, you can get picked off down the line.
0:27:53 > 0:28:01Straightaway, and opportunity for Cilic to get back on level terms.
0:28:19 > 0:28:24Two breaks to open up.
0:28:30 > 0:28:36Cilic who took the entire summer off after that meltdown in the final. It
0:28:36 > 0:28:40was difficult to watch, difficult to come to terms with probably. I don't
0:28:40 > 0:28:45think it was just the blisters. It was a big occasion that day and even
0:28:45 > 0:28:52though Cilic had been at the top of the game for long time, that was
0:28:52 > 0:28:54tough experience.
0:29:48 > 0:29:52Problem when you run round the backhand to hit the forehand, if you
0:29:52 > 0:29:57don't really do damage with that shot, you leave yourself very
0:29:57 > 0:30:01vulnerable to the open court.
0:30:35 > 0:30:41That is a great forehand from Cilic. He is behind the baseline and he has
0:30:41 > 0:30:45no pace to work with. He is able to generate enough power to hit the
0:30:45 > 0:30:50winner from three feet behind the baseline.
0:31:09 > 0:31:13UMPIRE: Please keep your voice down, thank you.How to win friends and
0:31:13 > 0:31:20influence people!Sock got off to a great start but by losing his serve,
0:31:20 > 0:31:33he is edgy, mumbling to himself between points.Marin Cilic has done
0:31:33 > 0:31:37well. He lost his serve in the opening game but he is fighting
0:31:37 > 0:31:46back, 2-1. Yes, a good effort. Both players have good coaches. In the
0:31:46 > 0:31:50old days, a save the old days, I suppose the 1980s will be The Old
0:31:50 > 0:31:56Day is now, not everybody had a coach travelling now. Now you have
0:31:56 > 0:32:01at least one coach, a physio and you might have a stringed and a couple
0:32:01 > 0:32:05of chefs have been known to travel depending on which part of the world
0:32:05 > 0:32:09you go to. People have somebody with them the entire time. Jonas Bjorkman
0:32:09 > 0:32:15and Jay Berger, it strikes me both these players, we talk about
0:32:15 > 0:32:19superstar coaches, both players have great coaches.Very much so, they
0:32:19 > 0:32:23have both been around a long time, Jay Berger from a different
0:32:23 > 0:32:28generation than Jonas Bjorkman but both top ten players. Both
0:32:28 > 0:32:34understand the game well and both good communicators. All well and
0:32:34 > 0:32:37good having the knowledge, but if you can't get it across to your
0:32:37 > 0:32:42man...You don't like the idea you might be able to communicate with
0:32:42 > 0:32:46your player from the side of the court? It already goes on enough,
0:32:46 > 0:32:52but the Open to the public had phone person to we see it in Formula one
0:32:52 > 0:32:57whether pit can talk to the driver and you see it on the women's tour
0:32:57 > 0:33:03but you don't like it for the men. No, I think one of the great
0:33:03 > 0:33:07traditions in our sport, you have got to work it out for yourself, it
0:33:07 > 0:33:11is one against one. You have to understand your opponent's strengths
0:33:11 > 0:33:17and weaknesses, the strategy and how you come up with the solutions. So
0:33:17 > 0:33:21some of the innovations that have been talked about, I think could be
0:33:21 > 0:33:26beneficial, but for me, definitely not on court coaching.
0:34:07 > 0:34:15Delicate, it was brushed, the top-spin, drive volley.Lob, lob. We
0:34:15 > 0:34:22saw it good one-handed backhand drive volley yesterday from Grigor
0:34:22 > 0:34:27Dimitrov, but this is not easy for a man over six foot five.
0:35:14 > 0:35:19He just gives 100% all the time, doesn't he, Cilic? Intensity about
0:35:19 > 0:35:24the man each time he comes out to play.
0:35:43 > 0:35:49He is laying down a lot of shoe rubber, Marin Cilic, he has been
0:35:49 > 0:35:54pushed and pulled from side to side and brought in a couple of times on
0:35:54 > 0:35:57the drop shot.
0:36:27 > 0:36:31I hope Cilic is not discouraged by missing the backhand volley because
0:36:31 > 0:36:35I think with Sock playing the slice backhand from the back of the court,
0:36:35 > 0:36:42there is a chance to sneak in. Put the ball away at the net.
0:39:10 > 0:39:18So the number five in the world Marin Cilic who lost to the young
0:39:18 > 0:39:23sensation Sascha Zverev is 3-2 up against Jack Sock, ninth in the
0:39:23 > 0:39:28world. He lost to Roger Federer. So this is a battle. It doesn't sound
0:39:28 > 0:39:34right when you say it battle of the losers, but it is the battle of the
0:39:34 > 0:39:37first losers and under this format, they can still go on and win the
0:39:37 > 0:39:43event. This is the round-robin format. This is what we have got
0:39:43 > 0:39:47tomorrow afternoon. The battle of the men who won their first matches
0:39:47 > 0:39:52in the other group, the Sampras Group. It is on air at two p:m..
0:39:52 > 0:40:01Join us for Grigor Dimitrov versus David Goffin who benefited from a
0:40:01 > 0:40:08subpar Nadal, not in terms of effort, but physicality, his right
0:40:08 > 0:40:13knee causing him trouble and he had to pull out. Pablo Carreno Busta has
0:40:13 > 0:40:16taken his fellow Spaniard's position and he is no pushover and he can
0:40:16 > 0:40:21also qualified for the semifinal and he can go ahead and win for the
0:40:21 > 0:40:27ultimate position. He will start off against Dominic Thiem. And Sam
0:40:27 > 0:40:33Querrey who was first ultimate -- it was second ultimate is now first
0:40:33 > 0:40:37ultimate, you never know, you have to be ready. And you get stand-by
0:40:37 > 0:40:45prize money. It used to be $50,000. That is nice. Hit a view balls in
0:40:45 > 0:40:50the morning, rest well, get your Christmas shopping done!
0:40:52 > 0:40:59That is the order of play for November the 15th tomorrow, that is
0:40:59 > 0:41:06my birthday, fair warning!Is it? 60...63? Yes! Not my age, the year
0:41:06 > 0:41:18I was born! You will be coming up to 50, which you?Only just have 40!
0:41:18 > 0:41:26And a bit!That is right, it was a surprise, wasn't it? With all the
0:41:26 > 0:41:38candles. That was ages ago!M 43, Andrew, catching you up fast!You
0:41:38 > 0:41:42almost mature.
0:41:53 > 0:42:00UMPIRE: Ball called in. Could you classify that as on court
0:42:00 > 0:42:06coaching when he asks the player box is how they saw the ball?No, he is
0:42:06 > 0:42:16not guiding or advising. Well, you are probably right. Told you so!
0:42:38 > 0:42:41UMPIRE: Mr Sock has two challenges remaining.
0:42:59 > 0:43:03UMPIRE: Mr Cilic challenge the call. The ball is called in.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15Second service.
0:44:04 > 0:44:07Game, Sock.
0:44:12 > 0:44:17He is certainly quick, isn't he, Sock? Anticipation. Cilic should
0:44:17 > 0:44:31have made that one. He is a powerful unit, Jack Sock, six foot three. A
0:44:31 > 0:44:38lot of muscle mass and a lot of power.
0:45:10 > 0:45:15We have seen it quite a lot this week, the returning position and
0:45:15 > 0:45:20second serve. Some of the guys going a long, long way back. On an indoor
0:45:20 > 0:45:25court, I'm just not convinced.
0:45:36 > 0:45:42It is better used as a change, just a change of view that the server has
0:45:42 > 0:45:51rather than consistently being back there.Unless you hurt your dosh on
0:45:51 > 0:45:58machine hitch a return of serve to within four feet of the baseline --
0:45:58 > 0:46:02on machine hitch your return of serve to within four feet of the
0:46:02 > 0:46:05baseline. And a second serve, you want to be offensive. Anyone
0:46:05 > 0:46:14immediately defensive. -- and then you are immediately defensive.
0:46:26 > 0:46:35That is much better!Yes, that is it! There is a buzz that goes around
0:46:35 > 0:46:40the place when he does that. He hits that some hard. He made one and he
0:46:40 > 0:46:46missed one. But it is the message that if you serve a second serve to
0:46:46 > 0:46:50me, I might do that to you. That is where you hope to get the reward
0:46:50 > 0:46:58later on in the match. 4-3. Jack Sock was a Doubles champion in 2014
0:46:58 > 0:47:01and a lot of people will not know much about him, he grew up in Kansas
0:47:01 > 0:47:06and he was born in Nebraska, the heart of the Midwest. Kansas City,
0:47:06 > 0:47:13Kansas. And Kansas City Missouri, he was in the Kansas bit. They had been
0:47:13 > 0:47:17talking about him in America for a long time, but to fly up to top ten
0:47:17 > 0:47:23in the world and become the first American since 2011, Mardy Fish, to
0:47:23 > 0:47:27make the season-ending championship, that will make news in the States.
0:47:27 > 0:47:31Absolutely and he was 24 in the world during Paris and he went all
0:47:31 > 0:47:36the way to the title and he jumped in at number nine.No idea he could
0:47:36 > 0:47:39make it to the season-ending championships so what a great honour
0:47:39 > 0:47:48for him. Cilic has qualified a number of times and he is on a four
0:47:48 > 0:48:07match losing streak at the moment. A three-time qualifier, Cilic.
0:48:09 > 0:48:17Just the one title to his name this year in Istanbul. Consistency has
0:48:17 > 0:48:22taken him up the rankings.
0:49:50 > 0:49:55Sock posting good numbers on a serve, 71% first serves in the
0:49:55 > 0:50:01court. And when it goes in, he is winning 76%. Not so much success on
0:50:01 > 0:50:09the second serve, only winning 29% of points. But at 4-4 at the
0:50:09 > 0:50:16business end, this is where it is going to count.
0:52:30 > 0:52:36Controlled aggression from the back of the court from Sock. You would
0:52:36 > 0:52:39like to think if he got a second serve, he could do that with the
0:52:39 > 0:52:44return.
0:53:06 > 0:53:19For a professional player, that is criminal. Second serve at 30-30. He
0:53:19 > 0:53:26just missed it narrowly. But he feels bad.
0:53:30 > 0:53:44You don't get too many second chances at this level. Cilic, 5-4.
0:53:44 > 0:53:48Cilic has had a number of coaches over the years and one was up bright
0:53:48 > 0:53:53when he went into the top ten for the first time and he is quite a
0:53:53 > 0:53:57sensitive chap, Cilic. One of the things you said was, he listened to
0:53:57 > 0:54:01everybody rather than continuing to do what had got him into the top
0:54:01 > 0:54:04ten. He was listening to everybody and trying to add what they were
0:54:04 > 0:54:09saying to his game rather than the same, I'm fine, thanks, I'm in the
0:54:09 > 0:54:14top ten. Easily done to listen to people who either don't know what
0:54:14 > 0:54:19they are talking about or who have the best intentions.Certainly,
0:54:19 > 0:54:23there are always a lot of opinions out there because there is so much
0:54:23 > 0:54:28interest in the game globally. But when he has played his best tennis
0:54:28 > 0:54:33like the semifinal and the final in the US Open when he won in 2014, it
0:54:33 > 0:54:37was the clarity of thought, hitting the spots on his serve, stepping up
0:54:37 > 0:54:40to the baseline, ripping the ground strokes. And when he plays like
0:54:40 > 0:54:45that, he is really capable of beating anyone. When there is
0:54:45 > 0:54:50indecision that creeps in mentally, perhaps he chooses the wrong shot
0:54:50 > 0:54:55and he gets a little passive. That is when the problems start. But now
0:54:55 > 0:54:59he has his nose in front and he has done well to turn it around. Lost
0:54:59 > 0:55:04his serve in the first game and he has not had the best run recently.
0:55:04 > 0:55:09The US Open victory in 2014, the only five set match he had because
0:55:09 > 0:55:14he beat Kei Nishikori easily, was against Giles Simon. A lot of people
0:55:14 > 0:55:18have had five set matches against the Frenchman, but he also beat
0:55:18 > 0:55:23Tomas Berdych and Federer, that was lovely, you don't win Grand Slams on
0:55:23 > 0:55:26a fluke.
0:56:16 > 0:56:22It is not the start you want from Jack Sock. Unusual to play the shot
0:56:22 > 0:56:29on the backhand side, why?And why bringing someone who is six foot
0:56:29 > 0:56:41five into the net. A high risk strategy.
0:56:46 > 0:56:51UMPIRE: Once again, please don't use cameras with a flash, thank you.
0:57:08 > 0:57:14The compact nature of this forehand, he skips over at even at that late
0:57:14 > 0:57:18point and he looks like you should be playing a backhand, he has just
0:57:18 > 0:57:22developed a great deal of power and a relatively compact swing.Not sure
0:57:22 > 0:57:30the drop shot was a good tactic. Certainly going back behind a big
0:57:30 > 0:57:37man, getting him to change direction, that is good play.
0:58:43 > 0:58:49That is a brutal blow. Great footwork as well from the American,
0:58:49 > 0:58:555-5.
0:59:05 > 0:59:18The only American in the field, the only non-European. Jay Berger,
0:59:18 > 0:59:27former World Number 7. In the Sock camp, as coach.
1:00:34 > 1:00:41A shove past, this one. A nice piece of improvisation. Keeps Sock with
1:00:41 > 1:00:49some interest in this game.
1:01:08 > 1:01:21Now fully interested in this, this call has changed.
1:01:28 > 1:01:3030-30 now.
1:03:12 > 1:03:16That is superb. Cilic knew nothing about the first volley, little about
1:03:16 > 1:03:28the second. The drive volley was good after the serve. A flip, and
1:03:28 > 1:03:35that was good enough. Sock is playing so well. Confidence.
1:04:49 > 1:04:54A bit of a crosspatch with the language. Frustration. Not making
1:04:54 > 1:05:04his opponent play the ball there. Reckons he had the wrong group. --
1:05:04 > 1:05:06grip.
1:05:24 > 1:05:31Break point, saved with a dead net cord applauded by his coach. Just
1:05:31 > 1:05:38about got away with it. He had 30- love in that game, Sock did well to
1:05:38 > 1:05:43turn it into a game, but then a fleeting moment in a must win match
1:05:43 > 1:05:49for both players. Not absolutely by mathematics and must win match but
1:05:49 > 1:05:54it is likely to be a match that has to be a must win. This is the Boris
1:05:54 > 1:06:05Becker group of course. Tomorrow, Grigor Dimitrov in the afternoon.He
1:06:05 > 1:06:13is definitely a little bit punchy and energy out there, Jack Sock.
1:06:13 > 1:06:18He's trying to keep his emotions in check and when you get the break
1:06:18 > 1:06:26point opportunity in the first set and your opponent hits the dead net,
1:06:26 > 1:06:30it's not going to do you any good mentally.It's certainly going to be
1:06:30 > 1:06:36a wind-up but he is fighting hard. He did well to get himself back in
1:06:36 > 1:06:41there and when you are on a winning run, it's like a winning habit and
1:06:41 > 1:06:45you expect things to go your way. It's the best feeling in the world.
1:06:45 > 1:06:54When people say do you miss playing, most people say they miss winning.
1:06:54 > 1:06:58When everything you trained for this coming right for you. To be back in
1:06:58 > 1:07:07the number ten in the world, it must be thrilling for Jack Sock.
1:07:23 > 1:07:25Second serve.
1:07:32 > 1:07:41Well done. Tough shot.It's a great rally from Cilic and set up by the
1:07:41 > 1:07:49return of serve. He hit the backhand and put the pressure on. A good
1:07:49 > 1:07:53tactic earlier at this stage in the set.
1:07:58 > 1:07:58Website
1:08:07 > 1:08:11three of 12 now.
1:08:16 > 1:08:23Five points in a row from the net cord. How quickly things can turn
1:08:23 > 1:08:32around.Can't believe you picked Sock to win this.
1:08:45 > 1:08:53That is good work. Good work, Marin Cilic. Feet inside the baseline,
1:08:53 > 1:09:06striking the ball cleanly.Just milk with no sugar, Andrew.Yeah, OK. No
1:09:06 > 1:09:09sugar?
1:10:18 > 1:10:24Cilic finding depth and the ball has gone way up into the fourth tier
1:10:24 > 1:10:31between the two layers of corporate hospitality here. And I don't know
1:10:31 > 1:10:37whether it was coincidence or not, but Sock has teed ball into the air
1:10:37 > 1:10:42where there was quite a lot of noise coming from earlier on but there we
1:10:42 > 1:10:49are.He has been boiling, like the kettle, Andrew.Give me a break!
1:10:49 > 1:10:54There's a long way to go. It's about time you won one of those anyway.
1:10:54 > 1:11:02What do you make of that?Cilic being more aggressive from the
1:11:02 > 1:11:07baseline. But for me the serving statistics for these two guys will
1:11:07 > 1:11:18be the most important element. Cilic winning 63% on second serve, Sock
1:11:18 > 1:11:22only 25.But you are not looking at those graphics, you are looking at
1:11:22 > 1:11:29the computer we have got.I know, I find those a bit tricky.It might be
1:11:29 > 1:11:34my age but I just cannot work it out. Here is something I can
1:11:34 > 1:11:45understand. At the top, Cilic is white letters, so he is 68%
1:11:45 > 1:11:51first-served won.Cilic won 63% of his second serve poisons whereas
1:11:51 > 1:11:55Jack Sock only won 25% and that's where he was able to have an impact
1:11:55 > 1:12:00in the last game to get break of serve. This will be a test of
1:12:00 > 1:12:06character right now because we talked about it, Sock looking tetchy
1:12:06 > 1:12:11on the court, a bit ragged, end of a long season but at this event he has
1:12:11 > 1:12:18to knuckle down.And he's thinking, I could be at Augusta playing with
1:12:18 > 1:12:24my friend John Isner.I know which one I would choose.You have played
1:12:24 > 1:12:29Augusta, haven't you? How do you get away with it?It's not what you
1:12:29 > 1:12:38know!How did you play when you played it? What was it like?
1:12:38 > 1:12:43Difficult. It was amazing.Was it mountainous compared to what it
1:12:43 > 1:12:48looks like on the telly?It's pretty different, but it was an amazing
1:12:48 > 1:12:58experience.Jack Sock's coach, Jay Berger. OK, here we go, second set.
1:13:28 > 1:13:37Great leave!I was just going to say during that first service point from
1:13:37 > 1:13:41Cilic, I don't think he does himself any favours when he stands up the
1:13:41 > 1:13:47line bouncing the ball for so long. In the last game it was 18 times.
1:14:00 > 1:14:09Why would you...Standing there that long just builds up tension.It's a
1:14:09 > 1:14:13habit though, isn't it? Sergio Garcia was gripping and couldn't get
1:14:13 > 1:14:21on with the motion, a bit yippy.
1:14:25 > 1:14:28It builds up tension and it's just rather annoying to watch, when you
1:14:28 > 1:14:43start from here. There's two, three, four.14, 15... Thanks for drawing
1:14:43 > 1:14:48our attention to that by the way, Tim.
1:17:32 > 1:17:38I thought Cilic did well to get the challenge in having missed the shot.
1:17:46 > 1:17:51UMPIRE: The point stands. Deuce.
1:18:18 > 1:18:22Mr Cilic has two challenges remaining.
1:18:49 > 1:18:56Good reaction from Cilic, big first serve of 133 mph. Aggressive with
1:18:56 > 1:19:01the forehand and you can hear him trying to fire himself up, to keep
1:19:01 > 1:19:05the momentum going. Doesn't want to drop serve.
1:19:17 > 1:19:27It's not a shot that the players used to play -- that the players
1:19:27 > 1:19:35play like they used to. A lot of players found wanting with the
1:19:35 > 1:19:37overhead shot.
1:20:08 > 1:20:14Costly miss, relatively easy overhead at deuce. Sock breaks. Fine
1:20:14 > 1:20:25response to losing the first set. Stew about the overheads, isn't it?
1:20:25 > 1:20:38Some press won Wimbledon and was mobbed 34 times -- lobbed 34 times
1:20:38 > 1:20:46and won all of the points. Novak has missed a few overheads, it's just
1:20:46 > 1:20:51not a shot they play quite so much. If you are not at the net so often,
1:20:51 > 1:20:57you won't get as many volleys or smashes.
1:21:11 > 1:21:23That is the lady that was on the line when Serena Williams was in the
1:21:23 > 1:21:26US Open, you will remember.
1:25:06 > 1:25:12Quarter of an hour played, just under. In the second set, both games
1:25:12 > 1:25:15to Sock.
1:25:21 > 1:25:27He set the pattern and steals the momentum of the start of the second
1:25:27 > 1:25:32set after losing the first. Tremendous response.
1:25:59 > 1:26:05Playing with a bit of freedom after winning those first two games. Such
1:26:05 > 1:26:20a relief when you get them under your belt.A bit like timid trough's
1:26:20 > 1:26:28-- a bit like Grigor Dimitrov's, wasn't it?That was the point of the
1:26:28 > 1:26:37week for me. I can't remember the exact score.It was 3-3 in the
1:26:37 > 1:26:43third, he just chopped the likes off it and dropped it back over the net.
1:26:43 > 1:26:52-- chopped the legs off eight.
1:27:07 > 1:27:11Soc has obviously got some good volleying skills, you've talked
1:27:11 > 1:27:16about being Wimbledon champion. Only been to the net six times in the
1:27:16 > 1:27:26match but he's won five of those points.
1:28:34 > 1:28:42So, this is the Boris Becker group as I was saying, Federer and Zverev
1:28:42 > 1:28:49later on. Last night Rafael Nadal, the questions over his knee proved
1:28:49 > 1:28:57to be fair game. Just the one match and pulled out. Over the last 13
1:28:57 > 1:29:02years, Nadal at the ATP finals, he's given his best every time he's
1:29:02 > 1:29:11played but not always able to. In 2010, when he was runner up here, he
1:29:11 > 1:29:17beat Novak Djokovic, Tomas Berdych... Lost to Federer. So he
1:29:17 > 1:29:24was a finalist in 2010 because he has never won this event. Runner-up
1:29:24 > 1:29:33in 2013. He lost to Novak Djokovic in the final. Then the semifinals in
1:29:33 > 1:29:392015 where he defeated Murray once again. Lost to Novak Djokovic. Sadly
1:29:39 > 1:29:44this year retired with injury, and David Goffin who did great to get
1:29:44 > 1:29:50past Nadal although we know he was injured. Just out warming up today.
1:29:50 > 1:29:57Injury problems on his left knee. If he wandered past you on the Jubilee
1:29:57 > 1:30:04line, you would think, why isn't that kid at school? He's such an
1:30:04 > 1:30:07innocuous little thing and a wonderful tennis player. Not sure
1:30:07 > 1:30:13who he is practising with but his great addition. You do not have to
1:30:13 > 1:30:19be a six and a half foot monster to this game, with respect to Marin
1:30:19 > 1:30:25Cilic. But I do love watching Goffin play. I think he's manning the doors
1:30:25 > 1:30:29here or something. Very slight.
1:30:53 > 1:30:59Go on, sun! He gets all fired up about those things. That will live
1:30:59 > 1:31:06in the crowd up. Forget Fleetwood Mac and the others that have been
1:31:06 > 1:31:11here, if you want a noise, it comes out the umpire's mouth, on the
1:31:11 > 1:31:13overrule.
1:31:32 > 1:31:38You normally talk about the wrist snap on the server, there is a
1:31:38 > 1:31:49certain amount on that forehand.
1:32:03 > 1:32:08Choosing not to play so much Doubles any more. He plays now and again
1:32:08 > 1:32:15with Vasek Pospisil, of Canada. They were fantastic, any short ball, Jack
1:32:15 > 1:32:21used that sure hands to go through people. You would not want to be in
1:32:21 > 1:32:27the way, would you? -- used that forehand.
1:33:01 > 1:33:07And the bigger man is having to cover some court. They have been out
1:33:07 > 1:33:13there for one hour and 15 minutes. The end of a long season. You wonder
1:33:13 > 1:33:17whether fatigue could play a part.
1:33:28 > 1:33:39That is just concentration.
1:34:15 > 1:34:19If you have paid for the whole racket Comey you might as well use
1:34:19 > 1:34:24it. Not much to drink in this point from Cilic.He went the wrong way,
1:34:24 > 1:34:30didn't he, Sock? As it turns out. Whichever way he went, he needed to
1:34:30 > 1:34:32hit a better shot.
1:35:03 > 1:35:08Wow.
1:35:08 > 1:35:13Smothering the ball on the return, Sock getting a little predictable
1:35:13 > 1:35:16going out wide.Cilic certainly ready for that one. A couple of
1:35:16 > 1:35:23shots on the frame from Cilic, that was certainly down the middle.
1:35:58 > 1:36:02Mike's older brother, Eric wolf.
1:36:24 > 1:36:28Sock, I meant to say.
1:37:33 > 1:37:38Cilic perhaps wondering whether early in the rally, he might have
1:37:38 > 1:37:42stopped and challenged.I think you might have been complaining about
1:37:42 > 1:37:51the mis-hit, which is a little rich after his point. Earlier.
1:38:10 > 1:38:12Mr Sock...
1:38:17 > 1:38:25He is quite right, Mohamed Lahyani. Jack is always keen... Just bringing
1:38:25 > 1:38:32him up now! -- he is just bringing him up now!
1:38:45 > 1:38:49You are supposed to challenge in a timely manner.
1:38:54 > 1:39:06I thought it was Jon Voight for a moment.
1:39:52 > 1:40:00How is this for the fourth game? 29 minutes played already. In the
1:40:00 > 1:40:10second set alone.It is going to test them physically, but I think it
1:40:10 > 1:40:14could test Sock mentally, just looking at little bit fragile.
1:40:26 > 1:40:34Nothing flamboyant from Jack Sock on the past, the drop shot. 1-4 in this
1:40:34 > 1:40:41set by my reckoning. Finally brings Cilic in and he wins one, but he
1:40:41 > 1:40:47went for the forehand instead of the lob or any touch play. If in doubt,
1:40:47 > 1:40:49go for basics.
1:40:54 > 1:40:59Oh, and this time, that really does pay off! That was a clean win.
1:40:59 > 1:41:06Perseverance. The break is maintained.
1:41:10 > 1:41:22It can be a habit, can't it? Plain drop shot. -- playing drop shots. A
1:41:22 > 1:41:29bit like Andre Agassi in the old days, it was just an elastic band
1:41:29 > 1:41:34that was tied. It just took vibration out of the racket and it
1:41:34 > 1:41:40gives you a more solid feel. Some like it and some don't. Did you use
1:41:40 > 1:41:47one of those? No. Some racket be like they need.I found it made it
1:41:47 > 1:41:56feel a little bit dead. And I felt it on the strings Bollywood. --
1:41:56 > 1:41:57volleying.
1:42:20 > 1:42:26It has been a role reversal in the set. Cilic dominating in the first
1:42:26 > 1:42:30set. Only one in eight in the second set.
1:43:42 > 1:43:48Murray Christmas! He has not served a double fault all match. Three in
1:43:48 > 1:43:57four points. It has got to be mental, hasn't it? I mean, it is
1:43:57 > 1:44:06fatigue.
1:44:26 > 1:44:33I don't think that was bad played by Sock, 15-40, break point second
1:44:33 > 1:44:39serve, looking to be aggressive. He made Cilic come up with the past.
1:45:03 > 1:45:09Sock on his way to wrapping up the second set. Second break. It is
1:45:09 > 1:45:14amazing as a professional, you think these guys are just tennis players
1:45:14 > 1:45:18and it is just a game, it is a profession for them it is a game,
1:45:18 > 1:45:21they go around the world and it looks glamorous, lovely you see the
1:45:21 > 1:45:26pretty pictures. Their contracts are massive and everything is sweet with
1:45:26 > 1:45:30the world. But in the middle of this year, Jack Sock was not in term all
1:45:30 > 1:45:34but he certainly would have been questioning himself. He lost in the
1:45:34 > 1:45:37first round of Cincinnati, the first round of the US Open the Jordan
1:45:37 > 1:45:41Thompson, he went all the way to China and he lost in three sets and
1:45:41 > 1:45:45he stayed in China and he played in Shanghai and he lost. Again, the
1:45:45 > 1:45:52reset. He had to retire in that. Then he flew back over to Europe,
1:45:52 > 1:45:56practising every day and beating correctly and trying to do the right
1:45:56 > 1:46:00thing. Frustration builds. He was able to win a match in Stockholm. A
1:46:00 > 1:46:05couple of matches in Basel. He goes on to Paris with no particular
1:46:05 > 1:46:08expectations apart from just play well if it can and to finish the
1:46:08 > 1:46:14year. By one down final set against Kyle Edmund in his first match, he
1:46:14 > 1:46:20comes back and he wins it because he is a writer and he qualifies here.
1:46:20 > 1:46:26It is a bit of a story! -- fighter. You just have to persevere. Yes, you
1:46:26 > 1:46:30certainly do coming you never know what is around the corner. You have
1:46:30 > 1:46:34to stick in through the bond is in the road. It is long year and he
1:46:34 > 1:46:40certainly did save the best till last.He has the wedding of John
1:46:40 > 1:46:48Isner to look forward to. John Isner's fiance, seem wife, her
1:46:48 > 1:46:56father is a member of Augusta. That is how they got on to the course. --
1:46:56 > 1:47:01soon-to-be wife. That is something to look forward to at another time,
1:47:01 > 1:47:07no doubt. A lot of tennis players get married around November,
1:47:07 > 1:47:15December, a lot of winter weddings, that is like yours. Wrong session!
1:47:42 > 1:47:51Both players disagreeing. Cilic waiting in the box. Sock waiting in
1:47:51 > 1:47:59the deuce box.Jack Sock resisting the temptation...
1:48:15 > 1:48:19UMPIRE: Mr Cilic has one challenge remaining.
1:48:19 > 1:48:24I think Cilic is looking at the third set and saying, let's get this
1:48:24 > 1:48:28second set over and done with. Horrible game to lose serve, three
1:48:28 > 1:48:32double faults and a missed forehand.
1:49:09 > 1:49:15He is bleeding here. Sit, take a seed, can you change, can you come
1:49:15 > 1:49:27in? OK.One of the ball boys has got a little cut on his or her hand.
1:49:27 > 1:49:30Nicolas Mahut had that happened to him. He touched one of the hoardings
1:49:30 > 1:49:37around the court and it was either a staple or a nail. He cut his hands
1:49:37 > 1:49:46badly. Two fingers. In the Doubles, he was bleeding all over the show.I
1:49:46 > 1:49:57think what has happened, they got a bit of blood on the ball.Please be
1:49:57 > 1:50:03more careful where you bleed! You're right, he is just resting over their
1:50:03 > 1:50:15with a towel. I remember somebody else bleeding when Marin Cilic was
1:50:15 > 1:50:22playing a final in Queen's and he kicked a hoarding. He ended up
1:50:22 > 1:50:27defaulting and Cilic winning it.
1:50:36 > 1:50:40Even though Cilic is looking at the third set, he will want to hold
1:50:40 > 1:50:45serve here just so that it makes Sock serve it out and he can serve
1:50:45 > 1:50:48first in the third.
1:50:56 > 1:50:59Deep serve.
1:51:18 > 1:51:25He's got a fine record in London, Marin Cilic, by year, he lost the
1:51:25 > 1:51:36Lopez. He had a match point. And his final run at Wimbledon this year.
1:51:41 > 1:51:47Did you have a trans-to see Zverev play the other day? He looks the
1:51:47 > 1:51:57real deal. -- a chance to see. Cilic was 3-1 in the final set. Zverev
1:51:57 > 1:52:00doesn't go away, Bridge 20-year-old, he is remarkable.He got a little
1:52:00 > 1:52:03bit frustrated but he channelled that in the right manner and he was
1:52:03 > 1:52:08able to turn that third set around. I saw him play on the clay in Rome
1:52:08 > 1:52:13where he won his first Masters 1,000 and again in Montreal where he again
1:52:13 > 1:52:18beat Federer in the final. And he is going to be around for a long time.
1:52:18 > 1:52:22One of the areas where he will improve its overrule consistency and
1:52:22 > 1:52:26that will come with a little more experience and more maturity. -- is
1:52:26 > 1:52:35overrule consistency.The six time champion Roger Federer taking on the
1:52:35 > 1:52:39debutant Sascha Zverev a little later. His beat very much on the
1:52:39 > 1:52:47ground, Zverev. A professional. His mum tells him of when they need to
1:52:47 > 1:52:52and so does his older brother. His life has certainly changed. He
1:52:52 > 1:52:57sticks to the challenge and is not affected by everything. He has a
1:52:57 > 1:53:02beautiful backhand, superb, he can do anything on that side. And so
1:53:02 > 1:53:08much he can still improve on as well so that is exciting for later. We
1:53:08 > 1:53:14look forward to watching what could be a very attractive tennis match
1:53:14 > 1:53:23tomorrow on BBC Two, Grigor Dimitrov against David Goffin. Not sure what
1:53:23 > 1:53:27the mathematics are at this point, but I should think the winner of
1:53:27 > 1:53:34that is certainly guaranteed a semifinal place. Sue Barker is very
1:53:34 > 1:53:38good at the mathematics and the permutations, she will take us
1:53:38 > 1:53:46through every nuance of every possibility.She always explains it
1:53:46 > 1:53:50with such clarity!O, such class!
1:54:28 > 1:54:31UMPIRE: The ball was called out.
1:54:48 > 1:54:52It doesn't affect play, it was a late call.
1:55:00 > 1:55:05LAUGHTER.
1:55:21 > 1:55:30APPLAUSE
1:55:30 > 1:55:36Really quick work he off the drop shot. Cilic covering an awful lot of
1:55:36 > 1:55:45ground in a lost cause, eventually. And that is it, one set all. The
1:55:45 > 1:56:01third time already. The Singles of the ATP finals. He doesn't know
1:56:01 > 1:56:07which way the toilet is! Somebody will escort him. It is a massive
1:56:07 > 1:56:11place and if you go off in the wrong direction, you will never be seen a
1:56:11 > 1:56:18game. A huge arena. Different levels and bits and bobs. Here we go,
1:56:18 > 1:56:24having looked at that, macro.OK, they will read it. Interpret that.
1:56:24 > 1:56:34Ill ever- all in winners and Cilic making more unforced errors. 14-7.
1:56:34 > 1:56:39Sock effective at the net, seven out of ten. Faster serve, not really
1:56:39 > 1:56:48interested. Points won, number of shots under five. Sock making Cilic
1:56:48 > 1:56:52run for the drop shot which is probably annoying Cilic at this
1:56:52 > 1:56:56stage of the year.I just want to say I think you are doing a
1:56:56 > 1:57:01fantastic job!Now, that is important. Complete role reversal,
1:57:01 > 1:57:06Sock winning 64% of second serves on his serve and Cilic who dominated in
1:57:06 > 1:57:11the first set of me winning 23. Put it there, good job! You probably
1:57:11 > 1:57:14would get a GCSE you probably would get a GCSE you probably would get a
1:57:14 > 1:57:20GCSE these days.You certainly need one to work out what is going on.
1:57:20 > 1:57:24What you make of the break points at the bottom? It is like my heart
1:57:24 > 1:57:36rate! A little bit too flat.Early stages of both sets have been
1:57:36 > 1:57:43important. A couple of breaks in the first set. Early break in the second
1:57:43 > 1:57:47set and Sock was able to take advantage. I think with a break
1:57:47 > 1:57:50here, the first couple of games, Cilic will want to keep his nose in
1:57:50 > 1:57:56front and do a better job on second serves. And we have got a one set
1:57:56 > 1:58:01shoot out.And a reminder that because of the nature of this event,
1:58:01 > 1:58:05it is because you lose your first match, it you are certainly not out
1:58:05 > 1:58:11of it, it is all to play for. Both players lost their first matches.
1:58:11 > 1:58:16The 20-year-old Zverev beat Marin Cilic and six time champion Roger
1:58:16 > 1:58:20Federer beat Jack Sock but still it is possible to get through this
1:58:20 > 1:58:23group. The runner-up in this group will play the winner of the other
1:58:23 > 1:58:32group and vice versa. So everybody is acting like Roger Federer has
1:58:32 > 1:58:38donated this already, it is donated to Roger each year, but he has to go
1:58:38 > 1:58:42and burn it. He has only got one victory so lots of permutations
1:58:42 > 1:58:48still available. Nadal of course was out last night, it looked like he
1:58:48 > 1:58:52was struggling on court. Not so much limping everywhere because he was
1:58:52 > 1:58:59not demonstrating his injury, he was doing his best. Not really getting
1:58:59 > 1:59:01many first serve is, his average speeds were down and acceleration
1:59:01 > 1:59:10out of the corners were not so good so he has finished and Pablo Carreno
1:59:10 > 1:59:17Busta takes his place. So a Spaniard for a Spaniard. And this is the only
1:59:17 > 1:59:20American in the ATP finals. The first American since Monty Fish in
1:59:20 > 1:59:272011. -- Mardy Fish. Back on the court. The lights will go up and we
1:59:27 > 1:59:34will be ready to go. Each player has their own dedicated locker rooms and
1:59:34 > 1:59:44very fancy it is as well!So one set shoot out. $191,000 for them. For
1:59:44 > 1:59:53each win? A Cup of tea for you and I.That is about right, isn't it?
2:01:15 > 2:01:26It's a grand start, isn't it? Hold to love after a break. Demonstrating
2:01:26 > 2:01:34his keenness. It's not exactly a Rafa sprint to the back of the court
2:01:34 > 2:01:40but it will do. Another graphic. He is going up in the rankings.Most of
2:01:40 > 2:01:43the time.
2:03:20 > 2:03:27That's the beauty of the scoring system in tennis, Sock dominated the
2:03:27 > 2:03:31second set, played seven sets of this third set and Cilic has won six
2:03:31 > 2:03:40of them. Aggressive, positive, on the front foot. Half chance here on
2:03:40 > 2:03:43the Sock serve.
2:03:59 > 2:04:02Seven out of eight points. Started the decider.
2:04:06 > 2:04:12Having a little chat down the other end, Jack Sock, to his support
2:04:12 > 2:04:17group.There have been notable falls in the match, then suddenly six in
2:04:17 > 2:04:28the last couple of service games. -- there have been no double faults.
2:04:28 > 2:04:34That's going to be another one for your man.
2:04:42 > 2:04:48Good work. Off pace, backhand slice, fading away as well and the racket
2:04:48 > 2:05:00has gone. He was two sets down to Cilic and beat him in the Davis Cup
2:05:00 > 2:05:06quarterfinal last year.Just wondering whether I had a selection.
2:05:06 > 2:05:16Earl Grey, PG...Darjeeling.
2:06:05 > 2:06:26Lapsang Su suchong. The momentum with Cilic, Sock with a bit of a
2:06:26 > 2:06:34crisis on his hands.Experience showing here with Cilic. Sock
2:06:34 > 2:06:40leaving the court, Cilic had time to compose himself and 12 points into
2:06:40 > 2:06:48this set he has won 11.Very strong start. Great start. 11 minutes for
2:06:48 > 2:07:00the first three games. Getting all of his first serves in winning all
2:07:00 > 2:07:06but one. Totally dominant. It's amazing how it turns around. You can
2:07:06 > 2:07:13switch off for a second.51 minutes for the first set, 55 for the
2:07:13 > 2:07:20second, even though it was only 6-2 indoors. That's pretty slow, but 11
2:07:20 > 2:07:25minutes of this third set and Cilic has the match by the scruff of the
2:07:25 > 2:07:33neck, but we have probably said that before. 3-1 up against Zverev, he
2:07:33 > 2:07:38came out on the losing side that day.Keen not to have a repeat. It
2:07:38 > 2:07:44is a long season. Not making excuses for the players, but to concentrate
2:07:44 > 2:07:52for that long, they probably play on average 24, 25 tournaments,
2:07:52 > 2:07:59possibly. The Davis Cup as well. It gets to this stage in the year, they
2:07:59 > 2:08:05are looking forward to a few weeks off but this is one big last effort.
2:08:05 > 2:08:15Such an important tournament as well. Such an arm to play in it.
2:08:22 > 2:08:28Davis Cup stalwart for the United States, Jack Sock. He needs to use
2:08:28 > 2:08:34the energy of the crowd or fire them up. It will feel like a long way
2:08:34 > 2:08:42back but one step at a time on that first steps must be to hold serve.
2:09:12 > 2:09:19Leaping to his left, 100 mph forehand.
2:09:32 > 2:09:43He's in the departure lounge, isn't he?
2:10:08 > 2:10:13Oh yes, great tennis. It is kind of all or nothing at the moment for
2:10:13 > 2:10:19Jack Sock, isn't it?
2:10:45 > 2:10:49It is still very much alive contest.
2:10:56 > 2:11:02Sock does need to break back. He has broken three times in this match so
2:11:02 > 2:11:07you can expect him to get at least one opportunity on one Cilic service
2:11:07 > 2:11:11game.
2:13:05 > 2:13:18Oh yes.It's understandable, Sock trying to get his forehand into
2:13:18 > 2:13:30play. When you go down the line to your opponent's forehand, it leaves
2:13:30 > 2:13:34you vulnerable. He paid the price on that occasion.
2:13:41 > 2:13:47Definitely would like that shot back. An option to go either way and
2:13:47 > 2:13:55at 30-15 the ball goes over the net and he wins the point he's in a
2:13:55 > 2:14:00strong position, but now it is at 30-30.
2:15:51 > 2:16:03He knows the importance of this game.I bet Bjorkman is sitting
2:16:03 > 2:16:09there feeling some deja vu.
2:16:31 > 2:16:41They have been quite quiet, don't tell them to be
2:16:58 > 2:17:03it's a tremendous effort from Sock who appeared out of it. It just has
2:17:03 > 2:17:09been the case recently, as dad looks on, whenever he appears out of it he
2:17:09 > 2:17:14keeps fighting. He probably can't believe it himself. He's been the
2:17:14 > 2:17:23hardest man to beat throughout Paris. OK, lost to Roger Federer.
2:17:23 > 2:17:306-4, 7-6, so not bad entertainment. Looking up, as the players take 90
2:17:30 > 2:17:36seconds. Great venue. I don't know where they are going to move it to
2:17:36 > 2:17:41after this. Hard to imagine they could find a venue which offers more
2:17:41 > 2:17:45and provides bigger audiences for the tennis players at the end of the
2:17:45 > 2:17:51year. It is the world's most popular music venue. Certainly sells more
2:17:51 > 2:17:57tickets than anyone else. Mickey Flanagan has just done 12 nights as
2:17:57 > 2:18:06well. Sometimes the statistics come up. That could be helpful, couldn't
2:18:06 > 2:18:11it?It could but I'd rather he had his eyes on the court focusing on
2:18:11 > 2:18:18his next service game. He won the second sets, looked pretty relaxed,
2:18:18 > 2:18:24then came back and lost. Cilic will be frustrated with the service game
2:18:24 > 2:18:31he lost, and easy forehand in the middle of the court, made an
2:18:31 > 2:18:36unforced error and that gave Sock an opportunity to establish himself in
2:18:36 > 2:18:41the game.Wouldn't that be a bit off-putting if that thing starts
2:18:41 > 2:18:51flopping about a bit? Don't look at me like that, it is just a question.
2:18:51 > 2:18:55I thought you were going to say could that get in the way of some of
2:18:55 > 2:19:02your shots, and I was going to say, the way you hate it, it probably
2:19:02 > 2:19:12coloured!Very rude!-- the way you hit it.
2:19:25 > 2:19:35That surprised Cilic, the body serve.He's a big man, when you get
2:19:35 > 2:19:40a little bit nervous, a bit tight, the footwork is probably the first
2:19:40 > 2:19:47thing to go. If you are hit by a first serve, that's one thing, but
2:19:47 > 2:19:51hit by a second serve.
2:20:50 > 2:20:55We sit here sometimes trying to analyse and make predictions, I feel
2:20:55 > 2:21:00we are getting to the stage where we might as well guess. It's getting to
2:21:00 > 2:21:07the stage where we know what's going to happen, where the momentum is.
2:21:07 > 2:21:15One minute Cilic has got it, now Sock has won three games in a row.
2:23:24 > 2:23:333- love service game is for Cilic but a bit of a cramp in the other
2:23:33 > 2:23:37service game.Premium Bond concentration for these players.
2:23:37 > 2:23:47Each afternoon session here on the BBC. Grigor Dimitrov, David Goffin
2:23:47 > 2:23:51tomorrow, the final on Sunday afternoon. Then this particular
2:23:51 > 2:23:56configuration of the O2 will come down and it turns back into a music
2:23:56 > 2:24:07venue. On Tuesday with a band called Queen's Of The Stone Age. No? Not
2:24:07 > 2:24:13even going to make a guess? It is a different sort of rock and you and I
2:24:13 > 2:24:18are not the target market. But the players enjoyed playing here, the
2:24:18 > 2:24:25crowd have not been overly engaged in this match as they would be with
2:24:25 > 2:24:30Federer or Nadal, but it is important for both of these players.
2:24:30 > 2:24:36Marin Cilic suffered 3-1 up the other day, you feel his struggle. He
2:24:36 > 2:24:45has lost for -- four matches in a row.When you lose a match like
2:24:45 > 2:24:49that, you really want another opportunity and with the round robin
2:24:49 > 2:24:54format he has got that. Now being back on serve, you feel if he were
2:24:54 > 2:25:01to lose this match it would be in a worse position than after his first.
2:25:01 > 2:25:05It's been a fine year whatever happens here, but you want to go
2:25:05 > 2:25:09into the off-season with feelings of joy and happiness at the way you
2:25:09 > 2:25:12played.
2:28:40 > 2:28:46It's admirable, just sticking to the task. Really just one let down in
2:28:46 > 2:28:51this set. Concentration is everything in the game and tennis is
2:28:51 > 2:28:56pretty staccato. 20, 25 seconds between points, just have to keep
2:28:56 > 2:29:09going. Federer Zverev, Cilic and Sock. The other group is the Pete
2:29:09 > 2:29:15Sampras group, we will be enjoying tennis from that tomorrow. Nadal is
2:29:15 > 2:29:32out, has withdrawn with a right knee injury. Grigor Dimitrov will be
2:29:33 > 2:29:47playing and now Pablo Carreno Busta. This does appear to be a little
2:29:47 > 2:29:54quicker this year than in some of the years.And I sense after Cilic's
2:29:54 > 2:30:01tough loss to Zverev, he wants to play these final few games on his
2:30:01 > 2:30:06terms. The last few service game is very aggressive, good body language,
2:30:06 > 2:30:11really trying to impose himself. When he gets a little bit placid,
2:30:11 > 2:30:18that is when the footwork gets static, a few mishits. So with Sock
2:30:18 > 2:30:23serving to stay in the match, you would think Cilic will be looking to
2:30:23 > 2:30:27make an impact early in this game.
2:30:52 > 2:30:59That keeps him in the game.Two for two on net calls and the first was
2:30:59 > 2:31:08on break point in the first set. It keeps him in this game.
2:32:20 > 2:32:25UMPIRE: Mr Cilic challenged the call. Great service line, the ball
2:32:25 > 2:32:29was called in. His feet got stuck in the mud. A big
2:32:29 > 2:32:47man. A bit of nervous tension. It was only 109 mph. Well-placed.
2:33:00 > 2:33:02Oh!
2:33:10 > 2:33:15Cilic going back crosscourt. Playing himself into trouble here, perhaps
2:33:15 > 2:33:20down the line was the play. You don't have long in that situation to
2:33:20 > 2:33:27make that decision. That is a good hold from 30- all.
2:34:26 > 2:34:30UMPIRE: Net. Second service.
2:35:35 > 2:35:41It is amazing that in this set, that is five love service game is for
2:35:41 > 2:35:49Cilic.That is very unusual, isn't it? Of course, there was the dropped
2:35:49 > 2:35:53serve this game as well. Good effort from Jack Sock last time to get
2:35:53 > 2:35:58through, there was the body serve at 30-30 and he is being put under the
2:35:58 > 2:36:02most pressure here. He likes these close matches, he has won both
2:36:02 > 2:36:07matches with Cilic and he came from two sets down in a Davis Cup 2016 to
2:36:07 > 2:36:16win in five. Won 43 setters to make his first final at Indian Wells this
2:36:16 > 2:36:23year on his favoured hard court. Quite a competitor, Jack.It feels
2:36:23 > 2:36:27about right a tie-break could decide the outcome of this set and this
2:36:27 > 2:36:34match. Very up and down. They have both had their moments.It is going
2:36:34 > 2:36:38to be a test of nerve, the final set tie-break, if Sock can just hold one
2:36:38 > 2:36:49more.
2:36:49 > 2:36:52Tennis is not always spectacular, but the competition extremely
2:36:52 > 2:36:59intense. Goffin and Nadal last night was great fun. We enjoyed watching
2:36:59 > 2:37:05Grigor Dimitrov yesterday afternoon and Dominic Thiem. Gruelling
2:37:05 > 2:37:14patrician! -- patrician. Serving to stay in the match for a second time,
2:37:14 > 2:37:15Jack Sock.
2:39:18 > 2:39:26So a tie-break, it is! Jack Sock answers the question for a second
2:39:26 > 2:39:37time in a row under pressure. 4-5 and 5-6. So a straight shoot out,
2:39:37 > 2:39:48normal tie-break, the first to seven.
2:39:53 > 2:40:05It is a must win for both players realistically.
2:40:17 > 2:40:20Just a way, sliced backhand deep into the corner from Sock,
2:40:20 > 2:40:29challenged. Just floated a bit long. Not an easy call for the line judge
2:40:29 > 2:40:33with the ball being close to the line and also Cilic being in the
2:40:33 > 2:40:35way.
2:40:40 > 2:40:55Good call! He is pretty pleased with that, isn't he?He just wants to
2:40:55 > 2:41:00break out into a big, beaming smile.
2:41:11 > 2:41:17Won a lot of matches lately, Jack Sock.
2:42:04 > 2:42:16Cilic driving himself on, his 13th ace. Nothing between them.
2:42:44 > 2:42:49Well, Sock playing Cilic in with a short ball, it was neither a drop
2:42:49 > 2:42:53shot or a full-blooded ground stroke, it was a push! Cilic stayed
2:42:53 > 2:43:02cool. Good footwork. An area that has looked ropey on occasion. But
2:43:02 > 2:43:09that is great, he is handling his nerves well.
2:43:21 > 2:43:28Oh, that was some good fortune from Cilic! A heavily sliced half squash
2:43:28 > 2:43:33shot just catching the top of the net and it stayed even lower as the
2:43:33 > 2:43:44pace was taken off the ball. That was lucky. With that grip, Jack Sock
2:43:44 > 2:43:56not quite able to get underneath the ball.
2:44:00 > 2:44:04APPLAUSE
2:44:15 > 2:44:19APPLAUSE
2:44:22 > 2:44:33Next two points on the Cilic serve. This ball is bouncing from Cilic and
2:44:33 > 2:44:39it would be interesting to watch, he is bound to be a little bit nervous.
2:45:01 > 2:45:13I don't... Oh!
2:45:14 > 2:45:20That is some wicket court speed from Jack Sock who had the presence of
2:45:20 > 2:45:28mind to play down the line. This was beautifully controlled. Cilic left
2:45:28 > 2:45:34stranded, expecting perhaps crosscourt here. Sock is going to
2:45:34 > 2:45:42check to see where this net is made. Four on big points.
2:46:05 > 2:46:20Oh, no, he has lost both those points, Cilic! His nerves fraying.
2:46:34 > 2:46:41It feels like the first time that Sock has been ahead in this set.
2:46:54 > 2:47:02APPLAUSE
2:47:02 > 2:47:08It changed at 4-2 down, Jack Sock, who has played so many matches and
2:47:08 > 2:47:15won so many recently. Fantastic effort to win four straight and you
2:47:15 > 2:47:22feel for Marin Cilic. Two match points.
2:47:32 > 2:47:38And that is it! Backhand, long from Cilic, Sock gains a victory and
2:47:38 > 2:47:44keeps his hopes alive of further success at the ATP Finals. Fantastic
2:47:44 > 2:47:50match. He has always beaten Cilic before and he has done it again
2:47:50 > 2:47:54somehow, on the final set tie-break. He's got the winning habit, the
2:47:54 > 2:47:55American.
2:48:10 > 2:48:13Ladies and gentlemen, show your appreciation for Marin Cilic!
2:48:13 > 2:48:19The chances he had against Zverev the other day, 3-1 up the final set.
2:48:19 > 2:48:27And these chances he had, Cilic 3-0 up, final set. At 4-2 up in the
2:48:27 > 2:48:31tie-break. Lost two service points in the middle of the tie-break. As
2:48:31 > 2:48:35he leaves this court, he knows his chances of going through to the
2:48:35 > 2:48:42semifinals, they are either slim or non-. The disappointment of losing
2:48:42 > 2:48:46two straight matches, quite tough to swallow. For the man who has always
2:48:46 > 2:48:51done so well in London. Jack Sock, the story is still unfolding this
2:48:51 > 2:48:57week. He played well against Roger Federer. Picked up a set. That
2:48:57 > 2:49:05victory keeps the his hopes. In the Group Boris Becker. He will still
2:49:05 > 2:49:11play Zverev and in with a shout of making the semifinals here. A
2:49:11 > 2:49:17fantastic debut for him. Always feels good to win a close match in a
2:49:17 > 2:49:23third set tie-break. So let's get his thoughts after that most
2:49:23 > 2:49:28entertaining match. Congratulations, that was just an
2:49:28 > 2:49:32amazing match, fantastic atmosphere, how did you get the win?
2:49:32 > 2:49:37That was a tough one, for sure! It has been an interesting morning so
2:49:37 > 2:49:42far, the fire alarm went off in our hotel at 4am and we had to exit the
2:49:42 > 2:49:47building! A long morning. But it has been amazing atmosphere here, I love
2:49:47 > 2:49:51playing in London and have amazing memories here from Wimbledon Doubles
2:49:51 > 2:49:55and now playing here. I love playing in front of the fans here. It makes
2:49:55 > 2:49:59me feel like home, just excited to get a win and keep myself alive.
2:49:59 > 2:50:05Talk is through the tie-break, you must have been wondering if it was a
2:50:05 > 2:50:09Croatian net with the two leg calls, but you found your best tennis.Yes,
2:50:09 > 2:50:13and a break point early in the match, but that is tennis and I have
2:50:13 > 2:50:17hit my fair share, you have got to deal with it. I was happier for that
2:50:17 > 2:50:24one and I was able to sleep that point out. But he is having an
2:50:24 > 2:50:28amazing season, Marin, we have had close matches, but I keep my hopes
2:50:28 > 2:50:33alive this week.We saw a bit of everything tonight, the forehand
2:50:33 > 2:50:37firing, sliced backhands and drop shots. But you seem to love the big
2:50:37 > 2:50:41stage and able to produce your best tennis when you need it most.Yes,
2:50:41 > 2:50:49my coach growing up said I always love playing in front of people. I
2:50:49 > 2:50:54played a different style with the forehand and the slices. I like to
2:50:54 > 2:50:58use my athleticism out there so always a lot going on. I maybe don't
2:50:58 > 2:51:02even know what I'm going to do sometimes, it keeps it fun and
2:51:02 > 2:51:07excited for the next one.Well done, we look forward to more Showtime
2:51:07 > 2:51:14from you, Jack Sock, well done! STUDIO: He was given a difficult
2:51:14 > 2:51:19time today by Marin Cilic, that did run to the end, so difficult to pick
2:51:19 > 2:51:25a winner. Just looking at Marin Cilic and going off court again
2:51:25 > 2:51:30losing a match that he had in the palm of his hands, Tim.Very much so
2:51:30 > 2:51:33and we talked about it in commentary, deja vu. He played an
2:51:33 > 2:51:39amazing start to the first set to win 12 of the first 13 points and
2:51:39 > 2:51:43going up 3-0. He has had a lot of matches by the Schruff of the neck
2:51:43 > 2:51:49and sloppy points and maybe nervous tension and he is a big guy and he
2:51:49 > 2:51:53can move very well. But when he gets nervous, he gets more static with
2:51:53 > 2:51:57his beat and he made a couple of unforced errors to drop his serve
2:51:57 > 2:52:01when he was up 3-1 and it is anyone's match and you get to a
2:52:01 > 2:52:07third set tie-break. It can be a spin of the coin or a net call and
2:52:07 > 2:52:13it was Sock who came out on top and that is a reflection of his current
2:52:13 > 2:52:16form, on the back of the Masters 1,000 in Paris. He is confident with
2:52:16 > 2:52:20the winds under his belt and he deserved it in the end.Andrew, we
2:52:20 > 2:52:25talk about the physical side of the players, but this illustrated the
2:52:25 > 2:52:29mental side of how important that is because he just outed himself at the
2:52:29 > 2:52:33important moment.He is giving of that air that he is doubting himself
2:52:33 > 2:52:40and he is going to lose". That is what happens with doubt. You see his
2:52:40 > 2:52:45coach Jonas Bjorkman, he is like this trying to keep his mind going
2:52:45 > 2:52:48and you sense Cilic is a bit delicate and a bit frail. He
2:52:48 > 2:52:51completed his set of quarterfinals at the major championships this year
2:52:51 > 2:52:56and he was a finalist at Wimbledon, he should not worry. He still has to
2:52:56 > 2:52:59play Roger Federer, it doesn't get easier, I don't believe he has any
2:52:59 > 2:53:04chance of going through to the semifinals now. Keep your head held
2:53:04 > 2:53:08high, you made the final eight but it is going to hurt and he should
2:53:08 > 2:53:11have covered the down the line baulk off the net call but you don't have
2:53:11 > 2:53:17much time to make these decisions. We have all been that! But Jack
2:53:17 > 2:53:23Sock, what a forehand! That is a weapon and a half!Yes, he has good
2:53:23 > 2:53:27variation, he changes pace with the slice backhand and he is always
2:53:27 > 2:53:31heading left because he wants the big forehand. It is a huge weapon.
2:53:31 > 2:53:35He mixes his serve well but if you said to him, at your biggest
2:53:35 > 2:53:37strength on the court is the forehand, he will definitely get
2:53:37 > 2:53:43that into play at every opportunity. He did have to dig deep, Jack, he
2:53:43 > 2:53:49looked tired a little bit.And he is talking to Jay Berger and his team,
2:53:49 > 2:53:54I he has his mum and dad and older brother here and his girlfriend,
2:53:54 > 2:53:58they are all talking. He is one of those players, he likes to go away
2:53:58 > 2:54:02and come back to the match. But winning is a habit and he's got it
2:54:02 > 2:54:06and he's got a chance to do some damage, he has the time of his life.
2:54:06 > 2:54:10He is still in it and it keeps his hopes of a semifinal alive. We will
2:54:10 > 2:54:16be back at 2pm on BBC Two when we have Grigor Dimitrov against Goffin
2:54:16 > 2:54:22who conquered Ruby macro last night. But the big news, Andrew Castle has
2:54:22 > 2:54:27won the commentary box challenge and a cup of tea from Tim Henman as his
2:54:27 > 2:54:33man Jack Sock won threw in three sets, it was a real roller-coaster
2:54:33 > 2:54:36and we hope you enjoyed it. The buy!
2:54:36 > 2:54:47Pitifully done. Two breaks to open up. That is superb! Good work, Marin
2:54:47 > 2:54:50Cilic. A must-win match for both players,
2:54:50 > 2:54:54frankly. Sock on his way to wrapping up the second set.
2:54:54 > 2:54:59We going the distance here! Sock gets the victory here and keeps his
2:54:59 > 2:55:00hopes alive.