:00:44. > :00:52.GRUNTING. If you don't stop making Can anybody stop Shazza? People
:00:52. > :00:56.carry on camping it hoping to see you know who tomorrow. You know
:00:56. > :01:02.you're heading thought the home straight when half the courts lie
:01:02. > :01:08.empty. There is still plenty for Linsey and Pat to talk about. We
:01:08. > :01:13.are going to look ahead to tomorrow, when you know who has his date with
:01:13. > :01:16.destiny. For two 21-year-olds, today offered
:01:16. > :01:18.a first chance of a Grand Slam final. Victoria Azaranka, the
:01:18. > :01:25.fourth seed from Belarus, facing Petra Kvitova, the eighth seed from
:01:26. > :01:29.the Czech Republic. Azaraenka, the queen of the elongated screams,
:01:29. > :01:32.reached the quarter final here two years ago and twice won the girls
:01:32. > :01:35.doubles as a junior. Kvitova reached this stage last year, and
:01:35. > :01:42.was bidding to become the first left-hander to reach a final since
:01:42. > :01:48.Martina Navratilova. Do spider Azarenka being ranked
:01:48. > :01:58.higher, the bookmakers decided that Kvitova's forehand and serve red
:01:58. > :02:02.
:02:02. > :02:12.hair the favourite. Here we are Kvitova is hitting some big, big
:02:12. > :02:12.
:02:12. > :03:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:03:31. > :03:41.Illustrated by a glorious sky on Points will be very similar. There
:03:41. > :03:58.
:03:58. > :04:02.will not be a lot of variety in this match. Not a lot of top spin.
:04:02. > :04:12.Such an early return. Back to Azarenka before she had almost
:04:12. > :04:12.
:04:12. > :05:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:05:21. > :05:31.Unbelievable depth. Too much to The taking of the opportunities.
:05:31. > :05:31.
:05:31. > :06:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:06:38. > :06:48.Great! Forcing the first break of I like a little shriek when she
:06:48. > :06:48.
:06:48. > :07:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:07:47. > :07:51.BUZZING NOISE. That is very distracting. Azarenka
:07:51. > :07:58.now knows what it feels like! I think that goes on longer than
:07:58. > :08:08.Azarenka's noise. It has been 45 seconds so far, the siren. Nobody
:08:08. > :08:30.
:08:30. > :08:35.is leaving their seats and rushing It is nice to hear the crowd clap.
:08:35. > :08:45.It means you do not take that annoy a nice! I have a vision of people
:08:45. > :08:46.
:08:46. > :08:56.running around him directions to find the bottom. NOISE STOPS.
:08:56. > :09:17.
:09:17. > :09:27.many founded. -- somebody found Azarenka ran think it up a little
:09:27. > :09:28.
:09:28. > :09:38.bit. Getting Kvitova on her back foot. Kvitova, way over from that
:09:38. > :10:17.
:10:17. > :10:26.centre line trying to get more The timing his spectacular. She
:10:26. > :10:36.does not have much time to react. A quick shoulder turn. Keeps those
:10:36. > :10:51.
:10:51. > :11:01.Only two ever left-handed winners. Martina Navratilova and Anne Jones.
:11:01. > :11:02.
:11:02. > :11:10.Kvitova is heading halfway towards It is extraordinary how many set
:11:10. > :11:20.points have be ready good points. - - it is extraordinary how many set
:11:20. > :11:20.
:11:20. > :12:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:12:23. > :12:33.Cara Black and her older brother one. - - won. Chance is developing
:12:33. > :12:33.
:12:33. > :14:58.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:14:58. > :15:08.She is just keeping the lid on. Did not Paul back fair. - - Didn't
:15:08. > :15:31.
:15:31. > :15:41.pull back there. She needs to give That was lack of footwork. When you
:15:41. > :16:15.
:16:15. > :16:25.get nervous, the feet and not quite Azarenka just trying to weather the
:16:25. > :16:25.
:16:25. > :17:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:17:51. > :18:01.It takes your breath away. A roar Azarenka is a great fighter. She
:18:01. > :18:28.
:18:28. > :18:33.Kvitova was in such control in the first set, but it's deserted here
:18:33. > :18:43.after that. Azarenka found herself in complete control and took the
:18:43. > :19:06.
:19:06. > :19:16.second set. Let's moving to the There's Wembley Stadium. We talked
:19:16. > :19:17.
:19:17. > :19:27.about Crystal Palace earlier. For one played tonight. - - Fulham are
:19:27. > :19:46.
:19:46. > :19:56.playing tonight. Here's Petra Wonderful return. Kvitova off-
:19:56. > :19:57.
:19:57. > :20:07.balance. We have not seen a drop shot -- we have not seen a drop
:20:07. > :20:07.
:20:07. > :21:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:21:05. > :21:15.Brilliant. When they play well at the same time, it is a spectacle.
:21:15. > :21:15.
:21:15. > :24:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:24:11. > :24:19.Nice way to get rid of the break One of eight break points converted
:24:19. > :24:29.four Azarenka. Much of that is due to Kvitova raising the level. It
:24:29. > :24:47.
:24:47. > :24:52.It's in the steam had run out of Azarenka. Here we are, with Kvitova
:24:52. > :25:02.on the point of going one better. It ended in a rather tame and
:25:02. > :25:40.
:25:40. > :25:50.When I came onto the court, it felt special and the nerves went. It was
:25:50. > :25:51.
:25:51. > :25:58.so close. Me and hair had some chances. It was good. I was not
:25:58. > :26:04.ready shot. I know she can play really well. You are surprised that
:26:04. > :26:14.your best shots are coming back, but I had to fight. There was no
:26:14. > :26:20.
:26:20. > :26:26.looking back. I just had to try to take more control. It slipped away.
:26:26. > :26:31.I will get this are out of the wake first, because when Azarenka plays,
:26:31. > :26:37.it is indisputably cloud. I listened to Radio 5 Live and
:26:37. > :26:42.somebody had a stop watch. He had a stopwatch and how long the grunting
:26:42. > :26:50.talking each match. He said each grunt was taking too 0.5 seconds
:26:50. > :26:58.burying rally. On the basis of the average power been seven shots, the
:26:58. > :27:08.average number of set being a 3, six minutes and 59 seconds was the
:27:08. > :27:15.
:27:15. > :27:21.grunting total in a match. You talk about... It seemed as if the match
:27:21. > :27:29.was in Kvitova's hands. The most telling statistic was faulty
:27:29. > :27:34.winners fog Kvitova, and just nine for as a banker. She could not find
:27:34. > :27:41.a way to control the match. When one played well, the other played
:27:42. > :27:47.badly, and vice versa. They never got into a good rhythm as well. It
:27:47. > :27:54.is a big occasion for Azarenka. She struggled to get past the quarter-
:27:54. > :28:00.finals stage. Kvitova, one semi- final here before. She seemed to go
:28:00. > :28:06.after it more. That was why she won. They both had a great opportunity.
:28:06. > :28:15.Kvitova has been in that situation. It was a big opportunity for both
:28:15. > :28:19.of them. Kvitova started off well. She lost it for a while. She has
:28:19. > :28:29.been a quiet achiever, I suppose, through the tournament. She has
:28:29. > :28:29.
:28:29. > :28:33.only lost one set. The first week of the tournament, all the best
:28:33. > :28:40.matches where women's singles matches. Since the men's matches
:28:41. > :28:47.have got to the latter stage, it is almost a slump. Is it inevitable,
:28:47. > :28:51.at this stage, the balance of power switches? It is such a departure
:28:51. > :28:57.from the last 20 years, when the top women seeds would get through
:28:57. > :29:04.easily. Roger is not in the semi- finals. The guy is crews much more
:29:04. > :29:08.now. -- the guy is crews much more now. The women have more
:29:08. > :29:18.competitive matches from the beginning. It is not as established
:29:18. > :29:25.who is at the top. They play such high-level towards the end of the
:29:25. > :29:31.Grand Slams. Samba against Djokovic tomorrow. What is your take? --
:29:31. > :29:38.Tsonga against Djokovic. I have not been that impressed with Djokovic.
:29:38. > :29:44.He is still winning. He has not clicked yet. Well pressure has been
:29:45. > :29:54.on him. He is almost number one. This match will turn a little bit
:29:55. > :29:59.
:29:59. > :30:09.So, what a reducing? Not much! So, you took a minute to say nothing?
:30:09. > :30:09.
:30:09. > :30:17.OK. If Tsonga plays the way he did against Federer, he will win but
:30:17. > :30:22.Djokovic will kick it up a level. We do have another match tomorrow.
:30:22. > :30:26.The world number one against the world No. 4. Andy Murray is playing
:30:26. > :30:31.a man with 10 Grand Slams. In Madrid and Barcelona, how are they
:30:31. > :30:38.doing these things? Well, when the Spanish seemed Murray, do they
:30:38. > :30:48.worry? Andy Murray against a Rafael Nadal.
:30:48. > :30:51.
:30:51. > :30:57.You're that tennis commentator for Spanish TV how excited is Spain
:30:57. > :31:02.about this semi-final? So Spain is always excited when Nadal is
:31:02. > :31:06.playing, or even more when it is a Grand Slam semi-final. Now he has a
:31:06. > :31:11.chance again to win another big title. So it is going to be a big
:31:11. > :31:18.game in Spain. Dare I ask, who do they think is going to win? Do they
:31:18. > :31:24.think Nadal is a sure thing? Yes. If you ask any Spanish people, they
:31:24. > :31:30.will tell you that Rafter will win. We think he will win almost every
:31:30. > :31:35.match. What does Spain think of Andy Murray? I think there are lot
:31:35. > :31:41.of people that like Andy Murray. Really? Yes. There are lot of
:31:41. > :31:46.people, too, that they do not like Andy Murray off the court. On the
:31:46. > :31:48.court, everybody has to like Murray, because he is one of the biggest
:31:48. > :31:55.because he is one of the biggest players. But they get me the think
:31:55. > :31:59.Nadal is going to do it, Murray no contest? If Murray wins the first
:31:59. > :32:07.set, it is going to be a tough match, but if Nadal wins it, it is
:32:07. > :32:12.going to be good for him. You see the Murray-mania we have here. Is
:32:12. > :32:20.then Nadal mania in Spain? Yes. Everybody is crazy in Madrid and
:32:20. > :32:29.Barcelona. Everybody wants a photo with him. Everyone -- every one
:32:29. > :32:33.wants to touch him. The people like him the most as a sportsman.
:32:33. > :32:39.When he went to Barcelona, he had a billboard. The biggest one I have
:32:39. > :32:43.ever seen. Fantastic. It is interesting to save the first
:32:43. > :32:48.set will be the key. It is always important in a big match. The key
:32:48. > :32:58.for me is, really, the mental ability of Andy Murray. His game is
:32:58. > :32:59.
:32:59. > :33:06.getting closer to Nadal's. He has beaten him before. But there seemed
:33:06. > :33:11.to be a few gaps in his concentration which she cannot
:33:11. > :33:15.afford. That and second serves. They will be huge. That is probably
:33:15. > :33:19.the only time any player will have half a chance to attack. Both of
:33:19. > :33:23.them can drop a ball short sometimes. We like to think the
:33:23. > :33:28.pressure that the media put on people is going to be the factor in
:33:28. > :33:34.this, but if you are champion, you play in a bubble, don't you? Do you
:33:34. > :33:41.think that is true to Murray? Or could the occasion be a factor?
:33:41. > :33:45.cannot help but feel he is under pressure. He is getting more
:33:45. > :33:49.experienced with the media and the fans and their expectations. He has
:33:49. > :33:53.so much experience behind him with the semi-finals, but it is going to
:33:53. > :33:57.be about stepping up the level of play. He realises what a big deal
:33:57. > :34:01.it would be here. He grew up watching Henman go through this.
:34:01. > :34:10.For him, he has got to learn and take more risks in these matches
:34:10. > :34:14.and not just let those balls and. He has to attack. He hasn't done
:34:14. > :34:19.this in the semi-finals before. will ask for your verdicts earlier
:34:19. > :34:23.in the -- later in the programme. Next, Petra Kvitova or was
:34:23. > :34:27.contemplating a place in the final when her to prospective opponents
:34:27. > :34:33.walked out on court. -- when her two prospective opponents.
:34:33. > :34:39.Maria Sharapova was up against the unseeded German, Sabine Lisicki.
:34:39. > :34:43.Sharapova is almost a part-time tennis player. The winner in 2004,
:34:43. > :34:48.she was chasing her first Grand Slam final for three years. Lisicki,
:34:48. > :34:52.who in Sri condemn to a world ranking in the 200s a few months
:34:52. > :34:58.ago, she was fighting history in a be great. Not since Billie-Jean
:34:58. > :35:06.King 48 years ago had an unseeded player made it through to the final.
:35:06. > :35:11.We were talking about expectations a moment ago. Sharapova,
:35:11. > :35:16.overwhelmingly favoured against the 21-year-old, could either seize the
:35:16. > :35:20.moment like never before or would freeze before the ice queen. She
:35:20. > :35:30.held serve safely enough. Here is what happened when the Russian's
:35:30. > :35:30.
:35:30. > :36:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:36:43. > :36:49.The more experienced woman tight at That was a return with them. It is
:36:49. > :36:56.great to see Lisicki playing so free so early in this match. Looks
:36:56. > :37:06.totally at ease on this big occasion so far. Suddenly Sharapova
:37:06. > :37:20.
:37:20. > :37:28.immediately facing three break Well, talk about ugly opening
:37:28. > :37:37.service game. A double fault to start, double fault to finish.
:37:37. > :37:47.2-0 became 3-0. Sharapova then held serve. Here we are at 3-1. This is
:37:47. > :37:51.
:37:51. > :38:01.a big opportunity for the German to APPLAUSE.
:38:01. > :38:35.
:38:35. > :38:45.She may well have fouled her rhythm. Good choice, good execution from
:38:45. > :38:47.
:38:47. > :38:53.Lisicki has good feel on a drop shot. When she goes for the
:38:53. > :39:03.forehand drop shot, she takes two hands back with her. She tries to
:39:03. > :39:27.
:39:27. > :39:33.give it some this guy is. -- some Maria is starting to find her range
:39:33. > :39:40.on that forehand. Finding an opportunity to step in. She has a
:39:40. > :39:50.very big first serve, Lisicki, but the second is very attack Kabul. --
:39:50. > :39:53.
:39:53. > :39:56.APPLAUSE. A good choice of shot by Lisicki
:39:56. > :40:06.because Maria actually had taken two steps forward to cover the drop
:40:06. > :40:30.
:40:30. > :40:40.It is important for Lisicki to mix CROWD GROANS.
:40:40. > :41:19.
:41:19. > :41:26.APPLAUSE. . We should do a coffee-table book
:41:26. > :41:36.of views from the Wimbledon River. Fantastic London skyline. Here we
:41:36. > :42:16.
:42:16. > :42:22.are at 4-4. A key moment for the Those are the shots that are so
:42:22. > :42:27.effective on grass, more so than on other surfaces. The deep, right
:42:27. > :42:37.back to the server. It is difficult for the server to handle that pace
:42:37. > :42:37.
:42:37. > :43:39.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:43:39. > :43:44.You get the sense Lisicki is on her heels a lot more during this match.
:43:44. > :43:54.Not in control as she was earlier on. Maria is starting to find her
:43:54. > :44:16.
:44:16. > :44:26.CROWD GROANS. Sharapova census her moment. --
:44:26. > :44:51.
:44:51. > :44:56.APPLAUSE. There it is! Sharapova, earlier
:44:57. > :45:00.problems overcome and now in control of this first set.
:45:00. > :45:05.A very stern face from Sharapova but despite the double faults and
:45:05. > :45:11.the unforced errors, she found herself at set point. She
:45:11. > :45:17.dispatched her first ace at that point Mac. Her steely determination.
:45:17. > :45:23.She's determined to be in the final once again. Into the early stages
:45:23. > :45:32.of the second set, Lisicki got off to a wretched start. Sharapova with
:45:32. > :45:42.an opportunity to break her serve at the start. The double fault
:45:42. > :45:44.
:45:44. > :45:50.disease is catching. Here is When hitting balls like that, you
:45:50. > :45:59.can afford to serve double faults. Unforced errors as well into the
:45:59. > :46:04.bargain. So, Sharapova, 3-0 up. That is on page 42 of our book.
:46:04. > :46:14.Anyway, Sharapova, a set to the good. Serving for another Grand
:46:14. > :46:14.
:46:14. > :47:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:47:02. > :47:08.UMPIRE: Lisicki is challenging the APPLAUSE.
:47:08. > :47:13.Not going to go gently, Lisicki. She has started to be more
:47:14. > :47:19.aggressive on this backhand return. We saw a couple of beauties cross-
:47:19. > :47:29.court in the last game. It is important to take the serve early
:47:29. > :47:42.
:47:42. > :47:52.and put the pressure on Maria as APPLAUSE.
:47:52. > :47:54.
:47:54. > :47:59.Now she seems to be playing as free as she was in those first few games,
:47:59. > :48:04.swinging away, not that much pressure. That is when she plays
:48:04. > :48:10.her best tennis, when she is relaxed. We can see that smile on
:48:10. > :48:20.her face a little bit more. Sharapova suddenly finds ace number
:48:20. > :48:50.
:48:50. > :49:00.Maria doesn't like to take her hand off the racket, and she was so
:49:00. > :49:24.
:49:24. > :49:31.CROWD GROANS. You felt it might go that way.
:49:31. > :49:41.Sharapova gives it away. Lisicki, still a break down, but still
:49:41. > :50:11.
:50:11. > :50:16.fighting. Still alive, somehow, in Maria would much rather be
:50:16. > :50:21.returning for a match than serving for a match. Especially with
:50:21. > :50:31.today's performance with serving. She can block the last 510 minutes
:50:31. > :50:35.
:50:35. > :50:45.Lisicki, cranking up the power required. All of a sudden, these
:50:45. > :51:03.
:51:03. > :51:13.last two service games, the first APPLAUSE.
:51:13. > :51:36.
:51:36. > :51:43.Well, that was a great shot by APPLAUSE.
:51:43. > :51:53.And almighty swipe on a forehand from Maria Sharapova it brings up
:51:53. > :52:24.
:52:24. > :52:27.APPLAUSE. It is out!
:52:27. > :52:33.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. Maria Sharapova is through to the
:52:33. > :52:42.final. It has been a long wait, but that Wimbledon final is calling
:52:42. > :52:46.again, once more. Sharapova, the smile might sup Centre Court.
:52:46. > :52:50.Many congratulations. It feels like after all the trials and
:52:50. > :52:56.tribulations of the last 3.5 years, you were back where you belong.
:52:56. > :53:01.is amazing to be back in the final of Wimbledon. It has been a while.
:53:02. > :53:05.To be here and to get to the final, I am really happy. It stated back
:53:05. > :53:10.to the start of the match when Lisicki got off to a good start.
:53:11. > :53:16.How did you turn it around? played really well and I did the
:53:16. > :53:25.opposite. It was tough. I had to stay focused. I got back on track.
:53:25. > :53:29.I remained really focused What do we say about that game?
:53:29. > :53:36.Well, it was good of Maria to pull through. She admitted it, she
:53:36. > :53:41.didn't play her best. Certainly the same with Lisicki. We saw a higher
:53:41. > :53:46.level throughout the tournament. Maria is a fighter. 13 double
:53:46. > :53:50.faults, though, and she's still got through it. It is easier to get
:53:50. > :53:56.through what on grass because she has such heavy ground strokes.
:53:56. > :54:00.There is no question her level is going to have to raise one or two
:54:00. > :54:05.not she is in the final. What did you make of it, Pat? I thought
:54:06. > :54:14.Lisicki played really well in the beginning. Sharapova length on the
:54:14. > :54:19.ground strokes was iffy, her serve was dodgy as well. But once she got
:54:19. > :54:24.into the rallies, her depth of forehand improved a lot. Sabine
:54:24. > :54:30.Lisicki, after she lost the first set, she had a bad patch for a
:54:30. > :54:34.little bit. And it was the end of it. Sharapova... Towards the end of
:54:34. > :54:41.the second set, some of those rallies were spectacular. But then,
:54:41. > :54:48.the odd shock as well. A double fault or a horrible volley. The
:54:48. > :54:53.wind was blowing up. It will be an interesting find of. So, the final,
:54:53. > :54:58.Kvitova... If you are going to serve 13 double faults, you were
:54:58. > :55:07.giving away half a set. What does that say? Is Kvitova good enough to
:55:07. > :55:14.take advantage of it? I don't know! Pressure! It is a good. Make. This
:55:14. > :55:19.is not the first time she has served two double faults. She still
:55:20. > :55:24.comes up to a winning. That is how good her second service. Her ground
:55:24. > :55:29.strokes are powerful. But can she tidy it up? Kvitova will be the
:55:29. > :55:34.first returner that will put pressure on Maria and make her feel
:55:34. > :55:39.the pain if she is serving a lot of double faults. She has had a
:55:39. > :55:44.relatively good draw in terms of power players. Cibulkova was a very
:55:44. > :55:52.good draw for Maria and Lisicki didn't do enough today when she saw
:55:52. > :55:57.second serve. But Kvitova will be in the baseline, looking to pounds.
:55:57. > :56:01.-- looking to pounce. It is all about one British man
:56:01. > :56:04.these days. It might not be far start the perennial search for
:56:04. > :56:10.British champions isn't all about Andy Murray and Liam Broady kept up
:56:10. > :56:16.his challenge to ended almost 50 you wait in the Boys' Singles title.
:56:16. > :56:24.The left-hander from Stockport took the deciding set in the quarter-
:56:24. > :56:30.final 13-11 and faces an Australian next. People were thinking, there
:56:30. > :56:36.is another Brit going out! I was pretty disappointed with myself
:56:36. > :56:41.with not taking it in the second set. But I got the job done in the
:56:41. > :56:51.end. There will be no repeat of Laura Robson's success after our
:56:51. > :56:52.
:56:52. > :56:58.last remaining representative lost There was more bad news for Brit
:56:59. > :57:03.supporters as the Mixed Doubles pairing of Fleming and Rae that one
:57:03. > :57:10.for Scotland last year in the Commonwealth games, they lost to
:57:10. > :57:14.straight sets to the Israeli perv. Don't despair. These shenanigans
:57:14. > :57:18.made put a smile on your face. Daniel Capel picked up an injury
:57:18. > :57:22.and couldn't play in the Invitational doubles. Step forward
:57:22. > :57:26.Daniel cash from the crowd. And Pat Cash was on the other side of the
:57:26. > :57:31.net with his partner. Like father, like son, the talent is clearly
:57:32. > :57:39.there. But the try-outs for a 4th player continued and the ball boys
:57:39. > :57:44.got they go. Wimbledon will winners of the future, perhaps? Wimbledon
:57:44. > :57:48.winners from the past, Krajicek and Ivanisevic were also in action on
:57:48. > :57:52.court three. Well, at least one of them was. Goran became distracted
:57:52. > :57:56.by the crowd, and having posed provocatively for photos, the
:57:56. > :58:03.Croatian decided he would rather part of the lovely ladies in the
:58:03. > :58:11.front row, leaving Krajicek to take on the opponents all on his own.
:58:11. > :58:15.And Mal -- not an insurmountable task, but two champions are better
:58:15. > :58:25.than one. Your family, a family of rebels.
:58:25. > :58:26.
:58:26. > :58:32.Soap, who is playing tomorrow? Tsonga versus Djokovic, Nadal
:58:32. > :58:41.versus marry. You have five seconds each to tell us who is going to win
:58:41. > :58:46.between Nadal and Murray. Nadal. I don't know why. Andy Murray has got
:58:46. > :58:51.to play his best. It is not easy. am going to go whoever is going to