:00:10. > :00:19.The Ghosts of the past fostering and the Time Lords of tennis will
:00:19. > :00:29.do battle once more -- are stirrings. There is an epic defeat
:00:29. > :00:44.
:00:44. > :00:49.to avenge and only one man can Roger Federer, number three seed,
:00:49. > :00:53.how can that be? Going for three in a row, Serena is back after a year
:00:53. > :01:00.out of the game. And the man who has only lost one match all year
:01:00. > :01:09.sets out for his first Wimbledon title. Game, set and match! The
:01:09. > :01:12.Wimbledon dream has come true! Even though Roger and Djokovic and
:01:12. > :01:18.Serena were on Centre Court, everybody was talking about that
:01:18. > :01:23.match on Court 3, Isner and Mahut, after the longest match last year.
:01:23. > :01:29.Here they were on the longest day this year. And if you are watching
:01:29. > :01:36.it on BBC Two, you will know that this match is still going on and
:01:36. > :01:40.that you just have a feeling it has just turned. Isner won the first
:01:40. > :01:44.two sets, Mahut has a break in the third. You can watch it on the red
:01:44. > :01:49.button if you want to but you know it will not finish until Thursday
:01:49. > :01:55.so don't bother, that is my recommendation! On the red button
:01:55. > :01:59.you can see Lleyton Hewitt and Emily Smith from Great Britain is
:01:59. > :02:05.serving in the final set of her match on court number 14. She is
:02:05. > :02:10.putting up a fantastic performance. We will update you. I suspect the
:02:10. > :02:15.games will continue to be live after we go off at 9pm. There has
:02:15. > :02:24.been a fantastic feel good factor at Wimbledon today. Maybe it is the
:02:24. > :02:32.sunshine. Tracy Austin and Pat Cash. You have a heated bottom warm-up,
:02:32. > :02:37.do you not? Hot cross buns, baby! am glad you said that. There are so
:02:37. > :02:43.many things we need to talk about. Let's start with a 16 times Grand
:02:43. > :02:50.Slam winner. Roger Federer was up against Mikhail Kukushkin from
:02:50. > :02:56.Kazakhstan. Would the serial opponent find his opponent to be a
:02:56. > :03:06.special cake or would he be toast? The first 12 games went with serve
:03:06. > :03:29.
:03:29. > :03:38.and so they found themselves in the Only hit that 193 mph up the line,
:03:39. > :03:48.that is a massive forehand! -- 93 mph. Faster than some playing a's
:03:49. > :03:55.
:03:55. > :04:05.When it is this windy, you have to make those small adjustment steps
:04:05. > :04:19.
:04:19. > :04:29.on your move. The ball is moving Kukushkin has the wind behind him
:04:29. > :04:41.
:04:41. > :04:45.so it makes his shots that much When you are hitting into the wind,
:04:45. > :04:55.you can hit the ball flat and it comes in, ASBO directed with that
:04:55. > :04:55.
:04:55. > :05:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds
:05:55. > :06:00.serve. -- as a Federer did with The decision to pick his time to
:06:01. > :06:04.change the pace, to accelerate through the ball. What was so
:06:04. > :06:11.impressive about that point was the weight Roger Federer went straight
:06:11. > :06:16.from defence to attack. -- was the way. His movement today has been
:06:16. > :06:19.exceptional. The timing hasn't been spot on but there on lot of good
:06:19. > :06:29.signs out there for Roger Federer fans around the world and around
:06:29. > :06:55.
:06:55. > :07:05.Britain. They swap sides now after Almost as if it is a little harder
:07:05. > :07:08.
:07:08. > :07:18.The problem of Kukushkin has is the ball gets on that fraction faster
:07:18. > :07:27.
:07:27. > :07:37.He needed just one set point, with Federer was in cruise control at
:07:37. > :07:50.
:07:50. > :07:54.But with Federer leading, the Kazakhstani man is still not out of
:07:54. > :08:04.the game and the quality of the tennis really went up a couple of
:08:04. > :08:20.
:08:20. > :08:30.He is too tall, if you look at all the great chip and charge players,
:08:30. > :08:38.
:08:38. > :08:43.he is too tall when he comes That is just so good! I mean, that
:08:43. > :08:53.was a ridiculous backhand right there. He has got sensational hand
:08:53. > :08:53.
:08:53. > :09:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds
:09:38. > :09:47.This is supposed to be the weaker side of Roger Federer! Wonderful
:09:48. > :10:05.
:10:05. > :10:10.balance and hands. He makes a very Not sure there are too many players
:10:10. > :10:15.in the world to could play the shot but Roger Federer has just played.
:10:15. > :10:21.The wind to the ball and he just adjusted as the very last second
:10:21. > :10:28.and used his hands so well. The flexibility it was ridiculous. It
:10:28. > :10:38.has been a clinic this last game. One break of serve might be
:10:38. > :10:55.
:10:55. > :10:59.recoverable. The second should be That was the wind just carrying
:10:59. > :11:09.that one though it will further than he thought it was going to go.
:11:09. > :11:38.
:11:38. > :11:48.Federer provided the target, The longest game of the match so
:11:48. > :11:49.
:11:49. > :13:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds
:13:01. > :13:03.That is where he just need to So Kukushkin was hanging on but it
:13:03. > :13:13.wasn't long before Federer completely established his
:13:13. > :13:19.
:13:19. > :13:29.The speed of adjustment of his hands was just astonishing. Before
:13:29. > :13:31.
:13:31. > :13:36.too long, here we are... Safely into round two. Like we expected.
:13:36. > :13:45.Cool, calm and very collected, for the man looking for title number
:13:45. > :13:51.You know this tournament so well. Do you think I have eased myself in
:13:51. > :13:56.exactly as I wanted? I think so. I played a good tie-break and at the
:13:56. > :14:01.end I came home very solid so overall I am very happy. I won in
:14:01. > :14:06.straight sets, that is what I was hoping for after last year's shop
:14:06. > :14:12.in the first round when I should have crashed out after being down
:14:12. > :14:17.two sets so this is a better start and I feel more relaxed. That was
:14:17. > :14:22.Roger Federer as we expect him to be. Very much so. He played so well
:14:22. > :14:25.at the French, spectacular match in the semi-finals against Djokovic.
:14:25. > :14:32.Especially when he won, to see that energy after he beat Djokovic
:14:32. > :14:38.playing so well, there is no doubt that he is so hungry. How much have
:14:38. > :14:42.people who should know better, saving, Roger Federer is not the
:14:42. > :14:50.man he was? How much has that made him think he will prove everyone
:14:51. > :14:55.wrong? May be that is fighting him on... I don't know. He has gone and
:14:55. > :15:01.improved his game. He is a better player. He is a better player now,
:15:01. > :15:10.a complete player, and he was six or seven years ago when he first
:15:10. > :15:17.won titles. In what specific areas? Particularly his backhand. He has
:15:17. > :15:23.had to adjust it. It was a lot out as a weak shot -- it was seen as a
:15:23. > :15:27.week a shot. He uses the drop shot now. When he first won the title he
:15:27. > :15:33.said he would never liked the drop shot. He has become a better player
:15:33. > :15:37.because Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have improved.
:15:37. > :15:43.So now he is coming back with a better game. He showed signs today
:15:43. > :15:52.of wanting to come forward and do a volley. If you can throw that in
:15:52. > :16:02.early against Rafa and Andy Murray and Djokovic, he is going to throw
:16:02. > :16:05.
:16:05. > :16:09.He is a better player, he is fired up, ready to go, and he still moves
:16:09. > :16:19.unbelievably well, and he is still so fit. He can keep going until he
:16:19. > :16:20.
:16:20. > :16:27.is 45! I think the huge cheer was for the end of Robert Soderling
:16:27. > :16:32.beatings Petzschner in straight sets. We get the noise coming
:16:32. > :16:39.across the arena. It sounds like it was a tremendous match. Sharapova
:16:39. > :16:49.has also won her match. What about Isner and A-road? Are they still
:16:49. > :16:59.going? You bet they are. Welcome to Court 3 where it is one hour and 50
:16:59. > :17:05.
:17:05. > :17:15.minutes into this match. We are John Isner is serving. He is
:17:15. > :17:21.leading 2-0 sets. Nicolas Mahut broke his serve, but then John
:17:21. > :17:25.Isner broke him back. It is not packed today. A lot of people have
:17:25. > :17:31.been talking about how Court 3 may not have been the right court to
:17:31. > :17:40.hold this match, maybe they should have been on Court 18 or a show
:17:40. > :17:48.court. But the area with free ticketing is packed.
:17:48. > :17:52.JOHN INVERDALE: The weather might be an issue as well. The press
:17:52. > :17:56.seats are packed. This is a great story to be told and one of the
:17:56. > :18:01.great things about this match, a year ago today we were sitting here,
:18:01. > :18:06.watching this match take place, and never imagining that two days later
:18:06. > :18:09.we would still be talking about that match. One of the most
:18:09. > :18:14.extraordinary things about that game is how it has brought those
:18:14. > :18:24.two men together. They are now great friends. It was something
:18:24. > :18:25.
:18:25. > :18:30.else. I keep shaking my head. When I saw the score, 70-69... Over the
:18:30. > :18:40.year, that kick-started John Isner's a great year. He has become
:18:40. > :18:42.
:18:42. > :18:48.a great player. The result looks like it... Mahut has a point now.
:18:48. > :18:54.We might stick with it for one more point. There is a tie-break. What
:18:54. > :18:59.are the odds of these two playing again? Well, this tie-break could
:18:59. > :19:05.last interminably. So, we leave it there, but you can hit the red
:19:05. > :19:11.button and see the tie-break. As far as Maria Sharapova is concerned,
:19:11. > :19:16.she won her game. It was quite a tricky game, but she won it very
:19:16. > :19:20.conclusively. Trick for tarts in has struggled. She hasn't played a
:19:20. > :19:25.lot, she played a warm-up tournament before, so she was match
:19:25. > :19:33.tough, and Sharapova is back to where she was before has shoulder
:19:33. > :19:41.surgery. She got to the semi-finals in the French Open. She is back on
:19:41. > :19:45.her favourite surface. She still throws a double faults in. She had
:19:45. > :19:51.10 double faults in the French Open, so that is the one thing she has to
:19:51. > :19:55.look out for. Soderling, the bookmakers, everybody you ask, and
:19:55. > :19:58.several players, there is only four possible winners in the
:19:58. > :20:04.Championship. Can you give us any reasonable reason why any other
:20:04. > :20:09.player should be considered as a potential semi-finalist. We forget
:20:09. > :20:15.Robert Soderling. He is a good player. Actually, Roger Federer did
:20:15. > :20:23.not forget him. He said there are five players, sat opposite talking
:20:24. > :20:31.about Soderling. That is a huge compliment. I actually picked
:20:31. > :20:36.Petzschner to win this match. And he got to the final of the German
:20:36. > :20:44.Tom and. He almost beat at Rafael Nadal last year. He is a tremendous
:20:44. > :20:49.player. -- of the German tournament. I thought that was going to be the
:20:49. > :20:54.upset of the first round, so that is a great win for him. Well, here
:20:54. > :21:00.is a defeat the last couple of minutes for Webley-Smith. She
:21:01. > :21:08.played really well. She is climbing up. This was a great opportunity
:21:08. > :21:15.for her, given a wildcard, to get a first victory in Wimbledon. But
:21:15. > :21:18.Zakopalova, she lost to her. The match entertained the crowd for an
:21:18. > :21:22.awfully long time. Back to what happened earlier on today because
:21:22. > :21:25.we talk about the finals at Wimbledon and 2008 was an
:21:25. > :21:30.unbelievable final, but what about the match that happened the
:21:30. > :21:39.following year, featuring Andy Roddick? He was back today, trying
:21:39. > :21:44.to win an elusive Wimbledon title for the very first time. Certainly,
:21:44. > :21:50.I know you are a big Andy Roddick fan, Tracey, but do you think he
:21:50. > :21:54.has got his serving right? Do you think his game is still rounded
:21:54. > :22:01.enough for him to challenge the top four? By challenge, you mean
:22:01. > :22:08.winner? Yes. I don't think so. He has struggled with more injuries,
:22:08. > :22:14.the knee, the shoulder. He obviously loves the grass. He has
:22:14. > :22:18.been in the final three times, but I think the top four are just
:22:18. > :22:24.playing so superior to the rest, it is tough to break into that group.
:22:24. > :22:31.His opponent was and respect, who is in the 150th place in the world.
:22:31. > :22:37.-- his opponent was back. I think Roddick needs a bit of luck. The
:22:37. > :22:43.court at the moment is slow for him. He really struggled against Andy
:22:43. > :22:49.Murray. He played well at Queen's. But he could not damage Murray.
:22:49. > :22:56.Murray was so quick. The courts need to quicken. He needs to play
:22:56. > :23:06.inside, the weather needs to be good in the second week. It is not
:23:06. > :23:06.
:23:06. > :23:12.going to change. It will. He always needs to play inside. With a game
:23:12. > :23:19.like that and a serve like that, he is always a threat. Whether he can
:23:19. > :23:24.beat the top four, I don't know. Roddick, he is always a threat,
:23:24. > :23:28.let's see what he has to say. A lot has been made about this year,
:23:28. > :23:35.we have the big four, and you are not included in that big four. How
:23:35. > :23:41.much of a threat are you? I know how to play on grass. I feel like I
:23:41. > :23:45.am healthy for the first time in a long time. So, who knows? I do not
:23:45. > :23:52.feel like I deserve to be talked about with those four, but if you
:23:52. > :23:56.are talking anybody else besides them, I think I should be. I wonder
:23:56. > :24:05.who he is sponsored by? Moving on, this is one of the big talking
:24:05. > :24:12.points, Australian tennis. Whatever happened to Labour, and roach, and
:24:12. > :24:20.Pat Cash? Anyway, three Australians playing today. The highest-ranked
:24:20. > :24:25.Australian is Lleyton Hewitt, 130th in the world, and here he is
:24:25. > :24:32.playing Nishikori. So, he has had a source for some rejoicing. It looks
:24:32. > :24:42.like he has won a whole tournament! He has had a lot of injuries. He is
:24:42. > :24:43.
:24:43. > :24:49.not playing 100%. He is a top 30 players. And this is the best
:24:49. > :24:55.junior in the world. He won the Orange Bowl, regarded as the world
:24:55. > :25:05.junior championships. He won the US juniors, the Australian juniors. He
:25:05. > :25:05.
:25:05. > :25:10.is a big boy, 6 ft 4. He has just beaten Davydenko. That is a strict
:25:10. > :25:20.set whim. He went through qualifying. So that is a good
:25:20. > :25:25.
:25:25. > :25:32.effort. -- that was a straight set Whereas you take on the game in
:25:32. > :25:39.Australia? -- what is your take? have not got a lot of kids playing
:25:39. > :25:42.tennis. Aussie Rules has sucked up all our athletes. Soccer as well.
:25:42. > :25:50.The girls are not playing. They are playing netball and other sports.
:25:50. > :25:56.Swimming... Traditional sports Illustrated, cricket, tennis, rugby,
:25:56. > :26:01.we are losing a lot of athletes. We are doing well in the Olympics.
:26:01. > :26:06.Tennis hasn't been pushed. How much of that is due to the fact that you
:26:06. > :26:13.need a champion to inspire the next generation? Who are people looking
:26:13. > :26:18.at? Not really. The other sports are promoted well. Pat Rafter,
:26:18. > :26:23.Philippoussis, me, so these kids coming through should have watched
:26:23. > :26:30.me and Hewitt, but we have no tennis players. We do have great
:26:30. > :26:38.coaches. The Davis Cup coach, the guys from Newcombe and me helping
:26:38. > :26:44.out, so we are getting the best out of our kids, but we just need more
:26:44. > :26:48.kids. We have got a very successful Australian Open, so the money is
:26:49. > :26:54.coming in. They are pushing hard, but we have got a few years to go.
:26:54. > :27:03.Just wondering what is happening to Isner and Mahut. It is 6-6 in the
:27:03. > :27:07.tie-break. This could be the world's longest tie-break! It is
:27:07. > :27:14.always tempting fate to go to a tie-break because we could be here
:27:14. > :27:20.for ever, but that was match point to Isner. That was a nervous volley.
:27:20. > :27:23.That is going to continue on the red button. Let's move on from
:27:23. > :27:28.Australian men to American women, and if it is not Venus Williams we
:27:28. > :27:32.are talking about, it is Serena, and as tennis becomes more and more
:27:32. > :27:40.statistics obsessed, we trot out the fact that in the past 11 years,
:27:40. > :27:46.they have been -- there have been nine occasions where a Williams
:27:46. > :27:53.sister has won. Serena has been absent for 49 weeks until
:27:53. > :27:56.reappearing at Eastbourne. I suppose it is fair to say the odds
:27:56. > :28:01.against her at being here were lengthening. She is conservatively
:28:01. > :28:05.dressed compared to her sister! She started well against her French
:28:05. > :28:10.opponent, Rezai, who came close to beating her at Sydney last year.
:28:10. > :28:16.What was your thoughts on her performance today? She played
:28:16. > :28:20.better than at Eastbourne. In the second round, she was serving for
:28:20. > :28:24.the match against Zvonareva, and she was extra nervous today. It is
:28:24. > :28:27.so emotional for her to be back at Wimbledon, and, as you said, up
:28:27. > :28:35.until a couple of months ago, she didn't think she was going to be
:28:35. > :28:45.back. The match now, the French girl was upping her again, and
:28:45. > :28:58.
:28:58. > :29:08.leading 3-2 in the second. -- That was quite excellent from Rezai.
:29:08. > :29:38.
:29:38. > :29:43.APPLAUSE. Serena trying for the angle, but
:29:44. > :29:53.she opens up the best shot for Rezai A, and there is far too much
:29:54. > :30:22.
:30:22. > :30:32.court that Rezai had to hit that This young woman is delivering big
:30:32. > :31:06.
:31:06. > :31:16.Only 87 mph but she couldn't have A little bit of side spin, backspin,
:31:16. > :31:21.
:31:21. > :31:31.get that ball to just Dyer on the Fabulous. She is on a hot streak at
:31:31. > :31:54.
:31:54. > :32:04.the moment. Even Serena cannot But that won't go away. Six doubles
:32:04. > :32:19.
:32:19. > :32:28.So Rezai playing really well. It wasn't that Serena was playing
:32:28. > :32:33.badly, she uptake game. It is one set all. We started to think we
:32:33. > :32:37.might be on the cusp of a real upset with defending champion
:32:37. > :32:47.Serena potentially going out in the first round. It is going with serve
:32:47. > :32:47.
:32:47. > :34:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds
:34:00. > :34:10.A great forehand there By Serena who had lost her balance but Rezai
:34:10. > :34:25.
:34:25. > :34:31.You could sense Serena steeling herself. That is what champions
:34:31. > :34:41.have. This sends a moment and she senses one right now. -- they sense
:34:41. > :35:02.
:35:03. > :35:09.That is exactly what we are not accustomed to seeing Serena du,
:35:09. > :35:19.Miss a second serve return, not be for the balanced and ready to
:35:19. > :35:19.
:35:19. > :36:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds
:36:43. > :36:48.This is so crucial, this Andrew Strauss, the England captain,
:36:48. > :36:52.watching an extraordinary bit of athleticism from Williams, although
:36:52. > :36:58.Rezai had the opportunity to put the ball away, but she didn't take
:36:58. > :37:03.it. This is match point and bang! Serena Williams's serve at moments
:37:04. > :37:12.when she was in trouble really kept her in their game and Rezai's serve,
:37:12. > :37:18.with lots of double faults, let her We can see what this means to you
:37:18. > :37:22.after all you have been through. usually don't cry, I don't
:37:22. > :37:29.understand it! It has been so hard. I never dreamt I would be here
:37:29. > :37:34.right now. I just wanted to win at least one match here, I am not
:37:34. > :37:38.playing doubles, you know... It was a really big win for me. People
:37:38. > :37:43.around the world of watching and for those people who don't know,
:37:43. > :37:50.you were in your own words on your deathbed at 1 point in the past
:37:50. > :37:56.year? Yes and it has been so hard. It has been a disaster year but I
:37:56. > :38:00.have been praying and I have my family and I love tennis and to be
:38:00. > :38:09.able to come back at Wimbledon is pretty awesome. You know, I didn't
:38:09. > :38:19.expect to play or even do anything so I am just excited. I never cried
:38:19. > :38:20.
:38:20. > :38:25.with joy for anything! Yeah... That shows what it means to be back. The
:38:25. > :38:28.way that she played so well last week in East born after not playing
:38:28. > :38:33.for a year, I didn't think she would be this excited -- in
:38:33. > :38:38.Eastbourne. I don't think it is the win, I think it is being back. The
:38:38. > :38:45.year has been a disaster. Just after she won last year, her fourth
:38:45. > :38:50.title, she goes to Munich, cuts a foot on grass, have surgery, then
:38:50. > :38:56.surgery again in October, then has a blood clot on her lung in
:38:56. > :39:00.February. She has had six weeks to prepare. She is taking it all in.
:39:00. > :39:06.She's full of gratitude. If you can't be match fit, which you
:39:06. > :39:11.cannot be if you have only played a couple of matches in 12 months,
:39:11. > :39:15.when you have a serve that big, you have always got a chance. She is a
:39:16. > :39:20.terrific player. Last year, I watched the final. It is the first
:39:20. > :39:25.time I thought that the way she played, she could give the men a
:39:25. > :39:29.run for their money. She played unbelievable. I was texting a
:39:29. > :39:36.couple of people who were hitting partners and they said, she raised
:39:36. > :39:41.the bar again. You know, it is great to have her back. She is not
:39:41. > :39:45.going to be in a fame form as last year but just to have her back out
:39:46. > :39:51.playing -- in the same form. She has a chance. And she will get
:39:51. > :39:55.better. That is important. In the first week, she is vulnerable but
:39:55. > :40:01.this was a good match for her to get through. It was a tough second
:40:01. > :40:04.set. She got little bit sloppy. But with each match, her body will feel
:40:04. > :40:08.a bit better and stronger and she will feel more confident and
:40:08. > :40:12.believe me, nobody at Wimbledon wants to see their name next to
:40:12. > :40:17.Serena, because they know with the great his serve every in the
:40:17. > :40:25.women's game, she is always in, in every match -- the greatest serve
:40:25. > :40:30.ever in the women's game. Anyway... You are wondering... That is what I
:40:30. > :40:39.meant to say, what is happening with Isner and Mahut. What
:40:39. > :40:46.happened? It is over fourth of it is all over. Court 3 is very empty.
:40:46. > :40:50.-- is it over? Yes, it is all over. When you left us it was 6-6 in the
:40:50. > :40:58.third set taking us into a tie- break, much to the delight of the
:40:58. > :41:06.crowd. Everyone was cheering. Mahut saved two match points but in the
:41:06. > :41:11.end, John Isner did it. It lasted two hours and three minutes.
:41:11. > :41:16.Congratulations. A tremendous performance. What a difference a
:41:16. > :41:20.year makes! A quick one and easy today. It wasn't easy but it was
:41:20. > :41:26.considerably quicker than the last time. I was happy about the way I
:41:26. > :41:31.played, especially in the third set. I was down a break. I was telling
:41:31. > :41:34.myself, if I lose the third set, chances are we will not finish this
:41:34. > :41:38.match. Then thinking about the second and third day and I
:41:38. > :41:44.definitely wanted to finish it and I am really glad I am because we
:41:44. > :41:50.were running out of daylight. that go through your mind? No. Not
:41:50. > :41:55.then. This is what I was thinking after the second set. When I lost
:41:55. > :41:59.the match point. I served and volleyed and missed the volley,
:41:59. > :42:07.simple as that, a didn't choke. I knew it was really critical and I
:42:07. > :42:12.have to win it. That would put the pressure back on him. What about
:42:12. > :42:17.the psychology? Coming on Court Three as opposed to court 18. Would
:42:17. > :42:22.you have preferred to be up there? With all the good memories? I don't
:42:22. > :42:27.know if they are good memories! Long, long memories! I am glad they
:42:27. > :42:32.put us on this court. I don't know if they want to tarnish the legacy
:42:32. > :42:38.of court 18 by playing as the second time because chances are,
:42:38. > :42:41.our match today was not going to live up to last year's match.
:42:41. > :42:47.odds were huge that you two would play each other and the build up
:42:47. > :42:55.and all it would entail. Yes, it is a huge relief. I am happy to put
:42:55. > :43:01.this behind me. Obviously I am a lot fresher for my next match. It
:43:01. > :43:04.is really cold out here. I wish him all the best. Congratulations and
:43:04. > :43:08.all the best for the next round. Thank you.
:43:09. > :43:13.What price on them beating each other next year?
:43:13. > :43:18.LAUGHTER. Surely that cannot happen! In a sense it was always
:43:18. > :43:27.going to be after the Lord Mayor's Show. Do what? Do you not know that
:43:27. > :43:33.raise? No. Was that always going to be a disappointment? Yes. The odds
:43:34. > :43:39.have anything dramatic happening again were pretty remote. Isner has
:43:39. > :43:45.improved. I am not saying Mahut is any worse or whatever but it was a
:43:45. > :43:49.tight match. It could have gone either way. John Isner has had a
:43:49. > :43:53.lot of experience and he is the real threat. Anybody with that big
:43:53. > :43:59.as serve and game, full of confidence and lots a Davis Cup
:44:00. > :44:06.matches under his belt... Five-set against Rafael Nadal at the French.
:44:06. > :44:12.In terms of Serena, Roddick, Isner, can you still serve your way to
:44:12. > :44:16.victory? Ask Karlovic. But you can't get all the way. You need a
:44:16. > :44:22.little bit more but it can certainly help. The youngsters that
:44:22. > :44:27.we are working with in the US and Australia, that is what you need to
:44:27. > :44:34.focus on. Look what it does for Serena and Venus, the top players
:44:34. > :44:38.in the women's game. To have those non-returnables. It is such a
:44:38. > :44:44.luxury. Let's tell you about another match that has just
:44:44. > :44:48.finished. This is Li Na, the first Chinese woman ever to win a Grand
:44:48. > :44:52.Slam tournament. What fantastic scenes those were in Paris. This is
:44:52. > :44:57.her going safely through to the second round on court two. We will
:44:57. > :45:07.talk about Li Na in a moment. After we have spoken about Caroline
:45:07. > :45:15.
:45:15. > :45:19.She has yet to win a Grand Slam. She was up against Parra Santonja.
:45:19. > :45:24.Tell us about Wozniacki about a player and a potential Grand Slam
:45:24. > :45:29.winner, because she has got to win one of the mangers to get
:45:29. > :45:33.credibility. I do feel badly for her because it is almost like she
:45:33. > :45:38.has to apologise for being number one in the world, and she does so
:45:39. > :45:42.well in other tournaments that are not Grand Slams. She has won five
:45:42. > :45:52.titles this year but never made it past the 4th round in Wimbledon.
:45:52. > :45:54.
:45:54. > :46:00.She is in a tougher draw. So it is a tough task for her. She doesn't
:46:00. > :46:05.have that huge serve, that a weapon on grass. She doesn't feel
:46:05. > :46:11.comfortable on grass. The warm-up tournament she played was in
:46:11. > :46:15.Copenhagen, on a hard court. way she hijacked Djokovic's press
:46:15. > :46:21.conference was fantastic. If you haven't seen it at home, go on
:46:21. > :46:26.YouTube. She turned up pretending to be a report and asked him
:46:26. > :46:34.questions about his game, which was great. It shows people are a where
:46:34. > :46:39.people are looking at her in a different light. She is easy-going,
:46:39. > :46:44.but she works very hard. She is enjoying the opportunity she has.
:46:44. > :46:50.It is nice to see that. Novak Djokovic, he likes to have a lot of
:46:50. > :46:53.fun as well, and sometimes you say, I know that the tennis world is
:46:53. > :47:00.tough and every match is tough, but what a great opportunity. I am
:47:00. > :47:05.going to have a bit of fun. Off the court, let's have a few laps.
:47:05. > :47:11.strikes the right balance. Very close to her family. Well, moving
:47:11. > :47:17.on to Djokovic quickly. Li, is she a contender? She has been in the
:47:17. > :47:22.quarter-finals twice. She is full of confidence and she went to
:47:22. > :47:27.Munich after the French Open, not back to China. So she is focused on
:47:27. > :47:31.her tennis. When she got to the finals of Australia, she went back
:47:31. > :47:40.to China and lost concentration. She is a drama as well. She is
:47:40. > :47:46.funny! Novak Djokovic, let's look at the most successful men's tennis
:47:46. > :47:53.player this year. 43 games he won until he lost to Federer at Roland
:47:53. > :48:00.Garros. He was facing a Frenchman, Chardy, today. He was not unduly
:48:00. > :48:05.stretched today. A few of the players have commented on how slow
:48:05. > :48:11.the court is, the Centre Court, and it takes a while for them to get
:48:11. > :48:18.their eye in. The degree on the return. It is a very slow a Centre
:48:18. > :48:24.Court, but it is going to get quicker. What a player he is. What
:48:24. > :48:30.a great year. He will have been disappointed by his performance in
:48:30. > :48:34.the semi-finals, but he has come here to win.
:48:35. > :48:39.The kind of you you have had with all those amazing title victories,
:48:39. > :48:45.for all of that, you are coming to this tournament with people talking
:48:46. > :48:50.about Roger, and Murray, that must be a nice position for you. It is
:48:50. > :48:54.logical, in some ways because structure and a Nadal have been so
:48:54. > :48:59.successful on a grass court. And they have been the most dominant
:48:59. > :49:03.players in the last five years. They deserve to be favourites. And
:49:03. > :49:08.then there is Murray, who is playing very well under a lot of
:49:08. > :49:12.pressure. You know, I am one of those players behind who is working
:49:12. > :49:18.hard and waiting for his chance, and eventually have a good to one
:49:18. > :49:24.Would he be your first, second, third favourite? Probably my third.
:49:24. > :49:30.Really? Now you are making the pick first, second third! I think Roger
:49:30. > :49:35.first because of the way he played at the French. And that is such a
:49:35. > :49:40.slow surface. Although this is so slow, but I think that he has won
:49:40. > :49:44.six titles, and his game is so complete. He is comfortable at the
:49:44. > :49:50.net, he is serving well. He said at the press conference he is happy
:49:50. > :49:56.with his serve and movement. He is not slowing down. And he wants to
:49:56. > :50:06.tie Pete Sampras' record as well. So, Pedro, Nadal and Djokovic the
:50:06. > :50:08.
:50:08. > :50:16.EU, and for you? Nadal, Djokovic, Federer and Murray, all equal. I
:50:16. > :50:21.couldn't pick up one. But I think Nadal will win. This has to be one
:50:21. > :50:25.of the most exciting Wimbledons. is wide open. So even a.
:50:25. > :50:31.Please can we have better weather than forecast.
:50:31. > :50:41.We were talking about Webley-Smith going out on Court 14. What else
:50:41. > :50:43.
:50:43. > :50:47.Killed a bong, playing her 11th Wimbledon, was hoping to turn
:50:47. > :50:57.another win in, and she was certainly up for the all-British
:50:57. > :50:57.
:50:57. > :51:06.Her experience shone through, but she will need more energy in the
:51:06. > :51:16.next round. She Baltacha her completed another
:51:16. > :51:18.
:51:18. > :51:25.hat-trick. She won over bar fell. She was lapped up by the crowd.
:51:25. > :51:33.Dan Cox was a set down over Stakhovsky. He fought well but in
:51:33. > :51:36.vain. He lost in straight sets. James Ward made a splash with his
:51:36. > :51:42.semi-final round at Queen's but couldn't send Michael Llodra the
:51:42. > :51:46.same way as some recent victims, of Africa and Querrey. The British No.
:51:47. > :51:56.2 waved goodbye to his second Grand Slam experience. He will have to
:51:56. > :52:01.We keep talking about Eleanor Baltacha, but she is a gutsy player.
:52:01. > :52:07.Very much so. She is 28, and she feels like she is coming into her
:52:07. > :52:11.potential. She has been injury-free for a while, and playing well. Not
:52:11. > :52:20.everybody reaches their full potential in their early 20s. A
:52:20. > :52:25.good Schiavone winning the French last year. We are seeing players
:52:25. > :52:30.reaching their peak later and later. Particularly the men. They are
:52:30. > :52:39.going to be later and later. It is becoming more even. It takes a few
:52:39. > :52:49.years to becomes super-fit. There were some excellent matches on the
:52:49. > :52:53.Tennis, like so many things, is about timing.
:52:53. > :52:57.Argentina's del Potro knows all about that. The former US Open
:52:58. > :53:02.champion has spent plenty of time out through injury of late, but he
:53:02. > :53:09.is back at Wimbledon with a vengeance. There was fancy footwork
:53:09. > :53:14.aplenty as he cruised through in straight sets against Cipolla.
:53:14. > :53:21.Once upon a time, Jankovic was world number one. The 15th seed was
:53:21. > :53:30.found severely wanting against a player ranked 76 in the world,
:53:30. > :53:34.Martina Sanchez of Spain. She lost in three sets.
:53:34. > :53:39.Petra could it avert had never once since last show where she gobbled
:53:39. > :53:45.up receipts on her way to the semi- finals but she came back for
:53:45. > :53:55.seconds and shoot up America's Glatch 6-2, 6-2.
:53:55. > :53:56.
:53:56. > :54:06.On Court 17, we had an Irishman playing. Niland is a bit long in
:54:06. > :54:11.
:54:11. > :54:18.the tooth, but he certainly put up He eventually lost in an epic five-
:54:18. > :54:27.sets, but won plenty of new fans in the process.
:54:27. > :54:35.So does APPLAUSE. Record at Wimbledon hit rock bottom.
:54:35. > :54:39.Stosur putts it must have felt like the longest day of the year as big
:54:39. > :54:43.hitters Stepanek and Verdasco played out a five-set thriller.
:54:43. > :54:53.Despite being a match point down, Verdasco clawed his way to victory
:54:53. > :54:57.
:54:57. > :55:00.Petkovic is a player on the up, and has already reached two Grand Slam
:55:00. > :55:07.quarter-finals this year and will be itching to make Wimbledon No. 3.
:55:08. > :55:17.She saw of her opponent in straight sets, giving time to show off some
:55:18. > :55:19.
:55:19. > :55:27.What a great way to celebrate. Just to alert you to this. This is Jo-
:55:27. > :55:34.Wilfried Tsonga against the magnificent Soeda from Japan. He
:55:34. > :55:42.has won with him. He is an interesting man in the draw. Colin
:55:42. > :55:52.Niland, the first Irishman to win in the open era, but sadly he
:55:52. > :55:58.
:55:58. > :56:03.Sir, here are the victims of Niland had history in his grasp.
:56:03. > :56:11.did well going through qualifies as well. He is 29 and has been around
:56:11. > :56:16.for a while. This was his big chance. He is a great supporter of
:56:16. > :56:21.my charity. We are hoping for him to go through, but a double break
:56:22. > :56:31.up in the 5th set and didn't quite finish it off, so... That is tennis.
:56:32. > :56:32.
:56:32. > :56:36.We saw Petkovic' celebration, what do you make of this? This is Paire.
:56:36. > :56:42.In the middle of the match, he thought, why not. Is this typically
:56:42. > :56:50.French? I think it is fantastic. How much time he spent doing this.
:56:50. > :56:56.A great talent. Good footwork. Very helpful. We were talking yesterday
:56:56. > :57:02.about Venus Williams' out that. Were you a fan of that? I thought
:57:02. > :57:12.that was very creative. What about the pedal-pushers today? She was
:57:12. > :57:14.
:57:14. > :57:20.probably cold. It is breezing. It is very windy. She came on court,
:57:20. > :57:25.she had a jumper on. She finished her match, and unfortunately, it
:57:25. > :57:31.was only one point today because her opponent heard her me. That has
:57:31. > :57:36.to be one of the shortest matches in the history of the competition.
:57:36. > :57:46.Now, let's show you what you will see tomorrow. Let's hope that is
:57:46. > :57:56.
:57:56. > :58:06.not the only fantastic sunset we One, and potentially, the forecast
:58:06. > :58:06.
:58:06. > :58:12.is not good, so that match might be A quick word Murray. Your take on
:58:12. > :58:17.him. Very impressive. His opponent played an unbelievable first set.
:58:18. > :58:23.He slammed a winners everywhere so Murray played very good form