:00:20. > :00:25.The great festival dilemma. Tennis or rock? Lord or mudbath? 3-0 or
:00:25. > :00:35.free love? The best grass in the world is here at SW19. And it is
:00:35. > :00:47.
:00:47. > :00:57.A Grand Slam winner in of second look -- second longest women's
:00:57. > :01:03.
:01:03. > :01:07.The first week is over and while a couple of names have fallen by the
:01:07. > :01:11.wayside, for the majority, it is business as usual and they go into
:01:11. > :01:15.the second week, raring to go. There is plenty to look back on and
:01:15. > :01:18.look forward to with Pat Cash and John Lloyd. Before we talk about
:01:18. > :01:22.today, I was given the most fantastic bit of sporting trivia
:01:22. > :01:28.and I am going to test you on this and I guarantee you will not get it
:01:28. > :01:38.now. So, Goran Ivanisevic won the men's single title 10 years ago.
:01:38. > :01:44.What was unique about that achievement? The first wildcard?
:01:44. > :01:54.More interesting. The kind of thing you will ball people with in the
:01:54. > :01:56.
:01:56. > :02:03.pub for the next week at we -- at least. Served the most aces? That
:02:03. > :02:10.is going to keep going for the next 40 minutes.
:02:10. > :02:20.The matches were war -- watched by a bunch of stellar sporting stars
:02:20. > :02:27.from all over the world. Tennis players, rowers, swimmers, skeleton
:02:27. > :02:32.lugers, commentators... World Cup winners, four-minute mile sprinters,
:02:32. > :02:36.long jumpers, and long distance winners. In front of them was one
:02:36. > :02:43.of the great members of the tennis royal family. Roger Federer walked
:02:43. > :02:49.onto the court determined to get another 7th title to rival that of
:02:49. > :02:53.Pete Sampras. He was facing David by bound Deanne -- Nalbandian. What
:02:53. > :02:59.was your opinion about the way he played today? I thought he played
:02:59. > :03:03.well. He played well in the first week. He has played the best of the
:03:03. > :03:09.top four seeds and the first week. I've been very impressed with him.
:03:09. > :03:14.A big serve. He has been serving very well. Nalbandian, that shot
:03:14. > :03:24.was absolutely incredible. That was some brilliant stuff. Nalbandian,
:03:24. > :03:25.
:03:25. > :03:31.he put up... He was always a threat but couldn't produce enough shots.
:03:31. > :03:38.He is taking the ball a lot earlier this year. He is looking for a
:03:38. > :03:45.solution to beat Rafa and Novak. He is not very far away atoll.
:03:45. > :03:51.much do you think Federer, he seems very relaxed, he seems so calm and
:03:51. > :03:56.at ease. And he is playing like that as well. He is. The French
:03:56. > :04:00.Open, for me, was a big stepping- stone for him. He had been
:04:00. > :04:04.through... He hadn't been forgotten about but gone down the list a
:04:04. > :04:09.little bit. He never doubted himself, but people were starting
:04:09. > :04:14.to. When he beat Djokovic, nobody gave him moderate a chance. It said
:04:14. > :04:20.it all. So, Pedro, getting the acclamation of the crowd on a
:04:20. > :04:29.glorious sun crest -- sun-kissed often in. I think I am playing than
:04:29. > :04:33.last year. People still don't give Nalbandian good credit. They think
:04:33. > :04:38.I played a shocker but it wasn't the case. I got lucky to come
:04:38. > :04:43.through, but this year I am more confident on my serve, and more
:04:43. > :04:47.relaxed from the baseline. It seems like it is working. But it is only
:04:47. > :04:52.the first week, and I hope I can keep it going. How excited are you
:04:52. > :04:57.about what is ahead? It was exciting when the draws come
:04:57. > :05:02.together. On Monday after the Sunday off for all the players, all
:05:02. > :05:07.the men play the same time, it is call, it is nice to be there. The
:05:07. > :05:15.matches get tougher, and I do not a who I am playing but I'm excited
:05:15. > :05:18.anyway if. We will tell you later on, Roger. If you were playing word
:05:18. > :05:25.association, use Federer, you immediately think Nadal. And he was
:05:25. > :05:35.playing my love who beat him six years ago. -- he was playing one up.
:05:35. > :05:40.
:05:40. > :05:45.It was a different Nadal in those days. The solitary tie-break that
:05:45. > :05:55.won Muller that game those years ago. There were no rallies in this
:05:55. > :05:55.
:05:55. > :06:05.game today. Yes. Everyone said he didn't play well yesterday, but he
:06:05. > :06:08.
:06:08. > :06:12.played extremely well today, Nadal. My Muller served out of his mind.
:06:12. > :06:18.And Nadal could not so figure out his serve but it was a tough match
:06:18. > :06:23.for him. When he got his range, there was only one winner. He has
:06:23. > :06:28.got to tough them out, some of these matches. We have just watched
:06:28. > :06:34.Djokovic. There is a lot of great competitors out there. And if they
:06:34. > :06:38.have nothing to lose against the top seeds, they have defied. Here
:06:38. > :06:43.is what Rafa Nadal made of his passage. -- they have to fight.
:06:43. > :06:49.Well, it was very difficult, especially the first two sets. I
:06:49. > :06:54.didn't have a single chance to break him. I felt the match was
:06:54. > :06:59.without rhythm, so it was difficult because the tie-break, anything can
:06:59. > :07:05.happen, it is like a lottery. I am happy about how I played the tie-
:07:06. > :07:10.break. Very solid with my serve. The second one, I put all the first
:07:10. > :07:14.serves in side, and I played good when I had to, when I had to touch
:07:14. > :07:24.the ball on the return. So very happy. A very important victory for
:07:24. > :07:27.
:07:27. > :07:37.The Match Of The Day on Monday is Nadal against del Potro. This is
:07:37. > :07:39.
:07:39. > :07:44.the Argentinian scene of the 15th seed, Simon, from France. --
:07:44. > :07:53.Argentinian Simon. What about that match? Del Potro is maybe a few
:07:53. > :07:59.months away from winning a match like this. Grass is not his first -
:07:59. > :08:04.- not his best surface. Next year, yes. My rule of thumb is, and very
:08:04. > :08:09.rarely do I get proven wrong, if you are out for some time, it takes
:08:09. > :08:16.that time to get back. So if you are out fighting months, it takes
:08:16. > :08:22.18 months to get back? Yes. He has been out for about a year. He is
:08:22. > :08:28.about right in a year's time. But he will shake Rafa up a little bit.
:08:28. > :08:33.The way more low managed to pin him beside -- behind the baseline was
:08:33. > :08:38.great. Can del Potro do that? is hitting them at 130 miles per
:08:38. > :08:43.hour, yes. But with Nadal, if the serve goes off for a fraction, the
:08:43. > :08:49.percentage drops, and he doesn't find the spots, and then rougher
:08:49. > :08:58.will take over. If -- is Rafa Nadal getting better as he did in France?
:08:58. > :09:01.I think so. I think he is tired from the French Open. He has only
:09:02. > :09:06.played a set today. It is only going to help him. If he can get
:09:06. > :09:10.through del Potro and stay fresh, it is going to be big for him
:09:10. > :09:15.because that is a tough draw. That is the match of the tournament so
:09:15. > :09:22.far as far as the names are concerned. Del Potro is the hardest
:09:22. > :09:27.hitting player I have ever seen. When things start going wrong, we
:09:27. > :09:31.slowed down but he doesn't. He takes it up another gear. I am not
:09:31. > :09:39.sure whether he can do it on the grass. That will be the thing we
:09:39. > :09:44.will work for on Monday. We will see David Berrer. Is anyone
:09:44. > :09:48.able to GPS on him to see how far he runs during a match? There is no
:09:48. > :09:55.ball he will not chase. Even half a mile over there, he thinks he can
:09:55. > :10:02.trace it. And Nadal has the same mentality. Is that a Spanish thing?
:10:03. > :10:08.They are just very competitive. Nadal has the fullest admiration
:10:08. > :10:14.for Ferrer. Every point, as you say, he is in-your-face. He never stops.
:10:14. > :10:20.He will run. He doesn't care. Lleyton Hewitt has another one. He
:10:20. > :10:25.is always nipping at your heels. Even if you are ahead. Davydenko
:10:25. > :10:31.was like that as well. He was always like that even though he is
:10:31. > :10:36.injured now. We are talking Aussie tennis later. There is a smile on
:10:36. > :10:40.your face. Moving on, if you are thinking, I wish I had backed
:10:40. > :10:43.Serena Williams before this championships, I bet you are
:10:43. > :10:51.wishing this even more today because she is getting better and
:10:51. > :10:59.better as the tournament progresses. She played Kirilenko today. She was
:10:59. > :11:03.on Court 1. It was almost like watching the Serena of old. We said
:11:03. > :11:07.if she had got through the first couple of rounds, she will be
:11:07. > :11:12.dangerous. She has done more. She is such a great champion and
:11:12. > :11:19.everyone is scared of her. When she strikes the ball, grass is her
:11:19. > :11:24.surface. And she is looking good. A very good. Look, I think there is a
:11:24. > :11:32.slight lack of superstar at the top but she and her sister are
:11:32. > :11:41.superstars. And what about having a you're out? She is disproving that.
:11:41. > :11:49.Yes, I suppose I was talking about the men! Because... She is a class
:11:49. > :11:53.act. Let's see how she does. There is still another week. Who knows,
:11:53. > :12:03.she might start getting sore and injured and then we will say, she
:12:03. > :12:06.wasn't ready. She is saying, I can win this. And that is unusual.
:12:06. > :12:12.is in good nick, that is for sure. Are you feeling good about your
:12:12. > :12:15.game? I am feeling better. I am glad to be still in the tournament.
:12:15. > :12:21.My serve is getting better, and I am getting the rhythm I have been
:12:21. > :12:27.missing. It is good. What changes are you now going to make? I just
:12:27. > :12:30.want to serve better like they did today. Just hold on out there, and
:12:30. > :12:37.just move, and just more than anything enjoy myself and stay
:12:37. > :12:41.focused. This year's here went at Le Roland
:12:41. > :12:46.Garros Leonhard went out yesterday and today was the turn off
:12:46. > :12:51.Francesca Schiavone. She wasn't a bit of bother. She was confronted
:12:51. > :12:57.by the staggeringly Dokic Austrian Paszek. The match seemed as though
:12:57. > :13:03.it was going to go on and on. This is early in the third set. I
:13:03. > :13:06.emphasise the word early, because there was a middle and late. The
:13:06. > :13:09.rallies were interminable on occasions, and it was one of those
:13:09. > :13:14.matches where you just have to admire the sheer resolve and
:13:14. > :13:24.determination and commitment but a but unerring determination of both
:13:24. > :13:59.
:13:59. > :14:05.We were tired watching that! Schiavone serve twice for the match,
:14:05. > :14:15.failed on both occasions, and now, here she is, 10-9 down. They have
:14:15. > :14:15.
:14:15. > :15:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 52 seconds
:15:07. > :15:17.been playing for three and a half That is a great shot. Nine out of
:15:17. > :15:43.
:15:43. > :15:47.the last 10 points she has won. APPLAUSE.
:15:47. > :15:54.Well, the momentum is with Paszek now. This will be her best win for
:15:54. > :16:04.a long, long, long time. Once again, though, the ball in the middle of
:16:04. > :16:04.
:16:04. > :17:30.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 52 seconds
:17:30. > :17:40.the court, and Schiavone not moving She has just made it! That was a
:17:40. > :17:40.
:17:40. > :18:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 52 seconds
:18:44. > :18:48.Sir, three hours and 41 minutes. -- so. That was an epic match. Whilst
:18:48. > :18:58.one grand-slam winner was bowing out, another was sailing on.
:18:58. > :18:58.
:18:58. > :19:08.Sharapova there was playing a lot better today. She is yet to drop a
:19:08. > :19:10.
:19:10. > :19:18.set. A lot of people saying that they think she is the person who if
:19:18. > :19:25.anybody is going to upset next week. Maria, once upon a time, was world
:19:25. > :19:32.No. 1. So was Serena and so was Venus. But who is now the world
:19:32. > :19:42.number one? Sometimes be number one can be a poisoned chalice.
:19:42. > :19:45.
:19:45. > :19:55.What is in a number one the number is one? -- what is in a number when
:19:55. > :19:55.
:19:55. > :20:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 52 seconds
:20:40. > :20:50.After a couple of quick-fire wins, Caroline Wozniacki is still going
:20:50. > :20:53.
:20:53. > :21:03.strong. Today, the top seed was in commanding form. She lost just five
:21:03. > :21:18.
:21:18. > :21:28.Let us see what else happens in the women's draw.
:21:28. > :21:30.
:21:30. > :21:35.Bartoli can be fiery when things are not going her way. Her father
:21:35. > :21:45.was removed and her fortunes improved. She took the decider at
:21:45. > :21:46.
:21:46. > :21:56.9-7. I don't remember exactly what I said, but I it was pretty clear.
:21:56. > :22:02.
:22:02. > :22:09.-- but I was pretty clear. There was too much strength and speed for
:22:09. > :22:19.the German here. The Slovakian is through to the 4th round where she
:22:19. > :22:51.
:22:51. > :22:57.Finally to Court 18. Elena Baltacha found her A game. She will have a
:22:57. > :23:02.sterner test in the next round as Sharapova a weights.
:23:02. > :23:07.That Bartoli incident, a lot of parents who have children who play
:23:07. > :23:13.tennis know what her father was going through. She blamed him for
:23:13. > :23:23.losing the first set and told him to get off. I know exactly how that
:23:23. > :23:23.
:23:23. > :23:30.feels! It would have been awkward. They are probably discussing it
:23:30. > :23:34.over dinner. What about Wozniacki? World No. 1, but unknown to the
:23:34. > :23:42.general sporting public. She has got to win a Grand Slam to change
:23:42. > :23:47.that. Yes. She wins tournaments, but she hasn't played her best in a
:23:47. > :23:57.Grand Slam. I think she will do. The women get her bit worried in
:23:57. > :23:57.
:23:57. > :24:00.press conferences. They are number one on the computer, but they have
:24:00. > :24:07.not won at Grand Slam and they get a bit upset. I think she will win
:24:07. > :24:17.one, but it has not happened. could have the same arguments with
:24:17. > :24:19.
:24:20. > :24:26.regards to golfer -- golf. It is the nature of the beast. They want
:24:26. > :24:36.a name like her to go out and play. She is fit and determined. She has
:24:36. > :24:36.
:24:36. > :24:42.not had the best results and the Grand Slam. It shows what the
:24:42. > :24:50.women's game is. It is very open. Does she look like a winner to you?
:24:50. > :24:55.Today, she did. I was very impressed. She is a one of a
:24:55. > :25:02.handful that can win it and that makes an exciting second week.
:25:02. > :25:09.the past few years we have taken delight in some of the decline in
:25:09. > :25:19.Australian tennis. But as far as today is concerned, maybe the
:25:19. > :25:25.
:25:25. > :25:35.weren't his turning. After Lleyton Hewitt fouled out, -- after it
:25:35. > :25:35.
:25:35. > :25:44.Lleyton Hewitt left, Soderling was beaten. His opponent was pretty
:25:44. > :25:50.handy. He has had seven wins on the bounce. He knows how to win. He has
:25:50. > :25:56.been be well's top junior. He has won the US and Australian juniors.
:25:56. > :26:06.He is finding it tough in the big game, but he loves to play against
:26:06. > :26:09.
:26:09. > :26:19.the older players. He has grown up playing against men and he knows
:26:19. > :26:47.
:26:47. > :26:57.how to win. Let us see what No he has got time, but how long?
:26:57. > :27:33.
:27:33. > :27:43.That was absolutely brilliant! He Opening the court wide and making
:27:43. > :27:43.
:27:43. > :29:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 52 seconds
:29:25. > :29:35.He is so short of breath after the The Soderling corner is looking
:29:35. > :29:35.
:29:35. > :30:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 52 seconds
:30:23. > :30:33.Once the rally starts, it no pace is given to Soderling. He has to do
:30:33. > :30:33.
:30:33. > :31:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 52 seconds
:31:24. > :31:34.Some outstanding tennis there. As we move into the third set, he has
:31:34. > :31:34.
:31:34. > :33:49.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 52 seconds
:33:49. > :33:59.got the break and he is serving for To lifeline points for Soderling. -
:33:59. > :34:37.
:34:37. > :34:47.They are all challenging! It is called out. It is a Soderling
:34:47. > :34:47.
:34:47. > :36:04.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 52 seconds
:36:04. > :36:14.That is amazing! That is really It could all end it right here. --
:36:14. > :36:27.
:36:27. > :36:36.He has got it! How cool is that? You must be feeling on top of the
:36:36. > :36:44.world? I am. It was great to beat world? I am. It was great to beat
:36:44. > :36:49.Robyn. I have to play well. people didn't know who you were
:36:49. > :36:59.before today, they certainly do now. For crowd got behind me and any
:36:59. > :36:59.
:36:59. > :37:09.support can help when you are playing someone like him. The first
:37:09. > :37:17.
:37:17. > :37:24.18-year-old to reach this stage of the competition for 21 years. How
:37:24. > :37:34.good is he? Well, he has got the ability to win. He is a big boy, he
:37:34. > :37:37.
:37:37. > :37:43.is 6 ft 4. He plays almost like a junior. He is very accurate and he
:37:43. > :37:52.slices the ball. He knows how to win and when I saw him come up
:37:52. > :37:56.against Soderling, I thought it would be a match he could win.
:37:56. > :38:06.Without being too parochial about it, it is great for the game that
:38:06. > :38:12.
:38:12. > :38:17.there might be another Australian coming up to the top echelons.
:38:18. > :38:26.There is a void at the moment and it needs to be a global game, so it
:38:27. > :38:31.needs someone from Australia. Unfortunately, Lleyton Hewitt's
:38:31. > :38:41.career is heading in a different direction. He is a bit like Andy
:38:41. > :38:46.
:38:46. > :38:52.Murray, but he is not as quick as him. The No. 5 seed on his way out.
:38:52. > :39:02.Djokovic did not have things his own way. How do we describe
:39:02. > :39:08.
:39:08. > :39:12.Baghdatis? Mercurial? Mysterious. A great game. Joe conviction was --
:39:12. > :39:17.Djokovic was excited, but not in the right way. He was not at his
:39:17. > :39:27.best. He seemed to be playing with the handbrake on. I do not think he
:39:27. > :39:31.
:39:31. > :39:41.played great. I think during the first week it has been patchy, but
:39:41. > :39:44.
:39:44. > :39:53.if I am honest, he is the weakest of the top four seeds. He do it in
:39:53. > :40:00.the semi-final against Federer. Roger played really well. He had to.
:40:00. > :40:07.Baghdatis is a tricky player. He hits the ball flat and hard and
:40:07. > :40:17.that can trouble anybody. A tough match. Djokovic is maybe not where
:40:17. > :40:28.
:40:28. > :40:34.he wants to be, but he does find a way. So, Djokovic into week to.
:40:34. > :40:41.Would it be fair to say that you lost your temper? Yes, I did. An
:40:41. > :40:51.honest answer. How difficult was it to refocus after that. You lost the
:40:51. > :40:51.
:40:51. > :41:01.second set. I had some break points that I did not use. I was not
:41:01. > :41:07.playing at top level. However, I am through to the next round. I won
:41:08. > :41:11.against a very good player today. I need to get ready for the next game.
:41:11. > :41:21.What a fantastic sunset. If you have got tickets for Centre Court
:41:21. > :41:46.
:41:46. > :41:56.So Murray against gas get. What do we reckon? If we look to the match
:41:56. > :42:04.
:42:04. > :42:09.they play it appears to go, gas get was unstoppable. -- Gasquet.
:42:09. > :42:14.problem with Gasquet, and a big it is the reason why he has not won a
:42:14. > :42:22.slam, is because he does not have a back-up plan. However, when he is
:42:22. > :42:30.on, he is brilliant. Yesterday, Andy against Ljubicic, it was a
:42:30. > :42:36.tense match. He is it dangerous player. You saw that he was getting
:42:36. > :42:42.frustrated. The ball was right on the racket and he was frustrated
:42:42. > :42:52.that he missed it. The second serve is one of the shops where Ljubicic
:42:52. > :42:59.
:42:59. > :43:04.Relief funds it. -- shots where Ljubicic really hit it. He is a big
:43:04. > :43:12.guy, Ljubicic. Gasquet will have to come forwards and finish off the
:43:12. > :43:19.point. I think the winner will be Murray, but there will be lots of
:43:19. > :43:24.action. Murray in four for five. it could be a late show for del
:43:24. > :43:34.Potro. Before we go, a word quiz. I had been annoying everyone with
:43:34. > :43:37.
:43:37. > :43:47.this. I was so excited when I was told this yesterday. What was
:43:47. > :43:48.
:43:48. > :43:55.interesting about the Wimbledon winner 10 years ago? His name is