Day 7 Today at Wimbledon

weather. More sunshine develop, one or two afternoon showers set off.

It will be one of those hit and miss shower days on Wednesday. The

fresh air will be with all of us, including those in East Anglia and

Kent. Highs closer to what they should be at around 16-22. Mostly

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Without a doubt, one of the best tennis players we have ever seen at

this tournament. There is some way to go and the competition will get

tougher. You must raise your game 30 degrees and the heat is on for

the British No. 1. All the day that everyone who is anybody were

looking for a place in the quarter- finals. What a day in store. Game,

set and match! The second Monday is always the best afternoon and there

were to be here at as depending on your approach to the heat, it was

either wonderful or unbearable but Tracey remains cool best

personified. -- coolness. We have a lot to talk about. Let's wind the

clock back to mayday, and Andy Murray walking onto the court with

history on his shoulders but you can use history as a positive or

negative. It might be 75 years since a British ban won the men's

singles title but Andy Marriott was playing Richard Gasquet and in the

past three years, he has played 32 Frenchmen and he has beaten 31 of

them. Should all else fail, that is the kind of thing to stimulate

conversation in the Royal Box. His great, great uncle was on the

Ultimately, we found ourselves in a first-set tie-break and we felt

this was going to be key in determining the future course of

the match. At this point, Andy Andy Murray took his eye off the

approach. He just rushed in a little bit. Just enough. Why didn't

he get that with two hands? It is strange. Richard Gasquet surprised

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That was a beautiful.. Great stuff from Andy Murray, both players, in

fact. And that felt like a set winning exchange between both

players. Richard Gasquet is shaking his head. And they were strength to

strength, there. And Andy Murray Andy Murray has got this one! He

has not sealed it but he is in He is a strong, young man.

Physically and mentally. Certainly, And that is it! That was an

mannerly, professional game of The only certainty was that Richard

Gasquet would not be two sets up and Andy Murray would have to draw

on all was have -- all of his reserves. From then on, there was

only going to be one winner. John Lloyd said it was one of the best

performances he had ever seen Andy Murray give. Richard Gasquet was

somebody who people thought was dangerous in the trough. He played

a very clean match and served extremely well, his second serve in

particular. This was a matter a lot of people were talking about. Would

Richard Gasquet give him some trouble? He just took it to him, he

attacked and was in control. It is about conserving energy, it was

very hot at this time of the day. There was no shadow on the court.

And the humidity was absolutely massive. To get that job done and

get off, end of March, thank you very much. That was perfect.

Particularly because of the rest of the week has been cold and windy.

And to elevate it up to this temperature was a big, drastic

change. Well, it was a performance to be set before a future king and

it was appreciated by one and all. Do you think that I played well but

I probably can play better? There is better tennis in my? Definitely,

I could return better. I was happy with my serve today. I need to

How did you buy do to the royal box? How did it look? If what was

it like playing in front of the Duke and Duchess? Some of on the

evening Standard said, they were coming. It is less, it's good for

tennis, anytime you can get royalty to come. It does not happen that

often. Did you practise before you went on to the court? They did not

because they did not know if my source was going to be correct and

I did not know if they were winding me up! More importantly his play on

the court and he was positive. A lot of people through the criticism

in his direction that sometimes he is reactive and not proactive but

today he determined the pace of the match. That is so important, we

have seen in the past that all too frequently when the going gets

tough, he gets negative and that does not really help his game. I

have rarely seen champions and winners being negative. John

McEnroe is one. But for most it does not help. And I think it is

really important this spring that he broke up with his coach and has

been working with Darren Cahill. He talked to him about being more in

control. You bar the see old and nobody can tell you what to do.

the treasurer? -- CO. To me, that follows through. In the past we

have seen sometimes all too frequently because he has that

creativity he can be passive. Grass calls for aggressiveness. Who would

you play in the next round? He had The Spaniard, Lopez fought back and

find himself within one match point and he duly won this and then threw

his kitbag into the crowd in celebration. And he has that demon

left hand serve both -- he has served 100 aces in this

championship. 20 more than anybody else, which guarantees you have of

the game. He took Andy Roddick in three sets. He plays with

confidence and he was almost out of this match and somehow found that

extra gear. Of course, it is so effective and it is such an

advantage to be left-handed because it comes at you at a different

angle. Murray, his double-handed backhand is one of his great

strengths. He will have to put that out wide and it is apparent for

Andy Murray, before he plays, to have that to serve to him. But he

is one of the best returners. winner of that match, you would

think, will play the winner of Rafa Nadal and Del Potro, which closed

things out. You felt that Del Potro was not quite there, yet. He will

be and when it comes to the US Open, he could be a serious contender but

that was match point and Rafa Nadal had a bit of an injury scare and

came through and played some sublime tennis. You kind of think,

he looked like somebody who was getting better and better as the

tournament goes on. He was really pushed in this match and Del Potro

has really improved. He had wrist surgery last May and only played a

couple of tournaments but he has gotten better with each result of

this year and I did his match in the second round and he was much,

much better today. That bodes well for him, we will see him back in

the top 10 very quickly. Nadal was just better in the crucial moments.

He had those crucial tie-breaks. And Del Potro was just a little bit

tired. He kept asking the umpire, is it too dark? Can we finish this

tomorrow? Whereas Rafa Nadal just got stronger, his stamina was

always going to be there. Back to the men's game in a few moments but

let's focus on the women's matches, which were almost across the board

fantastic. Notably one which involved two players who have very

demonstrative parents. Fathers who are very opinionated and forceful

and imposing. This is Marion for Italy or France sending her father

of a couple of years ago. He would say that both of the fathers today

were united in being unbelievably proud of both of their daughters,

who provided the match of the championship. Marion Bartoli won

the first set and we're now a in the second set, and it is a tie-

She got the serve she wanted and was able to take that backhand

early and get Serena Williams off balance. Another match point on her

Pure delight. Serena Williams, she could not have given any more,

either. The four-times champion, including the last two years.

Marion Bartoli, she has just written another amazing chapter in

this extraordinary career. One of the wins of her life. And she

How far can you go? I had extra difficult matches in my previous

rounds. It was difficult to physically come back on the court

today but obviously an and the best shape of my life and I am playing

some great tennis. I will have a good rest tonight and I will say

tomorrow. I don't know who I am playing. A lot of people would say

if you had con here after the best part of being out for a year and

walked away with the title, it would not have been a good thing,

does his results show that it is still very competitive? Yes, I am

super happy that I lost! Well... But perhaps wasn't the best phrased

question but was that at churlish response? She is so disappointed. I

do not know that we can expect more. She won the title for the 4th time

last year, she had to feed operations and that issue with her

lungs. She has only played two matches at Eastbourne last week

coming into this and I think she had won that second set she might

have been able to scrape through and again, earlier rounds for her,

this is still early, when she will be vulnerable but Serena Williams

was to pass it today. She had shots that she would normally bury in the

corner and be aggressive and she dot dot because she doesn't have

the confidence. She has played so The sec set. One rally here, the

play went on and on. The resilience of both players was fantastic.

Marion Bartoli was fantastic. She was unable to convert on match

points. She put that out of her mind. She, without a doubt, was

trying it dictate. She served well. With a high number of aces and

unreturnables. She was moving around the court so well. Serena

was not moving so well. Hitting off the back foot too frequently.

Marion Bartoli kept her foot on the pedal.

The questions are to be asked about Serena Williams, how much does she

want this anymore? That is the question to ask, what is your take?

She's starving. You do? Yes, I do. Is that why she was so ungracious.

Let's face it, she is the defending champion, she refused to give

interviews, wouldn't you say a champion would do that win or lose?

Is that not the sign of a champion? I would like to see her do those,

but the question was about how much does she want it. Yes, she is 29,

she will turn 30, but as they have taken such big chunks of time off.

It is like Andre Agassi, he played well into his 30s, he had so much

time off. I think when Serena ten ters a tournament and a Grand Slam,

she expects to win it, even though she's been out that much time.

Marion Bartoli, word -- a word on her? Fantastic. She is plugging

away. The other day, was the first time, I saw her ask her father,

they are so close, Walter, who is her coach, she asked him to leave.

It seemed to work. She mentioned it. She said she is the fittest she's

ever been in her life. That is right. And a final point. We are

used to Serena serving aces, but Bartoli did that today? Key moments.

They were fantastic. Key moments that is when you need it, but in

the second set tie-breaker when you expected Bartoli not to be able to

continue to play as aggressively, at such a high level, she came up

with the big serve. All credit to her. After that, everyone was

scouring the record books, wondering if there was ever an

occasion, where the sisters had gone out on the same day. The

answer was "no". Serena Williams was facing Tsvetana Pironkova who

beat her here last year. This was a pretty good game as well.

Sorry, Venus Williams. In terms of the overall quality of

the matches so far, is tennis in good shape, you would have to say y

yes. When you look at the draw for the quarterfinals, you may say who,

but nonetheless. There are handy players in there, not least

Tsvetana Pironkova. The key thing about the match she was not cowed

by playing Venus Williams. She walked on court looking like she

could win. You can see that Venus is looking

fraught and concerned there. With good reason. Swiftly after that,

the Bulgarian girl found herself a match point. How is that for a

backhand cross court to win the match and knock the second Williams

sister out of the championship. Fantastic.

Fantastic and Tsvetana Pironkova has not won back-to-back matches

since last year at Wimbledon. She has barely won matches this year.

So it is a great effort from her. Venus, where does she go now, she

is older? She's played 12 matchs in 12 months. That is not enough match

preparation. She had a terribly day at the office. Making mistakes and

not by a small margin. She missed over heads by a couple of metres.

Credit to her, she never gave up. Last year when she lost to Tsvetana

Pironkova by the same score, she got down on herself, but all credit

to Tsvetana Pironkova. She never let down out there on a big court

against a five-time champion. She served well, but it was a tough day

for Venus, she has not had the match preparation.

This may be an idiot question to ask, but the Williams sisters, the

end? Absolutely not! Absolutely not! Of course, the Olympics are

here a few weeks after Wimbledon next year. That's really what they

are gearing for. I think that age is just a number for them. We don't

want to talk about a retirement story with them.

I'm not talking age, what about retirement? I think it is full. Not

even half full. I think it is full. They don't really need to come back.

Venus has won 13 Grand Slams, Serena seven. You can tell what the

matches mean to them. We lost two of the names in the

women's game, what about the third, Maria Sharapova? It was more

straightforward for her. What was your take on her match against

Shuai Peng? She was cool. Maria Sharapova played well. Shuai Peng

played a great match. She's had a great tournament, but Maria

Sharapova, there has not been so much talk about her. She is clearly,

clearly the favourite here now. She's serving better. That is

really what is most important with her play. Is she going to have the

service yips, or is that part of her game to break down as she is

returning well, getting better with each match. She's the only former

champion left. There are a bunch of players getting to the later rounds

for the first time and don't have the experience of Maria Sharapova.

Well, Tracy making the point that Maria Sharapova is very much the

bookmakers' favourites. The women' draw today, it was like a game of

skittles, wherever you looked the big names were knocked over. There

may have been a star-studded line- up off court with real royalty and

hip-hop royalty, but the real single's womens promised to be hot

today. The first woman to move into the

quarters was fourth seed Victoria Zaderanka. The court were crazyy in

love with the bell Russia an. It is not exactly putting a ring on it,

but this guy did get a towell. Court 14 and two unseeded 20-year-

olds. Inincluded the youngest women in

the last. -- including the youngest woman in

the set. After treatment to the right and to the left, Pervak suck

comed to the impressive Pashek. With Vera Zvonareva out, Caroline

Wozniacki is very much an independent woman at the top of the

standing. It was a case of daija view as she was back here. After

romping home 6-1 in the first, Dominika Cibulkova turned the

tables. In the decider there were service breaks aplenty. Both

players appeared to wilt in the afternoon sun, but when Dominika

Cibulkova broke, it became clear that whilst Caroline Wozniacki won

the rankings, she is not on top of the world. In the match up between

Petra Mandula and AninaWhitmeyer, there was barely enough time to say

their names as the game was wrapped up quickly.

And Cetkoskova was winning her game but really intriguing.

Dominika Cibulkova, 5ft 1.5. How is Dominika Cibulkova, 5ft 1.5. How is

see able to compete at this level? She is a feisty competitor and the

speed makes up for are it. When I spoke to the commentators on

their match, he is was just dominating. She hits so big. It is

like Justine Henin if you have the right strokes and hit them

correctly, you can hit them with power.

5ft 1.5. It is the top two inches that is key. So, the winner at this

point could be, is it Maria Sharapova? Maybe.

If you pushed me, but there is also Kevitka.

Huge service and she has won a few rounds in the last few months.

Here is Roger Federer playing Mikhail Youzhny.