:00:28. > :00:37.# It had to be you, it had to be you... #
:00:38. > :00:40.
:00:40. > :00:45.I'll have what they're having. When Rick Latham Guernsey last get
:00:45. > :00:49.to the third round of the Ladies' singles? Wended their kin of
:00:49. > :00:57.Switzerland last get knocked out in a second-round? How long could we
:00:57. > :01:04.expect this wretched rainy summer to avoid SW19? In case you're
:01:04. > :01:08.wondering, our opening tonight was an homage to Norah Ephron, who
:01:08. > :01:15.sadly Road today. She wrote When Harry Met Sally. Tracey was
:01:15. > :01:22.desperate to play the lead role. was perfect for it! I won't ask why.
:01:22. > :01:27.The empty chair will be filled at some time by John McEnroe. We have
:01:27. > :01:35.plenty of options for you on the red Button, should you choose to
:01:35. > :01:41.watch a live tennis over the next half-hour or so. The boy of this
:01:41. > :01:51.programme is, people go to work and cannot watch during the day, so we
:01:51. > :01:51.
:01:51. > :01:57.will show you the best bits -- the point of this programme. IM Heather
:01:57. > :02:01.Watson. I am 20 years old and I am from Guernsey. She left school at
:02:01. > :02:07.12 to go to the Bollettieri Academy in America, where she clearly
:02:07. > :02:11.didn't do maths. The fire described mass of in three words, I would say
:02:11. > :02:18.I am out going, bubbly, I love a good laugh and laugh when people
:02:18. > :02:24.make me laugh, I am quite ambitious and want to make the most of my
:02:24. > :02:28.career -- if I had to describe myself in three words. She won the
:02:28. > :02:34.US Open junior title, but her first-round win on Centre Court was
:02:34. > :02:40.her first ever victory at Wimbledon. Could she double that tally today
:02:40. > :02:50.against Jamie Lee Hampton? She got off to a flyer, but as the finish
:02:50. > :03:02.
:03:02. > :03:08.line made, things started getting I was just thinking when she was
:03:08. > :03:15.about to hit that, easy, but I was thinking maybe down the line there
:03:15. > :03:25.is a little bit of wind carrying it away. I was not sure it was the
:03:25. > :03:43.
:03:43. > :03:53.Nervous moments here. The crowd have seen is already in this second
:03:53. > :04:16.
:04:16. > :04:21.set. -- the crowd have seen this Jamie Lee Hampton is producing some
:04:21. > :04:29.interesting tennis. She is thinking a little more clearly, and coming
:04:29. > :04:38.up with some interesting place. She has made a lot of mistakes in the
:04:38. > :04:48.process, so head there is happening -- hair there is hoping for more.
:04:48. > :04:48.
:04:48. > :04:58.would challenge. That is the first use of Hawk-Eye in the entire match.
:04:58. > :04:58.
:04:58. > :06:06.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:06:06. > :06:16.Watson's first set was clearly act, I like that play a full stop. -- I
:06:16. > :06:23.
:06:23. > :06:28.I think it illustrates what she needs to improve. It is a bit
:06:28. > :06:38.predictable, her second serve. It is always about the same pace and
:06:38. > :06:57.
:06:57. > :07:07.Massive crescendo of noise Amanda court. -- around the court. Stay
:07:07. > :07:07.
:07:07. > :08:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:08:00. > :08:10.The longest rally of the match, 24 Her there does not want to make any
:08:10. > :08:10.
:08:10. > :09:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:09:00. > :09:05.It is very difficult to tell us subtle differences that happen with
:09:05. > :09:09.players. While digging up our Heather Watson now. It is the
:09:09. > :09:19.struggle now. -- I am thinking about Heather Watson now. She is
:09:19. > :09:21.
:09:21. > :09:25.still hitting well. Hampton says that she did challenge, she raised
:09:25. > :09:32.her hand. They might have thought she was just wiping her face with
:09:32. > :09:42.that gesture. It is probably the only -- it is probably only the
:09:42. > :09:49.
:09:49. > :09:59.second time she has played on a It wasn't quite so fast, but that
:09:59. > :10:32.
:10:32. > :10:42.Sir was deep and heavy. -- that She was one when away from a place
:10:42. > :10:51.
:10:51. > :10:56.in the third round. -- a one points away. It was a fantastic victory.
:10:56. > :11:01.The first English woman into the third round for a decade. We will
:11:01. > :11:11.reflect on her victory in a moment with John Lord, who has Mort from
:11:11. > :11:20.
:11:20. > :11:30.John Matt Frei! We will head to Court One. The No. 1 seed is in a
:11:30. > :11:55.
:11:55. > :12:05.The story of this opening set has been about power out apparent power.
:12:05. > :12:07.
:12:07. > :12:17.It is the Bulgarian who has largely It is about how the favourite and
:12:17. > :12:19.
:12:19. > :12:29.the world No. 1 deals with this as well. A look to the umpire. She
:12:29. > :12:49.
:12:49. > :12:58.decides she wants to employee Hawk- Finalist in three of the last four
:12:58. > :13:03.Grand Slams. She beat Sara Errani in Paris. So many people think this
:13:03. > :13:13.might be her fortnight in London. These are dark and dangerous times
:13:13. > :13:13.
:13:13. > :14:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:14:11. > :14:21.Well, she is a champion, and it is It goes Longriggend and it draws up
:14:21. > :14:56.
:14:56. > :15:06.the first set point. -- it goes Mum and Dad watching. Wandering,
:15:06. > :15:27.
:15:27. > :15:33.Surely that is where Sharapova has to direct it most of the traffic?
:15:33. > :15:39.It is unconventional shot and it is a bit hit and miss. It can be
:15:39. > :15:47.broken down, particularly on the return. Sharapova survives for the
:15:47. > :15:57.time being. It is now pirouette's turn to try and serve out for the
:15:57. > :16:29.
:16:29. > :16:39.She did find a bit of grass-court What is causing the majority of
:16:39. > :16:39.
:16:39. > :18:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:18:36. > :18:46.107 mph. The ripped be on the Be on a couple of very nervous
:18:46. > :19:20.
:19:21. > :19:26.shots from the Bulgarian at the A character and ability. That is
:19:26. > :19:34.why so many think Sharapova will be lifting the famous Rose Water ball
:19:34. > :19:41.on Saturday week. -- ball. That is the why she is the world No.
:19:41. > :19:46.1, French Open champion. And talk about world No. 1. On Centre Court
:19:46. > :19:54.at the moment, Novak Djokovic is playing against Ryan Harrison of
:19:54. > :20:04.the USA. As we head back to Maria Sharapova, let's check on a former
:20:04. > :20:10.
:20:10. > :20:18.Grand Slam champion, Li Na. So she is playing Sorana Cirstea. Back to
:20:18. > :20:27.Sharapova. Maybe this is normal service resumed. What do you think,
:20:27. > :20:36.Sam? Is that crisis over? I am not sure Sharapova will have seen that
:20:36. > :20:46.as a crisis. Rankings do not live. Pironkova has lost more matches
:20:46. > :20:56.
:20:56. > :21:06.than she has a won this year. -- She has a bit more digging to do.
:21:06. > :21:09.
:21:09. > :21:13.Has to hold on to this next service game to stay in the set. What is
:21:14. > :21:19.tricky, his Pironkova has managed to get her on the move. It did not
:21:19. > :21:24.happen at the French Open on a far slower surface that she struggles
:21:24. > :21:34.to move on. If you can get Sharapova out to the wings in
:21:34. > :21:34.
:21:34. > :21:39.difficult spots, it is a different When she gets on the front foot and
:21:39. > :21:45.she is dominating, getting in the first strike, then to be honest,
:21:45. > :21:55.the less you last Arena Williams, maybe Victoria Azarenka, then you
:21:55. > :22:07.
:22:07. > :22:17.All of a sudden those backhands that were finding the line are
:22:17. > :22:44.
:22:44. > :22:54.Still trying to force it out, Sharapova. Trying to make it happen
:22:54. > :22:54.
:22:54. > :24:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:24:33. > :24:43.Sharapova trying to pick her way at that forehand. Very well read by
:24:43. > :25:10.
:25:10. > :25:20.She looked like she had this game in the bag. Now she is set point
:25:20. > :25:20.
:25:20. > :27:30.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:27:30. > :27:40.How deep is she having to dig? But, from being 5-2 down not so long ago,
:27:40. > :27:40.
:27:40. > :28:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:28:21. > :28:27.I'd do think that forehand, she just starts to roll it a little bit
:28:27. > :28:31.rather than hit through it. But this is about who is down at the
:28:31. > :28:36.other end. When you have a great champion coming after you, you can
:28:36. > :28:46.almost feel them coming across the net. That is what is affecting the
:28:46. > :28:47.
:28:47. > :28:57.Bulgarian on the key points. Sharapova beats you not just with
:28:57. > :29:02.
:29:02. > :29:12.her game, but with her personality You look across the net and see
:29:12. > :29:25.
:29:25. > :29:35.She has never beaten a world No. 1. She had a couple of opportunities
:29:35. > :29:40.
:29:41. > :29:47.against Justine Henin in 2007 and It does not a matter who you are,
:29:47. > :29:52.if you are going to serve like that, there won't get near it. She has an
:29:52. > :30:02.unbelievable fast arm. She pretty much serves with a forehand grip.
:30:02. > :30:38.
:30:38. > :30:45.It is very unconventional. It is Known as Pironkova who is feeling
:30:45. > :30:53.the pressure. It is a gloomy evening, not getting any lighter.
:30:53. > :30:59.Sharapova were not hope to get this game over with -- Sharapova will
:30:59. > :31:05.have hoped to get his game over with. I think she will just come
:31:05. > :31:11.back tomorrow and reassert her a authority. She is used to having so
:31:11. > :31:18.much more control and authority. She popped to Spain straight after
:31:18. > :31:24.winning in Paris. She has been here practising a long time. All the
:31:24. > :31:31.money she has earned, winning matches is what makes her tick. She
:31:31. > :31:36.is here to win. I love the story of her dad, when she cut to say she
:31:36. > :31:41.had won the French Open, -- when she called to say she had won the
:31:41. > :31:51.French Open, he said he had watched it on a television exercising on
:31:51. > :32:20.
:32:20. > :32:30.It is not ideal. It was in the air a long time. When in jobs, it
:32:30. > :32:42.
:32:42. > :32:52.accelerated. -- when it dropped, it As much as she attempts to erase
:32:52. > :32:52.
:32:52. > :33:02.their hard drive, she cannot escape the scoreboard. She is two points
:33:02. > :33:02.
:33:02. > :34:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:34:37. > :34:47.He that is what you call stepping up. -- and that is what you call
:34:47. > :34:47.
:34:47. > :35:29.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:35:29. > :35:34.For a I am amazed she did not pick . You can see her reaction. Every
:35:34. > :35:41.time she has got a soft in his position, the position to close out
:35:41. > :35:51.the set, it is as if the muscles have contracted -- every time she
:35:51. > :36:19.
:36:19. > :36:22.If ever there was a remote that could turn water took eyes,
:36:22. > :36:32.Sharapova just delivered it -- if ever there was a knock that could
:36:32. > :36:32.
:36:32. > :37:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:37:44. > :37:48.Where any more or any tie-break -- we are heading for a tie-break. She
:37:48. > :37:58.was still continuing her personal cheerleading contest after that
:37:58. > :38:21.
:38:21. > :38:26.That was unbelievable, Sharapova was playing left-handed. She is
:38:26. > :38:29.left-handed naturally. She got a racket put in her right hand,
:38:29. > :38:39.because back in the day in Russia, they were pretty much only allowed
:38:39. > :39:16.
:39:16. > :39:21.How they look at this. -- have are I always think if you play the top
:39:21. > :39:31.champions, you get one or two chances. Pironkova has blinked,
:39:31. > :39:33.
:39:33. > :39:37.hasn't she? I don't think you get the opportunity against players
:39:37. > :39:47.like this, you get the opportunity and you have to go for it, they do
:39:47. > :39:47.
:39:47. > :40:39.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:40:39. > :40:48.The reader learns she was born will next month a -- it was like she was
:40:48. > :40:58.on wheels! She is having to try and get through this set doing things
:40:58. > :41:08.that are not terribly natural for her. It is the part of the game she
:41:08. > :41:08.
:41:08. > :41:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:41:59. > :42:05.has worked so hard on, it pays She has worked so hard. There seems
:42:05. > :42:09.to read something inevitable about this now. Plenty of traffic going
:42:09. > :42:14.to that Pironkova forehand, which looked great in the first few games
:42:14. > :42:24.when everything was going well. As soon as she gets tight and it has
:42:24. > :42:24.
:42:24. > :43:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:43:11. > :43:21.been battered and battered, she Not been easier now that Sharapova
:43:21. > :43:53.
:43:53. > :44:03.has had. -- not been the easiest She has gone wide. The set is
:44:03. > :44:03.
:44:03. > :45:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:45:11. > :45:16.Getting the thought process strayed. Pironkova is down on her knees.
:45:17. > :45:22.Sharapova moves ahead. Unexpectedly, it is the top seed that takes this
:45:22. > :45:26.first set. Down but not out, but if you
:45:26. > :45:32.suspect Sharapova has about 45 minutes until it gets dark to get
:45:32. > :45:40.the job done. If you want live tennis, there is plenty going on on
:45:40. > :45:42.the red button. What you might be able to see his Novak Djokovic,
:45:42. > :45:48.playing a on Centre Court against playing a on Centre Court against
:45:48. > :45:54.Ryan Harrison of the USA. He has won the first set 6-4, and is going
:45:54. > :46:00.with serve in the second. While we are watching the tie-break, a
:46:00. > :46:07.leading fancy for the women's singles has gone out.
:46:07. > :46:14.For former French Open champion from last year, Li Na is out. She
:46:14. > :46:20.was beaten by a player eight years her junior. Sorana Cirstea from
:46:20. > :46:30.Romania, who she has met twice before and never lost a set too.
:46:30. > :46:38.
:46:38. > :46:43.But she last 6-2, 6-3, 6-4. -- 6-3, 6-4 in the second round.
:46:43. > :46:48.Obviously a huge disappointment for the billions of people watching in
:46:48. > :46:54.China. To the millions who are watching Heather Watson, it seems
:46:54. > :47:01.like an eternity, John, hello. She is great in terms of attitude isn't
:47:01. > :47:06.she? She is the fiery and loves the big occasion. When you get the
:47:06. > :47:10.wildcards, you get an opportunity but some go out at an don't embrace
:47:10. > :47:18.the situation. She has and it is a great look for the future. Great
:47:18. > :47:23.attitude, so positive. We have seen her improve. She played in
:47:23. > :47:31.Australia a couple of years ago, a great attitude and a pleasure to be
:47:32. > :47:38.around. It is important she won today. I came here watching when
:47:38. > :47:42.she was a junior. She has improved every year. I saw her at the US
:47:42. > :47:48.Open a couple of years ago to take Sharapova to three sets. She has a
:47:48. > :47:53.bright future and only 20 years old. Let's talk without turning it into
:47:53. > :47:59.a Sherlock Holmes addition, from Heather Watson to Jamie Baker. He
:47:59. > :48:05.was playing Andy Baker, a match held over from last night. Jamie
:48:05. > :48:10.Baker played very well didn't he, John? He played a stunning match.
:48:10. > :48:15.And he has made a breakthrough. He is in the top 200 for the first
:48:15. > :48:21.time. He is attacking the ball, taking it on. This will give him
:48:21. > :48:27.confidence. This will give him confident he can play with that big
:48:27. > :48:33.guns. What about Andy Roddick? has been struggling with injury,
:48:33. > :48:39.will turn 30 this year. Maybe Eastbourne was what propelled him
:48:39. > :48:44.forward? He had lost five matches in a row and he needed a match when
:48:44. > :48:51.before he came to Wimbledon. last time Prince Charles came here
:48:51. > :48:57.was to see Ann Jones begin the defence of her title in 1970. He
:48:57. > :49:07.has not been here since. 42 years on, he and the Duchess of Cornwall
:49:07. > :49:08.
:49:08. > :49:18.or back to see the royalty of tennis. They came to see Roger
:49:18. > :49:23.
:49:23. > :49:30.Federer against Fabio Fognini. What did you make a Roger Federer?
:49:30. > :49:33.has only lost nine games in the first two grounds. He loves it here,
:49:33. > :49:39.first two grounds. He loves it here, is having fun. This is the surface
:49:39. > :49:44.for him. It is going to be tough tournament, but this is his best
:49:44. > :49:51.chance to win another Grand Slam, and I stick by that. It is hard to
:49:51. > :49:55.know what form he is in, because he has been able to stroll through. He
:49:55. > :50:03.relished playing in front Irvin Royal audience and it was a
:50:04. > :50:09.performance all the papers are also a was a performance fit for a King.
:50:09. > :50:14.It did rain a bit, as you know. It has been one of those days when
:50:14. > :50:24.people tried to be cool, but not everybody did it with any degree of
:50:24. > :50:24.
:50:24. > :50:34.success. Jeremy Chardy entered the
:50:34. > :50:36.
:50:36. > :50:40.Consumers' professional. He failed to hold his own against Monaco or
:50:41. > :50:48.stock when you don't make it an unmissable smash, you know it is
:50:48. > :50:58.not your day. Monaco's issues one more mental than physical. He got
:50:58. > :51:05.back on story to win in four sets. Philipp Petzschner went for long
:51:05. > :51:15.socks, not cool. And he then went two sets up against the German,
:51:15. > :51:18.Florin Mayer. Mayer pulled his socks up, took it to a 5th set and
:51:18. > :51:28.illustrated the downs and ups of this encounter in the last game of
:51:28. > :51:28.
:51:28. > :51:38.the match to take victory. No mistaking the cool of Dustin Brown.
:51:38. > :51:46.
:51:46. > :51:56.He played David Ferrer. Those shades are cool, if you can carry
:51:56. > :51:57.
:51:57. > :52:06.them off. Janko Tipsarevic can come and did against Ryan Sweeting.
:52:06. > :52:12.Tipsarevic likes reading "you, too will save the world" by Dostoevsky.
:52:12. > :52:16.He is ensued the 4th round here -- third round but the first time in a
:52:16. > :52:22.few years. The rain came last night at a an
:52:23. > :52:31.inopportune time for two players because they were at match point.
:52:31. > :52:34.This is Sara Errani, and Coco Vandeweghe. Overcame out, did their
:52:34. > :52:44.stretching and 15 minutes of knocking up, you take every last
:52:44. > :52:47.
:52:47. > :52:57.ounce of it. Match point down, Vandeweghe to serve. Fault. Second
:52:57. > :52:57.
:52:57. > :53:04.serve. So that it was it. It lasted seven seconds. There we have been
:53:04. > :53:09.trying to look at the record books to see if it is the shortest ever
:53:09. > :53:16.resumption of a tennis match in a Grand Slam. Also, they were all
:53:16. > :53:25.smiling. Moving on. A couple of big names gone out in the Ladies'
:53:25. > :53:30.Singles. Not just Li Na, Sam Stosur, what was your thoughts on this?
:53:30. > :53:35.Stosur was too negative. She struggles on grass. She has played
:53:35. > :53:41.here 10 times and lost five in the first round. She doesn't have
:53:41. > :53:50.enough time to set up for those lengthy strokes. That is Arantxa
:53:50. > :54:00.Rus going at through. Also someone keeping -- biting the dust is
:54:00. > :54:02.
:54:02. > :54:07.Caroline Wozniacki. She had some match points, but could not convert.
:54:07. > :54:12.Paszek came through and force hard. What a great match for her.
:54:12. > :54:17.Centre Court crowd were very fortunate, that it was the only
:54:17. > :54:23.match on there about two hours a. It was a tremendous game. Paszek,
:54:24. > :54:30.she hits the ball very well. hits a very hard, she was a more
:54:30. > :54:37.aggressive. Wozniacki last year was No 1 in the world for all her but
:54:37. > :54:40.one week. She has not had a great 2012. She will have to start
:54:40. > :54:47.driving her ground strokes if she wants to be in the leads of the
:54:47. > :54:55.game. Let's look at other matches around. Centre Court, Djokovic is a
:54:55. > :55:00.3-2 down in the second set. A break point for Ryan Harrison, but he did
:55:00. > :55:10.not manage to make it. That match is under the roof, so it will be
:55:10. > :55:11.
:55:11. > :55:17.played to finish. I think there is an 11pm curfew. Meanwhile,
:55:17. > :55:24.Sharapova on Court 1 is at one apiece and serving at 30-0 to take
:55:24. > :55:30.a 2-1 lead into the second set. I am being told, if you are on
:55:30. > :55:34.Freeview, the moments the Sharapova match ends, or they stopped play
:55:34. > :55:40.because it is dark, you can watch the Djokovic match her on three
:55:40. > :55:46.view. Andy Murray is playing Karlovic and what a different
:55:46. > :55:52.opponent to Davydenko. Those serves will be coming down at 130 mph. How
:55:52. > :55:57.do you see them and how do you get them back? His first round opponent,
:55:57. > :56:01.Davydenko could not Kuerten. But it is the best match I have seen Andy
:56:01. > :56:08.Murray play in the opening round of a Grand Slam. Totally different
:56:08. > :56:14.tomorrow, but I still see him coming through. Murray is one of
:56:14. > :56:22.the best returners in the game. He may drop a set. Karlovic is 6 ft 10.
:56:22. > :56:27.He has the power, the trajectory, but lucky for Murray he is a one of
:56:27. > :56:33.the best returners in the game will stop he just wants to look for
:56:33. > :56:39.tomorrow, but if he looks forward he has a lot of very tall,
:56:39. > :56:44.dangerous servers in his draw. Mentally, keeping strong. He wants
:56:44. > :56:49.to get them through as quick as possible in the first week. Does
:56:49. > :56:55.not want to get dragged into two long matches if he can help it.
:56:55. > :57:02.Also, James Ward at playing Mardy Fish. Can he win that? I don't
:57:02. > :57:09.think it would have been a while ago, but Mardy Fish has had health
:57:09. > :57:17.problems and not much match practice. But you have to say Mardy
:57:17. > :57:21.Fish is the favourite. Mardy Fish has not played for a few months.
:57:21. > :57:27.Anne Keothavong has a very tough match as well. What do you make of
:57:27. > :57:34.them? It will be tough, but a bit of optimism from the Brits this
:57:34. > :57:40.week. A lot of optimism with Andy Murray the stock better to place
:57:40. > :57:48.Sara Errani on grass and it is on clay. Sara Errani won't be tired
:57:49. > :57:55.after today will she. She did not play a shot. The match is going on,
:57:55. > :58:00.you would expect Sharapova to come through that? I would now.
:58:00. > :58:04.Pironkova had the set point and she did not convert. Then Sharapova got
:58:04. > :58:09.down three more set points but came back with three on returnable
:58:09. > :58:16.service. That is why she stands out. She is still my tip for the
:58:16. > :58:21.tournament. The Djokovic? He is playing very well. Let's end as we
:58:21. > :58:25.did last night on an optimistic mood as far as British tennis is
:58:25. > :58:35.concerned. For the first time in a decade we have a play into the
:58:35. > :58:39.