Day 7 Today at Wimbledon

The grace of Federer, the power of Del Potro, devouring his prey like

Djokovic. He is back in Wimbledon after a traumatic weekend and... He

The last 16, nearly all the big names are still there plus one or

two surprise packages. Every player wants to make the second week of a

Grand Slam and now it is getting Except it has been raining, and

irritating sort of rain. The monsoon would have been more

satisfying but instead it has been a drizzle which has left some of

the big matches up in the air. That's why we are indoors. Tracey,

we are protected from the elements. The other reason is that Rufus the

Hawk did 10 seconds after we filmed earlier, did what other birds do

all over the sofa. Oh, that beautiful sofa! It is less

beautiful than it was. But we've had the cleaners on and hopefully

by tomorrow night, it will be restored to its former glory. We

are indoors and we are going to start with Andy Murray because he

was, after a very, very long night on Saturday, and on Court One and

he doesn't have the protection of the roof. His opponent was Marin

Cillic of Croatia, one half of the second longest match never to take

place at Wimbledon. As is always the way when Murray plays Terris --

when Andy Murray plays tennis, he That is his go to shot, isn't it?

When in doubt, go to the Cilic Not a good defensive return. Cilic

Getting around but not quite A couple of errors. That went down

the middle and again, very effective. He could have taken a

couple of steps back on that ball and hit a normal ground stroke. He

didn't need to half volley that one. He has put himself in a bit of

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The real pressure shot was really the approach because he didn't work

-- he did well enough. That was pure reflexes. He wasn't sure where

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A good start for Andy Murray and Missed it! He doesn't like it in

the front court. He should've known Great return! Now is the time

perhaps for Murray. The three set A final shot at the end of that

first set from a man who was perhaps tired from the weekend.

Andy Murray, one to the good. Here we are, early in the second set. It

is going with serve. Cilic now It is odd, isn't it? It can look so

spectacular. But he is still making errors. He doesn't look like he's

A fabulous return, that is. You don't see it that often and he took

it so early. He changed direction. You can see the first step again

from Cilic. Very laboured to get It hovered for a split second.

was an unforced error. Now he has to get his opponent moving. That

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Again, phenomenal speed! But Cilic was just calm enough. That was a

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He was giving church no time to Just out! Is he going to challenge?

He is challenging it. Andy Murray looks pretty confident that it was

It was a slight Miss Hit which means there was some doubt put out

it was. And now, Andy Murray does It slackened off because the rain

came. That was the last ball hit him in a stand that was Andy Murray

leaving Wimbledon a few moments ago, checking out with the security guys.

He will return tomorrow at midday John McEnroe has joined us. What

did you make of it today? I didn't make a whole lot of it because have

got to be honest, he was running out of fuel. He doesn't have

anything left. He started well. It was an incredible effort for Marin

Cillic the other night but that takes a major toll. He got a great

start. He got the early break but reality set in. Obviously, it helps

him quite a bit because maybe the legs will come back. He is in a

heap of trouble anyway but that went from a one in 50 shot to a one

in 20 shot. The likelihood is he will lose the set -- the second set.

He is a breakdown. He will get something back tomorrow. That will

benefit him, give him a slightly better chance. What did you think

before the game behind -- began? Both Cilic and Andy Murray may have

been tired after Saturday night. was wonderful. I think it is Cilic

who is more physically tired. It was like he played seven secs. It

was tough for him. I was glad to see that Andy had better shorts!

No-ball malfunctions today, for anybody who cares about this.

just choose one ball, like Pete Sampras! But that was awesome. It

was spectacular, it was perfect for Mary. Then fate did the fair thing,

they played him on Court One. Why was not Andy Murray on Centre

Court? They felt morally obliged to try and level things up a bit.

shouldn't it be in his favour? Because we of British and we would

like him to win through the hardest possible route. You are so fair!

let's move on to Federer. Here he is for the 10th year in a row in

They were one or two hiccups but Federer played some amazing tennis

today. He did play amazing tennis but he called a trainer, which have

never seen. That is automatically cause for concern. There was

trouble brewing potentially but, as he often does, he stepped it up and

started to run away with things. The part that I worry about, he

still doesn't look quite like the Roger Federer that we've come to

know and love her. He the movement between him and Djokovic is pretty

significant right now. If that back is an issue, it is hard to manage -

- imagine that he could pull off an upset. Federer has always said that,

the great reasons for his success has been he has been very lucky not

to have many injuries. His body has been kind to him and he has managed

his scheduling make sure he doesn't put himself under enormous pressure.

But maybe, is there a residual problem fair that he has been

keeping from us? He has struggled with his back this year. After the

Australian Open, he struggled. He struggled in Madrid as well. There

were a few times when you could see he was more stiff than usual. It is

tough but he has said that it has worked its way out also because

very cold today. He has played more matches than the other top players

since the US Open. That is a problem. It catches up with you at

30 years of age. He wants that one -- number-one ranking back that

Sampras had. Just a couple more weeks to break his record. They

quick word about Djokovic. That was the perfect match for him, against

a good made by somebody who he knew he was going to beat and he did.

This was scarily good. He has beaten 11 times in a row but this

was just what the doctor ordered. He looked unbeatable. Of course, as

we know, because no doubt went off and played that match and lost it.

Anything can happen. But this is going to be of concern for all the

players left in the draw. He is already in the quarter-finals. He

served at 75 % for the match. We know he has the best return in the

game. This was never a match. This was no stress whatsoever. They week

ago today, on a first night, we were talking about a hangover they

might have been for Djokovic, having lost to the French Open

final and lost the opportunity of that place immortality. Has that

hangover gone now? It seems like it has. He is not under the same level

of stress that he was at the French Open, where he was trying to equal

another tennis player. He is in a situation where he is more

comfortable. I think it has really helped him. Here we are with a week

to go. He was in the best shape? For me it is Djokovic. I think he

is, as John said, moving so well now. He has put himself right up

there. He is serving bigger, hitting big. He has got through the

first week and is through the court has tonight. He is looking tough to

beat. He is my pick. The first time I've switched midstream. I have

switched from Federer to Djokovic. The difference in the movement is

so significant right now. And of course the back issue now as well.

There is still some tennis to be played but he will be tough to beat.

Let's move on to the women's draw. The first match is a repeat of last

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Here they were again with the top On the line! She hunted it down.

That was the best short forehand of the day from Sharapova, sprinting

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If the gruntometer was out, it Very, very impressive, at the point

Once again, the mark of a real champion, of the mark of someone

who thinks this might be her year at Wimbledon. In this 9th game, it

wasn't a question of Lisicki playing poorly, it was a question

of Sharapova or elevating her play when she needed to. I read a lovely

piece the other day describing her on the court, dressed in white in

particular, talking about how balletic she can be. She has a

combination of power and ballet. She was likened to the White Swan

in Swan Lake. She moves around with such grace. It is an area of her

game which has improved. She used to be gangly but there is an

elegance about the way she plays these days. Moving much better and

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that is a critical reason why she A very high quality first set. It

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is getting better with each game The life of a coach. It is always

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How about that?! How much better to The top seed in a great deal of

As we move into the second set, Lisicki is one game to the good and

Sabine Lisicki has come out inspired after the rain delay.

that is the type of play and we saw from her to get up 5-2 in that

first set, really trying to dictate with the forehand especially, hard

Her second double fault of the day. The first came at a very critical

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Since the resumption we have had seven points. Maria Sharapova has

The top seed, many people's Studio from which there was no

digging herself out. Here we are People often say, I just came here

and did my job. Fantastic to see somebody energise and just draw the

full at the moment of triumph. Fantastic. Soak Sabine Lisicki is

through to the quarterfinals. Didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

You have not the number one seed out of Wimbledon. I could not tell

whether you were laughing or crying. I think there's at the same time! -

- I think both at the same time. For the third time I have beaten

the French Open champion here so I am just so happy. I have lost the

three previous meetings against her and now I just played well and a

won for the first time. How did you make sure you did not lose his

meeting with Maria? I just went for my shots. From the first point on,

I love playing out there. I love it here. And he did not let your guard

down, because you cannot do that with Maria? Of course. But I am a

fighter, too. I fight until the last point. The last game was tough

but I fought it out so I am happy. She mentioned the crowd. It was

interesting watching it. I was very surprised that the crowd was so

partisan, so much on her side against Sharapova. She gives so

much to the crowd. She is intense when she is playing. One time she

challenged and she asked the ball- boy for the ball. She wanted to see

if there was white paste. Then she was smiling. So much the German

press have been complaining it that she is Territt -- to emotional at

times. I would recommend that she does not listen to every single

where they are saying. All the media. That goes without saying, I

suppose. I'll be OK over there? Sorry, I have completely

disconnected myself so I have no means of communicating with the

outside world. I will just keep talking. She has no reason not to

enjoy what she was doing today. She plays spectacular tennis. We know

she has huge serve and powerful groundstrokes and their game plan

was to go after her air strikes. She had her ankle in April but then

she lost four matches in a row. -- she injured her ankle. I'm sure

hand -- I saw her when that happened and she was very depressed.

But she already said she was looking towards Wimbledon. Quarters,

2010. Semifinals, 2011. I loved the way she plays. Maria Carolan care,

she has always worked hard. But none of those art big hitters.

back in contact with mission control. A quick word about

Sharapova. When she has been down you're always felt there was

something to get her back into the match but watching today I never

felt there was any point when she was going to overcome Lisicki.

is because Lisicki played so well. Sharapova said afterwards that she

had many chances and she did. She was down 5-2 in the first set, got

the break and then was up and then double-faulted. She returned

protect the French to win but it was still of a bit of a concern

what would happen with the South -- serve because it is tougher to

break when you play Lisicki on grass. I still thought that game,

get the momentum, it was surprising that went away. She not only lost

the match today as her No. 1 ranking. Yes, it will go either to

read from cow or Victoria Azarenka. One of the big things about women's

tennis at the moment is she made the number two in the world but who

actually is Victoria Azarenka? She is the miss from Minsk,

Australian Open champion, world number two, once the number one.

Victoria Azarenka has a prize fighter's strut. She hoots when she

is hot and screams when she is not there. She has bat has a presence

on court, attitude counts when it comes from Azarenka's corner. And

yet there is a certain anonymity about one so lofty, stiff-wristed.

We would not think it but Victoria is a bit of a secret, to the UK

masses at least. That's the time has come for a public unveiling of

a potential Wimbledon champion in waiting.

Tracey, talk to us about her performance today and her as a

player. Her performance today was a phenomenal against Ivanovic. She

has been playing very well. She has yet to lose a set here and I think

she's somebody we should stop mentioning because at the bidding

of the tournament we talked so much about Sharapova and Serena Williams

but Azarenka won the Australian Open earlier this year. And

Azarenka is -- has such a great return and she got in the

semifinals here last year on grass. I think she probably does not mind

that not so many people are talking about her. She's kind of in the

shadows. I am sure I will get some angry letters from the WTA but part

of the reason she is not as popular as she could be his bat and

throwing things. I know they are talking about doing something about

it. -- that no groaning at thing it. Sharapova does it amended two of

them play it is like you need earplugs. Kirilenko makes an

extraordinary noise as well. But Azarenka's is a double noise.

extended. I think John is right. That is one thing. I think the

crunching. But many people loved Sharapova as well. They do not love

the noises. Azarenka, she needs to learn to embrace the press a little

more. Especially with the debris rape -- WTA talking about these

noises. She said they had not talked to her. Then she said, good

luck with that. That is kind of a smutty comment, instead of talking

about it. -- PACE Motty comment. - a snotty comment. But isn't it nice

that she likes to go under the radar? There is a part that could

rub the players the wrong way. She has an attitude and she is not

popular. I mentioned that Kirilenko made a lot of noise on one court. I

was next door watching another court, Serena Williams against

Schvedova or. She had played April his opponent to who get to the

final of the French Open, and yet Serena Williams got to the third

COMMENTATOR: Six games, 24 strict It really was extraordinary. Only

the second time it has ever happened at Wimbledon. The match

today, you would have thought might have been a one-way street but

Sabina started off very impressively and certainly in terms

of the first set, she was boss in the match. But the great thing

about her parents from Kazakhstan, who is a Russian by birth but has

taken Kazakhstan nationality... Her Sarin it was looking like an --

Serena Williams was looking like a potential champion in the first set.

Here we are in the second set. Should the day there is a leading

They need those glasses, there is a very misty the player and one to

one there. This game really could have gone either way. So here we

find ourselves at 5-5 in the deciding set. The crucial thing

here now is it has just started to rain, so Yaroslava or so read about

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-- Yaroslava or Schvedova is going COMMENTATOR: That ended up cramping

Sabina Williams on the baseline. The return was superb. I do not

think she expected her opponent to move so well and pick it up. One of

the features of this match has been the athleticism of the big player

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from Kazakhstan. She has picked up Soak the double fault card creeps

up to six. A crucial time. Some great points once more. She'd just

And she has done it. Williams Sarin has four wins to go it she

hopes to emulate Vinas' ft of five The trap here for Serena Williams

is to rush, because there is a lot of moisture in the air and she must

just want to get it done and dusted. But you do not want to brush. I was

always taught, the longer -- the more you rush, the longer things

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An extraordinary stroke play it up by it misjudging that return from

Williams, Williams has secured much Her GPS was just off course on that

particular occasion. Match point, Williams jumped for joy. At the

realisation she has secured a victory on Miss fourth round

encounter up. Now she can enjoy the moment, soaking up the applause

from this crowd here on the court that is now filled to capacity.

That was a fantastic game. Serena Williams was victorious and if you

were watching a couple of days ago you may have seen her press

conference when she was asked how she was feeling and she said, I am

OK, playing well but the more thing I want more than anything is for

someone some torrent to give me some red roses. So...

I hope you do not mind, we have taken the opportunity to get you

some roses. Why it is my favourite colour. That is so sweet! And you

so much. So every time you win we will give you some more flowers.

Thank you. He is horribly smooth the! He was

so excited about that. I thought she wanted red roses? Yes, and he

did not tell her that they were �2.99 from a garage down the road.

Sarin it looks better. -- Serena Williams looked better. Her lack of

movement struck me because she was always so awesome at that. Today

was better returns. The serve is always there. We shall -- sort 23

aces. I keep waiting for that breakout matcha and obviously, that

would be the time to do it. She has had two extremely close matches and

I do not know if it is because she is 30, she is not as confident as

she normally is, came off the first round last... But it does seem

like... Because she was so quick around the court and it seems that

she is in good shape. It is just the spring does not seem to be

there. That first step that is not the same. And Yaroslava share the

Deva did not do a press conference after that, so we do not know why

she took her glasses off. She will be further upset to note that was

the only match that was being played at that particular point. I

think the glasses topped up a bit. Because she is a wild card who

perhaps does not have the same pride that the big names would have

done, if she had gone to the umpire -- who does not have the same

impact, if she had gone to the umpire and said, I wear glasses,

one to come off, but they have not listened to her? She would have

been pooh-poohed? Pooh-poohed? It sounds sort of lame. She may be has

a right to complain but we saw Francesca Schiavone complained.

will talk about the rain. We have managed to complete the women's

final -- quarterfinal line-up despite the rain.

Kim Clijsters is a glittering bronze lamp champion but it was

only an exhibition match three years ago that brought her out of

retirement to add to have made a collection. But this year she is

going to retire again and today we witnessed her last appearance at

these championships. Eighth is seeded German Kerber was

unstoppable, even for a player of It was a straight-sets end to a

Wimbledon career that began in 1999 but the Olympics and US Open still

beckon and after that, her next job is not too bad either. I am very

happy that I had a chance to travel the world with my family and my has

done is supporting me as well. In a few months, and it will be

different again. I will be the wise taking care ask my husband and

daughter, and I am looking forward to that as well. Wimbledon champion

Petra Kvitova banners up in trouble against Shia that Tony. But then

it's a's former French Open champion started to slip. --

Schiavone. The rain started and Schiavone it was not happy. She

highlighted her agitation. Nothing was sacred, not even the balls.

Kvitova kept her cool and took the deciding third set 6-1 and faces

Serena Williams in the quarters. Another Italian failed in the last

16 today, to Austria the'CES Paszek. -- 2 Austria's Paszek. Paszek dates

that winning smile into a quarterfinal against Victoria

Azarenka. Italy is not having the best couple of days because

Radwanska was too good for Giorgio Del boy, another Italian tumbling

in the last 16. The Giorgi was dismissed in straight sets. A

tougher challenge for Reds franker's quarterfinal opponent,

Kirilenko. She dropped the second set on a tie-break only to win the

decider at 6-3 against the Chinese player on court well. With British

weather, you have to prepare all eventualities. Was Pakistan's

Istomin drug Mikhail Youzhny to five sets. The spitting rain may

not have dampened down the pollen quite as much as some would have

liked. Dry eyes, itchy eyes, sneezing, but would suggest

antihistamine but for fear of drowsiness. So let's stick clearly

to anti-his statement. His opponent today took a brace against Federer

in the finals. He has quite a good record against you? You have played

13 times and he has won 13 times? Congratulations for the most

contrived link so far in our Paszek, at the bottom against

Azarenka. There will be one German into the semifinals. It means that

we have an interesting quarterfinal set up there. Would you look at the

Williams game of being the one you Absolutely. It is going to be a

hard hitting match and neither one of them has played up to BET top

capability yet, so they are going to have to come at early. There is

no doubt about that but it is nice to see the open hearth so available.

Been open top half. Marie Kirilenko, they always get beaten up by these

bigger, stronger girls. They get to play each other, which is nice. So

one of them will at least get to the semifinals. He and his like it.

The number one ranking at stake. Because it has rained, several

matches are going to have to be picked up at various points

set and a break up. Tsonga lost to Fish. He lost the first set to Fish.

Ferre and Del Potro have not started yet, neither have Brian

Baker and Kohlschreiber. Tomorrow you have a real bonus if you have

tickets on both Centre Court and Court One because on the Centre

Court, Arthur David Ferrer against Del Potro digs things off and it is

a 12 noon start, worth emphasising We ought to say what has been