:00:24. > :00:34.Good evening and welcome to the programme. Stop that, John. It is
:00:34. > :00:35.
:00:35. > :00:41.really irritating! Tennis gets more global, but a poor set of Europeans,
:00:41. > :00:46.including a one man keeping the nation on tenterhooks a game, where
:00:46. > :00:51.today's quarter-finalists. Two Germans, a serve, a Frenchman, a
:00:51. > :00:56.Swiss, a Russian and a Spaniard were the eight who were going to
:00:56. > :01:01.generate. It was obviously a big day. A glance at the Royal Box to
:01:01. > :01:06.go to that. Alongside Rowell stayed where tennis royalty, and there was
:01:06. > :01:11.a journalistic royalty, and a man in a hat who might be the greatest
:01:11. > :01:21.tennis Blair ever. All waiting to see if Andy Murray could make a 4th
:01:21. > :01:27.consecutive semi-final, and maybe go further than that. Tracey and
:01:27. > :01:30.Greg are hour royalty. We will show you Andy Murray's matched later. I
:01:31. > :01:35.suspect the early matches took place when most of you were at work.
:01:35. > :01:41.We will start with a man who probably rivalled Rod Laver as the
:01:41. > :01:50.greatest of all time. Roger Federer has six Wimbledon
:01:50. > :02:00.titles. If he wins another, he will equal the record of... Seven. To
:02:00. > :02:05.
:02:05. > :02:15.equal that, he will need to win Mikhail Youzhny is in his first
:02:15. > :02:17.
:02:17. > :02:25.Wimbledon quarter-final. Into 1007, he led Rafael Nadal... His record
:02:25. > :02:35.is less than encouraging. You have played 13 times? Yes. I and 113
:02:35. > :02:36.
:02:36. > :02:40.times? Yes. He might believe anything is possible.
:02:40. > :02:50.Let's not pretenders was anything other than an exhibition. By the
:02:50. > :02:54.
:02:54. > :03:00.end, Youzhny was asking the Royal Box for help! To the amusement of
:03:00. > :03:10.Andre Agassi and everyone else. The reason was the way that Federer had
:03:10. > :03:21.
:03:21. > :03:25.played, like a dog. -- god. It was the depth and range of his talent.
:03:25. > :03:32.Every shot that is humanly possible to play was in it. Federer played
:03:32. > :03:42.it today. He did. He felt so comfortable. He felt like he could
:03:42. > :03:52.dictate. Eddery use the drop shot, the volley, everything. -- Eldoret
:03:52. > :03:54.
:03:54. > :04:04.used the drop shot. It did not seem like his back was a problem. It was
:04:04. > :04:06.
:04:06. > :04:13.. I do not know what Roger Federer's hourly rates would be as
:04:13. > :04:23.a tennis coach! He has got himself into yet another Wimbledon semi-
:04:23. > :04:25.
:04:25. > :04:31.final. He has never lost one. This Congratulations. You thought seemed
:04:31. > :04:38.to win in 14 matches. Words like simple and coasting were used. Was
:04:38. > :04:46.it that easy? I thought I played great. I do not think I have ever
:04:46. > :04:49.played -- and do not think he has played on Centre Court. A I thought
:04:49. > :04:56.he played a great tournament and I would like to congratulate him as
:04:56. > :05:00.well. He was down in all the set quickly, and that makes it
:05:00. > :05:06.difficult to play freely. He fought hard but it was not enough today.
:05:06. > :05:12.I'm very happy. Treacy, would you say that when Roger Federer is
:05:12. > :05:17.playing well, he is still better than anyone else? That is tough
:05:17. > :05:27.these days because Djokovic is playing so well. He has dominated
:05:27. > :05:33.the Grand Slams these last few years. At the French Open last year,
:05:33. > :05:42.Federer had those two match points. I have to agree. Djokovic has
:05:43. > :05:52.played some of the best tennis throughout these championships.
:05:53. > :05:54.
:05:54. > :06:03.Federer had a problem with his back. He will have to step it up A-level.
:06:03. > :06:09.He coasted today. We do not know how bad his back is. A match like
:06:09. > :06:13.today was perfect in the sense that he did not feel under any real
:06:13. > :06:20.pressure. Absolutely. He only lost five games and that is the least
:06:20. > :06:27.amount of games he has lost. Let's move on. Who would be barring
:06:27. > :06:31.Federer's way towards another Wimbledon final? To Be Or Not To Be,
:06:31. > :06:37.that is the question for Florian Mayer. To be the man to beat Novak
:06:37. > :06:44.Djokovic would make the man a legend. He needs a plan. Mayak said
:06:44. > :06:54.that involves irritating Djokovic. Would he be able to get under his
:06:54. > :06:57.
:06:57. > :07:07.skin? What he's got shame -- a word he squash him? This was nothing
:07:07. > :07:26.
:07:26. > :07:35.like as straightforward as the There's a man using guitar all
:07:35. > :07:45.again! There is Djokovic, doing what great players do, fighting
:07:45. > :07:55.
:07:55. > :08:05.It is a shame such a good rally was one on an error. This is the key
:08:05. > :08:21.
:08:21. > :08:31.points in determining who would He waited for Djokovic to play with
:08:31. > :08:59.
:08:59. > :09:09.I have seen a few of those from Djokovic. He does not seem too
:09:09. > :09:09.
:09:09. > :10:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 90 seconds
:10:40. > :10:50.happy. I do not know whether it is Three break points for Florian
:10:50. > :10:50.
:10:50. > :11:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 90 seconds
:11:51. > :12:01.He gave him a chance. He gave I wonder if Florian Mayer will
:12:01. > :12:01.
:12:01. > :13:45.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 90 seconds
:13:45. > :13:55.Whatever chance Florian Mayer had! Five consecutive points from
:13:55. > :14:00.The way Florian Mayer home his head should do all you need to know that
:14:00. > :14:10.he knew a golden opportunity had passed him by. Here they are rats
:14:10. > :14:10.
:14:10. > :16:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 90 seconds
:16:16. > :16:26.ate point. -- here their act at set John Richard Thorpe, there is no
:16:26. > :16:27.
:16:27. > :16:37.break through. It may be the Here is the No. 1 seed, safely
:16:37. > :16:38.
:16:38. > :16:48.through into the semi-final. It will be Federer against Djokovic on
:16:48. > :17:10.
:17:10. > :17:15.Congratulations. You rot that up in the end. I think it was quite even.
:17:15. > :17:21.It was a little bit windy. There was a change in the weather. I am
:17:21. > :17:25.very satisfied with the overall performance. Now a very tasty semi-
:17:25. > :17:35.final against Roger Federer, who you have never met here at
:17:35. > :17:38.
:17:38. > :17:42.Wimbledon? Yes, I am looking forward to that. He is a champion.
:17:42. > :17:49.He has been so dominant and consistent in his Grand Slams. It
:17:50. > :17:59.is a challenge. We were at the French Open a few
:18:00. > :18:03.
:18:03. > :18:13.weeks ago. We are looking forward to the match on Friday. What can we
:18:13. > :18:16.
:18:16. > :18:26.expect? If Djokovic wins the first set, the momentum will go with him,
:18:26. > :18:34.
:18:34. > :18:41.but Federer will have the British crowd behind him. This was a moment
:18:41. > :18:51.of what other players that will be very important. There are no holes
:18:51. > :19:00.
:19:00. > :19:08.in Djokovic's game. He is moving so well, better than ever. You can
:19:08. > :19:15.never count Roger Federer out. He has won here six times. But Geoff
:19:15. > :19:21.has to start well. When Djokovic gets on a roll, he will be tough to
:19:21. > :19:28.stop. Also, what will the weather be like? If it is under the grave,
:19:28. > :19:36.that will favour Djokovic. -- under the roof. The grass is much slower.
:19:36. > :19:42.It favours a baseline play like Djokovic. In terms of Ferre's
:19:42. > :19:47.attitude, we always try to impose our thoughts, which is often
:19:47. > :19:52.ridiculous, but Federer must be aware that the clock is ticking and
:19:52. > :20:00.there may not be that many more opportunities. If it was Murray or
:20:00. > :20:08.sombre in the final, he might fancy his chances. I hope he is not
:20:08. > :20:16.thinking that way. Champions love the challenge and relish it. I
:20:16. > :20:20.think he is bothered that he lost the US Open. You practise so you
:20:20. > :20:24.can get out there in the semi- finals, and play against someone
:20:24. > :20:29.who is number one in the world. other thing that is intriguing, we
:20:29. > :20:35.all know their history. They do not like each other up that much, so
:20:35. > :20:40.there is a bit of an age there. They have both said how great the
:20:40. > :20:50.other is plain, but behind the scenes, each one of those guys
:20:50. > :20:51.
:20:51. > :20:58.wants to beat the other so badly. remember was just playing attention,
:20:58. > :21:02.because I have already given away who won the other matches! Which of
:21:02. > :21:12.these might be Andy Murray's opponent on Friday, where he to
:21:12. > :21:19.
:21:20. > :21:26.98, the number of minutes it took Kohlschreiber to meet the man who
:21:26. > :21:34.beat Rafa. 178, the number of Tas Roger Federer converted a two-set
:21:34. > :21:37.lead until Jo-Wilfried Tsonga ruined that. 33, the number of
:21:37. > :21:47.Major's it has taken for Kohlschreiber to reach a quarter-
:21:47. > :22:27.
:22:27. > :22:37.final. Who would have who in a spin Roche lobe a backhand. Little slip,
:22:37. > :22:37.
:22:37. > :25:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 90 seconds
:25:09. > :25:19.but no harm done. -- Kohlschreiber Here we are in the second set. He
:25:19. > :25:38.
:25:38. > :25:48.Kohlschreiber won the second set. Here we are at the start of the
:25:48. > :26:19.
:26:19. > :26:29.The person who usually wins the first point in a tie-breaker
:26:29. > :26:29.
:26:29. > :27:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 90 seconds
:27:42. > :27:52.He cannot believe he must have Does such a little guy, he
:27:52. > :28:15.
:28:15. > :28:25.generates so much power. -- for Those the first point where I have
:28:25. > :28:52.
:28:52. > :29:02.seen controlled aggressiveness from As a chain round, more or less the
:29:02. > :29:11.
:29:11. > :29:21.same situation. Tsonga should win He has all the momentum now and
:29:21. > :29:51.
:29:51. > :30:01.Clever second serve. Kohlschreiber couldn't work it there. It was one
:30:01. > :30:01.
:30:01. > :30:45.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 90 seconds
:30:45. > :30:54.of his faster second serves, at 107 One against their head. Here are
:30:54. > :31:04.three set points. In the first tie- break, he had five set points
:31:04. > :31:24.
:31:24. > :31:33.That tie-break just about broke the Germans resolve. Here we are, at
:31:33. > :31:40.the end of the match, at the end of the 4th set. That is how you expect
:31:40. > :31:50.to see Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. He was like a boxer walking into the ring
:31:50. > :31:53.
:31:53. > :31:56.there, wasn't he? He is through to Congratulations. Your reaction to
:31:56. > :32:03.making it through to the semi- finals here for the second
:32:03. > :32:11.successive year. You are so happy. It is great to have a second chance.
:32:11. > :32:19.It was not easy today. Philipp Kohlschreiber played well. He
:32:19. > :32:28.served well, he played better than He was really aggressive, it was
:32:28. > :32:31.very tough for me today. Greg, you thought? It was one of
:32:31. > :32:36.those matches where he played up and down. It looked like his back
:32:36. > :32:41.was troubling him, because he was not walking well. He was playing an
:32:41. > :32:51.opponent he was very comfortable against. He had never lost a tie-
:32:51. > :32:52.
:32:52. > :33:00.In the 4th set, he played well. He looks a threat and if he plays like
:33:00. > :33:05.he did when he beat Roger Federer last year, he will be a threat.
:33:05. > :33:10.also played well last week, when he played one of the best games of his
:33:10. > :33:16.life and lost! If he plays like that, Andy Murray will have
:33:16. > :33:21.problems. It is important for Jo- Wilfried Tsonga to serve well. He
:33:21. > :33:27.has been. He has only been broken twice. That was in the second set
:33:27. > :33:32.today. He did a very good job of controlling Kohlschreiber' Sir. He
:33:32. > :33:36.is leading in the tournament with 88 aces going into the match.
:33:36. > :33:44.Kohlschreiber had a good draw. This was Raphael Natal's portion of the
:33:44. > :33:50.trough. The highest ranked player he played was a number 50 in the
:33:50. > :33:57.world. Rafael Nadal seems like such a long time ago. You move on so
:33:57. > :34:02.quickly. From Jo-Wilfried Tsonga' pointed you, every crowd loves him.
:34:02. > :34:05.Especially in this country. Wimbledon love him, Queen's loves
:34:05. > :34:08.him. It will be interesting, because there will be a portion of
:34:08. > :34:13.the crowd who actually want Jo- Wilfried Tsonga to win, don't you
:34:13. > :34:19.think? There will be a little bit. You have to look at history just
:34:19. > :34:28.now. It has been 76 years since we have had a British man when this
:34:28. > :34:36.event. He is French, we are in the UK. You know the French English
:34:36. > :34:46.sort of thing... We love them, Greg. We do. Especially when they beat us.
:34:46. > :34:48.
:34:48. > :34:54.It is the irresistible force against the immovable object. It is
:34:54. > :34:57.a battle of the running men who do not run down. Andy Murray and David
:34:58. > :35:04.Ferrer keep going and going and going, opening their opponents can
:35:04. > :35:11.be drained into submission. The Spaniard was only Clay, apparently.
:35:12. > :35:21.Andy Murray knows better than to fall into that one. He's a clay-
:35:22. > :35:23.
:35:23. > :35:27.court specialist? No, he is not! is better than me. Mutual respect
:35:27. > :35:36.cannot mask the underlying desire for each to inflict tennis battery
:35:36. > :35:39.on the other. I am sure the majority of you have
:35:39. > :35:44.seen this by now. Some of the quality in the rallies was
:35:44. > :35:50.engrossing. Especially if you had a vested interest in wanting Andy
:35:50. > :35:54.Murray to win, it was nerve-racking. We will join it at 5-3 to David
:35:54. > :36:04.Ferrer after Andy Murray had suffered his mandatory laps at one
:36:04. > :36:04.
:36:04. > :37:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 90 seconds
:37:11. > :37:15.point in the first set. Andy Murray He has got to do more damage on
:37:15. > :37:25.that second serve. That is his bread and butter. That did not come
:37:25. > :38:03.
:38:03. > :38:13.When you see Ferrer in that full- stretch, he has got to move in and
:38:13. > :38:31.
:38:31. > :38:38.It is not the fastest serve we have ever seen, but when it is that
:38:38. > :38:48.accurate, it will not come back. When it hit the line, that his two
:38:48. > :39:10.
:39:10. > :39:20.That is too good. This court actually seems to suit his game,
:39:20. > :39:20.
:39:20. > :40:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 90 seconds
:40:16. > :40:26.A fantastic return of serve, to within a couple of inches of the
:40:26. > :40:45.
:40:45. > :40:48.Look where Ferrer is standing and look where Andy Murray is. After
:40:49. > :40:54.the date first serve, Andy Murray was never able to establish himself
:40:54. > :41:04.in the point. Ferrer, tight on the baseline, dictating with the
:41:04. > :41:36.
:41:36. > :41:46.He just leant on that ball. If that is what he can do on the backhand
:41:46. > :42:02.
:42:02. > :42:08.Break of serve. Andy Murray is back in the said. -- back in the match.
:42:08. > :42:11.He fought his way back in, but ultimately to no avail. We went to
:42:11. > :42:21.a tie-break and just one or two errors, especially on the Andy
:42:21. > :42:31.Murray forehand now that the This was where it was getting
:42:31. > :42:38.
:42:38. > :42:48.really serious. A second-set tie- Too good. Simply too good on that
:42:48. > :42:48.
:42:48. > :42:58.occasion. Once again, Andy Murray needs to surf the next two points
:42:58. > :43:34.
:43:34. > :43:44.You have got to hit three winners against this guy. A much needed
:43:44. > :44:07.
:44:07. > :44:13.So was that. Double figures for aces. Twice he has had to win both
:44:13. > :44:23.points to stay in this tie-break. He has shown a good deal of courage
:44:23. > :45:02.
:45:02. > :45:12.That was really an amazing effort by both guys. You talk about a
:45:12. > :45:34.
:45:34. > :45:44.tough time to serve, that was it. Hit the line. He just stopped the
:45:44. > :45:44.
:45:44. > :46:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 90 seconds
:46:27. > :46:37.ball. Said., Ferrer. -- said., Come on, scream louder so you can
:46:37. > :46:52.
:46:52. > :47:02.I don't think this is the time to start the way. -- the wave. 6-6.
:47:02. > :47:18.
:47:18. > :47:28.The winner of this next. Will have High and it Murray. -- and it is
:47:28. > :47:28.
:47:28. > :48:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 90 seconds
:48:22. > :48:27.What a way to win a tie-break. He was five points down in that tie
:48:27. > :48:32.breaker. Half-an-hour later, he suddenly one break-up in the third
:48:32. > :48:42.suddenly one break-up in the third set and he duly won it, by 6-4.
:48:42. > :48:42.
:48:42. > :50:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 90 seconds
:50:02. > :50:12.Into the 4th set, another tie-break. Ferrer is not backing down, that is
:50:12. > :50:12.
:50:12. > :51:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 90 seconds
:51:37. > :51:47.UMPIRE: Game, set and match, Andy Murray. It is another semi-final at
:51:47. > :51:55.Wimbledon for Andy Murray, who has We will hear from the veteran a
:51:55. > :52:02.moment. Here is the gallant loser Fantastic entertainment for the
:52:02. > :52:07.crowd. Can you tell me what you thought the difference was today?
:52:07. > :52:15.He played better than me in the important moments. He was very good
:52:15. > :52:21.for the whole match. I played a really good match, I am happy with
:52:21. > :52:26.my game. Congratulations for Andy, he was better than me. In the press
:52:26. > :52:30.conference a couple of days ago, it was mentioned to him that you are a
:52:30. > :52:37.clay-court specialist and he laughed and said, no, he is not. He
:52:37. > :52:46.is good on all surfaces. He proved that once again. I am not a spell
:52:46. > :52:56.at -- I am not a specialist on clay court, I prefer hard court. I like
:52:56. > :52:57.
:52:57. > :53:02.grass as well. Maybe it is not my best surface. When you're in a
:53:02. > :53:09.tight match like today, and it comes down to a few points here and
:53:09. > :53:14.there, how do not let events get away from you? The crowd of
:53:14. > :53:22.cheering for Andy Murray. It is not a problem for me. I try to focus on
:53:22. > :53:29.the match, I try to focus on the next point. Of course, the people's
:53:29. > :53:35.support for Andy is normal. They are very respectful for their
:53:35. > :53:40.opponent. Many congratulations on reaching
:53:40. > :53:46.another semi-final. What are you thought? A tough match, along match.
:53:46. > :53:54.A lot of tight moments. Three tie- breaks, rain-delayed... There were
:53:54. > :53:59.not many up and downs. I managed to break at the right moment. I played
:53:59. > :54:04.better at the end of the said. played his part in a match where
:54:04. > :54:09.there were so many long rallies at times. He is a great player, he is
:54:09. > :54:13.ranked No. 5 in the world. He sometimes does not get enough
:54:13. > :54:17.respect, I have known him a long time, he is an unbelievably hard
:54:17. > :54:23.worker and he has a great game and plays well on every surface and I
:54:23. > :54:28.knew it would be a tough fight. lost the first set in the tie-break.
:54:28. > :54:35.At that stage, you had to be mentally tough, didn't you? Yes, it
:54:35. > :54:39.was tricky. It was when the on the court, so from the far side, where
:54:39. > :54:44.we come onto the court, it was easier to dictate the points from
:54:45. > :54:48.that end. Each time I started from the tougher end to play from, I
:54:48. > :54:53.went behind in most of the tie- breaks and managed to come back in
:54:53. > :54:59.the end. I hate to mention the word luck,
:54:59. > :55:04.but was the fortunate in that second set tie-break? Absolutely
:55:05. > :55:09.not. He really took the game to Ferrer, he was dictating with his
:55:09. > :55:13.forehand, he started unloading with his backhand. He really elevated
:55:13. > :55:19.his game. His back was against the wall. Andy Murray got better and
:55:19. > :55:25.better as the match went along. 18 aces, he served very well. He drove
:55:25. > :55:31.through those ground strokes. He moved Ferrer ground. Ivan Lendl,
:55:31. > :55:36.when they started working together, emphasised that he had to do better
:55:36. > :55:43.on his second serve. Deadpan out as you expected it? It dead, I thought
:55:43. > :55:50.it would be fought says. It was a bit of a Harry Houdini act. He was
:55:50. > :55:58.down break points in the third set. I believe he will get to the
:55:58. > :56:05.Wimbledon final. I think he will be Francois Hollande -- I think he
:56:05. > :56:08.will be Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Everything is moving towards a Brit
:56:08. > :56:13.being in the finals for the first time in a while. And he doesn't
:56:13. > :56:20.have to play Rafael Nadal. I am picking Andy Murray as well. It is
:56:20. > :56:24.impossible for us to know. You have been in a Grand Slam pack final. He
:56:24. > :56:28.will know, on Friday, but the expectation will be monumental
:56:28. > :56:34.because he is not playing Rafael Nadal. It is impossible for any of
:56:34. > :56:40.us to know how to respond or how he will respond to that. He has had a
:56:40. > :56:46.lot of years to get used to that. Did you not think he was nervous?
:56:46. > :56:50.No, I didn't. Ferrer is tough. There was very little between them.
:56:50. > :56:56.Andy played a little bit better in the crucial moment. All credit to
:56:56. > :57:00.Andy. We have to give Ferrer a little bit of respect. He has been
:57:00. > :57:04.in three major semi-finals, this guy is the real deal. Murray had to
:57:04. > :57:09.play some great tennis. Going into the match against Jo-Wilfried
:57:09. > :57:13.Tsonga, the has been in three major finals, he has lost to Federer and
:57:13. > :57:18.Djokovic, two of the greatest players ever. He has got Ivan Lendl
:57:18. > :57:23.in his corner now. The preparation will be ideal. This is his
:57:23. > :57:29.opportunity. He will do the business on Friday. We like this
:57:29. > :57:34.kind of positive thinking. That is on Friday. The weather almost
:57:34. > :57:38.doesn't matter now. They are behind in the doubles but the roof will
:57:38. > :57:43.deliver one out in the singles. Irrespective of the weather
:57:43. > :57:53.tomorrow, and look at that skyline, we have Angelique Kerber against
:57:53. > :57:58.
:57:58. > :58:08.I think Angelique Kerber will win the top one, and Serena Williams
:58:08. > :58:08.
:58:08. > :58:16.will win against Azarenka. Serena Williams elevated herself against
:58:16. > :58:21.Petra Kvitova. She has to elevate even more in the next round. Serena
:58:21. > :58:26.Williams is Seven-Up in one against Azarenka. She has that in her mind.