Day 3 Today at Wimbledon

plenty to discuss. We do. It used to be the cold sponge.

you play your best tennis in your life and then two years --2 days

after you cannot compete, I am every possible option, there was not

much choice left. That is sport, I guess, and you have to try and look

forward. That is it, it is over.

UMPIRE: Mr Chile Chas to retire due to injury.

His knee is very heavily strapped. -- marriage village has to retire.

Another withdrawal here at Wimbledon, what is going on?

JOHN INVERDALE: And you can add Roger Federer to the list of

casualties. So many players at today, some without even hitting a

ball. So much for Tracy to talk about and John McEnroe is making his

way here from Centre Court. The first much we are going to focus on

is me reassure up over, facing Michelle Ludger De Brito -- Maria

Sharapova. She is the only player in the sport that actually shrieks lead

and Sharapova. The main talking point as the game went on was the

state of the court. Sharapova fell two or three times and we find the

Portuguese girl leading 6-3 and 5-4, Portuguese girl leading 6-3 and 5-4,

one game away from putting the number three seed and former

times. She is not giving up without a

fight. She has that kind of player, she will keep going until the very

That is a great serve. Larcher de There we go, that is the forehand,

it's slightly jammed into her body and she pulled it from the shoulder.

From her reaction, I think it didn't feel very good.

It looked like she stopped the shot I did not expect Sharapova's

forehand to breakdown. Interesting to see how the pressure

affects Larcher de Brito. Two points She is there, they both turned their

back on the court and take a little bit of time to themselves. Larcher

de Brito has a match point against What a break point, it really was,

from the pier of them. Sharapova really had to mortar up the court to

hit that drive volley. She was rushing into that corner where she

had fallen over, as well. She stayed on her feet and produced a greater

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She has a second chance, match point She seems to have stepped up a

gear, suddenly, Sharapova. That is what champions do add crunch

Sharapova could not have pummelled that forehand of Larcher de Brito's

any more than she did. Michelle just stood firm.

They are lacking the ball towards each other at quite some speech.

Forehand into the net, and Maria Sharapova is facing match point once

What a shot from the 20-year-old. That was perfect, because that is

exactly where Sharapova does not want to move to, that corner of the

Whoa! I am not sure she hit that perfectly. There was so much spin on

The decibel level seems to have gone up a little bit as this game gets to

a crucial point. I was just going to say, that is an understatement! I

have never heard a match so loud as tennis we are seeing from Larcher de

This second set has almost taken one Larcher De Brito. After 59 minutes

in the second set, can she converted Brito covers her face as she walks

up to the net. She has knocked out the 2004 Wimbledon champion, the

third seed here, Maria Sharapova, and the world 131 can hardly believe

it. I just tried to stay calm, I was playing so well and I thought if I

could keep it up I would hang in there. The last couple of points I

was just thinking, last game, I give it my all and went for it.

When Maria went off for treatment I thought, is she going to come back?

What were you thinking out on court? She felt pretty hard and I know that

these grass courts can be quite slippery and dangerous, but I just

tried to stay focused because she is a fighter, she would not just give

up for anything. I thought she would come back and I tried to stay

focused and keep warm. I don't think I have ever fallen

I don't think I have ever fallen three times before in a match in my

career, so that was a little strange. But that is certainly not

an excuse. Today I have seen a lot of players fall and take a few hits

and injuries, I think that is just part of the game and part of what we

have to deal with. Maria, the lip readers who looked at

the TV pictures site -- think that you said this court is dangerous.

Was that what you said? After I buckled my knee three times it is

obviously my first reaction! And because I have never fallen that

many times in a match before. But those were the conditions that were

for my opponent, as well, and I just took more falls than she did today.

Tempt -- JOHN INVERDALE: In the match that preceded that, Caroline

was the IT played and this match was notable for her going down

repeatedly, as well. -- Caroline Wozniacki. She went out

in straight sets, as well. Inevitably in her press conference

she was asked about the state of the court.

I think we are all fighters and we want to give it our all when we are

out there. I don't know if it is coincidence or if the court is more

slippery, or what it is, I don't know. I just know it is not really

fun to be out there when you feel like you can really push off on your

foot. Do you feel the court is different than previous years? I

find them different. I find them a little slower, first of all. I don't

know if the grass is longer of what it is. They are more similar to the

Olympics than they were to Wimbledon last year.

last year. JOHN INVERDALE: Partly due to the

state of the courts and partly due to the pressures of the game, these

are the players who ended up withdrawing from London today.

Victoria Azarenka, the injury she sustained on Monday, Steve Darcis,

the man who beat Rafael Nadal, pulled out saying it was the hardest

decision of his life. John Isner pulled out of his match, the second

game, Radek Stepanek pulled out with a hamstring, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga with

a knee injury. It was an a knee injury. It was an

extraordinary litany of drama and personal tragedy. What do you make

of this, John two -- John? The craziest day I have been

associated with in 36 years. How could this happen two the courts

have always been a bit slippery in the beginning. I know the Olympics

was played, possibly there was something were it kept going for

five or six weeks, but come on, you have to move differently. If you are

six or seven feet behind the court it is going to be a little greener.

Has there ever been anything close? Not all of the injuries have been

from the grass. Absolutely, the club has issued a statement because

has issued a statement because has issued a statement because

people are meeting a lot about this. do you think? -- the footwear.

I think everything affects it. We have two digests this. We saw John

Isner come down on his knee, he has done that a million times and it has

never been a problem. Suddenly, there is this pain. You cannot blame

the court for that, can you two -- can you?

He said he has done that exact movement 20 million times and it was

different. Victoria Azarenka did the splits.

I can understand Steve Darcis being tired after Rafael Nadal. He said he

tired after Rafael Nadal. He said he did not get his arm up at all.

Very quickly on this point, we could beyond until midnight there is so

much to talk about, Sharapova going out, what do you make of that? Just

crazy. Larcher de Brito three or four years ago we thought was the

next band, but she has not broken in. She is 131 in the world. -- the

next up and come. One thing I see is Lleyton Hewitt played on that court

first and he said that is what you expect the first few days on grass

but it is a little more slippery. Much of the year for Larcher de

Brito? -- match of the year. She beat Sharapova. You knew what was

coming next, didn't you? The great thing about tennis is that there are

Super, super league, super, super league... Super Lleyton Hewitt.

Obviously we are the fanatics, as you can see from the shirts. Today

we are here to see Lleyton Hewitt. Lleyton Hewitt never gives in, he

will give 100%, that is why we are will give 100%, that is why we are

behind him. You know, hopefully, we think we

have got him across the line a couple of times and hopefully he can

keep going. Court 2 was the stage for 2002

Wimbledon winner late into it to surprise his fanatics. His opponent,

a Wimbledon qualifier, Dustin Brown, ranked what -- more than 100

players below him, a player that used to travel to tournament is in a

camper van. Six foot five Brown got out of the

blocks quickly using his unorthodox style. The flamboyant Jamaican

American sealed the first set 6-4 and enjoyed every minute. The second

set was just as entertaining and after a break of serve each, leading

COMMENTATOR: he is really shellshocked. He has been battered

about here, he is really struggling. I have not seen him serve this bad

for a long time. It is so reminiscent of Karlovic in

2003. Because of that, it is just out of his control. Three set

points. For Dustin Brown to take a He has got him! Dustin Brown is on

With Brown showing no signs of slowing down in the third set,

Hewitt showed true Aussie grit and determination and, spurred on by the

fanatics, he stayed on in terms to force a tie-break, which we join at

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watch. And you just engage with him, too,

don't you? Look at this, at his Lleyton Hewitt, the game has ever

seen. Two sets down, 3-1 down in the break-up, he has just won the last

five points. He now has three set say Lleyton Hewitt is pumped. He has

stolen the third set, still smiles for Dustin Brown. 2-1 now. It is

But any hope that Hewitt had that his energetic opponent would fade or

crumble was short lived. Brown continued to play the match of his

life and this time Hewitt had no answer. With a double break in hand

it was up to Brown to keep his cool Dustin Brown can afford to upgrade

his camper van. It is the winner of his life, he has beaten Lleyton

Hewitt, former Wimbledon and US Open champion, former world number one,

and boy does he deserve this success for all the journeys he has been on.

You feel for a Lleyton Hewitt, this great competitor, but he was

outgunned today. It is going to take a while to sit

-- sink in. I am not normally the -- sink in. I am not normally the

type of guy to cry, I don't know what happened. I am playing Lleyton

Hewitt, a guy that you are watching when you are growing up on TV. I did

not feel quite like I had my rhythm out there Michael today, I was

pushing on myself, as well. If I could have heard my service games

easier and put more pressure on him it could have been a different

story. A little sad, disappointed, we were

hoping to come back on Friday and keep the dream going for leading

Hewitt but we are heading home. This is what makes this tournament

so special. We have put everything on the line

for him, but he has done well. We still have Bernard Tomic. And

Samantha Stosur. Great pictures from that match, and

Dustin Brown of course could have played for big -- Great Britain a

couple of years ago, he had that option.

How does that happen? He is Jamaican... He is Jamaican, German,

and final answer is he could have been British. He decided to

represent Germany. Someone who does represent Great Britain is Andy

Murray. What did you make of his performance today?

Can I get two seconds on Brown because he is one of the all-time

great personalities so I hope he keeps doing well? Andy Murray was

solid as a rock. His movement, first class, I like the way he is playing

a lot. The way the draw is carving up come it is like Andy Murray has

put something in the tea of all the people in the draw. This was

supposed to be the tough half of the draw with Roger and Rafael Nadal,

that has now gone. Andy is looking very strong. This was the perfect

opponent, Lu played well, but he does not have the firepower, really.

This was a good match for him, excellent. In the spirit of

friendship across the Channel, I think we can safely say, actually,

that Wimbledon today was more like Jo-Wilfried Tsonga make be injured

and out, but France had many are hopeful to fill the void. Nicolas

Mahut, for starters. He lost a match to John Isner three years ago, but

he can certainly graced the grass. Today he was playing Tommy Robredo,

who was who love Grassi graces himself. He won by a surprising

three. He will play Andy Murray next. A Spaniard also stood in his

way, Fernando Verdasco. Three sets way, Fernando Verdasco. Three sets

later, another Frenchman was way, Fernando Verdasco. Three sets

later, another Frenchman French contender number three, Guillaume

Rufin, and another Spaniard in opposition, Nicolas Almagro.

Guillaume Rufin won the second set to level the match but that was as

good as it got. Nicolas Almagro is through. Maybe we should have done a

Spanish themed round-up. But France had amassed a planned - play a

fellow national and we will get one through. Frenchman was certain to

make the third round in this all French affair. This will thwart the

Frenchman found other ways through to round three. One team from what

the French call the wok over. Marin Cilic's with the role because of

injury came before a ball was even hit. John Isner retired at just 1-1

because of the American's knee trouble. France was now on role.

Actually, make that a baguette. This French women moved on with a

straight sets win over a year issue least for another French player,

Marion Bartoli, who has a long history here. She saw off Christina

McHale today. Somebody else to draw your attention to, a

French-Canadian, is Eugenie Bouchard of Canada, from Montreal, and she

won the junior singles last year. She was playing Ana Ivanovic, former

world number one, today. Make no mistake, she is somebody who has a

big future. The way that that draw is cutting up who knows what will

happen? Someone else who will fancy their chances is Sloane Stephens,

who as far as I am aware has nothing to do with France. She is America's

hope. Who is to say what is going to happen in this most extraordinary

Wimbledon? We are only three days into it. Tracy Austin, how do you

assess the women's draw at the moment?

Just crazy, the bottom half of the draw has been decimated. You still

have Petra Kvitova and Eugenie Bouchard.

Is it possible to go from the juniors one year two finals next

year? The bottom of the is looking very bare. I don't think so, even in

the women's. I could be wrong, but I like Sloane Stephens's chances and

Petra Kvitova, even though she struggled. She is the number eight

seed and the highest ranked player in the bottom half of the draw, and

it is Wednesday. It is crazy, I like what I see, Sloane Stephens is only

19, Eugenie Bouchard is only 19. ought to mention Roger Federer.

the most bizarre of all days, the bizarre rest of the bizarre.

-- the most bizarre. We have seen Sergiy Stakhovsky and Dustin Brown

serve their way to domination. Could you have believed that these

two guys would take it to two of the all-time greats, maybe the all-time

great with Federer and Hewitt? They did it with these drop volleys,

continually, Stakhovsky was amazing, and so was Brown. These serve volley

game as a future. I do serve and volley. Stephen

Garces, we have to hope that Stakhovsky can kick on a bit from

this and he is not a one-hit wonder. I hope so, when you pull off a mash

like that you hate to be allowed like some of these guys did in the

next round. -- when you pull off a match like that. Who is his next

opponent? It doesn't matter. I don't think Stakhovsky Kearsley is playing

at the moment. -- I don't think he cares. Ten seconds, Roger Federer.

Roger Federer will be having a tough time in the next couple of years

deciding what he wants to do because it will not get any easier and he is

not used to losing. As far as the players still left in

the draw, these people are playing tomorrow, they will all be thinking

I don't want to be shot down as the next big tree to follow, but also,

the chances are they are, whether you are John Martin to, or Djokovic.

-- Juan Martin Del Potro. If you are coming tomorrow, this is what you

will see. Serena Williams - she cannot lose. Richard Gasquet, he

surely can't. David Ferrer, who is to say? On Court 2, from a British

perspective, we have Laura Robson playing her fourth match against her

opponent from Colombia. What a day, we need some music to close it