:00:23. > :00:28.on court, even though we are only in the quarterfinals? That is what
:00:28. > :00:38.everybody said this morning, but as the sun sets, it has been another
:00:38. > :00:55.
:00:55. > :00:58.day which has underlined the the vagaries of the seedings, find
:00:58. > :01:00.themselves up against each other on one of the most famous tennis courts
:01:00. > :01:10.of them all, for a place in the semifinals. The most eagerly visit
:01:10. > :01:10.
:01:10. > :01:16.painted map ever... In Poland. It was Janowicz against Kubot. From
:01:16. > :01:24.Gdansk to Warsaw, a nation stopped today to watch an historic day in
:01:24. > :01:27.their sporting history. Boris and John I suspect watched on with a
:01:27. > :01:37.mixture of amazement and bemusement, as the days events
:01:37. > :01:39.
:01:39. > :01:43.unfolded. Wimbledon, the quarterfinals. And the money, --
:01:43. > :01:50.Andy Murray, a sporting superstar who has gone from gold to an
:01:50. > :01:58.historic major title to take Murray mania to new realms. Fernando
:01:58. > :02:05.Verdasco, a Spanish lefty with matinee idol looks. It had the
:02:05. > :02:09.potential for an upset. They had met nine times before, and Murray had
:02:09. > :02:14.won eight of them. Many of the pundits in the media said this was
:02:14. > :02:18.the easiest of all 4/4-finals to call. It's just goes to show what
:02:18. > :02:28.many of us know about this game. We are going to join it in the first
:02:28. > :03:08.
:03:08. > :03:18.try the job shot. BORIS BECKER: Verdasco was trying to
:03:18. > :03:46.
:03:46. > :03:52.Verdasco, just stepping in, having a crack at it.
:03:52. > :03:56.TIM HENMAN: It is definitely an opportunity to attack Murray's game,
:03:56. > :04:06.on the second serve. That was 94mph, a bit quicker than it has
:04:06. > :04:06.
:04:06. > :05:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:05:02. > :05:12.at forehand, Heath hoped it was skipping across the baseline and
:05:12. > :05:14.
:05:14. > :05:23.unleashing his forehand. Wonderful! Well, he has made a lot of errors on
:05:23. > :05:33.that side, but he is sticking with it. Just the 99mph. Amazing. Murray
:05:33. > :05:51.
:05:52. > :05:58.on the brink of losing his first set nerve on the second.
:05:58. > :06:08.JOHN INVERDALE: Were we in for a long night? Here we are in the
:06:08. > :06:31.
:06:31. > :06:35.second set, with the Spaniard been vulnerable. Right now, serving
:06:35. > :06:45.for a two sets to love lead, he is going to be wanting to make some
:06:45. > :06:45.
:06:45. > :07:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:07:31. > :07:41.looked at the crowd, and he is just about leaping up there are, asking
:07:41. > :07:41.
:07:41. > :08:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:08:40. > :08:50.recovering from it. That gave him 0-30, the error makes its 0-40.
:08:50. > :08:50.
:08:50. > :09:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:09:31. > :09:41.safe, with the backhand, or risk it and go crosscourt. He needs to make
:09:41. > :09:41.
:09:41. > :10:46.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:10:46. > :10:50.the right decision now, to get back behind the baseline, and he was
:10:50. > :11:00.beaten by this forehand. He has got to get on the front foot. Three
:11:00. > :11:29.
:11:29. > :11:35.UMPIRE: Advantage, Verdasco. Phenomenal second serve from
:11:35. > :11:38.Verdasco. Murray did very well to get into the rally. He got the
:11:38. > :11:42.foothold that he wanted and then made a bad decision, to play the
:11:42. > :11:52.drop shot. All of a sudden, from three break points, it is now set
:11:52. > :12:05.
:12:05. > :12:12.is in control on Centre Court. JOHN INVERDALE: As they say in such
:12:12. > :12:16.situations, a good game to win. Here is Murray in the third set, with a
:12:16. > :12:24.blistering winner down the line. He actually blew the Spaniard away in
:12:24. > :12:31.that third set. And here we are in the fourth set. An overhead, to make
:12:31. > :12:35.it 2-2. We have been here before, many times, but that does not make
:12:35. > :12:40.it any easier to cope with. For everybody watching on Henman Hill,
:12:40. > :12:50.and the millions and millions watching at home, it was unbearable.
:12:50. > :12:53.
:12:53. > :13:02.BORIS BECKER: What an unbelievable second serve from Verdasco, 116mph,
:13:02. > :13:06.this time. Murray does not like the call. The umpire just having a word
:13:06. > :13:12.with the line judge, perhaps he said something? Perhaps it was somebody
:13:12. > :13:22.behind him in the crowd. He is supposed to say something, he is a
:13:22. > :13:36.
:13:36. > :13:46.take that many risks on your second serve. Considering, nine double
:13:46. > :13:46.
:13:46. > :15:49.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:15:49. > :15:59.faults in five sets is not that That took everything, from both
:15:59. > :15:59.
:15:59. > :19:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:19:17. > :19:27.It is a challenge, so just hold on for a second. I cannot believe you
:19:27. > :19:29.
:19:29. > :19:36.have got me - is that what he is saying? He has got it. What a
:19:36. > :19:44.saying? He has got it. What a performance of excellence. It was a
:19:44. > :19:48.tough situation. The second set was a bad set of tennis for me. I was
:19:48. > :19:56.3-1 up and then made some bad mistakes. I made some poor choices
:19:56. > :20:03.on the court. And then I turned it round really well after that. I
:20:03. > :20:07.thought about what I was doing wrong. The best way to get myself
:20:07. > :20:12.back into the match was to change tactics a little bit, I was a bit
:20:12. > :20:16.more patient, I took a bit longer between points, I did not rush, and
:20:16. > :20:20.I did not give him any free points after that. I gave away too many
:20:20. > :20:27.points in the second set. I thought the first set was a good standard,
:20:27. > :20:32.we both played some good tennis. And he came up with some good shots in
:20:32. > :20:39.the last game of the set. But in the second set, I was making way too
:20:39. > :20:43.many mistakes. Well, John, they all lived happily ever after. Just the
:20:43. > :20:48.way you wanted it, right? He is going to make a good commentator,
:20:48. > :20:54.someday. He had it dead right. First set could have gone either way, the
:20:54. > :20:57.second, he should have won, 3-1 up. But I thought the turning point was
:20:57. > :21:02.in the third, because he was panicking on the changeover,
:21:02. > :21:06.freaking out a bit, trying to get rid of some of that banks. And when
:21:06. > :21:10.he stepped out on the court in the third set, it seems like Verdasco,
:21:10. > :21:15.even though he was up, was the more uptight, and that immediately
:21:15. > :21:19.relaxed Andy Murray, and he was able to take it to Verdasco, able to pull
:21:19. > :21:25.back a little bit, like he said, play high percentage tennis, and get
:21:25. > :21:30.that setback. Listening to your commentary, Boris, you were saying
:21:30. > :21:35.it was a bit like going back in time to Andy Murray of a few years ago,
:21:35. > :21:39.being less positive on the court, allowing his opponent to dictate?
:21:39. > :21:45.Gets, the first two sets reminded me of that a lot. Even in the first
:21:45. > :21:49.set, I did not think the quality was that high. I felt that Murray was
:21:49. > :21:56.waiting for Verdasco to miss, but he did not do that a whole lot today.
:21:56. > :22:02.He played very well. The beginning of the third set was crucial, it
:22:02. > :22:12.could've gone way. But he panicked. For a moment, I thought he was going
:22:12. > :22:17.to cry. He put his towel over his face. Moment got to him. But look,
:22:17. > :22:21.this guy had not been here before, he has beaten him eight out of nine
:22:21. > :22:26.times, he is not playing with the same confidence, you would suspect,
:22:26. > :22:33.although that new racket has given him that zip off the server and the
:22:33. > :22:39.forehand, which reminded me of that other lefty from Spain. The one who
:22:39. > :22:43.left town a long time ago. But he imposed his will. When I had to play
:22:43. > :22:49.this guy sometimes, he just came out there, like this, and you just felt
:22:49. > :22:55.that. The power, that was getting to Andy. Verdasco was hitting a huge
:22:55. > :22:59.ball. That was a tremendous effort by him. And you made the point a
:22:59. > :23:03.couple of days ago, you said, do not underestimate the fact that Murray
:23:03. > :23:08.has not played a left-hander all year, and it might take him set to
:23:08. > :23:12.adjust. Everybody was thinking, we will take the first set, but it was
:23:12. > :23:17.when he did not just in the second set that people started panicking
:23:17. > :23:22.trip I am not sure it was so much the lefty game. Yes, you have got
:23:22. > :23:27.the serve out wide, but it was the sheer pace and pop that Verdasco
:23:27. > :23:31.had. It is something for Federer to think about. He has got the smaller
:23:31. > :23:39.head, and I wonder if he would think about going up a little bigger,
:23:39. > :23:44.95-100, like Verdasco did. Something to think about for Roger. Mentioning
:23:45. > :23:52.Roger, we were expecting it was going to be him in the
:23:52. > :23:58.quarterfinal, but it wasn't, because the other quarterfinal was an all
:23:58. > :24:00.Polish affair. Here are just a few edited highlights of that match,
:24:00. > :24:04.edited highlights of that match, because we showed you half an hour
:24:04. > :24:08.of this just before we came on air. It was a great day for Polish sport,
:24:08. > :24:14.more than anything else. You could tell from the scenes at the end what
:24:14. > :24:20.it meant. It is your take on Janowicz as a player, Boris?
:24:20. > :24:28.great, powerful, grass court game, which is going to give Murray a lot
:24:28. > :24:37.of trouble. On grass, he is positive, he comes forward. Look at
:24:37. > :24:43.that first serve, that is going to trouble anybody. I do not know how
:24:43. > :24:51.long you are going to show this, but this was rather magical, to see
:24:51. > :24:56.these two guys exchanging shirts, it was really a great moment for this
:24:56. > :25:01.country, to have two guys in the quarterfinals. There is the
:25:01. > :25:04.embrace, which could have gone on forever. Janowicz found it very hard
:25:04. > :25:08.forever. Janowicz found it very hard to compose himself at the end.
:25:08. > :25:13.Congratulations, we could see how much this victory has meant to you -
:25:13. > :25:19.perhaps you could be kind enough to describe those feelings to us now?
:25:19. > :25:28.am just really, really happy. I did not expect that I could go that far
:25:28. > :25:32.in a Grand Slam, at Wimbledon. I am just very happy. How proud are you
:25:32. > :25:42.to be the first Polish man to make it to the semifinals of a Grand
:25:42. > :25:49.Slam? Not really, I do not have many words to say right now, I am just
:25:49. > :25:58.really... I am really happy, it does not matter if I am the first or the
:25:58. > :26:01.second. This is my first semifinal, and I have nothing else to say.
:26:01. > :26:06.first time I ever got to the semis at Wimbledon, I found it more
:26:06. > :26:10.difficult to do the interview then I did playing. I can totally relate to
:26:10. > :26:18.that, hyperventilating Derek, it shows you what it means. I think
:26:18. > :26:25.this guy could very well win major acts. If he keeps serving like that,
:26:25. > :26:30.Andy Murray has got problems... Very much so. He has got a good game to
:26:30. > :26:38.play Murray. He has got nothing to lose. He is going to put it on the
:26:38. > :26:45.line again on Friday, but I think Murray has had a wake-up call today.
:26:45. > :26:50.The question about whether the lower ranked players are good enough to
:26:50. > :26:56.beat Murray or Djokovic, I do not think that is a question any more.
:26:56. > :27:06.If Murray is not 100%, watch out. Let's go to the other half of the
:27:06. > :27:11.draw. Wimbledon, the quarterfinals, Novak Djokovic, the best on the
:27:11. > :27:15.planet, the man who changed the world order. Six Grand Slam titles
:27:15. > :27:23.and counting. With him, these days, there is no surrender. Tomas
:27:23. > :27:28.Berdych, in his 40th consecutive Major, runner-up here before. He has
:27:28. > :27:34.a booming serve and punishing forehand, the big names do not faze
:27:34. > :27:36.him. JOHN INVERDALE: Two big men, serving
:27:36. > :27:46.JOHN INVERDALE: Two big men, serving big and hitting big, and it was a
:27:46. > :27:47.
:27:47. > :27:57.high-quality first set. That was a delightful bit of touch from the
:27:57. > :27:58.
:27:58. > :28:08.Czech at the net. And this one, a great running pass from Djokovic.
:28:08. > :28:21.
:28:21. > :28:27.The net result was that we found ANDREW COTTER: That's good, it is
:28:27. > :28:36.just good. JOHN LLOYD: There was a bad bounce
:28:36. > :28:46.there, the ball did not come through. Djokovic, for the first
:28:46. > :28:46.
:28:46. > :31:32.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:31:32. > :31:40.time in this Championships, has a He had a chance on the second serve
:31:40. > :31:50.on the forehand. Not a good error in that rally. He couldn't take any
:31:50. > :32:20.
:32:20. > :32:26.of the break points. Hey he is with It was wide. Despite being pushed
:32:26. > :32:36.harder than ever before in this championship, the first set goes to
:32:36. > :33:06.
:33:06. > :33:16.That was looking back into court. That is a clay-court shot not a
:33:16. > :33:42.
:33:42. > :33:52.cross-court shot really. -- grass It is getting harder and harder on
:33:52. > :33:52.
:33:52. > :35:06.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:35:06. > :35:13.serve Fort Berdych now. -- for He just miss hit that forehand and
:35:13. > :35:23.the ball sat up and invited Berdych to take command. Now, two break
:35:23. > :35:44.
:35:44. > :35:50.He gives it away at the end and Berdych comes roaring back into the
:35:50. > :36:00.set. The force was very much with
:36:00. > :36:23.
:36:23. > :36:30.Very soon after that, it became 3-0 Victory to the number-one seed. He
:36:31. > :36:37.is still to lose a set in the Championships so far. I am thinking
:36:37. > :36:45.about what I need to do on the court. I have the right commitment.
:36:45. > :36:51.I am dedicated to go far in this I have played some of the best
:36:51. > :36:57.tennis of my career on grass. It is not my preferred surface but I won
:36:57. > :37:00.this title before and I hope that experience can help me in the
:37:01. > :37:05.upcoming challenge. There are all sorts of mind games going on
:37:05. > :37:11.because before that match, he said he was playing the best tennis of
:37:11. > :37:15.his life and he is better on grass now than he was two years ago. He
:37:15. > :37:23.is putting a market down to everybody. He seemed to be in
:37:23. > :37:28.control from the word go. She when you babies beat -- play these big
:37:28. > :37:36.powerful guys like Berdych, you are vulnerable. Two breaks down in the
:37:36. > :37:42.second, but it doesn't seem like he can keep the intensity up to beat
:37:42. > :37:52.Berdych. I do think he is a better player. When he is on his top form,
:37:52. > :37:53.
:37:53. > :37:58.he is the best player in the world even on this surface. He couldn't
:37:58. > :38:04.say anything else. I don't like Wimbledon or I would rather be in
:38:04. > :38:10.Serbia? Of course he is playing good. Does he play his best ever? I
:38:10. > :38:17.don't know. He is winning in straight sets. He said his goal was
:38:17. > :38:21.to win the French, right? How much extra motivation, because of the
:38:21. > :38:28.manner in which she lost the semi- final in France two Nadal, how much
:38:28. > :38:32.does that feel the fire foreign to win here? He should try to utilise
:38:32. > :38:38.it to his advantage and that was the best that I have ever seen two
:38:38. > :38:42.players play on a clay court. To be that close to beating Nadal, if I
:38:42. > :38:52.was around him I would say look at the glass half full and I commend
:38:52. > :38:52.
:38:52. > :39:02.him for doing that. Do you know a coastal resort in Serbia? Give me a
:39:02. > :39:06.
:39:06. > :39:16.break. Let us go to one more match. This was a match of the
:39:16. > :39:17.
:39:17. > :39:22.extraordinary scintillating drama Wimbledon, the Latin Quarter. David
:39:22. > :39:28.Ferrer who is so relentless he is known as the wall. Seven Grand Slam
:39:28. > :39:33.quarter finals in succession. The highest pedigree. He has a mission
:39:33. > :39:39.defining moment to come here this year. Juan Martin del Potro, an
:39:39. > :39:44.Argentine icon. US Open champion four years ago. Injury has been his
:39:44. > :39:49.nemesis but make no mistake, this man is seriously good and has a new
:39:49. > :39:55.fondness for grass. This was a match that almost ended
:39:55. > :39:59.as soon as it began. The first game of the match and down goes the
:39:59. > :40:07.giant Argentinian on his already heavily damaged and strapped left
:40:07. > :40:16.knee. Was that it? Look at that! That was no Maradona dive. That was
:40:16. > :40:23.What he default then and there putting Ferrer into his first
:40:23. > :40:33.Wimbledon semi-final. He decided to battle on and he we are at 1-1 in
:40:33. > :40:41.
:40:41. > :40:48.the air the stages. -- the early If I were Ferrer I would start
:40:48. > :40:58.using the drop shot. He is looking to get to the semi-finals. He has
:40:58. > :40:58.
:40:58. > :41:46.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:41:46. > :41:56.That is what you would like to see a little more of from del Potro in
:41:56. > :42:12.
:42:12. > :42:22.that serve. I don't know if he has JOHN MCENROE: So far, he is content
:42:22. > :42:35.
:42:35. > :42:40.He has been a g and he is the type of guy who finds it hard to slow
:42:40. > :42:50.down when he gets a little negative or tight and he plays quicker and
:42:50. > :43:21.
:43:21. > :43:29.A Stanning winner from del Potro He was conscious of his left knee
:43:29. > :43:35.for the remainder of the first set. He was middling it like a batsman
:43:35. > :43:45.in a cricket game. He won the first set on one leg, effectively. He we
:43:45. > :43:52.
:43:52. > :44:02.Here we are with del Potro leading and we are in a third-set tie-break
:44:02. > :44:20.
:44:20. > :44:30.so it is now or never for the brave Just a little conservative with the
:44:30. > :44:32.
:44:32. > :44:42.approach. That is Ferrer's weaker side so no surprise there that it
:44:42. > :44:42.
:44:42. > :45:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:45:40. > :45:50.Ace number 11 but it seems like he Someone called that out. The lines
:45:50. > :45:50.
:45:50. > :45:55.lady called that out late. It was overruled. UMPIRE: Replay the point.
:45:55. > :46:05.Ferrer could challenge I suppose. I'm not sure why they are replaying
:46:05. > :46:34.
:46:34. > :46:41.it. Everybody getting a little Ferrer doesn't have the luck of
:46:41. > :46:51.being six foot six inches. There is absolutely nothing he can do when
:46:51. > :47:10.
:47:10. > :47:20.del Potro hit his spots as he did In a set that is this close, it is
:47:20. > :47:39.
:47:39. > :47:49.the wafer-thin margins that can That is a big lead he has now.
:47:49. > :47:55.
:47:55. > :48:00.Del Potro is in the driver's seat. He can taste it now. Who would have
:48:00. > :48:10.thought a couple of hours ago he would be about to serve his way
:48:10. > :48:44.
:48:45. > :48:54.He found a way to get the ball back and that is all he could do. He got
:48:54. > :49:04.his reward. He sure did. That was surprising that he missed that ball.
:49:04. > :49:38.
:49:38. > :49:45.Ferrer is suddenly back in business What a return of serve! That must
:49:45. > :49:50.feel like a dagger through Ferrer's heart. It is a serve which has
:49:50. > :50:00.worked for him and he has gone back to it. The last year he has gone
:50:00. > :50:00.
:50:00. > :50:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:50:43. > :50:53.out wide and has been crushed by He played it safe there and get the
:50:53. > :50:53.
:50:54. > :51:03.easy error. Del Potro blinked again. So close to victory. And yet so
:51:04. > :51:39.
:51:39. > :51:49.close to an awful lot more hard There is nothing to say except it
:51:49. > :51:49.
:51:49. > :52:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:52:42. > :52:47.is match point. An incredible He has done it. What a way to get
:52:47. > :52:56.through to your first ever Wimbledon semi-final. A staggering
:52:56. > :53:06.performance from this man. House Centre Court ever witnessed such a
:53:06. > :53:07.
:53:07. > :53:17.performance of Shia, p Op ball- striking from anyone. -- pure.
:53:17. > :53:18.
:53:18. > :53:22.Exceptional! Wow! A wonderful moment. A wonderful moment in our
:53:22. > :53:27.moment. A wonderful moment in our sport.
:53:27. > :53:36.A quite amazing performance by you. How serious was the injury to your
:53:36. > :53:43.need? I think it will be dangerous if I am not careful in the next
:53:43. > :53:48.day's. I could finish the match. I think I'd beat -- played my best
:53:48. > :53:54.tennis in this tournament to make - - against David. How close were you
:53:54. > :54:00.to having two pull-out? Really Paul -- close because I felt a lot of
:54:00. > :54:10.pain in the beginning of the match. Exactly like I did before. It is
:54:10. > :54:15.really painful. I twisted my knee again. The doctor gave me something
:54:15. > :54:25.and I could finish the match. I am so glad.
:54:25. > :54:25.
:54:25. > :54:32.It was just a fantastic match that We will talk about those games in a
:54:32. > :54:40.moment. John, how did del Potro end up playing that well when it was
:54:40. > :54:45.such a serious injury. It limited his options. I think he then
:54:45. > :54:49.becomes more dangerous. Two years ago, he played well on grass and
:54:49. > :54:55.last year he lost to Ferrer. That was a big disappointment but he
:54:55. > :55:01.came in thinking, I can do some damage. But when he got hurt, I am
:55:01. > :55:06.so happy I was wrong, and he would - but was able to step up and
:55:06. > :55:14.finish playing. He can to beat -- he can beat anyone if he plays like
:55:14. > :55:22.that. That match was extraordinary. I guess the physios and the medical
:55:22. > :55:26.team are the key people now. They should get medals. The question
:55:26. > :55:30.week ask tomorrow about del Potro because it was a serious injury on
:55:30. > :55:37.the same knee and it will be sore tomorrow. The question is how can
:55:37. > :55:42.he recover? He recovered between the third and 4th round match but
:55:42. > :55:51.it will be more difficult. That match said so much about both guys.
:55:51. > :55:54.Ferrer is so dog-eared and so respected at and del Potro had the
:55:54. > :55:58.will to speed and stay out there. When you hurt yourself in the first
:55:58. > :56:04.game and you have to played for three hours to beat a guy like
:56:04. > :56:08.Ferrer, that says a lot about him. There was. Way he put his head in
:56:08. > :56:14.his hands and we thought he was going to cry because we thought to
:56:14. > :56:24.he would have to pull-out. He came back on the debts of Defence --
:56:24. > :56:25.
:56:25. > :56:31.despair. A great character. You said it. He is a real fighter. He
:56:31. > :56:38.is finding ways to win when it is almost impossible to do so and he
:56:38. > :56:43.is still in. Let's hope he recovers in time. Let's hope he has a day on
:56:43. > :56:53.a Serbian coastal resort! Here is the line-up for the women that is
:56:53. > :57:12.
:57:12. > :57:21.This is a chance for Lisicki, isn't it? Yes. A long way to go though.
:57:21. > :57:27.Some of the other players are the same age. With knees strapped. She
:57:27. > :57:31.is on top form and she has had a day to recover. This is the first
:57:31. > :57:37.women's semi-finals in the Open era when there is not a single Grand
:57:37. > :57:47.Slam champion from any other competition so it really is open.
:57:47. > :57:52.
:57:52. > :58:02.Who is it for you? I have to go with the French players. The other
:58:02. > :58:04.
:58:04. > :58:10.side is tough... It the German player doesn't play to her ability
:58:10. > :58:19.Ben Radwanska wins. What would your choice of music be to close the
:58:19. > :58:25.show? Have a think. We got a Juan Martin del Potro to choose the