Day 11 Today at Wimbledon

often, they have cupboard falls of T-shirts, and the two who have yet

to start their collection. The last four of the Men's Singles. Will it

be used or experience? -- youth? Good evening from the roof of the

press centre, looking out across this wonderful Wimbledon complex on

men's semifinal day. And just because we can, for no good reason

at all, before we see what happened today, we thought we would look back

at all our semifinal yesterday is. And Roger Federer is back here

today, minus the ponytail, and 30 years on from George Michael and

Andrew Ridgeley, reunited on the roof, Pat Cash and John McEnroe

reunited, still coming to terms, John McEnroe with the fact that

Canada is the new powerhouse of tennis. And why are we doing this

here? Because we can. And what we can also do is show you the first

semifinal, which promised so much, and it delivered.

This is the one that they want. Novak Djokovic wanted it and won it

three years ago. The top seed with six slams want it back.

Grigor Dimitrov once his first slam. A heart-throb with style and

now serious substance, his desire has never been greater. Satisfaction

for the young Bulgarian does not rest with the first major semifinal.

He wants more. Well, it did look as though the

match was going to be very, very one-sided, because the first set

came and went in 26 minutes. Very short points, short games, but

Djokovic very much in control, and here he was taking it 6-4. The

second is it continued very much in the same vein. An early break, and

here is Djokovic is set and a break the same vein. An early break, and

here is Djokovic is set and a break to the good, and he was motoring at

this point. JOHN McENROE: He is definitely

capable of going to plan B or even C.

That slice is going to really come in handy. You don't quite know what

he is going to do. Will it set up? Will the wind take it? That will pay

off for Dimitrov. ANDREW CASTLE: That is a mess, no

more than a rallying ball. This slice is really beginning to

have effect. Jon and John Lloyd have been talking about the need for

Dimitrov to do this. -- John McEnroe and John Lloyd.

Djokovic did a smart thing there. He looked like he was moving forward,

so Dimitrov hit a slice, short one, but he waited a little bit and came

in on an even better approach. Still a chance. How big is this the Grigor

Dimitrov to get level in this set? Yes, Gaymon!

JOHN INVERDALE: -- game on. JOHN INVERDALE: And on set point, we

had to wait for a Hawk-eye decision. Djokovic stopped playing because he

thought the ball had gone long. But Hawk-eye on this occasion said that

the ball was just in, and as far as the second set was concerned,

Djokovic was out, so it is one apiece at this point. This is a big

moment in the match. Amiss hit backhand found the line from

Djokovic that saved his bacon. If Dimitrov had broken there, who knows

what might have happened. Anyway, a tie-break happened.

Once again, the slip. It is almost impossible fit not to getting your

head. He slipped on the forehand, looked like his balance was good

there. The tie-break also tightens you up.

It is surgical from Novak Djokovic, surgical, deep. He continues to be

awesome today. 15 aces already. You wouldn't have thought he would serve

that many more than Dimitrov. No double faults, not a single blemish.

Another slip, that was a few points ago. It is causing some serious

headaches. For the ground staff, too. You can see the churn caused by

the spikes. Oh, now he is going to have to find

some inspiration, and fast, if he is to climb back into this tie-breaker

after over two hours. Djokovic is in the driving seat. 5-2 in the break.

That is not thinking clearly at all. The shot selection at that time in a

tie-breaker? Djokovic is tempting him into these wrong selections.

It is a perfect breaker, and Novak Djokovic is another set away from

the Wimbledon final. 7-2 on the breaker.

JOHN INVERDALE: Djokovic was long odds-on to win that match in four

sets, and he got off to a flying start in the fourth, but Dimitrov

came back. Suddenly, he was Djokovic serving to stay in the set.

ANDREW CASTLE: Vaccine! -- that's in!

He is still more less watching it. He could have gotten over there. How

costly wood that the? He is so good at keeping his

composure. Just so solid, this serve has been for him.

Look at the moves, look at the physicality that Dimitrov brings to

this court. He had no right to get to at least three of those.

Yes! It on the line. Grigor Dimitrov, massive fist bump. What

are we seeing hear from him? Djokovic can't believe his standard

of play. He is a point away from being level.

Oh, yes, matchplay Djokovic. Sportsmen.

Applauding Dimitrov's play 30 seconds ago, pummelling a first

serve to save the set. What has happened here? This has got

to be a world record. Twice or three times in that rally? Meantime,

Djokovic is just making... One, two...

Fabulous from Novak Djokovic. Lesser men, lesser sports men, would have

capitulated there. JOHN INVERDALE: We have some match

on now, and here we are in the fourth set tie-break, Dimitrov

serving and just two points away from taking it to a fifth.

ANDREW CASTLE: Ten years ago, Sharapova found what it takes to win

at Wimbledon. She knows what her partner is going through now.

This is just outstanding. Did you see the look on his face as he came

in there? He was like, I'm coming in! The cavalry.

I just don't know what his tendons are made of.

He still has a couple of set points.

So, Dimitrov is going to have to hold his nerve and serve for it.

Good job Djokovic, winning two Street points. -- straight points.

That is big-time. What a point. He didn't want to miss. He was just

waiting to get Dimitrov off-balance, and then he just sprinted for it to

hit that volley. Oh, no, not again.

UMPIRE: Mr Dimitrov is challenging the call. The ball was called out.

It is just out! Djokovic who has manfully come back into the set

three points down, suddenly it is a match point for a place in the

Wimbledon final. Denied! Serve and volley on match

point, I can't believe he did that. Talk about expecting the

unexpected. I think he's all right, but that is

a tough one, because the legs were split. Will he call a trainer? He is

certainly going to think about it. Varies a line straight through to

the physios' room, and they are waiting for a call from the umpire.

Moving on, another match point. He's got it! What a fighter. They

both laugh. -- oath -- they both are. It is Djokovic who goes through

to Sunday's final. Playing against a future star, he is already a top

player. He deserves respect, and for his first semifinal, he was

fighting, and it was a tough match. The fourth set could have gone

either way. I thought I started well, a set and a break, and then

double break points. But again, like in the last match against Cilic, I

allowed my opponents to come back. Well, that is us. What do you make

of that semifinal? I thoroughly enjoyed it. Both guys showed a lot

of heart and character. Novak was running away with it, Dimitrov was

tight at the beginning, but he had a chance to go double

tight at the beginning, but he had a him off the hook, and suddenly you

saw what Greg -- Grigor Dimitrov is capable of. Before the match, I said

it would be great if this was five sets. And he got down a break in the

fourth, he battled back, and then suddenly it is 6-3 in the

tie-break, we were set on a fifth set, but then it was over. But I'm

sure Novak doesn't mind. Is it too simple to say that it was one of

those occasions when at key moments, that is when champions like

Novak Djokovic show their class? He did play a great match, and he has

been knocked into form, serious form, from the first match of this

tournament. He has had a really tough draw, and for him to be in the

semifinal, that is when you know you are informed. I joke that the

recipes for top form is like a good cup of tea. The longer in hot water,

the stronger you are, and that is where he has been. He has been in

hot water a lot, and that is when he pulls stuff out. But Dimitrov, wow,

what a player. He really is moving around the net. That was a fantastic

one when both players were on the deck looking at each other after one

point. I was suggesting watering the court between sets like they do at

Roland Garros. You saw a bit of old school, Dimitrov with the volley, a

one-handed sliced like Pat Cash. Novak is one of the toughest,

mentally strongest guys I have ever seen on the court. I would be going

bananas, I would be completely bald if I went through some of the

matches he has gone through with the stress. And it was windy out there

and hot, and that was hard for both of these guys. Going back to a

couple of nights ago when we were talking about playing on the middle

Sunday, and you said it was baloney about the courts needing a break,

and maybe what we saw today proves that your argument is baloney? Do

you think one day would make a difference? I would say it wouldn't.

Baloney, still. They are going to have to change the grass. The grass

wasn't lasting in the middle of the court, now it isn't blasting at the

back. Maybe they will have to make it a really tough grass. It will be

interesting to see how it goes. We saw today undoubtedly a Wimbledon

champion of the future. It is not a question of if, it is when. I think

he will win numerous Grand Slam titles. He rose to the occasion when

he needed to. He is one of the few guys out there who could go to a

plan B or C or possibly even D. I think he could win numerous majors.

Most players' plan B is just a better version of A! So let's have a

look at the women's final that is taking place tomorrow.

If the French final was the match of the year so far for the women's

game, the game tomorrow could be every bit as good. Think Canada,

think bears, and, ice hockey, more bears. Images of a nation instantly

recognised. Jeannie Bouchard is set to fit the bill. - you Jeannie. She

has little, the body, the athletic ability. The technique. Think Czech

Republic, Prague, good in Wenceslas, that good king Wenceslas, there

aren't as many instantly recognisable check images as

Canadian. Petra Kvitova might change that by winning a second Wimbledon

title three years after her first. -- Czech. This time I don't know

what is going to happen, I'm not sure if it is good to know what is

going to happen. It is a good experience, and I hope it will help

me in the end. I think both players play really good grasscourt tennis

commentator to the ball pretty flat and our aggressive attacking. It

will be a matter of the way, Eugenie Bouchard plays, taking time away

from the opponent, how much that will bother Kvitova, but if she can

stand inside the baseline and hit the returns the way she has been

against the big swinging hard serve of Kvitova. It will be a case of who

can impose whose game on the other. Kvitova was once told she was too

nice but tennis but the Swedes nature is definitely reserved for

off court. Dashed sweet nature. She is a great player. She likes the

grass. I think it will be my toughest match yet but I'm looking

forward to the challenge. I really enjoyed seeing an opportunity and

going to take it. She has some weapons and I will be ready for that

and try to impose my weapons and try to play my game. And fight on every

single point. Leave it all out there. Eugenie 's rise is a wish

come true for tennis, she gathers and is freely and globally,

including Golden Globe winners. She has such a consistent energy as a

player, she plays as champion every match replays, win or lose. For me

as a spectator, as a fan of hers, it has always been easy to find

something wonderful, even in her losses. She has played this whole

tournament like she is prepared to win it. From the mind of a nine time

champion the deciding factor tomorrow will come down to one key

ingredient. The two players in the finals at Wimbledon, they are tough,

it is just a matter of who can do it better. How they deal with the

nerves. And the pressure. The person who is most excited to be here

usually wins. We had Marion Bartoli on the show last night, she said the

key thing she thinks on the show last night, she said the

key thing she about the matches, every round you go through at a

Grand Slam, is like exponential, the pressure. Not one -to co-4, it is

1-4-16 and so on. -2-4. What about Eugenie Bouchard tomorrow, how much

will this or her? - put her in all. We've had a tough year at Wimbledon.

It has been a hundred years... 27 years since they won Wimbledon

today, thank you. 33 years for myself. On the 4th of July. - I.

When Andy Murray wins... That year it was Bjorn Borg. Where were you?

At the ladies final tomorrow? With the Canadian. When Andy Murray wins

coming he is English and British but when he loses he is Scottish. As an

American, can I say... Bouchard as a North American? We call her

Americans that we can get back contract. What was your question?

Will being in the final make her overwhelm her. I think she will

learn something. She will hear that John MacGregor and others kicked her

to win the tournament. - John McEnroe. Picked her. She will not

tighten up. Kvitova could cause that, she is the leftie, big serve,

big hitter. There will clearly be an obviously, but I think she is the

type of person who can handle it better than we saw with Sabine

Lisicki last year. I think she is future world number one. A

competitiveness is something else. She has come a long way in a year.

competitiveness is something else. Simona Halep the Romanian girl has

come a long way. Simona Halep the Romanian girl has

are the two that have Simona Halep the Romanian girl has

through. Kvitova has a big game. She has the shots that almost blow hole

of the court. Does the fact that she has been here before and won it

before, is it relevant? I think so. Bouchard will not know what it is

like until she walks out there. Whether she gets affected by it or

not, I don't think she will much much, but Kvitova... Kvitova 's mind

was blown, she won it, then she seemed overwhelmed and couldn't

handle it. It has taken her about three years to get back to the stage

where she is ready to deal with that. She will try to impose this

thing that has hit out after she won it. If you win this, it will be a

lot to deal with. Maybe you don't want to win it quite yet. Maybe I

could get one more before you get