Day 3 Today at Wimbledon

gets better and better day by day. Some outstanding games today. A

world first night, Andy Murray is interviewed by a dog! That I did not

know. I can hardly wait! Can we see a quick peek? You are going to have

to wait. We are going to see Andy Murray play, he was up against Blaz

Rola from Slovenia. Number 92 in the world. He had his moment in the sun

today when he walked onto Court Number One. He was not on for long,

just 84 millets. This is a point from the first set. -- just 84

millets. -- minutes. Blaz Rola realise the difference between

collegial tennis and professional tennis today. Andy Murray had a

little bit of a fist pump. We are going to move on, here we are,

serving for the first set. COMMENTATOR: People say sometimes,

isn't it good to have a couple of tough matches in the first couple of

weeks. But you want to save the energy for the second week.

It is getting too hot for Blaz Rola to handle. You hit a shot like that

in the most you expect from it is to have a decent shot to hit the next

ball and that, it comes right at you. It dents your confidence, after

a shotgun attack. -- after a shot like that. Picking his moment to

come in. As he cuts that one right round outside the ball. Good volleys

already. APPLAUSE

And again, you think you have the point in your locker... He is just

not used to these kinds of shots coming back at him. Not like that.

You can see, he is not really prepared for it, he did not expect

it, he was expecting an easy, put away volley. Set point once again.

It is the third time of asking for Andy Murray.

That will do for Andy Murray. STUDIO: Andy Murray applying the

heavy roller to Blaz Rola. No one keeps it lower than him on

grass court. The slice. Down by your ankles.

If Blaz Rola wasn't on the other end of it, I am sure he would be

admiring it as well. He is a big fan of how Andy Murray plays, just not

today! The headline writers will be coming

out with 1's for this. Back steam rollers

I have missed that forehand. Why did I do that?

That was a little wasteful. He still has one break point remaining. It is

a rare sight. Two errors in a row. He is normally good on his break

point conversion. Takes another final attempt in fine

style. STUDIO: This is the final point am a one hour and 20 minutes

or so. A lovely little touch at the net to see things. Andy Murray

safely into the third round on Friday afternoon. What did you make

of him today? You cannot make anything out of that. Every now and

then, it is great to have a drawer like that. You don't even need to

break a sweat. Absolutely no stress whatsoever. He has had enough stress

after all these years, the pressure to win it. So he can always say, no

matter what, I am a Wimbledon champion. I don't think you will

want the pressure but he will want tougher competition to make sure he

is ready. For the big boys. Any tests coming? Taylor he has got

about as good a draw as you could possibly ask for. But any time you

are going through Wimbledon, you are going to meet some tough opponents.

Dimitrov is down the line somewhere. If we move on to Dimitrov who played

today, he is looking after that victory at Queen's, more and more at

home on the surface. Absolutely, all the pieces of his puzzle are

starting to come together. He has got stronger and I think the

belief has come in as well. I think he is starting to believe that he

belongs at the top. Roger Federer was a bit of a late Bloomer. Leave

it or not! I think he was 21 when he broke through. Dimitrov is like a

dinosaur, I guests. A lot of people predicting this is the next guy and

it is nice to see that finally, as much as I agree with you that

Roger, his coach, has been important to get him in shape, this lady he

goes out with, I think she is called Maria Sharapova, she is a hell of a

hitting partner. That drive, that will, that intensity, competitive

juices rubbing off on him. I think that is helping him become a better

player. Djokovic. Possibly the best match of the championship so far.

Fantastic finale. Stepanek taking it to a fist. Novak kept his cool in a

very difficult situation. If you are in the stands watching, he is a

great man to watch. He drives people crazy. He is the guy you hate

playing against him but you would love him as a team-mate. When you

are playing against them, you want to strangle him! Because he can play

as well. One of the best volleys in the world. This guy is right behind

Rafa Nadal for best volley. Novak did an incredible job for the most

part of keeping his composure. Sizing up the situation. The crowd

wanted to see more tennis. He was not too happy with the crowd when he

lost the third set but somehow, he could turn the lemons to lemonade in

his mind. The guy was getting better. And he is 35. It is

incredible. I love the way he plays. I always think thank God I don't

play any more! How does he keep his cool? I have no idea! They will be

talking about Fabio Fognini later on. I can relate to him! Jo-Wilfried

Tsonga is out on court at the moment against Sam Querrey. It is two sets

to one to Querrey. Tsonga has just broken in the fourth set. We will

keep you up-to-date. Let's go back to Andy Murray. When you are a

Wimbledon champion you have huge media commitments after you have

played every single match. Tonight, Andy Murray spoke to the BBC and

other channels and then, for those of you who don't watch children's

television, you may not be aware of Hacker the dog, but he is a legend

among the young people. He is a mix between Basil Brush and Gordon the

Gopher. After Andy had done all of his interviews today, there was

still one more to do and this is when Andy met Hacker. When called --

welcome to Wimbledon, I am joined by the legendary Wimbledon player, Andy

Murray. I am top notch, how are you? I have heard some lovely stuff about

you. I hear you are in it fan of a certain breed of dog, what is that?

Ordered Terri is -- border terriers. That is what I am, what do

you think of that? My dogs are called Rusty and Maggie. They chased

a lot of squirrels. I call squirrels, rats with good PR. How

does it feel to be a tennis player? It feels good. Nice job is to have,

we get to travel the world and play in nice lady. Have you ever been to

Wigan? No. Next time you come, you can meet my mother, she is lovely,

she will make you a nice hot toddy at tea-time. Do you know Sue Barker?

Pretty well. Does she talk about me? She has mentioned you a lot of

times. Sometimes good, sometimes bad! I did get a Christmas card off

her. It was a restraining order! I was furious. As a little treat for

you, I will tell you a joke about tennis. What time does Roger Federer

go to bed? Ten o'clock! Tennis, I meant tennis! Do you mind if I leave

now? Andy, no, please, whatever happens, Andy Murray! Please! Can

you give John Inverdale nudge if you see him in the corridor? Would you

like to meet Hacker? I would love to! I am a little insulted, all of

these years we have been coming here and they ask about our expertise and

commentary, now you have a dog interviewing Andy Murray, eating up

our time? LAUGHTER Next week, Hacker meets the Williams

sisters. Moving onto Venus Williams, in action today. She had a tough

opponent, the Japanese player only ranks at a few places beneath the

Venus. COMMENTATOR: Her tie-break record,

she has played five and one format of them, -- and won four of them,

Nara. little too much on the volley.

Attempting the drop volley, overplaying it.

I have seen happier player boxes than that!

Ball boys, significantly taller than our player!

Another well-placed serve from Nara. Pretty high ball toss on that serve.

Does not seem to matter. APPLAUSE

Beautifully done. It is the variation on the surface, keeping an

opponent guessing, can be as important as the speed, the pace.

She looks so well drilled, so well practised, there is no way she's

going to miss that. Two very important points coming up for Venus

Williams on her own serve. 4-1 down. Nara, a player very meticulous on

how she prepares for her matches way she goes about her training.

She has not looked overawed by the occasion at all. Only ten places

between them in the rankings but in terms of an aura, especially at this

place, you could imagine Venus would come on as something as an advantage

but we have not seen that. APPLAUSE

Now the business end of the set. Nara serving at 4-3.

Just wide. Three straight points. Venus Williams. Did you just see the

way Venus Williams. When that second serve from Nara? Getting herself

inside the baseline, she has been standing on it, if not inside it to

return the first serves. That is wide as well. How quickly it

can turn around and how often it does. In a tie-break. Or at an

important time in the set. The most experienced player, the higher

ranked player will find a way. Uncanny.

She had to work hard in this tie-break, Venus Williams. Now, for

set point. And it is a way. It was an

interesting hour of tennis, this second round match, Venus Williams,

from four points to one, down with six points in a row and she wraps it

up. She is not home and dry yet but that is the first set under her

belt. STUDIO: That was the hardwood done because the second set when

rather swiftly. Venus plays Petra Kvitova in the next round. Having

done that, she and her sister are now currently on court three against

a Georgian and a Ukrainian player. The east Europeans currently leading

2-0 in the deciding set. Let's go back to the singles and our match in

a minute tonight features the number four seed and the beaten finalist

here a couple of years ago. STUDIO: What about Victoria Azarenka

who missed the French Open and has fought her way back from fitness

problems? It is very early days, but I am not

sure how many chances her opponent will get.

She's refusing to take a step back from that baseline and is determined

to take that first serve early. She is trying to put pressure on

Victoria Azarenka. STUDIO: you need moments like that.

The first set went to the Serbian player. Victoria Azarenka fought

back. There was much confusion and that was the end of the first set.

We go into the final set and Victoria Azarenka is serving 5-6

down. We have seen more errors coming from

her forehand side. In fact, coming from both of the players.

What an angle they are from Victoria Azarenka.

How brave was that! Totally unexpected.

It has really been breathtaking tennis. She hits the ball so

cleanly. She was 40-0 down. She has saved

three game points. Oh, dear me. They have been on court

for just over two hours. Victoria Azarenka spent the best part of four

months getting herself back into a position like this but it now be

about to disintegrate. It is much point. -- match point.

UMPIRE: game, set, match. A standing ovation. That was a great

performance. This young woman has just beaten the eighth seed. She

lost to Victoria Azarenka when she made her Grand Slam debut here at

Wimbledon four years ago. STUDIO: another big-name but the dust but

here is what happened in the rest of the women's draw today. These are

the grounds that ring up the best in Petra Kvitova. She won her only

Grand Slam here in 2011 and has reached at least the quarterfinals

in the last four years. That was daunting for her opponent to date.

Her preparation had not been ideal so it is just as well she has been

economic in her match play. The Hawk-Eye computer Luey HQ is. It's

on-call resort the issue. Now she is in for an intriguing contest against

Venus Williams. We are in for a big fight. Vera Zvonareva knows the joy

of reaching a Wimbledon final and it was almost time for her to split

today is Tara Moore twice served for the match in the deciding set. But

victory went to the. -- went to her opponent. 860 minute takeover on

Court Number Two is Li Na became the first player into round two. She did

her Austrian opponent. Having ousted the 14th seed in the first round

former world junior and one Caroline Garcia showed she might just be

going places at last. She beat her American opponent today and goes

into round three. It is enough to centre into a spin!

Victoria Azarenka is out. What about what is happening in the draw? I am

not surprised about what is happening at all. Victoria Azarenka

has only played a cute matches and that is showing. -- played a few

matches. I want to see what Venus Williams has left in her tank. You

keep thinking, why are you playing? You do not need to do this. If you

are not capable, if you look at her results in the major tournaments,

this is the second time she has got to a third round and that is not

like Venus Williams. How long can you take that? It would be nice if

she stepped up to the plate. Petra Kvitova is quite a good draw for her

because her form is up and down. If it is down, Venus Williams has a

chance. Petra Kvitova played well today. She loves to play here. It is

a difficult draw. But all credit to be this Williams, she has won a

couple of titles this year. -- to Venus Williams. She is aged 34 now

and she loves to play. If she does not play singles tennis, she will

play in the doubles. They are on Court Number Three at the moment. It

is 3-0 -- 3-3 in the final set. How much do you think that Serena is

reluctantly playing doubles because she wants to give her sister a final

Grand Slam title? I do not think it is that reason at all. They love

playing here. If I were them, I would keep playing! You did that.

You did not like to practice bearing much. But it has worked for them?

--. One of the few certainties in sport is that it is very hard to

beat David Ferrer. He is relentless and never gives up. He is one of the

last -- best players in the last 30 years never to have won a major

title. He played an epic match today and it went into the final set.

Let's join that. COMMENTATOR: that was a great

return. He is going to challenge and he

might be correct in doing that. Initially he has found difficult to

get any easy points against his opponent. Lots of width being

created in this match. hit it accurately and deep, there is

more chance of forcing an error. He flung himself at that shop but he

was still an inch away from it. They are trying to all manoeuvre one

another. Lovely use of his wrist and he gets up the back of the ball. Did

not register very highly on the Richter scale. He is going to

challenge. If he is, it is break point. He has got the line and he

has got the break. What a shot! That was an amazing return. He has made

good use of every return. David Ferrer was only one metre away

from that and he did not move. Absolutely fantastic.

That is the shop but I have absolutely loved. -- that is the

shot that. Three break points. is a risky strategy, difficult to go

off. STUDIO: here we are at match point.

David Ferrer and his Wimbledon ambitions are no more for this year.

That is an example of how Wimbledon managers to allow some players to

reach superhuman levels of achievement.

The cream of Wimbledon pupils powers of people. This man is as

inconspicuous as Clark Kent most of the year but in Wimbledon, this time

last year he knocked out Roger Federer. He also beat Ernest school

bus. As for Ernests Gulbis... I went to lay like Jack but there was no

word about how much I won or lost. My mother sends me a message the

next day. -- to play blackjack. Tennis Burdick is a man of steel and

he lifted his deflector shield to fend off on a comic today. He has

been weakened by injury and surgery but then Thomas wordage is battle

scarred as well. The player from the Czech Republic still found a way to

stand triumphant. Alexandr Dolgopolov needed to call on all his

weapons today. He plotted revenge against Benjamin Becker. On

Wimbledon grass it was different. He was great, now he faces his biggest

battle yet against Grigor Dimitrov. There was a time when Marcus

Baghdatis was a menacing Grand Slam meant this. -- mix. But certainly

not today. His Argentinian opponent was victorious in four sets. When it

comes to superhuman efforts playing 23 member opens in a row takes some

doing, especially when you are aged 37. But Jamie Delgado has

accomplished just that. To cap the occasion he and his doubles partner

came from two sets down to win their opening match today. We save the

last word for this man. James wine. STUDIO: there are some superhuman

efforts taking place on Court Number Two. The fifth and final set up this

match between Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Sam Querrey. Will be finished that

match tonight? On Court Number Three, they are a long way to go.

That is the Ladies' Doubles. It features the Williams sisters.

Serena Williams! Look at this! Is that a line judge or a member of the

crowd? Look at the huge number of cameras.

One more match to show you today. We save this for John McEnroe because

he loves Fabio Fognini. He is enigmatic. He is just likely to get

a penalty for smashing his racket is for smashing the ball. He was

playing a German opponent today. He lost the first set but he came back

to win it and he came into the studio to talk to us. He is a

character. I have never seen anyone talk so much on a tennis court ever.

No! You are talking to yourself. I am talking to myself, I am not happy

about how I am playing. I want to improve my world ranking and I want

to improve my game. Do you feel you have a responsibility to play tennis

and to entertain? I do not. The people come here and they pay money

for their ticket. The people come to watch you. It is a bit like

entertaining, I suppose. But it is one of the things that I would like

to change. I love watching you and you can tell that the people

watching love to see you. People like watching you. That is good. I

am happy. At the end, you said Conley Luis Suarez! -- you said col

me. I was upset because we lost the match. If I do something wrong in my

job, I always recognise that I have done it. I have got penalties for

racket abuse. How much would you like to play Andy Murray? It would

be another gold that is coming through, coming into the second week

at Wimbledon. But I must stay focused on my next match. It will be

difficult. Keep entertaining us. He is a charming man. If you are

watching that man on Friday, you are guaranteed some entertainment. It is

all happening at the moment. Another much that just finished a cute

moments ago is Davis of the USA beating Flavia Pennetta. -- a few

moments ago. That is the number 12 seed having out the Championships

this year. What is happening on Court Number Two? It is going with

Sir. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is serving to stay in the match at 5-6 down. On

Court Number Three, the Williams sisters are on the cusp of victory.

It has been a very busy hour. Lots to talk about. We dismissed Andy

Murray very early on. Why are is he in the general route to next week?

The first big step for him was in Rome. That gave him confidence. Then

his performance in the French Open. He needed match play and he needed

to believe that he could go the distance and he did that. I do not

think Queen's Club mattered so much because he was exhausted. 77 years

they waited, this guy did it. He has had a great draw. Now the

competition steps up. He is pretty much where he wants to be and he is

healthy. He is chilled. This guy, there was so much pressure for so

long. You saw his interview. He seems so much more relaxed. You look

at all the interviews and he seems more relaxed. For so many years,

first it was winning the US Open, there was a lot of pressure off his

shoulders. Then certainly when he won Wimbledon, no matter what he

does the rest of his career, he won the Olympics... He saved a dog! He

called the owner. This is Andy Murray, I have your dog. Tomorrow,

if you are watching, or coming to Wimbledon, this is the order of

play. That is the sunset tonight. Rafael Nadal place tomorrow, as does

Heather Watson. Serena Williams is on court. Maria Sharapova plays are

number one Court. This is the line-up on Court Number Two. Why are

they putting Serena at first? She has just finished. Jo-Wilfried

Tsonga and Sam Querrey are still playing. We will see you tomorrow

night. Thanks for joining us.