:00:43. > :00:49.Good evening, welcome to today at Wimbledon. Here's what we have got
:00:50. > :00:57.coming up. Kyle Edmund. Angelique Kerber. He is what is coming up.
:00:58. > :01:01.With Venus Williams the only former champion left in the draw, we find
:01:02. > :01:06.out which of the up-and-coming women are ready to march towards the Venus
:01:07. > :01:10.rose water Dish. We will see if Novak Djokovic looks like he can win
:01:11. > :01:13.his fourth Wimbledon title, or whether Roger might make it an
:01:14. > :01:20.eighth. He had an date on Centre Court. There four British players in
:01:21. > :01:26.the third round already, Kyle Edmund was time to make it a fifth.
:01:27. > :01:34.Thank you to Jesse and to the ball boys and ball girls, who are
:01:35. > :01:39.referred to as BBGs. It was searingly hot today, how the players
:01:40. > :01:46.do it in 40 Celsius Courtside I do not know, but I have two call
:01:47. > :01:51.experts with me tonight. I hope you have been staying inside most of the
:01:52. > :01:53.day? We had a lot of air-conditioning, but this is how
:01:54. > :01:58.Wimbledon should be, beautiful sunshine. That is how I remember it.
:01:59. > :02:04.Some fantastic action to reflect upon. We start with the biggest
:02:05. > :02:10.match in the women's draw today, two of the players who have the best
:02:11. > :02:15.form of the season on grass. Karolina Pliskova is the third seed,
:02:16. > :02:20.she has won nine titles, but never a Grand Slam. Magdalena Rybarikova has
:02:21. > :02:22.won 15 matches on grass in the last month, she got to the semifinals at
:02:23. > :02:46.Nottingham. Evidence of the matches that she has
:02:47. > :02:55.played, this is super stuff. It will please her coach. Tremendous
:02:56. > :02:59.movement and anticipation. The right knee was surgically repaired last
:03:00. > :03:03.year, along with the left wrist. Out for seven months at the end of 2016,
:03:04. > :03:23.first month of this year as well. And it goes on! It is becoming
:03:24. > :03:27.absolutely vital, especially for the server. Absolutely vital that
:03:28. > :04:19.Rybarikova wins it for her chances. That's fine, anything there is good
:04:20. > :04:25.for Rybarikova. Her coach has seen a lot of matches, in Surbiton, ten or
:04:26. > :04:32.15 minutes away if the traffic is OK. Ilkley. Must be four or five
:04:33. > :04:35.hours away, a beautiful part of the world, in Yorkshire. And Eastbourne
:04:36. > :04:49.as well. That is wonderful, and excellent
:04:50. > :04:57.first game to demonstrate what we could be in for here.
:04:58. > :05:03.Really high standard. Pliskova was the favourite, and as expected she
:05:04. > :05:11.took the first set, 6-3. Into the second set. Some amazing forehand
:05:12. > :05:14.winners from Rybarikova, growing in confidence, Annabel, and enjoying
:05:15. > :05:19.herself. She was playing with freedom. She has had such a lot of
:05:20. > :05:23.victories on the tour this year, especially on the grass, and her
:05:24. > :05:28.game is tailor-made for grass, she is one of the best volley is in the
:05:29. > :05:33.women's game. She can really do a lot of damage with the ball through
:05:34. > :05:40.the court. She made Pliskova uncomfortable. She has got quite a
:05:41. > :05:46.lot of wrist action, Boris. Excellent footwork, she moves well.
:05:47. > :05:54.The great players move better than the others. Rybarikova broke to take
:05:55. > :05:56.the second set, 75. Let's see some of the fantastic tennis on show in
:05:57. > :06:43.the third set, here's Andrew. It really was sensational, but this
:06:44. > :06:52.fourth the big upset. Rybarikova was at 5-2 and match point.
:06:53. > :06:59.What a story on Centre Court! There is the face of Magdalena Rybarikova,
:07:00. > :07:09.who has come back from injury. Surgery. She has undergone such a
:07:10. > :07:14.test of her character. The emotion services on Centre Court, she has
:07:15. > :07:19.accounted for Karolina Pliskova, who would have believed it?
:07:20. > :07:24.You had an injury, people thought you might have retired. To win a
:07:25. > :07:30.match like this with a performance like that on Centre Court, how
:07:31. > :07:36.special is that? It is amazingly special. I had two surgeries and I
:07:37. > :07:40.have not played for seven months, and now I am in the third round and
:07:41. > :07:46.I have beaten Karolina Pliskova, which is amazing. I am so glad. It
:07:47. > :07:52.was a difficult time for me, my fitness coach told me, I am sure
:07:53. > :07:58.something good will happen. I guess it just happened.
:07:59. > :08:02.To be fair to Pliskova, when she saw the draw, she said, that is a tough
:08:03. > :08:08.match, she knew Rybarikova was coming. Even though she has had
:08:09. > :08:13.injury. It is all about confidence. When you have the picture is under
:08:14. > :08:18.your belt, and she is such a great grass court player. This is when she
:08:19. > :08:22.can gain some point. When you have had adversity and she took those six
:08:23. > :08:27.months off with wrist surgery is, knee surgeries, when you are not
:08:28. > :08:32.sure if you can play tennis to the level you had before, it gives you a
:08:33. > :08:37.different perspective, and she had a chance to enjoy life away from the
:08:38. > :08:42.courts, but know how much she wants to be out there competing. And she
:08:43. > :08:47.has a twinkle in her eye, a great sense of humour, and she grabbed the
:08:48. > :08:54.ball by the horns. You talked about movement, that was essential. Tennis
:08:55. > :09:01.is a game, that is why I stopped it eventually, when you have to move a
:09:02. > :09:03.lot. A lot of people call it a young man's game, she won two tournaments
:09:04. > :09:13.and had a semifinal. Grass is different, you have to feel
:09:14. > :09:17.comfortable, and with the right movement comes confidence. You can
:09:18. > :09:24.hear them chanting for Boris in the background, quite right to! This was
:09:25. > :09:28.another sensational match on Centre Court, hugely important in the big
:09:29. > :09:34.picture. And the profile of some players who have not enjoyed people
:09:35. > :09:39.knowing a lot about them. That is where women's tennis is at. There
:09:40. > :09:43.are so many names in the mix, it is like the Grand National, you start
:09:44. > :09:48.the race, so many players can win it. The French Open I talked to a
:09:49. > :09:54.couple of coaches, they felt that 15 players could win. I can guarantee
:09:55. > :09:59.that Elaine Oscar Benko was not in the mix, she did not only when her
:10:00. > :10:05.first tour title, but her first Grand Slam. It feels like that at
:10:06. > :10:09.Wimbledon, there are so many players, and when something like
:10:10. > :10:11.that happens at the French Open, everybody here feels they have a
:10:12. > :10:19.chance against any of the top players. Pliskova was the favourite
:10:20. > :10:22.as of this morning. She was my pick. Because Rybarikova has had this
:10:23. > :10:29.brilliant run, even if we have not heard of her before Wimbledon
:10:30. > :10:35.started, could she win it? When you look at it, you say, can display win
:10:36. > :10:41.the seven matches over the weeks? Right now, so many players could. It
:10:42. > :10:47.is about keeping a certain level of intensity and not dipping after such
:10:48. > :10:51.a big victory. But there is enough in her game that will trouble a lot
:10:52. > :10:57.of the next opponents in her line. We will move onto men's game,
:10:58. > :11:02.Norris, I will bring you in, because Novak Djokovic only had 40 minutes
:11:03. > :11:08.in his first round match, so he was going to have something more of a
:11:09. > :11:12.test whatever happened. He is on the comeback from a dip in form, so how
:11:13. > :11:15.would he fair today back on No 1 Court? He lost to Sam Querrey the
:11:16. > :11:29.last year. I have felt like things have started
:11:30. > :11:36.to click and I have felt complete on the court. I have taken time to
:11:37. > :11:40.realign myself, balance, centre. The Wimbledon aura, you cannot not feel
:11:41. > :11:46.it. The tradition, the history and everything around it.
:11:47. > :11:54.It is Novak Djokovic again. I feel ready, motivated.
:11:55. > :12:00.He talks a lot about the big picture and how tennis is just a part of it.
:12:01. > :12:04.He is searching for greater happiness, greater satisfaction in
:12:05. > :12:08.his life. Winning on No 1 Court may not be the most important thing, but
:12:09. > :12:18.now that was his challenge against the 22-year-old Adam Pavlasek. This
:12:19. > :12:20.was the very first point. Fantastic winner from Novak Djokovic. He went
:12:21. > :12:35.on to break in the opening game. Boris, a smooth start, no worries
:12:36. > :12:40.about being back on that court, where the upset happened. How did
:12:41. > :12:48.you feel he was looking's I was on the court with him last year. Thank
:12:49. > :12:53.you for reminding me! He does not like Court Number One, none of the
:12:54. > :12:58.top players like it, because it is not Centre Court. It has a different
:12:59. > :13:03.feel, the ball bounces higher, it is not as Internet, but with the roof
:13:04. > :13:09.on it will be more spectacular. He talks about coming back in the last
:13:10. > :13:13.month or so. Once the clay-court season started, he picked up his
:13:14. > :13:17.form, he lost in the quarters at the French Open, and it was smart for
:13:18. > :13:21.him to take the wildcard, because it does not matter who you are, he
:13:22. > :13:24.needed a couple of matches, and for him to win at Eastbourne put him in
:13:25. > :13:31.a different category, to start Wimbledon. For those 40 minutes he
:13:32. > :13:37.looked great in the first round, and he looks good now. I do not think
:13:38. > :13:41.anybody will underestimate him. He is looking relaxed, this one helped,
:13:42. > :13:46.he said how much he enjoyed it, he was mixing with the crowd, he said
:13:47. > :13:49.he liked the seagulls. He took the second set very easily, and we join
:13:50. > :14:09.it in the third. Loaded up their! Now he is having
:14:10. > :14:20.fun. Open your shoulders and give it a
:14:21. > :14:44.ride. He is enjoying himself, but they do
:14:45. > :15:06.not -- that might not be a whole lot longer.
:15:07. > :16:39.Set point up with recently. He is pulling out. -- he is her ring now,
:16:40. > :17:00.the machine is running so smoothly. Pavlasek's day in the sun did not
:17:01. > :17:10.last too long. Happy coach, happy player. Two through. -- Djokovic
:17:11. > :17:14.through, and he got better and better.
:17:15. > :17:22.When you are winning, your confidence is high, everything is
:17:23. > :17:31.functioning well, why would you change anything? I know many times
:17:32. > :17:37.over because of the last couple of years I was going against the
:17:38. > :17:41.signals of my body, I was needing to take a little rest, maybe skip a
:17:42. > :17:46.certain tournament, and I did not do that. It gave me results, but the
:17:47. > :17:54.interest rate came and the payment came later. It came to or three
:17:55. > :18:00.times as hard as it would have before that. I am excited to keep
:18:01. > :18:05.going. I do not think the end is anywhere near. As long as the
:18:06. > :18:09.Passion and love for the game is there, I will keep going.
:18:10. > :18:18.I wonder if that is something that is coming back. Can you tell as soon
:18:19. > :18:22.as you look at him when he is on it? Immediately, he is like an open
:18:23. > :18:26.book. I have spent more time with him for the last three years than
:18:27. > :18:30.with my wife, so we are like brothers, and I still feel for him.
:18:31. > :18:36.I have to be neutral as a commentator, but I feel with him. I
:18:37. > :18:41.can see when he is off, but he has a positive attitude. At Eastbourne he
:18:42. > :18:47.was a bit more proactive, looking at everybody when he spoke, he did not
:18:48. > :18:51.wear a hat everywhere, so he is seeing life with a different point
:18:52. > :18:55.of view. He gets a day off tomorrow, back on Saturday. He will have a
:18:56. > :19:00.tougher test as we get further through the tournament. How does he
:19:01. > :19:06.need to step it up for the big guns when he gets to face them? I am
:19:07. > :19:12.happy he has got Andre Agassi and Murray and church, because he needed
:19:13. > :19:18.a new group. I felt he was a bit lost. That is a signal, he has a
:19:19. > :19:25.responsibility, he has a superstar in his corner. He wants to win for
:19:26. > :19:30.him. That part is good. Now the question is, how can he get better?
:19:31. > :19:36.He has not beaten a top five player in a while, and he will face one in
:19:37. > :19:39.the second week. You mentioned the next opponent, Ernests Gulbis,
:19:40. > :19:46.dangerous, so he has too increased the level of tennis, but he is on
:19:47. > :19:50.the perfect Path. At the French Open Andre Agassi said how he wanted to
:19:51. > :19:55.bring in the margins, but when he was at his best, when he was having
:19:56. > :19:59.that precision into the corners, that is what made him such a great
:20:00. > :20:06.player. What do you think about him bringing the margins in? It is a
:20:07. > :20:10.fine line. Andre Agassi had a similar game to Novak, and he won
:20:11. > :20:15.most of his Grand Slams in his 30s, Novak turned 30 last month, so it is
:20:16. > :20:20.a different perspective, what you do with the next couple of years. You
:20:21. > :20:25.are more mature, but Novak is at his best when he is physically fit, in
:20:26. > :20:31.balance, when his family life is in order, watch out. We will talk about
:20:32. > :20:32.his next opponent in a second, but let's check in with Caroline
:20:33. > :20:52.Wozniacki. She is on court. We will keep you in touch with that
:20:53. > :21:04.match. It is available on the red button. A lot of people are watching
:21:05. > :21:10.it on the big screens. - bits, really interesting, peopled off one
:21:11. > :21:17.of the big upset again. -- Ernests Gulbis pulled off a big upset. One
:21:18. > :21:32.Martin Del Park Row got a fly in his eye.
:21:33. > :21:40.Ernests Gulbis has had injury problems as well, he slipped to
:21:41. > :21:44.number 589. We had a hold-up, two of the spectators fainted at the same
:21:45. > :21:48.time, so there was a 24 minute break in the Biddle of the second set.
:21:49. > :21:53.Ernests Gulbis has not won a match on tour before Wimbledon started
:21:54. > :22:03.this year. He was playing some absolutely fabulous tennis. Making
:22:04. > :22:08.two runaround -- making Juan Martin del Potro run around. He was the US
:22:09. > :22:12.Open champion in 2009. He rallied in the third set but it was not enough,
:22:13. > :22:21.Ernests Gulbis taking it on the third set tie-break. Causing the
:22:22. > :22:24.men's upset of the day. Ernests Gulbis very appreciative of the
:22:25. > :22:30.support that he got on court, saying thank you to them. Really
:22:31. > :22:36.interesting next opponent. What does he bring to the table? He is
:22:37. > :22:39.fascinating, when he was at his prime, he had been in the top ten,
:22:40. > :22:48.he reached the semifinals in the French Open, beating Tomas Berdych.
:22:49. > :22:56.He brings a huge serve, a massive weapon, 25 aces today. Quite a funky
:22:57. > :23:01.forehand. In the past it used to be slightly weird, but he has changed
:23:02. > :23:04.it. Chris was commentating today, he talked about the fact that he comes
:23:05. > :23:10.across the line of the ball the opposite direction. Most of us would
:23:11. > :23:15.serve left to right, but on the first serve he served at the other
:23:16. > :23:21.way, but he also has a forehand grip like you. Extreme. He is an awkward
:23:22. > :23:26.player. He plays a bit against the odds. He does not have to play
:23:27. > :23:33.tennis, believe me. His father is one of the wealthiest men in Latvia.
:23:34. > :23:40.We had a Latvian story at the French Open, who knows. He is an awkward
:23:41. > :23:44.player. For him to be playing ranked 580 is a compliment to his character
:23:45. > :23:49.and personality, that is why it is difficult for anybody. When he feels
:23:50. > :23:54.good about himself, when he serves big, as he does at the moment, not
:23:55. > :24:00.easy. He does not just rely on force. A delicate player. A lot of
:24:01. > :24:07.delicate play. The funky forehand, which he has cut down, but it is the
:24:08. > :24:12.left hand that used to go up to the sky, and he has brought it down, and
:24:13. > :24:16.the swing is more compact. He has beautiful drop shots as well. We saw
:24:17. > :24:22.a lot of them today against Juan Martin del Potro. He came out today
:24:23. > :24:28.inspired. He played the sort of tennis that got him to the French
:24:29. > :24:33.Open final in 2014. He is a dangerous opponent for anyone when
:24:34. > :24:38.he is in the mood. He can go very AWOL as well, he is unpredictable, a
:24:39. > :24:41.maverick character, but a lot of fun, and he plays with it uncle in
:24:42. > :24:47.his eye. The lowest ranked player to make the third round of any Grand
:24:48. > :24:54.Slam since 2002. The last one was Richard Krajicek here. He was a
:24:55. > :24:57.top-10 player, so you take the ranking into account when he comes
:24:58. > :25:05.up against Novak Djokovic, which should be interesting. One British
:25:06. > :25:12.player in action today, Kyle Edmund, first on Centre Court, against Gael
:25:13. > :25:18.Monfils of front. For some, Wimbledon is paradise. For
:25:19. > :25:24.others, it is a maze, wrong turnings everywhere. Ask Kyle Edmund, four
:25:25. > :25:29.times he turned up, four times he found himself immediately lost. His
:25:30. > :25:36.home Grand Slams seemed like foreign soil. Gael Monfils is another who
:25:37. > :25:41.had seen grass as quick slam, he says he has never played well on
:25:42. > :25:45.this surface in ten years at. That green shoots, he made the final at
:25:46. > :25:49.Eastbourne, Edmund made Wimbledon second round for the first time,
:25:50. > :25:53.maybe they had stumbled on a path through the lawns.
:25:54. > :25:57.This place which can suffocate, can inspire, which one will it be for
:25:58. > :26:00.Kyle Edmund? For a set, neither would give way.
:26:01. > :26:36.4-4, full throttle. Breaking down Monfils, the crowd
:26:37. > :26:41.gasped at the slice in the rally and each year the winner.
:26:42. > :26:45.Edmund could not win the break point, Monfils might not have the
:26:46. > :26:50.best record here, but he is 15th seed for a reason.
:26:51. > :26:55.Monfils swats down the winner and does eventually hold a game of ten
:26:56. > :26:57.minutes. 12 games, 6-6, tie-break. Do not
:26:58. > :27:15.blink. Just the final touch eludes him. Did
:27:16. > :27:19.so much well. For all of Edmund's effort, the
:27:20. > :27:24.first set had gone. In this whether it is important to take breaks. He
:27:25. > :27:33.got plenty in the second set. The first to Monfils. What a point
:27:34. > :27:37.to take. Monfils has the break. But Monfils is fragile, so this was
:27:38. > :27:45.a concern, and his opponent was not about to retreat.
:27:46. > :27:50.He took it well. Kyle Edmund breaks back.
:27:51. > :27:55.But the difference between a top 50 player and a top 20 player is what
:27:56. > :28:01.happens in the critical moment. This was in game nine, the set in the
:28:02. > :28:06.balance. Again the misfire from Edmund, long
:28:07. > :28:12.once more. Not long later, Monfils led 2-0.
:28:13. > :28:20.Very professional, but there was entertainment as well.
:28:21. > :28:25.No one likes a show off. Edmund found the energy for one last
:28:26. > :28:39.surge in the third. This time he has the touch and he
:28:40. > :28:44.has the break. A brave break, but the temperature
:28:45. > :28:54.was approaching 40 degrees, enough to sap the force from anyone.
:28:55. > :29:01.He celebrates before the ball lands and Gael Monfils, with the break, is
:29:02. > :29:08.closing in on a place in the third round. Into the net it goes and into
:29:09. > :29:13.the third round goes Gael Monfils. I think I am a good tennis player, I
:29:14. > :29:18.think, and I have never done so good on grass, I have never actually
:29:19. > :29:23.passed the third round at Wimbledon and never had great results on
:29:24. > :29:27.grass, so I guess I am just playing a bit better but maybe I have a
:29:28. > :29:32.better understanding about myself and how to move a little bit, but
:29:33. > :29:39.for me, I think still it is not a court where I can be able to put my
:29:40. > :29:44.best. It was my first time ever on Centre Court. You watch so many
:29:45. > :29:48.matches on Centre Court then it is one thing saying you are going to be
:29:49. > :29:54.on centre or looking at the atmosphere, but actually experience
:29:55. > :29:59.it -- experiencing it is another thing. It was a good match to learn
:30:00. > :30:02.from, a lack of maturity on some shots or certain points in match
:30:03. > :30:06.situations I need to be better on but I am 20 years old, I don't know
:30:07. > :30:11.all the answers. That is why it is a great thing to learn from.
:30:12. > :30:17.He is almost shy, isn't he, Kyle Edmund? He is very shy and very
:30:18. > :30:20.introverted. I thought he handled the occasion, the first time on
:30:21. > :30:23.Centre Court, extremely well and he showed with that first set that he
:30:24. > :30:27.can actually live with some of the top guys in the rankings but he did
:30:28. > :30:30.spend most of the match peeking out from underneath his baseball cap and
:30:31. > :30:35.it felt like he never lifted his chin, he never stood tall. You can
:30:36. > :30:39.imagine if Djokovic is out there or Roger Federer, they are walking and
:30:40. > :30:46.holding court out there, whereas Kyle is definitely introverted and
:30:47. > :30:52.shy. I fill with Gael Monfils' put speed around the court, he shrinks
:30:53. > :30:55.the space then the other end of the court and as much power as Kyle
:30:56. > :30:58.Edmund brings with the forehand side, it tends to sit up and spend a
:30:59. > :31:01.little bit and I think you started to run out of options in terms of
:31:02. > :31:07.where to go because Gael Monfils can run down any ball. Boris, what you
:31:08. > :31:11.think it needs to do, Kyle Edmund, to take that step up? He has the
:31:12. > :31:17.forehand and roughly speaking the game. What does he do about his
:31:18. > :31:22.attitude? The good news is he is 22 years old, he is still not a man
:31:23. > :31:24.yet, he hasn't matured yet to handle a superstar like Gael Monfils on
:31:25. > :31:30.Wimbledon Centre Court, so that will come with age. Tennis wise, I think
:31:31. > :31:34.it still has a one-dimensional game, he relies too much on the forehand.
:31:35. > :31:39.He is a tall man, he should serve better, the backhand should be used
:31:40. > :31:43.with more confidence and the use of the court is not there yet and most
:31:44. > :31:49.importantly, he needs to find a new coaching team. He quit with his
:31:50. > :31:53.coach just before the grass court season. Leon Smith from team Great
:31:54. > :32:00.Britain helped him but he still needs someone personal to work with
:32:01. > :32:05.him on the basics of tennis. Are you offering your services? No. That is
:32:06. > :32:08.a shame, he could benefit from a bit of your swagger. There were missed
:32:09. > :32:13.opportunities and he will ruin that, he will think I could have made a
:32:14. > :32:17.match of that and he nearly did. He nearly did and the me, the scoreline
:32:18. > :32:21.was kept pretty tight with a course of the first set and I was in the
:32:22. > :32:25.radio with Mark Woodforde and he was getting very frustrated, the fact
:32:26. > :32:29.that he didn't feel like he was using the slice backhand in a band
:32:30. > :32:33.in the tie-break, he suddenly came into the net a couple of times are
:32:34. > :32:36.very good approaches but Marco saying he should have been doing
:32:37. > :32:39.that all the way through the first set so when you get to do it in a
:32:40. > :32:45.really crucial point, it has a little bit impact. Would you agree?
:32:46. > :32:49.It is understanding how you want to play the points. You don't do
:32:50. > :32:55.something in a tie-break you should have been doing at 1-1 or 2-2. A bit
:32:56. > :33:00.like in the kitchen, you have to prepare the food before you eat. I
:33:01. > :33:04.like that analogy. And on court, you have to be aware of everything and
:33:05. > :33:08.everyone and we will show you what happened to Adrian Mannarino because
:33:09. > :33:15.whether this was accidental or on purpose, the umpire actually
:33:16. > :33:19.deducted him a point. A bit grumpy, but I don't know whether he expected
:33:20. > :33:24.the ball boy to get out of the way and there was a bit of a discussion,
:33:25. > :33:28.but he was deducted a point at the beginning of his next service game.
:33:29. > :33:34.He did come back to win in five sets but it just was a bit of a shame. A
:33:35. > :33:38.little bit harsh. That is the first time I have seen that, it doesn't
:33:39. > :33:42.look intentional, I don't think he wanted to hurt the ball boy, it was
:33:43. > :33:47.just a coincidence with a bit of bad luck so for the umpire to deducted a
:33:48. > :33:51.point was pretty harsh. Now, there are big names at Wimbledon and there
:33:52. > :33:51.are big names. This is the giant-killing performance of the
:33:52. > :34:12.day. He has done it! What a win! Three
:34:13. > :34:23.hours and 51 minutes and John Isner is out. David has beaten Goliath.
:34:24. > :34:27.Five foot nine, don't care, he takes out six foot ten John Isner.
:34:28. > :34:34.How cool is that? That is amazing, you couldn't get a bigger height
:34:35. > :34:41.disparity and the little guy wins. Great story, David beating Goliath,
:34:42. > :34:44.wonderful commentary. It was really good. Now to shot of the day and it
:34:45. > :34:47.takes something to do a shot of the day when you are actually at match
:34:48. > :35:07.point but that is what Grigor Dimitrov did.
:35:08. > :35:18.Look at that! One of the great shots to win a hugely entertaining match.
:35:19. > :35:25.And Baghdatis with a broad grin on his face. My shot was fantastic and
:35:26. > :35:40.you aced it! Baldy macro and we had to show you
:35:41. > :35:41.an extra couple of shots from that match because it was highly
:35:42. > :35:52.entertaining stuff. And that was very much in the
:35:53. > :35:58.running for shot of the day before match point, to be honest. Now,
:35:59. > :36:01.Boris I am going to ask you whether you can do the trick you are about
:36:02. > :36:17.to see. The first split shot work, the
:36:18. > :36:21.second one didn't. And this is catch of the day. Alexander Zverev through
:36:22. > :36:28.with the big serve and what a catch from the umpire. And we are going to
:36:29. > :36:31.have an all for lot more before 9:30pm. But first, the king of
:36:32. > :36:41.Wimbledon was back in his castle today.
:36:42. > :36:47.Roger Federer walking out onto Centre Court for his early evening
:36:48. > :36:56.Report and with Dusan Lajovic from Serbia. And Lajovic wasn't prepared
:36:57. > :37:01.to lie down, he took seven of the first eight points, he went 2-0 up
:37:02. > :37:05.and the Federer fanatics were just a little bit concerned. But Roger had
:37:06. > :37:10.his parents watching from the Royal box and he didn't want to let them
:37:11. > :37:15.down. So let's pick up and watch a little bit of this match. In the
:37:16. > :37:19.first set tie-breaker, Federer had broken back to take it, it is all
:37:20. > :37:38.square and let's have a look at him in his finery.
:37:39. > :37:53.JOHN MCENROE: That is Federer at his best, stepping him up. Look at the
:37:54. > :38:01.pride I'm her face. Look at my man! That was Pete Roger. -- pride on her
:38:02. > :38:19.face, look at my man! That was peak Roger.
:38:20. > :38:25.Lajovic hit about as good a shot as he could have hoped to and could
:38:26. > :38:51.only watch it go by. It is depressing.
:38:52. > :39:04.He picked a grade five minutes to bring his A-game.
:39:05. > :39:10.Well, up until this tie-break, the first set has been a democracy. The
:39:11. > :39:15.tie-break has been a totalitarian state, a Swiss one. No room for
:39:16. > :39:22.argument, it has just been magnificent.
:39:23. > :39:44.And here he is, looking to serve out the first set.
:39:45. > :39:52.UMPIRE: Game and first set, Federer. Well, hats off to Dusan Lajovic but
:39:53. > :39:55.it is almost like Roger Federer, have to the curtailed effort in the
:39:56. > :40:00.first round, has decided to give himself a little bit of a run around
:40:01. > :40:03.and has won the first set on a tie-break.
:40:04. > :40:06.CLARE BALDING: about as perfect a tie-break as you will ever see from
:40:07. > :40:08.one player. Federer starting to take control in the second set, we will
:40:09. > :40:27.rejoin it. I haven't watched him a great deal
:40:28. > :40:29.but when I have, I have always enjoyed seeing that backhand. It is
:40:30. > :41:23.a beautiful stroke. The ball toss switch a little to his
:41:24. > :41:29.left makes the serve a little trickier for him. He took a risk and
:41:30. > :41:30.he came up empty there. The first double fault of his match might be
:41:31. > :41:48.costly. Roger saying, "What in the world was
:41:49. > :42:14.that?" See that ball jump up on Raonic, the
:42:15. > :42:18.new ball again affecting his shot -- on Lajovic. You have got to make
:42:19. > :42:39.sure you get over that. He had a long time to think about
:42:40. > :42:43.that and the demons were swirling around his head as he was thinking
:42:44. > :42:47.about it. CLARE BALDING: poor And old Lajovic,
:42:48. > :42:55.I am afraid Federer doesn't take his foot up and when he starts to roll,
:42:56. > :42:59.he rolls. Lajovic, having won 29 points in the first set, only
:43:00. > :43:08.managed to win 16 points in the third set. Federer in the end
:43:09. > :43:15.winning 7-6, 6-3, 6-2. But really interesting opening for that match
:43:16. > :43:19.let's hear from Roger. Yeah, I mean, I struggled early on,
:43:20. > :43:23.couldn't get rid of the nerves and just struggled to find my rhythm. It
:43:24. > :43:26.was a pity I couldn't hold down my serve, coming back to deuce and
:43:27. > :43:30.still dropping the serve and even though I got back into the game
:43:31. > :43:33.after that, because I broke him but I just struggled through the first
:43:34. > :43:39.set and I was happy to get rid of those nerves and start of rice more
:43:40. > :43:43.free tennis and in a end, it was very good. Our nerve something that
:43:44. > :43:48.is always a part of your game or is it special when you come out to
:43:49. > :43:51.Centre Court, somewhere you have dominated? Right, I should feel
:43:52. > :43:55.comfortable here and I do and I try to remind myself that eventually it
:43:56. > :43:58.will come but the problem is, on grass, if you are struggling, it can
:43:59. > :44:02.take a long time to find your rhythm back, especially from the baseline
:44:03. > :44:05.but I wasn't too worried about it because I have been at their summit
:44:06. > :44:09.times. Nerves are a funny thing, some matches you might be horribly
:44:10. > :44:13.nervous and others, it is a piece of cake and it could be a final where
:44:14. > :44:18.it is easy and the first round where it is terrible and I'm happy today.
:44:19. > :44:23.Isn't that interesting, we all just went, what? Roger has nerves? I have
:44:24. > :44:27.never heard him admit that, we have heard Nadal say that when he had a
:44:28. > :44:30.dip in form and lost confidence but I have never heard Roger Federer
:44:31. > :44:33.talks openly about feeling nervous out there and when he does get
:44:34. > :44:37.nervous, the poor and starts to get a little bit tight. I thought he
:44:38. > :44:41.looked pretty free-flowing by the end of the match but when you watch
:44:42. > :44:45.him, what he does bring out onto court is so many options at his
:44:46. > :44:49.disposal so you know that even if things are not going well in one
:44:50. > :44:51.department, he can call on another area of his going to make life
:44:52. > :44:56.difficult for his opponent. But fascinating. Maybe it is because his
:44:57. > :45:01.parents were here, can things like this throw you? His parents have
:45:02. > :45:06.seen him play here before but the good news is, he is human, he has
:45:07. > :45:11.emotions and it is wonderful for him to be so honest. Most players
:45:12. > :45:15.sugar-coated with, I don't know, I had a difficult start but, yeah, he
:45:16. > :45:21.was nervous. Most players are nervous on Centre Court, even the
:45:22. > :45:32.greatest of all time. And he plays the holder of the Zverev Brothers
:45:33. > :45:36.next. He knocked out Andy Murray earlier this year, he will come to
:45:37. > :45:40.the net and ass questions and Roger were not underestimating because the
:45:41. > :45:44.rid of that match will not be much rhythm, because he will have to come
:45:45. > :45:49.up with early passing shots because it will not have long rallies. He is
:45:50. > :45:53.from Germany, so I know him well, and they played each other in the
:45:54. > :46:01.warm up tournament, the quarterfinal and it was a proper grass court
:46:02. > :46:05.match and you are absolutely right, Mischa plays it old-style, chipping,
:46:06. > :46:09.dipping, using the courts so it will be a very different match to what we
:46:10. > :46:14.usually see on a tennis court. I think it is the first time brothers
:46:15. > :46:19.have got that far since 1934. Anyway, a long time. Before our
:46:20. > :46:22.time. Right, let's catch up on Houghton Caroline Wozniacki got on
:46:23. > :46:24.and whether she did indeed managed to go on and win this match against
:46:25. > :46:52.Pironkova. Here is match point. Many congratulations to Caroline
:46:53. > :46:59.Wozniacki, she is through to the third round, a good with against
:47:00. > :47:12.Pironkova. Now, an upset in the men's another one today, Jack Sock,
:47:13. > :47:23.the 17th seed from the USA, is out, beaten by Sebastien Hoefner, that is
:47:24. > :47:29.a big upset. And there was the most horrific injury out on court today
:47:30. > :47:37.for Bethanie Mattek-Sands and she went for a split step and her knee
:47:38. > :47:40.buckled, she was screaming in agony and the All-England Club confirmed
:47:41. > :47:45.it was an acute knee injury. She is not a bad singles player but she is
:47:46. > :47:48.a really good doubles player, Gold medallist in the Mixed Doubles in
:47:49. > :47:52.Rio, with Jack Sock, who we just saw getting knocked out and her doubles
:47:53. > :47:55.player Lucie Safarova also got knocked out today after that
:47:56. > :47:59.incident, she was there and trying to comfort her because it clearly
:48:00. > :48:03.hurt so much. They were trying to win Wimbledon and if they had done
:48:04. > :48:08.as a doubles pairing, they would have held all four Grand Slam
:48:09. > :48:13.doubles titles together but that is over and it will take a long time to
:48:14. > :48:17.recover. If she does, because it was excruciating to watch the coverage
:48:18. > :48:21.of it, the screams were piercing and everybody felt sick watching the
:48:22. > :48:26.footage, so everybody wishes her a speedy recovery. I hope once they
:48:27. > :48:29.got at a hospital... Actually, the All-England Club said the first
:48:30. > :48:31.responders were one minute, a qualified amaryllis technician and
:48:32. > :48:40.the player was kept on court while pain relief was given -- a qualified
:48:41. > :48:44.medical technician. We have both worked with her on 5 Live and she is
:48:45. > :48:47.a brilliant, bubbly character and I doubt whether she is in any state to
:48:48. > :48:50.be watching this tonight but those that love her and supporter sent her
:48:51. > :48:57.the message we are all thinking of her. A couple of other bits of news.
:48:58. > :49:06.In the fining department, you didn't ever get find here, did you question
:49:07. > :49:10.mark never. Bernhard, it -- Bernard Tomic, people can have some sympathy
:49:11. > :49:13.with him, people go through this, but some are saying he took a
:49:14. > :49:19.deliberate injury time-out when he didn't need it, he has been fined
:49:20. > :49:23.$15,000, the second biggest fine in Wimbledon history and has also been
:49:24. > :49:28.dropped by his racket sponsor. So I am afraid it is coming down hard on
:49:29. > :49:33.him. And Daniil Medvedev, did you see this, chucking the money under
:49:34. > :49:37.the umpire's chair having had five overrules go against him. He was
:49:38. > :49:44.fined $14,500 for unsportsmanlike conduct. It is sending a very clear
:49:45. > :49:46.message. I think so and it is right. These players sometimes
:49:47. > :49:51.underestimate what Wimbledon really is throughout the sporting world.
:49:52. > :49:56.I'm not going to dwell on how much prize money they make, but plenty,
:49:57. > :49:59.and there are rules and regulations. I broke a couple as well, I paid a
:50:00. > :50:06.couple of times, but it is the only way they learn. If you tell them the
:50:07. > :50:10.next time, they will not listen to you and Bernard had a history of not
:50:11. > :50:15.trying in matches. An incredible talent, reached the quarterfinal
:50:16. > :50:18.here when he was 18. I almost think he needs psychological help from a
:50:19. > :50:24.professional because he lost motivation, he doesn't like tennis,
:50:25. > :50:29.fine, but then take a break. Take a break and find reasons to come back
:50:30. > :50:33.again. And come back stronger, let's hope so. We have been talking about
:50:34. > :50:36.how wide open the draw is in the women's competition so let's have a
:50:37. > :50:44.look at who might be making their mark. Well, the obvious place to
:50:45. > :50:51.start is world number one and last year's vilest Angelique Kerber.
:50:52. > :50:54.She pays 2013 semifinalist Kirsten Flipkens, who produced the odd
:50:55. > :50:59.magical moment in their second-round encounter. But Kerber, slowly
:51:00. > :51:00.finding her range and rhythm, eventually proved too strong,
:51:01. > :51:18.winning in straight sets, 7-5, 7-5. Quarterfinalist here, banned away
:51:19. > :51:25.has emerged as a credible contender for the title after two impressive
:51:26. > :51:31.performances so far, beating Tatjana Maria 6-4, 6-2. Another American
:51:32. > :51:38.Alison Riske squared up against Mladenovic of France. Both players
:51:39. > :51:41.struggled with their footing, calling the surface into question.
:51:42. > :51:44.Slips and slides were often seen but they soldiered on in front of a
:51:45. > :51:53.watchful eyes of former Grand Slam champion Mary Pierce. Risk emerged
:51:54. > :52:00.on top. Having completed a remarkable comeback, there is no
:52:01. > :52:05.risk for the wicked, as Pat Cash was alongside the court assessing her
:52:06. > :52:11.performance. Agnieszka Radwanska survived a huge scare on Court Two
:52:12. > :52:15.today. After losing the first set to American Christina McHale, the
:52:16. > :52:19.number nine seed was forced to save two match points in the second set
:52:20. > :52:24.tie-break before forcing the match to a deciding set, which she
:52:25. > :52:27.eventually won 6-3. It means Christina McHale has not defeated a
:52:28. > :52:35.seeded player and a Grand Slam match since 2012. Former finalist Muguruza
:52:36. > :52:38.continued her Serena progress at Wimbledon this year, winning her
:52:39. > :52:43.second match in straight sets in front of her coach Conchita
:52:44. > :52:45.Martinez. In 1994 women and champion was another former tennis star
:52:46. > :52:51.spotted around the courts and well be pleased with the Spaniard's win.
:52:52. > :52:58.Less pleased was Kim Clijsters, now in a corner of her defeated
:52:59. > :53:00.opponent. Three-time Wimbledon quarterfinalist and number seven
:53:01. > :53:06.seed Svetlana Kuznetsova is through at the expense of her compatriot
:53:07. > :53:18.Ekaterina Makarova. It is also over the number 32 seed, Lucy Sarah --
:53:19. > :53:22.Lucie Safarova. Now, who impressed you? You were doing Angelique
:53:23. > :53:26.Kerber, when Chew? Yes. Obviously, she is the top seed here and every
:53:27. > :53:30.time she walks out on court, she looks completely anguished and
:53:31. > :53:33.burden. She really doesn't look a picture of joy at their but we
:53:34. > :53:39.suddenly saw the smile at the end of the match. But she had a very tricky
:53:40. > :53:42.opponent in Kirsten Flipkens, who played the most wonderful creative
:53:43. > :53:45.kind of chipping and drop shots and lots of little angles and
:53:46. > :53:49.serve-volleys. We saw a bit of everything from her. Angelique
:53:50. > :53:54.Kerber, there is a marked difference in terms of how she is playing
:53:55. > :53:57.tennis in terms of -- compared to last year when she reached the
:53:58. > :54:00.final. She is not being brave, she a tentative and talk about bringing
:54:01. > :54:04.the margins in, she is playing most of her tennis at the centre of the
:54:05. > :54:10.court and waiting for her opponent... Why are you laughing?
:54:11. > :54:13.Margins are coming in. That is how she is playing tennis, she got the
:54:14. > :54:18.job done but she is not playing the sort of tennis you would expect to
:54:19. > :54:21.win these championships. Boris, if you had to narrow down the players
:54:22. > :54:24.left in the women's draw, where are you thinking the winner is coming
:54:25. > :54:29.from? Venus Williams is the only former champion left in there. I
:54:30. > :54:35.like what I have seen from Muguruza, I think she has a point to prove.
:54:36. > :54:39.Every time she has -- ever since the French Open win, it has been
:54:40. > :54:43.downhill, she is a proud Spaniard slash Colombian and she wants to
:54:44. > :54:56.show the world she is not a couch potato. And with her new coach Pat
:54:57. > :54:59.Cash, who knows? A natural grass court player, she is the most
:55:00. > :55:06.natural but can she handle the pressure? And they have got to get
:55:07. > :55:12.through to the first round. Heather Watson has a subtle take into the
:55:13. > :55:18.third round for the first time and this is how she has been preparing,
:55:19. > :55:21.playing doubles with Naomi Broady in an all British affair out on court
:55:22. > :55:28.seven, hence the big crowds around and Heather and Naomi came through
:55:29. > :55:34.victorious. And she is so much stronger and fitter, Heather Watson,
:55:35. > :55:38.she is really fired up. She is getting better with every match I
:55:39. > :55:42.have seen her play and it is hard to believe that when she got to
:55:43. > :55:48.Eastbourne, where she had her best wind, that she had only had
:55:49. > :55:50.back-to-back wins once in the year and something has ignited and her
:55:51. > :55:54.confidence is back and one of the strengths is her foot speed. She is
:55:55. > :55:58.really quick around the court, very light footwork, gets very balanced
:55:59. > :56:02.and makes life difficult for opponents because she gets so many
:56:03. > :56:05.balls back into play. And it seems it is good timing to play Victoria
:56:06. > :56:09.Azarenka in her first Grand Slam tournament back after having a baby.
:56:10. > :56:12.You would ordinarily say that but what I'm picking up from other
:56:13. > :56:17.commentators and players who have been watching Victoria Azarenka,
:56:18. > :56:21.they have said the ten issues putting out there is impressive and
:56:22. > :56:25.doesn't look like a lady who has just had a baby hand hasn't played a
:56:26. > :56:28.lot of matches. It is like when we talk about Kyle Edmund, when
:56:29. > :56:32.Victoria Azarenka is on the court, she is like a peacock, stands very
:56:33. > :56:37.tall and is poised and elegant but very strong mentally. A former world
:56:38. > :56:41.number one, two-time Grand Slam champion and she has beaten Heather
:56:42. > :56:48.I think four times out of four and Heather has only one time got to
:56:49. > :56:51.set. She has annihilated her in the past but they have never met on
:56:52. > :56:55.grass, I think, so it'll be interesting to see if Heather can do
:56:56. > :56:59.more on the grass court and may unseat but it will be fascinating.
:57:00. > :57:04.And Boris, we like to have fun on the show, as you know and we have
:57:05. > :57:07.been doing social media moment of the day and it has come from a
:57:08. > :57:16.Twitter feed that I don't know if you are familiar with, called
:57:17. > :57:18.PseudoFed. It is not Roger Federer but whoever it is, knows how to do
:57:19. > :57:32.this. Very cute. That is Federer toast. It
:57:33. > :57:35.is very cool. The one player we haven't yet mentioned and angered to
:57:36. > :57:40.whisper this very quietly because she is now favourite for the women's
:57:41. > :57:47.title, Joanna Konta. What do you think? Well, she has come through
:57:48. > :57:52.two very tricky matches, because both of the player she has beaten,
:57:53. > :57:55.she lost in the last month and that match against Donna Vekic chip was
:57:56. > :58:02.absolutely phenomenal, it was an emotionally draining match, up
:58:03. > :58:07.against somebody with the one of the biggest serves in the women's game
:58:08. > :58:12.and she has just helped up, she is so mentally strong now. She has
:58:13. > :58:15.these formulas she applies, it is like switching on a switch in the
:58:16. > :58:20.machine and she just goes out there and doesn't give you any frills,
:58:21. > :58:24.just get on with it. I will show you the order of play for tomorrow and
:58:25. > :58:30.Centre Court is going to open up with Victoria Azarenka and Heather
:58:31. > :58:33.Watson, followed by Rafael Nadal, followed by Andy Murray, against
:58:34. > :58:39.Fabio Fognini, which means that Joanna Konta is on Court One and she
:58:40. > :58:45.will be the second match after Maren Cilic and Steve Johnson, which will
:58:46. > :58:50.be a serve best. The weather not as hard as today, long sunny spells,
:58:51. > :58:54.temperatures will be hitting 28 degrees but most importantly, it is
:58:55. > :58:58.going to be dry. Another glorious day here at Wimbledon if a little on
:58:59. > :59:00.the warm side. Thanks to Boris and Annabel and good luck tomorrow to
:59:01. > :59:03.Johanna Konta and Watson.