07/07/2017 Wimbledon Sportsday

his alter ego Spider-Man return to the cinema this evening. We will get

the latest in The Film Review with Mark Kermode at 8:45pm. Now it is

time for Sportsday. Hello and welcome to

Wimbledon Sportsday. Andy Murray serves up the main

course on Centre Court. He's in third round

action against Italy's British number one

Johanna Konta is through. She stormed past

Maria Sakkari from Greece. But Heather Watson came

undone against the former who's powering back from

the birth of her first child. Also in the programme, we'll head

to Lords for the latest on day two of England's first test

against South Africa. Coming up, the latest from Auckland,

New Zealand ahead of the series decider between the British and

Irish Lions and the All Blacks. Absolutely scorching day was again

at S W 19. And the hill behind me absolutely packed. You cannot see a

blade of grass. It looks like a festival out there. That is because

defending champion and world number one Andy Murray is the final match

on Centre Court. And what better way to spend

a friday evening than with a picnic and glass of something fizzy

with a spot of Murray Sadly no picnic or cold drink for

us. I only came here for my drink! Thank you so much for joining us.

Let's go straight over to Centre Court. Andy Murray has just got his

third-round match against Fabio Fognini underway. On serve at the

moment. Fabio Fognini is a tasty prospect. He has beaten Andy Murray

in straight sets on clay in Rome. On grass, it is very different. It will

be interesting to see how Fabio Fognini goes about this. You can't

take your eyes off him. We don't know what he's going to do next. You

can come to the net, he can attack, he plays big shots from the back. He

is unpredictable, emotionally, when he plays. If you can stick with him,

he can have a bit of a flare-up. Andy Murray has had to get his

emotions in check over the years. If you're looking at them, is it the

same personality but Andy Murray has managed to master his? Yes,

especially at Centre court on grass, he's very at home there, now. I

think he will get the better of his opponent but he will have a very

tough match. Five sets, do you think? I think, four sets. How do

you think Murray has been moving? We have been talking about this. Andy

Murray has been talking about having ice bath after ice bath. What do you

think of his movement? It has been brilliant, to be honest. Just

watching him walk. Everyone says, your hip is hurting? And he says,

no, I walk like that. It is on serve in the first set for Andy Murray in

this third round match against Fabio Fognini of Italy. We will keep you

updated on how this is going throughout the programme. We will be

dipping in and out to make sure that the world number one and defending

champion is following the script. And getting through to the fourth

round for the tenth straight year. The other British number one

Johanna Konta is safely through - no real trouble for her

against the world number 101 Believe it or not this is uncharted

territory for Johanna Konta. Her first time in the third round at

Wimbledon. With Heather Watson out, shouldering the burden of success

for British women's tennis. She has been as far as the semifinals of the

brilliant open so the big tournament experience is there. Number one

Court was quick to fill up and there was no sign of any early doubts

against Maria Sakkari. Professor would play a crucial role she is to

go bar on adopted home soil. No problems on that front in the first

set, six service games and the world number 101 was unable to make an

impression. If Johanna Konta felt pressure it was not obvious. A yelp

from Johanna Konta. First set to the British number one. The second set

began like the first, with a break of serve. Another shriek from

Johanna Konta. She's in control now. She will face tricky opponents than

the Greek number one, but she went about her business with a bit of

style, powering into a 4-0 lead, and dropping just one more game on her

way to victory. Jo Konta, three down, four to go. Jo Konta into the

second week at Wimbledon for the first time and doing our best to

shrug of the tag your favourite. Everyone is a potential winner here.

I am the FCB hopefully involved until the very end but one match at

a time, I'm happy to have come through today and I definitely have

another battle coming up next. Caroline Garcia is up next on the

board as she is towards the quarterfinals but some at the

All-England Club would put their shirt on her going all the way. Jo

Konta not fully tested today. Contrast that with her last match

which was three intense sets. How easy is it to come off the back of

that and play something easier? You can trip up playing matches like

that where you're meant to win and win easily. After a terrific match,

she was very professional, head down, got on with it. It was a

sticky first set but she got the break and kept nudging ahead and

break away and the second. She is the bookies favourite for the title.

What do you make of that? I hope that nobody has told her that. I

hope that she is not reading the papers or listening to us, she has

just got to stay in her bubble and keep going. That is what she is good

at. One point at that time, then think about anything else but the

process. Would you say she is favourite? Venus Williams, obviously

because she has won the grand slams, she's the only one left, who has.

And not many people can win at Roland Garros and Wimbledon. That is

very difficult to do, but Svitolina, I think. Thank you, for sharing your

expertise with us. Go and get that refreshing cold drink. We all need

it this evening. So we had one Brit through

in the women's draw - but I'm afraid Johanna Konta is out

on her own now because Heather Watson lost to the former world

number one Victoria Azarenka, who was making her Grand Slam return

after having a baby in December. Take your seats early. It has been

20 years since four British players were in the third round of

Wimbledon. Heather Watson's task was perhaps the toughest of all against

the former world number one and grand slam winner Victoria Azarenka.

A matchup between a woman with injury problems and a woman who only

gave birth in December it was the former who began better. That is not

a bad start. Despite Victoria Azarenka feeling her way into the

match, the British player was better in the first set and took it, 6-4.

That is one very happy player, and one very happy man, too. But the

match took a more serious tone as the Russian, twice a semifinalist

here, got into her groove and put the home crowd on H. The support was

still there, though. Come on! Only at Wimbledon. Very British. But

Victoria Azarenka dominated a second set of only seven games. It went to

a decider. Those two masters of their sport know about raising

performance when it matters most, but it was Azerenko who took the

crucial seventh game which lasted 11 minutes and taking control of the

match, and Watson, who threw everything she had at this one, but

she could not quite do it. Game, set and match, Azerenko. I feel like she

played really inspired here. She started well. I thought that she had

me on the back foot but I am happy that I stayed tough in the important

moment. Not to be for Heather Watson, but if she continues to play

like this, the third round of Wimbledon will be the bare minimum

she can achieve. Heather Watson got her revenge this evening. She beat

Victoria Azarenka in the mixed doubles. The score, 6-3, 6-4. So

Heather Watson did get a victory against the former world number one,

in the end. Back to the singles. So Konta through, Watson out -

and in one of the first matches of the day we lost another Brit too

- Aljaz Bedene had battled his way to the third round -

only to come up against 16th seed Giles Muller, who beat

him in straight sets. He departs a place that feels more

like. Defeat for Aljaz Bedene, but this week he has one more admirers.

Born in Slovenia and chasing a Davis Cup place for Britain. They could

use him. That is a terrific passing shot. But in Giles Muller, he faced

a man at home on grass already. The 16th seed has the skill and size for

the surface and a first set tie-break, he found the edge. He has

got it, ruthless efficiency from Giles Muller. The best back-up the

lead by applying the pressure. Muller must now winding up towards

the wind. With pressure comes precision, pinpoint serves.

Unplayable. The British player was in touch in all three sets, but in

the end he was at Ft. Bedene will be back with more fans behind him, and

more at home. Gilles Muller has a tough

task in the next round. The fourth seed continued

his serene progress He beat Russia's Karen Khachanov

in straight sets on Centre Court and has yet to drop a set

at the tournament this year. He didn't drop one in winning

the French Open either! Rafa Nadal looking to be on

imperious form. Japan's ninth seed Kei Nishikori

will not be coming back Never past the fourth round here,

he lost in four sets One base were used to seeing in the

second week is Venus Williams, the tenth seed a stake in the first set

on a tie-break against Naomi Osaka on Court number one. Williams is

serving for the match right now. Simona Halep is also

into the last 16. But the second seed was made to work

hard by Shuai Peng of China, And the fourth seed Elina Svitolina

will join her in round four. The Ukrainian beat Canada's Carina

Witthoeft 6-1, 7-5. That is Jo Durie's picked the title.

Some news of the court now. Some news off court now

and the All-England Club have responded to criticisms

of the Court 18 surface. Yesterday France's Kristina

Mladenovic twisted an ankle during her second-round

defeat by Alison Riske. Afterwards she complained

about a "damaged" court and said poor surfaces are the talk

of the locker room. But officials said earlier

they were "playable as per normal". Bethanie Mattek-Sands has thanked

people for their messages of support since she picked up a knee injury

during her singles match The American has had scans

on the injury today. She was favourite to add a Wimbledon

doubles title to her US, Australian and French Open victories

with partner Lucie Safarova. Let's have a look at some

of the day's other sport now and England's cricketers

were all out for 458 in their first innings on day two of the first test

against South Africa, Olly Foster is at Lords

for us this evening. Bring us right up then, Ollie. It is

blisteringly hot here, as well. We are not too far away from you. Both

teams at the work are of order runs and wickets. Probably honours even

on the second day of the first test. 300 runs, ten wickets, but England

still have the edge, with a healthy first-innings lead thanks to Joe

Root's incredible knock of 190. He will feel that it could have been a

little bit more. Day one was good, day two, the

opportunity was there again for Joe Root as well as the expectation that

he could pick up where he left off. Really excited that Joe Root could

get his double century. Can't wait. Come on, Joe. Oh, no, Joe. He felt

then that runs shy of the doubleton. This was the first of three no balls

from Morne Morkel. The next English batsman went in the next over with

Lisa Rabada getting his reward. Moeen Ali's hopes of the century

going the same way as his bails. The England tail was enjoying itself.

Stuart Broad with back-to-back sixes to reach 50 before England were

bowled out for 458. His batting must have impressed the new man in

charge. It was Stuart Broad who gave England a breakthrough after lunch

with former skipper Alastair Cook taking the catch. Heat and

hospitality took hold in the sands. Dean Elliott, the stand-in captain,

standing firm. He brought up his 50. In the field, Joe Root will earn his

crust breaking partnerships. How about giving Moeen Ali the the ball?

He did for Hashim Amla and Dean Elgar. Stuart Broad piston with

another wicket. Another danger man, JP Duminy. More joy in the middle.

Sweet dreams in the stands. -- Stuart broad pitched in. It was the

stuff of nightmares for the South African fans. Talking about breaking

partnerships for the fifth wicket, and it was Bavuma standing there on

48, but McVitie was out for 48, as well. South Africa 214-5. England

without healthy first-innings lead, 244. They resume on the third day

tomorrow. Thank you very much for now.

Tomorrow morning the British and Irish Lions take

on the All Blacks in the third and deciding Test in Auckland.

After coming from behind to level the series last weekend,

Warren Gatland's side are looking for a first series win

The hosts though, haven't been beaten at Eden Park for 23 years.

Katie Gornall has a bird's eye view for us.

What Mac to the top of the sky Tower in Auckland, New Zealand, the city

that is gearing up for one of the biggest matches in Rugby Union

history. Against the odds, the British and Irish Lions are forced a

series decider against the mighty all Blacks. Do they have one final

draw left in them? Were strapped in and ready to go. Here is the story

of the series so far. The message to the players before we

left the UK and Ireland was to come out to New Zealand to play the All

Blacks, you have to be bold and take risks. It is about manning up and

putting everything on the line. It is that situation, isn't it? It is

do or die. We have said it before. Now we have got to hit Auckland and

be on age. I didn't celebrate when the final whistle went. I just

thought, we are even, now, they won the first half, we won the second

half and we have one more half of rugby. I will just concentrate on my

own game and going out and doing what we have been doing. It is

potentially one hell of a Test match. You have got a great view of

Eden Park from here. That is a place that teams normally go to lose, but

if the British and Irish Lions can win on Saturday it will be the first

series victory in New Zealand since 1971. Warren Gatland has spoken

about this as their chance to leave a legacy. The players know what is

at stake. I have been talking to tour captain Sam Warburton at the

team hotel. The last automatic gears in the back of my mind, I have set

my sights on this tour, I wanted to be the test team playing in the last

game, and I think things happen for a reason but I was delighted when I

heard my name read out for the third test, to have the chance to finish a

Test series and potentially to win it. It feels like all those years of

sacrifice over the past four years, all the little things I have done,

have all come to this moment. Warren Gatland spoke about players having

the opportunity to leave a legacy. We had a Welsh captain in 1971 when

did Lions last won a series in New Zealand. What would it mean to you

if you were the Welsh captain who led the Lions to a series win here

in New Zealand? If I go somewhere and somebody says, Sam Warburton,

Lions winning captain, that still doesn't write, doesn't sound right

to me, it still has not sunk in. Even now you think, I am just Sam,

who plays for Cardiff or whatever. All of the guys I exactly the same.

You realise that all of the players are normal guys, we just play rugby.

People think it is strange when they meet them. What they do is unusual,

but as people, we are completely normal people. That is a nice thing

about rugby. All the guys are extremely down to earth and rounded.

There has been a huge reaction among the fans back home to that winning

Wellington. You didn't celebrate at the final whistle. Why was that? I

think, if you celebrate, it shows your inferiority if you celebrate

one win in however long. You are then admitting that it is such a big

scalp that it is worth celebrating. You have got to expect to win those

games, when you are at the top level. I will celebrate if we win

the series, I will not play it cool, then, but that is what it is all

about how this level, winning the Test series. That is all I have

cared about since we got together, as a group.

This is where it will be decided on Saturday, Eden Park. Not many people

expected the Lions to keep the series alive, but there is

confidence coming out of their camp. Warren Gatland has named an

unchanged 23. The All Blacks of May three changes to their side. Jordan

Bowery to make his first start for New Zealand. The 20-year-old starts

at full-back. Beauden Barrett and Scott Barrett are at fly half and on

the bench. -- Jordan Barrett. And Julian Savea returns on the wing.

There is going to be a big occasion for New Zealand captain Kieran Read,

winning his 100th cap on Saturday. Let's hear from another All Blacks

legend, a two time water one. It has been some amazing rugby on this

tour, and it is all coming down to the one game. They have only come

here once in 12 years and Kieran Read will be playing his 100th Test

match. I would expect the boys to lift their performance for him, as

well. It was only just a week ago that a New Zealand newspaper mopped

up a picture of Warren Gatland as a clown. They are winning Wellington

has changed the complexion of this third and final test. Now, arguably,

the pressure seems to be more New Zealand. The Lions will be expecting

a backlash. The question is, just how brutal will it be? We are about

to find out. Just a quick update. Andy Murray has taken the first set

against Fabio Fognini on Centre Court, 6-2. We'll be back for

another update later the programme. Chris Froome still holds

the leader's yellow jersey after the seventh stage

of the Tour de France. It was another fairly

flat course today so one for the sprinters again,

and, after more than 200 kilometres, it all came down to the tiniest

of margins at the finish. Marcel Kittel - in blue -

just sneaking his second consecutive stage win from Edvald

Boasson Hagen on the line. Chris Froome, though,

maintains his lead. Lewis Hamilton was fastest

in the second practice session ahead of title rival

Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari. Hamilton's Mercedes team-mate

Valtteri Bottas was third fastest. Lewis Hamilton is dominating

proceedings in Austria head of this weekend was my chrome free. On the

track he was fastest in both the opening practice sessions on Friday,

Albion only one tenth of a second faster than Sebastian Vettel. Off

the track he's been at the epicentre of a media storm concerning the

collision he had the Sebastian Vettel in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix

two weeks ago. Sebastian Vettel were summoned to the FIA headquarters in

Paris on Monday. Since then he has been forced to give a public apology

to Hamilton. Hamilton not only has the pace advantage, he also has a

psychological advantage over Sebastian Vettel which leaves him in

good stead ahead of the race on Sunday.

Tennis might have been played at Wimbledon for well

over a hundred years - but that doesn't mean

the Championships don't move with the times.

And with us all now getting our information

from our computers and smartphones, Emma Jones has been finding out

is being shared instantly around the world.

Wimbledon has been part of the sporting calendar for 140 years.

Plus plenty of the old traditions remain, the champions --

Championships are keen to keep up with innovation. Below the famous

course that was a basement full of computers and gadgets which lets

tennis fans discover instantly what they want to know about the

championships. We will push out hundreds of thousands of scores

every minute around the world to all of the devices around the world. We

can provide scores to Sydney in a couple of seconds. People want

access to information now, that is personalised to them, so the app and

the website is designed to depersonalise. If you're interested

in players from Ukraine, or the ladies singles, we can push that

content to you so that it becomes what you want, when you want it. In

this modern world, everything we see on these big screens ends up on this

little one. Of course, BBC sport has an excellent app but there is one

for the Wimbledon Championships as well, with all sorts of information

about what is happening here in NSW 19. As well as an app, there's a

chance to interact with fans around the world on Facebook and Twitter.

Wimbledon might be famous for us, but the aim is to use the latest

technology to share it with the global audience. Wimbledon has been

progressive in recognising the power of social media, in terms of future

proofing this event. It is really important we look after the core

audiences, but also try to reach new ones and that involves different

platforms but also different ways of creating content and showing that,

yes, we are a traditional event, but we can be progressive and have a bit

of fun at the same time as well. Whatever changes are made here at

Wimbledon, some things will always remain the same. Let's head back

over to Centre Court and find out how Andy Murray is putting on

against Italy's Fabio Fognini. He took the first set 6-2. Andy Murray,

the defending champion and world number one has been broken in the

first game of the second set. So he has got more work to do if he's

going to make it through to the second week for the tenth straight

year. You can follow that one across the BBC.

There are always some famous faces at Wimbledon and, of course,

a strict dress code Today we were treated to a combination

of the two - as Masters champion Sergio Garcia turned up

He was on Centre Court with his fiancee watching his good

You know what? Even if he was wearing swimming trunks under that,

the fashion police would not get away with throwing him out, wearing

a green jacket as well. That's all for now. Why not go off and get a

cold drink and settle down to watch Andy Murray and enjoy your Friday

night. Thank you for watching. Goodbye.

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