Day 1 Wimbledon

you get a special feeling. The butterflies are there in

anticipation of what lies ahead over the next two weeks. You ask yourself

what stories will emerge, what shocks will we see? Who will become

a star of the future and who will win? There is just so much that

happens here. Quite simply, there is no other tournament in the world

like it, and for one player a new chapter emerges in an already

historic career because for the first time in generations of British

player will walk onto Centre Court to start the defence of the Men's

Singles title, a title that was won in spectacular style 12 months ago.

So if Andy wins today on the seventh day of the seventh month, the weight

at last will be over. -- the waiting will be over. Getting nervous... I'm

getting excited! What appoint! Soaking up the pressure. All eyes on

Andy Murray. He is a brick wall! Who looks like he has been sparring with

Carl Froch touch. The waiting is over! Andy Murray is

the Wimbledon champion. We have waited 77 years for this. The Men's

Singles champion of 2013, Andy Murray! I don't know whether you

realise what you have done. I hope you guys enjoy that, I tried my

best. What a day that was as Andy

Murray's victory over Novak Djokovic ended a 77 year long wait for a

British man to win Wimbledon, following Fred Perry's victory. The

big question is can he defend his title and add his name again to the

roll of honour? We will find out in the next two weeks. Here on the

hallowed turf the modern-day greats once again battle it out for these

ultimate prizes. It is time for the action to start, some the -- summon

the stars for Wimbledon 2014! Many of those big names are on court

today including Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic. It is difficult to

pick a winner in both the men's and ladies Championships. Many fans have

been queueing for days to get a ticket courtside. Now Andy Murray

returns to Centre Court as defending champion. Almost a full house on

Centre Court, and then when the players appeared there was a huge

cheer and a standing ovation. It was a welcome worthy of a player

who has put It was a welcome worthy of a player

British tennis, now his defence of the title is under way. Play started

at one o'clock this afternoon, and boy, what a start from the defending

champion, totally outclassing David Goffin. 6-once he has taken the

first set. We will be heading there in a moment. I mentioned the fans

queueing to go courtside, some of them were not so lucky but they have

made their way to the Hill to watch the tennis on screen and they have

been enjoying what they are seeing so far. So, Wimbledon 2014 is under

way and the weather is glorious and it actually looks set fair for the

rest of the week so plenty of tennis to enjoy. There has been so much

excitement around the grounds here because Britain's Wimbledon champion

has taken to the court. Andy Murray is just one of the stars in action

this afternoon. We saw the emotional welcome on Centre Court today, and

Andy says he is ready to make another assault on the title. He

certainly made an impressive start against a player ranked 105 in the

world. Li Na, up against the Polish qualifier, Paula Kania. And the

Queen's champion Grigor Dimitrov is having the best season of his

career, the Bulgarian begins his campaign against Ryan Harrison

career, the Bulgarian begins his Court Number One. I mentioned on

Centre Court that play got under Court Number One. I mentioned on

at one o'clock, but 11:30am it got under way on the outside courts and

already two seeded players have gone. Let's first comp -- confirmed

the order of play on Centre Court. Over on Court Number One Azarenka is

seeded eighth, first up on Court Number One. Grigor Dimitrov against

Ryan Harrison, a qualifier from the United States. Other matches we will

be keeping an eye on, Tomas Berdych against Victor Hanescu. Then Venus

Williams, the five-time champion, seeded 30 at this event, she will be

on Court Number Two. James Ward has just got under way with his match

against Youzhny. Don't forget you can follow many of the matches on

the red button and online as well, and we will be hoping to go to the

Konta match against Peng on BBC Two because that is a tight match in the

third set. I mentioned some seeded players are out, and first Sam

Stosur, who has promised so much here at Wimbledon is out in the

first round. And one big surprise followed by another, Maria Kirilenko

has put out Stephens. We are heading live to Centre Court for Andy Murray

against David Goffin. Let's join our commentators, Tim Henman, John

McEnroe and Mark Petchey. That is good. That second serve only

75 mph in the middle of the box, it was really there to be punished.

The fastest serve he has hit 124. His percentage of first serves

is quite high so far and that is making life a whole lot easier for

him. Almost 70% for him in this particular match.

It is a much better idea to take that serve to his forehand.

That was his fastest serve of this match at 124. The gap that appeared

before this contest between these two is becoming very apparent.

Just missed it. Two excellent athlete. Murray exceptional, and

this ball was a fantastic ball. Made sure he didn't hit the posts, had a

couple of things to contend with. He is up a set and a break, no

unnecessary risk. Stunning defence from Murray. He is

breathing hard, considering it is 6-1, 3-1 he seems to be feeling the

effects. Keeps himself closer to Andy Murray

in this second set, certainly closer than he was in the first. Are you

guys ready for my theory on the serve or the volleyer? Did you think

you would see the day when male players would be serving and staying

back virtually every point? No, I didn't. When we saw Lleyton Hewitt

playing in the 2002 Wimbledon final did you think you would ever

watch... Neither one of them served and volleyed once. So we didn't

think that what happened. Along comes a tennis manufacturer who is

struggling. They suddenly develop a tennis racket tailor-made for the

serve and volley. Some string company that has been struggling

changes it to quicken them up a little. Then Tim Henman comes along.

For me that is the big little. Then Tim Henman comes along.

the surfaces. I think they need more variety. I hope you are right. Which

I don't often say! In two weeks you will be saying it even more. We need

more variety in the style of play. Some will choose that method, others

will stick to their guns. Sure Andy Murray has played this

first match through in his mind, I'm not sure whether he could envisage

it going quite as well. 131, speeding things up.

Blistering pace, and blisteringly quick. Goffin just being overwhelmed

out here. Why wouldn't Goffin there, if you

get the wide ball, come forward? Dare I say, serve and volley.

There is one he was moving for. That was one serve and volley point out

of 38. Let's see if the stat man trading in the basement decides

that. -- hiding. You got your wish, John, it has gone

through! He puts so much anger on the

defensive crosscourt forehand that he leaves his opponent with no

choice. Shouldn't he put it crosscourt?

Goffin? Yes, give him another shot instead of just giving it to him?

Great conditions, not too hot but it is warm, no wind, and Murray is on

it. Just unable to find Goffin's side of

the court. The Belgian serve is under siege once again.

Hard work for Goffin but it paid off.

Almost one hour gone, Andy Murray within touching distance of a 2-0

lead, as we are in touching distance of London. I would be hard pushed to

name them all. There is the London Eye, you can do better than that,

Tim. Battersea Power Station? Just put up on the board that Fernando

Verdasco went down, disappointing for him. The balls are little

heavier, this is Goffin's best shot at getting back in this match right

now. Extremely disappointing. He has got

to be with that forehand up the line. He has missed way too many.

Absolutely delightful from Goffin. You just saw his best shot, that is

where Murray is scrambling to deal with that two-handed backhand. We

saw him a couple of years ago, an excellent feel for the ball.

He has got to be more aggressive like that and take it on at an

angle, not let it sort of pull him off the court and reach for it. For

him it is such lazy footwork, for a guy that moves that well.

We talk about the playing styles and surfaces, it seems that nowadays

when a player is not playing so well there really isn't a plan B, it is

whether they can do plan A better. I think the

6-1, 5-3 down. He could use a little sympathy right now. Please, show me

some love! Murray is going to look to get the break right here so he

can start serving some new balls in the third. Probably only a four out

of ten for that dive, wasn't it? It looked like one of these football

falls. JOHN MCENROE: He has the skills at

the net. That sliced backhand he has to put more on that. That will help

him, too. I thought he was going to scissor

kick like Pete Sampras. TIM HENMAN: Do you reckon he was

impressed with his hang time?! MARK PETCHEY: John, if you were

allowed to get down on the court with Goffin right now, what would

you look to do? It is a tough call. A lot of this is in his head. He is

playing a better player. There are some major problems. Tim is correct,

if he does get a look at his second serve, he has to make something

happen. I just think that it is too often the case - my favourite thing

that I tell kids at my tennis academy, make sure you don't beat

yourself. It feels like at the end of the day, Murray puts him in

positions to dare him to do too much and he's done that too often. If he

could just allow himself to sort of play under that guise, perhaps

Murray possibly could tighten up. That is the only thing you can hope.

It is a tough predicament as well. You have to be aggressive, you have

to take the ball on, you have to flatten out the backhand down the

line. That is more of a high-risk strategy. He is not going to beat

Murray by keeping the ball in the court. When he takes shots on he

makes unforced errors and you say to him don't miss. That is why he is

ranked 104 in the world. There's a perfect example of beating

yourself. Absolutely no reason for that. Especially when you are a set

and 5-4 down. He didn't miss the ball because he slipped. He slipped

AFTER he missed it. I hate to beat a dead horse -

there's another point where he's quick, use your quickness to your

advantage. He should have been volleying that away. I don't care

that he doesn't go to net much. Four points won out of 32 for

Goffin. I think we could say that is the

right tactic but poor execution. SUE BARKER: Tremendous start from

the defending champion. We will be right back on Centre for the start

of the third. On Court 1, this is a match you can watch on BBC Two,

Victoria Azarenka, the eighth seed, is serving to stay in the second set

against Mirjana Lucic-Baroni. Azarenka has only had two matches

since January because of a foot injury and didn't play here last

year. Hoping to turn that around. That is over on BBC Two.

Other results to bring you. Disappointing news for British

tennis here. Johanna Konta, a match we were following on BBC Two, has

gone out but she lost to the very experienced Shuai Peng of China, 6-4

in the final set. 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 the score on Court 12.

A big shock - Fernando Verdasco, the man who led Andy Murray two sets to

love last year in the Championships, he's gone out to Marinko Matosevic

of Australia. He's been in form on the grass. The outspoken Aussie is

celebrating out on Court 8. He is a dangerous one to go forward. Kimiko

Date-Krumm of Japan is also out, she was beaten by Ekaterina Makarova 7-5

in the third set. Also, these are the matches on the

red button and on BBC Two. Tomas Berdych is two sets to one up

in his match against Victor Hanescu. TIM HENMAN: He needs 71 more of

those, John! JOHN MCENROE: I would change gears

dramatically here! MARK PETCHEY: That wasn't one of his

fastest, just 102. Again, a chance to move forward.

Instead, he backed off. And put himself in a defensive position.

Now Goffin is a little fatigued at 15-30. Already breathing hard.

Staying on the theme of volleying, I was asked a question the other day -

who is the best was asked a question the other day -

100 of the singles in the men's? Who did you say? My pick? Rafael Nadal.

He volleys alright. Murray not doing anything too

elaborate out here. Goffin is the one that is trying to conjure up

something. UMPIRE: Stop! Mr Murray is

challenging the call on the baseline. The ball was called in.

JOHN MCENROE: The chalk doesn't fly up anymore because it is titanium

pigment or something. Andy Murray thought it was long. Is it much more

fun with chalk or with Hawk-Eye? It was much more fun with chalk and no

Hawk-Eye! You were never wrong with Hawk-Eye? I would have been proved

wrong often had I been playing now. That was a good effort by Goffin to

hold there. MARK PETCHEY: Therein lies the

problem for Goffin. When he does build a point and go long with

Murray, he doesn't seem to make any progress and Murray dominates

proceedings. CROWD: Come on, Andy!

TIM HENMAN: Goffin plays his forehand with a lot more spin. In

these conditions, it is not going through the court.

That went through the court! I often wonder why I don't see any player,

especially the top players, don't do more of that when they are up 30-0

to serve-volley. Murray has been to the net eight

times. Six out of eight Goffin. Doesn't seem like he's been up there

that much. They must have included the

warm-up(!) MARK PETCHEY: Great example from

Murray of not overcommitting himself.

JOHN MCENROE: Excellent variety, keeping Goffin off balance. His

sliced backhand is far superior to Goffin's. He doesn't know what to do

with it, Goffin. TIM HENMAN: When Murray was up 30-0,

he went on to race through. Goffin is back to 30-30.

UMPIRE: Mr Murray challenging the call on the right far side line. The

ball was called in. MARK PETCHEY: I think he broke a

string on the return anyway. TIM HENMAN: In actual fact,

shouldn't he get first serve because he broke a string? Goffin? He is

getting a first serve. That is unreal. Can you change that rule? I

want to change a few rules. If you break your string, you should

want to change a few rules. If you get a second. Agreed! You have to

wait for the challenge, right? What's another couple of seconds? It

is first. UMPIRE: Mr Murray challenges the

call on the right far side line. The ball was called in. Checking for the

titanium pigment on the ball, which he has seen.

Mr Murray has one challenge remaining.

A simple put-away for Goffin. It's been anything but simple for the

Belgian today. Not an awful lot for his camp to get excited about.

Leading so far in the third set. Did you notice how quickly he was able

to move to the net, though? That is the type of speed work players don't

practise enough. They work quite a bit on side to side, maybe towards

the service line. That is where your confidence would grow if you were

able to take balls on before a guy had a chance to set himself up. That

is where Goffin will become a better player, if he is able to sort of get

his confidence back and get his ranking back. It will be because of

that very reason. The way that Nishikori used his speed, he has to

do that. Look how tall Shaq is. He Nishikori used his speed, he has to

is a 7ft 1in I believe. You are not talking about Andy's

is a 7ft 1in I believe. You are not there, are you? Sorry, you are in

great shape, too! His wife wasn't in such great shape last year. She was

recovering after such great shape last year. She was

they couldn't travel to Andy's finest hour, but they are here

today. That was one of Goffin's great

successes today - getting the opening point on Murray's serve.

Goffin is looking dangerous for the first time today. Much better. The

slice is starting to work for him, too. A good little run. First time

he's been ahead on the score as well.

I would have loved to have seen him challenge Murray there and move

forward, forcing him to hit a tough passing shot at 0-30.

Murray less than perfect with the approach shot. Goffin - perfection

personified with the pass. A bit of a shift, perhaps, coming

here. A couple of break-points for Goffin.

That is like doing all of your studying, acing a test, but to get

the A you have to sign it - and he forgot! He's got to make that shot,

the easiest shot of the rally. A positive way to save the second

break-point. UMPIRE: Mr Goffin challenging the

call on the left baseline. The ball was called out.

MARK PETCHEY: Did you think this was even close?

UMPIRE: The call stands. Advantage, Murray.

MARK PETCHEY: He's done pretty well given he's got no sense of where the

baseline is! JOHN MCENROE: It is going to be

tough for him to hold after blowing that last game.

He slipped a little bit. footing just long enough - that

first step right there, point over. Just flexing his

the first point of the game. Such a flat, pure hit on the

backhand. Last year it was amazing to watch the difference between

Novak backhand. Last year it was amazing

to watch the difference Djokovic's backhand and Andy Murray's backhand.

Andy's stays so low in comparison. Wow, where did that come from? What

about that shot! I think his eyes were open, I'm not sure. At least it

brought a smile to his face. You know what he is saying, was that

really in? How many more times will he hit that shot before he makes it?

Perhaps never. This is actually, for him, a big point because this would

have been deuce, Murray would be back in the game and it would be

have been deuce, Murray would be over in ten minutes. But when you

are trying to figure a way to beat anybody, it makes that shot more

important. It brings a big smile to his face. Maybe he can start to find

some confidence again, and hopefully... Because he is an

interesting player to watch. So it would be nice to see him figure out

a way to get himself at least into the top 50. He has lost six Grand

Slams in the opening round, but to be fair he has had some tough

draws. Tomas Berdych, Jo Wilfried Tsonga... Come on, they are bad

draws. And now Murray! It is happening far too often that

Goffin has lost Murray's serve rather quickly, as he is about to do

here. The pressure is right back on him.

You are right, it is the other way to put pressure on your opponent, on

their serve, either return great or hold your serve comfortably.

He has been befuddled by that slice all match long. You sense that he

needs to do a little bit more with it, respected and hit it back the

same way to Murray. Murray has made a bit of a change to his racket, he

likes to do that through the course of the season. On a quicker court

like this he likes to have a smaller grip, on the clay he builds it up a

bit, and in Miami he was playing with a 16th, 19 string pattern, but

it has gone back to the racket he used to play with in 2008, with an

18-20 string pattern that gives him some control that he feels he had

lost for some reason. Shouldn't he used the racket the same way that he

used last year? He has started muttering to himself

down that end of the court. That is good.

That is what everyone has been calling on him to do, more serve and

volleys. He has struggled to get himself into the net because Andy's

shots have been particularly deep, especially on the left-hand side

where he has managed to keep the ball in the last third of the court

44% of the time. He has split the attack up pretty well, as you would

expect. That is all the more reason that Goffin should be thinking of

ways to move forward because it is difficult for him to dictate play

from the baseline. If you difficult for him to dictate play

type of serve that you want, you are in control. There has been moments

when you see him at the net like in the last point when he came in, he

has the capabilities to volley adequately, better than adequately,

but it is one of those scenarios that they don't practice it so if

they miss a couple of balls they immediately lose all their

confidence and don't want to go back there. With the hands he has shown,

the feel for the game, he could be a very good volleyer.

Eventually they take their toll. Goffin, to his credit, walked out

Eventually they take their toll. overwhelmed, trying to figure out

what he could do and he has tried some different things. He doesn't

have a lot of options but he has played well, better in this last

couple of sets. It would be nice if he could get rewarded in some way

for his efforts, at least get this to a tie-break. Look at that! The

drinks are on me tonight, boys! Serve and volley, the first one of

the year. It was worth the wait as well.

You had better know what you are up against. If you just got some new

balls, that shot is going to be that much harder. The ball is going to be

That is an incredible recovery he made. I don't know how he got that

return. That is the last point of the rally, I would sure like to know

how he got himself in the point. I bet Murray wishes he had moved

forward. Goffin thought the serve was out.

You cannot challenge your own serve, or can you? It is a good

question, can you or not? We should check the rules. Possibly you can.

Another one to add to the list! He is still thinking about the 45

point. He took his time. He got the right

spot in the end. He took up a pretty deep position and a good position it

seemed. Just looking up at the sky. He has had to take more of a chance

on the second. He has put more on and that has helped him.

Delight on one side of the court, and disappointment etched on

Murray's face. A valiant efforts here in the third set from Goffin,

making a real fight of it and putting more pressure on Murray. He

is yet to drop serve, but if he did the third set would loom large.

There was a debate at the start of this tournament, I saw you with

Andy's mum on Henman Hill, Murray Mound, was even a debate? Somebody

brought up the conversation and Judy was honest enough to say you cannot

change the name now. There is Judy. Another shot of number one Court,

which will also be getting one of these beautiful roofs some years

from now. 2019, there will be continuous play no matter what the

weather is. There is the man behind many of the plan is happening here

at the All-England Club. The good news for Murray is that he

is certainly making Goffin work for it. So if he were for some reason

not to win this set, I cannot imagine Goffin could keep this

effort up for another couple of hours. And it may even pay off in

the next few minutes. There is another quick hold. Once

again, so how much longer can Goffin survive this?

She doesn't look an duly stressed. -- unduly.

For the last hour he hasn't been playing like a guy at 107 in the

world. He has really picked it up and given Murray something to think

about here. Not a lot of Goffin, but what there

is a free winter that one. He could use another unforced error to add

into the tally. Now he finds himself in a precarious

situation. Seemed like he thought he had this game in the bag, up 40-0.

You cannot afford to take your foot off the gas at 2-0 down.

If he did think he had it in the bag, Murray will look like a thief

if he takes it out of An outstanding return of serve, and

it He has been

entire set. Murray's service He has been

moving along rapidly, having to dig deeper and deeper. Then he relaxed

at 40-0. deeper and deeper. Then he relaxed

shot, it wasn't bad actually, a lot of guys wouldn't have gone for it,

but the carelessness and then a double faults, and suddenly it is

just about over. That is what the great players do to you. You never

feel like you can relax, and if you do, something bad almost always

happens. Let's see if he will learn something from this type of match.

Will he feel better about himself or have the effect of more of the same?

He has played pretty well but he doesn't have an awful lot to show

for it. One thing is for sure, Murray will

not be relaxing here. He wants to put this match to bed. Serving for

it. Neither player using the traditional

form of volley. Goffin executing better there in this game.

Goffin running out of breath and running out of time now as well.

Match point. What a perfect start to the defence of his title here. He

got a stern test in the third set, after overwhelming the diminutive

Belgian in the first couple. Murray moves through swiftly into the

second round. I thought he looked great, he was solid as a rock. I

think I enjoy pretty much every minute of that. Goffin for his part

put up the good fight, especially the last couple of sets, but just

not the same league. I hope he can learn from the good

the last couple of sets, but just not the same league. I hope he parts

of this as he gets a pretty nice round of applause leaving, gets

himself back in the mix. It is always a special occasion for any

tennis player to come out on Centre Court at Wimbledon, and almost four

David Goffin against the defending champion as well,

David Goffin against the defending champion but he was a man who came

out here and got to savour the moment that very few players do,

very few champions do. that sealed it. Goffin was unable to

make any real impression on the serve throughout the contest.

Murray's girlfriend absolutely delighted. And the people who have

been managing his back. There was very little sign of any physical

problems out there for Murray today. It follows that back operation in

September of last year. And that is about as big smile as you will get

to see until he gets to win thing again.

He dominated in every category, and he is going to share his thoughts

with Garry Richardson now. Many congratulations, an excellent and

pleasing performance for you? Yes, I thought it was a very high standard.

To win in three, confidence wise, fantastic for you? Yes, sometimes

you can win in three sets and not play well, it can be scrappy. But in

terms of the way I struck the ball today, it was a good start. What was

it like to go out on Centre Court as the defending champion? It was nice

just I was nervous this morning, I was nervous yesterday, and walking

to the court, it brings back a lot of good memories, and obviously, it

is nice to walk out to a full crowd for the first match. I got a nice

and then once you sit down in the chair, it is time to get ready for

this year and move on from last year and try and play my best. It brought

back memories, which memory, match point, anyone in

back memories, which memory, match Obviously, last year

back memories, which memory, match memory I have had, but I have had

back memories, which memory, match lot of tough moments on that court

as well just so there are a Obviously, last year was the best

memory I have had, but I lot of things I think about when I am on my

way to the court. Obviously, I played the

lot of tough moments on that court Olympics here as well. Many close

matches here, I have lost semifinals and finals as well, but obviously,

winning last year is the best memory! Many congratulations.

SUE BARKER: He often comes here from his home, just about half an hour

away, he loves just being on Centre Court in the peace and quiet,

remembering everything that happened last year. A comfortable winner

today. Just over two hours. So, that is it, Murray is through. Let's get

some more reaction from our commentators, Mac, Tim and Mark.

First of all, Mac, we wanted him to have a decent win Was He Aggressive

Enough For You? I Thought He Did Great. He Had An Opponent Who Was

Not As Confident As He Would Have Liked To Have Been. He Took

Advantage Of That In The First Set but we hope that David Goffin will

become a really good player once again. But there was nothing he

could really do to hurt Andy. So there was comfort in that. And then

Andy was always playing well. Will he needs to be more aggressive down

the road, against a tougher opponent?

did exactly what he needed to do today, but he looked very sharp.

Him, he was talking about Centre Court, which you love as well

yourself, how much of an Court, which you love as well

is that? Definitely. The experience he has gained throughout his career,

backed up by what happened last year, I think it is a big advantage.

Goffin has only won three matches on the tour this year. Andy mentioned

he was nervous this morning, and yesterday, and he would have been

keen to get under way. He played fantastically well, he looked like

he was timing the ball well. It is always a little bit slippery out

here, but he moved well. In terms of an opening performance, it was ten

out of ten for him. Mark, you know him well, this was a nice match for

him to get out of the way, because his opponent could not really hurt

him that much? Yes, and with the Amelie Mauresmo situation,

him that much? Yes, and with the important for him to come out and

put a marker down, so that people do not start bringing that up. I think

from Andy's point of view, he will be delighted. Is always his own

harshest critic, and I think even he will find it difficult to find fault

with that performance today. Let's look ahead, because we like to do

that, and his possible opponent in the next round?!

JOHN MCENROE: It sounds on paper like a pretty good draw. Anybody

that winds round at Wimbledon deserves respect.

SUE BARKER: Absolutely. He lost to James Ward at Queen's, and he also

lost to James Ward in Paris. If that is true, then I am leaning even more

heavily than I already was in favour of Mr Andy Murray. Dangerously

looking forward through the tournament, it is not a bad draw

that he has got? It is a very, very good draw. It is hard to envision a

scenario in my opinion, with all respect to the other players, but at

the very least, he is not in the quarters. And that is when things

start to get tougher and tougher. And there is a guy who I believe has

the potential to win Grand Slams soon in that section of the draw.

But I think any of us would be hard pressed to make a case for anyone

besides one of the top for winning it. As we look at potential

opponents, Tim Henman, which is always dangerous to do, as we know,

and a lot of seeded layers have already gone out, but just have a

look at that. already gone out, but just have a

look at that. I have got a feeling, in the quarterfinal, there could be

Dimitrov in the quarterfinals? That's right. When you look at the

grass court pedigree of his potential first four opponents,

there is not too much to fear. But you do not take anything for

granted. I think David Ferrer has played some good tennis on grass, I

remember him playing Andy out here, and it was a tough match. But I

think Andy will be happy with the draw, and happy with his performance

today, which gives him the to build on. And I am sure he will be

delighted that on day one, we have had him beating Rafa Nadal in the

final! Thank you very much, guys. So, Andy Murray is safely through.

We will be heading to see Grigor Dimitrov in a moment. First, a look

at what has been happening elsewhere. There have been a number

of shocks, but not on Court Number two, where sixth seed Tomas Berdych

is through, despite dropping a set. He could meet Bernard Tomic in the

next round. And disappointment for James Ward of

Great Britain. He only won five games against Mikhail Youzhny, but

he is a proven performer on the grass.

And Victoria Azarenka came through, it will save straight sets, but she

was a break of serve down in that second set against the very

experienced Lucic-Baroni, a former semifinalist here from the 1990s.

Azarenka, who has been recovering from a foot injury, is through.

She will be pleased to get that one under her belt. So, Murray is

through on Centre Court. We spoke about a possible quarterfinal with a

certain man who won at Queen's. # Who do you think you are?

# You are never going to break my heart.

He was the king of Queen's, and we will be seeing him in action on

Court Number one in a moment. Let's just take you around the grounds to

see what is happening. Venus Williams, seeded number 30 at these

Championships, out on Court Number three. Over on 18, Dan Cox of Great

Britain is two sets down. We will keep you up-to-date with how those

matches proceed. Grigor Dimitrov has been tipped as the next big champion

for so long and he is beginning to make his breakthrough this year. Up

against a qualifier from the United States, Ryan Harrison.

ANDREW CASTLE: A fascinating matchup for the first round.

Dimitrov, probably one of six, seven or eight men that you can probably

see winning this Championship. The service has been dominant in

this match so far. It has not been lacking in interest cause of it,

though. PETER FLEMING: If he continues to

make this high percentage of first serves, there is not much a draft

can do about it. Well, that was an impressive serve-volley combination.

It is not what we will see from Harrison Time after time, but if he

could become adept at that, it would be a nice addition.

That is well held from Ryan Harrison. He has not come out here

with any sense of fear or trepidation, by the looks of things.

He has come through three tough trepidation, by the looks of things.

rounds of qualifying, and finds himself out here now, not easy. He

is a better player than his ranking suggests.

That is a terrific point. Harrison showing us the athletic ability this

was a nice little shot. He knew that the drop volley was on the cards.

him win a lot recently, obviously winning at Queen's Club. But this is

getting to the money end of the set now.

ANDREW CASTLE: Just 29 minutes played, no breaks of serve, no break

points, but just one or two signs in the last couple of games that both

players are beginning to tick up the serve, and getting their return into

gear. I think just a little bit of tension now as we get towards the

business end of the set. You chose to look at Ryan Harrison's athletic

ability on that first point. But Dimitrov has a real talent they both

do. Absolutely, Dimitrov has got a lot. And with each week, with each

win, it appears as though he becomes more and more confident, and more

and more creative. This guy, though, Ryan Harrison, is the one who could

use some of that. He needs to win a few more matches, and relax a little

bit into what he could become. As we have seen, an ability to hit shots

is one thing he has got. He has got to hold serve once again to take

this into a tie-break. Danger now for Harrison. These small

moments, these little differences. First point of a game on a grass

court seems bigger than the first point of the game on a clay court.

Well played, Harrison! It really was. Nice approach shot, got it to

skid through the quarter little bit. Harrison, at 6ft 2, and very

athletic, not an easy guide to pass. That is one of the few times that

Dimitrov has opted to hit over the backhand return today.

UMPIRE: Correction, first service. That was unlucky, a perfect return

of serve. Here is a threatening moment for

Harrison. The weapon which Dimitrov likes to bring to bear is the

forehand. And he worked his way into position to bring it into play on

that point. That is well held! From 0-15, that

sliced approach, 30-30, big ace, super play full exactly, clearly

those wins in the call of occasions have really helped him. He showed

some steel in that game. Tie-break to decide the first set.

I thought he had been caught out by the bounce, but he just reached.

PETER FLEMING: And perhaps, with the way Dimitrov has been serving, that

many break might be enough. Only the fifth point against the

Dimitrov serve, and it was a point Harrington had to win. Credit once

again to his competitive instinct. Well, it looks like this tie-break

is going to Dimitrov. At 5-1, he would be expected to win probably 99

out of a hundred, from this point, on this surface. So, much will

depend on how Ryan Harrison of the United States responds to this.

Dimitrov has just upped his game little bit, right from his first

return, on the second point of the tie-break.

And that is wired as well. And this has gone south quickly for him. Yes,

when you are serving in a game, the opponent has to win at least four

points to get the break. In a tie-break, much less is required.

First set to Grigor Dimitrov. A one-sided tie-break after a very

even 12 games. He is off and running, just like he was at Queen's

Club. It looks to me like he is going to be a threat at this

tournament, even at this early stage. Fleming

tournament, even at this early looks comfortable. Quite happy

patrolling this grass court surface. Such a graceful athlete.

ANDREW CASTLE: So, let's have a look at the first serves in. Points won

on first serve, dominant from Dimitrov. When the ball was in play,

Dimitrov marginally more likely to win the point. It was a good set. It

was a very good set. In the end, Harrison just made a few too many

errors off the ground. They talk about Grigor Dimitrov being one of

the most marketable athletes in sport, it is an area, Peter, which

values youth and potential for the future. His partnership with Maria

Sharapova means that he is not just on the back pages, he is in the

middle and on the front sometimes as well. It is certainly a glamorous

partnership, is it's not? Yes, you can just watch the way he interacts

with the fans, with the line judges, with other players, even. He is an

electric personality, he seems to get on with everybody a Italian GQ

have called him the most stylish player, I am sure he enjoyed that!

Not all of it is positive, he got chased around in Acapulco, and some

girls ripped his shirt off! When I asked him about it, he did not look

like hated every moment of it! But I think it is all, is a bit of a

shock, because he calls himself a country boy, rather than a city boy,

although he gives off the glamorous vibe, that I think he quite likes a

quiet life. But those days are gone for a while. And so now it is up to

Ryan Harrison to recover from that first set tie-break, which got away

from him quickly. Ryan Harrison has accepted what

Grigor Dimitrov said. Clearly wide. UMPIRE: Mr Harrison has two

challenges remaining. He is all nervous 23-year-old energy

and positivity, isn't he? You can see a lot of Roger Rashid's work in

him. It looked as though he mishit that

ball a little bit. He comes from an athletic

background, Ryan Harrison. His dad played for Oklahoma State, and

grandad was a running back at Woolwich level. He has got a brother

who they reckon is as talented as he is. -- at college level. You can

see, Ryan has spent some time in the gym, a bit of a barrel chest there!

We used to have fun with his dad Pat, the barrel belly!

Griddle's dad is a tennis coach, his mum a sports teacher, and a former

volleyball player. So that is an athletic background as well.

Business as usual for both guys. On serve here to start the second.

Any time your net, the goal is to keep the ball as

low as possible. Dimitrov certainly accomplished that.

No signs of break of serve, the first set was a very one-sided tie

breaker, Dimitrov upping the pace. Talking earlier about the rackets

these players are using, that is the old type of rackets that Pete

Sampras used. 90 square inches. On that racket. It says something, I

think it has a paint job, it is a very individual racket. Talking

about going to 93, 95, maybe 98 square inches this summer when he

experiments. It is a very personal thing, not much of a sweet spot on a

small rackets like that. How do you decide what is the right racket for

you if you are a club player? None of them well string the rackets as

tightly, you wouldn't want to string your racket as tightly as these guys

do. Because of the sweet spot? Yes, it makes the sweet spot smaller. It

gives you less power. And how do you choose a frame? You asking me? Yes.

gives you less power. And how do you It has two feel-good. It has two

feel-good. If you can play test it, even better. - two feel-good.

APPLAUSE You have two walk out of the shot

though. Really pleased. My new artillery.

APPLAUSE Dimitrov so confident with his serve

I would say, more than anything. Because he is serving so well, I can

go for whatever I like, if I make a few errors, it doesn't matter, I

will bail myself out. APPLAUSE

Oh yes. The final shot was the headline act but what made it

possible was the undercard. It was the first one here, make your

opponent play. Exactly, any time you get the ball on the ground, in that

sort of situation, you have succeeded.

APPLAUSE On par game Dimitrov.

That was a missed opportunity, he wanted to force Dimitrov to play one

more shot. Here comes another one. Technically speaking you might have

wanted to change when the polls change, but almost no players change

their rackets when they are about to serve. - the balls. Roger Federer

changes before the balls are about to change. Most guys will change the

game after. Dimitrov did there. APPLAUSE

This is Harrison under pressure now. He has played well so far, he hasn't

dropped his serve. It is a difficult ball to handle and he is facing zero

-30 against an opponent who has given him a lot of difficulty up to

this point. Just wide. This is an important

moment in the match. If Harrison can get himself out of this game, it

would be an enormous feather in his cap. I'm not sure I fancy his

chances at this point. APPLAUSE

Dimeck trough to good. - Dimeck was too good. Harrison has taking a body

blow. Watch this. That is the natural balance you were talking

about. Roger Rashid will have watched that game and his scorecard

would have put ten out of ten. Could not have played a better return

service game than Dimitrov did then. All four returns back into

play. Forced Harrison to do something special. The American this

time not up to the task. Now he is looking at a giant hill to climb. He

will have to do what he hasn't done so far. Exactly, Dimitrov has served

so well. Thus far. 67% first serves in play. He has been so dominant. He

has only lost three points on his first serve. 25 of 28.

Harrison started the year at 100 in the world, that means you get into

the Grand Slams, you are one of the last guys into the Grand Slam which

is a 100 in the world, that means you get into the Grand Slams, you

are one of the last guys into the Grand Slam which is 140 is no good

really, because you do not get into the slams. You have to try to

qualify. Which he did this time, to his credit.

140 will get you into almost no main tour events. It is challenging

material. You don't want to hang around at that level for too long. -

Challenger. Oh yes. APPLAUSE That is a goalkeeper going one way

or another trying to save a penalty. He is waiting for that one, already

swinging the racket. That was quick. He did well, guessing correctly, and

timing be passing shot was no mean feat. - the passing shot.

How about this? This is an impressive response from Harrison.

APPLAUSE That was a point and a half from

Dimitrov. The defensive shots he played early on in the rally were

terrific. That was exquisite. The first piece of largess from

Dimitrov today. themselves. - himself. He has done a

lot right in this game. He got 20-40, played an exquisite point,

but was undone by the drop shot from Dimitrov. Other than that, he's done

nothing wrong. There she - he got two 0-40. What a

game that is. What a game. That is a guy who is confident. He has won a

lot of big matches. guy who is confident. He has won a

matches. 0- 40 down, no problem, one at a time. After Andy Murray and

walking out of the defending champion, this was the name I looked

at today. I thought I would like to see him play. I hope others feel

that way. When Chris commode the then

tournament director, now executive chairman of the ATP Tour, when he

gave a wildcard, two wildcards, to Dimitrov five or six years ago, he

was criticised, which is ridiculous. - Chris Kermode. I guess Chris has

had the last laugh in several different ways.

A lot of people in this trawler that Harrison would beat on this form. -

this draw. The task of winning this one is a

lot more difficult now because Dimitrov seems to have another gear

now that he can move to. We often see it, the first round or

two, especially at Wimbledon, because of the grass. The top guys

are nervous. If you can somehow English in front of them, and take

advantage of that. - inch in front of them.

APPLAUSE Dimitrov is in control of his game.

It was a mistake from Harrison but credit to him, he did very well to

keep this low. Where did Dimitrov appear from there? It was almost

perfect. He should have got the second one back though. APPLAUSE

On par the ball was called in. - UMPIRE:. Was it wide? That is good.

I can rarely remember seeing two guys more comfortable on a grass

court on day one. Last year the grass was moist, people were

slipping and sliding. It was difficult over the first couple of

rounds, you didn't want to turn the TV on. But these two are moving so

well, great credit to this man, he is playing a superb match. He is

being outplayed. He is, the court looks incredibly lush and it looks

as though it might be slippery that it really hasn't been that bad. For

both these guys who get around the court so well, they have made it

look pretty routine. Dimitrov especially. I should say the winner

of this match advances in a section that Andy Murray is in. Players

never look at it the same way the press do. Witches, who are you

playing the quarterfinal? - which is. Players play a point at a time

and think of it in those terms. You will ask a player who you have in

the second round and they don't know. But the winner of this match

indie Andy Murray section, potential quarterfinal for Dimitrov. - in the.

David Ferrer in that session as well.

quarterfinal for Dimitrov. - in the. David Ferrer He has been in the

quarterfinal in this year on a few occasions.

like that one. With the returning player you have to capitalise in

this situation. APPLAUSE UMPIRE: Game Dimitrov. APPLAUSE

UMPIRE: Dimitrov leads 5-3, second set.

Dimitrov almost secured the second break. His last return game, how he

would love to do that right here. I wonder if he was thinking what

would I wonder if he was thinking what

my cheeky drop shots here? Yes. Dimitrov going through the gears

playing with real intensity here in the first round. I'm extremely

impressed. He has worn Harrison down from a mental perspective. Harrison

has still hit the ball well. Towards the end of the second set he was

really overrun. We will be back with Dimitrov 's match in a moment. On

Centre Court short time Dimitrov 's match in a moment. On

sets. An emphatic start, 6-1, 6-4, 6-5, he defeated David Goffin from

Belgium. Next up the player from Slovenia. Two hours and two minutes

on Centre Court and he has his sights on another title, but still a

long way to go. Bernard Tour surfing at match point against the Russian.

- Tomic. Next up he will at match point against the Russian.

Berdych, the number six seed. The big server from South Africa Kevin

Anderson is in Andy Murray 's quarter of the draw. He came through

6-3, 6-5, 6-2. The Slovenian is hoping to be granted a British

passport in time for the Davis Cup tie in March. Anderson is

Later on we will see this man on court, Novak Djokovic, finalist last

year, losing to Andy Murray. Third on Centre Court against, Golobev. We

have Venus Williams, a setup, on serve in the second. Li Na has come

back from a break down to take the opening set on Centre Court. Jeremy

Chardy is up a break in the fourth set. You can follow them on the red

button command line. Back we go to Court One. - online.

COMMENTATOR: The chances of winning a point on that line so slim.

APPLAUSE his aggressive shot, but it has led

to errors far more often than he would have liked.

That is an interesting play. Harrison opting to take the ball

early and come in and test Dimitrov on the pass.

took him all around the world. The ITF are to be congratulated for

putting on so many small events which have no economic value, but

contribute to the development of the game. The national associations,

getting together under the ITF, putting on junior tournaments all

around the world, and this young man was a Grand Slam junior champion at

Wimbledon, and also at the US Open back in 2008.

Just slightly overran that and played it between his legs... Lost

the point! His coach, Roger Rashid, will be pulling his hair out!

Once again over hitting the forehand. The tactic has promise, he

just needs to execute it better. Ryan Harrison has not come out and

done anything particularly wrong, apart from a couple of errors here

and there. The second apart from a couple of errors here

was finding his range on the return little bit. Number ten in the United

States, Harrison. The people above him, not exactly

household names. PETER FLEMING: No, we have got a lot

of work to do. There were a lot of smiles on a lot

of women's faces as we arrived in our commentary position, and it was

not just for forehands like that. He has got what ever it is that

counts as it. Watch this. And then there is another one...

Yes, nicely played. It is this sort of innovation which Harrison has not

played perhaps as much as he could. That could be the death knell for

Harrison. The scoreboard has a horrible cemetery to it. --

symmetry. To come through qualifying, Ryan

Harrison had a great effort, especially in the final round.

The person he but got to the fourth round in the main draw in 2010.

Wow! Yes, well done, Harrison, but have you seen anything like this

from Dimitrov? It is rare. Just how he connected with the ball. That is

a squash shot, to even think about it...!

UMPIRE: Mr Harrison is challenging the call, the ball was called in.

UMPIRE: Game, Dimitrov. New balls, please.

ANDREW CASTLE: So, two sets and three love up. He has got the ball

on a string, hasn't he? He really does. I would

on a string, hasn't he? He really most impressive is just his balance

around the court. He gets most impressive is just his balance

quickly, but slides into the shot so often. Almost never appears to lose

his balance on this slick surface. Reminds you of Roger Federer. Baby

Fed was what they said about him. Along the line from Roger Rasheed is

Tony, who left the IMG stable to manage Roger. This fellow has been

around a bit. I can only assume that he is managing Grigor Dimitrov now?

Yes, you're right. And he has another prodigious talent to deal

with. The similarities with Federer are obvious. Whether or not Dimitrov

has got that killer streak to go ahead. And in this generation of

great players as well. To go ahead and win one of these big ones. I

think personally he does, but we will see. Certainly showing signs of

it. He is probably 2-3 years away from

being at his peak. This was a threatening draw for

Grigor Dimitrov. Ryan Harrison, semifinalist at Eastbourne back in

2012. Newport, a semifinalist as well, in Rhode Island.

Terrific touch. Makes it look so easy. He is peaking

too early, Peter. Not necessarily. No reason to say that he cannot keep

this up for two weeks. PETER FLEMING: I tell you what, she

has kept her cool! LINE JUDGE: Out.

UMPIRE: Game, Dimitrov. I know she is not flinching, I just

wonder whether she is actually seeing the ball coming, because it

is such a quick motion, and it is getting there in about .6 of a

second. She sees the funny side. She is making the calls, though, so

clearly, she sees something right! Tuff Crawford Ryan Harrison, playing

this man. -- tough draw. I see that Ryan has qualified in the men's

doubles event here as well as the singles. So he put in a shift of

work to get to the first round in the doubles as well as in the

singles. He has had to qualify in that as well, so he has already made

a significant contribution, and we are only halfway through day one at

the Championships. What happened to American tennis, anyway? You have

got about 20 seconds! PETER FLEMING: Dropped off a cliff.

I guess everything goes in cycles, but we are not in a good one

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

Soccer and the rest! A lot of competition for these great

athletes. At Ryan Harrison, here's great athlete as well. It is just a

matter of belief, a lot of the time. She almost ducked into that one as

well! I am getting slightly concerned for her.

all the rest of it, when you eulogise about a player, people get

the wrong end of the stick. But you can understand why people fall in

the wrong end of the stick. But you love with this Guy's play. It has

been a bit of a masterclass, you would have two say.

just a little bit too much pace. Harrison did not have enough time to

get back into court. This was a deft touch, but you would

have to say, where was Harrison? The drop shot was always going to be the

most dangerous option. PETER FLEMING: So, a mini

opportunity for Harrison to get back into this third set.

Oh, it has landed in. Just tipped down with the topspin.

He is extremely flexible physically, rivalling Djokovic in that

department. It is a must now. He has just been more accurate, more

dominant, from the middle of the court, then Harrison has been.

They went to live in Paris, he went there as a young man, used to enjoy

getting out of the city, cycling around the lanes and everything

else. Very much a country boy, Dimitrov. But is that what you have

to be now, at 13, 14, 15, like Andy Murray, going to Spain at that age,

is that what you have to do, you have to be on the road, giving up

your education, in order to achieve? I do not know. I would like

to think not. But the more we see the great champions, they are pros.

Certainly by the time they are 16. It is a lot to give up, isn't it?

Yes. Ryan Harrison, the American player here, his father, Pat

Harrison, coached for John Newcombe in Texas, so he was always around

the big tennis camps in the United States. He went pro without going to

college. That was always extremely unusual. Nowadays, it seems to take

longer. He just about had his hand out to

shake hands, and he has missed it! He played virtually perfect point.

He did. Again, well done Harrison for sticking around. And perhaps

Dimitrov needed to just charge that only a little more.

Oh, do you know what?! It is a magnificent performance, a really

superb effort. Ryan Harrison played his part in that match, but what a

first-round performance. If we do not see a lot of Grigor Dimitrov at

these Championships, I think that would be a huge surprise. White

brilliant at times. He served supremely well, his forehand was

virtually flawless, and he finished so well from the forecourt. That was

as good as we could have was be hoped for from Grigor Dimitrov. It

is amazing to watch him move and play. And it has been amazing to

watch in developed over the years. Ryan Harrison, for so long, the next

great hope of American tennis, he is only 22, and he played his part

today. But what are you to do against Grigor Dimitrov? He will now

be with his partner, Maria Sharapova, and there is something

different about this 23-year-old, and it is thrilling to watch. And

the crowd wherever he goes adore it. Whether it is for his tennis,

for the lifestyle...! Yes, and he has got a lot of time for his fans.

He does, he was has got a lot of time for his fans.

Club when he gave a racket out, he spoke to somebody in a wheelchair at

the side of the court. So, tennis is lucky to have this kid, and we will

see where he goes. Personally, lucky to have this kid, and we will

think he can win the thing. Well, if that is any indication, if he can

continue to play with that sort of form against increased opposition,

continue to play with that sort of stronger opposition, then yes. He is

on his way to a really good thing. A match that we were denied at Queen's

Club when he had to pull out of the quarterfinal, Alexandr Dolgopolov

against Dimitrov, two of the great young talents, that could happen

here, and I think we would all love to see it. Potentially, Grigor

Dimitrov, quarterfinal opponent for Andy Murray, and what a prospect

that would be. It is a long, long way away, but it is one that I think

we could afford to look forward to. the court, it brings back a lot of

good memories. What a great day to be out on the grass. It is a great

atmosphere. In terms of confidence a real boost.

I think it Israeli important early on in the tournament to have - is

really important. Not to over analyse, to play your game. It is

important how you are going to start. I'm looking forward to the

next round. Given what you've already achieved in London you had

the perfect build-up at Queen's. It was great for me to win that title

and it gives me a lot of confidence. That is in the past now, I

appreciate that title. But now I'm competing at a high level. People

have suggested this could be the moment you breakthrough. Are you

close to breaking through big-time? Throughout all the years I've been

playing quite decent tennis that recently my performance has been

raised a little bit. I have a lot of matches under my belt, a bit more

experience. I'm going to look for match by match. You are playing very

well, congratulations on your performance today. He really is, he

is very much a guy on the up improving his world ranking every

year. Now up to 13, closing in on the big four. Seeded 11 but many

people feel he could go all the way. At some point maybe this year he

could claim the title. Wonderful talent. He signs every autograph. He

is certainly one to watch in the future. Dimitrov is through. As Andy

Castle was mentioning he is in Andy Murray 's quarter of the draw.

He never looked in any trouble. Defeating David Goffin of Belgium.

The Centre Court was packed to see him walk onto court. As soon as he

left the court he spoke to Gary. Congratulations, a pleasing win. It

was a very high standard. Maybe a bit nervous at the beginning. In the

second and third set I thought the level was very high. He had some

unbelievable passing shots. He was playing very well. The win in three,

confidence wise, fantastic for you to start like that. Sometimes you

can win in three sets and not play well and it can be a scrappy match.

In terms of where I struck the ball today it was good. You've

experienced every emotion on Centre Court, what was it like to go out

there as the defending champion? It was nice, I was nervous this morning

and yesterday. Walking to the court brings back a lot of good memories.

It is nice to walk out to a full crowd for the first match. I got a

nice round of applause. It's time to get ready for this year, and move

onto last year. It brought back memories, which memories? Match

point? Anyone particularly? Last year was the best memory I've had

that I've had a lot of tough moments on that cold. There are a lot of

things, when I'm on my way to the court, and I played the Olympics

here, many close matches here. - on the court. Winning last year is the

best memory. A great way to start, many congratulations. Thank you for

joining us. We know Andy Murray will face this man, from Slovenia, ranked

90 T in the world. He came through in straight sets on court five

against Ferranti. - Pablo Andujar. Jeremy Chardy France has defeated

Dan Cox, the wildcard of Great Britain in four sets. Jeremy Chardy

is to to face metals the Australian who came through earlier today

beating Fernando Verdasco. Marcus Buckland is here serving and

match point. - at Baghdatis. He is ranked 119 at the moment but in

tremendous form winning in four sets today. Li Na is also three, from

China, seeded two at these championships, defeating the

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but she came back, in straight sets. Out on Court Number Two this

happened a moment ago, Venus Williams five times winner here is

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enjoy Wimbledon. Here comes Novak Djokovic. Arriving earlier today.

Seeded number one this year. Earlier this year he suffered a wrist injury

but he is back on form after making the final at the French Open. Chris

Bowers has written a book about Novak Djokovic and relationship with

his own country Serbia, and went to meet him as he goes for a second

Wimbledon title. He was the man on the other side of the net when Andy

Murray one Wimbledon, 12 months later he is back. How does he feel

about having played a part in his friends becoming the first British

Wimbledon champion in 77 years. Regardless of losing that much, I

enjoyed it, being part of a very special moment for British tennis,

for Andy. He deserved to win the match, he was the better player. In

the more important moments. It is never easy when you are losing big

matches. Wimbledon is always a dream tournament for me, a tournament that

has given me so much motivation, inspiration to become a professional

tennis player in my early childhood days with the tennis racket. This is

the tournament I always wanted to win. The highlight of my career and

the best memories I have is the 20 11th victory, on Wimbledon 's Centre

Court. With six Grand Slam titles to his name Djokovic has established

himself as one of the all-time greats. One of the people who played

an important part in moulding him as a young star was the woman who began

coaching him at age five. - youngster. The lessons she taught

him in Serbia are still remembered. She meant the world to me, she was

like my second mother. She was the person who loved this sport so much.

She went beyond any kind of boundaries. She put all of her life,

energy, love, passion, everything in tennis. She has taught me a lot of

the basic things on the court. My kind of mindset, thinking, she has

deeply engraved that in my mind kind of mindset, thinking, she has

or five years. To have her pass away was of course very hurtful moment

for me and my family. But at least I was happy to share the Wimbledon

trophy with her when she was alive in 2011. I'm sure she is watching me

from the sky and wishing I still compete and still have this hunger

for practice, for improvement, for Wimbledon. What about this year?

It's been nearly 18 months since his last Grand Slam victory that there

is a new addition to his team. Three-time Wimbledon champion Boris

Becker. There is a confident air in camp

Djokovic. I always look forward to playing at Wimbledon. Not just

because it's a Grand Slam but because it is the most important

tournament, the most traditional one. It carries the most value,

those are some kind of sensations that you have experienced as a

those are some kind of sensations tennis player when you are on the

court, especially in Centre Court. Having Boris on board, will

definitely help. I hope. And we are working on a lot of things in my

game. Mostly, to get myself in the right mindset. And to have a very

positive approach to this years event. It wasn't easy to bounce back

from Roland Garros, losing in the final, but he knows how I feel, what

I experience, the challenges and facing as a top player in the big

events. As you mentioned, he has won three times here so it feels like

home soil and hopefully we can have a great two weeks. He will certainly

have a great week if he can make it through the final and win the

tournament once again as he has done once before. You wonder, that

emotional toll of losing the French Open final, how much that will

affect Novak Djokovic. He is coming on court with Andrey Golubev.

APPLAUSE He may be ranked number two bit he

is the number one seed, he is the bookies favourite, 7-4 to win the

title. - but. After the form he showed last year in the final, he

very nearly got his way back into that match against Andy Murray.

Tremendous pedigree, on all surfaces, Novak Djokovic. The

opening round against Andrey Golubev ranked 54 in the world although he

has been as high as 33. He has never got past the first round of

Wimbledon in three attempts. What a way to start here, on Centre Court

against the top seed. Boris Becker will be watching from Novak

Djokovic's box, three-time champion is in his corner. Let's hear from

our commentators John Lloyd and Chris Bradley.

Be careful of damaging the court, if you throw a racket. Any questions?

Damaging the court no matter where wouldn't be great.

COMMENTATOR: The umpire is saying that to all of the players. Please

don't damage the court. I like that, it's another thing, you have to

throw your racket in a way that doesn't cause a divot. There is now

a crosscourt technique on how to throw your racket. - grasscourt.

There is quite a buzz around the Centre Court. Everyone taking

pictures. Remembering 12 months ago. 27 years old now, Djokovic. Elevated

to top seed, ranked number one in the world. Grasscourt performance,

is the formula the all England committee uses. 44 titles for the

Serb, six majors. Boris has been brought in to try to help him win

the big matches. He has lost quite a few major finals in the last couple

of years. He has, I think people say do you have two have been a great

player to be a great coach and the answer is no, you do not. There is a

lot of evidence, but having said that, at Grand Slams, at crucial

periods, in an event, to have someone who has been there and done

it, can possibly make the difference. It is only minor things

but that can be the difference perhaps going out in a final with

just a little bit more confidence, or reacting to semifinals, or

whatever it is. A grand slam winner can help you in that regard. I think

Boris Becker signing up was very good, but this is the key, this is

where he was the king, Boris Becker, and he will be at home here. I'm

sure when he walked into the gates for the first time during this two

weeks there was a bit of a swagger about him and that will have

transmitted through to Novak Djokovic. It is all part of it.

A year younger, Golubev, 26, six but one, one inch shorter than Djokovic,

or three centimetres. - six feet. 33 in the world, in October 2010. His

fourth visit to Wimbledon. In the main draw. He lost a couple of years

in qualifying but he has never won a main draw match. The first round in

2009 he lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the second year to Tomas Berdych. In

the third round, 2011, information of those three first rounds,

the third round, 2011, information bet he's on a talented player. - but

he's on his way up with his ranking. They have met a couple of times

before, both times in Indian Wells, not many games rescued by Golubev.

Does grass change any of that early on? The first match at a grand slam,

it always throws up a little bit of doubt in anybody. If you nerds creep

in. Golubev here on the Centre Court. - some nerves creep in. Will

he go up the level. Some players get inspired, they come out on the

Centre Court, play against one of the big guns, they play

fantastically. We've seen that the last few years with upsets,

sometimes they freeze, you don't know. It's fascinating to see what

will happen, will he come out on strike the ball the way he can, if

he does that, we could have a big match. The fans are fanning

themselves, it's been a beautiful start to day one. Jake Garner, in

the chair from the United States. Djokovic has mentioned coming in the

air, he hasn't played a warm up grasscourt tournament since 2010. --

coming in here. He says making the transition from clay to grass, he's

felt a bit of his twinge in the right wrist, he had a problem in

Monte Carlo against Federer and missed a couple of tournaments.

There was talk you might miss the French, he didn't have an operation.

-- he might. When you make the transition from clay to grass why

would he feel his wrist more? Particularly at the start you hit

the ball a bit late on grass, the ball comes through faster, it comes

at you at different angles, it comes off the court very quickly, it comes

lower. A lot of times, grass is a difficult surface to get used to,

and to time the ball. Sometimes you can get, your wrist can get tweaked

a little bit. It can happen. I don't think not playing the warm up

tournament is any big deal. When you're as good as Novak Djokovic and

you've had a good run at the French Open, you have the matches in

you've had a good run at the French bank. It's not like he doesn't know

how to play on grass. Good grasscourt players are just very

quickly. I and large. Boris Becker did a pretty good job. I don't know

what is more remarkable, coming here at 17 and winning it all coming back

12 months later and winning it at 18. It is remarkable. There is no

doubt that is the reason why he has been brought in, he's lost five of

his last six major finals, Djokovic. It's interesting, I

watched him sitting alongside, in the French Open, especially the

final against Rafa Nadal, he doesn't say very much. Respected, during the

matches. But when there was some negative body land which, during the

back-end of the third set -- language, Boris was tend to the

dozen. -- tend to the dozen. With these great players who have won

Grand Slams, you watch people on TV and generally speaking they are

pretty good at disguising their emotions. You look at most of them

and you think they are pretty much in control. They have no doubts

about what they are going to do but that is wrong. The great players, do

occasionally have little doubts before big matches. That is why to

have a grand slam player like Boris Becker in your camp, he knows how

help you with little things, to say what you're feeling, he's been there

and done it. UMPIRE: Djokovic to serve. Ready.

APPLAUSE A few unusual things

APPLAUSE seeing Djokovic serve and volley.

Then he hit a drive, two-handed backhand volley, his first shot,

that was a bit strange. backhand volley, his first shot,

the reflex volley, an interesting start.

APPLAUSE He is hitting the ball right out in

the middle. A few comments from Boris Becker. That is a pretty

fearsome start. I don't think you said, Novak looked a bit nervous in

that first game! -- he said. All guns firing from the first second

out there. Six months together with Boris, on the grass he will come

into his own. It will be all eyes on the relationship, as it will be with

said Berg, the fatback factor. -- Fedberg. Golubev needs to start

well. The first time on Centre Court it

takes a while to get your bearings. He is probably breathing a little

heavier than normal. A bit erratic in this game. Golubev.

A couple of tight round strokes. APPLAUSE

Pretty tight in Golubev 's box as well. Break point straightaway.

That's dangerous. Mixing up the volley is a good idea that that

serve, you either have to get it into the body or it has to go a lot

wider. That one was into the nice hitting zone of Novak Djokovic, he

will love those. APPLAUSE

A little slip from Djokovic at the start of that point. Different

footwork patterns required on the grass. No heavy steps.

APPLAUSE Nails are disappearing already after

seven minutes. It's a big day for everybody in the Golubev camp.

APPLAUSE A good try. Little steps to put the

brakes on. volley as well. This is a big game

already. JOHN LLOYD: Excellent sliced

backhand there from Djokovic. Keeping it very low. A lot of work

on the ball, it is really skidding off the court.

Amazing how much the serve as improved over the last two or three

years. Used to bounce it umpteen times, that has been restricted. He

also had that hitch in his motion for a while, when he was serving

double faults all over the place. Corrected all of that. Wow! That was

a sweet, one-handed backhand. Applauded by everybody, including

the opponent. Well, it is a very sharp start,

composed start, by Novak Djokovic. You mentioned the sliced act hand,

John, and the way he comes in - of the three services for Djokovic,

which one do you think his game is best suited for? I think here's a

better player on hard courts than anything else. That is the surface

to me where he can play his best tennis. I think it suits his game.

He can play well on every surface, he is a great clay-court player, it

is just unfortunate that there is a certain Rafa Nadal around. But he

can play on anything. His game is very well-balanced. He does not

struggle anywhere. I think he is excellent on every surface, it makes

no difference to him. But I do think he has added things to his game on

the grass. There is a lot more bite on that slice than there used to be.

His first serve has improved unbelievably over the last four or

five years, and I think his second serve has also improved out of

sight. His service now is awesome, a lot of pace on it, a lot of variety.

APPLAUSE. Just another illustration of how

hard Djokovic makes you work, even though he lost that point, twice,

really. He had no right to even be in the point.

He forces you to aim for more, to get closer to the lines, because

otherwise you are not getting any points, and that is when the errors

start to flow. Well, that is the second slip from

Mr elastic. It is unsettling, perhaps. You can

see that he slips, but his eyes are still on the ball. That is all he is

thinking about, getting up to make the winner.

He is one of the players, Djokovic, that slides on a grass court.

Amazing, even with the pimpled shoes. Has there ever been a more

flexible player? Nice.

UMPIRE: Advantage, Djokovic. Well, he has certainly come out with

a plan to be aggressive and come in whenever he can. He is not getting

that much reward out of it so far. This game is so crucial, though. If

he can just hold this game, it will give him a bit of confidence.

Too good. UMPIRE: Game, Djokovic.

It is a bleak scoreboard, but it could be 2-2. It could be, but at

that speed, it has to be perfect, the direction of the service, at

118mph, he is going to get punished, if it is not perfect.

He has not played badly and he is down 4-0. That is where you can

start to think... The way he has started, cheap points

must feel like a national holiday. A familiar face, David Spearing, the

Championships longest serving Stuart. He has held that seat in the

players box for 18 years. It underlines your point, not

playing a grass court warm up tournament before coming to

Wimbledon has not made any difference to Djokovic at all. As

long as you have a good run at the French, I do not think you need it.

I think next year, when it is a three-week gap, that is a different

matter. But with a two-week gap, it is a quick turnaround, and if you

have got to the later stages of the French, I do not think the matches

are there. The top players, literally, it takes you an hour or

two to get used to the grass. You start swinging the ball, you just

automatically, it is like Rafa Nadal, he immediately moves three

feet closer to the baseline. It is just instinct, not something you

have to get the grass court manual out. Novak has had plenty of

matches, he knows what is best. Well,

times this year. Apart Well,

problem. Stan Well,

Australian, federal twice and Nadal, his

Golubev must be feeling a bit lonely. This is what happens, when

you go up against one of the greats. You are out of your comfort zone and

you start going for too much. His coach. And he is feeling it,

too. His eyes narrow when he is looking

at the reaction after the errors of Djokovic.

UMPIRE: Game and first set, Djokovic.

Wow! Not bad! 24 minutes. It makes that second game of the match, when

Golubev, he had game point, he was saving break point, but once he got

that first break, it has been an uphill battle ever since. It is just

awesome to watch. Word is Golubev go from here? It is interesting. There

has always been a lot of talk about, will they ever bring in coaching on

court? This to me is one of the reasons why we do not have it and

shouldn't. Because they have come on with a game plan, and obviously it

is not working, there could be reasons for it, it could be that he

is not executing it the right way, or whatever. But now, does he change

things, does he do it on his instinct, or does he keep on the

game plan which he and his coach have sorted out and no it is is that

it, isn't it? It is a complete and utter whitewash. 71% first serves

in, he will take that for the rest of the two weeks. Golubev is not

winning points on his serve, he is winning more on his second serve!

Now, does he change it up? He is almost trying too hard, that is what

I think. He has just got to pull its down a little bit. It is easy to

say, but at the moment he is just taking too many chances.

123mph, and it was effortless as well.

It even feels like it is more than that.

How low did he get on that backhand?!

UMPIRE: First game, second set. New we get so many stats now, and as a

player, you have got to feel the stats, things like serve direction,

so you can read it. JOHN LLOYD: Well, the variation is

pretty good, isn't it? He has not lost a point yet when going out

wide. There is a good mix. Just keep your eye on Djokovic's

body. He seldom moves the wrong way. He reads it so well, his eyes are

wide open. All players have habits, but

Djokovic, on the return, his eyes get saucerlike. It is like is

reminding to watch the ball. And that is what happens when you

are getting beaten so easily and a little bit of panic comes in, and

you try a second serve for an ace, and you serve a double fault of.

This is what happens. The Serb was not that bad, but

Djokovic was on to it straightaway. Reading everything. It must be a

horrible feeling for Golubev. Absolute nightmare.

You obviously want to enjoy the experience of playing on the

greatest tennis court in the world, but trust me, you do not enjoy it

when you are getting demolished. UMPIRE: Game, Djokovic.

That is 8-0, in 32 minutes. He is serving an volley into much now. It

is not a surprise tactic any more, and Djokovic is onto it. His serve

is not strong enough to serve-and-volley, only

that he is doing it twice again, and it is not working.

That was a bit of a casual first volley. Boris will be putting that

in the book. It is just beautiful rhythm, there

is so little that can go wrong with this serve. A few years ago, he was

up to 29 bounces. I just did not think he wanted to hit one. No,

well, he had that hitch in his serve, and you watched it, you would

be feeling sorry for him, the serve was so bad. I remember the French

Open, he could hardly even spin it in, although he still ended up

getting to the quarterfinals. His serve was so bad, you thought, he is

never going to recover. UMPIRE: Game, Djokovic.

The frightening thing as well is, Djokovic is playing so within

himself. You can understand why Golubev is trying so many different

things, because everything he has tried, the door has been slammed in

his face. No question. But he is just a little bit over the top. It

is easy to say it, but he has gone outside of his comfort zone. It is

not working. It is understandable, because he is starting to panic. He

looks calm, but believe me, inside right now, this is a very tough

position to be in, and he does not know how to get out of it. He is

playing against someone where, the ball is coming back at him in awful

places, and his feet, it does not matter what he does, it is just

coming back at him, and he does not know how to find a way through the

defences. He is pushing too hard. He has got to relax, easy to say,

somehow get on the board, not push it quite as much. Novak will miss

occasionally, he is human - I think. Sir Jackie Stewart. Steve Rider,

also enjoying the tennis. Played Eastbourne last week,

Golubev, and lost to Bernard Tomic, four and four. He took a set off

Murray at the French. APPLAUSE

. That was a more patient point, he built that point. He did not try to

go for it when the percentages were not in his favour. He has just got

to win one game, and get on the board. The crowd are getting ready!

They are! That was 102mph on that second

serve, it was deep, it was in a good position on the court, but what does

he do? He hits a clean winner. The defensive skills of Djokovic - a

great defender. Andy Murray said at the French - great success comes

from great defence. Absolutely right.

You feel for him. 30-0 up in this game. The crowd are now starting to

get behind him. UMPIRE: Game, Djokovic.

Well, we will be needing the record books soon, if this continues.

And the great players, they are hungry for every point. They just do

not want to think, well, 6-0, 6-0, maybe lose a game. Their thought is,

every point, they try and win. There is no feeling sorry or anything like

that. That does not enter their head.

believe that. He read that so quickly. He played it beautifully,

did all the hard work. He picked that and was on it in a flash. He

couldn't resist the smile afterwards.

APPLAUSE What a mixture there, of pace,

accuracy and touch. Do you remember days like this when you can do no

wrong? Not like this, no. Number 38, Golubev. He has ranked 56

in his rollover ranking. Look at that school board, that is how

complete Djokovic is at the moment. -- scoreboard. You can hear the

murmuring in the crowd, they are looking at this, seeing an

exhibition basically, of amazing tennis in the first round of

Wimbledon when normally it takes you a bit of time to get your bearings

no matter who you are. It is a joy to watch, this is where he picked

up, anticipated this backhand volley, flipped it over crosscourt,

doing that fist pump at that score in the match, he is eager. He is

eager. In this year, elevated to be on top seed with the formula we

mentioned earlier. It's almost like he has the memory of last year and

he wants to make a huge impression right from the off. I agree. Again,

it is Boris Becker who talked long and hard about the impact, he could

have. They have had six months together since January, this is the

biggest impact he will together since January, this is the

favourite surface. They are desperate for Golubev the crowd, to

get on the scoreboard. APPLAUSE

If he had lost that point he could have almost gone home. From the

start in the crowd you could hear when the lob went up it was like,

please, you have two win this point. He did. Just maybe. -- to win.

APPLAUSE In the way the crowd have helped him

focus on one point at a time. It must be pretty difficult right now.

A massive cheer for Golubev who has a game on the board. This match if

you want to continue watching is now moving to BBC Two because we're

coming to the end of our transmission on BBC1. Before we

leave our update you with some of the big stories of the day. First of

all let's round up some of the major results. Tomas Berdych, former

runner-up, number six seed has one in four sets. He is through to round

two. APPLAUSE

He will face this man, Bernard Tomic of Australia, who came through

against the Russians, 6-4, six - three, 6-2. That will be tasty. --

the Russian. In the ladies championship Venus Williams came to

a 3-set battle against Before we go Tim Henman has joined

me to reflect on what was an emotional return for Andy Murray. He

was on Centre Court one year on from becoming the first man for 77 years

to win the Wimbledon title. It was an emotional day for Andy Murray and

we followed him every step of the way.

Wimbledon is underway, the weather is glorious, there is so much

excitement, a real buzz around the ground. Wimbledon champion is on

court. He relishes pressure here, you did the hard work last year. I

think he'll be fine. I expect to be nervous, I expect to feel the

pressure as they go towards the court. I hope when I walk out of

there I can enjoy it for a few moments. After the first couple of

games you start to settle into the match. As he steps back out to

Centre Court expectations are high. An ideal day, an ideal start to his

defence. He has a firm hold on this opening

round match. He overwhelmed the diminutive

Belgian, out muscled him, out for two. He needs through swiftly into

the second round. -- moves through. Sometimes you don't play well and it

is a scrappy match but in terms of the way I struck the ball today, it

was a good start. Well done Andy, at the start of the

day you look at the stats, only twice in Wimbledon 's history has a

defending men's champion lost in the first round. Don't give us any

wobbles, he didn't. He didn't, he was spot on, he said he was nervous

yesterday. He thought he would be nervous this morning. Starting his

preparation. He looked like he was pretty keen to get on with it and

wanting got on the court he seemed like he found his rhythm so quickly

from the back of the court. He struck the border so cleanly. He was

offensive, he served consistently, he took his chances when he got

them. It was a perfect start. He will be glad to have that under his

belt. Sometimes the build-up is more nerve wracking than the actual