Day 11 Wimbledon

Wimbledon. The skies are blue and the crowds are here once again in

anticipation of what promises to be another terrific day of tennis. In

the ladies final tomorrow, it is between Petra Kvitova and Eugenie

Bouchard. They have both come through on Saturday. Today is the

turn of the men and the four who remain will go head to head on

Centre Court with a place in Sunday's showpiece on their sites.

Sit back and look enjoy what bronzes to be another memorable day. -- and

enjoy. What promises to be another memorable day. The semifinals, a big

day. There is so much at stake. Four. -- what do we have? On one

side of the net, two guys who have been there, CNET and done it.

Federer, seven Wimbledon titles. -- seen it and done it. 17 Grand Slam

titles, 34 Grand Slam semifinals. Novak Djokovic, champion here in

2011. Six Grand Slam titles. 23 Grand Slam semifinals. On the other

side of the net, two guys who have never been there before. Dimitrov,

the King of Queen's The slayer of Murray. His first Grand Slam

semifinal. Raonic. Man mountain, aces hi. His first Grand Slam

semifinal. They have the firepower, not the experience. Novak Djokovic

against Dimitrov. Federer against Ray on it. -- Raonic. Old versus

new. Let the battle commence. We are looking forward to these

fascinating match ups. Play gets under way on Centre Court at 1pm.

First up, Novak Djokovic, the top seed. He is the bookies favourite.

He is against Grigor Dimitrov. Second on Centre Court, Roger

Federer who is looking to stay on course for a record eighth Wimbledon

title. Up against Milos Raonic. So much to look forward to, so much to

talk about as well. Novak Djokovic arriving here. He knows all about

the big match experience. Looking very calm and relaxed on the

practice court. It is a whole new experience for this young man,

Grigor Dimitrov. He looked into Mendez form against Andy Murray and

was a worthy winner -- in tremendous form. Milos Raonic has been serving

at 140mph. He takes on the legend, Roger Federer. This is the scene on

the hill, Henman Hill. They will be watching on the big screen. Even

though most of the matches are being played on the two show courts, still

a big crowd coming to enjoy the Wimbledon experience, to have a

photo taken in front of some of the famous landmarks, get an autograph

or two and just enjoy being at Wimbledon. Great atmosphere here on

men's semifinals day. I am here with two favourites. Back on his Hill,

Tim. And Jimmy. A special day. Nothing better than this. What I

like about it is that you get the old guard and the new. You are going

to have a match with Djokovic and Dimitrov. A lot of moving around.

Imagination. Followed by the Federer Raonic match. I am looking forward

to a great day. A little bit of everything. Two players, a whole new

excellence for them. As we have alluded to in the top of the show,

it is the old versus the new guard. New classes experience. It will be

very interesting to see how the new boys, Dimitrov and Raonic, how they

perform. Djokovic and Federer have got the experience. Very interesting

matchups. Djokovic and Dimitrov are two of the best defenders, two of

the best movers on grass. It will be interesting to see who has the

impact in those rallies. It will be interesting to see if Raonic can

serve through Federer. We have got so much to talk about. What about

the weather? It has been very hot and sunny today. Let us find out if

it will stay. The weather is therefore today. Look who is leaving

the court now, Roger Federer has been warming up. The weather is also

warming up too. Yesterday we had the highest temperature of the year so

far. Today we might top it. For Wimbledon, sunshine this afternoon.

A noticeable breeze. It makes it feel a little bit cooler. As we head

on through the day into the evening, the cloud will start to build. That

is ahead of a weather front coming our way. Today we expect it to stay

dry. Tomorrow, well, it will start early on with rain. There will be

quite a lot of cloud behind it. Lighter rain coming our way. We

expect it to improve through the course of the afternoon. For Sunday

itself, we are looking at a mixture of sunshine and showers. 60% risk of

the showers at this stage. There will be sunshine in between. At

least it means the pollen levels will start to come down after today.

That is good news. Is this worthy of scorchio? I think it is. The four

players have different styles of play. We have done a feature,

comparing style versus substance. How do you design the perfect tennis

player? What is the balance between style and substance? Why is it that

Roger Federer is described not just as a great player but as a beautiful

one too? Think of how we connect with some

players more than others. Some of them, the way they play, they way

they move, they inspire us, almost like a great painting or a fine

piece of music. Watching Federer move is like watching Bruce --

watching a ballerina in his prime. There is not a lot of impact on his

feet. To me, it is unbelievable. He makes it look so easy. Roger Federer

is probably the greatest example of a player who can play his game and

float around the court, no matter what the score is, no matter what

the situation is. And still he looks like he has a great resolve of a

champion. A lot of people think that when they watch Federer, you close

your eyes and you dream and you imagine the great poet. He has that

classical game. We are well aware that greatness is

about far more than functionality. Seve Ballesteros was not the most

successful golfer in the world but he changed the fabric of golf.

Brazil in the 1970s made football saying. Pele-macro. Which tennis

player makes using? Is it Federer with his finesse and grace? Or

Raonic with power and craft? Is it Djokovic who marries precision and

versatility? Or Dimitrov who has the hardest of shots but the softest of

hands? To the touch and elegance of Ilie Nastase and McEnroe to the

top-spin of Bjorn Borg to the power of Pete Sampras. And then to the

almost floating movement of Roger Federer. For me, that was fun to

watch, but it was not me. If you see a couple of shots of Rafa Nadal as

he sidesteps with beautiful balance and then right before impact is able

to push off his back leg and hit this incredibly powerful shot... You

cannot see it in boxing, the left hook. It was scripted from God. Wow.

I wish I could have done that. The most beautiful shot was the Monica

Seles return. It was not necessarily a thing of artistry, but how she

managed to take balls early and put them in impossible positions in the

court. I loved watching her play. Serena Williams's serve. So

effortless. Yet she hits 125mph. When people make the difficult

things look easy, people admire that. Roger Federer is the epitome

of that. In sport, there is the argument it is only about winning,

style does not matter at all. That of course is the conventional

perspective of the players. In order of importance, always, winning.

Style or substance? If you have got the style, you had bet to have the

substance. The you become aware of having to have both. If you can have

style and elegance and feed off the crowd and have the crowd get behind

you or sometimes be involved one way or another, and involve them, then

you have succeeded. If you top that off with showing them how it is

done, that is the ultimate. But you have got to go with winning first.

Sports people want to win above all else. But it is often in the

striving that they produce both beauty and meaning that capture our

hearts and minds. Beauty is of course highly subjective. There is

only one thing that is impossible to understand, those who fail to see

the beauty in sport. That Federer backhand is certainly a

thing of beauty. I am going to throw you a curveball. Style versus

substance, how would you describe Tim Henman's game? Be kind to me! I

will pay you after. Tim is the epitome of the classic serve and

volley player. Old school, movement around the court, movement forward,

the way he got his body in the flow into his shots. That is not today's

game. Today's game is more grinding from the baseline. Side to side

movement. Tim was touch and feel. Style. 100%. Substance, a little...

That would have helped! You can only do what you can do in the way you do

it the best. I watched you play an awful lot and always marvelled

watching things that I could not do. Serve and volley was not my thing.

The way you did it and the way you got around the net, you, John

McEnroe, Stefan Edberg, the best of that. Don't pick him up too much! I

am not going to say it any other way than the way it is. We were talking

about it. When I was growing up, it was the era of John McEnroe, his

competitive instinct on the court, the way he fought. Hitting flat from

the baseline, never say die attitude. Style, substance, passion,

charisma, he had it all. When did you play the last US Open? I was 40.

Looking ahead to the semifinals, we have asked you to pick out what the

players are special act. With Roger, you can take so many boxes. He has

the versatility, staying in the rally, picking off a passing shot

because he is capable of hitting those types of shots. This is his

bread and butter, the big serve setting up the forehand.

Unbelievable skill to control that prof Wally. When he is hitting his

spots on his serve, he is so difficult to play against -- that

half volley. Looking to dictate with the forehand, move forehand, soft

hands on the drop volley. So many different attributes. That is why I

think he will prove a tough challenge for Raonic. Huge point,

second serve. Maybe this is the Stefan Edberg influence, getting

forward more. He is looking very comfortable. The style and grace of

the backhand is something to enjoy. This was him practising earlier.

Ninth Wimbledon semifinal. He has never lost one of them, only one

set. Pretty good effort. He is a big match player, no doubt about it. He

has won here seven times. To come out time after time year after year

and to lift your game to equal the level of your performance is

something very special. He has done that. The second week of Wimbledon

is one the best players play their best tennis. Obviously, his record

has proven that. When you said the Stefan Edberg influence, I think

that is a big part of it. Watching him play a little bit this week, I

noticed he is trying to get in, mixing his shots up better, not just

satisfied being at the baseline, sneaking in, letting the player go

for his shot and getting the ball out of the air. That is old school.

He is up against the ace machine that is Milos Raonic. Milos Raonic

has the best serve in the game right now. If he is serving at 135-140

mph-macro, it is so difficult to read. It most like you have to use a

volleying technique to block the ball back into play. Federer can do

that, if they get into baseline rallies when he has been able to

take the serve out of the equation, I think Federer will come out on

top. As you saw with Nick Kiryat against Nadal, if he serves 35, 40

aces, that is such a good platform for his game. That is fed against

Milos Raonic. Dimitrov was impressive against Murray. The start

of that match, the first 25 minutes when he came out and won the first

set 6-1, when he came out and won the first

that was an impressive start. He needs to make a good start today. We

see the similarities with Dimitrov's game to the Federer's

game. Style and dexterity. The half volley between the legs. Dimitrov

has to impose his game against Djokovic. They are both great

defenders. It is whether he can stay in the rally and create

opportunities to move forward and dominate. Novak Djokovic, talking

about the defence, he is so tough to beat in a Grand Slam. He is a runner

and he is not afraid to keep the ball in play and mixes shots up. We

talked the other day about the way the players slide on grass and hard

courts. He spreads himself out and really puts everything he has, body

and soul, into getting every shot back. To have him go out of there,

he has won before, he knows what it is like to be playing there. He is

playing against a young upstart who wants to make his name and

reputation and he is going to have to be equal to the task. When you

see them move, for me, as you rightly say, sliding, now on grass

courts, the way to move at the back of the court, when it gets dusty, it

is to slide. His balance, flexibility. Flexibility, that is

beyond flexible itty! Just incredible. Some of that is that you

are born with that but also when you look at his physique and how hard he

works, it is an area of his game where he realises it is massively

important. Defence is a huge part of his game and I am sure we will see

today. He loves the big occasion. He was practising earlier, Novak

Djokovic and Garry Richardson and John Lloyd were there too.

Novak Djokovic, 23 Grand Slam semifinals. Even for him, the

occasion is massive. It is huge. He has been Mr consistency in so many

ways but he has not had a good record in the finals. That is

something he has got to correct and that is why he has brought in Boris

Becker. This was Boris's home. He needs the mental side to get him

through the semi and then the final. Boris has a word every now and

again. He is so confident. This is where you want to be, this is where

you want to play your best tennis. Novak Djokovic so vastly

experienced. We don't know how Grigor Dimitrov will react. If he

plays as well as he did against Murray, we could have an epic match

will stop I think Novak Djokovic has got too much experience for him. --

an epic match. How can he possibly lose this match? He can lose it if

the good image of days against him like he did against Murray. He has

weapons that can hurt Djokovic. But I think over five sets, Djokovic

will be a little bit too good. Thank you. Such a great competitor.

That is why he has won Wimbledon and the US Open. He has got to

understand that what he has done before does not count. You can throw

all the statistics out of the window. Every match at Wimbledon is

the most important but up to get ahead of yourself is a huge mistake.

To settle in and to get into this match from the very beginning, that

will be important. A slow start could be trouble. Djokovic is such a

gutsy player. Against Marin Cilic, getting the fifth set, he loves a

battle. He does. Reflecting on the five matches so far, he has not

played brilliantly but he has always done enough. When he played Radek

Stepanek, that was a dogfight but he got through it. You look at the

ability of the great champions when things are not going perfectly to

get a win. I think he will do that today. Dimitrov got off to a

fantastic start against Murray to win the first set 6-1. It is

important he gets off to eight good start. The biggest match of his life

-- good start. The early stages will be key. But I do see Djokovic coming

through. Tennis is a confidence game. If you start strong and get on

top. Things start flowing freely. For Dimitrov, that will be very

important, to start that way. He does not want to get behind. A good

start from both players, but whoever comes off is going to have to play

mentally but also with the kind of game they are bringing to the Centre

Court. We saw Novak Djokovic on the practice court. Let us hear from his

coach, Boris Becker. What has he been up to? He is in

good form and excited to play. It is sunny. That does not happen

everyday. Another semifinal, a big match ahead. He was telling me

earlier this week that the semifinalists are different. You

have experienced it, when you walk up for the semifinal, what is it

like? It is a special place to play tennis. It is always a privilege to

be on Centre Court. At the end of the day, it is a match that has to

be played. Dimitrov is a tough opponent. What are you expecting

from Dimitrov? Can he produce such a high intensity again for the

semifinal? He has to beat Djokovic will stop hopefully not! But he had

a phenomenal match against Andy Murray -- to be Djokovic. Hopefully

not! He has not lost a match on grass yet so he is on fine form.

50-50 match. He will walk out shortly, do you say anything more?

What do you say to him before he goes out? We speak a little bit. But

stays in the locker room. Thank you. In by.

We don't believe him. 50-50 match. Was his areas? I don't think

Djokovic would be pleased with that! -- was he serious! More 60-40

Djokovic. What about Grigor Dimitrov? He beat Andy Murray in the

quarterfinal and after that victory he spoke to John Inverdale.

The defence of Andy Murray's Wimbledon crown is over.

Best day of your life? Could be! A good feeling. A good feeling to have

a win like that. The quarterfinal match, Wimbledon, defending

champion, Centre Court. What more can you ask? I read you felt

something in the air about Andy Murray's body language. Can you

explain that? Just a feeling early on. I have practised with him so

many times. I see when he is striking the ball really well and

when he is a bit rusty. I think early on in the match, as soon as we

started hitting the ball, I was feeling comfortable and it was just

my gut feeling. The one thing is for sure is that I don't think Andy

Murray ever plays bad tennis. He is always fighting and he is a

tremendous guy on and off the court. What was the feeling like when you

knew you were in a grandson semifinal? Amazing. My parents and

close friends were in the box -- you were in a Grand Slam semifinal? They

give me power and confidence. Exciting. In the box, Roger Rasheed.

Can you explain what he has done to make Grigor Dimitrov almost reaches

potential? I am giving him all of the credit! We try to focus on the

moment. We never look at just one thing in particular. We relax and

see the whole picture and what we are aiming for. For me, it is a

great relationship that we have. He has looked strong over the past six

- eight months. That is training, what we are doing on the practice

court. Everything that revolves around how strong he can be. His

biggest rent is that he is 25% of the way through his development. --

biggest strength. People might say I am nuts. We started in October, from

where he was to where he is now, eight months, he is only going

to... We have only touched the physical side and the mental side of

the game. He wants to be uncomfortable and accountable and

see what challenges he can take on and what he has got to deliver.

Four, five years ago, he said, I want to be playing the big guys.

Here you are now playing Djokovic in the semifinal at Wimbledon. How does

that sound? It sounds exactly as I imagined it. I live for those

moments. I compete for that and for me it is just... I have done the

work now and I could say I am happily rewarded to get that

position right now about I don't want to end things now because I

have bigger goals and bigger potential and a lot of homework to

be done. Playing Novak that is an awesome feeling for me. Dare you

think about Sunday? Of course. That is my ultimate goal. This is where

the drama will unfold. A place Novak Djokovic knows very well. Not so

much Grigor Dimitrov. His first major Grand Slam semifinal. A whole

new extremes for him. It is a nervy wait. He needs to avoid the let

down. He had a great match against Murray. He needs to have the

confidence he ended the match with. I know he had a day off and you can

settle in and understand what he has to do. The importance of coming out

and starting quick, I cannot say that enough for him. If he comes out

slope and let's Novak Djokovic get on top, it will be a big mistake.

One week, one fortnight, one match, it does not a career make.

Everything we are talking about, the young players, they have to back it

up with future play. We will see what happens. We just saw Rod Laver

and Jack Nicholas. You have played golf with him? I have not. I would

love to. That makes two of us. I was going to ask Jimmy if he remember is

what it was like, his first Grand Slam semifinal but when we looked at

the record, you have been in 31 Grand Slam semifinals. The second on

the all-time list, behind Roger Federer. There's nothing I can do

about it now. To be honest with you, getting to the semis, you can see

the finish line. As I said earlier, you don't want to get ahead of

yourself but the feeling of walking out there, knowing winning Wimbledon

is a grasp away, your heart pounds for that. And then to go out and

play the kind of tennis which you are supposed to do, to get you into

the finals, there's nothing better. I don't think that feeling is

expressed in. I wish the fans could really understand what it means for

the players walking out there today. Especially Dimitrov and Raonic

because they have not been there before. Dimitrov, we will find out

if he has the stomach for the big occasions because it can affect

people. Yes, there is no doubt there is the technical aspect of the game

to match up. Coming to this occasion for the first time, how they handle

it mentally, for Dimitrov, that is where Roger Rasheed has had a big

part to play. His coaches had a fantastic job. -- his coaches done a

fantastic job. The players have been called and we are ready for our

first Wimbledon semifinal. And here they come. No doubt, a

massive ovation for both players. Murray coming out for a semi, he

talked about being nervous but only for the first few games. You hope

Grigor Dimitrov can lose his nerves early on. Definitely, he will have

been itching to get out on the court for the last 20 minutes. And start

hitting some balls, get his feet moving. It's an important stage of

the match. He wants to get settled in, concentrate on his first couple

of service games and start to impose his game style. Definitely an

important first 15 or 20 minutes. If you look at the head-to-head in the

last time they played at the French Open last year, Dimitrov is such a

different player now. Certainly more experience. I think that's going to

work well with him. A lot of guys before a big match like this will be

so ready. If he handled himself well in the locker room before he walks

out, and is calm and collected, he moved his feet, get his game in

order, he should be fine. He was champion at Queen's. How much is

that confidence factor? Massively. Sports men and women talk about

confidence. When you are coming in on the back of winning at Queen's,

and now through to the semifinals, on the back of winning at Queen's,

champion and he has said on the back of winning at Queen's,

her work ethic has really helped him. Also her mentioning a few

things to him. Also her mentioning a few

walk out here and be prepared him. Also her mentioning a few

it. She has been there, him. Also her mentioning a few

as one on all stages. A little experience

earlier about style and substance. We have released Mark

earlier about style and substance. matter. On one side of the net

another matter. On one side of the net

who knows what it's like to matter. On one side of the net

Wimbledon trophy. On the other, the young pretender, whose

Wimbledon trophy. On the other, the defending champion. Both have

Wimbledon trophy. On the other, the outcome of the semifinal. In

particular, the second serve of Novak Djokovic, it's

particular, the second serve of big difference for Dimitrov to

content with. You big difference for Dimitrov to

where, predominantly, the break points are, and the

where, predominantly, the break terms of

where, predominantly, the break Andy, it was coming in at a very

comfortable height he Andy, it was coming in at a very

through it. Novak's first Andy, it was coming in at a very

is too short. That's not going to get it done against Novak, who takes

control of this rally. And wins it. One of the surprising things with

how well Dimitrov went into his background. Going across court. Andy

perhaps background. Going across court. Andy

well enough. You can see down the line, 24% not spreading his play.

Dimitrov won't get that line, 24% not spreading his play.

around better than anyone. He's got to defend more the baseline.

around better than anyone. He's got seized his opportunity here to

exploit the space. So that is Novak Djokovic. Let's have a look at

Grigor Dimitrov's weapons. He has Djokovic. Let's have a look at

worked on the slice and Djokovic. Let's have a look at

see the red line at the bottom of your screen. It's almost one metre

lower than the yellow your screen. It's almost one metre

errors coming off the slice and the blend of tennis. That height

errors coming off the slice and the miss time balls allowing Dimitrov to

errors coming off the slice and the beating the top guys if you have got

errors coming off the slice and the Mark Petchey going with the bookies

favourite. That's not surprising. Interesting about the server and how

high and difficult it is. Definitely, that was an element of

Murray's game which was disappointing. On second serve, he

let Dimitrov attack a lot of the time. We saw Djokovic getting a lot

more left off the court. Perhaps that won't make life easy for

Djokovic but some interesting analysis on how effective the slice

backhand was for Dimitrov. He will look to keep the ball low so

Djokovic has to attack off the next ball. Morris, always such a present

on Centre Court. His keeping an eye on Novak Djokovic. -- Boris. He

can't stay back and just trade shots. He is too good from the

baseline. Especially on his backhand. He can continue to go for

it but when he gets a shoulder on the two hander, he can drive the

ball with pace up the line and that's not an easy shot. He's going

over the higher part of the net so has to get his body behind it and

nobody in the game does it better. On the other side, Dimitrov with the

slice, he had better not floated over because Djokovic will take

advantage of it. Move forward. Get close to the net. It's going to be

interesting. There will be some great valleys out there today.

Absolutely. -- rallies. Dimitar Berbatov have to go out there and

mix-up the pattern of play from the baseline, use his slice of them take

the initiative. He needs to serve aggressively. He will have to

dictate with his forehand. If he can finish points off at the net, he

definitely has a chance. Thank you very much for your comments. We are

ready for the first semifinal. Let's join the commentary team, Andrew

Castle, John Leyden John McEnroe. ANDREW CASTLE: Thank you very much.

An amazing sporting venue attracting a fair amount of sports lovers.

Jude Law talking to their grills's wife. This is a fascinating contest.

They have played a bit. Dimitrov won an important match last year in

Madrid. How do you find words to describe the magic they came up with

in that match? Victory at Roland Garros. And very, very built-up

match. Straight sets. This is one year on. A different contest. Justin

Rose, he won his sixth PGA Tour title last week. He is in the box, a

former US Open golf champion. Brian O'Driscoll. Just retired. He can

stop beating himself up. Mark Woodforde with us as well.

Hello, John. How are you? This is going to be a great day tennis.

Definitely. tournament for him, 135. Maria

Sharapova, Grigor's girlfriend. John Lloyd, remember the advice

Maria gave to Grigor. She just said Wayne come a very simple. Basic but

effective -- win. Arriving here today, you can look

around and see a lot of schoolkids doing their sports day with

exuberance in the sunshine and this is what Tim Trough -- Dimitrov

brings to the court, the ability to have joy. If he can maintain that,

brings to the court, the ability to have joy. If he can it'll be good.

It's interesting because he's talked about how improved his fitness is. I

think he will be tested. He ran 30 miles over winds and common during

Queen's. And then won the tournament the same week. -- Wimbledon Common.

At one time? Over the course of the week. Roger Rasheed has got him

working. If he had done it in one day, I would be very impressed.

Windier than players have had to deal with for most of this event.

I think Dimitrov twirls his racket more than Federer between shots.

Unbelievable. The breeze is going to be an issue. Hit a cleanable. --

cleaner ball. This guide twirls his racket more than Federer and slides

more than Djokovic. Left it and he shouldn't have done.

Especially since he was right there. To put away that volley, easily.

The intention of Dimitrov today is to make Djokovic pass all day long.

His movement at the net is very high. He likes a target.

Pressure clearly on the number one seed's shoulders here. That is the

challenge correct. Expected to win this.

works even better. -- a mishit. A good illustration of which way the

wind is blowing on that one as well. As Dimitrov is serving, it is left

to right. Djokovic, right to left. A heavy wind, at times.

That is too long and that is comfortable for Dimitrov, who is

settling into the semifinal clash. It is a first semifinal at Grand

Slam level for the young man from Belgrade. The 23rd Grand Slam

semifinal for Novak Djokovic, so a vast gulf in experience between the

two men. But victory over Andy Murray will stand them in good

stead. He hesitated a bit of a second set against Murray when he

hesitated a bit of the second set against Murray wedding at the break.

But when he reset and he came down to the tie-breaker commie played

three great points in the tie-breaker and after that, he came

through a lot in that match to win it in that manner. It proved to him,

I'm sure. Andrew, I know you do your homework as you always do. Has he

been able to defeat three of these top four guys in a Grand Slam event?

It depends what happens later, obviously. Let's assume Roger

somehow wins, he would have to beat three other top four guys. How long

have I got to find your answer? Until the end of this game. Tomas

Berdych came close, didn't he? Two out of three. But I don't win

anything? I'm guessing zero. Could it be this guy, Dimitrov to do it?

I will have John McEnroe's answer by Sunday. If required. I think it

needs to be sooner than that. This is quietly building, isn't it?

Potentially, this could be an epic match.

Djokovic appears to have settled into his serving with them. --

rhythm. Three aces. He has not missed a first serve yet.

Considering the fact at the end of 2010, at three in the world, he

served more double faults than aces, this is a phenomenal turnaround. He

changed his motion of it. And it has become a weapon for him, dependable.

Didn't need to play it. It was going out. He swung too hard and did not

need to hit it as hard, either, so really mishandled that.

Two dodgy points in a row. When you're thinking about the shot, it

was butchered there and then you throw in the double. Don't want to

do that against this guy. This is a very untidy game from

Dimitrov. Slightly off track. It's so strange because he started the

match so well. This looks like a first game match coming out here in

the semifinals, but he has played well so far but the last three

points have been awful. Boris Becker delighted with his

manner. He played every point with Djokovic and he will be puffing his

chest out a, because that was a good game there. Normally, at this level,

you may play one, possibly too bad points, but it's very rare with top

players, that they play three or four like you did there. Djokovic

didn't really in that game. To maintain composure, we said it was

important. That was a loss of a different moment, wasn't it? That

first volley, it was such a gimme. He shouldn't have had it in the

first place. Then he tried to hit it too hard. Clearly, it bothered him

and any double-faulted. The wind picked up a little bit. When you

start getting nervous, you have got to keep your feet moving. He looked

flat-footed on a couple of balls. And he got anxious. I was lucky to

do half an hour by radio show last night with my idol, this great man,

Rod Laver. To his right, Jack Nicklaus. That is John Lloyd's

playing partner. He has three grass courts at his home in Florida. One

as good as Wimbledon. Still hasn't missed a first serve.

Five aces. 11 out of 11. Playing with intent.

It doesn't appear like a lot of happened so far in some ways and,

yet, this is perfection from Djokovic. He's not giving Dimitrov

what he wants, a look at his second serve because he knows Dimitrov will

pummel it. Brilliant, brilliant. When you think of 2010, I remember

the French Open, he could barely get the serve in court. It was

embarrassing. Then he corrected it, from that motion. Now, what a weapon

his service. Last game with the tennis balls here. Djokovic will

fancy this. another one when you are volley

against Novak Djokovic. Brilliant. Both players. Look at this.

One wonders how long Roger Rasheed will be happy being so open? This is

the first semifinal, a Grand Slam, Australia, Novak Djokovic and his

people would have been listening to exactly what was said and the game

plan, against Djokovic, was going to be exactly the same game plan

against Murray. What really changed things for Dimitrov... As we see how

they got here. A one-handed sliced backhand. It drove Murray absolutely

crazy, that shot. The best executed one-handed backhand slice I have

seen for years. We saw Stan Wawrinka do well. Roger, magical. But, this

guy has got to figure out a way to use that shot. Test Novak, force

them into uncomfortable positions, like he was able to do so

successfully against Murray. Eventually, this will change but he

is 15 out of 15, first serve. Unbelievable. It's tough to break a

guy when you don't miss a symbol -- single one of them. New tennis balls

now. Let's see if that changes anything.

Another room I think you should change. If you toss .com you should

hit it. I have been saying that for years, absolutely. As someone who

has done that, I definitely don't agree with that.

That wind is making life difficult for both guys. He is having a really

tough time with it. It has got into his head here, part of why he lost

his serve and played such a poor game. This is unbelievable! It

really is. He is in this zone now. Presumably he would not be

thinking... It is tricky out there, with the wind.

Such a good shot! Safe. Flat over the low part of the net. So smart,

the way he plays. The way he moves, great decision maker. He is not

going to beat himself. This guy is going to have to lift his game,

Dimitrov, quickly. You can see the great skills he has

when he is able to come up with the right answer with the drop shot

after he overran the ball. First ace in this match. 50th for

the tournament. And 51 follows. He manages to hold which will make

Djokovic serve for the first set at least. Dimitrov is from Bulgaria,

from the south, not far from the borders of Greece and Turkey. Less

than 100,000 people in that town. To say here is a big deal in that

country is an understatement. Went to Paris as a teenager. He made the

sacrifice, just as Murray at 15 went to Barcelona. Novak Djokovic went to

an academy in Germany. This is the price you pay to be an expert in

your field and to be handsomely rewarded. We have seen him in the

last four weeks turn into a global star. I do not think a lot of people

would think that is a horrible thing to happen, to leave Bulgaria and go

to Paris! To leave home. You missed your mum and dad, didn't you? Of

course. I did not go away until I was 18. After college, you have more

respect. You stayed in the Wimbledon YMCA. Nothing against that, but

didn't you stay there? I stayed in different places and that was one of

them. I had to save cash. We had -- we will have to put a blue plaque on

it. I stayed there as well. Where were we? Serving for the set.

UMPIRE: Mr Dimitrov is challenging the call. I do stand the need to

come over the ball and go for it and mix it up -- I do understand.

Especially with the wind. Certainly liking what he is seeing so far,

Boris. Interesting on that serve, he

altered his old toss because of the sun and only 95mph but got the job

done. Dimitrov has got to pick it up sooner, take advantage. He backed

off that shot. Once again, smart play by Novak.

This is tough blustery conditions for both players. Centre Court not

traditionally known for that. It is blowing a bit today. Novak Djokovic

has played a faultless set. That is a rugged set of tennis from

a former champion with a former champion in the box. 6-4, Djokovic.

Dimitrov will have to change something here otherwise he is going

to be done. We have talked about struggles... But is too harsh a word

but it has been a while since Novak Djokovic has won a major. 18 months.

He won the Australian in January, 2013. He plays the greatest

clay-court match in the fifth at the French to Nadal. He comes to

Wimbledon and losers to Andy Murray in the finals. Murray plays the

tournament of his life. Goes to the Open, runner-up there. Goes to

Australia, loses the quarters. Runner-up in Roland Garros. What is

wrong with Novak Djokovic? He has lost it! Indian Wells, Miami and

Rome, they are also pretty big ones. Just beneath the Grand Slam

Championships. If someone from the ATP Tour is not going to come and

arrest me for saying is not going to come and arrest me for saying when

he first tired Boris Becker, he won Australia three years in a row. 25

match winning streak he had. Then you come through. Boris has surgery,

he is not around. Then they both go together and finally he wins with

Boris in Rome and everything is starting to settle down. Then a

little vacation, paid vacation perhaps.

His fastest serve of the championship, 135. Great start. He

will be pleased with that. This will be interesting. He has won seemingly

pretty much every point on his serve. This is exactly the

conditions I think that Dimitrov does not want to play in. Windy,

hot. He is not completely sure if he is fit enough to deal with this guy

if it goes to five. He thinks he is. This is a surprising amount of total

mis-hits already. Goes to show, if you place it

correctly, you do not need to hit it that hard.

He hopes his decision-making process starts to improve. That was the

right moment to go big there. Annoyed at himself there. He had

plenty of time on that ball. 0.3 seconds. Tonnes of time!

You talk about the gulf inexperience between these two. Novak Djokovic,

44 titles overall. Dimitrov has four, all of which have been gained

in the last nine, ten months. When Dimitrov was winning the juniors,

Djokovic already a Grand Slam champion.

The same can be said for the women's final tomorrow. It just

appears to be counting, at the moment. On this stage, with the

rarefied air that comes with the last four. It is different from the

quarterfinals, it is different from the fourth round.

That is the type of play we have seen more often from Dimitrov to

make him think he will win numerous Grand Slams. He has got to catch the

line on his own serve. He is hanging in there.

These are dangerous times indeed. Djokovic is doing his best brick

wall impression. He is making no mistakes. He saying, what are you

going to do about it, kid? Dimitrov has never gone two sets

down and won a match. This is a big set.

The condition affecting him it seems almost as much as his opponent. He

had better be careful here. There is that return again, the best

in the business, the best ever. Really desperate times for Grigor

Dimitrov. He has not settled into this match. A lot of that has been

to do with the work of the former Wimbledon champion and world number

one and top seed here, Novak Djokovic. Break point here in the

third game of the second set. The net cord and the mis-hit from

Djokovic will contribute to the sense of injustice here. It is

windy, sunny, my opponent is playing well. Dimitrov is not being given a

chance to express himself. He seems to be trying to force the issue a

little bit too much. He has to make the plays, but I think there are

times when his shot selection is not right. He is going for shots when

the percentages are not in his favour. You have to pick the spots

at the right time. Is it nerves? We have got to give credit to the

number one seed. He is so sharp and focused and so prepared for this. He

is hitting the ball incredibly well. We mentioned 19 straight first

serves he hit. He controlled things. He senses, as a lot of other people

do, but clearly he senses it better than anyone how wound up Dimitrov

is. Confirmation of that. Second serve points one is always going to

be critical area because that illustrates who is winning from the

back of the court -- second serve points won. Serving 61%, Dimitrov,

but he feels he is not serving that well and it is getting to him. He is

23 and we are supposed to have seen a change of the guard, the big four.

Nick Kyrgios beating Nadal. This is a massive test for Grigor Dimitrov.

The conditions are definitely not what he wanted.

SUE BARKER: On BBC Two, we are leaving Centre Court. This semifinal

continues on BBC One. Here on BBC Two, we will take you to Court

Number One for a semifinal in the men's's doubles. It features the

Bryan brothers. They have won it all. They are looking for their 16th

Grand Slam title. They are up against the French pair. It is 5-5.

Let us just join our commentators, Peter Fleming and David Mercer.

It has been a good recovery from the French pair. At one stage, they were

4-2 down. The Bryan twins had a point to get the second point at

5-2. Mike Bryan lost his serve. It was 4-4. Since then, games have gone

with serve. Michael Llodra, the left-hander of the French pairing.

He has had treatment on his hip. It does not seem to be bothering him

too much. Having been outplayed in the first six games, they were

struggling to hold serve, they have come back well, Peter. Yes, they

have. They have settled in. Perhaps a little nervous to start this

match, as you might expect. It is usually the case that once you get a

sweat going, you get a little fatigued, the nerves disappear. Mike

Bryan lost his serve last time. A little bit of pressure on him now.

Mike is the right-hander of the twins. He is the older by two

minutes. 36 years of age. Total mis-hit by Mahut. Quite often,

that is an odd shot to deal with. A strange spin on the ball. It

descended very quickly. A really good second serve from Mike

Bryan. Jamming Llodra. Don't be surprised if this is the

first of several tie-breaks we see today.

Overhit the lobs. Good idea. Great picked up from Mike Bryan. -- pick

up. To no avail. Michael Llodra won this title in

2007. French have won against serve of Bob

Ryan. -- Bryan. Timely. The only man out there who has not won a Grand

Slam doubles title because he's been serving from the other end.

He will for ever be remembered for losing that final set against John

is on Court number 18. Llodra that I'm doing a little more

than just freezing. -- that time. That's a bonus in the tie-break.

It's time to win the point. Remarkably, four straight points

against the serve in this tie-break. return nearly dissected his

opponent, his partner, he thinks it might be out. Somewhat wishful

thinking. Can't take those challenges with

you, so why not? Pinpoint accuracy on the volley.

Right on the baseline. The twins win the first set

tie-breaker. 7-4. They have the lead.

SUE BARKER: The Bryan brothers, so popular at Wimbledon, on their way,

taking the first set tie-break. The first of the men's semifinal is

taking place on Centre Court. You can watch this on BBC1. Novak

Djokovic I break and set up on Grigor Dimitrov. It's all going his

way on Centre Court on BBC1. On the red button, we have Paes and

Stepanek at against Pospisil and Sock on the red button. That's on

the red button on Court number three. Here we are heading back to

Court Number One. A very interesting opens set.

Winning four of the last five points of the tie-break, the Bryan

brothers. Like all great teams, we are missing the twins at the moment.

They have nipped off a bathroom break. It's a question of producing

your best tennis when it matters most. Exactly right. That boils down

to confidence. These guys have an abundance of that. Bob is married to

Michelle. Mike is married to Lucille.

No need for an umbrella today. They might need one tomorrow, I

understand, but need a little bit of shade today.

98 titles together. It's a shame it's not 99, isn't it? That would be

a wonderful way to reach 100, to win Wimbledon for a fourth time. If they

win here, maybe they will have to win at the U.S. Open. Maybe never

try again until they get to the majors. Play with different partners

through the summer for a bit of fun. LAUGHTER

Lovely! The head that on a line drive

trajectory, app over Llodra in a hurry. Incidentally, in case you

were wondering what would have happened if Llodra's racket had hit

the ball over the net, they would have still lost to the point. You do

have to have a racket in your hand to count.

In your previous guise, David, did you ever have to call that on

anyone? No, I never did. A few strange ones. The ball going back

over the net when it bounces to your side and then bounces back. You are

allowed to lean over and I remember that happen to you and John playing

Hewitt and McMillan. At Wimbledon. It bounced their side of the net and

then it has hit back over to your side of the net. Really? It delivers

better in his memory, clearly. If it was the first time we played, yes.

That match has been banished! Mahut, the young man of the quartet.

32. His brother is 34. His opponents, 36.

Going to hit the ball through the Bryans, but a very quick hands.

Better off forcing them to run. service games. A repeat of last

year's French Open Men's Doubles final which the Bryan twins won on a

final set tie-break, where they played the best-of-3. Year, the

best-of-5, of course. -- here. Something different there from

Llodra. A delicate one looking for the angle. Yes, the oft angle but he

got away with it. He has made it. Squeezed down the

line. UMPIRE: New balls, please. A

tell-tale sign their because Llodra ordinarily very quick around the

court. That time, he was pulled up to get up to the short angle, but

not nearly as quickly as we might have expected him to. They are very

good at using and exploiting it. The number of times they have a fairly

comfortable volley at the net, rather than hitting it did, they

will go for a short angle to ensure their opponents get no chance to get

the ball back into play. That's because they play very close to the

net. They both jump well. So, therefore, hard opponents to play.

David McPherson in the middle there. The Australian coach for many a

year. Once again, very difficult to get it

through. Either one of the Bryan brothers.

You do get a feeling he's feeling it. Right hip. Feeling a little

stiff at the moment, Llodra. What acrobatics! It sets up a break

point. Fantastic. It didn't look at all as though Michael was going to

reach this ball. Miles away. What control. You sure don't practice

those shots. Good deep second serve. And when

your partner is struggling physically, you really do need to

take on extra responsibility and Mahut certainly did there.

Great return. Instinctively moves to cover the middle of the court. When

your partner is taken wide, that's what you have to do.

That was a shocking error from Llodra. It looked to be a very easy

smash. Mis-hit it. The Bryans in the point. Second break point of the

game. Things looking good for the

defending champions, looking to win their 16th Grand Slam doubles title

together. Their fourth Wimbledon, 2006. Ten and 13.

First a double fault of the match from the American pair. The French

have just saved one. So the chance to break back, just as

they did in the first set. Played it off his knees, didn't he?

On all fours. That serve had a bit of power to it.

121. That is very fast. You expect to see Bob in these sorts of

figures. Two break points saved, then.

SUE BARKER: It's all going the Bryans way on Court Number One. We

are going to leave this match on BBC Two. You can continue watching over

on the red button. We will be heading off to see Jamie Murray's

Mixed Doubles match at the moment but first let's update you on Centre

Court where it is now tied at 1-1. Dimitrov broke back to take the

second set 6-3. 1-1 in the men's semifinal. That's on BBC1. Here we

are heading to court number 12 to see Jamie Murray and his Australian

partner Dellacqua up against Max Mirnyi and his partner. Jamie held

as opening serve so let's join it in the second game.

It's nicely done. An important opening game. All four players

getting used to the conditions here. Murray got a nice cold here early

on. Interesting how both of the male partners are playing in the deuce

court. As a matter of fact, Skupski and Broady and the team that they

built last night -- beat last night... It never used to be the

case, did it? No. I think they realise more points are actually

played in the deuce court. It just depends which caught you feel more

comfortable in. Normally, if a man plays in the right court, in Men's

Doubles, stay with the position you like best. Max Mirnyi has a wealth

of experience to draw upon, former world number one doubles player back

in 2003. Top 20 singles player. We all tend to forget that in 2003, as

well. Joint 18 in the world. Nowadays, of course, he focuses on

the doubles. Run at Wimbledon in 2003. Mixed Doubles with Serena

Williams in 1998. Also 2007 and 13. Still having a lot of success.

That's a good call. Jamie Murray playing with Dellacqua. A very good

victory on Centre Court yesterday afternoon. Jamie, in particular, was

outstanding in their victory over Tecau and Mirza. They just moved a

little too early there. Murray playing doubles and singles back in

the day. Dellacqua still does that. She is not a doubles specialist.

Ranked 12 in the world doubles. 36, a career-high, in singles.

Interesting that Jamie Murray moved a little bit too soon. I'm always

thinking he dodges all over the place. It's pretty hard to know what

he's going to do. He got away with it. That was quite

something. He is so tall. For him to be lobbed, that was almost like a

carry. You're allowed to do that as long as it's one stroke.

And again. That was a bad bounce. It is very windy out there today.

Murray and Dellacqua have not quite started as well as they did

yesterday. Of course, they are up to date against a fast the more

experienced pair. As far as Mirnyi is concerned. His partner is

relatively young. Chan from Chinese Taipei. Only 21 years of age. Her

best results have been in the doubles, third round of the French

Open in 2012, and the Australian Open earlier this year. Her sister

is also a professional tennis player. They play doubles together

as well but she is a little bit better. The 2007 Australian Open and

the US Open. She has won ten WTA titles so I guess it might spread to

other sister who has had a lot of success and you can get feedback

from? I watched her sister playing at the US Open. They were playing

very well. They hit quite a lot of high moon balls, almost. That seems

to have gone out of the game. We will see if one side is easier to

play from than the other. Good hands. They certainly seemed to

really enjoy themselves on Centre Court yesterday. A lot of

communication and smiles. You always play your best tennis when you are

enjoying yourself. The thing about mixed on Centre Court and number one

court, you have an enthusiastic audience there and if you can start

off with some good tennis, the crowd is enthralled and they get so up.

All of that emotion helps motivate the players.

It is not quite so easy coming back down to a court without too many

spectators, especially when you have got really serious matches going on

that are distracting people. Of course, you have got a couple of

pretty important singles matches on Centre Court today. A lot of people

watching on Henman Hill on the big video screen at the side of Court

Number One. This is sparsely populated for the quarterfinal

match. That was a massive hit. She missed

it by a mile. It is always a challenge, anyway, at Wimbledon to

play one match on Centre Court with all of the incredible on beyond this

and then to come back down to an outside court -- incredible and

beyond. That is a good hold. Chan played with her sister in Eastbourne

and they won that tournament. Really good effort. They have won a couple

of moments Bill tournaments this year. The Malaysian Open as well.

When the wind blows, it costs strongly from the left to the right

of our picture. That could be in! I was just going to say, she would

have had plenty of practice in Eastbourne with the wind. But this

year, it was beautiful. Normally it is very windy on the coast. They can

get fierce breezes there. I am not sure breeze is the operative word!

That is how we British would describe it. Howling gale. Today it

is very gusty. There are patches when it is still.

Murray is a former champion at Wimbledon in 2007. Reached the final

of the US Open the following season as well.

That is not what he wanted. Watching him play mixed with Liezel Huber,

she likes to give instructions to her partner. As I suggested, he

dodges this way and that way and chases. She was getting so

frustrated with him. Like, that is my boat! You have to run for that!

-- that is my ball. But they seem to be perfectly happy.

Too bad! Everything went wrong for him in that. The one time he hit

exactly the right shot, it hit the tape.

It has been a good start by both pairs, particularly Mirnyi and Chan.

Yesterday it was so obvious Murray really excels in the role of

dominating as far as doubles players are concerned. He is finding it

difficult today to find the same energy, the same timing, the same

dominance in very different conditions. I tell you, towards the

end of the second week of Wimbledon, when the courts are

really dry and they can be also a little bit slick because the grass

has burnt, especially as it has been baking hot the last few days, you

can have a terrible time getting into a match, especially if it is

blowing seriously. It is just one of those things. I guess you have to

try and get a lot of first serves in and get up to the net so you are not

skating around on the baseline. But very often rallies are not very

long. I saw Judy Murray around before so I am sure she is watching

someone. Yeah, I do see her. He went the right way, down the

middle. There was a gap. There is Judy Murray. She has made a point of

supporting Jamie over Andy almost. We saw a little bit of the skill

that Max Mirnyi has on his backhand side. Very powerful shot. Just a

little bit of lift. Pretty flat ball. Unusual.

Everybody knows how good Max Mirnyi is that doubles. We tend to forget

he was such a consistent performer in the singles. In the top 57

straight years in the early 2000s. He has played with a lot of

different doubles players including Jamie Murray. These two will know

each other's games well. Once again, Jamie got a little

unlucky. The net cord. Mirnyi and Chan have been rock solid so far.

They have built a sizeable lead midway through this opening set.

Yeah, I think that might have been a fault. They don't have Hawk-Eye

here. He did not really hit it properly, that return. Well, I'm

surprised the umpire did not make an overall because she likes to get

into the act. That is a very sensible return. She is hitting into

the wind and using the wind to allow the ball to be drawn back into the

court. Very intelligent shot. She is playing well. I am quite impressed.

Of course, Casey Dellacqua is a good doubles player. Lost in the second

round of the singles to Agnieszka Radwanska in this championship. Lost

in the quarterfinals of the doubles to be second seeds. A former

finalist here, 2013. Might have gone out. Casey Dellacqua

is an excellent doubles player. Plays so well with her partner. They

really combine well. But they had to play a very tough team.

Yes, she is very ably supporting Max Mirnyi in this opening set. Striking

the ball with real purpose which is not easy given the breezy

conditions. It is probably an advantage for her with Compaq swings

-- compact swings. Fittingly ball so flat with next to no backswing.

Trouble happens in the wind when you take a nice big swing and you go to

hit the ball and the ball is not worth it was supposed to be because

the wind has moved it -- the ball is not where it was supposed to be. She

is compensating well for that. It is funny, I don't know how much... We

are think of the Australians being able to cope with the wind because

there are so many windy conditions down there. Also the Floridians get

plenty of wind to practice in. I have no idea what playing conditions

are like in Chinese Taipei or China for that matter. Obviously, they

have a lot of rain. Serving for the opening set.

It is not like they really fluid service action. But she gets good

placement on both of her first and second serves.

She played in the lady doubles with her sister but lost in the first

round. That is well played. When he is

active at the net like that, he plays his best tennis. Nice. So

close to the net. Sometimes get a little jammed when you are sitting

on the net like that. Doesn't matter what you are used to.

I have watched her practice a lot of times. -- him practice. He gets his

coach to fireballs at him. That is why his reactions are quite good.

But has not got his timing so far. There is another excellent serve,

two inches from the line, into the body. It has been an excellent set

of tennis by both Max Mirnyi and Chan.

She had plenty of time. Surely you have got to lob Dellacqua. Maybe she

thought he would be dashing over to the other side of the net. She got

tied up in the shot Jamie hit which was difficult to handle.

Too good. That was an excellent set of tennis. They combined beautifully

together. Often you can look on paper and suggest players can play

well together, but Mirnyi and Chan did. Well,

well together, but Mirnyi and Chan On Centre Court, it is 3-3 in the

third set. Dimitrov with a break point. You can watch the semifinal

on BBC One. That is on Centre Court on BBC One. A match we were watching

on BBC Two out on Court Number One, the Bryan brothers. They are two

sets to love up and a break of serve. That is the score on Court

Number One. The Bryan brothers in control. That matches on the

Number One. The Bryan brothers in heading back to court number 12.

A lot of work for Murray and Dellacqua to do here. Whose

responsibility is that? Is it very much down to the mail to say, we

responsibility is that? Is it very need to change selling? Do both

players take responsibility? -- is it up to the man to say, we need to

change something? It happens that the wind is very helpful to

Murray's serve. It is not so helpful to Dellacqua because with her

left-handed serve, she is having to go right into the wind.

Just as I said that, that is one of the issues, when the wind is sort of

behind you, the second serves. That is the perfect serve. He used

the wind well. He has served that every single time. Swinging it out

wide. Gathering speed as it cuts across the court. Just to make

matters worse, that is rubbing salt into the wound.

The volley from Jamie did not too much on it. That

The volley from Jamie did not was such a good return.

It was a wonderful return from Mirnyi in the first place. How

clever of her to scoop that back. Big trouble here.

A little apology from Jamie, but it was the right shot to play. The

return you are always looking for, the little chip that floats, makes

the volley very easy. Break point saved.

It looked too easy that one. What happened was the wind made the ball

drop on Chan. You have always got to keep the feet moving when it is

windy. She was a little static there.

Not quite serving with the same ferocity of yesterday. I guess that

is one of the adjustments you have to make when it is very windy. Take

place off the serve, make sure you get a higher percentage of first

serves in. This team would have... I am sorry, Mirnyi and Chan would have

chosen... The others chose to serve first. These chose the side. Mirnyi

can power his way through the wind as a right-hander. So they chose

which side was good for them. I don't think it was the best side for

Murray and Dellacqua. Discussion about where Mirnyi is

going to serve, what Chan might do in terms of her movements. That was

a good call as well. Who normally decides, Virginia? Is it the server

or the player at the net? Usually the server because you get a feel so

you explain to your partner where you are serving and they know what

to expect. That is a lovely shot! I think that is the best shot of the

match. left at the net. That was definitely

Dellacqua's best shot. Maybe she is beginning to feel the ball now.

Almost came in! Nice powerful serve. 112mph. A lot of top-spin. The

courts are nice and firm. The ball really getting up on Dellacqua.

Tough to control. Having the women in the left court, it has not been

easy for them. Everyone is serving pretty well into the left court.

Chan stands nearly as close to the net as Jamie Murray does. That is

why! Macs will tell her, I have got the lob, you concentrate on the

central channel. That was good doubles. -- Max.

She should have done better with the first volley. She got away with it

because she hit an excellent second volley. Really good reactions. That

was an important game. This has been the problem for Murray and

Dellacqua, hers serve. That worked. Better serve. Her

strength is really being negated by the way the wind is.

Nice move. Dellacqua has had success in Mixed Doubles in the past. Won

the French Open in 2011 with Scott Lipsky. She has been runner-up in

the women's doubles at Wimbledon. She knows what is required. I think

she is a deceptively good doubles player. We have seen very good

service came from her here. It is not like she serves bullets.

get this second set under way. That is why the communication is so

important in doubles. If you do not start as well as you would want, you

have got to build each other's confidence up. Absolutely. That is

the first time she has held serve. She served better, a lot of good

first serves. She mixed it up. Some into the body. Nothing wrong with

those percentages. into the body. Nothing wrong with

those That is what you are aiming for. You do not want to do -- what

you do not want to do in doubles is serve second serves.

you do not want to do in doubles is Well, you can see that Murray and

Dellacqua... Exposing second serves quite erratically. I think in

general most players take a little bit off their first serve and try to

get a higher percentage of first serves in in doubles.

It is a good smash. Not easy from that deep in the court. Look at the

footwork, moving all of the time. Breezy conditions, very important.

Watch the ball like a hawk and a little bit of spin. Perfectly

placed. Looking right into the sun. does that. Very good hands from Max

Mirnyi. Dellacqua was all over that. does that. Very good hands from Max

Mirnyi. Dellacqua was all It's the ball in the right place, and flips

it over her head. Superb game, that. I must say, she

has excelled on serve in the match, because they have combined so well,

a high percentage of first serves in, not allowed them much look at

the second serve. Mirnyi has been dominant at the net.

I like Mirnyi's attitude. He really pays full attention all the time.

Thinking what he's doing, he is creative, his is good. -- his reflex

is good. A gold medallist in the Olympics. That why held here, in

Wimbledon. With Victoria Azarenka. That is right. A very proud member

of the Belarus team, carried the flag in the opening ceremony, very

highly regarded back home. There have been a handful of those

already today, does not quite have the feel on the second serve that he

would want. Murray and Mirnyi played a bit of

doubles together a few seasons ago, but did not enjoy a lot of success.

On paper, you would think they would, but they never really gelled.

Certainly got a good horse without any spin on it. -- toss. I think

that Mr game. I think Judy will be... Sunburned.

That is sure, but she will also be delighted with the start Jamie and

Casey have made in the second set. Nice the Jamie to have Judy as a

mother, of course, and an experienced tennis coach. She can

watch a match like this and then give you some feedback. Absolutely,

she is a very good coach. She has been checking them out since they

were knee-high to a grasshopper. They were very young when they

started. I saw both the boys when they were very young playing, and

they were so eager. They just wanted to be on the court all the time. Of

course, they were very good. When they were the height of the net.

They enjoyed it. It was always Jamie who was supposed to be the one, the

older one, who was going to be the star.

That was a fabulous lob. Just enough top-spin on that.

Just perfect, she is using the wind exactly right, giving it a little

more loft. This is the half chance that Murray

and Dellacqua have been searching for.

That was not an easy volley, as a matter of fact. It looked easy, it

was shoulder height, but the wind was just holding it. Very easy to

reach that ball and dump it in the net. A solid shot.

Oh yes. Superb hands from Murray. Just a little slip at the most

inopportune moment gave Chan no chance. Success with the previous

lob, that was a superb blog as well. It it nicely, but right onto the

reflex volley from Jamie. The half chance has turned into a golden

opportunity here. Two break points. The umpire has overruled that, the

line judge called it good initially. Just motoring along on his serve,

Max Mirnyi. And suddenly, you miss a couple, you try a bit too much for

things go wrong like that slip. Casey Dellacqua has got better. Max

Mirnyi has gone off a little bit. Good footwork. Starting to cover the

caught a little better now. A couple of great stretches from the two of

them. A solid backhand return, wasn't it?

It it so well, so firmly. Jamie suggesting that was a great

serve, and it was. It had pace, spin and accuracy, lovely combination.

How quickly things can change. In the opening set it was Mirnyi and

Chan who were dominating, Murray and Dellacqua. A few little slips from

the opposition, and she has taken advantage. She is pulling it all

together. Jamie is liking that, you can show off at the net. He loves to

stretch and dive. It is his strength, we did not see much of it

in the opening set. Served a couple of doubles and therefore he was not

able to express himself as freely as he has been able in the last 15-20

minutes or so. Very different scenario for Chan.

Having served out the opening set, she needs to hold here in the

second. The wind did not keep that in that

time. Got away from him. The wheels have

really started to come off in the second set for Mirnyi and Chan. In

conditions like this it is very difficult to work yourself back into

points. Rapid-fire and over quickly, the points.

Good footwork. UMPIRE: New balls, please.

This is the moment of truth, as far as Jamie Murray is concerned.

Serving to take us into a decider, and he has the advantage of new

balls in hand. Well played. Always an option, to

smash right down the middle of the court. Didn't really see the ball

moving around in that rally. Very ambitious shot, the return from

Chan. A very good picked up by Jamie. It

was being half volleyed up a little, the ball did not have much

pace on it. He took his time and found his mark.

Yes, did not quite moved the feet. Dellacqua knew it as soon as she had

missed the shot. Keep on your toes, step into that. As opposed to moving

back. You can just tell how difficult it is, the wind behind

you. Expecting the ball to come to you

and it is not there. They have worked hard in the second

set, for this advantage. A chance to take us into a decider.

That will do nicely. Much better set of tennis from Murray and Dellacqua.

SUE BARKER: They had a spring in their step. Jamie Murray one that

title in 2007. We will be be joining that match in just a moment. Over on

BBC1, currently enjoying Centre Court, the men's semifinal. Add

4:30pm it is over to the World Cup, quarterfinal between France and

Germany. Later on tonight, the host Brazil take on Colombia. You can

hear that on radio five live. It is tennis all the way on BBC Two. We

will keep you up-to-date with what is happening on Centre Court. At the

moment Novak Djokovic has just taken the third set to lead 2-1. He took

the tie-break to 7-2. Did the draft has held the opening service game,

the first game of the fourth set. On the red button, on Court One it is

Naomi Broady and Neal Skupski. They are starting their quarterfinal.

That match is on the red button. Plenty of tennis to enjoy here

today. We are heading back to court 12.

Jamie has not left Casey all on her own to fend for herself in this

deciding set. Judy will be well sure, I think, that he has gone to

the toilet. He has to go with an official, to make sure Judy does not

mix down and give him any coaching. That is not allowed. That is why an

official goes with him, to make sure all is OK. A lot better in that

second set, I'm sure Judy will be delighted. She will be aware that

Jamie was out of sorts in the first set. He is the dominant force in

that pairing. Back to his best in the second set, playing aggressive

tennis. KC, as a result was able to hold more effectively, hold serve

more comfortably. -- Casey. Now they have the momentum as we head into

the deciding set. This is an important service game.

Max Mirnyi attempting to assert his authority.

Pummelling Chan. She held on very well until the branch was too much

for her. -- morale the court does get a little dusty at

this stage in the Championships. That could have been a bit of a

shambles. Especially as the wind was moving

the ball over towards Chan. She did well to take some evasive action.

Yes, that is when you really need to have some big first serves.

They have definitely decided to go after Chan lately. She has had to

deal with some very tricky shots. That was a good smash. Murray might

have missed a trick there, it was a sensational return from Dellacqua.

You would have fully expected him to go there, trying to make the

interception. Perhaps he was stunned by the pace of the return, not quite

ready for quick enough to do so. Thank you, Partner, I have done

enough. It was a better game, even though he

did not make as many first serves as he would want. Combined nicely

together. A sizeable crowd now, out on court 12. I think word has got

around that Jamie Murray is in action, and plenty have made their

way down here. The southern end of Wimbledon. Just to give the player

support. They might have come off Court One where Bob Bryan and Mike

Bryan were playing. A British team on Court One as well. I think that

is a good theory. They have just found their way here, a much better

theory. Trailing serve. Very clever serve, swinging left,

curved into the body. Used that serve a lot against Mirnyi.

Superb return. Such a big difference when you do get a look at a second

serve, it gives you a bit more time. It with the same amount of pace, and

you have a much more aggressive mindset, always looking to attack.

If you time it well, you give your team a great opportunity.

You see, when you are a right-hander and a lefty is slicing the ball, you

are happier hitting it with a backhand than you are trying to run

around and hit it with your forehand. A little bit of trouble

here. What a difference a first serve

makes. Look how good that backhand return

is. A singular shop, that one, from Max Mirnyi. I have seen it so many

times. They have carved out an opportunity to break here.

Mirnyi was everywhere there, wasn't he?

Chan certainly played her part, returning well throughout that

game. They combined together beautifully and deserve this early

lead. It was really Max Mirnyi who spoiled the party. For Jamie and

Casey right there, great play. What a shot. Perfectly played.

Getting the wind just right. It looked like it might be going long,

and then it cold about six inches from the baseline. -- it curled.

He was just defending himself there, really. Did well to make the volley.

It was a powerful return. They have really stepped up, Mirnyi

and Chan. Mirnyi has been chasing and dodging all over the place,

wanting to get his racket on every single ball. Chan seemed to catch

the fever. What an outstanding start Mirnyi and

Chan have made. Doubles, it is so important to try and gain momentum,

and when you have it, if you can play quickly between points and hold

serve comfortably. Like the Bryan brothers, it can make a world of

difference. It is very different, in doubles. One team can be playing

really well and they can tighten up a little bit, the other team gets

into it... I am not sure in this case, Mirnyi and Chan, if they let

up in the second set. It was a whole bunch of Ord shop -- board shots.

They definitely did go off a bit. The other two got energised. Now it

is them full of energy. Plenty of matches in all the outside courts at

this stage of the championship. Juniors, seniors, former champions.

The Men's Doubles semis, Paes and Stepanek, and yet another Canadian,

what is the story with all of these Canadians?

Pospisil is a very good player. Reached the semifinals of the mass

does 1000 series last year in Montr?al but he has been injured for

a long time. That is one of the nicest features

of the Grand Slam, the junior event. You can always get a quick heads up

as to who will do well in the future.

It was obvious who show was going to be a sensational senior when she

played in the juniors. -- it was obvious Bouchard was going to be a

sensational senior. That gives Murray and Dellacqua a fighting

chance in this deciding set. That is her job in a situation like

this, to take that return down the centre away from Murray.

It has been very much a matter, this match, of one team playing better

than the other, and then reversing that. It definitely takes two teams.

We have not had both teams playing really well at the same time.

She missed one! It is a shame, she made a good call earlier. It is

important to communicate with your partner as those lobster or up and

she took evasive action, ducking, moving, changing. -- ASBOs lobs go

up. -- as those lobs go up. Her body language has been so good as well.

Very pumped up, especially in this deciding set. Often it is the male

player that does most of that. But she has been great. She has been

willing to go after balls which are not even necessarily hers. What a

serve. Best serve he has produced. I think her attitude and the quality

of her tennis is allowing Mirnyi to relax a little bit and go for it a

little more. Putting less pressure on him when his partner is playing a

little better. He has always had a big serve. Nice and tall, but we

have seen very few of those ones. The kick-serve can work well, it can

get up nice and high, especially in breezy conditions like this. It

moves more in the air. That one was difficult to read because his toss

was a little bit over to the left and it looked like he could just not

flatten it right out. The winners of this match will play Daniel Nestor

and M Donna Vekic. The lob held up a little bit in the

wind, he was at full stretch trying to get that Lobb. Well done.

That second serve can really embarrass you on your return.

Big difference when you can jam Mirnyi on the forehand side rather

than giving him a backhand return. Easy game.

That reduces the arrears. But time is running out. For Murray and

Dellacqua. This is the big game isn't it? Yes, a break here would be

just what the doctor ordered. Good move, wasn't it? It was so low

at the net, the return. Superbly timed. Just set off so Murray could

not change his mind in terms of the direction of the return. It is

always key. The crowd doing their level best to

get right behind Murray and Dellacqua. Still, Dellacqua has

really figured out the problems that Chan house. When the ball comes

straight at her and she is square on.

Some nice variation from Mirnyi. He crossed initially on the first point

and he gave Murray the fake and stayed. Nice and active in the

forecourt. So deep. No way Chan could hit it,

could hit an offensive shop there. This is a big point. -- an offensive

shot. Just ran through the ball, never

really steadied himself. He has got the wind at his back so if you do

not time that, the ball will just fly at you. He would love a do over

there. That was an important miss. That was a better serve from her

when she really needed it. Chan is quite vocal out there. Width

she wants this match badly. She has made a high percentage of first

serves when it really mattered. It has put pressure on the opposition.

It means Mirnyi can really move. He can fake and influence play at the

net which is so important. They really have communicated

exceptionally well together. Mirnyi has done it all before at the

very highest level. Understands exactly what is required in a

situation like this. And of course Judy Murray will be a little

disappointed, Jamie has not been able to play just that little bit

better today. They are serving to stay in the match.

A lot of slipping and sliding going on.

Oh my goodness! Two superb ground strokes. She has really grown in

confidence throughout the match. She has got the adrenaline flowing. That

was not an easy shot. Chan might say, I am glad I did not

have that shot because that could have taken me out with an overhead

like that. Out. She went for it. Still a very positive game from

Mirnyi in particular and Chan. At the beginning of the match, if you

had said to them, we will get you a game away from victory with Max

serving, would you take that? They would have bitten your hand. -- bit

in your hand off. The toss was a little low on that

one. The advantage of serving with the

new balls and he knows Murray's game well. Sensible tennis under

pressure. It is brilliant. She was ready and

waiting. She would have been forgiven not to know that this ball

was on its way. Jamie Murray was very quick across the net. He hit a

beautiful shot actually. Only two more points needed.

A lovely first volley from Mirnyi. Again, great teamwork throughout the

course of this service game. That is good tennis. Delight for

Mirnyi and Chan. Outplaying Murray and Dellacqua today. And they are

safely through to the semifinals here at Wimbledon. By virtue of that

3-set victory. Virginia, deservedly so. I thought they played very well.

Max Mirnyi is a superb doubles player and we know that but Chan was

the revelation. Very impressive. I have not watched him play before. I

cannot believe that. When she is as good as she is. It is Dellacqua and

Murray who are beaten in three sets today and it is Mirnyi and Chan who

are safely through to the final format. SUE BARKER: just like his

brother, Andy, Jamie goes out at the quarterfinal stage. That is the end

of the much on court 12. Plenty of tennis going on elsewhere.

Let's round up a few results. Plenty happening today. The number two

seeds in the doubles are through to their first Wimbledon final.

They will meet Babbitt and Mladenovic.

The Bryan brothers, they won in straight sets. Beating Michael

Llodra and Mahut. They will meet the unseeded pair,

Vasek Pospisil and Jack Sock. A Canadian-USA combination. They

defeated Radek Stepanek and Leander Paes.

British interest in the boys's singles ended today.

We are heading to Court Number One to see Skupski and Broady in this

quarterfinal match of the Mixed Doubles and our commentators are Sam

Smith and Nick Martin 's. COMMENTATOR: Having got them back

into this quarterfinal set, they lost their first service game at the

beginning and then broke back in the previous game. Putting some pressure

back on the service game of Naomi Broady.

NICK MULLINS: They have been the dominant pair in this match so far.

SAM SMITH: Yes he has not got the necessary speed but he is or was in

the right position. She is a very handy player. The most

experienced of the four on court today. Qureshi.

It is a different match now, it really is. Skupski and Broady did

start rather sluggishly, rather slowly, they are up against a player

who is difficult to break down. When six foot two Broady connects,

she really connects. Lovely timing there.

If they are right with this challenge, that is the set.

But is about one and a half blades of finely trimmed grass.

I think those who applauded did not hear the fault call.

A trail of vapour left in the wake of that tennis court. They are both

hitting the ball well, timing it beautifully.

Faced with 115 mph. When it really comes to it, the guys have no

problems acing the women these days. The call of late came too late. If

she had let that carry on travelling, it would have been over

on the front practice courts of the park!

J are getting complicated. -- they are getting complicated.

This match is just starting to come to the boil. We have had three

successive breaks of serve. And we go and they really are starting to

rekindle the energy and excitement we had on this court yesterday

evening. The pair of them, you suspect, still glowing after the

third round victory. They came from a set down to beat Mergea and

Svitolina. Extraordinary, dramatic conclusion. That involved their

opponents fending off eight match points and their service game. A

game that lasted ten minutes before Neal Skupski stepped up and thought,

enough is enough and he ended it on his service game. They really raised

the roof and they were packed in here yesterday evening and number

one court. There is the family box. Older brother to the left of the

picture. In the centre, is the man in charge of all the doubles plays

and also the It is Skupski serving to stay in

this first set of the quarterfinal. One of the features of the match so

far has been returning of Vera Dushevina.

Not so many frills with Usher Vina, she keeps it simple and predictable

but she is solid. She did lay the racket head back

slightly on a second look there, that could have gone anywhere.

Here once again are more set points for Qureshi and Dushevina. She is

either tired or she cannot look! I suspect it might be the former!

ball bounce. Coming from the third round yesterday evening, Neal

Skupski and I only Brodie have to come from behind in the

quarterfinal. Good place to go, down the middle,

especially when you are playing in Mixed Doubles at the slams. Maybe

they will play in the States after Wimbledon. You do not play too much

together, it becomes an issue. First serves in, along way from

acceptable. I think, there were quite a few break points in the

opening game, didn't take the man got a little lost. Silky skills, but

I do not think it is the end of the world they lost the first set,

particularly as they came back into it. If they lost 6-1 it would be

difficult to break that momentum, but 6-4, they are in this. Up

against the 60 seats, Pakistani and Swedish combination. We were talking

in the first set as to how he is controlling it. He was in the top

ten not so long ago. -- 16 seeds. He found himself a break point down

in the very opening game of this quarterfinal.

One or two early issues here in the second set.

Broady And Skupski combining really well.

They saved two break points in the first set, they have saved one of

them here. It isn't anything flash, solid

doubles, made the first serve. Their parents, mum and dad. Mum was a

national champion, back in the day, in Pakistan. Comes from a real

tennis playing family. As does my only Brodie, of course,

brought up in a tennis family. Grew up playing the sport with her

brother, Liam, who is making his way in this profession at the moment. --

Naomi Broady. It is in. This is what happens when you bounce

the volley ended and put it away. The centre of the court with

Dushevina to be solid. It is not rocket science, go down the middle

as much as you can in mixed. A really sporty family, does

everything. Now held off the -- three break

points, becoming a lengthy opening game in the second set.

Not quite the tennis we had yesterday evening, but on the way.

Another break point. I just want to have a look at where

Vera Dushevina stands. I cannot help thinking of a match last week, when

Clara clobbered her partner on the back of the head. Dushevina is not

standing there now. APPLAUSE

Another break point. If you watch here, Dushevina moots,

you cannot see her, before Skupski is the at the back of his swing.

Went a little too early. Well spotted.

That was the squeal of frustration. She's from good stock.

It is fascinating, there is normally one character in a doubles match.

That tends to dominate the court. I would save the most of the first set

it was Qureshi. Now Skupski is starting to have quite an impact in

the second set. What Qureshi and Dushevina have done

really well is mixed up the service direction to Broady. Simply rip

changes. They are really playing mind games at the moment with

Broady. Oh! It is the sun. It is good to see

Qureshi smiling about that, what else can you do? I am pleased to see

him smile. In Pakistan he has a very cheesy toothpaste advert, he goes to

the shop and buy some toothpaste and girls come rushing to see him and by

the same toothpaste. At the end he has a bright, gleaming smile. I

always think about it when I see him.

Not so much a cheesy smile at the end of this one, more a grimace. Did

a great job making the first volley difficult, that is where the points

started from. It is a good job we have the monitor

in front of us, I have lost count of the amount of points at deuce.

Eight, I think, is that what you make it? Yes.

We have surpassed yesterday evening, it is a new record.

That was a little bit of oil for the Pakistani and Russian.

-- toil. Entertaining stuff. A home interesting to the doubles. Jamie

Murray and Casey Dellacqua were playing Max Mirnyi and Chan, but

they have lost in three sets. The winner of this one will play Max

Mirnyi or Chan. Impressive, Neal Skupski, I have two

say. Plays very much like a typical American college player.

A little unlucky there. It is all about... We talk about systems and

how you become a tennis player, it is about allowing your own furrow,

to be honest. His older brother went to Louisiana State University and

developed his tennis. There is a lot of doubles in American college. He