Day 2 Wimbledon

Wimbledon. Today we will see four players who have stood here as

champions. Four players who received the adulation of the Centre Court

crowd. Four players who have lifted the trophy high, who have reached

the top of their game, who have won the lot. Date two, the day of

champions. The champions have arrived, and they

are ready to play. Rafael Nadal Pier early this morning, looking for his

700th tool victory. -- here early this morning. Serena Williams

marching off to practice following the surprise second round loss in

Paris. And Vickery went to Maria Sharapova, winning at Roland Garros,

her 32nd career title, her fifth Grand Slam. Maria is on court today

club against British wild card Sam Murray. Only her second Wimbledon.

She is an code number one. We will also be following Heather Watson,

the British number one. It is her fifth appearance at Wimbledon. She

reached the third round in 2012 and she has been in tremendous form this

summer. This was the scene when the gates opened this morning and they

all walked patiently in. But they are all trying to get the best view

because there is a star-studded line-up today. Here are the matches

we will be following here on BBC One.

Two-time champion Rafael Nadal suffered a first round shock defeat

last year. The world hopes history will not repeat itself today.

last year. The world hopes history will

Roger Federer has won seven titles at the all England club. He is on

Court number one against Paolo Lorenzi.

Ten years since Maria first won Wimbledon and she is still winning

big titles. The newly crowned French champion plays Samantha Murray on

Court one. And after the illness, Heather

Watson is back to her best. She is looking for a good run here at

Wimbledon. Just before we go out live, some results to bring you. The

number five seed, world number three stand, -- world number three

Wawrinka is through, beating drowsy Sir of Portugal. -- Joaoa Sousa of

Portugal. The two-time semifinalist here at

Wimbledon,, is three. What a for Andrea Petkovic. She's

through in straight sets today. -- what a summer.

So that is some results from earlier today. We will just take you around

the grounds and show you what is happening live at the moment. Over

on centre court, Sabine Lisicki has started well against Julia Glushko.

That will be on the red button shortly.

On Court three, Leyton Hewitt is involved in a battle but he is used

to those. That match will be on BBC Two very soon.

Add on court 17, Yaniv Fitch, the man that Andy Murray beat in the

Senate files last year. -- Jesse Yaniv Fitch.

see the great man, Roger Federer, number four seed. Five games to one

serving against Paolo Lorenzo. Let's watch this against Tim Henman and

Simon Read. SIMON READ: Federer looking good.

Lorenzi is ranked 83 in the world. He has not won a grandson match. --

a Grand Slam match. He had a decent backhand volley. I

think he missed one in about 1986, I think was the last one.

Federer started pretty much at the baseline but is coming forward more

and more now. Good placement from Federer. Not the

fastest serves BC, at 190 mph, but the variation of the placement is

good. Not the first time he has been picked off on his run forward. A

good serve but Federer is not the most natural mover at the net.

And that hasn't changed even though he has won all the tournaments? He

has not really won them from the net, so his natural instinct is not

as good as some. The conditions of the game have

changed and sometimes he ends up covering the middle. There is the

first set, 6-1. Those are the stats. The yellow is

the person who has done better in those particular areas. Very

impressive. How would you rate that?

Certainly a very good start. The first round is never easy in any

tournament. I am sure there would have been a few early nerves so

Federer. Certainly 6-1 in under half an hour, he will be very happy and

keen to build on that in the second set.

The fans that follow him are all the way around the world. He will be

enjoying peace and hoping it lasts a little while longer. -- they will be

enjoying this. Federer has such good racket head

speed. It only needs to be about a millimetre out for a big mis-hit.

A bit awkward, there. Lorenzi lost his serve in his first service game

in the first set. He needs to try to build a bit of pressure with the

scoreboard, if he can build pressure early on, just keep his nose in

front. Lamenting looking down at the grass,

but I do not think there is any problem there.

That is just soft mistake. He played a couple of good points to get back

from 15-42 to use, and then it is just a rallying shop. Can't afford

to make those mistakes against anyone, let alone Federer. -- he

paid a few good points to get back from 15 to 40, two to use, and then

it is just a rallying shot. Lorenzi must have feared that when

he came in, but he had no other option. The right shot, set the

point of well but you see that approach shot just landing over the

service lines. Gives Federer time was the ball has bounced just to

pick up the passing shot. Just a growl from Federer. You can

see where Lorenzi's approach shot landed there, got the defensive

reply from Federer. Third ace. Another 100 of those and

we will have a match our hands. Great instincts! Lorenzi saves the

four break points. Congratulations to him. Federer,

multi-zillionaire, father of four, but I do not see any lessening of

intensity. Absolutely not, and from what I hear from the training

camps, he has been working incredibly hard, and that is a great

sign because he knows that if he is not improving he will get left

behind, and he still has a massive passion for the game.

I think there has always been talk in the press of, when is he going to

retire? When should he retire? I just think while he has got a

passion and a love for the game, he should play as long as he can.

There was a period last year when he was being picked off by players he

would normally beat. That was more injury related. His back had not

been good. He had not been able to train as

much as he would like. And I think because he makes the game look

ridiculously easy, people do not appreciate the work that goes into

it. UMPIRE: Game, Federer. Certainly

made that look easy. And he has brought in fact life. -- that man.

Only they know what difference he has made to Federer's game.

It is the challenge to try to get foreign -- Federer on the back foot.

And that is when the shoe is on the other foot. Lorenzi could not get on

the offensive. It was Federer that was dictating play.

He certainly did, and you get a feel from watching these rallies who has

the upper hand and who can turn defence into attack. Federer was

slightly on top in the rally and then Lorenzi got an opportunity. He

would certainly like that backhand volley again.

Too long. Federer breaks. He has a firmer grip on the match.

I want to delve deeper into your statement a few minutes ago about

Federer having a passion to play the game. Is it possible to

differentiate passion for playing the game and a passion for success?

A lot of people would say, yes, he wants to carry on playing the game,

he obviously loves it, but there does come a point where he is less

successful where he would say, that is enough. The two go hand in hand.

He always loved the game and started as a youngster. But it is linked to

success because we all know it is much more fun winning and losing.

The challenge will be when his form does dip, and it will do eventually.

He cannot play forever. It will be interesting to see when he is not

winning all the tournaments whether that passion remains. Right now he

is one of the favourites for this tournament. The other players move

so well. They can take the ball early on a hard court. But certainly

on grass, even the way he moves and how offensive he is, you would

definitely give him a good chance this fortnight.

This is where it is very hard for Lorenzi. He is desperately trying to

get a foothold in the match, and once a Federer gets in the league,

he's one of the best front runners. -- once Federer gets in the lead.

Rapid holes. -- I rapid hold. becomes more aggressive and that is

worrying for his opponent. APPLAUSE

Just occasionally, he looks a real threat, Lorenzi, with a few moments

like that. A slight mis-hit. Federer just

questioning. And he is going to challenge. It's not his favourite

piece of technology. But he'll still have a go at it.

Never grown to love it, has he? He doesn't mind it when he gets a call

reversed. I really don't quite understand why

he doesn't like it because at the end of the day you don't want bad

calls influencing a match and it's a very, very difficult job calling the

linesman, the ball is travelling so fast.

Gives his raquet a little shake. He enjoyed that. When you've got the

option of technology to clarify calls, I think it's a brilliant

addition to the game. So another break and it's 4-1.

UMPIRE: Federer leads 4-1. Only 48 minutes. The crowd have been

lapping it up. Inside here, there's our court. Still called Henman Hill?

Was that a question? Hm. Of course. What else could it be called? Well,

I did hear someone in the restaurant this morning called it Murray Mound

and I thought no, you've got squatters rights, slander.

Very difficult to get a grip on this match. You said what a good front

runner he is. There has been criticism about him that when he

goes behind, he's stubborn, he doesn't really go to a plan B, he

won't compromise. Do you buy into that? Well, he certainly does have

different game plans and styles. Certainly when your A game has been

so good and successful, I think in his mind, if he's not playing well,

his first resort is to play better, to improve plan A that when he's in

this type of form and situation in a match, he's so good at being

aggressive and finishing the job off in a pretty short period of time.

Oh, fantastic! There's one for the papers tomorrow.

Federer is definitely trying to serve and volley a little bit more

and be a bit more aggressive. UMPIRE: Mr Federer challenging the

ball on the right. The ball's not out. Almost under his breath.

And he's got it. What's not to love about Hawkeye in a situation like

that? Looks like he's having a really good

time at the moment. That for me shows in actual fact a

frailty on Federer's volley. It's a nice serve, but poor volley.

UMPIRE: Game Federer. The gap opening ceremony even wider. It's

all well and good. All well and good serving a volley and when you're up

against a guy that's never won a Grand Slam match, it's whether this

type of game plan can really work against one of the best players in

the world. That is a challenge because it would be a good element

of his game to have working well. UMPIRE: Game second set. The second

was easier than the first. No wonder Stephan is smiling. We'll

be right back here, but let us show you some results from outside.

Radwanska, the runner-up beating her opponent of Romania. That was

completed after rain stopped play last night, so was this one with

Wozniacki. She beat Peer comfortably. Next for Caroline,

Naomi Broady, the wild card. Lisicki was on court as runner-up.

Bartoli has retired. She wasn't on court long, lost just three games to

Glushko. So back to winning ways. We'll continue to follow this match

out on court 17 which has gone the distance between Janowicz and

Devvarman. It's 2-1. He's just lost a break point there, but if you want

to watch that match, it's live on the red button.

Maria will be getting ready for his match next on Court One and it may

not be far away with Federer in control, one set away from the

second round. It's Sharapova against Britain's Sam Murray, that's next,

but let's rejoin Tim Henman and Simon Read, our commentators.

FORCEDWHITE SIMON READ: Looks like much of the same. TIM HENMAN: Great

volley. Really decisive. Good angle TIM HENMAN: Lorenzi thought he was

going to go for the slower kick outwide and be able to hit it down

the middle. FORCEDWHITE SIMON READ: Looks

perfectly relaxed at the moment. Is there an element with this volley

which is that it looks like it's coming back a little bit in the

game? Also to protect his legs to a certain extent that, he doesn't want

to get involved in too many rallies? I think it's minister to do with an

element of surprise. He is serving and volleying 31% behind his first

serve, so only three in ten, but at least it's going to put that element

of doubt into his opponent's mind, is he going to serve volley and stay

back, how do I hit the return and it's not really going to influence

the outcome of this match, he's dominating it comfortably. Certainly

against the better players in the second week, that's where it is

important, just to be serving and volleying a point again.

There must have been a few nerves even for Federer as he came in. They

may have gone now. Starting to feel sorry for Lorenzi

at the minute. Slightly concerned that Federer might charge him for

this lesson. Decent ratio? I think it's a good

sign when Federer's finishing the point at the net, you know,

sometimes using the serve and volley, looking to come in behind

the forehand sometimes, but it means he's on the front foot.

APPLAUSE Wonder if there's too much respect

there. The less said about that point, the better. Yes.

UMPIRE: Game Federer. APPLAUSE

Talk about his passion for playing and winning. I wonder if just a part

of that is Rafa Nadal who lingers just three Grand Slams behind him?

It's very interesting and it's amazing how, you know, that rivally

has evolved over the years and certainly going back to the 200

final, that was the best match I've ever seen, it was incredible, Rafa's

first title here and Federer was really racking up the grand slams -

2008. When he passed Sampras and got to 15, 16 and now at 17, you just

thought, can that ever be reached and Rafa on the back of the French

Open's been slowly accumulating and now he's up to 14, just won his

ninth French. I never thought that he would be able to catch him, but

certainly my opinion has changed over the last couple of years and I

really wouldn't be surprised if Rafa can certainly get up to 17, if not

more. Just about to start on Centre Court.

Off the top of the forget. Made it impossible for Lorenzi and had it

virtually on the baseline. -- the net.

I sometimes watch Federer volley like that and almost feel that the

harder the volley is, the better he actually executes the shot.

APPLAUSE I wonder on a personal level,

watching Federer, you beat him six times, are you thinking, I did all

right? Not in these conditions that's for sure. It was on quicker

courts where I felt I could take his time away and when I got the

position at the net, I was the favourite. Certainly one year when

he beat me here, I wasn't the favourite.

Even he would have been impressed if he had have made that shot.

UMPIRE: Advantage Federer. Just can't let Federer be stepping into a

passing shot, you have to get him on the defensive. If he can step in,

he's going to put you off. Listen to the crowd. They want every

extra minute they can get out of this match.

UMPIRE: Deuce. A collective groan but the coach

liked it. APPLAUSE

Advantage Lorenzi. APPLAUSE

It's like he's won the match. And feeling appreciated.

We love Italians really. He's competed well. He's enjoyed it out

there and he's hanging in for what it's worth.

APPLAUSE Nearly pulled it off.

UMPIRE: Game Federer. It stands now at 4-1.

He won't be feeling too unhappy having got his game in the third

set. It's tough when this happens. A lot

of other courts around the world, that ball would have hit the Ball

tape and flown way over the baseline.

Only a certain amount of tension that you can put between the two net

posts, otherwise they'll collapse, so this sell isn't the tightest net

there is. The ball really pings off the net in the US.

Last year Federer was bundled out of the second round here.

Last year Federer was bundled out of the second round Yes, if we allow

ourselves to look a little further ahead, in the next round, if Federer

comes through this, he'll play Muller or Beneto, both big servers.

Both have grass court pedigree. Muller, who is from Belgium, big

lefty serve, has been playing mainly on the challenges circuit this year.

Has won one or two tournaments and qualified here.

Lorenzi coming in on a pair of twos, there.

UMPIRE: Game, Federer. Federer again away.

Fascinating shot. They are absolutely loving it. On a day like

this, just give us a job! It must be great to coach Roger Federer. What

you think he added? I think it is more on the mental side. Perhaps a

little bit to do with strategy, and obviously big match experience. The

won six Grand Slams, twice here in 1988 and 1990. The game has changed

a massive amount but any time you have an opportunity of picking the

brains of a great champion, it is definitely worthwhile. I was

surprised that Roger got a burger is part of his team. I did not really

see it coming but I think it is a great addition. -- Federer got

Edberg as part of his team. And also keeping things fresh.

Certainly at the age of 32, he has been playing pretty much at the

highest level since he was about 18, and having a bit of fresh input is

good. Federer looks like he's absolutely

fed up with himself. Lorenzi would have enjoyed that,

between Federer on grass. Doesn't happen too often.

I think he's going to challenge. No, he nodded up.

Looked like Federer wanted to finish on a winner.

A flashing blade moving Florenzi around pretty easily there.

Now, perversely, there is more applause when Federer loses a point

and when he wins it. They just want to see as much as they possibly can.

There has been a fair amount of aggressive backhands.

It is almost like Federer was showboating at that point, wanted to

finish on the cleanest, hardest, most well struck shot of the match.

He is going to challenge. Well, he has got three challenges remaining.

He might as well. The crowd are loving this. I do not

think it is time for the camp to get too nervous just yet.

And almighty cheer to the Italian. It shows the magnitude of the task.

Saluting the crowd every game he wins. Even the Federer fans are

clapping loudly, because they get just a little bit more.

He certainly played that point a bit more cautiously.

First double fault of the match her Federer. -- full Federer. Surely

coincidence. So here is match point number six.

But with one crucial difference. He has the ammunition.

Is he going to challenge? He has challenged. I think it was out.

Very nearly. The terrific opponent, an a lovely afternoon here on Court

One. The players have delighted everyone here. Some glorious

moments. We were privileged to see the hour and 33 minutes.

Paolo Lorenzi actually played his part. He did. He was always going to

be up against it. Never won a Grand Slam and lost his previous match, --

previous 12 matches, but he went there and played some good points.

Getting a fantastic reception from the Court One crowd. So he departs

without giving an ovation, but so, too, for Federer. You regard him as

a contender here? Absolutely. It was the ideal start. He is serving at

70% first serves, winning good advantage on first and second

serves. He did not drop serve all afternoon. He will realise that

appreciate that challenges are going to get tougher as he progresses

throughout the fortnight. He is looking into the eyes of the people

around him. Talk about his passion for the game.

He may be a coat of the step slower, but the shot making is still

glorious. Most definitely on this surface. When he's getting on the

front foot and dictating with his serve and dominating with his

forehand, he is still going to be a match for everyone. It will still be

fantastic in ten days' time if we can have the four top seeds through

to the men's semifinals. And he never seems to be in a hurry.

They're signing virtually everyone's autograph.

A very happy crowd here on Court One. They have seen the master at

work. The hour and 33 minutes just flew

by. He dropped just five games. Congratulations. An excellent

performance, which would have given you a lot of pleasure? Yes, I'm very

happy always getting through my first round. The grass is very green

and slippery sometimes, so it is nice to get the win and I thought I

played very well. Got a lot of breaks, served well and played some

transition game coming to the net, so I'm happy. In the way it is the

perfect performance for your first match here in 2014? Yes, you want to

feel eager to play, motivate, inspired, and also wanting to not

just win the first round, but not underestimating anybody but trying

to win the tournament. That is why I'm here again, and getting the

first one out of the way is good. You talk about him motivated and

inspired. We talked about that the other day. As soon as he walked out,

I suppose even you, although you have walked out here hundreds of

times, it gives even you a lift? Have you met yes, and walking down

the tunnel, I am very laid-back and casual. -- yes, walking down the

tunnel, I am very laid-back and cashable. But there is that moment

where it is like, OK, here we go, and you do feel some pressure. And

thought on your opponent. A lovely character. The crowd liked how he

died but he has won his last 12 matches, has not won a grandson. Do

you feel a little bit sorry for him? -- he has not won a Grand Slam. I

did not know his record, to be honest. I know he can serve-volleys

on the grass and that is always nice to see. He did a good job forcing it

tried to make plays but maybe he did not serve as big as maybe you have

to days on the grass, to serve-volley consistently. The

feeling sorry bit, honestly, I had a little bit in the juniors, when you

think, the other guy is better than I am, he deserves it more. But that

has all gone. I have put in my fair share of hard work, and you feel

like you deserve it, always! You deserved it today. Thank you. SUE

BARKER: The ultimate competitor. A perfect start the Roger. Just three

men over the age of 30 have won Wimbledon. You would be very brave

to bet against him this year with his Wimbledon record. Seven times,

he has been the champion here. Gary mentioned poor old Paolo Lorenzo's

record in Grand Slams -- Paolo Lorenzi. It is the second worst in

Grand Slam history. Only a Costa Rican has a worse record. Federer is

three and his great rival is over on Centre Court at the moment. They are

in the same half of the draw this year, Rafael Nadal, and it is quite

a struggle with a tricky opponent. He was down break points in the

opening game. It is life over on BBC Two. Martin Kitson took a set of him

over in Paris a couple of years ago. On Court Two, ground itch of Canada

is having a great day. He is up against Matthew Ebdon of Australia.

-- me last round itch. Heather Watson has just started her campaign

out on Court three. She has got a tough match against a player just

ranked seven places above her. So Heather in action against Ireland

Tomljanovic of Croatia. -- Ajla Tomljanovic. A couple of results to

bring you. Late in the is through. The champion here in 2002. Had a bit

of a battle on his hands against his Polish opponent, but he won it in

four to the delight of the Aussie fans on courtside. The former

champion is through. You will need -- he will need to be at his best in

the next round as well as he will face Jerzey Janowicz of Poland. He

was taken in the distance by his Indian opponent, and won it 6-3 in

the final set. We will be looking forward to Maria Sharapova walking

out on Court One in a moment but first, a word about Roger Federer.

Ultimate competitor, as I said. He will not feel sorry for his

opponent, will he? Never. What a perfect opening-round match. He was

able to play the style of tennis he wants to play. As he said, he was

working on his transition quite a bit. That is what Edberg is trying

to get him to do, come to net more. He played well and he will be happy

with his first-round performance. Particularly with what happened last

year. He wants to put the record straight, having lost, which was

such a big shock. He does not underestimate anybody in the first

round now. He had an amazing streak of Grand Slam finals will stop that

came to an end and he does not want to give away too much in the early

rounds. He will try to get through a bit more comfortably and quickly so

he gets to the quarterfinal, semifinal stage with those reserves.

And Rafael Nadal, a tricky opponent who has done well in other

tournaments. He could do with an easier start, couldn't he? He lost

in the second round and first round the last two times. He has a tough

draw all the wealth through -- all the way through. Rafael Michelle

came in and how he was talking, he said he is better this year --

Nadal. He said that his Kudryavtseva is responding better. -- he said

that his is responding better. -- he said

that knee is responding better. If it is at all compromised, it is

virtually impossible for him to play well. Such an unforgiving surface,

the grass. We are looking forward to Maria Sharapova, up against the

British wild card Sam Murray. We spoke to summary earlier and now she

is with her very excited family. I'm joined by Sam Murray's family before

they head into Court One. Nervous, I imagine. Dad, how are the nerves?

Tilting up now. We have been waiting for this moment. We are about to go

in, proud, excited and the nerves are starting to work. I caught up

with some early on and she seemed cool and calm but I suppose it is

always harder for the family. Yes, some seems to handle it well. -- she

seems to handle it well. I hope she can relax on Court. When you hear

that your daughter is playing Maria Sharapova, when you first hear that

it must sound incredible. Yes, but it is a great opportunity. Really

excited. How long have you been involved in her career? I suppose

you have to do all the running around? Yes, we have transported her

two places ever since we -- she was five. And what about you? I have

watched her since he was five and transported her, too. We hope she

will have a wonderful day. As long as she's happy. I just must point

out, Andy Murray, there is an Andy Murray in the ranks, a slightly

different Andy Murray to the one we are used to at Wimbledon. You are

the uncle. Yes. I'm looking forward to the game. I spoke to my niece in

the players' Lounge. She seems. I hope she placed her best and that is

all we ask of her. We wish her all the best. I hope your nerves are OK.

I bet her uncle Andy Murray gets a table whenever he wants one! Here

comes Maria Sharapova and Sam. What a big moment for Sam. On Court

against Maria Sharapova. She has won five Grand Slam 's, she is a savvy

businesswoman as well. She has been launching a new project, a pop-up

shop in Wimbledon Village. We sent our reporter to meet her.

It has been ten years since you last won at Wimbledon. Does it feel like

that long ago? It does feel like a long time ago. I don't member very

often unless someone reminds me. When I look back, it seems so fresh

on my mind, the moment of getting on my knees, it was an experience on

its own. You do the same celebration now. Is it automatic? I'm not quite

sure why I keep doing the same celebration. I just want to get done

on my knees, you have played the last point and you won it. I always

struggle with that because it is super awkward but I don't win as

many matches as you do. Don't say that! It has been two weeks since

you won in Paris. Congratulations. Does it feel weird that it is such a

quick turnaround? It does, in a way. It describes EU have the two

biggest tournaments so close together -- it is crazy that you

have. You can take the confidence and hope to bring it to Wimbledon.

But you only have a few days to celebrate. The mentality changes

when you get to London. I am quite superstitious. I always go in the

same shower and locker room. Next time I play you, I will take your

shower! I don't mind. I can shower anywhere pretty much. I usually put

my left shoe before my right, for some reason. I feel like you have

more superstitions when you play. I used to do the hair thing. Only now

that keeps thinking that I keep going that. -- only now that

Djokovic. It will be our national TV now. OK, Novak, do you hear that?

Are member talking to you about the Spice Girls. I have a good memory.

-- I remember. Is that the kind of music you listen to before matches?

I did when I was younger. What is your favourite song? Spice Up Your

Life. I will be working for the BBC over Wimbledon. Are there any tips?

Anything I should tell John McEnroe? Tell him everything you think, tell

it as it is. Basically, I should abuse him? Please, you have got to

do it. If you say so. We will have to put Laura back on court very

soon. Lovely interview. Maria Sharapova, so relax, enjoy in the

interview. Nice to hear from her. She is going to be looking again...

Another player who has not done so well looking to come back. It is

nice to see her do an interview when she is not straight off the court.

You get a glimpse of her personality. It has been tough the

last two years for her at Wimbledon. Another victory at the fringe this

year. She said it is very tough for her. I think it is her arm. She has

a bad shoulder. The balls are heavier here. It is tough to recover

and be 100%. We will see how her campaign goes. The big rivalry with

Serena Williams which has blossomed over the past couple of years. A lot

of people would think that would be the final. They are the two

favourites. They are in the same quarter two Grand Slams in a row.

They work going to meet at Paris. Bruce Sharrock either did not play

the second half of last year. She will get her ranking up this year --

Maria Sharapova did not play the second half. What advice would you

give to Sam Murray? You have got to embrace the moment. Sometimes

players are completely overwhelmed and forget to play. She has got to

keep it simple and remember to breathe. It can be overwhelming, the

show courts. We wish Sam well and hope her family enjoyed as well.

Thank you for dropping in the studio. We will just pop over to

Centre Court because potentially a real shock. Rafael Nadal has dropped

the opening set to Martin Klizan of Slovakia. That much is currently

over on BBC Two. Rafa Nadal who lost early in the last two years in

public in. Here we are on Court One for Maria Sharapova against Sam

Murray. Nervous moments for some Murray. The

woman who strides back to her seat now has been here many times -- for

Sam Murray. A daunting task for Samantha Murray. If possible, a

challenge to be enjoyed and savour as well. I think what an opportunity

for Sam Murray. She is very hard working. She hits the ball well. She

has played at university in the States. She has played a lot of

matches there. It is just a matter of her hopefully hitting a couple of

good shots early on in the opening games of this match. Otherwise,

everything can go terribly wrong. You just need a little bit to give

you some confidence. You find out a lot about yourself on days like

this, whether you can rise to the occasion, whether you will wither

away. Maria Sharapova is going to get us under way.

Interesting. Did I hear you mention the server being the one thing we

will watch for Maria? Only in tournaments in particular, she can

serve a slew of doubles. She knows how to battle through that somehow.

If anything were designed to let Sam Murray settle into a match, it was

those opening two points. She just missed that but it was not

a bad rally to get your strokes going. A big serve and she returned

it quite well. We got used to seeing Maria struggle

early in her matches at the French and even in Madrid in the final she

was a set down before she won that. Three of her matches at the French,

she was down a set. In other words, Sharapova tends to

make life difficult for herself. You could see the toss was so low. This

is her Achilles heel. The double faults she frozen. Strangely enough,

it is not normally because her toss is too low. Often her toss is very

high. -- the double faults she throws in.

An opportunity, not a menacing serve either.

Such a deliberate player, Sharapova. Takes all the time in the world and

powers of concentration. Gathers herself for a moment before coming

back to serve. I am sure she might get a warning at some stage, if not

in this match. Sooner rather than later. Taking a bit too much time.

They are trying to be somewhat stricter this year.

Three double faults in her opening service game. Sets a dangerous tone

for Sharapova. She tends to work them out of her system a little bit

as the tournament goes on. She certainly goes for her second serve.

There are merits to that thought process. But also risks. You don't

want to throw in an easy second serve, go for a big one and you risk

missing it. You know that against players like Serena Williams, they

gobble up the second serve if it is not full tilt.

As with so many players, it is the toss that is the problem rather than

the racket. Gasped of admiration from the crowd.

The power of the return. That is a pleasure to watch. So often when

players are hitting with all of their velocity, they are unable to

change it and then hit a little delicate shot. Beautiful

combination. Might have woken Maria up, the big

blasted return on the previous point.

She had her chances there Sam Murray. But Sharapova holds

eventually. I think we highlighted it beforehand, her serve, Sharapova.

Again, you look further down, they were talking beforehand about

possible quarterfinal meeting with Serena Williams. Looking a long way

ahead. There are certainly elements of her game she would need to

tighten up. Certainly the top half of the draw seems to be very much

the tougher of the two halves. I regret that as they tweak the men's

seeding a bit, they could not tweak the seedings and shift to wrap a

bit. If she had done better last year they might have.

They are so strict about colour. I am amazed they let her have black

ankle supports. They have cracked down on any little

flashes of non-white. I suppose ankle supports might come under

medical clothing and be exempt. Sam Murray trains at the LTA

training centre in Bath. Challenging that, I think, Sam

Murray. Just looking. The return comes back so quickly

these days. You really have to be on your marks after you have hit your

serve. The quality of returning is stupendous everywhere.

Every service game for Sam Murray is going to be a battle of survival.

Survives very well. Good holes. -- good hold. To hear the noise...

APPLAUSE What a lift it gives you. Perhaps

she is daunted by it. I would think she would be totally lifted by it.

Half of playing well is getting the adrenaline going.

That second serve of Maria, she goes pretty full tilt at it, but it has a

combination of spin in it. Perhaps for grass shears trying to use a bit

more slice bring it into the body -- perhaps for grass she is trying.

Good to hear that Sharapova's voice is in fine working order! I would

say that as a matter of opinion. Well, not exactly what you would

call the traditional sort of approach shot to come in behind.

Sharapova really punished for that. Challenge immediately from

Sharapova. You doubt if she is going to get any joy, but it was very

close. UMPIRE: Sharrock -- Sharapova has

two challenges remaining. Taking her half chance. Just a

terrific return of serve. She anticipated that, went right after

it correctly. Break point. Lovely shot. That is the best shot

she has had so far. She appreciated that herself. A little cry of, come

on! It was a pretty deep, good return. She had to get it exactly

right. Almost throwing her whole body into that shot.

In the end, that is probably the serve that Maria will probably

utilise more, out wide, keeping it low.

It is a hold again for the number five seed. Again, if you were to

offer some encouragement to Sam Murray, there have been

opportunities. Don't be afraid. They will come again as well. We talked

about the time that Sharapova had off towards the end of last year

with a shoulder injury and feels she took a long time to come back and

build up the strength in her shoulder. It is only now she is

getting back to full capacity. In interviews, she has said she had to

put up with a lot of poor results in the period she was coming back

because she just was not fit. She had trouble still with her shoulder.

She said that it was not much fun, having to put up with losing

matches. But she stuck it out. There are only two players in my mind to

have concentration like Sharapova has. One on the mend's side and her

on the women's side. It is now dial Billy Budd -- it is Nadal who

concentrates on every single point. She has incredible concentration and

determination. People coming back in after taking a break, it is still

hot. This will be a full Court One within a few games. Samantha Murray

to serve. Highways think the second service

game when you are the underdog is the most difficult. You put all of

your resources into the first service game and you are so happy to

win it and there is a tendency to relax.

That was your fault, Andrew! Most things are.

downloader for that ball and that probably is the biggest challenge

for her. -- to get down lower. She is so tall.

She did not get that. Maybe she thinks she did. Let us see if she

made a long arm. Maybe she did! Simultaneous racket". Great effort.

If Samantha Murray cannot close out this service game, she will regret

that volley at the net. It was hard to read that it came back without

hitting the ground twice. There it is. Sharapova has the

break. could really have been forgiven to

thinking that Maria had given that ball up. She has to re-focus now.

Sharapova is beginning to time her serve.

She knows it's only really been her big, hard shots that have won her

points. An ace and Sharapova's serve seems

to be working well now. She's a break up. SUE BARKER: SO MARIA

SHARAPOVA COMFORTABLY in front in this match. Heather Watson is a set

up, and a break up against Tomljanovic. If you want to watch

that match, it is live on the red button.

On Centre Court, well drama, Rafael Nadal is up against Martin Klizan.

He's lost the opening set 6-4. He's lost a break point there. He's

trying to fight his way back into this match. The world number one in

real trouble on Centre Court. That's live on BBC Two. Here on one, we're

heading back to Court No 1. Sharapova collecting herself. It all

looks good for the number five seed at the moment. Just that concern for

Sam Murray that once Sharapova begins to get going on all

cylinders, she'll be hard to live with.

More and more spectators are coming into court one.

I'd rather that players got rewarded financially by the prize money they

get at Wimbledon, even if they lose. Good serve.

I'd rather see them get prize money than get given money without playing

matches. I'm all in favour of the wild cards.

That came through fast! It's hard to stop the panic coming

in. The second serve devoured by

Sharapova. She has a double break now, romping to this set.

This is where it comes into your head, the panic. You don't want to

be gobbled up in a match like. This you want to make a good fist of it.

You know the goodwill is with you. Two errors like that from Sharapova

would encourage her. Sam Murray couldn't be faulted

there. Sharapova has some wonderful shots in her lockier.

Sharapova is hitting the ball very well and she's moving very well. She

looks in great shape. Certainly going for her shots, Sam

Murray. I don't think she has any option. If she plays carefully and

keeps the ball in, it gets demolished by Maria.

Good Once again shot. Saved by Murray.

She would love this set not to be 6-1. She would love to add another

game to her collection here. A chance to get a break back.

It's not to be. Maria Sharapova must have an internal clock as well. 25

seconds is the maximum they're allowed and it's always 23, 24.

It's funny you say that, because when she's been told that she's

taking too long and given a semi-warning, she says, "How many

seconds was that? And she has the set now, Maria

Sharapova. The number five seed against the British wildcard Sam

Murray. Sue Barker: We will be back with this match in a moment. Let's

take you around the grounds and on Centre Court, Rafael Nadal is

fighting back like the great champion he is. He's finding a way

to win, finding his way back into this match against Martin Klizan,

who took the first set 6-4. Rava is -- Rafa is up a break. That's live

on BBC Two. On court three, heather Watson going

well, 6-3, now 5-1, two breaks of serve. Looks like that's 5-2 now.

She'll coming out to serve for the match in a moment on court three.

Watch that live on the red button. On court two, Raonic is winning

against Matthew Ebden Mad son Keyes is through. -- Key ises through. A

very talented player. She's through 6-3, 6-3. Back we go to court one.

What's to happen here for Virginia to come back, she's probably not

going to win the match, but she'd love to compete. What does she have

to do better? It's very close indeed. She just has to be able to

focus on one point at a time. First serve percentage is a little

bit low, just over 50%. She's got a zbre first serve. -- she's got a

very good first serve. When you play somebody with

concentration as good as Sharapova, you've got to try to match them in

that area. She's just rushing it a little bit

now. Sharapova looking at the ideal start

to this second set. There is the break for Maria

Sharapova. She is a set up and a break up. Sharapova is in total

control. Sue Barker: We'll be back on court one in a moment. On Court

Three, Heather Watson has come out to serve for the match. She's won it

in some style. This big serve forcing the error from her opponent.

Watson is through to the second round here at Wimbledon. A big smile

from Heather, the British number one and a victory for her. Well done,

Heather. That's what's been happening out on court three. Let's

go back now to Court One. Maria Sharapova is perfectly

comfortable in this environment. You could just see the confidence

beginning to ebb away from Sam Murray.

You certainly don't get any tounts experiment, up know -- opportunities

to experiment, maybe I should go for a big return or a bit of a different

one. She doesn't give you any breathing space.

She hung with Sharapova as long as she could, but vergely the class of

Sharapova tells. We were talking that it was a decade ago that she

won as a 17-year-old. You never would have thought that she wouldn't

win Wimbledon again. It was incredible that match when she

played with such confidence on Centre Court in the final.

There's only six months difference in age between these two.

She steps up the volume and the power. You fear for Samantha Murray

now. She got away with a drop shot very

early in the match, but that was a little bit a desperation shot.

Easily taken by Sharapova. She has the double break in the second set.

It was only a matter of time. Scenes from the match and a day that

Sam Murray would have dearly loved to have enjoyed. I'm sure she's

still enjoying the experience, if that's possible when you're on the

end of a sound beating, at the moment. When you see the draw and

are not a particularly experienced player, at the top level of the

game, you see that have you to play, I would say Sharapova or Serena or

Venus, your heart would sink, because those players, including

Maria, are the players who can just demolish you. If you see the draw

and you have a player who's 20th or 30th in the world, you know you have

a whisper of a chance. With the very top players, even in your wildest

dreams it's highly unlikely. It's these big hitters as well.

Looking at the record of Maria Sharapova, last 41 first-round

matches and slams, she's only lost once.

I don't think I can fault Sam Murray on her choice of shots. But it's

difficult to execute. She wants to play aggressively.

If only she could tie a few of those together.

I would give the umpire a second look on that serve. It was very

close to the line. That's what Sam Murray has to do,

take the second-serve chances. She took that one well.

Like all the best players, you can see the reaction to this shot that

she's not one for easing up in any way.

into the open court. That was a lovely Sarah. Maria Sarah -- Maria

Sharapova getting a little bit more adventurous with her serve. She is

tremendously focused and determined. Samantha Murray is now serving.

That was just too bad. I have to say that Samantha Murray seems to have

all the ingredients to be ranked a lot higher than the position she is

currently in. But that is one of the wings that happens. Unless you get

good draws and get a lot of winds, your ranking can slide down.

That was good play, forceful play by some anthem array. -- Samantha Power

re-. It is a proud day but very hard to

watch sometimes. That was so on there. It was such a good service.

Maria Sharapova just times at absolutely perfectly. But absolutely

brilliant. This is break point. Samantha Murray will be absolutely

mortified if she does not get a game in this set. She does not have one

yet. Another break for Maria Sharapova. She will serve very

shortly for the match. There will be a debate, I am sure, about the

wildcards. The LTA said they were not going to go beyond a certain

ranking this year. 247th in the world, people will save why are they

getting an invitation to the first round of the grand slam tournament?

I know. But what can you say? If you think about the draw being 128

players... Some joy came up in the arena beakers Heather Watson's wind

came up on the screen. -- because. I think 108 players get in and then

there is a bunch of wildcards and qualifiers. The ranking is quite low

in order to get in. Wildcards in the past have made their mark and scored

some famous victories. I do not think it is going to be this way

today. Maria Sharapova serving for the match.

Well done! Tremendous stuff. She has hit a lot of good shots here to win

the point and she hung in so well. A great serve and a lovely follow

up. You mentioned before that it is surprising that Maria Sharapova had

not won more Grand Slams because she beats virtually everybody. She has a

terrible record against Serena Williams. Unfortunately, Serena

Williams is in the same quarter as her.

things that she will cling to from this match and for encouragement.

The crowd are willing Samantha Murray on. But Maria Sharapova is

not in the habit of showing mercy. Just moments away from her place in

the second round. Closer still. A Swiss player awaits

in the next round. And she takes the match with an ace.

The number five seed is through. Hopefully it will still be a day for

Samantha Murray to remember. Maria Sharapova showed a dominant

performance. She starts her bid for a second Wimbledon title. It was a

first-class performance. She struggled with her service action a

little. Other than that, she was the personification of efficiency. She

has practised quite a bit on the grass courts. It looks as if she is

in fantastic shape. A word for some anthem Murray. We knew it was going

to be tough work for her. -- Samantha Murray. It is very, very

hard to play against this woman. Maria Sharapova looks in great

shape. She looks very well and full of confidence. Arguably, she is the

most famous female athlete in the world and she carries herself very

well. She comes up with great performances. She is signing some

autographs. She will have some rest tomorrow. She will probably have a

fourth-round meeting with Angelique Kerber. It is a tough draw for her.

But she is off to a great start. That match was completed in 58

minutes. It was very much one-way traffic. The score 6-1, 6-0. SUE

BARKER: well done to Maria Sharapova but the score does not reflect the

match. Maria Sharapova on her way. She was disappointed with her

performance in Wimbledon last year but she is on her way and her

campaign has started. The number five seed is safely through. Let's

show you some other results today. Richard Gasquet winning his match.

in straight sets. He is the eighth seed in these championships.

This is the match out on Court number three. A British wildcard.

We will keep an eye on that match and that match is on the red button.

We are going to join the match on Centre Court. Rafael Nadal is on

court. It is the match of the left-handed players. We can join our

commentating team of John McEnroe and Peter Fleming.

That looked good to me. Rafael Nadal is going to challenge that. It

looked as if it was perfectly placed.

You would have to say that was not a great game from the two-time

Wimbledon champion. Rafael Nadal was way off the court

there. It was a very tough shot to execute.

We will not write this man off just yet. He has had some great results.

He has gone totally to with some excellent players. He is being

coached by a great coach and he has a fitness coach as well. He has a

very tall frame. He can pack a wonderful punch. He times the ball

exceptionally well. This is interesting. If Rafael Nadal wins

this match 6-3 or 6-4, it will benefit his opponent. But if he can

break back, it would be a huge lift for him. He could steal this and

that would be absolutely amazing. People are just filtering back into

the arena. It is very hot in here indeed.

PETER FLEMING: that was an impressive shot.

He was expecting that to come very deep.

This match has been going on for two hours now. There was a 45 minute

warm up beforehand! John McEnroe making the point about

watching Rafael Nadal. I would urge anyone to go and watch these guys

crack this. He looks as if he is chopping down trees. UMPIRE: new

balls, please. We have never witnessed anyone with

the speed on the racket head like this man, Rafael Nadal. The rackets

are lighter than perhaps they have ever been. The grip on the racket is

smaller. You feel as if you can wrap your hands around it. This is a

commentary box full of continental grips! What is this new thing,

top-spin? He has got those new tennis balls so

he has that extra velocity. It is a great opportunity for him to get

that second break he needs to get back in this set.

He is keeping a close in the second set. Just one break of serve so far.

Let's try and blind you with science. We have been talking about

this new top-spin thing and we have some graphics here. This is

revolutions per minute. Rafael Nadal on the right-hand side at the top.

He hits more top-spin by 30 or 40%. Would you know what the all-time

high is? You do the mathematics. Let's not! Mathematics was my best

subject! When you watch Rafael Nadal up close. He hits the ball so

violently. It is a miracle that he hits so many forehand shots as

cleanly as he doors, especially on grass. -- as cleanly as he doors.

The grass courts are definitely much slower than they used to be. A much

truer bouncers well. That was a bad miss. That was a bad

bounce. He did not adapt to that. It is amazing. That is one of the first

bad bounces of the match. How grass court tennis has changed.

There has only been one serve and volley point in this match. That

many? This is a great effort on behalf of

the player from Slovakia. He could have let this set goal just as

easily. He is quietly trying to find a way back into this match. -- let

this set slip. Expect the unexpected. Rafael Nadal

could easily have left one of those balls. I thought it was going out.

He headed. -- he hit it. Look at what he did with that drop volley.

That was a very dubious decision. That was it big point. -- a big

point. That is a great way to put it. He looks weary. These Slovakian

player is not very well conditioned and it is showing at this point in

the match. -- these Slovakian player.

On one of -- on one occasion when they played in Paris, it was quite a

similar scenario. And that all could win this quite easily. -- Rafael

Nadal. John, that's spooky. One break,

fourth set, 6-3. I think it's two sets to one. Ball

was called out. There is a challenge.

Everybody seems to be settling, moving. Everyone's off to get a cup

of tea and go to the loo because it is two sets. SUE BARKER two sets to

one, Rafa beginning to take control on Centre Court. We're back there in

a moment. On Court 3, Dan Smethhurst has had a couple of break points

against John Isner in this game. If you want to watch that match, it's

on the red button. On court one, Bouchard is live on

BBC Two. That's just getting under way.

On court 12, Lopez, who's had a wonderful summer on grass, finalist

at Queen's, the winner at Eastbourne, he is 2-0 up, and 3-4 in

the third set. Follow that match online.

Serena loves the big occasions. She loves Centre Court. She may be on

quite soon. She's taking on Anna Tatishvili of the United States.

That's still to come. Let's rejoin this match at the start of the

fourth set. It's definitely not easy, when you

have to wait as Serena Williams is at the moment and Anna Tatishvili, a

big moment for her. You don't know what's going on. You're following a

men's match that could go five sets, may last five hours, it's difficult

to prepare. Tennis is one of the only sports like that. JOHN MCENROE:

There should be more time on court. That makes it trickier. Roger

Federer won in one hour and 31 minutes, somewhere in that

neighbourhood. That's as quickly as it can happen. But this easily could

go, not easily, but it could potentially go a couple more hours.

Imagine, if you followed the John Isner Nicholas N -- Mahut match! I

was thinking back to super Saturday in 1984. I was the last match on

that evening. I was in the stands! 11. 20 you finished! Final the next

day? Yes, thankfully now in the US Open, finally, just a couple years

ago, they finally took a day off. It took about 35 years, but they

finally get the two players, the finalists, a chance to recuperate. A

Monday finish? This year. Next year it's a Sunday finish, but Friday

semifinal. Big changes Hallelujah. To the calendar here next year. The

French Open winner will have three weeks between instead of the two.

Wimbledon is moving back a week. Great news for this guy, who is

always winning the French. Give him a chance to celebrate and rest for a

week, start off, play an event, a week later, not a couple days later.

Hugh do you defend -- how do you defend that shot? That's

unbelievable. The only way would be to go for the return.

That's just what he wanted there, a quick service game, put the pressure

right back on Klizan, who is three in three lifetime, best of five.

He's never come back from even a two sets to one deficit in his career.

Really? Not even in Davis Cup? He was two sets to one up in all three

matches that he won in five. He's going into unknown territory

against the greatest, if not the greatest competitor in tennis

history, then right up there in sports history.

Any sport. first-serve percentage dropping, as

this match has gone on, getting desperate.

He's winning half the points that they're playing when he misses his

first serve. He's trading from the back of the court pretty well.

People might win 60% of the points on their first serve against Nadal,

when they get their second serve in, he will punish you. On clay, his

opponents win 30% or so. APPLAUSE

That is a well deserved round of applause for both these guys. That

was the sort of point Klizan was playing in the first set. Can he put

a few together here? That was close. It looked like it

caught It must something. Have hit the service line. That's why he

didn't challenge. Also why he didn't make contact.

Nadal's confidence is growing as this match has gone on, hard earned,

well done. It's a strong hold. If he gets

through this match, it will certainly prepare him for the rest

of the tournament. This one is a long way from over.

SUE BARKER: If he gets through, it will be interesting for us, because

he will face Lukas Rosol, who has won in four sets.

It could be a repeat of that match two years ago, with Rosol on his

Wimbledon debut producing relentless ground strokes, which put Rafael

Nadal out of the championships. That will be one to look forward to.

Rosol is through. Rafa still with work to do.

ANDREW CASTLE: He does have some work to do here, 5pm on a sunny

Tuesday. Dimitrov in great form yesterday. Federer today. Djokovic

was superb. But there is something to be said, Peter, for having a

match and one of the star names to play themselves in, especially Rafa

with the French Open and everything else. PETER FLEMING: I would have

thought so. Rafa wasn't feeling that great, we heard rumours. He was

limping around the other day. He looks pretty good today, moving

well. I don't know. I just think because he hasn't won many grass

court matches that this is a great bonus for him. To come through a

tight one will give him a lot of confidence early on.

You assume that he's going to glide through this but Klizan hitting the

ball beautifully. UMPIRE: Mr Klizan challenging

theical. Right baseline, ball was called in.

Shaky looking there and a good look at that backhand, went for the

tougher shot up the line. That's the second time he's done

that! I'm going to stand up in the commentators' box and applaud that!

Oh, my goodness. That is way too good. Look at this:

He also does a pirouette to go with it. Doesn't he get dizzy when he

does that. Unbelievable. The kick serve really kicks and then

the spin on the far end that Klizan had to deal with. A premium on foot

work. There's the break. That really could

be telling. They're going to have quite a few

points where they can choose from for the highlight roll tonight for

Rafael Nadal. You talk about finding a way back into a match. This is

will and desire at its best. He's just broken Klizan.

Mentally. He is going to turn the screw now.

He's going to make Klizan suffer. He sees the finish line and he is

guns blazing right now. I didn't see Klizan's string break, but he's

looking to change something. It's unusual for Rafael Nadal to be

held up. Normally it's the other way round.

In the old days that would have been a backhand. In the tram lines

hitting forehands. Backhand slice. You wonder, is it possible to hit it

harder than this? I mean physically. Probably not possible to swing

harder. So, of all the numbers and all the

stats that get crunched and put on bits of paper and the rest of, it I

suppose, the most jaw-dropping statistic on Nadal will always have

to be the French Open. To play the French Open, which is on clay, best

of five sets, the clay court championship of the world, to win it

nine times out of ten that you play it - I mean, six or seven years ago,

we were saying he could win ten of these or a dozen. I was fortunate

enough to be around in the era of BjornBorg, he played the French Open

eight times and won it six. He lost to one guy, who beat his twice. His

career record at the French was 48 and two. I thought that was

unbelievable, which it is. It is. To think that this guy seven times, 66

and one. 66 and one at the French? Bjorn achieved the French-Wimbledon

double three times. Nadal has done it twice. He could do it again.

He's tied right now with peat -- Pete Is he Sampras. Your favourite

this week? I picked Djokovic. But I tell you something, it is truly a

pleasure to watch this guy play. I hope they are all in the second

week. He sure needed that. John, early on

in a major, did you like to play tough matches like this? No. So two,

two and two would have been OK? Yeah, OK. The stress level is high

as you come out. You want to get your feet, well feet wet is the

term. You know you don't actually want to get in too big a. If you

come through one it's a major bonus. If you do. If you're not an

emotional wreck. That counts me out. week and talking about grand slams,

Martin Klizan hasn't gone away entirely yet.

Absolutely suffocating when you play him, you have no chance whatsoever

to relax. That was a pretty good Did you return. Ever hit with him? Not

with Martin no. Oh, Rafa, once. I'm a lefty, it didn't matter to

him. That's frustrating for any player,

when you have the point one, the guy's guessed wrong and you miss

that which was relatively straightforward.

Shuch a good shot. -- such a good shot. It's incredible. It is.

It's just laser-like into the corner. It's dipping, it's fast.

It's difficult to read. firmly played. Considering the lack

of success he has had with that lately, that was very nicely done.

UMPIRE: time violation, rewarding, Rafael Nadal. -- warning.

Perhaps it did affect him. He did not make any eye contact with the

umpire. He is an umpire that takes no nonsense. This match has been

going for over two hours now. Perhaps that was the straw that

broke the camels back. Enough is enough.

I wonder if Rafael Nadal will look over at the umpire. After that time

violation, he wrapped that all around the frame. If he was angry.

--, he did not show it. I totally disagree. It is not the first time

that he has gone over 20 seconds. We do not know about. -- we do not know

that. It seems to have come out of nowhere. The umpire should say to

him that he was getting close and he should have warned him initially. In

Grand Slam play, it is 20 seconds. Ivan Dodig was 25? It is 20. I

thought. It is important. It is the spirit of the code. I hope it is not

the reason why Rafael Nadal lost his serve. But we must give his opponent

credit that he is still out there and still working very hard. It

looked inevitable. Now there are questions that still remain.

actually control the ball better friendly hit it harder. He was able

to control that wishes forehand stroke. -- that vicious.

That was wonderful, really good. That is why these top layers are so

amazing. What a response! How do you play at

defensively than that? -- better defensively. Remember the score at

the French Open. The identical score. If Rafael Nadal halls here,

it will be the same. -- hauls the score here.

He played such a strong point. For was the volley? Why did he not

close that out? He search -- that certainly was a point that he should

not have lost. What a physical specimen he is.

After two hours and 52 minutes on Centre Court he has match point.

He has defended a match point and here is a break point.

UMPIRE: the ball is challenged, or sideline. The ball was called out.

Ad vantage, Rafael Nadal. UMPIRE: challenge, the ball was

called out. Game, set, match, Rafael Nadal.

Who is to say that this Manuel Neuer be here for the full fortnight? --

that this man, Rafael Nadal. He looked good. He was challenged. It

was a very tough match. The biggest cheer of the day is when he takes

his shirt off! Very rurally will you see Rafael Nadal this happy after a

first-round match. -- not very often. The female champion of last

year looking on. He is going to want to win so badly in the next round.

That goes without saying. There is some stress involved in playing a

player that you lost to previously. Still the fact that his next

opponent has done it on this court, that will make it interesting. The

crowd is absolutely loved this effort by both of these players.

Definitely one of the better matches in the men's championship so far.

John McEnroe got the score line that he predicted almost one and a half

hours ago. Here is how he secured his place in the second round. There

is not any gap in the draw now. He cannot get enough of winning. That

is one thing I can issue you. Any competitor gets tired. You do not

get tired of winning. Signing with his right hand. He plays with his

natural hand. But what about his uncle Tony? He suggested that he

play left-handed. There are still not many left-handed players in the

top 100. These Slovakian player did very well here today. -- the player

flames -- from Slovakia. This arena has absolutely come alive after this

match. Serena Williams well, on Centre Court next. -- will arrive.

That is it. Rafael Nadal is safely through the first round. He talks to

our commentator now. Very well done. 700 victories at

this level. You are the 11th player in history to do that. What do you

think? It is absolutely great. I have had a very long and successful

career and I am very happy. That is more important to me. But this

competition is very dangerous. I am very happy to go through. You have

said that all odd, it is the early rounds and they are dangerous. What

are the overriding emotions today? I am always happy when I am able to

play on Centre Court. It is a very magic place. I have unbelievable

memories from this court. I am very happy to be able to play here. What

about the way you played here today? You came back from one set down.

Have you found your feet on grass? My goal is to try to win, always.

The next match will be a tough one, that is for sure. For the last three

years, I have not played very much on grass and that affects my

confidence. But I must play with the right attitude and think positive

thoughts. The next round is important. Your opponent, a player

who will -- beaches here a number of years ago? He is very dangerous, he

placed many shots from the baseline. I will try. We wish you well.

Congratulations. Thank you. SUE BARKER: Rafael Nadal has the

toughest draw of the top four players. Some absolutely gorgeous

rallies out on Centre Court. A real treat for the fans out there. Serena

Williams will arrive on Centre Court shortly. But let's update June with

what has happened around S W 19. John Isner out on Court three.

I think she is OK. You can follow that match on number one court on

BBC Two. Here is what is happening on Court 18.

Some results to bring you. Angelique Kerber, seeded nine at these

championships, she triumphed in straight sets. Next up, she plays

Heather Watson. The Luciano Lopez is through, but he

had to do with the hardware. -- the hard way. Some very close sets.

That brings you right up to date with what is happening. As you can

see, it is still very busy here at Wimbledon. Many people watching on

the big screen and enjoying the absolutely or just weather. It is

totally glorious. -- absolutely gorgeous. This is how Heather Watson

went through to the second round. She did it in straight sets. A lot

of British fans all to support her. -- out there. Look at this for a

reaction. She reached the third round two years ago. She is doing

very well right now. Earlier today, Roger Federer was out on Court

Number One. He was out on court for just an hour and 33 minutes. He beat

his Italian opponent. The seven times champion is through to the

second round. After the match, he spoke to Gary Richardson.

Congratulations. An excellent performance and one that will have

given you a lot of pleasure? Yes. The grass is very green and

slippery. It is nice to get the match won and I thought I played

very well. I got a lot of breaks. I thought I served very well. I

thought I came to the net very well. A perfect performance for your first

match. Yes. I am eager to play, I am motivated and inspired. I want to

win the first round and I am not underestimating anybody. I want to

win this championship. That is why I am here. Getting the first match out

of the way is always a great feeling. You talk about being

motivated and inspired. As soon as you walk out here, you have walked

out here hundreds of times, it must give you a huge lift. When I walk

in, I am very happy and delighted to go on court but when you step out on

the grass, it is very different. I know that this is it. You feel some

pressure, of course. A thought on your opponent. He lost his last 12

matches. Do you feel a tiny bit sorry for him? I know you are the

opponent and you want to get through. I did not know about his

record, to be honest. I know he can serve and volley some on the grass

and that is great to see. I thought he did a good job and forced me, he

tried to make me play. He does not serve as big as you have to on the

grass. But feeling sorry? I had a lot of that when I played junior

tennis. That is all gone. I have put in my fair share of hard work. I

feel like I deserve it, always! Thank you. Thank you. SUE BARKER: at

the age of 32, he is still in with a chance of winning a Grand Slam.

Serena Williams is looking for her 18th Grand Slam title. She means

business. A great big round of applause for the world number one

seed. This is an American against an American. Her opponent became an

American citizen in April of this year. She was born in Georgia. Tracy

Austin, this is one of yours! We could use some more. Serena Williams

was angry after she lost in the French Open. She said she was going

to go home and practice and practice. She means business indeed.

In 20 14 she has had some difficulty.

practice. She means business indeed. In 20 14 she has had some

difficulty. In 2013, she had an amazing year. She was so focused.

Think about the pressure that she has in every match that she plays.

She is the favourite for every competition that she goes into. If

she loses, it is always a huge shock. In the French Open, she was

absolutely destroyed. Especially the way that it happened, it was not

even close. But that is when she is dangerous. She has won this

championship five times and she is very, very hungry. I want to see

that hunger returned to her game. -- come back to. Let's find out if she

is ready. She has been speaking to Gary Richardson.

It is never easy to have a lot of pressure and you are expected to go

out and win every time you step on a court. You can look on pressure as a

privilege or a burden. Does it feel like 16 years you have in coming

here? It does not. I remember every moment. You remember each moment but

what is the best moment? Definitely the last one, 2012. The Wimbledon

champion. I remember interviewing you in Central London find your book

came out. There is information in there about desire and emotion.

Where does that come from? You cannot go and diet. I was born with

it. -- and buy it. It started as a fire ant -- a flame and grew into a

fire. When you are not playing tennis, how do you relax. I love

painting. I do a lot of painting and relax. Can I just ask about your

French Open defeat? How long did it take you to get over that? Who says

I am over it? Are you not over it? Yes, I doubted. Disappointment in

Paris. Does that burn inside you that it did not go well for you?

Have you come here with more desire? You must come in here with a lot of

desire. Hopefully I will be here. I am ready. I am excited. She was in

great form. She is the ultimate competitor. Absolutely. She started

15 years ago on the tour. Richard, her father, said they had so many

interests and that he would be gone from the game very soon. But she is

now 32 years old. It is great for supporters. I remember when Venus

Williams won her first championship and I interviewed her. She asked me

if I could bring in -- if she could bring in her younger sister and she

said that she would be great as well. Now they have both won the

tournament five times. An incredible story. This is Serena's 56th Grand

Slam appearance and she is still a favourite. Absolutely. She has been

able to extend her career because she has had some breaks. I think

that is really beneficial and has given her a chance to get some

perspective. She has been ill. When something is taken away from you, I

think you realise that you do not want to go anywhere. She thinks why

do I want to go anywhere else? She knows that she does this well. Thank

you. Here on BBC Two, in just over ten minutes, we will go over to BBC

One. We will follow this much. Now we go to Centre Court.

Let's join our commentators. We are waiting for Serena Williams to start

her campaign. She has played 79 matches and won 70 of them, five

times the champion as Sue Barker was mentioned 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010 and

2012. There's mum, who needs a hat in the

competitors stand, looking straight into the sun. Tatishvili became an

American citizen in April this year. Lindsay, Anna really struggling of

late. Her last nine matches at this level have all been lost.

If you're Serena and come intoing this tournament, still in shock

after this second-round loss at French Open, this is exactly the

type of first round that she would want.

Serena has 79 wins and Tatishvili with two wins here at Wimbledon.

Advantage Serena. Nothing wrong with that forehand,

though. That's a great job by Tatishvili to

go after the return. Ridge fally called a fault and then

corrected. The raise of the eyebrows as if to say, "Oops, sorry."

Wow. Great hitting from Tatishvili. So often it starts with just getting

a read on the Serena serve. That's Marty Mulligan who was a fine

player here. He happens to run a clothing

company. Anna Tatishvili is wearing that,

hence his interest in the match. That shot is going to be the shot.

Tatishvili, it's a very hard, flat and low ball. That's tricky to

handle on the grass. That's a couple of times that

Tatishvili has had break point with a second serve.

Absolute laser for a return there. Serena has to get used to her serve

coming back. She's almost been caught flat footed after she's

finished her service delivery. Close indeed, four break points

Serena Williams has had to save in this game.

An opening game that's now lasted eight minutes.

She doesn't hold back, does she? She has a game plan to attack all her

shots. Credit Tatishvili who has come out

here not with a lot of confidence, but she's come out here looking like

she believes. SUE BARKER: This first game is

proving to be a battle. If you want to continue watching this, can you

over on BBC Two. This match on Centre Court moves now over to BBC

Two. We talked at the top of the programme about the great four

champions on court, well Rafa, Roger and Maria are through, will Serena

join them? Find out over on two. For now, though, bye-byement