Day 3 Wimbledon

The hello and welcome to day three of Wimbledon 2014. The home

supporters are out in force of beakers today Andy Murray plays his

second round match against Slovenia's Blaz Rola. Who is he? We

will find out more about Blaz in a moment. And Andy Murray today is

guest editor of the famous comic that the know. It comes after his

unique achievement of walking out here two days ago as the defending

men's champion. COMMENTATOR: You can only wonder

what is going through Andy Murray's mind as he walks back out here onto

this famous court. Stunning defence from Murray Mac. It is like he has

never left this court. A great start to his defence. A firm hold on this

opening match here for Andy Murray. He leads. What a perfect start to

the defence of his title here. It does continue, and there is Andy,

a sporting superstar and now a comic hero. Today he looks for a place in

the third round. He was out practising earlier. But the crowd

were here even earlier, some queueing overnight. This is his

opponent today, Blaz Rola, who has never beaten a player inside the top

50. Today he's up against three seed and defending champion Andy Murray.

Venus Williams knows all about the big occasion. Grigor Dimitrov has

been in form this summer but he has never been to the Wimbledon third

round and he could be today. Beautiful weather again. We are

joined by Tracy. Great to see you both. Tim, was it nice being on your

hill? Yes, it was quite busy. There were quite a few squatters, I

think. It is a great atmosphere and I'm sure it will get better and

better. Apologies to Dennis. But he has been doing a comic book. Did you

have any strange requests when you were grand slam champion and world

number one? When I was 16 or 17 they asked to make a dollar out of me. I

said, no! I am too young for that kind of embarrassed. It is

interesting and looking at the comic, it is out there for the kids

and that is what Andy wants, to be an inspiration to the young players

here. Yes, and at this time of year there is obviously a massive

interest in the game and him being here as defending champion, he has

the opportunity to inspire a lot of young people and that is so

important, the grassroots development to get the next

generation coming through. He will be really chuffed being the editor

of the Beano, and it is quite a good read, actually. And as far as

American tennis, that looks like it is on the up. Getting better.

Madison won Eastbourne and Coco Vandeweghe winning as well. We could

always have more. We always used to having the champions at the top and

with Serena 32 years old now, those will be big shoes to fill when she

eventually retires, although it does not look like any time to sin. We

have seen some of the stars arriving but let's see who we will be

following here today. One wind down and six to go the

Andy. The third seed is up on Court One at one o'clock. Top seed Novak

Djokovic was in clinical form in round one but today will be tougher.

He faces the check Radek Stepanek who beat Andy Murray on the grass at

Queen's a fortnight ago. Grigor Dimitrov won the title at Queen's.

This afternoon on Centre Court the Bulgarian faces a former Wimbledon

junior champion, Australian Luke Saville. No one can beat Venus

Williams when it comes to Wimbledon experience. The five-time champion

first played here in 1997. She is on Court three against Japan's Kurumi

Nara. Agnieszka Radwanska is another who thrives at Wimbledon. The former

junior champion was the runner-up two years ago and a semifinalist

last year. She is up on centre court against Casey Dellacqua. Play is

getting under way on some of the outside courts. You can watch live

tennis if you want. On Court Number Two that matches on the red button.

And on Court number three, we were just talking about Venus Williams.

She's not out on court yet but the 30th seed is out there. That is

getting under way shortly on the red button. There are plenty of

different ways for you to get in touch with us during Wimbledon. You

can get all the latest news and features on the BBC website. Send us

your thoughts and questions. You can also get involved on the

conversation on the BBC sport Facebook page. Andy made an

emotional return here to Wimbledon on Monday, walking on Monday,

walking onto Centre Court as defending champion. He is his

thoughts on the day. When I woke up I was nervous. If you don't have

those nerves, sometimes it shows you don't care that much. I still have

very high expectations of myself. I have a lot of pressure on my self.

From the media perspective, it may have been a bit quieter over the

last week or so. But for myself I have a lot to prove. Coming back

onto Centre Court was a nice feeling. The reception I got was

very nice. The only possible way that she could look good is if he

wins it again. Expectation high from this Centre Court crowd. It was time

to get on with it and stop worrying about what happened last year. I

struck the ball very cleanly from the beginning of the match right

through to the end. I thought that the level of tennis in the second

and third sets was very good and I was just happy with the way I

played. Sometimes you come out and feel great at the beginning of this

tournament but it can take around auto for you to feel your way into

it. -- around or two. COMMENTATOR: Andy Murray moves through swiftly. I

was determined to get through. I'm looking forward to getting out there

again. Andy was certainly happy with his

performance on Monday and so were his hands. The commentator we heard

there knows and he very well, he is his former coach, and he has been

watching him practice today alongside Gabby. Mark, Andy

Murray's first match appeared to be full list. It was a tremendous

performance from him, given the fact that he could not really dictate or

understand how he was going to feel before he got between the lines, but

that was the one thing he could control and when he got out there

and played, particularly in the opening set against David Goffin, he

looked great. It reminded me of his final performance at Wimbledon last

year. I thought he hit the tennis ball as well as I have seen him play

all year. He's playing left-handed today. Does it really matter for a

player of Andy's ability? It is positive rather than negative, for

sure. He is something like 57 and 18 against left-handers. It has fitted

into his style of play and it will do again today. I'm not sure that

Blaz Rola is going to add his list to that name. James Ward was talking

just earlier passing on a few thoughts. It is smart from Emily's

point of view and Andy, in terms of him having hand experience of how

plans place. But given Andy's experience on the big court, his

style of play, he does not need to worry too much about what his

opponents do. Especially when the opponent is saying, if I were to

win, it would be a major upset. It would be. And it is trying to take a

little bit of the pressure off. Any tennis player who goes in has to be

optimistic. It is only a two horse race. But Andy's calibre, the way he

started this tournament, puts him in as a favourite. We might find out

what James was passing on to Abbey because we will hear from James

later on. Talking about the left-handers, tell us why it is so

good for Andy. His game matches up well and in some respects, you would

not expect that to be the case because you do not get the chance to

play left-handers that often. As Mark just said, 15 of his losses

against left-handers have been against Rafa. From a serving point

of view, and the likes the slow one and white witches into left-hander

-- a left-hander's backhand. He can play strong with his backhand

crosscourt to open up the backhand, and he feels very comfortable. I

think it will be the case today. Tracy, every match tennis is

difficult but Andy is going to be looking at the straw and thinking,

this is OK. Yes, and I am just wondering, playing with Jamie

growing up, Jamie is a left-hander, hitting a lot of returns of the

lefty's server as well... But Andy looked effect. It is good to see him

looking relaxed because he had to be thinking for a long time, what is

this going to be like going out there the first day, the first match

as defending champion? He got such a round of applause, it was wonderful,

and then he just executed it. There is anyone person in the history of

Wimbledon that has ever gone out... Let's dissect his game a little bit.

You have been watching particularly the Andy Murray backhand. Yes. His

ground strokes in general, when he's proactive rather than reactive, that

is when he plays his best. A good barometer for that is his backhand

down the line. That is a sign that he's confident,

and we commentated on that first round match on the first day on a

fresh grass court, he timed the ball impeccably. There were no misses

from baseline. There he is stepping into it, really looking to dictate

and that is a good sign. Sometimes when Andy Murray gets a little bit

defensive, he gets pushed a little bit further behind the baseline,

that is when he's reacting, he is letting his opponent dictate too

much, and for me it was a fantastic start. And we've even lend he made

him a bit more aggressive, and -- and with his previous coach, he made

him a bit more aggressive, and it looks like he is continuing with

that. Yes, but after we have seen in the last couple of years,

particularly with his previous coach and I think even on the forehand

side, hitting -- flattening the forehand out a bit, it is just an

aggressive minded Andy Murray. And as you get older, when your identity

not mind chasing down the balls and running and playing that defensive

style of game but as you get older, you realise, it is a bit more fun to

make my opponent is running, and that is where he is really

understanding the weapons he has. He hits the ball so cleanly, every ball

from the baseline. Why don't I make my opponent to the running? He pays

-- when he plays at way he can beat anyone. How impressive was that? It

is OK. I am surprised that his opponents do not take advantage of

his occasional weakness on his second serve. I think he is the type

of player that if people are not taking advantage of his second

serve, he's just happy to kick it in the box and start the rally. When

people are bit more aggressive, he will be more inclined to try to mix

it up, hit the spot is a little bit better. The big question for all of

us is who is Blaz Rola? You should be in the comicstrip! It sounds like

a great name. Imagine the headlines tomorrow! But who is he? Well, we

send Lee McKenzie out in search of a few answers.

Do you know who Blaz Rola is? No, I do not. No, I do not. Is the famous?

Do you know who Blaz Rola is? No, I do not. Has anybody heard of Blaz

Rola? I am Blaz Rola. Nice to meet you. Not everyone has heard of you.

Tell us a little bit about yourself. I am a 191 seed. I'm six foot four.

I come from the small country of Slovenia. It is really small since

it is only 2 million people. Very relaxed, very outgoing guy, lefty. I

do not want to give my tennis techniques and waited and eat so I

am going to keep this all to myself. You have a great match coming up

against the reigning Wimbledon champion. When you find that out how

did it feel? I saw that I potentially had Andy in the second

round and it gave me so much motivation for the first round. It

was a key factor in my first match. What more can act coming tennis

player want? Playing in Wimbledon AKC defending champion, -- against

the defending champion. It will be a great experience. Some fast facts.

What is your favourite shot? Forehand. Favourite surface? Between

play and harder. I would go with clay. Who is your favourite player?

Roger Federer. Are you going to beat Andy Murray? On paper, no chance.

But we know that the sport is not played on paper, and hopefully I can

place an good tennis. Oh, we like Blaz Rola! The bit

worrying when he -- a bit worrying when he says his favourite surface

is clay or hard... No mention of grass! When you see how his game has

progressed, he has broken into the top 100, he has been at college in

the States, and he do not get into the top 100 without being a good

player. Andy will have done his research and he will not take it

lightly. He will execute the game plan and he will be fine. He played

for Ohio State University and was the champion in singles and doubles,

so he has some nice credentials from college into making it

professionally. And it is that a big occasion for him. He on Court One.

He has been qualifying at the French Open. He was on the Centre Court at

Queen's club, but this is a new experience. This is the state where

every kid that starts playing and has dreams of being a tennis pro

wants to play. It is not start use della -- the largest state in the

world but it is great. When you go out there, it is daunting and you

feel the history, you feel all the former greats that have played there

on the same court. At 1pm Andy Murray will be walking out. We are

on BBC One right through to 1pm and then for the start of the match at

1pm we moved over to BBC Two. Another match we are looking forward

to seeing is Grigor Dimitrov, heading out onto Centre Court. He's

playing well this summer and he has been put in the mix of a possible...

Very much so. There has been a lot of talk about his game and King

progressing up the rankings and he has been able to add a lot of

substance. -- and King progressing up the rankings. He looks

comfortable on grass. He is very aggressive from the baseline.

Talented as well. Some shots not in the manual! A great athlete. He has

been put through the mill. He says he wants to make him as physically

strong as the top four. It is a little bit like when Andy came on

the scene. There was a massive amount of attention even at the age

of 17, 18, 19. He did not have the physique. His body had not mature.

You could see how much stronger Grigor Dimitrov is getting and will

get and it will add to his game. He moves very well. When he gets

stronger, it will help his shots and movement and endurance. He is going

to have better results on top of it. When he won the junior event, he was

known as baby Federer. He hated it. He has gradually worked his way up

the rankings. It seems it takes the men and women a little longer today

because of the physicality, the transition from the juniors into

playing at the top of the game. With Grigor Dimitrov, we have talked

about his potential. We can see the magical athleticism he has. Now I

think finally some of the pieces of the puzzle are coming together. I

think we have to give a lot of credit to his coach, not only

physically. Grigor Dimitrov is much more muscular and fit. But also I

think he has made him believe and when we saw him play at Queen's, he

was down match point and he was so engaged in every point and never got

negative. We are starting to see, in my opinion, the mental part of the

game come together as well. He believes he belongs at the top of

the game. The mental side of things is probably coming from experience.

He has been on the tour for a few years now. It works both ways.

Learning from that. Now he looks much more comfortable in the

surroundings of any tournament. Coming into a Grand Slam, his

results in the Grand Slams have not be amazing, but he is young and he

is looking for a big breakthrough. He certainly is. Looking forward to

seeing him on Centre Court. We have had many famous people here over the

couple of days. Today it is a royal occasion because at last year the

Duchess of Cornwall is arriving here, being met by the chairman. And

also one of your committee members, Tim. Glad to see them doing some

work! The Duchess loves tennis. She was here last year and was

introduced to many former champions and current players. This is the

players' entrance so this is how they arrive as well. Straight onto

the members' lawn. This is a big moment for many of the people who

work here. She is going to meet some of the honourees duets and the ball

kids -- the honorary stewards. The ball kids go through months and

months of training. They do. They are here in the indoor courts for a

long time before. They really get put through their paces and they are

fantastic. They are so fast and efficient on the courts. It is a

great opportunity for them to meet royalty as well. So cute. You know

they are fantastic because you never even noticed them. They just do

their job. Also with the heat they have had to put up with, it is tough

on the players, but it is tough on the ball kids because they are often

at there for longer than the players. They have chaperones to

make sure they keep hydrated. They are running around a lot on the

courts. It is hot. We don't want them getting ill or injured. The

Duchess will be meeting honorary stewards and military personnel. It

is a special occasion. It is lovely they have the royal box. Do they

have anything at the US Open? We have the president's box but it is

not quite as plush. I missed the fact that when we played we used to

curtsy when we got to the service line. You liked about? I did. I am

glad the royal box is still there. I hated the tradition I was so

nervous. The first time, I played Chris Evert and I was more nervous

about getting the curtsy right! You are absolutely right, when your

opponent was coming on the court, there were so many times they would

say to me, just help me through this. They were so worried about...

Are you talking about the match or the bow? They were much more worried

about the bank. Getting it right. And also... It was worth an early

break of serve. We used to go off the court together when I used to

play. They don't do that any more. Someone

the court together when I used to play. They don't do that any loses

and they are right off the court! The Duchess will also be meeting

some players. Laura Robson, working for us because she sadly had to have

wrist surgery. She is one of the new generation of young stars. She would

love to be out there because she was doing so well, but still with that

passed on her wrist. And that is a tough injury. Surgery on the

electricity, her playing wrist, and you see that so frequently these

days. -- surgery on the left wrist, her playing wrist. And she loves the

big occasion and that you cannot teach. And also the fact that she

has such weak weapons. It is just natural but she has that big lefty

serve and the monstrous beforehand, so a great way of winning points.

And Milos Raonic, one of the Canadian new breed and what serves

he has got. He is a man mountain, isn't he? He is a big guy and he's

coach has been doing a lot of work on his game. A couple of years ago

he was very defensive, playing a long way behind the baseline, and

all of a sudden, a bit like Andy Murray, he has got him playing a bit

more aggressively and serving huge, which is good on grass, and he is

really prepared to take risks and that is a big combination.

Interesting that Wimbledon is his least successful Grand Slam. You

would think that the big serves would be well-suited it. Yes, he has

a big game but I think understanding how to move on the grass can take a

bit of time. He is a big guy, he probably does not enjoy not having a

short footing -- assured of fitting all the time. Hopefully he can

transfer across his skills from play. And Sabine Lisicki. Yes, and

this is where her game comes out the best. Another one with big weapons

as well. Yes and she hardly wins matches the rest of the year

sometime and then comes to Wimbledon, and her game is hugely

suited. Who else are you looking forward to seeing today? Venus.

She's 34 now. We talk about Roger at 32 and how much longer is he going

to play the game? But the less we need to savour. And everything she

has been through as well, health-wise. Absolutely. In the last

two years her energy has been zapped. She has five five Wimbledon

titles. She has had to fight with the illness but she still wants to

compete. Every time she gets here to Wimbledon the crass kind of

jump-start her game. She is very comfortable. It is odd,

jump-start her game. She is very comfortable. about seven years ago

we were thinking, maybe the motivation has gone for the Williams

sisters, and they have done so well since. It is an area of the game

that has changed. I do not know if it is training techniques or what

but players are playing for longer. I stopped at 33 and I felt that was

quite a long time, and you look back and think that Pete Sampras stopped

at 30. You see now someone like Stepanek playing at 35. Hopefully

they can stick around because people like Venus and Serena have given the

game so much, they are great champions. Do you think it is the

recovering process? They are so much better with eating and hydrating and

in the gym and the physios and the travel with the trainer and the

masseuse, said their every need is catered to serve as athletes they

can last longer. masseuse, said their every need is

catered to serve as athletes Think what we could have done with a team

like that? The muscles we what we could have done with a team

like that? The muscles could have had! We just had a burger and a

drink. Thank you very much, both. Let's get on with the tennis. I will

show you what is on court and particularly on the two show courts.

Coming up at 1pm, Radwanska against Dellacqua.

Boy, did Novak Djokovic look good on Monday. The top seed up against

Radek Stepanek, who put Andy Murray out of Queen's. Andy Murray is on

court against Blaz Rola on Court Number One at 1pm. Under the courts,

Zvonareva will finish her match against Tara Moore, which was

stopped late last night. Broady also from Great Britain is in second

round action against the former world number one Caroline Wozniacki.

Sergiy Stakhovsky. He is the man who put and Roger Federer last year --

on Court 12. A little bit cooler today. Let us find out what we can

expect later. It is getting pretty busy. Anybody

in the queue this morning will testify to the fact it was a cold

start to the day. As the cloud comes across and the breeze picks up, it

feels nippy. In the sunshine, it feels warm. Breaking it down into

the afternoon, sunny intervals prevail. We are not expecting

showers or rain. Still be light winds. Cloud building. But fair

weather cloud. Fairly innocuous. As we head into the evening, it is a

very similar story. Once again, we hang on to the bright or sunny

conditions depending on the cloud cover we have with light winds. But

the pollen levels once again are very high. I am glad to say over the

next few days they will start to go down.

I was thinking the pollen levels had gone down because it seems so much

cooler. Hopefully it will be better tomorrow for people who suffer from

the pollen. We are looking forward to tennis. Andy Murray on at 1pm.

Let us update you with what is happening on court to work Li Na who

is seeded two is 2-1 down in the early stages of that much. You can

follow it on the red button. But we are heading off to court

Street to see Venus Williams. Five times the champion up against Kurumi

Nara of Japan. Let us join our commentators. Anne Keothavong is

alongside Andrew Castle. Venus Williams has made a lot of

mistakes out here. She had 15-41 Kurumi Nara served from this and in

the opening game. She lost it. Then she lost her serve to love. Break

point. That is the break back achieved.

Been as Williams, a five times champion of this champion tee

tournament, a finalist in France and Australia as well. 34th birthday

last week. Still ranked 31 in the world, number four in the US. Behind

her sister. What a celebrated family they are. They have changed the face

of the game over the last 12, 15 years. They really have. They are

great role models for so many of the other players as well as young kids

growing up looking to emulate their success. Their story is not legend,

it is all true. They really did come from a very tough place where tennis

was very unlikely to have been introduced into their lives without

there being a sacrifice on behalf of the family. They have a lot to thank

their father for, Richard Williams. Guided their careers from the start.

Online some lovely footage of when they were very young together and

practising. Charming. Destined. . They got it. -- destined for

stardom. Kurumi Nara is the number one player

in a nation which loves its tennis, Japan. First top 100 finished at

number 76 at the end of last year, the year of her arrival, helped by

qualifying and reaching the third round at the US Open. Still young

and still learning the game and already at number 41 in the world.

Not a pushover by any means for Venus Williams.

The athleticism and the sheer wingspan of Venus Williams coming

in, it has taken her to so many doubles titles with her sister, as

well as the singles. 45 career singles.

You just feel that Venus is starting to find her range, going hard and

deep in the corners, well within herself, it is too much for Kurumi

Nara. You have actually played her at this

tournament. What he was that? That was in 2008 in the second round. On

Centre Court, my first experience of being there. I lost that match. I

just remember how hard Venus Williams hit the ball. I had never

played anyone who hit the ball as hard as she did.

And the intimidation factor? Yeah, it is up there. A player I looked up

to and admired since I was a kid. It was more intimidating playing Venus

and Serena Williams on the doubles court as well. That was scary!

Just wide. She has got to look to take chances where she can. That is

something Kurumi Nara likes to do. She likes to change the direction of

play. At 5ft 1, she relies on foot speed around the court and timing.

Just enough depth on the approach to make it difficult for the American.

Taking the ball above the height of the net. Keeps Nara in the game.

That is too good from Venus. Talk about holding your ground...

That is quite a sight! Really taking the ball on. Beforehand was hit with

such venom. -- the forehand. Excellent footwork from Venus

Williams. Giving herself the space. It is away and Venus Williams has

assumed control of this first set a tricky start. 24 minutes played. She

will serve with new balls and a break in a moment.

SUE BARKER: Venus Singh control on Court 3. On Court Two, the number

two seed is in charge. Li Na is up. That is on the red button. She has

another point to break serve there again. On shot. Sergiy Stakhovsky,

he produces them. He is coming out to serve for the first set against

bonus Gold list. Sergiy Stakhovsky put out Federer last year. Seems to

be working well again this time. If you want to follow that match, it is

on the red button. Back we go. Back on Court 3, the fourth largest

court at Wimbledon after Centre Court, Court One and caught two.

This has 4000 people. Word is going around there is an interesting much

going on and one of the main stars is playing. She was in trouble. But

not now it seems at 4-3 with a break of serve.

UMPIRE: Ladies and gentlemen, take your seats, please. Day three of the

championship, second round match in the Ladies' Singles.

That is a powerful delivery. She has closed in on 130mph before. She has

the fastest serve ever recorded in women's tennis.

That is a bit of an issue. 65mph on the second serve. It would suggest

that there is a bit of a problem with the ball toss. Bit of a problem

with the ball toss, and I wonder physically how well Venus Williams

is feeling out here. Last year she missed the event because of a back

injury. She did take a bit of time getting out here. She was nine

minutes late. Her 17th appearance at Wimbledon.

You have got to love the game. We talk of Federer on the men's side.

Venus has 17 appearances. No reason to stop coming, if you are enjoying

yourself. Venus Williams got herself in a

right mess there. Waiting for the ball to come onto her, connecting

with it late. What an angle from Kurumi Nara! The

Japanese player really getting up to the backend. Coming around the

outside. Leaning all of the way through the shot.

In your picture there in the white T-shirt is Kurumi Nara's coach.

I feel like Venus Williams is just placing and guiding her serve into

play. She has not really let loose as well as she can just yet.

Ouch. UMPIRE: Miss Williams is challenging

the call on the right service line. The ball was called out. Just long.

Into the body. Second serve, when you challenge on your own first

serve, you break the rhythm you have between first and second and it can

lead to trouble. Five straight games for Venus

Williams. Here is Court 3, it is where the old court to use to be,

the graveyard of champions. A long history of big names losing. That

was replaced by this as the club continues to update. There is a

master plan that will see a roof going over Court One and much else

besides. That is a very smart point from

Nara. Using the forehand crosscourt very well, pulling Venus Williams

off the court. Despite the slip, she still finds

the space and gets the ball past Williams. She does not have an awful

way Ali long way to get -- she does not have an awful way to get back up

from. That is well done. It is no more

than she deserves. To ask of Venus Williams to serve for the set. You

have got to give it to her. She has come out here striking the ball as

well as she can, taking her chances. That is the first part of the

equation done. And now to hope Venus Williams misses a few first serves.

That would certainly help. I think Kurumi Nara is a fun player to watch

because of her size and her height. She really relies on good footwork,

taking the ball early, on the rise, and also on serve, placement. For a

lot of players, like you said, the shortest player in the top 100. The

serve comes through very low. A long way down for Venus Williams. You

have to make the most of natural attributes. If you are left-handers,

you throw the ball out wide. I note her first serve percentage is 84%.

For this match. 82% for the tournament. She is getting more than

eight out of ten first serves them. This is a valuable statistic. Just

look at this beautiful place, coming back over Wimbledon Park from

central London, SW19. Doubles taking place for the first time today.

Action all over Wimbledon on this first week. We have been blessed

with some lovely weather. Just to the left of us, Somerset Row. This

is Court 3. Opened in 2011. Upon it, Venus Williams, fives times

champion, serving for the first set. The ball toss gets tired. I think

she feels the pressure. We have seen it over a number of years. I mean,

who doesn't? That is wide as well. This will be

challenged. UMPIRE: Miss Williams is challenging

the call. The first missed down the middle, this just missed wide, I

think. There is the value of Hawk-Eye! What do we know? We need

to get our eyes tested. I have and that is why I am wearing these. She

gets a first serve for that. Big bonus.

Wow! She got there eventually, but she did not start the point off in a

positive fashion. She just rolled the first serve in at 68mph. Court

Nara by surprise. Wonderful return off a quick 's

first serve. Excellent example of Nara reading the serve and the game

perfectly. Timing so well out in front of her.

That is away. We seen plenty of breaks in this first set and there

is another. After 40 minutes, five games all. This isn't -- this is

enthralling. You get the feeling games all. This isn't -- this is

enthralling. You get the if Venus Williams finds any sort of gear, she

would be able to get through the match. But Nara is going nowhere. It

is a nice contrast. It is just amazing to see Venus

Williams so uptight out here. There is still so much tension in all of

her strokes and her body language. She has not been able to relax at

all. the net. She does like a good

target. That is a sight to behold. I think the ball never arrived, and

hence the misfit. Credit to the Japanese player, she's serving 85%

of first serves. SUE BARKER: So Venus will be coming

out to serve to stay in the set. We will be coming back for that. On

Court Two, Li Na is in charge, 6-2. She won her second Grand Slam at the

Australian Open this year. She has reached the quarterfinals at

Wimbledon three times. That much is on the red button. And Ernests

Gulbis has dropped the opening set to this man. That match also on the

red button. Jamie Murray in your picture with his Aussie partner

against the British. Back to court three.

Venus Williams was ten minutes late on to court. She seemed nervous. She

may be here for the 17th time and a five-time champion, but no one is

immune to getting nervous when you want to win. Kurumi Nara, the

Japanese player, is a formidable opponent.

That is better, positive play from Williams. We haven't seen enough of

it in this set just yet. Nara trying to give as good as she

gets in this rally, but just one too many from Venus Williams.

Third double from Venus Williams. And they are on big points, which

suggests the tension is there. -- third double fault.

This is a much more positive point from Venus Williams. She looks so

much better when she looks to come forward and play across the tennis.

Mid-court ball. Got the punishment. The sun could be a bit of a factor

of the end that the Williams is serving from.

So a tie-break it is, after 49 minutes on Court three.

The serve getting Venus Williams out of trouble there. She is just

struggling to find her rhythm out here, making everything look a lot

harder than it should be. These two have never played before.

Nara's tie-break record this year, she has played five, she has won

four of them. Venus Williams has only played three. She has only won

one. Well, she was there. A little too

much on the volley. I've seen happier player boxes than

that. The ball boy is significantly taller

than our player here. Beautifully done. It is the

variation on this earth, keeping an opponent guessing can be as

important as the speed, the pace. And she looks so well drilled,

doesn't she? So well practised. There is no way she's going to miss

that, no matter what. So two very important point is coming up for

Venus Williams on her own serve here.

-- two very important points. Nara is very meticulous in how she

prepares for her match and the way she goes about her training. She

hasn't looked overawed by the occasion at all. Only ten places

between them in the rankings, but in terms of an aura, especially at this

place, you would imagine Venus would come on with something of an

advantage of. OK, so now the business end of the

set. Nara serving at 4-3. That is why as well. How quickly it

can turn around, and how often it does in a tie-break. -- that is wide

as well. The more experienced player will find a way. Uncanny.

She had to work hard in this tie-break, Venus Williams. Set

point. And it's away. It was most

interesting, the second round match for Venus Williams. From 4-1 down in

the tie-break to six points up. On the break, 7-6.

She is not home and dry yet but that is the first set wrapped up.

She is not home and dry yet but And she's off from running again. She

was late to come out to the court, Venus Williams, and after the warm

up, she went off again. Perhaps taking another comfort break. She

will be is courted by one of the line officials, obliged to go with

her. -- she will be accompanied. She was placing her first serve very

well. Venus Williams' first set serve percentage not as high as her

opponent's but doing a good job which she got into play.

It felt like Venus Williams made a lot more than nine unforced errors,

to me. I did not want to say! Whoever is doing this stat is very

generous. We also want all the speed guns the service recalibrated to

reflect the handicap of her age. Yesterday I went to the kids' zone

and had a go of serving where the speed can is here and I'm not sure

it is entirely accurate because I hit it as hard as I could and I just

registered 60 mph, but there you go. Oh, come on! You can get higher than

60 mph. That is what I thought. In Lea Valley there is a new tennis and

hockey centre which was opened up. The first Olympic legacy site. The

trainer has been called to court here. At the tennis facility, used

for wheelchair event at the Olympic Games, they had a speed machine

there. It is a community programme, everyone can come down for free, and

so I was trying it out, so miss you. My arm almost fell off and it was 55

mph. Perhaps it was the same one. So what is going on here, we wonder. We

will try to find out. It is set to Venus Williams, that is what is

going on on the scoreboard after an hour of play in the second round

match. SUE BARKER: While the trainer

attends to Kurumi Nara, we will take a look at what else is happening.

Going well for Na Li, the Aussie open champion. That is on the red

button. Over on court 12, Ernests Gulbis,

the 12th seed, up against Stakhovsky is --.

On court Eight, Jamie Murray and his Aussie partner 2-0 up against the

Brits Evans and Ward. Andy will be due on Court Number One in just a

few minutes so busy day for the Murray family. Back we go.

COMMENTATOR: The Championships doubles are taking place all over

the place. So many big names around. One of them Venus Williams. This is

the fourth largest court and perhaps not surprise that at the age of 34

now, Venus Williams, although she is the five-time champion, not surprise

to see her scheduled on this court. I do not think so. This is one of

her favourites -- one of the favourites amongst the players. It

was known as the graveyard, though. When it was caught to in the old

days. I remember her sister, Serena Williams, losing on this court years

ago. You are young, because I can remember Joe -- John McEnroe losing

on this court. You will probably not born. So, people just milling around

on this court at the moment as we find out what is going on with

Kurumi Nara, and if she's going to have back treatment you are allowed

to go off court for that. Did not see anything wrong with her lateral

movement or forward movement or serve at all, to be frank. I thought

she was moving quite well out there. Certainly no obvious problems on her

serve. UMPIRE: Ladies and gentlemen, Miss

Nara is now receiving a medical time-out. Can Venus Williams still

be a factor, deep into the second week? She has won despised times

before. She still represents a threat when in great form and on

grass. Nobody has won it more than her, even her sister. Is it possible

to still be a threat? I think she will always be a dangerous player

particularly on the grass because she has such a big serve, although

she has not shown it to this so far in this match. I feel she has

actually been holding back on her serve. But she still has the ability

to play great tennis. We saw earlier this year she won her first biggest

title quite a few years in Dubai. She beat Alize Cornet. She has an

autoimmune disease which affects her energy levels, her muscles, she gets

muscle ache, shortness of breath, and she has really had to adopt her

training regime and diet. She has a mostly victim diet now and avoid

sugar. -- mostly victim diet. And she is still capable of winning

these matches but here at Wimbledon, I'm not so sure. We have

a medical time-out for Kurumi Nara. She should be out in a couple of

minutes' time, the Japanese number one. SUE BARKER: Venus just trying

to stay supple. Not easy for her being left out on the court either.

We will leave that and had to call one because Andy Murray will be on

in a moment. We will keep you up-to-date with that and if you want

to continue watching, it will be on the red button in just a moment. But

we are heading over to Court Number One but Andy Murray's defence of his

Wimbledon title started on Monday. An emotional return for the reigning

champion. Let's hear how he enjoyed it. COMMENTATOR: He steps back out

to Centre Court. Expectations high. Game and first set, Murray. Game and

second set. A very firm hold on this opening match Andy Murray. What a

perfect start. SUE BARKER: We heard how he enjoyed

it a little earlier on, but we certainly enjoyed watching him in

that match. And now all the attention is on Court Number One.

Not everyone can be there so they have headed to the hilt with their

picnic baskets, enjoying their day out in the tennis on the screen and

hoping that Andy can put in another victory as well. People getting

ready here on Court Number One. Everybody wanted to take their seats

to welcome on Britain's reigning champion. That is the scene on Court

Number One and team is with me once again, and John Lloyd. A great

atmosphere. Britain have a defending champion. We felt it on Monday and

you feel it here too? Absolutely. We found at the order of play and they

are all saying, thank you very much. This court is almost as great as

Centre Court and they will have a feast of tennis today. Andy is the

man and came back on the first day and looked totally relaxed. He said

he was nervous but did not play like he was nervous. You get over the

nerves after the first few games. What we saw from Monday, he can be

arranged happy with how he started his campaign. -- very happy. Yes,

and the first round of any tournament is not always easy and

coming back to defend the title, a home-grown player in the biggest

tournament in the world, it was a lot of pressure. I thought he was

very honest about it. He felt nervous the day before and was

nervous the morning after and that helped him deal with it and when he

went out on the court and got 6-1 in under half an hour, he struck the

ball cleanly and it was a clean performance all round. Interesting

he said he was nervous the day before and before the match

defending his title. Before one I saw him, I asked him, did you sleep

well the night before the final? And he said he did. Not nervous before

the final but nervous to defend his title! Once he got going, as Tim

said, he's so good. He was hitting the ball so cleanly and that is what

you want to do in the first match. Lots of applause here. That is not

the players, just the ball kids coming out. It will be the linesman

and the umpire as well so there will be another two before we see the

players. Tim, you know about build-up. It is often the worst

thing. You had the hopes of the nation to carry and you want to get

it out of the way. Yes, and when you look at the preparation, obviously

losing early at Queen's, the actual fact, he had an extra four days from

the week previously, so it was a big build-up. You talked about sleeping

well before the final. I think that is because you have been in the

event the 13 days, there is a lot of emotional, mental and physical

energy used up. You're pretty tired come the last days, so in the lead

up to this tournament, he had a lot of time to think about it and a lot

of time to make sure his batteries were fully charged. A great start

and a good way to open his account. Andy said that he did not sleep but

Kim and Judy said they were restless. It is almost worse for the

friends and family in the build-up. But this match today against Blaz

Rola, ranked 92 in the world, it is not a bad draw the him. It is a good

draw. And the player mode Can't wait for the headlines tomorrow! It is

Hollywood. He has moved up more than anyone else in the top 100 so he's

obviously on form. But he's playing with Andy Murray, let's be

realistic, and he is a lefty. Andy loves playing lefties. And as far as

his team is concerned, we have family in the corner that Danny,

whom nobody really talks about, Danny has been in his corner for

many years. And he does not get the credit that he deserves because he

knows Andy better than anyone. They go back to the Academy days in

Spain. He has been a common theme that the last seven or eight years

and deserves a lot of credit. We are going to move channels. The players

are just leaving the locker room. If you want to enjoy the tennis on this

match join us over on BBC Two. Buy buy.

When Barbara and I started the Review,

we were seeking to examine the workings

and the truthfulness of establishments.