Day 3 Wimbledon

temperatures which are warming up quite nicely.

Hello and welcome to day three of Wimbledon 2014. The home supporters

are out in force. Andy Murray is playing Blaz Rola.

Who is he? Come on, Tim! It is also a special day for Andy because he is

the guest editor of the famous comic the Beano. It is a unique

achievement coming after his unique achievement of forking out as men's

defending champion -- walking out. Anyone for tennis? Please, Sue! We

can only wonder what is going through Andy Murray's mind now.

Expectations high as Murray gets his defence under way. Stunning defence

from Murray. It is like he has never left this court. Ideal date, ideal

start to his defence. -- ideal day. He leads 2-0. What a perfect start

to the defence of his title here in SW19.

Yes, today he is a sporting superstar and now a comic book

hero. That will impress his younger fans and he will hope to inspire

them again as he continues the defence of his title.

What a welcome. That is what his victory a year ago meant to be fans

watching on Court One. A wonderful ovation. We will be heading over to

the Andy in a moment. He is just one of the big names on court on day

three of Wimbledon. Yes, it is six wins to go for Andy. He is up

against Blaz Rola, ranked 92 in the world. Top seed Novak Djokovic was

in clinical form in round one. Today will be tougher. He faces Radek

Stepanek who beat Murray on the grass at Queen's Club. Grigor

Dimitrov is an court this afternoon facing the Australian Luke Saville.

Agnieszka Radwanska is another who thrives at Wimbledon. She was the

runner-up two years ago and a semifinalist last year. She is first

up on Centre Court against the Australian. Casey Dellacqua.

Caroline Wozniacki will be on court. The former world 11 is up

against the wildcard from Great Britain Naomi Broady -- the former

world number one. Let us take you to the results. Venus Williams is true.

Her opponent had the trainer on court after the first set and it

might have had a lot to do with the second set score. Williams is

through. No problems for the number two seed, Australian Open champion

Li Na of China. She defeated the Austrian in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2.

British interest down on Court 8 today as Jamie Murray and his

partner John Peers defeated the two Brits, Dan Evans and James Ward, in

straight sets. They were finalists at the Queen's Club tournament and

going well here as well. Ernests Gulbis is up against Sergiy

Stakhovsky. Sergiy Gulbis is up against Sergiy

coming through. He caused a big shot last year, defeating Roger Federer.

This year he has put out another big seed. That is what has been

happening elsewhere. All eyes on Court One. Andy Murray has made a

great start. He is a break of serve up in the second. Let us join this

with John Lloyd and Andrew Cotter. All going to plan at the moment for

Murray. His favourite serve den on the

forehand side, the one down the middle. He has

forehand side, the one down the serve in the last two or three

years. Remember the good old days. He has

calmed down on the drop shot, hasn't he? It is still an awesome weapon,

but now it is much more selective. Before, he used to... Well, he was

hitting them from all over the place. Now he picks them at the

right time almost every time. Looks pretty good, if you are an

Andy Murray fan. One lonely Blaz Rola fan but he has been quite of

late. Most of them out there supporting Andy Murray. Still Henman

Hill, mind you. A grand place to watch in weather like this.

Judy Murray is there, sitting a little bit away from the rest of the

Murray camp. They are the cheap seats! On the other side of the

court, actually. Let us take you down the Andy Murray entourage.

Amelie Mauresmo, a long-time friend, Matt Little, Jez Green in the white

cap and the new physio, Mark, Leon Smith... Big entourage. No seats for

Judy. Completely full. Sorry, mum. Second serve. Too easy for Murray to

gobble up. How many people did you travel with, your entourage? No one.

That is quite sad. You fearful Rola now. -- you fear

for. It is not easy. One of the best courts in the world playing against

Andy Murray, you just don't know what to do out here, you have tried

everything and it is getting no return.

He read that well. Murray so nearly had it. He has volleyed well. He has

not had many of them, but when he has, good technique. Good lunch

volley. Kept his balance well. Soft hands. -- lunge.

Unlucky. It is almost like you wish you could get a hypnotist the night

before to say to players, imagine you are not playing Andy Murray when

you look across the net. That is the sort of forehand he would normally

make, but he sees Murray and knows he has to do something special and

misses the ball. Rola has to hold here if any

incredibly faint hopes are to be entertained.

He has the double break in this second set. Murray is romping away

with it now. This does not say a huge amount for the man who Blaz

Rola destroyed in the first round, Pablo Andujar. A breakaway royal box

on Court One. They have moved across from Centre Court. This is where it

is all happening. That is a huge gulf, the total

number of points won with so long to go. Still a perfectionist.

maintain his focus. He has to try to imagine he is under a huge amount of

pressure, right up against it. Wide. Rola running around to open up

the court. Murray not able to take advantage.

That was well taken out of the sky with the sun in his eyes. That

certainly was not easy, the overhead with the sun right in his eyes. Good

lob volley. Really had to shield the sun, squinting as he hit that.

It is time for some more Murray... Just to remind you, the coaching of

Amelie Mauresmo is short-term and it will be reviewed after Wimbledon.

Andy Murray want someone who can be with him full-time on tour pretty

much. We will see after Wimbledon. Also, there has been so much talk

about the employment of a female coach and comments who have been

dismissive, and more considered ones like someone who employed Billie

Jean King in the early 90s, such is the power of the men's game, it is

different shot selection. I think the mental side is the key and

Amelie Mauresmo has been there and done it. A champion is a champion

whether it is a women's Champion or men's Champion. Amelie Mauresmo

knows the men's game, she has watched it, she is a total pro. I

think it will be a good relationship, as long as there is

good bonding with the team which seems to be working out well. I

think it is going to be fine. I can think of some other women

tennis players who would be very good coaches. I think like Martina

Hingis would be excellent, the tactics she used to use on the

court. I love that attitude there. He got a

little bit annoyed. It was a positive reaction. He is up a set

and 5-0 and he is mad he misses that ball. He is greedy, he wants every

single point. That is what the top players do.

Andy Murray has always had strong female role models, coaches. Jimmy

Connors who is joining us next week in the commentary, his mother,

Gloria, she was his coach. He did everything right in this

rally. Kamen exactly at the right time. -- came in. He makes that won

nine out of ten times. Neutrals in the crowd. They would

love to see Blaz Rola get a game here in the second set.

Andy has it. That was for you, coach! Jerry -- CHEERING

One of those days. No mercy for Murray. Serving for the

set. And he does still have the coolest

name in the game. Without question! He could not have hurt that forehand

any harder, I don't think! -- hit. Did not look close to getting to the

forehand. Three set points to face. As simple as that. Murray is flying

on Court One. Two sets to the against Blaz Rola.

SUE BARKER: Comfortable so far for the defending champion. We will be

back there in a moment. A couple of results to bring you. Agnieszka

Radwanska, seeded four, last you's semifinalist, she needed 56 minutes

to defeat the Australian Casey Dellacqua 6-4, 6-0. Meanwhile, on

Court 18, Kevin Anderson seeded 20, he is through in four sets against

Edouard Roger-Vasselin. The big serving South African could

potentially be a fourth-round opponent for Murray if they both get

through to the last 16. That was out on Court 18. Next on

court, Grigor Dimitrov. Here is up against Luke Saville, the qualifier

from Australia. Both of them are former junior champions here. Here

comes Grigor Dimitrov. He has never yet reached the

comes Grigor Dimitrov. He has never Wimbledon, but many are saying he

will go a lot further than that in the tournament this year. You talk

about Anderson being a potential moment Ali opponent for Murray, he

about Anderson being a potential will be an opponent for Murray in

the quarters. -- you talk about Anderson being a potential opponent

for Murray. Back on court. Murray is making it look easy. Blaz

Rola serving to start the third set. The slice is nasty. No one keeps it

lower than him on the grass court. The backhand slice. Down by your

So good! So good, so easy. ankles.

So good! So good, so easy. Manoeuvring the ball around at

ease. If he were not on the other end of it, Blaz Rola I am sure would

be admiring this as well. He is a big fan of the way Murray plays,

just not today. Headline writers are coming up with

all sorts for this. Steam-rollered... That is awful!

Three break points for Andy Murray. A little bit wasteful. Still has

one. A rare sight, that, two errors in a row.

fine style. Yikes if you are a Rola fun but it is good watching for Andy

Murray. In any sport there are those who scaled the finest mountain and

look around and think, what else is there? There are those who come back

and come back and want to win more and more. Let's have a look at the

direction of Andy Murray's serves. He is mixing it up nicely. He is. He

is playing a lefty. So he has altered his serve out a little bit

and gone more out wide and down the middle on the backhand side.

He is hitting the ball so cleanly. He did that in his first round as

well. Just timing the ball beautifully.

That is probably his worst shot of the day, there. Didn't move his

feet. And very rarely for him, was off balance on shot.

New balls, please. A couple of loose shots in there but by and large,

this is as impressive as it gets. Give him the ball in a comfortable

area and Murray will do this to you. It is a familiar story. You just

wonder how Rola can get anything from this match.

Some decent stuff in there from Rola, but that is wonderful from

Murray. He played a Rola, but that is wonderful from

there. What a tennis education he is getting today. Apart from playing on

Court Number One in front of this huge crowd, which is something he is

not used to, huge crowd, which is something he is

player who is just playing so superbly and it is just a huge match

for him. He was the NCA eight champion 2013 in the States and it

is interesting now, the NCA, the college system there, is a bit more

in vogue now. It went out of vogue a few years ago and now it seems to be

back. John Isner lost in the final of the NCAA. Steve Johnson as well.

There are six in the draw. The system is starting to work again and

a lot of people are thinking of it as a good education anyway and then

a good tennis education on top of it. You mentioned what it was in the

past, Connors... Several war won the NCAA title. -- all one NCAA title.

And it has to be that good from Rola to win a point. Therein lies the

problem. With these sort of shots. This one here, the off forehand,

that angle, you just cannot keep doing enough of those.

He forces you to go against the odds the whole time.

That second serve just wafted into the net.

A couple of casual points. First time he has sort of relaxed little

bit. Two errors in a row to get break point. But is all he's doing,

-- all his own doing, not his opponent's.

Is pattern there and the other two were chances that Rola has had on

Murray's serve. He belted it out wide to the forehand.

Nice from Rola. Mixing it up. That was a winner. Murray wouldn't have

got close to that. Very well disguised but just drag it wide.

He may be playing the Spanish Bautista Agut in the next round.

He doesn't want to go down with a bagel here. Certainly in danger of

that. A sorry way to give it away. Murray

will serve for it in just a few moments. You look forward to a match

like this, and then you are absolutely blown away, which Blaz

Rola has been. It is a shame because he has some talent, but the occasion

is perhaps a little too much for him it is a way step up to play someone

of Murray's calibre. He has moved up 109 places in the rankings, has

Rola, so he is on 109 places in the rankings, has

Rola, so he is his way up but this is the gulf in class between the two

players. He has tried hard here to force the action but he has had to

go outside his comfort zone and he is just coming up against such a

great player. He doesn't know what to do. A brief watch from Henman

Hill, this match, because it is very shot. The backspin on that shot...

Almost impossible to get that. I am frantically trying to scrabble

around to find out when Murray has had a bigger victory done this at

Wimbledon. -- van this. As comprehensive victory as you are

to see. The defending champion, the Murray Machine rumbles on. Not too

much energy expired. Court One has been kind to him. That was a maestro

at work there. He was absolutely brilliant today. That is it, I've

seen enough. Blaz Rola came out here after a very comfortable win himself

in the first round a half. Murray was several steps up. -- in the

first round against Andujar. Batman has just beaten him comprehensively

unconvincingly. -- and convincingly. There is a statement, from Andy

Murray to the rest of the Championship. When you look at the

early part of Wimbledon, you obviously get through the matches

but you look to see how your game is progressing, how you are feeling the

ball, what is going right and wrong. Anything to work on. The answer for

him is nothing to work on. Everything is working almost to

perfection, and a marvellous performance. Let's hear from the

winner. That looked easy win. Yes, I played

fairly well today. He's just came out of college and he has broken

into the top 100, so it was tough for him today. He does not have much

grass experience but I think it will definitely keep improving because he

has a good game, but I just have to concentrate on my side of the net

today. I took care of myself pretty well through the majority of the

match. How much does it help to have a match where you do not expend too

much energy? It helps. I feel like that cost me a little bit at the

French Open, not necessarily that I would have beaten Rafa in the

semifinals even though I felt perfect. But I played a lot of lawn

matches there and a lot of the sets I was ahead and early in the

tournament I've is a break up in one match in every single set and I won

12-10 on the fifth set and if you can finish matches as quickly as

possible it definitely helps in the long run. Still getting to know

Amelie, I guess. What will you make of today's performance? I'm sure she

will be happy with it. I obviously have not seen her since the match

but we will have a chat about it this afternoon, rest and then get

ready for the next round. Weldon. SUE BARKER: Lost just two games on

Court Number One, and we will get more reaction to that victory later

in the day. But Murray is winning on Court Number One, we are heading to

Centre Court to see the champion of Queen's, Greek or in the trough, up

against Luke Saville, a qualifier from Australia. -- the champion of

Queen's, Grigor Dimitrov. COMMENTATOR: A very exciting rally.

Saddle having just dropped his serve now has eight break point. --

saddle. Did well to stay in this rally and

then when he got his chance on the parting shot he executed it well. He

dropped serve in the last game, did the young Australian.

About 150 miles North of Adelaide. Wimbledon junior champion here in

2011. Dimitrov won that title back in 2008.

Three titles won this year by the Bulgarian, who is 23 years of age.

13 in the world rankings now. Including Bucharest and Queen's.

Oh! New balls, please. So despite the stumble, Dimitrov manages to

consolidate the break. You look at Dimitrov now and the

progress he has made. On his first tour title at the end of last year

in Stockholm, and three already this year. People are increasingly saying

if we are looking for the next big player, this is it. Certainly he has

been talked about for a number of years, and now as you mentioned in

the last 12 months, he has really been adding some substance to his

game. He has been winning titles, his ranking has been moving in the

right direction, and when you break down the attributes of his game, he

has all the shots. Good service. He is popping them down pretty quick

and very strong from the baseline. Good racket head speed. Good

technique. Moves well. It seems he has the mental capacity as well, so

it will be interesting to watch whether he can keep developing and

whether he can continue to win tournaments and hopefully Grand

Slams in the future. He is now being guided by the Australian Roger

Rashid. Slams in the future. He is now being

guided by the Australian Roger He has worked

guided by the Australian Roger He Hewitt. He is a real disciplinarian

guided by the Australian Roger He with a strong work ethic. Perhaps

that gives you that little bit of hardness. I think so.

When he won his first round here, Luke Saville, it was his very first

victory at this level. It has done his bank balance the

world of good. It has done his bank balance the

?10,000 this year. Even if he loses this match, he takes ?43,000 away.

And in terms of his development as a young player, his ranking, which

currently stands at 236, will be improved.

Best forehand was 103mph. That is absurd. -- that forehand.

Lost his last service game from 30-0 up. At this level, you have got to

play four good points, not This really is the challenge. You

see Saville sit Ali hit shots like this. He has the capability but it

is whether he can keep the consistency, not just for a game,

but for five sets -- you see Saville hit.

Not afraid to go for his shots. He beat Liam Brodie in the final of

Not afraid to go for his shots. He beat Liam Brodie in the final the

Wimbledon juniors. Naomi Broady plays Harold and was Iraqi. And of

course tomorrow Heather Watson plays Angelique Kerber. -- Naomi Broady

plays Caroline Wozniacki. Nonchalant!

Nonchalant or a little bit lucky? You are a hard man, Henman.

He has certainly done the right thing there, holding onto his serve,

forcing Dimitrov to serve out the first set. The last game of a set or

a match is sometimes not the easiest to win.

The right shoulder is warming up now. 134 mph-macro.

Sorry, I was looking at the wrong column. It is a new thing we have

got in our booth this year. I knew he was serving well, but not that

well! He has served four aces. It is three set points after 29 minutes.

SUE BARKER: Grigor Dimitrov takes the opening set, bidding to get into

the third round of Wimbledon for the first time. But we are going to

update you with what has been happening elsewhere. We know Andy

Murray is through. Disappointing news for Britain's Tara Moore. She

battled hard on court to against the former finalist here, Vera

Zvonareva. former finalist here, Vera

Moore. A year ago, she lost 7-5 in the third set of the opening round.

She has battled hard but sadly still without a victory. Vera Zvonareva is

through. Over on Court One, former champion

Petra Kvitova, seeded sixth, just out her match against Mona Barthel.

That is live on the red button. And caught three, this match is not

really getting under way -- court number three. Marcos Baghdatis is

practising. They are now playing. His opponent had the train up on the

court for a hip injury. Marcos Baghdatis is a set and 3-2 up. That

match is also on the red button. Excuse me, Leonardo Mayer took the

first set. Back to Centre Court. It is the 20-year-old Australian who

will get as under way. He is challenging.

UMPIRE: Mr Saville is challenging the ball. One of the most

enthusiastic challenges I have ever seen.

UMPIRE: The call stands. Saville was still trying to lean when the flight

of the ball was on Hawk-Eye, trying to help it back into the court.

That is not going to help him get back into this match. Second double

fault. Dimitrov straightaway with a great chance to break.

skills. Saville did well to flick it down the line. So far out of the

court. You can see by his reaction how important he knows this is. The

early break in the second set, looking to stamp his authority on

the match. The problem is as well, when you are

the inexperienced player and your opponent who is ranked higher and

playing at a higher level, you feel the match is going so quickly,

you're just trying to slow it down. Just trying to win a point would be

good at this stage. Dimitrov winning the last 11.

Eight points played in this set all won by Dimitrov who is into a

lovely rhythm. After six minutes of one set, this is a much -- must win

game. He gave this a fearful slap, despite

sliding. Did not miss by that much. That will make young Luke Saville

feel a bit better. The first love service game. Dimitrov is serving so

well today. 73% of first serves in. He is winning 86% of the points

behind the first serve. One break point we saw when the BBC News

joined us. He has not had a sniff of the Dimitrov service games. That is

right. Dimitrov has done a very good job on his own serve. It puts

enormous pressure on your opponent's serve. Saville did a good

job, keeping a high percentage of first serves and trying to keep

Dimitrov on the back foot. This is what Saville has been up against.

Average first serve speed is a good start. Good variation. The red dots

of the bases -- the red dots are the aces. Hitting his spots well. Until

Queen's Club, Grigor Dimitrov was best known in Britain for being

Maria Sharapova's boyfriend. He is establishing his own credentials

very rapidly. You have to make it when you are

facing the second serve. Got to get those back into play.

I love the way he picked up the half-volley off the return. The

racket head speed you talk about, that generates all the pace, and the

control. but you certainly need good timing,

that is when but you certainly need good timing,

that those big mis-hits will come. Saville has not won a point against

Dimitrov's three last service games. He is in the same section of the

draw as David Ferrer. He reached the quarterfinals in the Australian

Open. That was his major quarterfinal.

Dimitrov has stopped, saying he is challenging. But the ball was out on

the baseline. He can replicate that on the

backhand as well. It is such an aggressive shot down the line on the

high part of the net. The way he is serving, these might as well be set

points. The service judge called fault and it has now been corrected.

UMPIRE: Corrected. A little bit of confusion all round. Is Dimitrov

going to challenge the correction? He is going to challenge. It has all

been explained. The Mitroglou at least smiling. -- dimmer

one of those mis-hits you were referring to. It was a mis-hit and

slight lack of footwork, he did not move up to the ball. And when he

swung, he was a little bit too early on it.

The second break secured. I mentioned he was in the same section

as David Ferrer of the draw. That will be a fascinating match. David

Ferrer is one of the most consistent performers and greatest

competitors. Can you see Dimitrov beating him? He would have a chance.

He is not going to get ahead of himself yet but we can look further

afield in terms of the draw. We can see with his attributes to his game,

how hard he is hitting his forehand and how well he is serving, he will

be tough to beat. But I think it is very easy to underestimate David

Ferrer. You don't think he will be that effective on grass but he is

such a good competitor. He moves fantastically well and he is so

solid on the baseline. I remember him playing Andy Murray a couple of

years ago and they had a really good battle out here on Centre Court. It

is one we could look forward to. A lot of fans would like to see that

matchup. The young versus the old. Duchess of Cornwall. She is back in

her place. She needed to be quick, by the looks

her place. She needed to be quick, Woodward, distinguished sportsman,

Geoffrey Boycott is there as well. I suppose even as a Welshman, I

recognise Sir Clive Woodward's achievement in coaching the England

rugby team. the same. Secret to this shot was

how well he stayed down. He was not interested in coming back to the

court. He got down on that right leg and stayed through the shop, hit the

shot and then moved. Dimmer trough has not lost a single

point on serve in this set. -- Dimitrov has not lost a single

point. A very famous player once lost a set and dropped two points on

the serving the entire set. It was that a major, on Centre Court.

I remember Stefan Edberg dot-mac he did not drop his shot at all. 1991?

Roger Federer lost the first set against Tommy Haas in the French

Open a couple of years back. In fact he nearly won the title. He had all

six service games to love and he dropped two points on the serve in

the tie-break. We will be back to see him serve for

the second set in just a moment. Good news for Britain's number one,

the defending champion Andy Murray was on court just one hour and 24

minutes. He beat Blaz Rola of Slovenia.

That was to the delight of the Court One crowd and next up for Andy

Murray is the winner of the match currently on court 18.

The first set going to Roberto Bautista Agut. That is out on court

18. On Court Number One is a former champion.

You can see that much on the red button.

That is what is happening elsewhere, let's rejoin Centre Court.

COMMENTATOR: New balls as Grigor Dimitrov serves 48 two sets to love

lead. UMPIRE: Dimitrov is challenging a

call. He has not got much wrong today but he has got that one wrong.

There is the first point conceded with the serve.

I like the way Saville really stepped into that return and took it

on the front foot. He is not overawed by this occasion,

certainly. I am surprised by that call. I

thought that was good. You would think at this stage of the set as

well, a challenge left and he might ask the question.

I can tell you that it would be in his favour, he was in, but he did

not challenge. Instead of being up 15-40, he is now down set point.

Things going very nicely indeed for the 11th seeded Grigor Dimitrov. We

have talked a lot about him. Let's talk about Luke Saville. From what

you have seen in this first almost an hour of the match, a future in

the game, top 100 player? Definitely. When you break down his

game, technically, he has a lot of talented shots and I think you need

more experience, more matchplay. Because he has shown moments where

he has played some tennis at a high level but there are too many dips.

Against Dimitrov, he is maintaining a high level and is finding it hard

to compete. But he is still young, only 20, the more experience you can

gain, the better his performances are going to be. Having come through

the quarterfinals dot-mac his ranking will jump now.

He will be gaining that sort of experience. It is definitely a step

in the right direction. He can then look at playing qualifying for some

of the events on the main tour which is where he wants to be. It is where

he wants to be able to play against the best players in the best

tournaments and hopefully make a good living from it. He does look

like he has got some game, he just needs a little more experience. Like

his opponent, the former world number one junior, it is tough

making the transition from being top dog, as it were, to being a nobody.

That is right. You get to play in all of the junior Grand Slams and

you think it is a lovely existence, but then you move away from juniors

and it is into the real, wide world of professional tennis. Where nobody

really pays too much attention to the past.

A second love service game of the match for Luke Saville. Let's have a

look at the statistics of the second set, anything hit you? Certainly a

lot of yellow on the left-hand side which means the dominant player, MD

8% first serves from Dimitrov is brilliant. -- 78%.

The winner of this matchplay is either Benjamin Becker of Germany or

the first seeded Ukrainian, Alexandr Dolgopolov.

That match being played out on court eight.

Pity. He has not had many chances to get into the service game of

Dimitrov. Just the one break point. Was certainly a chance there.

His father is a construction manager. He is one of three

children, one brother and one sister and all of them play tennis.

Very solid service game from Luke Saville. We have been talking about

Grigor Dimitrov's Forgan -- forehand. He can illustrate the fact

his backhand is pretty useful as well. He has been varying it nicely.

A mixture of top-spin and slice and predominantly going across but every

now and again, throwing one down the line. When you look at these

statistics, it surprises me that these hits are only slices, it seems

like it has been coming over his backhand a little more. But it is an

impressive shot. He has good racket head speed. Creating a lot of

top-spin which gives them the margin for error. And he can still really

attack of both wings. And all-round talent which is really

flowering now. Saville has not been able to get in

any scoreboard pressure. He was always behind. He lost his serve

early in the second set as well and now, he needs to try to gain some

momentum. It is the first time Dimitrov has been down.

Now a second serve, can he look to be aggressive?

A couple of good points and now it is important not to play the

scoreboard, you have to play the next point I look for another

opportunity to be aggressive. See if he can create a break point

opportunity. As the good players tend to do, 128

mph, first serve in the corner. Still in the game but he would fancy

a look at a second term. -- serve. Absolutely the right play, took the

second serve on the rise, moved forward and then came unstuck with

the movement. It was a step in the right

wasn't it? He has not had too many opportunities.

wasn't it? He has not had too many class to get back to 30-30. Now

wasn't it? He has not had too many has to focus on his own service in.

-- game. Thought about challenging but

decided not to. By his standards, he has just gone

off the boil a little bit in this set. After the dominant player of

the first 2-mac, a few unforced errors creeping in.

That old cliche, it is the difference between best of three and

best of five sets. Which they only do at the Majors and Davis Cup.

Another illustration of how he stays down, so low along the backhand. A

low ball, mid-court. There was a stray ball. Which

Dimitrov had noticed. done an awful lot wrong. There have

been a few points when he has been up on his serve.

done an awful lot wrong. There have been a few points when he -- Luke

Saville. The worst time he lost his serve is when he was 30-0 up. -- the

first time. He has thrown in a serve and volley

every now and then and that was a lovely backhand volley. He has done

pretty well behind it. Only two thirds of the points.

It is one of those things to be aware of and obviously in an arena

like this, but the first time, it is easy to be distracted. We have

played to 21 games and he has only served and volleyed a few times.

That took courage. That is coming in on the second serve at break point

down. Well played! He saved three break

points. SUE BARKER: a brave holed from looks Apple. We will go back to

Centre Court in a few moments. -- from looks Apple. But let's take a

look at what is going on on the other courts.

Coming up next on Centre Court, will be this man, Novak Djokovic should.

He has been in impressive form. He is the favourite for the title. He

is up against Radek Stepanek. That could be a tricky match. That is

next on Centre Court. COMMENTATOR: Grigor Dimitrov leading

two sets to love. UMPIRE: Luke Saville is challenging

the call. A very good use of Hawk-Eye but he

would be disappointed that he did not get the opportunity to play the

next point because he had set it up very well.

It is funny. Covering a tournament that does not have Hawk-Eye, it just

does not seem right. It adds to the atmosphere of a match. The crowd

gets involved. does not see too many of those kind

does not see too many of those kind It is funny. You see a rally of that

quality and you realise that there is a man ranked 236

quality and you realise that there just goes to show what tremendous

talent there is out here. That is correct. You see the level

that he is capable of playing, he has a great service motion. The

question of doing it a point after point comes into play.

And not playing shots like that one! He was not trying to hit a winner.

Those are the shots that the best players did not miss.

behind. That is the sort of response you expect from a top player. He has

saved three rate points in his last service game. -- three break points.

That was a very clever shot. He knew he was under pressure and he chipped

that act across the court. Luke Saville just needed to take his time

and if he could have dropped that over the net, it would have in

wonderful. -- been wonderful. Just that hint of frustration. By

Rick points he has had in the last two service games and none of them

converted. His opponent can almost see the finish line.

Just the third double fault of the match from Luke Saville and bad

surely handed the match to his opponent. Do you think this man is

ready to make the huge breakthrough and challenge for the top four spot

in the world? It is still a work in progress. The top players are very

dominant and I'd put Andy Murray in that equation. I do not think it

will be too long but I do not think it will be this year. He is doing a

lot of good things with his game. He has done a lot of good work on the

court and off the court as well. But I think he will have to serve a

little bit more time before he is ready to break into the top four

seeds in the world. It is interesting. I think back to Boris

Becker and he won when he was 17 years old. The age profile of the

game has changed. The average age of the top 100 players is 28.

game has changed. The average age of correct. There are 30 four men in

the draw aged over 30. That is amazing. I don't think any of us

would have predicted that. It is to do with the way the game has

changed. There is more play from the baseline. Less serving and bullying.

I do not know further that was harder on the body. Maybe the

training tech pigs are better. Players are playing longer. --

training technique. The ace count reaches double figures.

Luke Saville was trying the same shot here, to place the ball at the

feet of his opponent. But he played at very high. His opponent had time

to closing. UMPIRE: new balls, please.

White back it might be a good set of balls to buy. -- it might be a good

set of all is to buy. Grigor Dimitrov is going for a freshly

strong racket. That is a great shot. A one-handed

backhand. That is a great shot. A one-handed

the serve. That ball found the line and it just

skidded on. It is more where the servers have been playing. The grass

gets very warm. That ball accelerated through.

I like the way he looked back over his shoulder as if to say how

I like the way he looked back over you get to that shop? This is what

it is going to be like if you make it to the top.

He is doing a good job, trying to hang in there. He wants to try to

make his opponent served just one more game.

He is savouring his time on Centre Court and who wouldn't? This is a

famous old arena. He has contributed quite a lot to a very enjoyable

match. He has done very well. He has played some good tennis. The bottom

line is his opponent has produced long spells of better tennis. That

is obviously highlighted by their respective rankings. Grigor Dimitrov

is ranked 30. It is a gulf in class. Grigor Dimitrov will serve next. It

will be his worst time in the word round of Wimbledon. That is a mark

of the progress that he has made. He started last year ranked 48th in the

world and entered it ranked 23. He is now ranked 13. Surely he will be

ranked in the top ten very soon? It will be interesting to see if he can

push through into the top ten and the top eight and make the World

Tour Finals. That would be nice. These forehand shots are just

colossal. 96 miles an hour, that last forehand

shot. UMPIRE: the ball is being

challenged, that all was called in. COMMENTATOR: three match points.

UMPIRE: game, set, match Grigor Dimitrov. Three sets to love.

That was a job that was very well done. Yes, he played a lower ranked

player. But I any standards, that was a formance of real quality. It

certainly was. It carries on from where he left off at Queen's Club.

That was a really professional performance. He gave very little

away on his serve. He looked very confident and comfortable out there.

He was aggressive from the baseline and dominated but that forehand of

his. He moved very well. He and his coach will be very pleased with that

performance. I always look forward to next Monday. That is when the

last 16 comes through. I cannot help feeling that it Grigor Dimitrov is

still there, that will be interesting. It will. I am sure he

is going to be around for many more years to come and that is only a

good thing for the game of tennis. I like the fact that more and more

players are going off the court together this year. That brings back

a lot of old memories and harks back to the old traditions. You think

back to all of the old Australian players who have done so well on

this court over the years. This young man has every chance. We will

definitely see him at Wimbledon again. He can reflect on a very good

last ten days. He came through qualifying, he has experienced

Centre Court. He will go away motivated and ready to start getting

accepted into these tournament is and not worrying about qualifying

any more. It is a big step up for him in terms of ranking and in terms

of prize-money. Grigor Dimitrov is looking towards the highest points

of the game. He wants to qualify for the ATP finals in London at the end

of the year. If I was allowed to bed, and we are not, I think I might

put some money on him! -- allowed to bet some money. He plays very well

on every surface and that is a great advantage and very important.

Let's just confirmed that scoreline. That match lasted just around 90

minutes. He talks now to Gary Richardson.

That was an excellent match. How did it feel? I was extremely happy

coming onto the court and I am confident at the moment. Today was a

great day and I just wanted to enjoy my time on the court and produce

some good tennis. You showed you were enjoying it. You are

flamboyant, you clearly loved being out there. I did indeed. You do not

get the chance to go on a court like that every day. I was just trying to

be compact and played the right shot at the right time. My opponent was

very tricky, and he came from the qualifying rounds. How close do you

think you are on playing at the very top of your game? At the moment, I

am just playing every match. Every day there is a different opponent, a

different game plan. When you play against the top players, you need to

react very fast and you must show your best here. How much of a

landmark is it for you getting through to the state of the

competition? I always wanted to do that and I always wanted to play

well on grass. I love being out here. Step-by-step, I am achieving

some of my goals and some of the things that I want, but I am not

done yet. Congratulations. South Leeds Independence Centre Rob he is

firmly on his way. -- SUE BARKER: Leeds Independence Centre Rob he is

is firmly on his way. He will meet engine and their corner next. --

Benjamin Becker next. That will be a great match. Let's tell you what has

been happening elsewhere. No problems for Li Na, the

Australian Open champion, she came through in straight sets, 6-2, X-2.

-- 6-2. Never got past the quarterfinals here. Comfortably

through to round three. Stakhovsky has put out a seed again. He put out

Federer last year. He was asked to compare this match to that one and

he said, not only close. He was not that impressed but we certainly

were. Another tremendous performance from Stakhovsky. Disappointment for

Britain's Tara Moore. She lost 7-5 a year ago in the opening round and

today, she went out 9-7 in the third to reserve one a raver --

Zvonareva. Andy Murray is through. He lost two games making it his most

combines a victory ever in terms of games lost. He only lost one game at

the Australian Open in 2007. He was only on court for one hour and 24

minutes and the crowd loved it. A very impressive performance from

Andy Murray and someone who knows him well, his former coach, Mark

Petchey, that was quite a performance. I think everybody felt

he was going to come in there with all guns

I was very impressed when he played Goffin. It is probably the best I

have seen him strike it all year. Everyone talking about the drawers,

and how it has really worked for him, saying Goffin and then playing

a player ranked 92 in the world. But he still has to win the matches and

none of them are ever easy. The one thing he has done exceptionally well

in this tournament so far is serve well and when you have the tools

that he has, you can unlock your opponent, and if you are serving

well, the pressure on your opponent is immense. I was chatting to his

team earlier today. He looks relaxed and he looks like he is hitting the

ball and you can always get a sense within the camp, when they feel his

chances of winning a tournament great and they all feel the year has

been difficult in tens of coming back from back surgery in September.

Andy Murray expects a lot of himself. This is a tournament that

he loves playing in. Grass is arguably his best surface and he has

hit the ground running here. People will be looking at those results,

yes you cannot win the tournament in those first two matches but he will

have impressed everyone. We are feeling more relaxed. I think all of

that intense pressure from last year has gone because he has now won the

title and we can all move on, including Andy! Let's talk a little

bit about the backhand. It has been such an impressive shot for him and

such a weapon. It is the variety that comes with his backhand. You

see him flashing one crosscourt here. You could put him to sleep for

tenures and he would come out and hit that backhand out of the middle

of the racket. It is so flat. I watched him last year from the side

and you can see the trajectory, the way he produces his backhand. Novak

Djokovic put a lot more spin on the ball. It comes up- his opponent.

Andy Murray has an incredible ability to get it flat and still get

the ball to stay download. Coupled with movement, it is an outrageous

shot that is almost impossible to defend against. This year, he was

doing a lot more of that way he was a good two metres inside the

baseline, utilising the short backswing and taking on the second

serve of his opponents. By back and it is so difficult to read. Yes, you

have so little time to see it. The string pattern in these rackets can

all change. He has gone to the racket he played with in 2008 which

is in much denser pattern and it allows, I think, U2 hit the ball

flat and give it more control. Andy has taken a bit of spin off the ball

since Miami. When you watch him play out here, with the slightly heavier

balls, Gulbis was complaining a little that the ball does not take

the bin. You do not want spin. We have seen it with Andy, particularly

with the ground strokes, it is getting it through the court. It is

why he fired me, because I did not understand it! Ivan Lendl has gone

as well. I have something in common with him! He gave him the confidence

to be aggressive and come forward and he seems to be doing that. This

has been quite a nice and easy transition for Amelie Mauresmo

hasn't it? There is not a great deal she can change now heading into

Queen's. She is therefore a psychological boost, he is defending

this title. He was probably more nervous coming into this and he was

for the final last year. She is wise. I worked with her two years

ago at the French Open and she has a great take on tennis. She is so

mature up with her outlook on life. As Andy Mitchell was in age, he is

looking for something different. I feel as if he has got that with

Amelie Mauresmo at Wimbledon regardless of whether he goes on to

win it. You feel that a lot of the major decisions are made by Danny

but when it gets towards the end of the tournament, Amelie Mauresmo will

come in because that is where it Danny has not had experience. When

Andy got past my best ever ranking and he did that very quickly, you

want to have a conversation with somebody, this is how I am feeling.

Whether it is quarterfinals or semifinals or whatever. Danny does

an amazing amount of work and I don't think you get enough credit

for it. But Andy will be looking for advice that Danny, having not been

in that situation, could not give. That is why it Amelie Mauresmo is

here and given away Andy has played in the opening couple of rounds, I

expect her voice and experience will be needed. The draw will get a lot

tougher. Not necessarily in the next round, possibly up against the

players out on court 18. Bautista Agut Agut showed some great

quality on grass a couple of weeks ago.

He has played well and he is somebody that is very different from

the normal Spanish type of player. He is a little spiky. You will not

go out there and be intimidated but Kevin Anderson, for me, is more the

wildcard than Fabio Fognini. What about Grigor Dimitrov? Wonderful at

Queen's Club and he has brought that form through here. He hired Roger

wish she'd just a week before he won his first title in Stockholm. Roger

is a great coach with a great work ethic and when you hire him, you are

buying into the ethic of working hard. Dimitrov had cramping, felt

like he was working hard, try to get to the bottom of it. The fitness and

strength has been a big part of it. This game is about small business --

percentages. When you start holding serve with his serve as well as it

does, it takes a bit of pressure of the returning game which is why we

have seen him collect titles on all three different surfaces this year.

We asked Roger at Queen 's weight Dimitrov was fitness wise and he

said, only 25%. Roger believes in hard work and he

gets guys in the top ten. We are up next with Novak Djokovic on Centre

Court. The Centre Court crowd certainly enjoying this one. Up

against Radek Stepanek. This was a short time ago. He is the top seed,

the bookies's favourite and he was in all some form in his opening

round. Up against a tricky opponent, 35 years of age but he knows how to

play on the big occasion. He beat 35 years of age but he knows how to

Andy Murray at Queen's. We will 35 years of age but he knows how to

keeping an eye on this one and 35 years of age but he knows how to

will be talking about coaches, this man has Boris Becker. Let's hear

from him. BORIS BECKER: a year ago, -- we have a good time. We have been

working together for over six months and he is a wonderful guy and a

wonderful player. What sort of things do you bring to his game

because he is such a top player. I am not in titled... I would not

speak about that, he has a great team around him. His physio, myself,

we all try to make him play better. Roger Federer said at the weekend

with Stefan Edberg, it is not where it Stefan Edberg is saying, this is

how you hit a forehand, because he knows how to do that, it is often

the mental aspect. Offering advice before a big match. Because you have

experienced the very best moments of Wimbledon. I don't think we can tell

Djokovic or Federer things about form, they can do that themselves.

But there are many areas, every top vessel needs help. I like to think I

know a thing or two about the game, especially on grass. It is about the

player at the end of the day, whether they can perform and

deliver. We are just a sideshow. Sitting on Centre Court, is it nice

to have that feeling you are involved, it is not playing but it

is as close as you will get? Going from playing, holding the Wimbledon

title in my hands, to commentary, and I miss it. I am happy I can

speak to hear. -- speak to you here. It is a pleasure to work with a guy

like Djokovic you is a great student of the game. You were a great

champion. People will always remind you, second-round match and upsets

can happen but you would not expect one today? Stepanek is a very

accomplished grasscourt player. Today will be a tough match. Thank

you Boris. SUE BARKER: we certainly miss him in the BBC commentary box.

Has he been brought in because Novak is getting a bit twitchy about these

Grand Slam finals? He has only won one of the last six. It has been

tough for him. You can overcome placate things. Look at the way Del

Potro played against him in the semifinal. That took a little bit

out of him. The same could be argued in New York.

There is a journey through this draw that sometimes these to be navigated

as carefully as possible. This is what Boris is here for, those

moments. I expect to see Novak in the back end of the second week and

that is where Boris will come in. the back end of the second week and

Many people would be happy to get to five Grand Slam finals but when he

was so dominant, it was not good enough for him. It is the way people

measure Roger Federer. He has hit so much higher than the normal heights

for most people. Djokovic will be talked about in the

same conversations as Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer in terms of Grand

Slams. Who knows, you could go on and win many more. We are ready for

this one. A tricky opponent. COMMENTATOR: The number one seed is

taking his time while his opponent is getting ready. It is always good

to be sitting beside you, I must reiterate that. This is intriguing

potentially. Upset, highly doubtful, you could certainly see Stepanek

making things cloudy and unpredictable for Djokovic. Maybe a

set, possibly two sets. But at this stage, late in his career, 35, to go

all the way, I do not see that. The number one seed will open this

second-round match. A cell phone going off, that is annoying. At

least it was before the first point, it does not see to have affected

him. Stepanek with the quick challenge. Get the cell phone out of

the way, we have a challenge, first serve. It is barely in but that is

all it needs. You could not blame Stepanek for

thinking, maybe it will not be my day, with a start like that. Let's

hope years not thinking that already! Djokovic challenged!

LAUGHTER B side linesman is being tested

immediately! And that is in. This poor man having to make some tough,

quick decisions. A couple of close calls, one out of two.

Boris Becker is up there, there he is. A great champion, six time

Slam, seven time Wimbledon finalist. Was he the last man to lose in the

second round as number one seed? I am just glad he is not watching on

TV, listening to us! He won it twice already, 17 and 18 years old. And he

put the whole thing in perspective having lost that game. He said there

was no war, no battle, I just lost a Test match -- tennis match.

Novak hoping to add that 2%, maybe a little more, to get him over the

hump and win some more Slams. And making more history. Stepanek seems

to have turned his ankle a little bit. We will see if we can catch a

replay. He comes in... He turned it a little bit. That hurts, it looked

like he went with it, it should not be too bad, but at 35, you have

already lost half a step and you don't want to lose any more.

Good start for the man from the Czech Republic. Not too much weight

on the toe. When he tried to throw himself down. I think adrenaline

will come into play and it should be not too much of an issue, he has

problems already. But that does not help.

Novak Djokovic comfortable moving forward. Better

and better volleys as his career has comfortable moving forward. Better

moved along. It is not easy to do. Usually when the court is dry, it is

less slippery, both players struggling early in this match. It

is still green behind the brown spots.

He thought about it and I think you may well have had a case.

I am not going to ask you your age, Barry, I refuse to do that! That was

the far line. Come on now. Stepanek will look to do that

throughout the match, take the ball on early. The ball jumps up and he

will move forward. Nicely done. Djokovic could have

stopped that point. He is complaining about the call on the

sideline, that guy is having a tough time over their! Eagled the ball was

wide. -- he thought the ball was wide.

SUE BARKER: while the players change ends, let's tell you what has been

happening elsewhere. Fabio Fognini, 60th seed of Italy is 3-1 in four

sets against Tim Puetz of Germany and he will next face Kevin

Anderson. Leonardo Mayer here at match point against Marcos

Baghdatis. He has won back it in four set -- he has won it. He

Baghdatis. He has won back it in face either David Ferrer or Andrey

Kuznetsov. David Ferrer has come back fighting

in the third set. It is live on BBC Two. Tomas Berdych, former finalist

here, a break of set town. SmackDown. --

You would assume the longer the rally, the better the chance for

Djokovic. Exactly the type of exchanges he would like to be in

with Stepanek. Stepanek, so far doing a good job

mixing up the pace of his serve with variety as well as the spin. He

needs to do that. Critical. Against a guy who to me, is the best return

I have ever seen. 1987, it was, when he lost that

second-round match. Only one to do so as number one seed.

Stepanek much preferring to hit a flatter ball, trying to make an

impact and get the ball to go through the court.

That is the one two, three punch. Beautiful serve. Excellent approach.

That is the one two, three punch. It makes this ball nice and easy,

easy. form of his opening round match. It

was an absolute breeze for him. He had not had much practice on grass.

He chose consciously to make the same decision that I remembered this

guide Bjorn Borg making. He was not too bad a player. Bjorn Borg did it

five times in a row, not playing any warm up event. Sometimes you need to

get away. Is devastating to strong a word? Losing in a final to Rafael

Nadal. A nine time winner of the French Open out of ten. I thought

the results of Bjorn Borg more incredible, he won six out of eight.

the results of Bjorn Borg more They are the two greatest ever, on

clay. To make that turnaround, finally, next year, after all these

years, there will be an extra week for a turnaround. He has the chance

to do allsorts of things and forget about tennis and come back here with

a fresh perspective. That is his wife to be. She is pregnant with

their first child. wife to be. She is pregnant with

are going to see more and to do with. Do you go that extra

gear? Do you have the guts to take something of it? Do you try to fool

him? The fact that Novak Djokovic witch

hung in there as long as he did gives you a pretty good idea of how

athletic he is. -- Novak Djokovic should. I think you see already how

good a volleyer Radek Stepanek actually is. He won both those

points just to get back to 30-30. He is looking hard at that. But he

is leaving it at that. For the second time in this game

Novak Djokovic should a rates himself. -- bill rates himself. He

would see it as making three mistakes in this game. But the

player from the Czech Republic deserved this game.

The games will be hard-fought in this match. He needs to get some

games on the scoreboard if he is to have any chance.

You can see that Novak Djokovic should is wound up tight in this

match. Radek Stepanek took a set in their last meeting at Wimbledon.

That was a couple of years back. That shows some excellent

improvisational skills. The ball is behind him. He did not have a lot of

choice at that point but that was very well done.

Yes! As you said, old-fashioned. You certainly do not see much of this

any more. Chip and charge. He has a flair for the dramatic. No doubt

about it. He is playing games with the head of his opponent. That will

get under his skin. That is another almost certain and shot that Novak

Djokavic has missed. He is unsettled early in this match.

quite a bit for his team to think about. I do not think they would

have expected it. But his opponent is throwing everything that he can

at him. We knew that this was the way this match would go. He has

eight good team assembled around him. He is coached from long

distance by Peter Korda. He does not travel with him that much. -- he has

a good team. That is his team there. I am having difficulty with the

pronunciation! Can you help me, Barry? We are going to work on

verifying this! We must make sure we are talking about the right table.

Radek Stepanek is not really a guy that you need to coach. He marches

to the beat of his own drum. -- the right people.

It is nice to see the Duchess of Cornwall coming out and enjoying her

afternoon in the sun. You Americans are all the same! You adore are

Royal Family. So do we, are all the same! You adore are

think of it. Easy does it, then he pounces. That

is the type Easy does it, then he pounces. That

improved that aspect of his game. He has excellent hands.

That was unlucky. That is where being at the age of 35 comes into

play. He should have let backdrop. -- let that drop.

The bigger head of steam that you get going, the harder it is to slug

-- to stop. Frustration is building for Novak

Djokovic. He may be aged 35 but he is playing

tremendously well. That was another tremendously hard shop. He plays a

lot of tennis doubles. It keeps you very sharp and precise with your

play at the net. -- a hard shot. He gives Novak Djokovic a taste of

his own medicine. He has got him a little bit out of

his comforts on because Novak Djokovic went 410 miles an hour

second serve. That is risky. -- for a 110 miles an hour.

That was a well-deserved lap of honour. The crowd is loving this.

First of all, look at the shot he plays here. This part was even

better. It is annoying for Novak Djokovic but very entertaining for

this crowd. What a game from the man from the

Czech Republic. Two break points. He has earned them.

White back a fitting response from a champion.

Slightly indecisive there. He thought about it a little too long.

when he played a first round match. There was all types of things going

on in the match. I went to see him in the locker room. I said this guy

is really flexible. And it turns out, even at a young age, as a

teenager, he spent a tremendous amount of time working on his

flexibility, amount of time working on his

play shots like this. Look at what he can do on a grass court. He is

sliding. He relies on the back that he can get down nice and low to the

Bob and then he pushes from his right foot to get back into the

court. He uses that to right foot to get back into the

advantage. It is a really wonderful thing to be able to do and he makes

it look very easy. But trust me, it is not. Sir Clive Woodward. The

other thing he has done the is not. Sir Clive Woodward. The

years is improve his serve. Right now, he has hit 28 out of his 35

first serves. Still, he was almost broken. He had watch out now. --

veteran watch out now. The truth is that Novak Djokovic got

through a tight moment and he was able to relax a little. His opponent

has thrown everything at him. Now you look up, it is double set point.

That was a great shot. A spectacular shot. He said this set, right there.

-- he saved. That was tremendously impressive, what he did with that

shot. He has taken matters into his own

hands. Another set point chance. His girlfriend is on her feet. It is

a classic advert from the champion. -- effort. First he took advantage

of the indecisiveness of his opponent, then he says I will not

take a huge risk and let him miss a Bali, but I will make him come up

with something special and he did. Then he steps set up another gear.

Then he says I am not even going to let this guy touched the wall and he

goes right down the line with a beautiful winner. Radek Stepanek did

not know where that return was coming. He fought well but Novak

Djokovic found a way. That is a very quick way to win a set. This is the

summary of the set that you can see. Radek Stepanek coming into the net

twice as often. How quickly things change. That will take something out

of him, both physically and mentally.

UMPIRE: second set, Novak Djokovic to serve.

That was a well played set by Radek Stepanek. Unfortunately, he does not

have much to show for it at the moment.

I think in his spare time, he is a comedian in the Czech Republic! He

loves to ham it up. It does not make you the most popular guy in the

locker room but he is sure fun to watch.

If that ball was in, it was not in buying match, which is why Stepanek

is taking another look. It is the first game though, momentum has

swung away from him, to the number one seed.

Very different game, comfortable all the way through for the number one

seed. Needs a bit of recharging. Does Stepanek. His 46th Major, 12

time at Wimbledon. He was once as high as eight in the world. When he

got to the quarterfinal here which is his best performance in any of

APPLAUSE the Grand Slams. 2006.

55 and 45 career Grand Slam record and now he will somehow have to

figure out a way to play even better to keep it close.

The most obvious way would be somehow serve even better than he

has in the first set. Get that first serve percentage up.

You do not see it too often these days but that's took a bad hop,

right off the line, totally surprised Novak Djokovic. He barely

made contact. that came out of the blue and was

very successful. Boris Becker used to play games like

this. Hit two or three aces again. Seven times a finalist here, one of

the greatest servers in the history of our sport. Is that? -- whose

challenge was that? Take a look here at this Hawk-eye.

One of the things respect has really been working on is to try to make

sure that Djokovic stands in as close to the baseline as often as

possible. So if a short ball does come, ye is prepared and can take

advantage of it, not get pushed back. Rely on his quickness and his

ability to see what is coming and the use that incredible footwork of

his to his advantage. Of all the things Boris Becker is trying to get

Novak to see, take advantage of court position, the other thing,

this could be a good example, it this match, get rid of these guys,

don't get to the fourth, fifth set, save yourself so you have got a lot

left in the tank when you really need it.

He looks a little bemused. Did not read that at all. He thought it was

out but he is not sure it was out because he did not stop playing.

First double. Stepanek likes to volley. And if it is tough to read,

it looks casual and opponents think he will miss more often than he

does. Don't be formed if you are playing

Radek Stepanek, he is excellent at the volley. -- don't be fooled.

He is a guy like Bernard Tomic, who is playing on Court One. You don't

really know what he is going to do. Sometimes he does not either!

Exactly! It was corrected, Stepanek, intent on looking at this

ball again. Satisfied it was in. Not doing well with the challenges

today. This is incredible serving so far

from Djokovic. He is not just spinning these serves in.

I am disappointed he did not fake the overhead and go between the

legs. That is what I saw coming. The man in the white is his fitness

trainer, we found out. I must say, he must be doing a

pretty good job because he is moving well at 35, still. He is obviously

still loving to play the game. And he is the type of character we need

to see on this circuit. Someone who brings something unique to our

wonderful sport. The crowd is buzzing, they are

enjoying this contrast of a guy who is at heart, maybe a

counterpuncher, this man, who has learned to develop the attacking

aspects of the game when necessary. Boris Becker was hired partly to get

in his head, you wanted to dictate more. -- he wanted to dictate more.

His wife to be, more. -- he wanted to dictate more.

their first child, she has said, don't make me sit and watch this for

too long! LAUGHTER There is a man who knows about

concentration. Geoffrey Boycott. How long can Stepanek keep this up,

that is the question. Boris would have been the type of

player, but 11 surgeries later, tough for him to move around the

court like Stepanek. He would be quietly impressed by

Stepanek. And his volley. Happy to see someone who still does it. Watt

and does it well. He is starting to use that slice

more, which I like, he has got better at it. Set up that two

candour. -- two hander. APPLAUSE

UMPIRE: New balls please. and that is number ten. His serve

has been spectacular. In this first hour or so.

That is another one that looks like he caught the line.

About two and a half laid! Kane when he is missing, he is barely missing.

-- two and a half blades. This man has a lot of challenges.

Stepanek. If you are going to go for a second

serve ace... APPLAUSE

This is the first time he may have thought, maybe I should not have

gone for that second serve ace at 40-0, on second thought. He still

should win the game. He is challenging again, he says he

cannot keep it these lines. UMPIRE: The ball was called in. The umpire

has got to get hold of this a little better. I am not sure that was the

mark but I think what Novak is complaining about, justifiably so,

is to not allow him to wait so long, getting this prolonged discussion. A

little delay in the process. A feud deep breathing exercises! -- a few.

All is well that ends well. UMPIRE: Stepanek has one challenge

remaining. SUE BARKER: we will be straight back on Centre Court. If

you are just getting home, good news for the reigning champion Andy

Murray, he is safely through. Impressive on Monday and even more

so today. He lost just two games. He goes through to the third round.

Huge ovation from the reigning goes through to the third round.

champion on Court One and the crowd loved the performance.

He is through to the third round to face Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain.

He is a tough customer. A proven performer on this surface. Seeded

27. Andrey Kuznetsov has a break of

serve. JOHN McENROE: it is the same spot as

well, I think he has challenged about six times.

UMPIRE: Mr Stepanek has no challenges remaining. It is fogging

up a bit for Stepanek. Starting to slow down even though it is an hour

in. The mind starts to play tricks on

you. Tells you you are more tired The mind starts to play tricks on

than you actually are. 35, do I need this any more? One last hurrah.

Held that all that extra split-2nd here, it is a good volley. -- held

that ball, that extra split second. This is the best caught in the

world, he has got to make the most of it. -- this is the best court.

I don't think next time, if there is one, Novak Djokovic should be quite

so kind. Just guiding it up the line, Stepanek will stop -- Stepanek

with a heck of a shot to win the point and get it home.

Djokovic in plenty of time there. Nice little flick crosscourt.

another set point. Some extremely solid play from ten one. It is

totally commendable. He is making his opponents grumble. -- his

opponent scramble. Novak Djokovic has a great team

around him. They get him ready so he can show you the type of tennis that

makes him such a great player. I would have had Rafael Nadal is the

number one seed. UMPIRE: calling the trainer for Radek Stepanek. With a

little mark on his knee. Something has got to be hurting. Remember that

he hurt his ankle on the first game. He has a little cut on his knee.

Give me a plaster. I do not need it, I am going to play without it! Let's

take a quick look. Look at the second serve. This man is making

life so difficult for his opponent. He must work exceptionally hard on

his second serve. Novak Djokovic has continued to place immense pressure

on his opponent. He moves forward Sarah and the but he moves forward

then necessary. -- he moves forward only occasionally. He shows you the

entire package. He can do absolutely anything. He knows what he has to do

and he figures it all out. Here comes the trainer. Let's see what

words of advice he has two opera. -- he has two give.

It looks like it is about putting a bandage on his knee. That is why the

precautionary rubber gloves are going on. This should be a pretty

routine job. He is not going to have to dig too deep to figure out what

is going on here. UMPIRE: Radek Stepanek is taking a medical time

out. Here we can show you the direction

of the serve from Novak Djokovic. Here we can show you the direction

The other thing he is doing is slicing it out wide. If you place

The other thing he is doing is well, QR pretty sure that your

opponent will not able to do an awful lot with the return. It opens

up the court. -- you are pretty sure. I played against Jimmy Connors

and Andre Agassi. They changed the game. These guys started attacking

the serve. I can do even better from the return of serve then you can and

that is amazing. -- than you can. Try doing that with Boris Becker.

These guys have learned how to play offensively

These guys have learned how to play made the men's game totally

different than that was 12 you go. -- 12 years ago.

UMPIRE: third set, Radek Stepanek to serve. Generous applause for the

player from the Czech Republic. You are getting some big audiences

in the United States for the soccer. It is the turn of Radek Stepanek to

take Novak Djokovic off the court. He did that very well.

It looked as if Novak Djokovic changed his grip. I do not know why.

That was merely, but not quite. -- that was almost.

This was a sweet looking ball. Novak Djokovic was upset at missing the

previous forehand on top of the net so he wanted to get back in this

game. End it with a flourish. You have to credit him for making such a

good attempt at that ball. It seems a bit of a magic potion on

that knee! Absolutely. Get him over here.

First of all, that ball was called out. Let's get real here. The crowd

did not know that. That was sweet. He held that long

enough and forced him to commit. He saw him moving.

The crowd are absolutely loving this. What a point!

UMPIRE: correction, replayed the point. -- replay. It was a good call

from the umpire. It was point. -- replay. It was a good call

from the umpire. authoritative and correct.

You can see why the players trained so hard. You have to be fast and

fast to recover. You must be fast to compute what is going on in your

head and be able to deal with people like Radek Stepanek. He is throwing

the kitchen sink at his opponent. That was simply too good. The man

from the Czech Republic is trying to move forward. He is serving and

volleying on the first serve but hardly ever on the second. It is

very tough to do with these players. Talk about going from defence to a

fence. It is a sixth sense that they have. They sense an opportunity.

They are so quick to take advantage. That is certainly like the old days.

He is really working very hard and forcing his opponent to do the same.

He keeps his nose in front in this third set.

You have to admire from Radek Stepanek. He must

You have to admire deep down, that he is playing a

player that has more armoury than he has but he is still fighting for

everything. That is what you must love about sport. It does not matter

what you are up against, you must eager out a way, in your own mind, a

scenario that could get you back into the situation. It looks bleak.

He is playing a younger, quicker, fresher man. That is obviously

hurting. He must toughen up! One or two dark clouds hovering over Centre

Court. It is a lovely evening when the sun picks through and it is a

lovely match that we are watching at the moment. -- when the sun peeks

through. He gets to absolutely everything! He

is so quick. That is as good as a -- a return as you can head. -- you can

hit. He does not move like he is aged 35.

Some excellent returns of serve in this game already. Make that another

one! He has taken some serious advantage

of that white serve today. -- that wide serve.

He was trying to pull Novak Djokovic. -- he was trying to fool

Novak Djokovic. That is easier said than done.

He has picked up on those passing shots rather well.

It is uncanny, he gets this correct. He gets into the net as close as

possible and Novak Djokovic was frustrated with the way the game had

turned out. He is not worried about placement. He has this way of

annoying his opponent. It is quite a quality! I would not know anything

about that. You are looking at me as if to say who the hell are you to

talk? You look at the score. He is playing about as well as he can play

and he is still giving it everything he can. This may be the last time he

is out on Centre Court and this is what he is playing like. This is

what we want to see from the competitors. He is loving every

minute of this event. There are some spare seats up there.

We need people to fill those seats! He is certainly still wary eager. --

very eager. SUE BARKER: we are coming to the end

of our transmission on BBC One we will continue this match on BBC Two.

Let's take a look at what has been happening around the grounds. Some

champions have Dean on court today including Venus Williams. She is now

aged 33 and won her magistrate sets. She is now through to the third

round. -- won her match in straight sets. She will face another

champion, Petra Kvitova. It only took her 55 minutes on court today.

Out on Court Number Two, one of the matches of the tournament. David

Ferrer By contrast, Andy Murray was only on

court for just under an hour and a half. He

court for just under an hour and a opponent. He is comfortably through

to the third round and he was very impressive today. He got a standing

ovation on Court Number One. That was earlier this afternoon. Here he

is heading home after a job well done. Welcome to Wimbledon. I am

joined by Andy Murray. How are you. I am well. I hear you are a big fan

of a certain breed of dog? I am well. I hear you are a big fan

terrier. I am a border terrier. SUE BARKER: I am sure he loved that! You

will be able to see all of that interview on Today At Wimbledon

tonight on BBC Two at eight DM. -- 8pm. We are going over to BBC Two.

Plenty of ten is still to come. -- plenty of tennis. Today, Andy Murray

is three and his defence is looking strong. Goodbye for now.