Day 6, part 1 Wimbledon

SUE BARKER: good morning. We will be watching the weather. Dark clouds

come even thunderstorms, not a pleasant welcome for those

come even thunderstorms, not a Long queues again, as always

come even thunderstorms, not a middle Saturday the third round

matches, but really uncomfortable at the moment for those trying to take

their seats on the outside court. There is still some time before play

is due to begin so hopefully the rain will move. We hope so because

we have a cracking line-up in court today. -- on court today. Serena

Williams is a five-time champion and favourite with the bookies but today

she faces Alize Cornet, who beat her in Dubai earlier this year. Rafael

Nadal has dropped sets in his first two rounds but the dream over third

French Open and Wimbledon double is still alive. Today he faces Mikael

cooker skin on Centre Court. 24 champion Maria Sharapova has dropped

only four gains in her first two runs, today's target for her as a

place in the second week of the ninth time. Centre Court is like a

second-hand Roger Federer, the seven time champion will be there, as he

continues his quest for a record eighth men's title. So far this year

in which a Bouchard has reached the semifinals at both the Australian

Open and the French Open and today she meets Andrea Petkovic another

player who has been in great form in 2014 -- eg a Bouchard. The players

have been arriving in the rain, Rafa is into the third round for the

first time in three years, great to see him fit and healthy on the grass

again. Eugenie Bouchard, the future of women's tennis, just 20, getting

better and better all the time, seed number 13. She is the future but

this is the queen of the courts, she is the queen of the courts, she's

she will be watching the weather closely. -- she is on Court One.

Milos Raonic, on Court eight, seeded and six tall, a big future for him

ahead. And for this young man, just 19, from Australia, Nick Kyrgios

come he saved nine match points against Richard Gasquet, another

star of the future. Great to see Andrea Petkovic fit again, is a

finalist at the French Open she plays Bouchard, and that is the much

that we are going to win play gets underway helpfully. We have

chickened out and headed into the studio. We are not going outside in

the rain. Mark veggie and Tracy Austin with me. Horrible day when we

have such a wonderful order of play! Rafa. Maria and Roger, and Rafa will

get to play today, that is all they care about. We talked about the

roof, everyone will wait for 2019 when the roof will go on court and

the one. Wimbledon have great plans, not just with the roof but took deep

up with the other three sons. It will be great, we've had some good

weather yesterday, it was supposed to be a wash-out, let us look at the

cup half full! Absolutely! You feel for the tournament referee because

he has players, coaches, agents, saying to him, my player is on the

outside court and wants to be on Centre Court. She wants to play

first because we know it will get done. It was supposed to rain all

day, what is with these weathermen? It was supposed to be a wash-out

yesterday and no clothes until the afternoon. We have our weather

girl, Sarah, she is under pressure now. Sorry Sarah! -- no clouds until

this afternoon. Lets enjoy ourselves and look back at Mr Murray's week.

Wimbledon is underway, the weather is glorious, so much excitement

today, a real buzz around the grounds, because the Wimbledon

champion is on court. COMMENTATOR: Expectations are high as Murray gets

his defence of his Wimbledon title underway. Stunning defence from

Murray. It is like he's never left this court. Ideal day, ideal start

to his defence. What a perfect start to the defence of his title here at

Asda Brion 19. A very high standard of March, he was a little nervous at

the beginning but played some great rallies. I was glad to finish in

three because he was playing very well -- a very high standard of

March. This should be good. Blaz Rola has admired Murray for some

time and now he gets a chance to beat the defending champion. It's

running away fast. Too hot for Blaz Rola to handle! Murray is romping

away with this one now. So good, so easy. Blaz Rola has been absolutely

blown away. The Murray machine rumbles on, no trouble, no fuss. It

was tough for him today because he hasn't had much grass court

experience but he will definitely keep improving because he's got a

good game. I took care of myself pretty well throughout the match.

Andy Murray, how does it feel to be a tennis player? It feels good, a

nice job, you get to travel the world, and play in mice stadiums,

it's good. -- mice stadiums. COMMENTATOR: Roberto Bautista Agut

of Spain has the task of taking on the defending champion and a few of

his friends on Centre Court. These early skirmishes are interesting.

The Murray sliced backhand. This is what we expected. He's beginning to

have that aura of invincibility. Andy Murray seems to be well on his

way. The man that he is dismantling is 23rd in the world. It's just

superb. Andy Murray stays in for the second week. Wonderful performance.

It was a step up. I felt I responded well, there were things I could have

dealt with better but it has been a good first week and now I can rest

and be fresh. What a week it has been, is most difficult encounter

was with the dog! LAUGHTER Every player wants to cruise through

the first week and you don't cruise any easier than he has done. The

second round, losing only two games to Blaz Rola. Andy looked so good

yesterday. So aggressive. He looked so calm and confident. I expected

him to feel more pressure coming in Wimbledon, defending, but I think in

the semifinals of the French Open, it helped to calm his nerves and

he's feeling good with his back, so important. The French Open told him

a bit, not that he needs to be told a lot about trying to get through

the tournament because he had a couple of bottles that that customs

energy, going into the clash with Rafael Nadal. I'm not saying it

would have changed things on the day but in his own mind, he thought he

lets on chances go where he could have got it done in four and

suddenly he was in a big battle in five. I think he could be a bit

worried about his second serve which was punished by the Spaniard

yesterday but he is serving well enough in his own mind that will set

himself up for a second week but he still has to play even better.

Yesterday he was beating this guy like he was beating Blaz Rola.

Roberto Bautista Agut has had a solid year and risen 50 places,

winning several grasscourt matches in a rose and you expected Andy to

win but I did not expect it to be this decisive. He was in complete

control. One of the things has been, when you look at some of the winners

that Andy is hitting from where he is on the court, Roberto Bautista

Agut was too far behind his baseline, not because he wanted to

but because that was how well and it was playing. When you spread the

court and make it much deeper and you can exploit angles the way Andy

can, you will be in all sorts of trouble. He's not a Grand Slam

champion and Olympic champion without being a phenomenal player,

he just happens to be in an era where he is judged with the three

others, Novak Djokovic, Roger, Roger, and Rafa. When you see a will

take something very special to knock him out of an event like this. I

loved the way he moved forward on summary points and looked

comfortable in the forecourt. As the match went on there was no way that

his opponent would hurt him. He played a similar game, just not as

well. As much as we talked about the fact that the Spaniard has a nice

game for the grass and hits the ball flat, if you don't mix it, a great

player will find his rhythm and Andy enjoys the ball coming through at

the height it did yesterday. Impressive statistics. This is for

his three matches. 20 break points one and he's only been broken twice.

He'll be very happy with those. Those other correlative statistics

come yesterday on second serves one it was just under 40% and that will

be a worry, you'll be happy with his first serve percentage in terms of

numbers going in and points one behind it. That will be an area when

you get great return is like never joke of it or even Grigor Dimitrov,

they will attack it. Isn't that one of the most important statistics for

Andy? When Ivan Lendl came in that was his big plan, to get Andy to hit

bigger second serves to win more points on that statistic. Sue it is,

but you also need to get the serve in so you can use his defensive

qualities. If you go back to Andy's statistics in terms of second serve

points he's generally been above 50% but in margins that are so small

against great players, three or 4% on a second serve can be the

difference between winning the title or not. That is why, if you are

looking at one area from the match yesterday that was not ideal, that

is the one. He's a great student of the game and knows that better than

anyone, sometimes when you winning so easily you think you don't have

to be at your best. He didn't seem to be pushed. A great student of the

game brings a family Mauresmo. She is also a great student of the game.

That matchup is so good because she used the whole court, the depth, and

the short balls as well that are merely Mauresmo. You saw Andy

producing angles yesterday that he did not think possible. He can hit

with power and the slices and the short balls with so much rioted, it

is beautiful to watch. Moving up a level, Kevin Anderson, not easy to

play, a giant from South Africa. He's a great professional, having a

career year, he's improved a lot, has backhand, his new coach has come

on board, another former South African player -- his backhand,

Unisys way around a grasscourt. Kevin is usually determined and

ambitious -- he knows his way around the grasscourt. You can say it is a

good match for Andy because of his great returning, he will neutralise

the serve, Kevin because of this site will not be as nimble and Andy

will exploit that, especially with his sliced backhand -- Kevin,

because of his height, will not be as nimble. It gets tough in the

second week and this will be a stern test. He will say it is not a bad

last 16 game. Anderson has a big serve but some of the other match

ups are more difficult. In tennis and is all about the matchup. A big

what Anderson has always been known for, he's done a great job in

improving the other parts of his game but that variety and it has,

once he gets the return in, Kevin Anderson will find it very difficult

to win most those rallies. Got to get the racket on the ball! He has a

bullet of a serve but that's a very different match. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Place Djokovic so I think Andy would prefer Anderson to Jo-Wilfried

Tsonga. Now the good news is that they are taking the covers off the

court. Caught them to and Court No three both have the covers off. They

aren't using the other courts just yet. - caught in the two and caught

them three. We'll be going out to Court No three for Andrea Petkovic

against Eugene Bouchard. Everyone is beginning to take their seats and

hoping they will cease play but watching the skies as well. Let's

move on. We will talk about the state of British tennis because Bob

Brett has been brought in by the LTA, he's been on the 60 day tour

around the country to assess the state of British tennis and coaching

around the country. He produced a report and got a job as director of

player development. He's a tough guy, he's coached some of the

greatest champions, Boris Becker, Goran Ivanisevic, and John Lloyd if

I would mention him as well -- John Lloyd asked if I would mention him

as well! LAUGHTER He's been talking to Lee McKenzie.

Many people now think of one button as the fantastic Andy Murray final

last year, what did you make of that? The historical value of it in

terms of Fred Perry's title and Andy Murray winning, I think has brought

a breath of fresh air to British tennis, but also for the rest of the

world, having another really good player amongst the top four. You

have a vast amount of coaching experience, what is the biggest

problem with tennis coaching in Britain? Part of the problem is

going from 14 to 18 to women's and men's tennis and how you can make

that change, that transition, not staying with the same game but

adding all the time, that's very important for the development of a

player and I think that is possibly where I have seen there haven't been

some changes that would be necessary to compete with the best players in

the world. You need to have a structure that is important, but

realise that every player is so different and treat them like that.

Does Britain as a nation put too much pressure on itself, we invite

in these wildcards and they often go out on the first day and then we

criticise tennis. Surely we want to be in a position where they are

getting in on their own abilities? It's important to look at the

getting in on their own abilities? wildcard situation, which we are

going to. But it is also important that players earned that right and

understand that it is such an honour to receive it. They don't at the

moment? I'm just saying that it needs to be the standard that they

strive for, to be within reach, but you still have to take it. Goran

Ivanisevic, used to coach him, he came out and said that you were the

best thing to happen to British tennis in a generation! What would

you most like to do in this post? I would like to have players

competitive with the best players in the world. I would like to have a

very strong girls programme, with female coaches, being much more

involved, I believe schooling and centres are very important to put

together education with children, and that they stay in the game a

long time. You are a soft-spoken serene Australian, but are you

typically Australian when things matter! I can imagine you could be

incredibly tough otherwise you would not have worked with all the players

that you have done. If I really believe in something I won't

compromise. I will go to the end to do that. Maybe it is stubbornness,

but I'm always trying to be better myself and to make other people

better, but definitely no compromise, but I do it with a

smile. That is also very important! I want this to be a team, a team

that is successful. It's not about me, it's about the team, and trying

to make everyone better, so that long-term, British tennis can have

sustainability. SUE BARKER: do not be fooled by that soft-spoken manner

because he's a hard coach. He came through the Harry Hopman School of

coaching, the man who trained Rod Laver, and the like, and told them

very hard lessons. I think this is a good appointment. I do too. I love

Bob. I've known him for years. He's a fantastic coach and has worked

with Canadian tennis for a number of years. And look what has happened

with Canadian tennis! Absolutely. The big thing for me has always been

grassroots. Give him the right players and he will turn into good

players, Bouchard and Milos Raonic and the others we've mentioned, I

think the greatest challenge from British tennis is to have such a

competitive base that they don't need to select players. That is the

one weakness we have, you get funnelled into a system, and it's

very narrow. And if you are selected, do you want to play or are

you just good at it, at a young age? Because you don't know what you

want. Not many people do, some do, give Andy Murray ?100 million at the

age of ten and he would still want to play tennis, it's his joy and

passion and unconditional love, whereas some players selected

because they are good and they lose a bit of that burning desire. That's

what we need to get away from, fun clubs, fun programmes, not get away

from funding individuals. That's a big weakness of hours. Building the

base. If you fund clubs you will build the base, make it cheaper

locally, make competition good so you don't have to travel all over

the country, you've got parents with one child who plays and one who

doesn't so one is in Sunderland for the weekend, how long will you stick

with it? When Bob talked about the ages of 14 to 18 that is the big

drop off the cliff because kids get more independent and wonder if they

really want to do this, parents think, I have been putting thousands

into this. I've got a 16-year-old who plays nationally now, some

husband is gone for weeks every year but it has been terrific, my son

Brandon has worked with the authorities for years and we are

doing a better job in the USA of building a better base and I think

we are starting to see dividends now with Madison Keys winning in

Eastbourne, she has been with the USDA for a number of years, with

their coaches, Coco has been with them for a number of years and she

won a grasscourt tournament as well. And you have Lauren Davis, you'll

have so many. Finally I am starting to see a good strong base of

14-year-old girls and boys, and I think what happens is, when you have

those boys of 14, 15, 16 walking -- working with terrific coaches and

taking the US team to local parts of the USA, not just the three big

training centres in New York, Florida and Los Angeles, that is

important, but when the other 15-year-olds start to see Lauren

Davis, who is five foot two and still in the tournament here, and

has worked so hard, they think, I can do this as well. It starts with

discipline, a great base, getting a lot of kids playing the game, and

trying to find the best athletes at a very young age. I would rather

pick a kid that is so passionate about tennis, that would be my most

important thing because I've seen so many kids, but soon coming through

and it is really often the parents who want them to play. I want the

kids that want to play because they will be the Andy Murray types, who

put in the extra hours in the end of the day. Interesting that Tracy says

that you have other centres around, because here, everything is centred

around London and kids don't want to leave home. It was a mistake to

world the National tennis Centre. It was the first piece in the puzzle.

It should have been the final piece in the puzzle once you had built

regional centres for people to keep competition local and good, that

would have been a start in the right direction. There was some edge onus

on it, it's tough to get there, there was a mistake, too much money

spent on it and we haven't seen the rewards from it being built. It is

called the elite training centre and we haven't got enough elite players,

just Andy Murray at the top and the distance between him and the next

rank players is a long way down. This is why it was wrong because

even when we were building the National tennis Centre and it was

mooted that we didn't have enough potential elite players to fill it

for the vast cost that would be spent on it, therefore, when you

look around the country and look at areas where there are no indoor

courts and occasionally we do have bad weather in Britain when it is

tough to play and you need to go indoors. 15 regional centres for ?30

million would have been a better investment than ?40 million on only

one. How many indoor courts? Only six? I've never understood that. We

need more players in the top 100. This is where Bob will come in. The

same old story, Tracy, you must be an expert, you have been just the

many years, we must give them time to make the changes. It does take

time. And he is an excellent appointment. He said the history

working with champions so he's come from the top and worked with Tennis

Canada for years so he knows the system and he is very passionate. He

would not take on the job just have the money. He loves tennis and he

wants to build champions. A very good appointment, the story will

rumble and rubble. Further reflections on the first week of

Wimbledon with Gary. Good morning. Andy is the lead story. Neil Harman,

what have you got? I is on the price of a great image of Andy playing

yesterday. We haven't got your paper from New York but this headline says

that Andy is cruising. Three matches, no dropped sets, played

beautifully yesterday, he hasn't played as well since the final last

year at Wimbledon, tremendous performance. He is the back page

lead in all our papers, what about the New York Times? Not much, we

were not sure he was playing, didn't he already win? We tend to feature

people who we think might be break-out stars. And recover some of

the Americans like Serena. And Maria Sharapova who is almost American.

And the others who we think will be therefore a second week, we'll wait

a week. Serena has been doing very well. A potential fourth-round

against Bouchard who has made the semifinals of the last two Grand

Slams -- Grand Slams as John McEnroe would say, a standard prospect, what

a match that will be on Monday. Many great American champions in the

past, now you have Serena and Venus but you tend to focus on all sorts.

We've given up trying to find the next person so it is the Williams

sisters and John Isner but that is as deep as it goes. Next weekend it

will be finals weekend. Who will we have in the final? Serena all

Bouchard and we might have Caroline Wozniacki which would be one of the

stories of the year. Serena all Petra Kvitova,

stories of the year. Serena all she beat Venus yesterday. Regarding

the men. I said Andy, I think that he will probably win it. I think

Djokovic will win the whole thing. SUE BARKER: they think it's going to

come from the top half of the draw. In the bottom half, two big names,

Roger and Rafa coming through the first week in different ways. Rafa

lost the first set against Lukas Rosol and was close to trailing 2-0

and that would have been tough because because Rosol has such a

huge serve but the champion that Nadal is come he came through and

that will give him a big sigh of relief because he hasn't played much

on grass in the past few years, and moving forward, the draw looks a

little wide open. He is gaining in confidence. Roger being Roger, use

hardly broken sweat! He has looked phenomenal. -- he has hardly broken

sweat. Rafa has had the toughest draw with Martin Klizan and Lukas

Rosol. How would you assess his form? One of the big things from his

point of view is the adjustment to grass. You can see where he's been

playing on the grass, 26% of the points, that's a big difference for

him having to get up inside the court. Less reaction time, the ball

is coming through a touch lower, he's not able to defend is often

from the back of the court, he has won that title nine times, you can

see how comfortable he is from playing well behind the baseline.

That is clearly something that is difficult for him. There are just a

couple of players on the tour that will make Rafa change his game. I

would say that is Novak Djokovic and maybe John Isner. The rest of the

players, he can put his game on the court. But this surface and the time

he has to adjust is so difficult for him. He's managed to get at least

three singles matches before coming here in the past but I think that

last win over look us Rosol will stand him in good stead. He's

finally finding his grasscourt shoes. You picked up a couple of

illustrations from the match. Pete Sampras says how important the

return of serve is. At the French Open Rafa is comfortable, he can see

the ball, stand deep, take it. For. Already you can see how much is

reaction time has been cut. And where he has had to move up the

court. He's not able to take the big swings. In the opening set

specifically against Lukas Rosol, he was so deep, 100% of the balls,

that's like his clay-court positioning. Lukas Rosol was able to

exploit it. Rafa loves to jump to the centre, to your right, in the

picture, Lukas Rosol slips it out wide, more, look how deep it is, no

forward movement, so when Rosol goes to that particular play, as he does

here, Rafa, even when he puts a racket on the ball, isn't able to do

anything with it, and Rosol is able to take it on, but like all great

champions come he may be stubborn but he is not stupid! Look at the

changes that Rafa made. 72% of. That is the hit point. That is not where

he's standing. Look at what Rafa does. Massive jump forward. Not to

the side, forward and the court. So he's able to come off the angle that

Rosol is trying to exploit, Nadal is well outside in front of the body

and this cuts down his opponent's ability to see the ball coming.

the just and that is just phenomenal. So many times he has

come from the clay courts, where he is allowed to take such a big swing.

That is a great stat. He is shortening the backswing which is so

difficult to do. Mauresmo did that so well to take the Championships

here. She had the windups, she had to jump closer to the baseline. It

is just phenomenal. Only two weeks in that turnaround, it is amazing.

Next year there will be three weeks in between. It is amazing that we

asked our champions to have two weeks to turnaround from the slow

clay to the quick of grass. The three weeks will help. Rafa has only

had one match. He lost it, not surprisingly after the emotions of

winning the French Open. He needs to make these adjustments before

Wimbledon. It makes the achievement of your book just sensational -- the

achievement of Borg. You think of the fire and ice rivalry. When you

go back and watch it, watch how Borg was serving and volume. Yes,

complete adjustment. -- Serving and volleying. Rafa makes subtle

adjustments on different surfaces. Roger Federer just knows how to play

on a grass court. He does, he has won here seven times and he looked

very comfortable. To me he is moving forward and finishing some points

off at the net, serving and volleying. I think that is the

Stefan Edberg influence. He did that on basically every serve. Roger

knows he is going to need to do that. At 32 he cannot hang at the

baseline. Sporadically, not every time, because then he becomes a

target for the return. But I think Roger needs to implement the serve

and volley sometimes, sporadically. He has still got it, at the age of

32, he makes it look so easy on this surface. He does, knee has not

dropped serve in his opening couple of matches and that builds so much

confidence. It of matches and that builds so much

your opponents. This year he has proved it was problematic, he did

not have enough wins coming in here last year. He talked candidly that

he was scouting opponents. He always said, they can worry about me.

Towards the end of 2013, he was looking a bit at their weaknesses.

You feel this year come yous got back into the groove of, they can

worry about me, and why not? To me he looks stronger in the lower body

and I think he has been healthy for the whole year, whereas last year he

was fighting the bad back. He said it not only got him down emotionally

but it was tough to have the stop start so frequently. The only one

one title last year -- he only won one title last year. He is still as

hungry as ever and that is incredible. It is, it is like Serena

on the women's side. Roger just loves the lifestyle. He still loves

to challenge himself and I think he still thinks he has a Grand Slam or

two in him. You would think this would be his best chance, on the

grass at Wimbledon. It is great to see him hungry, healthy and a father

of four, I wonder why that is. It is probably why he wants to be on the

court! I think it was a bit too much to adjust to at the French. He is

getting used to having his two girls and then Leo and Lenny, I hope they

are quiet at night! He is so laid back, they have obviously got the

same genes! After his match, Roger Federer spoke about how quickly he

finished his match off. I don't see at any point whatsoever, taking more

than ten seconds between points. It is important also for spectators in

the stadium and especially on TV, but we keep it moving and I try to

do that without trying to rush my opponent. Without not being focused.

Today was not physical in anyway so I am happy we kept

Today was not physical in anyway so nicely. What we read into that? His

big rival takes a bit longer than that, right? He is disciplined and

particular. Rafa has been averaging 25... Rosol actually complained, he

said it takes too long, it gets people out of their rhythm when they

are having to wait. Rafa has frequently been called for a time

violation this year. Never coded. That is one of the things. I really

feel as though some sort of conclusion to this kind of debate

needs to come. Roger was talking about something that we have been

talking about for a while. First things first, let's have the Grand

Slams with the same time between points. It seems so bizarre coming

in here, you have the same sport but two different times that you have to

play, and make that adjustment. I feel as though we in fermented

properly or we don't. Aren't you supposed to play to the speed of the

server as well? That was kind of an unwritten rule. I feel somebody's

dude take control of the situation -- somebody needs to take control.

It is interesting to watch the top guys against Rafa, their time

between points gets extended as well, they kind of end up playing to

his rhythm. Maybe it is best to have a clock on the court, so there is no

debate. If you have overrun the clock... I think that would be

good, another element like the challenge system, where you are

bringing the crowd into it. The challenge system has been wonderful.

The players have loved it. The big screen comes up and the fans wonder

if it will be in or out. The debate would go out of the window and it

would be plain and clear. It feels that 20 seconds is not right,

sometimes you need a bit of time to recover and the crowd needs to

settle. That is when the umpire gives a bit of leeway. But for

regulation points, they need to be a bit more strict. Someone was getting

mad during the French Open. It puts you off your rhythm if you are

always waiting for the other person. Thank you for joining me this

morning. We have tennis coming up. It is the middle Saturday of

Wimbledon. Special guests arrive in the Royal box including David

Beckham. He will be sitting in the Royal box and will be on Centre

Court to welcome the guests from the world of sport. Talking of the order

of play, let's look at who is on centre and Number 1 Court. On Centre

Court, Mikhail Kukushkin against Rafael Nadal and Alison Riske

against Maria Sharapova. Then Roger Federer is on court. On court in the

one we have Serena Williams and Ana Ivanovic. Play hopefully we'll get

on in just a moment. We were talking about the weather and the forecast.

The pressure is on... It was a glorious start to the day

at Wimbledon. We had blue skies. Over the past few hours the cloud

has been building and we have seen the first heavy shower of the day. A

bit of respite at the moment, some blues guide but we will see further

heavy showers on and off. By this afternoon there is a small chance

some of those showers could bring some hail, some thunder and

lightning. It is not going to be a complete wash out, there will be

sunshine in between those showers and temperatures reaching 17 or 18.

A day of the covers on and off the courts, brollies up. There will be

some potential torrential downpours at times. Interruption is likely

today but at least some sunshine in between. Thank you for that good

news in the end. This is the scene here, the covers are back on the

courts. Not looking good at the moment for play on the outside

courts and Court Number One, although that won't start until one

o'clock P. -- 1:00pm. We have talked about the top two men on court

today, we also have the top two women. I know she has a big

charisma. She is very impressive to play against. Physically, she is so

impressive. That is the word. The way she is playing, the way she is

aggressive, supporting herself, that makes a big champion. I think I have

to forget about it. Watched the ball and be focused on my game, don't

look too much at her or you can lose yourself. Do you work on the

psychology in your approach to matches a lot? Yes, the best way is

to take this match as any other match and play my game, forget I am

on the big court in Wimbledon and enjoy myself. Try to play my game,

that will be the key. It is always easy to say in joy yourself, try

your best, have fun. When you're on the court you want to do good and

you are frustrated. I think it is going to be very important for me to

enjoy this match and take the best out of it and improve for the next

tournament. Psychologically as well, even with the experience she

has, she will remember the last time you played, you won. Maybe, maybe

not. She is a great champion and she will try to forget about this match

and focus on the other matches where she beat me. I don't know how she is

psychologically. For myself it will help me. Every match is different.

That is how I am going to take it. I mentioned the two top women. Alize

Cornet place Serena on Centre Court, she beat her in Dubai this year. She

will go on court with some confidence. Hopefully she will go on

court because it is on Court Number One. Tracey and Mark have gone,

Marion, our Wimbledon champion is here, alongside Andrew Castle. You

have your members badge on. I do, do you have yours? You earned that, you

must enjoy yourself! I am when a French -- with a Frenchwoman who won

when the them, and a British woman who won the French Open -- a

Frenchwoman who won Wimbledon. Will you play in the Mixed Doubles? The

internal club championship with me? I will come next time. It is for the

cutting of the grass? It is over the winter, it means being in the UK for

four or five months, I don't think you will want to do that! May be,

you never know! You have another Wimbledon title for the club

champion. That is very important! You are probably wishing you on

court, or not? Those days when you're in Wimbledon on the outside

court and there is no roof, it is absolutely a pain. It is so

difficult. You never know if you are going to be on at 1:00pm, 5:00pm,

maybe not at all. When you are third, you can wait outside of fear,

you don't even come in here. You wait until the first match goes on

and then you start to warm up so you feel more relaxed. When you are on

first you have to be on side right away, in order to be ready to play

and it is tricky to deal with. We are hoping it will clear up by the

time caught one gets underway. The likes of Eugenie Bouchard, how much

does experience coming two days like today? She is a pretty competitive

animal and I think every element of what she does, even though she is

young, is done in a professional manner and I don't think anything

will put her off, whether it is a delay in the weather or what ever.

The biggest talker on the men's tour was Brad Gilbert and the was leaping

around the place, there was ice attached to every part of his body,

around the place, there was ice he would talk to everybody about

statistics... Whether they wanted to listen or not? Exactly. You would

just say absolutely, every ten minutes. Other people are calmly in

the corner. She is an experienced player although she is young. What

was it like in the ladies locker? People would want to be on their

own? It is extremely quiet and everybody has their own space

because it is a small group of players. You can make yourself some

room. There are some nice places around Wimbledon that are not open

to the public, for players to have quiet time. Downstairs you have some

private rooms and you can wait to see how it looks. As far as the

women are concerned, having Serena and Maria in the same quarter of the

draw is a shame but Serena seems to blossom on the grass court. For

sure. I think the surface suits her game extremely well. She is someone

who is taking charge of the game and she is playing very well, the first

shots, the serve and the return. On grass it is even more effective. I

feel because there was a bit of a lack of confidence and she was

annoyed by her defeat, coming back here with even more desire to prove

she is number one and can take over the title one more time and take

over women's tennis. She did not win the Australian or the French Open.

For Serena it is quite a bad year, she will want to establish herself

again. Maria Sharapova is moving well, that has often been an issue.

She doesn't seem to rely on the grass as she does other surfaces. I

think she is interesting in that she maximises her possibility of doing

well on every single surface. She is not one of the great natural

athletes and natural movers. I feel work has been done for her to

maximise. I can't believe it has been ten years since she won here

when she beat Serena in the final, everybody thought she would dominate

on this surface and she hasn't, but she continues to maximise. It was

put into her as a young girl, this work ethic that she takes out onto

court. We focus on the noise she makes but the sheer pace she had

speed ball at, it must be intimidating to serve to her. You

have got to keep her guessing or she will take control early on. It is

the force of her character, even under the criticism that she takes,

the attention she has as one of the most celebrated female athletes, she

just takes it. Even if the crowd disapprove, it is her stage. I like

the way she dominates with her personality. You almost feel like

your sport -- speaking like Balzac, opening his arms! Standing there and

showing everyone that she doesn't care about what everyone else says.

It is about her and trying to win. I have known her since she was 12

years old. She was exactly the same. I remember seeing her at the Nick

Pollard -- seeing her at an academy and she

was doing the same routine. It is really something she as carried on

for so long. She has this desire that is the same as a 12-year-old

girl who is trying to become a champion that she is right now. And

the fact that she still wants to do it, she has had injuries and

problems, she is worth $150 million or something. We can but guess what

her endorsements are worth. She still wants to be out there and

competing and winning titles. It is the same thing that Roger Federer

talks about. He says, why do the media say that I should quit? Maria

is the same. Widely you put yourself through it? Because they enjoy what

they are doing -- why do you put yourself through it. Marion bravely

walked away as Wimbledon champion, a very personal decision, it must be

very difficult to arrive at that. Maria will walk away when she is

ready and at her own pace. Yes, you had your doubts? Of course.

Basically I was pursuing my dream, to win a Grand Slam, and mainly that

one. I felt that even if my whole body was breaking down piece after

peace, I still had to achieve something. Something was missing. I

entered Wimbledon thinking, I just want one thing come to enjoy playing

tennis again. That was really what was striking me the most, I was not

enjoying it any more. I wanted that as a basic and see where it takes

me. That was probably my last Wimbledon and I kind of knew it but

I wanted to take the most from it. Somehow I was able to win without

copping a set. I really felt it was almost a miracle. Something of a

sparkle of magic happen. Everything turned out to go your way. Kind of

having a cycle, the bit of luck plus a bit of luck and it goes to winning

the title and it was the most beautiful moment of my life. Now you

have the next most beautiful moment, winning the Mixed Doubles with

Andrew. We have got it on tape! The critical thing is who takes the

backhand side or the forehand side, or maybe I take both sides! Please!

His favourite word is, yours! Anything up in the air, I will take!

Thank you for joining me. The thing that is not beautiful is the weather

at the moment. It has got even worse since we have come on air. The rain

is falling heavily. There is not enough cover for the spectators so

many of them are finding what ever ways they can to keep themselves

dry. The Braves are on Henman Hill waiting for play to get underway --

the brave. We know the courts are dried so that as soon as the weather

clears, plane will get underway -- play will get underway. We will show

you something rather special that went out on Monday at 1030, taking

you back to last year and along with Marion's wonderful moment, it was

Andy's wonderful moment, winning Wimbledon and ending the 77 year

wait for a British champion. We decided to find out how you

celebrated Wimbledon and Andy's victory, and we made Kim and Andy

watch it. This is, When Andy Won Wimbledon. .

Djokovic is out and ready as Andy Murray looks to put 70 years of hurt

behind British tennis. What a point. It was the day last year when Andy

Murray made a sleep from our seats. The waiting is over! It was one of

the most memorable moments in my sporting life. This was the be all

and end all, it was win or nothing. We don't have a Scottish Wimbledon

finalist every day. This was so deserved. A huge moment for Great

Britain but also for our sport. It is not every day a lone Scotsman can

clear the streets. And put the nation through the mill of the

emotion. When he won, my eyes steamed up, everyone was poking each

other, my eyes were welling up. It is a build-up of years of watching

him and thinking, it is going to be today, I had it in my mind.

So many people are supporting and You lucky salt!

So many people are supporting and hoping you can do it. There -- it is

a good job I am not thinking of that. This year I might be thinking

a bit more of it. I would love to be able to enjoy it more but it has got

more stressful with the expectation. This is my boy who has just won when

will come it is crazy. It is very surreal. He is a boy, really, who is

ready good at playing tennis and wants nothing more than to make us

happy. It emotionally involved the whole nation, whether you liked

tennis or not. Still special, one year on.

It is amazing how many people camped outside. People have been camping

out all night at Wimbledon ahead of the Men's Singles final when Andy

Murray takes on Novak Djokovic. I remember someone saying on the

morning of the final, did you cook for him the night before and I was

offended, that there was nothing wrong with my cooking and think they

were worried he would come down with food poisoning! I remember waking up

very early and thinking of 12 months previously when he had been in his

first final. The support has been incredible. Thank you. When you have

gone through it once before, you are a bit better prepared for what is

going to happen. It took a long time between ten o'clock in the morning

and two o'clock in the afternoon. It was a fair length of time to fill

in. I had deliberately elected to go down and help with the open golf

competition at the golf club and I thought, that will take care of a

big chunk of the morning. I got slightly embarrassed when the men

were coming up to register and they said, you will need to take my name

out, I will not be back in time for the match. It was touching they were

prepared to give up their golf! I was thinking, please have a good

game today! The morning was beautiful, I had done a bit of

shopping, I came back and sat in the garden, was getting prepared,

organised for watching on TV. My husband happened to come out into

the garden and I said, we are going to take an blame, and he went, what?

-- done it was built into the hen do

itinerary. It was on our little schedule, that we will definitely be

having champagne, watching the tennis and having tapas in

Barcelona. That was the master plan and it worked. We booked some train

ticket and decided to camp on the queue. We woke at about 5:30am, you

have to pack up your tense. At about 7:30am you are led down the queue

until you arrive at the gates just before 10:30am, where they hold you

and eventually they release you and you make your way into Wimbledon. A

beautiful morning, I decided I would go for a run to get the time

passed. The rest of it was able, I have to say. -- was able.

Judy Murray said if you are around and you want tickets, let me know. I

said, I am free on Sunday. She said, if you want to come down on Sunday,

that is great. I said, I don't want to tempt fate but we will see. I had

believed he could get there but I didn't want is a team at until he

did. I remember having to organise a lot of tickets, kind of at the last

minute. My phone was jammed with people saying, I don't suppose you

can get me a ticket? I sent a text message to say, congratulations. She

said, the offer is still there if you want it. I didn't need asking

twice to get the chance to be there for the big day. The atmosphere and

attention are building. Welcome to Wimbledon, the Men's Singles final

is just a few minutes away. It is Andy Murray against Novak Djokovic,

it is blue skies all the way. The hottest day of the. -- the year. And

they're in Scotland, in Andy's hometown, crowds have gathered in

anticipation to watch their famous son, at the Dunblane Centre,

cheering him on. We noticed a few people were laughing and giggling,

they had masks on, there was a bit of excitement, although it was quite

quiet. The eyes of a nation will be focused on Centre Court and the most

famous piece of grass, measuring 78 feet long, 36 feet wide, and the

sporting cathedral has seen it all over the years, but it has not

witnessed a Men's Singles winner for generations.

What a pleasure it is to be here this afternoon. Such a beautiful

festival. We set off the day before from a place in Switzerland. I had

been doing a festival there and then we had a long drive to get back to

the UK and Oxfordshire, to take part in the corn brie music festival.

I felt really nervous, I didn't want to leave the house but then we

played a fun game in the paddling pool. I was at home, at my family

there, rude and I had my family down from Leeds, we

were building a shed! I was disappointed that my stage time was

right in the middle of the final, I resigned myself to the fact that I

wouldn't be able to see it. That was a total shame because you don't have

a Scottish Wimbledon finalist every day.

What an amazing time to do a set, not! We went down to the pool and

had some Diet Coke and we went in the pool. And I did a belly flop and

it really hurt. realised I had just got the number

one! Everybody was going crazy, and I thought, the Murray game! As soon

as he walked out, it was just an uproar. That was my son walking out

onto that courts to play a Wimbledon final. Great feeling. You

onto that courts to play a Wimbledon used to carrying your bag, how does

it feel to have someone carrying it for you? It felt nice! He was

struggling because they carry these extra bags, it was ridiculous. The

matter where you are come in Wimbledon watching on TV, there is

something gladiatorial going on, which you can't take your eyes off.

Wimbledon is always a dream tournament for me, when that has

given me so much inspiration to become a professional tennis player

one I was in my early childhood days, one of those moments where you

feel like you are experiencing an out of body experience, when you are

there, but you have this sense that this is something greater than just

a tennis match. The first time at whim and, before the game even

started, the whim and, before the game even

experience that. What a time. I've competed at many sporting events

myself but it was unique. This feeling that 99.99% of the people in

the Serena wanted Andy to win. I think the 0.01% were sitting right

in front of me, the family and friends of Djokovic. We had to shift

to another site which meant that we were mixed in with some of his

supporters so I moved further back, because there is nothing worse than

sitting there with somebody else's supporters shouting against your

child. We don't put the television on before a big match because all

the build-up makes you feel really nervous. We don't allow anyone in to

watch Andy's matches when we are watching them. It's too dangerous!

LAUGHTER It is quintessentially British. I

love at, the outfits, the strawberries and cream, the emotions

that the people are feeling together united. All the things that we don't

do normally as British people. Even was pottering around the house, I

was glued to the TV from early morning, watching the build-up. She

was one week away from her due date, and in no real pressure at

that particular day, so I could sit and relax and watch the tennis.

UMPIRE: Djokovic to serve. I was like the rest of the country,

willing Andy on. The tension was building in other areas. I was glued

to the screen and she said, game on. I said, I know. I'm watching it. I

said, no, the baby is coming. Now, darling! We were quite calm about

the baby but I was panicking that I would miss the final games! It was

electric, excitement, tension. I remember the first point that he

won, going 15-0 up in the first game of the first set, a massive roar,

the role you would expect for the home team scoring in the cup final.

And it continued, every point got a huge roar from the crowd. I felt

that, how strongly the crowd were for him, and he felt it too.

He just doesn't look any different. Trust me, it was different that day,

I was so nervous. He's trying to adjust his shoe. I watched him on

the Jonathan Ross show after Wimbledon when he remembered a

problem he had had with his shoe. He's not doing badly with it. And I

was thinking, I don't remember that. And actually I don't remember hardly

anything about the match. COMMENTATOR: Five straight points.

The top seed winces opening service game from 0- 40 down, and all senses

heightened. For everybody in this great theatre of Centre Court -- he

wins his opening game. First game, first set, I got a phone call from

my mother and she said that my father had gone out on his motorbike

and he was stuck in a hedge. I thought, why has he left the house

while a Wimbledon final is on? I said, I can't watch it, the tension

is too much, I'm going out on the bike and I'll come back later. Went

around this left-hand bend, add ballast in the sidecar but the wheel

had a great and bounced up, and it showed me across the road, over a

little bit of grass and straight into the hedge. They got me into the

ambulance and checked my pulse and everything, I said, I'm all right.

He came up in the car and picked me up and brought me back. My daughter

and my wife were quite upset at missing the match and it was my

fault because I should have sat there and watched it instead of

being squeamish and running of! LAUGHTER

Everyone was in the bar with the same agenda, watching Wimbledon,

hoping Andy Murray was going to win. I was secretly thinking, please

win, it might put a bit of a dampener on it. It was very tense.

When we walked in we were quite high-spirited and then we sat and

started watching the match. Come on, come on, Murray! Kill it! Kellett!

COMMENTATOR: That is just brutal. 25 strokes. We watched it like there's

all the time. My wife was having a nervous break down. The crowd cannot

believe what they are seeing. It did go really silent at the end of every

set. He didn't miss that one! He's giving it everything. He has always

been that way when he is a little lad, and he still is, when you see

some of the work he's put in your understand the type of individual

peers because it doesn't come easy to achieve that success.

COMMENTATOR: Andy Murray's shirt is absolutely drenched. Here's one

third of the way there! Andy Murray wins the first that! -- he wins the

first set. I served well, that was good for the nerves. The camera goes

into the box and I can see everyone's faces. It's actually not

very nice for me to see, because they look so stressed and nervous. I

say sometimes that watching is worse than playing because you have no

control over what is going on. Sure! You want watch your brother play

because you get so nervous so you know what it feels like. I remember

thinking, right, only two sets to go, no problem, use playing well.

Sets to go. On final stake if you can't get to the front of the queue

you want get in for the first set but then they sell the resale of

tickets and there is a chance you could a seat -- you won't get into

the first set. Looking good so far, whenever Murray has played Djokovic

and taken the first set, he has never won a match! I'm starting to

wonder if we are going to see tickets. All of a sudden, a group of

tickets came up, and her word, as she handed me the ticket was "we

want returned this one". The veteran behind me said, you've got a

debenture seat! I did not know what that was. He explained that these

were the only tickets available at Wimbledon for resale and that I will

have an amazing view. I walked up the steps, and the atmosphere was

incredible. Hairs on the back of my neck standing up. You just feel the

energy. COMMENTATOR: That is well played. It can be overwhelming. You

don't have anyone to share that load with, that pressure. It is just

review. -- it is just with you. I felt very tense, very excited, on

edge, probably how he was feeling. COMMENTATOR: It is an error from

Murray in the end! Djokovic has a different look about him than he did

20 minutes ago. He's a hell of a player, there was no way he would

give up, too determined young guys. You expect him to fight back at some

stage. -- two determined young guys. COMMENTATOR: Break of serve, the

first one of the second set. I didn't think he had a chance. I

thought Djokovic would beat him. Djokovic is an extraordinary athlete

and looked invincible. COMMENTATOR: That was naughty fact the school was

going the way of Djokovic and I remember thinking, oh my goodness,

this must not go wrong. My heart sank because I thought, would this

be the turning point. -- the score was going Djokovic's way. To be

sitting on finals day on the biggest caught in the land is something else

but we are also nervous and it is quite difficult to try to act the

same. Come on, Andy. COMMENTATOR: It is a little bit tense. He probably

realised that this was the turning point of his life. If he had lost

that it would have been very hard to go back and try again and again and

again. COMMENTATOR: That's more like it! He turned it around by force of

will. You always have to admire that in any athlete. Because in the end

that is often the defining feature of a winner.

COMMENTATOR: Djokovic is down! Esme, from Scotland, 18 years old and

dying of a brain tumour. Judy sorted it out, got us tickets for Centre

Court, tickets for all four of us. Esme's mobility was pretty bad. We

were sitting right near the court, you could not get any closer.

Afterwards Judy took us to the players lounge, and Andy came

through, we were sitting there, and he came up, and he was really

normal, normal guy. After my first round match I met her, her brother

and her parents. It is a tough thing to see, because I was aware of the

situation. Esme said to him I watched Roger Federer and Maria

Sharapova today and then yourself and you were the best! She seemed

incredibly happy and brave, considering everything that was

happening to her. She's obviously a very inspirational character. Esme

really appreciated speaking to him because she had been through a lot

of things where she had to step up and she was really determined, much

like Andy as well. I got an e-mail from her with her story, saying that

her time at school had been hard, and all these things you would like

to achieve. She had singers on the list, bands, she wanted to see one

of them, which she did and a lot of other things she wanted to do, go on

a hot air balloon, meet Sir Chris high and she had various people and

she admired such as Andy, and also that you would like to go to

Wimbledon. It was a question of making that come true. The whole

family tennis fans and it was lovely to share them and she is a

remarkable character, young Esme, you could tell that she was blown

away by the whole experience. -- it was lovely to share it with them.

Every day we would look at which games were on, especially when Andy

was playing she would be excited and we would all watch TV together in

the evening. That was a positive thing to focus on and she really

enjoyed it. We built it up and up because in those last few weeks Esme

was getting more and more ill so it was good to have something to focus

on. She knew she was in the final but by that day we knew that she

didn't have long left with us, -- she knew that he was in the final.

She had been very ill on a Saturday, and we had been told that this was

the end of her journey. We had got the Sunday papers as usual, there

was a big centres bread, a big photo of Andy, and we pinned it in her

bedroom, it is still pinned up in her bedroom. We all on her bed in

her room and I got a laptop and put it on the chair in front of her bed

so we all watched the final. I think she was aware of what was going on,

definitely. Before she went, Esme wanted Andy to win Wimbledon, to

fight for the title. She always had dog-eared determination, much like

Andy, when he's in a match and losing he somehow fights back, and

Esme had those qualities. I think that is what a lot of people are

inspired by Esme four, in the face of huge adversity, she managed to

still enjoy life and get more out of it than most, that is the legacy

that she has left. Esme didn't make it to the end of the final.

COMMENTATOR: It is 4pm on this Sunday afternoon, the Wimbledon

Men's Singles final, the first set to Andy Murray. When we played back

the final match, it was just at the point where Andy was one game down

in the set, but then he managed to come back, and from then on, he was

on his way to victory. And Esme died out 4pm. It was as though she was

saying to herself, I've done my bit to help Andy and now I'll go. -- she

died out 4pm. -- at 4pm. I feel this is the most important

game of the match so far. He finds the line once again, three straight

games, Murray back on the set! I remember at one stage Djokovic

making an unforced error, and finding myself on quite a big point

clapping and cheering. The gentleman next to me said Camille are not

supposed to clap other people's mistakes commonly was 100% right and

I would never normally do it -- he said, you are not supposed to that

other people 's mistakes. I am sure that a lot of Babel would not do

that either but we were so wrapped up in a match. So I said to him "I'm

really sorry, I would not normally do it, but it was a big point and we

have waited 77 years. " A smile appeared on his face and he gave me

a little nod as if to say, I understand. CHEERING

What a point that was! Yes! Yaz! COMMENTATOR: Murray goes up one

break in the second set, 6-5, she will serve for a two set lead.

COMMENTATOR: Lets just hope that the man from Dunblane keeps his cool.

Where's that emphatically what? -- was that emphatic or what? Two sets

to Murray. He is one set away from history. In the first that we were

eating sangria jazz and having a picnic, and in the second set we

watched most of it and went back in the paddling pool, and the third set

which was the last sad because he won in straight sets, we were in and

out and in and out! -- in the first set we were eating sandwiches and

having a picnic. I have a lot of air miles so I could be with my grandson

on his birthday and they had a trip to admire Grub booked for his

birthday present. When I was there I realised we would then be travelling

back on the Sunday of the men's final -- they had a trip to Niagara

Falls booked. I was a bit upset. I was not going to put sport in front

of my family but I wanted both. We were all here. It was a nice sunny

day, we were having a barbecue later and we said, come and watch

Wimbledon with us. And we were watching it on the big screen and we

could not believe it that we could have a power cut on such an

occasion. And then these two genius is thought of watching it on the

phone, which is something I would not have trimmed of doing. We got up

and I looked to see if it was on TV, and it was, so we watched and why we

got ready. We had breakfast and watched some more and then we went

to the train and I was able to watch it on the phone. I wouldn't choose

to watch it on a small screen but that was my only option. I was on

vacation. I was following all the match on the live schools. I was on

the board for some moments, -- on the live scores. I wasn't able to

see every point. It depends where I was. I was on the boat for some

moments. The power went out before the third set and we eventually

figured out we could watch it on the phone, and the only phone with 3G

had a 10% battery on it. We followed the live text, trying to figure out

the right time to turn it on. So we were thinking that, come on Andy, at

least do it for the battery part! COMMENTATOR: Has he won this battle?

Absolutely not from it. Djokovic is not number one for nothing. He will

not give up. My mother is famous for her home made shortbread, it's

unbelievable. You heard that Chris Hoy was eating the short but! We

were passing around the shortbread. It just brought it home how much of

a family occasion that this was. He passed it to me and I just glared

and did not say anything because for me, it was like, this is not a

picnic, this is serious! You have relaxed because you think he is

going to win and you're handing out the shortbread. I was secretly

fuming but I remember that clearly, and thinking it was never over until

it's over. COMMENTATOR: The third set. This happened at the U.S. Open.

He was two sets up and then lost the next two and they went into a fifth

and still came through so he's done this before. Please let this be the

day. -- he still came through. Because we knew how absolutely

desperate he was to win for the country, from Britain, for us, for

Dunblane, for everybody. Whence the game got underway and he

got those first couple of sets under his belt I thought he would

definitely win it -- when the game got underway. COMMENTATOR: Was the

ball out, did it flowed long? Oh yes! Murray is on his way! Already

one break up in the third set. Djokovic is amazing, there's always

a chance that he will pull something out of the bag and Murray might let

it get to him but he seemed quite calm for most of it. COMMENTATOR:

And the ball is wide. The linesman's arm goes up and this man

is back in! This is desperate stuff! out of sorts. -- all of a sudden. I

felt on several occasions during the match that I could recover, turn the

match around, I felt physically fine. It is hellish. You feel really

bad for your son. It's really difficult to see because you know it

is hurting and so are we. COMMENTATOR: It has all gone south

in the last 15 minutes of Andy Murray. Rory is the most

mild-mannered of people but when he's watching his grandson play

tennis, it's a complete transformation! -- Roy. I still know

better than him, of course! I know exactly how he should play shots and

how he should win matches! I have been known to disappear into the

kitchen and watch it on the small TV when I can't take any more! I would

love to be able to enjoy it more. I really would love to. But it has got

more stressful with the expectation. I have lots of respect because it is

an individual sport where everything is on your shoulders. If you win,

you succeed. If you lose, you fail. It's about you and you. Tennis is

only them. COMMENTATOR: Game point, Murray. He's made it down the line!

Wonderful forehand. A lesser person would have crumbled and gone, no, I

can't do it, it's too much of a burden. The nation is weighing on my

shoulders, I'm sorry. But he did it. It was just an amazing moment.

And the crowds are just so up for it. Two weeks of the when tennis is

suddenly the most important thing in the world and as a tennis fan, a

sports fan, I think that is amazing. COMMENTATOR: He's got it! My

goodness! I think that may have been at the

point where I was behind the Sethi, peering over the top! Take your

time, take a breather -- behind the settee. The sheer will, the

determination to get to that ball before it bounces twice. CHEERING

I think Andy did something amazing. Everybody forgot that he was

Scottish and everybody thought that he was British! The whole of the UK

was behind him. I remember just before Andy served for the match,

everybody just chanting his name. Andy, Andy. It was

everybody just chanting his name. Andy, Andy. more like the Davis Cup

than the Wimbledon final. When I got on stage and remembered the

Wimbledon final was going on. Randomly, through the set I would be

shearling cheering but I had no idea what the score was, -- I would be

hearing cheers. So I hoped that they were good cheers. He is serving for

the match! People had been shouting "he's going to win." I thought, if

he's going to win, I can't be singing, we need to focus on the

television and see what is happening.

did not feel too bad. I was expecting myself to feel awful. I

think when you build something in your head, whether you get to that

moment, it is not as bad as you think.

Novak Djokovic is out and ready. Andy Murray looks to put 77 years of

hurt behind British tennis. That last game was torture. Torture.

I could hear my heart. It was after the match, that if he

felt he lost that game, he could easily lose the set. He should have

told me that before, not after! Andy Murray coming out to serve for

Wimbledon. You will never forget that. It was a

blur! It was the be all and end all it was win or nothing. You could not

hear anything. Nobody was breathing. They were just hanging in there.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE One down, three to go. Let's get that first

serve working right now. Often when he gets tight when he is

playing, he does not throw the ball high enough when he is serving. I

was thinking "throw the ball up, crack it will not come back"! Come

on... I am so sweaty! ALL SPEAK AT ONCE Yes!

Two down. Two to go. It got to 40/love. I thought, oh, my

God. He has to come back. All I am thinking is ace, ace, ace.

That's what I am thinking. I just remember thinking he deserves

this. You thought, yes, he is going to walk it from he. He has three

championship points. Djokovic not giving in just yet.

Championship point number three. The next thing it is deuce.

Can't believe it. Like in a blink it seemed it was

deuce. You are like, oh, no. Thinking this is not real. This

can't happen. It was up, you think he is going to

do it, he is going to do it. Then, it is, he is not going to do it.

This guy just won't go away! Oh! The

On the back end of the court, I went to pick up my towel. My arm was

shaking. I knew I was in a bit of trouble there. If I could not finish

the game, it could have gotten ugly. At that point I was practically

sitting in the set! One minute I was wanting to cry. The

next minute I was feeling sick. The next minute it was hot, you were

thirsty. So many emotions, it was like a rollercoaster. Let's go,

Andy, let's go. Come on, Andy, let's go.

Andy put that back. Oh... You lucky sod! Jammy! The longer it went on,

there was a feeling this could be the turning point of the match. If

Andy did not win the set and the match, there was a good job that

Novak Djokovic could have gotten back into this.

It would have been the worst thing in history. You start to think, what

if this goes ugly. Two sets up and three match points and you lose it

and you don't regroup. As a parent you are always thinking you may have

to do a whole load of rescuing here. This is going to be really tricky.

The resilience! Soaking up the pressure.

He is going to collapse if he gets through this game. Wonderful,

wonderful stuff. This is the boy digging deep.

I literally could not breathe at this point.

Sporting immortality does not come easy.

I could not believe this shot. Just stop it! This is reaching new

heights. We talk about physical prowess but

it is emotional prowess as well. He is staying in control. Another

break-point. Andy Murray has had three championship points.

I can't remember at this point. Winner, no, volley.

Yes! Well done. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

He has got to win this, yeah! Any point will do.

That was Boris. The waiting is over! He won! Andy

Murray is the Wimbledon champion! He's won Wimbledon! He's the

champion! And he was going, look, look, your son has just won

Wimbledon. I could not look. A massive cheer went up. I knew he had

won. Even now talking about it, I am getting goose bumps.

Well, I may have welled up a touch. I don't know. I can't remember,

exactly. I think I may have lost a bit of my

voice that day. I am not embarrassed to admit it, I

got very emotional. I went to the bar asking for loads

of shots! Give me a shot! I can't believe this. This is the best day

ever. S, einna was born. And Andy Murray

had won. Finally, I just relaxed.

My mum went, " well, he will win Sports Personality, won't he? " He

has done it. Right, down to the sports club. The atmosphere was just

amazing. Wasn't it? We walked in. They were all cheering and stamping

their feet. These are the sort of things that

you think will live with you forever. It is very difficult for me

to put into words, I have to say, without me bursting into tears.

I sat down after I celebrated on the court. I asked the referee if I had

time to go off to the side of the court. To me it was quite nice. On

my way up was John McEnroe. To see him as soon as I finished was cool.

Then the first person I went to was Ivan. In terms of influence, he had

a great influence on me. He shook everyone's hands.

I didn't see my family that much. They are set sitting in the row

behind. I could not reach them. I remember my uncle, three rows behind

them and behind Chris Hoy. When I won, when I saw it back, he was

leaning over, sweaty armpits, you could see him rubbing it on Chris

Hoy's head. Then I turned to say, Andy, don't

forget your mum! I think it was Novak. He said you better see your

mum. Then he walked over "oh, hi mum" that was just like him.

mum. Then he walked over "oh, hi had just come in from work or

something. And it is wonderful to be

congratulated by the parents her son defeated in the final.

. I have known them since they were 12 or 13. We have been through it

all together. I know that everyone of them came over to say

congratulations and gave me a hug. Regardless of losing that match, I

enjoyed it. It was a very special moment for British tennis for Andy.

He deserved to win the match, he was a better player in the more

important moments. What is amazing, he is such a class

act, genuinely disappointed Forsythe him. But he is like that, an amazing

dude. I loved it. Seeing Andy with the

trophy, you could see him, you don't remember that? You dropped the lid!

I was looking at the names and I dropped the lid. It came off! I

remember going to the locker room after and I said, I don't know how

you did that. He said he did not know either. He was literally in a

state of shock. The #5078s was unreal. Then we got a phone call

from Andy. And we couldn't hear it! For the

noise! It was a terrific party going on. Everybody was thrilled the whole

of Dunblane was thrilled for him. Very well done. He said, thanks,

grain. He asked if I was all right. I said we were absolutely fine.

30 minutes after the match, I was sitting down waiting to do my drugs

test it all hit me. I was so tired. We were all up on the grass bit of

the players' lounge, everyone having champagne. Everyone happy. I got a

message from you saying to come down and say hi.

You were there in your Jea income tax s watching the final. And in two

hours you have to go to the Wimbledon Ball. How does that

happen? You are whisked away to this basement room and there are the

clothes. Everybody is there. . Then, aunty Judy said she had to

get ready for the Wimbledon Ball. So we helped.

I had forgotten about it. Then I remember thinking I have nothing to

wear. Of course, I did not realise at that stage that they have people

on site to fit you out. I was whisked away for that. It was after

a meal, that Judy and I were getting our photograph taken, I think then

people realised who they were with, with the trophy. They started to

applaud. It was lovely. We went to Andy's table. He saw us, got up and

gave us a hug that was pretty special. It is making me emotional

thinking about it. To have me and my brother having both won a Wimbledon

title. It was great to have them there. A nice photo and nice for all

of us. It is actually in our downstairs

loo! That is nice. Yeah.

Four or five days after the match finished, I went back to Wimbledon.

I went to Centre Court. There was no-one there. It was empty. I walked

around the court. No security men, groundsmen, nothing. I took my phone

and filmed what in my mind was how the last point played out.

Any point will do. With obviously no rackets or balls

or nets or anything, and that was it.

The day I was thinking about, it I was like, my cousin is one of the

best tennis players in the world. Then I thought about it for a while,

because then I started to think about what I would have for lunch!

The waiting is over! Come on! Sue Sue Sue it is nerve-wracking

watching it, even knowing the results.

An amazing moment. It was. You were talking to me

watching it, about how you felt. The weight of the nation, how much

everyone wanted Andy to win it? Absolutely it was so special. And

obviously being here on Sunday watching the match, you could really

see the whole nation behind one sports person. You rarely see an

atmosphere like this one. I felt it was the celebration of a whole

country. That is absolutely amazing about the sport it is bringing

everyone together. They were embracing the situation. I remember

the ball, when Andy came out, he was so tired. Judy was there a

bitterlier. She was really having a lot of fun! She knows my dad. My dad

was there, so it was really like, son and mum and daughter and dad, it

was so lovely to see. But she was really having a lot of fun was Judy

Murray. Say no more! But that Wimbledon ball is a lovely

tradition. That you can go and celebrate and both champions there

together? It is special. I think that they have changed it a little.

In 2013, they played a clip of you winning and you are holding

backwards, outside of the room with the trophy in the hand, you are

trying to slide open the door to see the clip and then they have a

standing ovation. You are walking towards the catwalk with the trophy.

You pose for a picture. The security guard takes the trophy, you sit

down. Then the same for the men's winner. And then you have a proper

dinner. The chairman of the club is coming

between the main courses and the desserts to recap the tournament,

making a speech. Then they give you your replica and your badge.

Lovely. Such a nice tradition. Where were you watching that match? I was

in the box. Right behind the main box. There are the players' boxes

and two rows for the guests. I was very lucky to get into the stadium

for the full match. I can tell you that the atmosphere was amazing. I

can remember during that match point, everyone was starting to

scream. As a player, whether you have the people screaming, you are

thinking please make this ball land inside the baseline it is the worse

thing in the world. And just when he won everyone went absolutely crazy.

As a player, you have seen big matches around the world. Was it

different that day? It was different as you could feel something about

history was about to change. I think because Andy lost in the

final before, I think that the whole country really was behind him, they

did not want him to repeat that, or for him to feel that bad again.

Winning the Gold Medal was a huge step forward. He won on that court.

The last memory had had playing a big match was winning. He won the

Gold Medal. That was crucial for him. But I remember on the Sunday,

the Sunday between the first and the second week we were both into the

same physio room. There is a small garden and a private physio room. My

physio is talking to Andy's physio. The two guys say, see the two

players there, here are the two Wimbledon champions. That was on the

Sunday before. It was very special. Gosh! I am going to ask them

tomorrow, what they think will happen next week! Have you been on

Centre Court, doing a mobile phone recreation of your final point? No

but I think that is a good idea. I will do that. Sneak in after the

championship is over and remember, I am about to serve my point. It will

be shorter! I know it will be filming the line and having someone

dropping a ball over the line, repeating the scene. But it is all

very much in my head, that is for sure.

Lovely. And a lovely souvenir for Andy to keep, to watch how the

nation celebrated with him throughout it all. Thank you very

much for your company. Sadly we have no live tennis yet. There are still

brollies up. The rain is falling at Wimbledon. We were hoping to play at

12. 30pm but the rain has come down again. There is a roof on Centre

Court, play will be under way at 1.00pm. Rafael Nadal first up on

court on BBC One. In the meantime, though, here on BBC Two, we take you

back to yesterday an a thrilling match on court number one too two

talented players, Grigor Dimitrov and Alexandr Dolgopolov. We join it

in the third set. Grigor Dimitrov is serving to stay in the third set at

2-5 down. The commentators are Chris Bradley and Peter Fleming.

Dimitrov certainly wants to hold serve, for no other reason,

obviously to stay competitive in the set. But to serve first to start the

fourth. It is almost as though they are

mentally fatigued, for the amount of choice shots they have available?

Absolutely. They have played two hours of really arduous tennis.

Three set points. And pressure-packed tennis. There

have not been many break points. Got him! What a spectacular way to

finish the third set. No wonder his father is out of his chair.

Dolgopolov! Two sets to one after an hour and 52 minutes.

This is now a real test of Grigor Dimitrov's champion qualities as we

see him leave the court. Both players in fact, now, going off for

a toilet break. People came into this event talking

about Dimitrov as a potential future Grand Slam champion. You would have

to think that if he were to win a major that this one is the most

likely candidate. He is so comfortable on this surface. He has

had such very positive results. If he is to make a challenge, he has to

start right here. It's wonderful to see this man,

though. The first to make a quarter-final in the Australian Open

three years ago. He is number 13 in the world in January 2012. He is

back in the top 20. He has had a wonderful year together. His father

standing there. A former player, back in charge of his son. He

coached him to 2008. Jack Riyadher had a go to the end of 2012. But

father and son are back side to side, and playing wonderful tennis.

The statistics therein: -- there: You said earlier that Dimitrov had

fatigued and he has blinked but up until then, the quality of the

tennis was astounding and shock-making. It has been

spell-binding. When you have so much variety you

are spoiled for choice, Peter. Shot choice is a fascinating subject at

the best of times but you have a split second, at the pace that these

guys are playing to make the choice. Some of it is instinctive but

Dimitrov for a wheel, he needed to find out where the strength lay. The

backhand is good shot but the forehand is the weapon. Is that what

he must try to do more than? Obviously he would like to but

that's not a choice. He cannot say, I'm going to camp in the alley the

way that Nadal Federer might, but Dolgopolov is hitting the ball so

aggressively, he cannot take that risk. It is a really social day out

at Wimbledon. It is like being in the car with your kids in the back.

What do you think of it so far? Send. It is a good match, isn't it?

Or too much for some. Catching some rays. I think most people here would

be quite happy if it went the distance. Virtually clear skies. A

big ask for Dimitrov but he has won a lot of tight matches this year,

two of them in Acapulco, and he beat Andy Murray 7-6 in the third and

then Kevin Anderson the big serving South African, in the third. And in

the final at Queen's, saving championship point. When you talk

about potential five set matches you have do consider the potential

fatigue factor. And they still haven't been out on court for two

hours. Both of them play so quickly. I would not have thought that

physical fatigue had even begun to enter the picture. Dolgopolov to

begin the fourth set. That is just magical. He has come back with a

wand! Both made good use of that break.

The aces return. Ten in the first set, four in the second.

And third. Literally four aces in two sets for the Ukrainian, after

that phenomenally good serving opening set.

Uses that side spinning is to such great effect. Pushing Dimitrov all

over the place. The backhand is so strong that, still aiming at

Dimitrov's backhand, predominantly. This has been incredibly impressive

grand stroking performance from Dolgopolov. He has always had flashy

ground strokes but inevitably he would be erratic from time to time.

That just hasn't been the case today. He's been very consistent.

For the man of the moment, it's a big service game. The start of the

fourth, going into a third hour. 0-1. That looked a tired point from

Dimitrov. Pillar to post in the last game. No time for that! The serve

and volley is becoming more crucial, the way that Dolgopolov is

returning right now, straight back at the feet. He's really struggling

all of a sudden. It is like Somerby has taken his blood that! -- Sunday

has taken his blood out! Two more break points. Two from ten so far,

the Ukrainian. And the line. -- on the line. Ace number six. What a

huge hold from 15 - 40. Absolutely, terrific response. Three first

serves. That will give Dimitrov a lot more encouragement. Amazing!

LAUGHTER He's got his own style!

In interesting, pump at this time of year there is so much talk about

British tennis and I feel that the word technique is overused. When you

watch some day like this man constructing points, the shots that

he makes up, you get the feeling that he has played loads and loads

of sets and points and badgers Khmers, there is an element of

technique and so naturally, he plays the ball on its own terms.

Technique, obviously, is important in the development of a player, but

if you get the racket head going through the ball, then the nuances

of your technique are probably not that important. What is that more

of your technique are probably not important is how well you compete,

how well you maintain a high intensity level and don't have these

little blips in concentration loss. Both these guys come EU would have

do say that Dolgopolov has done that better so far today. Bos you would

have to say that. He has been the stronger man mentally, which is this

a prize, because that is not always been a characteristic that you would

associate with him. His stroke play and some of the shots he has come up

with, are they almost frightening Dimitrov a little? They have both

put pressure on one another because they have hit the ball so soundly.

Dimitrov trailing by one set. New balls.

Six, one metre 90. And he looked tall on that serve. Ace number

seven. A quick game. And when you look at the way Dolgopolov places

tennis, -- plays his tennis, he is so often on his back foot, flicking

his wrist here and there and arching his back, no wonder that he

stretches out at times. That was just a slip, nothing more, really.

His body seems to be a king. -- it seems to be a king. -- aching. He

does have an extravagant style. Often leaning backwards, all over

the place like an octopus or something! But so much more

recently. He seems to be under control. The wild spells have not

been nearly as evident. Effortless! He certainly made it

appear effortless. He hit that ball dead flat at the line, probably 90

miles an hour. An incredibly difficult shot to hit as accurately

as he did. No spin at all Ahmad ball. He was expecting it back,

stepping back to the middle. As you must. Every ball is coming back,

until it doesn't. -- knows bin at all on that ball. The ball boys

doing a great Job, 30 schools, locally, trained for months,

regimented leave. -- regimented leave. You only notice them when

they are in shock. -- in shot. A bit of a lull on the return games, they

are putting so much emphasis on holding now. If you quick games each

on serve. -- a few quick games each on serve. Building to the important

time. Serving behind Dimitrov, in every sense, too- three, fourth set.

Spectacular! And those sort of shots have been conspicuous by their

absence thus far, because Dimitrov is such a skilled net player and yet

we haven't seen him at their many times at all today.

How many choices were available there? He lost his balance in the

end. Rovers even again. Trying to get the

spring in the step, make that little extra difference - honours even

again. From the shadow into the spotlight again, this man. And the

breeze picking up again. It's not consistent. Look at the faces of

people after this shot. It is so good to watch the variety.

That's the one! Ran around the backhand. A monster forehand. Talk

about moments of inspiration! From 40-02 deuce. - from 40-0 two deuce.

Fabulous! And as entertaining as the two hours and 20 minutes have been

until now, you can't help thinking, the tastiest bits are still in front

of us. It's on a hat-trick. 19 in all. 42

in this second round. 42. Benjamin Becker.

Didn't exactly succumbed to nerves, did he? What is serve on the break

point! Fearless. We said that earlier, they are both fearless shot

makers. They wanted the match on their racket at all times. He has

been a revelation. Dolgopolov, this is the best match I've ever seen him

play. This is a grass court and the ball takes erratic bounces. It

hasn't appeared to do that but it does. Let's face it. They have

struck the ball so cleanly throughout. We haven't seen either

man slipping as so many have done this week, both just skating along

the top of this service. It has been a joy to watch for all here. One of

the pics of the third round. The first set and a half, the heady

heights of sheer quality. The pressure is still on Dimitrov,

trailing by two sets to one. And 3-4 in the fourth set.

Dimitrov got away with that one there. The forehand was completely

mishit, barely touched the strings yet still went in the court.

It is not easy approaching the net against a guy like this.

His body position at times defies belief. You must have such a

flexible back. -- he must have such a flexible back. Again there.

And the octopus is a good analogy. It is like arms and legs everywhere!

There was a bit of pressure there for a moment.

He acted well. Oh! How good is that? Beyond good.

Way beyond good! Applauded by Dolgopolov.

It was worth the bonus point. The pressure on the other side of

the net. Brilliant. Again, there seems to be

no way forwards. When Dolgopolov keeps the ball below

the height of the net as he does there, he is so quick he has

everything covered. Well we have seen it before. Not

many doubles but they come at crucial times.

Grit response. Again.

-- great response. Again. It's going to be close.

Again! And still not one body serve, not one.

Second double Le of the game. You think how gutsy he has been with it.

It's in! Dimitrov with a little bit of help breaks.

And Dolgopolov perhaps fooled by the wind.

Because as this ball crossed the net it was quite a height. It just

dropped like a stone. He will be so pleased with that. His

man is digging deep. All the hard work. It has reaped so many rewards

since October last year. He has that feeling now. It is so important in

the locker room. Dimitrov has a the reputation, he is a big-match

player. He is going to pull this match out of the bag.

That is the phrase, digging deep. That is exactly what he has had to

do. So far, so good. Two hours and 33 minutes.

Dimitrov is serving to take the fourth set. It is 5-4.

APPLAUSE Beautiful grass court tennis.

We talk about shifts in matches. Well, Dolgopolov is feeling it right

now. He's up against it. Three set points.

Look at that! He hit the side line. Not out of it yet.

They're going to a decider on an ace. Two things are going to change

for these men. One of them is going to make fourth round of Wimbledon

for the first time and one of them is going to win a five-set match at

Wimbledon. They have both played five sets here. They have not won