Day 6, part 3

:00:13. > :00:17.been a bit of a wash-out today, raining all day, only about ten or

:00:18. > :00:22.minutes of play on the outside courts. The attention is on Centre

:00:23. > :00:25.Court, that is what they are watching on the hill under the

:00:26. > :00:30.umbrella is. At least we have some tennis under the roof. It is Maria

:00:31. > :00:33.Sharapova against Alison Riske of the United States. Riske is already

:00:34. > :00:41.up a break, leading 2-0. COMMENTATORS: Sharapova taking her

:00:42. > :00:51.time, as she always does. COMMENTATORS: Sharapova taking her

:00:52. > :00:52.time, as she always Her opponent, playing with some freedom at the

:00:53. > :01:18.moment. You have to love the way Riske has

:01:19. > :01:23.come out to start this match, going for her shots. It doesn't seem like

:01:24. > :01:25.she has been affected by any nerves. She looks very comfortable and

:01:26. > :02:13.confident on court today. Goodness me, baseline to baseline,

:02:14. > :02:16.thump to thump. She is actually giving rather better than she is

:02:17. > :02:21.receiving at the moment, Alison Riske. A little tap of applause from

:02:22. > :02:51.Miss Sharapova. UMPIRE: Miss Sharapova is

:02:52. > :02:55.challenging the call. The call is overturned. What very good eyes

:02:56. > :03:40.Sharapova has. 11 minutes, all going well for

:03:41. > :03:44.Alison Riske. She comes to this match knowing that she has actually

:03:45. > :03:50.taken a set of this lady playing on grass, back in 2010 at Birmingham.

:03:51. > :03:55.Just one match, but it helps, doesn't it? Absolutely. There are

:03:56. > :04:05.not many players, you would say, look forward to the grasscourt

:04:06. > :04:10.season but Alison Riske feels more comfortable on grass than any other

:04:11. > :04:15.surface. It took her a long time to win a WTA match outside of the

:04:16. > :04:19.grasscourt season. Once she got a few wins under her belt, her

:04:20. > :04:40.confidence has grown. She is very comfortable moving on the grass.

:04:41. > :04:50.It is one thing, getting a firm foothold into a match. Quite another

:04:51. > :05:00.thing in holding it. That is the advantage with the break. She will

:05:01. > :05:04.have to fight all the way if she is to keep it.

:05:05. > :05:29.UMPIRE: Please. Sharapova hasn't been happy with the

:05:30. > :05:34.tension in her racket. She has looked up to her box a few times.

:05:35. > :05:52.Maybe get her a racket strung a little looser.

:05:53. > :06:00.Alison is doing a great job, being effective with her serve, mixing up

:06:01. > :06:02.the locations. Hitting them close to the lines. There is not much

:06:03. > :06:22.Sharapova can do. You have to be able to take care of

:06:23. > :06:27.your service games if you want to be successful on grass, holding serve,

:06:28. > :06:29.defending weak serve, so far Alison Riske has been able to do that

:06:30. > :06:50.today. A love game. And at the moment we

:06:51. > :06:55.are seeing a female version of what we saw at the start of the first

:06:56. > :07:05.male match of the afternoon on this Centre Court. The champion player

:07:06. > :08:06.under a little bit of pressure. Second double fault. That is

:08:07. > :08:12.surprising indoors. Normally when you take away the conditions, the

:08:13. > :09:07.sun or the wind, Sharapova normally has a better handle with her serve.

:09:08. > :09:12.We have got some people back the Royal Box.

:09:13. > :09:18.If you don't know that personality... No introductions

:09:19. > :09:25.Seri, right? -- introduction necessary. He is trying to set up in

:09:26. > :09:36.Miami, apart from the many other things he is involved in.

:09:37. > :09:46.So easy at the end, but some very good defending by Riske. A great job

:09:47. > :09:50.from Riske to make sure Sharapova keeps having to play shots. She is

:09:51. > :09:59.not that comfortable at net, but did a nice job. Managing her net game

:10:00. > :10:01.there. A lovely maker of shots. Sachin Tendulkar clearly appreciated

:10:02. > :10:26.that. That is just too good from

:10:27. > :10:29.Sharapova, here. Riske hit some great shots deep in the court.

:10:30. > :10:36.Sharapova finding her range with beforehand. Great link. -- great

:10:37. > :11:15.length. The volume went up and so did her

:11:16. > :11:22.game. Which is a little bit more settled now. These two ladies are

:11:23. > :11:28.only divided by three years, but by so much in tennis terms. It is

:11:29. > :11:37.ironic that the same year that Sharapova one here, -- Sharapova won

:11:38. > :11:52.here, Alison Riske was playing her first ITF tournament. Five Grand

:11:53. > :11:54.Slam titles. This lady has had her days but not the record that

:11:55. > :12:07.Sharapova has. She is the sort of person who keeps

:12:08. > :12:12.a diary, I understand, or a journal as you would call it, Lindsay. I

:12:13. > :12:21.wonder what she has got written down before and what she would have to

:12:22. > :12:26.write down after this match. This is one of the biggest matches of Alison

:12:27. > :12:31.Riske's career. She got to be round of 16 at the US Open but to be able

:12:32. > :12:37.to play a multiple Grand Slam champion on Centre Court at

:12:38. > :12:41.Wimbledon, it is every girl's dream. An instruction from the Chinese

:12:42. > :12:51.umpire to take the seat nearest to you. But not in the Royal Box.

:12:52. > :12:59.Again, Sharapova, very rarely do you see her not being able to get

:13:00. > :13:07.returns into play, unless she's playing Serena. Credit Riske so far,

:13:08. > :13:12.serving a high percentage of first serves and winning just about every

:13:13. > :13:12.point when she gets it in. APPLAUSE

:13:13. > :14:01.. This was a great lunge yet from

:14:02. > :14:02.Sharapova. -- get from. It was too much court for Riske to have to

:14:03. > :14:58.cover. What a very good serve in the

:14:59. > :15:37.circumstances, at 30-34 -- 30-30. That is the type of rally that Riske

:15:38. > :15:42.has to get out with. Maria has the upper hand in that pattern. Riske

:15:43. > :15:56.trying to change direction, unable to steer that one in.

:15:57. > :16:10.She took a little bit of that serve but she placed it quite superbly. --

:16:11. > :16:12.took a little bit off. There is no lack of confidence, that is for

:16:13. > :16:44.sure. The forehand letting Riske down

:16:45. > :16:47.again. Sharapova has started to read the serve better, she is starting to

:16:48. > :16:53.get more returns into play. Once the rally gets going, gets over four or

:16:54. > :17:18.five shots, Sharapova has the clear advantage.

:17:19. > :17:24.Sharapova not getting the last back and far enough off the court, left

:17:25. > :17:26.the entire line open for Riske to fit into with her favourite shot.

:17:27. > :18:45.Third game point. They never come at the right time,

:18:46. > :18:49.but that was certainly at the wrong time. It puts break point down. A

:18:50. > :19:15.chance for Sharapova to repair damage.

:19:16. > :19:24.Sharapova's camp trying to motivate her and get her doing. -- get her

:19:25. > :19:33.going. The underdog deserves the luck.

:19:34. > :19:51.Riske is doing a great job with her backhand of trying to control the

:19:52. > :19:57.points. Has been very effective going crosscourt and up the line.

:19:58. > :20:07.She would make a good psychological Point if she can hold here. Four

:20:08. > :20:19.juices -- good psychological point. Four deuces.

:20:20. > :20:33.I doubt if the Centre Court has ever quite had this echoing reaction.

:20:34. > :20:56.What a pick-up Sharapova had here. A mishit, perfectly placed angle.

:20:57. > :22:22.Sharapova was a bit surprised when the match started off, the pace of

:22:23. > :22:27.Riske's shots, also how flat and low they were staying. Like most

:22:28. > :22:31.champions do, she has adjusted. She is timing her shots better, in a

:22:32. > :23:47.better position as well. A little unlucky, stepped in and

:23:48. > :23:53.went for it. It was a hard second serve from Sharapova. 99 mph. There

:23:54. > :23:57.is not a huge difference between the first and second serve for Maria.

:23:58. > :24:57.She has a very aggressive mentality for the second serve.

:24:58. > :25:59.Five double fault between them, three of them to Sharapova.

:26:00. > :26:15.Well played! APPLAUSE

:26:16. > :26:31.You feel she is into her rhythm now, save, perhaps, for her serve.

:26:32. > :26:36.Absolutely, she has turned the tide in this match. Even the last rally

:26:37. > :26:43.is a great example, she spent the majority of her much grumbling and

:26:44. > :26:51.trying to get back. As soon -- majority of her match scrambling. As

:26:52. > :26:55.soon as you give her an opportunity, she takes it. She

:26:56. > :27:12.turned some defence into fence in that last Point -- into offensive

:27:13. > :27:24.play in the last point. The quality of support of those who come to the

:27:25. > :27:28.Hill is relieved quite remarkable. They haven't seen much tennis out

:27:29. > :27:33.there today, about ten minutes or so on the outside courts. That's right,

:27:34. > :27:39.but those on the Hill are watching the big screen of this. Before the

:27:40. > :27:50.roof went on, we would have all been huddling inside. A big game, this.

:27:51. > :27:54.Alison Riske really has two win it. -- has win it.

:27:55. > :28:44.The first time she has gone behind on the first point of her service.

:28:45. > :28:48.It has become a bit of a reality check. She was in dreamland for a

:28:49. > :29:00.while and playing well. Oh! You have got to hope for some of

:29:01. > :29:07.those, too, because they come along from time to time. Sharapova is

:29:08. > :29:15.pretty good about not too many wild ground strokes, considering how hard

:29:16. > :29:17.she hits her shots. After the first few games she has tried to

:29:18. > :29:18.she hits her shots. After the first few games direct the attack to the

:29:19. > :29:51.forehand of her opponent. Just getting a bit better as well,

:29:52. > :29:59.Sharapova, anticipating and reading the Riske serve. The risk for Riske

:30:00. > :30:41.now is to lose the break point. Just the wrong side! Sharapova gets

:30:42. > :30:51.the break she was seeking. She now has the chance to end the set which

:30:52. > :31:15.she started with some uncertainty. Adapted and now looking good.

:31:16. > :31:24.Riske trying to mix things up. You have got to come forward with a bit

:31:25. > :31:31.of a better approach than that, either deeper in the court, more to

:31:32. > :31:44.the corner. Sharapova with too much time and too many options there.

:31:45. > :32:38.Her serve has constantly been a problem since she had shoulder

:32:39. > :32:41.surgery many years ago. She tried different motions to try to

:32:42. > :32:48.alleviate the stress on her shoulder. She has never seemed to be

:32:49. > :33:25.able to get as smooth a serve as she used to have.

:33:26. > :34:00.Just too long and Sharapova has the first set under her belt. 6-3.

:34:01. > :34:04.SUE BARKER: She has found a way to come back and win the opening set.

:34:05. > :34:06.All everyone is enjoying the tennis on Centre Court, it is awful for

:34:07. > :34:23.some of those outside. # I am singing in the rain... #

:34:24. > :34:31.I have braved the rain to speak to the braver people standing around.

:34:32. > :34:44.Not watching much tennis. Unfortunately, apart from the 14

:34:45. > :34:50.minutes, we have not. Where do you hide, what do you do? We hide under

:34:51. > :34:56.the covers, enjoy ourselves. We have a good time. We have been out on

:34:57. > :35:04.Court 18, getting Mexican waves going. You have got to enjoy

:35:05. > :35:10.yourself a stop I have met some lovely ladies. You have seen some

:35:11. > :35:15.tennis. We have. We have been on Centre Court watching Nadal win. The

:35:16. > :35:25.roof is a godsend. Such a great atmosphere. Loving it. Even when the

:35:26. > :35:29.weather is so miserable, they are so happy to be here and enjoy the

:35:30. > :35:32.Wimbledon experience. We are hoping the weather will clear. They are

:35:33. > :35:36.saying it will sometime this evening. I am hoping it will fall

:35:37. > :35:41.all of those who have waited patiently outside. The tennis

:35:42. > :35:47.continues under the roof. Let us go back there.

:35:48. > :35:58.I set to the good. This lady, since she won in 2004, has five times gone

:35:59. > :36:22.out to the eventual champion, once in the final.

:36:23. > :36:31.Not entirely sure what Alison Riske can do about it, but there is from

:36:32. > :36:33.the start of this set the danger that it will run quickly away from

:36:34. > :36:44.her. Any suggestions, Lindsay? Well, it

:36:45. > :36:51.has been five games in a row. That is looking like six in a row for

:36:52. > :36:57.Sharapova. That is when you have to start taking it point by point.

:36:58. > :37:25.Sharapova has picked up her game in the last 20, 25 minutes.

:37:26. > :37:33.Her father has now retired, but he used to work for the US Secret

:37:34. > :37:34.Service. Perhaps he has got a clue for her! Probably has some good

:37:35. > :38:08.stories over dinner. Never going to be good enough, I'm

:38:09. > :38:11.afraid. She was so quickly on it. This is the area Sharapova has

:38:12. > :38:16.improved the most over the last few years. The explosive first step. She

:38:17. > :38:27.has worked hard on her footwork, trying to get faster.

:38:28. > :38:39.That will lift Riske a bit. Success on the backhand side, no doubt about

:38:40. > :39:35.that. It is six games on the trot. She is

:39:36. > :39:44.nothing if not determined. Look at the grit of the teeth. Sharapova is

:39:45. > :39:53.the Rafael Nadal in terms of her determination, her work ethic and

:39:54. > :39:55.her will to win. He adjusts his her more than she does. He has more

:39:56. > :41:09.habits! -- his hair. These start to become must win games

:41:10. > :41:13.for Riske. Sharapova is a great front runner. Now she has the first

:41:14. > :41:18.set under her belt and a break, she will start to relax more. Riske has

:41:19. > :41:56.to try to get back on the board here.

:41:57. > :42:07.This forehand here, so measured. Sharapova has great preparation.

:42:08. > :42:13.Great strokes. And when she has time, she has more options. That is

:42:14. > :42:15.something Serena Williams can take away from her. Not many other

:42:16. > :43:47.players can do that. Oh! A great site. Unless you happen

:43:48. > :44:05.to be playing on the other side of the net.

:44:06. > :44:17.She might try that a few more times, into the body. She has got to start

:44:18. > :44:24.back at their Oh with her serve. At the start, it was effective. Then

:44:25. > :44:28.Sharapova caught on. It takes a few games to see the pattern of the

:44:29. > :44:37.server. Where their toss goes, where they will hit it.

:44:38. > :44:44.Once Sharapova got locked in, once she started to get a good read, the

:44:45. > :45:41.points have not come easily for Riske.

:45:42. > :45:54.Look how much ground she is trying to cover. Sharapova is now the

:45:55. > :46:00.player in control of all of the baseline rallies, dictating play

:46:01. > :46:40.with her forehand. Look at the difference, 30 to eight.

:46:41. > :46:52.Right idea, but... Quite a difference between these two when

:46:53. > :47:03.they move forward. Sharapova, five out of five. Riske, just four out of

:47:04. > :47:25.ten. Break point for an eighth successive game for Sharapova.

:47:26. > :48:00.A few deep breaths, she will have the crowd's sympathy. Alison Riske

:48:01. > :48:05.on the changeovers likes to close horizon. She admits she gets so

:48:06. > :48:14.nervous. She tries to use the changeovers to refocus and regroup.

:48:15. > :48:25.-- likes to close her eyes. Things are getting away from Riske. In a

:48:26. > :48:34.way, she is perhaps doing for Sharapova what Nadal's opponent did

:48:35. > :48:39.for him, helping to get the seeded player on form. Tom Daley in the

:48:40. > :48:46.middle of the picture. From diving, rugby, football. The chairman, I

:48:47. > :48:52.don't know what his best sport is, but he obviously plays tennis. He is

:48:53. > :49:06.a really good tennis player, Mr Brooke. Three games away from a

:49:07. > :49:43.place among the last 16 for Sharapova. Seeded five this year.

:49:44. > :50:04.I love the calm way she sets herself. Does not always work out.

:50:05. > :50:29.I don't know what his best game is either!

:50:30. > :50:32.Alison Riske was bouncing, trying to tell herself she can still get

:50:33. > :50:58.something out of this. That is reminiscent of the first

:50:59. > :51:01.four games from Riske. She started off the match controlling the

:51:02. > :51:07.tempo, being the more aggressive player. But Sharapova was able to

:51:08. > :51:50.wrestle control. How hard that must be to listen to

:51:51. > :52:07.if you are the loser on court. The crowd surely will will her to

:52:08. > :52:25.take one game in this set. You can hear some frustration coming

:52:26. > :52:32.out of Riske there. Trying to get herself going. You feel like against

:52:33. > :52:37.the players that the top, the match can turn so fast. Sharapova has run

:52:38. > :53:07.away with this match, the last nine games.

:53:08. > :53:18.I am afraid since the sixth game, really, the rallies have been like

:53:19. > :53:20.the match, it is only a matter of time before Sharapova takes the

:53:21. > :54:02.points. UMPIRE: Miss Sharapova challenging

:54:03. > :54:10.the call. Sharapova checking whether Hawk-Eye is awake. Of course, it is.

:54:11. > :54:16.A little bit later than it was, not quite as bright a spot as she made

:54:17. > :54:24.in the first set when she won the debate.

:54:25. > :55:09.Riske had no idea where that was going to go. That ball seemed to

:55:10. > :55:39.just hang there. So, this is a virtual match point.

:55:40. > :55:47.Everybody is anticipating a quarterfinal. It perhaps has certain

:55:48. > :55:59.dangers to do that. Curiously, she has never lost in the cause --

:56:00. > :56:06.quarterfinals. She also has not beaten Venus Williams in ten years!

:56:07. > :56:13.It does not look at 5:25pm that Serena Williams will finish tonight.

:56:14. > :56:20.We will see if the weather clears. Serena Williams has a tough match at

:56:21. > :56:24.the moment against Alize Cornet. Potentially Eugenie Bouchard in the

:56:25. > :56:34.next round. An exciting week for the ladies. Serena of course has played

:56:35. > :56:40.here somewhat more and has twice gone out in the quarterfinals. You

:56:41. > :56:43.might be onto something! LAUGHTER

:56:44. > :57:01.Just a point of interest. So, serving for a place, not in the

:57:02. > :57:22.quarterfinal, but in the last 16. Miss Sharapova.

:57:23. > :57:30.Easy to say from the commentary box, but they -- at A lob would have been

:57:31. > :59:13.interesting. The eighth point that Riske has

:59:14. > :01:18.managed to take from Sharapova in this set.

:01:19. > :01:52.I suspect the crowd didn't have too much doubt about the eventual winner

:01:53. > :02:01.I suspect the crowd didn't have too when the match started. They might

:02:02. > :02:10.have had for the first 15 minutes. Comfortable win, playing well. And

:02:11. > :02:15.Alison Riske makes her way of court for a quickly indeed. Disappointment

:02:16. > :02:22.for Riske who started the match so well. And then she seized Sharapova

:02:23. > :02:33.really take it over, winning the last 11 games in a row -- then she

:02:34. > :02:38.sees. Bradley Wiggins leads the applause from the Royal Box. On a

:02:39. > :02:45.rainy day, she has had the advantage of going through to the second week

:02:46. > :02:54.of Wimbledon, to the last 16, while others are still waiting for the

:02:55. > :02:58.rain to stop. I think it is safe to say Sharapova probably won't be

:02:59. > :03:01.playing again until Tuesday, unless the rain stops right this second and

:03:02. > :03:03.they are able to complete the rest of the third rounds on the outside

:03:04. > :03:18.courts. Got a pretty good picture there, I

:03:19. > :03:22.think, on his tablet. It amazes me how players are able to sign like

:03:23. > :03:30.this on the ball. Did you find it easy? The bigger the ball, the

:03:31. > :03:39.easier it is. I am sure that must be true! There might be a few occasions

:03:40. > :03:45.when you say, who was that? ! I have that that some of those asking, who

:03:46. > :03:50.in the world signed this? The golf ball is the hardest item to sign!

:03:51. > :03:56.Bring one of those really large tennis balls, you will have more

:03:57. > :04:06.success that way. It would be a pain to look after it all day. There is a

:04:07. > :04:11.picture of Serena, a magazine held by a lady who wants an autograph of

:04:12. > :04:15.Sharapova. Will they meet? It is one of the delights to look forward to

:04:16. > :04:20.next week. Maybe opponents in the round of the last 16 will have other

:04:21. > :04:37.ideas. Particularly a young Canadian, we feel. Way goes. Her job

:04:38. > :04:42.done. -- away she goes. She lost her opening service game, she went two

:04:43. > :04:49.down, she was two - one down, she pulled back to square it at 3-3, and

:04:50. > :04:51.from then on, it was plain sailing. 11 straight games to come through.

:04:52. > :05:01.6-3, 6-0. Congratulations. With the exception

:05:02. > :05:05.of the start of the match, you looked in almost complete control,

:05:06. > :05:10.is that how you felt? I felt better as the match went on. She has had

:05:11. > :05:14.some of the best results on the surface. I knew it would be a chance

:05:15. > :05:19.today. A bit of a slow start, but happy I got there. We have got the

:05:20. > :05:24.roof on Centre Court, few are able to compete your -- complete your

:05:25. > :05:26.first week's schedule. A couple of other players will not be able to.

:05:27. > :05:30.Does that give you an advantage? other players will not be able to.

:05:31. > :05:33.You never know the schedule until the evening prior to when you play.

:05:34. > :05:38.I didn't know the weather forecast for today, I don't like to look at

:05:39. > :05:43.it. I want to start with the Dayna matter what it presents, go with the

:05:44. > :05:49.flow of things -- to start the day no matter what it presents. How are

:05:50. > :05:53.you feeling about what the second week may hold in store? I am just

:05:54. > :05:56.happy to be in the second week. I was looking forward to coming back

:05:57. > :06:01.and they are giving myself another chance so I am happy about that. We

:06:02. > :06:07.are excited to see what you can do, well done.

:06:08. > :06:11.STUDIO: Certainly giving herself a chance. Wonderful performance from

:06:12. > :06:17.Maria Sharapova, the French Open champion, through to the next round

:06:18. > :06:19.and one step closer to a quarterfinal meeting with Serena

:06:20. > :06:26.Williams. What a last eight encounter that would be. She is the

:06:27. > :06:29.second winner today under the roof. Play continues here on Centre Court.

:06:30. > :06:32.Roger Federer is next on court. Play continues here on Centre Court.

:06:33. > :06:36.Roger Federer is The good news for all of those who have waited so

:06:37. > :06:42.patiently out there today is that we are about to get play underway on

:06:43. > :06:48.the outside courts. It is good news not just for the spectators but also

:06:49. > :06:55.for the players. Serena Williams will continue her match against

:06:56. > :06:56.Alize Cornet, it is only 1-1 and deuce so they will step on court in

:06:57. > :07:22.a moment. All of those matches getting

:07:23. > :07:27.underway very soon. Over on BBC One, we showed you a challenge that we

:07:28. > :07:39.have between Wimbledon and the team in Brazil, a key PRP challenge. -- a

:07:40. > :07:46.keepy-uppy challenge. This is how Andy Murray got on.

:07:47. > :07:55.Watch this, Clarence Seedorf with a tennis ball.

:07:56. > :08:02.I am about to have a very poor attempt at the challenge, not for

:08:03. > :09:27.lack of trying but lack of technique.

:09:28. > :09:35.I am not going to get better than that, I don't think!

:09:36. > :09:46.Andy Murray put Wimbledon way out in front on that leaderboard!

:09:47. > :09:53.It seems like that is going to be extremely difficult to beat. He has

:09:54. > :09:58.always fancied himself as a bit of a footballer. As you can see by that,

:09:59. > :10:03.he has certainly done it before. Will you be having a go? I am going

:10:04. > :10:10.to secretly practice, how much time do we have? I did play soccer in

:10:11. > :10:20.high school. How much time? Until Monday. 78? What is your best? I

:10:21. > :10:25.don't fancy my chances of beating that. You played a bit of football,

:10:26. > :10:31.too? A long time ago when I was about seven. That has been a bit of

:10:32. > :10:39.fun and if you want to have an attempt, send it in with your hash

:10:40. > :10:42.tag copa-uppy. We are ready for the players, Roger Federer will be

:10:43. > :10:54.enjoying coming into this atmosphere under the roof. A wonderful

:10:55. > :11:01.atmosphere. When you have the roof on, it encloses the sound. Everybody

:11:02. > :11:04.is in here, they feel so fortunate to be able to see tennis on a day

:11:05. > :11:09.like today. The atmosphere is fantastic. He will get a big

:11:10. > :11:39.welcome. CHEERING

:11:40. > :11:47.Federer has looked pretty good so far. He has had a favourable draw.

:11:48. > :11:51.It is pretty hard for him not to look good. Sometimes he loses but he

:11:52. > :11:54.does it gracefully. It is another reason why I wish I could have

:11:55. > :12:00.played under the roof because it sounds like you're hitting it

:12:01. > :12:06.harder. Lord knows the three of us needed this out, believe me. He

:12:07. > :12:12.always comes here and it is like them to him, his favourite court,

:12:13. > :12:16.his favourite tournament. When you reflect on his record, winning seven

:12:17. > :12:20.titles, you feel so comfortable in these surroundings. Even though the

:12:21. > :12:28.courts are slower, he is still the most attacking player. His serving

:12:29. > :12:32.was phenomenal in his earlier match. He was never into much

:12:33. > :12:33.trouble. That is a major element of his game.

:12:34. > :12:35.trouble. That is a major element of his If he continues that, he will be

:12:36. > :12:49.a danger to anyone. We are getting ready for this

:12:50. > :12:56.match. Giraldo against Federer, will it be another serene performance?

:12:57. > :13:02.COMMENTATORS: Welcome to Centre Court once again.

:13:03. > :13:08.The king is in his pomp on Court Number One. He will be nervous

:13:09. > :13:23.because it is the first round of the tournament.

:13:24. > :13:35.It is a good feeling, going out there and getting the break, getting

:13:36. > :13:40.the first set, breaking again, getting the second set in the bag

:13:41. > :13:51.and you go, all right, I am in the tournament.

:13:52. > :13:57.tomorrow. Beautiful. The movement is exquisite. I am slightly concerned

:13:58. > :14:02.that Federer might charge him for this lesson. The feeling was good, I

:14:03. > :14:10.could do all the things I wanted to do.

:14:11. > :14:22.One of the world's great players. Just guides around the court. Rain

:14:23. > :14:27.coming down. A lesson from Federer. Very happy with the match, it could

:14:28. > :14:34.have been difficult. A great champion in cruise control.

:14:35. > :14:41.You are right, bit of a tennis lesson in those previous matches. He

:14:42. > :14:50.has played fantastically well and coming off a win in Halle, he feel

:14:51. > :14:55.so comfortable. He was fit and healthy last year. I think his loss

:14:56. > :14:59.last year is in the back of his mind, it does not sit well and it

:15:00. > :15:05.gives him more motivation to have a good run this year. When you look at

:15:06. > :15:12.Grand Slams, that is not what he is about, is it? He beat Murray in the

:15:13. > :15:18.quarterfinals. The problem for him is beating two or three of the top

:15:19. > :15:22.guys in one event. The fact he has to do it over the best of five sets.

:15:23. > :15:28.That is where we are going to see what he has left. This is good

:15:29. > :15:32.because it appears at the first week, he is not going to have

:15:33. > :15:36.extended himself so much. He can save a lot more for the second week

:15:37. > :15:39.which is what he is going to need. If you look at his draw, if he were

:15:40. > :16:03.to play Jana -- if he were to play he is a good player off the ground

:16:04. > :16:09.and if Roger is struggling with his serve, Giraldo can find his way into

:16:10. > :16:12.this matter and make it interesting. We have also talked about the

:16:13. > :16:15.advantage of being on Centre Court today. Roger is not one of the

:16:16. > :16:19.youngest ones and if today. Roger is not one of the

:16:20. > :16:24.rhythm of a day on, day off, could be important to go

:16:25. > :16:28.rhythm of a day on, day off, could depending on how much play we get

:16:29. > :16:30.this evening. Some of these third round matches will be played on

:16:31. > :16:32.Monday, someone round matches will be played on

:16:33. > :16:38.Tuesday and Wednesday in the men's draw. That is why Roger is hoping

:16:39. > :16:42.things clear up so he gets his opponent on the court, so he doesn't

:16:43. > :16:50.have to play two days in a row. If he were not to play Monday, it would

:16:51. > :16:52.mean he is a young 32. He still has to play five in six days

:16:53. > :16:59.hypothetically, even Edberg might show some signs of stress if that

:17:00. > :17:04.were to happen. I don't think so. I was making that up! They are so

:17:05. > :17:10.perfect together, what a perfect mix. There have been some

:17:11. > :17:22.interesting coaching moves, this seems to be working out well.

:17:23. > :17:27.Amelie Mauresmo and Andy Murray. Boris Becker is looking to do

:17:28. > :17:32.something big. He wants a win and a possible bonus for these guys.

:17:33. > :17:38.Giraldo has beaten Murray this year, there is some pedigree there. In

:17:39. > :17:44.these types of matches he has won two rounds. You can never be taking

:17:45. > :17:48.anything for granted in the Grand Slams and Roger is as experienced as

:17:49. > :17:54.anybody. He will be trying to continue the way he is playing and

:17:55. > :17:57.move into the second week. When you look at the masterclass of tennis

:17:58. > :18:04.and everything here, everyone is so thrilled. When you look at the

:18:05. > :18:07.Centre Court order of player to have Nadal and Federer. One thing that

:18:08. > :18:24.speed Kills is power. He is a big hitter, a big guy. Did

:18:25. > :18:30.you ever play in doors here? Not really, I played in the test event.

:18:31. > :18:37.They say it seems a bit heavier. It feels like the committee is greater.

:18:38. > :18:42.But it is pretty similar. -- the humidity is greater. The players are

:18:43. > :18:49.just about ready, we can hand over to Mark Petchey.

:18:50. > :18:55.COMMENTATORS: Thank you. As ever, it is a great treat to see the roof

:18:56. > :19:04.shut but also to see Roger Federer back out on familiar ground. I'm --

:19:05. > :19:12.playing in the familiar way so far this year, yet to lose a set, yet to

:19:13. > :19:16.lose serve, knee has looked in imperious form. I was chatting to

:19:17. > :19:21.his father before the match, talking about his love of southern Africa.

:19:22. > :19:27.There is Robbie Federer, he spent some time in Johannesburg but is a

:19:28. > :19:32.big adventurer apart. Loves his time across the countries of Namibia and

:19:33. > :19:35.Zambia. Even he said that Roger has started serving particularly well

:19:36. > :19:41.for study as watched a few of his matches over the years.

:19:42. > :19:47.This guy knows what he's doing, that without saying. Loving the fact that

:19:48. > :19:52.he is one of the few that has been able to get out on the course today.

:19:53. > :20:07.A lot of edgy players sitting in the locker room. Is the weather getting

:20:08. > :20:18.better? It was looking better as I came in, if you breaks in the sky in

:20:19. > :20:20.terms of blue, but we will see. There is a great crowd, what an

:20:21. > :20:54.atmosphere, we haven't even started. Ferocious and at times fragile,

:20:55. > :21:50.Giraldo. He is a flat hitter of the ball.

:21:51. > :21:56.As I said, ferocious at times, fragile at others, and already a

:21:57. > :22:04.gloom is of that. Eight of the opening point but subsequently

:22:05. > :22:11.unable to find the court -- already a glimpse of that.

:22:12. > :22:15.Some of the influence of Stefan Edberg, pick your spots but don't

:22:16. > :22:37.forget about serve and volley. APPLAUSE

:22:38. > :22:44.There is Stefan Edberg, six time Grand Slam winner, twice at

:22:45. > :22:50.Wimbledon. I am sure Giraldo gave a call to a fellow countrymen who came

:22:51. > :22:56.out here in 2010, took the first couple of sets of Federer, served

:22:57. > :22:59.for the match. There is Gonzales in the dark at, a former top-10 player

:23:00. > :23:12.-- in the dark hat. Injuries cut short the end of his

:23:13. > :23:16.career. Which makes him all the more appreciative of this man. There are

:23:17. > :23:20.so many things to admire about Federer. 16 majors in a row, he has

:23:21. > :24:14.played? Unreal. plan is to outhit Federer. Not a lot

:24:15. > :24:25.of finesse. He learned to play in both Bogota at 8500 feet.

:24:26. > :24:30.You have got to give him a lot of credit for doing as well as he has

:24:31. > :24:37.done in the course of his career. Having to leave their at a pretty

:24:38. > :24:52.early age. You think you are hitting a whole lot harder than you actually

:24:53. > :24:58.are when playing at altitude. Did the hard work with the approach. He

:24:59. > :25:03.is not going to be too happy with that because it will immediately

:25:04. > :25:32.give him triple break point. He looked like he got down as low as he

:25:33. > :25:40.would have liked. A testing opening service hold potentially for

:25:41. > :25:43.Giraldo. If you are Roger, you must be thinking the game should have

:25:44. > :26:02.been over already. Giraldo, back in business.

:26:03. > :26:12.if he is going to win another major he needs to do more with his return

:26:13. > :26:28.game. He has always been eulogised and

:26:29. > :26:36.idolised for his ability to get all back into play. You feel heat to go

:26:37. > :26:46.after service more these days? -- you feel he needs to go after

:26:47. > :26:55.it is his turn to adapt. He won a lot of majors chipping the ball back

:26:56. > :26:56.to Roddick's feet and daring him to come forward with the sliced

:26:57. > :27:08.backhand. Employing that tactic again. He is

:27:09. > :28:00.testing him. ultimately he wins it anyway. A

:28:01. > :28:02.great start, Giraldo is clearly uptight and here's the first guy

:28:03. > :28:27.that sensed it and took advantage. frame of the backhand. Not quite

:28:28. > :28:36.sure beforehand is as consistent as it was.

:28:37. > :28:47.-- not quite sure the forehand. David Beckham looks pretty good.

:28:48. > :29:21.Always looks good! That is what he does well. Six foot

:29:22. > :29:23.two, maybe a little more. He covers the courtside to side. That is why

:29:24. > :30:05.Federer will entice him. Quickly into a river monster

:30:06. > :30:09.already. About 70% of first serves finding their target, as it has been

:30:10. > :30:12.in the opening couple of rounds -- into a rhythm. And there is another

:30:13. > :30:20.one. Potentially not. Late call out. into a rhythm. And there is another

:30:21. > :30:28.one. Potentially not. Late Roger has decided he is going to challenge, I

:30:29. > :30:29.think. Mr Federer is challenging the call on the right near sideline, the

:30:30. > :30:32.ball was called out. call on the right near sideline, the

:30:33. > :30:37.ball was called Already questioning the umpire's authority. He bought

:30:38. > :30:45.himself some time, thought about it and went for it. It worked out. He

:30:46. > :30:51.hoped in the umpire. He thought the umpire said yes. Now he looks bad.

:30:52. > :30:56.Jake has lost his confidence already. You made a great point

:30:57. > :30:57.about his longevity. We looked back about how he was able to do that,

:30:58. > :31:09.serve has been crucial. When you look at him for his

:31:10. > :31:13.first-ever Wimbledon final in 2003, he really hasn't lost an awful lot

:31:14. > :31:19.on this particular shot. Better served the last couple of years.

:31:20. > :31:27.Especially when he beat Murray a couple of years ago. His 17th major.

:31:28. > :31:31.He realised life is a whole lot easier on any court, but especially

:31:32. > :31:37.here, if he can win more free points and tighten things up. The other

:31:38. > :31:41.reason he has longevity is movement. It seems like he floats above the

:31:42. > :31:46.court, doesn't seem like there is a lot of impact. I was in palm springs

:31:47. > :31:51.early in March when they played the event earlier and they played Novak

:31:52. > :31:55.Djokovic in the finals. It is the first time in quite a few years when

:31:56. > :32:01.the first set and a half, Roger Federer was moving better than Novak

:32:02. > :32:05.. That is saying something. His movement is better than it has been

:32:06. > :32:09.for a couple of years. He says he is healthier. He has had some back

:32:10. > :32:14.issues. That is part of why he has been able to get his ranking back up

:32:15. > :32:27.into the top five. Already, he sees that jarrah though

:32:28. > :32:32.is vulnerable to that slice. -- that jarrah

:32:33. > :32:36.. He wants to come up with an answer otherwise it will be a short day out

:32:37. > :33:10.here. Giraldo is a pretty good player. The

:33:11. > :33:15.Colombian will not be hanging around.

:33:16. > :33:20.Might not be hanging around too long himself if he misses too many

:33:21. > :33:25.volleys like that. Good idea to chase things up that you can see why

:33:26. > :33:33.he doesn't come to the net very often. He is still severely wound

:33:34. > :34:11.up, here. Best ever result already at Wimbledon.

:34:12. > :34:17.type of nerves, a guy like Giraldo, myself, other players? You

:34:18. > :34:20.type of nerves, a guy like Giraldo, feel nervous, but it is about

:34:21. > :34:26.type of nerves, a guy like Giraldo, quickly you deal with it. How little

:34:27. > :34:40.it can get to you. But it is crazy to not have them.

:34:41. > :35:03.Last year playing the 45 doubles out here I felt it.

:35:04. > :35:11.He likes to stay back behind the baseline, Giraldo on the clay court,

:35:12. > :35:13.but on the grass the ball was coming down as it got to him. It is not

:35:14. > :35:25.quite the same comfortable height. He needs to get on the board. First

:35:26. > :35:37.time up. In the semis in Wimbledon against

:35:38. > :35:54.Jimmy Connors, I was literally shaking during the first set.

:35:55. > :36:00.If you took this guy's heart rate... Not him, this guy, it will probably

:36:01. > :36:30.be in the 200 area. This could normalise his heart rate,

:36:31. > :36:35.if you could get this next point. -- if he could get.

:36:36. > :36:49.Game, Giraldo. And he does, it is on the board. We talked about Gonzales,

:36:50. > :36:56.runner-up in Australia in 2007 before the French Open. But he has

:36:57. > :37:00.been with Beron for a long time. Interesting to see his ambition,

:37:01. > :37:02.such a great year so far and he went the extra step to hire a great coach

:37:03. > :37:14.in Gonzales. This is Giraldo playing the best

:37:15. > :37:20.tennis of his life. 34 in the world was his best. Currently 35. He has

:37:21. > :38:41.worked extremely hard to get to this point.

:38:42. > :38:47.This is good tennis, starting to feel a bit more familiar in

:38:48. > :38:53.unfamiliar surroundings. Four years in a row he has finished in the top

:38:54. > :38:55.hundred. His career record in Grand Slams, coming into this match, eight

:38:56. > :39:08.and 21. Nice, he faked him out, totally. But

:39:09. > :39:11.he forgot the part about getting it into the court. Could have done

:39:12. > :39:18.probably six different things, there. His coach things keep it

:39:19. > :39:29.simple, don't go crazy early, keep the break. -- his coach thinks.

:39:30. > :39:37.He has some raw power from deep behind the court, Giraldo.

:39:38. > :39:45.Most of the time he makes those. He is always trying trick shots, doing

:39:46. > :39:52.something different. Master at keeping you off balance. Game,

:39:53. > :39:58.Federer. Slightly more awkward service game that he would have

:39:59. > :40:05.liked but a hold all the same. STUDIO: 4-1 and in control. The roof

:40:06. > :40:09.is on, on Centre but the covers are off outside, doesn't that look

:40:10. > :40:13.wonderful? Particularly for the spectators who have waited patiently

:40:14. > :40:16.in the rain. They are finally being rewarded. Hopefully we have

:40:17. > :40:21.playwright throughout the evening on the outside courts. A couple of

:40:22. > :40:27.matches have been cancelled. They will have to come back on Monday. We

:40:28. > :40:32.have other options for you other than on BBC Two. Serena Williams,

:40:33. > :40:35.top seed is 4-1 up and two break points up against Alize Cornet on

:40:36. > :40:43.the red button. Early stages of the match, on serve,

:40:44. > :40:55.also on the red button. That is what is happening elsewhere.

:40:56. > :40:59.Milos Raonic is on court as well. And other players. Plenty online for

:41:00. > :41:03.you to follow. We are heading back to send accord.

:41:04. > :41:08.COMMENTATOR: Heading out to the baseline, already comfortable. Roger

:41:09. > :41:20.Federer is up a break, 4-1. Does this guy ever look stressed?

:41:21. > :41:24.Never. Barely looks like he is sweating. Incredible, just shrugging

:41:25. > :41:30.off what, to most people, would be extremely difficult defeats. That is

:41:31. > :41:34.an incredible ability. To move on. Just when you win as much as he

:41:35. > :42:04.has, it would be easier to do. As we see his wife, after the loss

:42:05. > :42:07.at Paris... Which Jose felt Roger would be deeply disappointed with,

:42:08. > :42:11.he threw a party. His entire crew had an amazing evening at this

:42:12. > :42:13.restaurant and everybody was almost celebrating, as if he'd won. He has

:42:14. > :42:22.a boyish love for life. I don't know if I have ever seen

:42:23. > :42:30.anyone love to play tennis as much as Roger Federer.

:42:31. > :42:36.You have to say rough in a dour likes to compete as much, or more

:42:37. > :42:47.than anyone who has ever played this game -- Rafael Nadal.

:42:48. > :42:57.It doesn't seem like he is touching the court. It is like eating toes

:42:58. > :42:59.around. -- like he tiptoes. Less wear and tear on his body like other

:43:00. > :43:33.players. So good at forcing you into

:43:34. > :44:17.uncomfortable positions. Taking bigger risks than you want to.

:44:18. > :44:27.Sprayed a fair amount of forehands here early. Some concern. Giraldo's

:44:28. > :44:35.ball is flatter than some players. Similar with Kukushkin, a relatively

:44:36. > :44:42.flat ball. You don't want to give this guy too much time to line one

:44:43. > :44:46.up from the ground. Do you try and expand your game? Look for something

:44:47. > :44:52.even a bit better? You feel so comfortable? Is that what he is

:44:53. > :44:56.doing with his forehand? He is looking for the old insurance, the

:44:57. > :45:04.double breaker. It is a little off, early. He has this break on

:45:05. > :45:11.experience. He has been there 100 times more than Giraldo.

:45:12. > :45:20.And reputation. It is usually good for a couple of games per set. It

:45:21. > :46:00.has been here, early. A little overwhelming for Santiago.

:46:01. > :46:07.Moves him to within a game of taking a 0-1 lead.

:46:08. > :46:14.And a quick look up, maybe he has found a kindred spirit, he knew

:46:15. > :46:22.Stephan very well because he lived in London. He had a frames in his

:46:23. > :46:26.loft in his house because he didn't want to change but look at his

:46:27. > :46:33.current frame. The effort that went into it, last year. The technicians,

:46:34. > :46:37.two prototypes. He ended up playing with this one. He picked it in the

:46:38. > :46:41.off-season to train with. When you played with your wooden racket,

:46:42. > :46:42.wasn't it Patrick that you had a shoulder problem and Patrick said to

:46:43. > :46:56.try the 200 grams? And I right? You are right. A lot of guys were

:46:57. > :47:03.switching. His frame was 90 inches, 88? Most of the players, a lot of

:47:04. > :47:11.them close to 100, now. Similar with the wood racket going to some form

:47:12. > :47:16.of graphite that was adding 78-85. All of a sudden, you pick it up... I

:47:17. > :47:21.picked it up and two days later started playing in a tournament. I

:47:22. > :47:25.was able to figure it out. Was it part of the shoulder you changed? I

:47:26. > :47:34.didn't change anything, it was easier to get that huge velocity at

:47:35. > :47:37.my serve at 106. Crazy pace. The sting in the tale is that it has

:47:38. > :47:41.taken him a while to get used to the racket. He switched on the whim of

:47:42. > :47:47.the last year. He went back to the old racket at the open -- switched

:47:48. > :47:51.after Wimbledon. He played a couple of events in Europe. With another

:47:52. > :48:01.frame. Tossed it in the garbage. He waited until the end of the year.

:48:02. > :48:17.It has worked pretty well. Shouldn't have tossed it in the

:48:18. > :48:22.garbage. One of your old frames in 2012 went for about ?15,000, one of

:48:23. > :48:29.those broken ones. You gave it to the lady that was running it. A

:48:30. > :48:30.wooden racket? 15,000, a good deal. That is some valuation, you can't

:48:31. > :48:46.even play with the thing! I would give that person ?1000 for

:48:47. > :48:52.it. Giraldo It's actually showing some decent skills at the net. -- is

:48:53. > :49:04.actually. It would be a strong move, to shift gears.

:49:05. > :49:10.Federer's level of returning, if he is blocking it back, that would be a

:49:11. > :49:13.good move for Giraldo. Not as good as Djokovic, Murray, Rafael Nadal as

:49:14. > :49:23.well. Well struck. Good game for Giraldo.

:49:24. > :49:26.He is settling in, can he get into the set?

:49:27. > :49:32.I have do mention it, when I was doing my homework on the racket

:49:33. > :49:37.switch, you picked it up DOS days and you won the tournament you said

:49:38. > :49:49.you played in -- for two days. Luckily enough. I beat Lendl. How

:49:50. > :50:00.did that feel? That is a dumb question.

:50:01. > :50:05.Every time I look at his strings, Giraldo he is looking to change the

:50:06. > :50:14.racket. The racket worked pretty good on the

:50:15. > :50:26.previous game. Gave up on it rather quickly.

:50:27. > :50:33.38 ace of the tournament for Federer already. You don't have to deal with

:50:34. > :50:40.sun and wind but the percentage of first serves is unbelievable for

:50:41. > :50:44.both these guys. Good play. 30 minutes, got a set under the belt,

:50:45. > :51:08.that is nice for the seven time champ.

:51:09. > :51:21.Amazing how many quick service games he plays.

:51:22. > :51:31.Lovely end to another wonderful set.

:51:32. > :51:40.STUDIO: Masterclass of worrying. Federer takes the first set 6-3.

:51:41. > :51:43.Straight back in a moment. Play continues elsewhere. Serena Williams

:51:44. > :51:48.has taken the first set against Alize Cornet of France but a break

:51:49. > :51:52.down in the second. A number of breaks, serve doesn't mean a lot. We

:51:53. > :51:56.will keep you up-to-date. Live on the red button.

:51:57. > :52:04.Milos Raonic, six foot five Canadian, he is 4-3 up, now 4-4

:52:05. > :52:08.against Lukasz Kubot. That is online.

:52:09. > :52:15.This match is also online. The winner will play Rafael Nadal in the

:52:16. > :52:26.next round. The 19-year-old from Australia up against this man,

:52:27. > :52:28.Vesely. That is also online. Plenty of tennis later this evening but we

:52:29. > :52:38.head back to Centre Court. COMMENTATOR: There they are, the

:52:39. > :52:43.stats, magnificent for both men on serve. Astounding that they are

:52:44. > :52:50.serving at this level and that Giraldo lost his serve. LAUGHTER

:52:51. > :52:55.So much for the first serve percentage. The only thing about

:52:56. > :52:58.Giraldo's serve that is not uncomfortable, a very flat true

:52:59. > :53:04.serve. Doesn't have a lot of movement on it. He is content he is

:53:05. > :53:10.able to successfully block it back into play. It helped him get the

:53:11. > :53:16.break... That is a mellow outfit for Ian Poulter! He is dressing down.

:53:17. > :53:21.LAUGHTER He has his own design company for

:53:22. > :53:26.clothes. Usually it is yellows and greens. He would have a hard time

:53:27. > :53:30.competing on the tour, playing Wimbledon. He would have to... I

:53:31. > :53:53.don't know... LAUGHTER First set,, nerves, but now he is

:53:54. > :53:55.into it, he has got to get going early in the second -- first set has

:53:56. > :54:04.gone. Got to move your feet. Those are the things that go

:54:05. > :54:07.immediately, you feel like you are off-balance. You have got to get in

:54:08. > :54:13.a good position for a ball like that.

:54:14. > :54:23.Otherwise he will start panicking soon.

:54:24. > :54:40.His court position, you see Giraldo runaround for reasons I can't

:54:41. > :54:41.explain on the backline. Especially hitting a forehand in the middle,

:54:42. > :54:53.you have got to do more with that. We talked about putting his

:54:54. > :54:58.opponents in awkward places, that was a nightmare for Giraldo. He knew

:54:59. > :55:01.if he didn't hit a clean when he was gone. Guess what? Triple break

:55:02. > :55:07.point. That is just what the doctor ordered

:55:08. > :55:28.for Roger Federer. No attention whatsoever in this

:55:29. > :55:33.match yet. Giraldo has struggled against the very best, as so many of

:55:34. > :55:38.the lower ranked players too. Lost his first 19 matches against top ten

:55:39. > :55:41.players. He won against Andy Murray in Madrid this year, looking for his

:55:42. > :55:43.second career top ten that it will be hard to come by on the early

:55:44. > :56:03.evidence here. -- what it will be. He has that sort of "happy to be

:56:04. > :56:06.here, made it this far" sort of look. Combine that with his nerves

:56:07. > :56:12.because of being out here, very one-sided.

:56:13. > :56:16.Soon he will be not enjoying himself at all. He has put himself in a big

:56:17. > :56:41.hole already. Oh! He just wanted to do that

:56:42. > :56:47.because he could, but he missed it. Could have just blocked that to the

:56:48. > :56:51.open court. Could that be Roger hamming it up a bit? He didn't

:56:52. > :57:20.expect to miss it. How thankful the world is that we

:57:21. > :57:24.saw a shot of his mum, that she decided not to continue with her

:57:25. > :57:27.hockey career. They didn't used to wear shin pads, her legs were

:57:28. > :57:32.getting hit so many times by the ball that she was told to stop that

:57:33. > :57:41.particular sport. Have a kid instead?

:57:42. > :57:47.No, Robbie was an avid tennis player and at the Swiss club in

:57:48. > :57:49.Johannesburg he got her on the court and the rest, as they say, is

:57:50. > :58:06.history. They were very competitive, Roger

:58:07. > :58:10.and his mum, before school they would have a nice game of football

:58:11. > :58:16.in the kitchen. She said that they had two scored ten goals, one of

:58:17. > :58:19.them, first. It was a long kitchen with two doors. She never let him

:58:20. > :58:23.win easily. She made him work for it. He is still trying to earn it,

:58:24. > :58:43.now. You are saying she let him win?

:58:44. > :58:47.Never. She didn't always beat him, but she would never let him win to

:58:48. > :58:54.feel good before he went to school. Tears going down his face. LAUGHTER

:58:55. > :59:56.This is happening way too fast for Giraldo.

:59:57. > :00:08.This is the second set Don, if he loses this game. -- gone. Proverbial

:00:09. > :00:58.fish out of water at the moment. Magnificent. You talk about Stefan

:00:59. > :01:04.Edberg, how they are match made in heaven, they are total opposites in

:01:05. > :01:11.the way they play. He never won a lot of free points off the serve, he

:01:12. > :01:18.won a lot of points off the volley, moving into the service line and

:01:19. > :01:21.closer to the net. His forehand was always a liability and we are

:01:22. > :01:26.looking at maybe the greatest forehand of all time, along with

:01:27. > :01:33.maybe Nadal and a couple of other guys we could think of. This guy

:01:34. > :01:40.wins so many points off his serve without having to come to the net.

:01:41. > :01:51.It illustrates the point that not much has changed since 2003. Not

:01:52. > :01:58.much has changed in his entire game. The only thing that Stefan Edberg

:01:59. > :02:02.did, he volleyed better, he had a great backhand, which has been a bit

:02:03. > :02:11.of a problem with Roger, dealing with Rafa Nadal's lefty spin.

:02:12. > :02:12.Roger's backhand, to me, is maybe better than it has ever been right

:02:13. > :03:29.now. What time is the Chile - Colombia

:03:30. > :03:44.game? Brazil. Because Giraldo is playing as if it is seven o'clock.

:03:45. > :03:58.Painfully easy. Well, not for the Roger Federer fans.

:03:59. > :04:18.That is beautiful. It is really amazing to watch this guy. He makes

:04:19. > :04:26.everything look so easy. His dad jokingly says that he got the talent

:04:27. > :04:27.from him. A couple of seats down, the general consensus is where it

:04:28. > :04:45.came from! The rate they are going, they are

:04:46. > :04:47.going to have time to put another match out here. I think they should

:04:48. > :05:51.try to catch up. Not a great looking scoreboard if

:05:52. > :06:15.you are a Giraldo fan but that was something to admire.

:06:16. > :06:23.board in the second. Giraldo dripping with sweat and Federer

:06:24. > :06:27.dripping with class right now. What has changed in the volley

:06:28. > :06:34.department? Do you think it is an area that perhaps players don't

:06:35. > :06:37.practice enough nowadays? There are only so many hours in the day and

:06:38. > :06:48.there is a lot of work to be done, and weight training, recovery. Short

:06:49. > :06:52.answer long, I don't think they do practice it enough, but I think we

:06:53. > :06:58.are seeing more of the top players doing more at the net. I think Nadal

:06:59. > :07:08.has set the bar higher. David Beckham, do you ever see him on a

:07:09. > :07:13.tennis court? I am not sure I have. If he gets Miami up and running,

:07:14. > :07:20.there is talk of that happy in -- happening. With the volleys, do you

:07:21. > :07:27.think that you need to have to finish the first one rather than

:07:28. > :07:30.coming into the net? The strings, you don't have the same feel for the

:07:31. > :07:49.ball that you used to. I don't look at the top guys and say

:07:50. > :07:55.they are better servers than Boris Becker or Pete Sampras. But I would

:07:56. > :08:20.say they are better returners. There was some statistic this week

:08:21. > :08:27.that back in 1991 the top five servers in the category of top

:08:28. > :08:34.server on the tour were in the top ten back then but nowadays it is the

:08:35. > :08:45.guys who are the best returners who occupied the top spaces. Still great

:08:46. > :08:48.service, mind you. -- servers. It is alive and well when you can put

:08:49. > :09:15.those kinds of statistics together. The difference between losing in the

:09:16. > :09:19.semis and the final is the volley. -- if the difference is, you had

:09:20. > :09:32.better believe these guys are working on it. Such a slim margin.

:09:33. > :09:48.That is why Roger hired Stefan Edberg. Today he has just been too

:09:49. > :09:50.good once again. I could never figure out why you would take out a

:09:51. > :10:32.new record at 5-1. -- new racket. It just does not feel like he has

:10:33. > :11:00.the spring in his legs, Giraldo. Nerves do horrible things to you.

:11:01. > :11:08.He had to play yesterday, Giraldo, because his match in the second

:11:09. > :11:23.round was stopped acres of rain on Thursday.

:11:24. > :11:26.Jo-Wilfried Tsonga had to play the first five days in the row, didn't

:11:27. > :11:54.he? Come on, challenge. You should be

:11:55. > :12:11.able to challenge a foot fault, that would he interesting. -- be.

:12:12. > :12:45.I feel bad for guys when I see this, I know the stress and the nerves,

:12:46. > :12:50.but you see a guy who does not want to be out there at the moment.

:12:51. > :13:18.Hopefully he will find his way into this match at least briefly.

:13:19. > :13:32.UMPIRE: Game and second set, Federer. New balls, please.

:13:33. > :13:36.Very comfortably in front, Roger Federer on Centre Court. We will be

:13:37. > :13:42.back but let's show you what is happening elsewhere. Alize Cornet,

:13:43. > :13:50.who beat Serena Williams in three sets earlier this year, is on course

:13:51. > :13:59.to take the second set. That match is on the red button. On Court

:14:00. > :14:05.Three, Eugenie Bouchard of Canada, the future star, as predicted, she

:14:06. > :14:12.has been a semifinalist in the Australian and the French this year,

:14:13. > :14:19.6-3 she took the first set against Andrea Petkovic. Milos Raonic has

:14:20. > :14:27.taken the first set in his match against Lukasz Kubot of Poland, on

:14:28. > :14:34.Court Two. On Court Six, Jerzy Janowicz, who put out Lleyton Hewitt

:14:35. > :14:41.in five sets, has dropped the first to Tommy Robredo, the 23rd seed.

:14:42. > :14:51.That match or so you can follow online. -- also.

:14:52. > :14:59.Seven, that is pretty classy, the way he has done that. He has had

:15:00. > :15:08.different outfits over the years, the jacket. Some incredible numbers

:15:09. > :15:15.being posted by these current champions. Can you imagine going to

:15:16. > :15:29.the French Open and playing ten times and winning nine? Bjorn Borg

:15:30. > :15:45.played eight times and 16. -- and he won six.

:15:46. > :15:53.These people on Centre Court have got to watch the two greatest

:15:54. > :16:11.players who ever lived. The scary thing is, I think he meant

:16:12. > :16:49.that. UMPIRE: Game, Federer. It was the

:16:50. > :16:54.second serve that made life easy. What is underrated, if possible,

:16:55. > :17:01.with Federer is how fit he is. He is not a guy who looks tired often.

:17:02. > :17:06.Watch him scoop this up. He knew he did not have much of a choice except

:17:07. > :17:16.to hit that drop volley perfectly. The play 60 straight majors before

:17:17. > :17:26.he finally did not make a quarterfinal. -- to play.

:17:27. > :17:38.The guys he has had to play recently, Nadal, Djokovic, Murray.

:17:39. > :17:46.It is unbelievable. I get the feeling he trains a lot. There have

:17:47. > :17:52.been many sightings of him training in Dubai, playing in the heat on

:17:53. > :17:56.putting his feet into the ice bucket after 15 minutes because it is that

:17:57. > :18:25.hot on the concrete. That is the part of him you do not see.

:18:26. > :18:42.UMPIRE: Game, Giraldo. Giraldo needed that big-time.

:18:43. > :18:53.They must have talked about scenarios.

:18:54. > :19:00.But you have to at least play with super high intensity and effort, no

:19:01. > :19:13.matter how bad it is going. That is what the great guys try to

:19:14. > :19:16.do, they try to break your will, quickly if they can, as he is doing

:19:17. > :19:52.now with Giraldo. UMPIRE: Federer is challenging the

:19:53. > :20:19.call. The ball was called out. It is a really good second serve. Mr

:20:20. > :20:23.Federer has two challenges remaining.

:20:24. > :20:41.UMPIRE: Game, Federer. We are going to move away from

:20:42. > :20:46.Centre Court while the players change end because there is so much

:20:47. > :20:50.happening. Look at this, one set all, Serena Williams, the top seed,

:20:51. > :20:54.in trouble. She will be battling away to try to get through to the

:20:55. > :20:59.fourth round but Alize Cornet is such a good player having such a

:21:00. > :21:05.good year. On the red button, that match. Let's show you what is

:21:06. > :21:11.happening on some of the other outside courts. On Court 17 Nick

:21:12. > :21:17.Kyrgios of Australia, who put out Richard Gasquet, has just taken the

:21:18. > :21:21.second set from Jiri Vesely. This 19-year-old up against a

:21:22. > :21:40.20-year-old. You can follow that match online. On Court 16, Angelique

:21:41. > :21:52.Cave are -- Kerber is one set up against Kirsten Flipkens. On Court

:21:53. > :22:06.Eight, Simone Boll Ellie has taken a set against K issue Querrey.

:22:07. > :22:13.That is better from Giraldo, he tends to hit the ball so flat and

:22:14. > :22:15.deep and keep it in the last third of the court, but too many unforced

:22:16. > :22:40.errors. I am sure his coach told him before

:22:41. > :22:45.the match, it is very important you get a high percentage of first

:22:46. > :22:53.serves. What do you think his percentages so far? Definitely above

:22:54. > :23:02.75%. I am not looking at my screen, what is it? 75%. You would be

:23:03. > :23:10.thrilled to get that and he is still down.

:23:11. > :23:13.The good news is, he is trying desperately to find his way into

:23:14. > :24:06.this match somehow. They are not going to help his

:24:07. > :24:11.cause. He has not had an ace but he has had four double faults. Another

:24:12. > :25:20.break point for the seven time champion.

:25:21. > :25:32.That was massive. Unquestionably his best backhand of the match. Best

:25:33. > :25:45.shot of the match. He waited a long time to finally get something he

:25:46. > :25:51.wanted. There it is. Two in a row. He stays in this third set,

:25:52. > :25:55.perilously close to going out on a break.

:25:56. > :26:03.Roger Federer comfortably in charge on Centre Court and that match will

:26:04. > :26:08.move onto the red button because we are going to what could be the

:26:09. > :26:12.biggest story of the Championships so far, Venus Williams went

:26:13. > :26:18.yesterday and now the Williams family are facing another 3-set

:26:19. > :26:21.battle. Alize Cornet has taken the second set 6-3 against Serena, so

:26:22. > :26:39.let's join it now. This is a real humdinger of a match.

:26:40. > :26:42.Serena Williams after the rain delay came out and one five games in a

:26:43. > :26:49.row. We thought it would be a quiet row. We thought it would be a quiet

:26:50. > :27:25.second set but no, Cornet raced out to five hot -- 5-0.

:27:26. > :27:33.Close, but I think it was out, and she accepts that. Six double faults

:27:34. > :28:18.for Serena Williams. That is what was happening in the

:28:19. > :28:26.first set, the forehand breaking down like that. She needs to keep

:28:27. > :28:30.Williams on the run but she does not want to hit it down the line, it

:28:31. > :29:00.looks like indecision. Williams has served pretty well,

:29:01. > :29:31.returns have been more of a problem. That has been the biggest problem,

:29:32. > :29:35.backhand errors. Cornet Hitting the ball really hard and flat and not

:29:36. > :29:43.keeping the ball low, not allowing Williams to gets set for her shot.

:29:44. > :29:46.Allowing the error. You see boxers going at it, she is withstanding the

:29:47. > :30:21.barrages from Williams, giving it right back.

:30:22. > :30:30.Seems to have made the ground. A cheeky return from Cornet. Did not

:30:31. > :30:38.mean to hit the drop shot but she did. Her coach has taught someone to

:30:39. > :30:48.stay calm, but I don't think Serena feels it is the time to be calm. --

:30:49. > :30:49.taught Serena. A good serve. Cornet Missed a chance, not a great serve,

:30:50. > :31:14.but good enough. Serena looking across. LAUGHTER

:31:15. > :31:27.Pouting about that but not challenging?

:31:28. > :31:45.Three double faults in this game. Almost like you have got to break

:31:46. > :31:48.serve when your opponent is giving you so many free points. A big win

:31:49. > :32:05.for Serena if she holds here. APPLAUSE

:32:06. > :32:11.She's got it. She is challenging that. The lineswoman that called

:32:12. > :32:19.that ball in, the lineswoman that Serena had the altercation with 40

:32:20. > :32:24.foot fault. Good spot, Martina. It is in. -- for the foot fault. I'm

:32:25. > :32:34.lucky with the net cord. -- unlucky. Serena almost getting away with one

:32:35. > :33:05.at the net. Fourth break point of this game.

:33:06. > :33:15.They are both at the end of their tethers. They are teetering,

:33:16. > :33:19.frustrated with themselves so much. Cornet's forehand has been very

:33:20. > :33:23.dicey. That has been the streaky bit in this match. When it goes well,

:33:24. > :33:31.she is winning. When she goes off, she is losing. Serena Williams

:33:32. > :33:50.zeroing in most of her shots on that forehand.

:33:51. > :34:00.This is what was happening in the first set. Going long, not releasing

:34:01. > :34:04.enough with her wrist. You have got to release. If you don't, you push

:34:05. > :34:08.it along. The strings are too lively, you have to control it with

:34:09. > :34:10.spin, which means you have to release it with the rest. Nerves

:34:11. > :34:18.getting in the way from Cornet. That was some achievement for

:34:19. > :34:35.Serena. The last time Serena failed to reach

:34:36. > :34:39.a quarterfinal of a Grand Slam in the first two, she was beaten in the

:34:40. > :34:42.fourth round of the Australian Open and second round in Roland Garros,

:34:43. > :34:49.she went on to win Wimbledon and the US Open. Back-to-back. Two years

:34:50. > :34:55.ago. But it is on the line, here. That was a great opportunity for

:34:56. > :34:58.Cornet. She missed it. Serena Williams through her three double

:34:59. > :35:01.faults but what a champion. Serena Williams came through. Things not

:35:02. > :35:08.going her way, double faulting when normally she gets aces, still able

:35:09. > :35:15.to hold serve in what could be the decider in this match. Settling

:35:16. > :35:19.down, Williams, a bit. Cornet Has to reset, not think about what could

:35:20. > :35:20.have been. And concentrate on her serve. She is still in this match.

:35:21. > :36:06.Big opportunity gone. Just looking down at my school. 5-0

:36:07. > :36:11.down in the second set Williams has won four of the last five games --

:36:12. > :36:16.looking down at my school. It was the end of the set. Now you start

:36:17. > :36:22.even. Cornet's forehand giving her trouble. The ball is short inside

:36:23. > :36:23.the court. With that severe grip. Really hard to get the ball up and

:36:24. > :36:28.over the net and into the court. She uses only three fingers on the

:36:29. > :36:55.toss. To lose it up there. The ball was white. It was. The line

:36:56. > :37:04.judge was an cited. But Serena knows -- was wide. Great defence. Good

:37:05. > :37:07.defence from Cornet as well, she was trying to sneak in in the middle of

:37:08. > :37:10.the valley. Got caught and hit a nice little half-volley. -- middle

:37:11. > :37:31.of the rally. It twisted in the air. That serve has been playing. Both

:37:32. > :37:33.players winning a huge percentage of the first serve points. 70%. Very

:37:34. > :37:50.bad on the second serve. Serena Williams is around 50% when

:37:51. > :37:55.she gets the second serve in, today she is only about 25%. Lineswoman

:37:56. > :38:02.calling it out. Serena does not challenge. Serena would have noticed

:38:03. > :38:04.her. I'm sure. That is something you would remember for the rest of your

:38:05. > :38:22.life. Again, good defence. I feel the

:38:23. > :38:30.urgency in Williams' strokes and movement. She knows this is a big

:38:31. > :38:33.game. Needless to say. She must feel relieved after holding that serve.

:38:34. > :38:54.Still, Game .4 Cornet. -- game point, for Cornet.

:38:55. > :39:05.So much for that game point. Brutal attack. 21% of the points, second

:39:06. > :39:11.serve and Williams is at 26%. At one point she was at 22%. In that last

:39:12. > :39:13.game. Both players well below the percentage you need to win a match.

:39:14. > :39:23.With their second serve. Change of grip. It has been working

:39:24. > :40:02.well for her so far in this match. Didn't expect that. There is so much

:40:03. > :40:07.that is totally unexpected about this match. Somehow, we have arrived

:40:08. > :40:14.at 1-1, and one game each. A roller-coaster ride. And is a Kone

:40:15. > :40:21.was a streaky player, Williams is also -- Alize Cornet. Even in the

:40:22. > :40:28.third. This is the stat that is interesting, first serve points one.

:40:29. > :40:38.That is unheard of for Serena Williams. Well below her standard.

:40:39. > :40:44.You have to give credit to Alize Cornet, she is returning the first

:40:45. > :40:50.serves very well. Second serve, taking it early, getting on the

:40:51. > :41:22.offensive. Easy put away for Serena Williams, here.

:41:23. > :41:31.For hand-held up, there. Another soft serve for Serena Williams, we

:41:32. > :41:37.haven't seen that since the first set. For most players it is OK. For

:41:38. > :41:41.her, 77 miles an hour, that is an easy ball for Serena Williams.

:41:42. > :41:45.Cornet Didn't get in on the offensive with the return.

:41:46. > :41:54.Quickly off the mark for Williams. Moving forward very well. She saw

:41:55. > :42:02.the slice coming and she was off to the races. Great shot. Well

:42:03. > :42:04.controlled. Hard to do that with two hands. Bend over, for the lowball,

:42:05. > :42:25.well done. Doesn't want the same ball that she

:42:26. > :42:29.served with. I was the same way. Gets me to rotate the balls. Just

:42:30. > :42:46.missed the serve, you don't want the same ball!

:42:47. > :42:59.Williams back in calm mode, she looked almost to calm. Using the

:43:00. > :43:03.drop shot very well. It has paid off. She has nice feel with it. She

:43:04. > :43:06.didn't panic on the passing shot. Well done. Serena didn't do anything

:43:07. > :43:32.wrong. A good point from Cornet. Cornet Knows that she had her racket

:43:33. > :43:36.on that ball. A chance to get it into play. But she mis-hit it.

:43:37. > :44:08.Another return that doesn't come back from Williams.

:44:09. > :44:26.STUDIO: This is a real battle on Court One. We will be right back

:44:27. > :44:32.with it. On Centre Court, this is Roger Federer at match point against

:44:33. > :44:35.Giraldo. And a comfortable victory. 6-3, 6-1, 6-3. He

:44:36. > :44:42.Giraldo. And a comfortable victory. Wimbledon with straight sets

:44:43. > :44:45.victories. He will face either Jerzy Janowicz or tummy rub radio.

:44:46. > :44:48.Wonderful treat for those on Centre Court.

:44:49. > :44:53.Such a popular champion. Everybody including David Beckham enjoying

:44:54. > :45:00.seeing the great Roger Federer back on Centre. " 12 ethics to reach

:45:01. > :45:04.against the teenager. -- a victory against. You can follow

:45:05. > :45:17.that online. This match will be on the red

:45:18. > :45:22.button, if you want to follow it. We will head back to Court One.

:45:23. > :45:28.COMMENTATOR: Tennis court but it feels like a called run right now.

:45:29. > :45:32.LAUGHTER -- it feels like a cauldron. We said

:45:33. > :45:35.earlier on -- it feels like a cauldron. We said

:45:36. > :45:39.sometimes Serena Williams beats herself. That is not happening at

:45:40. > :45:43.the moment, she is playing pretty well. It will be a combination. The

:45:44. > :45:47.biggest drop off in Serena's game will be the second serve percentage,

:45:48. > :45:52.not serving very hard and backing it up very well. She is playing a

:45:53. > :45:56.pretty good match, not playing horrible tennis. Alize Cornet a is

:45:57. > :46:05.taking it to her, standing up to her. It is a good match. Cornet Is

:46:06. > :46:09.nit-picking on Williams' part, she needs more first returns in.

:46:10. > :46:15.Cornet's server is not that powerful. Considering how Cornet is

:46:16. > :46:18.serving, Williams should be getting more balls into play. But other than

:46:19. > :46:48.that, in well played much from both players. -- a well played match.

:46:49. > :46:57.That is a surprise. That is the side that can break down. Today, her

:46:58. > :47:01.forehand has held up pretty well but it has been the backhand where

:47:02. > :47:08.Serena Williams has made more on. Errors. -- more on forced errors.

:47:09. > :47:18.Just out. She is going to challenge that. I think it was just out. She

:47:19. > :47:24.is upset with the umpire that she didn't overrule. But you have the

:47:25. > :47:34.challenge system, it is great! Just out. It is out. Wasn't by much.

:47:35. > :47:42.No issues there. Looks as if it has relaxed Cornet a bit as well. Serena

:47:43. > :48:03.was in her own world. Huge hitting from Williams. As soon

:48:04. > :48:09.as Williams seems that will hit Cornet a ball, she has gone for that

:48:10. > :48:10.a few times. That would have been a great drop shot. Serena Williams

:48:11. > :48:40.would have been on top of that ball. Again, the looked at the box, she

:48:41. > :48:44.can't get that down the line. With that grip, it is hard to be able to

:48:45. > :48:49.guide the ball correctly. When you pull off a bit, you have to do sweep

:48:50. > :49:07.through it. If you pull off a bit late or hitting it at the net...

:49:08. > :49:18.No first serves. Quickly from 40-02 deuce. What looked like a

:49:19. > :49:20.comfortable hold for Cornet is now a adventure game. Fifth double. Serena

:49:21. > :49:48.was opportunistic. Cornet's balls are getting shorter

:49:49. > :49:53.and shorter. Williams stayed behind the baseline, didn't move forward.

:49:54. > :49:58.Snatch at it a bit. Would have been in a more aggressive position, if

:49:59. > :50:00.not with her hand. Error with the forehand. Another game point for

:50:01. > :50:06.Cornet. It paid off. Her coach has disappeared... Racing

:50:07. > :50:32.back now. She is the French number one now.

:50:33. > :50:35.Alize Cornet now that Marion Bartoli has retired. So much was expected.

:50:36. > :51:18.Back in position. Went into that with real intent. She

:51:19. > :51:21.got the forehand going again. Now hitting it with complete authority.

:51:22. > :51:25.Funny how the forehand goes in and out. Extraordinary stat. 12-5

:51:26. > :51:33.outright winners on the forehand. Serena Williams is protecting her

:51:34. > :51:37.backhand so when Cornet has a sitter, Serena is thinking backhand

:51:38. > :51:53.and Cornet goes to the forehand because that is a better shot.

:51:54. > :52:02.She had time for that pass, but she was so far behind the baseline she

:52:03. > :52:03.really had to give it a rip. She missed it. Williams survives that

:52:04. > :52:17.one. Danger zone for her. APPLAUSE

:52:18. > :52:21.Just held off the net. She would have lost the point if she had

:52:22. > :52:28.touched it. What a return. Great awareness. Fantastic return from

:52:29. > :52:34.Cornet four 109 miles an hour serve. The ball came back as. A great drop

:52:35. > :52:39.shot at the end. -- came back fast. The biggest problem for Cornet was

:52:40. > :53:09.to slow down so she did not run into the net, but she just managed.

:53:10. > :53:15.APPLAUSE Magnificent!

:53:16. > :53:27.Best shots from Cornet in the whole match, least of all in the forehand.

:53:28. > :53:29.It rivals the backhand. Again, Cornet has a sitter. Williams

:53:30. > :53:34.protects her weaker shot, the backhand. Forehand crosscourt with

:53:35. > :54:15.her better shot, two more break points. She has got it again.

:54:16. > :54:33.Mano a mano. Great point from both players. Serena Williams maxed out

:54:34. > :54:42.on her backhand. Checked Cornet had the opportunity. She miss timed it.

:54:43. > :54:45.Great fighting from Williams. A huge point, biggest point of the match.

:54:46. > :55:16.Still break point. APPLAUSE

:55:17. > :55:24.Remember when Williams was as quiet as a mouse? She turns it on and off,

:55:25. > :55:31.the decibel level. Seven winners off the backhand side. More on forced

:55:32. > :55:34.errors from that side. Definitely picked it up a notch, here. Forcing

:55:35. > :56:27.herself into this game. APPLAUSE

:56:28. > :56:33.Again, Cornet withstanding the power so well.

:56:34. > :56:42.Her forehand has just switched on these last few games. Standing up to

:56:43. > :56:43.Williams' power. When she gets the chance, generating more pace with

:56:44. > :56:56.her backhand. Drawing another error. Faults called. She looks up for help

:56:57. > :57:02.from the Empire. Doesn't get any. So she is getting help from the

:57:03. > :57:04.technology. Hard to tell. But I didn't see any chalk. She seems

:57:05. > :57:32.quite sure it was out. It was. Well, Cornet 0-7 in this set on

:57:33. > :57:35.break points. Yes. That time it was the second serve. She didn't quite

:57:36. > :57:42.know what she wanted to do with that. She swung hard but misted

:57:43. > :57:50.badly. Williams says "thank you very much, I'll take it".

:57:51. > :57:55.APPLAUSE She asked for that, I am afraid, did

:57:56. > :58:08.Serena. Cornet Only too happy to oblige.

:58:09. > :58:14.Good hit from Serena but this folly allowed Cornet to get into the

:58:15. > :58:16.point. Should have put it away or floated it up there. Replay number

:58:17. > :58:20.four in this game. Would you believe it? Alize Cornet a

:58:21. > :58:47.is in front. STUDIO: What a match, what a story

:58:48. > :58:51.on Court One. Can the great champion, Serena, find their way to

:58:52. > :58:54.win this match? We will be back in a moment. -- find a way. Other results

:58:55. > :59:06.happening elsewhere. The Canadian has one in straight

:59:07. > :59:08.sets -- has won. 64-61. The 20-year-old has reached the

:59:09. > :59:09.semifinals of the Australian and French is through to the second week

:59:10. > :59:15.at Wimbledon. The French Open finalist is also

:59:16. > :59:42.three. -- also three. match finishing. Elsewhere on Court

:59:43. > :59:52.Two, this is the match of the aces, 42 between them at the moment. The

:59:53. > :59:58.longest rally has been seven shots. It is to set up to the Canadian.

:59:59. > :00:03.Tommy Robredo looks on course to meet Roger Federer in the next

:00:04. > :00:12.round, he is two sets to love up against your Zi Yan awaits. -- years

:00:13. > :00:57.Janowicz. She looked a little tentative there,

:00:58. > :01:07.Serena. She is playing aggressively but not positionally. She is playing

:01:08. > :01:47.it safe from the baseline, and the slice gave her trouble there.

:01:48. > :01:57.Too good, and Williams again looked rather jerky in that round. I think

:01:58. > :02:00.she is just playing it safe, she is too far behind the baseline and

:02:01. > :02:09.Cornet has been playing this drop shot a lot. Cornet cool as a

:02:10. > :02:10.cucumber there, keeping her nerve very well. Serena needs to get

:02:11. > :02:25.inside the court. Return into the net, it has happened

:02:26. > :02:56.countless times. UMPIRE: Game, Miss Cornet. Only her

:02:57. > :03:01.second ace of the match and she is within two games now of victory. She

:03:02. > :03:11.has never beaten a top 20 player in a grand slam event. Beating Serena

:03:12. > :03:16.Williams in Dubai or anywhere else is one thing but eating her at a

:03:17. > :03:19.grand slam, particularly Wimbledon, is something else altogether. --

:03:20. > :03:41.beating her. It is Cornet who is the more

:03:42. > :03:53.aggressive at the moment. Feeling the moment. She has really figured

:03:54. > :04:01.out what to do with that forehand. It was off in the first set and the

:04:02. > :04:50.beginning of the second but she is progressing with it now. Too good.

:04:51. > :05:01.Why does she do it? She got too smart for her own good. Good drop

:05:02. > :05:03.shot, Serena Williams one-handed backhand. She could have done

:05:04. > :05:54.anything with that ball. A fabulous rally from Alize Cornet

:05:55. > :06:04.and she has two break points and now for a double break. Serena Williams

:06:05. > :06:16.is playing not to lose, Cornet rising to the occasion here.

:06:17. > :06:42.And Cornet is playing better and better and Williams looks more and

:06:43. > :06:46.more tentative. Exactly. Cornet is looking the champion, going for it,

:06:47. > :06:50.being very aggressive, positionally, with her shots, her

:06:51. > :06:55.body language, Serena playing careful, hitting the ball hard on

:06:56. > :07:08.occasion but too far behind the baseline. Cornet is zeroing in, she

:07:09. > :07:15.knows what she wants. One more game. Got to the third round last year,

:07:16. > :07:22.was match point up, she won the first set 6-0, she ended up losing

:07:23. > :07:28.it. Can she hold on here, keep it all together for the win of her

:07:29. > :08:06.life? Can she keep the pressure at bay here and rise to the occasion?

:08:07. > :08:19.That was more aggressive. You don't have to come to the net but just get

:08:20. > :08:44.inside the baseline, taking time from the opponent.

:08:45. > :08:59.She had two service breaks when she was serving at 5-1, Serena broke

:09:00. > :09:12.easily. Her third ace of the match could not

:09:13. > :09:59.have come at a better time. No! Lost herself there. She comes in

:10:00. > :10:07.and that slice ball, hard to handle. Two points and the match the Cornet.

:10:08. > :10:33.Right decision at the wrong time for Williams.

:10:34. > :10:42.This is more like it. We have not seen that for a while, first break

:10:43. > :11:20.point for Williams in this set. And that second serve, 73 mph, it

:11:21. > :11:28.sat up and beg it -- it begged to be hit. Good playing from Serena

:11:29. > :11:49.Williams, her back to the wall, good return on that second serve.

:11:50. > :11:59.Cornet is playing carefully, she has backed away a bit. It is so hard to

:12:00. > :12:23.protect the lead when you get it. It is beginning to come together

:12:24. > :12:34.again for Serena and it is not too late. It is very late but not too

:12:35. > :12:38.late. Even when Serena is losing so much it is still up to her to get

:12:39. > :13:10.back into it. She has the capability and resolve.

:13:11. > :13:24.She took her chance. She hit out on that forehand. She is hitting it

:13:25. > :13:26.hard and going in and she is winning, when she is pulling off she

:13:27. > :13:43.is losing. Two good on the backhand from

:13:44. > :14:24.Serena. -- too. UMPIRE: Game, Miss Williams. Another

:14:25. > :15:29.shout up to her box from Cornet. The most important game of Phillies

:15:30. > :15:34.can't -- Alize Cornet's career. She has never beaten a top player in a

:15:35. > :15:44.grand slam match, she has never been beyond the third round at Wimbledon.

:15:45. > :15:52.grand slam match, she has never been You said it, the biggest game of her

:15:53. > :15:57.career. She has never been in this position before and she very well

:15:58. > :16:19.may never be in it again. Can she handle it?

:16:20. > :16:32.Can you believe that? Serena blinked first in this game. Her backhand has

:16:33. > :16:56.been off today for whatever reason. The net call did not help but she is

:16:57. > :17:06.not tidy on the forehand. The timing is always off when it hits the net.

:17:07. > :17:14.You can't practice that. Serena going to the chair, getting another

:17:15. > :17:34.racket. Maybe she wants a tighter racket so she can hit it harder.

:17:35. > :18:03.No! Straight back at her and still she missed it.

:18:04. > :18:45.It could be a life changing experience. I am speechless. Very

:18:46. > :18:52.impressive, the biggest game of her career and she holds up to love

:18:53. > :19:10.against the champion. Belize Cornet ballet she can do it. -- Alize. A

:19:11. > :19:20.super match, Serena Williams gave it everything. That is nice to see.

:19:21. > :19:29.They will walk off the court together, it is not a must but it is

:19:30. > :19:35.encouraged. For the third grand slam this year Serena has not made the

:19:36. > :19:45.quarterfinal. Standing ovation, and Cornet held it together. After the

:19:46. > :19:56.rain delay, Serena Williams was very nervous to begin the match. She came

:19:57. > :20:03.out very strong and then something switched, Cornet started making the

:20:04. > :20:07.shots, and she held up under pressure. A fantastic game to hold

:20:08. > :20:15.serve, serving for the match in the biggest game of her career. Hats off

:20:16. > :20:23.to Cornet. It was inconceivable after the first match. I thought

:20:24. > :20:33.6-1, 6-2 maybe, but she had a game plan, she stuck to it and she

:20:34. > :20:37.deserved to win. Congratulations, what a wonderful

:20:38. > :20:43.performance. Can you even put this into words for us what it means? I

:20:44. > :20:53.can't believe it, a few years ago I couldn't even play on grass. Serena

:20:54. > :20:59.played so good here and it is just a dream, I need to realise it and then

:21:00. > :21:03.I will be in the next match because the tournament is not over for me.

:21:04. > :21:15.That Vic tree in Dubai gave you believe, I'm sure,. -- that victory.

:21:16. > :21:19.I followed the tactic in Dubai because it worked really well there.

:21:20. > :21:27.After the break, because of the rain, I couldn't move my legs, I was

:21:28. > :21:34.so slow, after 6-1 in 15 minutes I thought, this is going to be tough.

:21:35. > :21:38.You had the two breaks in the final set, you lost one, what was going

:21:39. > :21:44.through your mind when you served in the second one? She is really good,

:21:45. > :21:50.she was against the wall and she wanted to hit every point. I have

:21:51. > :21:55.nothing to regret in this game. I am trying to focus on something simple

:21:56. > :22:00.as I did in Dubai, passing the first serve and trying to fight. She

:22:01. > :22:06.helped me a bit because she did two big mistakes. I think she was

:22:07. > :22:13.nervous well, she is just human. -- nervous as well. You deserve your

:22:14. > :22:17.place on this great stage but you must know that Serena has dominated

:22:18. > :22:23.year after year so this is one of the great upsets. Yes, the biggest

:22:24. > :22:26.upset of the tournament because she is number one and she has won some

:22:27. > :22:40.in the Times here. I can't believe I did it myself, me! -- she has won so

:22:41. > :22:47.many times. You deserved that celebration, congratulations once

:22:48. > :22:53.again. I am enjoying Wimbledon so much, thank you.

:22:54. > :22:58.And we enjoyed watching her, great tennis and the best celebrations we

:22:59. > :23:04.have seen on Court Number One. What a performance, putting out the

:23:05. > :23:08.bookies' favourite. She has never been to the fourth round at

:23:09. > :23:11.Wimbledon and she has done it by beating a five-time Wimbledon

:23:12. > :23:21.champion, what a story on Court Number One.

:23:22. > :23:25.We are in shock here in the studio, Tracey Austin is with me. What a

:23:26. > :23:32.performance, it was not that Serena played badly, it was just that

:23:33. > :23:41.Cornet raised her game. I did not see the whole match, I saw the whole

:23:42. > :23:46.match in Dubai. Cornet has become much more positive, she is still

:23:47. > :23:51.emotional but she seems to be able to get emotional and recharge for

:23:52. > :23:54.the next point. She did a phenomenal job after losing that first set,

:23:55. > :24:00.staying positive, staying with Serena. I think it helped that she

:24:01. > :24:05.had beaten Serena in the semifinals in Dubai but she also seemed to have

:24:06. > :24:11.a nice game plan on grass. I did not think that Serena would have a

:24:12. > :24:18.problem but Cornet did not let her get into a rhythm, she sliced the

:24:19. > :24:22.forehand, made Serena get into the mid-court place. Serena likes to

:24:23. > :24:28.come in on her own terms but Cornet seemed to bring her in, used a lot

:24:29. > :24:31.of drop shots. Ivanovic did a bit of the same thing in Australia when she

:24:32. > :24:38.beat her in the fourth round, she stood so far in and hit the returns

:24:39. > :24:44.early and rattled Serena so she could not get into a groove. Fourth

:24:45. > :24:47.round in the Australian with Ivanovic, second round in the French

:24:48. > :24:54.Open, her worst grand slam loss ever. I would think that would

:24:55. > :25:00.charge up Serena and get her hungry but she did not play as well as she

:25:01. > :25:06.could. I don't know whether that was perhaps Cornet took her out of her

:25:07. > :25:09.comfort zone. Or perhaps Serena was so good for so long but now the

:25:10. > :25:17.players are getting stronger and hitting the ball harder so she can't

:25:18. > :25:25.dictate matters so much. She had a 78-4 record, and the year before

:25:26. > :25:29.something similar, she has been on fire, on top every match she has

:25:30. > :25:37.played. For me, this year, she has looked a bit drained, tired. It was

:25:38. > :25:42.after losing her first match on clay, she took a bit of time off,

:25:43. > :25:46.she did not have the energy she needed. I figured she had regained

:25:47. > :25:55.that by the French but she lost early there, and I figured she would

:25:56. > :26:01.regain it here, but maybe it is more difficult at 32 to get fired up for

:26:02. > :26:06.every match. Chris Evatt retired at 34 and I remember her saying it is

:26:07. > :26:09.difficult to have an on day every day towards the end of your career.

:26:10. > :26:15.I am not saying Serena is at the end of her career but she did not seem

:26:16. > :26:25.to be able to pull when she needed it. I expected Serena at 5-4 in the

:26:26. > :26:34.last set to play a likes-out game, but she played long balls, a gift

:26:35. > :26:41.for somebody playing to serve out the game. Cornet held her nerve and

:26:42. > :26:50.she was so consistent, how many of those shots was she able to track

:26:51. > :26:56.down? Terrific match for Cornet. I think sure -- Maria Sharapova might

:26:57. > :27:04.be reasonably happy about that as well. Thank you very much. I know

:27:05. > :27:11.you are going over to commentate on Ivanovic against Lisicki, they are

:27:12. > :27:17.walking out on court! I don't want to worry you.

:27:18. > :27:24.Ana Ivanovic is really coming back to her best, that on Court One. The

:27:25. > :27:28.tennis continues late in the evening on Saturday. This happened a few

:27:29. > :27:39.moments ago on Court Number Two, 40 aces in this match. Milos Raonic

:27:40. > :27:44.came through against Lukasz Kubot. The fifth Canadian after Eugenie

:27:45. > :27:52.Bouchard to get through to the fourth round. A big server and a big

:27:53. > :27:59.name for the future, Milos Raonic. On Court Six, two sets to love,

:28:00. > :28:05.Tommy Robredo leads against Janowicz. He is serving to stay in

:28:06. > :28:13.the third set at the moment, you can follow that online. On Court Eight,

:28:14. > :28:19.Simone Bolelli has a two sets to one lead against Kei Nishikori. That

:28:20. > :28:28.looks like it will go very late into the evening. Here is Nick Kyrgios of

:28:29. > :28:38.Australia, 19 years old, he put out Richard Gasquet in the last round

:28:39. > :28:42.and now he has put out Vesely. He has gone through to the fourth round

:28:43. > :28:52.to face Rafael Nadal. What a story this boy is here at Wimbledon. Great

:28:53. > :28:59.scenes on 17. Before we rejoin some tennis we are going to update you on

:29:00. > :29:09.the competition which everybody has been enjoying. This was Andy Murray

:29:10. > :29:30.Tom British number one in his keeper yuppie challenge -- Andy Murray,

:29:31. > :29:39.British number one in his keepy-uppy challenge.

:29:40. > :29:51.I am not ready now. Do you want to tie your shoelaces? No, he is all

:29:52. > :30:17.right. going to watch the World Cup letter.

:30:18. > :30:36.-- better. Can I catch it each time on my knee? Get set, go! Ten. 20.

:30:37. > :31:27.90. CHEERING

:31:28. > :31:34.Andy Murray, keep practising. The leaderboard and our commentary team

:31:35. > :31:39.go of the players. Look at that! Tim Henman carrying our hopes on 92.

:31:40. > :31:45.That will take some beating. We saw an impressive performance from Rafa

:31:46. > :31:51.Nadal. Andy Murray wants to have another go next week. Keep sending

:31:52. > :31:57.in your shots as well. That is Copa-Uppy. Everyone enjoying that.

:31:58. > :32:03.And everyone at last enjoying tennis on the outside courts at Wimbledon.

:32:04. > :32:09.Ana Ivanovic on court against Sabine Lisicki. Let us join that much now.

:32:10. > :32:13.Our commentators, Andrew Castle will be there, Tracey might not be there

:32:14. > :32:17.just yet. ANDREW CASTLE: I will give her a

:32:18. > :32:48.warm welcome when she arrives. One facet of Ana Ivanovic's game

:32:49. > :32:51.that lets her down under pressure is the ball toss. It afflicts many

:32:52. > :33:08.players. Having that on the ball toss has

:33:09. > :33:12.seen an awful lot of people finish their career in an unhappy way. She

:33:13. > :33:46.is at number 11 in the world, former world number one.

:33:47. > :33:54.Some heavy hitting. The anticipation was wonderful from Sabine Lisicki.

:33:55. > :34:00.As she moved to her right, she knew what the target was. Racket head

:34:01. > :34:20.comes into the space. That is a nice pop.

:34:21. > :34:30.That is grass know-how, it really is. Number 19 in the world, Lisicki,

:34:31. > :34:31.but a finalist last year. She beat Agnieszka Radwanska and Serena

:34:32. > :35:04.Williams. She went for it on the forehand side

:35:05. > :35:10.on the break point. This could be a cracking match to finish the

:35:11. > :36:22.schedule and to finish the first week at the Championships.

:36:23. > :36:32.Tracy Austin has done a Usain Bolt and she has made her way down from

:36:33. > :36:39.Sue Barker's studio to join me. Hello. This could be a cracker. It

:36:40. > :36:41.could. It is wait to see Ana Ivanovic back to number 11 in the

:36:42. > :36:58.world and playing so well in 2014. We now Sabine Lisicki loves to play

:36:59. > :38:02.on this surface -- we now. The grass just seems to jump-start her game.

:38:03. > :38:10.Any coaching advice playing against Ana Ivanovic is going to include

:38:11. > :38:19.attack her second serve, make her feel uncertain on it. And the other

:38:20. > :38:24.bit will say, avoid her forehand. That is what we are looking for in

:38:25. > :38:30.this match. A high percentage of first serves from Ana Ivanovic, her

:38:31. > :38:54.coaching family will be pleased. She is very comfortable with her

:38:55. > :38:56.coach. Also from Serbia, there is Dr Richard Lisicki on the right who is

:38:57. > :39:13.the coach of Sabine. You can see what the first game

:39:14. > :39:19.meant to her. Break points fought off.

:39:20. > :39:26.SUE BARKER: We are staying with this match. At this point, you would be

:39:27. > :39:30.expecting to see Today at Wimbledon. But we are going to stick with the

:39:31. > :39:37.live tennis because we have had so much rain. With Serena Williams out

:39:38. > :39:41.of the top half of the draw, it is really open for who will get through

:39:42. > :39:43.to the final. It could be one of these two. We are staying with this

:39:44. > :40:01.match. Losing to Ana Ivanovic in three sets

:40:02. > :40:06.in the fourth round at the Australian, losing in the second

:40:07. > :40:13.round of work, probably her worse loss in a Grand Slam, this much

:40:14. > :40:17.today, first round -- this match today, third round to Cornet. A head

:40:18. > :40:31.scratching from Serena Williams. She is the number two German behind

:40:32. > :40:35.Angelique Kerber who is through to the fourth round as well. Germany

:40:36. > :40:45.well represented. When she made the final last year, Lisicki... She was

:40:46. > :40:50.the first German woman to make a Grand Slam singles final since 1999,

:40:51. > :41:01.Steffi Graf. A big occasion for German sport.

:41:02. > :41:12.To beat Serena Williams and Radwansa along the way, she was down in both

:41:13. > :41:56.of those matches, real mental toughness from Lisicki last year.

:41:57. > :42:06.no more than an afterthought, a decision to play it. Hence the wry

:42:07. > :42:10.smile. Ability in the racket head, Lisicki has it. Only Serena Williams

:42:11. > :42:17.served more aces last year than Lisicki.

:42:18. > :42:26.She tried to sneak in, realised she was not in far enough and try to put

:42:27. > :42:31.the brakes on. Her feet went from under her. It is that time of the

:42:32. > :42:32.night went the top surface of the court could be a little bit

:42:33. > :43:03.slippery. 8:12pm. Lisicki was not able to continue

:43:04. > :43:08.with the same level of tennis the rest of the year last year. This

:43:09. > :43:11.year she has struggled with a shoulder injury. Only one other time

:43:12. > :43:16.this year, besides this Wimbledon, was she able to win two consecutive

:43:17. > :45:36.matches in a tournament. That was in Madrid.

:45:37. > :45:41.Ivanovic looked tight on the forehand. She did not really

:45:42. > :45:47.release. We have seen a big improvement from her over the past

:45:48. > :45:48.year or two because the forehand has become dangerous again, as well as

:45:49. > :46:22.the server. More reliable. This forehand winner sets up a break

:46:23. > :46:32.point opportunity for the second Ivanovic service game in a row.

:46:33. > :46:39.The backhand down the line gets the job done. Last year's finalist has

:46:40. > :46:48.an early lead in this late-night match on Court One.

:46:49. > :46:55.SUE BARKER: Advantage to Lisicki on Court One. This happened on a short

:46:56. > :47:03.while ago. Serve on a raver -- Veras won a raver has been put out of the

:47:04. > :47:06.game. She could not beat the youngster from Kazakhstan, just 20

:47:07. > :47:13.years of age, competing in her third Grand Slam event. Six - three in the

:47:14. > :47:25.third and final set. What a result. She is through to face Simona Halep

:47:26. > :47:34.in the last 16. Madison Keys, 5-5 in the opening set. You can follow that

:47:35. > :47:43.match online. As you can Kei Nishikori. It is 2-1 down in that

:47:44. > :47:54.match, 3-3, that matches on the red button. Tommy Robredo, 2-1 up now as

:47:55. > :48:04.Jerzy Janowicz has taken the third set. Now we are back to Court One.

:48:05. > :48:12.We reckon we can go to about nine 15p. Last night, Tomas Berdych

:48:13. > :48:14.against Marin Cilic went to 930 8p. Plenty of tennis left here on Court

:48:15. > :48:34.One. -- 9:38pm. The other thing that has changed in

:48:35. > :48:42.such a positive way for Ivanovic is her demeanour on court. She seemed

:48:43. > :48:48.to panic on court. You almost uncomfortable watching her, she was

:48:49. > :48:53.so emotional and negative. Constantly looking up at her box, at

:48:54. > :49:19.her coat. She is looking so much more confident -- at her coach.

:49:20. > :49:25.This Lisicki service motion is a thing of beauty. She is so

:49:26. > :49:31.physically strong, naturally athletic. She seems to be able to

:49:32. > :49:37.drag the ball back. The promotion through the racket head, wonderful.

:49:38. > :49:48.She uses her legs so well on the serves, Lisicki. You can see the

:49:49. > :50:37.strength. Everything works so well together.

:50:38. > :50:44.There are plenty of people that goal haul matches without being able to

:50:45. > :50:49.break the German serve. Ivanovic breaks straight back and she is in

:50:50. > :50:50.the contest. No change of balls here. So clearly not happy with the

:50:51. > :51:18.racket. That was an excellent looking

:51:19. > :51:25.volley. Deep and well struck from Ivanovic. I am not sure whether it

:51:26. > :51:29.was a perfect pass. That was terrific. OK. She did mean it.

:51:30. > :52:30.Nicely executed volley. How can she not have got beyond a

:52:31. > :52:38.third round? That is what is amazing.

:52:39. > :52:48.She really is such a grass court player. Lisicki was asked what the

:52:49. > :52:56.secret was to playing on grass, she said, the serve and staying calm.

:52:57. > :53:04.She has one of the biggest serves and feels confident with the power

:53:05. > :53:09.of her game. We have seen Lisicki throw in a couple of drop shots. But

:53:10. > :53:11.for the most part, you do not see much subtlety in her game. It is

:53:12. > :53:49.about power and more power. What a game! What a point that was!

:53:50. > :53:52.It is another break of serve. Poor Ana Ivanovic. By the end of it, she

:53:53. > :53:57.was pulled from side to side and forward. The swing was too big to

:53:58. > :54:02.get the forehand down into the court. Another break of serve. What

:54:03. > :54:07.an interesting match. What happened to Ana Ivanovic after she won the

:54:08. > :54:15.French Open in 2008, welcome one? I believe she was 19. She was. --

:54:16. > :54:21.world number one. I think it came to quickly. Justine Henin, the open

:54:22. > :54:26.champion, she retired before the French, took her name off the

:54:27. > :54:31.computer and then when Ana Ivanovic won the French, she became number

:54:32. > :54:34.one in the world. It came so quickly, within two weeks. All eyes

:54:35. > :54:42.were on her. She came to Wimbledon and lost early in straight sets.

:54:43. > :54:49.High ranking plummeted. Within a year, outside the top 65. It has

:54:50. > :55:01.taken her role of this time, she is 26 now, to finally get it back to --

:55:02. > :55:07.get it back together. She is on the verge of the top ten again. She is a

:55:08. > :56:11.break of serve down to last year's finalist.

:56:12. > :56:17.Obviously part of the game plan. She has done that a number of times.

:56:18. > :56:21.Attacking the second serve and moving forward. She has just won her

:56:22. > :56:31.first grass court title. In Birmingham a couple of weeks ago.

:56:32. > :56:36.Her third title of the year. She has won the most matches of anyone on

:56:37. > :56:59.tour so far coming into this match, 39.

:57:00. > :57:08.She laughs because she had the entire court to aim at. Ivanovic

:57:09. > :57:13.going back to the middle, rightly so, to cover. This was one of those

:57:14. > :57:42.misses that should not have happened.

:57:43. > :57:48.One of the victories for Ana Ivanovic was the only much she has

:57:49. > :57:56.ever played against Lisicki, on clay in shtick -- in Germany. To beat her

:57:57. > :58:01.at home, in Germany, it is a good effort. But on clay, you would

:58:02. > :58:02.expect Ivanovic to have a good time of it. This is a very different

:58:03. > :58:21.match. The difference, Andrew, in my

:58:22. > :58:26.opinion The difference, Andrew, in my is

:58:27. > :58:30.that with Lisicki, a lot of times her shot tolerance is not great.

:58:31. > :58:36.Once it gets to a longer rally, she is not able to sustain that kind of

:58:37. > :58:53.power. Sometimes I question her shot selection as well.

:58:54. > :58:59.well for Lisicki. She is firing synapses and energy coming through

:59:00. > :59:14.her body. She is an explosive athlete.

:59:15. > :59:34.Oh! Asking for no flash, the umpire. The trouble is, you cannot turn

:59:35. > :59:35.these things off without having a degree in computer technology or

:59:36. > :59:49.something. UMPIRE: Miss Ivanovic is challenging

:59:50. > :59:58.the call. I will be intrigued to see how long we can use Hawk-Eye. In the

:59:59. > :00:01.match last night which at tee ended at 9:38pm, it stopped working and

:00:02. > :00:24.they carried on playing. We are OK at

:00:25. > :00:25.finished in the tie-break. They had to play the last few games without

:00:26. > :00:42.the benefit of having Hawk-Eye. If Hawk-Eye goes off, how they will

:00:43. > :00:46.receive the big serves from each other. I think it as an excuse. It

:00:47. > :01:10.is too dark! So let's have a think about the draw

:01:11. > :01:15.here. Actually, no, we won't. The score is 4-3, a break of serve,

:01:16. > :01:20.Lisicki. Now let's have a little chat about the draw here, Serena

:01:21. > :01:25.Williams, gone, about the top. I don't know anybody that didn't pick

:01:26. > :01:29.Serena Williams to win this championship if she was fit and

:01:30. > :01:34.motivated. Whether she was fully motivated, I don't know, I haven't

:01:35. > :01:41.seen, but she has gone. Cornet issue and it opens up so much, doesn't it?

:01:42. > :01:44.It does. Cornet, against Bouchard, the semifinals at the Australian and

:01:45. > :01:48.semifinalist at the French as well, and the winner of that presumably

:01:49. > :01:58.will play Maria Sharapova in the quarterfinals. Who would you pick to

:01:59. > :02:05.win, Sharapova Rand Boucher? -- Bouchard? I will go with Sharapova

:02:06. > :02:09.at this point. Diyas beating Zvonareva, amazing, that has just

:02:10. > :02:13.happened. Not amazing that she beat Zvonareva, who is on the comeback

:02:14. > :02:22.trail, but what result for Diyas, to be in the fourth round. Winner of

:02:23. > :02:29.this matchplay is Shvedova or Keys, who the Americans are getting

:02:30. > :02:32.excited about. She won her first title at Eastbourne, she has huge

:02:33. > :02:33.promise with her tremendous servant beforehand, starting to come

:02:34. > :03:10.together for Madison Keys. Was that a second serve? That was,

:03:11. > :03:11.100 mph. Such a fast snap of the racquet hit through, isn't it? Very

:03:12. > :03:38.difficult to read. And 84 mile in our first serve. --

:03:39. > :03:40.84 mph first serve. You don't know what you are going to get with

:03:41. > :04:09.Lisicki. She is a powerhouse, isn't she?

:04:10. > :04:32.Really is, gets great shoulder turn, uses her legs so well.

:04:33. > :04:36.A perfectly executed return, very short backswing and moving forward

:04:37. > :04:57.into the ball, towards her target. Interesting change of tactics from

:04:58. > :05:02.Ivanovic there. This slice, to try to get down and hit a top-spin on

:05:03. > :05:08.it, it is a difficult ball for her. A change of pace, Lisicki had to

:05:09. > :05:09.change the pace, something Cornet did frequently against Williams

:05:10. > :05:33.today, using the slice to disrupt. Such a smart shot. Ivanovic behind

:05:34. > :06:37.the baseline. That is where she needs to be able

:06:38. > :06:41.to adjust a little, not just go with the power. She got an awkward

:06:42. > :06:43.bounce, you have to have a good feel with your hands, take a little pace

:06:44. > :07:21.of macro. -- take a little pace off. That was risky business, wasn't it?

:07:22. > :07:25.She was quite a long way back. It was the right play, as it turns out.

:07:26. > :07:26.You don't want to play too many points like that on break point

:07:27. > :07:46.down. Not a bad play from Ivanovic, just

:07:47. > :07:57.to show -- to slow down the rampaging Lisicki.

:07:58. > :08:06.Ivanovic mists a couple of those forehands into the net. She was just

:08:07. > :08:12.able to put a smooth forehands/on this. It was high enough to do so.

:08:13. > :08:49.Her reward was that overhead. This is a battle, isn't it?

:08:50. > :09:12.The ball toss went on her there, back over her head.

:09:13. > :09:19.It is something that has put a lot of people out of the game, having a

:09:20. > :09:29.ball that won't go in the right part of the sky for you. Both these

:09:30. > :09:34.players get a bit yippy when the ball toss is not there. For Ivanovic

:09:35. > :09:40.it has improved a great deal. Immeasurably. That being said, there

:09:41. > :09:43.are frequent times where she will cost two free to the right to the

:09:44. > :10:34.left and she won't catch it, she will hate it. -- hit it.

:10:35. > :10:48.UMPIRE: Miss Ivanovic is challenging the call. Out, sorry, I made a

:10:49. > :10:59.mistake. He was absolutely right to correct himself.

:11:00. > :11:12.Matos was so far out in front. -- that toss.

:11:13. > :11:21.UMPIRE: Miss Ivanovic is challenging the call. The ball was called out.

:11:22. > :11:33.So it is called out. She challenged immediately and I am not sure if she

:11:34. > :11:38.felt so sure. A very good call. Two points ago she had three challenges,

:11:39. > :11:43.now she's down to one. That lady on the line just gave the greatest call

:11:44. > :12:17.this week. The other thing she has improved as

:12:18. > :12:21.her backhand. Her backhand used to be hit very close to her body, her

:12:22. > :12:32.arms were stiff and she was not relaxed.

:12:33. > :12:41.Now she is hitting the back and with more freedom. That is a hold of

:12:42. > :12:45.serve to an Ivanovic. She has made Lisicki serve for this first set and

:12:46. > :12:49.it will be interesting. SUE BARKER: We will be back for

:12:50. > :12:54.that. Over on court 12, Madison Keys, who won the Eastbourne

:12:55. > :12:59.tournament last week has dropped the opening set 9-7 in the tie-break to

:13:00. > :13:06.she read about -- to Shvedova, but she has a break in the second set.

:13:07. > :13:10.That match is online. About an hour ago, the world number one, the

:13:11. > :13:14.five-time champion Serena Williams, lost her match, the big story of the

:13:15. > :13:17.day. Unbelievably it means that Serena has lost before the

:13:18. > :13:22.quarterfinal stage in all three Grand Slams this year, but take

:13:23. > :13:26.nothing away from Alize Cornet, who produced the best tennis of her

:13:27. > :13:30.career and pulled off an outstanding victory. The tennis was spectacular

:13:31. > :13:32.and celebrations were special. This is what she had to say after the

:13:33. > :13:43.match. I tried to play point by point. It

:13:44. > :13:48.works good in Dubai. After the break, because of the rain, I could

:13:49. > :13:53.not move my legs, I was so slow. After 15 minutes, I thought it was

:13:54. > :13:57.going to be tough Mac -- was going to be tough. Finally I am through,

:13:58. > :14:06.just with the help of the crowd. You had the two breaks in the final set.

:14:07. > :14:12.SUE BARKER: We are staying with this much until 9pm this evening before

:14:13. > :14:14.it moves to the red button. It has been quite a day at Wimbledon so

:14:15. > :14:36.far. Serving for the first set. If the

:14:37. > :14:40.ball toss is not going to go in the right place, it is going to be now.

:14:41. > :14:47.We don't wish it on anybody, but it happens.

:14:48. > :15:02.UMPIRE: Miss Lisicki is challenging the call. The ball was called out.

:15:03. > :17:00.Well, credit to the German play-off or leaning on that backhand, but

:17:01. > :17:05.Ivanovic, who had some success with the slice, keeping it low, taking

:17:06. > :17:33.that shot away from Lisicki. Hasn't deployed much, has she?

:17:34. > :17:47.There it is, Andrew. Doctor Richard Lisicki on the right-hand side, a

:17:48. > :17:54.tennis parent and coach, notoriously difficult tasks to mix and marry

:17:55. > :17:59.together successfully. Lisicki had Martina Hingis for much of this

:18:00. > :18:32.year, they won the doubles in Miami together.

:18:33. > :18:39.It is a fascinating contest here on Court One. They can breathe easy for

:18:40. > :18:45.a minute or two before this second set starts. 46 minutes of play. To

:18:46. > :18:51.Lisicki. SUE BARKER: We will be heading back

:18:52. > :18:55.to Court One in a moment. There is plenty of third round matches still

:18:56. > :19:00.on court here at Wimbledon, late on Saturday night. On court eight, they

:19:01. > :19:05.are just changing ends here. Kei Nishikori has taken the fourth set,

:19:06. > :19:10.that is going the distance. We start in the fifth and final set, getting

:19:11. > :19:15.dark. That match is on the red button. On court six, Jerzy Janowicz

:19:16. > :19:20.has served out to take the fourth set, so that is going the distance.

:19:21. > :19:27.Two sets all gone -- against Tommy Robredo. Before we head back here,

:19:28. > :19:32.Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova, all winners today

:19:33. > :19:38.on Centre Court. And we have got just over ten minutes of play here

:19:39. > :19:42.on Court Number One. I am wondering why Pam Whitecross is out on court,

:19:43. > :19:47.talking to Ana Ivanovic. We will find out in a moment. Just over ten

:19:48. > :19:51.minutes to go on BBC Two, before we switched to the red button. I hand

:19:52. > :19:56.over to Andy, to find out what is happening.

:19:57. > :20:00.If there is a problem to be resolved, Pam is the woman you want.

:20:01. > :20:04.The players known her so well. She is no-nonsense. She will be

:20:05. > :20:10.informing the players when they are likely to be going off. I would

:20:11. > :20:21.suspect this is a discussion about the darkness. Tomas Berdych was a

:20:22. > :20:25.little vocal about continuing the match. He was never asked during the

:20:26. > :20:30.match, but after the match he said he felt it was too dark to have

:20:31. > :20:35.finished. He did say he wanted to come off. That was 9:38pm when they

:20:36. > :20:47.finished. It was a brighter day yesterday, slightly. It was. Nobody

:20:48. > :20:56.asked the umpire. Shall we listen in?

:20:57. > :21:07.I don't think we can. -- eavesdrop on this particular situation.

:21:08. > :21:12.Ivanovic is putting her jacket on. Lisicki wants to play on because she

:21:13. > :21:29.is winning. And Ivanovic will want to go off and change things.

:21:30. > :21:56.Pam Whitecross just making the point that that the umpire can see it. Of

:21:57. > :22:08.course, he doesn't have to hit the ball.

:22:09. > :22:16.This is a classic situation. The person who is losing wants to go off

:22:17. > :22:23.and the person who is winning wants to stay on. The umpire wants to stay

:22:24. > :22:25.on. This would be a pretty early finish at 8:52pm. I think the ball

:22:26. > :22:36.can be seen. Just to play devils advocate... Or

:22:37. > :22:45.is it Centre Court we are looking at? Maybe they are thinking... I

:22:46. > :22:51.tell you what, if anyone has a clue, let us know. Maybe they are thinking

:22:52. > :22:53.if they can't finished the match they won't start the sets without

:22:54. > :23:18.thinking they can finish. I am just wondering if Centre Court

:23:19. > :23:21.is a possibility to finish this, so it doesn't mess up the second

:23:22. > :23:26.week's schedule. UMPIRE: Time. Time called, off we

:23:27. > :23:42.go. And about time, I have to say. I think Ivanovic reluctantly is

:23:43. > :23:46.playing on. Whatever her feelings are at this point, she needs to get

:23:47. > :25:18.hold of the emotions and settle in and try and hold.

:25:19. > :25:24.Well, after a little bit of confusion at the end of the set,

:25:25. > :25:28.would they, wouldn't they, that is a pretty solid hold from Ana Ivanovic,

:25:29. > :25:34.who is having another word with the umpire now. The crowd don't like it

:25:35. > :25:39.at all, but she is 1-0 up and they is continuing. -- and play is

:25:40. > :25:43.continuing. SUE BARKER: We are staying here on

:25:44. > :25:46.Court Number One just for a couple more minutes on BBC Two, but it

:25:47. > :25:50.continues now over on the red button. If you want to watch

:25:51. > :25:53.continuous coverage, switch over now to the red button. A couple of

:25:54. > :26:16.minutes to go here on BBC Two. It is the first time I've heard the

:26:17. > :26:19.crowd get on Ivanovic's case. She is so well loved around the world, it

:26:20. > :26:24.is understandable they want to see more tennis.

:26:25. > :26:36.She has deployed the drop shot beautifully today, particularly on

:26:37. > :26:50.the second shot. Ana Ivanovic just making the point

:26:51. > :26:53.is another ace whizzes by her that she can't see the ball, but frankly

:26:54. > :26:59.if it is that wide and that fast, at 100 miles an hour, she is unlikely

:27:00. > :27:00.to be able to pick the ball up and make an effective return anywhere, I

:27:01. > :27:23.have to say. You have to play to the umpire and

:27:24. > :27:25.the referee's office and if they say play on, you play on. A double fault

:27:26. > :27:51.from Lisicki. SUE BARKER: We are coming to the end

:27:52. > :27:54.of our transmission here on BBC Two. If you want to continue watching the

:27:55. > :28:00.tennis, this match, you can switch over now to the red button. Everyone

:28:01. > :28:05.has a date off tomorrow. They will be back on Monday for third and

:28:06. > :28:08.fourth round matches, coverage starts at 11:30am on BBC Two. We

:28:09. > :28:12.look forward to the second week but we have enjoyed a very entertaining

:28:13. > :28:19.first six days. From all of us, goodbye.

:28:20. > :28:27.# I can't stand the rain against my window

:28:28. > :28:32.# Bringing back sweet memories # I can't stand the rain against my

:28:33. > :28:40.window # Because he's not here with me

:28:41. > :28:50.# Hey, windowpane, do you remember # How sweet it used to be

:28:51. > :29:11.# When we were together # Everything was so grand #.

:29:12. > :29:14.Make the most of your weekend, wherever you are.