Day 9 Wimbledon

no place for the faint-hearted. You need guts, skill, and determination.

You need to fight for your first point to the last. No excuses. You

have to be prepared to put your body on the line. Shot after shot,

through the ups and downs. Whatever it takes, just get the job done.

# You've got to fight for your Right to party...

COMMENTATOR: It is a belter. Fabulous stuff. Glorious. Just

superb. It is absolutely exhilarating watching these on the

run. What is this tennis now? SUE BARKER: Jimmy Connors knows all

about the importance of the quarterfinals and we have some

fascinating matches coming up for you this afternoon. For those fans

who have arrived at Wimbledon and they are lucky enough to have a

ticket for the show must they head to the hill with a picnic in hand to

enjoy the drama unfolding on the big screen. You cannot see a blade of

grass on the hill because it's such a big day here at Wimbledon. The

match about watching at the moment is this one. This happened a few

moments ago as the defending champion, Andy Murray stepped onto

Centre Court with Gregor dimmer trough, the King of Queen's. A match

we have been looking forward to for some time that Grigor Dimitrov. And

now, it is on court. A huge ovation for Murray on Centre Court but up

against a very, very tough competitor in Grigor Dimitrov, who

is enjoying his best season of his career. So Murray against Dimitrov

on Centre Court. Novak Djokovic is on Court Number One and later on we

will see the new sensation Nick Kyrgios who pulled off one of the

biggest shocks in Wimbledon history yesterday so let's take a look at

the four matches in detail. Defending champion Andy Murray is

targeting a sixth consecutive Wimbledon semifinal but former

junior champion Grigor Dimitrov feels his time has finally come. The

top seed Novak Djokovic has beaten Marin Cilic in all their previous

nine meetings. Today would be the perfect time for him to change that

record. If you are looking for a good Swiss watch, Centre Court is

the place as Stan Wawrinka faces seven time champion Roger Federer.

Is it time for a new start? Could it be Raonic? Nick Kyrgios? The

Conqueror yesterday. So those are the matches we are looking forward

to on this ninth day of Wimbledon. It is Murray against Dimitrov at the

moment and there is Stan Wawrinka up against Roger Federer, who leads

13-2, but this is their first meeting on grass.

One result to bring you because they were ladies quarterfinals played and

on Centre Court today, Simona Halep, the highest seed in the draw,

defeated Sabine Lisicki. She won the next 11 games after being down in

the first set. This is how she finished it off. So, Halep, the

first Romanian woman to reach the last four at Wimbledon.

Simona Halep, what a year she is having. Finalist at the French Open

and now in the last four at Wimbledon. That was a short time ago

on Centre Court but now we're going back to Centre Court because Andy

Murray is in all sorts of trouble. Dimitrov is serving for the first

set at 5-1. Two breaks of serve. Let's join our commentators.

COMMENTATOR: Things are slipping away for Andy Murray in this opening

set. A perfect scenario unfolding for his opponent Grigor Dimitrov in

his first ever Wimbledon quarterfinal, but this certainly

wasn't the way Murray wanted to pan out. You want to make Dimitrov in

it. -- in it. The Bulgarian, just a couple of

points away from claiming this first set.

Might be a little bit too late, but it's the first time Murray has been

proactive rather than reactive. Dimitrov has been dictating the

play. Murray needs to find a way in the second set of getting on the

front foot. Picture perfect opening set from

Grigor Dimitrov, who takes it 6-1. UMPIRE: New balls, please.

There is a little murmur wafting around this great Centre Court as

they witness what unfolded there. We thought it would be Murray making

inroads into his service game and look at that from Dimitrov. The

interesting part for me now is there a two minds out there now. Dimitrov

played a great first set and leads over Andy Murray. He has to keep a

positive attitude and continue to move forward, play the kind of

tennis he has played without being too overly aggressive and, on the

other side, Murray can't let his head hang down. He has got to pull

himself out of this funk he is in so he can get back into this match.

Dimitrov played perfect tennis, that said, didn't make any errors, was

aggressive when he needed to, mixed up his shots when he needed two and

was very patient so, that, to me, is why it was 6-1. It's an interesting

mindset because the reality was, coming into this match for Dimitrov

playing the defending champion, there was an element he had nothing

to lose. Winning the first set, 6-1, you've kind of got something to lose

now. You are ahead in the match and it's important to maintain that

freedom. Murray served 13 point in that set and only 15, first and

second service, so that's an area he needs to get off to a positive start

with. Only one point but some positive

signs with the body language. Murray trying to get himself fired up.

Similar times the opening set dictates the way tennis matches are

going to go. Looking at Murray this season, is managed to turn around

the deficit nine times. Jimmy, your fifth all-time. Rod Laver is at the

very top with Bjorn Borg just behind him in terms of win and loss records

after dropping the opening set. You have to remember that this is

three out of five, not a sprint. This is a long distance. A lot of

things can happen. There's going to be a lot of peaks and valleys in

this match and it's just how they both handle them.

It is a good return there, moving forward on the second set.

more stick on his shots. And the ball back casually and carefully. --

Andy. Mixing it up. Some good aggressive

play. Tell me your thoughts right now, if

you are in Murray 's position? He's got to do a good job on his own

serve, create some scoreboard pressure, held his serve and make

life to God for Dimitrov. But I think the bottom line is he has got

to raise his level. As only been one man in this match so far, and that

is Grigor Dimitrov. Certainly is Murray's advantage, but

this is a best-of-5 match. Come unstuck at the beginning of the

second set, and this could get a very messy for Murray.

You just motion to me that he has got to reach a pyre for that serve,

right? Yes, he is letting it drop. It's not helping having the sun in

his eyes. -- he has got to reach up higher for that serve, right? He

could do the first served here so he doesn't have to worry about his

second serve. I think it was pretty clear Murray

didn't want to hit a second serve them. Only 94 mph on the first

serve. That's an effective shot for

Dimitrov. Dimitrov dictating play, though. He has got Andy on the run.

Mixing his shots up. Hard, over spin, slice.

Gritty durable game there for Murray. A gamely needed to win. He

got himself into some trouble courtesy of those double faults, but

got himself out of it. He did. Certainly now in the next Dimitrov

service game, Murray has got to make something happen. He has been

waiting for something to come his way and Dimitrov has not given in

too many opportunities, so I think Murray has got to dictate from the

baseline, get up the court a little bit more and be aggressive. I always

divided the court into three positions. Around the baseline, and

back was a neutral zone, the patient's zone, to keep the ball in

play and work at around and once I got inside the baseline, I used that

to be more aggressive and to try to force something. And then, once I

got inside the service line, it was the kill zone. Once I got in there,

I didn't want to head many volleys. I wanted to make a great approach

shot and really, force my opponent to come up with something very

special, so I would think that Andy would be looking to get more into

the aggressive zone at the beginning, so that he could be a

little bit more forceful. And then let that carry him forward even

more. Dimitrov, on the other hand, has

played perfect tennis to this point for some I don't think there was

anything they can say about his game at the moment that he has not done.

Again, that is the predicament when your opponent is playing like that.

130 mph serves, and dictating from the baseline, there's not a lot to

get your teeth stuck into. Fearless moving forward. So many

players are cautious coming in against Murray. They look reluctant

to come forward. Murray just came through a good service game and then

it seems 60 seconds later he is serving again.

Just is not impacting Dimitrov's game. Dimitrov is moving

exceptionally well, getting in position for every shot.

That's one way to put a stop to it! Aces don't win tennis matches full

service good to throw that in there but is going to do figure out a way

to break into the ground with Dimitrov.

Murray held his ground there. Dimitrov didn't quite hit that

approach shot quite as solid as he would like. Came off a little bit

too much and short. Murray, up to the occasion.

A positive service game and a good, positive look up to his box, as

every starting to feel as though he is belonging in this quarterfinal.

He has been outplayed for almost 45 minutes but it definitely feels as

though he's starting to make a few inroads but come at this stage, Tim

Henman, in terms of how Dimitrov is serving, is there anything Andy

Murray should do, give him a different look? There's no doubt

Andy is one of the best returners in the game. I was looking at Dimitrov,

and Andy Murray has only won three out of 20 points on the first serve

and 16 on the second serve, and that is unusual. He is usually good

getting the ball back in play and dominating the valleys, Sony needs

to try to get one of the first couple of points on Dimitrov's

serves to getting back into the game. Dimitrov have been racing to

the games, 40-0. Whether it means Andy Murray standing further back,

to the side, it's probably about now, after 45 minutes of having no

real impact, he needs to try something different. If he can

weather the storm, can Dimitrov keep this level up throughout the course

of the whole match? That's the question. If Andy can weather the

storm and stay in there and wait for a lull in his game, it will give him

a chance to get stuck in there. But, right now, with Dimitrov, there

is not one thing he is not doing right. Perfect tennis so far.

That ball was back on Dimitrov before he was ready for it. Murray

is certainly inside the court on that first serve return. Timed it

perfectly. I would try it again here, just to

mix it up. It looks like he's coming off the

forehand a little bit. Here's not staying down and lifting through it

at the last minute. Maybe he could move his feet a little better.

those particular balls. His serve once again impeccable. Unbreakable

at the moment. If there is one shot that he has

always been a little bit uncomfortable with, it is that one.

He really lead into that backhand down the line nicely and caught the

ball with the top of the banks. You can sense by the reaction of the

crowd after he missed that smash, that they understand the importance

of this vital seventh game. APPLAUSE

CHEERING Stunning. And its standard Murray as

well. -- it's done and Murray. -- stunned.

That is certainly more positive play, taking the ball a little

earlier and getting in behind his shots. You sometimes wonder, why he

waits until he is behind to play that style of game. Not an easy

situation. It is hard work to play like that,

Tim. Certainly is. That is loose. Having saved a break

point to get back to deuce and then miss a rallying shot, he cannot

afford any donations at this stage. I don't think it is his game though,

it is mental. It is his game style. The tennis cathedral falling silent

as their man drops that one over the baseline and in doing so, drops his

serve, by his high standards on this court, that was a tame end to the

game. You can see by his reaction, walking to the next, why did I hit a

first serve, 93 mph, on a break point? He really has to get his head

together. I know he is keen for history to repeat itself but going

to Max sets to love in the quarterfinals this year is taking a

little far. Dimitrov has nothing to lose here

and he has come at playing that kind of tennis. I would think his

confidence is growing at the moment. He sees Murray's body language and

knows he is discouraged. We probably don't need to tell you

who that is, Hugh Grant. One of the very few unforced errors

from Grigor Dimitrov and one of the few times Murray has won the first

point on his serve. It is the first time he has been

ahead on the Dimitrov serve, is that right? Yes, apart from the opening

game where he had the same lead. In this case, Dimitrov will be

pretty keen history repeats itself because he got out of that game with

some fine serving and he starts a recovery here.

That might be the difference, in a trough down comes up with two big

serves. Andy throwing it in at 95 mph. Dimitrov not struggling with

the sun at this end. Another poor error and it is the

shot you do not expect Murray to miss.

The magnitude of this game is not lost on Dimitrov I am sure which is

why there have been a couple of on. Is that we have not seen so far in

this match. -- a couple of unforced errors.

Back he calms and credit to him, his quick reactions in that second

serve. Dimitrov knew the importance of that point and Murray was equal

to the task. A few loose points by Dimitrov in

the last couple of games. Good patience by Andy Murray. Mixing

his shots. Changing the pace. Dimitrov also felt surprised the

call did not come. Just looked a step later there. Did

not have enough top-spin, Andy just a little late.

Breathtaking in every sense of the word.

The most important point of the match, the longest rally of the

match. The biggest cheer from the crowd so far.

CHEERING The champion coming to the fall. --

fore. You can't talk back cans and forehands and stats but at the end

of the day, you need a little bit of that under pressure. What an effort

by Murray to break back. Immediately, which was huge. The

game of Dimitrov maybe went down a little bit and that is weathering

the storm which Murray has done and now it is important for him to win

this set. To stay stuck in there and do not think he has done his job. It

is not over yet. Dimitrov asked to regain his concentration. He cannot

let the last game bother him. It will be an interesting game coming

out here now. Dimitrov unable to keep himself in the present once he

got up a break? You wonder if he got a little bit ahead of himself.

Immediately down Love-30. He did a good job to break back, Andy and

when you reflect on his performance in this tournament so far, the first

four matches were absolutely faultless and it is inevitable in

this event, over two weeks, you will have to deal with some adversity. He

is in a dogfight right now and he will be looking to try to get

another break of serve and get back on level terms.

In Murray's world, that is half a chance. You could not criticise him

for not going for it. It would have been a home run in your country

Jimmy? That would have been out of the part! -- park.

That was a good return of a good serve.

It is the one man I would say to any man who plays against Murray, go

after his second serve. That second serve return was a lot faster than

the serve. 94 Mars per hour compared to 79.

Murray still not comfortable with the ball toss at this end of the

court with the sun. Will he step in and try to do it

again? He was a little conservative,

Murray. Dimitrov with impeccable lank and

perhaps impeccable timing as well. Looking to get a break of serve.

This is a good time for a first serve, weak reply and he took

advantage of it. The return flirted with the top of

the net but got rejected. A brilliant service again in that

final point from Murray, again it is depth of character that gets him out

of trouble. It was also a good fight to get out of that game. Two gain

points for Dimitrov to come and serve. He hit some good first serves

and was not afraid to get a little more aggressive. As Tim said

earlier, why does he wait until he is down to do that? It would make

life easier it seems to me, if he would go forward a little more. This

is where he is exciting, as they have been complaints he is boring!

The problems with his coaches in the earlier days! LAUGHTER

I think the reality is that it goes back to the way he has always played

the game. It goes back to when he was playing juniors at eight, nine

and ten. His natural game style is to not miss. He moves so well, don't

miss, don't miss. And he is very good at it. For him to come out of

our comfort zone and be aggressive is not natural for him, but the

reality is that to beat the very best and when he has beaten the

best, is when he is proactive. Good point. That is a man who looks to

beat the best as well on the rugby field, you and have. -- Stuart

Lancaster. service game to get himself into a

tie-break. Of course, the last time they played on grass courts,

Acapulco, Dimitrov won the last two sets.

Dimitrov, but I didn't think it would catch Andy off-balance quite

that badly. Looks like he's walking in mud at the moment. He is not

moving his feet well. Dimitrov, on the other hand, moving brilliantly.

A little bit surprising at this stage of the match, the first three

points of this vital tie-breaker, unforced errors. Both players will

be looking to cut those out. In this position, would you be a little bit

more aggressive or passive and let a few errors come? I think you got to

play to your strengths. For me, it was being aggressive, getting to the

net. defence from Dimitrov. Full Murray,

he covered a lot of ground on that point. See how he recovers?

Andy can't be satisfied with playing the ball short down the middle. He

has given Dimitrov every opportunity to do what he wants. Leave it in the

middle of the court with Dimitrov's forehand, you are going to do a lot

of running. Andy has got to play to his strengths, but he has got to do

the basics well and not dropped the ball in the middle of the court.

UMPIRE: Murray challenging the caller. Another one of these

challenges in hope, rather than expectation. Very well said.

I thought that was a good approach. Andy stayed low. It had good slice

on it. Dimitrov held his ground on the one-handed backhand. And ripped

it across court. Dimitrov, with a point up in the tie-break.

Beautiful. That was not as easy as he made it look, especially at this

stage of the match, where... This is no easy task. He comes in, keeps his

eye on the ball. A nice, easy touch. It gives a two set points.

Dimitrov certainly wasn't afraid to put pressure on Murray in the

tie-break. To come in and add a little extra, coming up with a

passing shot. Played those last three points beautifully. A passing

shot, the drop volley and then putting the pressure on on set

point. You can see by that reaction how much it means to him, and

looking at the stats in front of us, the last I Murray came back from

2-0, was on this very day 12 months ago against Fernando Verdasco. We

certainly need history to repeat itself right now. Interesting.

Seeing this and the way this match has progressed, to have been sitting

in a position like that, sometimes myself, I look back on where I was,

if I was two sets down, and what was going through my mind. All I wanted

to do was stay in there. Anything can happen. But you can't be

passive. You have to play your game and played the way you should be as

if you were ahead two sets. On the other hand, from Dimitrov, what a

position to be in. The quarterfinals, Centre Court,

Wimbledon, two sets up against the former champion. How do you do this?

Do you just pound him? Do you say, is this right? This crowd does not

want this to happen. It's all that internal dialogue, what's going on

in his mind. It will be interesting. Dimitrov has the mind and Murray has

the game. It's the internal parts of the game which a happening now,

which are most intriguing to me. Certainly, if Dimitrov can hold his

first service game here, he will like the fast -- fact he is serving

first in the third. It's been a symptom of this match,

at moments when you feel Murray is going to turn things around to his

advantage, he just unloads with an unforced error and let's Dimitrov

off the hook. Sometimes, depth is more important

than just hitting the ball hard. Andy, a couple of times during that

last game, got the ball much closer to the baseline and put more

pressure on Dimitrov that way. Sometimes, a change of pace and not

swinging so hard might just work a little bit better. I don't know. I'm

trying to put myself in a position right now. It's a little bit hard to

do sometimes. He needs to find some inspiration

right here, right now. That is outrageously good. Murray

does well to get the ball download, but that was some backhand volley. I

can identify with that. We would all have been happy with that one!

What you can do, I can do also. Both players trying to get in now closer

to the net. Shorten the points little.

You can see from this point, just the artistry Dimitrov has at his

disposal. He hasn't always been able to utilise it as reliably as he

would've liked, but it brought the best out of Murray.

That's the first shot I can relate to. It's a good change of pace by

Murray. He hit of the forehand inside the service line and blue

Dimitrov completely off the court. There's been many a celebration on

the hill for Murray's victories here over the years. Will there be

another one late night? -- tonight? He grew up in Bulgaria, Dimitrov.

Learned his trade in Paris, when he moved there at 13.

Certainly Dimitrov doing a good job not allowing Murray to emerge from

the shadows at the start of this third set. He has really paid this

match on his terms and, credit to him for managing to do that, and

good use of his feet. We talked about the hard work he has put in

from a fitness point of view but these little steps, giving room,

playing his strength from backhand corner.

He has caught Murray a few times unawares but credit to him he has

gone big into the Murray strengthened gone out on top. It's a

good point. He has gone to the Murray strike. It puts you in a

better position, right? The way he is moving, getting in position to

hit his shots, Dimitrov, he is able to hold the ball on his racket a

split second longer to catch and eat a little bit late, so Andy is going

to have to be ready for everything now. Dimitrov is feeling the finish

line is close and he will have to be prepared for everything and try to

get stuck in this set. And hope for something good to happen. Right now,

his head is down, he looks dejected. This match is not over yet.

surprise is Dimitrov's movement and how controlled he is able to slide

on a grass court. We saw it on the first few days when it is a bit

greasy, but not when it is so bear. That should bear.

That's more the modern game, Tim, these guys are sliding on hard

courts, too? It's incredible how it's changed. Sliding on a clay

court, we could understand that, but a grass court and a hard court, it

is a new element. It might have been a year ago he

came back from 2-0 to win the title here, but he's done it seven times

in his career. He knows this process well, the little steps that you take

early on in the recovery. I don't know about that. I think I

would have taken that one out of the air. But that's why I am sitting

here! I remember seeing you taking a few out of the air, Jimmy.

Not entirely happy with his footing, but he is certainly losing his grip

on the match. Andy was not happy with that first

drop volley. It was a little too deep. Full stretch.

You mentioned earlier, Jimmy, Murray got into the rally, played a sliced

backhand, which landed a couple of feet from the centre of the court

and with Dimitrov's forehand, he's just going to punish you. It's not

going to get it done for Murray. That ball was right inside the

baseline. Sometimes, like I said earlier, you don't have to hit it

quite so hard. Just the depth takes care of itself.

Credit where credit is due. It is a great serve. Murray only broken once

in this match. Roque and 25 times coming into the tournament. --

broken 25 times coming into the tournament.

25 times coming into this match, rather, and he certainly needs

another break of serve. I'd say Murray breaks a string twice

a year. And at 2-0 down, it's not a good time to break a string. Once a

string breaks, you have very little control over a ball.

BARKER: Andy Murray fighting hard but Grigor Dimitrov playing superb

tennis. The men's quarterfinal is taking place on Court Number One.

been on the cusp of making something. The Duke and Duchess of

Cambridge looking slightly anxious, understandably so. The Dutch chef

loves her tennis. -- the Duchess. Andy Murray uses that hybrid of

synthetic string and gut string and it does not sometimes give you any

notice it is going to go. As Tim said, when the string rakes, you

lose all control. -- once this string breaks. There are no scripts,

we do not know what is going to happen and that is why we watch but

Murray needs to be on his guard right now.

facing after he hit that shot? Facing the players's box and pulling

of it far too quickly. That is great movement around the

court by both players. Andy caught a little off-guard there. Quick, firm

shot. That is the one. Dimitrov took a little bit of a

gamble, he was well inside the baseline. He has been caught a

couple of times with some strong second serves out wide.

Close to the edge of the abyss here for Murray in the third set. Did he

do it again, in that forehand, did he pour off... He cannot afford

these unforced errors at this stage. in the end, it was the gift of a

break of serve to Dimitrov. Perhaps the evidence of the pressure

Murray is feeling out there. is up against against Dimitrov, what

about the pressure of defending? Does that come into play? Looking

back over the course of history, it has been difficult for first-time

winners here at Wimbledon to defend their title. Just four of them have

managed to do it. Look at the movement here from

Dimitrov, he slips, he turns, and he is back into position. And he ends

up winning a big, big point. Having just broken Murray's serve.

I think it is safe to say that Dimitrov can see the finish line but

it is important he does not look at it just yet. He has to play it one

point at a time. Dimitrov surely took a sigh of

relief there, it was a gift. I have watched Andy since he was 16

and some of the areas that generally he has been rock solid and so secure

on, just have not been apparent today.

Dimitrov has grasped this opportunity with both hands.

He is within one game of a semifinal place at Wimbledon. He was one good

forehand away from going up two set to one against Nadal in Australia.

We talked at the start of the match about moments in both of these

guys's careers, that can come back to help you in certain situations

and today, he has looked Serena and calm when the moment of calm. We

talked earlier about these young guys, these young players that come

out and play. They feel it is their time. Federer has been up there for

a while. Nadal has won nine French opens and Murray and Djokovic as

well. They are looking at the opportunity to get to the top. To

play on this Centre Court at Wimbledon and play like this with no

fear, it is really something special. And it is fun to watch.

And that is youth. Sometimes, it is wasted on the young. But there it

is. It is evident right in front of us of what is to follow.

Two hours have gone and two match points for Dimitrov.

The defence of Murray's Wimbledon crown is over. Defeated by a man we

all knew was going to be dangerous. The Wimbledon champion is out.

Grigor Dimitrov has been a name on many people's lips for many years

now and his time has finally come here on Centre Court today. What a

performance. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

looking on. Obviously, as everybody else is, a little despondent, that

Murray has fallen, particularly in straight sets. A heavy defeat in

many ways, a glimmer of hope in the second set which he took to a

tie-break. CHEERING

APPLAUSE It will not be the last time he

takes this walk from Centre Court but it will be the last time he

takes it this year. Such a strong showing through to the

quarterfinals. Out in straight sets. He really is such a vicious

competitor, that will hurt. One of the young guns that many people in

the world of tennis have been looking to as really made his mark

this year in 2014. Started by reaching the second week of a Grand

Slam for the second time in Australia. And here, he is still in,

through to the last format. -- four. It is the perfect stage to make an

impression. And he did so emphatically.

We will hear his thoughts now. Congratulations. It must feel like a

dream come true? Yes. I am excited. I am happy I went through that match

in straight sets, it is never easy coming to play against Andy,

especially in the home crowd. I have been pretty fortunate today

and I am happy. You played pretty well. Andy maybe was not at his

usual level, did you sense an opportunity it might be early doors?

When warming up I sensed his game was not at his highest level but at

the same time, I was feeling pretty confident. I knew it would be a good

match. The first set really helped me get into a good rhythm and I was

holding my ground throughout the whole match will stop the second set

tie-break was the key moment for me. Coming into that third set, I had a

lot of things under control. It is interesting you could sense it so

early that maybe Andy was not going to be on his top form initially. You

have played a lot with him in practice. You know him well, does

that help? Indeed, I think it helped a little bit. Matches are different

things. When it is time to play, there is a mentality change. It does

not really matter. It is the equivalent of a practice match.

Today was one of those days. I was pretty steady during the whole

match. And I came out of the winner. You have been playing so well. We

saw you at Queen's, this is a tremendous run here, semifinal at

Wimbledon. You seem edible bit subdued, is it because Andy Murray

is a friend? Yes. It is a tough feeling when you know the person

well outside the court and then you have to face them on a court like

that. The only thing I can say, I have hopefully two more matches to

play and I am trying to stay on course and prepare for the next one.

Tremendous performance, well done. Thank you. SUE BARKER: he might be

through to his first Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon but he has

his eye on going even further. He is wanting to win the next one as well.

What a performance from Grigor Dimitrov. He continues his amazing

summer on the grass courts. Ten matches unbeaten. From Queen's and

at Wimbledon but a disappointing end to Andy Murray's defence. You can

take nothing away from this man, he produced the match of his life.

That was on Centre Court. Andy is with me in the studio to analyse

that match. We will also hear from our commentary team as well. We did

not expect that at the start of the day, Jimmy, it is tough to come back

and defend your title. Only four men have done that, having won the title

for the first time and they are big names. Boris Becker, Bjorn Borg,

Roger Federer and Pete Sampras. It is not easy and Andy came out today

and I thought he looked a little flat earlier on but all credit to

Dimitrov. He was eager and he was on top of his game. He was in full

flight in my opinion. It is interesting, the last couple of

days, to see the young guys come out, they expect to win. They are

playing the kind of tennis that allows them to go forward and to

start making their name on this Centre Court at Wimbledon. It has

been fun to watch. Tim, Dimitrov was attacking and dominating. What about

the service of Andy Murray, that was his chance to dominate. I think with

Andy's performance in his first matches, his serving had been first

class and today he struggle. His first serve this was not so bad, but

every time he lost the first serve, he only won I think about three out

of ten on the second serve. Dimitrov played fantastically well. He

dominated from the word go. He won the first set 6-1 in ten minutes. He

played three great points in a row and it will be an uphill battle.

Andy will be very honest and he did not play his best today. From our

point of view, I don't think there is too much to analyse. Sometimes

you looked into these different types of reasons, and he did not

play very well today and his opponent took full advantage and

congratulations to Dimitrov. Because he is another future star. He is one

of these young up-and-coming players that will be around for a very long

time. He did not put a foot wrong. Mark Petchey, you know Andy well.

There was nothing there for him? That is the one big surprise. When I

have watched, I am always sitting here thinking, this is the moment

when he will turn it around. Because it has happened so many times.

Rising up through the rankings and once he settled in the top ten, he

has always had that inmate ability that all these champions have, to

figure it out somehow and change his game and get in his opponent's head.

Today, there were about X or seven times when I thought, this is the

moment. And he delivered the unforced errors which is so unlike

him. Read it to Dimitrov, his movement at the back of the court

today was exceptional. -- credit to Dimitrov. I think he was a little

bit put off at how well Dimitrov was able to deal with some of his shots.

This is Andrew. Do you see Dimitrov as a person who can now go ahead and

beat Djokovic and possibly Federer in the final? There are a lot of

steps to take but do you see him as a possible champion? When it was

suggested at Queen's Club, most people laughed and said, no way, too

soon. He is in the semifinal, now, you have to just say, why not? He

has got to this point. He played spectacular tennis today. It will

not get any easier, it will get tougher and he will have to lift his

level of play. He is in the semifinal. If he is satisfied with

just being there, that is the question, and I don't think he is. I

don't think any of the young guys are. They want to make their name at

Wimbledon now and they are willing to play that kind of tennis to do

it. In that interview, that came across. He said he had won this

match but he is I was on the bigger picture. -- he had his eye on the

bigger picture. Why was Andy Murray not attacking more? We talked about

with Ivan Lendl how we encouraged him to go forward and make things

happen. He reverted back to his old style a little today. We talked a

little bit about it in commentary. Andy is at his best when he is

proactive. His default mechanism is to run and try to not miss and

against Dimitrov playing as well as he was, absolutely he needed to be

more aggressive. That centres around his verve to set up the opportunity

to move forward. He did not serve his best today. When they were

getting into baseline rallies, Dimitrov's defensive skills kept him

in rallies. He is trying to find different solutions to the conundrum

out there but was not able to do it. It will be a match that he will

reflect on in the coming days and weeks. He will learn from it and I

am sure he has many more opportunities in the future. Tank

you guys. -- thank you. It is difficult when you are on the

receiving end of these rallies, fighting to stay in the rally, to

get yourself into a positive frame of mind? And if you do not get out

there thinking in quite the same way, or the right way, someone with

brilliant tactics, it is tough to play your way in. We used to ease

our way into matches but nowadays, you cannot afford to take a step

back even for a moment. Congratulations to Roger Rasheed,

the strategy was brilliant. I happen to be speaking with Roger and Grigor

Dimitrov at the practice court on Sunday. They were doing very

specific drills, aiming at the forehand side of Andy Murray. They

were aiming the attack constantly that way, looking to get into the

net and finish the points. They were talking about attacking the second

serve and intimidating and eat with that. The positivity and divide and

the personality, the persona Grigor Dimitrov has been putting out is

that of a champion. I thought it was very moving that at the end, he was

very subdued, I thought that was though respectful. He wears a

champion's feeling, you cannot really put your finger on what it

is. But in the changing room, he will not be that calm, it is a

delightful victory. Why Andy was flat, I do not know. We'll Amelie

Mauresmo still be around for the summer? Who knows because that is

not a great start. In the manner he lost, it was all Grigor Dimitrov, he

was attacking and it made Andy Murray look so defensive and very

nervy as well. You cannot be passive against somebody who comes at you

with the tools Dimitrov has. That backhand slice zips off the court.

Yes you will be nervous on the big stage. Even with Andy's record on

Sundays, you are just flat. And times it just happens that way and

if you are playing against someone in this kind of form... Look at his

movement, it is area unusual for Andy to miss one like this. He is

playing someone who keeps getting the ball back and ask difficult

questions. You end up disappointing the crowd as well as yourself. And

you do not involve the crowd as much. You wanted him to have one

inspired grain and get the crowd involved and be energised. -- one

inspired game. Until Stockholm lasted, Dimitrov had not won a

tournament and he has won four now. He was nervous serving at Queen's.

Almost a double fault against Lopez. But he managed to save the match

point. He has won an awful lot of matches and matters who is down the

other end. Andy Murray will be there, you do not win a US Open,

Olympic gold medal and Wimbledon by being poor at the game. We talked

about the crystallisation of a talent and we are seeing it from

Dimitrov at the moment. Andy Murray coming back from a back injury as

well. Let's hear from Andy Murray now. A lot of people surprised at

the result of today's match. I am disappointed. Especially with the

way I started the match. I played a poor first set. I felt that gave him

confidence. I needed to play at the beginning better. In the second set,

it got tight at the end and it could have gone either way. And again when

he got that set, it is a lot easier to settle down when you are two sets

to love art. -- up. Maybe I could have found a way back. But it was

not a great day. Being a professional, I am sure you will not

make excuses, but Grigor Dimitrov said he thought you were not quite

yourself in the warm up. Was there anything to that? No, I felt fine.

To be honest. But I obviously got off to a bad start. That was a

disappointing part of the match for me. I found a way to get myself back

into it at the end of the second set, but the start was not good

enough. You need to start better. When you are playing best of five

matches, there is time to come back, but I did not get it. You were

up against a high-class opponent, somebody you know very well. What

did you say to him after the match? I just came off the court so it is

hard to analyse everything that happened out there. He played a very

solid match and made very few mistakes. He served well. Made a lot

of returns. All of the percentages were in his favour. He played a very

good match. ANDREW CASTLE: I wish I had played better and made it

tougher for him. I have been in that situation. I knew how difficult it

was when I was trying to get into slams for the first time. I wish I

could have pushed him more. As the defending champion, people talk

about how things change as you come back as champion. Has that been an

experience that you feel you will learn from for the future? Yeah. For

me it wasn't so much about learning, but trying to enjoy the experience.

You never know if you're going to get an opportunity to do that again.

To be fair, I did a decent job and the first week I started the

tournament very well and played some good stuff. Today just wasn't my

day. Thank you for your time. You can tell how disappointed he is. The

last time he lost in straight sets was to Rafael Nadal in 2010. He

dropped that first set 6-1. He has not dropped a set by that score

since 2005. When Rafael Nadal went out, I was thinking it is game on. I

considered him to be the greatest threat. I don't think he has an

explanation for what happened and he doesn't owe us any, there is no

excuses to be made. I think sometimes you can be outplayed and

sometimes you can just play poorly. You know f played that match again

in half an hour's time, Andy would probably play a good match. It just

so happens. It is a match and one person against another. And the

sport thrives on the entrants of new people and with Dimitrov and we have

been lucky enough to see him at Queens and here, he has got

something a bit special. And that might have affected Andy today. But

Andy is no less of a champion for losing one match. Dimitrov, he

didn't put a foot wrong. You kept thinking is he going to have a dip

in form and he didn't. Murray didn't serve hard and we are trying to

figure out. If you're a bit scared and intimidated, that is the sort of

thing thanes. Dimitrov comes at you like an octopus flinging a racket.

He has so many different shots and the racket moves so fast. The game

plan again, take Andy's second serve and opinionish it. Make it -- and

punish it. Make it feel like every time he is worried about missing his

first serve. I think what happened today was Dimitrov forced his game,

his personality on to his opponent. Which is the name of the game. When

it is being punished like that, you start questioning yourself, what is

wrong with my serve and it starts to go wrong. We haven't seen Andy

wroebgen -- broken that often on grass. Five times today. We spich

these things together and you look at them and you can see why Andy was

feeling broken up. Some of these shots are of an unusually high

standard. This is an unusual talent we are looking at. Forget this Baby

Fed nonsense. Everyone has known that Dimitrov was going to happen

probably. And it is happening now. It is this flourishing of new

talent, which I prefer to concentrate on, rather than Andy a

difficult day today. He will feel horrible tonight. But we thank him

for another great effort. Seven quarter finals in a row. But now, we

celebrate Grigor. Another new name like Kyrgios. We talked of Murray

serve not being at his best, but Dimitrov was slamming then down time

after time. Whereabouts is he going to serve it? There is little to read

like Sampras and Federer. It is the accuracy and the fact that mixing it

up, not allowing your opponent to even have a thought as to where it

might go. He seemed to have the ball on a string today. But this

tournament and watching him off court and around the grounds, you

look at this guy and you just go, well this is exciting. With Kyrgios

as well and Raonic, we are seeing a flourishing of players born in the

90s and they're all interesting. Kyrgios with his weird hair cut and

beating Rafael Nadal. And Grigor was worried about the crowd and the

reaction of the crowd. Because kit be -- it can be intense in centre.

Normally polite, but intense. Like Jimmy said, they have high

expectations of themselves this young crowd. If he can get on Murray

straightaway, that does silence the crowd. You have to applaud Grigor

and Roger Rashid for what they have done, not just mentally, but

hisically. He was running -- but physically. He was running balls

down. You're allowed to look at Grigor's lengths the next time,

because there is like scars all over his knees, down his shins. He spends

more time scrabbling around in the dirt and he is just an amazing

athlete. I'm sorry to go on about it, I was accused on social media of

being infatuated and obsessed with this player. But I have been for

years. It is the way he plays the game. I like the way he handles

stuff and he is Maria Sharapova's boyfriend. But his tennis. There is

an element of game I fell in love with at the age of nine. He said of

Maria, he said watching her work ethic, because she is a great

champion, who could retire and live well. He said he learned from her.

Room for two stars in a relationship. These are two

cross-over stars. Grigor will have big interests outside the game. He

is great with all ages and sexes and to have Maria in the camp and to be

helping and being around. But he gets the big picture. We saw him at

Queens, he talks to the ball kids, he signs the autographs. He gets

that he is more than a player. But he does it from here. You can tell

somebody all day long to, if you do this, if media training, like a

politician, always know the interviewer's name, Sue! Makes the

interviewer feel good. But he gets that any way. Hello, Andrew, I'm

immediately on his side. That is pure flattery, but it is important,

because he is projecting the image of the sport. Kyrgios gets it as

well. Raonic you have never heard him say anything. But all of these

elements go to making the complete package. But its about hitting

tennis balls and Grigor does that pretty well. When we looked at

Murray, we thought he has not reached a final since he has come

back from his back surgery and he had a disappointing semi final, he

was overpowered at the French Open. So our expectations were a bit

elevated, thinking could he do it again. In reality it would have been

a huge ask. It is his fault for playing so well in the first week.

Do you think that was a key. He needed a tougher match to get a bit

more gritty? I think we can speculate as to what would have

toughened him up for this match. Perhaps a five-setter. But I... It

is all just speculation. I don't know what went wrong today. He

looked a bit sleepy and like he was on the back foot and he would

probably start the match differently. But have an extra cuff

of coffee or something. I think we have to chalk it up to a fine

Dimitrov performance, rather than a poor Murray one. Again respect to

Andy for coming out. I know it is his obligation, do doing the

interview, being honest, embracing that he has been outplayed, not

making excuses and he will get on with it. But he will be very cross.

He is a competitor. Me will take this one hard. Yeah, that is an

arrow to the heart losing to somebody. Everyone has been talking

about this pesky dim prove since -- Dimitrov since Queens. He is on the

way. There is another member of the club I think right up at the top,

with Nadal going out the way he has, Federer getting older. There is a

sense of a possible turning of the tide as these youngsters begin to

knock off the bigger names. Nadal and Murray within the space of 24

hours. That is unusual. Thank you. We will have further reaction later

on. On Centre Court it is the all-Swiss bat as Roger Federer comes

out to face the Australian Open champion, Stan Wawrinka. Federer

knows all about winning here. But he is the No 2 Swiss, although he is

seeded above Stan Wawrinka. But that is the match on Centre Court and we

will go to that shortly on BBC2. We are heading to court No 1, because

Novak Djokovic and Marin Cilic. Are we in for another shock? It is 1-1.

Cilic a mini-break up in this tie-break and here is Peter Fleming

and Andrew Cotter. tie-break. Djokovic suddenly looks

the stronger. That is the wide and Djokovic's

footing is very uncertain. PETER FLEMING: It is like he is playing on

ice. He can't get a firm footing seemingly ever.

lifted himself for this tie-break. Cilic, six foot five, very agile, a

difficult man to pass. In addition to that, managed a great drop

volley. No one quite has the staring eyes of Djokovic when he is putting

in the effort. He sprinted for that one.

He has done that a few times, the big first serve well landed and then

can't finish it off. That is the way to place a serve.

What would Cilic give for two mighty first serves now?

Well wonderfully finished off, because the return of Djokovic was

something special, to even get to that.

He has it! Cilic celebrates and if Djokovic the No 1 seed is to come

back, he is going to have to do it the hard way, the long road by five

sets. Cilic is in fronts. He showed us a lot. At 6-5, serving for the

set, it is a nerve-wracking time. But also a crucial time. The first

point often sets the tone for any sort of game. Cilic with with a duck

hit the net. And then he lost his serve and you thought that will be

tough to come back. But he did ever so well to regain his composure and

in the end was the dominant player in the tie-break. He lifted his

first serve percentage. Because it wasn't great before that. Exactly

right. And at break point converse, Cilic took one of the two

opportunities given and Djokovic was wasteful. He came to the net eleven

times and one eight of them. That was an important factor I think that

he was able to attack just a little more able to attack a little more.

But what a shock to the environment. This was the shot. Come on! He was

serving for the set. First point of that game and he had to go into a

tie-break. We thought that might cost him dear that moment of

silliness. He has come back from that and responded to well. I'm sure

it will have helped him grow just a little bit. The other thing we

stress in the first set he was being slowly ground into the court one

grass by Djokovic. It was a poor performance by Cilic and Djokovic

was pretty strong and we thought it would be one-way traffic. But

suddenly Djokovic trails 2-1 and Cilic has as good a chance as he

ever will of reaching a semi final at Wimbledon. These first couple of

service games vital for Cilic. He has put the hammer down. Keep

Djokovic under the cosh. Not the purest strike from Cilic.

Immediately in this fourth set under pressure on his serve.

With some bookers you can bet in play and the odds change all the

time, I wonder if Djokovic is still favourite?

You would probably get evens for him. Exactly. Which might not be a

bad bet. Such an important game to start this

set. Now, we know what he is flapping

about there. He just can't stand up! It is like Murray in the time last

year, looking to his box and saying, find me some fine shoes that I can

work with. Cilic rowses himself for -- rouses

himself for break point. Maybe he has gone off to get some new

trainers. All this flapping around has to be a

distraction for Cilic. Oh, it's wide! Djokovic has the

break. Staring still at his box. Not a walk of a joyful man who has just

made the break through. But Boris trying to give him some

encouragement. But he has the break at the start of this fourth set.

Well, down came the reinforcements. Boris just passed him another pair

of shoes. Let's see if he changes into them now. No, he will have to

wait until the next full changeover. Slippery for all out there. It is

just very dry. They're back after found some new foot wear. But Cilic

not exempt from those problems. Because both players are sliding as

much as they are, it is more a matter of just knowing,

understanding how the court surface will react.

It is just because it is that much drier today, it is just a little

more slippy. Immediately a chance for Cilic to

get that break back. That brutal forehand from Cilic

doing its work again. His body is taking a beating today.

He has fallen over a number of times.

Careful that time not to hit the net! What a carefully played driver

volley from chill itch. The first time in a while Cilic

being made to do a little bit, really.

And, despite the mutterings coming from Novak Djokovic, he has got an

opportunity for a double break. UMPIRE: Game, Djokovic.

And Djokovic has that double break. Use a spectre that, even with a long

way to go in this set, a 50s calling.

SUE BARKER: Absolutely. You can't imagine Djokovic letting that lead

slip. We now know that the winner of this match will face Grigor Dimitrov

who has put out the defending champion Andy Murray in straight

sets. A convincing performance, a champion's performance from Grigor

Dimitrov. This boy has a lot to celebrate, and the world of tennis

does. He is a champion in the making. And over on Centre Court at

the moment, the seven time champion in real trouble, a break of serve

down to his fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka. That is live on BBC Two.

Are we in for another big shock on Centre Court? Even though Wawrinka

is ranked above Federer, you expect Federer to be at home on Centre

Court. Back we go to this match. New footwear, perhaps different

footwear. He has just not been happy with his footwork taught in this

match, so far, Djokovic. The groundsman won't like it if he has

spikes on there. That used to be the case, that you would wear spikes if

it was raining. So he has a new pair of shoes, and certainly a new spring

in his step. He is two breaks up in this fourth set. Of course, they

used to play when it was raining, too. Hard as nails.

He is not going to waste a lot of energy attempt to come back. He is

going for the fifth set. That is a good point. What do you do

if you are Cilic? You know it is likely to go to the fifth set. Do

you conserve energy? Yes, he shouldn't go chasing lost causes.

But you know, it is more an emotional conservation of energy.

Then physical. I think physically he is feeling fine. He could probably

chase everything. But mentally, he has probably let go a little bit,

and thought, if it happens for me, great, but if not, I won't worry

about it. Not too much time or energy for either player in that

game. UMPIRE: Djokovic leads 4-0, fourth

set. Just looking at five set records the

Djokovic. He lost to Stan Wawrinka in the quarters of the Australian

Open. But he has won most. I think both players think this is

going to a fifth set. Get me more shoes! Both players thinking about

who will serve first in a final set. Hold here from Marin Cilic. And that

is an important hold. For two reasons, because first of all, as

you said, he would like to start serving in the fifth set, but

secondly, just to re-establish a confident mood on serve. If you go

in having lost a 6-0 set, then you are certainly a bit jittery, a bit

and a confident, starting the fifth. That is no way to be. Still a

different feel to the different courts here at Wimbledon. Some might

assume that Court Number One has a different feel to Centre Court, but

it might be why Djokovic is struggling a bit. But he has played

in these conditions before. I don't know. It could be that he is just on

age, knowing that he is a heavy favourite to win this match, he has

beaten Cilic nine times in their nine previous matches. Knowing that

one of the guys that he fears most, well, two of the guys that he fears

most are out of the tournament. It adds a little bit to the pressure.

These are worrying times for the big four! I guess so. Nadal gone, Murray

gone, Djokovic fighting hard to stay in things. But he is looking

comfortable, at least in this fourth set. Serving with new balls.

UMPIRE: Game, Djokovic. Ominously comfortable. So, Cilic

will throw a little bit more into this game to hold serve, making sure

that Djokovic will have to serve out, so that he can start the fifth.

Everyone knows that a fifth set is coming, and that is when things will

get interesting again. But he does what he has to do,

making Djokovic serve for it. You made a good point, Andrew. These

players play every day, and they are used to playing for such extended

periods of time. The crowd comes out here, it is a holiday. Two hours and

44 minutes, tired of concentrating for that length of time. So they

just take an emotional, mental breather, and rejoin the match in

the fifth. These guys don't quite have that luxury. He has gone off to

a happy place somewhere to concentrate, focus, recharge. It is

looking a little bit more sparse, a few gaps after Andy Murray's

departure. Well, they are sleeping, that's for sure. It is warm out

there today, no doubt about that. It has been a very impressive effort

from Cilic after that first set. He would be the third Croatian to reach

the semifinals of Wimbledon. After it even is a Goran Ivanisevic and

Ancic. That was a huge forehand from Cilic,

and a more comfortable slide. Those shoes are working.

For some time we have anticipated this moment, set point for Djokovic

to draw level. And into the fifth set we go. Djokovic still fighting.

SUE BARKER: So this one is going the distance. It will all be decided in

the final set, and we will be back soon. But the big story here today

is the defending champion Andy Murray is out, outplayed by the

talented Grigor Dimitrov, who won at Queen's Club, but he was in all some

form today. Murray broke and five times during this match. But

although he wasn't at his best, this man certainly was. The best match of

his career so far, and through to his first Grand Slam semifinal.

Celebrations the Dimitrov on Centre Court. Let's hear what Andy had to

say to the press after the match. The toughest loss of my career was

losing in the final here in 2012. But I need to go away and make a lot

of improvements in my game. I have lost a couple of matches in the last

few slams where I have lost in straight sets and played poorly, so

I need to have a think about things, what are the things I need to

improve and get myself in better shape and work even harder, because

everyone is starting to get better. The younger guys are becoming more

mature and improving all the time, and I need to make some improvements

to my game. We will sit down and chat about

that, maybe tomorrow or in a few days. And yes, it has to come from

both sides. I have really enjoyed the last couple of weeks. I have

found it good fun, calming, tactically I feel like the chances

have been good, and the direction I would like my tennis to go in, I

hope so. But we will need to sit down and chat.

SUE BARKER: That was Andy chatting about his coaching Amelie Mauresmo

and whether they will continue their partnership. This was the scene as

he leaves Wimbledon for the last time. No doubt he will go on

holiday, but he has a lot to think about. He lost in straight sets to

Rafa at the French Open, and now straight sets here today. That is

the story, so let's go back and see who is going to win this one.

Every winner winner becomes more important, every mistake amplified.

In the final set. As long as he keeps doing that, he

will have every chance. This was a conservative forehand. Just a little

short, a nice wrong footing forehand.

It has been a match of precious few chances the Cilic on the Djokovic

serve. He can't afford to waste them.

You get the feeling that the unforced error is off the backhand

may just be coming to an end. Djokovic looked rock-solid in the

rally. He has the break straight away. At

the start of the deciding set, Djokovic looks masterful again. It

is interesting, Andrew, because when Djokovic got the new Pera shoes, it

is almost as though -- pair of shoes, it is almost as though he had

nothing to complain about. I have done what I can do, I have changed

my shoes, and he became almost placid. He says the only difference

between him winning and losing is the mental side of things. When he

feels mentally good, he wins. It is not technical or physical. That is

the case with everyone, trust me. When things start to go against you,

they just don't quite come off. The most important game in this

match was the first game in that fourth set.

Suddenly Cilic is the player of the first set, not the second and third.

UMPIRE: Djokovic leads to games to love, final set.

Djokovic disdainfully hits the spare ball away as if to say, you are

playing against the big boys now. When you think of the marathon

matches Djokovic has played in Grand Slams, that fitness that he has.

He has been there and done it so many times before.

Remember against Dell pot -- Del Potro last year in the semifinal.

From a stamina perspective, this is a walk in the park for Djokovic.

Remind me not to join you for a walk in the park.

Again just a few too many mistakes for his own good. That was an

ambitious attempt. The off backhand. We will see perhaps that he said to

himself, down the middle! That is a hole for Cilic, an

important hole for Cilic. He remains just a break adrift. SUE BARKER: It

is still Djokovic in charge. We will be back with this match on BBC1. On

Centre Court, Roger Federer is in trouble. He has dropped the opening

set to Stan Wawrinka. It is on serve in the second set. You can watch

that match live on BBC Two. So the seven time champion on court in

trouble and Novak Djokovic, the 2011 champion, hoping to win here against

this man. John It has been a match of few opportunities, despite that

Cilic led. He may just have one small window of opportunity and he

is going to have the clamber through it. Exactly. Cilic has only had four

break points. He has converted two. But Djokovic has had 17, converting

it. It shows that Cilic will have been stressed a lot more, up against

break points is a tired experience. Somehow though he needs to pull

himself together. Perhaps with the aid of a little luck and get the

break back. The No 1 seed with the break.

Belief he can come back only comes from winning points. He can't win

anything at the moment. Djokovic looks like the old Djokovic. These

are not good times for Cilic, but Djokovic is looking mighty good

again. .ing So often in the fifth set of matches, it is down to a

battle of wills. Djokovic looking inDom nit tab right now.

The backhand that was once way ward, now rock solid.

Not yet a beaten man, but certainly he is taking on that air.

Again does what he has to do. And they still believe. Again belief is

one thing, but when you haven't had anything in the last couple of

service games of Djokovic, Cilic has not been able to win a point. Eleven

points in a row for Djokovic. Cilic somehow needs to send out the

energy. Hope he can distract Djokovic into missing a few first

serves. Against the first serve, chillic has struggled. It is often

in situations like this it is about moments of inspiration. The great

champions somehow seem to come up with it time and again and of course

their foundation is so solid. I was what he was asking, the umpire. He

has put in a call on his behalf. Calling for some ice I think. It is

very warm out there in the latter stages of this match. Over three

hours on court. But Djokovic looks fairly fresh. Again the No 1 seed

with the break serving in this deciding, 3-2.

Cilic gave it a stare, but Djokovic is turning it on in serve now.

Time is running out, games are disappearing. 14 consecutive points

won on serve by Djokovic now. Only a brief pause. Djokovic races

along, the wind in his sails. Yeah, that serve 103mph. Djokovic mixing

up his speeds and placements well now. And time for a new racket.

There is an air of inevitability about this. Let's see what Cilic to

do to change things around. The first thing he has to do is again

hold serve. You hear the angst from Djokovic, he

knows he has an opportunity to put this beyond all doubt.

Put away with apparent ease by Djokovic. At least he made it look

easy, in the longest rally of the match. He is trying to stop the rot

and the seemingly inevitable here. UMPIRE: Mr Cilic is challenging the

call. It is a pause to ask the question of Hawk-Eye.

The crowd trying to rouse Cilic, or in support of Djokovic. Because this

is a point and a further one to come to put this match beyond doubt.

a roar, he moves close to the semi finals now. He will sit and then he

will rise in a couple of minutes to serve for a place in the last four.

Well, there were parts of this match when Novak Djokovic was surly, he

was frustrated. But those moments have passed. He knows he is home

now. We talked about when Cilic led by 2-1, what are the in play odds

might have been on Djokovic. They were still about even. You suspected

that he would come back and perhaps Cilic might drop his level a little

bit. And both those things have happened. These guys are great

champions, because they are such strong mental gladiators, they can

focus for such a long period of time and such an intense amount that it

is exhausting. To play against them. And Cilic just ran out of mental

energy. And we use the past tense for chill chich, because -- Cilic,

because he is nearly gone. Djokovic has given Cilic so little on serve.

He now serves for the match. He is trying to the last, Cilic, but

things are coming off now for Djokovic. Again so impressive on

serve. Three match points. Victory for Djokovic. Again the arms

are held aloft and he hits the winner. The No 1 seed. Through to

the last four. And at a Wimbledon where the big beasts are being cut

down, he still stands. A brave effort by Marin Cilic. But it is

little consolation for him. He thought he may move through to the

semi final. But instead it is Djokovic. The favourite, who goes

on. There were nervous moments in that match for Novak Djokovic, make

no mistake about that. But he overcame them. Winning going away,

two and two. In the last two sets. A precious victory for Novak Djokovic.

SUE BARKER: He is a man of steel, Novak Djokovic bgs through to his

23rd Grand Slam semi final. We will hear from him later after that

match. But we are heading live over to Centre Court because Roger

Federer and Stan Wawrinka are involved in a second set tie-break.

Stan Wawrinka having won the first set. Let's join our commentators,

John McEnroe and Simon Reed. SIMON REED: He doesn't look great,

but his expression very rarely changes. He has given him a gift

there. JOHN MCENROE: He is not happy. That would have put the

pressure on Stan Wawrinka. Federer gave a good look, I don't

think he is going to challenge. If you find an angle like that and hit

it at 129mph, you had better believe it's going to be an ace. That is

only the fourth for Stan in the match. His first serve percentage

still under 50%. His career record mediocre at best on grass. Yet here

he is. This would be huge for Wawrinka to win this tie-break. That

will make him feel better. Should have moved in and taken the

return off the air. But he didn't and tried to hit that too hard from

where he was. So Federer a mini-break up again.

Gorgeous, even for someone of Federer's abilities to produce that

it is amazing. Absolutely right. Specially at that tense time, deep

in that mini-break. He just about got his feet out of

the way. Three set points to Federer.

He was feeling sick to his stomach and this will be a sickening feeling

if he doesn't win this set. One set point saved. But he still has a

couple more to go. have a feeling of being out. At

worst it will be a replay of the point. Stan Wawrinka will not lose

the set on this. And it was out. So it doesn't matter. A third set point

now with Federer serving. One set all. That will make Federer

feel a whole lot better. What about Wawrinka. That is the doctor. He is

a trainer. He is not a doctor. Let's see if we can figure Ute what is

going on. Pills. Immediately give me some pain medication. He pointed to

his stomach. That is typical. He is not feeling well. Looks like he is

going to get sick again. Almost wants to get it out of his system.

Did you have that, John? Well, yeah. I think we all do. You try to to

deal with the stress. You go to the lower back or the stomach. You have

got to admire these guys for stepping up to the plate and

handling it. A lot to deal with. You're just one person out there. No

one to save you, no substitutes allowed. How important was it for

Federer to get the break. Could he have come back. Well he has done it

eight times, which is a lot. Wav rip Ca has done -- Wawrinka has done it

a number of times. He took a risk and went bigger on the second serve,

but he banked on Wawrinka's tendency to block a return back. He is not

the type of player who normally goes and goes for it. And he was right.

And he got the ball he wanted. It was a clip that was too high,

Wawrinka easily put away. A whole new ball game now. You don't often

see Mrs Federer as animated as she was there. No injury time out or

medical time out. Wawrinka has played well. No question about it.

He came to win this match. There has been some more, there is my idol,

Rod Laver in the Royal Box, where me belongs. Twice one all four of these

major events in one year. The only guy to ever do it.

Order has been restored. Novak Djokovic has advanced routinely. One

of the top guys has one. He went right at Federer. He almost

took his head off. Friendship only goes so far. He will well to handle

that big forehand by Federer. Take a look at this. Might have been going

out. Keep them guessing there. All you're doing all day and night

after you play, is you try to rejovr to calm yourself down, before

jacking yourself up again to be primed for this two or three hour

match you have to play. He has had to do it, Monday, Tuesday, and now

Wednesday. Mentally it is as fatiguing as physically. Perhaps

more so. You're on a rollercoaster and this is the best ehe has done at

Wimbledon. So there is joy inside, but there is a feeling of fatigue.

Yes, the drinker, in the last two years, -- the Stan Wawrinka, in the

last two years, has lost in the first round here, to Jurgen Melzer

and Lleyton Hewitt. Federer plays at a much quicker pace than Wawrinka.

Federer winning the battle of the backhand is, that doesn't happen

often. He did well there, almost slipped and fell. The court is very

green. UMPIRE: Game, Federer.

In the first set, Wawrinka wasn't all over Federer, that he was

largely in charge. And that feeling is almost gone. It is gone that he

is in charge, but he is still hitting the ball with some serious

authority. He is slowly but surely getting that first serve percentage

up, so he is starting to win more points on his serve, starting to

whether this sickness, this pain in his stomach.

Some terrific play now from both guys. To me, that is an example of

him going for a little bit more than he would have wanted because perhaps

he is not all the way back feeling physically a little bit and it,

because that was a very difficult shot to pull off, given as well as

he hits his backhands. The crowd are sensing that Federer

might be onto something here. This is a poor game. A little weak.

A little weary right now. It is starting to get into his head as

well as his body. So, here is a chance for federative break. --

Federer to break. If executed properly, it would be

his point, he knew that, and that is exactly what he did. Still down

break point, though. One of the most dependable shots in

our sport. That is surprising. It is a question

of time the Wawrinka while the pills do their work.

If they are going to do any good, probably 20 minutes, half in our? I

would think. UMPIRE: Game, Wawrinka.

An important game, that. UMPIRE: New balls, please.

If he had gone down again there, the pendulum would have swung away from

him, but he has stopped it. I assume they have had conversations, Magnus

Norman, Stan Wawrinka, about situations, believing what you can

execute, and he has come a much better all-round competitor on a

regular basis, Wawrinka. He has been able to take advantage of the skills

we have seen in the last ten years, and finally figure out a way, for a

combination of coaching and psychology and perseverance, to

become a Grand Slam champion. And that is quite admirable. And this is

why he is a much better competitor now than he was for five years ago,

when in this type of match, you would have seen him giving a lot

sooner, I'm sure. He is hanging tough right now.

UMPIRE: Take your seats, and why wouldn't he? He has learned from

these tough experiences. Something in him before was holding him back,

and that has been unlocked. Again, rifled at Federer, not for

the first time. That is the right thing to Wawrinka to do, to try to

get him to back off from the net. Disappointed with the return. He was

onto the serve. He looked to have the continental grip, still.

It is certainly arguable that Roger Federer, the last three or four

years, serving better than ever. It is amazing how many quick service

games he has. He has a big frame, 98 square inches as opposed to the 90

he had. It gives him a little extra margin. It has taken him a while to

get really used to it, but he is fine with it now. He tried with it

last year after losing early here, went to it for a couple of events,

went back to his old frame for the remainder of the year.

And in the off-season, he decided to really go for it.

He has been playing well the whole year.

UMPIRE: Game, Wawrinka. Another quick service game, this

time to Wawrinka. Probably fortunate for Stan that

after that break, he was the one serving first. He is still ahead in

this match. He was so close to taking such a big lead that he has

had to regroup mentally, buckle down, knowing that this is going to

be at least four, if not five set. When he lost in the first round to

Garcia-Lopez at Queen's, people thought that he wouldn't go on, but

he has been proved wrong. He is not a counterpunch other way he was

earlier in his career. He is taking it to people. He did win Monte

Carlo, he beat Roger Federer. It was shocking that Garcia-Lopez beat him.

He did appear to be overwhelmed. But credit to him three group Inc adds

to have his best ever result at Wimbledon tells you something about

his character. He has got a chance. If he wins this, somehow, he would

win two of the first three majors. He could be the number one player in

the world. It is possible. They both made the right choices.

Federer kept waiting for that call to come.

And outrageous return. That is what you keep waiting for him to do more

of. He is great off the ground, especially the second serve.

Probably mad he didn't hit that, because he blocked it eat. -- deep.

That is an example of why I wonder why he runs around his backhand. It

just doesn't seem necessary. Can't believe he missed it.

UMPIRE: Game, Federer. He is having a look, Wawrinka. Is he

going to challenge? Doesn't look like it. He definitely thought about

it. He didn't miss by much. Good effort by Federer, because Wawrinka

had some shots there to get the break.

That is another backhand he missed long. Got to be careful now. They

are locked together with total points one, but the match could be

changing right here. -- total points won.

He made it, and it is an important make, may be very important. If you

can hit it that hard, you have to get a little wider, away from

Federer. UMPIRE: Game, Federer.

Fedor is on the charge. -- Federer. UMPIRE: Federer leads four games to

three, third set, one set all. Wawrinka disgusted, tossing his

racket. How could you let this get away and then lose your serve the

next game? And Federer, ever alert to any opportunity.

And after an hour and three quarters, he breaks for the first

time. It has been a long time coming, but finally it is Federer

with the lead, the momentum. Wawrinka battling himself, he has

apparently been under the weather. Part of it has got to be with having

to play three days in a row, best-of-5. If you have been in

charge of someone like Fedor, and now it is gone, is it almost

inevitable that you start blaming yourself? -- someone like Federer.

You have to overcome the other side of your brain, reason with it, not

allow it to take over. And it is hard to do when you are playing

someone this good. That is the first time that his

backhand has gone away, he has gotten careless. Given Fedor some

easy points, much-needed -- Federer. It is all those hours of

training in Dubai in the heat paying off.

I think the crowd, naturally a little battered and bruised after

Murray's demise, are appreciating what they are seeing, the great man

in his pond. One game away from taking this third set.

That went in, does it count? Of the chair. Worth a try.

He looks worse than he did at the end of the second set. Really down,

battling himself big-time. That first serve he hit was only 109.

How does he do that? For Stan, loses his racket. You don't often see

anything in elegant from Federer. He even falls elegantly.

Deal ever see Federer when he looks like he is hurting? It is

unbelievable. The guy has played 60 straight majors without missing one.

You never hear of an injury. He talked about the back, but look at

this guy, how he has held up. There have got to be coaches all around

the world, especially the top players' coaches, trying to work

out, how does this guy do it? They are pretty closed, the Federer team,

about exactly what physical work he does. Nothing is said. It doesn't

look like he pounds the weights, or the track. But whatever he is doing,

it is working. He doesn't have the six-pack that players dream of. But

he is moving out there absolutely beautifully. The other guys start

falling apart. Federer serving to go set up.

He had to move well for that, did Wawrinka. A lethal weapon.

Stan not thinking is clearly, and a lot of that is due to his opponent.

13 and two over his opponent. UMPIRE: Challenging the call, the

ball was called in. UMPIRE: Game and third set,

Federer. 6-4. Federer leads two sets to one.

This is what the crowd wanted to see, Federer pushed, but the great

man in the end winning. Wawrinka have another word with the umpire.

Does he want more medication? I'm not sure if he needs any more

medication. He is so elegant. Why would he need now -- leave now? He

chooses to go off the court. Stan says, I am going to take advantage

of this opportunity. He is going off. You don't often see Roger going

off. He is human. There are times when you wonder. That has been true

on this court here. Trying to break the great Pete Sampras's record, and

he is getting closer and closer. He is bidding to become the second man

in history to win this title eight times.

This has become so professional, they have trainers, cooks, coaches,

psychologists, family members, wives, nannies, kids. Let's talk

about kids. He has four of them. When was the last time a guy who won

Wimbledon had four kids? I think we might be going back to Renshaw's

time! Are pretty flawless looking set for Federer.

At the end of your career, you had kids who travelled with you. Three

of them I had the last year and a half I played, and trying to be a

good father, husband, and then all the time it takes to train and try

to be staving off that inevitable decline. But I didn't do nearly as

good a job as this guy does, that is the shore. -- for sure. Some of the

things that he is doing, whether it is getting a trainer or a coach, I

had a masseuse one of the last years that I played, but it didn't make me

play like him? It is about this guy right here, what he is capable of

doing, and that is quite a bit, because he has had a lot more losses

recently that he is used to. He won his last Grand Slam here two years

ago. We showed a replay on ESPN. There is the great Rod Laver again.

He lost to Tommy Robredo, and the guy was smiling. How can you play

one of the worst matches you have ever played, and he looks as if, you

wouldn't know who had won the match. We are so lucky to see a guy

who absolutely loves to play this much. Even when he doesn't win. I

keep wondering what will happen when he loses more often.

was being picked often by player. Robredo being one. Federer fans at

that stage thought why are you doing this to us? Why don't you bow out

gracefully. But he knew better. Well, listen, with what he has

accomplished, we all want him to be around as long as possible. We want

him to do it on his terms. You would let, I think Lleyton Hewitt will at

some stage be in the Hall of fame, he has won a couple of Grand Slams.

It is difficult for him. He is 40 or so. But he deserves our respect. If

he wants to s to play and go out there and it doesn't happen the way

it did in the past, God bless him. That is his decision. How revived is

Wawrinka? Two sets to one down. For all the Mr Nice guy, which

Federer no doubt is, he will want to pounce on Wawrinka now to make him

feel even worse. stabilising game. He needed that big

time. We are going to see how many points he has lost on his serve. It

doesn't seem like he has lost a whole lot. Both players have been

strong at net. The majority of their points. He just seems to get it done

so quickly that even when you're holding reasonably easily,, you feel

pressure. That might be part of why Stan is feeling sick in the stomach.

You can't relax at all. The other thing that must be bad,

you know Federer's talent, but there is a joy in watching him move and it

can't be a joy for Wawrinka now. From the beginning he was moving as

well or better than Roger. And the better part of the first two sets he

outplayed him. It seems like Stan f he gets down

30-0, 40-0, trying to conserve his energy. Not making a whole lot of

effort there. A change of racket. New balls for Wawrinka.

Not a lot of spring in the legs now. The serve's lost some serious

velocity. He is on the brink now. He is on the plank. You can see he is

just about gone if Federer can get this other break. Just hanging on.

Please don't push me overboard! I can feel the plank wobbling! Maybe

he can too. He got it all wrong and here are two

break points for Federer. SUE BARKER: It is advantage Federer

in this fourth set. We have to leave this match on BBC1. It continues now

on 2. We will be there through to 9 o'clock. The other quarter final

will be on the red button. Before we leave though. Novak Djokovic is

through to the semi final. He defeated Marin Cilic on court number

one in five sets, coming from 2-1 down. What a great competitor he is.

He needed to dig deep and he did. Djokovic is through to the last

four. That was on court one, but after such an encouraging first week

from Andy Murray, it ended today. He was outplayed by Grigor Dimitrov on

sinister court. -- Centre Cour. A player with immense talent. Dimitrov

is through to his first Grand Slam semi final. But for Andy Murray, his

title defence is over. The response from the crowd again for the

defending Wimbledon champion. It is time for the action to start and

Dimitrov to begin. He has come here with a lot of belief. Wow! Andy a

little flat? TIM HENMAN: I think he is. He has nothing to get his teeth

into. And things slipping away for Andy Murray in this opening set.

Picture perfect opening set from Grigor Dimitrov. He takes it 6-1.

Murray can't let his hang head now. He has got to lift his head up.

Stunning. And it stunned Murray as well. The tennis cathedral falls

silent. Beautiful! That was not as easy as he ended up making it look.

That is so good from Dimitrov. That is outrageously good. It is the edge

of abyss here for Murray in the third set. The defence of Murray's

Wimbledon crown is over. I need to go away and make a lot of

improvements in my game. I need to have a think about things, what

other things I need to improve and get myself in better shape and work

even harder. I need to make some improvements to my game.

Looks like everyone's image of paradise.

22 years after first visiting Australia...

I'll be here for ever. I love this place so much.

what did you do then about the snakes?

I didn't tell anyone. JOHN LAUGHS

I've never chased a cow in a helicopter.

You put him in the back of a Transit van?! Yeah.