Day 1, Part 1

:00:16. > :00:20.Shall I come Purdie to Le Sommer's de?

:00:21. > :00:31.Thou art more lovely and more temperate... Rough wins do shake the

:00:32. > :00:36.Darling buds of May. And Summers leaf is all too short a date.

:00:37. > :00:49.Sometime to heart... The eye of heaven shines. And often, is its

:00:50. > :00:55.gold complexion dimmed. And every fair from fair sometime declines. By

:00:56. > :01:04.chance or nature's changing course on trend. You cannot be serious! The

:01:05. > :01:10.ball was on the line. But by eternal summer shall not fade nor lose

:01:11. > :01:16.possession of that fair... The waiting is over. Nor shall death

:01:17. > :01:23.brag thou wondrous to in its shade went in eternal lines in time by

:01:24. > :01:30.Gross. So long as men can breathe or eyes can see... It is Djokovic

:01:31. > :01:35.again... And she has done it. Long live is this and this gives life to

:01:36. > :02:18.be. Welcome to Wimbledon 2016! Those words we just heard from

:02:19. > :02:24.William Shakespeare's still resonate 400 years after his passing. They

:02:25. > :02:28.are more than fitting to set up this year's 130th championship at

:02:29. > :02:31.Wimbledon. The courts are ready, the players are ready and the fans are

:02:32. > :02:34.ready for what promises to be another great two weeks of tennis

:02:35. > :02:39.and hopefully the weather will be kind and the Sun will shine. There

:02:40. > :02:45.is no better sporting event in the world when it does. Everyone has

:02:46. > :02:50.been arriving here from the players. Novak Djokovic, the man of the

:02:51. > :02:55.moment, holding four grand slam titles, looking for grand slam title

:02:56. > :02:59.number 13. Madison Keys from the United States has broken into the

:03:00. > :03:05.top ten for the first time, ranked nine at these championships. Former

:03:06. > :03:10.finalist Sabine Lisicki, still has the game to do well on the service

:03:11. > :03:16.although hasn't had consistency so far this year. As has another former

:03:17. > :03:23.finalist Eugenie Bouchard, she has been struggling for form. And Andy

:03:24. > :03:30.Murray has been out on the practice court with his team. Ivan Lendl and

:03:31. > :03:35.Jamie Delgado, they got together after the Queen's Club, he won the

:03:36. > :03:39.title they for the fifth time. A Wimbledon ticket is one of the most

:03:40. > :03:43.sought after in sport and those lucky enough to be here today will

:03:44. > :03:49.have a date to remember. Those who have a ticket for Centre Court will

:03:50. > :03:51.see defending them's champion Novak Djokovic start proceedings at 1pm

:03:52. > :03:58.play on the outside courts will get under way in just few minutes time.

:03:59. > :04:06.And we have made our way here. On Henman Hill with the man himself,

:04:07. > :04:10.Tim... A great start to the fortnight! Alongside Tracy Austin

:04:11. > :04:14.and John McEnroe. Mike... Wimbledon has a different feel to the grand

:04:15. > :04:18.slam is, the history and tradition, it's always a different feel on day

:04:19. > :04:22.one. Who would have thought I would have loved history and tradition but

:04:23. > :04:26.there is a beauty to it when you are watching, the grass is so green. I

:04:27. > :04:31.have been here for the past three weeks, I have seen at a lot earlier

:04:32. > :04:35.than I normally do and it's a good thing. The players get pumped up but

:04:36. > :04:40.they are not too stressed and yet... They are feeling it. They put all

:04:41. > :04:47.this effort in, I love the extra week for the players, this is the

:04:48. > :04:52.second year, and that Ops level, the quality play early. Tim has his

:04:53. > :04:56.Wimbledon title on, he is a member of the committee but we talk about

:04:57. > :05:00.the history and tradition but that's important, keeping up with moving

:05:01. > :05:05.times, its state-of-the-art facilities. Absolutely. The history

:05:06. > :05:09.and tradition are cornerstones of the event but there is innovation

:05:10. > :05:15.and you think about the event has been going for 130 years. If you set

:05:16. > :05:18.ten years ago we would have to roofs in the space of the next 20 years, a

:05:19. > :05:22.lot of people would have said you are mad but there is a lot of work

:05:23. > :05:26.going into the roof on Court Number One, you see the players facilities

:05:27. > :05:31.and spectators facilities coming a long way. They like the cornerstones

:05:32. > :05:36.but are not scared to make changes for they think it will improve the

:05:37. > :05:40.event. Tracy, we are biased here because we love Wimbledon but for

:05:41. > :05:45.players from overseas, what did Wimbledon mean to you? It is the

:05:46. > :05:49.tournament everyone remembers as a child watching and that is the

:05:50. > :05:53.tournament, even saying that as an American because it has so much

:05:54. > :05:58.history and as Johnny said, it's so beautiful. When you get here, it's

:05:59. > :06:03.so green and everyone is in the fight and there are so many

:06:04. > :06:07.traditions. No advertising... No advertising and so many flowers and

:06:08. > :06:13.in a beautiful neighbourhood. Kei Nishikori talked about that. Can I

:06:14. > :06:18.ask the committee member a question? When I played finals I had the red

:06:19. > :06:23.headband... I came on with my USA jacket but it wasn't all quite, it

:06:24. > :06:29.seems they have gone too far the other way... Is that a fair... It is

:06:30. > :06:33.beginning already. I know, day one, the first two minutes. I do not want

:06:34. > :06:37.to start agreeing with John this early in the Championships but the

:06:38. > :06:40.predominantly white clothing is an important tradition and that doesn't

:06:41. > :06:45.happen anywhere else but I think we need to have an element of

:06:46. > :06:50.flexibility otherwise the players will be... Who saw that coming? They

:06:51. > :06:53.were different manufacturers but if everyone is in completely fight...

:06:54. > :06:56.It's about getting the balance right. I think at times it's a

:06:57. > :07:01.little bit too strict and stringent... But they haven't

:07:02. > :07:05.changed it from last year, they were too strict last? They haven't

:07:06. > :07:08.changed it but when you go back and that was predominantly white

:07:09. > :07:11.clothing, I think that's a pretty clear message, it's not like people

:07:12. > :07:16.will be running about in blue shirts. Get the balance right.

:07:17. > :07:22.Looking ahead to the tournament, couple of notable absentees, no

:07:23. > :07:25.Maria Sharapova, Rafael Nadal... For people who don't know the story she

:07:26. > :07:30.failed a drugs test at the Australian Open for milled only and

:07:31. > :07:33.she has been banned for two years. Mack, if you were in charge of the

:07:34. > :07:40.sport, forging would you do with this? She claims it was

:07:41. > :07:46.unintentional. I don't even know what milled only is but let's assume

:07:47. > :07:50.it's a performance enhancing... It improves stamina and metabolism. It

:07:51. > :07:55.seems weird... I don't know the details but I do know from what I

:07:56. > :07:58.have read that even though she moved to the States, add seven years of

:07:59. > :08:05.age and at some point when she was young it was decided she needed this

:08:06. > :08:10.drug for asthma... 18... And her heart... Seemingly when she started

:08:11. > :08:16.winning events, something that was needed for 2-6 weeks is continued to

:08:17. > :08:21.be used for 10-11 years and that her family doctor, if you want to call

:08:22. > :08:28.it, is based in Sochi and as far as I know, she moved to the States. So

:08:29. > :08:32.the truth is it has been legal until January 2016 so if you told me that

:08:33. > :08:37.given the fact that all these e-mails were sent to all the players

:08:38. > :08:40.and the people are reminded of... I think the drug testing is more

:08:41. > :08:47.stringent than ever, someone in her camp or she did not know... She did

:08:48. > :08:51.not tell any person in her camp... The broadcast earlier that started

:08:52. > :08:56.with you... It is hard to believe that people didn't know that but on

:08:57. > :09:00.the other side, to me, it is hard to believe that she would continue to

:09:01. > :09:04.do it knowing... I don't think she knew but the key thing... But aren't

:09:05. > :09:09.you responsible for what you put in your body? The key for me is the

:09:10. > :09:13.medical use forms the players have to turn them. If you take cold

:09:14. > :09:18.medicine, and aspirin, you need to take that on form and that was not

:09:19. > :09:22.put on a form for ten years so that shows some sort of secrecy. As far

:09:23. > :09:26.as the forms are concerned she filled out seven of them to say what

:09:27. > :09:33.drugs you are taking and it didn't feature on any of those. And that is

:09:34. > :09:36.it, the bottom line, as an athlete it is 100% liability,

:09:37. > :09:41.responsibility, that everything that is in your body, you are accountable

:09:42. > :09:45.for. It was a legal drug for ten years she was taking a bubble in

:09:46. > :09:51.January the 1st 2016 it became illegal and then... She tested

:09:52. > :09:55.positive... During the Australian Open, you have to suffer the

:09:56. > :09:58.consequences. She said she will appeal, it's unintentional, that

:09:59. > :10:02.will take place later in July. We will talk more about this, I think

:10:03. > :10:06.we could go on for a few more minutes but we will talk more about

:10:07. > :10:10.it in the Championships. Plenty of tennis to be played, first up on

:10:11. > :10:27.Centre Court, the defending men's champion. Up against James Ward.

:10:28. > :10:36.And then Venus Williams will start out on Court Number One against

:10:37. > :10:41.Donna Vekic. Sam Gross from Australia against Kei Nishikori.

:10:42. > :10:45.Laura Robson back from injury. She had to pull out of Eastbourne

:10:46. > :10:49.because of a thigh strain. We hope she is fitted to take on Angelique

:10:50. > :10:56.Kerber. These are the other matches getting under way on the outside

:10:57. > :10:57.courts. We will be getting under way to see Kyle Edmund against Adrian

:10:58. > :11:18.Mannarino in just a moment. Lots to look forward to on the

:11:19. > :11:20.opening day of the Championships. We sought Novak Djokovic arrived

:11:21. > :11:25.earlier and he is obviously the man to beat but we will talk about the

:11:26. > :11:27.men's championship because it looks like a mouthwatering encounter right

:11:28. > :11:34.the way through to the final. Lee McKenzie has more. World two Andy

:11:35. > :11:38.Murray has been the runner-up at both Grand Slam so far this season.

:11:39. > :11:43.But he will be confident of going one better on the green, green grass

:11:44. > :11:47.of home. The 29-year-old comes into Wimbledon having just won a record

:11:48. > :11:51.fifth Queen's Club title. Roger Federer is the most successful

:11:52. > :11:55.player in tennis history, but it's four years since he won a Grand Slam

:11:56. > :11:59.and his season has been blighted by injury. As time called off but the

:12:00. > :12:04.seven time champion or can he find winning inspiration on Hezbollah

:12:05. > :12:08.that Centre Court? Milos Raonic already has the serve, now he is

:12:09. > :12:12.looking for the volley to go with it but that is something new coach and

:12:13. > :12:15.three-time former champion John McEnroe can help it. Reaching the

:12:16. > :12:20.final at Queen's Club was a promising start. Two-time major

:12:21. > :12:25.winner Stan Wawrinka as a former Wimbledon champion in his corner,

:12:26. > :12:27.can Richard Krajicek help us with board seat get beyond the

:12:28. > :12:32.quarterfinals at the All-England Club for the first time? Dominik

:12:33. > :12:37.team is a rising star of the men's game and no one has won more matches

:12:38. > :12:41.than the 22-year-old Austrian this year. The youngest player in the top

:12:42. > :12:47.ten has won titles on three services this year including grass. But world

:12:48. > :12:52.number one Novak Djokovic remains the man they all have to beat. The

:12:53. > :12:55.Serbian halls all four major titles and is looking for a third

:12:56. > :12:57.consecutive Wimbledon crown. Calendar Grand Slam is on and

:12:58. > :13:08.history could be beckoning. That is who to look out for. Tim,

:13:09. > :13:12.you just have to see Novak Djokovic, he's looking almost unbeatable in

:13:13. > :13:16.the majors at the moment. He is and we have had debates about the big

:13:17. > :13:20.four and the big two, but it is the big one right now, so dominant and

:13:21. > :13:26.consistent and unbeatable. For me, it's difficult to look past a

:13:27. > :13:31.Djokovic Murray final, I think those two are dominating the slams at the

:13:32. > :13:36.moment, it will be interesting to see if anyone can cause an upset. No

:13:37. > :13:40.question, he is playing at a superhuman level but the important

:13:41. > :13:47.word for me as a coach consultant at this stage... He is human, the human

:13:48. > :13:51.part and he is trying to do something, four in a row but trying

:13:52. > :13:56.to win the calendar Grand Slam so the pressure is going to ramp up. At

:13:57. > :13:58.some point, these players have to tell themselves they have got to

:13:59. > :14:03.come down a little bit from this cloud and start feeling maybe the

:14:04. > :14:07.way that Serena did at the open last year, it's not impossible to beat

:14:08. > :14:11.him, tried to bridge the gap a little bit. Is that what you had

:14:12. > :14:15.been telling Milos Raonic that you are coaching? If you had talked to

:14:16. > :14:20.me two months ago and said how many players could win Wimbledon, not how

:14:21. > :14:24.many players can pull off an upset, how many can go the distance... I

:14:25. > :14:29.would tell you five or six that could actually win it and he is one

:14:30. > :14:35.of those guys. I feel confident in his ability if he plays up to his

:14:36. > :14:40.ability, to scare anybody. We have got Novak, Andy, Roger and me lots,

:14:41. > :14:46.who are the other two? The other is that I would put in the mix is Stan

:14:47. > :14:56.Wawrinka, he has got to majors, and the sixth guy is Nick Kyrgios. You

:14:57. > :15:01.probably would have put Rafael Nadal in their... Of course, then you

:15:02. > :15:06.start... Marin Cilic won the U.S. Open, but to me, to win it right

:15:07. > :15:11.now, that is a very small amount of people. You have got to look at the

:15:12. > :15:16.like... What can you do to derail this freight train? That is what

:15:17. > :15:21.Andy... That is why Ivan is in again, to try and gap that, that is

:15:22. > :15:28.what the other players are trying to get close. I have got to say, your

:15:29. > :15:32.man, Milos Raonic looked like a freight train for a set and a half

:15:33. > :15:38.at Queen's Club. He missed that backhand volley. Damn the challenge

:15:39. > :15:43.system, it was called in! Challenged by Andy. How are you going to split

:15:44. > :15:49.yourself between commentator, pondered, coach... Actually, Milos

:15:50. > :15:55.Raonic is a great man, not getting off topic too far but he has a great

:15:56. > :15:59.team around him, Carlos Moya has done an excellent job with him, the

:16:00. > :16:06.best I ever saw him play was in Australia, he got to the semis, up,

:16:07. > :16:10.I believe, 2-1 sets to a guy named Andy Murray. He is trying to get

:16:11. > :16:15.closer, he has got everything set up, I love what I am doing, the

:16:16. > :16:20.chance to be with you, soon... We almost leave Joubert! A couple of

:16:21. > :16:26.other TV never sells well. He is very busy. I have the chance to do

:16:27. > :16:30.this, it is great, we have the chance to do the easy job, if I get

:16:31. > :16:35.the chance to go and support him, I will. You are walking and talking

:16:36. > :16:40.now, I here you are in demand. There is a link to this, you would love

:16:41. > :16:45.this story. The other end of tennis, this is a player who came through

:16:46. > :16:49.the qualifying. His name is Marcus Willis, a 25-year-old from Slough,

:16:50. > :16:53.gave up at the start of the year, persuaded to come back, came through

:16:54. > :17:04.six rounds of Swan of Dharma qualifying, ranked in the 700s. Lee

:17:05. > :17:12.McKenzie has his story. -- six rounds of qualifying.

:17:13. > :17:16.How are your emotions? It's been a roller-coaster of emotions. Madness,

:17:17. > :17:21.I wake up and think, this is happening. It has happened so fast.

:17:22. > :17:25.Tell us about your background. Where were you out at the beginning of

:17:26. > :17:30.this year? Not in a very good place. Injured... Not very happy. Convinced

:17:31. > :17:34.I was going to go and coach either in America or England or

:17:35. > :17:39.something... I met a girl, she told me I was being an idiot, in a nice

:17:40. > :17:44.way. When I met him, he said he was moving to America and we quickly got

:17:45. > :17:50.to know each other and I said... Don't go. Give it another shot,

:17:51. > :17:55.please don't go. Yes... He had gone to America, that would have been

:17:56. > :17:59.early June and he wouldn't be here. Do you think it's sunk into heaven,

:18:00. > :18:06.all that has happened in this last week? Every day we wake up and we

:18:07. > :18:11.look at each other and it's... I am not dreaming! It has happened and I

:18:12. > :18:16.think... Again, it is adrenaline that carries you through and it's

:18:17. > :18:21.not until it ends that it's... Wow, this is happening, what do we do

:18:22. > :18:25.now? Why did you decide to enter the tournament last week? I have been

:18:26. > :18:31.playing really well in club league tennis for my team in France,

:18:32. > :18:34.Catalan and my team in Germany, I pencilled it in, I didn't think I

:18:35. > :18:40.was going to get in because my ranking was low and I almost

:18:41. > :18:43.didn't... Again, another good decision I made! Until last week

:18:44. > :18:48.take us through forger average day we be, couple of weeks ago. Landing

:18:49. > :18:54.from Germany, my flight was delayed, got into Stansted at 2am, was on

:18:55. > :18:59.court at 9am in Warwick. Did a 7-8 hour day, played a match, doubles

:19:00. > :19:05.match in the evening, we won. That was good. But yes, it's mental,

:19:06. > :19:10.doing a lot of hours on court, training in the morning, coaching in

:19:11. > :19:14.the afternoon. In terms of the difference, prize money, everything,

:19:15. > :19:22.the same effort has to go in, how do you feel about it? It's amazing, a

:19:23. > :19:27.nice added bonus bonus to have the money, it's amazing. What will this

:19:28. > :19:32.road towards? Trouble, playing in the future? An apartment, a couple

:19:33. > :19:37.of credit cards to pay off, nothing to major... Do you have to think

:19:38. > :19:41.this is going to be one day of your life, do you want this to be two

:19:42. > :19:46.weeks? What is the realistic expectation? I don't know, the

:19:47. > :19:50.realistic expectation wasn't to be here right now. I am going to keep

:19:51. > :19:59.living that train, take it a match at a time, that is my job, I am here

:20:00. > :20:02.to win. And he will be on later on Court Number 17 against Lithuania

:20:03. > :20:12.and player but look at his statistics...

:20:13. > :20:18.He has won six matches to reach the main draw, truly a wonderful story

:20:19. > :20:22.and Tracy... We talk so much about the superstars of the game. But this

:20:23. > :20:30.is the other career path that the players have to go. Absolutely, this

:20:31. > :20:33.is a dream come true, he has talked about playing in the challengers,

:20:34. > :20:39.the smaller level events, you are playing at smaller clubs with maybe

:20:40. > :20:44.20-30 people watching, barely able to make ends meet or in debt. This

:20:45. > :20:51.is incredible, apparently he has a huge serve, a few months ago was

:20:52. > :20:55.teaching 7-8 hours a day, those kids have got to think, my coaches

:20:56. > :21:00.playing Wimbledon. He has done at hard way, coming through qualifying

:21:01. > :21:03.is tough. It's a great opportunity for some of the lower ranked British

:21:04. > :21:08.guys and girls who don't get into qualifying. There is a prequalifying

:21:09. > :21:13.event, they get the opportunity to have a wildcard, that is how he got

:21:14. > :21:18.his sixth match wins and he's been playing club tennis in Germany, he

:21:19. > :21:23.has confidence, I have known him for a long time, when I finish my career

:21:24. > :21:27.I was based at push Abbey and he practised there, a good kid with a

:21:28. > :21:34.lot of character. Missed a view meals since then, got himself in

:21:35. > :21:37.shape and as Tracey said... A good lefty serve, he is dangerous. A

:21:38. > :21:42.green grass court, come out on that, nothing to lose and when he sees for

:21:43. > :21:46.the first-round prize-money is, I am sure he has had a quick dance at the

:21:47. > :21:52.second round prize-money. Do you know much about his opponent? Lefty

:21:53. > :22:01.on this surface... He is one of these... Very solid professionals,

:22:02. > :22:06.he is consistent, but as I said, first day, we talk about an upset, I

:22:07. > :22:10.am trying to build up to Djokovic... James Watt, the first day of any

:22:11. > :22:15.tournament is not easy, the courts are lush, a bit of sap in there and

:22:16. > :22:19.it will be slippery. Then I look at the game of Willis, it is a long

:22:20. > :22:24.shot but if he can get off to a good start, get the crowd behind him, who

:22:25. > :22:30.knows? The dream could live on. It is a dream story and we will follow

:22:31. > :22:33.it this afternoon, third on court 17. We have been talking about the

:22:34. > :22:40.contenders for the men but let's look at the leading ladies. Here is

:22:41. > :22:45.a reshape are sad. Go being Muguruza is the big name in the Roman's game,

:22:46. > :22:47.runner-up at Wimbledon last year, the 22-year-old Spaniard went one

:22:48. > :22:53.better to win the French Open earlier this month. Grass loving

:22:54. > :22:56.Petra Kvitova is a two-time former Wimbledon champion but the Czech

:22:57. > :23:00.left-hander has struggled with health and form, can the restorative

:23:01. > :23:06.power of Centre Court revive fortunes? Johanna Konta beat

:23:07. > :23:11.hat-trick of edible on her way to the last for at Eastbourne and will

:23:12. > :23:15.be the first seed in the Roman's trawl for 30 years, rising more than

:23:16. > :23:19.100 places over 12 months to reach the top 20 and she will relish

:23:20. > :23:23.playing in front of a home crowd. With two titles on this service,

:23:24. > :23:27.21-year-old Madison Keys has already unlock the secret to playing on

:23:28. > :23:30.grass. She is the newest member of the top ten and will be aiming to

:23:31. > :23:37.improve on a quarterfinal showing last year. Former junior champion

:23:38. > :23:40.Agnieszka Radwanska was the runner-up four years ago and what

:23:41. > :23:45.she lacks in power she makes up for in precision and brass is where she

:23:46. > :23:49.comes into her own. Angelique Kerber joined the grand slam Slam winners

:23:50. > :23:52.club with victory at the Australian Open, now the left-hander is hoping

:23:53. > :23:57.to follow in the footsteps of a fellow German for whom Wimbledon was

:23:58. > :24:02.a second home. Steffi Graf. Defending champion Serena Williams

:24:03. > :24:06.also has beforehand and her sides, a seven the Wimbledon title would see

:24:07. > :24:10.the American equalled the Open era title of Steffi Graf, 22 Grand

:24:11. > :24:14.Slams, the 34-year-old has faltered in her last two major finals but

:24:15. > :24:19.will this be the fortnight history is made?

:24:20. > :24:26.Tracey, it seems like we have been saying that about Zarina for a long

:24:27. > :24:30.time, get the record, the next Grand Slam but it hasn't happened? It

:24:31. > :24:35.hasn't but we have high expectations for Serena because she almost got a

:24:36. > :24:38.calendar year Grand Slam, Mr Dougie US Open, got the at the Australian,

:24:39. > :24:42.the Australian, the finals of the French, most players would be happy

:24:43. > :24:46.with that but we expect so much from her and coming into Wimbledon, the

:24:47. > :24:51.six time champion feel so comfortable on grass, to me looks

:24:52. > :24:54.like the clear favourite, still has consistent results, loves the

:24:55. > :24:58.service on so many other players aren't a big fan of the surface.

:24:59. > :25:03.It's difficult, a short grasscourt season although it's great we have

:25:04. > :25:09.added one week. One player, everyone is talking about, Garbine Muguruza,

:25:10. > :25:13.she likes this. As of last year, she got to the finals, obviously at the

:25:14. > :25:17.French Open she played lights out because at the beginning of the

:25:18. > :25:22.year, the first 3-4 months, they were not red hot for her, kind of

:25:23. > :25:26.streaky and had some bad losses but true form came together at the

:25:27. > :25:31.French Open and she beat Serena in a wonderful, actually beat her, a

:25:32. > :25:37.high-quality match, has a lot more eyes on her and more expectations

:25:38. > :25:40.and we have seen from so many other women's champions, Angelique Kerber

:25:41. > :25:43.won the Australian Open this year, they haven't dealt with expectation

:25:44. > :25:48.so what will be interesting to see how she is coming in as the world

:25:49. > :25:54.two. She lost the first round in Majorca, grasscourt, not much time

:25:55. > :26:01.to adjust after the French Open. Serena and the rest, for me. It is

:26:02. > :26:04.Simona Halep and Petra Kvitova... She has won twice year but none of

:26:05. > :26:10.those other ladies have been able to be consistent enough throughout the

:26:11. > :26:16.year. Topsy-turvy on the WTA. I am sure you meant to add Johanna Konta.

:26:17. > :26:23.Absolutely. We have talked about her being a British start, 146 here last

:26:24. > :26:28.year, now inside the top 20 and because of Victoria Azarenka she is

:26:29. > :26:32.now seeded 16, unbelievable story. Fantastic, first and foremost an

:26:33. > :26:36.amazing achievement for her and onwards and upwards, why stop at 16?

:26:37. > :26:40.Hopefully she can build on the results, played well last week, can

:26:41. > :26:45.get into the top ten, such a good message for the British guys and

:26:46. > :26:49.girls, there is no magic secret, she has had her team around her, worked

:26:50. > :26:52.hard and have the results on the courts, getting to the semifinals in

:26:53. > :26:56.Australia. Fingers crossed she can have a big in and here, it would be

:26:57. > :27:02.good to see her in the second week next week. She has improved so much,

:27:03. > :27:06.hasn't and mentally she is so much stronger. That is the key to me, the

:27:07. > :27:11.game and technique has improved but mentally she is so solid. This in to

:27:12. > :27:14.her in the press Conference you listen because there is depth there,

:27:15. > :27:18.she has worked with a sports psychologist that she seems so can

:27:19. > :27:39.throughout it all and that to me is what is so impressive, she seems

:27:40. > :27:39.mature. What about Dominique is a book over, she won at Eastbourne.

:27:40. > :28:48.She has You can feel the nerves of the day

:28:49. > :28:55.one activity. The French Open champion is warming up for her first

:28:56. > :29:00.match. Around the back, Andy Murray. He is not in action but he has his

:29:01. > :29:11.huge team with him. Jamie Delgado, Matt Little, so a lot of activity

:29:12. > :29:14.over on court and just over the back, James Ward, who has a massive

:29:15. > :29:19.match against the world number one Novak Djokovic. You may remember

:29:20. > :29:23.James is a huge contributor to the Davis Cup win. He beat John Isner

:29:24. > :29:27.15-13 in the fifth set so he will want to draw upon all of that when

:29:28. > :29:31.he takes on Novak Djokovic out on Centre Court, the first time James

:29:32. > :29:34.will be on Centre Court in his life. I did have a chat with him this

:29:35. > :29:37.morning that he was feeling very nervous and you could feel the

:29:38. > :29:43.tension coming out of his body. A quick word about the conditions. As

:29:44. > :29:46.I am looking across, all of the Busquets are normally very lush and

:29:47. > :29:50.green early on in the tournament. You can probably see that the

:29:51. > :29:54.baselines here are already quite worn out. They have taken quite a

:29:55. > :30:00.hammering already. Plenty of practice going on. Anyhow, as I

:30:01. > :30:03.said, a huge day for James Norwood, probably the biggest match of his

:30:04. > :30:14.life but it is a big day for the Brits as well.

:30:15. > :30:21.Alex Ward got a wildcard and is up against David Goffin and Nicola

:30:22. > :30:24.Mahood is certainly one who knows his way around a grass court as

:30:25. > :30:28.well. Two other ladies in action, Naomi Broady, up against the 20th

:30:29. > :30:40.seed, Svitolina. Tim, after so many years of

:30:41. > :30:44.underachievement, it seems like the British revival here. Good players,

:30:45. > :30:49.and some in by right, not just wildcards. It is good. I think you

:30:50. > :30:54.would say we are moving in the right direction. Have I gone too far? I am

:30:55. > :31:03.not saying we are at the revival stage yet. Kyle Edmund has done

:31:04. > :31:11.well, he is into the top 70, 608I think. Do we have Fer in the top

:31:12. > :31:17.hundred now? Yes, Bedene, Murray, and Dan Evans. -- do we have Fer in

:31:18. > :31:20.the top hundred. A great virginity for those wildcards. It is

:31:21. > :31:26.difficult, we want to raise our expectations but as wildcards they

:31:27. > :31:33.will always play as wildcards. When you look at the match one plays

:31:34. > :31:37.Nicola Mahut. They have some difficult matches. But it is an

:31:38. > :31:42.experience. They have nothing to lose, they have to go out and give

:31:43. > :31:45.it everything they have got. It is good for a home Grand Slam to have

:31:46. > :31:57.plenty of home players in it. Absolutely. I think Naomi Broady has

:31:58. > :32:04.a chance against Svitolina. And Laura Robson, great to see him back.

:32:05. > :32:14.Still ranked outside the top hundred. She plays Angelique Kerber.

:32:15. > :32:17.She beat her in the first round. Before Angelique Kerber was

:32:18. > :32:20.Angelique Kerber! Before she was a big and Nora was playing her best

:32:21. > :32:26.tennis. That will be an interesting match. Tough in the qualifying at

:32:27. > :32:31.Eastbourne, a thigh injury. One thing after another. Yes, and as we

:32:32. > :32:36.have seen from del Potro, it is tough coming back from a wrist

:32:37. > :32:40.injury. There are so much going on, so many little ligaments going on.

:32:41. > :32:44.So plenty of Brits in action and hopefully we will have a

:32:45. > :32:48.full-blown's play here. We have been sort of in and out of the sunshine

:32:49. > :32:53.so far today but let's find out what the weather is going to do with

:32:54. > :32:59.Carol Kirkwood. When I saw you on BBC Breakfast, I thought you said it

:33:00. > :33:03.was a bit hit and miss. That is right. But today it should not be

:33:04. > :33:06.hit and miss. We have been watching the sun beating down, and the

:33:07. > :33:10.temperature is currently around 19 Celsius. As the cloud cover comes

:33:11. > :33:15.over, the temperature dips a little bit but we are not expecting it to

:33:16. > :33:19.rain. If it rains, my name will be Michael Fish. Today it should stay

:33:20. > :33:24.dry, we could hit maybe 20, 21, maybe even 22, with sunny spells

:33:25. > :33:27.through the course of this afternoon. Again, very similar

:33:28. > :33:30.temperatures. As we head into the evening, perhaps a bit more cloud

:33:31. > :33:35.building but it will still be bright, and still we are looking at

:33:36. > :33:38.highs of about 20. Pollen levels are very high, but as you were saying,

:33:39. > :33:42.with the unsettled outlook to this week with the weather, that

:33:43. > :33:46.hopefully will help relieve some of the pollen in the air. That tomorrow

:33:47. > :33:49.we are expecting some rain mid-afternoon, and also some more

:33:50. > :33:57.rain the next day, and then showers after. But it could still change.

:33:58. > :34:01.She has mentioned the R word twice. Come back when you have some good

:34:02. > :34:04.news, Carol! That is not good, and the committee will have to be

:34:05. > :34:10.thinking the covers on, getting players done. Yes, but again it is

:34:11. > :34:16.history and should edition. LAUGHTER Glass half full, I like this. When

:34:17. > :34:19.you look at the whole European clay-court season up to the French

:34:20. > :34:23.Open, it was brutal, and it has been pretty hard for the players in the

:34:24. > :34:28.last couple of weeks, a lot of rain. Fingers crossed, there can't be much

:34:29. > :34:33.left up there. We hope not. We are going to go to Kyle Edmund's match,

:34:34. > :34:38.we hear he is a break down. He has improved so much. He has, he has

:34:39. > :34:43.built himself up into playing the main ATP Tour. Top 70 committee has

:34:44. > :34:48.a great work ethic, I definitely a spectre see him top 50 by the end of

:34:49. > :34:54.the year. Today against Mannarino, he is a dangerous French lefty. He

:34:55. > :34:58.hits it flat, a bit unorthodox. Even if you get off to a bad start and

:34:59. > :35:03.loses the first set, I still feel Kyle could turn it around. There

:35:04. > :35:08.will always be a few nerves. Thank you both so much. We are going out

:35:09. > :35:12.to the tennis now, they are watching it on Henman Hill, but there was a

:35:13. > :35:15.huge cheer because he has one of those breaks back. Let's join our

:35:16. > :35:22.commentators. ANDREW CASTLE: Mannarino a tough

:35:23. > :35:53.opponent today. Edmund settled quickly. He was 0-30

:35:54. > :35:56.in the second game. Could not capitalise on that then he lost his

:35:57. > :35:59.own serve and he has lost it again but now back in it, so more breaks

:36:00. > :36:06.that you get on some grass court matches.

:36:07. > :36:16.APPLAUSE Jeremy Baker alongside me has had

:36:17. > :36:24.the great pleasure of playing alongside this awkward French

:36:25. > :36:25.opponent a couple of times. He is, and that is actually a perfect

:36:26. > :36:53.crosscourt shot. More break points in this match,

:36:54. > :36:57.which has been characterised by the inability of the server to get

:36:58. > :37:28.through any service game with any great ease.

:37:29. > :37:35.Well, before you joined us here, Jeremy Baker made the point that the

:37:36. > :37:41.points played from the back of the point will favour Mannarino. It has

:37:42. > :37:46.three breaks of serve now, the Frenchman. When Kyle Edmund has

:37:47. > :37:52.missed his first serve, he has only won one point out of seven. So,

:37:53. > :38:00.Jamie, a community we were talking about and what can Edmund do about

:38:01. > :38:05.it? It is tricky because Mannarino has demonstrated so perfectly why he

:38:06. > :38:09.is tough on this surface. Because Mannarino is hitting the ball so

:38:10. > :38:19.flat. It is almost like every single point on Kyles served is almost

:38:20. > :38:22.outing in a 50 - 50 position. But basically because he is having to

:38:23. > :38:26.hit the ball from below the height of the Nettey is not able to do it.

:38:27. > :38:36.Just playing perfectly into the Frenchman's hand. It is a tough

:38:37. > :38:42.puzzle to solve. Kyle Edmund, JEREMY BAKER: 21 years of age. This is his

:38:43. > :38:45.fourth Wimbledon, he has not won a singles match yet. At a very tough

:38:46. > :38:50.on last year against Alex Dolgopolov. He has never won a set

:38:51. > :38:54.of singles and it begins to weigh on your mind. Why aren't things going

:38:55. > :39:36.my way here? They are everywhere else.

:39:37. > :39:44.On grass this year, Mannarino beat Andreas Seppi, he lost a Karlovic,

:39:45. > :40:00.qualified and won a round at Queen's. APPLAUSE

:40:01. > :40:06.Mannarino then went to Nottingham and beat Taylor Fritz, the very tall

:40:07. > :40:12.and very talented young American. He also beat Paolo Lorenzi before

:40:13. > :40:13.losing to Andreas Seppi, so he has had a lot of grass court matches

:40:14. > :40:27.recently as well. The Frenchman's finest Grand Slam

:40:28. > :40:32.performance was at this tournament two years ago when he beat big John

:40:33. > :40:47.Isner and Dustin Brown, before losing to Lucas Kubot.

:40:48. > :40:53.Two set points. It hasn't lasted long. Both players prayed pretty

:40:54. > :41:09.quickly -- played pretty quickly. 26 minutes only. Clear

:41:10. > :41:19.a lovely set for Adrian Mannarino, he lost the first six points but has

:41:20. > :41:23.stormed it, really. So this British player struggling. A little bit

:41:24. > :41:26.later on James Ward in action, oh how he must be feeling ahead of a

:41:27. > :41:31.Centre Court match with Novak Djokovic. A wonderful opportunity

:41:32. > :41:35.for him to go and enjoy and embraced that particular occasion. At the

:41:36. > :41:40.bottom of the draw, Liam Broady playing against Andy Murray. All of

:41:41. > :41:45.them really tough draws against people everyone knows. This draw and

:41:46. > :41:49.this opponent, when I saw the draw come out I thought that is horrible

:41:50. > :41:56.for Kyle Edmund. Very, very demanding. That is what I was

:41:57. > :42:00.talking about, the one out of seven, I think that is 14%, something like

:42:01. > :42:08.that. The second serve points one. As we let people absorb those, a

:42:09. > :42:12.tough draw. Yes, really difficult. You can see the matchup is very

:42:13. > :42:15.difficult. As a lefty it is very hard to play against but there are a

:42:16. > :42:20.few things, talked a bit about the ball flight at the last change of

:42:21. > :42:24.ends. Also, the second serve, Edmund would normally like to be running

:42:25. > :42:28.around and getting a big forehand on the second serve, but against a

:42:29. > :42:33.lefty, rather than coming with top-spin, it is slice. With these

:42:34. > :42:37.things are conspiring against him. I do think that the serving point,

:42:38. > :42:42.starting the point on his terms, on his service games. Whether it is a

:42:43. > :42:45.first serve a second serve. Maybe he needs to look at slicing his second

:42:46. > :42:48.serve a bit, something that allows him to get the first hit, because he

:42:49. > :43:54.needs to change the pattern of the match somehow.

:43:55. > :44:01.APPLAUSE He has got a very confident opponent

:44:02. > :44:08.now, has Kyle Edmund, and a great challenge on his hand. That was

:44:09. > :44:12.very, very tidy. This is a man who understands the ball and the court

:44:13. > :44:18.dimensions. This is just a gentle lift. Beautifully done. Horrible to

:44:19. > :45:03.play against. 0-30, beginning of the second set.

:45:04. > :45:11.Could have been in there. If it floats back, you are allowing your

:45:12. > :45:20.opponent to reset the rally in a way. Especially as Mannarino is

:45:21. > :45:24.absorbing the peso well. Almost like he puts the racket there and it

:45:25. > :45:31.flies to the baseline -- absorbing the pace so well. And that is a way

:45:32. > :45:43.as well, a fourth break of serve against Kyle Edmund. We saw him at

:45:44. > :45:46.Queen's Club beating Gilles Simon, who had trouble with that ball toss,

:45:47. > :45:49.he won the match though, and was on the main court and everything, so it

:45:50. > :45:54.was a match he should take great pride in coming through. Then

:45:55. > :45:58.Mathieu had to pull out, he played well against Andy Murray, so we are

:45:59. > :46:03.talking about Kyle Edmund and where he can get to in the game. I am

:46:04. > :46:09.happy to say it again that I don't know if I see him as a top 30 or a

:46:10. > :46:12.top 40 player yet, Kyle Edmund, because of the defence, the ability

:46:13. > :46:17.to change, the versatility that is required. Matches like this are a

:46:18. > :46:22.real litmus test. It is not playing Andy Murray on one of the big

:46:23. > :46:26.courts, it is matches like this. You have got to get through this, his

:46:27. > :46:36.opponent is ranked 55 in the world, he is a tough one.

:46:37. > :46:53.It is all a continuing education, isn't it, for Kyle Edmund, who

:46:54. > :46:57.hasn't won a set yet in Wimbledon singles. He has played this

:46:58. > :46:58.tournament three times. He has never been a better player than he is now,

:46:59. > :49:13.though. 28 years of age this Wednesday. He

:49:14. > :49:24.lives in the letter, -- Valetta, the capital of mortar. Nantes -- of

:49:25. > :49:25.Malta. You look at the tax regime of that place, and you might think it

:49:26. > :49:49.is a very nice place to live. Kyle Edmund living in Wimbledon, in

:49:50. > :49:54.fact moved the week of Queen's Club. Had a washing machine delivery at

:49:55. > :49:56.6:30am. They were supposed to be there by seven or so, knock on the

:49:57. > :50:33.door at 6:30am! It has to be this good from Edmund.

:50:34. > :50:34.You see Mannarino is outside the outside tramline there, it gives him

:50:35. > :50:59.a chance to set up beforehand. UMPIRE: Mannarino is challenging the

:51:00. > :51:10.ball on the right baseline, the ball was called out. Worth a look. Mr

:51:11. > :51:24.Mannarino has two challenges remaining.

:51:25. > :51:59.Correction, the ball was good. Replay the point.

:52:00. > :52:07.Kyle Edmund really struggling here against Mannarino. Flat ball. His

:52:08. > :52:12.mum there, gesturing. She gets very nervous, can't sleep at all before

:52:13. > :52:22.watching her boy lay. We have Ryan Jones, the coach, all looking a bit

:52:23. > :52:29.pensive. His dad as well. Not over yet, this one, how was that?

:52:30. > :52:36.Oh no, he is going to have to move now, it can't believe it. His eyes

:52:37. > :52:40.were saying that there was definitely out, but it wasn't.

:52:41. > :52:46.Edmund is off the mark in sets number two.

:52:47. > :52:58.Mr Mannarino has one challenge remaining. Clear macro SUE

:52:59. > :53:06.SUE BARKER: if you can't watch coming you can listen to live

:53:07. > :53:12.commentary on radio five live and five live sports extra. Wimbledon on

:53:13. > :53:15.the BBC is covered from every angle. Before we rejoin Court Number Two,

:53:16. > :53:20.we can show you what is happening just over on court number three. Sam

:53:21. > :53:34.Stosur in your picture, the 32-year-old from Australia, former

:53:35. > :53:39.US Open champion. Against Magna Lynette. She has the game to do well

:53:40. > :53:46.on the surface, but at were more than she has never done too well.

:53:47. > :53:53.6-5 up against the Pole on court three. Back we go to Court Two.

:53:54. > :54:00.ANDREW CASTLE: based in sunshine here. The playing surface somewhere

:54:01. > :54:08.beneath the surrounding walkways and church road. You certainly don't

:54:09. > :54:13.hear it down on the court. You get a sense you are playing in a bowl. A

:54:14. > :54:15.very intense court when the crowd get into it. More of them coming in

:54:16. > :54:38.now. He has got such a good understanding

:54:39. > :54:44.of how to play in grass, where his opponent is. It just creates a

:54:45. > :54:46.little bit of extra doubt in the opponent's mind, the next time he

:54:47. > :56:38.gets a short forehand. APPLAUSE

:56:39. > :56:44.That is cat and mouse now. He has got Kyle Edmund on a string here.

:56:45. > :56:48.Instead of reacting quickly and instinctively, Edmund come he's like

:56:49. > :56:51.a lot of opponent of this player, sort of reacting after he sees the

:56:52. > :56:57.shot played. I don't know whether Mannarino knows what he's going to

:56:58. > :57:18.do next sometimes. This is actually a great talent.

:57:19. > :57:30.Easily done. He maintains his break of serve. And you compare that to

:57:31. > :57:34.Mannarino's side of the net. Almost looks like no matter where Edmund

:57:35. > :57:42.hits the ball, he is there waiting, he is half a step ahead of the game.

:57:43. > :57:46.You called it a conundrum early on, it certainly is. The first thing you

:57:47. > :58:16.have to do is take care of your site, and that is holding. APPLAUSE

:58:17. > :59:37.You know, Jamie, I was mentioning the morning of his match at Queen's

:59:38. > :59:43.Club. Kyle Edmund. Against Andy Murray,

:59:44. > :59:49.the washing machine or fridge being delivered or whatever it was... But

:59:50. > :59:54.it's important, you don't live in a vacuum as a tennis player. You need

:59:55. > :59:57.to carry on with your ordinary life and balance that with your

:59:58. > :00:02.professional life and training and balance but it takes time and he's

:00:03. > :00:06.only 21. His mother had to stay in a day later to take delivery of a

:00:07. > :00:10.piece of furniture, you have to live a parallel life and travel and

:00:11. > :00:17.everything. You have to be organised and getting used to that takes time.

:00:18. > :00:21.He is still only 21. Still sort of settling into the life he has chosen

:00:22. > :00:28.but where do you see him going? You play doubles with him. How high do

:00:29. > :00:31.you think he can go? I share your view, I think his progress is really

:00:32. > :00:38.good. Like you say, he is still young, made really good progress, 68

:00:39. > :00:42.in the world right now, I think Tim said earlier top 50 by the end of

:00:43. > :02:21.the year, agreed. But I wouldn't say definitely top 20.

:02:22. > :02:28.That is definitely the best point of the match so far and I wonder, from

:02:29. > :02:33.Edmund's point of view, the point that is going to give him momentum

:02:34. > :03:24.and give him time to get back into the second set.

:03:25. > :03:32.Pulled out to the wings again, this is the defence we are talking about.

:03:33. > :03:37.I know we said high standards for Kyle Edmund, he sets them for

:03:38. > :03:38.himself, pulled out wide, not beyond the trams, you have got to make

:03:39. > :03:55.that. Keep yourself in the rally. That was a 15-30 point. With an

:03:56. > :03:58.opponent under some pressure. What would Andy Murray have done, for

:03:59. > :04:33.instance? Look it back in? Mannarino had a fourth-round finish

:04:34. > :05:47.at Wimbledon back in 2014. Kyle Edmund serving. 2-4.

:05:48. > :05:54.These are the points you don't expect Edmund to win! But he did

:05:55. > :05:56.really well. That is a good example of the power that he does have in

:05:57. > :06:49.that wing. So that is undoubtedly better. He

:06:50. > :06:54.had 15-30 on the previous Mannarino service game, Edmund still a set and

:06:55. > :06:59.a break down but something for the whole team to get involved with. He

:07:00. > :07:04.is not afraid to invest in himself, he has a coach, Ryan Jones, blue

:07:05. > :07:10.T-shirt, lots of muscles and white hat, the man on the left, that is

:07:11. > :07:15.Ryan, son of Alan Jones, good player himself. Used to work with Borna

:07:16. > :07:19.Coric. He won a lot of matches under his tutelage, got up to 80 in the

:07:20. > :07:30.world. Frazer Wright on the right-hand side, an agent. Ian

:07:31. > :07:34.Cranley is there as well, the physiotherapist and trainer and are

:07:35. > :07:36.reaping else... It is all not paid for. He invests a lot in himself.

:07:37. > :08:02.That is Kyle Edmund. Sunshine on day one of the

:08:03. > :08:08.Championships. Monday the 27th of June, 13 days of play to even now

:08:09. > :09:28.and the Men's Singles final. -- between now.

:09:29. > :09:38.It is a great pick-up from Edmund. Don't think Mannarino was expecting

:09:39. > :09:40.that but great understanding, knew if he put the ball in the service

:09:41. > :10:00.box, the point was over. CHEERING

:10:01. > :10:03.Just guilty of becoming a little predictable on that drop shot. In

:10:04. > :10:12.the right place but Edmund made good ground. Did not overplay. For the

:10:13. > :10:14.second game in a row, the British player has 15-30 on the French man's

:10:15. > :10:27.serve. Just so hard to read. That was the

:10:28. > :10:34.same bolt hole is right out to the left. He swung sext seven into the

:10:35. > :10:52.front row of the crowd. -- sector seven.

:10:53. > :10:59.That was a little tight! 76 miles an hour, second double.

:11:00. > :11:52.APPLAUSE CHEERING

:11:53. > :11:58.Edmund electing to play crosscourt rallies but that angle just proving

:11:59. > :12:21.enough for Mannarino to gain the error, breakpoints saved.

:12:22. > :12:28.Floating ball in that rally, Jamie, could have come after belting the

:12:29. > :12:33.backhand down the line. Nicely defended from Mannarino but Edmund,

:12:34. > :12:37.again, not wanting to volley. Yes, talking about the flexibility in his

:12:38. > :12:39.game, the ability to do something a bit different, but had to be a

:12:40. > :13:08.volley at that point. UMPIRE: new balls, please. A fine

:13:09. > :13:14.hold from 15-30. Tougher fight this second set, as you can see from the

:13:15. > :13:18.timing. 15-30 twice in a row, Edmund will feel very disappointed not to

:13:19. > :15:03.have capitalised and picked up a break to get back on even terms.

:15:04. > :15:11.First day of the Championships for everybody. Looking a little nervy,

:15:12. > :16:22.Edmund, in this match, the ball boys and girls too.

:16:23. > :16:29.Kyle Edmund willing to have a go at something different. Expecting to

:16:30. > :16:33.play the drop shot but when he is going to touch shots like that,

:16:34. > :16:35.hopefully, it's not a sign of desperation that he wants to finish

:16:36. > :19:39.the point too quickly. Did you see the reverse spin as

:19:40. > :19:43.Mannarino just came across that forehand, it has the effect of

:19:44. > :19:49.taking the ball away, deep return, gets Edmund back. You see how it

:19:50. > :19:50.fades away? Ford customer, the technique, nothing to go wrong,

:19:51. > :20:27.simple. -- awkward customer. So interesting, looking at Mannarino

:20:28. > :20:30.even after that point, he felt like he should have made that pass, even

:20:31. > :20:51.from that position! So much of the big, physical work,

:20:52. > :20:56.the exhausting physical work, if this was to go the distance, would

:20:57. > :21:01.begin to be a factor. So much of that is being done by Kyle Edmund,

:21:02. > :21:11.the simplicity, the economy of the French man's game is impressive.

:21:12. > :21:39.Good hold, it asks the question. Can Mannarino hold to take a two set

:21:40. > :21:52.lead? Edmund certainly came in with some

:21:53. > :21:57.confidence. We mentioned earlier he beat Gilles Simon, 20th in the

:21:58. > :22:02.world, at Queen's Club, went up to Nottingham, beat Lukas Rosol, you

:22:03. > :22:09.remember that name. The man who beat Rafa Nadal 6-4 in the fifth, 2012,

:22:10. > :22:15.third round, set that tournament alight. He comes in with a lot of

:22:16. > :22:18.WinSport it is all going into the tank, isn't it? We talk about

:22:19. > :22:25.learning experience, he wants to win these matters, the Toffees. They are

:22:26. > :22:30.really tough, a win against the likes of Simon, a top ten player,

:22:31. > :22:34.seriously good wind and you cannot have results like that if you

:22:35. > :22:40.haven't got really something about you. What is interesting, the Skype,

:22:41. > :22:44.against Mannarino, when you get to a level and Kyle is in this band, a

:22:45. > :22:46.lot of it comes down to match ups and this is just a very, very

:22:47. > :23:05.difficult matchup. Wimbledon Park. The lake... Designed

:23:06. > :23:12.by capability Brown. Just over Church Road, coming back down to

:23:13. > :23:20.Court Number Two. Day the sunshine at the Championships, 2016. A lovely

:23:21. > :23:28.scene. Adrian Mannarino doesn't give or care about any of that, he thinks

:23:29. > :23:34.a nice scene would be 2-0 sets up on Court Number Two. That is a horribly

:23:35. > :23:47.good shot! Similar sort of ball flight to what

:23:48. > :24:09.we saw in the previous game. Reversing away from the opponent.

:24:10. > :24:23.I tell you what, he almost went flying there, Kyle Edmund! Going

:24:24. > :24:31.over his own chair! If his trailing leg had caught the chair, he could

:24:32. > :24:35.have been in all sorts of trouble. We would never have got anywhere

:24:36. > :26:01.near over the top! Sadly, for him, he has lost the point.

:26:02. > :26:09.He is not injured for anything, is he? He has won two straight points

:26:10. > :26:13.but after... Hurdling his own chairs and almost falling onto the

:26:14. > :26:15.concrete... Why the entrance and exit to this court... I am just

:26:16. > :26:33.keeping an eye on his movement. Three straight boys!

:26:34. > :26:41.CHEERING -- straight points. Mannarino, now,

:26:42. > :26:48.showing some nerves. Started the game so well. The forehand, didn't

:26:49. > :27:13.see this coming. Rick point. -- break point.

:27:14. > :27:27.Four straight points, a break of serve for Kyle Edmund. Something for

:27:28. > :27:31.him to get his teeth into! SUE BARKER: five games all in the second

:27:32. > :27:34.set, we are going to lead this match, we are heading to Centre

:27:35. > :27:39.Court to see Novak Djokovic but if you want to continue watching, you

:27:40. > :27:43.can, it is on the red button. Not only can you watch on BBC One and

:27:44. > :27:46.BBC Two, you can watch the drama on fault on the BBC's website and app,

:27:47. > :27:52.every angle is covered with live cobra job of 215 courts and if you

:27:53. > :27:57.can't watch, am an available on BBC Radio 5 Live on BBC Radio 5 Live

:27:58. > :28:04.sports extra. That is how you can follow Wimbledon. Some results

:28:05. > :28:13.already. We saw her arriving, the former finalist, Sabine Lisicki only

:28:14. > :28:23.losing four games. 6-1, 6-3. She is through to the next round.

:28:24. > :28:34.But we have lost our first seed, the 25th seed, arena Camellia Begu.

:28:35. > :28:48.Going out to her opponent from Germany.

:28:49. > :28:54.We have lost the first seed but of course, the biggest shock of all

:28:55. > :29:00.would the James Ward could beat Novak Djokovic on Centre Court. The

:29:01. > :29:04.defending champion horse all four grand slam titles, unbeaten in the

:29:05. > :29:07.majors over the past months, looking unbeatable but if we can offer James

:29:08. > :29:10.some encouragement going into this match, beating the defending

:29:11. > :29:15.champion on the opening day fumbled and has been done before! -- the

:29:16. > :29:45.opening day of Wimbledon. COMMENTATOR: sensational! What an

:29:46. > :29:51.amazing start to Wimbledon. SUE BARKER: it was the man mountain

:29:52. > :29:58.defeating Leyton Hewitt. I am on courtside and I and joint by Jim

:29:59. > :30:03.Courier. Welcome to the team. Thank you, nice to sneak onto Centre

:30:04. > :30:09.Court. Talk about upsets. It wasn't too much of an upset, Ivo Karlovic

:30:10. > :30:13.is so tough to beat. Not that they serve like that, James Ward doesn't

:30:14. > :30:18.quite have the weaponry to make it uncomfortable for Novak but we come

:30:19. > :30:23.here to see what happens, it is not installed what happens. Jim, we are

:30:24. > :30:29.clutching at straws, we are looking for anything that can give us hope.

:30:30. > :30:33.As a Davis Cup captain I have in on the receiving end of James Ward's

:30:34. > :30:34.theatrics. Here they come. CHEERING

:30:35. > :31:01.APPLAUSE Great ovation, Novak such a great

:31:02. > :31:06.champion, the crowd appreciating them and encouraging James Weir. We

:31:07. > :31:14.will talk more about James's defeat of John Isner in the Davis Cup. But

:31:15. > :31:18.in some ways it gives him that sense of occasion. Absolutely, he has the

:31:19. > :31:22.knowledge he can perform on the big stage will stop this is a step up,

:31:23. > :31:25.the first round of the Championships, his first experience

:31:26. > :31:29.on Centre Court, playing a guy who has won for Grand Slams in a row. It

:31:30. > :31:34.is a massive task, but if we are going to try to paint a picture of

:31:35. > :31:38.how these upsets can happen, the first round of any tournament is

:31:39. > :31:41.never easy. When you look at the court, it will always be a little

:31:42. > :31:46.bit lush and slippery. I am not saying an upset will happen but I

:31:47. > :31:50.think Ward has to go out and be aggressive, he has to try to play

:31:51. > :31:54.the match on his terms when he can. If he gets the chance on second

:31:55. > :31:58.serves, gets the opportunity to move forward, go for it. He has nothing

:31:59. > :32:04.to lose. That is the way, because you are not going to beat Novak any

:32:05. > :32:08.other way. No, you have to stay in the centre of the court if you are

:32:09. > :32:12.James Ward. Novak we know has great balance. He will struggle on the

:32:13. > :32:15.court, all of the players do in the first couple of days and he will

:32:16. > :32:21.have a better shot of staying on balance when he is outside. It is a

:32:22. > :32:25.tough matchup, no doubt, but let it fly, why not. We do have the extra

:32:26. > :32:31.week now between the French and Wimbledon but it is not an easy

:32:32. > :32:34.transfer. It is not, Novak does it different than most. He takes a

:32:35. > :32:38.mental break as well as a physical one and comes in with the knowledge

:32:39. > :32:43.that he doesn't typically lose these matches. It has been a long time

:32:44. > :32:47.since he has lost the first round in a major. So the has to work his way

:32:48. > :32:53.into the tournament. As far as Novak is concerned, the doesn't have any

:32:54. > :33:00.errors in his game. What can you attack? There are so few weaknesses,

:33:01. > :33:04.but when you actually think about if you are going to implement a game

:33:05. > :33:08.plan, I, for one, I probably would say this because I like to get to

:33:09. > :33:10.the net, but I think when you get an opportunity you have to move

:33:11. > :33:14.forward. To take his time away and finish the point at the net, because

:33:15. > :33:18.as you say with his athletic ability, to try to hit through him

:33:19. > :33:23.to the back of the court, there may be only one or two. Wawrinka has

:33:24. > :33:27.done it on a clay court where he has the firepower, but especially on a

:33:28. > :33:32.grass court, you get a bit of help. It is the toughest surface to defend

:33:33. > :33:36.on. For someone to be Djokovic, they have to look to be positive.

:33:37. > :33:43.Ironically his weakest shot is his overhead. So do you bring him in and

:33:44. > :33:48.lobbed him? CHUCKLING He has just moved the game on in

:33:49. > :33:51.leaps and bounds. I remember being here in 2008, that wonderful

:33:52. > :33:58.Federer- Nadal final, thinking we will never seem players better than

:33:59. > :34:05.this and then he has raised the bar again. It is pretty crazy to think

:34:06. > :34:09.somebody who has lifted it. You saw his backhand, the way that Nadal was

:34:10. > :34:13.able to exploit it in the way he is not able to do with Novak. He has no

:34:14. > :34:16.weaknesses at the back of the court, his serve has got much better over

:34:17. > :34:21.time, and the returns have always been great. Movement is amazing. He

:34:22. > :34:24.looks like he will continue to dominate here for at least the next

:34:25. > :34:29.couple of years. We know that time waits for nobody but it seems like

:34:30. > :34:34.he is well positioned. Such a big day for James Ward. John Isner in

:34:35. > :34:39.the Davis Cup, that was probably his biggest win up to now on the biggest

:34:40. > :34:43.stage. Absolutely, and Davis Cup playing in your home country will be

:34:44. > :34:47.a big occasion and he has to try to draw those experiences. He is 29

:34:48. > :34:50.years of age, has played for many years. As I said, this is a step up,

:34:51. > :34:56.playing on Centre Court at Wimbledon. But I certainly think he

:34:57. > :35:00.has got to try and go out there and really soak up the atmosphere and

:35:01. > :35:04.take on board some of the things. He will be a bit nervous, his footwork

:35:05. > :35:09.might not be as good as it can be, so really concentrate on moving his

:35:10. > :35:12.feet, and take his time. It is very easy to get a little bit ahead of

:35:13. > :35:16.yourself and Russia any circumstances. What he did in that

:35:17. > :35:24.Davis Cup tie, head of the energy of the crowd and I think he will try to

:35:25. > :35:29.get them on his side. Let's here from the man himself. James has been

:35:30. > :35:33.talking to Russell Fuller. It is an amazing chance to play on Centre

:35:34. > :35:36.Court against the probable one, one of the most amazing players of all

:35:37. > :35:41.time and see how you do, you know? Put your game up against him and see

:35:42. > :35:44.what happens but on the other hand it is difficult. I made the third

:35:45. > :35:47.round last year, and you think that the ranking will change a little bit

:35:48. > :35:52.afterwards, if Monday doesn't go well. But you have just got to enjoy

:35:53. > :35:55.the moment and go from there, and see what I do for the rest of the

:35:56. > :36:01.year and worry about my banking afterwards. Is it important for you

:36:02. > :36:05.to have the opportunity to open Championships? It is a great

:36:06. > :36:08.Wimbledon tradition. Of course, it is something I'll have to remember

:36:09. > :36:13.the rest of my life. Playing the world number one, on Centre Court,

:36:14. > :36:16.in London, where I'm from. Family and friends, everyone around, home

:36:17. > :36:21.support, you can't ask for much more. He'd probably doesn't have any

:36:22. > :36:27.weaknesses, so there was probably not much point to have that, session

:36:28. > :36:31.but can you exploit the fact it is his first competitive match on grass

:36:32. > :36:35.of the year? That is what everyone has been saying to me but I am not

:36:36. > :36:38.reading too much into it. Nobody has found a way past him for the last

:36:39. > :36:43.couple of years now. So it will be difficult. I just have to give it my

:36:44. > :36:47.best, be aggressive and hope that there are a few nerves from him,

:36:48. > :36:53.defending the title, and we will see how it goes. Tim, he's just got to

:36:54. > :36:58.try to start well and not let Novak get too far ahead. That's right.

:36:59. > :37:02.There is an element of controlling the controllable. So he really has

:37:03. > :37:07.to think about his own game. Yes, we know Djokovic has such a great game

:37:08. > :37:11.but focus on his own serve. If you can hit his spots, mix things up,

:37:12. > :37:14.use the body serve. If he gets an opportunity to move forward, be

:37:15. > :37:19.aggressive. Then focus on his own things. It would be easy for him to

:37:20. > :37:23.look around, start playing the offending champion on Centre Court

:37:24. > :37:26.and be totally distracted from his game plan. So try to hold serve

:37:27. > :37:30.early on, get himself into the match, then perhaps could build a

:37:31. > :37:36.little bit of pressure on Djokovic. What were the parts of James's game

:37:37. > :37:46.that interest you? First of all that he did not give up against both Sam

:37:47. > :37:54.Querrey and Isner. The fact he has a beautiful forehand. The backhand can

:37:55. > :37:57.go ahead, it is a streaky shot. But it can surprise you. Tim talked

:37:58. > :38:02.about playing aggressive tennis. His movement is not his strength. If you

:38:03. > :38:07.can play first strike tennis here, especially off a Novak second serve,

:38:08. > :38:11.which is a big shot but is also a little predictable, tends to come to

:38:12. > :38:16.the backhand side. Is basically he has to take chances. What has he got

:38:17. > :38:22.to lose? He knows if he plays cautiously and has no chance. If he

:38:23. > :38:25.can look to step up and really get that first strike in, it is a little

:38:26. > :38:31.bit slippery out there. He doesn't want to be defending. Be aggressive.

:38:32. > :38:35.He has nothing to lose and everything to gain. Novak will at

:38:36. > :38:41.some point have to realise he has won all four Grand Slams, will the

:38:42. > :38:46.pressure hit him? I don't think it would hit him here in the first

:38:47. > :38:49.round. Maybe as he goes on further in the tournament. Tim, are you

:38:50. > :38:54.going to start blocking these for me? I was told you were going to

:38:55. > :39:00.block these shots. Novak is aiming at you. We know he is accurate,

:39:01. > :39:03.that's for sure. I think it is more about Novak getting comfortable, and

:39:04. > :39:08.James getting comfortable, then we will see where we are in about six

:39:09. > :39:13.games into the match. Just to let you know, Mannarino did take the

:39:14. > :39:20.second set against Kyle Edmund, 7-5, so Edmund is two sets to love down.

:39:21. > :39:29.COMMENTATOR: The world's greatest tennis player certainly, the word's

:39:30. > :39:34.greatest athlete, probably, the world's greatest ever tennis player

:39:35. > :39:40.quite possibly, against the world 177 without a title to his name.

:39:41. > :39:45.Career earnings of $102 million against career earnings of that. The

:39:46. > :39:57.first player since Rob Lever in 1969 to all Fer -- since Rod Laver. So

:39:58. > :40:01.can James Norwood land the most unlikely punch in sport since Buster

:40:02. > :40:15.Douglas knocked out Mike Tyson 26 years ago?

:40:16. > :40:49.And a very authoritative start from the top seed.

:40:50. > :40:55.We are going to talk a lot about Djokovic's return of serve in a

:40:56. > :41:06.moment. But the actual server is not too bad either.

:41:07. > :41:14.And a very straightforward start for the defending champion. And James

:41:15. > :41:22.Ward knew it wasn't going to be easy. Jim Courier, hello. JIM

:41:23. > :41:27.COURIER: Hello, John. If you are listening and you have not heard Jim

:41:28. > :41:32.and taking too much, you will be aware that he is a big fan of

:41:33. > :41:37.statistics, and I know you have a great statistic about Novak Djokovic

:41:38. > :41:49.in grand slam tournaments. Guess, it came from a friend of mine. CHEERING

:41:50. > :41:50.It has been 67 consecutive sets during the first three rounds of

:41:51. > :42:17.these tournaments. APPLAUSE

:42:18. > :42:24.And in a typically British way, a huge ovation for James Ward-Prowse

:42:25. > :42:29.Mac first point. TIM HENMAN: I thought you were going to say it was

:42:30. > :42:37.a huge vision for me! Hello, Tim. James Ward-Prowse Mac Twitter

:42:38. > :42:41.account this morning just said #BELIEVE. Can he really believe? He

:42:42. > :42:57.has got to find a way to believe. Do you really think he believes?

:42:58. > :43:01.Leigh it is a difficult one, when you hear statistics like that. He is

:43:02. > :43:05.a student of the game, the knows how Djokovic is dominating but you have

:43:06. > :43:11.got to try to bring it back into the present and break it down point by

:43:12. > :43:14.point, game by game. Yes, intuitively I agree with you just

:43:15. > :43:20.think it is awfully hard to walk onto this court and think if you are

:43:21. > :43:25.James Ward that you have a chance. Maybe give it more simple. I suppose

:43:26. > :43:31.you take every un-forced error that comes. Just try to win a set. Even

:43:32. > :43:38.more immediate than that, you want to win a game first of all. You have

:43:39. > :43:41.to get one on the game. If you lose your first service, you think this

:43:42. > :43:54.was tough to start with, it has certainly got a lot tougher.

:43:55. > :44:01.But the order of Djokovic, not just as the world number one, but of

:44:02. > :44:05.certain aspects of his play -- his aura. His return is extraordinary,

:44:06. > :44:09.all of the statistics about that, there is often the risk that you go

:44:10. > :44:36.to too much on your serve to try to mitigate that.

:44:37. > :44:44.There are two double faults in a row. It is a fine line, you want

:44:45. > :44:49.James Maw to be aggressive, he goes for the big first serve at 30-15, he

:44:50. > :45:01.misses it, double fought, and now the pressure is on. -- double fault.

:45:02. > :45:32.APPLAUSE Well, that was brave. I think you

:45:33. > :45:35.are right, John, it is very easy for Howard two over serve. He knows what

:45:36. > :45:39.a good return Djokovic is but he doesn't want to try to serve at 130.

:45:40. > :46:06.He has got to hit the spots where he is comfortable.

:46:07. > :46:27.When that ball actually left Djokovic's racket, for a moment I

:46:28. > :46:28.thought it might dip in suddenly because it was almost a semi-mishit,

:46:29. > :46:57.wasn't it? APPLAUSE

:46:58. > :47:01.Tim, as far as James's serve goes, are you taking some pace off right

:47:02. > :47:06.now and serving out wide in the court, given how challenging the

:47:07. > :47:09.movement is? If he can push Novak out wide early in the points, just

:47:10. > :47:21.increases his chance so much in those rallies.

:47:22. > :47:34.APPLAUSE Ward has actually set the point up

:47:35. > :47:38.well, a good short ball to come in but hitting a six week from the

:47:39. > :47:40.sideline, six feet from the baseline against the best player in the world

:47:41. > :48:04.is not going to get the job done. He is being pulled from pillar to

:48:05. > :48:20.post there. And the Herculean task. Ever more

:48:21. > :48:25.Herculean there. If you are clutching at straws here,

:48:26. > :48:32.frantically, from the James Ward camp, is Djokovic more vulnerable

:48:33. > :48:36.early in a grand slam rather than later on? Apparently not, based on

:48:37. > :48:37.the numbers. We saw Andy Murray run into all kinds of difficulties in

:48:38. > :49:16.his early rounds, five-setters. And he will take that too come Tim,

:49:17. > :49:18.one of the things actually, I don't think television actually quite

:49:19. > :49:23.conveys what an imposing figure Djokovic is. He's much taller than

:49:24. > :49:28.you ever imagined him to be, and so when we talk about the psychological

:49:29. > :49:31.battle, he actually is playing very, very considerable physique as well,

:49:32. > :49:45.never mind just the extraordinary talent as a tennis player.

:49:46. > :49:52.That is the shot of Wimbledon so far. He certainly is an imposing

:49:53. > :49:57.physique, with incredible court movement, but not even Djokovic

:49:58. > :50:04.could cover that passing shot from Ward. Good opportunity to get back

:50:05. > :50:10.on serve. Three break points. Now, when did Novak Djokovic, come on,

:50:11. > :50:13.Jim, you must know this, when did he last lose a game to love in a grand

:50:14. > :50:35.slam? CHUCKLING It wasn't here. I will say that.

:50:36. > :50:39.Both of these players seem like they are playing somewhere in third gear

:50:40. > :50:42.at the moment, just testing each other out, getting comfortable in

:50:43. > :50:47.these conditions, getting their feet underneath them, more than anything.

:50:48. > :50:55.They are really moving gently on the court. There is none of the violent

:50:56. > :51:00.movement that we see on hard courts or clay, where they are screeching

:51:01. > :51:10.to a halt. They are prancing around like they are in a ballet out there

:51:11. > :51:14.at the moment. Tim, the suspicion is that James Ward is not going to have

:51:15. > :51:17.too many chances to break Djokovic's serve. When you are in a situation

:51:18. > :51:22.where you were 0-40, thinking you are going to break him, and then

:51:23. > :51:29.suddenly it is 3040, how do you play this point in isolation? You do have

:51:30. > :51:34.to isolate it. But you need to win it. Obviously, these early stages of

:51:35. > :51:39.the match, we appreciate how important they are, just for Howard

:51:40. > :51:55.to establish any sort of presence or footing in the match.

:51:56. > :53:13.But a fourth break point goes begging.

:53:14. > :53:26.APPLAUSE For James Ward, the door was open on

:53:27. > :53:33.four occasions. But Djokovic slammed it firmly in his face there. So it

:53:34. > :53:38.is 3-0. Tim, the first time to sit down for James Ward, and to think,

:53:39. > :53:42.what? He will be disappointed with the start he has made but he has got

:53:43. > :53:46.to just take his time. Only been out here 13 minutes, the best of a five

:53:47. > :53:51.set match, there is no need to panic. But he wants to get some sort

:53:52. > :53:54.of foothold in the match, so the first point in the next service game

:53:55. > :54:00.is important to have a really clear plan. As Jim said, with the footwork

:54:01. > :54:03.it is not easy to begin with. It is green, the courts are a little bit

:54:04. > :54:08.slippery, still a bit of SAP in the grass, so he has got to look to try

:54:09. > :54:14.to be aggressive and get Djokovic on the defensive. If he tries to get on

:54:15. > :54:19.the baseline it will be a short afternoon for James Ward. Take the

:54:20. > :54:23.positives as well, you have just had a bunch of chances to break Novak.

:54:24. > :54:28.You are down a break but you have also had a chance, so you have to

:54:29. > :54:32.find some optimism in spite of the scoreboard. As far as the second

:54:33. > :54:35.service game is concerned, he won't want to punctuate it with double

:54:36. > :54:41.faults, like he did the first one. And bit by bit the All-England's

:54:42. > :54:47.showpiece court is filling up. We are about 95% for now. Roux and the

:54:48. > :54:51.sun is shining. And the sun is shining, and all is right with the

:54:52. > :55:38.world. In spite of everything else that's going on at the moment.

:55:39. > :55:45.He is struggling to make first serves, Ward, and now rehearsing

:55:46. > :55:52.that toss, struggling with the sun on the side as well.

:55:53. > :56:01.APPLAUSE That was a lovely deft touch from

:56:02. > :56:11.James Ward, but Djokovic almost got there. Novak had two challenges

:56:12. > :56:14.here, get to this shot, three actually, make it and then not

:56:15. > :56:17.hitting the net before the ball bounced twice. I'm not sure he would

:56:18. > :56:25.have been able to stop himself there. Net, first service. The

:56:26. > :56:28.difference in clay he would have been able to slide into that drop

:56:29. > :56:35.shot and stop at impact. Not happening here on Centre Court.

:56:36. > :56:42.UMPIRE: Mr Djokovic is challenging the call, the ball was called in.

:56:43. > :56:51.James seems reasonably confident about this. And the first Hawk-Eye

:56:52. > :57:23.challenge on Centre Court of 2016 is incorrect.

:57:24. > :57:29.Mr Djokovic has two challenges remaining. It is one of those games

:57:30. > :57:34.where it is easy to be critical, but is that the kind of loose shot, lost

:57:35. > :57:39.point that is hard enough as it is without making an error like that.

:57:40. > :57:44.More of a forced error. You can see a Howard struggling with his

:57:45. > :57:48.movement a bit, Djokovic on the fence. Once they get neutral in the

:57:49. > :57:52.point, that is when Djokovic will take charge -- Djokovic on the

:57:53. > :58:20.offence. We are stuck in neutral at the

:58:21. > :58:22.moment. APPLAUSE And then it is a positive finish for

:58:23. > :58:36.James Ward. I mentioned at the start that James

:58:37. > :58:40.has only played two matches on the main tour this year and has lost

:58:41. > :58:44.them both, so for the non-tennis people, he is playing almost all the

:58:45. > :58:48.time at the moment in effectively the second tier, the second division

:58:49. > :58:52.of tennis. So what is the big challenge he is facing against

:58:53. > :58:56.Djokovic, apart from obviously the best player in the world? Is it the

:58:57. > :58:59.weight of shots, what is it he is experiencing today that he would not

:59:00. > :59:15.normally experience, week in, week out?

:59:16. > :59:21.It's probably the relentless nature of Djokovic's game. When you look at

:59:22. > :59:25.the shots he has hit, he hasn't done anything amazing but his level is

:59:26. > :59:29.going to be like this for hours and hours, and it's only going to get

:59:30. > :59:35.better. And so could Ward lived with him in moments? Yes, he can, but it

:59:36. > :59:38.is weathered Djokovic is going through the gears. At present, sort

:59:39. > :59:45.of between second and third gear. APPLAUSE

:59:46. > :59:52.The thing that you get in the second tier that you won't get from Novak

:59:53. > :59:56.are a lot of free points. You won't have players who mentally dropped

:59:57. > :00:01.off and hand you a lot. We have seen Novak give a few away, but people

:00:02. > :00:05.tighten the screws on that as the match goes on. Novak is most likely

:00:06. > :00:17.only going to play better as this match precedes.

:00:18. > :00:22.That is what is different about tennis compared to a golf

:00:23. > :00:26.tournament. You can't play defence in golf. You have to shoot your best

:00:27. > :00:30.and hope that nobody else gets hotter than you. In tennis, you have

:00:31. > :00:34.to be better than the guy on the other side of the net. Not your

:00:35. > :00:36.best, just a hair better. People can't do that in the first week

:00:37. > :01:22.against Novak very often. That ball was viciously sliding and

:01:23. > :01:26.slicing away from James Ward. You sometimes think that slicing is a

:01:27. > :01:30.dying art, but on a green grass court when you hit a shot like that,

:01:31. > :01:38.fading away from a player, incredibly effective.

:01:39. > :01:42.That is why it is interesting if you watch a lot of junior tennis, the

:01:43. > :02:01.shot barely exists. A disappointing finish to a

:02:02. > :02:09.competitive game. But the same result.

:02:10. > :02:16.Talk about areas where Novak has got marginally better since Boris Becker

:02:17. > :02:20.has come on board. I think the slice backhand has got better. Seems like

:02:21. > :02:26.he drives that shot more now than he used to. It has more penetration,

:02:27. > :02:33.moving through the court better. He doesn't hit it high- low as much as

:02:34. > :02:34.he used to. Not quite Tim Henman slicing but pretty good. High

:02:35. > :03:15.praise! The best! This afternoon is getting

:03:16. > :03:27.progressively harder for James Ward. And the key thing for him is not to

:03:28. > :03:52.get too down on himself. And maybe not look at the scoreboard

:03:53. > :03:58.too much! That will not improve his mood. And don't listen to the

:03:59. > :04:02.umpire! He will have a third service game in a moment, James Ward, and he

:04:03. > :04:04.is facing a man with an extraordinary, the nominal record of

:04:05. > :04:37.return of serve. Simply the best. He is tall, six

:04:38. > :04:42.feet three, and very long, long reach also. And he is explosive.

:04:43. > :04:47.Combine all of that, and it is very difficult to get the ball past him.

:04:48. > :04:52.He has a lot of power as well. Only can neutralise a great service. You

:04:53. > :04:56.can get the ball primarily back down the middle of the court. He is the

:04:57. > :04:59.best return I have ever seen. Not the most offensive return I have

:05:00. > :05:03.ever seen. Andre Agassi used to be more aggressive but he was easier to

:05:04. > :05:08.ace because you could spot the corners and get three points. Novak

:05:09. > :05:12.news that he is better than everyone in these mutual rallies, and he is

:05:13. > :05:18.happy to hit the ball down the middle, accept the point. With his

:05:19. > :05:22.athletic ability, when you move as well as he does, it forces the

:05:23. > :05:23.opponent to take more risks. They start going close to the line, to

:05:24. > :05:36.the net, and unforced errors,. Six unforced errors from James Ward

:05:37. > :05:44.so far and that might be number seven. I think it probably was an

:05:45. > :05:47.unforced error. Ward hit a good serve, 123 mph, and Djokovic blocked

:05:48. > :05:53.it into the middle of the court, which is where Ward has got to look

:05:54. > :05:58.to be offensive. It didn't miss by much. When he has the opportunity to

:05:59. > :06:03.set his feet and go for the shot, when the rally gets to eight shots,

:06:04. > :06:10.he will lose the majority, but if he gets the chance to be offensive, he

:06:11. > :06:35.has got to go for it. Second ace from James Ward.

:06:36. > :06:40.But for every ace, a double fault, and the initiative handed straight

:06:41. > :06:58.back to the top seed and defending champion.

:06:59. > :07:10.Repeat. Still the right shot selection from Ward, just didn't

:07:11. > :07:25.execute it. After 27 minutes, two set points to the top seed.

:07:26. > :07:32.UMPIRE: Game and first set, Djokovic.

:07:33. > :07:37.This is a time when James Ward really does have to regroup. We have

:07:38. > :07:47.said that it will be a long afternoon for him but actually it

:07:48. > :07:52.might be very short. That is the scene on this... I think we can say

:07:53. > :07:57.glorious day, I think that is not overstating its too much. Anyway,

:07:58. > :08:03.very nice Monday afternoon on the opening day of The Championships.

:08:04. > :08:10.Your hill is half full. Is that Murray Mound? What is that? Don't

:08:11. > :08:16.even go there. I am accurate could be a short stay for you, Jim! Nice

:08:17. > :08:21.doing a single set with you, Jim, goodbye! All of the courts are busy

:08:22. > :08:25.on this first Monday and if you are lucky enough to get a ground pass,

:08:26. > :08:30.you can go out and see some of the most riveting matches. It is almost

:08:31. > :08:33.more fun. By the very nature of the scheduling, the top seeds find

:08:34. > :08:40.themselves on Centre Court, Court Number One and court that the to,

:08:41. > :08:45.and by the nature of scheduling, you have the world number one against

:08:46. > :08:49.the world 127, which might not be the best match, but the real nip and

:08:50. > :08:55.tuck games are on the outside court on the first few days. If you ever

:08:56. > :08:59.get a ground pass for the first few days, it is fantastic. As we watch

:09:00. > :09:04.Novak Djokovic in slow motion, I expect most of his opponents which

:09:05. > :09:08.he plays like that! This match is not moving in slow motion for James

:09:09. > :09:12.Ward. It must feel like it is going at high speed. We spoke about this

:09:13. > :09:17.before the match, and one of the things that I was hoping for for

:09:18. > :09:22.James Ward was for him to establish himself in the match. That obviously

:09:23. > :09:29.hasn't happened now. At the beginning of this set, he needs to

:09:30. > :09:36.regroup, and say that he could have lost it 7-6 and he lost it 6-0, but

:09:37. > :09:42.time to dig his heels in. It is like being a batsman. You have got to get

:09:43. > :09:46.off the mark. And it is different from golf. It is just you and your

:09:47. > :09:48.ball. But you have someone on the other side of the net trying to make

:09:49. > :10:45.life very difficult for you. It looks like Novak is going to hold

:10:46. > :10:49.quite comfortably to open this set out. If James Ward is thinking

:10:50. > :10:54.clearly right now, he needs to think about doing something a bit

:10:55. > :10:58.different in his own service games. It is not simply execution right

:10:59. > :11:07.now. He knows he has a challenging opponent. But one, he's not making a

:11:08. > :11:12.lot of first serves, so take a bit off the first serve and try to spot

:11:13. > :11:16.the corners if you can. Novak is blocking a lot of return is back in

:11:17. > :11:19.play. When he is blocking them, they are not necessarily clipping the

:11:20. > :11:23.net. They are floating a bit. That should be a green light to at least

:11:24. > :11:27.try a serve and volley which he is yet to do in the whole match. How

:11:28. > :11:47.easy is it to think that rationally when you look

:11:48. > :11:52.at the scoreboard and it is saying 6-0, 1-0? It is much easier when Mr

:11:53. > :11:55.Smith is sitting next to you, which is probably why he has had his best

:11:56. > :11:58.results with somebody trying to help him navigate these moments. At the

:11:59. > :12:00.age of 29 you would hope he would be taking that on board to make those

:12:01. > :12:02.decisions for himself. The previous comment from a not remotely bitter

:12:03. > :12:13.American Davis Cup captain! That is more like it. Grass is no doubt the

:12:14. > :12:18.toughest surface to defend on. When James Ward gets the opportunity to

:12:19. > :12:19.be defensive, he has got to attack. When he steps inside the baseline,

:12:20. > :12:38.good shot. Jim just touched on it. First

:12:39. > :12:45.service percentage, 38 for the match. He has got to raise those

:12:46. > :12:51.numbers. What about Novak? 87% first serves in. They are not monster

:12:52. > :13:07.serves, just eight out of ten, but doing the job.

:13:08. > :13:15.Even when he is making first serves, they are coming back into play. That

:13:16. > :13:19.is why the suggestion of rattling Novak by serve and volley, it just

:13:20. > :13:24.to give him a different view, make him think, maybe he misses a return?

:13:25. > :13:28.Then he is not under pressure to do anything other than just get it back

:13:29. > :13:32.and go to work from there. That last forehand into the net was a very

:13:33. > :13:35.tight shot. You expect the nerves to get the best of you at the start of

:13:36. > :13:41.the game, but they can actually consume you during the game. You are

:13:42. > :13:45.thinking more and more, you get tighter and tighter as the game gets

:13:46. > :13:50.further and further away from you. He is facing two opponents now.

:13:51. > :13:53.Djokovic and the two bagels on the scoreboard.

:13:54. > :13:58.CROWD CHEERS The crowd knows it and they are

:13:59. > :14:23.trying to encourage him. And the gulf in class is only too

:14:24. > :14:27.apparent. Do you think when the draw was made and James saw that he was

:14:28. > :14:31.playing Djokovic, part of you, because that is why you are a

:14:32. > :14:37.professional sportsman, goes what an opportunity. And the other part

:14:38. > :14:40.wishes for anybody else. That is the whole psychology. We have heard

:14:41. > :14:46.about the chimp sitting on your shoulder telling you you can't win

:14:47. > :14:50.it. You have got to keep it quiet. Say, right, here is a plan and this

:14:51. > :14:59.is the way I am going to go out and execute my game to have an impact

:15:00. > :15:02.and potentially win. Right now you would question if you are sitting on

:15:03. > :15:10.the side of the court what the plan is.

:15:11. > :15:16.Can you ever allow the kind of mentality... We always assume that

:15:17. > :15:21.professional sports men operate in a different mental planet to normal

:15:22. > :15:28.sportspeople. But at this point, if this was a club match and you were

:15:29. > :15:35.losing 2-0, 15-0, the person on the receiving end is wishing just to win

:15:36. > :15:39.one game. And James Ward is thinking nothing different. At this moment in

:15:40. > :15:45.time he wants to get a game on the board and you can't deny that. The

:15:46. > :16:01.Djokovic this is normal service resumed.

:16:02. > :16:09.If the handbrake was on for the first few games, it has been lifted

:16:10. > :16:15.off. Certainly from Djokovic's point of view. He would have had early

:16:16. > :16:30.match nerves. But eight games in, about to win the first nine games...

:16:31. > :16:49.It is a long walk back to the umpire's chair for James Ward. Nine

:16:50. > :16:54.games to love. It is definitely cruise control for Novak. He is

:16:55. > :17:02.starting to feel his way into the net. In the preview we talked about

:17:03. > :17:06.this guy being so complete and the only area of his game that they see

:17:07. > :17:15.any fragility, is the overhead, believe it or not. Take a look at

:17:16. > :17:21.the rally hit point comparison. Novak dominating as far as getting

:17:22. > :17:26.inside the baseline. 25% of the time he has been able to attack and he is

:17:27. > :17:33.so comfortable in that 48% zone. That is where he lives. On occasions

:17:34. > :17:37.like this, you wonder if Novak Djokovic had ever been on the

:17:38. > :17:41.receiving end of this kind of situation. Does he know what it

:17:42. > :17:45.feels like to be like James Ward at the moment? The very first Grand

:17:46. > :17:49.Slam tournament he played in was the Australian Open in 2005, playing

:17:50. > :17:57.Baroness Ashton in the first round who went on to win the title that

:17:58. > :18:10.year, and Djokovic lost 0- one and 0- to. Obviously he was young and up

:18:11. > :18:21.and coming in those days. I wonder if James would take that now.

:18:22. > :18:27.Jackie Stewart in the royal box today. He has obviously been a

:18:28. > :18:57.frequent visitor here watching Andy Murray.

:18:58. > :19:11.That ball was asking to be hit and he hit it. Maybe that will perking

:19:12. > :19:14.up a bit. It is really a good punch that we are looking for. An

:19:15. > :19:30.offensive reply and then looking to dominate with the next shot.

:19:31. > :19:38.Two not very good shots in succession. Anything flying that tie

:19:39. > :19:43.should have two stewardesses on board because that will not get it

:19:44. > :19:54.done. I thought he was trying to bring in the smash.

:19:55. > :20:13.From our position, that did look out. Pretty tight. Did it catch the

:20:14. > :20:23.back edge? Was it wise? ! Wide? Good eyes, Tim! Big cheer for Hawk-Eye.

:20:24. > :20:24.That computer was feeling British at that stage. Two chances to get on

:20:25. > :20:45.the board. That was out. UMPIRE: Of game, James Ward. A wry

:20:46. > :20:47.smile from Novak Djokovic. A British player wins a game on Centre Court

:20:48. > :21:02.for the first time this Wimbledon. Credit for James Ward not only

:21:03. > :21:09.getting a game on the board but that reaction.

:21:10. > :21:44.Djokovic shaking, you can see. Quaking in his boots!

:21:45. > :22:23.I have to say from our position here, the work on that drop shot

:22:24. > :22:33.looked magical but Ward got there. I thought it was a lob that landed

:22:34. > :22:40.very short. These boys are giving the drop shot elevation. I thought

:22:41. > :22:50.he was trying to bounce it off the net on to the court.

:22:51. > :23:04.Centre Court blast. A second serve. James Ward perhaps on break point.

:23:05. > :23:19.Lets not undermine James Ward, but Djokovic has certainly

:23:20. > :23:23.underperformed in this game and it has given the British player three

:23:24. > :23:32.break points. He had four in a game in the first set. And he couldn't

:23:33. > :23:37.take them in the first set and that is the first one that has gone here.

:23:38. > :23:55.Is it too early to start talking about the greatest comebacks in

:23:56. > :24:05.Wimbledon history? Connor. UMPIRE: Game, James Ward. The comeback is on

:24:06. > :24:09.for James Ward! Settle down, guys. Let's celebrate for James. He is on

:24:10. > :24:14.the board, back on serve. Good news if you like competitive tennis. You

:24:15. > :24:21.can put the double bagel back in your bag. I didn't know I was going

:24:22. > :24:28.to be the voice of reason in this box! Not usually my role. They will

:24:29. > :24:35.be feeling much better at this change of ends compared to the

:24:36. > :24:39.previous one. It will not be a dissimilar celebration when he wins

:24:40. > :24:44.Wimbledon, but there he is. His first game when he got on the board

:24:45. > :24:50.against Djokovic. Djokovic played one or two pretty poor shots in the

:24:51. > :24:51.last couple of games. You never associate Djokovic with complacency

:24:52. > :25:21.and with his level dropping. Novak Djokovic was 6-0, 3-0 up. And

:25:22. > :25:27.the worst-case scenario of 6-0, 6-0 was staring James Ward in the face

:25:28. > :26:01.but we had eight to a reception. -- to mulch tremendous reception.

:26:02. > :26:09.Hello to viewers on BBC TV who have just joined us. If you are here

:26:10. > :26:12.seven or eight minutes ago, you might not have been feeling too

:26:13. > :26:17.encouraged by James Ward's prospects because he was 6-0, 3-0 down. But

:26:18. > :26:24.suddenly... Suddenly! He is 3-2 down, but 40-0

:26:25. > :26:47.to make it 3-3. Stand by for a huge cheer if James

:26:48. > :27:10.Ward levels things up. What a shots down the line from

:27:11. > :27:46.Djokovic. Heavy hitting. Of course we say it all the time in

:27:47. > :27:53.tennis, but a break of serve is never a break of serve until you

:27:54. > :27:57.have held your serve afterwards. James Ward wouldn't have been human

:27:58. > :28:05.if he hadn't thought he would be 3-3 in a minute.

:28:06. > :28:32.Great drop shot, great from Djokovic, great winner from James

:28:33. > :28:39.Ward. Game on? Is that overstating it somewhat? This set is back on.

:28:40. > :28:48.Ward has done well to get back on level terms.

:28:49. > :28:57.What is Djokovic thinking at the moment? Just a question of

:28:58. > :29:05.regrouping. He has probably taken his foot off the gas, got a bit

:29:06. > :29:08.complacent, up 6-0, 3-0, it was too easy for him and this will have

:29:09. > :29:28.refocused his mind. There is a job to be done.

:29:29. > :29:34.One area where Ward has made a slight adjustment in the last couple

:29:35. > :29:38.of minutes, he has got much more aggressive on his first serve

:29:39. > :29:43.returns. When Novak is hitting first served at him, his average speed has

:29:44. > :29:50.climbed 12 mph on those returns, which is a big jump, from 58 up to

:29:51. > :29:54.70. It is the kind of aggression he should have used at the outset of

:29:55. > :29:55.the match. It seems like he has finally settled in and freed himself

:29:56. > :30:21.up. That scoreboard pressure was immense

:30:22. > :30:30.for a while. One thing that Novak will know, and Boris will have told

:30:31. > :30:34.him about James Ward is if he gets hot, he can't give it up for long.

:30:35. > :30:43.-- keep it up. That was a fantastically clean

:30:44. > :30:55.strike from James Ward there, but he just overcook it.

:30:56. > :31:08.Normal service resumed. Djokovic leads.

:31:09. > :31:15.I notice there is a very famous American tennis player out there

:31:16. > :31:19.from yesteryear, actually before yesteryear, Charlie Passarella, who

:31:20. > :31:23.a lot of our older viewers will remember playing one of the most

:31:24. > :31:26.famous games ever played on this court on the very early days of open

:31:27. > :31:42.tennis against Pancho Gonzalez. Five hours and 12 minutes, not that

:31:43. > :31:52.I remember much about it. I was not even born then. You think that Tim

:31:53. > :32:03.said that looking up in a book, he said that from memory.

:32:04. > :32:32.Yes, Charlie Pasarell. Michael Stich. Celebrating a nice

:32:33. > :32:37.anniversary. Since he won this championship. Are you finding a TV

:32:38. > :32:43.tonight, Tim? I hope so, I hope I am not stuck here. Iceland is not a

:32:44. > :32:52.great sporting nation, is it? Maybe the weather. You suspect that

:32:53. > :33:00.actually most of the budget of the Icelandic tennis Federation must go

:33:01. > :33:03.on indoor courts, don't you think? I think Djokovic called off in those

:33:04. > :33:10.last three games but now the intensity resuming. -- he cooled

:33:11. > :33:14.off. He doesn't want to be messing around, he wants to finish this set

:33:15. > :33:38.of, this match of at the earliest possibility.

:33:39. > :33:46.An interesting change up from Djokovic, you really took the pace

:33:47. > :33:52.off, played the slice backhand shot. Came into uncomfortable territory.

:33:53. > :34:19.Now 0-30. There will be many occasions over

:34:20. > :34:22.the next couple of weeks when people talk about what a fantastic scoring

:34:23. > :34:32.system tennis is, because of the ebb and flow. But it can also ebb very

:34:33. > :34:36.quickly. You can feel yourself in a game, and then you can be out of it

:34:37. > :34:41.almost in a couple of minutes. From the optimism of 3-3, James Ward

:34:42. > :34:49.could be staring at Djokovic about to serve for the second set.

:34:50. > :35:27.But he's hanging in there. A bit of frustration on Djokovic's side.

:35:28. > :35:37.Take that! 123 mph, down the middle. The fourth ace for James Ward. But

:35:38. > :35:47.it is still break point. To the defending champion.

:35:48. > :36:16.-- a well dug out of hole. Not quite out of it yet. Living in the right

:36:17. > :36:35.direction. APPLAUSE

:36:36. > :36:38.And still moving in it! For really the first time, Novak showing some

:36:39. > :36:43.signs of frustration after that point. Waiting for his towel, there

:36:44. > :36:45.was a little tension. Getting upset the towel didn't come in proper

:36:46. > :36:52.time. APPLAUSE

:36:53. > :37:11.Well holed. While Well held, James Weir. Special

:37:12. > :37:16.time for the families and friends in the players box on Centre Court.

:37:17. > :37:27.That is a big don't discount it for them as well. -- Well held, James

:37:28. > :37:40.Ward. Some good history in that player 's box as well.

:37:41. > :38:35.Jim, you were number one for an awful long time, you must have

:38:36. > :38:39.played a lot of matches played at the position Djokovic is at the

:38:40. > :38:43.moment, where you are thinking, for heaven's sakes, I am so much better

:38:44. > :38:47.than guy, why am I still here? But if you allow that to consume even 1%

:38:48. > :38:53.of your mind you are then not focusing on the ball, are you? But

:38:54. > :38:57.then you play like that. There are a couple of things Novak is probably

:38:58. > :39:01.thinking right now, he is wondering why he let Ward off the hook in the

:39:02. > :39:06.last game, but he is also recognising that Ward is lifted. And

:39:07. > :39:09.when you are a target like Novak is, players typically don't play like

:39:10. > :39:13.they normally do. They normally play a lot worse or a lot better, and we

:39:14. > :39:19.are seeing both of those from Ward at times in this match. So Novak is

:39:20. > :39:22.used to seeing players have spikes. He has tonnes of experience

:39:23. > :39:41.obviously. It doesn't mean it is not frustrating.

:39:42. > :40:03.That was a disappointing end to that, from Ward's perspective.

:40:04. > :40:11.CHEERING That was a great 1-2 from James

:40:12. > :40:20.Ward. Backhand forehand, thank you very much. Getting his feet up the

:40:21. > :40:24.court, taking the ball a little bit earlier, set up by the aggressive

:40:25. > :40:31.return of serve. He'd quite like to do that again on this point.

:40:32. > :40:44.Second serve. Still a long way behind the baseline.

:40:45. > :40:54.And it was a long way behind the baseline when that second ball from

:40:55. > :41:00.Djokovic fell short. I do know if we can actually see that second serve,

:41:01. > :41:08.if we can find it, our BT team working away studiously in the

:41:09. > :41:14.tracks there. -- our VT team. How far back is he standing can to where

:41:15. > :41:18.he should be? Too far back, he has probably gone five feet behind the

:41:19. > :41:22.baseline. If Ward is going to have any impact in these baseline rallies

:41:23. > :41:26.he needs to get ahead in the rally early. So a second serve, that is

:41:27. > :41:29.the shortest shot he will get in the rally. There are no other shots from

:41:30. > :41:34.Djokovic that will land inside the service line. So when he gets the

:41:35. > :41:39.chance, he has got to look to take the risk. By being passive, it is

:41:40. > :41:42.almost taking the pressure away from Djokovic's second serve. They start

:41:43. > :41:49.the rally, Djokovic is the clear favourite. What do you read into

:41:50. > :41:52.those statistics, if anything, Jim? The second server turns are

:41:53. > :41:57.excellent for Ward, right up there with Novak. But to temp was match

:41:58. > :42:02.point, I wouldn't mind seeing him miss more and try to be a bit more

:42:03. > :42:07.offensive with the second serve. You only need four points, break serve

:42:08. > :42:11.once right now. As long as you keep holding, that is all you have to

:42:12. > :42:14.get. And it would also be sending the right message. Djokovic would be

:42:15. > :42:20.thinking my opponent is not doing much, there is no need to go for the

:42:21. > :42:29.corners or go too aggressively. But certainly down a set 4-5, a big game

:42:30. > :42:34.for Ward. Think about the contrast to wear Andy Murray returns serve

:42:35. > :42:35.from, three, four, five feet inside the baseline at times on second

:42:36. > :42:49.serves. Well played. APPLAUSE

:42:50. > :42:53.A good, deep ground stroke and a well executed drop shot. But you

:42:54. > :42:56.have got to have the most amazing hand eye coordination to stand that

:42:57. > :43:01.far into returned serve, haven't you, and that is not a gift that

:43:02. > :43:06.many players are blessed with. He is extreme. Novak is right on top of

:43:07. > :43:13.the baseline, which is a little more appropriate, I would think, for

:43:14. > :43:16.James. The problem if you stand that far inside the baseline and you

:43:17. > :43:19.don't hit a good return, you are really in trouble, especially on

:43:20. > :43:22.this surface, because you are backing up and you don't have good

:43:23. > :44:15.footing in the first place to change direction from.

:44:16. > :44:24.That was a good, dog-eared response from Ward. -- dog-eared.

:44:25. > :44:44.A good, dogged approach. Even better. Ace number five.

:44:45. > :45:44.New ball, please. 6-0, 3-0, 5-5 seemed a long way away.

:45:45. > :45:51.I'm sure you won't be aware listening at home that this is the

:45:52. > :45:56.first time we have had this Men's Doubles pairing in the commentary

:45:57. > :46:02.box on BBC television, Jim Courier and Tim Henman. How far back do you

:46:03. > :46:12.guys go? Pretty long ways, actually. I have known him since he was just a

:46:13. > :46:18.spray young lad. A sprog. 1992, Jim was well number one. Friends with a

:46:19. > :46:23.good friend of mine, Chris Bailey. Bails bailed on us. He did, I

:46:24. > :46:30.eventually got the opportunity, but almost didn't. Jim's coach at the

:46:31. > :46:34.time was a good man by the name of Brad Steyn. He took one look at me

:46:35. > :46:40.and basically said in no uncertain terms if I can't find anyone else,

:46:41. > :46:45.you'll have to do. LAUGHTER How old were you at the time? That

:46:46. > :46:51.made me a little bit nervous going on to the practice courts. That's

:46:52. > :46:55.right, because once we got out there you realised I couldn't play on

:46:56. > :47:01.grass a lake, you had no problem. I was 17 at the time, I ended up

:47:02. > :47:03.sitting with Jim for the whole fortnight, up until the final when I

:47:04. > :47:10.had to go and play Bristol Challenger. And those that your

:47:11. > :47:14.undoing, Jim? Clearly. We have never really discussed it, I'm not sure

:47:15. > :47:26.the right time is now, but what can I say? It was basically a

:47:27. > :47:33.combination of no Tim... We should probably focus on what is happening

:47:34. > :47:40.in front of our eyes here. Just quickly, do you think it was 50-50?

:47:41. > :47:51.70-30 do. You're the man, I appreciate that! Anyway, 15-30. And

:47:52. > :47:54.James Ward actually encroaching on the baseline. And another foot

:47:55. > :48:13.further in, as well. A soft, soft error. Soft unforced

:48:14. > :48:28.error. 1530. You don't want to be giving away donations at that stage.

:48:29. > :49:10.That was barely over 100 mph, that, but it was placed to perfection.

:49:11. > :49:18.APPLAUSE How James Ward will wish he could

:49:19. > :49:19.have played some consistent ground shots like that a couple of points

:49:20. > :49:49.ago. But he is still in this game. APPLAUSE

:49:50. > :49:58.And sometimes you just need that bit of luck. And now you've got to

:49:59. > :50:01.capitalise on it. Not only did he get the net cord, it almost landed

:50:02. > :50:23.on the net as it rolled down the other side.

:50:24. > :50:30.It was a pretty positive response from Novak there. Boris has

:50:31. > :50:54.perfected the art of showing no emotion whatsoever.

:50:55. > :51:00.CHEERING Some huge hitting there! You can

:51:01. > :51:09.hear the effort from James Ward. APPLAUSE

:51:10. > :51:15.And another chance now for him to break Novak Djokovic's serve, and

:51:16. > :51:44.perhaps have a chance to serve for the second set.

:51:45. > :52:21.A big serve down the middle from Djokovic.

:52:22. > :52:25.APPLAUSE Djokovic has clearly decided that

:52:26. > :52:31.from the right-hand court the thing to do is to take the pace off the

:52:32. > :52:33.serve and serve towards forehand. That was a stinging response. So,

:52:34. > :52:53.for the third time,... Ward was way, way behind the

:52:54. > :52:58.baseline, and he will be kicking himself. On first serve, way behind

:52:59. > :53:01.the baseline is not necessarily a bad thing because you're trying to

:53:02. > :53:06.get the ball back in play, but I think he had a little more time than

:53:07. > :53:15.he thought. Went for the chip, the block, and not so easy to control.

:53:16. > :53:20.At least he went to that, Jim. He has been going wide, James is

:53:21. > :53:24.reading viz service pattern on the juice called pretty well. But Novak

:53:25. > :53:34.went different. He has been going wide. -- on the deuce court.

:53:35. > :53:54.Overhit. A competitive game but the net result is that. A couple of

:53:55. > :54:00.things have changed. Obviously the scoreboard has changed a time, but

:54:01. > :54:04.Wardy, can I call them that? I am going to call him Wardy. I have been

:54:05. > :54:08.on the court with him enough. Up to the return of serve nicely. He has

:54:09. > :54:14.also forced Novak to change a bit what is going on with his backhand.

:54:15. > :54:20.The first set, Novak was slicing his backhand a time, more than usual. I

:54:21. > :54:24.think because of the additional pace coming at him, Novak is trying to

:54:25. > :54:28.match the power. He is going away from what was a winning strategy.

:54:29. > :54:32.And we shouldn't also forget the atmosphere. For a British player to

:54:33. > :54:37.be out on said the court, the crowd had nothing to get their teeth stuck

:54:38. > :54:40.into. Obviously changing the flow of the scoreboard to get into this

:54:41. > :54:45.second set, the crowd have got behind him. We are not necessarily

:54:46. > :54:53.going to say it will make a difference to the outcome, but it

:54:54. > :54:59.has at least made Djokovic think. New is obviously perilously close to

:55:00. > :55:03.serve for the set. Novak we told you at the top of the show how long it

:55:04. > :55:09.has been since Novak has dropped a shot in the first week of a major.

:55:10. > :55:15.It has been since 2014, here. With stats like that, you will at least

:55:16. > :55:20.tell us who? Radek Stepanek, second round here, 2014. You probably

:55:21. > :55:26.called that match. Not that day. You are losing your mind. Ask him

:55:27. > :55:41.anything about Charlie Pasarell. Now that was over square leg for

:55:42. > :55:51.six. We talked a little book about golf. I think if you hit that shot,

:55:52. > :56:39.you have to shout. Six, never mind fore! From one extreme to the other.

:56:40. > :56:45.APPLAUSE Take one, take two on the backhand

:56:46. > :57:02.side. Two aces from James Ward, that's seven so far.

:57:03. > :57:10.And he will take that, too. So we've got a point here for a second set

:57:11. > :57:12.tie-break, which 55 minutes or so ago could not have been further from

:57:13. > :57:37.our minds. Whipping dip on that from Djokovic.

:57:38. > :57:42.We ought to perhaps just clarify one thing from earlier on, because I

:57:43. > :57:45.know everybody at home thinks that Tim is absolutely infallible and

:57:46. > :57:51.everything he says is correct, but... 93. When he met Jim for the

:57:52. > :58:01.first time. It obviously just wasn't that

:58:02. > :58:03.special, because I forgot the year! This could be quite special for

:58:04. > :58:23.James Ward. Well played. Well played. APPLAUSE

:58:24. > :58:30.From the depths of an abyss 45 minutes ago at 6-0 and 3-0, it is

:58:31. > :58:33.now 6-0, but it is 6-6. And of course the wonders of tennis is if

:58:34. > :58:38.James Ward won this, the first set is irrelevant. It is one apiece. So

:58:39. > :58:39.here we go, the first tie-break of this Wimbledon, here on Centre

:58:40. > :58:46.Court. And Novak Djokovic is thinking, how

:58:47. > :59:24.did we get here? APPLAUSE

:59:25. > :59:35.Lovely touch. Djokovic was saying passed me. And

:59:36. > :00:04.he did just that. And that's the first mini-break

:00:05. > :00:54.against the serve. Slice fest. Djokovic hit more than

:00:55. > :00:59.50% of his backgrounds with a slice in the first set. Doing pretty well

:01:00. > :01:10.in the school board department. Keeping the ball nice and low. How

:01:11. > :01:14.can James Ward hurts you when he doesn't really hit top-spin on the

:01:15. > :01:24.ball? Pretty tough, right? Good tactic. The guys that can hurt you

:01:25. > :01:29.are the ones with more extreme grips, that can whip the ball up and

:01:30. > :01:38.down the court and generate lots of power. James has got to be careful

:01:39. > :01:46.when the ball is download. -- down low. You know how deep that ball was

:01:47. > :01:52.from Djokovic but he ended up with a volley. Henman Hill was sparsely

:01:53. > :01:56.populated an hour ago and now is heavily populated with everybody

:01:57. > :02:03.cheering on James Ward. I think he will need more than the support from

:02:04. > :02:10.Henman Hill. Do your bit out guys! Couple of mini-breaks. 5-1 down. The

:02:11. > :02:59.one certainty is he has got to hold this point.

:03:00. > :03:07.As Jim said, being driven so far wide into that backhand corner. Not

:03:08. > :03:24.much more he can do about that. Four set points for a two set lead now.

:03:25. > :03:41.That is one saved if Hawk-Eye is on James Ward's side here.

:03:42. > :03:50.In this situation, you have got to hold a couple of big serves, place

:03:51. > :03:56.them big serves, get the point and go for it. I agree with everything

:03:57. > :04:06.you say. So much easier said than done.

:04:07. > :04:16.UMPIRE: game and set, Djokovic. Boris Becker takes his jacket off

:04:17. > :04:22.and Novak Djokovic with a minor hiccup in the middle. Two sets to

:04:23. > :04:25.the good against James Ward. Random thought. I was watching Chris Martin

:04:26. > :04:31.and Coldplay at Glastonbury last night. I thought how amazing it must

:04:32. > :04:35.be to be Chris Martin and command 100,000 people in that kind of

:04:36. > :04:39.environment, to have that power and influence, and in a way, Djokovic

:04:40. > :04:48.exerts a similar power over this sport at the moment. Everywhere cord

:04:49. > :04:52.sitting there are! Every record sitting there waiting to be broken

:04:53. > :04:57.seems to be in his grasp, should you wish to grab it over the next couple

:04:58. > :05:02.of years. There is no doubt that he does want to grab records and he is

:05:03. > :05:07.setting himself up for longevity. He has changed his diet. He has worked

:05:08. > :05:12.on flexibility with an eye on staying healthy. He not only wants

:05:13. > :05:17.to beat Roger Federer's records but also time because he needs time to

:05:18. > :05:21.get to 17. He has got the game to do it. He is the only places I have

:05:22. > :05:26.been around in professional tennis that has been the favour of all four

:05:27. > :05:30.Majors. When Roger Federer was at his peak, Rafael Nadal was the

:05:31. > :05:37.favourite at Roland Garros, and when Rafael Nadal that his peak, Roger

:05:38. > :05:41.Federer the favourite here. If you had to pin a number on the board and

:05:42. > :05:48.say this is how many Grand Slams he is going to win, how many would you

:05:49. > :05:59.say, Tim? Good question. I think 20. 20 is a lot. I don't think he will

:06:00. > :06:03.reach 20. I think he will reach 17. Level pegging, assuming Roger stays

:06:04. > :06:08.where he is. Is that sitting on the fence? Interesting analogy when you

:06:09. > :06:14.think about Coldplay and Chris Martin being an amazing performer.

:06:15. > :06:17.Chris Martin is in the entertainment business and he goes out there and

:06:18. > :06:22.entertains his fans. Djokovic obviously does that but he doesn't

:06:23. > :06:27.care whether he entertains. He is there to do a job and win a match

:06:28. > :06:41.and win seven in a row here. Job done. I was thinking in terms of the

:06:42. > :06:45.authority, Deora, to command. -- the aura. Whether your space is

:06:46. > :06:49.Glastonbury or Centre Court at Wimbledon, the ability to say, I own

:06:50. > :06:57.this environment. You release it. It is like the office for the President

:06:58. > :07:03.or Prime Minister. Don't go down that path that the moment! The power

:07:04. > :07:21.rests in number one and he will have it for this foreseeable future.

:07:22. > :07:29.What a great rally. Well played, James Ward. Well worked out and

:07:30. > :07:36.executed. Beautiful play by Ward, backing Novak up. Just finishing

:07:37. > :07:40.that thought on number one, when Novak walks around, there is a huge

:07:41. > :07:53.aura. You feel his presence. James Ward is not overawed at the

:07:54. > :08:04.moment anyway. From the point of view of the

:08:05. > :08:11.British sporting public, who over the last decade or more has got to

:08:12. > :08:15.know Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, there is still a sense that the

:08:16. > :08:21.British public do not feel like they know Novak Djokovic. Do that end, I

:08:22. > :08:25.don't know if you can access it online or whatever, the best

:08:26. > :08:28.interview I have ever read with Novak Djokovic was in the times at

:08:29. > :08:37.the weekend with Matthew sired. William. In the last few pages I

:08:38. > :08:43.learned more about Novak Djokovic than I had ever done before, in

:08:44. > :08:48.terms of the motivation of his life. For 78 consecutive nights he has

:08:49. > :08:56.slept in a bomb shelter in Kosovo during the war in the early 90s. He

:08:57. > :09:00.was talking for the first time from my perspective about the enormous

:09:01. > :09:05.effect that had on him. Everything else about his life, chapter and

:09:06. > :09:08.verse, really riveting. You notice the motivation, determination and

:09:09. > :09:19.steeliness in him, which is why he is what he is.

:09:20. > :09:28.Going back to the point you're making earlier on, his wife up in

:09:29. > :09:32.box today, she was asked what his hobby was in this interview. Have a

:09:33. > :09:42.guess. We could be here until the final and you wouldn't get it. His

:09:43. > :09:46.hobby is extracting. -- stretching. If ever he has ten seconds spare, he

:09:47. > :09:55.just stretches because that is what he does. He is good at it. Waiting

:09:56. > :09:58.for courtesy cars, he is stretching. We were playing Serbia in the Davis

:09:59. > :10:06.Cup and I happened to be there at the same time as him because we were

:10:07. > :10:10.in the same hotel, and he was just hanging off the bars that you do

:10:11. > :10:19.chin up from for five minutes. Stretching out his upper arms. This

:10:20. > :10:23.is just what he does. I am confident that there are very few people

:10:24. > :10:26.listening to us at the moment that have something that Novak Djokovic

:10:27. > :10:35.has got in his house, which is an aerial yoga hammock. He spends a lot

:10:36. > :10:36.of time in it every day apparently. I think I have seen pictures of

:10:37. > :11:01.that. Stretching. He also says in that interview,

:11:02. > :11:07.because their young son Stefan who is 20 months old, he is insistent

:11:08. > :11:08.that he practices kicking a football with both feet because he can't bear

:11:09. > :11:29.the thought of him being one footed. That was almost so well played and

:11:30. > :11:42.then it wasn't by James Ward. Djokovic holds serve at the start of

:11:43. > :11:45.this third set. Players come into the game and elevated. Ivan Lendl

:11:46. > :11:51.elevated the physicality of the sport, getting in better shape.

:11:52. > :11:53.Roger Federer raised the level and then Djokovic has got to track him

:11:54. > :12:10.down and raise their levels up. They added a couple of different

:12:11. > :12:15.things that they need in their arsenal. One is flexibility. Andy

:12:16. > :12:20.Murray has worked on that having seen what Novak Djokovic does. This

:12:21. > :12:28.guy does everything, going into hyperbaric chambers to help his

:12:29. > :12:35.recovery. Andy Murray does that as well. How many players went

:12:36. > :12:42.gluten-free because of Novak? Going back to this article, the seismic

:12:43. > :12:45.change in his life, he said, was losing to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the

:12:46. > :12:49.Australian Open after 2-1 up. He said he ran out of energy in the

:12:50. > :12:56.final set and he thought he didn't want that to happen again. He said

:12:57. > :13:03.that was the spark for thinking diet. What can I do? That was how he

:13:04. > :13:09.started on the gluten-free journey, which he has been for six years now.

:13:10. > :13:13.He does meditation, goes to the park, try to clear his mind. There

:13:14. > :13:21.is nothing he is not trying to do that I am aware of. I never saw Tim

:13:22. > :13:27.doing any of that stuff. All that pizza. I was following your lead.

:13:28. > :13:33.You are the number one, the inspiration and you were on the

:13:34. > :13:41.burgers! You almost called one of your children Margarita, didn't you?

:13:42. > :13:49.I am glad I was an inspiration, Tim. And I am sorry that there are only

:13:50. > :13:58.two inches to the seat next to me right now. James Ward was looking at

:13:59. > :14:02.a two games to one lead a moment ago that a couple of loose shots. He

:14:03. > :14:23.doesn't want to lose his serves over early in this set.

:14:24. > :14:33.And James Ward hammers the ball to the far end in frustration. Djokovic

:14:34. > :14:40.gets his nose in front and he is eyeing the finishing line. As

:14:41. > :14:51.perennial as the grass, some of the great sights of Wimbledon. When you

:14:52. > :15:00.look outside, the famous church of Saint Mary on the hill. I thought we

:15:01. > :15:06.were going to see it then but we didn't. That is a familiar sight at

:15:07. > :15:13.Wimbledon as well. Ross Hutchins, good friend of Andy Murray's. That

:15:14. > :15:23.is the scene on some of the outside courts. That is 18, whereas you seem

:15:24. > :15:33.on its play against Janko Tipsarevic, -- Simon is playing.

:15:34. > :15:37.That game will always be famous. 183 games, a couple of tie-breaks, 11

:15:38. > :15:47.hours and five minutes on that court. That is all I know. Tim will

:15:48. > :16:03.be a great politician! Not many breaks of serve.

:16:04. > :16:09.I got sent on to that court to interview the winner and I said I

:16:10. > :16:39.would be back in ten minutes. A day and a half later!

:16:40. > :16:45.This is not an original conversation and it is certainly going to be

:16:46. > :16:49.repeated frequently over the next fortnight, but the way that the

:16:50. > :16:55.British public love Roger Federer, and a lot of them love Rafael Nadal,

:16:56. > :17:00.and there is an element of love and respect and admiration and

:17:01. > :17:05.everything for Andy Murray, Djokovic hasn't quite cracked through that

:17:06. > :17:10.barrier yet. Why do you think that is? I think it is a tough act to

:17:11. > :17:14.follow. You talk about the adulation and love for Feder and Rafael Nadal.

:17:15. > :17:19.There was massive focus on those players and when Djokovic came along

:17:20. > :17:24.and said what about me, they already had established favourites. And Andy

:17:25. > :17:28.Murray for a certain extent, it has taken people time to understand. You

:17:29. > :17:33.learn so much in that article about Djokovic. Even with the attention

:17:34. > :17:37.that Andy Murray has in this country, it has taken time for the

:17:38. > :17:43.British public to appreciate him and love him moving forward.

:17:44. > :18:03.I think that was Bill Bryson in the royal box today.

:18:04. > :18:17.Wonderful author, the road to Little Dribbling, his latest work,

:18:18. > :18:20.including one of the funniest chapters I have ever read about

:18:21. > :18:22.getting the 700 bus along the south coast of England. I recommend it

:18:23. > :18:35.warmly. Former Chancellor of Durham

:18:36. > :19:10.university, I think. A big library named in his memory.

:19:11. > :19:45.Good hitting from James Ward and then a mis-hit from Novak.

:19:46. > :20:10.That was a brutal return from Djokovic.

:20:11. > :20:17.Beautiful play behind the world number one, streaking to the open

:20:18. > :20:20.court. It has been a good shot for James Ward in this match, the

:20:21. > :20:35.backhand down the line. He has had impact with it.

:20:36. > :20:46.Fantastic forward defensive there on the backhand from Djokovic.

:20:47. > :20:56.The commentator's curse. Nothing wrong with trying that shot. You

:20:57. > :21:01.can't get stuck in those crosscourt backhand rallies too much with

:21:02. > :21:04.Novak. Novak is the best in the business at changing direction and

:21:05. > :21:15.going down the line. You have got to beat him to the punch. It has been a

:21:16. > :21:17.good weapon for James Ward. The serve down the middle, 123 mph that

:21:18. > :22:22.time. Too much on that second serve and a

:22:23. > :22:29.break point for Djokovic for a 4-1 lead in this third set. If he was to

:22:30. > :22:38.convert this, you think that might be very close to curtains.

:22:39. > :22:45.Big shot down the backhand side Ward that it has just long, just. The

:22:46. > :23:42.British number five hanging on in. That was a horrible bad bounce in

:23:43. > :23:48.the middle of that rally. Just when you thought James Ward was going to

:23:49. > :23:54.win that point and the game... Fantastic dexterity from Djokovic.

:23:55. > :24:03.The ball couldn't quite clamber over.

:24:04. > :24:24.That tape is getting a beating at the moment.

:24:25. > :24:37.I think that shout was from Djokovic. Djokovic was the one

:24:38. > :24:42.bringing Ward into the net and Ward did not do enough with the approach

:24:43. > :24:53.shot, very safe. Djokovic had plenty of time to set up the forehand past.

:24:54. > :25:03.Good serve from Ward and he created the opportunity. Good serve and a

:25:04. > :25:12.serve and volley, the first time in 50 points, the first time he has

:25:13. > :25:19.gone to the net. But he didn't volley. It was a serve and not

:25:20. > :25:27.volley. It was a serve and bad miss. That was better. You have known

:25:28. > :25:30.James Ward for so many years now. He has been an integral part of the

:25:31. > :25:47.British Davis Cup team for a long time. Some players go 100, 80, 60,

:25:48. > :25:54.40 in the rankings, that... James Ward, well held, 3-2 to Djokovic.

:25:55. > :25:57.Not over yet. SUE BARKER: good service held by James Ward but

:25:58. > :26:02.Djokovic is still in the driving seat with a break of serve in the

:26:03. > :26:05.third set. The winner of this match will face Adrian Mannarino of

:26:06. > :26:15.France. We could have written's number three on court earlier. -- we

:26:16. > :26:18.had Kyle Edmund, Britain's number three on court earlier, but not

:26:19. > :26:21.strong enough for Adrian Mannarino. He reached the fourth round here

:26:22. > :26:29.back in 2013 and he is through to the second round to face probably

:26:30. > :26:34.Novak Djokovic. Marin Cilic is through in straight sets over Brian

:26:35. > :26:38.Baker of the United States. Baker has had a series of injuries and is

:26:39. > :26:43.in as a protected ranking. Marin Cilic reached the quarterfinals here

:26:44. > :26:54.last year and is implemented warm, winning in straight sets, 6-3, 7-5,

:26:55. > :27:03.6-3. And it didn't take David Ferrer along to finish off his match. The

:27:04. > :27:09.13th seed only dropped four games against the Israeli. He is through

:27:10. > :27:14.to the second round. Good to see David Ferrer back at Wimbledon after

:27:15. > :27:17.his elbow injury. On Court Number One, Venus Williams has been

:27:18. > :27:22.struggling with her opening match against Donna Vekic, the talented

:27:23. > :27:30.19-year-old. She won the first set, having to save a couple of set boys,

:27:31. > :27:36.and she is 3-4 in the second set. -- set points. That matches on BBC One.

:27:37. > :27:53.The five-time World Champion is in trouble.

:27:54. > :27:59.During that last change of ends, while you were away, we were talking

:28:00. > :28:07.about the elements of James Ward's game that he would need to improve

:28:08. > :28:11.to not be 120 in the world but to be 40, 50, 60. You were saying that he

:28:12. > :28:18.needs to bring other elements to his game. But at 29, can you teach

:28:19. > :28:22.relatively old dogs new tricks? It is not necessarily bringing new

:28:23. > :28:26.things but using what he has got a bit better and forming an identity

:28:27. > :28:32.to his game. Second serve returns, he has got to be looking to hit them

:28:33. > :28:36.from the baseline, from inside the baseline. Standing here for the

:28:37. > :28:40.second serve, he is five feet behind the baseline. Djokovic as a good

:28:41. > :28:45.second serve but it is not great. That was an aggressive return, but

:28:46. > :28:46.if he had played it from four feet further forward, it would have been

:28:47. > :29:06.even better. Consistency of shot from James Ward.

:29:07. > :29:13.How important is consistency in that kind of world, between being 95 and

:29:14. > :29:19.25? He is playing in an area where the athleticism has continued to go

:29:20. > :29:25.up and up and speed of movement has become such a necessity to play in

:29:26. > :29:31.the upper echelons of the sport. What a shot that was. He will never

:29:32. > :29:36.be a great defensive player, which means by default he has got to be a

:29:37. > :29:40.great offensive player, is or who will not compete at the top level.

:29:41. > :29:46.Consistency would not be the goal for me if I was coaching James Ward.

:29:47. > :29:56.It would be having threats, being offensive. That was a pretty

:29:57. > :30:00.offensive serve from Djokovic. There is only one guy in the top 100 who

:30:01. > :30:06.doesn't move well that I can think of off the top of my head. Bernard

:30:07. > :30:10.Tomic. He is so crafty and clever that he prevents most players from

:30:11. > :30:14.exposing his weak movement. He is great on this surface in particular

:30:15. > :30:20.and we have seen him play well. It is also tall, six feet seven, big

:30:21. > :30:24.serve. James Ward will never be that tall, never be that fast, but there

:30:25. > :30:25.are things that he could improve that would make him more threatening

:30:26. > :30:48.as a player. Even now? Shore. He could get a more powerful racket.

:30:49. > :30:55.A lot of players do. That is not cheating. That is well within the

:30:56. > :30:59.rules. How much of all this, sort of

:31:00. > :31:06.conjecture is about being prepared to open your mind and say, look, I

:31:07. > :31:11.am in this situation. That is a good shot. But I am prepared, I still

:31:12. > :31:16.think there is more in the tank. I could be better I could be ranked

:31:17. > :31:20.higher, I am prepared to open my mind to anything. Absolutely, he has

:31:21. > :31:26.to be the person who is willing do that, he has had a difficult run of

:31:27. > :31:29.events, injury, hasn't played in a lot of tournaments. He made the

:31:30. > :31:36.third round of this Championship last year, ranked 177 when he loses

:31:37. > :31:40.those points his ranking is going to be down to 275, 300 at a guess, he

:31:41. > :31:45.will have to go back to square one. He has to have the desire to really

:31:46. > :31:56.work his way up. That is a good service game. Really good service

:31:57. > :32:00.game from James Ward. It is worth making the point about James Ward

:32:01. > :32:06.here, talking about world rankings and things, because of the nature of

:32:07. > :32:11.Wimbledon being what it is, a lot of peach watch who aren't aware of how

:32:12. > :32:16.the landscape works, if he finds himself ranked 300 in the world, you

:32:17. > :32:21.are not getting into the second tier of tournaments, suddenly you have to

:32:22. > :32:25.scrabble round for no money, huge outlay for very little return and

:32:26. > :32:29.you have to want it, especially, you might be happy do that at 18,

:32:30. > :32:33.because it's the start of the great adventure but when you have been on

:32:34. > :32:36.the tour for more than a decade or so, which he has been, that is when

:32:37. > :32:40.when you need to question your motivation, why am I doing it, how

:32:41. > :32:46.do I get myself out of this situation and back up the rankings.

:32:47. > :32:50.The motivation for players at 29 is crystal clear, get into these

:32:51. > :32:55.tournaments, because if you get into the tournaments, if you can get into

:32:56. > :33:00.four majors a year, you are in the black, your ex %s -- expenses are

:33:01. > :33:06.covered. Even if you lose in the first round. 30,00 pounds for the

:33:07. > :33:09.loser here. You are golden as far as expense, anything else you make the

:33:10. > :33:12.rest of the year is profit. It is clear, even if you have to grind

:33:13. > :33:18.through the qualifying of the tournaments, that is the motivation,

:33:19. > :33:23.that is why we see more player, 30 plus stay in the game longer, the

:33:24. > :33:29.prize money is growing leaps and bounds, so 14% annual rise in the

:33:30. > :33:39.Masters 1,000 prize money in the next coming years. Where Jame Ward

:33:40. > :33:44.is, it will do him good to drop down to, build confidence, get wins under

:33:45. > :33:53.his bell. Start his ranking moving in the right direction.

:33:54. > :33:55.He was moving in all sorts of directions there. There was only one

:33:56. > :34:15.winner of that rally. The other thick about James Ward,

:34:16. > :34:22.you mustn't be too big or proud, must you, if you have been used to

:34:23. > :34:27.playing in tournaments like this, and playing in main tour matches, to

:34:28. > :34:33.suddenly say I am not going to play at that level, because I am not am

:34:34. > :34:39.above that, Andre Agassi went down to whatever he did, That is a tough

:34:40. > :34:44.comparison. You know what I mean. Andre Agassi's ranking went down to

:34:45. > :34:49.180 or something. 140. James Ward never lived on tour, he has bounced

:34:50. > :34:54.between challengers and the big tour. When the points drop off from

:34:55. > :35:00.here he will be where he is and he will have to start to build that

:35:01. > :35:04.momentum. So what, I think overall, the big

:35:05. > :35:09.picture for James is these are the moments he will remember when it is

:35:10. > :35:12.all said and done, pushing Novak into a second tie-break on Centre

:35:13. > :35:17.Court, opening day. He is a piece of history now, which is great. It is

:35:18. > :35:22.amazing. But there is a business reality too.

:35:23. > :35:25.This is a great opportunity for him in the next three to four years to

:35:26. > :35:30.make good money that can carry him on to the next phase in life, but he

:35:31. > :35:38.has to be pragmatic about this, you can't be a dreamer. Not at 29.

:35:39. > :35:42.Hope for more moments like these, get your ranking back in the top one

:35:43. > :35:44.one and squeeze the lemon as much as you can. And use this as the

:35:45. > :35:59.motivation. Right. An incredible achievement to be in

:36:00. > :36:04.this situation. Tim and Jim are available for life

:36:05. > :36:14.coaching classes actually at substantial hourly rates!

:36:15. > :36:18.Would it be Tim and Jim or Jim and Tim? You have to put the J before

:36:19. > :36:54.the T I'm afraid! Oh, lovely touch. A bit of

:36:55. > :37:00.showboating there. And he is just one game away now

:37:01. > :37:07.from yet another Grand Slam second round match.

:37:08. > :37:11.So the crowd getting behind James Ward, hoping this isn't the last

:37:12. > :37:45.service game he has out here on Centre Court.

:37:46. > :37:58.Oh, a lovely, lovely shot from Djokovic.

:37:59. > :38:04.This is Novak's 47th grand slam and he has only lost in the first round

:38:05. > :38:06.in two of them. The first two occasions he went to the Australian

:38:07. > :38:32.Open tennis. Djokovic was consistent. Why is he

:38:33. > :38:40.so consistent? If he is not having a good day on offence he can fall back

:38:41. > :38:46.and beat you with defence. Some of the other players if they

:38:47. > :38:50.are having a bad day offensively they beat themselves. Can you

:38:51. > :38:54.remember the first time you thought, this guy is way above the average?

:38:55. > :38:57.Looking at his Grand Slam record here, I don't remember it, because

:38:58. > :39:03.he got to 2 quarterfinals of Roland Garros in his second year there.

:39:04. > :39:08.Do people know from the word go this was somebody who might have a

:39:09. > :39:13.stellar career? I played him in Rotterdam. Here we go. S somebody

:39:14. > :39:16.who might have a stellar career? I played him in Rotterdam. Here we go.

:39:17. > :39:24."I beat these guys back in the day." I haven't spoken about 1999 once.

:39:25. > :39:34.Davis Cup match? No, when we played here. All right, you played Novak,

:39:35. > :39:40.go ahead. Rotterdam first round, he was about

:39:41. > :39:43.12, years of age that is. And John, getting back do your point, he was a

:39:44. > :39:48.good player, very good and he was still young, he was 18. If you said

:39:49. > :39:52.here is the Peter Pape earthquake tell me about his achievements in

:39:53. > :39:56.the future, at this stage I would have said this guy is going to be

:39:57. > :40:02.good, the piece of #35i7er. Top ten in the world, could he win a major,

:40:03. > :40:08.yes I think he could, but I for one, you know, maybe I am not good at it.

:40:09. > :40:13.It is difficult to really predict the level of player. I remember when

:40:14. > :40:18.I used to play Federer, he was a good player, very talented but was

:40:19. > :40:22.he going to go on and win 17 majors? There is no way I would have say. It

:40:23. > :40:28.has never been that easy to predict, for me, this type of dominance. If

:40:29. > :40:34.we talk about the next, move the question forward, the next

:40:35. > :40:40.generation, Thiem is a good player. How many slams if, are they going to

:40:41. > :40:42.win? Depends how long Novak has a stranglehold on the Majors. He has

:40:43. > :41:05.12 at the moment. CEDYELLOW Depends how long Novak has

:41:06. > :41:08.a stranglehold on the Majors. He has 12 at the moment.

:41:09. > :41:10.And he is three points away from taking the first accept to -- step

:41:11. > :41:38.to number 13. Were you being modest and not

:41:39. > :41:41.telling us the score in Rotterdam? No, I wasn't, I lost 7-5 in the

:41:42. > :42:14.third, I think. I definitely lost. Well played James Ward. A lot of

:42:15. > :42:19.running, a lot of touch, a lot of power.

:42:20. > :42:22.And at this moment in time, down two sets with your opponent serving for

:42:23. > :42:51.the match. Ward is saying I would like to stay out here a bit longer.

:42:52. > :43:01.Lovely touch from the champion. I think you can bet on everything

:43:02. > :43:06.these days. I am not sure if you can bet on the length of matches but Jim

:43:07. > :43:08.and I said this match will be two hours give or take and here we are

:43:09. > :43:30.after two hours and three minutes. Two hours and three minutes. Ending

:43:31. > :43:34.in style with that ace, and Novak Djokovic is safely through to the

:43:35. > :43:38.second round. The first step on his defence of the title. Well played

:43:39. > :43:42.James Ward, the second set especially getting right back in to

:43:43. > :43:49.it. But, there was only ever going to be one winner, and it is that

:43:50. > :43:55.man, as so often, and the new Djokovic way of acclaiming the

:43:56. > :43:59.crowd. Engaging with them as he did with Roland Garros he brings from

:44:00. > :44:02.the clay of Paris to the grass of Wimbledon.

:44:03. > :44:10.Verdict, Jim? Oh, let us congratulate James Ward for making a

:44:11. > :44:15.match of it from 6-0 three love down. Good for him, and his debut

:44:16. > :44:19.here on Centre Court and for Novak, just, steady as she go, took his eye

:44:20. > :44:24.off the ball a little bit in the second set to allow James back in,

:44:25. > :44:28.but no real drama for him. Solid performance, get his feet underneath

:44:29. > :44:33.him. Two hours and three minute, it is a nice little opening act for

:44:34. > :44:39.him. Very much so. Agree with Jim, it is a case of job done, coming in

:44:40. > :44:43.defending champion, the first match on a fresh grass court, can be

:44:44. > :44:47.tricky, slippery and you know, he has got the win, three straight

:44:48. > :44:51.sets, job done and certainly with the way that Wimbledon is, in the

:44:52. > :44:59.first week, with the day off on Sunday, it is almost a tournament of

:45:00. > :45:03.two Hlavackovas. The point Jim made earlier on about a memory for the

:45:04. > :45:09.scrap book forward Ward. He gets a warm ovation from the crowd here on

:45:10. > :45:16.Centre Court. -- two Hlavackovas. Djokovic signing a few balls and

:45:17. > :45:22.programmes, and he going to face Adrian Mannarino of France in the

:45:23. > :45:26.second round, who beat Kyle Edmund of Great Britain earlier on today.

:45:27. > :45:32.So James Ward says farewell, and goes back to the reality of tennis

:45:33. > :45:38.in other parts of the world. And that is a big beaming Novak Djokovic

:45:39. > :45:50.and then why wouldn't you be smiling when you are the holder of all four

:45:51. > :45:55.Grand Slam titles at the moment. This is the first step towards maybe

:45:56. > :45:59.winning all four this year and maybe four Grand Slam finals between Novak

:46:00. > :46:03.and Andy Murray this year, that is not beyond the bounds of

:46:04. > :46:07.possibility. No, certainly in the way they both performed really in

:46:08. > :46:11.Australia and in Rowland Garcia-Lopez o they are in fine

:46:12. > :46:19.form. You wouldn't put it past them playing in a couple of weeks' time.

:46:20. > :46:24.Roland Garros. Gary Richardson is going to be waiting for him, to ask

:46:25. > :46:31.a few questions, but here is confirmation of that match. Two

:46:32. > :46:38.hours and three minutes, 6-0, 7-6, 6-4, job done.

:46:39. > :46:43.Congratulations, give us your match report please. First nine games

:46:44. > :46:48.really not much to say about my game, you know, it was really

:46:49. > :46:53.flawless. I felt great. You know, nerves kicked in for James

:46:54. > :46:56.obviously, but he started playing better, towards the second part of

:46:57. > :47:02.the second set and it was very close, and you know, he was serving

:47:03. > :47:07.with a lot of precision and high percentage of first serves. So it

:47:08. > :47:13.wasn't easy to break his serve, but he was a solid performance. Indeed,

:47:14. > :47:18.so when you look back and analyse, in way was that the perfect opening

:47:19. > :47:26.match for you at Wimbledon? Look, this is probably the most unique

:47:27. > :47:29.experience in tennis, playing as a defending champion Wimbledon, and

:47:30. > :47:33.touched grass, first match, 1.00, Monday, once you win Wimbledon you

:47:34. > :47:38.know when you play, the first match next year, so it is really special

:47:39. > :47:42.to feel this tradition and history, to come back to the cradle of our

:47:43. > :47:44.sport, and it was a wonderful experience. Congratulations, well

:47:45. > :47:49.done. Thank you. Well done to Novak

:47:50. > :47:53.Djokovic, through on Centre Court. We will take you over to another

:47:54. > :48:01.Brit who is in action on Court Three. It is Alex Ward up against

:48:02. > :48:07.David Goffin of Belgium. Goffin has taken the first set 6-2. We will

:48:08. > :49:12.drop in on this one. Alex Ward, serve he is looking for

:49:13. > :49:47.has to hang on to this game. Negative moment. David Goffin not

:49:48. > :49:54.having to push things too hard at all. Comfortable afternoon so far

:49:55. > :50:03.for the Belgium. -- Belgian.

:50:04. > :50:59.Again, pulled it back, to deuce. Very hard to play when the mistakes

:51:00. > :51:04.keep coming. In danger of open losing his opening serve game. First

:51:05. > :51:38.set he managed to battle his way through but then lost his way.

:51:39. > :52:24.Another chance for the Belgian to be a set and two love.

:52:25. > :52:40.Hopes raised for mum and dad, of a, in the pink, dad with the shades.

:52:41. > :52:55.Not going forward fast enough for their liking.

:52:56. > :53:33.Good example of hanging in there. Finger-tips, nails. That was a

:53:34. > :53:38.really important hold for Alex Ward at the start of the second set. Last

:53:39. > :53:51.thing he wanted was to go a break down straightaway. Kneels like he

:53:52. > :53:55.has to find a way somehow of controlling more of these point,

:53:56. > :54:00.very difficult against a player of Goffin's quality, but if he can

:54:01. > :54:24.somehow at least start that pattern on his own service games.

:54:25. > :54:30.Good length there. Got up a little bit against Goffin. Couldn't control

:54:31. > :56:05.it. There is his coach, Belgian. That is Johansson in the blue

:56:06. > :56:11.T-shirt, joining the club of soup koefrs that seems to be the -- super

:56:12. > :56:17.coaches that seems to be the trend in tennis, he has joined the Goffin

:56:18. > :56:37.camp to see if he can put that bit extra into the Belgian's game.

:56:38. > :57:08.NE That to win the opening point oaf a service game, Ward.

:57:09. > :57:33.Some of the areas are basic. -- some of the errors are pretty basic.

:57:34. > :57:43.Was that a question of not making sure? He got the opening. He was not

:57:44. > :58:24.really fully controlled on the shot. Not easy for a coach to give himmed

:58:25. > :58:27.advice, is it. No, it is a difficult circumstances obviously Goffin is is

:58:28. > :58:33.in a different, if you take a step back, he is in a different class to

:58:34. > :58:38.Alex Ward, what he has been able to achieve and do in the last two to

:58:39. > :58:43.three years, Goffin, has established himself at the top of the game. Alex

:58:44. > :58:49.Ward as row were saying at the start, this is only his third tour

:58:50. > :58:53.level match. He has risen up the rankings but this is a first big

:58:54. > :58:56.step, first time he has played at Wimbledon, unfortunately for him it

:58:57. > :59:00.is a lot of errors that are contributing to the score line at

:59:01. > :59:08.the moment, as opposed to a load of winners from the Goffin racket.

:59:09. > :59:17.When you are playing a man who has had two semifinals and five

:59:18. > :59:22.quarterfinals, in 2016, which is what faces Ward today, you have to

:59:23. > :59:29.be something close do your berks and one suspects he's quite a long way

:59:30. > :59:33.away from his best, but this is 242 playing number 11. 245. 242 is his

:59:34. > :00:06.best ranking number. Well, they say life at the moment,

:00:07. > :00:10.some people are trying to take it back to life as it once was, they

:00:11. > :00:18.have provided us with some entertainment over the years.

:00:19. > :01:26.Mr Borg on the left, Mr McEnroe on the right!

:01:27. > :01:35.Third time he has won the three games on the trot. The last two

:01:36. > :01:47.occasions, got him to 6-2. It is now 4-1 in the second.

:01:48. > :02:00.UMPIRE: Goffin challenging the call on the baseline. The ball was called

:02:01. > :02:55.out. A smile on his face... UMPIRE: the call stands. Maybe not now.

:02:56. > :03:03.All yes! The sunshine suddenly comes out. The crowd have something to

:03:04. > :03:12.appreciate from the best rally of the contest. Admiring so many shots

:03:13. > :03:21.in this rally. You thought that was... How was that possible? But he

:03:22. > :03:28.will remember that one, won't he? I hope he remembers it now! Just prove

:03:29. > :03:34.to yourself what you can do, build on it!

:03:35. > :03:59.Never been to 40-0 before. I don't think he has been to 30-0.

:04:00. > :04:23.The Lord Mayor's show is usually in the autumn.

:04:24. > :04:32.Yes, indeed! That is his best game by a distance.

:04:33. > :04:44.CHEERING They enjoyed it.

:04:45. > :04:53.OK. You have done the easy part, now try and break the other guy's serve.

:04:54. > :04:58.Much better tennis from Alex Ward. A few points constructed in that game,

:04:59. > :05:02.back to back, but were more effective on the grasscourt, coming

:05:03. > :05:07.into the net a few times. He had the amazing winner off the Goffin drop

:05:08. > :05:13.shot but it's a question of how he can implement that for a couple of

:05:14. > :05:16.points on a Gotham service game, to see if he can ask a question, put

:05:17. > :05:21.him under a little bit of pressure. That has been the one thing in this

:05:22. > :05:27.match, we have been out here for almost an hour, maybe a little less.

:05:28. > :05:40.And he hasn't been able to get Goffin out of his comfort zone.

:05:41. > :07:13.A mishit that sat waiting to be buried.

:07:14. > :07:21.Just looking at the stats. Goffin has only dropped, I think, six

:07:22. > :07:30.points on serve so far so every time he returns, he is so relaxed.

:07:31. > :08:11.Unfortunately, it is that type of shot that just stalls any momentum.

:08:12. > :08:13.Just 0- 15, straight off the bat, you put so much pressure on

:08:14. > :09:12.yourself. He hit three lines in that point.

:09:13. > :10:54.But in the end, was too long. Neatly done. And it looks like a

:10:55. > :11:15.very easy game! When it is played like that, perfect grasscourt point.

:11:16. > :11:27.A nice example here of why he has been able to win a lot of matches at

:11:28. > :11:34.the lower level. He has a great forehand, then he has enough time.

:11:35. > :11:53.Yes! If you were to put together a montage of his good points, he would

:11:54. > :11:59.look a great player. That is a really good point, Barry. The

:12:00. > :12:03.difference between Alex Ward... His so-called good stuff and bad stuff,

:12:04. > :12:09.the gap is so wide. Look at the top players, I know Goffin is in a

:12:10. > :12:15.different league and has earned that ranking and that place in the game.

:12:16. > :12:20.But people like him, the difference between what they are going to

:12:21. > :12:24.produce, their average, is so compact and they know they are not

:12:25. > :12:27.going to drop below a certain level and that is where they can just

:12:28. > :12:41.chalk up so many points in a row against players like this.

:12:42. > :12:55.A beautiful June day. Quite a few clouds about. Every so often, it

:12:56. > :13:01.darkens, but pleasant conditions, very little wind.

:13:02. > :13:11.So again... Alex Ward tries to break break the Belgian's serve. He has to

:13:12. > :14:00.do so. Never settled himself from the

:14:01. > :14:05.previous point, the ball dropped in and he thought it was going to be

:14:06. > :14:31.long, he reacted slowly, still thinking about that, I suspect.

:14:32. > :14:42.All! That is a tight one! Such a shame. Perfectly constructed point,

:14:43. > :15:00.moved in early, saw Goffin was struggling. Had that on his racket.

:15:01. > :15:14.UMPIRE: new balls, please. Again, a love game.

:15:15. > :15:24.He is proving he is a good player. Just occasionally bringing

:15:25. > :15:29.suggestions to his opponent. He has good moments to, but he finds

:15:30. > :15:30.himself having to hold serve having made no impression on that of his

:15:31. > :15:58.opponent. New balls. Cannot win the opening point of a

:15:59. > :16:31.service game. That is one down against Goffin. For

:16:32. > :18:29.a rear, isn't it, in this match so far? -- very rare.

:18:30. > :18:40.The right choice but the wrong application. Goffin was already

:18:41. > :18:45.moving across the court. And instead, the error gives him the

:18:46. > :19:17.chance of leading 2-0 sets. Set point.

:19:18. > :19:33.Goffin is two sets to the good. SUE BARKER: the Belgian taking a two

:19:34. > :19:39.set lead against Alex Ward. If you want to continue watching you can do

:19:40. > :19:44.so via connected TV, via the BBC website or the BBC app. Over on BBC

:19:45. > :19:53.One... Currently watching Centre Court. Garbine Muguruza, the

:19:54. > :19:57.finalist last year, the early stages of her match against the fiery

:19:58. > :20:05.Italian, Camila Giorgi. That is on BBC One. But we can update you with

:20:06. > :20:09.what has been happening so far. Earlier on Centre Court, giving the

:20:10. > :20:11.tradition, the defending champion opened up the seedings. Straight

:20:12. > :20:18.sets victory for Novak Djokovic should offer the Briton James Ward.

:20:19. > :20:25.They had a little bit of a battle in the second set. His winning streak

:20:26. > :20:29.in Grand Slams goes to 29. He holds four grand slam titles at the

:20:30. > :20:40.moment, bidding for his fourth title here at Wimbledon. Loving the Centre

:20:41. > :20:45.Court experience yet again! LAUGHTER great scenes on Centre Court

:20:46. > :20:52.earlier. Djokovic through. And Grigor Dimitrov is also through. Out

:20:53. > :20:59.on court 16, his ranking dropped to 37 but he came through in three

:21:00. > :21:03.sets. 6-3, 6-4, 6-2, a long way from the form he showed back here

:21:04. > :21:11.previously when he was a semifinalist. He hopes to find a

:21:12. > :21:17.form once again. Huge talent. I hope we will see him back at the top of

:21:18. > :21:24.the game very soon. David Ferrer, dropping four games in his match

:21:25. > :21:27.against Dudi seller. He is through, had to miss Wimbledon because of

:21:28. > :21:36.injury but he is back. The 34-year-old comfortably through.

:21:37. > :21:42.Straight sets. Straight sets to for this man. Ivo Karlovic. The Croat,

:21:43. > :21:52.6-foot ten inches, no surprise, two tie-breaks. 26 aces. He is through

:21:53. > :21:59.over Borna Coric. One of the rising stars of the game. Looking up to Ivo

:22:00. > :22:07.Karlovic today! And an upset in the ladies. Ana Ivanovic, 23rd seed,

:22:08. > :22:16.went out to Ekaterina Alexandrova, a qualifier. 13-11 in the final set.

:22:17. > :22:21.She has taken her chance, coming here, putting out one of the big

:22:22. > :22:25.names in the drop, Ana Ivanovic, a former world number one. What a

:22:26. > :22:33.story for the young Russian. Madison Keyes is through. The ninth seed.

:22:34. > :22:37.Losing just four games in her magic against German opponent. She has

:22:38. > :22:39.just broken into the world's top ten and she will face Kirsten Flipkens

:22:40. > :22:50.in the next round. That is what has been happening on

:22:51. > :22:56.this very busy opening day of the Championships. We will head over to

:22:57. > :22:59.Court Number Two. Milos Raonic, a semifinalist, former semifinalist

:23:00. > :23:05.and he was a finalist at Queen's Club. Against Andy Murray, a set and

:23:06. > :23:17.a break up, worrying times against the clay-court specialist Pablo

:23:18. > :23:20.Carreno Busta. John McEnroe is courtside. He is coaching Milos

:23:21. > :23:28.Raonic through this grasscourt season. Over two Court Number Two.

:23:29. > :23:36.And I am trying to find out who the commentators are... COMMENTATOR:

:23:37. > :23:57.Raonic, third in this game already. A number of chances to break.

:23:58. > :24:15.Carreno Busta has hardly had his way on any of these service games.

:24:16. > :24:18.But again, he survives. Another long, gruelling game for the

:24:19. > :24:32.Spaniard. Raonic has only conceded one point

:24:33. > :24:39.off his own serve so far, been holding really, really easily. John

:24:40. > :24:44.McEnroe is in the blue and orange cap. Carlos Moya beside him. His

:24:45. > :25:14.camp loaded with good advisers. The standout feature of this match

:25:15. > :25:18.so far is that Milos Raonic has only played his fourth service game, nine

:25:19. > :25:29.aces, James, already? White remarkable. Great rhythm.

:25:30. > :25:38.UMPIRE: Raonic is challenging the call on the rate is lying. The ball

:25:39. > :25:49.was called in. This is his first challenge. -- the right baseline.

:25:50. > :26:12.He has been so untroubled on his own service delivery is so far, walking

:26:13. > :26:17.around nonchalantly, Milos Raonic. Can Carreno Busta put up any

:26:18. > :26:18.resistance on return and find a toehold into the service game of the

:26:19. > :26:31.big Canadian? Only managed two points on the

:26:32. > :26:37.Raonic serve, so far, this man. Very much up against it. And of course

:26:38. > :26:49.from a return's perspective, it is difficult to know where to stand. Do

:26:50. > :26:50.you back off, do you some angle? Raonic is feeling his game at the

:26:51. > :27:07.moment. Milos Raonic told someone earlier

:27:08. > :27:12.this week, when I was younger, someone told me the serve was not

:27:13. > :27:19.just the way to start, it was the way to end a point. Absolutely. Nine

:27:20. > :27:25.aces in four service games. Looking at some notes there. Good advice.

:27:26. > :27:29.The charges in his camp, but rate point opportunities. Carreno Busta,

:27:30. > :27:38.15-40, service game, did not damage to convert but it has been all

:27:39. > :27:41.Raonic so far out here. Nine from four on grasscourt matches, Carreno

:27:42. > :27:46.Busta, very much up against it, not just against this opponent but the

:27:47. > :27:53.surface as well, never won a grasscourt match. Raonic,

:27:54. > :27:58.conversely, a finalist at Queen's Club, semifinalist here in 2014 as

:27:59. > :28:05.well. Knows his way around this court! And that is a welcome sight,

:28:06. > :28:11.isn't it? Beautiful blue sky. Hazy cloud. The umbrellas are up for the

:28:12. > :28:24.right reasons, not the wrong ones! Court Number Two, right at the far

:28:25. > :28:28.end of the Wimbledon side. The Centre Court is just off in the

:28:29. > :28:34.distance, a date for sunglasses and sun cream! New balls. Carreno Busta

:28:35. > :28:57.serving at 3-4. It is always really difficult to

:28:58. > :29:00.redirect with a fast, oncoming ball. Trying to change direction on the

:29:01. > :29:17.forehand, off-balance, bad decision from the Spaniard.

:29:18. > :29:25.A very confident look to him, this championships, so far. Early doors,

:29:26. > :29:31.swaggering around, seems to be confident from that Queen's Club

:29:32. > :29:36.final. And who wouldn't be? Having led Andy Murray, but would boost

:29:37. > :29:40.you, surely? It will boost you but it will make you slightly concerned

:29:41. > :29:43.from a mental perspective, that you had a set and a break and you cannot

:29:44. > :30:01.close the deal. We have seen a few forays to the net

:30:02. > :30:13.from Milos Raonic, encouragingly, recommend any isn't of John McEnroe

:30:14. > :30:18.of old. Carreno-Busta on the cusp of another

:30:19. > :30:42.long way round the service game. He has been tested throughout.

:30:43. > :30:46.Enroe of old. Carreno-Busta on the cusp of another

:30:47. > :30:48.long way round the service game. He has been tested throughout.

:30:49. > :30:52.He has not been shy of going for it Milos Raonic, when is it there, when

:30:53. > :30:53.it is in the zone. Almost approaching the half mark

:30:54. > :31:28.here and we are level pegging. ?FORCEDWHITE Almost approaching the

:31:29. > :31:34.half mark here and we are level pegging.

:31:35. > :31:39.White puff of chalk on that line. 74% first serves in. Ten aces

:31:40. > :31:49.already. 93% effect when he lands them. 80% effect off his second

:31:50. > :31:52.serve as well. It is almost unplayable through. How do you

:31:53. > :32:13.contest against that? Second serve 127mph from Raonic.

:32:14. > :32:23.Pretty big, pretty heavy. Boom. 137, matches his fastest of

:32:24. > :32:51.today so far. Just the two points conceded so far

:32:52. > :32:53.in his own serve Milos Raonic as we head into the business end of this

:32:54. > :33:14.first set. Let us look at his opponent as well.

:33:15. > :33:20.As Raonic pauses, Carreno-Busta is a player who, if we are honest, Paul,

:33:21. > :33:25.has not proven himself on grass. Probably one of the understatements

:33:26. > :33:32.of the tournament. Hasn't won a set. He is a regular haar in the world

:33:33. > :33:37.top 100, just reached a high of 40 odd in the season so far, but we

:33:38. > :33:43.talk about mentally how you come to Wimbledon, having spent a lot of the

:33:44. > :33:47.time on clay, which you would call your superior surface. Translation,

:33:48. > :33:59.if you like, is not that easy, is it, whether it is footwork, whether

:34:00. > :34:03.it is self-belief. Very tricky, it is all mental for Carreno-Busta. A

:34:04. > :34:06.good doubles player, we know he can play on the surface, he is all

:34:07. > :34:25.right. He has had tough draws. Draws. He just has to deliver.

:34:26. > :34:33.It is becoming a bit a familiar feel to the Spaniard service games where

:34:34. > :34:36.he loses the opening point and Raonic is ever threatening. Look at

:34:37. > :34:42.the effect when he comes to the net, Raonic, nine from nine on forays

:34:43. > :34:46.into the net. Matching Raonic with a pace of that

:34:47. > :34:51.first serve, 123mph. Felt like there was vengeance in

:34:52. > :35:20.that serve. He had been using the slice very

:35:21. > :35:23.effectively, the short one that drizzles just over the net, and

:35:24. > :35:27.Carreno-Busta having to hit up and the deep heavy knife. It is cutting

:35:28. > :35:36.through the court effectively normally. Not so there, though.

:35:37. > :35:40.Carreno-Busta having his work cut out, to defend his half of the

:35:41. > :35:55.court. He has to move impeccably today.

:35:56. > :36:05.Doing his utmost to stay in tough with Raonic throughout this opening

:36:06. > :36:10.set. Putting himself very well. A thankless task facing the big

:36:11. > :36:14.Canadian out here. One of the best service games of the

:36:15. > :36:23.match so far, just when he needed it.

:36:24. > :36:27.Who is going to blink first? He will be delighted to be in that

:36:28. > :36:33.predicament, because he was 15-40 on his opening service game.

:36:34. > :36:39.Escaped unme mashed and locked in at five all with man who is hitting the

:36:40. > :36:49.ball very very well. -- unblemished.

:36:50. > :36:55.Raonic a player who loves to bounce the ball before that first serve,

:36:56. > :37:01.always in even numbers. Really? Didn't know that. You know what is

:37:02. > :37:09.going to happen now, don't you. You are right. We were trying to

:37:10. > :37:17.catch you out. Just hugged the line, that is worth

:37:18. > :37:28.a challenge. It was called out. So this was Raonic's challenge.

:37:29. > :37:37.It is long. They breathe a sigh of relief.

:37:38. > :37:47.Good job. A clever first serve.

:37:48. > :37:53.108mph, forget the pace, it was all about the position and the slice.

:37:54. > :38:07.He has a smorgasbord of choice up his sleeve.

:38:08. > :38:14.Good to see him coming into the net, serve volleying, that is

:38:15. > :38:19.encouraging, you imagine that is with that conversation with John

:38:20. > :38:24.McEnroe, he is 6'five, a tough man to pass, especially with that

:38:25. > :38:30.imposing serve. That looked stiff, wood within the hands somehow.

:38:31. > :38:58.This is the deepest the Spaniard has been in a Raonic service game.

:38:59. > :39:05.That shot was there, from the moment that return was in his slot, he just

:39:06. > :39:34.had to get his feet out of the way and drill it into that corner.

:39:35. > :39:52.Cool, calm, collected. Milos Raonic heads back to his chair, 6-5. He is

:39:53. > :39:58.the master of serve and sting, isn't he, Milos Raonic, landing the big

:39:59. > :40:01.bomb and following up so effectively on any short pickings thereafter.

:40:02. > :40:05.You saw how well he gets round that so well. Extreme grip with the

:40:06. > :40:09.serve, allowing him to pro it that the wrist. He has choice up there,

:40:10. > :40:14.you can see the pro nation of the wrist the way it works from palm in

:40:15. > :40:26.to palm out. Balanced. Expecting something short and there it comes.

:40:27. > :40:34.It didn't come back, we have seen that multiple times. 11 aces for the

:40:35. > :40:38.big man. Such control at Queen, he, it took 55 games for a player to

:40:39. > :40:44.break him at Queens. Andy Murray eventually the man to do so. It is

:40:45. > :40:50.those two men in the picture, John McEnroe and Carlos Moya on the left.

:40:51. > :40:54.That is an impressive double act. Two former world number ones, one a

:40:55. > :40:56.Roland Garros champion, one familiar to all of us here, three times

:40:57. > :41:11.champion. The fifth time in his service game

:41:12. > :41:49.he has lost the fifth point. He is the master at the moment in

:41:50. > :41:55.this set of landing the timely first serves when he needs them most. As

:41:56. > :41:56.you say, love 15, trailing in most service games. Finds way out,

:41:57. > :42:16.though. Now a little chink of light here for

:42:17. > :42:57.Raonic. That was a golden opportunity and he

:42:58. > :43:02.knows it. Normally he is adept on this off

:43:03. > :43:11.forehand. Needed a hint more spin to get the ball up and down. A few

:43:12. > :43:19.unforced errors from the Canadian. Tie-break point then, for

:43:20. > :43:34.Carreno-Busta. Good hold from bus ta. -- Busta. Tie-break time. Busta.

:43:35. > :43:39.-- Busta. Tie-break time. Given that Milos Raonic has caused

:43:40. > :43:42.havoc with the Spaniard's service game you imagine he would be the

:43:43. > :43:45.person who would get the immediate mini-break but stranger things have

:43:46. > :43:47.happened. It's a lottery the tie-break. Let us see how this one

:43:48. > :44:09.unfolds. He is 16 and five in breakers is

:44:10. > :44:15.Raonic. He has got it. He held that shot so

:44:16. > :44:22.beautifully, didn't rush it, waited. Then he threaded the needle.

:44:23. > :44:26.It was a gorgeous return, got it down low, nice slice approach.

:44:27. > :44:29.Three-quarter length but Carreno-Busta so solidly balanced

:44:30. > :44:36.there and sure footed. Wonderful pass. Fist pump to boot. So first

:44:37. > :44:48.mini-break then. For the Spaniard.

:44:49. > :44:52.Oh, every little helps. Considering he is under so much

:44:53. > :44:57.pressure at the top end of the opening set here, he has really got

:44:58. > :44:58.his resources together well now. So focussed, you can see it in his

:44:59. > :45:24.eyes. There is something imposing when

:45:25. > :45:32.Milos Raonic starts moving up the court and narrowing down the angles.

:45:33. > :45:37.He is a tough man to pass. You can hear his size 13 shoes all

:45:38. > :45:42.round the court as he invades the space.

:45:43. > :45:54.Gets the mini-break back, more importantly. 1-2.

:45:55. > :45:57.Familiar feature of the Raonic service points. 12th ace, six times

:45:58. > :46:41.that of his opponent in this set. Good first serve. Out wide.

:46:42. > :46:44.Thought Raonic was the calm sophisticated one, this player here,

:46:45. > :46:49.he looks confident. He looks assured. He looks comfortable with

:46:50. > :46:55.himself. Yes, they have shared mini-breaks on the tie-break, they

:46:56. > :47:03.have broken each other's serve once in this tie-break, that is. And yes,

:47:04. > :47:06.he looks very calm. Acquitting himself well, the Spaniard,

:47:07. > :47:18.considering that horrid grass court record. None from four.

:47:19. > :47:21.Beautiful ace, showing real attitude and application when it counts most

:47:22. > :47:26.at the business end of this opening set here.

:47:27. > :47:30.Just the solitary point between them then.

:47:31. > :47:52.This race to seven points. He was trying to take evasive

:47:53. > :47:59.action. That one will hurt in the morning.

:48:00. > :48:05.Kept thundering through, didn't it. Hope she's oak. I think he got her

:48:06. > :48:19.pretty square as well. Motionless. Once again, repeatedly

:48:20. > :48:24.on that forehand side, he just uses the slice to such perfection. When

:48:25. > :48:27.it hits the wide area of the service box, it is incredibly lush out there

:48:28. > :49:08.and it slips away very fast. Oh dear! The nerves have surfaced.

:49:09. > :49:13.Two set points. For the number six seed. It was all going so well. Yes.

:49:14. > :49:15.Just the sort of thing that you can't pre-empt in practise, that was

:49:16. > :49:41.a nervous forehand. He is going to challenge but he

:49:42. > :49:51.knows the answer. Just confirm it with Hawk-Eye.

:49:52. > :50:05.It is long. And it is the set to the 25-year-old Canadian.

:50:06. > :50:13.Really he hasn't been badly troubled at all, Raonic. His serve has looked

:50:14. > :50:17.accomplished. He has looked confidence. He is winning cheap

:50:18. > :50:21.points, he has never looked threatened. Not at all. He was

:50:22. > :50:26.always going to win that opening set, really. And let's us peruse the

:50:27. > :50:34.statistics. 14 aces to three. Remarkable. And unforced errors,

:50:35. > :50:40.look at that this rice the winners and plus five for Carreno-Busta so

:50:41. > :50:45.it's a high quality match. First served in, above 70% for Raonic and

:50:46. > :50:50.66% for Carreno-Busta is very good. Look at the egengt they land,

:50:51. > :50:55.Carreno-Busta struggling off his second serve point. Only 44%. He has

:50:56. > :51:00.to get that up for a man who really does sort of, put himself first when

:51:01. > :51:04.they are mid rally and of course he lost that really significant short

:51:05. > :51:10.forehand that spilled long over the baseline. That turned the set on its

:51:11. > :51:14.axis in that tie-break, you feel a just result, really, having snatched

:51:15. > :51:18.that tie-break for the maple leaf. The crowd having a good time out

:51:19. > :51:30.here on Court Two. It is a beautiful day. Why wouldn't you.

:51:31. > :51:33.So press the reset Button if you are Carreno-Busta and start all over

:51:34. > :52:16.again, but he is a set down, with the serve.

:52:17. > :52:27.N, with the serve. He is a very talented athlete Pablo

:52:28. > :52:37.Carreno-Busta 6'2" he stands, he is dwarfed by Raonic. He is a good top

:52:38. > :52:41.50 player. Seeking assurance from the umpire

:52:42. > :52:51.there, that that was wide. Didn't want to use a challenge up.

:52:52. > :52:56.It teetered that one, thought about wriggling over. And the gum shield

:52:57. > :53:04.comes out. He looks like a boxer Raonic.

:53:05. > :53:11.Lumbering round the back-court, just trying to launch and ambush on the

:53:12. > :53:15.return game. Carreno-Busta, you have to credit

:53:16. > :53:19.him, because there has been no let down so far, he is in a strong

:53:20. > :53:21.position, top of the second set. He is starting to find his footing out

:53:22. > :53:42.here. Lovely. Beautiful tennis from

:53:43. > :53:46.Raonic, the ground stroke, that return was hit with real thunder.

:53:47. > :53:52.That beautiful volley was all a question of the touch. Yes, a hammer

:53:53. > :53:58.blow return, wasn't it. A wonderful backhand angle. You can tell he

:53:59. > :53:59.spent time round the net, under McEnroe's tutelage he looks sharp in

:54:00. > :54:18.the forecourt. You don't expect any of the top

:54:19. > :54:22.players firing on all cylinders in round one but you would say Raonic

:54:23. > :54:26.made a decent start, he did own that opening set from the off and it was

:54:27. > :54:31.a lot tighter than we anticipated from the start of the match. He had

:54:32. > :54:34.opportunities for, you know, a real strong three love lead almost, but

:54:35. > :54:39.didn't take it and suddenly he was into a bit of a dog fight.

:54:40. > :54:51.He is still looking good, hitting the ball very well out here.

:54:52. > :54:57.That is a lovely return. That is when you look at Raonic and you

:54:58. > :55:01.think how is he going to fare later on? He is serve-volleying a lot more

:55:02. > :55:06.but of course today's returners are better, they get the ball to the

:55:07. > :55:13.toes on a regular basis, and how is that volley quality going to stand

:55:14. > :55:15.up under the severe rest of asks of your Djokovics and those kind of

:55:16. > :55:58.people? Oh, duck if you wanted to stay

:55:59. > :56:04.alive! Alive! One thing serving into the body but not trying to take him

:56:05. > :56:09.through the back canvas, that was viciously struck. Flat hard as well.

:56:10. > :56:42.That could come with a health warning. Or a helmet to return it.

:56:43. > :56:48.He has to take those opportunities, love 30 has just been scrubbed out

:56:49. > :57:22.by Raonic. Back to 30-30. He is challenging it. That was a

:57:23. > :57:32.greedy second serve from Milos Raonic there, almost over confident.

:57:33. > :57:59.Look at that! Might have been greedy but it was jolly effective.

:58:00. > :58:11.I think that is called a good game to win. Love 30 down. And closes it

:58:12. > :58:20.out. Four in a row from Milos Raonic, very strong showing on his

:58:21. > :58:23.own delivery. It is an even contest. Something at

:58:24. > :58:42.the top of the programme we didn't expect.

:58:43. > :58:52.Oh, he is just toying with him. And again Carreno-Busta loses the

:58:53. > :58:55.opening point on his own delivery. Of course, the prize today, an

:58:56. > :59:02.opportunity for the winner of this match to play his doubles partner,

:59:03. > :59:06.Carreno-Busta, Lopez, he is up against Seppi, Spanish Italian

:59:07. > :59:18.encounter to play the winner of this match.

:59:19. > :59:31.If it was an ace that will mean he has a quarter 06 the Raonic ace

:59:32. > :59:38.count, but it wasn't. -- quarter of.

:59:39. > :59:44.Now, Milos Raonic in a commanding position in this return game, can he

:59:45. > :59:45.take it further? Something that Carreno-Busta in the game prior

:59:46. > :00:20.couldn't. It wasn't necessarily in the right

:00:21. > :00:24.position, that time, Raonic. And this, in a sense, is the difference

:00:25. > :00:30.between these two. Raonic, 0- 30 on his serve. Managed to close the deal

:00:31. > :00:34.and this time it is bust up with three break points to defend. -- it

:00:35. > :01:16.is Busta. And of course, are first

:01:17. > :01:24.demonstration of the hot dog shot... You go for broke, don't you? Yes...

:01:25. > :01:30.He had nothing... Well, he had a lot to lose. In a tricky position,

:01:31. > :01:36.Raonic with a wonderful, lob volley. Busta trying to make the hot dog and

:01:37. > :01:38.it cost him his serve in the end, trailing 0- 40, always going to be a

:01:39. > :01:54.tough ask. He has had to take a lot of evasive

:01:55. > :01:59.action, as well. This was from earlier, Raonic's serve, look how he

:02:00. > :02:04.managed to get out of the way, bearing in mind that is coming down

:02:05. > :02:11.at around 140 miles an hour, he had just over 0.3 of a second to react

:02:12. > :02:14.to that. Normally you would see a player trying to get a racket onto

:02:15. > :02:22.that, but you see him just running from that one!

:02:23. > :02:31.Now we get an opportunity to look at the front running skills of Milos

:02:32. > :02:35.Raonic. I wonder if he has learnt lessons from the Andy Murray loss in

:02:36. > :02:41.the Queen's Club final, having been 7-3 up.

:02:42. > :02:46.Look at that! APPLAUSE

:02:47. > :02:54.I think Raonic thought he had him but Busta had other ideas. In the

:02:55. > :02:58.grand scheme of things, this is quite serve and volley play doesn't

:02:59. > :03:02.get exposed so much these days because the courts are so true and

:03:03. > :03:07.the baseliner gets a good look at the short and they are. This is like

:03:08. > :03:14.Nadal... Coming around the outside of the ball. If you on a grasscourt

:03:15. > :03:17.these days, it has to be behind an immaculate either very deep or

:03:18. > :03:28.short, but it has two have quality about it otherwise you get picked

:03:29. > :03:32.off. UMPIRE: Raonic was challenging the call on the right service line,

:03:33. > :03:35.the ball was called out. He challenges immediately. That is just

:03:36. > :04:13.what the umpire wants to hear. Carlos Moya in the fight had,

:04:14. > :04:17.contrast in looks. The casual, said Luke, in the red and white. John

:04:18. > :04:24.McEnroe looking very smart. Dear... They will not like that. And you can

:04:25. > :04:27.see what he is trying to do, which is really encouraging, he wants to

:04:28. > :04:32.Russia's opponent, that is why he is at the net so much but these all

:04:33. > :04:37.these need to sharpen up. -- he wants to rush his opponent. The

:04:38. > :04:48.first break point for Pablo Carreno Busta.

:04:49. > :04:56.And that is the difference, really. When you have a weapon like that...

:04:57. > :05:22.We are being given everything here by me last Raonic, from the sublime

:05:23. > :05:27.to the ridiculous! He is heeding the advice from John Rankin row. You are

:05:28. > :05:32.big, come forward, you are a tough man to pass. -- John McEnroe. That

:05:33. > :05:56.of volley, a tough choice. He made hard work of it but he got

:05:57. > :06:52.there in the end. Doesn't like the racket, either. He

:06:53. > :06:59.is changing that. Carreno Busta has new balls. Opting for a slightly

:07:00. > :07:13.tighter racket to control the faster new balls.

:07:14. > :07:20.Perhaps he should be throwing the towel away and changing the racket

:07:21. > :07:21.every end. He will be throwing the towel in if he keeps playing like

:07:22. > :07:36.that! Not enough on that approach, was it?

:07:37. > :08:19.It was too easy. There was a bit of a backlash,

:08:20. > :08:23.wasn't there? He had so many opportunities in that Raonic service

:08:24. > :08:34.game and he could not rake and now he is in a world of trouble himself.

:08:35. > :08:42.Didn't get a point in his last service game. Real test of his

:08:43. > :08:52.mettle here. He has got to try and find a first serve.

:08:53. > :08:58.But it is just, as you like it from me last Raonic. -- from me last

:08:59. > :09:15.Raonic. He is almost making work for

:09:16. > :09:19.himself. We saw how he was beating himself up in the previous service

:09:20. > :09:23.game. But when the questions are asked by his opponent, Raonic is

:09:24. > :09:27.definitely going through the gears. Yes and he is the sort of man that

:09:28. > :09:33.can rip the match out of an opponent's hands because he has such

:09:34. > :09:37.bone-crushing power. The last point of the game was a fine example of

:09:38. > :09:43.bad and Carreno Busta is so adept on a clay court of defending so well,

:09:44. > :09:50.very agile mover, six feet two, but Raonic exposes that with non-power.

:09:51. > :09:53.Blow through opponents. And when he is on fire, he is such an opponent.

:09:54. > :10:17.We saw it at Queen's Club. The number six seed on top in this

:10:18. > :10:51.second set. They said to the good and 4-1 up in the second.

:10:52. > :11:42.If you are sat down that end, you need a helmet, gloves, padding...

:11:43. > :11:49.A fine return from the Spaniard. Just got it right out of the meat of

:11:50. > :11:54.the racket on the forehand, wonderful collision with the ball,

:11:55. > :11:57.came back as fast as it left the racket. Speeding to his feet

:11:58. > :12:03.quickly. Could their early reflex this one back because of his rack

:12:04. > :12:13.lag of time. Back at you, double quick.

:12:14. > :12:21.But he has got so much variety in his locker. Tough for Carreno Busta

:12:22. > :12:23.to pick which way he is going to serve, consequently make an

:12:24. > :13:01.effective return. So many cheap points coming from

:13:02. > :13:08.that serve. 17 aces. Decent first serve percentage, 71%. Asking

:13:09. > :13:56.questions of his opponent. When you look at his section of the

:13:57. > :14:02.draw, Kevin Anderson, Jack Sock, David Goffin, the 11th seed. He will

:14:03. > :14:06.meet him in the last 16 should he win through. I know it is early

:14:07. > :14:10.doors but it is nice to cast a glance further down the line, top

:14:11. > :14:11.opponents, they are what all manageable for a Milos Raonic, in

:14:12. > :14:25.his kind of form. A little too complacent. Well, he

:14:26. > :14:29.can be, can't he? Room for manoeuvre in this set. Such a commanding lead

:14:30. > :15:06.at 5-1. What sort of impact do you think

:15:07. > :15:11.McEnroe and Carlos Moya are having? I don't know about Carlos Moya but

:15:12. > :15:14.you can see he is listening to John McEnroe, coming into the net a lot

:15:15. > :15:20.more, using the serve and volley but not on a regular basis that he is

:15:21. > :15:24.serve-volleying a lot. He is mixing it up nicely and that is typical

:15:25. > :15:31.from a return's perspective, difficult to get a rhythm, that is

:15:32. > :15:38.smart. You can see the angle he is using. That is clever. Me last

:15:39. > :15:42.Raonic, at the net, is so imposing and it seems wasteful he is not

:15:43. > :15:47.backing up that serve with... You know, some great volleys behind it.

:15:48. > :15:50.Take time away from opponents. Why not? But he does have to tidy up

:15:51. > :16:09.these follies. -- these follies. Because he is so tall and gets up so

:16:10. > :16:13.high on the contact he cuts sharp angles on the serve. Really short

:16:14. > :16:19.along the sideline, that one. That was audacious, wasn't it? Quite

:16:20. > :16:47.nonchalant and relaxed. The trouble for the Spaniard, he is

:16:48. > :17:16.trying to guess on serve. He is not done quite yet. Carreno

:17:17. > :17:28.Busta, beautiful rolling of his wrists.

:17:29. > :17:49.UMPIRE: Carreno Busta is challenging the call on the centre service line,

:17:50. > :17:55.the ball was called in. Second service. He may look confused but he

:17:56. > :18:10.is two sets to the good. SUE BARKER: Milos Raonic looking as

:18:11. > :18:16.confused as anyone. He is in control in that match. If you want to watch

:18:17. > :18:23.that match you can do so online, via connected TV or fire the BBC's app.

:18:24. > :18:27.We will be heading off to see Marcus Willis, the Great Britain qualifier

:18:28. > :18:29.in a moment but over on Centre Court, you can follow this match on

:18:30. > :18:48.the red button. Three games all. Just before some live tennis we will

:18:49. > :18:54.update you on some stories. Sam Querrey on court for three hours and

:18:55. > :18:57.22 minutes. His 33rd ace. Winning 12-10 in the fifth and final set

:18:58. > :19:03.having dropped the opening two sets to Lukas Rosol. The former Queen's

:19:04. > :19:13.Club champion through 12-10 in the fifth. Disappointment for Alex Ward.

:19:14. > :19:19.He lost to the 11th seed David Goffin. Losing in straight sets. A

:19:20. > :19:23.big step up in class for him. He plays on the futures tour but he

:19:24. > :19:28.will have learned a lot from playing Goffin today.

:19:29. > :19:36.And Venus Williams through in straight sets. Against Donna Vekic

:19:37. > :19:43.of Croatia. Venus is seeded eighth. Coming through into close sets. She

:19:44. > :19:47.had to dig deep and save a couple of set points in the opening set. The

:19:48. > :19:55.five-time champion is through once again. At the age of 36. We will

:19:56. > :20:01.head over to see Marcus Willis in action out on Court Number 17, one

:20:02. > :20:10.of the outside courts. Playing Ricardas Berankis. Marcus is 3-1 up

:20:11. > :20:14.with a break. An amazing story, this 25-year-old from Slough, almost gave

:20:15. > :20:19.up at the start of the year, persuaded to carry on by his

:20:20. > :20:23.girlfriend. Came through prequalifying, then qualifying, this

:20:24. > :20:25.is his first ever tour level match and it is here at Wimbledon. Let's

:20:26. > :20:47.join our commentators. COMMENTATOR: Ricardas Berankis gets

:20:48. > :20:53.his first service game after being broken in the opening service game

:20:54. > :20:57.of the first set. Marcus Willis has got a vocal contingent of support

:20:58. > :21:02.here on Court 17 and he is feeding off embracing the occasion and for

:21:03. > :21:07.the first... 17 minutes of this set so far, he is residing in that

:21:08. > :21:14.mystical place known as the sole. Same with freedom, hitting the ball,

:21:15. > :21:19.finding the lines. Thundering down four aces and he is playing with

:21:20. > :21:27.freedom that you wouldn't know that Ricardas Berankis is 718 places

:21:28. > :21:32.above him. You wouldn't. He is in the zone, feeding off the crowd,

:21:33. > :21:37.some of the pick-ups and technical shots he has pulled off...

:21:38. > :21:43.Outstanding. Building from what he did in the qualifying. This is a

:21:44. > :21:47.step up, for sure. You wonder if he can sustain and even build on the

:21:48. > :21:52.outstanding level of play he has produced so far. It really has been

:21:53. > :21:56.dreamlike stuff. Here he is, still a break to the good. Sixth game, first

:21:57. > :22:45.set. 3-2. This has been a hallmark of his play

:22:46. > :22:51.across-the-board, speeding through his service game, giving his

:22:52. > :22:56.opponent no time to settle. He has been outstanding so far.

:22:57. > :23:00.Particularly on serve, the first serve percentage around 70. Last

:23:01. > :23:31.four points on serve so far. Another solid hold of serve for

:23:32. > :24:29.Marcus Willis. Just a little deep on that ground

:24:30. > :24:29.stroke but then he has made rare errors, he has bounced back

:24:30. > :25:04.immediately. Branca is doesn't really give too

:25:05. > :25:15.much away. Outwardly. A stubborn kind of look about him. -- Berankis.

:25:16. > :25:21.Willis has gone a bell-macro -- done a good job so far, varying his

:25:22. > :25:47.directions. Well constructive point by Berankis.

:25:48. > :26:12.Very good return, forcing a difficult pick-up from Berankis.

:26:13. > :26:23.What a winner! Crosscourt and he like bad! Not surprised, the way he

:26:24. > :26:29.has played so far. Taking it in his stride, running forehand, imposition

:26:30. > :26:39.beautifully. You could be a little bit critical of Branca is. So hard

:26:40. > :27:23.to pull that off. -- bell-macro -- Berankis.

:27:24. > :28:26.Deep into the Berankis serve once again.

:28:27. > :28:39.A very good hold of serve from a rancorous. -- from Berankis. Willis

:28:40. > :28:44.remains a break to the good. 4-3 games after 25 minutes of play.

:28:45. > :28:50.Thinking about actually, Willis, here and everything. She is not here

:28:51. > :28:55.this week but his girlfriend, is a dentist and we have a lot to thank

:28:56. > :29:01.her for. These bands have, for her being here, he was going to quit the

:29:02. > :29:05.game and she talked him round, here he is, after all those wins,

:29:06. > :29:11.prequalifying before qualifying last week. It started with that, he had

:29:12. > :29:15.the coaching job set up in Philadelphia in the States. A shout

:29:16. > :29:20.out to the work but club, he is a coach, he had the job set up by all

:29:21. > :29:24.accounts and they will be pleased, Jenny is not here, she talked him

:29:25. > :29:34.around. Plans to play, to get onto the main ATP World Tour. Playing the

:29:35. > :29:40.ITF after this. Clear intent to try and develop a career. After that

:29:41. > :29:45.arduous qualification process, prequalifying, qualifying, direct

:29:46. > :29:51.acceptance into the main draw and here he is, playing wonderfully

:29:52. > :29:54.well. What a stage he has earned for himself. The first set, serving with

:29:55. > :30:19.new balls. 4-3. Big thing that Berankis is

:30:20. > :30:30.stringling with, the different choices of shots that Willis has

:30:31. > :30:44.got. Very tough to read at time what is he is going to do. Both, really.

:30:45. > :31:01.Must be the first double fault of the match for Willis.

:31:02. > :31:05.Must be the first double fault of the match for Willis.

:31:06. > :31:10.First foray into the net and it is a successful one. You keep going back

:31:11. > :31:15.to when he was in juniors he reached the third round here a couple of

:31:16. > :31:20.time, he had a match with Bernard Tomic.

:31:21. > :31:25.2008, it was, when he was 15 in the world in junior, he had a variety of

:31:26. > :31:29.game then. Berankis is struggling to get to grips with it, come up with

:31:30. > :31:38.an answer. One way -- long way to go, of

:31:39. > :31:46.course. Nasa bullet of a return.

:31:47. > :31:58.-- that is a bullet of a return. Into position in an instant.

:31:59. > :32:02.Spanking it back across the net. That is a fairly reliable weapon to

:32:03. > :32:28.have, to get yourself out of trouble. Fifth ace of the match.

:32:29. > :32:35.I am going to inspect the board to see if there is any residue of that

:32:36. > :32:40.titanium pig. . Hawk-Eye not available on this court, so he has

:32:41. > :32:41.to accept final verdict of the officials, facing second break point

:32:42. > :33:21.here now. He has been XL lent so far, not

:33:22. > :33:26.using the body serve. Slide is working beautifully. What a terrific

:33:27. > :33:30.response from Marcus Willis. Staving off two break point, close canning

:33:31. > :33:37.out his service game with ace number six.

:33:38. > :33:41.To maintain the break advantage that he secured. He leads five games to

:33:42. > :33:45.three. So Berankis now serving to say in

:33:46. > :34:36.the first set. 3-5.

:34:37. > :34:39.Secured. He leads five games to three.

:34:40. > :34:40.So Berankis now serving to say in the first set.

:34:41. > :34:46.3-5. So a glimpse of an opportunity here,

:34:47. > :34:49.love 30 ahead on the Berankis serve. The Lithuanian, he could dig himself

:34:50. > :35:14.out of a bit of a hole to extend this first set.

:35:15. > :35:24.He has overcooked the forehand. That is just pressure. It's, it, Willis

:35:25. > :35:29.is playing from attacking sense, but movement as well. The amount of

:35:30. > :35:31.balls he is running down, asking Berankis further questions.

:35:32. > :36:13.Very good. And he has done it. After 32 minutes

:36:14. > :36:18.of utterly uninhibited tennis, Marcus Willis, ranked 775 in the

:36:19. > :36:22.world has taken the first set against Berankis, six games to

:36:23. > :36:25.three. A fairy tale continues, two weeks'

:36:26. > :36:29.ago, he could only dream of being here. He has come through the

:36:30. > :36:33.qualifying now he is a set up in his first ever tour match. Back can

:36:34. > :36:37.Marcus in a moment. This match is currently on Centre Court you can

:36:38. > :36:45.see on the Red Button. Garbine Muguruza, last year's finalist won

:36:46. > :36:51.the first set 5-all. She has love 30 on the serve. Take you round some of

:36:52. > :36:56.the other court, these are available online or connected TV. Kei

:36:57. > :37:00.Nishikori was in control. He has been broken by Sam Groth. Now the

:37:01. > :37:03.third set is back on serve, the number five seed there in your

:37:04. > :37:07.picture. So that is on Court Number One.

:37:08. > :37:11.And over on Court Two, back with Milos Raonic, we left at the end of

:37:12. > :37:15.the second set and he is a break up in the third now, so two sets to

:37:16. > :37:22.love up, 4-2 up for Milos Raonic from Canada.

:37:23. > :37:27.And to the Brits in action. Naomi Broady dropped the opening set to

:37:28. > :37:31.Elina Svitolina, the 17th seed, but Naomi is a real fighter and she will

:37:32. > :37:37.try and get herself back into this match. That is on court number

:37:38. > :37:42.three, over on court 18, Dan Evans is a break of serve up, again a

:37:43. > :37:47.player who is ranked five places above him Struff, so Dan Evans 91 in

:37:48. > :37:54.the world and he is a break up on court 18. Back on court 17, Marcus

:37:55. > :38:01.Willis a set up against Berankis. Back we go.

:38:02. > :38:06.So the players up off their chair to emerge for the second set. Having

:38:07. > :38:12.broken Berankis for the second time to close out set number one, Willis

:38:13. > :38:22.has the slight advantage of serving first to begin this second set.

:38:23. > :38:30.That is remarkable. Because the pick up, off the return, of Berankis was

:38:31. > :38:36.so casual, but ultimately proved to be a winner.

:38:37. > :38:55.Yes. You have to see that one coming.

:38:56. > :39:02.That is a very well constructed point. He is toing a good job there

:39:03. > :39:05.as well. That is the hardest place, because Berankis occupied a good

:39:06. > :39:09.position here, if you look at him, just to put it over the backhand

:39:10. > :39:14.corner so difficult to get a meaningful contact on that. Only

:39:15. > :39:23.5'9, just the right place from Willis's point of view.

:39:24. > :39:24.The intention was clear. Execution just going awry on that particular

:39:25. > :40:14.occasion. Berankis battling well, bricking up

:40:15. > :40:27.break point in the first game of this second set.

:40:28. > :40:49.Swinging serve out wide. Enough to stave off the break point.

:40:50. > :41:01.That is very clever, leaving poor Berankis rambling on the lawn here.

:41:02. > :41:06.Same as earlier in the game. Such good feel in the forecourt, Willis,

:41:07. > :41:08.just seems a step ahead mentally of Berankis at the moment in the point

:41:09. > :42:08.construction. That is the third double fault of

:42:09. > :42:18.the match for Willis now. Second break point opportunity for Berankis

:42:19. > :42:26.on his opening service game. Once again, serve out wide to the

:42:27. > :42:30.backhand wing. That is his first real challenge in way, just trying

:42:31. > :42:31.to ride the crest of the wave emotionally, keep it going as long

:42:32. > :42:52.as possible. Just feel Berankis is starting to

:42:53. > :42:55.read the toss of Willis a little bit more, the direction, something he

:42:56. > :42:59.was struggling do in the first set, as a result, getting a racket on a

:43:00. > :43:08.few more of these returns. More meaningfully.

:43:09. > :43:15.Nothing he could do about that though, he has hit that serve so

:43:16. > :43:28.bell. That is virtually unplayable. Seventh ace of the match.

:43:29. > :43:36.Staved off a break point. Delightful touch. Moving round round

:43:37. > :44:17.the court so well. So Willis ultimately holds serve.

:44:18. > :44:22.Took nine minutes staved off three break points, the serve has remained

:44:23. > :44:28.unbreakable to this point in this first round match. He leads one game

:44:29. > :44:33.to love. He is a set to the good as well. You talk a lot about staying

:44:34. > :44:38.in the zone, it is something you talked about 59 the outset. That is

:44:39. > :44:43.it, even the top player, it is difficult for them, and obviously he

:44:44. > :44:48.has played a set there, it will be interest how he rates that, has to

:44:49. > :44:50.be pretty much at one 100%, so, it's a question of how long he can

:44:51. > :44:55.continue to maintain that level, because you are still playing a guy

:44:56. > :45:05.who is 53 in the world.n't can't forget that, very good player.

:45:06. > :45:11.One of the great things about athletes is they don't set limits so

:45:12. > :45:14.if he is playing at one hundred he can raise the level higher #12i8.

:45:15. > :45:17.This man will have something to say about that.

:45:18. > :46:40.-- higher still. What a return! Positioned himself

:46:41. > :46:45.wonderfully. Well to full stretch and still found the angle to produce

:46:46. > :46:50.the winner. Serve from Berankis here, not quite

:46:51. > :46:51.wide enough to trouble Willis. He saves there, ready, early in

:46:52. > :47:56.position. Using the pace. Rat-a-at the tennis at the net He

:47:57. > :48:00.was frustrated Willis, just before that replay began, he had a shot

:48:01. > :48:05.where he could have gone on top of the exchange, count quite manage to

:48:06. > :48:07.do it. Berankis, to be fair, very solid at

:48:08. > :48:31.the net. A very good hold of serve for

:48:32. > :48:35.Berankis. He is gritty. British fans know about Berankis as well, because

:48:36. > :48:39.he has played a few matches before against British players. Mixed

:48:40. > :48:44.success for Berankis, lost to Andy Murray in the past but a couple of

:48:45. > :48:47.big wins in Davis Cup, six years or so ago. Against Dan Evans and James

:48:48. > :49:31.Ward in that time. Extraordinary return. For once,

:49:32. > :49:36.here, not quite doing enough with the direction, with the placement,

:49:37. > :49:38.there, Willis. Wasn't really a body serve, wasn't really a wide serve

:49:39. > :50:20.either. Wide serve to the backhand side is

:50:21. > :50:21.proved to be a difficult proposition for Berankis to deal with. Very

:50:22. > :51:10.profitable for Willis. Very good winning ground stroke from

:51:11. > :51:22.Berankis. Finding a line that ultimately

:51:23. > :51:54.proved to be the winner. Service just dropped off a bit in

:51:55. > :51:59.recent times for Willis. He was at 70% for most of the first set, now

:52:00. > :52:17.down in the low 60s, but just see the difference when he makes it.

:52:18. > :52:31.Double fault count just creeping up a bit now. That is the fifth one.

:52:32. > :52:44.Again, not suffering any hangover, continuing to go for it.

:52:45. > :52:56.Wonderful direction on that serve. Oh!

:52:57. > :53:02.What a wonderful atmosphere out on court 17 and Marcus Willis stays in

:53:03. > :53:07.front, 2-1 up. So, let us update you on what has

:53:08. > :53:12.been happening on Centre Court. This happened a moment ago. Camila Giorgi

:53:13. > :53:18.set point against Garbine Muguruza. She is such a fiery competitor and

:53:19. > :53:23.she has fought her way back into this match and this long rally,

:53:24. > :53:27.sealing victory in the second set, so now, the French Open champion in

:53:28. > :53:31.real trouble. One set all and if you want to watch that match on Centre

:53:32. > :53:38.Court it continues on the Red Button.

:53:39. > :53:43.And a couple of results to bring you, the 2th seed is there Navarro

:53:44. > :53:48.of Spain through in three sets against Zhang of China.

:53:49. > :54:04.Another long rally. Oh, what rally to finish on.

:54:05. > :54:13.Absolute delight from Suarez Navarro and the 12th seed is through.

:54:14. > :54:22.What a story this was on Court Eight. Safarova playing her doubles

:54:23. > :54:26.partner. Partner. Sands had a match point and served a double fault.

:54:27. > :54:29.Coming back from match point down and I don't think there will be big

:54:30. > :54:34.smiles here, because it is her doubles partner, he good friend but

:54:35. > :54:38.Safarova has beaten Sands in the third and final set. They have

:54:39. > :54:42.speeded seventh in the ladies doubled here at Wimbledon. So that

:54:43. > :54:51.is what has been happening elsewhere and here we go.

:54:52. > :54:55.Don't fine the angles is Marcus Willis.

:54:56. > :54:57.-- continue to find the angles. Berankis couldn't retrieve that one,

:54:58. > :55:28.in a love 30 hole once again. He has got his rattled. Break

:55:29. > :55:48.points, most certainly is. Second serve, three break point, a

:55:49. > :56:17.lot of pressure here on Berankis. So the serve of Berankis broken in

:56:18. > :56:23.the fourth game of this second set. Marcus Willis a break to the good.

:56:24. > :56:28.Leading three games to one. Remember, he served first. Has that

:56:29. > :56:47.advantage, looking to consolidate the break. Fifth game, second set.

:56:48. > :56:54.He it is almost double figures for the ace, it is funny, looking round

:56:55. > :56:57.here, hearing that extra security has been called over here to the

:56:58. > :57:01.court. Just to, there is nothing going on

:57:02. > :57:14.but just the numbers of people, trying to cram in, get any sort of

:57:15. > :57:17.viewpoint. It is worth are stating again, this guy came through

:57:18. > :57:22.prequalifying to get to the qualifying and he is in here, 775 in

:57:23. > :57:32.the world. That is why people want to watch this.

:57:33. > :57:36.Not just because he is British. A casual looking attempt on his

:57:37. > :57:38.previous ground stroke. Bouncing back with an actor, the double

:57:39. > :58:07.figures now. The double faults are starting to be

:58:08. > :58:21.a bit of a problem for Willis. Six for the match.

:58:22. > :58:31.Now Willis faces break point on his second serve.

:58:32. > :58:36.You can see what Berankis was trying to do, he was trying to get round

:58:37. > :58:40.and create room but he got a bit jammed, to be honest, it wasn't

:58:41. > :58:42.really a forehand return. He was trying to manufacture that, trying

:58:43. > :59:04.to do something different. Got himself in position. Couldn't

:59:05. > :59:06.control the racket head. Facing break point for the second time in

:59:07. > :59:45.his service game. That's fantastic. Berankis brings up

:59:46. > :59:52.break point number three as that crosscourt winner. It was a good

:59:53. > :59:54.pick up, did give him the chance. Bill lips -- Willis could have done

:59:55. > :00:16.a bit more with that. In the opening game of this second

:00:17. > :00:20.set, Marcus Willis staved off three break point, he has done so again

:00:21. > :00:24.here, Berankis not happy with the call, Hawk-Eye not available here on

:00:25. > :00:26.court 17. He is livid with himself, that is his strong return, he has

:00:27. > :00:39.got time on that as well. Continues to interact with his fans

:00:40. > :01:35.here on court 17. That there was delightful. Wonderful

:01:36. > :02:24.delicacy at the net. Double faults almost matching aces.

:02:25. > :02:30.Seventh. Definitely going for the second, I just wonder if he should

:02:31. > :02:41.concentrate on that more. You looked at the numbers, giving away an awful

:02:42. > :02:50.of free points. Fourth break point on the Willis serve. Converts

:02:51. > :03:36.another. Untidy service game, this. Still

:03:37. > :03:52.alive. Double fault count, eight. Break point for the fifth time.

:03:53. > :04:00.Berankis has got to be disappointed with that, the return. The backhand

:04:01. > :04:39.return, got to make that. We mentioned, Berankis, just 5'9

:04:40. > :05:00.tall. Not nearly enough, one that -- on that lob.

:05:01. > :05:12.Berankis, creating these opportunities, but not capitalising.

:05:13. > :05:16.He has pulled across that, again. Frankly, should have broken by now.

:05:17. > :05:33.Worth the break back. Ninth double fault of the match.

:05:34. > :05:54.Break point number seven. First serve percentage for the set

:05:55. > :06:10.below 50%. Having got himself and his ocean, Delmont position, serve

:06:11. > :06:19.finally broken. Effectively, back on 2-, Berankis is going to emerge,

:06:20. > :06:29.2-3. We will be back with that in just a moment. On centre court,

:06:30. > :06:45.Muguruza has just broken, 2-1 up, final set. That there is live on the

:06:46. > :06:47.red button. And one result, Raonic has won in straight sets against

:06:48. > :07:10.Busta. Raonic, with John McEnroe in his corner, has won in

:07:11. > :07:19.straight sets. And Daniel Evans, facing Struff of Germany, just five

:07:20. > :07:25.places above him, Evans at 91, that slip finishes at all. He has taken

:07:26. > :07:32.the opening set, on Court number 18. You can watch that on the website,

:07:33. > :07:40.or connected television. But disappointment, for Broady, she has

:07:41. > :07:50.gone out to Svitolina of Ukraine. 6-2, 6-3. But Broady, out in the

:07:51. > :08:20.opening round. That is what has been happening. Back we go.

:08:21. > :08:29.Berankis, has emerged with solid stuff after his first service break.

:08:30. > :08:33.High percentage, you talk about Willis dropping down, but Berankis,

:08:34. > :08:36.it is not actually reflected somewhat in the numbers. That game,

:08:37. > :09:13.very good. He has improved. And I was forced -- an unforced

:09:14. > :09:26.error from Berankis. All the court to aim at. Willis was fortunate,

:09:27. > :09:33.winning the point from there. It is the surface, that has served him so

:09:34. > :10:22.effectively. Both men holding serve to love.

:10:23. > :10:30.Remain on serve. Berankis is going to come out serving, 3-4. And they

:10:31. > :10:40.seem to come up with something different, every sit down! Creative

:10:41. > :10:50.guys! As you said, Euro 2016 inspired! But it is now just a

:10:51. > :10:55.creative tangent. That is a good way of putting it. That last game, it

:10:56. > :11:02.shows how he has got into the position. Just hoping to keep that

:11:03. > :11:11.going, through the rest of the sick, it makes it easy, he gets the first

:11:12. > :11:20.strike, flat strike Willis has got. Berankis struggling to read. Seems

:11:21. > :11:32.preoccupied, with regripping his raquet. Umpire called time! Not

:11:33. > :11:42.Gasquet yet! Needs to take some tips! Repairs complete... Eighth

:11:43. > :11:57.game. Second set. Berankis serving. New balls.

:11:58. > :12:12.Just looking quizzically at that line. It went against him.

:12:13. > :12:38.And Berankis, not happy with something.

:12:39. > :12:57.The umpire, Berankis just having a conversation with her.

:12:58. > :13:12.Just asking, if anything can be done about the noise, when he is about to

:13:13. > :13:13.serve. Nothing been done yet, but that glance at the umpire did the

:13:14. > :13:44.job there! Three break points on the Berankis

:13:45. > :13:48.serve with new balls. An opportunity, for Willis. I just do

:13:49. > :13:52.not know how comfortable Berankis has been, when he has to dictate,

:13:53. > :14:23.the play like that. That is fantastic. You mentioned,

:14:24. > :14:29.just 5'9, but the positioning, and adjustments, outstanding. These

:14:30. > :14:41.little adjustments, standing back, getting to the bitter opposition, --

:14:42. > :14:54.better position. There it is. Service break secured. Willis, now

:14:55. > :15:08.serving for the second set. You do feel, problems of Berankis' own

:15:09. > :15:11.makings. Just a couple of mistakes, when he was looking to press,

:15:12. > :16:12.proving costly. Net cord in favour of Willis.

:16:13. > :16:23.Nothing has been going right for this man at the moment. Three set

:16:24. > :16:48.points. Facing the prospect, of going 2-0 up.

:16:49. > :17:00.Berankis produced a good return, but the pick up to return that stroke

:17:01. > :17:15.from Willis was extraordinary. Still facing two set points.

:17:16. > :17:35.Willis takes a 2-0 lead. Over Berankis, second set 6-3 after 43

:17:36. > :17:44.minutes. They are absolutely jubilant. Willis takes his seat,

:17:45. > :17:55.first appearance at a grand slam, tour level match, leading the player

:17:56. > :18:08.ranked 54 in the world. After one hour and 14 minutes. He is going to

:18:09. > :18:11.do will, to ghetto for the bathroom break -- to get out for a bathroom

:18:12. > :18:27.break. So many people. You looked at the numbers. Just at key times, I

:18:28. > :18:31.feel the game when Berankis was broken, you just look at the

:18:32. > :18:40.unforced errors. More winners, Willis. Bottom Berankis, paying at

:18:41. > :18:46.key times. He has got an awful lot of work to do. Certainly, if he

:18:47. > :18:51.hopes to extend his stay at Wimbledon, reaching the second

:18:52. > :18:57.round, as last year, he is going to have to take this one to the five

:18:58. > :19:05.set distance. He has conceded that, to the man ranked 775 in the world!

:19:06. > :19:15.The last main entrant in the main draw, Willis. Leads 2-0. It is a

:19:16. > :19:28.good story, Willis, 2-0 up at his opening round, first match on the

:19:29. > :19:36.ATP tour. We can tell you, that Nishikori has beaten the Australian

:19:37. > :19:42.big server, Groth. It has not been a good year, for Groth, he has gone

:19:43. > :20:01.out in straight sets. Nishikori will face Benneteau. So

:20:02. > :20:05.much variety to his game. People sitting on Henman Hill, enjoying the

:20:06. > :20:14.screen, that has become such a popular part of Wimbledon. And huge

:20:15. > :20:19.crowds, today, enjoying the weather, we could be in for some rain over

:20:20. > :20:22.the next few days but certainly some beautiful weather to open the

:20:23. > :20:30.Championship. Everybody enjoying the tennis. So much happening, the

:20:31. > :20:39.opening day. And we will be keeping an eye on the other British players,

:20:40. > :20:46.Dan Evans, court 18. And Laura Robson, coming out, to Theseus

:20:47. > :20:55.Julian open champion, Kerber. Has been away from the game, numerous

:20:56. > :21:01.injuries, including last week, at the Eastbourne qualifying, it was

:21:02. > :21:07.2008, on this court, she won the junior title. So much expected, but

:21:08. > :21:14.injuries have taken their toll. Going to be against fellow left

:21:15. > :21:33.hander Kerber. Back to the story unfolding, on Court 17.

:21:34. > :21:45.Change of kit. Could this bring about a change of fortune? He is

:21:46. > :21:51.trailing, to Willis, who has been playing some inspired tennis. The

:21:52. > :21:54.level has dropped, from the incredible performance, of the

:21:55. > :22:06.opening set, but the result of the Mutley was the scene. Broken, fifth

:22:07. > :22:11.game of the second set, and the Western Union has not managed to get

:22:12. > :22:25.a sustained foothold, into this game. -- Lithuanian. Willis, just

:22:26. > :22:31.one set away from progressing to the second round. First appearance at a

:22:32. > :22:38.grand slam and a tour level tournament. It is just that Luke

:22:39. > :24:16.that he gave, 2-0 sets up. It is incredible, at the moment.

:24:17. > :24:27.Normally more solid than that, Berankis, that is the mistake off

:24:28. > :24:34.the ground, hurting him. Errors at key times. We keep going back to

:24:35. > :24:45.that game he was broken. Donating errors. He has come from two sets

:24:46. > :24:49.down twice in his career. He has got previous, being able to do this,

:24:50. > :24:58.just dealing with this situation mentally. He has certainly got the

:24:59. > :25:02.experience, to call upon. Willis just wants to maintain his

:25:03. > :25:09.concentration, and most importantly, just stay in the moment. He has done

:25:10. > :25:18.that admirably so far, that is how he has got the advantage, serving

:25:19. > :25:26.second game, third set. And that was a good return from Berankis. Not

:25:27. > :25:36.getting quite the sport that he wanted on that one. -- spot. Tending

:25:37. > :25:40.to rattle through these service games. Berankis, very little time to

:25:41. > :26:10.settle. That has proved to be such a

:26:11. > :26:19.reliable weapon. In among nine double faults, often turned to that

:26:20. > :26:25.serve. And it has been through difficult for Berankis to deal with.

:26:26. > :26:32.It has been tried and tested. Going out wide. Not used the body serve in

:26:33. > :26:46.the match. 10th double fault for Willis and

:26:47. > :27:06.that's equal to the aces. Bounces back with an unreturnable

:27:07. > :27:34.serve! Them again, just taking a look at

:27:35. > :27:50.the board, residue of chalk. Called long. That was a good change from

:27:51. > :27:57.Willis, going wide, up the tee most of the time. Berankis was looking to

:27:58. > :28:00.cover that. But that is the problem. That is why it is so important that

:28:01. > :29:19.he continues to vary directions. Break point on the Willis serve

:29:20. > :29:37.again. It was a very good volley from Berankis. Tremendous coverage,

:29:38. > :29:44.and look at what we did to Willis who was scurrying across, producing

:29:45. > :29:54.a winner! This is outstanding, in the trams, to get the purchase...

:29:55. > :30:16.Not doing enough, with the drop shot tint. That was casual. -- attempt.

:30:17. > :30:22.That is a very good recovery from Marcus Willis, the serve of Berankis

:30:23. > :30:51.is a challenging one indeed. That is delightful. Wonderful

:30:52. > :30:58.delicacy from Marcus Willis. Talk about the pick-up earlier, that

:30:59. > :31:01.lunge volley, what about this? Just such soft hands and getting

:31:02. > :31:13.underneath that and taking the pace off it. I tell you, there are people

:31:14. > :31:20.watching this thinking where has this guy been at this level? It is

:31:21. > :31:25.quite something. Finishing that service game with a flourish,

:31:26. > :31:27.wonderful pick-up, forehand volley. His 12th one, to hold the serve and

:31:28. > :33:29.make it 1-1. So, remain on serve in this third

:33:30. > :33:36.set. Berankis is leading to- game -- 2-1 games. They look at it at this

:33:37. > :33:41.stage, what Berankis would have to do to get back into this match, it

:33:42. > :33:52.is difficult because of the shots that Willis is pulling off. Willis

:33:53. > :33:56.is to- one sets out. Add great atmosphere or cod 17 and a very

:33:57. > :34:03.vocal group in the corner and we have sent our brave reporter

:34:04. > :34:08.courtside to find out who they are. At the start of this match, it was

:34:09. > :34:13.almost a free-flowing atmosphere, everyone was pretty excited, but now

:34:14. > :34:17.Marcus Willis has a chance of taking this match and things are getting

:34:18. > :34:22.quieter. He is getting plenty of support in the crowd and we have

:34:23. > :34:25.been told, we have to go quiet because this match will be

:34:26. > :34:31.continuing. We have to say goodbye and hopefully fingers crossed for

:34:32. > :34:44.markers. He is taking it in his stride. -- Marcus Willis. We are on

:34:45. > :34:46.serve in the third set. Marcus Willis preparing to serve, fourth

:34:47. > :35:02.game. Very good serve down the centreline,

:35:03. > :35:19.a non-returnable one. Sticking to tried and tested

:35:20. > :35:32.patterns. Up the middle most of the time. That slider out wide, it has

:35:33. > :35:36.been so effective. So effective that most of the time particularly in his

:35:37. > :35:44.early days on the lawns, he gets more on it.

:35:45. > :36:19.Pulling Berankis from corner to corner on that point.

:36:20. > :36:26.Very solid hold of serve. And he remains on serve in this first set,

:36:27. > :37:02.tied at 2-2. Willis leading by 2-0. Very well crafted point. Approaching

:37:03. > :37:08.the net effectively, carving bite this drop shot winner. Giving Willis

:37:09. > :37:27.a taste of his own medicine there on the short angle.

:37:28. > :37:40.Posing the question, what can Berankis do to get him back into the

:37:41. > :37:42.game, the first thing he has to do is hang tough and play mistake free

:37:43. > :38:08.tennis. This queue on the forehand on the

:38:09. > :38:12.previous point. -- miscue. He is normally more solid than this, for

:38:13. > :38:17.people who have watched him over the years, it is just the pressure, the

:38:18. > :38:18.opponent, it must be down to that, that would explain some of these

:38:19. > :38:35.errors. And he finds the line, what a

:38:36. > :38:40.glorious stroke from Willis. Berankis playing about a game, he

:38:41. > :38:46.probably paid for it earlier in the point, but still, credit to Willis

:38:47. > :39:08.for coming up with that. Break point and a Berankis serve.

:39:09. > :39:17.He has done it. Marcus Willis secured the first service break of

:39:18. > :39:30.set number three to take a decisive lead. This is just one of the great

:39:31. > :39:36.stories in tennis, 2-0, he has never played at tour level match in his

:39:37. > :39:41.life here at Wimbledon and he is on his way to putting out a player

:39:42. > :39:50.ranked just outside the top 50. A couple of minutes ago, I think she

:39:51. > :40:03.will be delighted to get that first match behind her. She faced Camila

:40:04. > :40:09.Giorgi. The French Open champion is through, but not without a struggle.

:40:10. > :40:14.We will be keeping an eye on Laura Robson of Great Britain making her

:40:15. > :40:19.comeback after so many injuries up against Angelique Kerber who was a

:40:20. > :40:24.semifinalist here in 2012. One game all and she is facing break point,

:40:25. > :40:30.it is live on the red button but we will continue to update it during

:40:31. > :40:36.this match as well. It looks like she has held that break point, back

:40:37. > :40:41.to deuce. Dan Evans has won his first set. We will continue to keep

:40:42. > :40:45.you up-to-date with that one. It is on the website. That is what is

:40:46. > :41:12.happening elsewhere. Back to this game.

:41:13. > :41:33.Button. At that sliced winner from Willis, in thing

:41:34. > :42:24.Got a racquet to it, he could not control it, it is going at some

:42:25. > :42:26.speed. Willis is facing break point. Berankis looks to get the break back

:42:27. > :42:55.immediately. It is has missed. -- amazed with how

:42:56. > :43:31.many he has missed. A set number 13 from Willis. -- ace.

:43:32. > :43:39.That was fantastic, wonderful pick-up. You start taking things for

:43:40. > :43:53.granted and this is so difficult to poll off. Such a good technique.

:43:54. > :44:00.It is interesting, because midway through the second set there was a

:44:01. > :44:05.period like this, Willis broke first and it turned out to be the key

:44:06. > :44:07.action but there was that tight period where they exchanged breaks

:44:08. > :44:36.in the second set as well. That is fantastic. Marcus Willis

:44:37. > :44:48.holds serve, Berankis did not get the benefit of that fortuitous

:44:49. > :44:53.netball. Willis consolidates the break to lead in this first set.

:44:54. > :44:58.Some of the pick-ups in that previous game, and is almost like a

:44:59. > :45:05.throwback to the grass court tennis that a lot of spectators would like

:45:06. > :45:13.to see more of. Everything going the way of Marcus Willis now, encouraged

:45:14. > :45:18.to go for some fantastic forehand. That has been one of the best things

:45:19. > :45:23.as well, look at the number of net rushes from both men and Willis has

:45:24. > :45:24.clearly been profiting more with that, Berankis has been looking to

:45:25. > :46:31.get forward. 74 net rushes combined. Well put away, is that in or out?

:46:32. > :46:38.Cheers of the crowd suggest it is wide and indeed it is, two break

:46:39. > :46:39.points. Berankis extending to the full extent but could not control

:46:40. > :47:47.the overhead backhand. 15-40. The pick-up technique of Willis

:47:48. > :47:59.Britain and France. In this from both, very pleasing to

:48:00. > :48:56.Bring a welcome hallmark of the game of Berankis. -- it has been.

:48:57. > :49:51.they are watching this unfold on the big screen. Marcus Willis has only

:49:52. > :49:57.won ?213. He said he wanted to pay off some credit card bills. He could

:49:58. > :50:07.win ?50,000 if he wins this match and in the next round he could face

:50:08. > :50:15.Roger Federer. Talking about Roger, this happened a few moments ago,

:50:16. > :50:16.walking out onto the Centre Court. Huge ovation, such a popular

:50:17. > :51:19.champion. just wonder, getting towards the

:51:20. > :51:49.winning Wayne, if Willis could tense up. Three break points.

:51:50. > :52:04.Fateful twang as he attempted that! Perhaps the string has gone. New one

:52:05. > :52:18.in hand. Hoping to convert one of the break points. That is never a

:52:19. > :52:19.good time for that to happen. Stringers do a fantastic job, of

:52:20. > :53:37.course. You can just say, how awkward Willis

:53:38. > :53:39.can be. I do not think Berankis has ever got a consistent answer. You do

:53:40. > :54:49.not know what is coming next. Overcooked that. Berankis has got

:54:50. > :55:24.break point number four. Letters of -- it is a gutsy response

:55:25. > :55:45.that. It was heavier, as well. Not backing off. Credit to them.

:55:46. > :56:27.It is funny, you looked at the reaction of Berankis, I think he has

:56:28. > :56:33.been dependable, from the base line, variety, buck at that moment you

:56:34. > :56:55.have got to be more solid. It is just unforced. Won't attain, -- what

:56:56. > :57:01.a time to produce a 14th ace. Oh! Just snatched at that, a little, got

:57:02. > :57:40.himself in position. Willis, battled back from 0-40 down,

:57:41. > :57:50.ultimately holds serve. And Berankis faces the prospect, of serving to

:57:51. > :57:57.stay in the match. 3-5. Asking the questions, of this guy, and he

:57:58. > :58:05.answers them! What about that for a hold. With everything considered.

:58:06. > :59:16.Ninth game. The pressure, possibly beginning to

:59:17. > :59:24.get to the man from Lithuania. Consecutive double faults. Real

:59:25. > :59:33.pressure on the serve of Berankis. It is just everything, together,

:59:34. > :59:59.Willis enters return position, brought to bear.

:00:00. > :00:19.That is well played. Probably the best shot in his game I think he has

:00:20. > :00:23.been a bit upset here. It is how he has mixed it up, not just returned

:00:24. > :01:03.positions. It is the different returns he has had to deal with.

:01:04. > :01:08.Well, we talked about the pressure that was on the Berankis serve,

:01:09. > :01:14.Willis facing different pressure because he is facing the prospect of

:01:15. > :01:18.serving for the match, he has been rock solid so far in the Serb

:01:19. > :01:25.department, can he keep it together to secure his passage to the second

:01:26. > :01:29.round? I wonder what they are thinking, his girlfriend Jenny, she

:01:30. > :01:35.is a dentist, she is not here, the people at the club where he has been

:01:36. > :01:42.coaching, what they make of this. This is quite something. What they

:01:43. > :01:49.make of it? Their voices must be dropping off a touch. They have been

:01:50. > :01:54.going since the warm up. Whether it is adrenaline or composure that is

:01:55. > :02:00.carrying Marcus Willis through, to sustain the same level that he has

:02:01. > :02:09.demonstrated all match long up to this point, two hours played, he is

:02:10. > :02:26.paying for the match 5-4. Leading by 2-0 sets. -- playing.

:02:27. > :02:49.What a recovery and what a winner! Marcus Willis on the run, out at

:02:50. > :02:54.forehand and finding the inside of the line with a fantastic shot. That

:02:55. > :02:57.is outstanding, I was about to sing the praises of Berankis. That was

:02:58. > :03:29.superb. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. He is loving

:03:30. > :03:36.it, asking for more from his enthusiastic supporters on court 17.

:03:37. > :03:46.He was in the right place there, Berankis, I liked that overhead a