:00:41. > :00:44.Centre court at Wimbledon has seen some amazing matches, over the
:00:45. > :00:51.years, we have seen so many matches that we will never forget, but that
:00:52. > :01:01.caught 17 yesterday, it was a modern day classic involving a British
:01:02. > :01:10.player down on his luck, but found the right form at the right time.
:01:11. > :01:20.Take a bow Marcus Willis. It is an amazing story, his first tour level
:01:21. > :01:31.match. Superb. Ranked 772. Taken the first set! Delightful! Glorious
:01:32. > :01:41.stroke! Continuing to enjoy the occasion. Getting inspiration from
:01:42. > :01:50.it. Just an absolute dream start. Loving it! Just look at what it
:01:51. > :01:57.means, to Marcus Willis. What a way to close it! Marcus Willis. Romped
:01:58. > :02:09.into the second round of Wimbledon 2016. Commanding straight sets
:02:10. > :02:15.victory. What a wonderful story. And Marcus is with us. You have given us
:02:16. > :02:23.one of the most memorable Wimbledon moments. Just explain what was going
:02:24. > :02:31.through your mind? I was not getting nervous, until I was in the locker
:02:32. > :02:37.room, heart rate was pumping. But as soon as I got on the court, I was
:02:38. > :02:42.relaxing, the atmosphere was fantastic, warm up to loosen up. You
:02:43. > :02:52.are supposed to be nervous, but you were looking at your mates, doing
:02:53. > :02:58.all of that. Shouting at mates? I normally stay pretty relaxed, just
:02:59. > :03:08.try to enjoy the tennis, and relax. Who are the guys in the corner?
:03:09. > :03:13.Players! Some of them are pro, 700, 800 in the world. And some
:03:14. > :03:16.university students. This was before the match. You are supposed to be
:03:17. > :03:31.nervous. Just embracing this situation. There they are! Are you
:03:32. > :03:36.not supposed to be never as -- nervous Martina? You just want to
:03:37. > :03:46.enjoy it. And what was this story, with the shoe? I do not know. Just
:03:47. > :03:50.chanting random stuff! They went out, celebrating? I was getting
:03:51. > :04:02.somebody was this morning. What were they doing? Drinking. Just talk us
:04:03. > :04:07.through the final game. This is when it counts. Finishing off, the last
:04:08. > :04:20.game. Bit is so difficult. We're going to show, how you won. Not a
:04:21. > :04:31.foot wrong. He was coming at me. Routine pass? Standard. Were you
:04:32. > :04:42.feeling nervous? I think I received 19, out of 20 break points. He was
:04:43. > :04:51.coming at me hard. I was just focusing, two good points. 0-15.
:04:52. > :04:57.Then two good serves and that was it. And you should get a prize, for
:04:58. > :05:08.the celebration. Your girlfriend, your mother? My parents have put a
:05:09. > :05:13.lot of work in when I was younger. And how was she feeling? I think she
:05:14. > :05:27.is just an emotional wreck now. I was not sure where they were, they
:05:28. > :05:35.were spread out! She came up at the end and said "oi!" So this is just
:05:36. > :05:42.for everyone. The standard of play, you just never wilted. Such good
:05:43. > :05:50.play. This is the confidence, from the qualifying? I have been playing
:05:51. > :05:57.good tennis, hitting a lot of balls. Not quite the same as this. But I
:05:58. > :06:11.have just put that out of my mind. Tim, how impressed? Very impressed.
:06:12. > :06:14.This is the seventh step, when you go back to qualifying, and again, it
:06:15. > :06:23.is amazing what happens with some momentum and confidence. Marcus'
:06:24. > :06:31.game is suited to grass. Awkward leftie! Two of those here! But with
:06:32. > :06:44.the way that he has been serving, it is a tactic that has worked. Nothing
:06:45. > :06:52.to lose, lots to gain. Andy Murray said well done. Called you Wilbomb?
:06:53. > :06:59.I just need to keep serving those. This is what the sport is about. We
:07:00. > :07:02.have talked about the number one, number two in the world, but this is
:07:03. > :07:10.the other side. Dreams can come true? Exactly. We talk about the
:07:11. > :07:14.pressure, for the top players, but people always get to another final,
:07:15. > :07:21.this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and that is a different
:07:22. > :07:24.sort of pressure. He has come through with flying colours. You
:07:25. > :07:34.look as though you have always done this. When I get to Wimbledon, I
:07:35. > :07:40.think I am not going to play well, then I am just great to do that, try
:07:41. > :07:45.to control it. It is also, for the British men and women, the example
:07:46. > :07:51.of having the belief, going out and just plain good tennis. They are
:07:52. > :07:57.going to be thinking, if she can do that, why can't I? Wimbledon is the
:07:58. > :08:03.biggest and best competition, but it is about building on the other weeks
:08:04. > :08:12.of the year to maintain that. Learn to compete. And if you get the
:08:13. > :08:16.opportunity, take advantage. What Marcus said, about embracing that,
:08:17. > :08:23.enjoying that, it is easier said than done? That is what the tennis
:08:24. > :08:37.is all about. Most people, crumbling wrecks? Marcus just simplified it.
:08:38. > :08:44.Just think about the ball, the opponent has nerves as well. Embrace
:08:45. > :08:51.it. He was just drinking it in! It was beautiful. And Tim, yesterday,
:08:52. > :08:56.give us an insight. I have known him for a long time. When I was
:08:57. > :09:01.finishing off my career, he was practising with me, and he has
:09:02. > :09:13.always been a good kid, with character, he has missed a few meals
:09:14. > :09:24.but in shape! Good leftie serve. He has got absolutely nothing to lose.
:09:25. > :09:30.No arguments. You could always get your own back, comment on his tie! I
:09:31. > :09:38.thought that was nice. I thought it was a good choice. You talk about it
:09:39. > :09:45.being just another match, another court. But I think you know the next
:09:46. > :09:50.court, have you been on centre? I am going to go and take a look at that.
:09:51. > :09:57.I think that is important, it is a different experience. You forget
:09:58. > :10:05.just how big the backdrop is. I remember when the draw came out in
:10:06. > :10:16.96, I was going to be on centre court, and we had three days, we
:10:17. > :10:20.went there for 20 minutes, to look around, that is probably going to be
:10:21. > :10:23.more difficult for you, because of the schedule, but you want to soak
:10:24. > :10:29.up the atmosphere, before you go on court. It is easy to start looking
:10:30. > :10:35.around, and after 15 minutes, you could have Roger Federer coming at
:10:36. > :10:40.you quickly. You want to have the opportunity, to visualise the
:10:41. > :10:50.situation. Ready for business. Get the seat moving. Good advice. And do
:10:51. > :10:59.not be affected, by the opponent? The dimensions of the court, exactly
:11:00. > :11:03.the same. It is not going to be Berankis, it is Roger Federer. What
:11:04. > :11:09.a good opportunity. I know he is going to be smiling on the inside,
:11:10. > :11:13.outside too! When your friends have finished partying, are they going to
:11:14. > :11:17.be at the box tomorrow? I do not know how many tickets I am going to
:11:18. > :11:33.get. Committee member here. We could have an auction. It is going to be
:11:34. > :11:40.there, -- the rowdiest ever! I am sure life has changed already, quite
:11:41. > :11:46.a bit? It has been kicking off. Loving it. What are your movements
:11:47. > :11:52.for the day? Can you just shut everything out? I have got some more
:11:53. > :11:59.media, then I am practising at four o'clock, get some rest. Any advice?
:12:00. > :12:10.Just more of the scene. Obviously, you enjoyed the journey, go on the
:12:11. > :12:21.show court, nothing to lose, more to gain. Play the ball. Not Federer.
:12:22. > :12:29.And keep those guys dancing. We absolutely loved that. Well done
:12:30. > :12:35.Marcus. We set a tremendous Tuesday, galaxy of stars on all courts.
:12:36. > :12:48.Wimbledon 2016, off to a good start, and the action does not stop. Stars,
:12:49. > :12:57.and a special home favourite. Murray's point. He has the answer
:12:58. > :13:01.for everything. Pace and the power of Williams. An incredible
:13:02. > :13:15.performance from the British number one. What a shot! What a way to
:13:16. > :13:31.finish. It is delightful, from Tsonga. So well thought out from
:13:32. > :13:44.Watson. Typical point. Absolutely brilliant, stars everywhere.
:13:45. > :13:52.Defending ladies champion, Serena Williams, up against Sadikovic, and
:13:53. > :14:06.then Liam Broady, against Andy Murray. And Caroline Wozniacki ticks
:14:07. > :14:21.on Svetlana Kuznetsova. Stan Wawrinka faces a test, from the star
:14:22. > :14:26.from the United States Taylor Fritz. Johanna Konta up against Monica
:14:27. > :14:39.Puig, who got to the semifinals of Eastbourne. And the other matches,
:14:40. > :14:52.Nick Kyrgios against Radek Stepanek, possibly some fireworks. Lucky if
:14:53. > :14:59.you have a ticket for Heather Watson. Band we can just picture.
:15:00. > :15:10.Play getting under way. This is the march were going be going too soon.
:15:11. > :15:14.Aljaz Bedene, up against Richard Gasquet, we will be going to that
:15:15. > :15:22.soon. And over one court two... It is the battle of the bad boys. Wii
:15:23. > :15:40.will be keeping an eye on that one. And court 18. Lucic-Baroni. All
:15:41. > :15:48.those, getting under way. We have an absolutely cracking day in store.
:15:49. > :15:59.Andy Murray second on centre court. Going to be facing Liam Broady. He
:16:00. > :16:11.is actually practising behind us, with Ivan Lendl. He can be harsh,
:16:12. > :16:14.with some offers words, but he is different to how he looks on tv when
:16:15. > :16:21.he is watching. We have a good time, when we are practising. Obviously,
:16:22. > :16:29.not the be all and end all. Bucket is good when somebody relaxes you,
:16:30. > :16:33.comfortable in their presence? It is important you have an understanding,
:16:34. > :16:36.I need to know that when you have the biggest matches, people are
:16:37. > :16:39.going to be getting that information, tactics, feedback,
:16:40. > :16:49.giving me that honestly, telling me the truth. I believe I have got
:16:50. > :16:52.that, rate now, with Ivan. It was good, when we worked together
:16:53. > :16:56.before, and I have no reason to believe it is good to be any
:16:57. > :17:02.different. When things are going well, he tells me, and when it is
:17:03. > :17:12.not, he tells me, come on. Pull the socks up. Focus on this. Training is
:17:13. > :17:18.not easy. I like that. Certainly, making a big impact together, two
:17:19. > :17:27.grand slam titles. He was a tough player, Ivan, giving the same impact
:17:28. > :17:40.to Andy? I think the key word was honesty. No honey round the mouth.
:17:41. > :17:44.So he knows exactly where he is. We can see him, standing, he wants to
:17:45. > :17:51.be attacking and taking the game on the crowd courts. But not mentally
:17:52. > :17:59.getting distracted. Ivan won't stand for that? And that relates back to
:18:00. > :18:03.Ivan as a player. No grey areas. It was that clarity, of thought, that
:18:04. > :18:10.he is trying to bring to Andy's game. The biggest challenge for Andy
:18:11. > :18:14.is going to be dealing with adversity, it is when he is not
:18:15. > :18:22.playing so well, and he gets frustrated, distracted, moving away
:18:23. > :18:24.from". That is when it is difficult. Additives Lendl's relentless
:18:25. > :18:35.approach at practice that is going to give him the chance to win again.
:18:36. > :18:45.Playing a leftie again. Such a good returner. Andy, and Djokovic,
:18:46. > :18:55.possibly the best returners, so as you said, it is going too deeply
:18:56. > :18:59.into strengths. This was in the final, at Queens. Raonic has a
:19:00. > :19:11.monster serve. He said he was guessing most of the time. When
:19:12. > :19:16.Raonic is serving you have to take educated guesses. But obviously, he
:19:17. > :19:25.picked this up quickly, he was using the opponent's serve, so he does
:19:26. > :19:34.return well, and I think when you look at his record, against left
:19:35. > :19:39.handers it is phenomenal, he is going to be comfortable, and a lot
:19:40. > :19:46.of the Liam Broady shots will be to the backhand. I am excited. I want
:19:47. > :19:52.Broady to give a performance, nothing to lose, but I think Murray
:19:53. > :19:57.will be comfortable. She has just got to embrace the situation? I
:19:58. > :20:06.think that he will. You do not get these opportunities often. Just go
:20:07. > :20:12.and, nothing to lose. Fans will be pulling for you. Huge underdog.
:20:13. > :20:23.Almost like what happened with Novak yesterday. Against Jamie Ward. It
:20:24. > :20:28.could be that situation today. We have seen what has happened with
:20:29. > :20:43.Leicester City, and dare I say Iceland? The biggest upset? Iceland
:20:44. > :20:49.beating England? Or Willis winning? Only 300,000 people, in Iceland!
:20:50. > :20:56.Serena Williams, certainly hoping not going to be any upsets, won the
:20:57. > :21:17.title six times, debut in 1998, make it seven and she equals
:21:18. > :21:31.Steffi Graf. Growing up, I just had a ball, a raquet and a hope.
:21:32. > :24:00.What a story. What a career. What a timeline. It has been incredible,
:24:01. > :24:05.since the debut, 1998. One of the youngest, to win, now one of the
:24:06. > :24:13.oldest. Amazing career, amazing story. She has been getting trouble,
:24:14. > :24:21.dating from 20, 221 titles? But she has got the four times a year,
:24:22. > :24:26.opportunity, but she has lost semifinals, finals, for anybody
:24:27. > :24:34.else, those would be fantastic result but for Serena, horrible
:24:35. > :24:41.results. The measuring stick is so high. I am sure she is feeling some
:24:42. > :24:48.pressure, but you know she is feeling that, what a career. No
:24:49. > :25:00.doubt she'll get 21. She knows what Wimbledon is all about. First on
:25:01. > :25:06.Centre court. And she has raised the bar for women's tennis? On and off
:25:07. > :25:14.court? The training, and also power? It is a nice problem to have, trying
:25:15. > :25:19.to get from 20, to 21 slams! Security clearly Tate. Bags
:25:20. > :25:26.searched. But I think if it is going to happen, at the place where she
:25:27. > :25:32.feels more confident, without attacking, confident play, it is a
:25:33. > :25:35.tough 's office to defend on, and the opponents have always got to do
:25:36. > :25:44.a lot of defending. I think she is going to be favourite she gets to
:25:45. > :25:53.the final again. We can move on, Johanna Konta, it is exciting, what
:25:54. > :25:59.a rise from 146 to 18. Seeded 16. I do not know if anybody saw that
:26:00. > :26:07.coming. Good athlete, great attitude, but this is an amazing
:26:08. > :26:11.rise. I wonder what her goals were. If she thought this was achievable.
:26:12. > :26:15.It is not an accident. She has worked at this. It is a good
:26:16. > :26:20.example, I do not know who would have predicted that she would have
:26:21. > :26:27.gone so far, but it just emphasises the point, no magic works hard.
:26:28. > :26:30.Secrets. Good people around her. She has improved, computer. What, and
:26:31. > :26:38.has the momentum and confidence of beating good players. She was 146.
:26:39. > :26:47.The top 100 was a good milestone. But she has never rested on her
:26:48. > :26:51.laurels. Top 20. Seeded at Wimbledon. Obviously wants to have a
:26:52. > :26:56.good competition, but it is the message for the other British
:26:57. > :26:59.players, nothing she has been doing has been massively out of the
:27:00. > :27:08.ordinary, but she has been working hard and getting good results. And
:27:09. > :27:10.she comes to this, confident, good result at Eastbourne, particularly
:27:11. > :27:33.with the result . You get confidence, when you know
:27:34. > :27:44.that you can run down balls. Create power. That gives you the ability,
:27:45. > :27:59.and the shot selection, it shows in her matches. And you do not get many
:28:00. > :28:05.people, oats hitting Kvitova. She has recognised, when she is getting
:28:06. > :28:13.the opportunity, moving forward, inside the baseline, get the strike
:28:14. > :28:19.in, get the opponent on the defensive. Kvitova, big hitter
:28:20. > :28:28.herself. But took it to her. And grass rewards that. Going forward.
:28:29. > :28:41.As you hitting the shot. Are inside the baseline, grass makes rewards.
:28:42. > :28:48.Jo has done that. But it was not going to plant at Eastbourne. Lost,
:28:49. > :28:56.got an injury. It was almost somewhat, to Dan Evans. Nasty slip.
:28:57. > :29:04.I think that she had stretched the knee. It was awkward. You just
:29:05. > :29:13.wonder, if she was going to be able to play on. Coach on court. You can
:29:14. > :29:18.see the devastation. It is uncomfortable, obviously a lot of
:29:19. > :29:28.pain. And it is not good mentally. You can lose confidence. First
:29:29. > :29:35.couple of days, lush. Sap in the grass. But when the courts become
:29:36. > :29:39.dusty, movement is always good to be important, and hopefully she is
:29:40. > :29:50.going to be feeling 100%. She has got a tough match. On Court number
:29:51. > :30:00.one, a lot to think about against Monica Puig, it is one of the
:30:01. > :30:08.toughest wants to start with. Jo has just got to take care of points, get
:30:09. > :30:20.on the offensive, and not let get on those points. Do not let him in!
:30:21. > :30:27.Greg is playing second week. I think he needs some practice. Having a
:30:28. > :30:32.tough first round, it is not an altogether bad thing. She knows that
:30:33. > :30:35.she has got to come out, be ready, I do not know if she has been playing
:30:36. > :30:41.on Court number one before, but she has got to be prepared, soak up the
:30:42. > :30:55.atmosphere she has got to focus on the imp one, -- game plan. She will
:30:56. > :30:58.say we will see how she handles the body, and she has got to put that
:30:59. > :31:06.It is behind her. It is not like skiers,
:31:07. > :31:14.80 miles down an hour. That is good advice. Thank you very much. We have
:31:15. > :31:19.let's go to the coming up. We can go to the voice of
:31:20. > :31:22.let's go to the voice of doom and doom, Carol, rain?
:31:23. > :31:26.let's go to the voice of doom and find out when the
:31:27. > :31:32.it is lovely today, but through the course of this afternoon, you will
:31:33. > :32:02.tomorrow, we start off on a it will and we don't expect it to clear
:32:03. > :32:26.even when she is delivering the rain,
:32:27. > :32:46.play is under way, I'm it got underway. Some. He is 4-1 up. That
:32:47. > :32:49.match will be on the red button, it is
:32:50. > :34:14.COMMENTATOR:. He is starting to
:34:15. > :34:22.find his. He reached the quarterfinals until he fell against
:34:23. > :34:51.Andy Murray. Did not last lost to Steve
:34:52. > :35:57.123 miles an hour. Find out if it's an ace or not!
:35:58. > :36:05.Many people could be watching Bedene, for the first time, what are
:36:06. > :36:11.his attributes? What has he been good at? He is a solid member of the
:36:12. > :36:38.tour. Good baseliner. And we saw the work from the
:36:39. > :36:52.baseline there! Yes. And having drawn up, -- grown up, but Slovenia,
:36:53. > :37:13.that is an example, of trying to dictate Gasquet around the court.
:37:14. > :37:28.The British number two, born in Slovenia, now making his home in St
:37:29. > :37:39.Albans. World number 56. Ahead of Edmunds and Evans. We know who the
:37:40. > :37:57.other Brit in the top 100 is. On centre later. This is a smart shot
:37:58. > :38:10.from Gasquet, so effective on the grass. Gasquet, year on from
:38:11. > :38:18.reaching the semi final here. Defeated by Djokovic, straight sets.
:38:19. > :38:27.Second Wimbledon semi final. What do you think? We are right above that.
:38:28. > :39:06.By a distance! Australian umpire. Creep of the door opening for
:39:07. > :39:44.Bedene? Two points to get the break of serve back.
:39:45. > :40:03.Just a little bit short, and he is there. Shaking his head at that one,
:40:04. > :40:09.he is looking to do a bit more. Talked about Gasquet's two
:40:10. > :40:17.semifinals, and in 2007 when Federer got the better of him.
:40:18. > :40:21.But he has been broken by Aljaz Bedene, and he's back in this first
:40:22. > :40:34.set. Gasquet knows his way around these
:40:35. > :40:42.grass courts. Many times he's been to the semifinals, he realises he's
:40:43. > :40:46.in an arm wrestle with Aljaz Bedene. Absolutely, he's come back into the
:40:47. > :40:53.match with a little bit loose earlier on, he lost a save from 30-0
:40:54. > :40:58.up. He's come back up, and Gasquet will have two step his game up to
:40:59. > :41:03.match Bedene. It is interesting to watch this, he's done his homework,
:41:04. > :41:07.because he is looking at every opportunity early in the point to
:41:08. > :41:14.push it to Gasquet's forehand, doesn't want to get into backhand
:41:15. > :41:20.exchanges. Aljaz Bedene's fiance, Kimberly, and in front of her, the
:41:21. > :41:26.strength and conditioning coach, who has worked on his fitness. And his
:41:27. > :41:33.new coach as well in the white T-shirt, somebody you know so well.
:41:34. > :41:38.Yes, the same age as me, played a lot of junior tennis. He's been on
:41:39. > :41:45.tour for some time. He has taken up the reins with Aljaz Bedene, Queen's
:41:46. > :41:50.was their first week together. Tough first match at Wimbledon, that is
:41:51. > :41:55.for sure. Bedene had James Davidson in his corner, but they split up in
:41:56. > :42:05.March, Leon Smith, part-time relationship with him.
:42:06. > :42:08.Now amongst those pulling the strings and watching their man back
:42:09. > :43:43.in this first set, 3-4. I like the way Bedene is thinking
:43:44. > :43:46.his way through this contest, it is not all from the baseline, he's
:43:47. > :43:47.putting in some clever angles, making Gasquet with his way through
:43:48. > :44:27.this. You could see he was trying to
:44:28. > :44:30.changes direction of that exchange, wanted to get the ball to the
:44:31. > :44:36.Gasquet forehand, perhaps was not the right shot to go down the line.
:44:37. > :45:05.Points for another break. The frustration. Pulled his way back
:45:06. > :45:13.into this first set, and then gave it away again.
:45:14. > :45:24.He beat Nick Kyrgios, he's having a great Grand Slam, he was injured at
:45:25. > :45:30.the start of the year so missed the Australian Open. But in recent
:45:31. > :45:31.times, expecting to get the quarterfinals, semifinals, here he
:45:32. > :45:40.is serving. He has got a couple of challenges in
:45:41. > :46:12.his pocket. He has the desire to have the ball
:46:13. > :46:24.in the previous point. He has his wish. He will now be keeping a close
:46:25. > :46:30.eye on that same ball. Here it comes. That is the one. The second
:46:31. > :47:22.ball is a reserve. And last year's semifinalist looking
:47:23. > :47:25.in control against the British number two, and has taken the first
:47:26. > :47:40.set 6-3. Search a good player to watch,
:47:41. > :47:43.Gasquet. If you are coming to a tennis tournament and have your
:47:44. > :47:48.choice of tickets, which I know is a tough thing to have the choice up,
:47:49. > :47:53.if you get a ticket but Gasquet you are doing very nicely, you're
:47:54. > :47:57.satisfied with the way your day is starting. Absolutely. Nowadays the
:47:58. > :48:03.majority of people are playing with double handed backhand, and Gasquet,
:48:04. > :48:08.of course, has got perhaps the best single-handed backhand in the game.
:48:09. > :48:12.What he can do with the ball, the angle spins, it is special to be
:48:13. > :48:19.this close to see how it is done. Nine unforced errors of the rocket
:48:20. > :48:25.of Aljaz Bedene. What does a top player, is that acceptable? What we
:48:26. > :48:29.saw in that set is not the number, it is the timing of the errors. He
:48:30. > :48:37.got himself back into that first set at 4-3 and a queue loose points to
:48:38. > :48:41.lose serve again, it loses the momentum pulls up when we saw
:48:42. > :48:44.Gasquet get the ball is back, he saved three lines and that is your
:48:45. > :48:56.child is the macro chance gone, the margins are so slim. -- that is your
:48:57. > :49:01.chance gone. This is a popular place to start the Wimbledon day for lots
:49:02. > :49:08.of people in the complex today. The unreserved seats with 45 minutes
:49:09. > :49:12.before the players came out, long queues forming. There is a 20 seat
:49:13. > :49:17.we can see at the far end of a reserved seat, those who have eight
:49:18. > :49:27.cut bet tickets in the ballot. The hard-core, they were there
:49:28. > :49:38.earlier this morning to make sure they watched. A polite request from
:49:39. > :49:46.the umpire to find somewhere to park yourself. They have been waiting for
:49:47. > :49:51.about an hour to get on court, so they will be eager to get their
:49:52. > :49:54.seats. This is Aljaz Bedene, the British number two, trying to work
:49:55. > :50:19.his way back into this match having lost the first set to Gasquet.
:50:20. > :50:32.26 are all born in Slovenia, moved to England in 2008 -- 26-year-old.
:50:33. > :50:41.And as much as he is playing for his adopted country, playing under the
:50:42. > :50:45.British flag, the big conversation around Aljaz Bedene has been Davis
:50:46. > :50:51.Cup representation. Still not allowed to from the time being.
:50:52. > :51:02.From his point of view, his appearance for Slovenia in the Davis
:51:03. > :51:04.Cup a few years back, it is the one that prevents him from representing
:51:05. > :51:56.his new country right now. Peer class from Gasquet, this is a
:51:57. > :52:12.hard shot to hit the off backhand, just perfect technique.
:52:13. > :52:17.He is up and running at the start of this second set, first came to
:52:18. > :52:34.Gasquet. Just a quick look at court to kill
:52:35. > :52:40.two. What a way to finish off the first set, Teddy asked in control,
:52:41. > :52:45.he has taken the first set, and that game continues on the live red
:52:46. > :52:58.button. It is rather quiet on that court. That is what is happening on
:52:59. > :53:59.court two, we rejoin court three. Gasquet 0- one.
:54:00. > :54:05.He has been quarterfinalists or better at the last Grand Slam is,
:54:06. > :54:10.semifinalist 12 months ago for soft quarterfinalist in New York, at
:54:11. > :54:15.Paris before he bumped into Andy Murray. Didn't play in Melbourne
:54:16. > :54:33.because of a back injury, developing consistency at that level.
:54:34. > :54:40.And there will be those who love his classic, almost 1920s style of
:54:41. > :54:58.tennis, they will love him one day to win one of those slams.
:54:59. > :55:06.I think we've got to the point where Djokovic has been so dominant and we
:55:07. > :55:14.talk about the big four, the big five with Wawrinka coming in. To see
:55:15. > :55:15.somebody make a bit of a dent on that domination, it is exciting to
:55:16. > :55:46.watch. The big debate would Gasquet is it
:55:47. > :55:52.has always been not about how beautiful a player he is, it is if
:55:53. > :55:53.he has jagged edges to really cut into the better players later on in
:55:54. > :56:17.the Grand Slams. And has he got enough physically in
:56:18. > :56:31.the tank to produce his best tennis for several hours over days.
:56:32. > :56:45.The call was confirmed by Gasquet, but he wants a second opinion.
:56:46. > :56:55.By a couple of yellow fibres, and no more. What can you do, John? He was
:56:56. > :57:00.the umpire who called it out. Gasquet was happy to agree. The
:57:01. > :57:33.Briton was less sure, and he was right to be less sure.
:57:34. > :57:40.It was such a good example of how good Hawk-Eye is to get the good
:57:41. > :57:47.call. Nobody is come planning, nobody is feeling they were hard
:57:48. > :57:54.done by, there was a five second that they -- delay. Move on.
:57:55. > :58:08.Harry Hawk-Eye again. Rolling out of the shed. What will he tell as? It
:58:09. > :58:16.tells us that Bedene was right. It looks like a comfortable job,
:58:17. > :58:20.sitting on top of a green wooden chair in the sunshine watching
:58:21. > :58:24.tennis, sitting in your little chair watching the lines, but it is a top
:58:25. > :58:28.job when they go at the speeds they are hitting at. Could you have hit
:58:29. > :58:44.to better service? Bedene is digging in at the start of
:58:45. > :58:47.this second set. On Court number three, which is great Wimbledon
:58:48. > :58:52.historians will remember it used to be the old number to court before it
:58:53. > :58:58.was shifted to the outer suburbs behind us and down to the right.
:58:59. > :59:03.This is where we are, the millennium building. You will reckon I Centre
:59:04. > :59:09.Court. It holds 2000 people. I'm quite sure it has established its
:59:10. > :59:18.own reputation as the graveyard of seeds, as the old court to stage had
:59:19. > :59:26.in years gone by. It is a never side of how well this place does change.
:59:27. > :59:32.It is a beautiful arena. Compact, intimate, the 2000 seat occupied to
:59:33. > :59:38.watch Aljaz Bedene and Richard Gasquet, who took the first set 6-3.
:59:39. > :59:40.He will serve in this second, as the breeze just stops to pick up a
:59:41. > :00:40.little bit. Again, that's great knowledge of
:00:41. > :00:41.what works on grass. Bedene nowhere near that. Two strides from him.
:00:42. > :01:51.Perfectly timed. That was nice! Patience and
:01:52. > :02:06.precision from both but in the end Gasquet. The backhand, so much work
:02:07. > :02:15.off the court. So much acceleration. Below the height of the net, that
:02:16. > :02:52.ball. The longest rally of the set. Biggest point...
:02:53. > :03:07.What touch from the Frenchman. Yes. This was a beautiful pick up. Two or
:03:08. > :03:14.three times Gasquet was full stretch and Bedene has to look at coming to
:03:15. > :03:42.the net there. Such fun to watch. Zero burn-outs --
:03:43. > :03:50.not perhaps if you are Bedene but a real artist. Break down the anatomy
:03:51. > :04:01.of the backhand. And you talked about drawing up, the ability to
:04:02. > :04:09.control the pace? With no getting too much detail, for Gasquet, it is
:04:10. > :04:11.because of the spin, the harder he swings, the more margin on the ball.
:04:12. > :04:38.Back to earth. Down to court. Cost to hope that second double
:04:39. > :05:16.fault is not going to be costly. Oh! Bedene, looking as though he was
:05:17. > :05:36.in full control on this point. Just look at that. The artist, actors
:05:37. > :05:45.easel. -- at his. It has just clipped the line! Right down below
:05:46. > :05:55.us. I think he could have made that. Dropped in. Bedene, has gone back to
:05:56. > :06:06.the chair. He knew. What a way to break. Gasquet, moving ahead. And in
:06:07. > :06:12.control, having taken the opening set 6-3. We will be back in just a
:06:13. > :06:21.moment. We can show you what has been happening elsewhere. That is Jo
:06:22. > :06:32.Konta. She has had a fantastic year, semifinal at the Australian open, on
:06:33. > :06:41.Court number one today, taking on Monica Puig, that is tough to start,
:06:42. > :06:51.146 last year, but moving up at these championships. And that is
:06:52. > :06:52.Boris Bakke. In Novak Djokovic's corner. Day off from competitive
:06:53. > :07:14.matches. And you would particularly
:07:15. > :07:21.impressive, yesterday, against Ward. And Nick Kyrgios looking impressive
:07:22. > :07:33.as well. Against Radek Stepanek. Stepanek hoped to take him under his
:07:34. > :07:41.wing, after all of the outbursts, Nick said no, but they are friendly
:07:42. > :07:48.now. That is what is happening. Gasquet has established a break of
:07:49. > :07:50.serve as he looks to establish a second set lead. Sunshine back out.
:07:51. > :08:51.3-2. This how did he get that back! Is
:08:52. > :09:06.just such a good angle. Bedene was practically on court four!
:09:07. > :09:21.Just sense Gasquet stepping up a gear in the last five, ten minutes.
:09:22. > :09:48.Applying a lot of pressure down the other end of the court.
:09:49. > :09:58.Good change up from Gasquet and nice serve and volley. Sometimes you have
:09:59. > :11:45.to say too good. Bedene hooked that return back. Yes.
:11:46. > :12:09.Just starting to read that serve. Fantastic return.
:12:10. > :12:28.Well played. This is what he would have been talking to Nick about.
:12:29. > :12:30.Attacking the Gasquet forehand. And he has executed that perfectly. Big
:12:31. > :13:48.point as well. Break point. Nice depth and width to what Bedene
:13:49. > :14:00.is doing. Not making it easy for Gasquet. Those shots, no more than
:14:01. > :14:06.six inches from the line. Sometimes clipping the line. Another break
:14:07. > :14:25.point opportunity. Comes and goes in a flash. Such a
:14:26. > :14:35.sign of a class player. Last two break points. First serves every
:14:36. > :14:36.time, into the corner. Winners or setting up the backhand winner. Up
:14:37. > :15:32.the line. And this is, by some distance, the
:15:33. > :15:34.longest game of the match so far. Gasquet hoping to consolidate the
:15:35. > :16:03.previous break of serve. Never a good time to throw in a
:16:04. > :16:43.double fault. That's his first of the match.
:16:44. > :16:59.As you said... Bedene, thinking his way around the match. Clever slice.
:17:00. > :17:52.Getting his opponent total -- out of position. Clever play.
:17:53. > :18:10.The accuracy of the serve. Pushing Bedene to zone six, opening the
:18:11. > :18:29.court up. That was an arm wrestle! Really had to work hard.
:18:30. > :18:41.Gasquet, missed the whole of January with a back problem. Made his season
:18:42. > :18:54.debut at Montpellier. Won the title. Good form from then on.
:18:55. > :19:08.And Gasquet actually picked up a groin injury before the US hard
:19:09. > :19:17.court season. But once he had recovered, or knows hard courts, and
:19:18. > :19:24.then the clay courts, being as good tennis for some time. And it is that
:19:25. > :20:54.word, consistency. Perhaps it's the extra grass court
:20:55. > :21:05.experience... Just seems to be using that net approach more than Bedene.
:21:06. > :21:12.Offering a different picture. Not letting Bedene settle into those
:21:13. > :21:30.long baseline rallies. That is absolutely right. Coming in
:21:31. > :21:39.early on the point. A handful of times. It creates doubt for the
:21:40. > :21:43.opponent, it is not supposed to be the default tactic but very
:21:44. > :22:13.effective. He has been a UK citizen for over a
:22:14. > :22:18.year. He has got the passport, but not qualified for the Davis cup,
:22:19. > :22:29.that is because ITF changed the qualifying, at the same time he was
:22:30. > :22:32.trying to join the British party. Slovenia, a few years back. That has
:22:33. > :22:41.been the source of frustration. Years ago, he could have played
:22:42. > :22:46.because of residency. It is tough. He has submitted the application,
:22:47. > :22:51.before the rules changed. And as it has been processed, it has changed.
:22:52. > :23:02.Various hearings. Appeals. They have said it is going to be judged by the
:23:03. > :23:11.new rule. Effectively, ineligible. It splits opinion. No right, wrong
:23:12. > :23:17.answer. He was actually in the States when it was announced, on
:23:18. > :23:27.Skype, arguing. Where do you stand? Would you be happy playing for him?
:23:28. > :23:35.I think if you have played senior for another country, you should not
:23:36. > :23:47.be allowed, it is different if you have grown up elsewhere, parents
:23:48. > :23:50.have decided that, but having played for Slovenia, I do not think it
:23:51. > :25:25.would be correct for him to then represent another country.
:25:26. > :25:49.Generally been successful... Once again. Eyes of a hawk! That ball
:25:50. > :26:27.again! Keep the ball, swap the line judge! Having a chat!
:26:28. > :26:39.Every artist drops the brush now and again! I was admiring the backhand!
:26:40. > :26:55.The celebration that he can get, incredible. But that, not so much.
:26:56. > :27:03.The weather, changing! -- acceleration.
:27:04. > :27:12.Wide swinging serves taking Bedene way beyond the parts of the court he
:27:13. > :27:57.feels comfortable. Gasquet has once again been taken to
:27:58. > :28:01.deuce on his service. Acceleration of pace from Bedene.
:28:02. > :29:20.This is really well worked point. Forehand, extra spin. Brave smash
:29:21. > :30:10.after what happened minutes ago! Oh! He's not having the best of
:30:11. > :30:23.days. Not happy with that one. Two mistakes...
:30:24. > :30:32.Bedene making the point it isn't the first over rule. Either go to be
:30:33. > :30:33.absolutely sure. And you have also got Hawk Eye. Let the player
:30:34. > :30:45.challenge it. SUE BARKER: We were trying to wait
:30:46. > :30:50.for the end of that game, but it is going on and on. We are heading to
:30:51. > :30:53.Centre Court to see Serena Williams, if you want to continue watching
:30:54. > :30:55.this match you can continue on the red button.
:30:56. > :31:02.Let's show you what has been happening on court two, Nick Kyrgios
:31:03. > :31:06.won the opening set against Radek Stepanek he is here at set point in
:31:07. > :31:14.the second set, which he has also taken, 6-3. Kyrgios two sets to love
:31:15. > :31:19.up on Court Number Two. It has been an exhibition from Cody us, this is
:31:20. > :31:25.one of the shots of the tournament. -- an exhibition from Nick Cody us.
:31:26. > :31:32.He is loving his time on Court Number Two. If you want to watch
:31:33. > :31:38.that, it continues online, unconnected television and on the
:31:39. > :31:45.BBC sport app. -- on connected television. He is 2-0 up in the
:31:46. > :31:49.third set. We are heading to Centre Court,
:31:50. > :31:53.Serena Williams, the defending champion is coming out. She is very
:31:54. > :31:59.familiar with this walk Centre Court. Up against Amra Sadikovic
:32:00. > :32:06.from Switzerland, who has never played NA Grand Slam at all. This is
:32:07. > :32:08.quite a start for her to walk out onto the world's most famous court
:32:09. > :32:23.against the world number one. I welcome for the defending
:32:24. > :32:28.champion, Serena, looking for her 22nd Grand Slam title. You would be
:32:29. > :32:33.brave to bet against on this surface. She loves the grass and she
:32:34. > :32:37.loves Wimbledon. She has been looking for the 22nd Grand Slam
:32:38. > :32:42.title for some time. I am delighted to say that with me on Centre Court
:32:43. > :32:47.is Lindsay and John McEnroe. Quite a starter for this young girl to play
:32:48. > :32:55.Serena Williams in her first Grand Slam much? Sort of like England
:32:56. > :33:00.playing eyes is... Don't bring that up! Sorry, I had to rub it in a
:33:01. > :33:06.little bit. You are not opposed. Or the last. This would be even more
:33:07. > :33:11.monumental. Absolutely. Serena, she has been looking for her 22nd Grand
:33:12. > :33:16.Slam, last year when she was here, looking to do the calendar Grand
:33:17. > :33:21.Slam, although being in a semi and two finals is a terrific result, it
:33:22. > :33:25.is not good enough for her? Low blow she has been so close, when she was
:33:26. > :33:33.not able to win the calendar year slam, the loss at the U.S. Open, it
:33:34. > :33:38.set her back. It has taken her a few months, nine months to get back into
:33:39. > :33:42.the right mind frame. It has been interesting to hear her talk over
:33:43. > :33:46.the French Open loss, she was hit off the court, that has not happened
:33:47. > :33:53.much in her career. She comes into this Wimbledon with a lot of focus
:33:54. > :33:57.and intensity to try to get to 22. And the pressure, she talked about
:33:58. > :34:02.that when she was here last, winning Wimbledon, I can't imagine what it
:34:03. > :34:06.was like at the U.S. Open? I have never been fortunate enough to
:34:07. > :34:13.experience it, but it got to her, and the style that then she played
:34:14. > :34:17.through her. Then she did not play at all. -- at the style that Vinci
:34:18. > :34:24.played through her. It was the first time I had seen her outplayed in a
:34:25. > :34:28.Grand Slam final at the French Open. This is her wheelhouse. The parts
:34:29. > :34:32.that I worry about a little bit, there could be a couple of percent
:34:33. > :34:37.she does not seem to be moving as well as I have seen her the past.
:34:38. > :34:41.She seems pained a lot when she is playing, she does not seem to be
:34:42. > :34:46.enjoying it as much as somebody who has accomplished so much already.
:34:47. > :34:52.There is additional pressure trying to tie with Steffi and beat her, but
:34:53. > :34:57.she seems to be battling herself as much as her opponent. Do you agree?
:34:58. > :35:01.We saw her place in a tournament in the Spring in the United States, she
:35:02. > :35:05.looked like she would rather be anywhere else than a tennis court. I
:35:06. > :35:10.don't tell if that is the enjoyment factor, the disappointment of last
:35:11. > :35:14.hanging over her, but she has not looked right. The French she posted
:35:15. > :35:18.to social media about her running practice court at 7am all by
:35:19. > :35:23.herself, getting the motivation back, being on court, serving again.
:35:24. > :35:27.Sometimes we have seen losses spur her on to bigger and better things.
:35:28. > :35:33.I would not want to bet against her right now. Getting the mind right is
:35:34. > :35:36.more difficult than getting the game right? As her rage, even though you
:35:37. > :35:40.think she can do it for another couple of years, obviously
:35:41. > :35:46.motivation day in, day out is a factor -- at her age. She wants to
:35:47. > :35:51.be the best of all time, I think she is there already. But then you
:35:52. > :35:56.continue to play and lose matches like the one she has lost recently.
:35:57. > :36:02.Then people think maybe Steffi was as good as her, maybe Billy G Njie
:36:03. > :36:09.be talked about. It has got tricky for her -- maybe Billie Jean should
:36:10. > :36:12.be talked about. I would be surprised if she does not win two or
:36:13. > :36:17.three more. You figure it has to be happening here and now, this being
:36:18. > :36:22.one of them. This is certainly one that she will target, she loves
:36:23. > :36:24.coming back on this surface. Let's hear from her, her thoughts of
:36:25. > :36:30.playing on the grass courts at Wimbledon.
:36:31. > :36:35.This is such a special place. And such an historic place, too. So many
:36:36. > :36:40.wonderful memories for me. It is really good to be here. It is not
:36:41. > :36:44.something that the novelty wears off from, you probably only come here
:36:45. > :36:48.once a year? If you come once a year, the novelty does not wear off.
:36:49. > :36:53.There are so few grass tournaments, it feels really cool. Where would
:36:54. > :36:57.you say you are in your game up a moment, heading into this
:36:58. > :37:03.tournament? I feel pretty good in my game, really confident. Even more, I
:37:04. > :37:08.feel confident in myself right now. That is what matters most. Would you
:37:09. > :37:13.say you pledge -- playing better more than in previous years? I never
:37:14. > :37:18.know. When I am on the practice court, sometimes I feel good,
:37:19. > :37:24.sometimes I like, no, everything has to be totally perfect, if it is not,
:37:25. > :37:28.I am not good enough. I am a bit of a perfectionist, but I think it is
:37:29. > :37:32.pretty good for the most part. So many people focus on age, but when
:37:33. > :37:37.you have the experience and results that you do, and the natural talent
:37:38. > :37:43.you do, does that almost overrated? Something. I'm not sure, definitely
:37:44. > :37:53.something is overriding it. I am not the youngest person. You know, I am
:37:54. > :37:56.still out here doing the best. It is insane, but... I'm not going to as
:37:57. > :38:03.questions, I will just accept it and keep playing! SUE BARKER: She enjoys
:38:04. > :38:08.this surface, she has the game and the serve, for me, the best other
:38:09. > :38:14.serve in women's tennis. Yes, the serving gets her so many free
:38:15. > :38:19.points. And the return, very tip to defend against. The only thing she
:38:20. > :38:25.does not do perfectly, maybe, is cover the net like Venus or Martina,
:38:26. > :38:29.but other than that, this surface is perfect for her. You can hide your
:38:30. > :38:35.nerves better on grass than any other surface by getting some free
:38:36. > :38:40.points. Amra Sadikovic has played Stan Sosa in a Fed cup match, that
:38:41. > :38:45.is the highest ranked higher she has played against. That Macca has
:38:46. > :38:51.played Samantha Stosur. Them times I enjoyed not knowing anything about
:38:52. > :38:58.someone -- sometimes I enjoy. And sizing them up, not in the warm up,
:38:59. > :39:03.but when they play. Serena, I saw her coach yesterday, he had never
:39:04. > :39:10.seen her. We have not seen her, we will learn.
:39:11. > :39:13.She talked about her idols, they have been Roger Federer, Justine
:39:14. > :39:22.Henin and harden and Serena Williams, so here we are! She quit
:39:23. > :39:29.the game, was inspired by another player coming back. Just a dream
:39:30. > :39:35.run. For Sadikovic, this is amazing, to get through your qualifying and
:39:36. > :39:39.your first Centre Court match against Serena Williams. Rather
:39:40. > :39:45.special for Serena, her man is in the French role of the Royal box. I
:39:46. > :39:50.don't think I have seen her in the Royal box, and her other sister was
:39:51. > :39:56.waving from the players' box. There she is. I hope she will enjoy it. I
:39:57. > :40:00.hope Serena does not put her through too much. Something tells me this
:40:01. > :40:07.will not be one of her more stressful watches.
:40:08. > :40:12.This young girl, coming back, coming through the qualifying, you had to
:40:13. > :40:16.embrace the situation. Marcus Willis, he just said, I went out and
:40:17. > :40:22.I was just dancing around, I was not thinking about it being Wimbledon.
:40:23. > :40:27.Let's see how he feels tomorrow on Centre Court explanation mark as
:40:28. > :40:33.James Ward how he was feeling! This court is terrifying. Do you remember
:40:34. > :40:37.your first match out there? Mine was a semifinal against Jimmy Connors, I
:40:38. > :40:42.had never played, I was petrified. My legs were shaking, I felt like my
:40:43. > :40:46.legs were buckling, hyperventilating. That is why I
:40:47. > :40:52.started yelling, to try to... That is my excuse exam Asian I think you
:40:53. > :40:56.did that and other courts as well. Time to let you go to the commentary
:40:57. > :41:04.box, thanks to the Davenport and John McEnroe, time to hand over to
:41:05. > :41:09.Chris Bradley. CHRIS BRADLEY: the number six from
:41:10. > :41:13.Switzerland, she has a high ranking of 148, her first time in the main
:41:14. > :41:19.draw of a Grand Slam. Serena Williams, her 64th Grand Slam. She
:41:20. > :41:23.has only ever lost in the first round once, that was against the
:41:24. > :41:28.Ginny Razzano at the French Open four years ago. As we know in
:41:29. > :41:39.sports, absolutely anything can happen. Ask Iceland!
:41:40. > :41:43.The first meeting between these two. Sadikovic won the spin of the coin
:41:44. > :42:20.and chose to receive. Williams to begin.
:42:21. > :42:27.Six feet one, one metre 85. Serena Williams is five foot nine, 170
:42:28. > :42:53.five. -- 175. LINDSAY DAVENPORT: her challengers
:42:54. > :42:56.to get the return back in play. Slice, block returns, try to make
:42:57. > :43:56.Serena play many balls. JOHN MCENROE: IS she from Iceland,
:43:57. > :43:58.too?! It is happening again! Good to see a slice backhand. Roberta Vinci,
:43:59. > :44:19.and all that. Still break point. Everyone is
:44:20. > :45:05.settling in. You can see that Sadikovic has
:45:06. > :45:11.variety, slice, driving shots from the baseline. She did not make that
:45:12. > :45:15.return, that it is nice to see a player take a second serve and look
:45:16. > :45:22.to move forward on the surface. It is very rare to see an opponent of
:45:23. > :46:08.Serena Williams attackers serve. -- attack her serve.
:46:09. > :46:20.It is a good hold from 15-40. I don't think this will continue, but
:46:21. > :46:28.it seems that Serena is the titre of the two, amazingly. Impossibly, you
:46:29. > :46:32.would think. With your coaching hat on, John, if you were coaching
:46:33. > :46:39.Serena, would you say come out with 100% from the get go, or 60% built?
:46:40. > :46:44.Where would you go? Good question commission mark I would not say to
:46:45. > :46:49.somebody come out but the best players always have an extra gear
:46:50. > :47:00.when they need it. -- I would not say to somebody come out at 60%.
:47:01. > :47:04.I would tell her to let the opponent beat herself. Not to do anything out
:47:05. > :47:09.of the ordinary. They relatively safe early on to see if they
:47:10. > :47:12.self-destruct before you even have to do anything. -- they relatively
:47:13. > :47:30.safe early on. -- play relatively safe.
:47:31. > :47:35.We have seen Serena over the years start very slow, that catches up to
:47:36. > :47:38.a player as they get older. Maybe some more losses come into play.
:47:39. > :47:43.There is no question that that time she could start off with more
:47:44. > :47:48.energy, bouncing around more -- there is no question that at times.
:47:49. > :48:07.She almost always picks the game up as the match goes on. Wow! That is a
:48:08. > :48:15.frightener. This serve is an issue. It looks to me like the weakest part
:48:16. > :48:17.of her game. She does not look comfortable with that service motion
:48:18. > :48:24.at all, Sadikovic. Eight points in a row for Serena
:48:25. > :49:35.Williams. Before the match started, we talked
:49:36. > :49:40.about possibly being one of the quickest matches in Wimbledon
:49:41. > :49:43.history. Certainly, right now, Serena starts finding this type of
:49:44. > :49:52.range, all of her shots, aggression and consistency, it could be fast.
:49:53. > :50:01.It is a double-edged sword for the Swiss, the greatest day of her life,
:50:02. > :50:07.but... Tennis live, anyway. The best on the
:50:08. > :50:13.worst on the same day? 90 minutes is the quickest much year we could
:50:14. > :50:19.find. Before changeovers. I was going to say Steffi versus who? She
:50:20. > :50:50.did not play that long ago! Whilst we have the time, we should
:50:51. > :50:55.really tell the Sadikovic story. Born in Macedonia, she lives inserts
:50:56. > :51:00.are learnt, she has only made $106,000 in her career, $30,000 this
:51:01. > :51:04.year, a couple of years ago she quit the sport because she was not
:51:05. > :51:09.enjoying it any more, financially she could not support herself. It
:51:10. > :51:13.was the story of Tamayo pitching ski, she had also quit, she was
:51:14. > :51:16.waitressing in a hotel, she was a strange from her father, she
:51:17. > :51:20.realised she could get into the qualifying for the French and
:51:21. > :51:25.thought, I will drive myself, it is my decision, I will play, and the
:51:26. > :51:30.rest is history. It is a lovely story in that it has inspired
:51:31. > :51:33.another Swiss to restart. And who would have thought that having made
:51:34. > :51:41.that decision she would be standing on the Centre Court at Wimbledon?
:51:42. > :51:46.And playing, arguably, the greatest player, all, to me, the greatest
:51:47. > :51:49.player that has ever played tennis. This is where it gets a little
:51:50. > :51:59.dicey. Just ask James Ward from yesterday. He came out of the match
:52:00. > :52:04.yesterday pretty darn well considering where it was headed.
:52:05. > :52:13.Let's see if this young lady can calm herself down. For Samantha
:52:14. > :52:17.tall, to seem to have such an issue with her serve, it is somewhat
:52:18. > :52:49.surprising -- for someone who is that tall.
:52:50. > :52:59.That is a much better serve. It went up after that toss. She seems to be
:53:00. > :53:00.overthinking this serve, trying to throw too much variety, instead of
:53:01. > :53:18.focusing on getting it in. There is no question, the intensity
:53:19. > :53:25.is there from Serena. Often you can tell by looking at her eyes when she
:53:26. > :53:35.walks on court, watching her at the changeovers. She is ready to go.
:53:36. > :54:51.She used her height well to find that angle.
:54:52. > :54:59.She had chances in the first game, that return game. Sadikovic was not
:55:00. > :55:02.able to come through. She wants to get onto the board here as soon as
:55:03. > :55:08.possible. It is always a bad feeling to have a lots of games go by and
:55:09. > :55:14.not get onto the scoreboard. You already know this when you walk out
:55:15. > :55:16.on court, that just intensifies it. -- you are already nervous when you
:55:17. > :56:35.walk out on court. We don't see this often in women's
:56:36. > :56:41.tennis, a serve and volley. Did not quite drop that volley short enough,
:56:42. > :56:45.Serena, got a good hit on it but overplayed it. Sadikovic showing
:56:46. > :57:10.lots of variety out in court. Different shots and options.
:57:11. > :57:25.We were very aware of what is at stake for this player to get onto
:57:26. > :58:25.the board, to get rid of some of those butterflies.
:58:26. > :58:32.Normally goes after the second serve more. Setting it up for the tour
:58:33. > :59:14.Swiss player. -- the tall. Got to hit that forehand is a little
:59:15. > :59:19.bit harder. Sadikovic had a little bit of time there. You have to take
:59:20. > :59:45.your chances, if you have them, against Serena.
:59:46. > :59:56.Two double faults in a game already. That is very rare. As John
:59:57. > :59:57.mentioned, the second serve is going in very tentatively. Not confident
:59:58. > :00:27.with that shot yet. It is amazing watching her serve
:00:28. > :00:46.like this. Trying to hurt her. Another break point.
:00:47. > :01:02.The first strained "Come on" from Serena. We are getting used to that.
:01:03. > :01:22.If you are going to hit a ball 100 mph, you want to hit it right in the
:01:23. > :01:28.wheelhouse. That is what Serena did there. Put a little more on it.
:01:29. > :02:10.Placed it better. Three double faults in the game, but
:02:11. > :02:27.still haunts. -- still holds. STUDIO: Serena not
:02:28. > :02:33.at her best but still 4-1 up on this opening round on Centre Court. The
:02:34. > :02:38.match we left, Richard Gasquet, he is a break of serve up against
:02:39. > :02:42.Britain's number two, Aljaz Bedene. Two sets to love and a break of
:02:43. > :02:49.serve the last year's semifinalist on court three. You can watch that
:02:50. > :02:56.on the red button. We do have 15 courts available online, connected
:02:57. > :03:01.TVs as well. Nick Kyrgios served for the match and is now 4-1 down in the
:03:02. > :03:03.tie-break. Getting a little bit more vocal out on Court Number Two, not
:03:04. > :03:12.going his way. He is in a battle now against
:03:13. > :03:18.37-year-old Radek Stepanek. You can follow that online. Over on Court
:03:19. > :03:23.One, Stan Wawrinka, the fourth seed begins Taylor Fritz, the 18-year-old
:03:24. > :03:27.future superstar from America. On serve, no break point in this match
:03:28. > :03:31.so far. You can also follow that match online. We will keep you
:03:32. > :03:37.up-to-date with what is happening elsewhere but back we go to centre.
:03:38. > :03:47.ANDREW CASTLE: A fixed stare for Serena during that sit down. Easy
:03:48. > :03:55.for me to say. But she seemed so wound up and not really happy to be
:03:56. > :04:01.competing, which is extremely surprising, given that she has won
:04:02. > :04:10.21 Grand Slams in singles. Did you ever have it, John, when you wanted
:04:11. > :04:13.it to bag? -- you wanted it too bad? Guess, often, but I think it is
:04:14. > :04:24.counter-productive if she wants to continue enjoying playing on this
:04:25. > :04:28.surface. In the pretournament press conference, she didn't give much
:04:29. > :04:31.away. Very short answers, but one question about pressure, she
:04:32. > :04:36.basically said I don't feel any pressure. That was the extent of her
:04:37. > :04:40.answer, compare that to Novak, he had a long answer on the reality of
:04:41. > :04:44.having so much pressure at number one in the world, how you handle it
:04:45. > :04:50.and how you deal with it in your everyday life and on the court. They
:04:51. > :05:00.should have dinner together. It is almost as if she is in denial.
:05:01. > :05:24.She is showing some real nice variety of shot. A pretty good job
:05:25. > :06:14.of keeping Serena Williams off-balance.
:06:15. > :06:27.Tried to cut it to close. The court must feel so small playing Serena.
:06:28. > :06:32.Every shot so tough. There is a lot of pressure, if you don't hit it
:06:33. > :06:36.perfectly, Serena with her explosive speed, not only is she going to get
:06:37. > :06:37.to that ball, but there is a good chance she will send it back with
:06:38. > :07:06.interest. James Keothavong of Great Britain
:07:07. > :07:19.intervening. UMPIRE: Correction. Replay the point. Hawk-Eye there, a
:07:20. > :07:27.pretty obvious overall. First serve, maybe get another game here.
:07:28. > :07:38.APPLAUSE The reaction from Serena,
:07:39. > :07:49.extraordinary! We saw that a against Razzano at the French, four years
:07:50. > :07:55.ago. As John said, there are so much tension. She is so wound up. She was
:07:56. > :07:59.a set and a break-up against Razzano. She missed a shot, that
:08:00. > :08:10.sort of reaction, and she struggled for the rest the match. She often
:08:11. > :08:12.says, doesn't she, my toughest opponent is the one I look at in the
:08:13. > :09:03.mirror. Sadikovic, she is feeding off her
:09:04. > :09:04.attention and the energy, actually believing she can make something of
:09:05. > :09:36.this. APPLAUSE
:09:37. > :10:29.She extends the lead. When Pete Sampras was reigning
:10:30. > :10:34.supreme here, winning almost fun year after year, the year he won to
:10:35. > :10:37.overtake Roy Emerson in the record books, he openly wept on his
:10:38. > :10:42.father's shot in the stand. His father was nowhere near the player's
:10:43. > :10:47.area, completely isolated, but he found him and cried, he sobbed,
:10:48. > :10:55.because he had broken new ground. It is going to be very difficult. Rena
:10:56. > :11:00.to do it by that example. Serena is doing something that I think is
:11:01. > :11:04.rather amazing in a number of ways. I am trying to remember the last
:11:05. > :11:10.time I did not pick Serena to win the Grand Slam. Most obviously 99
:11:11. > :11:18.out of 100 people would pick her here. Close to the same at the open
:11:19. > :11:24.or Australia. Marginally less at the French couple of years ago, maybe
:11:25. > :11:28.five or six years ago. To have to live with the expectations that
:11:29. > :11:33.long. For the most part she has done an incredibly good job. Specially
:11:34. > :11:40.given the fact that if you look at the top players, how many they won
:11:41. > :11:44.later on in their careers, post 30. Her being with Patrick Drewes last
:11:45. > :11:50.few years I think has given her a new zest for competing and right now
:11:51. > :11:58.it has been going on long enough that he has got to find new ways to
:11:59. > :12:02.get her relaxed. New balls in play for Sadikovic, serving to stay in
:12:03. > :12:09.the second set. Maybe what Patrick needs to do is organise dinner with
:12:10. > :12:21.Serena and Pete Sampras. Share it. He is weeping right now as Federer
:12:22. > :12:23.got by him. Didn't last long. Nadal is tired and now Novak is closing
:12:24. > :12:53.in. Shielding from the sun with the left
:12:54. > :13:02.arm. To see Serena so dominant at this age. Steffi walked away from
:13:03. > :13:08.the sport at 29. 29 years of age. She easily could have played a few
:13:09. > :13:13.more years, such a phenomenal athlete, and win slams. But she has
:13:14. > :13:20.lost the desire. For Serena, 35, and still going at this level. Certain
:13:21. > :13:26.challenges of competing as you get older. You are much more aware of
:13:27. > :13:29.the opportunities, what you are playing for. For Serena's case,
:13:30. > :13:53.history. Three set points. That is too good from Sadikovic.
:13:54. > :14:15.Moved into the court beautifully for this backhand. Let, first service.
:14:16. > :15:26.APPLAUSE She continues to be willing to move
:15:27. > :15:27.forward and serve and volleyer. That height, a good thing. Covers the net
:15:28. > :17:07.well. Fourth time. Wraps up the first set
:17:08. > :17:11.for Serena Williams in 35 minutes. Just going back to the fact that
:17:12. > :17:15.Serena is the third oldest in the draw here, throughout her career,
:17:16. > :17:21.since she first started, let's go back, if you like, to 1997. She has
:17:22. > :17:28.averaged only ten tournaments a year her entire career. That helps
:17:29. > :17:32.longevity. What we first thought would Heurtaux has actually ended up
:17:33. > :17:36.helping her. Often times we have said if she wanted to be none the
:17:37. > :17:38.one, she needed to play more just a build-up that confidence, but she
:17:39. > :17:43.seems to be one of the few players I have ever seen that can go months
:17:44. > :17:46.without playing, step on a court at a major event and potentially win
:17:47. > :17:51.it. That she has played more recently and I think that has helped
:17:52. > :17:56.her manage her schedule. What's Lindsay talked about earlier in the
:17:57. > :18:01.opening, about being devastated obviously by losing that match in
:18:02. > :18:06.the open, contributed big-time to why she has played so little since
:18:07. > :18:12.then. So considering that, the fact she was in the finals, and she
:18:13. > :18:16.should have beaten Kerber. I am not going to say the same with Muguruza
:18:17. > :18:20.I think. Muguruza outplayed her, but she was in the finals of both of
:18:21. > :18:26.these. She is still putting herself in that position, so if she can get
:18:27. > :18:29.over the hump and when this. She will feel better about moving
:18:30. > :18:33.forward, training that much harder that she can break the record and
:18:34. > :18:42.get a couple more before she tries something else in her life. Does it
:18:43. > :18:49.become easier for is at the same problem when she gets to 23? I think
:18:50. > :18:54.she's just ticking the boxes she goes. One was to was to go to a team
:18:55. > :19:01.with Christine and Martin never out of leather. -- Martina Navratilova.
:19:02. > :19:34.And then head the 24, 25, and break it.
:19:35. > :19:37.Maria Bueno, three times a championship. Brazilian, beautiful
:19:38. > :20:35.player. Enjoying the Royal Box. Unlucky. Serena showing a little
:20:36. > :20:51.feel there with that forehand volley. It is hard not to compare
:20:52. > :20:56.Venus Williams and Serena. Venus understands where to cover the
:20:57. > :21:11.Anglos, has aways been a bit more comfortable at the net. Her second
:21:12. > :21:17.has been vulnerable over the years, Venus. Maybe some rain tomorrow. Sir
:21:18. > :21:25.Cliff Richard probably the only person disappointed that Wimbledon
:21:26. > :21:32.put a roof on Centre Court. Many a year and time did we hear him sing.
:21:33. > :21:42.Another very important service game for the Swiss.
:21:43. > :21:56.Serena's Reckitt sounds a lot tighter than normal. Easier to
:21:57. > :21:59.control when the strings are tied. But if you tense up, then the ball
:22:00. > :22:17.doesn't come off as quickly. APPLAUSE
:22:18. > :23:32.Good use of the slice APPLAUSE
:23:33. > :24:18.Good use of the slice again, too. Another very important game for this
:24:19. > :24:22.27-year-old qualifier. Two breaks in the opening set. Nervous start
:24:23. > :24:24.understandably but she had those break points right at the start of
:24:25. > :24:29.the match against Serena Williams, who also was very tight. She
:24:30. > :24:33.desperately needs to get on the school here, Sadikovic -- on the
:24:34. > :24:34.desperately needs to get on the school here, Sadikovic -- on the
:24:35. > :24:59.scoreboard here. Well done! CHEERING
:25:00. > :25:02.The crowd want her to do so well. I think the crowd appreciates, number
:25:03. > :25:06.one, her ability to handle the situation. And also watches bringing
:25:07. > :25:10.to the table, which is the kitchen sink. -- what she is bringing. To be
:25:11. > :25:12.to the table, which is the kitchen sink. -- what she is bringing. To be
:25:13. > :25:14.blunt, she is trying everything to throw Serena off, and she has had
:25:15. > :25:25.some chances. A good example of it again there.
:25:26. > :25:31.Good variety on the backhand. The slice has been effective. She has
:25:32. > :25:34.been disruptive when she has been on top of the game. A couple of weak
:25:35. > :25:39.points, the second serve, where Serena has time to attack and play
:25:40. > :25:44.her style of tennis, but anyone who can utilise their feel, touch,
:25:45. > :25:54.slice, move forward, and at the same time still drive some ground strokes
:25:55. > :26:24.as well. Serena has not been getting much with them from her opponent.
:26:25. > :26:32.SUE BARKER: VR leaving this match on Centre Court on BBC Two because it
:26:33. > :26:36.continues right now on BBC One, so if you want to continue watching
:26:37. > :26:43.Centre Court now, switch over to BBC One. We will be heading to Court
:26:44. > :26:46.Number Two in a moment, but not good news for Aljaz Bedene, he has lost
:26:47. > :26:52.last year's semifinalist, Richard Gasquet. A solid performance from
:26:53. > :26:55.the seventh seed, who seems to be playing the best tennis of his
:26:56. > :27:01.career, Richard Gasquet. He is through in straight sets. Bedene's
:27:02. > :27:06.challenge here at Wimbledon is over in the opening round. So we are
:27:07. > :27:11.heading to Court Number Two, getting a bit fiery in this match. Nick
:27:12. > :27:14.Kyrgios has been given a code violation for swearing. Having a
:27:15. > :27:20.constant barrage with the umpire that he is in control in this match.
:27:21. > :27:29.So let's join this match with Peter Fleming and Andrew Cotter.
:27:30. > :27:39.ANDREW COTTER: Lively indeed, but this is the man, Nick Kyrgios,
:27:40. > :27:43.serving for the match. A prolonged tie-break which Stefan at eventually
:27:44. > :27:44.took -- which Stepanek eventually tie-break which Stefan at eventually
:27:45. > :27:49.took, and took -- which Stepanek eventually
:27:50. > :28:11.took, and here we are. Let, first service.
:28:12. > :28:18.We will give you a reprieve of the ongoing tussle between Krygios and
:28:19. > :29:09.the umpire in a moment. Just when you think you've got
:29:10. > :29:11.it all sorted... ..things don't turn out
:29:12. > :29:29.quite as you'd expected. But then, no-one said it
:29:30. > :29:32.was going to be easy.