Day 5, Part 3 Wimbledon

SUE BARKER: Welcome back to Wimbledon. As you can see, some blue

sky over the city. Sad that like there is some sunshine at Wimbledon.

The good news is that players are getting underway on the outside

courts. Centre Court has a full schedule, under the roof if

necessary. It is a lot brighter than it was a fewer hours ago. Players

under way here on day five of the Championships. As I said, Centre

Court is underway. A big surprise here, the number four seed, Stan

Wawrinka, is 2-1 down in sets. Juan Martin del Potro, who came back

after surgery, has taken the next two sets. That is live on BBC One.

Other matches taking place today, on Court Number Two, they have been on

and off a few times. It is Nick Kyrgios up against Dustin Brown, who

is serving here at 2-2, 30-30. If you wanted, you can watch this on

the red button. Plenty of other matches taking place. There are up

to 15 courts available online. This is one of them, Tomas Berdych, the

former runner-up, up against Benjamin Becker. The early stages of

that five set match. A lot happening, and we will keep you

up-to-date with progress throughout the day, but we are heading to Court

Number One to see Venus Williams serving at 5-5. When she went off,

it was 5-1, home lead, but she has been broken twice by Daria Kasatkina

of Russia. Trouble for the 5- time champion. Let's join our

commentators, Lindsay and Chris. Back on track, Venus Williams. That

was a very important hold. Part one of this match, Venus Williams,

Lindsay, Venus bite-mac hitting the ball great, part three has been --

Venus hitting the ball -- Venus hitting the ball great. The errors

started flying at the start of part three. The work toss issues, double

faults, and she got off track. That last game was really important is to

re-establish our game. This young woman, Kasatkina, has a lot more

confidence in her game and in her belief on this surface. When you

watch Kasatkina, she has so much time on the ball, reads the game

well, steers the shots. In the beginning, she seemed overwhelmed

with the pace of beans, but as the games have gone on, she is timing

her ball better, she has moved back her court position to give herself

more time, and now she is being consistent, making a lot of balls

and really challenging Bean is. Let's see if she can keep coming up

with winners. If not, every ball is coming back.

Those were the errors that Kasatkina had cut out of the game. -- out of

her game. Those were the long rallies that

Kasatkina could not get going at the start of this match. It has -- she

has given herself more time, lengthened her shot to bits that

Venus cannot stand the baseline. -- lengthen her shots a bit so that

Venus cannot stand the base -- stand in the baseline area. Will there be

a challenge? There will. She has always looked at Marianna Galvez

first for a bit of guidance. For someone making her debut, she

looks so composed. Just 19, the only teenager left in the women's trawl.

-- the women's draw. Fourth Grand Slam in a row, fourth time into the

second round. CROWD GROANS

Venus Williams will be relieved to take that first set 7-5 in 40

minutes. When I mentioned composure, she falls apart. That was not a way

to give away the set after fighting so hard to get back into it. A

double fault and an easy forehand thereof the first shot. -- and easy

forehand there off the first shot. Kasatkina was unable to make Venus

Williams play there. She has intense eyes, hasn't she?

And intense focus. One of our best qualities as our competitiveness. Ms

Atkin cannot give Venus that many second serves. -- Kasatkina. As soon

as she makes contact with the second serve, she needs to get back quicker

and play defence. Also, the approach to the net - you normally see Venus

win more points than lose when she goes forward, but Kasatkina puts

forward volleys in difficult positions for Venus. It is not going

to rain any more. Stop looking. You're very optimistic, Chris! It

does look better, the sky. It does. They met in Auckland on a hard-core.

I wonder how different it feels for Kasatkina playing Venus Williams on

a grass court. This is the beginning of the second set.

You played Venus on hard and grass - what are the differences in her game

was Mike yellow that she is more aggressive on grass, more willing to

take balls early, following them to the net. She has always stood well

inside the baseline to return serves, inspection the second

serves. -- especially second serves. And she was doing that at the

beginning of this match. But these last few games, this is not the way

that Venus can play and still be a contender at Wimbledon. You can see

is year -- she is not being so aggressive with her mindset. That is

a good serve. The toss was more in front, really went after that one.

Three double faults in her service game yesterday, a couple today.

Drifting again a little. Another break point.

That the play there. Good serve, sets her balance, hits and does not

wait to see what happens. She knows she's going to hit a good shot. --

that the play there. I'll excellent forehand. Look at

that, immediately starts following the path of a shot. -- excellent

forehand. Look at that, immediately starts following the path of her

shot. She let Venus off the hook, in every

sense. She had done so well to get back in. That was a lot to do with

Venus getting off to a really slow start. Her brother introduced her to

the sport when she was just six. He is now her trainer. He looks

excited. I think the chewing gum has lost its flavour!

She has just gone away. She has had to focus, refocus so much in this

match today. It is imperative right now. This could run away from her.

That is too good first serves and even their cars cleaner -- even

though Kasatkina is making first serves, it is about controlling

those first service games. That kind of miss therefrom

Kasatkina doesn't happen on other surfaces. The grass plays havoc with

deep groundstrokes. Much harder to find your timing, and that is one of

the reasons why Venus has been so successful on this surface. The

record here is one 78 games, lost 12. -- 78 matches, lost 12.

She is heading towards win number 79. A set and a break up.

Virtually full again, number one Court. 11 and a half thousand seats,

bathed in sunshine. That's a better return there, one of

the best Kasatkina as hit. She talk about early -- she took that early

and look at her inside the baseline, moving at an angle to take it early.

She's certainly got the focus back on those two points, Kasatkina.

She's a great competitor from what we've seen so far in her early

career. Oh, that is an aggressive return

again. And there is such a difference between being as pars-mac

first and second serve and Kasatkina as pars-mac first and second serve

and Kasatkina has adjusted to that these last few return games. --

there is such a difference between Venus's first and second serve. She

breaks straight back and is back on track.

What do you think is left in terms of ambition for Venus? She just

loves the life, she loves the sport, and maybe doesn't talk about it as

much as Roger, and Roger is obviously still challenging for

grand slam titles, but I truly think Venus is doing exactly what she

wants to do. There's an outside chance she could make a run at a

major a game. It would certainly be here because of her ability to break

down those short points. It certainly seems her body has begun

to break down at the other majors, where you have to be able to do 13

or 14 games -- days. I'm not sure even she knows. It is the same as

Roger Federer, because his best chance of winning another major

would be here as well? Yes, for example at the French, it is longer

points, long the matches. Interesting web-based these two

players -- interesting that both these players are not playing at the

same level. The level that Venus was at was so high, and now the match

seems a little low. It is almost like they need to play three out of

five with the interruptions they have had today, just to focus.

That is just the great grass court play of Venus and that is something

you don't see her do much on the hard courts, hit a return and move

forward, but again, she takes her backhand return so quickly and no

hesitation in trying to take that next ball as soon as possible.

Second serve to look at on the first of the break points.

One of her best second serves. And she needed it. Her second serve

winning percentage have gone way down from where it was at stages in

the first set. That is a rough error on break

point. You've got to make that ball into court, make your opponent than

those breaks of serve. She has gone in and out of this

match with plain fence, -- plain sense, Kasatkina, and then putting

herself into a winning position again with a good return.

That really reared up. It was above shoulder height for Kasatkina to

deal with. That is great hitting their game

from the nest. -- from Venus. All of a sudden, the service motion looks

to be a bit more in rhythm, with balls in the positions she wants

them to be in. It was her fastest serve of the tournament.

That is, to me, the biggest difference to me in Venus from eight

years ago or ten years ago or however far you want to go back.

When a player has the ability to pull side to side, she doesn't quite

get around the court to cover things as quickly as she used to.

Well, we've already had three breaks of serve in a row. The chance of

four. Brilliant! That is the first drop

shot. She's just sort of battling, isn't

she, to deal with this slight disconnection? She's got a bit of a

wiring problem but when she's good, she's really good. It's about

maintaining it. That's going to be something she needs to work on in

the next few years, the next few months. That could have been a huge

game in this match. Venus had a game point and ended up being broken.

Let's see what that Keane can do with that sort of momentum. -- what

Kasatkina can do with that sort of momentum. She looks like a young

woman who's got an enormous amount of self belief. Yes, some players

would have got really negative, coming back and not winning, but

good signs here from Kasatkina. For breaks of serve in a row.

Kasatkina back on serve. That's now six points in a row for

Kasatkina. This match has had a lot of changes in momentum.

Levels up. No wonder the clenched fist, because she's been on and off

a little, Kasatkina, but she's very much still in this second set. She

fought so hard in that first set, 5-1 down, gets back to 5-5, then

when you thought she'd completely turned the match around, that's when

her level dipped again. Venus was 3-1 up and that's when that Keener

-- when Kasatkina turned it up again. She's just got to maintain

that a bit longer. So many drive volleys yesterday. I

think Venus missed one. She's not missed one today. She's been so good

at that shot, that shot through the years.

That might be worth a challenge? Again, she doesn't trust her

instinct of the racket? No, but that looked like it had good length. That

was right in front of us and it looked like it had the line. This

umpire, who is a great umpire, but there have been a view... It was

right in front of her as well. -- eight U.

Fantastic feel again. She had to handle a couple of deep shots. Smart

play there. Venus well below -- well behind the baseline. Just as well

for Kasatkina. Another one at 117 mph, equalling

the quickest of the tournament for Venus Williams. She used to hold the

record for the fastest ever, 130 mph, before someone else went one

mile per hour quicker. That's her six double. She served

eight yesterday. She came through with a good second

serve their under pressure, Venus. Got caught reaching for that

forehand. Needed one more step to get out wide.

Well, that's interesting. She e-mailed that. Yes, we haven't got

one step forward on any of these drop shots from Venus. Have to keep

an eye on that leg and that movement. Moving Fullwood, it

doesn't look like willing to do that. -- moving forward.

Kasatkina has broken again. Staring at 1-4 at one stage, now she's

looking at 4-3 and a break. We talked about her feistiness, we

talked about her competitiveness, we are seeing it now and the drop shot

is really paying off. She's got to keep that in mind as this goes on.

We've seen a couple of BT 's but even that last one, a pretty average

drop shot, and it wins her the point.

It will be interesting to see now how much she does actually use it,

bearing in mind your point that Venus didn't even take a stride to

try to chase it down. For any of them. There's been three, maybe,

for? This is the first lead that Kasatkina has had in a set. She was

always playing catch-up in first set. She has beaten Venus at the

start of the year in her very first meeting against her. From a set

behind as well, 6-7, 7-3, 7-3. Very different at Wimbledon, knowing the

history of what Venus has achieved here. That must be in her mind.

The nurse has been to the net three times as much as her opponent in

this match. That was a loose ball there, a bad return.

Just when you think Kasatkina is on her way, the same thing as in the

first set, winds for games in a row and then really gives away the next

two games to Venus. Her service game, really too many errors now.

Two break points. Terrific defence. A fantastic job of

turning defence into fence and staying in that point.

Oh, wow. She's gone again. She had a low at the back end of the second

set yesterday before she got it back together again just in time.

Four points in a row. What a set that is.

All of a sudden, she is serving to stay in the set. Kasatkina is back

to using every ball that she can, using her speed.

When things go for Venus, they go way off. -- when things go off for

Venus. She is trying to encourage Venus. She has just lost her rhythm

again on the ground strokes. That is when she has to pull the target in,

find a target in the middle of the court.

That is a good serve. Perfect placement, real commitment to go and

explode up and into that toss. If you look at her results this

year, Lindsay, we talked about that, she is 57 in the world, been years

-- Venus Williams. These lows in matches, one of the biggest problems

with her syndrome is fatigue, whether it be mental or physical. It

is a real battle. Is it her age? I have no idea on that one! Kasatkina

is going over some notes there. There is no question that these ups

and downs in matches happen much more frequently now than they did in

the beginning to middle part of Venus's career. She has always

had... She has always gone off rhythm, especially on the serve,

much more than Serena. She seems to lose her timing more easily than

Serena. I wonder if any of those notes are

talking about how to finish off a set against Venus Williams. Serving

at 5-4. That is a good start. This will

really test the nerve of Kasatkina, one of the biggest matches of her

career to this point, serving for a set. So important to make those

first serves in. Oh! That was beautiful. This is the

type of tennis that has earned Venus five Wimbledon trophies, those

stretch great wingspan. -- those stretch volleys, great wingspan. Too

good. I have underestimated how great Kasatkina is. Not too many

great players would have gotten this forehand back here. Great stretch.

Point of the match so far? Definitely. Getting some of those

colleaguess back, that is where Venus needs to be. -- getting some

of those volleys back. That backhand missed by a long way

there. Venus got the drop shot. She has done it! And she is pretty

pumped about it, too. 19-year-old Daria Kasatkina, taking the five

times former champion the distance. It is 1-1 insects. -- in sets. And

very quickly, Kasatkina off for a change of scenery. Terrific effort.

I am surprised she left the court after just getting all that momentum

to win that set. It is not a particularly hot day. We have

already had to stop a handful of times. Fantastic job down the

stretch of holding her nerve and still playing her game. It is a

similar story to yesterday for Venus Williams against the qualifier,

against Sakkari. She will have to gather herself. She dropped the

middle set yesterday. She lost her timing, the shots went off. She

wasn't able to structure a proper points and hit as many shots off of

her front foot as she did in the first set. Kozak and got much more

consistent, started making balls, building points, extending rallies.

What a great reaction. She is so used to winning, isn't she? From the

juniors straight into the seniors. Great fight in both sets. 5-1 in the

first, 3-1 in the second. Great competitive spirit. It is

habit-forming, isn't it, winning? Yes. It is so important to learn how

to win, had to compete, how to win when you are the underdog, and

everything in between. What are your thoughts going into the final set?

Is it still on Venus's racket or has Kasatkina got more to say? She does

have a lot to say. She has been able to handle some of the power, build

the points. There is a bit of a problem in the Williams camp because

Serena is about to take to the court on Centre Court. Both Williams

sisters will be in action in a few minutes. Nice problem to have to

deal with! They have had it for a long time. They are accustomed to it

as well. It was a cover time when they went through the period of

playing each other so regularly, major after major. And the sibling

rivalry and whose turn it is and all that. In boxing, the similar sport,

you would not be allowed to fight your sibling. That can't be anything

worse than trying to beat the sister that you love on a tennis court in

from of millions. We saw it last year at the Australian Open when she

had to play Venus on the way. It is an impossible scenario to get

cramped up for a quarterfinal match when you are playing your sister and

she is going for history. -- to get psyched up. There used to be

speculation, but they kept their head up. They played to win. They

have shown that throughout their careers. Magnificent Court Number

One in all its glory. Henman Hill, overlooking the big screen. They are

enjoying their day out. Will it be another Murray triumphed this year?

Ivan Lendl is back in the frame. There will be a roof by 2019, so two

indoor courts. It creates a lot of atmosphere, one for the fans. It can

create unfairness in terms of how the draw pans out and how the top

players can get ahead in the draw in wet weeks. Venus Williams to serve

Venus Williams to serve first, final set.

That will be important for Venus early in this third set, to

re-establish her aggressive game, try to go back to shortening the

point is how they were in the beginning stages of the first set.

Good first serves, aggressive returns, good depth. The longer the

point goes, the more that plays in favour of Kasatkina and her running

ability, consistency. Backwards on that second serve. Lost all her

momentum. Up to eight double faults, the same as yesterday. Just one in

her opening round match. That forehand, that sends a message

was flattened that one out, got more pace on it, really went for it and

committed. The list, look at where she is on

the court - well behind the baseline, very hard to hit a flat,

low winner from that position. That was a big hold there for Venus.

To get some meant back. -- some momentum. Big game for Kasatkina,

establish herself in this final set. She is starting to believe in that

forehand more, Kasatkina. It is an interesting mix, because at certain

points she unleashes more. There are points where she is willing not to

mess, other times where she takes more of a chance. She got her belief

back in the forehand. Just a little too flat at times,

Venus's shots. Again, Kasatkina has made her play more and more as this

match has gone on. The majority of the first sat, she played at Venus's

Temple - short, quick, aggressive points. -- Venus's tempo.

One hour and 52 minutes in the first round, two hours and 24 minutes

yesterday. Kozak in was much quicker.

If Venus comes through in this match she will have two days off from

singles play. Amazingly, whoever wins this match will be through to

the fourth round, when Petra Kvitova is still waiting to play her match

on Court Number Two. I'm not entirely sure why she wasn't

scheduled to be first on as well. Pillar to post in that point,

Williams. SUE BARKER: We will be back on Court Number One in a

moment, but let's see what has been happening elsewhere. On Centre

Court, Juan Martin del Potro has pulled off a surprise, putting out

the number four seed, the two-time Grand Slam winner, Stan Wawrinka.

And what a story it has been for the Argentine. He has gone through three

surgeries, has not played a Grand Slam into the half years and

wondered if he would be back again. TV is on the big stage. The Centre

Court crowd are aware of his story. He is so popular and has played so

many matches. In 2013, that 5- set thriller against Novak Djokovic.

Juan Martin del Potro, very much back in the big time. Next on Centre

Court, Serena Williams, just getting her match underway. Serena on Centre

Court, Venus on Court Number One. That matches live on BBC One. On

Court Number Two, Dustin Brown, he is pulling off a bit of an upset

against this man, Nick Kyrgios. Not that man! There is Dustin Brown. It

is one set all and he is 5-2 up in the third set. He needed a wildcard

to get into the Championships but he beat wrap and thou and there could

be another upset today against a seeded player. Back to Court Number

One. Nice backhand volley there from

Venus. Interesting to see in this third set how many times Venus makes

it into the net. You have to still have those reserves of energy to

still play aggressive tennis as the match goes on. Things are being

blown around. Oops! So far in this match, 14 from

22 at the net. 61 from 92 in the tournament, Venus Williams. They are

great odds. I can't make my mind up about

whether Kasatkina is a counterpuncher or... She's has had

26 winners in this match. That is not all counterpuncher there. It is

a great mix that must play havoc with an opponent's mind, too. Just

when you think you're getting on top she can switch to run. The important

thing for Kasatkina, she needs clarity on how she wants to play

matches and change it when appropriate. She is going to stay

here before heading to Centre Court for Serena. She is committed today!

They were brought up from such an early age by Richard, their father,

to be champions. You will be champions, you will been about one

in the world. He was right. -- you will be number one. Your

nine-year-old son is playing. Do you tell him everyday, you are going to

be number one? Don't get hurt! Are you sure you still like it? I am

probably the absolute wrong voice in his ear.

There is that great play up at nets from Venus. The Williams sisters

have a great mix from their father and mother. It seems they did an

excellent job of maybe balancing each other out. Nowhere near as much

presence at tournaments, Richard, now.

A love game, a good message to Kasatkina.

Nudging the scoreboard, Venus Williams. Back to Kozak. The test of

character continues. Nothing. How good these thinkers at Kinnock

could be? It used to be between 16 and 19, and now it seems it seems to

be more between the ages More so with this generation than

any other. Did you have coping mechanisms in your mind? Joanna

Konta has different bands to help her. I had a view phrases in my head

but perhaps I should have had them somewhere else. I didn't have the on

court coaching that these players have that regular tournaments.

Of course, the grand slams do not allow on court coaching.

That is a huge change, for players who depend on that, the on court

coaching, having to work it out for yourself.

Fabulous! One of the big reasons why Dean is still plays the game are

four shots like those. -- why Venus still plays the game are four shots

like that. She still hits the ball as well as anyone out there. What a

server that was. A kicker on the line out wide. Again, just amazing

variety. Ahead on the ace count. That was a big one and Venus didn't

really commit to that backhand. The body weight going to her right and

backwards. Superb. Just a little nudge. We've

seen it time and time again in this match, just the soft hands. It is

just the field to get that ball into exactly the place that she wants it

on court. The pressure is building on

Williams. Until yesterday, she hadn't won a 3-set match this year.

She is now one from five. Kasatkina has won nine of 16. She needed that

one there. A big serve. That serve have gotten her out of trouble for

so many years on grass. There is Venus's long-term coach. 13 years,

they have been working together. He has seen a lot. A really nice

personality for Venus, really laid-back. The two camps are very

different, Serena and Venus. You see Serena's coach courting attention

whilst Venus's coach is quite the opposite.

Again, that looked tight. She didn't get through that forehand. Break

point. She did that so well yesterday too.

Served herself out of trouble. This is such an important game. She needs

a few more good, effective service here. -- service -- service here.

The 19-year-old is on the verge of something special here. Cheap breaks

to lead in the third set, 4-3. We have seen so many big upsets at

this tournament so far and we could be up for a another on Court number

one. A result from outside, where Suarez Navarro is safely through

against the player from New Zealand. She will no doubt be watching what

is happening on Court number one as she faces the winner of Williams

versus has an arena. -- Kasatkina. Serena Williams has not started that

well against Christina McHale. That matches live on BBC One. We have

been following Kerry said against brown. -- Kyrgios against Dustin

brown. There is still a long way to go on that one. Back we go to court

number one and Venus Williams in trouble.

Big trouble for Venus Williams. Subpoena is serving with a break --

Kasatkina is serving with a break in the final set.

This will be important for Kasatkina, down the stretch it, to

try to hold her nerve. Good service, know what she wants to do with the

points. That might be to be very consistent, it might be to step in

more. She doesn't want any indecision here.

A quick look at the camp. No challenge.

Challenging. No she's not? Yes, she is.

She had to pull those margins, with shop location inside the court right

now. The unforced errors will be hurting Kasatkina in this important

game. The history achieved here may be

helping her out. Kasatkina is struggled in that game.

The break has gone. We saw it last night. You may have some wins in

your pocket, you might be on the way up, but when you announce yourself

on the grand slam stage and have your first big win against one of

the best, it is a real big deal. You know it, people watching know it and

unfortunately for Kasatkina, she just realised it before she was over

the finish line. Just over two hours now. She is just

missing now. What a time for a couple of

sprinkles to just start falling again.

That drop shot not quite as good as we've seen from Kasatkina. In this

match, she was able to get up with enough time. Kasatkina is not

playing with the clarity we discussed it was so important for

her to have down the stretch. That's a good place. She needed to

swing out, get some of the nurse out of her system. That's her 31st

game-winner. -- clean winner. A game away, Williams, from the

fourth round. Lindsay, you've had your coaching on

last year with Madison Keys. If you were coaching Kasatkina and you

could have a quick word with her right now, what would you be saying?

It's really just about trying to get her to play, not realising the

score, the situation, anything of that nature. And that's the hardest

thing to do as a tennis player out there by yourself, with no one to

share the concerns and the nerves with. It can get sucked out and she

froze. She still has time to get it back and I'd try to encourage her to

get back into the match, start moving around, I would think to be

more aggressive right now. Playing a little too passive when she had a

lead. Again, just a very little drizzle

falling. This is already match part three. How much of it left?

Kasatkina serving to stay in the match at 4-5 in the final set.

Well done. That's good hitting from Kasatkina. Venus had a second serve

in her strikes, some with the forehand, played it a little safer.

We are not used to seeing Matt from her. Kasatkina was then able to take

hold of the point. She's done that well all match. A

wrong footer into the Williams backhand.

Fifth double fault sets up match point Bob Venus williams.

Nice recovery from Kasatkina there with a great first serve. She is

just hesitating a little bit with her return, Venus williams, not

getting clean hits. Didn't move, didn't bend her legs at

all there, Venus. The excitement is building here.

Match point saved. It is 5-5. What a hole there from Kasatkina. Getting

down early and then serving the double fault to give Venus the match

point but Venus did not go after the winner there and Kasatkina was up to

the challenge. As you got older in your career, did

you get more nervous finishing matches? Absolutely, it is harder.

It means more, the realisation of what is going on. A smiling Venus

Williams. A bit of luck always helps but she

certainly went over that game better. A love hold. Venus, 6-5.

It's interesting, the point you made. Kasatkina serving in her last

game, she was always -- almost trying to get the ball in without

trying to win the game. Very different then. Very different. The

pace of return increased, trying to take points earlier. She's got to go

after this win, Venus, while both players do, but for Venus, it is

about going after the ball instead of just getting them in. Do you

think because she isn't getting so many free returns -- so many free

points on her serve now, that she is not save easy in the return? It

certainly wasn't often that she was woken so often in a match ten or 15

years ago. Still, she puts so much pressure on players when she is

looking to make things happen with the return. It leads to better

results for Venus. For the second time, Kasatkina is

serving to stay in the match. Is that it? -- is back in? We shall

see. Awfully close. You were right, Chris. I thought

that might have caught. Thank you, Hawk-Eye.

Should Hawk-Eye be on every match court here? No doubt.

She tried to go after it, didn't she, Williams? She did and that was

just one of those points that you have two say was too good from

Kasatkina. She got great depth and fought it well.

The no problem this time. Kasatkina olds to love to stay in this final

set. No tie-breaks, of course, final set. As a result, they both go back

to the full three unsuccessful challenges now. For the next 12

games, if it goes to 12, of course! Venus had to be careful here when

she changes direction. If she's going to go up the line, she's got

to give herself a lot of margin inside that sideline.

UMPIRE: Ms Darya Kasatkina challenged the call. The ball was

called in. 15-30. Ms Kasatkina, two challenges remaining.

Venus getting much more depressive with her second serve. 90 miles per

hour. Erve. 90 miles per hour. -- much more aggressive. Fastest second

serve of the match. APPLAUSE. Hit that one with

authority. Oh, she missed it. Is that wishful

thinking, walking to the chair. Another one for Hawk-Eye to add to

the drama. Just missed again on that sideline.

UMPIRE: Ms Williams has two challenges remaining.

Great serve, 93 miles an hour, more spin. Really got that one tailing

away. It is not always about the speed.

Same again. Great hold from 0-30. Williams nudges ahead again.

Two hours and 22 minutes. Two minutes shy of the match played

yesterday. Venus drawing on all of her experience there. Venus has

played a lot of tennis this week. Kasatkina has only played one match.

But Venus... She's been on the court for singles. We mentioned the

doubles match yesterday. Yesterday.. That would make me nervous to see it

like that. Short swing... Follow through. Just the reminders. Under

the pressure of try to think straight. That's what makes it so

fascinating for everybody here and everybody at home, who is going to

handle this situation right here? A 19-year-old, Kasatkina. In her first

Wimbledon. Up against Venus Williams in her 19th. For the third time

serving to stay in this final set at 6-7. It's getting darker. Still a

few spots of rain again. I like that play better from Venus.

Hit with authority there these last few return games. It's really been

getting balls in, seeing what Kasatkina would come up with. Venus

has got to go after this win. Out! That's great defending by

Kasatkina there. It has just got noticeably darker in the stadium.

The clouds are really coming in. Would you believe it?

UMPIRE: Ladies and gentlemen, play suspended. It's pouring and there's

blue sky just behind the clouds! Second Match Point is not going to

happen. A panic came over the crowd there as the rain came across the

court. They started to scream and scramble. They have done a great job

of getting the covers across as quick as that, because it is

pouring. Wow! Can you believe it? Match Point! They go off for a third

time. Her face says it all. But spare a thought for Kasatkina,

because when they start again she's got to save a Match Point. Amazing.

Sister Serena under the roof shortly, because they had to go

outdoors, because the rain stopped, the roof was open. It's all

happening on day five. Look at that look. Can you believe it, says

Venus. Worked so hard to get another Match Point, and there was zero

chance these players could play through this rain. Not a great sign

for either player that they are going to inflate the covers as well.

That means a fairly significant break. Absolutely. It's strange.

There's a rainbow somewhere, because there is blue sky too. Obviously not

coming this way though. For them to be straight away, to get the bubble

up. The wonders of our British summer, Lindsey. So, 7-6 Williams,

Match Point, but after two hours and 26 minutes there is another pause.

STUDIO: So frustrating for everyone but particularly the players. I

can't imagine what poor Daria Kasatkina is going to think when she

has too come out and serve to save Match Point. Still, this ehave to

wait on Court Number One. Not a match completed there. We'll be

right back there as soon as play gets under way once again. They are

closing the roof on Centre Court. Serena Williams, she has headed off

to the locker room with Christina McHale tied at 4-4. We'll have

tennis on BBC One shortly. We bring you tennis today from court 12. It

features Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, twice a semifinalist, up against Juan Monaco

of Argentina. We join it at the start of the second set.

I just don't get it. I understand why he's hittingev ball down the

middle. Oh, that is a wonderful putaway at

the net. Monaco is shaking his fist in acknowledgement. What a backhand

volley. Finds himself behind on his own

serve once again. The ball perhaps checking on the

baseline. That's perhaps why Monaco is looking quizzically in that

direction. Two break points in his opening service game of this second

set. UMPIRE: Game Tsonga. The third

service game in succession Monaco has been broken.

An inauspicious start to set number two for Juan Monaco. Monaco must be

thinking he just rolled out of bed on the wrong side, because he has

not yet posted today. Really he's done nothing to bother Tsonga, who

in his own right has been very efficient.

He's overcooked it! APPLAUSE. Did all the hard work with

the drop shot but didn't finish in the backhand. It certainly looked as

though Tsonga had a lot of room to lob the ball over Monaco. His nose

was over the net. A rare foothold into the service game of Jo-Wilfried

Tsonga for Juan Monaco. Simply too many unforced errors off

relatively simple balls. Oh, that made him look unconfident.

It was a wonderful passing shot. Tsonga elected to approach the net.

It was a difficult first volley. It was low. Perhaps it would have been

better to go behind Monaco. Hindsight always 20-20.

UMPIRE: Advantage Monaco. The ball didn't bounce as high as Tsonga was

expecting, but he also was a bit casual with his footwork. Now it's

Tsonga's turn to look questioningly at the line. Break point.

APPLAUSE. He's off the first one. UMPIRE: Advantage Monaco. Just a few

errors creeping into that usually utterly reliable forehand. Second

break point on this service game. APPLAUSE. 131 miles an hour down the

centreline. UMPIRE: Game Tsonga.

APPLAUSE. So, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga sees off two

break point opportunities created by Juan Monaco. Consolidates the break.

We remain on serve, with Monaco to serve. Down a break, 0-2, second

set. APPLAUSE. Nice angle created on the

forehand. From that corner of the court

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga saw the wind carry a shot into Doubles Alley.

There was plenty of swerve on that one from Monaco, but perhaps the

wind aided it as well. 0-30 down. He seemingly can't buy a forehand at

the moment. APPLAUSE. Tsonga putting on a run

and Monaco coming out on top. The longest rally of the match.

If Monaco is to make any kind of run in this second set, desperately

needs to hold serve here. Down two breaks. Say goodbye.

That gives all players a modicum of hope, coming off the frame of

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on that occasion. Three break points have been seen

off. Monaco to battle his way back to deuce. Tsonga expected that ball

to skid through just a bit more. It checked and this time did badly.

UMPIRE: Advantage Tsonga. UMPIRE: Advantage Monaco.

APPLAUSE. What a time to produce that for Monaco.

UMPIRE: Mr Monaco challenging the car. The ball was called in. This is

a tight one. Certainly most of the ball was wide. I'm not sure if all

of it was though. Let's see Hawk-Eye.

UMPIRE: Mr Monaco has two challenges remaining.

UMPIRE: Advantage Tsonga. So this is break point number five. For

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Won't want to be profligate on this occasion.

UMPIRE: Game Tsonga. APPLAUSE. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga battled

back but ultimately concedes again. For the fourth service game in

succession Juan Monaco unable to find Sepp Blatter. -- unable to find

serve. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga gives the impression he is a happy-go-lucky

guy, but he is a fierce competitor. It's why he is able to, or he has

been able to get into the world's top ten and stay there for many

years. With an extremely subpar backhand. It's a shot that doesn't

scare anyone. He makes it on occasion, but the percentages are

very low. He has figured out a way to mask that, to play around it.

UMPIRE: Time. To bring his strengths to bear. And it works well for him.

That competitive spirit perhaps never more evident than when he came

back from two sets down to defeat Roger Federer at the quarterfinal

stage of Wimbledon 2011. Won all five of the five-set matches he's

contested at Wimbledon. That perhaps the most memorable of all. Two

breaks to the good here. UMPIRE: Correction, 0-30. Mr Tsonga

challenging the call. A cacophony of call there is. That was a

questionable call by Mr Murphy. My mistake, it whaps and was an

excellent overrule. UMPIRE: Mr Tsonga has two challenges

remaining. So Tsonga checking the ball for residue once again. He

finds himself facing three break points.

APPLAUSE. UMPIRE: Game Monaco.

So, Tsonga failing to consolidate the second service break that he

earned in this second set. Monaco breaks back immediately. He is still

down a break though. And the Frenchman appears to have

gone AWOL for the last five minutes or so.

UMPIRE: Game Monaco. APPLAUSE. What a turn around here on

court 12. In the previous passage of play... Juan Monaco was in the

ascendancy. Racing through his service game after breaking the

fourth game of this second set on the Tsonga serve. So perhaps a bad

patch being experienced by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga? Or a lapse in

concentration. Maybe allied by the tact that Monaco's raised his game

as well and finding his forehand in the middle of the racket. That most

certainly wasn't the case in the opening set, and then some of this

second round match. As he has played in the last couple

of sets, it has been the kind of tennis we have come to expect from

Monaco. Nothing particularly special, but efficient. He had been

anything but for most of this match. Perhaps aided by a very loose

service came from Tsonga. Tsonga will be looking to stop the rot hit.

He is serving. Still up by a break here.

On the other side at least, at least Tsonga had the excuse of serving

into the sun. Plenty of positive body language

being exceeded by this man. Very animated. He is ahead on the Tsonga

serve. That is a very good put away and

Tsonga congratulates himself from that folly. Once again, Monaco

failing to control the forehand. He needs to keep it much lower than

that. He didn't like where the ball toss

appeared. There is a swirling wind. You can see from the trees in the

background just how much it is gusting.

That one left the confines of court 12 and went into the thoroughfares

in between. So, Tsonga get himself out of a love

30 deficit to ultimately hold serve, so Monaco serving, 2-4, second set.

That gives you an impression of how the wind is swirling around this

part of south-west London at the moment.

The wind has played havoc with the ball toss on occasion.

Nice to see the umbrella is being used as parasols given the day we

have had until this point. Yes, it is. I'd say this next service game

is of the utmost importance for Tsonga if he is to finish this match

off quickly, as I'm sure he would like to do. Remember, it was from

this end that he dropped serve the last time. You have two assumed if

he were hold -- if he were to hold, he'd go 5-3 and at the very least,

he'd hold serve from the good end. I do believe the wind is into his face

at this end he's about to serve. The sun is in his face. You have two say

that has not been the case very often this week. -- you must say

that has not been the case very often this week.

Tsonga launching a challenge and that serve and my goodness, his eye

is in today! Monaco still questioning. The

authority of Hawk-Eye. Well, it is the final arbiter and so you can't

argue with it, even if it is not 100% correct, it is pretty close.

Monaco saw a mark on the court that he thought was wide.

So rattling through that service game to hold to love and now Monaco

faces serving to stay in this set. Interesting if you heard cheers just

a moment ago, they are from Court Two, which is adjacent to this

court. Nick Kyrgios, the Australian bad boy

that most people love to hate, or just love to watch being bad,

playing Dustin brown, who is about as charismatic a character as you

will find. He is really loved around the circuit.

This was dream time. You see the approach shot, the middling approach

shot, certainly not very deep or powerful. Not going to be successful

with that very often against Tsonga. How Monaco would like to fashion a

break here to pile the pressure on Tsonga.

He gave Tsonga the runaround beyond the baseline. I don't know if we

could see it but Tsonga slipped at the back of the court. He might have

hurt his heels a little bit which can be awkward but he seems to be

all right. New balls, please. So, Monaco holds

serve and if Tsonga wants to take this set, he will have do serve it

out. 5-4, second set. This was the slip. He came back he

bit gingerly from that. That was an afterthought, am I going to bend on

this one? But initial alarm seems to have given away to optimism. You can

see him though the loosening up his wheelchair.

Tsonga has had all manner of injuries through his career but he

seems to be moving OK here. Here he is, serving for the second set,

leading by 5-4 and by one set to love. New balls. That is not a happy

site for Monaco. Ace number 34 Tsonga. -- case number

three four Tsonga. Closing out the second set in

rapid-fire fashion. Tsonga Jo Wilfred taking the second set in 37

seconds of play. -- Jo Wilfred Tsonga taking the second set in 37

minutes of play. It was over in the blink of an eye. That is exhibit a

in the book of how to close out sets. It is such a... Art might not

be the right word but it is such a skill to convert closing

opportunities. As you suggested it would, Peter, the first serves in

and first serves one down from the improbable numbers of 88% that

Tsonga enjoyed in the first set. That's why stats can be so

misleading, really, because when you look at this set of stats you would

say, who won the set? OK, Tsonga hit a view more winners than Monaco but

that's about the only difference. That's as far as the stats go. The

Argentinian will be pleased, at least, that he entered the match,

because the first set and a half, he was abysmal. He really didn't do

much of anything. Now he's playing the thought of tennis over the last

20 minutes or so that we expect from him. Crucial for him though to get a

foothold early on in this third set. Hold, break, hold would do nicely.

The third set, Monaco to serve, trailing by two sets to love.

Tsonga just miss cueing slightly with the drop shot attack. He is

just flexing that he'll a little bit. I'm hoping that's not a vestige

of the incident that happened up at the opposite end of the court when

he skidded playing a two handed backhand.

If it is, and I'm sure Monaco will test the mobility of Jo Wilfred

Tsonga by giving him the runaround. Again, he's not working totally

freely back to his chair at this change of ends. Yeah, and I'm sure

it will be a concern for Tsonga. He's probably saw and tennis players

get those sorts of mishaps more often than you might think. -- he's

probably in pain. Sometimes they go away and you wake up the next

morning and you're fine and other times they become something

altogether more serious and you might have do take one or two weeks

of. Or you play on thinking it's not so bad and then it gets worse.

In that point, it was Monaco who was given the runaround. Tsonga able to

stand and deliver, overriding that forehand.

A wonderful service hold from Jo Wilfred Tsonga.

Just past the hour mark. Jo Wilfred Tsonga has put himself in a

commanding position. So we remain on serve, one game all, Monaco to serve

in the third game. Yikes! Monaco berating himself

audibly. That forehand spraying white. At least four feet wide.

He is struggling to find the centre of the racket during the course of

this particular service game. He finds himself facing two break

points. Oh, delightful. Maybe Tsonga didn't

do enough with the initial shot but good recovery skill from Monaco.

Yeah, Monaco got up to that one in a hurry. Still facing break point.

Well, that, the break of serve and it proved crucial because it Jo

Wilfred Tsonga held onto his service games and here's Monaco serving at

match point and so Jo Wilfred Tsonga goes through in straight sets 61,

64, 63. He is free to face even John is that all Matthew Marsden. The

number 12 seed is safely through and always a popular player here at

Wimbledon. They enjoyed his entertaining style out on Court 12.

That was earlier today. You can see the covers are still on. It is still

raining. We are hoping to get a dry spell. They have said it is on the

way. Under the roof, we can head over there now for life play and the

Serena Williams, the defending champion, in action against

Christina McHale. It is for- two in the opening set tie-break, so let's

join them now. Serena gave up the first mini-break

with her own double faults. Given half a chance and she knows

it. On her favourite forehand. That's a brilliant pass at full

stretch. Of the backhand slice from McHale. They shot she's not that

comfortable with but she controlled it well. Back on serve again.

Now, it has been called out by the umpire. It is going to be

challenged. Was he right to overrule?

Yes. 5-5. Great scrambling from McHale.

Well, well, well. He's got ants in his pants! We must remember McHale

was set points down in the 10th game. Now she has a set point of her

own. Both players, both women have had

set points now. Listen to be a plausible McHale. -- to the applause

for McHale. Oh, my word. Just her third of the

match. That's what happened to Serena these days. She does get

nervous at the crunch. Set point. A very passive point though from

McHale. First serve just 83 miles an hour. More like a second serve. A

credit to Serena. She did not hold back at all.

A change-up serve there, the slower serve became effective.

Third set point for McHale. On the Williams serve.

BOOING. The booing is that Williams has thrown a little temper tantrum,

her racket has gone flying. Flying. And she gets a warning. She bashed

it into the surface four or five times in anger.

A crazy set there. McHale went 4-2 lead and Serena got it back to 4-4,

15-0. The rain came down and they went off court for over 20 minutes.

They came back on court and Serena was looking so much sharper, and

Serena had that one set point. This was it. About 25 seconds people were

thinking... That was called out. She challenged. And by the narrowest of

margins Hawk-Eye said in. They replayed the point. Christina McHale

saved the set point second time around and lo and behold now leads

by a set to love. UMPIRE: Ladies and gentlemen, please

take your seats quickly. Thank you. How will Serena rebound here, and

can McHale sustain it? I think before Hawk-Eye that would

have been the Williams set. Yep, a wonderful invention.

Just glad it wasn't around when I was there, it would have shown up my

deficiencies. All that's happened is the chair umpires are overruling

less often. UMPIRE: Game Ms McHale.

APPLAUSE. First game, second set. So a very point of view opening game.

Serena, as she always does, walks straight down. You saw her

thundering the racket into the ground and having failed to break

it, it was thrown away. It nearly took out our cameraman! Well caught!

He should have kept it, could have put it on eBay. Put your kids

through college. Yes. Serena's mood has got to change

here. That backhand slice making it so

difficult for Williams. Serena at Indian Wells and Miami this year had

some matches where she wasn't happy on court. Wasn't playing with joy.

Particularly when she lost to Kuznetsova in Miami.

She is in a hurry. Hardly pausing at all between points at the moment.

When you start brushing you quite often start to double fault as well.

Four now. Oh! Oh! Such a gift there from

McHale. A half-try on that backhand from Williams.

McHale really needs to capitalise when Williams is looking so upset.

Out! APPLAUSE. Serena expecting that ball

to go long and didn't mover her feet. She'll have to dig deep here,

get herself back engaged. Not wide enough, that serve, as you

Americans could say. Straight from the wheel house into the hitting

zone. This kind of moodiness in matches is

starting to show up. Last year or two.

Mead the net 20 times already. -- made.

That's brilliant. UMPIRE: New balls, please.

Wonderful use of angle by Williams on that last shot. She wouldn't be

the first great champion to use a little bit of anger to rouse herself

and fight her way back into the match. To me it's all about the

emotion here for Serena. Can she find that extra gear in in fact I

think so many in tennis recognise that, because she was asked about it

in press, does he feel fresh and'ser? Feel fresh and'ser? Does he

-- fresh and eager. She said I would be lying if I said I don't feel

fresh, but I don't feel fatigue. I don't feel fresh, but I feel hungry,

super motivated, ready to do the best. First ranked in the world's

top 100 in 1997. An extraordinary career she's had.

UMPIRE: Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats, thank you. As I

have said before, it hasn't been linear. There've been breaks. A

captain in the crowd. A captain in the Royal Box. Alastair Cook, of

course, not on one-day international duty. England's test cricket

captain. You know all about the rules of

cricket don't you Tracey. A bit like me and baseball. Seven aces.

Serena's camp has been pretty open about how much that loss in the

semifinals of the US Open took out of her. She didn't play another

tournament the rest of the year. Two matches shy of a calendar year.

UMPIRE: Game Ms Williams. Serena shaking her head.

Five sisters in the Williams family. One was sadly killed.

Some second serve handled easily by Williamsment she must be recognising

the attitude on the other side of the net, that McHale needs to

continue to play aggressively and hold her ground close to the

baseline. The smile says it all. That's

probably the worst shot she has played in the whole match. You can't

let your standards drop against the world number one.

One thing about McHale is you will never see a change of attitude. You

never know what the score is. Competes very well.

STUDIO: Like the great champion she is, Serena Williams has raised the

level of her play. She is 4-1 up with four breaks of serve on Centre

Court. This is her sister, Venus. This is when rain stopped play. She

couldn't believe it, because she had Match Point on the Kasatkina serve.

Why does the rain come down now at Match Point?! She has had to wait

some time in the locker room, but it looks like she will complete the

match this time. It's the fourth time they've been out on court.

There's Serena still with that leg heavily strapped. She has a Match

Point against the 19-year-old from Russia. The 19-year-old had all the

pressure on her. She will be serving at Match Point down. If you want to

watch that, that's on the Red Button. We will show you what

happens over on BBC Two as well. We'll keep you up to date with that

one on BBC Two. But back to Centre Court. And the reason why the mother

of the sisters is not watching Serena is, of course, she is

watching Venus. Hoping that Venus will finish off that match. Serena

right back in this one with the double break and 4-1 lead.

This is one of those sets where Serena is hitting the ball so hard

her opponent feels like they are along for the ride.

Ride. UMPIRE: net, first service.

Those are the types of errors we saw at the beginning of the first set

from Serena. This is up to five straight games.

Psychologically important for Christina McHale to hold and at

least feel she's back in this mam. And at least feel she's back in this

mam. -- this match.

Pressing to do more on the second serve. Two double faults creeping in

now. Three in total. This whole set, Serena not building

points but it's worked. She's taking such big cuts.

Nicely done, to stay poised and composed, a set getting away from

her very quickly. But she's playing point by point, hanging in there.

And Serena already be coming out to serve for the second second set in a

moment. This is Venus, when play resumed. She has Match Point against

Daria Kasatkina of Russia, the 29th seed.

No, so not to be. She doesn't get the Match Point, and indeed

Kasatkina went on to hold that service game. At the moment, Venus

Williams is 8-7-Up. This is the current score at the change of ends,

so back on serve, 8-7 Venus Williams leads. That match is live on the Red

Button. What a thrill for that young lady.

Watching one of the all-time champions really having to work

hard. A strange frame of mind at the moment.

Stunning. APPLAUSE.

That's when McHale's at her best, she is really driving those ground

strokes. Very flat. APPLAUSE. Over the line. Just

barely. A little off balance. Strong enough to pull it back in. Set

point. Fault!

UMPIRE: Ms Williams challenging. The ball was called out.

APPLAUSE. Now it's Christina McHale

challenging. UMPIRE: The ball was called in.

Serena is looking so irritated. She knew it had missed.

UMPIRE: Advantage Ms Williams. Ms Williams has two challenges

remaining. UMPIRE: Game, second set, Ms

Williams. Second set then to the champion.

And yet as she walked to the chair there was no joy in having won that

second set. You just wonder if she's played so long on the tour, or it

wears on her the fact that every match she plays, she is expected to

win. It is only really news if she loses. A few second set statistics.

Serena able to break twice, and McHale never given a sniff at a

break point opportunity. Two completely different sets. The first

long points, exchanges from the baseline. Back and forth. Serena

very controlled in her emotions. Thought at that single Ike and still

were not able get that at point -- it seemed as if her demeanour had

changed. But not be able to think clearly, tactically, in order to

come through like that. I cannot remember and other champion playing

like that, even John McEnroe would have an

of standing on the fine, fine ball early.

there is not a lot of rhythm to this match. Serena continues to punish

the second serve. McHale winning only 31%.

They have got to come in and it recognised that are gay as

great return but she needs to be better with her footwork.

Serena did not do enough with that high volley. That should have been a

winner. Gave McHale a lifeline there in that

point. Just too big a swing off a 111 mile

an hour serve. Compromise is not a word that Serena Williams recognises

at the moment. Oh, timing completely off, but the

feet are like cement there. Off balance. I think that's nerves.

Mitchell and here. -- crucial game here. Serena will just get moodier

if she loses this game. -- will just get moodier here if she loses this

game. Couple of huge gifts there from

Christina McHale. Advantage, Serena Williams.

Desperately needs a first serve here.

Two doubles. And she has thrown Serena Williams a lifeline.

It is understandable, I've poked, or Christina McHale, that's what of

creating one of the biggest upsets... Bat-macro I suppose. -- I

suppose. No one bought that Georgina McHale would be able to get this

win. That was an important break of serve. Here it is her older sister

with another match I get 32-macro and that is it, Stu Winslet 10-8 and

with its symbols and the doubles yesterday, she has been off court --

singles and doubles -- Daria Kasatkina. Curig is it 5-3 up.

There is no way of Court Number One that ought -- it is a barely long

way. -- to Centre Court. Staff at the big game, I got through

the Venus, I'll she must be thinking.

If Serena wins this, a double fault and a wild forehand in the next

point as well... She does not have as much experience on the big

stages. It is a lot to ask of her. Suddenly Michaela has lost ten

points in a row and the balance is changing rapidly.

It's awesome. Possibly relaxed is the wrong word. Just less angry, and

able to think clearer. McHale held from 0-40 in the first

set. APPLAUSE. Really impressive from

McHale. She's 24. Serena is 34. Just think,

when she was a young kid, she must have watched Serena win so many

Grand Slams. She's blocking that out well.

A APPLAUSE. She's 69 miles an hour

serves, she backed off a lot. After that winner Serena looking up at the

sky, looking extra emotional now. UMPIRE: Advantage Ms McHale. Great

resilience. She was down 0-40 in this game.

UMPIRE: UMPIRE: net. First service.

APPLAUSE. That was close! McHale is challenging.

UMPIRE: It was called out. Serena must have thought it was

close, because she started walking to the chair. That ball felt like it

was in the air for an eternity. UMPIRE: Ms McHale has two challenges

remaining. APPLAUSE. McHale targeting the

forehand swing and lifting up. UMPIRE: Advantage Ms McHale. Serena

had three break points. This is McHale's third game point.

APPLAUSE. UMPIRE: Advantage Ms McHale.

Well played McHale. Back in front. What a marathon game. Game. McHale

coming through it, both players having a lot to think about during

this change of ends. We'll be back in a moment.

They put on a good show on Court Number Two. A wonderful exhibition

of tennis out there. Kuznetsova takes the first set. The

Russian has taken it six games to one. One. If you want to watch this

match, it's live on the Red Button. And plenty of courts to watch

online. Including the defending champion, Novak Djokovic. He is

starting his campaign against Sam Querrey. You can watch that on the

website. Connected TV or on the BBC Sport app. The weather is good at

the moment. Back to Centre Court. The drama of the ladies

championships this year. We lost the second seed Garbine Muguruza

yesterday, and now the top seed is in trouble.

The footwork needs to become a lot more precise.

UMPIRE: Ms McHale challenging the call. The ball was called in.

Rushing again. APPLAUSE. 119 miles an hour that

ace. APPLAUSE. She's such an unusual

mistake from Serena, particularly on that backhand side.

And, of course, there is always that number 22 in the tennis world

looming, when Serena plays in a major this year. And that's the

number of Grand Slam titles won by Steffi Graf. Serena stuck on 21 for

a year. UMPIRE: Game Ms Williams.

The tennis media I think along with Serena probably impatient, feeling

stuck at 21. We expect so much from Serena. You can see the pressure.

Unhappy with the bounce. Serena certainly hasn't overplayed this

year. Gist her 6th event of 2016. Scrambling so well, McHale. Terrific

speed around the court. Making Serena play one more shot.

Usain Bolt wouldn't have got to that one in time.

APPLAUSE. Last year Serena was two points away from losing to Heather

Watson. APPLAUSE. The forehand much cleaner.

The last time McHale served from this end she was 40-15 up, and she

lost the game. CHEERING. She's made it! Incredible!

So much credit to McHale. She was on her heels right after the Williams

return. Scrambles. Great racket work to find the opening.

UMPIRE: Advantage Ms Williams. A physical game. She's defended the

power from Williams extremely well. APPLAUSE. A bigger second serve. Up

to 92 miles an hour. Felt the need. The tension around this court now is

quite extraordinary. Players, support boxes and the crowd in

general. An ace! What a time to find that,

your third ace of the night. APPLAUSE.

Inevitably we've talked a lot about Serena Williams, Tracey, but we have

to say Christina McHale I thought when she was blown away in that

second set it was all over. She has performed magnificently, despite

missing those points to lead 3-0 in the final section. She has dug deep

again. Incredible resolve, mental toughness. Someone at 65 in the

world, only 17 and 15 for the year. This is not something that we saw

coming. She has pushed Serena in the two matches they've played, and both

of them have been this year. I certainly didn't expect on this big

stage where Serena feels so comfortable, feels like it's her

home, McHale has never been past the third round at Wimbledon.

UMPIRE: Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats. Has had tremendous

success on this surface. Out! Almost begging it to go out.

And it was well out. Definitely pleading.

One forehand from Serena was very close at the baseline, but I liked

that point from Serena. Built it a little better. Better point

construction. Oh! You won't find that... Looks

like she is saying, I've never seen her hit that shot before!

Improvising extremely well. APPLAUSE. A far from convincing drop

shot. Hasn't hit many. This certainly is very high. Plenty of

time for McHale, but she's got down the line every time. Williams is

reading it well. CHEERING. You will never ever see a

better point than that. Unbelievable!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. CHEERING. The crowd are showing

their appreciation. CHEERING. The serve was so slow, 86

miles an hour, but Serena didn't move her feet, hit the ball too

early. Both a breathing so heavily. APPLAUSE.

UMPIRE: Ms McHale challenging the call. And just to add to the drama

there's a challenge here. UMPIRE: The ball was called in.

UMPIRE: Deuce. That was a clutch play.

UMPIRE: Ms McHale has one challenge remaining. McHale jumping around.

Serena is taking her time, needs more time to catch her breath.

Cool, calm and collected from McHale. A quick first step. Just

looking at the smiles of the crowd. What an advertisement this is for

women's tennis. Whoever wins it is irrelevant. It's been fabulous.

UMPIRE: Advantage Ms Williams. Serve, 83 miles an hour. Return, are

83 miles an hour. Four missed first serves in a row. A crucial, crucial

stage. UMPIRE: Game Ms Williams. Williams

breaks and will serve for the match. This is absolutely mesmerising

tennis. A wonderful quality of shot making, and Serena in charge. She'll

be coming out to serve for the match. We'll be right back with

that. Britain's Tara Moore lost the opening set to Svetlana. 5-1 up.

That one is live on the Red Button. Back we go to see Serena serve for

the match. Logic would suggest that Serena will now close it out. She

has been pushed to the limit. Patrick, this is no time to be

looking at your phone. How well she has fought. Just at the clutch

moment, the first serve deserted her. That first serve an inopportune

time for a couple of double faults. You might expect that from one with

so loyal experience playing on the major courts.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. Against a six-times champion.

APPLAUSE. Magnificent serving from Williams. Three match points.

Three successive aces brings the champion, who has been tested to the

limit, into the third round. Wow! There was a lot of emotion in that

match. So many changes of momentum. Looked like Serena had won that

first set. McHale dug in. Got a tie-break. A quick second set from

Serena. CHEERING. You thought that would be

the end of it, but McHale fought so hard. A terrific performance of her

life. A standing ovation from 15,000 around the Centre Court. They have

seen two-and-a-half hours of high drama and some magnificent tennis.

We can all take a big, big breath. In particular the defending

champion. I think she's trying to find out if Venus won. She did. Can

I have another pen, please? An extraordinary day for the two

Williams sisters. Featured in wonderful three-set matches. Both of

them have advanced. Whatever the question... Question...

Oh, she left her racquet. Is this the racquet she threw away, I

wonder? She wanted it back. I think she's going to sign it. That's a

lovely gesture. APPLAUSE.

Almost speechless at the end of that one. Just those last two games,

Serena Williams performed like the great, great champion that she is.

And there we are, two-and-a-half hours, Serena Williams wins #w6-7,

6-2, 6-5. Serena congratulations. For us watching, that looked very

entertaining. How would you describe the match? Yeah, it was a really

good match. She splayed great. She always plays great against me, so it

was what it was. Just give us a little glimpse into the mental side

of things. When you are facing a challenge like that, as you've done

so many times before, how do you go about it? I know mentally nobody can

break me. It takes a lot to break me. I knew I would have to put my

mind in it. That's what I did. Your poor mum having to dash from Court 1

to see Venus and then to Centre Court for you. It wasn't easy but it

was good. Congratulations. Well done. Thank you. Serena Williams

coming through an absolutes classic here on Centre Court. She was pushed

to the limit but like all great champions somehow she digs deep and

finds a way to win. A magical atmosphere here on Centre Court. The

crowd thoroughly enjoying not only the battle but the quality of the

tennis. That was a great advertisement for women's tennis

woman. A day for the Williams family. Venus winning on No 1 Court

and Serena coming through 6-4 in the third. What great champions they

both are. We need to get our breath back. I'm with Jim and Tracey. Jim,

your reaction to what we've just seen. Spectacular tins. It's been a

great day. Del Potro, and this match too. A high, high level. I love to

see Serena when she's in warrior mode. She was still in it at the

interview. Yes, she had her game face on in the interview. She does

find that way to win. Somehow, deaddition so deem. She mentioned

her serve. To have the best serve in the history of women's tennisment to

know she can always call on that. Last game threeateses. It was such

an interesting match, as there were so many different changes of

momentum. McHale won that first set but at one point Serena had that set

point and it was an overrule by a millimetre. Serena thought she had

that first set one. And when she didn't win it... I don't know I've

ever seen Serena play an angrier set. She was going big. We've seen

angry players before. John McEnroe, he would outburst but then get it

back together and be more focused. For McHale to be up 2-0 and 40-15,

and double faults, missed that forehand return. That was probably

the one point I would put the asterisk on, as Serena was looking

shaky. But clutch point for Serena. It reminds me of that match last

year when she beat Heather Watson. Ser ser was two points away but won

7-5 in the third. Last year it seemed like the crowd were so loud

for Heather. This year I felt there was so much tension. But the cheers

for the rallies they were producing, it was quality of the tennis wasn't

it? Christina can move so well. Serena moves, the power is there.

The grounds, the big difference between them from a technical

standpoint is the serve. Serena was able to get more out of her serve,

but the rallies, it was level pegging and that was good. Christina

is a fighter. It was terrific tennis. I can't imagine what it is

like tonight in the Williams house, when their mother has to make the

dinner. Can you imagine watching tennis like that? Boy! And when she

arrived at Serena's match, it was like... It is a long way to Court 1.

So much stress. With Serena 34 and Venus 36, their desire is as strong

as it ever has been. And it wouldn't have been easy for her to say

goodbye, it's been a nice ride a long time ago. But she is

passionate, loves it. Steams be feeling well. And for Serena, so

much on the line for her historically and she knows that and

wants to lay claim to 22 and beyond I'm slaughter in aughter in -- 22

and beyond. It would have been interesting if we lost them this

early. Serena is through but only just. Reen suss through but only

just. We are on Centre Court. Up next it is Britain's number four. He

is centre stage against this man. Gather round y'all and listen to me

while I do my thing. COMMENTATOR: I don't believe that...

Unbelievable. How many times do we say it? Vintage Federer. That was

extraordinary. COMMENTATOR: Championship number 7

for Roger Federer. What a player really. Yes, Roger Federer faced

Marcus Willis a couple of days ago. Now another Brit, number four. He

had never won a match before at Wimbledon and beat dolling dolling

yesterday. Ling dolling yesterday. -- Dolgopolov yesterday. He never

felt that Willis had much of a shock or to push Roger, but Evans has been

playing well and he is starting to come into his own. Andy has been

such a great role model for him. The professionalism that Andy has

brought to the game. It's starting to reverberate. Some of the other

Brits are starting to feel it as well.

It is a bit like the Marcus Willis factor here. A view years ago Dan

Evans was ranked 653. He has recommitted himself, played a lot of

Challengers. This is a guy who played Nishikori and tonic in the US

Open a view years ago, made the third round. He has recommitted

himself and he deserves it, he has put in a lot of hard work of the

court. This is obviously a very different test, playing against

Roger Federer here on Centre Court, his first time on this court. What a

great opportunity to let it all hang out and see what you can do against

one of the all-time greats. We all think he's going to lose, though why

not just see if he can win. Absolutely, you have to walk out

there believing you have a chance, don't you? Absolutely, it's

interesting, he had that knee surgery and then he had the bad back

as well, Roger. He has played very few tournaments. A couple of grass

court tournaments, where he lost Alexander Zverev and he lost to

Dominic Thiem. He hasn't had that success and maybe Dan Evans can

about that, that Roger Federer hasn't had as many warm-ups as he

would normally. He hasn't dubbed as though he's moving as well as he

used to. He's been very tentative and cautious in his movement. Of

course the grass is a bit more lush in the first week, though that may

be part of it. But now we want to see some acceleration from him. He

has been really cautious in the quarters of the court. I would love

to see the serve picked up a bit. He hasn't been serving as well in this

tournament as we saw from him last year, probably because he hasn't got

as many wraps this year in match play and on the practice court. You

said himself he's not sure where his body is, coming into this

tournament. Said he would learn a lot from the first two matches. He

hasn't necessarily played his best, but he's yet to drop a set. When we

came on air this morning it was 11:30am and we had shots of Dan

Evans arriving for his practice session around 10:30am. Now we are

finally here! His nerves will be jangling in the locker room, he

hasn't played is a big matches on the big stage and his -- he will be

tense. There is managing your practice, managing your eating,

managing what do you do with all that time? He hasn't had as many

opportunities on the big stage. He's raring to go, he's run down the

stairs, smiling, going to have a look and savour the atmosphere.

Roger let Marcus Walker outburst yesterday and he is doing the same

for Dan today. -- let Marcus walk out first.

Well, it may be a Centre Court at Wimbledon but I tell you what,

there's 20 of Roger Federer fans. There always are! He's been voted

the most popular player on the tour around the world for over ten years.

He's always going to have his support. It's been rare for him to

come onto the court and have the crowd against him, like they were

with Marcus Willis and I think they will be today again with Dan Evans.

Let's hear from Dan, he's been talking to John Inverdale.

COMMENTATOR: What a way to win it! Is a truly convincing display.

Another British player goes through to round three, where the Centre

Court awaits him and on the other side, Roger Federer. This is a

fantastic opportunity for you, isn't it? Yes, it's a tough opportunity,

but stranger things have happened. The defending champion is out! There

is a chance I can go out there and win, but I understand on the other

hand he could come out flying and give me a good seeing to! It's going

to be tough and I'm really looking forward to it and I can't wait to

go. People talk about this all the time in the context of opportunity

is taken and missed and squandered. Do you feel finally that you are on

an upward curve and this is the next stage of that? Yes, you know, I

would like to think now when I get the opportunity I would give it my

best chance of fulfilling it, whereas before I didn't give those

opportunities the chance and didn't give myself the best chance. Now I

think I am doing that and hopefully give it everything I've got and I

will be out there fighting. Can you pinpoint any particular area of your

game that is much more solid, much more reliable, much more dynamic,

that is making the difference? I think I'm serving a lot better now.

My second serve is definitely a lot better. I've been working hard on my

movement and my fitness. I'm looking forward to hopefully putting that on

the court. What does a match like this mean for the people around you?

Your coaching team, your family. It must be a massive boost for them.

We're, it's not like we're all going to come to Wimbledon and have a day

out because of me, it's serious. I've been given an opportunity and I

have to prepare properly like I would for any other match. Get

myself mentally ready for it. It will be a big stage. Can you treat

it like any other match? It is another match. Obviously it is

against probably the greatest player who has ever played tennis, but I

have to put that to the back of my head until the end of the match.

It's difficult but I will have to do that.

He speaks well, doesn't he, Jim? He speaks well and he has quiet

confidence. I liked the way he plays a lot. A classic tennis game. Very

handy, he was well taught at a young age and he certainly has an

appreciation for this moment and where he has got to. If he can just

play the ball and not the man on the other side of the net, he will have

the chance to play his best tennis. It's still likely not to be good

enough, but he will give it a go. We saw it against Marcus Willis, --

with Marcus Willis, the first set 6-0, and it's easy to get yourself a

long way behind. Obviously it's important for Evans to get settled.

It could be a wash-out as well in that kind of man. There's always

that worry in the back of your head when you're playing someone who has

won here so many times. The start is important, also to settle the

nerves. He has a good grass court game, he moves well, he's going to

come forward and try and attack. That is the right thing to do, isn't

it? It is, he's not going to be able to hang with Roger at the baseline.

They hit the ball is similar in terms of speed of shot but Roger

spins the ball a lot more. Dan has the try and take his chances and it

the ball up the line, try and change direction and really take the attack

to Roger and see what happens. He's not going to overpower Roger

Federer. Oh! Stand forward a little bit. Luckily it wasn't Raonic at the

other end! There is his coach and the Davis Cup captain Leon Smith.

They have both helped down tremendously. It is all about

belief, it's about knowing that you can go out there and win these

matches. For him it's also about staying within a point by point

mentality. He needs to keep executing his shots to the best of

his ability and if Roger gets hot, don't worry about that. He doesn't

really have the weaponry to try to take it out of Roger's hands, he

needs to manipulate him and move them around the court and do his

very best. If he won the toss, I didn't hear but I would have wanted

him to return serve first, get yourself a free swing on Roger's

server. You don't want to be broken first game if you are Dan Evans. We

were talking about Serena, here is Roger at the age of 34 and still so

committed, still puts in so much work, doesn't need to do it by just

loves the sport. Absolutely. This guy, at 34, is never happier than

when he is on tour. Of course he brings his wife and his four

children. I think that's one of the reasons he's been able to play so

long and do so well. Roger enjoys everywhere he goes. They are just

getting ready to go, so so are we. Jim is making his way to the

commentary box to join Andrew Cotter.

COMMENTATOR: Yes, what a night in prospect. The chair umpire, Pascal

Maria, from France, in the chair. Thank you for joining us with all

the sporting viewing options. Here we are and here is Dan Evans,

ready to face perhaps the greatest of all time.

CHEERING What

A bit excited at the end of a long day.

Talk about it being searched a long, nervous wait all day for this. --

such a long nervous wait. The adrenaline must be coursing

through his body at the moment. Well, we saw how important early

stages of the first set were for Marcus Willis on his debut on Centre

Court facing the same man. Can't tell you how much it would mean for

Evans to hold serve here. That is my experience of playing a

big match on Centre Court for the first time.

It's a good second serve. The first challenge to his serve, break point

for the seven times champion. Once again, break point disappears.

Federer anxious on both of these break points, snatching at two

forehands. Evans will have to escape for a

third time. Evans needs to find a couple of good

first serves. Well, now, the first double fault

brings opportunity number four for Federer.

Dan Evans desperately searching for that hold to settle but can't find

it. Understandably anxious out there, Evans making a couple of poor

choices from a shot selection standpoint. Really could have just

sliced a couple of those approached shots on the backhand wing instead

of trying to hit over them. Probably just about what we would

have expected, given the situation. They follow Roger Federer everywhere

he goes. APPLAUSE

Is a convincing start on serve from Federer.

That is beautiful. First second serve chance and Evans handles it,

takes it early and finds the line. Another beautiful return. Evans has

been playing his first couple of matches down the line on both wings,

forehand and backhand, not playing conservatively. He's been going for

it. Federer hits the accelerator and backs up his break. You can

understand if after all that waiting, kicking his heels, Dan

Evans were blinking in the headlights a bit, but he's not that

kind of player or person. You hope it doesn't take that kind

of quality just to win a point against Federer, but he produced it

beautifully, down the line with both shots.

You can be a confident, comfortable person in your own skin, but when

you walk into this environment against this person on the other

side of the net, you're going to feel something. And it's not going

to feel good initially. Most likely an out of body experience for Evans

at the moment. How many times has he dreams of

playing on Centre Court at Wimbledon? How many times has he

watched this layer across the net on this very surface. So it has to be

intimidating. -- this layer. Too many double faults already

creeping in. That is game. Evans is broken again.

A nervy start from Dan Evans on this big stage.

STUDIO So, it's all going Federer's way on

Centre Court in the early stages of this match. We will be back on

Centre Court in a moment, but let's show you what is happening on Court

One. Sam Querrey of the United States, set point against Novak

Djokovic on the first set tie-break, which he has taken! The defending

champion is in trouble on Court Number One. That was a short time

ago. You will be able to see this match online. Right now it is going

the American's way again. He is 3-1 up and now a point away from going

4-1 up against the top seed. There is some rain around and I get the

feeling Djokovic would like to see some right now and then regroup.

Tara Moore was a break down in this third set but she has fought back.

We will keep you up to date with what is happening outside, off we

go. Mark Hilton, Dan Evans's coach, on

the left, and the Davis Cup captain, Leon Smith.

To you feel like you have seen this movie somewhere before?

Federer dashing the hopes of Marcus Willis so quickly in that first set

the other day. Yes, that was a rapid-fire hold from

Federer. Lots of comparisons understandably with the match with

Marcus Willis. Dan Evans a different type of player to Marcus Willis. But

equally up against it. When you're playing someone of the

calibre of Federer as well, you perhaps chased the lines a bit more

and think you've got to do a bit extra to win these points.

I think the most unexpected thing that could have happened in this

match was if Dan Evans was playing normally. You expect him to either

play out of his shoes and just have so much adrenaline he is playing

incredible. Or he might just start to falter and

be a little bit nervous, which is what has happened thus far. But a

chance now, 30-15. To settle in. Oh! The SABR is back, the sneak

attack by Roger. We saw this last summer. He started doing it in

Cincinnati and carried on through with it at the US Open successfully,

actually, and then he shelved it this season.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE The cheers echo around Centre Court.

And again, talking about the comparisons which have been made,

and understandably so, with Marcus Willis, because Dan Evans was way

down in the 700s but he'll is a much better player than that and is

showing that now. That was a knee injury that precipitated that and

gave him his slide, but he has grafted his way back. Once you get

down in the rankings, it's hard to get back up there. Playing Futures,

and he reached the semifinals of a Challenger Event and then he won

eight Challenger Event last summer and that has really catapulted him

to where he is now, in this great arena.

STUDIO We are going to leave this now and

take you straight over to Court Number One, where Novak Djokovic is

now down to breaks of serve in the second set to Sam Querrey of the