Day 7, Part 3 Wimbledon

Come Andy! When you have got a guy like that, you follow. Welcome back

to Wimbledon. We are hearing many calls of come on, Andy, around

Henman Hill. They are watching on the big screen and the British

number one is responding. He is in charge of his fourth-round match

against Nick Kyrgios. The British fans are happy, Nick Kyrgios isn't

enjoying it much out there. He is being given a tennis lesson from the

world number two. Andy Murray won the first set 7-5, the second set

6-1 and in the third set is not far away from victory. Let's join our

commentators, John McEnroe and John end of a -- John Inverdale.

COMMENTATOR: It is probably fair to say the commentators are

disappointed, they were expecting this to be a swashbuckling encounter

but it has been a bit of a damp squib so far. Andy Murray has

pricked the Nick Kyrgios balloon completely. That is so true, he has

taken him completely out of the match. He doesn't seem to be under

much stress at all. Considering what he is up against, that's pretty

impressive. I'm not a psychologist or body movement therapist or

whatever it might be but that body language doesn't look very positive

to me. Resigned. That was a sigh of resignation as he hit the first

ball. Extraordinary. He needs to work on his posture a little bit.

Hunched over. Stand up tall. When he walked on court with his tennis

bag... That has got to go. It was an observation that two people in the

box behind us made, he looks very hunched. The first thing he did when

he came on court, she sat on the chair and texted somebody. This is

get me out of here situation from Kyrgios now. It is a shame, it

really is. That ball looks like it was going long, then he hit.

Where was that serve when he needed it earlier on? 128 mph. Still in the

game, but only just. He came out focused, he looked to be playing

well. He served big. He just got tight at the wrong moment, played

some loose shots. He continues to mumble. It is amazing in this sport

how one point can change an entire match. A match can last up to four

hours, and yet one point can transform it. That missed volley on

set point in the first set seemed to define the whole game. We are in

agreement that the first set was key for Kyrgios, if he was to get

believing he could do something against Andy Murray in a best of

five and that was not a difficult volley at all. He went through the

motions in the second set, he seems to have given a better effort, but

this is not doing our sport any good. He's giving 80% right now? 85?

This is Wimbledon. The Centre Court of Wimbledon. You have got to give

110% to get back into this, find a way in. It is packed Centre Court,

hundreds of millions watching around the world, and everybody was looking

forward to this as a fantastic contest between two great

personalities of the game as well. It hasn't been yet.

It is going to be a huge drop-off in quality in this game for Andy Murray

to remain alive much longer. He has been lucky but mainly he has

been really good, Murray. If truth be told, the outcome has never been

in doubt here. Seven aces from Murray, nine from

Kyrgios. You would have expected a bigger differential there. Into the

net from the Australian, and Andy Murray is just one game away now

from a ninth Wimbledon quarterfinal. Unbelievable. Unbelievable, says

Kyrgios. I'm not sure what he's referring to, but you could describe

it about the way he played in the second set.

You could describe it about his effort, you could describe it about

Murray's play. Yes, it hangs in the air. But the speed he is playing out

now, he is out of here. The frustration is all the greater

here though, isn't it, for the crowd as well who were looking forward to

this so much because there is so much talent available. It is the

biggest disappointment. Brilliant from Murray, brilliant. The truth is

I don't think Kyrgios was going to win anyway, but it could have been a

heck of a lot closer. Right there he doesn't even make an effort to cover

that line. Murray is so quick, great hands.

It is true across all sports, isn't it, the Royal box is full of

champions who come from a wide range of disciplines but there is nothing

more frustrating than sport. And talent that doesn't reach its

potential because of attitude. Good job he hasn't got a coach

because they would be going mad about that shot.

Here it is. I was expecting Andy Murray to win, but not in 36

minutes. Everyone giving around a -- round of applause to Andy Murray the

head of the inevitable finale here. Kyrgios is going to make him wait

just a little bit longer. And of course the crowd once more. He needs

to make him serve this out, see if he tightens up. 132, that one came

down at. And again, shouts somebody. The ball flies off his racket at the

net, service still at deuce. Murray is still two points from victory.

That was sensational. That is the view that we had that shot... It was

absolutely... I cannot tell you how brilliant that was. How he adjusted

his hands at the last minute and played the ball across court.

Sensational. Can he get a time violation for

playing too quickly? Not that I am aware of. Can you imagine he got the

time violation in the last match for playing too slow? It doesn't seem

possible. You are allowed 20 seconds between point in Grand Slams, he is

taking ten. Assuming that is long, Kyrgios has

won the game and is prolonging the match. So Andy Murray will have to

serve it out. When the final point is played here, everyone will talk

about Murray, and rightly so, looking forward to his next match

against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Thursday. If this is the end, let's

talk about Kyrgios. What does his team, if he has a team, what does he

take out of this? This is hard to take a whole lot of positives out of

this. It is not just the mental problem, he needs to work on his

game. He doesn't understand what it takes yet, apparently, to be a top

professional or a top ten professional or someone who can win

Grand Slams at this level. And that is unfortunate. I am hopeful that he

will see the writing on the wall before it really gets in his head

and this becomes chronic and irreparable because, to me, it is

not that far from getting there. Does he need someone to say, do you

want to be one of the best two or three players in the world? You hit

the nail on the head. Murray has still got a little bit of work to do

here. I think it is impossible for Kyrgios to walk more slowly towards

the baseline for what may be the last game.

Careless, I think he will think that was.

Almost a double fault, hitting the back of the line. He needs to get

into this game, make something happen.

He is about six feet tall. But he is shrinking. He is suddenly five foot

six! The eyes have it there. APPLAUSE

This missive from Murray. -- this -- dismissive. So here we are, right on

cue, after one hour and 43 minutes, it is match point to Andy Murray.

Couldn't be simpler! Seven - five... Brilliant when he needed to be,

efficient, energy conserving, ruthless, clinical, and he is a

quarterfinalist yet again. A standing ovation from the crowd

here on Centre Court, and I suppose they will be a little bit

disappointed that it wasn't a better contest. But it is seven o'clock,

and they can all get home for tea. It has all worked out! Certainly,

the level he played at was extremely high, you have to appreciate that. I

think people watching on TV will respect him more than they ever

have, the level he has gotten too. I mean, he is very hard to play

against, that is part of why Kyrgios snapped. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga await

Andy Murray after beating Richard Gasquet today, after Gasquet retired

in the first set. He will have had a chance to replenish stocks of energy

before they meet on Centre Court on Wednesday. And Andy Murray leaves

Centre Court with a ninth quarterfinal in succession awaiting

him in 48 hours' time. He joins John and Pete Sampras in that very

exalted company who have achieved that number. And I think the word as

lumber, Nick Kyrgios lumbers off, like a character from the Jungle

Book. He has got a lot of work to do. This is the problem of not

having a coach, because who does he talk to? It is very hard to talk to

mums and dads and brothers and sisters about that, isn't it? This

will be an important time for his parents, looking him in the eye,

asking him the question you asked me a couple of minutes ago. He has got

a brother, he has got people like Lleyton Hewitt, trying to get a

bigger influence. These are the type of people who have got to force him

to look in the mirror, because this guy is way too good, way too

professional, way too dedicated to be worried about Nick Kyrgios the

way he played today. He is the example, I suppose. Him and the

other top guys, Nadal has been that way, Novak has, Roger. The guy I

have been working with in the grass court season, extremely dedicated

professional, you have got to respect that. Well, here is the arch

professional Andy Murray, after beating Nick Kyrgios in exemplary

fashion, 7-5, 6-1, 6-4, he is with Rishi Persad.

Congratulations, another straight sets win, no disrespect to Nick

Kyrgios, but was that more comfortable than you expected? Well,

I mean, the second set was, the first set was very tight, I managed

to get the break at 6-5, but it was very tight up to that point, the

second set was more comfortable, and I think he lost his focus a little

bit in the middle part of the set, so that made it easier. The third

set, he said their high percentage, when I was able to get the ball back

and play, I was able to dictate a lot of the rallies, managed to get

an early break. Whether you like it or not, expectation is growing, do

you find that easy to ignore, or do you need help from the likes of Ivan

Lendl? I don't know, I mean every year I play here, it is the same, it

is not any different this year than it has been any of the other years I

have been here. Obviously, I try my best to win my matches, go as deep

as possible, you know, I have been playing well so far in this event,

but the matches, as you progress, get tougher, playing Tsonga next,

you know, who was a top grass court player, and I will need to play very

well to win that one. You are played in twice at Wimbledon, in 2010 and

2012, does that history and record have any bearing on what happens

when you face him in the quarterfinal? I think, you know, you

can learn from the matches that you played against him, see the things

that worked well, try to execute that, you know, the next time. But

every match is different, you know, in an individual sport. If you put

in a bad performance, you know, you can easily lose. So I need to

concentrate on my own form, try to keep it up, and if I play as focused

and as well as I did today, I will have a chance. No bad performances

so far, well done, good luck. Thanks.

He certainly was focused, he didn't put a foot wrong from start to

finish, he came through a tight first set then took complete control

and put out a very tricky opponent, a very dangerous opponent, someone

with some big weapons, but Murray, everything was working, and he is

through to the last eight. No Great Big Sea the break for him, he got

the job done, but more work to be done. -- no great big celebration.

But there is applause from Ivan Lendl, who is a hard man to please.

Murray appreciating the applause from the crowd on Centre Court, what

a performance from the world number two and now favourite for the title.

If you are tuning in on BBC One and expecting to see the One Show, that

is now being shown over on BBC Two. So the One Show is on BBC Two, we

have been having the Murray Show one, and we will be talking more

about him in just a moment. He will play Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the next

round, because Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was on Court Number One, and not for

very long, a sad end to this match, Richard Gasquet, last year's

semifinalist, injuring his back in the rally and in obvious pain, just

too much. Watch this. There it went, a back injury for a tennis player it

is just impossible to carry on, so he had to make the sad decision to

retire 4-2 down in the first. So we have lost two of the big seeds

today, Richard Gasquet and Kei Nishikori, the number five, who

retired because of a rib injury, a couple of big names going out.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga came through 19-17 in the first set against John

Isner, that will help his chances, and he be playing Andy Murray on

Wednesday. And how nice, they are great friends, the French number one

and number two, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga helping is made, carrying the bag

off court, he wouldn't want to win that way. That is the story from

cordoned one, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will take on Andy Murray. So let's

get further reaction from John McEnroe, first of all, so

disappointing for Richard Gasquet at there, last year's semifinalist,

potentially a beautiful match. Potentially it was, but I will have

to slightly disagree and say the Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is extremely

happy that the match ended that way, because let's not forget that he

went to 19-17, it wasn't a whole lot left in the tank, it was a great

opportunity for him to make a move, maybe get to the semifinals himself,

so that is disappointing for Gasquet, but absolutely what the

doctor ordered for Tsonga. But it is his good friend. Is hard pleads for

him, he hopes for a quick recovery, but he will need some energy when he

plays Murray. -- his heart bleeds. You are a hard man! A top first set

for Murray, but he just raised his game at the right time. He did play

extremely well, I must say, this appointment would be an

understatement in describing Kyrgios's effort, particularly as

the match went on when Murray lifted his game. That is to be expected

when you are playing a former Wimbledon champion. What does he

think he is going to do? Of course he is going to step it up! He played

a horrible point at 30-40 in the first set, missing an easy volley,

but you have to dig in and show you are going to play even harder,

instead of throwing the second set away. He competed slightly better,

but a lot of that was for Murray, he came in exceptionally well prepared,

he got into his head, a god Kyrgios to quit at times, driving him crazy

with the drop shot. It was a great performance, but some of it was

because he was not feeling a lot of pressure from Kyrgios. He was really

rushing Kyrgios, wasn't he? You was certainly rushing him, he is much

better inside the baseline, to me, than Kyrgios is. He has to look in

the mirror, Kyrgios, if he is a top player wants to win slams. Based on

that performance, I would be more concerned. I still think that he is

going to win slams, but not the way he did at there. Murray was the

consummate pro, playing the best tennis of his life, you have to

appreciate what he's doing, he is going to be tough to beat. And you

cannot throw away points like he did in a Grand Slam fourth-round match,

we were talking with Pat Cash, he needs a coach, someone to try to

give him steely determination, because he has got all the shots.

Don't you think, at the end of the day, Djokovic tapped out for a

period of time against Sam Querrey? The deficit was too high to

overcome? I think that had an impact, he is 21 years old, you

cannot give away points and games against someone as good as Murray,

someone as focused as Murray. Inexplicable. Ultimately, he has to

look in the mirror and say, how badly do I want to be the best

player in the world? Will I do what it takes to become the best? Too

many guys on the tour work so hard, they have got excellent teams around

them, that you are not going to make it to the top with that type of

effort. We saw him before the match, just less than two hours before the

match, watching a doubles match with Lleyton Hewitt. He is the Aussie

Davis Cup captain, he may be the man, he had steely determination,

there was no bigger fighter, maybe he could be the man in his corner.

Hopefully he can knock some sense into him, no question about it.

Maybe he should stop playing doubles and focus more on helping Kyrgios.

What kind of preparation is that? Two hours before you go to Centre

Court, watching a doubles match wherever it was? I mean, I know you

need to keep your nerves down and try to prepare, people prepare in

different ways, but come on! That is just... I don't know, what was that

phrase I said, I don't know. I will say it! It was July the 4th, maybe

earlier, happy Independence Day to all my American friends here! Nick

Kyrgios is going to go in the press conference and get some tough

questions, which he isn't going to like, there will probably a few

quotes making headlines around the world, particularly down under. It

is going to be that story for him again, not so much about the great

tennis, all about how he reacts. It is a damn shame, it really is. I

don't have a good answer for you. There is a lot of people, I think,

that can help him, hopefully he will get the right people around him,

maybe people around him right now are telling him the things that I am

saying, or other people are saying. This is not something that is

brand-new, we have seen this act before, but I thought she had shown

some maturity, shown he was going in the right direction. But he is not

going to get all the way there right now, so hopefully he will

understand, that is the main thing. He could be a great positive for our

sport. You used that energy when you, how shall I phrase this...

Freaked out! You used it in a positive manner, and that is what he

needs to do. Well, you hit the nail on the head. It is one thing if you

lose it, you are going to get some people coming up to you, I can tell

you that, I have had experience with that, and some of it was deserved.

But if you can figure out a way to fight harder and watch it more, I

watched Connors play, I saw this guy with the ultimate intensity, I saw

Lleyton Hewitt do it, Michael Chang. They react in different ways. I was

lucky enough to figure out a way, when I lost, that I would be able to

get it back quickly and use it hopefully to my advantage, it would

make me play harder. But when it becomes apparent that you are

hurting yourself, you have to cut that out immediately. Yes, he has

got the game, it is so frustrating, such a watchable player, he has got

all the shots, we just want to progress. What does it mean for the

draw? Murray goes through to face Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who is delighted

to see his friend injured at the other end of the court! But that is

not easy, Jo-Wilfried has come through a tough match, a two time

semifinal is, great athlete. Jo is a great athlete, and he is probably

thinking, how many times I going to be in this position again? He has

had to bail out of the French Open, he had not played any matches until

Wimbledon, he was shaky. That is the situation where Gasquet had a great

opportunity, I see Pouille, interesting, pulled out a close

match against somebody I thought would make it to the finals, Tomic,

so that is a big win for him. I see the Berdych game, I believe it is

one set all, so that is a huge opportunity. I saw Vesely play Milos

Raonic at Queen's, a tricky and dangerous player, one of the few who

has beaten Djokovic this year. Berdych looked really good on court

against Zverev yesterday. But there's draw is wide open for a lot

of people, it is a commend is opportunity. Roger Federer has got

three big hitters, Sam Querrey, Milos Raonic, Marin Cilic in his

heart. His eyes lit up when Novak lost, you better believe it! So did

the other guys. I commend Sam Querrey for bouncing back and

beating Mahut. I am proud of Milos Raonic for coming back from two sets

down. The most dangerous of all looks like Marin Cilic. He beat

Roger in the semis, he has won a slam, he has been there and done

that. Watch out, Roger Federer, that will be a much tougher test than

anything he has had so far. We mentioned Roger Federer, he was

first on Centre Court today, and he was in imperious form up against

Steve Johnson, a potentially tricky opponent, he was dismissed in

straight sets. Roger is moving up the gears as each match goes by, and

with Novak Djokovic out, he has set his sights on the final. Few would

bet against it. At the end of the match, he salutes the crowd and they

appreciate seeing this great champion winning once again on his

favourite court. Roger through to the last eight here at Wimbledon for

the 14th time. So Roger is through to face Marin Cilic, and let's hear

from him now, he has been talking to John Inverdale. To get to this stage

in the way that you have, is it the most perfect way to get to a

quarterfinal they Grand Slam? Well, I think, under the circumstances, it

is the perfect way to get to the quarters. I never thought I was

going to lose sets, I thought I died lose in the first week, to be quite

honest, because I came in with really low expectations, and I am

not just saying that to say it, I really meant it. I just didn't know

exactly where I was, you know, even though I did get a lot of

information from Stuttgart and Halle. But it was never quite

flowing, I was fighting with my body, my confidence, everything, so

I came to Wimbledon hoping that it would just be OK, maybe getting

through the first week, who knows, and I played a great match against

Johnson today, unbelievably happy to get to the quarters. I watched you

against Evans with Richard Krajicek and Pat Cash, and they were both

saying that, in view of the fact that you missed the French Open

because of injury, they felt you were moving as well now as you were

12 months ago - do you feel that as well? Only today. Dan Evans was a

step up from the first couple of rounds, and hard to judge, because

Willis was a lefty, because that makes the whole game... It is a game

changer for me, really, it makes me feel more uneasy than what

right-handers can do against me. Against Dan, I thought I was more

explosive, defence was there, and I hit some really good shot out of

defence. You're playing some dinner with a monster serve, when you play

these guys, does it require a different mindset? Slightly, even

though my approach on grass is protect your own serve than figure

out the rest. That is not going to change against Johnson or Cilic,

from that standpoint there's not much I have to change. I just think

Marin has got a bigger serve, he is quite dangerous off the return as

well, because he just swings at it, and when he goes very hot, like in

the US Open, he blew me off the court. I have got to find a way to

make him feel uncomfortable, we practised, actually, here ten days

ago, he is playing well, so not surprised to see him in the quarters

as well. You said in your press conference... There is a lot of

things I say! All the young guns are going off to Beyonce, going to the

West End, seeing London, doing London, which you have done so many

times. You said you are still watching a lot of tennis. When you

watch a lot of tennis, when you watch matches here, are you watching

this passionately, will analytically? Mentally making notes

about how people are playing? So... I don't watch that much tennis,

actually, like the French Open I didn't sit almost a point, because I

was busy doing my rehab, spending time with my family, doing that

stuff. So after the two elements, I watch a lot of tennis, because then

just intrigued, and when I do watch, I watch as a fan, just a regular

guy. -- the tournaments. That is how I watch those matches, not any

different, I don't look at it in a way that... This is how I am going

to play the next time around, because for me I will not be playing

those guys probably anyway, I will be so far away in the draw. Very

often I just watch it because I enjoy watching tennis, and I have

seen some great matches here, and I am excited about what is to come for

me, but also for the fans, for the other players. Pat Cash is with me,

lovely, isn't it? 34 years of age, still just loving the game as much

as ever. A fan, but I think he is still making mental notes, he has

missed that back and twice in a row! He is a tennis fan. Probably more

than anybody, you see that he loves tennis, he loves being here. And the

history, everything, breaking records, chasing people, that

motivates him. He will need motivation, Marin Cilic in the next

round is a tough opponent. As John McEnroe just said, he has been here

and done it before, and Roger admitted he blew him away in the US

Open. That was some performance too, to win those three matches,

quarters, semis and the final, to play so well, and it has not been

smooth sailing since for Marin, but he has a big game, huge serve. He

can do everything, it is sort of putting it together, injuries,

throughout his career, and of course that unfortunate ban that he had,

which was quite was a killer is, as it turned out in the end. But he has

had a new lease of life. -- which was quite ridiculous. I have to get

your comments and Nick Kyrgios, but how good was Murray? Very, very

good, I am most impressed by him from all the players. That could

have been a real test, he did exactly what he needed to do. Nick

served 90% first serve, or close to that in the first set, and still did

not get to the tie-breaker. He didn't win a point on his second

serve, that is how focused Murray was once he got the ball back into

play, Murray was incredibly good then, but sometimes you wonder about

Nick and think, maybe he needs rewiring at some stage. I know! It

looks like sometimes he is not trying. I don't think he is, there's

no doubt about it, but that is the way he plays. And don't talk to me,

he is saying. You can never win, do you? He wants someone to encourage

him, he is a different sort of kit, incredibly talented. That is what

frustrates a lot of Australians, a lot of people, when you see that

much talent, you would just like it to be utilised a bit better. I just

don't think he has that sort of kid. He's getting better every year, he

has calmed down, he has done his best effort to not get himself in so

much trouble this year. He has still chalked up a few fines, of course!

But you love watching him, on TV you love watching him, and people were

watching this and saying, what is going on? People may feel

short-changed by that, but give credit to Murray, he really played

well, and we will see Nick back here, hopefully he will continue to

improve, and there is some work on consistency, day in, day out, and

whether he is that sort of person, he says, I don't really love tennis,

I will not be playing when I am 30. I understand that, I said the same

thing, Andre Agassi, you read books, they do not love tennis like Roger

Federer loves tennis. I didn't love it, I was just good at it. It sounds

egotistical, but Agassi said the same thing, there were times when he

didn't want to be near a tennis ball, and that happens to almost all

of us - except Roger! You must have moments where he says, I hate

tennis, but Nick goes up and down like that, it makes it exciting to

watch, and sometimes, wow, if I had that talent, what could I do with

it?! He will be looking back and thinking, I had it all, if only I

had been pushed in the right direction, but he doesn't seem to

want the help. He doesn't want to be coached... What about Lleyton, could

he be the man? I will tell you what, take a bit of Lleyton, what he has

got, Tomic, Kyrgios, they really need that, and that is focused,

dedication to being the best you can possibly be. I interviewed Milos

Raonic for the Times the other week, and a couple of things he said,

exactly like that. He wants to finish his career and say, I gave it

everything to be the best. He also has fear of not performing, and not

doing as well as he could, and fear drives him to go out... Maybe he is

not all that healthy, but it pushes you to get out of bed at six o'clock

in the morning, do the exercises, do the extra things, fear of not living

up to your expectation. In many ways, maybe these guys need a bit of

that. Just listening to you, that is what Nick Kyrgios needs to be told.

We are going to start a petition now to get you coaching Nick Kyrgios! He

is not interested in what I have to say. I did even a little bit of

advice, one thing I said, get off Twitter, and he wrote back saying,

mind your own business! We are going to have to go, I'm afraid, we have

run out of time on BBC One, but Murray is through, hope you enjoyed

it, bye-bye!