Men's Quarter-Finals, Part 3 Wimbledon

Welcome to the second Wednesday here at Wimbledon, men's quarterfinals

day, huge crowds here, a buzz of excitement and anticipation as we

enter the closing stages of the Championships.

Eight men remaining, by the end of this evening there will be only for.

Good afternoon, starting to get serious, the players know they are

three wins away from lifting the most coveted trophy in tennis.

Budgie Federer has done it seven times, Andy Murray who won at three

years ago is the favourite, the highest ranked player left in the

draw. Let's look at the eight players on court today. First up, a

familiar figure, Roger Federer, a man looking to reaches 11 semifinal

here today, in his ultimate bids for an eighth title. Marin Cilic his

opponent, the big serving Croat knows what it takes to beat him and

when a Grand Slam. Tomas Berdych loves the grass, he made the final

in 2010, he has the game to trouble anyone. Today he faces little-known

Frenchman Lucas Pouille, the 22-year-old had never won a match

here until this year but in 2016 he has proved to be a danger man.

Slamming Sam Querrey has been in the form of his life, the big American

dumping out Novak Djokovic and has the armoury to go all the way. He

plays Milos Raonic, the big serving Canadian who came back from two sets

down in his fourth-round match proving he is tough as well as

talented. And the fourth and final match sees popular French man

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, twice a semifinalist here and a man who has

a big grass court game. He will take on Britain's Andy Murray. The 2013

champion is looking to reach the last four the seventh time, in great

form, yet to drop a set. Murray will have the Centre Court crowd on his

side and he will be a tough opponent. So on Centre Court, we are

heading there in a moment, Federer against Cilic and then Tsonga takes

on Murray. And over on Court Number One, Sam Querrey against Milos

Raonic, then Tomas Berdych against Lucas Pouille. We will raise to

Centre Court, a first set tie-break, Roger Federer in trouble, Cilic is

5-1 up in this tie-break. Let's join the commentary team.

COMMENTATOR: just enough, on that service just out wide on the ad

caught... APPLAUSE

The backhand slice defence. Flirted with the top of the net but

he survives. One of the four set points.

Cilic just checking with the umpire whether that first serve was in.

UMPIRE: Mr Federer challenging the ball on the right far side, the ball

was called out. Second serve... What a wonderful tie-breaker that

was from Cilic. He grabs the opening set 7-6.

Strong, positive play and great serving. The quality of the returns

is what makes this man actually as dangerous as anyone out there. Very

much so, the first 12 games were nip and tuck, Federer had the

opportunities but in the tie-break it was Cilic you found the extra

gear, stepped up, made very few unforced errors, dominated

proceedings to get the first set under his belt. This is where

Federer's experience will benefit him, he played fine, his opponent

played better, he will have to try and regain momentum in the early

part of the second set. Federer had the chances in the middle of the

set, 15-40 on Cilic's serve. The story of the set, clean returning,

106 miles an hour forehand from Cilic! He is a guy who if he gets

into a good headspace can beat anyone, we have seen that before.

From my point of view, Federer will have to hope he sees a little bit of

a dip, be steady, get a break of serve.

Looking at those stats, some impressive serving, Cilic only

losing a point behind his first serve, a great platform to be

aggressive. And a very good quality match. 29 winners, 11 unforced

errors between them. He is so tall, has long arms, landed

a strong backhand on a precise serve, just missed it, Cilic.

It was really hard to see this form coming from Marin Cilic if you look

at what his season has been, it started rather badly, the third

round of the Australian Open, losing to Roberto Bautista Agut, got

injured before the clay-court season with a knee injury, missed all the

big tournament is leading into Roland Garros and lost to a player

ranked 166. Yes, you have never heard of him, join the club. Speak

for yourself! I do! I never presume to speak for you, Tim! Especially

when it is about... Who? Lost in the first round in Stuttgart

to Radek Stepanek. But at Queen's Club, that really turned it.

Cilic made the semis at Queen's before Andy Murray two came out,

Federer was the one who saw it coming because of that practice

session he had in the off week between Queen's and Wimbledon. He

experienced Cilic's good form on the grass. That is one of the huge

advantages for guys like Cilic to have someone like Goran Ivanisevic

in the box because they understand that doesn't take much for that form

to be rediscovered when you are as good as him.

Even NICE a pitch's form wasn't necessarily good coming into the

Championships, was at... Tim? Ranked 125 in the world and needing a

wildcard... Probably not! -- Goran Some magic and he needed it! Not an

easy shot to change direction from the back of the court. On a grass

court with a one-handed backhand. That had to be injured perfect. --

inch perfect. It has been called out. UMPIRE: Mr

Federer challenging the ball on the right-hand side... Ball was called

out... 30-30. Federer wins the point

because the call was made but it was made after Cilic had hit the return.

The call from the line judge had no impact on Cilic's shot.

Not often you see Federer rushed. Cilic doing a very good job of

getting on top of the second serve and really firing that return back.

The opening holder for Federer at the start of this set was difficult

but the next one ends with him dropping his serve. You see when

they are getting into those exchanges, Federer's all is dropping

short, in the middle of the court, Cilic able to get on the front foot

and driving the ball hard into Federer's backhand. Just having

those backhand exchanges, that is where Cilic is leading the

favourite. Huge gap in speed, they are matching each other on the

forehand side, speed wise, on the backhand wing there is a gulf

between them, Federer is not really using the slice as I thought he

might to try and change that, he is trying to go toe to toe with Cilic

and that has not been a winning strategy for him in these rallies.

Small margins. Federer was not able to deliver on his break points in

the first set, Cilic steals one early.

I think the next 15 minutes will be interesting. You feel, coming into

this match, Cilic didn't have so much to lose, Federer was the

favourite but now... Cilic up a set and a break, he certainly has

something to lose. That serve of his cancan the nerves,

simplify things. And he was hitting the ball very well coming into this

contest, it was never going to be easy and so it is proving to be.

Whoops... He had been serving so well for the first 55 minutes of the

match, some tension in his arm. Interesting, he has been getting so

much mileage out of his first serve, heading now around 50%, 10% less

than he has been doing throughout the tournament, relatively

unchallenged. It wasn't easy to smash into the

sunshine for Cilic. That first serve was only 125, you want to get that

in, not face a second, but it could be the sunshine.

More challenge for a right-handed player to look up. Nice challenge.

His best was 130, just wants to show you what he has got in the tank!

Since I watched and served out against Federer in the semifinal,

you wonder whether the nerves ever get to this man, three aces and an

unreturnable, thank you very much, straight through to the final.

UMPIRE: Mr Cilic is challenging the call on the right nearside, the ball

was called out. Amazing what a scoreboard can do. When he gets the

break, a different player. He is questioning himself.

Querrey gender pressure. -- carriage under pressure. Good second serve

from Cilic but Federer will be disappointed, had the return on his

ragged, rolled it pretty tamely into the net.

When you know you are going to get so many opportunities, you really

have to take their chances. Pressure at both ends of the court

in that situation. From Roger's perspective, he is desperate to get

the break back. And it impacted him as well. He was very tight on those

to add court returns. He likes to show everyone he is human.

That is a get out of jail free card for Cilic, in this game, all the

pressure lifted high holding serve, good chance for him to steal another

break. He will feel a lot freer in this game, I am sure he didn't in

that last one. UMPIRE: Mr Cilic challenging the

call on the left service line, the ball was called in...

If you can't get the ball back in play... Some good serving from

Federer. How good was that volley from

Federer? Especially when you do it so

sparingly, such a rhythmic move, their serve and volley. Just the

fourth time he has done it. Fantastic movement with the big

step. We talk a lot in tennis about the footwork, is that something that

you get taught how to move to the volley or is it something you do so

many times it becomes natural? It's a combination, obviously there is

the movement and footwork, getting in the right position Bob was also

understanding the angles and it's like a football goalkeeper, you

cannot get beaten at the near post, you don't want to give eaten by the

passed down the line so it's understanding where you flow at the

net and it something Federer does a lot better. Two or three years ago

he didn't understand, it was almost as if he was covering the middle,

the passing shot would not often go down the middle but now he moves

better, understands the angles, I think it is a tactic he has to use

more today. From the back of the court, Cilic has been aggressive,

Federer on the back but, Federer has to look to get to the net more

often, use the serve and volley to make Cilic think, it may give him a

chance to get back into the match. Doesn't matter where you are, when

the serve is that accurate... 118, out wide. That is quick.

We have seen Federer be disruptive with his return of serve position,

in the last year, he used a sneak attack, have volume some of them to

rattle his opponent. Not doing anything right now, trying to rattle

Cilic on his serve and I think he would be wise to stand more in the

doubles Ali, to his right, forcing Cilic to serve to the T. Do

something to get him out. Give him a different look, yes, if he was

standing out there, Cilic would look on the court and say Federer is

standing somewhere different. Clockwork.

Serving like this, it is almost a must win game for Federer. The Cilic

first serve percentage has lifted in that set, the last game did not hurt

him. He is so wide. Cilic, serve and

volley, I would probably want to see Federer all of the body and handcuff

him. If you are going to try and use that tactic, you have to jam him.

He has got to hold serve but the biggest issue for Federer... Federer

will be keeping his fingers crossed that the level comes down.

The question is how many war games is he going to last? Cilic gave him

some chances, Federer had a point, he could not convert, those are the

ones you have to grab, you may not see another one the rest of the day.

You see how easy it is? What a shot into the absolute apex

of the court from Raonic. Who is this guy!?

I feel, watching Cilic if he stands out, makes it obvious, do something

under the radar to throw him out. Change of position changes the

match. Down a set, down a break, ten feet further back, changed the

outlook for Andre. I would have lost without that move. For sure. Roger,

for all his greatness, can be stubborn. Resist change. But back

now. I don't recall him going back for the second serve return. One in

the first set. Such slim pickings. Good to see him make that

adjustment. Still hitting that remarkable number. Ace every 2.5

first serves, Cilic. Helps to be tall, in tennis. Since

1970, seven champions 5'10 or under. Last to win a slam 5'10

under, Gaston Gaudio at the French. Given the height on average unlikely

we'll see one anytime soon. Another good one two punch from

Federer but knockout blow potentially round the corner as

Cilic comes out to serve for a 2-0 lead against the seven time

champion. Flawless from the Croatian. Warm day. Hot, hard work

for the seven time champion. Ball toss is something else. Lack of

rotation. Cilic, had to do it the hard way,

born, not even a tennis court built in the city he grew up in. 1991, got

their first. Started playing, war between 92 and 95, couldn't play. He

has seen a fair bit of life, this man. Said bad times have made good

times even better. And good times so far for him in this quarter final.

Federer on that return. Lands the first blow. Good forehand return.

Did the hard work. Credit to Cilic who stayed as big as possible at the

net. Everything Federer in the work has

achieved, that was an unbelievable miss.

Those are the points Federer must have, has to be winning, instead

facing two set points to go down 2-0.

Embark on a 10th time. To make the semis. Cilic wraps up a 2-0 lead. So

rare to see Federer miss those. But Cilic 2-0 up. Roger needs to win the

next three. On Court One, Raonic just taken the second set. 2-0. Up

against the man who put out Djokovic. That is on BBC Two.

Federer, also in court, summing up next, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga against

Andy Murray. Centre Court is going to reverberate with this chant

later... Come on Andy! Come on Andy! Come on Andy! Come on Andy! Come on

Andy! Come on Andy! A guy like that... You have to follow him. Andy

may not have long to wait. Not if Cilic continues that form. Henman

Hill. Wonderful scene. Enjoying it all unfold. They are watching Centre

Court, seven time champion in trouble. Federer serving, down 2-0.

The last time he went to five sets, he did recover. Against Monfils, US

Open, 2014. Monfils had him dead to rights,

third set. Fell away. Monfils wildly entertaining. Nowhere near as

mentally stable as Cilic. 118, if he does't hit the spot

perfectly, it will sit. Took the pace off it. 96. Federer up and

running. Hard to relate to Roger. So on champion. Lets losses roll of his

back better than any other champion. Operates differently. It is

difficult to know if he is getting to the stage of his career, nerves

are worse, because he knows time is maybe more limited. Chances, fewer.

We do not know what is going on, in his head. But he could be thinking,

this is such a chance, Novak out. Who knows. Only he knows. That would

certainly be logical. I hope he gets a tonne. But I don't

know. Not too many more chances. Opens up the angles. Croatians don't

do small! 6'6 here. Ivanisovic, 6'4. Karlovic.

The certainly makes it easier to win a few points, net height of 3'5.

Hasn't changed since 1882. Why's that? Do you think we may need

to look at that? No... Would you talk about moving service line

closer? I do not think you need to do too much fiddling with the game.

He's made that as well! What a performance this is proving to be

from Cilic. Great serving from Roger. You know

he's not going to leave Wimbledon without a fight.

The only reason I asked about the net... NBA thinking about moving the

basket up. Taller players. Basketball originally not designed

to have the slam dunk. And I was just wondering, 1882, the ref used

to taper the net, service line. Moving it depending on points. And

we have the situation, I think if you raise the net too much,

potentially you have got to hit it higher, easier for taller players,

the zero going to potentially lose much anyway. It is probably going to

become a talking point, at some stage.

Such a complete player these days. No question Goran, full time super

coach, has done a wonderful job with Cilic.

Cilic had been coached by one of the great Aussie's, Bob to Goran. Bit of

a hand off. Goran got Bob involved in Zagreb. If when he left to

practice more. He has plenty of perspective, Cilic

as it has not been plain sailing in his life, career. Failed the test.

Accidental. Glucose tablet. Had a banned substance. Out of

competition, banned, appealed, served under half a year.

That took him off the tour for a bit. Made up for lost time since

then. Prior to winning the US Open. Here, he withdrew in the second

round, fake injury after he had been notified he had failed the test. But

a good man. Innocent mistake. That mistake, innocent or not? That

could change the set, the match. Lax attempt.

Backhand hasn't been working as well as it's needed to. You don't almost

sense the crowd wanting to get their teeth in this set. Give Federer a

lift, but a Cilic ace then unforced error from the Federer backhand.

Benefit by hitting the lines. At times, checks. Threw Federer's

timing off on the side looking more and more vulnerable.

Federer releasing stress there, with the "come on"! A little on tilt

right now. Product of that half chance gone by, last return game.

Weight of the scoreboard on his shoulders right now.

This surface, more than any other, puts you under pressure. Drop serve

against Cilic and chance gone. Clay, hard, more chance to get back. Not

here. Not even Roger. In raising, and then it is a

rousing, kicked so many to Cilic and we are seeing some changes, to the

forehand. Did well to salvage the situation.

Terrific return. 3-2. Federer, staying in front, only just. We will

be back in a moment. And it is going Raonic's way. Live on BBC Two. That

is what is happening, on Court One, back to Centre. This is how we like

to see Wimbledon, blue skies, sunshine, Paris this year was tough

for fans and players, 12, 13 degrees. Not an ounce of sunshine,

ten days! And just two minutes, after Djokovic secured the trophy,

sun out for the ceremony! It was tough, for everybody, this is

refreshing, bathed in sunshine. Will this man have the warm glow of

success around him today? Looks that way.

We talked, about how important it was for Federer to try to extend

these rallies, get Cilic moving, extra shots. Unable to do that.

Grand total of four points, more than nine shot rallies. Federer just

has not been able to use his armoury. He has not been allowed to.

Cilic has been looking to dictate, dominate, Federer has been reactive

rather than proactive. That has been such a difference, the

effectiveness of Cilic's two handed backhand. Ten mile an hour speed

difference, Cilic hitting the faster shot. Very accurate.

The was a sensational pick up. I was watching Cilic, I thought he had no

chance. Almost all listening for the umpire! Double bounce? Certainly,

Federer doing well to react. But at 4-0 probably won't make a

difference. -- 40-0. Stunning. What a shot. Excellent,

from Cilic. This is not just about Federer not being able to play how

he does, this is Cilic nullifying. This is shades of Flushing Meadows

2014. This is the stage, when he put his foot on the accelerator, not

losing a set from there on. That is again, just a gorgeous forehand.

Return has been one of the most damaging. You can see the speeds.

Just looked up the difference, Cilic taking a wee Federer's time.

It is 14 mile difference. Red alert time for Federer and his fans. 3-3.

0-30. What a short from Cilic. Three

mini-break points coming. Brilliant from Federer! He just kept

getting back inside Cilic. Never allowed Cilic to settle for

any of those shots. Can he recover this from 0- 40?

APPLAUSE CHEERING

A kick-serve, to the strongest return Cilic had, he cannot find the

strength. Well... Well... Couldn't find the

strings, I don't think he could quite move his feet, definitely a

little bit of nervous tension in those legs.

CHEERING Rogers still standing as he receives

a partial standing ovation from his camp and also the crowd.

Is that the first tentative step in terms of a comeback? It is a little

crack in the facade of marrying Cilic. -- Marin Cilic. It makes for

a long 60 Seconds. For the Croat. If he needs any encouragement, take a

look at the scoreboard, you were still up White two sets, still on

serve. Federer... Boy, that should give him a fair bit of adrenaline.

He is certainly looking for that spark, something for him and the

crowd to get their teeth stuck into. Yes...

He hasn't broken serve, from 0- 40, it almost felt like a break in a way

as far as positive energy and emotion for Federer... Putting on

this new shirt with a break in serve...

Back from the brink. How will Cilic react?

Was it me or did Cilic take a good amount of time getting ready for

that serve? Whatever he did, it was still a good serve, 130 miles an

hour, the momentum in this set has shifted.

One of his best backhand returns of the day. Pace and depth finally and

Cilic unable to cope. UMPIRE: Mr Federer challenge the

call on the left service line, the ball was called in...

Decent response, Federer can't believe how far are in it was. It

gave Federer some extra seconds, it did not change anything.

He is down by two sets and not raking his opponent served all day,

he is prepared to try anything. Goodness, gracious. How good is that

serve? Tough to argue. I could argue he is the worst challenger of line

calls of all time! In the era of Hawk-Eye.

APPLAUSE CHEERING

Not the cleanest backhand he has ever hit certainly effective, kept

the ball deep. Keeps himself in this Cilic service

game. CHEERING

APPLAUSE This is what Federer wasn't able to

do earlier, convert the second serve on break point. And he went forehand

again. CHEERING

You see the reaction from the crowd, certainly a lot of people out here

who would like to see Roger Federer playing for a lot longer.

CHEERING Still had to be vigilant for the

attempted pass from Federer. CHEERING

Back right from the edge, Federer. Now with set point...

He seals the third... Arguably his best backhand of the match down the

line. And optimism returning for this

Centre Court crowd. Federer not offering an escape route

back into the set for Cilic who looked destined to win in straight

sets but Federer grabs the third. And has momentum and the crowd

firmly on his side. He has the knowledge that Cilic has blinked

when he was on a winning position, a chance to steal this match in

straight sets, Cilic blinked. For Federer, that is something to tuck

away in the back of his mind if he gets into a tight situation again in

the fourth or potentially save set if that is where we are travelling

to. Tim, you are the stats guy, what

does this mean? Look at the first serve percentage of Cilic, the first

two sets, getting better, but dropping down to 52%, Federer

getting some looks at second serve, the bubbly the most important start

was break points one, Cilic 3-3, federal one-for-one. We could see

what was going on in the mind of marrying Cilic.

Some were from the depths of despair he must have been feeling, Federer,

he has managed to drag and resuscitating this challenge at this

year's Wimbledon. It would have been an uncomfortable last 10-15 minutes

for Cilic. Serving first in the fourth, needs to get off to a

positive start. Bit they regroup for Andy Murray and

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, they would have been thinking lacing up the shoes 20

minutes ago. Couldn't leave anything behind on

that one. Roger Federer... The player who has

the game that is easiest on the eyes, flowing, effortless style.

Virtually poetic. Cilic's game is rather manufactured. It's effective,

we know that. You can see the work he has put into it. What was the

best bit of advice either of you two had in this situation that Cilic

finds himself in in terms of reacting well to a situation that

suddenly felt you were on the cusp of a famous win and it went away? It

is important that Cilic stays in the present tense, stays in a good

position, up 2-1 sets, but focuses on the process, not the outcome. He

has the game plan that is dictating play, an uncomfortable last 15

minutes but if he gets back into the moment of first serve, first shot in

the rally... That is what has worked for him.

Was there a trigger for you, Jim? We talk about staying in the present

but it is far harder to actually achieved. Keeping your feet moving

is something that Cilic could do, it is a trigger that are used, stay

light on your toes, as Tim mentioned, when Cilic got tight, his

feet seemed to grow roots into the ground, they stopped moving. Big

words! If he can try and stay light at his

feet, everything else could flow from there.

And stay loose. That is the thing. When players get tight, their feet

stop moving and the racket head speed slows down, you try and muscle

the ball. Rather than just flowing. And accelerating naturally.

1-1. Both players looking to change rackets. The new balls coming into

play. Was that something you did, Jim? You

just played with the same tension? It wasn't necessarily the same

tension but I didn't necessarily change with the new balls. I had an

amount of time that my rackets would last, this day is with the strain

they lose a little bit more attention than our strings used to.

That is why you see the players changing with balls, the strings

stretched just a little bit more, apparently.

He has kind of weathered the storm of momentum, we talk about this

going into a final set, someone wins the second or fourth and they have

the momentum but it seems to get subdued quickly and Cilic has

perhaps managed to navigate the worst of it. He might have, it is

tough to keep momentum on this surface because it's so hard to

break serve, it's not that you get into a lot of rallies but let's see

what Federer did different. He was pinned back much more in the first

two sets... You can see how offensive he became. 45% of the

shots taking place inside the baseline. That is a pretty sizeable

change for Roger Federer. We have looked at Cilic from Hawk-Eye, the

same stat, not much change. It was really more about Federer taking

advantage of chances and quite frankly, that's 0- 40 mess.

Some pointers on the bigger than others. They certainly are. And some

hats are clearly bigger than others as well!

There is that extra pace that he has on the ball that hurry is Federer

into an error. For a big guy, Cilic, he does a

great job of overrunning the ball when he is on the stretch. He is not

going to ever be the most nimble but Federer had him out wide, there

wasn't a lot of space to hit that ball into, he tried to create

something out of nothing, Roger... A chance for Cilic lapses let's see

whether he can stay light on his feet. Really connected with some

returns. Needs one more. Bad return our great serving to the

body? 100 miles an hour serve into the body of Cilic has two land that,

cannot miss that return. It is a second serve, not a first serve, he

has to make this one. That is a chant from Cilic. Full

credit to Federer, you don't get that many free points on a second

serve, Federer just got to monumentally important points.

Donations... You find in Formula 1, if you could

see all the miles on the players, you could see for Cilic's stress

levels are now. And if we had talked back, we could listen to Goran

Ivanisevic talking to Cilic... There might be some beeps.

UMPIRE: Mr Cilic challenging the call on the

left fireside... He feels Cilic had a good view of that...

Not looking quite so good for the creation. More chances come and go.

On the one hand Cilic could be reflecting, saying I am creating

opportunities on serve, getting a good look, the other side of the

coin, when he has opportunities, he is looking pretty tight.

Tight was not a word you could describe Cilic when he beat Federer

at the US Open, converting four adder added chances. It was one of

six today here against Federer. And I am not sure it the next ones

get any easier, leaving those behind.

Genius! CHEERING

Give the man at Kansas, this is what he will paint for you.

Thoughts of what has just gone by, lingering around, clearly for Cilic.

Seemed a little late... The sound that we could hear, I couldn't even

hear the machine, obviously it went off for the umpire... Certainly it

has been a match of fine margins. CHEERING

Could not have worked that point any better, pretty deductible for a

Cilic was going to go after the return and Federer stayed home.

Getting out of trouble, breaking straightaway. Do the same here in

the fourth. A little bird has just flown onto

the court... I wonder what speed that was... 128

mile an hour ace to try and get himself out of jail.

Well... Federer moving over to the middle of the court to try and get

Cilic to serve... Cilic took the bait, served behind him.

Cilic hasn't delivered on the break point on the Federer serve but

certainly when he has faced a crisis on his own serve, he has hit the

spot. LAUGHTER he cannot bear to look

already, that is why everyone loves him so much. One of the great

characters of the game. He sat back in his chair when that second break

point went in the Federer service game, he knew how big it was. Looked

like Cilic tuque page ad of Sampras's book, threw it up and hit

it. He is sitting down there. A big gulp

of water and a sigh of relief for Cilic. He could have got symmetry as

well, not quite the same scoreline, there is the power behind the throne

for Roger, his mother, she is the sporting gene, it was due to the

fact that she used to play grass hockey without shin pads, Persians

got broken so many times that eventually she said, no more and to

to the tennis courts and have not been the case, we may never have

witnessed what we have since 2003 here at the All-England Club!

Nice blend, parents, father Robert, what an adventurer. No GPS out

there! 40 plus years ago. He has had that pioneer spirit

throughout his career, Roger. Been the best ambassador, for men's

tennis, I can remember, combined his achievements, with such dignity, and

class. In a sport that demands a microcosmic view. Fought for the

lower class, the first three rounds, prize money. We may never see a

player like him. Incredible role murder.

Second serve ace. Getting better for Federer. But no room for error with

the situation he finds himself in now.

Confident shot, that last forehand from Cilic and if he was nervous...

Don't have the speed, it falls on the net. Change of tactics from

Federer as not so much chip and charge, bluff and charge. Just

challenging Cilic and the Croatian not up to it.

132, the final serve to the body. Any sense this sight of nerves for

Cilic compared to New York? Closed it out. All looking unconscious

there. It could be the location issue, something to do with that? He

is the only one, who knows why he was looking tight, he seemed to be

absolutely unconscious, he had not sustained, the way he did. It was an

incredible performance. He has been much more uneven today. Had his

chances. Convereted some, to take the champ out. Had the champ on the

ropes. Couldn't have asked more from

himself. Certainly, moving along, rapid pace.

It could be more mentally draining than physically.

That is phenomenal. He had to make some adjustments, so easy to

underhit this. To play a half-volley with slice, not easy.

Cilic certainly had a wobble, end of the third, but restored his play.

That flick of the back, of the forehand, can get him into trouble

but in that position Federer couldn't catch up. What a return.

Federer looking for that forehand. Launched into that one. 40-30... 85

mph off the first serve. Majority, 50. What a difference for Roger.

Gave himself a half chance. Couldn't take it. 5-4. Federer is going to be

dolling out, serve to stay in this, one Centre Court. And on Court

Number One, Raonic 3-2 up, two sets to one. That is the situation, Court

Number One, BBC Two. And outside, this is the end of resale queues.

How many people hoping they'll get in? On and on! Quarterfinals, who is

going to leave? Early dinner reservation!? Coming up next, Murray

against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, and also, Berdych against on and on...

Long wait. I wish them well! Pouille, but for the people, at

Centre Court, there it is, the front! Everybody enjoying their time

on Centre. Second serve. And Cilic has polished

Federer. -- punished. Federer serving to stay in the

Championships. Won the US Open, then lost his next

11 to top ten opponents. Big moment for both. Cilic can reclaim some of

his glory. Cilic made the semis of the US last year without beating

anyone in the top ten. This would be something entirely different.

Ambitious shot to play at this stage...

Federer tried finesse, Cilic stayed with power. He has created and lost

a few chances... Got himself to match point.

The last three break points, second serve, hasn't found the court.

Not just still alive. Now just because the education, smart

serving, ball back into court, at the same time, he's narrowed the

angle, even if Cilic makes it more pressure on the return. Not

unchartered territory for Cilic to win against a top three in the Grand

Slam, done it against Murray and Nadal, Beijing, but does not, round

or hidden. -- come around often. Maybe catches a fraction of string?

The most expensive part of the racket! At this stage, he will take

anything that he can get. The opening shot of the game was

lucky... No luck there. Pure class. Struck with conviction of a champion

who still believes he can win. Speaking of class... The shot at

15-30 for Cilic. Stifles the disappointment of match point gone.

5-5, 30-30, fourth set! Got to be careful!

Passed that test with flying colours, Cilic. Federer had so much

spin on that slice. Trying to bury it. Federer was angry at the end of

that. Don't see a lot of negative energy from Roger. But shouted in

the court. What an escape. Serve variation, big part in Cilic not

getting into rhythm. But nerves and tension for Cilic still

unmistakable. That is what makes this great. He has got to find a way

through. And 83%, against his normal, telling for both. Tip our

cap to Federer to go for more on the second serve, he has. If Federer

wants to see a fifth set, has to hold and get through a tie breaker.

Almost seems to me, Cilic and his return, on the first serve he has

less time to react. Different story. Brave return. Skipped off the net.

Impossible for Federer but credit to Cilic. Answered with perfection.

This time, didn't need a second serve to get out of trouble! Hasn't

landed a serve out wide on break point. 18th ace. Followed by his

19th! Feature of his career. How reliable

that first serve is under pressure. Cilic wrestled control of the first

set tie break at this point. Cilic would get the next two.

Goodness. If he gets out of this... Not beause he played it safe! 111

mph second serve! Brave if you make it, stupid if you miss. What a

return. That thing was so low. Over the tape. First mini-break goes to

Cilic. UMPIRE: Cilic challenging the call.

Goran had an inkling! Not ending well for his player.

Almost got the sense Roger didn't pick up the ball. Softly hit.

Dipping as it got to Federer who is so good on the rise.

A lot of collective breath holding for fans in here! Hold it till the

end of this? Murray and Tsonga paying attention! Wondering if

they're on soon. Wonderful to see just how accurate

serving has been since 6-5. Peppered the lines.

It did not miss by much. But it missed by enough. CHEERING

. I beg your pardon. Unbelievable! He challenged so casually, it did

not look as though he believed it was in.

UMPIRE: 5-3, Federer. That is some reaction from Cilic. It

was as though somebody had punched him when that challenge was called.

Watch him on that first serve, on that forehand. Federer had two

serves and a chance to send this to a fifth.

Break point, second serve, forehand body. He has targeted the weak area

and he has got his wall, two set points the Federer. Dashes reward.

UMPIRE: 6-5, Akrotiri. -- macro three. The encouragement continues

right after the blemish. Just can't believe that forehand. Still set

point. His first serve was not going to go

into hibernation for very long. For Federer, that their hand at 6-4 was

nervous and he did not get himself in position. He wanted it too much

and he swung to sue at it. The same pedigree as the most backhand at 5-4

at 0- four -- 0-40, macro -- one serving. Shots he would normally

have made. -- Marin Cilic serving. So the pendulum that has been

swinging one way and then the other swings firmly back in favour of

Cilic. Third match point. That was just a battle of wills. You

knew where it was going and he just could not convert. Federer again,

108 mph with the forehand, that is a lot faster than his normal second.

That is courage. CHEERING survival instincts kicking

in for Federer after a great return, he put Cilic in a very uncomfortable

edition. UMPIRE: 8-7, Federer.

Cilic not able to fashion the shot that he wanted. Set point, Federer.

Credit to Cilic. Federer asking the question, putting the pressure on,

we have seen that working before. And that is how you respond to a

crisis. Do you fancy coaching any time soon, Jim?

A fourth set point, is second on his own serve.

UMPIRE: Mr Federer challenges the call on the service line.

He is going to challenge that. Does he go against the grain of the

second serve on break points? He does. Cilic makes the return, but

it is not his turn to try and finish things. I'm getting Whiplash!

Watching this momentum going backhand forth. This is why I love

the sport. Watching these players battle each other and themselves.

Everything right for Marin Cilic apart from the final shot, some

desperate defence. From Roger. Everybody wonders why he keeps going

and that is why. How do you ever replace being in the cauldron of

competition here on Centre Court? Two sets each.

Sue Barker: What a match this is and what a set of tennis! This much

absolutely has everything, quality of tennis, tension and drama, all

over the place. We will be right back on Centre Court but while the

drama was unfolding on Centre Court, Milos Raonic has gone through to the

semifinal at Wimbledon, winning in four sets over the Conqueror of

Novak Djokovic. Milos Raonic who played so well in the Queen's final

against Andy Murray and who locked in form here and has gone through in

four sets against a man who has looked so dangerous. He wins the

battle of the big servers on Court Number One. And he will play the

winner on Centre Court. Everybody having a breather after that, what a

set of tennis and what a fightback from Roger Federer. Everybody

enjoying the match on the hill for everybody -- and for everybody lucky

enough to have a ticket, they have witnessed something special and I

hope you are enjoying it at home. Roger Federer back in this match,

two sets each. Let's rejoin Centre Court.

COMMENTARY: One more was the sign Roger was giving his camp. One more

set he needs, but so does Marin Cilic, he just needed one more point

on three separate occasions and he could not take it. And these two

creating a bit of Wimbledon history. Most people assume the player who

comes from 2-0 down has the momentum and wins the majority of the sets.

If you take a look back over time, more players win the first after

dropping the third and fourth. So history is not on Federer's side

from that standpoint. But his disposition must certainly

be more solid than that of Marin Cilic right now. Cilic would have

every right to be downright surly rates now. -- right now. Not overly

demonstrative. He doesn't get very negative on himself. Nope, that is

the first bit of emotion with his hand that he kind of just threw

away. Roger Goodell against any let down

of adrenaline after that pulsating tie break -- guarding against.

Cilic we were talking about in the first two sets going wide to the

forehand, Federer has really taken advantage of attacking that side of

Cilic on the return. Making inroads in this opening

Federer service game, the Croatian. Ivan Ljubicic she out of his chair

before the ball hit the net, he knew how important that was. It is

certainly a long time in this match since we could say that Federer was

in the lead. He stuck in, taking his chances. And now the pressure is

right on Marin Cilic at the beginning of the Fed. We touched on

the fact his last five set match was a coming from behind victory from

two sets down against Gael Monfils. He has not lost since losing to

Novak Djokovic in 2014. But very different circumstances right now

for Cilic. He has got a little extra baggage

heading into this set than he had in any of the others. We talked about

the psychology of staying in the present and it is easy to look back

into the past. Oh, boy.

UMPIRE: Mr Cilic is making a challenge on the left baseline.

Keeping quiet on these challenges. This was bad luck for Federer, he

was going to win this point and is now Cilic gets a first serve

instead. Federer was going to have 15-30 in this game. Even in the age

of Hawk-Eye, calls can still impact matches.

Federer is having a chat to the linesman. He is just irritated.

That call may have changed the course of this fifth set. A

different endeavour and Federer is so dishevelled, he thought it was a

change of ends and he was striding to his chair rather than getting

back ready to serve. The only time dishevelled and Federer has been

used in a sentence before. It was a good illustration of how

important some points can be, even the great players like Federer.

Confirmation the line judge got it right that time!

Everyone is feeling the pressure. Cilic is going to challenge this

overrule from the chair umpire. Federer drops a sandbag over the

court over Cilic to go 2-1 up in the fifth. I just wondered whether at

40-0 he might change that second serve out wide to the backhand side

for later in the set, in case he has more crisis moments. Federer is so

good at doing that. Just throwing in enough subterfuge to make you think

you might go someplace when he has that school board caution. And best

is an advantage sets are no tie break option, somebody has to break

serve, and that has been very difficult. Federer 1-61 break point

chances. Cilic is 1-8. Jim and I were asked for our opinion before

the match, who are you going to take at this stage, Mark Petchey? Get off

the fence. I think Roger right now is going to somehow budget. -- edge

it. I'm flying in the face of statistics of who normally wins in

these circumstances. I can't what I said before the match. You said in

five. -- I can't remember. You said Federer. You could not agree with

me. I will take a little of your credit.

Overcoming that by the challenge he missed earlier in the match, that

could get you back to level pegging is. I will take that. 1-2, 0-15,

Cilic. He needs to get back to those first serve is hitting the spots. --

first serves. And he needs to be the one getting on the offence.

It is interesting to see who finishes strongest here. They have

both been a little light on matches this season. And certainly, those

opening four sets would have taken something out of them and

emotionally as well as physically, even though it has been relatively

quick. Roger is a little more used to

playing at this intensity than Cilic, so it plays in his favour

down the stretch. I think I would also slightly

question the miles that Roger has in his legs, a disjointed start the

season. Knee surgery, illness, back problems. He has not played a

massive amount of tennis by his standards and deep in the fifth set,

that could have an influence. The good news for Federer is at this

stage in the tournaments, he has had a good route to the quarterfinals.

He started tentatively probably because of the back issues and the

questions he had what he seems fairly uninhibited right now.

Roger just throwing in a 0- 30 for Cilic to have something to think

about later on, serve and volley. I think you might have hit the same

played of grass with that serve previously, it was that accurate. --

he might. Outpacing Cilic now, 24-22. On the stroke of three hours.

The only thing that looked likely at the third was we would get three

sets, let alone three hours. He has had good disguised intensity

throughout his career. You can understand why him and Stephan were

a good match should, fire and inferno you need to get out of these

situations burning brightly -- Stefan Edberg. No question, Federer

has managed his energy physically and emotionally so well. You watch

him practice at tournaments and he looks like he is barely trying. Even

warming up for a match. He is so playful on the court and he brings

wonderful energy and travel so likely at least tournaments. He does

the hard work quietly, in Dubai or wherever he is training. I hear

about it from young Americans brought over to be the pupils of

Roger Federer, they talk about how intense birds training box art and

we never get to see those, we just see this elegance and style he

brings but he does a lot of work -- how intense those training sessions

can be. And managing the emotion even down a break, there was never

any panic. He was just waiting for his levels to improve. To seize the

opportunity. Now up 3-2 in the fifth.

Quite a way away from the finish line, but Federer has saved some

match points already. The last male player to save a match point in a

major and go on to win it did it against Roger Federer. In 2011, the

US Open semifinals. Probably one of the most famous

shots in the last decade. Novak Djokovic ripping that forehand

winner against Roger Federer. At 15-40. And Federer missing the

forehand on the tape as he served, and Novak Djokovic was the winner of

the match and the title. Oh, my! The best shot of the day!

How does he conjure that up? In case you are wondering, Federer

has never done it, never needed to, I guess. Andy Roddick, Pete Sampras,

Boris Becker, they all have. It is not too late in his career to

add something else to the legacy, is it? Which is already rich and varied

enough. But an opportunity here in the fifth for Federer the break. --

the break. Federer, there, early the rally. A

little tight looking to drive the rally down the line. It was not a

convincing chart. -- convincing chart.

Break points came and went. Dead even again.

Changing up to serve. Federer, slower than some of the second

serves. 105mph out wide. Cilic, just a little early.

UMPIRE: Mr Cilic is challenging the call on the left. Always called out.

This will be a good result for Roger Federer, what ever way you look at

it. If it misses, he has won the point, if it is in he gets another

chance to control the rally. Be giving away too Federer early in

the set and then gave one right back here. -- he gave one way to Federer.

The outcome of the game was never in doubt. A number of witnesses in the

players box who also lived every moment of the drama as it has

unfolded. Nervous tension on the court and in the box and in the

crowd. Probably a bit of nervous tension in the locker room because

unless you play the first Match of the Day, you do not know what time

you're going to start and I'm sure Murray and Tsonga have gone through

quite a few warm-ups already. Froggy emotion, there has been a little bit

of a change from how Marin Cilic was controlling the match, and since

sets two, he has had a few more forehands and less backhands. Roger

changing things up, with Federer getting more forehands into play.

The pattern of the rallies has changed but right now it is just

about finding the right shot at the right time. Well executed break

point, that is what it is boiling down to. Neither player able to do

that in these latter stages of the match. Who has the nerve? Who can

get his feet moving and get a loose enough to show us what is left in

this match. Federer, can he hang on and take his chances? He has had a

few. Almost trying to overplay that

backhand slice, trying to get so much work on the ball. Coming from

high to low, you can see what he thinks about that shot.

That was a downright tantrum on Roger Federer's scale. At this stage

in the match, you do not want to be giving away cheap points.

Watch the racket head acceleration. Such a good second serve. Federer

did well to plot the return is short and low. Again, it is a question of

getting that the work right, getting up to the ball quick enough to

accelerate on the shot. -- getting the footwork right.

Federer with another break point chance. Cilic's forehand, he does

not do enough with that approach shot and as a result, Federer makes

him pay. A smart pass, running that far. There was always going to be a

little space down the line. Efficient creativity but most

importantly, nerve. A short delivered without self belief. Break

point again. -- with utter self belief.

That is going to be the first serve and volley for the entire match from

Marin Cilic. That, for me, is a brain cramp.

And that sends a signal. Too tight to play. And he is going to

challenge this call, but I believe Roger Federer is going to be serving

for a spot in the semifinals here momentarily.

That unforced error from Marin Cilic, it was certainly one of the

factors. I don't know whether the umpire said

he has one challenge remaining or his challenges fading but after an

hour and a half, it looks as if Marin Cilic, who was almost going

towards his way into his first ever Wimbledon semifinal... But Federer

now on the brink of his 11th Wimbledon semi.

A 26th ace brings up two match points for Federer. Remarkable. So

much has been said about this great champion over the years. And yet he

continues to add chapters to this legacy that he has given the sport.

He is truly one of the greatest players ever of the game. No matter

if he goes on to win this title or not, another piece of Wimbledon

history created here as he comes back from two sets to love down,

saving three match points, and in a moment of euphoria for Federer and

it stands, a moment to ponder the pain that Marin Cilic must be

feeling right now. It was all they are for Cilic. He had the chance.

Three break points in a role in the third set and the chance to deliver

a knockout punch to Roger Federer. The last time they played in the US

Open in the semifinals, and we talked so much about Roger Federer,

but it is his nerves that won him this match today. Something Marin

Cilic could not do with all of those break points on second serve.

Federer had his chance there. And he got it. Another semifinal here at

the All-England Club. One wonders, and only Marin Cilic can answer

this, as we see Anna Wintour, the editor in chief of Vogue magazine,

and his mother, absolutely thrilled by how the outcome ended for Roger,

completing that comeback. A phenomenal match. And he is chatting

to Lee McKenzie now. Roger, congratulations. We have been

treated to such an incredible match of tennis, and a standing ovation at

the end. After over three hours of tennis, you are through to your 11

Wimbledon semifinal. Some are the emotions? A lot happened out there.

It was nice and warm, nice to play these conditions. Marin is such a

wonderful player and I knew I was in so much trouble in the third. Again

in the fourth. So it was great fun playing against Marin and he is one

of the nicest guys on the tour. I feel sorry for him but for me,

obviously the dream continues. I could not be happier. I think I

fought well and I played super great at the end. I am very pleased. There

was a shot of you when you've lost the first two sets, sitting in your

chair and steering calmly ahead. Give us an insight into what goes on

in your mind. Do you always know you can come back? You hope so but you

don't. You know, he had one chance and he took it and the next thing

you know, two sets to love on grass, that is how it goes. He was playing

very well. On the return, he was reading my serve, and I could not

retailers. It was not going well for me. -- I could not read his. I hoped

for his level to drop a little bit, and that was fortunately exactly

what happened. The half-volley could have gone into the stands but it

stays in. And then you are still in the Mansion you can turn it around.

And the break was crazy. It was an incredible match. At the beginning

of last week, you were not sure how strong your back was. You have been

playing some incredible tennis. How far off your best you at the moment?

I think the last three sets were really good. As the match went on,

it is really encouraging to see that I am actually improving as the match

goes on. I was able to sustain a really high level of play. My legs

was there, my back was there. Against the big server it is crucial

not to fall behind. I was able to do all of those things. Mentally, this

give me a boost and I was really pleased, ecstatic that I was able to

come through. Your next opponent is Milos Raonic, and you beat him in

the semifinal here two years ago. Hacked Off is this next match going

to be? Right now, standing here, very tough. But I have the next day

to recover. He is a wonderful player and he is improving. I am excited to

play him. Thank you. SUE BARKER: Roger sounding so cool and calm. No

one else on Centre Court feels like that. That has been a treat to

watch. Everybody on their feet, saluting a great champion, not just

a great champion but one of the great fighters. 2-1 down, and he has

come back. What does that mean, I wonder? I am number one? He

certainly is. The 10th time he has come back from two sets to one down,

the champion with an eighth in his sights. He says that Marin is one of

the nice guys on the tour and Marin Cilic must feel like he has missed

his opportunity. Two sets to love up, against Federer, and he has

played his part in this wonderful match. But Federer marches on, and

what a treat to see this 34-year-old still at his best and still

producing these magical matches. For all of us to enjoy. And we have

heard that he is playing Milos Raonic, and this is only finished it

off, absolutely delighted, a big serving jewel on Court Number One.

Sam Querrey has had a wonderful tournament year, defeating Novak

Djokavic, and he goes out in the quarterfinal stage. And it is Raonic

who is through to the semifinal. Raonic against Federer will be

something to look forward to. And this is the second quarterfinal on

Court Number One. Tomas Berdych against Lucas Pouille, who is in his

first ever Grand Slam quarterfinal. Very tight, three games all in the

opening set. That matches on BBC Two. -- that match is on BBC Two. So

much happening here. Everyone is going out for a breather but they

better not be too long because coming up next on Centre Court, more

athleticism, and a great variety of shots from two of the best on the

surface. Yes, it is Jo-Wilfried Tsonga up

against Andy Murray. Andy Murray has looked ruthless through the opening

week of this tournament year at Wimbledon, yet to drop a set going

into the last eight. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has come back through an

absolute classic victory against John Isner, and he was a little bit

weary, although he did is defeat Richard Gasquet when he was forced

to withdraw. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga against Murray next on Centre Court.

Tim Henman, what a match. How does he do that? He looked down and out

at two sets down. He certainly did. At 1240, Cilic was the better

player. -- at 0-40. If anything, Federer was a bit flat. You almost

sensed from the crowd's reaction that they wanted to see more tennis

and he suddenly was able to hold serve. Then he broke in the next

game and slowly started to turn it around but they both had problems.

They were both grating a lot of opportunities, and I think there

were 16 or 17 break points between them, but they only managed three

breaks of serve. Federer maintained the belief that he could find a way

to read through. Let's talk about the tie-break. Set point, match

points all over the place. Is this what the tournament needed, a great

match like that? Yes, and from Cilic's point of view, he did

everything except win that match. He had match point opportunities, four

second serves on those big points and he did not get the ball back in

play. Those are the types of shots that he will be going over and over

in his mind after the match coming up. He makes it look so easy at

times, Federer, with his technique and movement but sometimes that

overshadows his intensity and his will to win. And it really was the

will to win that put him over the line because he was not playing

particularly well. He got his level up there and he was able to find a

way to win. The players are on their way into Centre Court. And here they

come, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga coming out behind Andy Murray.

I guess it was not quite the reception that they've expected but

everyone after the Federer match has probably gone for a breather. David

Beckham still there with his family. A big Andy Murray supporter. And he

knows that Andy Murray has his work cut out against this man,

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Murray against longer, that is the match here and I

am delighted to say that another grand slam winner joins me on Centre

Court, Lleyton Hewitt, welcome to the team. Great to be here. What do

you make of that last match? I did not know how it was going to end.

Everyone was pulling for Roger to get back into the match and in the

end, it turned into an epic. I think it got better as the match went on.

Federer freed up and you could see the belief in his eyes. Now he is

through to another semi and who knows what is going to happen.

Interesting that he said he could not read Cilic's served in the first

two sets. And he was worried about his movement. But he looked as good

as ever in that fifth set. There was a backhand pass in that fourth game

which was vintage Federer. He has not played a lot of matches this

year and a really good run here, he has given himself every chance. How

exhausted will he be? I know he has day off but what he just went

through is physically, mentally and emotionally draining. Yes, but he

had a pretty comfortable draw coming in. He survived relatively easily in

that first three or four matches and now he has put himself in a position

of another semi final. Milos Raonic on the other side, it will be a

similar battle. He will have to weather the storm and take the

chances when he needs to. You know him so well, Tim. He raises his game

when it matters. This is his home away from home. I think it is an

interesting matchup in the next round because he will be fatigued.

He has not had a massive amount of match time this year but when you're

playing against someone like Raonic, the rallies will not be that long.

He needs to use his skills in getting the ball back into play, but

from Raonic's perspective, he has been playing very well in the final

of Queen's. And outcomes Andy Murray to face Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Andy has

looked very good in this tournament so far. He has had a very good draw

so far. The big test was against Nick Kyrgios and I think he

weathered the storm. That really opened up throughout the second set

and he took full advantage. He is playing great and moving grate. He

is going to be very confident but this is another step up against a

quality player with a lot of firepower. And he knows how to play

on the surface. He moves extremely well. He has a big game and his

serve and forehand, those will be his big weapons out there today, but

he is not afraid to move in and take it to Andy. The big question is

Andy's second serve and whether Tsonga can attack him. But he has

improved, hasn't he? He has command under these conditions he can be

aggressive. For me, Tsonga's strengths are his serve and

forehand, and it is whether Andy can get into those rallies and target

his backhand. That is definitely a weakness and the back-end is Andy's

strength. Another grand slam winner joined us. You were not speechless

after that, were you? As close to speechless as I will ever be. They

do a lot of remakes in movies, the great escape with Steve McQueen, and

I think we have seen the guy who is going to star in the next one. I

cannot believe that Roger Federer won that match. Cilic was playing

unbelievable tennis. How in the world did he figure out how to win?

He had so many chances. But Roger Federer on the other side, 5-6,

match point, and the tie-break, that is a killer. You have to love Roger

that he is able to find a way to do that. And some of the winners he

pulled off, it was Federer at his best. Cilic was hitting the ball and

serving big, and he was going after it and moving forward. You had every

reason to fear that it could be routine but then when he won the

set, Cilic dug in and did a good job to get himself back in position. I

cannot believe he won that match. We were saying we need a great match at

this tournament. We did not have a great match, probably the greatest

ever with everything surrounding it, all the drama. Absolutely, and Roger

coming in so under done into this tournament, a few question marks

over his body and how he would respond, that is the perfect answer

right there. So now, Andy Murray, what happens? There is hardly any

crowd here. It is difficult when you have an epic like that. Everybody

needs a break. The players have gone to get a drink, the audience has

gone to get some fresh air. You are expecting a big ovation when Andy

Murray comes out but I am sure the crowd will get to their seats pretty

quickly and get behind him. You are a committee member now. It's not my

fault! Why don't they wait 20 or 30 minutes, give the crowd a chance to

regroup? That was an incredible match and for the players it gives

them an extra bit of time. Can I pass the buck? Is it to the

television direction that they do not want to? We would definitely

agree with that. It would give us time to look back at that match. And

then it puts Andy Murray later into the evening, and it means he gets

more exciting as people are coming home from work. Will you bring that

up at the next committee meeting? I well. -- I will. We were talking

about Tsonga's backhand, which might be a target for Murray in this one.

I think it is. Jo is another guy, you do not know exactly what to

expect. I saw him at the French, he came from two sets down against

Baghdatis, and the next thing you know, he is up 5-2 and he defaults.

He does not play any matches. The fact he beat is now the way that he

did, the best thing, Richard Gasquet to default at 4-2, that was the best

thing that could happen. At least his legs will be fresh and trust me,

will need them. He needs to try to keep the rallies are short as

possible. Obviously that 1-2 hit, he needs to really go forward when he

has that opportunity. He needs to put pressure back on Andy. Because

the more balls that Andy can get back in court, it is swinging in his

advantage. He has a great volley and he loves to come forward. He has to

try to do that today? He came from two sets to love down, against the

man who just came from two sets to love down. I am surprised that he

does not come in more because he is acrobatic and athletic and he likes

to move forward. He has not had any success against Andy on grass, which

is a bit surprising. You mentioned Andy's second serve, and it has

improved but that is probably the only weakness in his game. At the

moment. The Australian Open final this year, his forehand was a big

weakness. He started attacking off his back and so much harder.

Throughout this year, he has hit his forehand is extremely well,

especially under pressure. Likes turning a lot of these matches into

physical battles over five sets. He would back himself against nearly

anyone. And it has only been Novak that has been able to stand up to

them over five sets. You used to like a physical battle. But not

always on my terms. Absolutely. But as far as Andy goes, his movement is

so good. Just dwelling on the second serve,

it will be the shortest ball you get against Murray because his ground

strokes are so effective and he hits deep and hard. And when you move as

well as he does, the opponent has to go closer and closer to the lines.

When you are more aggressive and take more risks, you can make more

unforced errors, so I don't think Tsonga can play a consistently high

enough level to get through this match. We will have great rallies in

this match, great tennis and shotmaking. That is for sure, this

is a Wimbledon quarterfinal, Murray is playing the best tennis of his

life, Tsonga has the greatest opportunity he has had for a while

so hopefully they can both rise to the occasion in the way of the first

match. It is going to be a hard call. If we do, John McEnroe might

not be able to talk in the commentary! The players will have

been lacing up their shoes at the end of the third set. That is one of

the toughest things as a player, they would not know when they would

be on Ulster but they are both experienced and have been around so

they would quietly be getting ready but not preparing to much and they

will be ready to go when the first ball is hit. It is great to talk to

you, Lleyton Hewitt is going to the commentary box with John McEnroe to

join Andrew Castle. All yours, Andy. COMMENTARY: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga who

played Richard Gasquet in the previous round against the world

number two Andy Murray. He achieved Wimbledon success in 2013. The

reignition of this relationship with Ivan Lendl has galvanised his game,

the Queen's Club champion against twice Wimbledon semifinalist

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. A match to savour. Looking forward to this one!

Successive Wimbledon quarterfinals and he has only lost two, Andy

Murray. Rafael Nadal in 2008, Grigor Dimitrov in 2013, the defending

champion. The weather is good, no need for the roof. Tsonga won the

toss and he elected to serve first, not a surprise.

UMPIRE: First set, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to serve, ready. Play.

This happened to Tsonga when he got to the semifinals of the French

anti-played David The Rec, nobody was in the crowd. And he just

absolutely was not there in the first set -- David Ferrer. I doubt

it will affect Andy Murray in the same way. For a match of this

magnitude to start with a crowd like this. What was the year he blew

Federer off the court and he lost the David Ferrer, that was a

surprise. They will be here. It has been the story of his career.

He has had these flashes and moments of brilliance and he has not been

able to keep it together all the time.

And that will do nicely for Game one. He is off and running. So many

Keys to this match, can Tsonga defend his backhand here and if he

comes to the net, can he make it an effective enough volley? One of the

finest with the lob of all time. Another one here, later on she

would. I like his attitude against John Isner, he had a battle from

behind and he stuck with it. In a different league, a different level.

It showed you a lot about Jo-Wilfried's resolve right now and

his intensity. I what of oxides to this match for him. -- a lot of

oxides to this match for him. UMPIRE: Mr Murray challenging the

call, write baseline. The ball was called out. Brush the right

baseline. You are recently retired, I think! The guys, they always look

up. Do you think if they look up, they should not be allowed a

challenge? Yes, you are right, they should not. It is just a natural

thing. I would just have love to see you playing with Hawk-Eye. I would

have love that! It would have been less interesting!

I would have directed my energies in a more positive way. I would not be

in this booth! You retired three times. You kept coming back. I never

retired. Hoping for that comeback! Wild card! It is 50-31 Murray's

first service game, early pressure and only five minutes played --

50-30. Three straight points, Murray gets

out of the service game, at 1-1. We have got Lleyton Hewitt, we have to

ask, Nick Kyrgios. Don't start that! You had your say last night and the

day before! If you insist! Does he listen to you, Nick? We have open

discussions about a lot of things. He is still young and he is still

learning and he is mature and as he goes by. He knows that he has the

make more commitment to the sport, the shore. But we all know how much

flair and talent he does possess. -- the shore.

Great construction from Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the moment, quite clinical

in his attack. He has got a big forehand. Excellent volleys. If I

were around him, I would encourage him to move forward more often.

Certainly the type of points that Murray would prefer to play. Tsonga

is content to battle from the baseline. I don't think it will be a

very long match if he continues with that game plan.

I think that 1- to punch is the perfect play for Jo-Wilfried today,

he has to look to take his opportunities. Good first serve into

the court, using his big forehand. As John said, he is such a good

athlete and not an easy guide to pass, all the lob so he does present

a big problem for Andy at the net. -- and to lob.

He rushed him out and he looks a bit tight and wound up. Flying at him at

the moment. He needs a couple of easy first serves.

He seems to have got something in his eye.

Some Murray with an opportunity. They could water this court, that

sounds strange, but it is dusty at the backhand they could do that

after a five set match. -- at the back, and they could. One of the

things that Tsonga has the worry about is how many returns of serve

Andy Murray makes and throughout the tournament, he gets the ball back in

play so much of the time. In fact, 82% of the time. On first serve and

second. This is a tough thing to serve too, isn't it? Absolutely and

that is why he is number two in the world, it is only himself and Novak

Djokovic that do this so well and they keep mounting pressure the

entire time. Even for the best service in the world, they have to

the perfect first serve not to play another shot and get a cheap point

even on the biggest points. I also think he has got more aggressive off

the return. Which is something before Ivan Lendl coaches were

pushing for. Now he is being more aggressive and he gets a good look

at it and it is doubly dangerous. It is clear that Tsonga has to have a

big serving day he wants to make this a real match. He is capable.

The crowd starting to get back here. Plenty of empty seeds. -- empty

chairs. Andy Murray describes Ivan Lendl is

the best coach he has ever had. It is the relationship that bought the

most fruit, certainly. Twice a finalist here in 1986 and 1987, Pat

-- beating him in those finals. Nicholas Tsonga's coach. --

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's coach. He has got empty seeds in his own box! Yes,

that is not a good sign! A lot of people want to know who the

gentleman is wearing the hat. That is David spearing. He is 78 years of

age. He will thank us for this! The chief steward. Some call him King of

Wimbledon and others Colonel Saunders. If you are in the box, you

call him serve. -- serve. We are all coming to grips with what

happened just a couple of minutes ago. Players included. Trying to

settle into this. They thought they would be on two hours ago.

UMPIRE: Let, first serve. I can show you Tsonga's serving

patterns after this service game. Where he serves. I think Ivan Lendl

showed him that before! There is definitely a pattern to it and so

many statistics and numbers and graphics these days that you can

look it all up. If you become predictable to a return up like

Murray, there is going to be trouble.

John, how much would you like Tsonga on that first serve on the serve and

volley compare to the second serve, he hits and wait, against a good

return player like Andy? It goes to what Andy was saying, he needs to

keep him off balance and not be predictable. That is the last thing

you want to do with Murray. He serves so big, he is going to

need to come in. Most of the time, people only get the ball back.

That is the first, and perfect, he has done it. Unbelievable lob.

Coming in off a PC bold Don. Later on, you got -- later view it, you

broke a lot of people like that. One. Each, Andy Murray is throwing

it up, giving himself a half opportunity at 15-30.

Yes. He has got the ball on a string and if you control the ball, you

control your opponent. I certainly think that Tsonga would want to keep

these points shorter. He appeared to have a couple of opportunities. I

think he is going to win a very small percentage of points over ten

shots. He certainly tightened up on that

backhand. A great chance to get the early break.

That is the serve. That took him to the 2008 Australian Open final. His

only grand slam final appearance, and he beat Andy Murray in the first

round of that. One of the only times he has beaten

Andy Murray. It is not a good head-to-head, 12-2, Andy Murray.

They have played 12 times on grass and Murray has won the lot. That is

the only time he lost to a Frenchman in a grand slam.

This is cumulative pressure when it you are serving to somebody like

Murray, who makes, as we said, eight out of ten returns on break point

up. That is the wi-fi pass code! Yes, it is another one! It is

because Murray is returning. And in this quarterfinal, that man is

leading 3-2 with a break, Murray. Sue Barker: Still struggling with

his eye but he is a break of serve up on Centre Court. Back in just a

moment. While Andy has broken serve on Centre Court, his brother Jamie

is on Court 18 and struggling a bit in this match. A break of serve down

in the fifth and final set. They have come back from 2-0 down and won

the first set tie-break 13-11 but now working hard to find a way into

the match. That is due to Murray and their father William as well. --

Judy Murray. They watching Jamie and Andy has got Kim and Ivan Lendl so

they are supporting Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares on 18. That is on the

red button. And on BBC Two, it is Tomas Berdych in control, a set and

3-0 against Lucas Pouille. Tomas Berdych in control.

Back now to Centre Court. COMMENTARY: Seven the court, Andy

Murray -- Centre Court and Andy Murray a break up against

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. He has not lost a set at this Championships yet. Not

only that, he has not been taken to a tie-break either. Tsonga

meanwhile, a couple of rounds ago, he laid John Isner and went to 19-17

in the fifth and came back from two sets down debt she played. 3-2. --

and he played. Not hitting the ball very cleanly, Tsonga, so far. A

tough start for him. He has quickly got to block out of

his mind the last three points of the previous game when he got broken

and he tried a drop shot and two very bad double faults to lose

serve. And it has continued here so far. Ellie Goulding.

Ivan Lendl has been coming here a number of years and Jamie Delgado

has played 23 championships. You would assume that is part of the

game plan to try to take the second set early and to move in on it.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is happy to trade from the back of the court, 18

shots, showing admirable patience. Not the type of rally you want to

see him play against Murray, in his camp, and would not have thought. It

is back to deuce. That is great defence from Murray.

Wonderful fans from Tsonga. -- wonderful offence. It was a great

forehand. Andy Murray dug it out. But Jo was sitting there to play the

drop shot. Giving himself an opportunity to break straight back.

A little distracted with that right eye at the moment.

You will have to play another. The missing first serve. I think it will

also help them win numerous additional majors in his career, the

willingness to come forward. He has great hands. Soft hands. He does not

use them nearly enough. The points that have become a

contest in the last ten minutes or so, Murray has won many of them.

What a great return of serve. Hard, flat and deep. Mourinho Lee had to

sit on the baseline to play that shot. -- Murray had to sit on the

baseline. Interesting that you should say he

should volley more. You played Nadal in the semifinal. You didn't have to

bring that up! There is more on Nick Kyrgios coming!

Bitcoins, getting it back inside the lines. That is what has to happen if

you are going to beat Murray. I'm surprised that he did not run around

and hit a forehand. He has made a couple of loose

forehand errors here. Trying to consolidate this break.

A surprising mistake. He sprayed a couple long. I think this spotty

play so far, a lot of it is due to the stress involved in waiting to

get on the court, not knowing when you are going to play. These guys

have not gotten their a game going yet.

A devilish slice. It is not getting up off the rider more than three or

four inches. I just think when Jo gets those opportunities, he has to

be looking to get around and use his forehand. Even if it takes him out,

he needs to try to be the aggressor in the point.

Now that is the forehand were talking about. On this very court,

that is what Joel used to smack Roger Federer write-off. And he can

do that to anybody. He can turn the racket out of your hands.

34 minutes played. It has been a bit of a battle. If Murray get out of

this game, Jo Wilfred Tsonga will not fear all very good about this.

-- will not feel very good. Definitely a battle won. Break

points saved in the long game. Two doubles, to lose server.

Disappointing. This could have eased the pain but now it has intensified

ever so slightly. The battle from behind.

Murray slipping at the back of the court in the dry, dusty area there.

The second time this game that this has happened. He just got

wrong-footed, going back behind him. We know of Murray's defensive skills

but he has not really been able to unload or unleash yet. Not in the

way we are used to. Nice to see the way Jo plays the game sometimes.

UMPIRE: You balls, please. Murray into the second week of the

Championships here. The first week was so much about the rain. But if

you are lucky enough to come along to Wimbledon. If you want to look at

the juniors doing their thing, the tennis foundation wheelchair tennis

programme has a lot of tennis. Wheelchair tennis, you think it is

wheelchair tennis but it is tennis and it happens to be in wheelchairs

which makes it all the more congregated. Brilliant. And hello

everybody out there. Hopefully enjoying this British performance

against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Everybody is certainly enjoying

watching Tsonga. You are talking about the folks on Henman Hill? You

are too busy now, a superstar coach. I have a question for Lleyton,

because you were a great return. Is it fair to say that you preferred a

target? I didn't. But it was natural. Like Sampras or Ivanisevic

Rusedski, those servers were serve and volley Inc. It seems that so

many guys do that these days. I think the change-up is the biggest

thing, just so they don't know exactly what is coming.

Continuing to cause problems at the net. It is difficult for players who

already have enough to deal with playing him. What he is capable of,

he's going to be incredibly hard to beat.

Interesting to see how he will handle this, the first time in his

career that he's been in the second week of a Grand Slam. He has waited

a long time for that. That is a heavy forehand from a low

ball. Almost discouraging Tsonga. This was a great sliced backhand

here. He kept it so low, just over the net that you could see the heady

top from Andy Murray. He got down so well to it. The groundsman will be

looking at that and thinking, ugh. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, being

aggressive. It is a lot harder than he made it work. That was a great

pass primary. And that is what will scare Tsonga. -- a great pass by

Murray. An ideal point up until then. A well

directed forehand. Another error on the forehand side.

Not only did he get there and make the pass, but a break and it was a

single hander. A glancing blow. And we're back on terms and Murray is

having a bit of a ramp. You can understand his frustration. -- a bit

of a rant. There was a time in his career where he really started to go

for the one hand are quite often. A lovely glancing blow. -- the one

hand. Most guys with a double handed backhand would have tried to chip

that ball across in front of him but he tried the top spin, which ran

away from him. If you can give it a chance to get back.

He got burned early in the set with that lobby. It was not going to

happen again. -- with that glob. Murray, slightly taller but Tsonga

is a powerful guy. He is getting some serves into the 130s.

This is the perfect game by Tsonga so far. After breaking straight

back, to try to quickly hold here and put the pressure back on Andy

Murray, serving to stay in the centre. -- stay in the set.

Tsonga is completely charged up for this one and why not? Three straight

games including a break of serve and two holds. He is now one ahead. 104

wins in these Grand Slam championships, Grand Slam or majors.

The Australian Open, Wimbledon, and the last French champion at

Wimbledon. Petra, a prisoner of war, the won the first championship after

the war. The first man to wear long trousers in a Wimbledon final in

1946. I would have loved to have seen you wearing trousers like that.

Yours were quite long anyway, Lleyton? They changed around my

time. Tsonga has come right back into this. Is that surprised you? It

has. There was a lapse of concentration by Andy. And Jo's

energy looks great. Very positive going to the chair. Andy is going to

have to dig deep to stay in this set. I saw his energy remain

positive in that long fifth set. He was feeling good about himself. He

used to come out well. He was not particularly hot at the start, that

was obvious, but no Murray has been struggling. He needs to tap into

that. There are some nervous people here on Centre Court.

Not as comfortable as he normally is on the baseline. An opportunity for

Murray to take it to Tsonga here. To find his rhythm again. He needs to

start penetrating, hitting the ball flat with that forehand.

Good positive self talk by there to Andy. He has not been in that

situation throughout this championships so far. Fighting to

stay in a set. He has been very comfortable in all his wins.

Liam Broady, the British wild card in the first round, Jensen Lu, and

Nick Kyrgios. -- Yen-Hsun Lu. Tsonga here is

people saying that his backhand is his weaker side, and it is. He is

expecting approaches to come that way.

This is one of the problems of being as good as he is, people don't

expect him, the favourite of the tournament, to make his way through.

After what happened with that amazing Federer comeback. He looks a

bit fatigued. Murray, trying to energise the audience and get them

behind him. Settling down nicely in this first

set, trying to get a lead. You feel like it is such an

important set as well, because Tsonga has not had much success

against Murray in the past, playing against a big crowd here as well.

It looked like he was in a good position to hit that volley. 136mph

first serve. That was the return. A little bit of good fortune. Never

let the ball go that you could have a pretty easy hit that on an open

court. This is heavy, heavy serving. It is

not just about milage, it is muscle, the raw way the ball reacts on the

surface. No shortage of muscle from Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Spinning away

from Murray there. Tsonga is tossing down some heat,

blowing and off-speed curveball. And then the next serve will feel like

it is coming at 150mph. It is such a heavy ball. I looked at some

statistics before the match. I guess Lendl and Murray will have done

their homework but Tsonga's serve placement, this is his first serve.

You know what, sometimes you put your best effort in... But it is the

big points, and it is about the patterns of serving. Even if you

pick that up, you are not getting your play. But he mixed that up

well. As John said, he served baked, sliding out wide to get the ace,

then he went wide of the outside at 134, and normally you will pick up

slower, instead of going down the tee. His serving has got better as

the set has gone on. Just one lapse, hitting two double faults. Any

disadvantage for Murray that Tsonga has gone the distance, coming back

from two sets against Isner? Murray has not been pushed that far so far

in this tournament. He has been pushed plenty of times this year. I

don't think that is a factor. He knew he was in for a tough one. He

had top matches at Queen's. He went past both of you come up

with five titles. He certainly did! He went past me with number one!

He has not been that involved so far in this set so this is a really

critical set for Tsonga to win and take advantage of that. He hit the

line and looked a little long. It seems to be an instantaneous

challenge. Fergus Murphy is in the chair and he is quite a

disciplinarian on the court. He is quite a stickler.

Jo was a bit casual trying that chip lob. And the hitting that saliva

second serve into the body and Jo not looking to get around and turn

it into a forehand. -- slow second serve.

Tie-break, it is. First time this Wimbledon for Andy Murray.

UMPIRE: Both players have received one additional challenge.

He is going for that top-spin lob now. So far denied the baseline. The

chip comes in. It is a very tough shot to pull off.

Jo had it on his racket. After hitting that the double faults to

start this tie-break, he has looked to be very aggressive on the Andy

Murray service points. Back on serve now.

Murray just throws his head up and he says, you are joking! He has had

one of the biggest and best backhands today.

He will take those two. The pressure reverts to Murray now. He serves the

next two points. A Muhammad Ali lookalike. God rest

his soul. He is quite a character at times. I like to watch him. He seems

to be enjoying himself out here today so far, but this set is far

more important for him to win than it is for Murray. That was a brave

second serve, Murray, going to the Tsonga forehand as well. 100 mph is

pushing the envelope on second serves, Murray. We saw it earlier

with Roger Federer going for big second serves at crucial moments.

Courage. It is another moment of danger here

for Britain's Andy Murray! Anything short to the Frenchman's should --

forehand is getting the treatment. Fabulous! How is that for a poly is

the mark -- a Boggy? Really tough shots. -- how is that for a volley?

136 mph, the serve. Murray is like a goalkeeper stretching out.