Day 4, Part 1

:00:45. > :00:56.MUSIC Time... Fleeting and precious. Take

:00:57. > :01:05.your seats quickly please, thank you. For some, flies by. For others,

:01:06. > :01:13.it stands still. I was always joking around as a boy, you know, I'm going

:01:14. > :01:21.to win this. But in this place of splendour in the grass, time has no

:01:22. > :01:29.meaning. Here, there is only one true king. He is a jest, he defies

:01:30. > :01:36.the ravages of time and he's the master of all he surveys -- he is a

:01:37. > :01:46.trust. Over 20 years, he's battled on these fields of play.

:01:47. > :01:50.Championship number seven! His name etched seven times in Silva.

:01:51. > :01:57.Arguably the greatest champion of all time... This king seeks another

:01:58. > :02:08.crown. And is his time running out, or is he in mortal? No, he just has

:02:09. > :02:11.impeccable Swiss timing. SUE BARKER: Yes, is certainly does. Roger

:02:12. > :02:17.Federer has become the king of the All-England club in the past two

:02:18. > :02:23.decades. If he is crowned the winner it will be one of Wimbledon's

:02:24. > :02:26.greatest moments. They four of the Championships is due to see the

:02:27. > :02:30.completion of all second-round singles matches, although we hope

:02:31. > :02:33.the weather doesn't intervene. You can watch our comprehensive coverage

:02:34. > :02:38.on BBC television and the red button, there are up to six matches

:02:39. > :02:39.on the red button defending on your provider -- depending upon your

:02:40. > :02:43.provider. So, let's have a look at who is on

:02:44. > :02:54.the show courts today. Kyle Edmund has finally one might

:02:55. > :02:58.imagine here at Wimbledon, he is up against one of the great

:02:59. > :03:03.entertainers, but also a super player, in great form, Gael Monfils.

:03:04. > :03:06.Then the Eastbourne Champion Karolina Pliskova, the overwhelming

:03:07. > :03:12.favourite for the title now, up against Magdalena Rybarikova. Dusan

:03:13. > :03:15.Lajovic takes on the great man himself, Roger Federer. It means

:03:16. > :03:20.that three-time Champion Novak Djokovic is visiting Court Number

:03:21. > :03:25.One today. First up at 1pm. Dominic Thiem has eight tough match against

:03:26. > :03:30.Gilles Simon, a quarterfinalist here. And last year's runner-up,

:03:31. > :03:35.Angelique Kerber, takes on Kristin Flipkens, who was also a former

:03:36. > :03:40.semifinalist here. On Court Number Two, a match we will be going to

:03:41. > :03:44.shortly, Grigor Dimitrov up against Marcos Baghdatis. A former finalist

:03:45. > :03:51.also won Court Number Two against Christina McHale.

:03:52. > :03:59.So, all of that to look forward to. And we have made our way up to Tim's

:04:00. > :04:04.hill just the top of Henman Hill, and Tim is with us alongside the

:04:05. > :04:10.great overs cup captain Leon Smith. Leon, welcome to the team. Thanks

:04:11. > :04:14.for having me, it's so hot! It's lovely, isn't it? After last year

:04:15. > :04:18.with so much rain, this is perfect. We were talking about the master

:04:19. > :04:22.himself, Roger Federer. Can you believe, 35 years of age and he's

:04:23. > :04:26.playing his best tennis ever? Nobody saw this coming when he took his

:04:27. > :04:30.break and return to Melbourne and played blistering tennis. Then he

:04:31. > :04:34.took the luxury after going through Indian Wells, Miami, you thought he

:04:35. > :04:36.was going to take another break and skip the clay-court season.

:04:37. > :04:40.Everybody had a little bit of a panic at Stuttgart when he went out

:04:41. > :04:44.on the first round. Then he blitzed through Halle, not dropping is that,

:04:45. > :04:49.and here he goes again as one of the favourites. Tim, you know him well.

:04:50. > :04:56.He seems more relaxed than ever. I think he is. He's always had an

:04:57. > :04:59.amazing perspective and been incredibly motivated. But when he's

:05:00. > :05:01.just gone on to win title of the title, it's just... He's embraced

:05:02. > :05:04.that and the confidence from it. I thought it was very interesting the

:05:05. > :05:08.whole sort of clay-court season. And I think, reading between the lines,

:05:09. > :05:12.he felt he felt he had one like the French Open once in 18 attempts when

:05:13. > :05:17.he was younger and less honourable to injury. The way that Rafa was

:05:18. > :05:21.playing, the chance of winning there was pretty small -- less vulnerable

:05:22. > :05:24.to injury. Coming here on a grass court having won seven times, the

:05:25. > :05:28.difference between one and's French Opens would be very, very small. The

:05:29. > :05:32.difference between seven and eight, given the history here, is very big.

:05:33. > :05:37.When you get older, any player has to manage the body while. It was a

:05:38. > :05:43.wise move. A lot of people said he was going to miss the clay-court

:05:44. > :05:46.season, but he knows his body well, and his body does not adapt well to

:05:47. > :05:49.quake. He looked back and saw how well Rafa was playing and thought

:05:50. > :05:55.that was a dam good move, that would have been eight tough ask -- his

:05:56. > :05:58.body does not adapt well to clay. It would have disrupted Wimbledon, but

:05:59. > :06:01.he will have his eye on the US Open as well. He seems to be playing more

:06:02. > :06:06.aggressively since he's come back from having six months. Blog yes,

:06:07. > :06:11.there's no doubt that as he's got older he is still a good move and

:06:12. > :06:14.but he's not as fast as he once was. If your defensive skills aren't

:06:15. > :06:18.quite as good you don't want to be chasing down too many balls. The

:06:19. > :06:21.best way to avoid that is to be offensive and aggressive. For me,

:06:22. > :06:24.I'm trying to work out what's changed on his backhand. I don't

:06:25. > :06:36.think anything has, but he seems to be taking the ball earlier, he seems

:06:37. > :06:38.to hit it flatter and more aggressively. And when he's then

:06:39. > :06:41.attacking off both wings, he's going to be difficult to play against.

:06:42. > :06:43.Isn't it wonderful that we have a sport with somebody like him at the

:06:44. > :06:46.helm? It's amazing, as an ambassador for the sport, not just him, but

:06:47. > :06:49.Rafa comes out on court, I think for a while we were all, the tennis

:06:50. > :06:54.world as a whole was panicking that they might be fading away. They went

:06:55. > :06:58.into this big marketing round, the next gen. But the top four are back

:06:59. > :07:03.and they are back strong. Absolutely. Well, we look forward to

:07:04. > :07:06.seeing Roger, his third on Centre Court, no worries about the weather

:07:07. > :07:10.there because we have a magnificent roof. There were some signs that we

:07:11. > :07:15.might have a few thunderstorms. But iPhone Carol Kirkwood this morning,

:07:16. > :07:18.I said, we going to be out here for an hour, is there going to be any

:07:19. > :07:25.rain? She said no, there's not going to be in the rain. What is it like

:07:26. > :07:28.for the rest of the day? I was actually only kidding, Sue! There

:07:29. > :07:32.isn't any thunderstorms just yet, there is a risk and all the early

:07:33. > :07:35.part of the afternoon, but as we go through the afternoon the risk

:07:36. > :07:41.diminishes. The temperature is going to scoot up. At the moment it is 24

:07:42. > :07:45.so the us, we are expecting up to 30 Celsius today. Into the evening,

:07:46. > :07:49.especially the late evening, the risk of thundery showers returns,

:07:50. > :07:57.but it is only a 10% first, that is all. Tomorrow we start off on a dry

:07:58. > :08:00.and bright note, sunny intervals will develop, like the ones at that.

:08:01. > :08:03.Tomorrow there is only a 10% risk of a shower, or even less than that. We

:08:04. > :08:07.are looking at highs up to around 28 or 29. And you love talking about

:08:08. > :08:14.the pollen. The levels are going to be high and also tomorrow. That's

:08:15. > :08:19.not good news if you do suffer. Carol, I have a question for you. Jo

:08:20. > :08:22.Konta came through on Centre Court yesterday on three sets against

:08:23. > :08:28.Donna Vekic. Which country is Vekic from? Croatia? Yes, look at that,

:08:29. > :08:32.you been doing your homework, I'm very impressed! Well done, Carol!

:08:33. > :08:36.Thank you very much and thank you for bringing the sunshine yet again.

:08:37. > :08:40.Jo Konta came through a magnificent 3-set match on Centre Court, she was

:08:41. > :08:44.one of four Brits who have advanced through to the third round.

:08:45. > :09:02.Aljaz Bedene, the British number three, is through...

:09:03. > :09:22.what a performance from Heather Watson! Oh, that is brilliant.

:09:23. > :09:28.Murray through to the third round here at Wimbledon. Yes, it really is

:09:29. > :09:31.beautiful for British players through to third round here at

:09:32. > :09:35.Wimbledon, the first time in 20 years. Leon, that's brilliant, isn't

:09:36. > :09:39.it? It's fantastic. It was a great day. I got sunburned yesterday

:09:40. > :09:44.watching them all play. When Heather took to the and went through that

:09:45. > :09:47.first set 6-0 she did terrifically and they all did well stop by Jo

:09:48. > :09:52.Konta on Centre Court, what a match that was. Yes, she has made huge

:09:53. > :09:57.strides, obviously reflecting the last 18 months or two years when she

:09:58. > :10:01.has come from outside 150, semifinals in Australia, and now a

:10:02. > :10:06.top ten player. But to come out on the biggest court in the world, in

:10:07. > :10:09.her home Grand Slam, and put in a performance like that, she can

:10:10. > :10:12.really take a lot of confidence, that can be a foundation that

:10:13. > :10:16.hopefully she can build on in this fortnight. Because the women score

:10:17. > :10:20.is so open, obviously with Serena Williams not here. -- the women's

:10:21. > :10:24.draw. A lot of players fancy their chances. The way she's been playing

:10:25. > :10:30.on grass, she has a good chance. She is the book is' second favourite.

:10:31. > :10:34.She has got big power weapons. She certainly has. All-round barometer

:10:35. > :10:38.many weaknesses in her again. She is very good athletically, she covers

:10:39. > :10:42.the Caldwell -- all round, there are not many weaknesses in her game. She

:10:43. > :10:45.has a righty in her going. The big thing was winning that match

:10:46. > :10:49.yesterday. A couple of years ago, that would have been tough for her.

:10:50. > :10:50.But now she manages her emotions and copes with the situation really

:10:51. > :10:52.well. And she's copes with the situation really

:10:53. > :10:55.well. And she's aware of the expectation that is following her

:10:56. > :11:03.around now. Everybody knows that this draw is important, after five

:11:04. > :11:09.years of disappointment she proved a lot of herself and one load of new

:11:10. > :11:12.fans. It is great to come through tight match on Centre Court because

:11:13. > :11:16.you soak up the atmosphere and it gives you confidence. The quality of

:11:17. > :11:18.tellers from both players, they are serving their power from the back of

:11:19. > :11:22.the court, really, really impressive. One of the best women's

:11:23. > :11:25.matches that I've seen at the Championships for a long time. It's

:11:26. > :11:30.that kind of form that she needs to keep building on. Obviously as the

:11:31. > :11:35.tournament unfolds, the challengers will get greater. I really like what

:11:36. > :11:39.I see so. White as far as Konta is concerned three times towards the

:11:40. > :11:44.end of that much she was 0-30 down and she served big to get herself

:11:45. > :11:48.out of problems. It's a huge asset. We also saw that from Beckett as

:11:49. > :11:51.well, to be fair. The key thing is that she has a good serve, she has

:11:52. > :11:55.good variation on it, which is important for her. We saw that at

:11:56. > :11:59.Eastbourne in her matches against Ostapenko, it was the same thing.

:12:00. > :12:03.Big serves at the right time. And that's a good sign for her. We know

:12:04. > :12:06.she's got big weapons but she's staying calm and focused in the

:12:07. > :12:11.moment as well stop white and placement as well-stocked look I was

:12:12. > :12:15.just going to say, it is impressive the speed she is getting up to.

:12:16. > :12:20.Still hitting her spots. It's no good hitting a fast service straight

:12:21. > :12:23.into the hitting zone of Europe on and returning. That's going to be a

:12:24. > :12:30.huge weapon on any surface but it is emphasised on grass. Also the second

:12:31. > :12:40.serve keeps hammering. She is regularly up at 92, 93 mph. Terrific

:12:41. > :12:44.serve. Let's here from Jo Konta after that marathon match, she spoke

:12:45. > :12:49.declared. It was an epic battle, to be part of it... The fact that we

:12:50. > :12:53.got to showcase high-level tennis and to be able to do that on Centre

:12:54. > :12:57.Court at Wimbledon was something that... I guess I can only speak for

:12:58. > :13:02.myself, but it's something that I feel very proud to be a part of, win

:13:03. > :13:04.or lose from that match it is one of those matches were both of us

:13:05. > :13:10.deserve to win, there was very little in it. It was decided at the

:13:11. > :13:18.very last. White Billie Jean King tweeted, take a bow Jo Konta and

:13:19. > :13:21.Donna Vekic. Did you feel like you left it all on the court? I think

:13:22. > :13:29.both of us did. That will show in the end as well. These are the kind

:13:30. > :13:35.of matches that EU work for, that you prepare for, that you want to be

:13:36. > :13:39.a part of. These epic, epic battles on the biggest stages in the world.

:13:40. > :13:42.I feel very fortunate to have had this match in front of my home crowd

:13:43. > :13:50.and field their support and their appreciation. Andy Murray has talked

:13:51. > :13:54.about having two ice bars today. Are you into the ice bars routine? I got

:13:55. > :13:58.into the routine today after a long match. I was in there for seven

:13:59. > :14:05.minutes and hated everything will one of seven minutes! Nobody likes

:14:06. > :14:10.the ice bath, do they? I think she also kind use the crowd now. That's

:14:11. > :14:15.what she's got to learn to do, a bit like Tim did. This is a great

:14:16. > :14:19.example. It's an amazing moment, she's going to have a lot of moments

:14:20. > :14:23.over the coming years, definitely, with the quality of play. Before she

:14:24. > :14:29.would have feared it a bit and got nervous, now she's embracing it. She

:14:30. > :14:34.looked tremendous on Centre Court. People really relate to what she's

:14:35. > :14:37.doing. This will really help her. I think, you know, she's got the

:14:38. > :14:42.game... There's an opportunity now in the women's game. Serena, whether

:14:43. > :14:45.she comes back or not, there's an opportunity to go right to the top

:14:46. > :14:48.and dominate. You only have to reflect three weeks ago at the

:14:49. > :14:55.French Open when Ostapenko through and one. -- and won. There's

:14:56. > :14:59.probably a dozen girls who fancy their chances of winning here. Going

:15:00. > :15:02.back to that Centre Court atmosphere, hopefully if she can

:15:03. > :15:06.keep winning her matches she's going to be out there. It's important that

:15:07. > :15:09.she can feel comfortable and embrace that environment. It's easy when you

:15:10. > :15:12.get out there playing in front of the home crowd on that stage to

:15:13. > :15:17.almost be a little bit surprised by it, it's almost intimidating, that

:15:18. > :15:20.atmosphere. But she's got a great head on her shoulders and that's

:15:21. > :15:26.going to be another important aspect moving forward. Before we move on we

:15:27. > :15:30.must just salute Donna Vekic. She played her part. Magnificent. She's

:15:31. > :15:35.only 21 years of age. She burst onto the scene as a 16, 17-year-old, she

:15:36. > :15:39.won her first final, she had that great match in Nottingham. I will

:15:40. > :15:46.felt for her. I was doing media work on the roof at the end of the day,

:15:47. > :15:49.and then chew without playing doubles, she was dumped down, I felt

:15:50. > :15:52.so sorry for her. But there she is out, competing again, but attitude.

:15:53. > :15:56.It can be a cruel sport. Heather Watson, you were talking about great

:15:57. > :15:58.matches, she had a great match against Serena a couple of years

:15:59. > :16:03.ago, then she dipped down the rankings. But she is smiling, she's

:16:04. > :16:07.hitting the ball cleanly, she's confident against plot you reflect

:16:08. > :16:12.against that match against Serena Williams. This is the easy bit in

:16:13. > :16:15.some respect, playing a Grand Slam at home with the atmosphere, it's

:16:16. > :16:20.great she's got that level but it's also about the other 48 weeks of the

:16:21. > :16:25.year. To see her ranking 126 in the world a few weeks ago, that is

:16:26. > :16:28.appointing. And now, certainly in the last two weeks, we've seen the

:16:29. > :16:32.level that she is capable of. She beat some very capable players in

:16:33. > :16:39.Eastbourne. Yesterday to come out and beat a girl who was the 18th St.

:16:40. > :16:43.Anastasija Sevastova -- the 18th seed. It will do the world of good

:16:44. > :16:47.for her ranking, and also her confidence. Don't stop now, keep

:16:48. > :16:54.going and keep playing the way that she has been. She has two really

:16:55. > :16:58.build on this. What was a good thing, she's been on this surface

:16:59. > :17:03.for five weeks and she played is likely lower ranking event at

:17:04. > :17:07.Surbiton, the final, I think with the team she's got around her,

:17:08. > :17:10.Morgan Phillips, people who really care about where she's going with

:17:11. > :17:15.her tennis, he will map out the right thing for her moving forwards.

:17:16. > :17:18.The next six months, she can make a move. She had to re-evaluate her

:17:19. > :17:21.career at the start of the clay-court season and she turned to

:17:22. > :17:24.Colin beat and Morgan Phillips. I don't know what they've done but

:17:25. > :17:29.they've just changed her whole outlook. You know them well. I do, I

:17:30. > :17:39.know great guys. They rolled up their sleeves. Their message is, we

:17:40. > :17:42.can help, but only if you're willing to get on the court and put some

:17:43. > :17:45.hours in and do some hard jobs. To be honest, it has to come from her

:17:46. > :17:47.first. She's obviously made that decision, and is working well, but

:17:48. > :17:50.also that coaching team. Let's talk about the most famous hip injury at

:17:51. > :17:52.the moment. Andy Murray. He came through with flying colours

:17:53. > :17:56.yesterday against Dustin Brown. After that he spoke about how happy

:17:57. > :17:59.he is feeling. It's been great so far. I'm really happy with how I

:18:00. > :18:04.have been moving, how I've been feeling physically. And I did say,

:18:05. > :18:07.you know, just before the tournament, that although I haven't

:18:08. > :18:11.played as much tennis as I would have liked, I was coming in fresh.

:18:12. > :18:14.If I could get through the first match and maybe start to feel a bit

:18:15. > :18:18.better each day, there's no reason why you can't have a good one. Boris

:18:19. > :18:22.Becker said yesterday, let's not talk about the hip any more. Should

:18:23. > :18:28.we not talk about it? You said that yesterday! After we came off the

:18:29. > :18:32.court, you said, that it now, we don't need to talk about it. I

:18:33. > :18:37.forgot what I said yesterday! Shall we just ignore you now and move on!

:18:38. > :18:41.I haven't got a clue what I'm talking about. Dustin Brown said, if

:18:42. > :18:45.he has a hip problem, I don't want to play him when his hip is good! He

:18:46. > :18:48.didn't look like he was having any trouble outburst appeal and not at

:18:49. > :18:55.all. In the first round he was tested a bit more, a quick change of

:18:56. > :18:59.direction, there was no issue. He was moving great. Look at that, able

:19:00. > :19:04.to put his body in the most extreme positions. At the end of the day,

:19:05. > :19:10.Andy Murray has a slightly funny walk anyway! And you know that will

:19:11. > :19:12.better than anyone! He's fine, don't worry about why he's walking or

:19:13. > :19:17.running or moving on the court, he's fine. Dustin Brown was testing him

:19:18. > :19:21.with so many drop shots and little angles. There were some incredible

:19:22. > :19:25.rallies. In the first exhaustive and games, Dustin Brown hit some

:19:26. > :19:28.unbelievable shots, an amazing spectacle for the Centre Court

:19:29. > :19:33.crowd. If Andy was really going to be tested in terms of his movement,

:19:34. > :19:37.having to really go in different directions and certainly run after a

:19:38. > :19:40.lot of drop shots, he did look good. It was a really clinical

:19:41. > :19:52.performance. I think he only lost ten points on his serve in the whole

:19:53. > :19:56.match. Again, there was a niggle coming into the tournament. So far,

:19:57. > :20:01.so good. You were his coach in the early days. What age was he when you

:20:02. > :20:05.first saw him? He was 11 or 12. I saw him when he was way younger with

:20:06. > :20:10.Judy, but I started working with him when he was 11 or 12 for five or six

:20:11. > :20:13.years. Did he have that walk then Brazil and it was kind of starting,

:20:14. > :20:21.I think! He was still complaining them. When he crosses a road, he

:20:22. > :20:28.kind of hobbles around, but on a tennis court it's like lightning, is

:20:29. > :20:31.just who he is. Even the way he walks around the court, you know,

:20:32. > :20:38.he's not like Rafa and Djokovic who strut their stuff. It's not ideal

:20:39. > :20:42.what happened just before, but he's done it before, and his team of

:20:43. > :20:46.physios and trainers, they know exactly what he needs, what he needs

:20:47. > :20:52.for the routine, but also medically what's required. He knows exactly

:20:53. > :20:57.how to manage. We do slightly overanalyse things here, don't we?

:20:58. > :21:02.If you start looking at people's walk and think how it reflects their

:21:03. > :21:07.personality, Federer, Rafa, really marching around with a purpose, and

:21:08. > :21:11.Andy has got a bit of a hobble, nothing quite straightforward, and

:21:12. > :21:15.issue here and there. We've seen it long enough, we can't read into it

:21:16. > :21:18.too much most point he delighted his fans on Centre Court yesterday and

:21:19. > :21:22.put out a very funny tweed last night when he actually said, I've

:21:23. > :21:27.been asked to sign if you things, but this definitely is a first at

:21:28. > :21:29.Wimbledon, a prosthetic leg! That was from Andy. Apparently, Rafa was

:21:30. > :21:38.asked as well. There we go, there's Rafa signing

:21:39. > :21:43.it! Collecting some autographs there. What's the strangest thing

:21:44. > :21:52.you've ever had to sign, Tim? Quickly... No prostatic legs! Leave

:21:53. > :21:56.that one with me! Finally, Murray is looking so good now. Lack of

:21:57. > :22:00.matches, losing to John Thomson, all forgotten. He is fit and ready to go

:22:01. > :22:04.all through the tournament if necessary. He loves playing here,

:22:05. > :22:07.he's great on the surface. It's not been the year that he wanted, but he

:22:08. > :22:12.looks terrific coming into this, he's strong. It might not have been

:22:13. > :22:16.the worst thing to have a few days, it abide by a bad thing just to

:22:17. > :22:22.recharge. We know what happened in Paris, he uses the early rounds to

:22:23. > :22:25.build momentum. I don't see a worrying lack of match or volume on

:22:26. > :22:29.the squad, he will get that through this week. Outdoes Bedene came

:22:30. > :22:35.through against his good friend Damir Dzumhur. -- Aljaz Bedene. Ivo

:22:36. > :22:40.Karlovic has come through this. He is having a good tournament. We

:22:41. > :22:44.meant to be partial in the referees' offers, but when Karlovic and Bedene

:22:45. > :22:49.are there, we were definitely thinking about Isner and my hoot and

:22:50. > :22:55.he was going to finish on Friday. That's a great win and it backs it

:22:56. > :22:59.up again. -- and Mahut. Its momentum for the British boys and girls,

:23:00. > :23:07.hopefully it will continue. He's got Gilles Muller, that's a tough round.

:23:08. > :23:11.He's having a good year, Gilles. He is seeing the ball very well, having

:23:12. > :23:16.a great year. He could end up being seeded in Australia and really

:23:17. > :23:21.moving on to the ranking, he's very good. I think it's a tough match for

:23:22. > :23:26.him, but one hill think he's got a good chance and. Talking of good

:23:27. > :23:29.chances, Kyle Edmund plays against Gael Monfils. He was out on the

:23:30. > :23:36.practice courts. He can hurt Monfils, can't he? Definitely. Kyle

:23:37. > :23:40.has made consistent progress. You look at his rankings, coming through

:23:41. > :23:44.the juniors up into the top 100 and the top 50, I'm always wanting a

:23:45. > :23:48.little bit more. And I think it's more mental than anything. He's got

:23:49. > :23:51.such a good game. One of the best forehands Al Bakr on the tour, he's

:23:52. > :23:55.improved his movement. Really I'm looking for him to take the match is

:23:56. > :24:00.-- one of the best forehand out there on the poor. The under so much

:24:01. > :24:06.was a great opportunity. Monfils is a -- world-class player, but I

:24:07. > :24:10.wouldn't say a grass court is therefore over and service, either

:24:11. > :24:14.of them. A great opportunity to really join in with the British

:24:15. > :24:17.success -- a grass court is not their favourite surface. You have

:24:18. > :24:23.seen how he has blossomed over the past couple of years. Tim is right,

:24:24. > :24:29.he's not the extrovert you see in the other next gen players like

:24:30. > :24:33.Kyrgios and Zara. He's making his own way. But I think he's got top

:24:34. > :24:40.ten potential with the weapons he's got. -- and Sascha Zverev. He is as

:24:41. > :24:43.competitive as some of the top guys, he's had close matches with

:24:44. > :24:48.Wawrinka. He's got to believe he's got a chance today. He spends a lot

:24:49. > :24:52.of time with Andy. He's practising with Juan Martin Del Potro. It's

:24:53. > :24:57.great to mix with those great champions. He's got bad experience.

:24:58. > :25:01.We can't say he's a rocky. He's played in the slams, he played well

:25:02. > :25:05.in the French. Winning the first round here, it was a good draw to

:25:06. > :25:09.play a qualifier and a fellow Brit. He was down a set, it could have

:25:10. > :25:17.been uncomfortable. He did well to come through that. Again, this is

:25:18. > :25:20.that chance to elevate himself. He is a very good player. He is still

:25:21. > :25:24.young. He's top 50. I want to see him knocking on the door, top 20,

:25:25. > :25:27.onwards and upwards. He regrouped after losing the first set against

:25:28. > :25:32.Alex Waller. He got better and better, the big serve and the big

:25:33. > :25:36.forehand are his key weapons. That's his game. As his personality grows,

:25:37. > :25:40.it will matches game style bit more. He has got a huge serve and the

:25:41. > :25:44.biggest forehand on tour. He needs a play with intensity and great

:25:45. > :25:50.footwork, not eating too many backhands, run around using the

:25:51. > :25:53.forehand. He was just a bit cautious at the start of the match. He has to

:25:54. > :25:58.come out and work on showing his character, I want to see him get,

:25:59. > :26:01.draw out the baseline and get himself moving. We talked about

:26:02. > :26:06.Konta dealing with this" atmosphere and how it can suppress you. That

:26:07. > :26:12.would be my one concern -- with the Centre Court atmosphere. Kyle isn't

:26:13. > :26:15.able to show his character and intensity, let it hang out and go

:26:16. > :26:19.for it on the court. That will be an interesting element to see if he can

:26:20. > :26:22.put that aside and reuse the crowd and the ad is the out on the court.

:26:23. > :26:32.How much are you involved, Leon, with Kyle -? You're not his coat any

:26:33. > :26:38.more, but if he wins your coaching him! Coming here without a coach, it

:26:39. > :26:42.was a rather strange time to sort of make that decision? People feel it

:26:43. > :26:48.is a strange time, but when used beta Kyle, him and Ryan Jones, they

:26:49. > :26:51.had a great run together. -- when you speak to Kyle. The life span of

:26:52. > :26:55.a player and a coach on tour isn't years and years, it's about 18

:26:56. > :26:59.months. They had a couple of years together, it worked well. Kyle felt

:27:00. > :27:02.he needed a different voice. Do you wait until you already feeling that,

:27:03. > :27:07.do you wait and go through another few, is? Maybe you are not really

:27:08. > :27:12.hearing the voice while -- another few tournaments. Why not just ended

:27:13. > :27:16.well and move on. He's doing most of the things on his own here. I've

:27:17. > :27:20.done a few sessions with him, but little. He needs to sort things out

:27:21. > :27:24.himself, figure it out. It's over to him. He knows how to play tennis, he

:27:25. > :27:29.knows what his game is. Moving forward, he needs a coach to manage

:27:30. > :27:33.his ups and downs and things together. But he's done well here in

:27:34. > :27:38.his first-round managing that. Today he's got a bigger test, but one that

:27:39. > :27:45.he can go out and express himself. Factors do's original question, we

:27:46. > :27:52.win and Cole loses, is that right?! -- and Kyle loses. Welcome to our

:27:53. > :27:56.team! What would a coach say to coil anyway with Monfils? Is going to

:27:57. > :28:03.throw everything at you, you don't know what will the Mac is coming

:28:04. > :28:07.next one of his weaknesses is defensive skills. He's improved in

:28:08. > :28:11.that area but he wants to be hitting serves and dictating with his

:28:12. > :28:15.forehand. I think when Monfils is returning, he gets a long way behind

:28:16. > :28:20.the baseline, if he can finish the point at the net once again, that

:28:21. > :28:24.sends out a good message. And certainly on a grass court, you want

:28:25. > :28:27.to be the one attacking, offensive. Kyle has got those weapons, it's

:28:28. > :28:34.whether he can do it consistently against a good player for three out

:28:35. > :28:38.of five sets. I hope we see more of that this afternoon. Monfils Isner

:28:39. > :28:43.notorious, he says, he doesn't like grass, he doesn't know how to move

:28:44. > :28:48.on it. That was a few years ago, he is a serious player now, he has come

:28:49. > :28:52.of age. At Eastbourne he had his game face on, he was looking good.

:28:53. > :28:58.This is a good opportunity, he knows it is not Kyle Edmund's best surface

:28:59. > :29:04.as well. The court is playing firm. The good news for Kyle is that the

:29:05. > :29:08.court is sitting up, he can use that forehand. It is a tough match

:29:09. > :29:14.because Monfils defends so well. Kyle has got that huge weapon. The

:29:15. > :29:19.danger is that you take a few cuts, I know he loves the extended points,

:29:20. > :29:23.Monfils. It's just striking the balance, don't pull the trigger too

:29:24. > :29:28.early, but when it there he'll make it happen. Kyle needs to serve early

:29:29. > :29:32.and get a high percentage of first serves in. I know you are an so many

:29:33. > :29:37.committees at Wimbledon, so many decisions are made by you, Tim. What

:29:38. > :29:41.about the fining of the players? We have just heard about two that we're

:29:42. > :29:46.going to talk about, Bernard Tomic has been fined $15,000 for

:29:47. > :29:50.unsportsmanlike behaviour. It was pounds, wasn't it? I was thinking it

:29:51. > :29:57.was dollars. I was hoping it was dollars, that's a bit more. -- I was

:29:58. > :30:02.hoping it was pounds. And a fine for Medvedev for throwing the Queen's at

:30:03. > :30:06.the umpire. He had racket abuse. One of the elements, I think the

:30:07. > :30:10.players, 99% of the players have understood that grass is an actual

:30:11. > :30:13.service and there is a massive amount of time and money that is

:30:14. > :30:17.invested in getting these courts as good as they. And when some of the

:30:18. > :30:21.smashes their racket within the lines on the court, it damages the

:30:22. > :30:29.court. You know, when you smash or racket on a hard court it doesn't do

:30:30. > :30:31.any damage. But if you put a dent in the court, that's therefore the

:30:32. > :30:33.Championships. So if that's the case, you're going to get is

:30:34. > :30:36.significant fine. You can't turn up and take big prize money without the

:30:37. > :30:41.fines coming up as well. Medvedev, you know, smashed his racket within

:30:42. > :30:42.the lines. Of the court. That extension rates that, that increases

:30:43. > :30:51.the fine. Edmund, the justice of the coins

:30:52. > :30:55.wasn't a very smart idea and to be fair to Medvedev, he went to the

:30:56. > :31:01.press conference afterwards and said, I will apologise to the

:31:02. > :31:08.umpire. -- the coins idea was not smite idea.

:31:09. > :31:15.He had five overalls, it is difficult for a player who is used

:31:16. > :31:19.to playing with Hawk-Eye, it would be like it is everyone is against

:31:20. > :31:22.you. He's a young guy and he will be around for many years and he will

:31:23. > :31:26.learn and it'll probably be an expensive mistake you will learn

:31:27. > :31:28.from. Hopefully we can see the positive attributes of his game, the

:31:29. > :31:34.weight that he played against Dan positive attributes of his game, the

:31:35. > :31:38.weight that he played against -- Stan Wawrinka in the first round.

:31:39. > :31:45.You have seen how this inspires the youngsters, the players of today are

:31:46. > :31:55.role models. They are, we have been blessed with the likes of Feder, no

:31:56. > :32:00.-- Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal, Andy Murray, it will not come for all of

:32:01. > :32:10.these people, but they will look at what the top four ring to the game.

:32:11. > :32:15.Steve D'Arcy has pulled out of this tournament, there are more and more

:32:16. > :32:19.injuries, the players are putting their bodies through too much. You

:32:20. > :32:24.look at the schedule, the guys are competing so much, the game is so

:32:25. > :32:29.physical, the way they move and how hard they hit the ball, it is

:32:30. > :32:33.inevitable there will be injuries. The question is, how many players

:32:34. > :32:37.are fit and healthy to compete when they go on the court, as we did the

:32:38. > :32:41.other day when two people retired on Centre Court, that is the

:32:42. > :32:44.disappointing aspect. I get the fact that they have earned their right to

:32:45. > :32:50.be in the tournament when they have worked hard to get in the top 100,

:32:51. > :32:55.the Grand Slams have been supporting the left-hand side of the draw with

:32:56. > :33:00.the greater prize money to its expensive. You want to reward them

:33:01. > :33:04.but playing 45 minute and walking away with money when you knew were

:33:05. > :33:08.injured is difficult. I don't fit anyone has got the solution but it

:33:09. > :33:14.needs to be looked at. The few that do is use it, there are so many that

:33:15. > :33:19.it gives them a platform to carry on playing so you are in a no-win

:33:20. > :33:23.situation with that. It's too difficult to police. And this is

:33:24. > :33:27.such a tough time of year, straight after the clay-court season onto

:33:28. > :33:32.grass, although there is an extra week, you could not get more

:33:33. > :33:38.different surfaces. Someone who is trying to play every week, the fact

:33:39. > :33:43.that the players are into their 30s, you will get increasing injuries

:33:44. > :33:47.during the matches because the bodies are just not as robust. We

:33:48. > :33:51.should not be surprised if this happening, it would happen on any

:33:52. > :33:56.football pitch. People get injured and come. If you are going to play

:33:57. > :34:03.to 35 years old, it is going to happen. We're going to go to match

:34:04. > :34:08.Greg what -- Grigor Dimitrov, he is capable of beating anyone when he is

:34:09. > :34:12.on. When you dissect his game, he's got every shot in the books, he's a

:34:13. > :34:17.great athlete, moves well, it's about piecing it together and making

:34:18. > :34:21.sure he makes smart choices on the court. Hitting his spot with the

:34:22. > :34:24.server so he can be the dominating player. When he gets a bit

:34:25. > :34:30.defensive, that's when he's less effective. He's had great results,

:34:31. > :34:33.he was a semifinalist here, he beat Andy Murray in 2014 so he's another

:34:34. > :34:41.one to look out for. Thank you very much, I will try not to mention this

:34:42. > :34:47.again. I will get fined if I do! We are heading out to sea Grigor

:34:48. > :34:50.Dimitrov, up against a big favourite with crowds, Marcos Baghdatis. This

:34:51. > :34:58.is on Court Number Two, three games on so let's join Jamie Baker and

:34:59. > :35:03.John in the dale. -- John in the dale.

:35:04. > :35:09.A match that promises so much and we are level pegging at three apiece

:35:10. > :35:16.with no opportunity for either player to break. Dimitrov had his

:35:17. > :35:17.eye in early on, a staggeringly good on the forehand side and that wasn't

:35:18. > :35:32.hard on the backhand side. No sunshine at the furthest strimmer

:35:33. > :36:37.to Wimbledon, it is a muddy and humid Wednesday Thursday morning.

:36:38. > :36:47.That is the aerial view of Court Two, in the complex, we are at the

:36:48. > :36:52.furthest end of Wimbledon complex. That broadens out to see what is a

:36:53. > :36:56.very busy road there, not so much at the moment but getting out of here

:36:57. > :37:00.late last night, goodness me, I was sat there for 25 minute or so, but

:37:01. > :37:06.isn't that a great site? But beneath cloud cover at the moment. Number

:37:07. > :37:10.one in the distance which will look very different in a couple of years.

:37:11. > :37:17.And Henman Hill in the furthest extremity. We are back at this end,

:37:18. > :37:21.4-3 on the serve, what is your impression? They are great hats!

:37:22. > :37:26.What's the take on the first 25 minutes? Great start for both

:37:27. > :37:30.players, Dimitrov really dialled into his game right from the start.

:37:31. > :37:36.I think from the exchanges, it looks like Dimitrov has a bit more in his

:37:37. > :37:41.game than Baghdatis, but we seen over the years, so many great

:37:42. > :37:46.performances from him. And I think everyone in the crowd here was

:37:47. > :37:52.hoping for the first real belter of a match here in the men's event this

:37:53. > :37:56.year. They have met on eight occasions, these players, and

:37:57. > :38:00.Dimitrov has won seven of them. The only time the Cypriot has one is

:38:01. > :38:04.here at Wimbledon, when Dimitrov retired. So players retiring is not

:38:05. > :38:50.a new phenomenon. That was brilliant play from

:38:51. > :38:53.Dimitrov, the return and he immediately took two steps to his

:38:54. > :39:26.left arm anticipating an opportunity for the big forehand.

:39:27. > :39:36.Baghdatis born and lives in Cyprus, a Cypriot through and through

:39:37. > :39:37.although his father is Lebanese. He is material, enigmatic. Occasionally

:39:38. > :40:15.bad-tempered. He kind of walk into that, didn't

:40:16. > :40:18.he? Often you see to play going down the middle as fair game but

:40:19. > :40:33.Baghdatis moved so early, it was self defence.

:40:34. > :40:41.Thought about it and decided not to say it is the first break of serve

:40:42. > :40:46.to Grigor Dimitrov. And he will serve now for the first set. That is

:40:47. > :40:49.has problems, but he had other things to worry about in his life as

:40:50. > :40:57.well because his exemption National Service in the Cypriot army expires

:40:58. > :41:08.when he's 32, he'll have to serve 26 months in the Army, and he is 32.

:41:09. > :41:39.He's probably not thinking about that at this precise moment.

:41:40. > :41:46.A very solid first set from Dimitrov. It looks like he's in

:41:47. > :41:52.Great Britain, feeling very confident, 13 out of 14 first

:41:53. > :43:33.serves. It's a sign of looking very relaxed.

:43:34. > :43:40.A very thorough and convincing half hours work from Dimitrov.

:43:41. > :43:44.Dimitrov looking very much at home on the grass courts, we will be back

:43:45. > :43:48.for this match for the start of the second set. Other matches being

:43:49. > :43:56.played at the moment early on Thursday, number three seed,

:43:57. > :44:02.Svetlana Kuznetsova racing to the first set. We excited this to be a

:44:03. > :44:09.close match, but more competitive in the second set. Makarova is leading.

:44:10. > :44:23.That is a featured match on the red button. Also on the red button and

:44:24. > :44:33.the BBC sport website, John Isner, out on court 12. And so we head over

:44:34. > :44:38.to Andy Murray's favourite practice court, out in the corner, away from

:44:39. > :44:43.the prying eyes of all the cameras. And no doubt of the whole team

:44:44. > :44:46.Murray is delighted about that competency victory over Dustin Brown

:44:47. > :44:50.yesterday. Not just the fact that it was three sets, the manner in which

:44:51. > :44:55.he played, he even admitted he made very few mistakes and we although

:44:56. > :45:00.that Dustin Brown is a very difficult player to play against and

:45:01. > :45:06.we are not going to mention the letter H word because it looks like

:45:07. > :45:14.he's moving very well. It looks like he will be in action tomorrow. Ivan

:45:15. > :45:18.Lendl looking on, and his team, they would have been happy with what they

:45:19. > :45:23.saw. Let's go back to Court Number Two.

:45:24. > :45:26.Here we go with the start of the second set. Baghdatis with work to

:45:27. > :45:59.do to get into this match. His finest hour was 11 years ago

:46:00. > :46:06.now, when, under seeded at the Australian Open, he got to the final

:46:07. > :46:10.only to come up against Roger Federer. But it is was a fantastic

:46:11. > :46:30.man and made him a national hero in Cyprus.

:46:31. > :46:38.A couple of early errors. He was playing alongside you in the early

:46:39. > :46:41.days. Absolutely, he was making good progress and then suddenly out of

:46:42. > :47:31.nowhere, he hit that phenomenal run. That's one of the things that makes

:47:32. > :47:35.it so difficult to play Dimitrov, his athleticism allowed him to go

:47:36. > :48:17.from a defence position to into the net.

:48:18. > :48:27.Half a dozen of those ground shots as deep as it is humanly possible to

:48:28. > :48:30.imagine. There is Dimitrov's coach, used to work for Andy Murray for

:48:31. > :48:45.many years. Whether that was a bad bounce or

:48:46. > :48:48.not, Baghdatis was not in the best place to play that. And he's not in

:48:49. > :48:58.a great place on the scoreboard now either.

:48:59. > :49:07.Baghdatis is one of the great racket smashers in the game. And you

:49:08. > :49:10.sometimes wonder, he seems to be a bit tame at the moment, a bit

:49:11. > :49:16.subdued. Is he one of those players that needs to have a good outburst

:49:17. > :49:22.to take it out on his strings, on his racket handle, whatever, to

:49:23. > :49:26.actually get him up when things are against him? It depends on the

:49:27. > :49:27.match. I think in a situation like this, perhaps something like that

:49:28. > :49:38.might make a difference. At the moment, it's more, he's

:49:39. > :49:40.getting outplayed. He needs to find a way to make more of an impact in

:49:41. > :50:09.these baseline exchanges. Going to see Marcos Baghdatis play

:50:10. > :50:19.tennis and him not having outburst is a bit like going to see Coldplay

:50:20. > :50:31.and they don't play Paradise, it's just what you demand.

:50:32. > :50:57.He's very much second-best the moment.

:50:58. > :51:05.More authoritative air from the Cypriot. And even Dimitrov's

:51:06. > :51:06.magnificent backhand, but is one of the great shots of the game,

:51:07. > :51:43.couldn't deal with that. That's a glorious shot. Beautiful. A

:51:44. > :51:49.great view of the touch displayed from Dimitrov here, but wasn't

:51:50. > :51:54.exactly an out and out drop shot but look at the way it's just moving

:51:55. > :52:05.away from the inside tramline all the time, the glorious touch.

:52:06. > :52:16.That serve is working well for Dimitrov. And it consolidates the

:52:17. > :52:19.break. Bit by bit, caught two is filling up, they've got a fantastic

:52:20. > :52:27.schedule of matches here throughout the day here. They have got Milos

:52:28. > :53:09.Raonic, Caroline Wozniacki. That's the kind of shot that will

:53:10. > :53:31.disappoint him. The nothing ball and then nothing shot in response.

:53:32. > :53:40.And you can tell from the way that the crowd is applauding every point

:53:41. > :53:44.Baghdatis weans that they want them to get back into the match. This is

:53:45. > :53:47.one of those matches where you are right here and look at the order of

:53:48. > :53:48.play and this is owing to be terrific, but at the moment it's

:53:49. > :54:19.just simmering. Well played. That's the trouble with

:54:20. > :54:23.tennis, though. You think, this is going to be a great game, and it

:54:24. > :54:27.often isn't. You sometimes think, this isn't going to be much, and it

:54:28. > :54:30.turns out to be fantastic. It's the beauty of the sport, you never know

:54:31. > :54:32.when the chemistry between the two players on the court is going to

:54:33. > :55:04.develop into a fantastic match. That was a very, very slow and

:55:05. > :55:05.tentative second serve from Baghdatis and it's another break

:55:06. > :56:12.point now to Grigor Dimitrov. So, Dimitrov, is he one of those

:56:13. > :56:15.players who come and he's 26 now, you still think you'd almost a new

:56:16. > :56:19.kid on the block but he's not, a semifinalist here a few years ago, a

:56:20. > :56:24.semifinalist in Australia this year when he lost in five sets to Rafa

:56:25. > :56:28.Nadal. Is he one of those players wet some people will say, the

:56:29. > :56:35.harshest critics will say, he has yet to maximise the of his talents?

:56:36. > :56:39.Yes, -- the totality of his talents? Yes, I think he would say the same,

:56:40. > :56:46.his aspiration is to win one of these big events at some point, I'm

:56:47. > :56:50.sure. I think having Danny in his camp now, that's a really smart move

:56:51. > :56:54.at the right time. His career was almost going off track last year.

:56:55. > :57:00.He's been with Danny for almost a year now, and Danny is an unusual

:57:01. > :57:05.situation, he's been with two players, Andy Murray and Tomas

:57:06. > :57:10.Berdych, two players at the top of the game. So he knows what it takes

:57:11. > :57:16.on a day-to-day basis for Dimitrov to get there. And when you compare

:57:17. > :57:19.Tomas Berdych with Dimitrov, you would say Dimitrov has more to his

:57:20. > :57:21.game, he could actually gets to the point of winning one of these big

:57:22. > :57:27.tournaments. One set and one break to the good,

:57:28. > :58:33.the Bulgarian. I think it's fair to say that

:58:34. > :58:36.Dimitrov is one of the celebrities, if you like, on the tennis tour.

:58:37. > :58:47.He's had a string of famous girlfriends. Is he still going out

:58:48. > :58:58.with the coal Scherzinger? You have put me on the spot there! -- Nicole.

:58:59. > :59:07.I think that's the case although I'm not 100% sure. He had Romeo Beckham

:59:08. > :59:08.as his hitting partner at the National tennis Centre a few days

:59:09. > :59:23.ago. I bet he has got his game face on

:59:24. > :59:27.here, he's in control, we've had 45 minutes of action here and Baghdatis

:59:28. > :59:32.hasn't really managed to hurt him in any aspect of play. What is he needs

:59:33. > :59:37.to do at the moment, the Cypriot? He's almost in a stage where he's

:59:38. > :59:42.thinking, about, he knows he needs to do something, I'm not sure he's

:59:43. > :59:45.quite work out what it is, at the end of the first set and the

:59:46. > :59:53.beginning of the second, he tried a few bodies. -- serve and volley. I

:59:54. > :59:58.thought the interesting thing was he tried that on two big points which

:59:59. > :00:01.shows that he feels like he's being lost from the baseline. He needs to

:00:02. > :00:11.find a way to break up Dimitrov's rhythm.

:00:12. > :00:19.Well, he hasn't got within a country mile of braking Dimitrov's served so

:00:20. > :00:44.far. He's got to hold his own, and it's not been easy.

:00:45. > :00:52.Textbook backhand. One-handed backhand. Beautiful shot, this. Yes,

:00:53. > :00:56.it's the movement. Look how quickly he was up from the return. He gets

:00:57. > :01:21.back in time to check himself, find his balance. Just never in doubt.

:01:22. > :01:30.First sign of frustration there from Baghdatis. Zero unforced errors for

:01:31. > :01:54.Dimitrov. But actually, when you saw him

:01:55. > :01:58.locked up and you saw Dimitrov's first service game, it was as though

:01:59. > :02:03.he'd been out there for two hours already. He was absolutely on it

:02:04. > :02:05.from the word go. He was seeing the ball like a football in the middle

:02:06. > :02:08.of the racket from the very first serve that he'd actually served an

:02:09. > :02:15.ace on. Baghdatis, just in touch with the

:02:16. > :02:28.second serve. STUDIO: And we will return in just a

:02:29. > :02:32.moment. Dimitrov is in control there. Over on court number three,

:02:33. > :02:39.well, it's far more competitive in that second set still going between

:02:40. > :02:44.the two Russians, going head-to-head. Kuznetsova having

:02:45. > :02:49.taken that first set 6-0. That match is our featured match on the red

:02:50. > :02:55.button. Out on court 14, Mischa Zverev is running away with this

:02:56. > :02:57.one. 6-1, 4-1, two breaks of serve in the second set against Nicole

:02:58. > :03:05.Cooke is given. He is the older brother of Sascha

:03:06. > :03:09.Zverev, who is stealing a lot of headlines this year. We'll keep you

:03:10. > :03:15.up-to-date with that one, you can follow it on the BBC Sport website

:03:16. > :03:21.if you want to. And Coco Vandeweghe the 24th seed, is being coached by

:03:22. > :03:25.Pat Cash. Taken the first set against Tatiana Maria of Germany.

:03:26. > :03:35.That is also available on the BBC Sport website. And, back we go.

:03:36. > :03:42.COMMENTATOR: Just wondering during that break how much difference it

:03:43. > :03:45.might make to Baghdatis in that match, and across the sport

:03:46. > :03:49.generally, if coaches were allowed on court to say to somebody when

:03:50. > :04:02.they're down, how about trying this, have you thought about trying that?

:04:03. > :04:10.Where do you stand on that, John? Yes, I mean that was actually a

:04:11. > :04:12.great adjustment from Dimitrov, very skilful. I think it would be an

:04:13. > :04:16.interesting addition on the women's side. I think there was a lot of

:04:17. > :04:23.coaching happening from the stands anyway. It made sense to...

:04:24. > :04:27.Legitimise it, almost? Yes, get the microphone and bring the view was

:04:28. > :04:32.into it. It's interesting to watch. The counterargument to it would be

:04:33. > :04:38.-- bring the viewers into it. During periods of the game you say, is this

:04:39. > :04:44.an individual sport? It does dilute the individual element. That

:04:45. > :04:47.unplayable serve from Dimitrov again out wide on the forehand side. It's

:04:48. > :05:05.not particularly quick, but it's just placed beautifully.

:05:06. > :05:13.Oh, there's a few more of those, mind you!

:05:14. > :05:24.That is one of those shots that when you hit it you go, yes, I just

:05:25. > :05:28.nailed it! You don't even feel it hit the racket, your timing. -- your

:05:29. > :05:46.timing. Well, two good returns in a road

:05:47. > :05:50.from Baghdatis. He thought this game was gone, but he's still in it --

:05:51. > :06:29.good returns in a row. I know he'll be frustrated about

:06:30. > :06:37.that. The first shriek of anguish from Baghdatis. We might be sort of

:06:38. > :07:14.heading down that road to a Cypriot explosion at some point.

:07:15. > :07:21.Well, that was an interesting battle of wits there. As Baghdatis came in

:07:22. > :07:25.and Dimitrov came in as well. It was a really good move from Baghdatis. I

:07:26. > :07:30.actually think that Dimitrov probably hadn't seen Baghdatis ghost

:07:31. > :07:35.in, and he already said, I'm slicing this and coming in. You don't think

:07:36. > :07:42.he was coming in to try and put him off on the volley? I would say if

:07:43. > :07:45.the slice was lower and more of a dink, I would have said yes, but he

:07:46. > :08:15.gave Baghdatis a high volley. Well, Baghdatis under pressure again

:08:16. > :08:16.on his own serve. A situation that Dimitrov hasn't experienced at also

:08:17. > :08:43.far. -- at all so far. You can just see that Baghdatis is

:08:44. > :08:48.trying to do something different, but he's just over pressing, which

:08:49. > :08:50.is completely understandable. If these stats are right for Dimitrov,

:08:51. > :09:15.19 winners and zero unforced errors. Oh! Firstly, a great reaction,

:09:16. > :09:27.secondly, the control and the strength of the forearm as well.

:09:28. > :09:34.And that's just about the second set done and dusted there, you would

:09:35. > :09:38.think. Baghdatis not really able to hurt Dimitrov on the serve, which

:09:39. > :09:42.may be a very different challenge that he'll face in the next round,

:09:43. > :09:46.because John Isner is lined up to be his next opponent, he has just one

:09:47. > :09:49.like his first set on a tie-break. That'll be a very different

:09:50. > :09:53.challenge from a very different height, from a foot tall at the ball

:09:54. > :09:59.will be coming down. Another 18 inches or so. -- from a foot taller.

:10:00. > :10:03.It's coming down the backhand, look at the control. The forearm

:10:04. > :10:07.strength, bicep, wrist, brilliant. Yes, and it's all about having the

:10:08. > :10:12.strength not just in the arm but in the whole body to counter a shot of

:10:13. > :10:22.that power, to not kind of lose it in a collision with the ball, kept

:10:23. > :10:24.the racket firm. This is a very authoritative, commanding

:10:25. > :10:32.performance from Grigor Dimitrov out on Court Number Two at the moment.

:10:33. > :10:37.It's one of those interesting matches to watch as a spectator when

:10:38. > :10:41.you're here, you're wanting a contest, a battle between these two

:10:42. > :10:42.guys. But actually you do sit there and just admire a performance of

:10:43. > :11:29.such quality. Well, what would we say about that?

:11:30. > :11:37.I think it's just the aggression of running out of ideas. And I just saw

:11:38. > :11:39.the reaction up to his camp there, as if to say, I'm not really sure

:11:40. > :11:58.what else I can do here. Another on returnable another

:11:59. > :12:02.unreturnable serve. That is why he's so good for the men's game,

:12:03. > :12:05.Dimitrov. In order for people to enjoy watching him play, he doesn't

:12:06. > :12:12.need to have somebody down the other end his matching hint of auto. So

:12:13. > :12:16.graceful and anything he does -- toe to toe. He can carry the game on his

:12:17. > :12:25.own in a way. Dominic Thiem can do the same. The big guys at the top of

:12:26. > :12:28.the game do it without thinking. Nice one. That his first error after

:12:29. > :13:16.57 minutes in this match. Poor. One of those days for Marcos. This

:13:17. > :13:20.may be painful. 2-0 and the last throw of the dice. Open up that

:13:21. > :13:23.racket bag and smash every single one of them like you did at the

:13:24. > :13:25.Austrian open seven years ago. That may be the only course of action

:13:26. > :13:38.open to him. That went in! And that went out! And

:13:39. > :13:42.that's the set and that just says it in a nutshell where we are there.

:13:43. > :13:43.Exhibition stuff from Grigor Dimitrov. Fabulous stuff.

:13:44. > :13:56.Frustration. STUDIO: I'd love to see that shot

:13:57. > :14:01.again, what a way to finish off the second set. But we're looking ahead.

:14:02. > :14:05.At 1pm on Centre Court, this young man will be walking out, his first

:14:06. > :14:09.appearance on Centre Court. Britain's Kyle Edmund hasn't had a

:14:10. > :14:13.happy time here at Wimbledon in business meetings. But he came

:14:14. > :14:17.through his first match against Alex Ward, a fellow Brit, the first match

:14:18. > :14:20.is one here at Wimbledon. Today on Centre Court he takes on one of the

:14:21. > :14:25.trickiest players there is an tall -- the first match he has won. Gael

:14:26. > :14:33.Monfils, there with his coach. You never know what to expect. He has

:14:34. > :14:35.every shot in the book and a few more, Gael Monfils, and he's a

:14:36. > :14:38.serious contender as well. He is ranked 14th in the world, and he's

:14:39. > :14:41.had some really good results this year. That's the first match on

:14:42. > :14:45.Centre Court today. And we'll be heading down there for that. But

:14:46. > :14:49.back in here, what a point that was to finish off. Back we go. Oh, I

:14:50. > :14:53.think they're going to show it again. Here we go. He just makes the

:14:54. > :14:58.game look so easy, does the movement, the way that he glides in.

:14:59. > :15:06.Oh! I mean, I'd just like to play one of those shots just once,

:15:07. > :15:09.please! That just shows how confident he is. What a way to

:15:10. > :15:17.finish off the second set. 2-0, we'll be ... Head over to centre.

:15:18. > :15:23.COMMENTATOR: Dimitrov has changed his shirt. Baghdatis needs to change

:15:24. > :15:27.his game. Yes, just looking to see what it is he can do. One of the

:15:28. > :15:31.shots that has been so prolific in his career is the backhand down the

:15:32. > :15:35.line. We've seen a couple of those so far. And it's a shot that really

:15:36. > :15:39.takes well on the grass court. Of course, how does he get himself to

:15:40. > :15:44.these points to actually manufacture that opportunity? First things

:15:45. > :15:48.first, use got to get more first serves in. And he's got to hold at

:15:49. > :16:48.the start of this set. Actually, players retiring before

:16:49. > :16:51.the end of their match has become a kind of subject to debate at

:16:52. > :16:59.Wimbledon this year -- subject of debate. I've noticed actually that

:17:00. > :17:07.Baghdatis in his last tournament in Antalya retired suffering from

:17:08. > :17:09.dehydration in the semifinal. We've had a lot of shots like that in this

:17:10. > :17:34.game. Where do you sit on the great

:17:35. > :17:44.retiring debate, Jamie? Yes, it's an interesting topic.

:17:45. > :17:52.In your career, did you ever? How often did you retire? Never during a

:17:53. > :18:00.match. You started, so you'll finish? Yes.

:18:01. > :18:07.Well, Baghdatis has held at the start of this third set, a source of

:18:08. > :18:11.relief to him, I'm sure. It's not cut and dried the whole debate,

:18:12. > :18:14.though, is it? No, I think there's a balance to be struck. The first

:18:15. > :18:18.thing is, you really don't want another situation like we've had

:18:19. > :18:21.this week. To be in a position where back-to-back matches on Centre

:18:22. > :18:26.Court, the absolute pinnacle of tennis, and people have seen two

:18:27. > :18:29.sets of tennis with their two favourite, Djokovic and Federer,

:18:30. > :18:33.there is a balance to be struck between firstly having the rules in

:18:34. > :18:37.place that takes a bit of the power out of the players' hands in order

:18:38. > :18:42.for that situation to arise, but secondly, the reason this is in the

:18:43. > :18:46.spotlight is because how much money players are earning for the first

:18:47. > :18:50.round, and therefore there has been obligation, a responsibility from

:18:51. > :18:54.the players' body but to say, where being played good money here, we've

:18:55. > :18:59.got to put on a show -- from the players' point of view. And really,

:19:00. > :19:03.that's not a big ask. To be played ?35,000, it's not a big ask to put

:19:04. > :19:07.on a show for people who have played, and watch -- to be paid. So

:19:08. > :19:09.if you know you are not going to be able to put on a show, you don't

:19:10. > :19:19.take to the stage? Oh, that's a frustrating shot by

:19:20. > :19:33.Baghdatis. I think the one thing you can say

:19:34. > :19:37.with certainty is, a lot of discussions are going to have to be

:19:38. > :19:52.had at this Championship about that issue.

:19:53. > :19:59.Well, a double fault, as if from nowhere. That wasn't just a double

:20:00. > :20:03.fault, that was a treble full, that. The second was way long. -- a triple

:20:04. > :20:28.fault. APPLAUSE

:20:29. > :20:37.Batters striking from Baghdatis. -- better striking. And in the context

:20:38. > :21:03.of this match, 30-30 on the Dimitrov serve represent an opportunity.

:21:04. > :21:11.Well, for Baghdatis to get back into this match... He needed Dimitrov's

:21:12. > :21:16.level to drop. It has fallen off a cliff a bit in this game. Two double

:21:17. > :21:19.fault. And the biggest cheer of this match. This is not against Dimitrov.

:21:20. > :21:23.The biggest cheer of this match would be if Baghdatis can break

:21:24. > :21:26.here. The crowd on what number two, they want this match to go on and

:21:27. > :21:37.they want to see a context. So one quarter number two.

:21:38. > :21:43.Well, they couldn't have asked for any more off return. Beautiful,

:21:44. > :21:47.skilful, blocked return. You could see he was trying to take the

:21:48. > :22:13.initiative in that point, which is the right thing to do. Just connect.

:22:14. > :22:27.Half a dozen within a space of a couple of minutes. So, here's a

:22:28. > :22:31.second chance to break for Marcos Baghdatis. Against the number 13

:22:32. > :22:46.seed. The big serve returns are just the

:22:47. > :23:08.right moment. -- at just the right moment.

:23:09. > :23:20.Goodness me. UMPIRE: Mr Dimitrov is challenging recall on the left

:23:21. > :23:28.serve. The ball is called out. This has to be a mental aberration, the

:23:29. > :23:32.ball zoned out, briefly. Having been almost impeccable for an hour. Three

:23:33. > :23:36.double faults in the same game. If ever you're going to break

:23:37. > :23:37.somebody's serve, it's surely in a situation like this. Baghdatis,

:23:38. > :24:01.third opportunity. I think there is a last-minute

:24:02. > :24:04.hesitation from Baghdatis before that forehand. Dimitrov dropped the

:24:05. > :24:29.ball short. Slight gap down the line.

:24:30. > :24:41.Got it! A bit lucky, maybe, but he got it executed, and that was

:24:42. > :24:46.brilliant from Baghdatis, some fantastic eating in that rally. You

:24:47. > :24:50.can tell from the reaction -- some fantastic hitting. The crowd

:24:51. > :24:57.expected to see so many of these exchanges. Adjusting his feet below

:24:58. > :25:32.the height of the net. Well, here we are with break point number four.

:25:33. > :25:44.What a rally! What a rally! The crowd were willing Baghdatis to win

:25:45. > :25:48.that. And laughing because it's such breathtaking energy, you have to

:25:49. > :25:55.admire Dimitrov's ability to absorb that pace, so athletic.

:25:56. > :26:03.And you do feel that if Baghdatis doesn't break here. If he can't

:26:04. > :26:44.break it here, he can't break it anywhere.

:26:45. > :26:52.After a mental aberration for the first five or six points of that

:26:53. > :26:56.game, he came good at the end, and some great tennis. We're level

:26:57. > :26:58.pegging in this third set. That was a tremendous game of tennis, it

:26:59. > :27:33.really was. More of that, please. And the frustration as a player as

:27:34. > :27:36.well, when you've had so many break point and you haven't actually

:27:37. > :27:41.managed to take the initiative, it's huge, isn't it? Yes, it is. He'll be

:27:42. > :27:47.in courage by the fact that he was able to create that opportunity. --

:27:48. > :27:54.he'll be in courage to. But there also is the fear. What that may do

:27:55. > :28:12.for his belief. APPLAUSE

:28:13. > :28:13.That is a beautiful slice. The outer, alto, outer extremities of

:28:14. > :28:47.the court. STUDIO: Well, we are having to leave

:28:48. > :28:51.this match here on Court Number Two because we will be heading over to

:28:52. > :28:55.Centre Court. But if you want akin to you watching it, you can. It is

:28:56. > :29:01.our feature match on the red button -- if you want to continue watching

:29:02. > :29:05.it. Just before we go to Centre Court, one result to bring you.

:29:06. > :29:10.We've been following this match, Svetlana Kuznetsova has finished off

:29:11. > :29:16.the second set, winning 7-5 against her compatriot, Ekaterina Makarova.

:29:17. > :29:20.And what a friendly way to end. Good friends, they've competed in the

:29:21. > :29:23.Federation cup and that the Olympics together, really good team-mates.

:29:24. > :29:27.Svetlana Kuznetsova, who has such a proud record in the Grand Slams, is

:29:28. > :29:35.through to the third round here at Wimbledon. So, that is where we are

:29:36. > :29:38.heading. The roof is open. We were wondering if any of those rogue

:29:39. > :29:45.thunderstorms would come our way, but at the moment it is blistering

:29:46. > :29:51.sunshine. Very, very warm indeed. I'm so glad I've worn black today!

:29:52. > :29:54.When we saw the forecast, it was supposed to be overcast with storms.

:29:55. > :30:02.This is testing for the players, this heat.

:30:03. > :30:09.It's very hot, it's very humid today, you are not going to get

:30:10. > :30:13.perfect weather, perfect climate, it is survival of the fittest and

:30:14. > :30:17.strongest. We would take it, wouldn't we? We have had so many

:30:18. > :30:23.rainy days. We are never happy, are we? God, it is raining... You

:30:24. > :30:31.changed your shirt for us as well. It's good. It's ready, set fair for

:30:32. > :30:36.a good match. It will be a great match, Gael Monfils against Kyle

:30:37. > :30:40.Edmund, Kyle Edmund, his first time on Centre Court. He will get a big

:30:41. > :30:52.ovation, here he comes. CHEERING

:30:53. > :30:59.He's done so much in the Davis Cup, Kyle Edmund but also Gael Monfils,

:31:00. > :31:04.his opponent, such a popular player all around the world.

:31:05. > :31:07.It is intimidating, you did make it look easy, Centre Court is a

:31:08. > :31:12.frightening place to come and play your first match. Most special

:31:13. > :31:16.tennis courts in the world, the only place you cannot practice

:31:17. > :31:21.beforehand. The audience, tradition, history, you know what it is like,

:31:22. > :31:25.we heard about it, read about it. The first couple of games are always

:31:26. > :31:32.testing, doesn't matter who you are. Let's hear from Kyle Edmund.

:31:33. > :31:41.Game, set, match. COMMENTATOR: Edmund wins his first match at

:31:42. > :31:45.Wimbledon, a nervous start for the British two. The fairy tale of the

:31:46. > :31:52.qualifier, Alexander Ward comes to an end. How comfortable you feel

:31:53. > :31:57.playing in grand slam tennis in five set matches because it is a

:31:58. > :32:01.different prospect. I'm learning and I'm getting better added, that is

:32:02. > :32:05.for sure. My experience each time I play, putting it in the bank is

:32:06. > :32:09.definitely helping me. I didn't feel I played that great in Australia but

:32:10. > :32:15.I won a round, managed to get through, decent French Open. Losing

:32:16. > :32:22.a tied fifth set, I feel I am improving. Managing the feel of

:32:23. > :32:27.Grand Slams, the expectation, I feel I am getting better and better. Room

:32:28. > :32:32.to improve, managing my match situations. Gael Monfils next? I

:32:33. > :32:36.don't believe you have played each other before but he must be someone

:32:37. > :32:42.you know well, he's been at the top of the game for as long as he has?

:32:43. > :32:47.It is one thing watching players but getting involved in the feeling of a

:32:48. > :32:51.ball coming off his racket, is another thing. He moves

:32:52. > :32:56.effortlessly, covers the ground from what I have seen. It will be tough

:32:57. > :33:00.to head past him, he has very EEC part, he doesn't actually hit the

:33:01. > :33:06.ball that hard very often but when he does, it's very easy power. It is

:33:07. > :33:14.very important not to get too high from a whim, or too low from a loss,

:33:15. > :33:20.uprooted the same way. -- to hide from a win. He says he wants to

:33:21. > :33:26.learn and learn from the big occasions. He will learn from the

:33:27. > :33:30.occasions here? He's had experience from the Grand Slams, Davis Cup, but

:33:31. > :33:34.for me this will be a test of his tennis game but more importantly his

:33:35. > :33:38.character and personality. We saw Johanna Konta come out here

:33:39. > :33:42.yesterday and embrace the atmosphere. You know, it can have a

:33:43. > :33:47.positive effect, a negative effect, and the one thing I have always

:33:48. > :33:51.looked for with Kyle is a little bit more emotion and passion on Court.

:33:52. > :33:55.Hopefully he can show that today, he has a great game but this will be a

:33:56. > :34:01.big test against his opponent but also playing in this environment as

:34:02. > :34:05.well. You both have bad, sometimes making the player down the other end

:34:06. > :34:09.note that you either. Well, this Centre Court can make or break you.

:34:10. > :34:15.It is up to you, and an opportunity for Kyle to make his mark. He has

:34:16. > :34:21.the talent, the drive, the passion. But the way is too short. As Tim was

:34:22. > :34:26.saying... He has two man up a little. Show a little bit more, make

:34:27. > :34:31.an impression on his opponent. That is something I want to see today. It

:34:32. > :34:36.is a real opportunity to play against this very charismatic

:34:37. > :34:39.Frenchman but it is not a backdrop, he could have played against someone

:34:40. > :34:44.much higher seeded but it is an opportunity for him, this is not a

:34:45. > :34:48.match you would particularly put on a Centre Court so it is a real

:34:49. > :34:53.chance for Kyle to show the British public and everybody, I belong here.

:34:54. > :34:57.Look at how he has done in Grand Slams over the years. We won't talk

:34:58. > :35:02.about Wimbledon, we know it was the first time he had won a match here

:35:03. > :35:05.this year. There we go, second round in the Australian, third round at

:35:06. > :35:10.the French, which is his favourite surface. He always loves the clay,

:35:11. > :35:16.the US Open, fourth round. He is proving himself. We are setting the

:35:17. > :35:20.standards quite high for Kyle, I certainly believe he can be much,

:35:21. > :35:25.much better player, I am not talking about a guy ranked in the 30s or

:35:26. > :35:29.40s, he has the potential to get into the top ten. He has a good

:35:30. > :35:33.attitude, continuing to improve, works hard but we looking for him to

:35:34. > :35:37.make that next step and obviously the higher up the ladder you go the

:35:38. > :35:41.harder it is to keep making those big strides but certainly, to have a

:35:42. > :35:45.Wimbledon win under his belt is a good start. He was a bit nervous in

:35:46. > :35:50.that match, playing a fellow Brit, someone he was expected to beat, but

:35:51. > :35:57.coming out now against a very good player, someone who is not that

:35:58. > :36:00.comfortable on grass, this is a great opportunity for him to join

:36:01. > :36:03.the British success we have had already. Or is, he has big weapons,

:36:04. > :36:09.big serve, forehand. His game is good for grass. You said the first

:36:10. > :36:12.served, arable, beforehand, runs and rounded, the problem is you do not

:36:13. > :36:16.have much time on grass to run around much. The backhand has to

:36:17. > :36:22.improve but the big question is the backhand. To return is something I

:36:23. > :36:26.think he needs to work on. We will turn our attention to his opponent,

:36:27. > :36:41.Gael Monfils, I hope we see some more of this today!

:36:42. > :37:22.How good is that? LAUGHTER unbelievable. Do you know what that

:37:23. > :37:26.means? Something for me. Yes, everything going well for me. I

:37:27. > :37:32.wonder if it will for Gael Monfils? He's just got every shot, hasn't he?

:37:33. > :37:37.He is a human highlights show, that's his quality but sometimes,

:37:38. > :37:40.that's his problem, he sometimes wants to play for the crowd and

:37:41. > :37:48.gallery and not necessarily just to win the point. He is a top ten,

:37:49. > :37:53.great talent, late in his career he is starting to have the success that

:37:54. > :37:59.he deserves, he is a sure man. He has gone without a code for so long,

:38:00. > :38:06.but his new coach Michael has given him some steel. He was a good player

:38:07. > :38:11.in his own right, Michael Tillstrom, a Swedish player, level-headed,

:38:12. > :38:15.consistent personality, that is where he has been able to get the

:38:16. > :38:19.message across, there is a time and place for flamboyant shotmaking

:38:20. > :38:24.tactics. Once it gets down to the nitty-gritty, the nuts and bolts, he

:38:25. > :38:31.has to use his athletic ability, big serve and forehand, moves incredibly

:38:32. > :38:35.well. It will be interesting. OK, coach Boris Becker, here we go. You

:38:36. > :38:42.work with Novak Djokovic, he played how many times? 16, 17 times without

:38:43. > :38:48.a loss. What did you tell him, playing Gael Monfils? You have to be

:38:49. > :38:53.consistent, not give him the benefit of making too many unforced errors

:38:54. > :38:57.and you must dictate the rhythm. He loves to run, use his athletic

:38:58. > :39:03.ability to impose himself but on grass, it is sometimes too quick.

:39:04. > :39:07.You want him to do well, but maybe not the British fans... But he has

:39:08. > :39:13.been knocking at the door of greatness for so many years. He is a

:39:14. > :39:16.phenomenal athlete, got a big game, got the athletic ability but the

:39:17. > :39:21.missing link has always been between the ears. As he's matured with the

:39:22. > :39:25.influence of Michael Tillstrom, it looks like he's producing more

:39:26. > :39:30.consistent performances and that's been reflected in his results but I

:39:31. > :39:34.think on a grass Court, one of his greatest attributes is defence and

:39:35. > :39:38.grass is the top surface to defend on, it's an opportunity for Kyle to

:39:39. > :39:45.dictate play and see whether he can do that for three out of five sets.

:39:46. > :39:49.He had called time but Kyle Edmonds, different to Novak Djokovic, what

:39:50. > :39:53.would be your advice? Man up, take it to him, do not get involved in

:39:54. > :39:58.many long baseline rallies, take some chances. Boris and Tim, thank

:39:59. > :40:03.you. That is it from us courtside, play is about to get under way. Tim

:40:04. > :40:09.and Boris or on their way to the commentary box to join Andrew

:40:10. > :40:13.Cotter. COMMENTATOR: in a Wimbledon of some

:40:14. > :40:19.achievement already for British players can Kyle Edmonds extend his

:40:20. > :40:24.stay? Taking it all in. A lot to take in.

:40:25. > :40:33.But this is a very dedicated and complete young professional. He does

:40:34. > :40:38.everything the right way, works for a hard on his fitness which will be

:40:39. > :40:44.tested today, very warm down there. Does a bit with Andy Murray in Miami

:40:45. > :40:48.in the winter, Gael Monfils, everyone looking forward to watching

:40:49. > :40:55.him, such a talent, tough time with injury over the years. This year

:40:56. > :40:58.he's been troubled with a problem with his left kneecap and his

:40:59. > :41:07.Achilles. He will throw himself around the cord. Looking forward to

:41:08. > :41:12.seeing what Kyle Edmonds can do. This place which can suffocate and

:41:13. > :41:23.inspire. Which one will it be for Kyle?

:41:24. > :41:39.UMPIRE: first set, Gael Monfils to serve. Play.

:41:40. > :42:20.It's all new for Kyle Edmund, not just the Court, he's never played

:42:21. > :42:25.Gael Monfils. That's unusual, they have been on the tour for a couple

:42:26. > :42:31.of years now. Haven't met each other before. Talk about the occasion, the

:42:32. > :42:36.one thing that happens when you are a little bit nervous, the legs are a

:42:37. > :42:41.little bit heavy, good work can be a bit sluggish. It's important that

:42:42. > :42:55.Edmund gets his feet working properly.

:42:56. > :43:01.Monfils, such a popular player, he will know that most of the people

:43:02. > :43:06.inside the Zarina are against him today. Not so much against him, but

:43:07. > :43:25.for his opponent! Talk about the Edmund forehand but

:43:26. > :43:32.Monfils can power them down as well. Talked a lot about Edmund but to put

:43:33. > :43:36.the season of Monfils in context, he had that good run at Eastbourne,

:43:37. > :43:39.losing to Djokovic. Hasn't been comfortable on grass for many years,

:43:40. > :43:45.had some injuries early in the season, missed most of the month of

:43:46. > :43:50.March and April, a problem with his Achilles and his left knee. The

:43:51. > :43:54.latest in a long string of injuries, all tennis players have their

:43:55. > :44:00.injuries but Monfils has been particularly cursed.

:44:01. > :44:04.There is a reason why, he takes the extra step, wants to be more

:44:05. > :44:29.athletic than everybody else. You mentioned earlier, Tim, that

:44:30. > :44:34.Kyle was nervous early in his first round and he seems a little bit, he

:44:35. > :44:40.looks a little bit, unsure of himself! A little bit tight. A

:44:41. > :44:49.little bit tight. Breathing is a little bit laboured!

:44:50. > :44:54.Feeling that bit tight, it feels like someone has put some lead in

:44:55. > :44:56.your shoes and you cannot get your feet moving. Hopefully run that off

:44:57. > :45:36.pretty quickly. Just what he needs, though. Settled

:45:37. > :46:10.the nerves. That will do him the world of good.

:46:11. > :46:14.Everything about Centre Court, people watching as well, you look

:46:15. > :46:19.around and you might see Rod Laver up in the Royal Box, Mr and Mrs

:46:20. > :46:29.Henman. It is all pressure. There he is, the great man! Won the

:46:30. > :46:52.Wimbledon title four times. Mr and Mrs Federer, Lynette and

:46:53. > :47:10.Robert. You can see early, the game will be

:47:11. > :47:25.dominated by the Serbs and big forehands.

:47:26. > :47:36.-- by the big service. And a couple of backhands. Boris, you talked

:47:37. > :47:39.about running around the forehand. You don't do enough damage. You can

:47:40. > :48:09.leave a big gap. SUE BARKER: we will be back on

:48:10. > :48:12.Centre Court in a moment. Let's update you, Svetlana Kuznetsova is

:48:13. > :48:17.through. Coming through in straight sets. Just confirming that result.

:48:18. > :48:29.Between the two Russian players. We gave the news earlier at the top

:48:30. > :48:33.of the programme that Steve D'Arcy was forced to withdraw from his

:48:34. > :48:40.match the cause of a back injury, what a shame. There he is. 3-0 in

:48:41. > :48:47.the first set up against David Ferrer, he put out Rafael Nadal back

:48:48. > :48:51.in 2013, loves playing in the grass but obviously in some pain. The

:48:52. > :48:55.eighth man, the ninth person in all to withdraw from these

:48:56. > :49:03.championships, so many injuries we are talking about in 2017. Well, no

:49:04. > :49:07.injuries for Novak Djokovic, flying through Eastbourne last week,

:49:08. > :49:13.winning the title, beating Gael Monfils in the final. Already a

:49:14. > :49:17.break of serve up against his Czech Republic opponent. You can follow

:49:18. > :49:22.that match on the BBC sport website. On the red button, the feature

:49:23. > :49:29.match, we are enjoying that on BBC Two. Grigor Dimitrov cruising. That

:49:30. > :49:40.match on the red button. We are going back here to Centre Court.

:49:41. > :49:55.COMMENTATOR: just a little bit awkward with the ball toss.

:49:56. > :50:04.Leon Smith, we were hearing his thoughts earlier, we did not quite

:50:05. > :50:09.get to the bottom of that, certainly a sounding board for Edmund at the

:50:10. > :50:17.moment. Shall we call it mentoring? Mentoring. It's a good start for

:50:18. > :50:24.Edmund, so far. Looks to have settled in. It is early days but you

:50:25. > :50:26.want to do a good job, certainly on a grass Court, holding onto your own

:50:27. > :50:48.serve. Keep the scoreboard close. Monfils is yet to get a point on the

:50:49. > :50:52.Edmund server. Here comes a double fault...

:50:53. > :51:07.Ye of little faith! Another hold to zero for Kyle Edmonds. You want to

:51:08. > :51:12.make a strong start. -- Kyle Edmund. Really starts with holding your

:51:13. > :51:22.serve, you cannot get too ahead of yourself. The principal is started

:51:23. > :51:42.getting on the other guy's serve eventually.

:51:43. > :52:16.Got an extreme forehand grip and if the ball is rather low...

:52:17. > :52:30.A hold to love for Gail Monfils as well. Monfils firing on all

:52:31. > :52:35.cylinders. We talked about Monfils and how this has been his least

:52:36. > :52:40.favourite Grand Slam but that little sign at Eastbourne, that was a

:52:41. > :52:45.different feel there, quite damp and heavy down in Eastbourne but do you

:52:46. > :52:50.think you can do it on grass? I think he can and to me, like you

:52:51. > :52:54.say, not necessarily quite comparing like with like, Eastbourne and

:52:55. > :52:58.Wimbledon. But for me, it's his attitude, he wants to embrace the

:52:59. > :53:04.chance to go there, get five matches under his belt. I think he has the

:53:05. > :53:07.belief that his game has gone up a level, in the World Tour Finals at

:53:08. > :53:11.the end of last year, he believes with his athletic ability he can do

:53:12. > :53:15.well on any surface, I think it starts off between the ears and

:53:16. > :53:19.certainly when you see that forehand and the big first serve, that will

:53:20. > :53:24.be effective on any surface. You mentioned injury problems, he hasn't

:53:25. > :53:28.played much tennis in March and April, started the clay-court season

:53:29. > :53:32.late, had a decent run at the French Open, short on matches and

:53:33. > :53:36.ultimately, you will be judged by your ranking. In order to get a

:53:37. > :53:40.ranking up you have to win the match is. I mentioned a knee problem,

:53:41. > :53:49.there was a rib injury towards the end of last year and a pictorial

:53:50. > :54:28.injury. He has had his fair share. Still on serve in this first set.

:54:29. > :54:36.That was an opportunity to follow that wonderful forehand to the net

:54:37. > :54:39.and finish it. Players know that he doesn't come in there for they have

:54:40. > :55:03.a forehand slice to restart the rally.

:55:04. > :55:11.Especially when your opponent can, at times, play so far behind the

:55:12. > :55:15.baseline gives you more time to recognise when you have an

:55:16. > :55:16.opportunity. But in reality, it's probably not something that Kyle is

:55:17. > :55:25.so comfortable doing. And if you want to improve, you have

:55:26. > :55:58.got to get out of your Conference on. Definitely.

:55:59. > :56:08.Thirsty work out there! Yes and it is Wimbledon Centre Court, come on!

:56:09. > :56:33.Don't be too harsh! Perhaps the first real pressure on

:56:34. > :57:26.the Edmund serve. So, now, Edmund, how will he respond

:57:27. > :57:43.to the first danger in this match, break point, Monfils.

:57:44. > :57:53.APPLAUSE Not bad. He had to come in, it

:57:54. > :58:14.wasn't something he really wanted to, but he won the point.

:58:15. > :58:21.That is the one, again, to the net, success.

:58:22. > :58:32.It's funny how it works on grass. You seem to win more at the net than

:58:33. > :58:42.if you stay behind! Get you as a mentor! He has got Leon Smith

:58:43. > :58:51.already! That is a very, very good response.

:58:52. > :58:56.Yes, and that can lift your spirits a little bit. You have the nervous,

:58:57. > :59:46.this comes down. That will do nicely! A confidence

:59:47. > :59:51.booster for Kyle Edmund. Bit of a surprise tactic to see Monfils serve

:59:52. > :00:05.and volley but on the run. Edmund able to flick that passed.

:00:06. > :00:33.Both players are natural the baseline.

:00:34. > :00:40.So, Monfils holds again with some ease, and still on serving this

:00:41. > :00:54.opening game in their second-round match.

:00:55. > :01:04.SUE BARKER: So, nothing really between them. There is Mrs Federer,

:01:05. > :01:09.Lynette, or awaiting her son on court. He is playing third on Centre

:01:10. > :01:12.Court. And here he is just leaving the practice court, and what a

:01:13. > :01:17.thrill for all of those sitting around court ten just seeing

:01:18. > :01:22.probably the greatest player of all-time. What a record he has here

:01:23. > :01:28.from winning the juniors when he was 16 years old, now 35 years old, 17

:01:29. > :01:35.major titles, seven here at Wimbledon, and many people's

:01:36. > :01:39.favourite. He wasn't going to sign that hat, he had already gone past.

:01:40. > :01:43.It is lovely out on the outside courts, because you get to see some

:01:44. > :01:46.of the big names practising, and some really interesting matches, and

:01:47. > :01:52.even Roger taking a look at that match that is on court. Just so

:01:53. > :01:59.relaxed, he is, at this year's championship. And why not? He's won

:02:00. > :02:04.24 matches out of 26 this year. So an unbelievable 2017 for Roger

:02:05. > :02:05.Federer, and we look forward to seeing him on Centre Court a little

:02:06. > :02:17.later on. COMMENTATOR: So far, so good here

:02:18. > :02:51.for Kyle Edmund against Gael Monfils, serving with new balls.

:02:52. > :03:02.He has served a few of them against Alex Ward, a slight concern. I don't

:03:03. > :03:03.mind if he takes chances on his second serve, otherwise he becomes a

:03:04. > :03:16.little too predictable. But then he might make a few double

:03:17. > :03:22.faults. He does that so often, serving out wide and finishing off

:03:23. > :03:26.with that forehand. A big forehand, but also looking to move forward,

:03:27. > :03:27.that is a positive sign. The more he hits and moves backwards, little bit

:03:28. > :03:53.too cautious. Again, just moving forwards and

:03:54. > :04:27.letting that happen. The gusts from the audience.

:04:28. > :04:31.Maintaining focus, trying to be a little too clever there. A slight

:04:32. > :05:06.understatement, Tim. Monfils just under Mayor, Kyle

:05:07. > :05:19.Edmund holds again. There have been a couple of nervy Mosman -- moments

:05:20. > :05:27.for the British number two. A great snap on the Monfils serve, that is

:05:28. > :05:34.just the way he is, an elastic figure.

:05:35. > :05:57.The return of serve is another area for Kyle to really work on.

:05:58. > :06:10.Stretching something out. He mentioned his body is held together

:06:11. > :06:22.by bits of string now. Slightly concerning signs from Monfils.

:06:23. > :06:34.And the door opens just a fraction for Kyle Edmund on the Monfils

:06:35. > :06:37.serve. Any time Edmund has got time to set fee, beforehand, he has got

:06:38. > :07:00.to look to pull the trigger. UMPIRE: Let, first service.

:07:01. > :07:08.Well, the winner from Edmund, and it brings his first break point

:07:09. > :07:12.opportunity. This was a good second serve, right on the line, but Edmund

:07:13. > :07:36.able to move forward, get that return out in front.

:07:37. > :07:44.On that second serve return, he should have done more. Take

:07:45. > :07:51.advantage, take a chance and! It is a solid second serve.

:07:52. > :08:10.He may not get too many opportunities in the match, as Boris

:08:11. > :08:15.was saying. He has got to make them when they are presented to him.

:08:16. > :09:23.Second serves an big points. It works for Kyle Edmund. He can't

:09:24. > :09:27.quite believe it. Gael Monfils is going to query it, though. Not a

:09:28. > :09:29.purist strike that was ever a winner. Is it a winner? Right on the

:09:30. > :09:33.line. UMPIRE: The call stands. Mr Monfils

:09:34. > :09:59.has two challenges remaining. Oh, it is out! And Monfils is going

:10:00. > :10:05.to expend another challenge. It is a big decision for Hawk-Eye.

:10:06. > :10:16.What a mistake by Monfils. UMPIRE: The call stands. Mr Monfils

:10:17. > :10:17.has one challenge remaining. Probably the easiest shot he has

:10:18. > :10:55.missed this year, at 4-4 deuce. Better serving from Monfils. He

:10:56. > :11:01.certainly looks like he is trying to shake out something in his body.

:11:02. > :11:35.And the other winner off the backhand side from Edmund.

:11:36. > :11:40.Top quality here. Edmund recognise the ball was a little shorter, he

:11:41. > :11:52.was quick to move up to the ball and crunch that backhand down the line.

:11:53. > :12:02.It is that fine line, 4-4 deuce, you want to be aggressive, but only 108

:12:03. > :12:17.mph serve. You have got to make your opponent play.

:12:18. > :12:27.And again, on the line. I thought Monfils might be challenging, but

:12:28. > :13:06.no. It is heating up now. It is reaching another level of intensity.

:13:07. > :13:17.And again from Edmund, breaking down Monfils, and the crowd gasp and then

:13:18. > :13:22.cheer the winner. Time for a shoelace break, collect

:13:23. > :13:59.himself. Once more, cannot quite get it done.

:14:00. > :14:01.Not convinced yet about his chances. He is knocking at the door, but he

:14:02. > :14:21.is a bit too careful. UMPIRE: Let, first service. He is

:14:22. > :14:58.giving himself a chance, though. What a serve from Monfils.

:14:59. > :15:04.Monfils this time swots down the winner, and does eventually hold, a

:15:05. > :15:06.game of some ten minutes, and three break points came and went for Kyle

:15:07. > :15:16.Edmund. Disappointing for Kyle Edmund, of

:15:17. > :15:22.course, but encouragement that he got himself in that position. Played

:15:23. > :15:26.a lot of very good tennis in that game, aggressive, moving up the

:15:27. > :15:30.court, a couple of wrong shots, perhaps not aggressive enough on the

:15:31. > :15:34.break point opportunities, and there were some positive signs, but it is

:15:35. > :15:38.also important that he put that behind him and focuses on his next

:15:39. > :15:45.service game, serving to stay in that first set. He should see it as

:15:46. > :15:49.a positive phase in the match, when he started to read his opponent's

:15:50. > :15:59.servant got a couple of break points. Carlos Bernardes is

:16:00. > :16:04.summoning something. I wonder what Gael Monfils has requested. He has

:16:05. > :16:10.been looking a little uncomfortable with the way he has been looking, he

:16:11. > :16:22.has been bent over a couple of times. He is always on the edge with

:16:23. > :16:28.regards to his body and injuries. New technology on the left, old

:16:29. > :16:34.school on the right. Gael Monfils has requested a bucket device. A

:16:35. > :16:44.casual glass of champagne as he plays? He constantly struggles with

:16:45. > :16:51.his left knee, his patella, he has a softening of cartilage around the

:16:52. > :16:55.kneecap, so he might be looking to put something on that, although with

:16:56. > :16:58.Monfils, it might be any part of his body, to be honest. It is very hot

:16:59. > :17:04.today, very humid. Edmund serving now to stay in this

:17:05. > :17:31.first set. Feel like both players speeding up

:17:32. > :17:39.the tempo now between the rallies, going more for their shots. Starting

:17:40. > :18:08.to be a lot more cup double on this Centre Court.

:18:09. > :18:45.A proud day for Kyle Edmund's parents.

:18:46. > :18:56.Just the final, final mistake from Edmund, having done so much, so well

:18:57. > :19:27.in the rally. The quality is rising. Much better changeovers.

:19:28. > :19:58.This time it is Monfils who rather wastes a chance.

:19:59. > :20:06.Kyle is producing under pressure, so it is building up the momentum,

:20:07. > :20:21.building up the quality of your play.

:20:22. > :20:27.That will be the most satisfying thing from Kyle Edmund's point of

:20:28. > :20:31.view, he is playing at a high-level. He certainly is, the quality of the

:20:32. > :20:32.hitting from the baseline is incredible. Both players had

:20:33. > :21:25.opportunities. Not much so far in this service game

:21:26. > :21:52.for Kyle Edmund. With conditions like these, the

:21:53. > :21:53.first set is even more important. You just want to get your nose in

:21:54. > :22:06.front, don't want to play catch up. There is something with his left

:22:07. > :22:12.ankle, Monfils. He has been really think that left trainer quite a lot.

:22:13. > :22:19.Everybody has got their habits, that's his, I have seen it a hundred

:22:20. > :22:27.times. And he holds, and he does keep his nose in front, so it will

:22:28. > :22:38.be Edmund again to serve to stay in it. So, who is in the house today?

:22:39. > :22:43.We have seen Rod Laver, four Wimbledon titles, but couldn't play

:22:44. > :22:50.for five years before the open era, so how many more could he have won?

:22:51. > :22:56.At that time it was the amateur era. Just behind Rod Laver, some famous

:22:57. > :23:00.parents, in fact a lot of famous parents in there. I don't think you

:23:01. > :23:07.want to get involved, they are a tough group if you are talking about

:23:08. > :23:16.success of offspring. There are the Federers, the Middletons. Tough

:23:17. > :23:23.school. And a good match for them all to watch at the moment. A couple

:23:24. > :23:26.of people were wondering if he might be overwhelmed. Kyle Edmund has got

:23:27. > :23:34.the ice in the towel around his neck, and he is playing well so far.

:23:35. > :23:38.SUE BARKER: Here on BBC Two, we are leaving Centre Court. If you want to

:23:39. > :23:43.continue watching this, it is now over on BBC One, so continue

:23:44. > :23:47.watching this match on Centre, switch over to BBC One. We will be

:23:48. > :23:51.heading to Djokovic tuna moment, but first a couple of results to bring

:23:52. > :23:55.you. Grigor Dimitrov just sailed through the third set as well,

:23:56. > :24:02.winning 6-1 against Marcos Baghdatis. Such a natural grass

:24:03. > :24:06.court player, and what a way to finish! That has got to be shot of

:24:07. > :24:13.the day on Today at Wimbledon, surely? What a wonderful end to that

:24:14. > :24:16.match. Marcos Baghdatis is such a popular player on the tour,

:24:17. > :24:19.obviously very good friends, and everyone enjoying that match, such

:24:20. > :24:25.great shotmaking out on court to today. Grigor Dimitrov, former

:24:26. > :24:27.semifinalist here, he put out Andy Murray in the quarterfinals that

:24:28. > :24:33.year, but he is safely through to the next round. And this news will

:24:34. > :24:40.certainly please coach Pat Cash, because Coco Vandeweghe is through.

:24:41. > :24:46.She says she listens to every word he says, and she is marching on,

:24:47. > :24:51.another straight sets victory, 6-4, 6-2, Tatiana Maria was the opponent

:24:52. > :24:56.today. Of course we listen to every word he says, as well! Berry is,

:24:57. > :25:00.proud coach. And she has a real chance here. It is opening up here

:25:01. > :25:04.and she has a game built for this surface, that's for sure. And over

:25:05. > :25:08.on court and two, this match is our featured match on the red button,

:25:09. > :25:12.Agnieszka Radwanska, former number one here, her movement is her

:25:13. > :25:17.strength, and that was just illustrated right there against

:25:18. > :25:21.Christina McHale, a player she has never beaten. That matches on the

:25:22. > :25:24.red button, in its early stages. So we are heading off to see this man,

:25:25. > :25:30.the three-time champion Novak Djokovic who has raced through the

:25:31. > :25:33.first set, 6-2, one game or against Adam Pavlasek, and our commentators

:25:34. > :26:01.are Peter Fleming and Simon Reed. He has had an easy ride so far.

:26:02. > :26:09.There is Andre, his new coach, alongside Mario, they are a double

:26:10. > :26:13.act so far. He has been struggling with nerves, it is his Wimbledon

:26:14. > :26:43.debut in the main draw. And he is playing his idol.

:26:44. > :26:55.SIMON REED: Pavelic was making error after error earlier on.

:26:56. > :27:02.PETER FLEMING: And I would say that Novak has started to hit the ball

:27:03. > :27:05.more consistently as well. He will be disappointed with the unforced

:27:06. > :27:20.errors on those break points, he didn't miss either one by much.

:27:21. > :27:28.A look, but no challenge. Djokovic with the third chance here, broke

:27:29. > :27:51.twice in the opening set. It was a strange, stumbling volley.

:27:52. > :28:00.Djokovic takes advantage, and he gets the break.

:28:01. > :28:09.So, it is hot stuff. He is working hard. He has not been that

:28:10. > :28:13.ambitious. PETER FLEMING: I actually think,

:28:14. > :28:18.Simon, that this last point is a good illustration of what Novak did

:28:19. > :28:22.to be so great. Not that ambitious, as you say, but like the great Wall

:28:23. > :28:26.of China, really difficult to hit anything past it. He just puts the

:28:27. > :28:30.ball back in awkward positions, and then chases down the next one and

:28:31. > :28:36.forces you to hit another. Because his return is so great, he puts a

:28:37. > :28:40.lot of returns back into play that other players wouldn't be able to

:28:41. > :28:45.return, and he just constantly put pressure on opponents, and I think

:28:46. > :28:50.watching him play three or four points in just the same fashion in

:28:51. > :29:02.the last game we have really given heart to Andre Agassi and Marriot

:29:03. > :29:05.Ancic himself, and he is not that far away of stringing a set of

:29:06. > :29:12.tennis like that together. Didn't have to play that well in the first

:29:13. > :29:23.set, he won, Dibley, Pavlasek. Stricken with nerves, it seems.

:29:24. > :29:32.Signs that he is on the up? He only played a set in the bit in the first

:29:33. > :29:36.round against Martin Klizan, Novak Djokovic. I think he would be quite

:29:37. > :29:44.pleased if this just went on as it started here.

:29:45. > :29:59.Might just have a difficult match in store in the next round.

:30:00. > :30:13.Yes, John Martin dot portrait and Ernests Gulbis are playing later on.

:30:14. > :30:16.And Ernests Gulbis has won the first set. How nice that would be if he

:30:17. > :31:11.was back to his best. Was a good move, ghosting in,

:31:12. > :31:15.Pavlasek had no idea when he looked up, Djokovic would be at the net. Be

:31:16. > :31:46.disappointed with the finish, though.

:31:47. > :31:54.So good! Fabulous rally. What a short, dropped stone dead. This is a

:31:55. > :31:59.promising rally. Djokovic throughout his career, has never been that

:32:00. > :32:00.eager to defend the net, nor that adept at it but certainly looked

:32:01. > :32:30.good there. It's hot, earning hot here.

:32:31. > :32:38.Temperature probably around 30 degrees. -- burning hot here. 30 in

:32:39. > :33:01.the shade and there is not a lot of that around Court Number One.

:33:02. > :33:12.Well done! APPLAUSE

:33:13. > :33:19.Of course the heat hurts so much more when you are losing.

:33:20. > :33:21.It sure doors! Thank goodness the amps are gone today, though. Not for

:33:22. > :33:57.the amps, of course, but... Their standard is rising, a lot

:33:58. > :34:04.better than it was in the first set. Second ace for Djokovic. The fans

:34:05. > :34:10.happy, seeing one of the legends of the game starting to play really

:34:11. > :34:15.well. Yes and Pavlasek starting to play really well also. It's an

:34:16. > :34:22.unfortunate matchup for him, isn't it? Just doesn't have quite the

:34:23. > :34:34.firepower to make a dent in the Djokovic defences.

:34:35. > :34:42.For as Querrey last year does have firepower, even though it is a poor

:34:43. > :34:47.match for Djokovic, Querrey could take advantage. And because Querrey

:34:48. > :34:51.can thump the ball from any for on the Court he puts pressure on you,

:34:52. > :34:54.forces you to try things you do not want to do and perhaps make more

:34:55. > :35:21.errors than you ordinarily would. Yes! Amazing angle. At that pace.

:35:22. > :35:28.Yes. It looked like an ordinary shot but it was anything but, very little

:35:29. > :35:31.margin for error to get it over the net and down inside the sideline at

:35:32. > :35:47.that angle. Been a fewer cases like that, he

:35:48. > :36:36.almost gives up on the shot. Good get! Djokovic leads the

:36:37. > :37:10.applause. Yes, magnificent! Stretch volley.

:37:11. > :37:20.Djokovic still cruising in front. But Pavlasek's game has risen and a

:37:21. > :37:28.very good example of that was the last point.

:37:29. > :37:34.Obviously it was a huge thing to take on his idol here on Court One,

:37:35. > :37:39.absolutely packed out but it's perhaps moments like this that will

:37:40. > :37:47.release the tension. Yes and I'm sure Djokovic thought he got around

:37:48. > :37:56.the ball enough and that was going to be a tester and it was a test but

:37:57. > :38:03.Pavlasek rose to the challenge. It was about the only shot that Novak

:38:04. > :38:10.didn't have cover. Yes. Good to see Djokovic applaud that. Revered in

:38:11. > :38:15.tennis, not loved in the same way that Roger and Rafa are and that

:38:16. > :38:21.still irks him a little. Yes, as it should. It's just an emotional

:38:22. > :38:28.thing, really, for one reason or another. Crowds haven't seemed to

:38:29. > :38:32.warm to him, no doubt they will as he reaches the end of his career.

:38:33. > :38:37.Interesting talking to Martin at the other day, she said she won nine

:38:38. > :38:40.Wimbledon is, she wasn't a popular, when she lost one of them, suddenly,

:38:41. > :38:47.she was a heroine. Can feel him squeezing him tighter

:38:48. > :40:40.and tighter. That is the problem for haversack, a

:40:41. > :40:45.really good game, did so well to hold, but some errors here. Part of

:40:46. > :41:09.the free ride that Novak is getting. And really, that's the major

:41:10. > :41:17.difference between a gay ranked 136 and the guy in the top five,

:41:18. > :41:23.mentally. So much stronger. -- and their guy. Going to wear himself out

:41:24. > :41:58.in this heat, certainly those legs. Remember he's playing a guy who has

:41:59. > :42:05.only one four to level matches in his career. One of them, a couple of

:42:06. > :42:44.days ago. Did seem to die, was sliced but

:42:45. > :42:49.accentuated. Pavlasek perhaps need the error of not getting up to the

:42:50. > :43:09.ball early, waited for it, and today -- it died off the surface.

:43:10. > :44:35.Djokovic slapping his legs as if they should do a little bit more!

:44:36. > :44:41.Couple of occasions there are Djokovic might have come in, he

:44:42. > :44:49.feels very comfortable laying the way he is. Yes, and you know,

:44:50. > :44:53.today's game doesn't always reward coming in on pedestrian approaches.

:44:54. > :44:55.Far better to wait until you have one that you can hit and really

:44:56. > :45:27.punish him. Then come in. Djokovic up to that backhand. Breaks

:45:28. > :45:35.again and will serve for a two said lead.

:45:36. > :45:43.The Serbian has upped his game in this set, probably going to be the

:45:44. > :45:50.same score as the first set but both players were below par. Pavlasek has

:45:51. > :45:56.certainly improved his tennis in this set but unfortunately for the

:45:57. > :46:01.check, so has Djokovic and we are now starting to see him play the

:46:02. > :46:07.sort of play that made him such a dominant player. You know, when he

:46:08. > :46:16.plays as he did in that last game, he just... Hits relentlessly,

:46:17. > :46:20.probing ground strokes that you feel he's never going to miss but they

:46:21. > :46:27.always keep you of islands, they keep you on the back foot. The

:46:28. > :46:33.difference in his play over the last year has been that he hasn't been

:46:34. > :46:37.able to maintain that level over an entire match, or at least hasn't

:46:38. > :46:52.done it as often as he did in the past. Perhaps, is he starting to get

:46:53. > :48:05.there again? A lot will become plain in the next week or so.

:48:06. > :48:49.Got his feet all wrong there. Just a little slip and then, no chance.

:48:50. > :48:58.As you were saying, he hits the spots, 114 miles an hour, wasn't

:48:59. > :49:14.lethal, but the direction, the placement, was. Two set points.

:49:15. > :49:28.Same score, better standard, 2-0 sets. I just wonder, Peter, do you

:49:29. > :49:34.wonder if Djokovic can ever get back to dominate the game, it requires so

:49:35. > :49:39.much. Interesting listening to Pat Cash the other day, he looks at the

:49:40. > :49:44.likes of Novak and Roger and goes, why, what on earth makes you, Roger

:49:45. > :49:51.loves the game, does Novak love the game? I am not sure. What makes you

:49:52. > :49:54.work as hard as you do, our after hour, day after day, month after

:49:55. > :50:00.month, he said it was too much for me. Yes, but the way Novak played is

:50:01. > :50:07.certainly attainable again. I'm sure there were times he felt he could

:50:08. > :50:17.improve on what he did in those incredible years he had in 2011, 20

:50:18. > :50:20.14. So, I'm pretty certain he is not going to stop until he gets back to

:50:21. > :50:27.that level once again and there's no reason to think that he can't. He's

:50:28. > :50:32.physically strong, physically fit, one of the most agile guys that has

:50:33. > :50:41.ever played the game, so flexible and yet wiry strong. The thing

:50:42. > :50:49.that's missing is the mental determination, just to get there

:50:50. > :50:56.again, to eliminate any moments of distraction. Of hesitation. And I

:50:57. > :51:04.would not bet against him achieving that again. Even with rapper playing

:51:05. > :51:11.as well as he is now and Roger seemingly back for a while? Yes,

:51:12. > :51:15.even so. Rafa and Roger, getting back to their incredibly high

:51:16. > :51:21.levels, has to be a motivator for Novak to say, OK, come and get back

:51:22. > :51:38.so you can show you actually are that than them at their best.

:51:39. > :51:42.He's gone an early break down in both of the previous sets, he has to

:51:43. > :52:21.avoid doing that here. Out of nowhere! Yes and because the

:52:22. > :52:28.Bob bounced quite high he was able to hit at with less spin than he

:52:29. > :52:39.ordinarily might. Drilled it through the courts.

:52:40. > :52:49.Well done! Super point! CHEERING

:52:50. > :53:19.And it deserves the response from the crowd. Down but not out!

:53:20. > :53:25.That point worth just the same as the previous one. Two joins --

:53:26. > :54:18.chances with the break now. Pressure again. Pavlasek has two

:54:19. > :54:24.work once more. An exciting time coming up, Rafa playing so well,

:54:25. > :54:28.Roger, his renaissance, Novak, maybe getting back to his best?

:54:29. > :54:34.Absolutely. A host of other players starting to come to the fore. Can

:54:35. > :54:47.Dominic Thiem play well on grass as well? Is this year that did the

:54:48. > :55:28.trolls finally breakthrough? Zverev? Even Raonic, the finalist last year.

:55:29. > :55:36.Never far away, those shots. That's been the problem, Djokovic is a bit

:55:37. > :55:39.of a problem as well. He's trying to do perhaps a little bit too much

:55:40. > :55:53.with a shot like that. But then Djokovic puts you through

:55:54. > :55:54.the grinder, you just think, I've got to try something because the guy

:55:55. > :56:12.never misses. Dropped just five points be hind his

:56:13. > :57:54.first serve in the match. Much needed. He's missed a few

:57:55. > :59:05.overhead but was fine there. Good work from Pavlasek. Hasn't won

:59:06. > :59:14.a tour match this year, lost in the first round of the Australian Open,

:59:15. > :59:22.in Dubai, in Miami to tailor Fritz, and in Houston, Florian Meyer. A

:59:23. > :59:29.mismatch before the match, that was a lovely shot. Disappointing from

:59:30. > :59:35.the Djokovic perspective. When you are at the net you have to move to

:59:36. > :59:40.the side the ball is on to cover the net, if you are on the baseline you

:59:41. > :59:45.stay on the opposite side to cover the baseline and so it's almost as

:59:46. > :59:52.though he hasn't quite grasped that part of defending the net.

:59:53. > :59:53.Especially as Pavlasek did the same before about 15 minutes ago.

:59:54. > :00:11.Exactly, yes. That is bad the players have, that

:00:12. > :00:17.is looking pretty tempting right now! Exactly right. Have you ever

:00:18. > :00:30.taken an ice bath? I have no interest. No.

:00:31. > :00:41.Jo Konta was saying that she doesn't normally have ice baths, but after

:00:42. > :00:55.her three-hour marathon, she was in there last night.

:00:56. > :01:14.Good pressure. Might as well give it a go now, a real go. Absolutely.

:01:15. > :01:22.He has played OK within himself, played like a player ranked 126 in

:01:23. > :01:36.the world, but he has got to raise it now have any chance.

:01:37. > :01:45.When Djokovic stays on the baseline to hit the first ground stroke, he

:01:46. > :01:53.is so destructive. Took the ball earlier than Pavlasek was expecting,

:01:54. > :02:02.the Czech was still up in the air is Djokovic hit it.

:02:03. > :02:11.And these are almost the dog days of a match that Djokovic needs to be

:02:12. > :02:15.extra vigilant in. This is where, OK, he's got to be thinking, I've

:02:16. > :02:17.got this one sewn up, but he needs to keep the pedal down and not give

:02:18. > :02:36.away unforced errors. Didn't he do well there, Djokovic?

:02:37. > :02:42.I'm sure the backhand was going down the line, and he flicked it across

:02:43. > :02:43.the last split-second. Yes, and the low forehand volley was exquisitely

:02:44. > :03:16.played. And the way Djokovic moves, you'd

:03:17. > :03:22.think he could play this point all day long. Put the opponent off

:03:23. > :03:52.balance, and then defend the net. Well done. A nice little bit of

:03:53. > :03:58.double work from Pavlasek. Talk about raising his game.

:03:59. > :04:11.Pushed the boat out there. Couldn't have played that point any better.

:04:12. > :04:23.UMPIRE: Time violation, warning, Mr Djokovic.

:04:24. > :04:55.And then that. Don't ask how he's feeling just at the moment! An

:04:56. > :05:00.interesting reaction, though, really. If you watch Nadal get

:05:01. > :05:06.called for a time violation, which happens regularly, it is like water

:05:07. > :05:09.off a ducks back. You have to check that the umpire did say it, because

:05:10. > :05:21.there is no reaction. Certainly wasn't the case was Novak there.

:05:22. > :05:55.First break point of the match. Didn't last long.

:05:56. > :06:11.Yes, he is the master of just playing safe balls that still are

:06:12. > :06:44.awkward for the opponent. I think he is calming down now, not

:06:45. > :08:14.too impressed by the umpire. UMPIRE: Let, first service.

:08:15. > :08:55.Yes, the drop shots are easy to spot, though, aren't they? Yes, a

:08:56. > :09:23.lot of air under that one, Djokovic almost volleyed it.

:09:24. > :09:28.Break point for break. There have been two breaks in both of the

:09:29. > :09:51.previous sets. Djokovic having a conversation with

:09:52. > :10:00.someone up in the box, it seems. But it is for one.

:10:01. > :10:07.Not quite sure what that was about, but it may have been someone

:10:08. > :10:17.congratulating the umpire for Djokovic getting warned for the time

:10:18. > :10:20.violation. A lot of people think he should have been warned several more

:10:21. > :10:25.times in his career, because the bouncing of the ball doesn't count

:10:26. > :10:29.as the service motion. No, I'm sure that there have been plenty of times

:10:30. > :10:35.when he could've been called for a time violation and wasn't. It is a

:10:36. > :10:46.bone of contention, there is no question about that. But it's

:10:47. > :10:56.unlikely that any real change will take place. When the players, the

:10:57. > :11:08.top players... When they have as much power as they have.

:11:09. > :11:18.He is saying he gets it, I'm not sure he does. Well, he does, but it

:11:19. > :11:22.is still annoying. I get it, but I still want have my say. Also, it

:11:23. > :11:23.might become a habit, or if umpires start doing that when he is bouncing

:11:24. > :12:34.the ball, it doesn't help a lot. Oh, beautifully picked up. Did he

:12:35. > :13:00.hit that knee-high? Or even below? He's got a lot of talent for hitting

:13:01. > :13:04.a tennis ball. He's OK, isn't he? I guess it's no accident he's won $109

:13:05. > :13:26.million on court. He will get a few more for winning

:13:27. > :13:33.this game, and that shouldn't be too much longer. Pavlasek serving to

:13:34. > :13:54.stay in the match. Fourth ace. Very nearly his fastest

:13:55. > :14:58.serve, 120. Loaded up there. Now he's having

:14:59. > :15:11.fun. Open your shoulders and let it ride.

:15:12. > :15:16.You are right, he is really enjoying himself right here. But the

:15:17. > :15:42.enjoyment may not be a whole lot longer.

:15:43. > :16:20.So, match point after an hour and 32.

:16:21. > :17:03.And this time it stayed to go across.

:17:04. > :17:19.Set the point up magnificently. He is just purring now, isn't he? The

:17:20. > :17:33.machine is running so smoothly. UMPIRE: Game, set and match

:17:34. > :17:41.Djokovic. So, Pavlasek's day in the sun didn't last too long. Happy

:17:42. > :17:48.coach, happy player. Djokovic through, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1, and he got

:17:49. > :17:52.better and better. Didn't he ever? I would say that both he and his camp

:17:53. > :18:00.will be very pleased with how that match panned out. He wasn't on the

:18:01. > :18:04.top of his game right away, but as through the second and third sets,

:18:05. > :18:09.he really did start to move well, he eliminated the unforced errors, he

:18:10. > :18:15.put a lot of returns into play. It looked like the old Novak. Will he

:18:16. > :18:20.be able to maintain that level of play when the competition gets a

:18:21. > :18:26.little stiffer? And it certainly promises to in the next round.

:18:27. > :18:30.Pavlasek really struggling early on, he played a little better in sets

:18:31. > :18:35.two and three, but he didn't really have enough to trouble Novak.

:18:36. > :18:40.Exactly, he doesn't have a huge serve, he has not really got any

:18:41. > :18:48.ground stroke that would bother Novak, and you need a huge shot to

:18:49. > :18:56.threaten who is perhaps one of the greatest defenders of all time. And

:18:57. > :19:03.Pavlasek, as you say, just doesn't have any of those in his arsenal. He

:19:04. > :19:06.was always a contender for this title, of course, but because of the

:19:07. > :19:13.trials and tribulations of the last 12 months, nobody was thinking of

:19:14. > :19:18.him in the top bracket. He is virtually there now. I'm with you.

:19:19. > :19:21.This performance here, although it wasn't against a top contender,

:19:22. > :19:27.certainly showed us that Novak is starting to put it together,

:19:28. > :19:35.starting to eliminate the down periods in a match where the errors

:19:36. > :19:39.follow thick and fast. I think that he's only going to go up from here

:19:40. > :19:47.as well. He looks pretty calm, pretty settled. And he will play the

:19:48. > :19:55.winner of Juan Martin Del Potro and Ernests Gulbis, the massive hitter

:19:56. > :19:59.from Latvia. First set to Gulbis, 6-4, 3-4 in the second set, and that

:20:00. > :20:04.will be a stiff task, because both of those guys have got weapons, big

:20:05. > :20:15.weapons. No question, both with very powerful serves. But I think the

:20:16. > :20:19.crowd leaving quite happy. They have had enough of the sun, and they've

:20:20. > :20:25.seen Djokovic starting to play his very best tennis.

:20:26. > :20:32.One hour and 34 in the end, Djokovic through, dropping just five games,

:20:33. > :20:37.and he's now at the back of the court talking to Phil Jones.

:20:38. > :20:45.Novak, well played. That must be a satisfying feeling to get out there

:20:46. > :20:49.after the first round curtailed match? Yes, it was the first match

:20:50. > :20:55.this year on Court One, played a little bit different from the Centre

:20:56. > :20:59.Court. With all the construction, obviously. I think the next year

:21:00. > :21:03.there will be a roof on Court One, so it is quite different from last

:21:04. > :21:10.year, but it was a very hot day, it wasn't easy to play point after

:21:11. > :21:15.point, and some long rallies midway in the second set, we had some long

:21:16. > :21:20.games, but overall, from the very beginning, I managed to impose my

:21:21. > :21:24.own rhythm and played the game that I intended to play. Did you feel

:21:25. > :21:29.like you played at the consistently high level you will need to to

:21:30. > :21:35.progress in this tournament? Definitely, I feel better as the

:21:36. > :21:39.days go by. In Wimbledon I have been in these situations before many

:21:40. > :21:44.times, and I will try to use the experience, knowing what to do one a

:21:45. > :21:46.daily basis and to get myself in the right shape, right state of mind,

:21:47. > :21:51.and hopefully the right performance. What is it like when you are playing

:21:52. > :21:57.somebody on the opposite side who professes to be a big fan of yours?

:21:58. > :21:59.He says you are his hero. You've got to go and face him, he has nothing

:22:00. > :22:07.to lose, you have everything to lose, what's that like? I'm

:22:08. > :22:12.flattered, obviously. That I inspired someone with my tennis. I

:22:13. > :22:19.understand what that feels like, I was looking up to many, many

:22:20. > :22:23.players, and I think it is his debut on Wimbledon. I didn't know much

:22:24. > :22:29.about him, to be honest, I tried to get as much information as I could

:22:30. > :22:35.in the last 48 hours, and all in all, it was a big occasion for him,

:22:36. > :22:41.so I'm sure he can play better than he did today, but from my side, it

:22:42. > :22:44.was working well. And a potential next round opponent in Juan Martin

:22:45. > :22:48.Del Potro, he has not finished his match, but you have had an epic with

:22:49. > :22:53.him here in the past, the Olympics, what about that prospect? We had a

:22:54. > :22:58.couple of matches on the grass courts, I lost to him at the Olympic

:22:59. > :23:11.Games for the bronze medal in 2012, and I1-macro the year after, 2013,

:23:12. > :23:18.in a five set match, so well, Dell -- Delpo is a tricky player to play

:23:19. > :23:22.on any surface, but especially on grass which is the fastest. He has

:23:23. > :23:28.one of the most lethal forehands on the tour. I have played him many

:23:29. > :23:33.times before in my career, but especially this year, playing on

:23:34. > :23:37.grass, it is quite different, so I'm trying to prepare myself well for

:23:38. > :23:44.that match, and get in the right shape. We wish you well for that,

:23:45. > :23:48.and well played today. Thank you. SUE BARKER: He is one of the

:23:49. > :23:52.all-time greats, and he has inspired so many to take up the game purely

:23:53. > :23:58.by his work ethic, his flexibility, the amount of training that he does

:23:59. > :24:06.off the court to get his body so fit to last the best of five sets on all

:24:07. > :24:13.surfaces, and he is through to the third round. One result to bring you

:24:14. > :24:18.before we work on. Mischa Zverev, the 27th seed, has won in five long

:24:19. > :24:27.sets out on Centre Court against Michelle Kukushkin. Both players had

:24:28. > :24:32.the trainer on, both carrying injuries, but he is through, and in

:24:33. > :24:41.the next round, he will face either Dusan Lajovic or Roger Federer. He

:24:42. > :24:45.is the man who put out Andy Murray at the Australian Open. Over on

:24:46. > :24:51.Centre Court right now, this match is currently on BBC One, and it is

:24:52. > :25:04.going Gael Monfils's way, he took the first two sets, 6-3, 6-4, but

:25:05. > :25:09.Kyle Edmund has a break in the third set, so we will keep an eye on that.

:25:10. > :25:14.And on Court three, Novak Djokovic faces the winner of this, Ernest

:25:15. > :25:20.Gulbis against Juan Martin Del Potro, the 29th seed has dropped the

:25:21. > :25:26.first set and is facing two break points right now, so not going his

:25:27. > :25:33.way. That matches on the red button. And we are heading over to court

:25:34. > :25:38.another two to see Ida Radwanska up against Christina McHale, someone

:25:39. > :25:45.who had never won a set off her in their previous five meetings, but

:25:46. > :25:52.she has today, she is up break of serve in the second one set.

:25:53. > :26:00.COMMENTATOR: Agnieszka Radwanska has just broken back to level the second

:26:01. > :26:04.set at two games all. Don't worry, it is not a change of ends, just

:26:05. > :26:10.both players changing their racket because it is time for a new set of

:26:11. > :26:15.tennis balls. Radwanska who has a terrific record at Wimbledon, twice

:26:16. > :26:20.a semifinalist and twice a quarterfinalist, but she has really

:26:21. > :26:28.struggled. She has. She has a reputation of Mr consistency all in

:26:29. > :26:32.the latter stages of events. She has struggled to win back-to-back

:26:33. > :26:34.matches, it has been her worst season on tour since she turned pro

:26:35. > :27:18.all those years ago. If Radwanska has been struggling,

:27:19. > :27:40.McHale has only won seven matches, including the first round.

:27:41. > :27:47.You wouldn't know it, the way she has played out here. Her serving

:27:48. > :27:51.really kept her in that opening set. Radwanska was racing through her

:27:52. > :27:54.games, but her serve has been excellent and that has allowed her

:27:55. > :27:58.to set up the big heavy top-spin forehand. She has pushed Radwanska

:27:59. > :28:12.all over the court. And really the difference for Agga

:28:13. > :28:15.this year, she is making unforced errors. Doesn't often happen. So

:28:16. > :28:31.many more than normal. UMPIRE: Miss McHale is challenging

:28:32. > :28:41.the call. Not entirely convinced, is she?

:28:42. > :28:45.UMPIRE: Missed McHale has one challenge remaining.

:28:46. > :29:17.Second ace from Radwanska. One of the theories as to why

:29:18. > :29:21.Radwanska has struggled this year is that at the start of the year, she

:29:22. > :29:30.changed racket, and adjusted and work for her. Yes, it was a very

:29:31. > :29:34.strange decision. She had used her previous racket since she was a

:29:35. > :29:38.junior. Why she changed, I don't know, and it was a different make of

:29:39. > :29:42.racket, different company, and that company really do make quite stiff

:29:43. > :29:46.rackets which I feel don't give you... I feel that she needs a

:29:47. > :29:50.racket that is light and gives you a lot of power and is easy to

:29:51. > :29:57.manoeuvre. We looked at it in horror, all of us in the media, and

:29:58. > :30:00.thought, what has she done? Anywhere, she is obviously still

:30:01. > :30:07.under contract, had lasted 34 months, and then the racket she has

:30:08. > :30:11.got their witches her old racket that she made the finals of

:30:12. > :30:15.Wimbledon with, and it allows you to do also is of things. But what she

:30:16. > :30:19.has had to do is to stay under contract, so she has had to have it

:30:20. > :30:24.blacked out with paint. The problem is it is not that easy just to go

:30:25. > :30:27.back to your old racket again. Mark Petchey who I was commentating with

:30:28. > :30:30.on her opening round made a very good point about that, you just

:30:31. > :30:36.can't pick up from where you left off, and she is still struggling.

:30:37. > :30:42.UMPIRE: Ladies and gentlemen, please find your seats quickly, thank you.

:30:43. > :30:46.Since losing to Johanna Konta in the final of Sydney, which was the

:30:47. > :30:48.second week of the year, just before the Australian Open, Radwanska

:30:49. > :31:17.hasn't reached a quarterfinal. A major surprise element when McHale

:31:18. > :31:24.hits that kind of shot, not normally part of the repertoire, I am sure

:31:25. > :31:25.there was not a mention of drop shots in Radwanska's notebook on

:31:26. > :31:59.McHale. So good to see her back with their

:32:00. > :32:02.old racket, because it allows her to hit her own shots.

:32:03. > :32:04.The old one was like a broomstick handle, she couldn't generate any

:32:05. > :32:35.power. Yeah, I remember when we were in

:32:36. > :32:38.Singapore about 20 months ago when she won the season-ending

:32:39. > :32:43.championships, we all referred to the racket as a magic wand. Rather

:32:44. > :32:48.like Harry Potter, the wand has changed into a broomstick!

:32:49. > :33:01.Definitely not casting any spells out there!

:33:02. > :33:07.Working very hard, though, she knows she can get through this, and it is

:33:08. > :33:12.blistering hot out there. The players call this court the wok, on

:33:13. > :33:26.a hot day it is horrendous! There is the forehand of the

:33:27. > :33:34.American, steadied the ship after losing the previous two games.

:33:35. > :33:45.You like your stir-fry, don't you? Not out here! Comes from the state

:33:46. > :33:52.of New Jerzy, just across the Hudson River from New York. Currently

:33:53. > :34:10.ranked 60 in the world, has been as high as 24.

:34:11. > :34:19.Played really well in the second round last year, McHale, lost

:34:20. > :34:20.against Serena Williams in what was Serena's toughest match of the

:34:21. > :35:32.championship. It has been such a battle for

:35:33. > :35:37.Radwanska to try to pull this much and do her terms.

:35:38. > :35:43.In the first set, she was battered by McHale's serves and big

:35:44. > :36:24.forehands, normally Radwanska is one step ahead of all her opponents.

:36:25. > :36:48.We had a shot there of Katherine Rundell day, the American Fed Cup

:36:49. > :36:54.captain, America in the final of the Fed Cup this year, they are going to

:36:55. > :36:57.play Belarus, surprise finalists, particularly because they did not

:36:58. > :37:02.have Victoria Azarenka at the time. But Christine has had such a quirky

:37:03. > :37:07.year, she doesn't have her own coach, she has turned to the Fed Cup

:37:08. > :37:12.captain for a bit of guidance, and it is paying off at the moment. You

:37:13. > :37:16.couldn't have anyone better supporting her, I am really glad for

:37:17. > :37:20.Kathy that it is going so well, her first year in charge. She is one of

:37:21. > :37:29.life's most exuberant characters, and she is based in Boca in Florida,

:37:30. > :37:36.ten essential, and Christine has trained there when she was a

:37:37. > :37:40.youngster. -- tennis central. She is very much a product of the American

:37:41. > :37:49.system, and Kathy as part of that system, and you need people around

:37:50. > :37:54.you when they have not got a vested interest in your career, and I would

:37:55. > :37:55.be happy to look up to my player box and see Kathy Rinaldi there, very

:37:56. > :39:05.good player herself in her time. Very odd to see Aga come in off

:39:06. > :39:10.completely the wrong ball, you can see there is an undercurrent of

:39:11. > :39:26.doubt about Aga, the way she is playing her tennis right now.

:39:27. > :39:57.McHale has been by far the more positive.

:39:58. > :40:48.Normally, Aga is one step ahead, plays much is pretty much on her own

:40:49. > :40:52.terms, deals with most of the power players so well, usually Serena gets

:40:53. > :40:55.the better of her, or Maria Sharapova, but it takes a special

:40:56. > :40:59.performance to blast Aga off the court.

:41:00. > :41:27.Just to remind you that in five previous meetings McHale had never

:41:28. > :41:28.won a set, so this is a real turn up.

:41:29. > :41:34.They last played in Sydney at the start of the year, in Nottingham on

:41:35. > :41:39.the grass, that was the previous meeting on grass, in 2015.

:41:40. > :42:29.She has been flicking through her playbook on McHale, which was pretty

:42:30. > :42:34.reliable until this afternoon! And what she is trying to do is try

:42:35. > :42:38.to pin McHale back in the backhand corner, and when she goes to the

:42:39. > :42:44.forehand, really go with pace and commitment.

:42:45. > :43:34.A love game, then, for Radwanska. It may not have been the greatest

:43:35. > :43:37.year for the Pole on the court, but she has got something huge to look

:43:38. > :43:40.forward to later this summer, because she is getting married, and

:43:41. > :43:48.it will be the equivalent in Poland of a sort of Royal Wedding. And I

:43:49. > :43:51.have a feeling she is getting married somewhere quite special,

:43:52. > :44:01.don't alert the Polish paparazzi, they are not listing! There is the

:44:02. > :44:07.fiance, husband to be, David, the hitting partner, pretty good player

:44:08. > :44:13.himself. Video in the centre, one of the first women on the tour to

:44:14. > :44:16.travel with a full-time physio, Aga, but he is a man whose name I will

:44:17. > :44:28.not attempt to pronounce, because it has got lots of Zs in it.

:44:29. > :44:32.And a gentleman on the right is the coach, the Fed Cup captain of Poland

:44:33. > :44:48.for many years. So serving to stay in this second

:44:49. > :45:42.set now, McHale. I mean, you can't imagine Radwanska,

:45:43. > :45:48.of all people, missing a shot like that. It is a lesson to anyone else,

:45:49. > :45:58.I was chatting to Tracy Austin, Azarenka has also changed her make

:45:59. > :46:05.and model of rackets, and Tracy was firmly of the opinion - do not

:46:06. > :46:09.change your rackets. You have got to remember that Aga is super quick,

:46:10. > :46:14.she has great guile, but a game is based on not making mistakes. -- her

:46:15. > :46:45.game. That is good, there is nothing

:46:46. > :46:50.anyone could have done about that. McHale's forehand finding the

:46:51. > :46:55.corners. Well, her support camp will be so pleased with that, that is the

:46:56. > :46:58.shot she finds so difficult, the forehand down the line from the

:46:59. > :47:01.forehand tram, because she has such an extreme grip, very hard to get

:47:02. > :48:21.the ball down that way. It was that backhand that really set

:48:22. > :48:23.up the point for McHale, because at hit the baseline at the far end and

:48:24. > :49:30.produced a short shot. Oh, I would have a look at that. She

:49:31. > :49:37.is! Put the tongue away, Christine! She has only got one challenge left

:49:38. > :50:37.and as they go to a breaker. Yeah. APPLAUSE

:50:38. > :50:45.A vicious slice on that approach from Radwanska!

:50:46. > :50:50.Well, the ball is still bouncing very low in the forecourt, and this

:50:51. > :50:53.is where you have to improvise on this surface, you are forced to do

:50:54. > :51:13.so because the bounce is always changing on you.

:51:14. > :51:32.That second serve was just 63 mph, it sat up and beg to be hit!

:51:33. > :51:43.Two break points to leave McHale to serve for the match.

:51:44. > :52:10.If Radwanska comes back to win this match, she should thank the net.

:52:11. > :52:20.APPLAUSE Oh dear.

:52:21. > :52:24.Now, in that one-on-one situation, where she had time on the pass, with

:52:25. > :52:29.these new strings that they have these days, you can get the ball to

:52:30. > :52:31.dip in a way that you couldn't ten or 15 years ago, and she had to make

:52:32. > :53:12.Radwanska play that. First serve and volley of the match,

:53:13. > :53:15.and Radwanska escapes and leads sets iPhone five.

:53:16. > :53:29.-- and leads 6-5. Sometimes you just have this gut

:53:30. > :53:34.feeling that that could have been a decisive moment of the match, a

:53:35. > :53:42.change of momentum. Yeah, I do feel that Christina, she has not won many

:53:43. > :53:47.matches coming in here, she doesn't always back herself in some of these

:53:48. > :53:50.battles. She's quite a quiet character, very studious, super

:53:51. > :53:54.academic, and I have a feeling she overanalyse analyses being

:53:55. > :54:00.sometimes. Out on court, it is about the decisions you make, and when you

:54:01. > :54:07.make them, and I actually thought, if she loses this set, McHale, where

:54:08. > :54:12.she went wrong, she was 2-1 up, she had just broken, 15-15, Mr first

:54:13. > :54:16.serve, and she challenged it through Hawk-Eye, but it was a strange thing

:54:17. > :54:21.to do, because it didn't matter and up. She ended up serving a double

:54:22. > :54:28.fault and getting broken, allowing Radwanska back into the match. If I

:54:29. > :54:30.had to bookmark a turning point, it looks innocuous, but it showed she

:54:31. > :54:51.wasn't sure of herself. So 6-5 to Radwanska, second set,

:54:52. > :54:57.having lost the first, but still on serve, McHale serving.

:54:58. > :55:12.One of the reasons why Christina has had such a difficult year is that

:55:13. > :55:16.she has lost quite a few matches from match point up, and she has a

:55:17. > :55:19.wreck and Asian in the locker room for losing tight matches at the

:55:20. > :55:36.moment. -- she has a reputation.

:55:37. > :56:05.That is impressive, almost twice as many.

:56:06. > :56:38.She has won a bucket load of points with that combination, interesting

:56:39. > :56:42.the way she has switched the direction of her first serve,

:56:43. > :57:03.looking for the first ball forehand, very good with her finishing.

:57:04. > :57:23.Impressive from McHale, no reaction to missing those break points at

:57:24. > :57:26.5-5. They have played one tie-break

:57:27. > :57:29.before, that was at the start of the year in Sydney, Radwanska won and

:57:30. > :58:33.7-1. Oh, what a chance that was for

:58:34. > :59:34.McHale, on her forehand. Not missing - that is her game, that

:59:35. > :59:38.is what has earned her all those millions of dollars and brought her

:59:39. > :59:44.so many titles. Using a little off forehand fade really well, then

:59:45. > :59:49.finding some space, up on the baseline, and we have not seen her

:59:50. > :59:53.there this match. McHale a long way behind it, and that is not a good

:59:54. > :59:57.dynamic for the American. I would love to see McHale planted right up

:59:58. > :00:03.on the baseline for the first serve, then camp inside the baseline for

:00:04. > :00:20.the second serve. She will move forward now.

:00:21. > :00:37.Such a hazard when you play Aga Radwanska, because you think you are

:00:38. > :00:39.in control of the .1 minute, and then she is a step ahead of you, and

:00:40. > :01:06.it is easy to panic out there. All five points have been one by the

:01:07. > :01:47.receiver so far. McHale has won 79% of the points

:01:48. > :01:53.behind her first serve, and the server itself is a factor in that.

:01:54. > :02:00.The power and accuracy, her serve has been up around the 110 mark most

:02:01. > :02:07.of the time, that is ten mph faster than Aga's first serve. She is deep

:02:08. > :02:15.into the box, which reduces the action time. She is having a torrid

:02:16. > :02:33.afternoon, Aga, trying to neutralise it.

:02:34. > :03:28.Two tremendous serves from McHale, and she leads 5-2 in the break-up.

:03:29. > :03:48.The longest rally of the match. Radwanska using her incredible

:03:49. > :04:13.anticipation. To stave off the sustained attack.

:04:14. > :04:25.These next few moments for Christina is about not overthinking it. Aga is

:04:26. > :04:26.not at her best, but they don't give you these matches, the top players,

:04:27. > :04:58.they make you work. Now, then, this is an interesting

:04:59. > :05:14.call. The call is not up, in other words, the ball had bounced twice.

:05:15. > :05:24.The Norwegian umpire in the chair. And she got it right. She is pretty

:05:25. > :05:54.experienced, Julie Kjendlie, well done. That is not an easy job.

:05:55. > :06:55.Surrender is not a word that exists in the Radwanska vocabulary. She

:06:56. > :06:59.took those couple of Lee's very carefully. It is hard to get out of

:07:00. > :07:05.your mind that you are match point down, and she was happy to hit two

:07:06. > :07:08.or three if she had to, and that is experience. And there is a feeling

:07:09. > :07:10.that she could be a little nervous out here, and it might affect her

:07:11. > :07:58.play. Aga's job is not to miss here. The American support group getting

:07:59. > :08:03.very excited. They have been through a lot, and for Christina here, it is

:08:04. > :08:04.just pick your best serve, and go for it, and her best serve is out

:08:05. > :08:55.wide. Well, she went for it, and Radwanska

:08:56. > :09:33.was waiting for it. Two match points saved.

:09:34. > :09:40.UMPIRE: Correction, was good. It is an overrule.

:09:41. > :09:43.UMPIRE: Missed Radwanska is challenging the call. It was called

:09:44. > :09:52.out by the line judge, overruled by the umpire.

:09:53. > :10:05.UMPIRE: 8-7, Miss Radwanska. And now set point Radwanska on her

:10:06. > :10:42.own serve. And Radwanska survives. One set all,

:10:43. > :11:07.taking the tie-break 9-7. Well, Sam, so far it is the ladies

:11:08. > :11:13.championship that is producing the high drama. In terms of the level,

:11:14. > :11:17.it is not a great match, but it is a wonderful contest, I'm not surprised

:11:18. > :11:23.they have both gone off, there is a little room just behind the umpire's

:11:24. > :11:27.chair, so they will be back quite quickly. I think they just need to

:11:28. > :11:33.change their kit. At the moment is where it mattered, I just felt that

:11:34. > :11:37.McHale blinked, she didn't quite go after it enough, and Radwanska just

:11:38. > :11:39.sealed up her game, went into lockdown and said, I am not going to

:11:40. > :11:55.miss, you will have to beat me. And what is significant there is

:11:56. > :11:58.that Radwanska, many more winners from her in that second set. She

:11:59. > :12:02.changed the patterns of play cleverly, and she got the error

:12:03. > :12:07.account down to a more recognisable number that we are more used to from

:12:08. > :12:12.her. There were a lot of opportunities in that set the McHale

:12:13. > :12:16.to pull away, she only converted one of four break points, and when you

:12:17. > :12:24.are playing one of the best, those sort of numbers matter. And her

:12:25. > :12:28.first serve percentage dipped a little as well, and she is depending

:12:29. > :12:39.on the first serve to get her points. It is steaming hot in the

:12:40. > :12:45.wok. That is what the players call it, because it is a sunken court, it

:12:46. > :12:48.provides great drama, and it has really livened up this southern end

:12:49. > :12:55.of the All-England Club, you can queue for tickets and get a seat on

:12:56. > :13:01.this court, as well, over the first few years, the fans took a while to

:13:02. > :13:10.get used to it, it was often half empty, and it has taken a while, but

:13:11. > :13:14.everyone has got to know it. This is Wimbledon. We embrace change a

:13:15. > :13:22.little slowly, don't we? But it is so seldom the All-England Club gets

:13:23. > :13:26.anything wrong. And in due course, there will be more space at this end

:13:27. > :13:31.as well, new courts to be built north of Court Number One. What will

:13:32. > :13:34.make a big difference in terms of, there is a lot of ambient noise

:13:35. > :13:43.around this court because you have caught 12 just over the way, and it

:13:44. > :13:53.is often very, very noisy, that is close to this court.

:13:54. > :13:57.UMPIRE: Time. So lots of clinking of glasses, bottles, lorries that

:13:58. > :14:01.turnaround on Church road. It does need to be opened up, and that is

:14:02. > :14:10.exactly what will happen. It will take a few years, but it is a good

:14:11. > :14:15.court. It just feels very strange that it is not on the site of the

:14:16. > :14:25.old core two, which is where Court three is. This had to be caught --

:14:26. > :14:27.the second court, because it can set a few thousand more people, so that

:14:28. > :15:56.is the old logic of Court Two. Now, can McHale regrouped mentally?

:15:57. > :15:59.Twice having match point, to record what in terms of the significance

:16:00. > :16:42.would have been the best win of her career.

:16:43. > :16:48.Really good use of her feet there from Radwanska, getting the forehand

:16:49. > :17:21.into play. Still going for that forehand, Sam.

:17:22. > :17:23.She is in real trouble here if Radwanska keeps the unforced error

:17:24. > :17:27.count as low as she did in that second set. That has been a major

:17:28. > :17:58.factor in what has been going on out here.

:17:59. > :18:03.Excellent game for McHale to be able to settle herself back down and

:18:04. > :18:11.think, I am still very much in this match. If you had told me I would be

:18:12. > :18:17.a set all before the match, I would have taken that. I doubt she is

:18:18. > :18:22.thinking that now. Why am I not having a cold shower and getting

:18:23. > :18:26.ready for my press conference? The gentleman there, those of you who

:18:27. > :18:33.are Foxes fans, might recognise the Leicester centre half. Member of the

:18:34. > :20:07.premiership winning squad. It is very difficult for Christina

:20:08. > :20:14.to believe. The locker room nerves, she has lost a lot of matches this

:20:15. > :20:17.year from match point up, and lost a lot of tight ones. Many of those

:20:18. > :20:25.encounters have gone the wrong way for her.

:20:26. > :20:35.That is very clever. You don't often win those little exchanges with

:20:36. > :20:42.Radwanska at the net. In the game of cat and mouse with Aga, you usually

:20:43. > :20:46.the mouse! You see what I mean with the locker room, having a sense of

:20:47. > :20:53.what is going on. There isn't a sign on the shower cubicle door saying

:20:54. > :20:57.McHale looses tight matches, but everyone knows what is going on. The

:20:58. > :21:23.tennis jungle drums work very quickly and efficiently.

:21:24. > :21:32.Too good. And break point here for McHale. This is the winning formula,

:21:33. > :21:37.the inside out forehand, pulling Radwanska off the court, and then

:21:38. > :21:41.she tends, Aga, to hold the position, she runs late into the

:21:42. > :22:08.space, social it is open if you can take it.

:22:09. > :22:12.Oh, she'd like to have that one again. Second serve under her

:22:13. > :22:53.forehand. There was a big bravo from Aga's

:22:54. > :23:00.support there, because that was a wonderful change of pace and spin,

:23:01. > :23:03.it has been difficult for her because the ground strokes have been

:23:04. > :23:08.so strong from the American, she has been pinned back behind the

:23:09. > :24:03.baseline. Once she can work her magic, it is a different match.

:24:04. > :24:33.Starting to win the points that really matter now, Radwanska.

:24:34. > :24:55.And that means McHale has now lost five points in a row.

:24:56. > :25:02.Now, that shot is OK when you are confident and up on the scoreline,

:25:03. > :25:08.but in this situation where you feel the weight of those losses in the

:25:09. > :25:11.past against Radwanska, it is really preying on McHale, and probably an

:25:12. > :25:21.enormous factor in that she just blinked in that second set breaker.

:25:22. > :25:32.Oh, no! Mentally, it is understandable, though, they have

:25:33. > :25:38.been on court over two hours in the blistering heat, and she has just

:25:39. > :25:59.mentally, done here. -- mentally come undone here.

:26:00. > :26:08.It is a break to love, and Radwanska moves ahead in the final set.

:26:09. > :26:17.SUE BARKER: She is such a gritty competitor, so hard to beat, Aga

:26:18. > :26:22.Radwanska, and she goes ahead in the third set. Meanwhile over on Centre

:26:23. > :26:29.Court, Gael Monfils has won in straight sets over Britain's Kyle

:26:30. > :26:32.Edmund. Edmund had led 3-1 in the first set, but Monfils got better

:26:33. > :26:36.and better throughout that. He says he doesn't like the grass, but he is

:26:37. > :26:42.playing very well on it. A great entertainer and a real contender as

:26:43. > :26:48.well having reached the semifinal of the US Open last year. He is through

:26:49. > :26:52.to the next round. And an upset, we have lost another seed, the big

:26:53. > :26:59.serving John Isner, the 23rd set, even though he put in 45 aces during

:27:00. > :27:06.this match, he lost in three hours and 51 minutes, 6-3 in the fifth and

:27:07. > :27:14.final set, to five foot nine Dudi Sela, so he puts out the big man,

:27:15. > :27:20.six foot ten John Isner. And he is happy! The crowd ecstatic, what a

:27:21. > :27:28.match they have had out there. Three hours 51 minutes. I think he's

:27:29. > :27:32.probably still out there celebrating! This match is currently

:27:33. > :27:39.over on BBC One, Karolina Pliskova, one game all against Magdalena

:27:40. > :27:45.Rybarikova, that is over on BBC One, but let's rejoin court two right

:27:46. > :27:49.now. COMMENTATOR: Radwanska serving with

:27:50. > :29:12.the break now in the final set. She is beginning to cast her spell

:29:13. > :29:19.now, Radwanska, drop shots, trick shots. Yes, all these little shots,

:29:20. > :29:20.I'm not sure where they have been, where the real Aga has been for the

:29:21. > :29:49.first couple of sets. I notice McHale has now got a...

:29:50. > :29:56.Some sort of support on her left arm. It can't be to keep it warm.

:29:57. > :30:13.That's for sure! It is absolutely smoking hot out here. Tennis elbow?

:30:14. > :30:18.UMPIRE: Miss McHale is challenging the call on the left baseline, the

:30:19. > :30:43.ball was called out. Pretty close. Over the course of two and a quarter

:30:44. > :30:47.hours, they have only got four decisions wrong, but that is enough,

:30:48. > :30:49.and thank goodness we have the technology, Hawk-Eye cameras placed

:30:50. > :31:11.around this court. Just watching McHale at the moment,

:31:12. > :31:16.I still feel like she is playing really well, but I don't think there

:31:17. > :31:18.is the purpose and precision we saw from her in the opening couple of

:31:19. > :31:22.sets. I feel she is going to play well but

:31:23. > :31:37.not gain any real territory in the decider.

:31:38. > :31:47.Three games in a row, then, for the number nine seed. David, I am

:31:48. > :31:50.looking at my scoresheet, it feels like a match without momentum, the

:31:51. > :31:56.only time we have had a swing is at the end of the set, McHale coming

:31:57. > :32:13.from 5-4 down to win three, no-one has been able to grab this match.

:32:14. > :32:59.In her heart of hearts, Christina McHale know she has to win this game

:33:00. > :33:22.- I can't see her coming from a double break down in the final set.

:33:23. > :33:32.I love that shot from Radwanska, look how she holds, McHale has to

:33:33. > :33:37.commit. Such an important feature of Aga's game is the disguise. Sunny

:33:38. > :33:40.players say you just cannot read where she is going, and anticipation

:33:41. > :33:42.is such an important part of the game. Aga really takes that away

:33:43. > :34:16.from you. Well, that was a great point, the

:34:17. > :34:23.second serve had plenty of pace, right on the service line, then the

:34:24. > :35:09.winner off the weaker wing, the backhand.

:35:10. > :36:02.It is that forehand, inside out, inside in combination, and this is

:36:03. > :36:06.the inside in - look how much room she gives herself, great adjustment

:36:07. > :36:09.steps to just allow herself to swing at four and a swing through.

:36:10. > :36:39.-- at the ball and swing through. Oh, that is a nasty fall. I think

:36:40. > :36:43.she is all right. Normally she is very good at just skipping and

:36:44. > :36:48.dancing on the top of the surface, this is what you have to do on the

:36:49. > :36:52.grass, because as soon as you look for traction, putting your shoe

:36:53. > :36:58.against the court, you can just go, and there isn't any grip down there.

:36:59. > :37:03.They have little pimples on their shoes, specialist grass court souls,

:37:04. > :37:09.but you have to be very careful now on these baselines.

:37:10. > :37:29.Because if Radwanska had broken there, McHale was staring at the

:37:30. > :37:52.sign marked exit. Christina, though, is a pretty tough

:37:53. > :37:57.cookie. She was the first, really, of all the young Americans to make

:37:58. > :38:02.the breakthrough, because she was very mature - she is super-smart off

:38:03. > :38:06.court, if she wasn't playing tennis, she would be studying medicine at

:38:07. > :38:11.Stanford, one of the world's great universities. Chatting to her

:38:12. > :38:15.sister, Lauren, a couple of years older, they used to play a lot, and

:38:16. > :38:23.she was pretty good until she got beaten by Christine when she was 16.

:38:24. > :38:28.She is strong, because I think she was very mature, and then when she

:38:29. > :38:32.had made that breakthrough, she had glandular fever for a year, and that

:38:33. > :38:54.really knocked back. And it has been a long way back for her.

:38:55. > :39:10.Serving 96 mph, that first serve, but the placement was perfect, deep,

:39:11. > :39:48.right in the corner. Oh, it is right on the line!

:39:49. > :40:09.APPLAUSE Sam Smith has been referring to

:40:10. > :40:21.these as toy shots. It is a little toy racket!

:40:22. > :40:34.I will tell you what, she has not made, according to our stats

:40:35. > :40:38.monitor, a single unforced are in this final set.

:40:39. > :40:42.Seven in the first, six in the second.

:40:43. > :41:07.Yes, the real Radwanska has shown up now, that is what you expect from

:41:08. > :41:26.her - no points given away. 2-4.

:41:27. > :41:33.Very difficult when Aga goes into lockdown. The first two and she

:41:34. > :41:36.played, when due was six, it wasn't about who won the most points, it

:41:37. > :42:08.was about to make the fewest errors - and guess who won it!

:42:09. > :42:23.There is that anticipation, just waiting for the inside in forehand.

:42:24. > :42:26.Yes, really worth a punt, she was on the way, because Christina has got a

:42:27. > :42:31.little predictable with the inside in - you have got to keep switching

:42:32. > :42:53.it, you're on board computer on red alert when you are playing Aga.

:42:54. > :43:01.We have noticed in this deciding set, the percentage has gone away,

:43:02. > :43:11.the risk has gone up so much more, and that is where Aga gets you. Over

:43:12. > :43:28.pressing, overplaying. Three more break points for the Pole.

:43:29. > :44:54.Well, all credit to McHale, saved a break point in the previous service

:44:55. > :45:25.game, three more in this. She too fighting so hard.

:45:26. > :47:21.That is as frustrated as you have ever seen Radwanska.

:47:22. > :47:32.Yeah, she changed her mind about six times, do I go inside in, do I go

:47:33. > :47:34.inside out? That is what Aga nick you do, you question yourself, you

:47:35. > :48:15.overthink. Well, in fairness to Radwanska, that

:48:16. > :48:22.was a very fine second serve. Deep with a little bit of kick, reared

:48:23. > :48:57.up. Five break points saved in the game.

:48:58. > :49:03.There are very few players that can hang with Radwanska at this mental

:49:04. > :49:08.level, that is one of the reasons why she is so good and has been up

:49:09. > :49:09.their plans for so long - her mental application has not wavered in this

:49:10. > :49:37.match. Yes, she is like a practice wall at

:49:38. > :49:41.the club, keeps getting the ball back. But this is a great effort

:49:42. > :50:00.from McHale to still be in this game, six break points saved now.

:50:01. > :50:05.The woman with the long Brown hair is her older sister, Lauren, she has

:50:06. > :50:12.been working at the Championships, and she will just be in bits inside.

:50:13. > :50:36.I mean, they are so close these two, she is so protective of Christina.

:50:37. > :50:43.APPLAUSE Well, she can still smile!

:50:44. > :51:07.Kathy Rinaldi on our -- her feet. That is a great effort from McHale

:51:08. > :51:14.to save six points, 0-40 down, and at least stay in the match. At 5-2,

:51:15. > :51:19.it was basically done and dusted. She has done really well, always

:51:20. > :51:22.known as a very hard worker. I was going to say at the previous change

:51:23. > :51:28.of ends, she had to fight her parents pretty hard to even turn

:51:29. > :51:31.pro. They were very keen on her continuing her studies, a super

:51:32. > :51:36.academic family, and she had to convince them, that yes, she wanted

:51:37. > :51:41.to be a tennis player, so a lot of pressure on her to really perform

:51:42. > :51:43.and justify that decision. I think with the career she has had so far,

:51:44. > :51:59.she has done that. It is tough for elder sister Lauren,

:52:00. > :52:07.because she has got divided loyalties. Her husband, Ryan

:52:08. > :52:10.Harrison, is playing Tomas Berdych. And she is working. They modelled

:52:11. > :52:15.themselves on the Williams sisters when they were growing up, they

:52:16. > :53:25.wanted to be Serena and Venus lovely story!

:53:26. > :53:40.APPLAUSE Three of those Radwanska eights have

:53:41. > :53:42.come in this set, just one from McHale in this set.

:53:43. > :54:18.-- aces. Well, when you see McHale play shots

:54:19. > :54:22.like this, not really in her repertoire, I sense she's playing

:54:23. > :54:27.with some freedom now. It was a punch in the guts, losing

:54:28. > :54:29.the second set, and being down in the decider - she might as well just

:54:30. > :54:56.play now, leave it all out on court. I have the feeling that this ball,

:54:57. > :55:02.she kept her eyes on it, it took a little hop the wrong way, which

:55:03. > :55:04.often it can do. It just props up on these lines sometimes. Break back

:55:05. > :56:40.chance. They are under the radar.

:56:41. > :57:02.63 mph, that one! It might be kinder to turn the speed gun off.

:57:03. > :57:05.She has stopped trusting that backhand, which worked so well for

:57:06. > :57:49.her in the early part of this match. A scoreline that means it is the

:57:50. > :57:52.point of no return for Christina McHale - she has to win the next two

:57:53. > :59:14.games to stay in the Championships. So easy to just try and lash out, to

:59:15. > :59:18.try to shorten the point, and Aga, when you are doing that, has got

:59:19. > :59:23.you, and she stops you from playing your game, you doubt what you do

:59:24. > :59:25.well, and she just deconstructs the minds of opponents, and she has done

:59:26. > :59:58.it for many years now. 53 minutes ago, this woman was match

:59:59. > :00:23.point down. Now she has three of her own.

:00:24. > :00:39.Its wide! Radwanska is back. Never, ever doubt Agnieszka Radwanska.

:00:40. > :00:47.That was a real toil, don't forget, in the heat, and I was once told

:00:48. > :00:52.that winning tennis matches and playing in them was a labour of

:00:53. > :00:56.love, that seems a contradiction in terms, but that is what it was for

:00:57. > :01:01.Aga Radwanska, and I wonder if this is the match where she turns what

:01:02. > :01:07.has been a torrid season for her, maybe she turned it around, maybe

:01:08. > :01:12.she wins the title. Agnieszka Radwanska saves two match points,

:01:13. > :01:17.and beats Christina McHale 5-7, 7-6, 6-3.

:01:18. > :01:21.SUE BARKER: She is such a great fighter, but I feel for Christina,

:01:22. > :01:25.because there is nothing worse than losing a match when you have had

:01:26. > :01:30.match point. That will take a long time to heal. But well done to Aga

:01:31. > :01:39.Radwanska. Let's take a check on other players. An upset, this man

:01:40. > :01:43.Ernests Gulbis has put out the 29th seed from Argentina, Juan Martin Del

:01:44. > :01:49.Potro, and he has done it in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6, so a

:01:50. > :01:54.big shock, everyone believing that del Potro would go deep into the

:01:55. > :01:58.tournament, but Gulbis, who has had a number of injuries, which has

:01:59. > :02:02.certainly upset preparations in the last couple of years, looks to be

:02:03. > :02:06.back at his best, is through in straight sets. And in the next

:02:07. > :02:11.round, he will face this man, who looked ominously good out on number

:02:12. > :02:16.one court, Novak Djokovic, just an hour and a half. Andre Agassi

:02:17. > :02:23.delighted with that win. Losing just five games against Adam Pavlasek of

:02:24. > :02:28.the Czech Republic. Make no mistake, he may have had a torrid year like

:02:29. > :02:32.Aga Radwanska, but he is looking very good. It is just the way he is

:02:33. > :02:39.striking the ball and his timing, really looking dangerous again. And

:02:40. > :02:41.another result to bring you, Naomi Brodie at Heather Watson, the all

:02:42. > :03:03.British clash out in the doubles, they won,

:03:04. > :03:08.so what a happy Wimbledon this is fair Heather Watson. Brodie and

:03:09. > :03:11.Watson winning that match today. Over on Centre Court, Karolina

:03:12. > :03:15.Pliskova who is the favourite to take the ladies championship now

:03:16. > :03:20.Petra Kvitova went out last night, she has taken the first set 6-3, and

:03:21. > :03:27.that match is live over on BBC One right now. But this happened a short

:03:28. > :03:32.time ago on Court Number One, Dominic Thiem, the eighth seed,

:03:33. > :03:38.losing the first set to Gilles Simon, although his ranking has

:03:39. > :03:42.dropped, he was a former top ten player, Simon, so this was always

:03:43. > :03:48.going to be a difficult match for 23-year-old Dominic Thiem. 7-5, he

:03:49. > :03:53.took the opening set, Simon, and that was just a short time ago, but

:03:54. > :04:03.guess what? Thiem is coming back, he is now 4-2 up, and Gilles Simon

:04:04. > :04:09.serving, so a served, so let's go and watch this match.

:04:10. > :04:11.COMMENTATOR: Two deuces already in this game. Simon with a chance to

:04:12. > :04:15.win it. Which he does, and tightens things

:04:16. > :04:37.up to 4-3. This fascinating contrast of styles

:04:38. > :04:42.with a lot of quality play continues with the balance shifting towards

:04:43. > :04:47.the Austrian. It has been a frustrating hour or so for him, you

:04:48. > :04:53.can see he is really working hard to try and break Gilles Simon down, but

:04:54. > :04:56.he has always been a tough competitor, one of those players who

:04:57. > :05:01.uses pace really, really well, the height of the bounce in the grass

:05:02. > :05:07.court works well for Simon, and it is about Dominic Thiem figuring out

:05:08. > :05:13.a way to use his strengths, the power he has behind his serve in

:05:14. > :05:14.order to try and break the walls down of Gilles Simon, but it is not

:05:15. > :05:30.an easy task. The temperatures have cooled a

:05:31. > :05:37.little bit, but the umbrellas are still needed.

:05:38. > :05:46.A match that started very quietly because of an absence of crowd, a

:05:47. > :05:56.curious opening service game which produced five deuces, with Simon

:05:57. > :05:57.finally winning it. Then two other breaks, and the break in the last

:05:58. > :06:24.game to take the set. Now looking to push himself to 5-3

:06:25. > :08:17.in the second set, carry on to square if he can.

:08:18. > :08:26.The balance that Thiem is trying to find is being patient enough but

:08:27. > :09:07.doing enough in those rallies to not give Simon the upper hand.

:09:08. > :09:19.Superb. A brilliant piece of play by the Frenchman. That dink from

:09:20. > :09:21.Dominic Thiem doing so well, but look at the athleticism to try to

:09:22. > :09:41.pick this up. Thiem has worked so hard on his

:09:42. > :09:42.physical fitness in the last few years, it is one of the reasons why

:09:43. > :10:18.he has broken into the top ten. I beg your pardon. Obviously Thiem

:10:19. > :10:22.is the player ranked eight and seeded eight. This man was once

:10:23. > :10:29.number six in the world a little time back Tom back in 2009. He is

:10:30. > :11:30.now 36. This is a play that Simon has

:11:31. > :11:33.executed very well in the match so far, sneaking into the net when

:11:34. > :12:31.Thiem is not expecting him to be there.

:12:32. > :12:45.We have seen a lot of clever play from this man. He has produced

:12:46. > :13:05.quality tennis often in this contest.

:13:06. > :13:07.A good example of positioning yourself and keeping your eyes on

:13:08. > :14:01.the ball. He has got to break now. Oh, yes! That was a delightful piece

:14:02. > :14:38.of play. That is certainly the way you want

:14:39. > :14:55.to start when you've got to break to stay in the set. Gives himself hope.

:14:56. > :15:14.Very impressive from Dominic Thiem after that first point, by far the

:15:15. > :15:16.most important point in the match for him so far. He needs to get back

:15:17. > :16:22.on level terms. This game has been such a clear

:16:23. > :16:26.illustration of how important the first serve of Thiem is, it really

:16:27. > :16:28.sets him up with the right mindset for the rest of the point. And in

:16:29. > :17:08.this Case, a set point. So, playing for one hour and 36

:17:09. > :17:16.minutes, rarely a dull moment. Sometimes some strange moments,

:17:17. > :17:22.often some quality play. Lots of quality tennis. It has been a real,

:17:23. > :17:27.as you said, almost a cat and mouse match so far, two very different

:17:28. > :17:32.styles. I just wonder how much Gilles Simon will be dwelling on the

:17:33. > :17:36.2-2 game where he was broken in this second set, because Dominic Thiem

:17:37. > :17:43.didn't really earn it. There were two mist backhands and missed

:17:44. > :17:45.forehand from inside the sideline from Gilles Simon, almost gifting

:17:46. > :17:54.the Austrian a route back into this match. I mentioned before how

:17:55. > :17:59.important the first serve of Dominic Thiem is, only 52% of first serves

:18:00. > :18:06.in, but winning 85% of those points, so we can see when he makes that

:18:07. > :18:12.first serve, his fastest is 137, but he is regularly hitting 130 and

:18:13. > :18:16.above. Even with the skills that Simon has, he is going to get back

:18:17. > :18:23.into a lot of those points, but it is very hard for him to try to

:18:24. > :18:44.wrestle back the initiative in that point.

:18:45. > :18:57.Not only in the tennis but also in the two characters on court here,

:18:58. > :19:01.they are very different. Simon at times seems to be in a world of his

:19:02. > :19:07.own, he certainly was in the first game of the match. And just when you

:19:08. > :19:13.think he's having a problem, he will take hold of the contest. But the

:19:14. > :19:18.balance now has gone more with power than with some very clever play, and

:19:19. > :19:55.good defensive play by this man. The balance of previous contests

:19:56. > :19:58.between these two is in Dominic Thiem's favour at 5-2. This is the

:19:59. > :20:29.first meeting on grass. A very calm game. Almost as though

:20:30. > :20:35.Dominic Thiem was just catching his breath a bit. He wasn't in that

:20:36. > :20:41.game. That is a very good point about the two characters. Gilles

:20:42. > :20:46.Simon is so comfortable out on this big court in a big match against a

:20:47. > :20:51.top ten player, he is a fairly relaxed, laid-back character as it

:20:52. > :20:54.is, but having been to number six in the world himself, he is absolutely

:20:55. > :20:56.at home here, so his current ranking almost isn't a factor in this match

:20:57. > :22:46.at all. Ranking down to 36. That is the serve at 132 mph, it is

:22:47. > :22:49.not in the corner, and while Simon will get a lot of those back, over

:22:50. > :22:51.the course of five sets, they will be cheap points, which is a massive

:22:52. > :23:02.help to Dominic Thiem. Not the first time he has made that

:23:03. > :23:14.sort of error. A very quiet start to this third

:23:15. > :25:11.set. It has taken its toll, or they have

:25:12. > :25:13.taken the tall, the first two sets, very demanding, and very warm

:25:14. > :25:50.sunshine. And Simon has just got to regain his

:25:51. > :25:53.focus here. A few errors coming in, which is what cost him in that

:25:54. > :26:28.second set. It wasn't the brilliance of Thiem.

:26:29. > :26:35.This wasn't a bad play, but great pick up again from Dominic Thiem,

:26:36. > :26:39.that slice skidding through at the shoelaces of Gilles Simon. Two break

:26:40. > :27:06.points. Errors are strewn all over the place

:27:07. > :27:47.at the moment. And that might prove very costly.

:27:48. > :28:10.UMPIRE: New balls, please. Early break for Thiem, and the

:28:11. > :28:15.Frenchman, shall we say a little moody? Definitely. It feels like

:28:16. > :28:19.over the last ten or 15 minutes that Dominic Thiem is more grinding the

:28:20. > :28:23.Frenchman down as opposed to the other way around. I think physically

:28:24. > :28:28.he is the stronger athlete, and mentally, I think, yes, he's more

:28:29. > :28:34.intense, but he's also more level-headed. A very determined

:28:35. > :28:39.character. He is finding a way to solve the grass court puzzle, if you

:28:40. > :28:45.like. And I think the physical tiredness is not so much shown from

:28:46. > :28:50.Simon looking like he's out of breath, but I think it's the extra

:28:51. > :28:56.kind of chuntering to his box and the unforced errors that we are not

:28:57. > :29:02.used to seeing from him, I think that is how the fatigue is it

:29:03. > :29:07.pressing itself -- expressing itself on his side of the court. His best

:29:08. > :29:11.record here is to reach the quarterfinal. A couple of years

:29:12. > :29:30.back. Lost to Federer. This is his 12th Wimbledon.

:29:31. > :29:37.UMPIRE: Seats quickly please. Only the fourth for Dominic Thiem.

:29:38. > :29:46.But much expected of him. And he has the advantage now.

:29:47. > :29:53.UMPIRE: Out, 0-15. Mr Thiem is challenging the call on the left

:29:54. > :30:02.outside line. The ball was called out.

:30:03. > :30:44.UMPIRE: Mr Thiem has two challenges remaining.

:30:45. > :31:48.135 miles per hour out wide. Just warming up.

:31:49. > :32:02.We saw some of this fire power right at the start of the first settlement

:32:03. > :32:36.Just -- first set. Just incredible power.

:32:37. > :32:47.A good recovery after a somewhat way ward start. He's taken a bit out of,

:32:48. > :33:53.just to the right of the shin bone. That's more like it from the

:33:54. > :34:09.Frenchman! Another successful approach from

:34:10. > :34:13.Simon. On another surface that might not work. Great understanding of the

:34:14. > :35:10.grass court. Thiem got away with this. You think

:35:11. > :35:11.he'd change his mind three or four times before coming to the net or

:35:12. > :36:13.not. It's curious how atmospheres can

:36:14. > :36:28.change. The crowd has gone quieter. The impetus has gone out of the

:36:29. > :36:37.contest. Maybe they're entitled to a slightly calmer phase. There's a

:36:38. > :36:40.follow through... He hit himself straight from the end of the service

:36:41. > :36:43.action. Yes.

:36:44. > :36:59.Straight the way through. There's the evidence. But, you are

:37:00. > :37:02.right, it has gone a little bit flat. Sometimes it can happen in

:37:03. > :37:04.these best of five set matches, especially after a gruelling first

:37:05. > :37:31.two sets. 3-2, sedge -- second set with a

:37:32. > :39:52.break. It's been a bit up and down for him

:39:53. > :42:31.when it comes to challenges. UMPIRE: Out. Mr Simon. The ball was

:42:32. > :42:33.called out. A bit more relaxed now, the two

:42:34. > :42:48.players. UMPIRE: Mr Simon has two challenges

:42:49. > :43:24.remaining. Simon just losing his way a bit in

:43:25. > :43:36.the service game. Needs a hold here to stay in touch.

:43:37. > :43:40.Another challenge UMPIRE: The ball was called in.

:43:41. > :43:45.Actually the ball was not called at all. I find it a very strange use of

:43:46. > :43:51.the word. That was well in.

:43:52. > :43:56.UMPIRE: Advantage Thiem. Mr Simon has one challenge remaining. So

:43:57. > :44:15.break point for double break. So second pace in the match a very

:44:16. > :45:11.timely one. I don't want to be dismissive of the

:45:12. > :45:16.contribution of Dominic Thiem but you do feel it is Simon who's got

:45:17. > :45:21.this match get away from him now, without Thiem having to do very

:45:22. > :45:25.much. Yes. It does feel like that. Although Simon has caused Thiem some

:45:26. > :45:32.problems for quite long spells of the match, it's Simon who really has

:45:33. > :45:42.gone walkabout mentally at some really big points. Losing his serve

:45:43. > :45:45.at some key moments in the match which has given Thiem the

:45:46. > :46:04.opportunity to relax and settle into this match and stamp his authority.

:46:05. > :46:10.From our commentry position position after the first hour of this match

:46:11. > :46:15.the tension on Thiem's face was building up. It was that break at

:46:16. > :46:18.2-2 in the second set that changed the course of this match. He's not a

:46:19. > :46:23.top ten player for nothing. He's also still on the up. He's only

:46:24. > :46:29.going to get better. From Simon's point of view it's just a real own

:46:30. > :46:31.goal and really not something you can afford to do against a class

:46:32. > :46:42.opponent. 93 miles per hour backhand. A thing

:46:43. > :47:37.of beauty. APPLAUSE

:47:38. > :48:05.The networked in his favour. So three set points.

:48:06. > :49:14.Gosh, there was some power in that! UMPIRE: Game and third set, Thiem.

:49:15. > :49:19.6-2. Team leads. 2-1.

:49:20. > :49:47.-- Thiem leads, 2-1. That was rather easier for Thiem

:49:48. > :49:50.than he had anticipated. You cannot complain about the way he's played

:49:51. > :49:59.in this set. No. Although it has been evident

:50:00. > :50:07.that he's been handed a bit of a leg up to get back into this match, what

:50:08. > :50:17.he has done is really, really taken advantage of that with his serving.

:50:18. > :50:22.82%, one behind his first serve. His first serve percentage is not as

:50:23. > :50:26.high as he would like. But his attacking game now, in the last two

:50:27. > :50:32.sets is taking shape. He's winning a lot of points behind his first serve

:50:33. > :50:36.and his ratio is very good. He will be very happy with the way this has

:50:37. > :51:04.gone, especially after the first hour.

:51:05. > :51:14.So the onus is on Simon to get himself together.

:51:15. > :51:23.Show us again the player that he was in the first two sets and indeed...

:51:24. > :53:00.For some very fine play in that time.

:53:01. > :54:36.Looks quite calm now. Match depends on the question of his

:54:37. > :55:55.attitude now. There's no doubting Thiem's attitude.

:55:56. > :56:00.I think for Gilles Simon in order to get back into this match, I don't

:56:01. > :56:06.think it's a question of changing tactics. It's a question of not

:56:07. > :56:36.making the mental errors he has in sets two and three.

:56:37. > :56:41.Good attacking tennis from Dominic Thiem there. Simon was unlucky. Read

:56:42. > :59:40.where it was going. Just overrunning it.

:59:41. > :59:45.Such an intelligence shot from Gilles Simon. Going back behind his

:59:46. > :00:13.opponent, not changing the direction of the ball.

:00:14. > :00:18.UMPIRE: Mr Simon challenging the call of the ball. That was an

:00:19. > :00:36.instinctive challenge that time. Mr Simon has two challenges

:00:37. > :01:00.remaining. So, there are signs of greater

:01:01. > :01:14.concentration again, from the Frenchman.

:01:15. > :01:25.The positive news for Simon in this fourth set is that he is serving

:01:26. > :01:30.with refreshed concentration, and he should have the opportunity to keep

:01:31. > :01:33.his nose in front, especially when it gets to the business end of this

:01:34. > :02:19.fourth set. So Dominic Thiem backhand is one of

:02:20. > :02:27.the shots in tennis today and there has been a bit of a shift in what he

:02:28. > :02:31.has been doing in terms of passing in this match. We talked about his

:02:32. > :02:34.court positioning. Set one, the higher margin shot, the cross-court

:02:35. > :02:39.backhand, 83% going in that direction.

:02:40. > :02:48.We've seen when he goes down the line a more penetrative shot. So

:02:49. > :02:52.what does it tell us? Possibly two things. The first is in terms of his

:02:53. > :02:57.court positioning, potentially he has been edging up the court, so he

:02:58. > :03:04.is feeling his way around the match thinking - what do I need to do to

:03:05. > :03:08.be more penetrative and the second thing is, having made some traction

:03:09. > :03:15.on the score board he is maybe more relaxed, going for the lower margins

:03:16. > :04:10.shot, down the line shots and an hour later he is 2-1

:04:11. > :04:19.UMPIRE: Mr Thiem challenging the line. The ball was called out.

:04:20. > :05:00.Good positioning from Thiem at the net here. Always going to hold the

:05:01. > :05:35.line but he delayed it slightly. Simon with the down the line pass.

:05:36. > :05:42.Well, he took control there very quickly indeed.

:05:43. > :06:03.The volley couldn't have been better-placed, really.

:06:04. > :07:46.UMPIRE: New balls, please. 2-2 games, fourth set.

:07:47. > :07:56.One of the most difficult moments in tennis, going back for that smash

:07:57. > :08:31.and timing the jump. Dominic Thiem making that look easy.

:08:32. > :11:48.I have to question the shot selection there.

:11:49. > :12:00.Well, taking that backhand down the line early. Inside the baseline on

:12:01. > :12:13.that return. Is - Simon has no chance on that one.

:12:14. > :13:11.There are a number of forehand problems.

:13:12. > :13:27.Well, both players playing a are great point. You wondered whether

:13:28. > :13:29.Thiem had blown his chance with the drop shot. Just doing enough with

:13:30. > :13:36.the lobbed volley. Well, whether it is to be important

:13:37. > :14:42.or not, break point against Simon. Much to his credit. You often have

:14:43. > :14:45.rallies like that, which you remember but in the end don't count

:14:46. > :14:51.for anything. That was absolutely crucial. Absolutely and we talked a

:14:52. > :14:57.will the about the Thiem backhand and how much play and power that has

:14:58. > :15:07.but the balance and the construction of that last point with - you saw it

:15:08. > :15:14.there, the flight barely got off the turf. I mean Simon almost had to get

:15:15. > :15:18.a spade out to pick that one up. And you heard the gasp from the crowd

:15:19. > :15:22.with the massive forehand from Dominic Thiem, so the forehand is a

:15:23. > :15:27.massive weapon. So when used in the right time in the right way, it is

:15:28. > :15:29.absolutely devastating. And isn't that the look of somebody who feels

:15:30. > :15:35.like he has ... He has the control, finally of

:15:36. > :16:09.this match. every reason to be happy, the coach.

:16:10. > :16:18.He has the talent to take him to the top. UMPIRE: Take your seats

:16:19. > :16:24.quickly, ladies and gentlemen. Well, without wishing to be biassed,

:16:25. > :18:03.I hope that's not the last of Mr Simon.

:18:04. > :18:33.The frustration of those two missed sending set returns, those are the

:18:34. > :18:39.shots that Simon has to be making to get back into the match but the

:18:40. > :18:43.second serve of Thiem, it is a big weapon of his.

:18:44. > :18:54.Well, he is going to challenge. UMPIRE: The ball was called out.

:18:55. > :19:55.UMPIRE: The ball was called in. Call stands.

:19:56. > :20:03.Mr Simon has one challenge remaining.

:20:04. > :20:08.How much is the remaining challenge worth? 2-4 down in the fourth. Two

:20:09. > :20:45.sets to one down. Smiles. Great play from both

:20:46. > :20:57.players. Look at the depth on that but Simon, beautiful touch. And,

:20:58. > :20:59.hey, if you are not going to try... Some nice negotiation appreciation.

:21:00. > :22:56.-- appreciation. So near to making it. It was a

:22:57. > :23:07.lovely moment in the match. And the response to it by both players. It's

:23:08. > :23:09.been a very demanding contest. So appreciating the quality of the

:23:10. > :23:37.other man. Moments like that! He has the advantage, just needs to

:23:38. > :23:43.hold his serve and he'll be in Round 3 for the first time here at

:23:44. > :23:52.Wimbledon. Well, it is so much easier to say than to do.

:23:53. > :25:35.This is always the risk when there is only one break, especially on a

:25:36. > :25:43.grass court, cruising it. 30-0 and then a good frurn Simon and a loose

:25:44. > :26:15.shot and suddenly it is 30-30. - a good return from Simon.

:26:16. > :26:28.SUE BARKER: I'm sorry we will have to leave this match on BBC Two,

:26:29. > :26:35.we'll return to Centre Court. Over on Centre Court, we could be in for

:26:36. > :26:47.a big shock. The favourite for the title, Karolina Pliskova s trailing

:26:48. > :26:53.5-2 down against, Rybarikova and it is deuce. So on the point of going

:26:54. > :27:19.out of the tournament. We'll join our commentators.

:27:20. > :27:35.ANDREW CASTLE: Rybarikova is go to go through a test of character here.

:27:36. > :28:04.If she can come through this, it will be a shock in the women's draw.

:28:05. > :28:09.I think she would prepare not to serve for it, thank you very much,

:28:10. > :30:13.break now. What a story on Centre Court. There

:30:14. > :30:17.is the face of Magdalena Rybarikova who has come back from injury and

:30:18. > :30:21.has shown her character. And the emotions now on Centre Court. She

:30:22. > :30:32.has accounted for Karolina Pliskova, who would've believed it? The

:30:33. > :30:36.biggest shock in the women's draw. The number 3 seeds. This year's

:30:37. > :30:48.number one form player is out. An unbelievable performance and the

:30:49. > :30:54.control of the ball under the greatest of duress was wonderful.

:30:55. > :30:57.She was a set and a break down. Certainly out-played on most of the

:30:58. > :31:03.big points. She kept on playing her game. She kept on believing in it.

:31:04. > :31:08.You know what, perhaps that sense of perspective that she gained from

:31:09. > :31:12.having had a difficult time over the last year, where her career was

:31:13. > :31:20.under threat. She didn't know she could come back. So a wonderful

:31:21. > :31:23.story and we will miss Karolina Pliskova who will no doubt return to

:31:24. > :31:31.have a real shot at this championship.

:31:32. > :31:36.What a long autograph to get on to a tennis ball! Ranked 87th in the

:31:37. > :31:44.world now. That is flying up as we speak. Who knows where she'll be.

:31:45. > :31:53.She has a high of number 31 in the world.

:31:54. > :32:06.She clearly loves the game and would not be denied the opportunity.

:32:07. > :32:10.Centre Court is certainly the best stage. She's beaten stars before.

:32:11. > :32:22.But not on Centre Court like this. Superb! On to Centre Court against

:32:23. > :32:32.Pliskova. Roger Federer is next. We celebrate this victory.

:32:33. > :32:39.A huge congratulations. What a comeback. You were a break and a set

:32:40. > :32:44.down, but you never gave up. It was an incredible fighting spirit. Thank

:32:45. > :32:51.you so much. Well it was very difficult to play Karolina Pliskova.

:32:52. > :32:59.She plays very Welby. I was not -- plays were well. I am happy I went

:33:00. > :33:08.through this match. It is an amazing feeling right now. You have been

:33:09. > :33:12.through a lot in your career. You had an injury, to win like that on

:33:13. > :33:16.Centre Court at Wimbledon, how special is that? It is amazing,

:33:17. > :33:21.special. I had two surgeries and I have not played for seven months.

:33:22. > :33:26.Right now I am in the third round and I just beat Karolina Pliskova,

:33:27. > :33:31.which is amazing. I'm so glad and it was really difficult time for me and

:33:32. > :33:34.actually my fitness coach told me like, I am sure something good's

:33:35. > :33:40.going to happen. I guess it just happened right now. You've won 15

:33:41. > :33:44.out of your 16 matches on grass this summer. You just put out the

:33:45. > :33:49.favourite for this championship. Could you win Wimbledon? Well,

:33:50. > :33:54.that's a very tough question. Obviously I'm not thinking about it.

:33:55. > :33:58.I have the next match on Saturday. So it's going to be for me very

:33:59. > :34:08.difficult. I'm not thinking about winning Wimbledon right now.

:34:09. > :34:15.Congratulations. Thank you so much. Wow! What a story. What a superb

:34:16. > :34:20.match. With everything she's been through, she has certainly earnt her

:34:21. > :34:24.place. Out-played the favourite for the title, Karolina Pliskova. And

:34:25. > :34:28.that's the biggest story of the day so far and possibly, well the

:34:29. > :34:34.biggest story of the championship so far, isn't it? Absolutely because

:34:35. > :34:37.she played so well. She played such quality tennis to beat Pliskova. It

:34:38. > :34:41.wasn't that Pliskova was playing poorly. She was down a set and a

:34:42. > :34:51.break and never got negative. So positive. Everything she's been

:34:52. > :34:56.through. This is a fairy tale, 28 years old, the right wrist, the

:34:57. > :35:00.knee. Not sure she would come back. To come back, ranked outside the top

:35:01. > :35:04.450 in the world. She said she would be happy with any ranking near 150.

:35:05. > :35:13.Now beating Pliskova, who I thought would win the championship, it blows

:35:14. > :35:18.the draw wide open. I don't think I will say anything any more. It makes

:35:19. > :35:23.Johanna Konta the favourite, the bookie's favourite for the title. Jo

:35:24. > :35:28.played an incredible match yesterday. I was so impressed with

:35:29. > :35:34.the way that Jo was able to come back in big situations. Last three

:35:35. > :35:37.service games down 0-30. She came back with big serve after big serve.

:35:38. > :35:42.She saved two set points in the first set. Really, really impressive

:35:43. > :35:46.on Centre Court, with so many expectations.

:35:47. > :35:53.Rybarikova took the game to Pliskova. She outhit her in a lot of

:35:54. > :35:58.rallies. She had a nice ratio of aggression and get defence as well.

:35:59. > :36:04.She got so many balls back in play. Moved extremely well. She mixed up

:36:05. > :36:09.the play. She had nice backhand with consistency and accuracy. She had

:36:10. > :36:14.that backhand slice. That goes back to the old days, old grass court

:36:15. > :36:19.tennis. She made her move. She moved Pliskova. It showed that is

:36:20. > :36:23.something she needs to work on. She got Pliskova off to positions with

:36:24. > :36:28.that back-hand slice. There you saw the defensive skill and was able to

:36:29. > :36:31.hit defensively. It was a nice combination from Rybarikova in this

:36:32. > :36:36.match to keep points arrive. A lot of variety. It was a fun match to

:36:37. > :36:45.watch. This was an incredibly long point. It was wonderful! It shows,

:36:46. > :36:49.good on her to go and play soj of the smaller tournaments, go to

:36:50. > :36:53.Nottingham, go to the semifinal. She's gaining confidence by winning

:36:54. > :36:56.these grass court. 14 and one on grass coming into this second-round

:36:57. > :36:59.match. That says a lot about getting over the finish line and being able

:37:00. > :37:04.to problem-solve in big situations. She was in trouble in the second

:37:05. > :37:12.set, but she didn't worry about it. She hung in there. Kept fighting.

:37:13. > :37:16.That is another big upset in the lady's championship. We can assume

:37:17. > :37:20.Roger's going to roll in a few minutes. Sort of makes the top men

:37:21. > :37:25.and women take a step back. It seems as if right now with the women,

:37:26. > :37:29.whoever is about to become number one, gets a little petrified and has

:37:30. > :37:35.trouble sort of dealing that pressure. And athlete sism is

:37:36. > :37:39.rewarded, I believe, on grass courts. They can get exposed at

:37:40. > :37:45.times. That is what you saw with Pliskova. She hits the ball great.

:37:46. > :37:49.That movement, especially late in the match, became an issue. John

:37:50. > :37:52.mentioning Roger. He's next on Centre Court. We will look forward

:37:53. > :37:56.to him walking back on his favourite court. Meanwhile, over on Court

:37:57. > :38:00.Number One, that match has been finished and Dominic Thiem has won

:38:01. > :38:04.it. He'd lost the first set to Gilles Simon.

:38:05. > :38:09.He then got better and better. So the 23-year-old, he is through to

:38:10. > :38:14.the next round. That is the score and another tricky opponent is put

:38:15. > :38:18.away there. Gilles Simon, former top-ten player. Former quarter

:38:19. > :38:22.finalist here. It was not easy. He'll be relieved to have that

:38:23. > :38:31.behind him. A wonderful clay court season and now looking good on the

:38:32. > :38:34.grass. A good win, wasn't it, Mac? Unfortunately for Gilles Simon, I

:38:35. > :38:40.think his best tennis is behind him. He's not a big hitter, server. Thiem

:38:41. > :38:45.is figuring out what he needs to add to his game on quicker courts. He

:38:46. > :38:50.will get better on grass and he'll win on clay. He gets a little bit,

:38:51. > :38:53.like a one-trick pony, he tries to overpower people and he's not a big

:38:54. > :38:59.enough guy, in my opinion, to do that. Only Nadal was playing clearly

:39:00. > :39:04.better than him on the clay. I do predict, if he can add 5% to these

:39:05. > :39:08.game, he'll win the French Open. Everyone is taking their seats here

:39:09. > :39:19.on Centre Court. Next up, it is the one and only Roger Federer.

:39:20. > :39:28.Time, fleeting and precious. Take your seats. Thank you. For

:39:29. > :39:32.some, it flies by. For others, it stands still.

:39:33. > :39:42.I was always joking around when I was a boy. I'm going to win this!

:39:43. > :39:50.But in this place of splendour in the grass, time has no meaning. Here

:39:51. > :39:56.there is only one true king, he is ageless. He defies the ravages of

:39:57. > :40:04.time and he's the master of all he surveys.

:40:05. > :40:12.Over 20 years he's battled on these fields of play.

:40:13. > :40:16.Championship number seven. His name etched seven times in silver.

:40:17. > :40:23.Arguably the greatest champion of all times. This king seeks another

:40:24. > :40:28.crown. But is his time running out? Or is he immortal? No. He just had

:40:29. > :40:37.impeccable Swiss timing. He does have perfect timing because

:40:38. > :40:42.we will not miss him on Centre Court. He's still in the locker

:40:43. > :40:49.room. We will hear that roar live. It is incredible the year. Those two

:40:50. > :40:53.players were ranked outside the top 100. That doesn't make sense. To

:40:54. > :40:58.think that Roger, at 35 years old, could come in and win the Australian

:40:59. > :41:03.Open an amazing match against Rafa when he was down in that fifth set

:41:04. > :41:07.and then at Indian Wells and in Miami as well. I don't think a lot

:41:08. > :41:10.of people saw this and Rafa doing so well on the clay. They are back,

:41:11. > :41:15.like a decade ago when they started this all. It was the most incredible

:41:16. > :41:26.final at the Australian. For Roger to come back from a break down, that

:41:27. > :41:32.proves a lot. He had a poor record against Rafa on any surface. I mean

:41:33. > :41:37.you looked at it, you thought, OK, the clay put aside, he dominates.

:41:38. > :41:40.That was not the case. Especially I have seen Milos struggling on one of

:41:41. > :41:44.the outside courts right now. But I was here as one of his coaches, you

:41:45. > :41:51.know, seeing the biggest win of his career when he beat roger in the

:41:52. > :41:55.semis. And, by the way, my heart goes out to Mattek-Sands.

:41:56. > :42:02.You didn't know whether he would be back, number one. Well, he's back.

:42:03. > :42:07.I'll stop now. Six months later... He wins Australia.

:42:08. > :42:28.We were looking at it earlier, 14th year, most popular player on the

:42:29. > :42:32.tour. Voted for by the fans. Every court he walks on he gets that

:42:33. > :42:35.ovation. It is incredible. When he was off for the six months you

:42:36. > :42:38.thought, does he really want to fight to come back? He's done

:42:39. > :42:43.everything, he's won everything. It is tes meant to his desire to play

:42:44. > :42:47.tennis that he's come back better. Absolutely. And even better. He had

:42:48. > :42:51.six months to work on his backhand and his racket. Tried to change to a

:42:52. > :42:54.bigger racket a couple of years ago. It was too quick, it was in the

:42:55. > :42:58.middle of the season. He had six months to work on the backhand. With

:42:59. > :43:02.the bigger racket he's not hitting it off the frame as much. He's able

:43:03. > :43:06.to drive through that backhand. In my opinion, that is the biggest

:43:07. > :43:10.difference of why he's had so much success this year. Look at the way

:43:11. > :43:14.he was driving the returns and driving the backhand against Rafa at

:43:15. > :43:18.Indian Wells and in Miami as well. Going for that shot and Roger kind

:43:19. > :43:22.of joked and said, so many coaches tell me to go bigger than that

:43:23. > :43:26.backhand for years and even my dad was telling me as well. But he had

:43:27. > :43:30.that time as well to work on it. Is that all it takes? We'd have a

:43:31. > :43:36.racket the size of the stadium to come over. It's just... I look at

:43:37. > :43:41.all the other players on the tournament and then you look at say

:43:42. > :43:44.Roger and Rafa and you include Murray and Djokovic, but with any of

:43:45. > :43:48.these other players you have to say to yourself, I mean, are you trying

:43:49. > :43:52.as hard as these guys? Do you want it as bad? You took six months, he

:43:53. > :43:58.was hurt, didn't play for six months. Does he want to come back?

:43:59. > :44:02.Why do you go out and watch Nadal at the French? It looks like he's wants

:44:03. > :44:06.it more than the guys who have won nothing. That is what is amazing.

:44:07. > :44:12.You have to dig deeper, want it more and find a way to match their

:44:13. > :44:18.intensity. It It is because he loves winning. So do we... And we hate

:44:19. > :44:22.losing. Everyone doesn't want that retirement because these are special

:44:23. > :44:26.moments and it is for days like today that that's why he's playing

:44:27. > :44:30.to play on stadiums like this in front of fans like this. It helps

:44:31. > :44:33.he's the greatest player that ever lived. I don't think there are a lot

:44:34. > :44:39.of professionals that feel differently. Most players, they

:44:40. > :44:44.dream of being in the situation where they can put themselves into a

:44:45. > :44:50.situation to be on this court. So it is, it known that he loves

:44:51. > :44:53.everything he does in tennis. He loves the press conferences, he

:44:54. > :44:58.says. He loves the travelling. Wait a minute - you enjoy the travelling!

:44:59. > :45:03.You like to stay in the same room with four kids at night! How about

:45:04. > :45:06.the fact he decided, as he said he was healthy for the clay court

:45:07. > :45:10.season but decided to take that off because he wanted to give himself a

:45:11. > :45:14.better chance here at Wimbledon. He feels that is his best chance to win

:45:15. > :45:19.a major next. And the clay did hurt his back a lot. It is probably a

:45:20. > :45:29.wise decision. Roger has been talking to Phil Jones.

:45:30. > :45:41.You had two records with the victory, 85 pins wins here at

:45:42. > :45:48.Wimbledon. You keep totting those records up.

:45:49. > :45:54.I didn't know these two rack kets. I knew another racket had broke. I hit

:45:55. > :45:59.my 10,000th ace today. So that was a big deal in a way. I was keeping

:46:00. > :46:09.count as I was serving along. I knew I needed six. That was to make it to

:46:10. > :46:14.10,000. So, that was kind of cool. THE COMMENTATOR: This might be the

:46:15. > :46:18.end of things... A bruteful five-setters, where you pay the

:46:19. > :46:22.price later in the tournament for having started off a tournament by

:46:23. > :46:26.wasting too much energy. I am happy to be through to the first round.

:46:27. > :46:30.For me the tournament now gets under way.

:46:31. > :46:34.I prefer to be in the driver's seat and say I'm the favourite. That

:46:35. > :46:37.means that it seems like this the other players have to change their

:46:38. > :46:44.game if they play me. I honestly think it is quite open. I don't see

:46:45. > :46:50.a clear favourite this year. I think big moves by Novak and Andy. I think

:46:51. > :46:54.Rafa will play well. I hope I can maintain my level of play. Intrigued

:46:55. > :46:58.to see how this first week will play out.

:46:59. > :47:07.There his Roger. Xabt his opponent today?

:47:08. > :47:14.He has one of the most beautiful backhands you will see. He needs

:47:15. > :47:21.time to execute. He will not get that time. This will be a learning

:47:22. > :47:29.experience. Any time you play the great... I would like to test that,

:47:30. > :47:32.blood pressure, get the heart rate. Roger has such a presence. They talk

:47:33. > :47:36.about if you know who your opponent is down there. He'll be so aware.

:47:37. > :47:42.He's got more presence than any other player. I think he's watched

:47:43. > :47:47.200 matches of Roger's over the years. He knows who his opponent is.

:47:48. > :47:52.Roger, wherever he goes, he's the home town favourite. It will be very

:47:53. > :47:55.difficult and this is a special experience to play Roger Federer on

:47:56. > :47:59.this court. I remember Johnson played him on a Monday, on 4th July.

:48:00. > :48:03.He said that was one of the best experiences of his life. Even though

:48:04. > :48:09.he lost. Roger's attacking more, isn't he? Maybe because he's 35. He

:48:10. > :48:12.thinks I don't want to keep the points, the long rallies, try and

:48:13. > :48:16.keep them shorter. It appears the court is playing because of the

:48:17. > :48:22.extra week and the heat that it is slower. So, that to me would help

:48:23. > :48:31.Lajovic. The way Roger was so successful in

:48:32. > :48:35.Australia. You I think the ball is jumping up higher. But it is not

:48:36. > :48:40.moving up so quickly. It is playing slower conditions. That would, I am

:48:41. > :48:45.trying to give Lajovic a ray of hope here! How was that for Roger. No

:48:46. > :48:55.disrespect for Lajovic but going through with the court being slower?

:48:56. > :49:03.It could potentially be problematic. Dimitrov, you know can execute and

:49:04. > :49:09.make things tough. If he were to play like Djokovic in the

:49:10. > :49:13.semi-finals to me that it would Benneteau knit Novak. John, off to

:49:14. > :49:26.the commentary box. We will hear from you. John will be

:49:27. > :49:43.Pitting his wits against Roger Federer. Federer back on his

:49:44. > :49:50.favourite court, at his favourite place. 35 years of age now, in

:49:51. > :49:57.pursuit of a 19th Grand Slam and a second 8th in the men's singles here

:49:58. > :50:19.at Wimbledon. All of us hoping, some...

:50:20. > :50:29.Challenging for six, seven years now, Lajovic. He's waiting to win

:50:30. > :50:52.his first title on tour. He's won 92 fewer titles than his opponent.

:50:53. > :51:17.Jack Reader the old coach around as well.

:51:18. > :51:25.UMPIRE: Game, Lajovic. As good as the coaches could have

:51:26. > :51:29.hoped for. He was next door on court five in the first round on Tuesday.

:51:30. > :51:38.One of a strip that runs alongside Centre Court, on the other side. He

:51:39. > :51:43.beat a promising young Greek. Earned his day on the other side of the

:51:44. > :51:46.wall against one of the all-time greats, perhaps the all-time great,

:51:47. > :51:49.Roger Federer, in terms of Grand Slam titles. That is for sure.

:51:50. > :52:17.Lajovic is back and it is beautiful. UMPIRE: 0-15.

:52:18. > :52:40.The Federer coaching team. The Davis Cup captain. . Often have

:52:41. > :52:59.you seen him lose six points in a row?

:53:00. > :54:16.There is his former coach behind the shades. What on earth is going on?

:54:17. > :54:22.Lajovic's backhand is better than his forehand. He might hit a few

:54:23. > :54:24.winners here and there, but you can see Federer zeroing in on that side,

:54:25. > :55:22.to get out of this game. Would have expected this contest to

:55:23. > :55:27.take, the Australian umpire is John Long.

:55:28. > :55:31.You would have expected the opposite for someone who's not been out

:55:32. > :55:35.there. Overwhelmed by the occasion, but, no

:55:36. > :55:52.it is Federer who has the slow start here.

:55:53. > :57:20.Into the second round here for just the second time Lajovic.

:57:21. > :57:32.Federer has so much variety to his game.

:57:33. > :57:35.You saw Federer move in, take it on early. Good play by him. Get this

:57:36. > :58:11.break back. A rally that will be remembered.

:58:12. > :58:19.Perhaps it was going long. Surely he could let it drop. A chance to take

:58:20. > :58:20.it in the air. Lajovic better be ready for

:58:21. > :58:28.anything. It's not taken Federer long to get

:58:29. > :58:45.the break of serve back. Giving an example of where Lajovic's

:58:46. > :58:50.head is at, since the French Open, he's played two challengers on clay,

:58:51. > :58:57.so that, not what you call the great preparation. He did go to Eastbourne

:58:58. > :59:01.the week before: He went around and lost to a tie-breaker in the third.

:59:02. > :59:07.This is a bonus for him that he's in the second round. This is a dream

:59:08. > :59:12.for a guy like him to get on the Centre Court at Wimbledon.

:59:13. > :59:17.Unexpected. When you play the great Roger Federer, who is trying to win

:59:18. > :59:22.a remarkable 8th Wimbledon, well this is your chaness to step up. It

:59:23. > :59:28.is almost worse to me that he was broke and then broke right back. He

:59:29. > :59:32.has to feel mentally like he had an incredible opportunity to establish

:59:33. > :59:36.himself get away from him. Lajovic has won three matches on the grass

:59:37. > :59:47.court. That's it. Here he is.

:59:48. > :59:55.He is strong, the forehand gets away from him too often, as it did, in

:59:56. > :59:56.that game. He's not someone who naturally likes to move forward and

:59:57. > :00:45.cut balls off in the air. Champion here for the first time

:00:46. > :01:00.several years ago now. Five years since he last won it, against Andy

:01:01. > :01:02.Murray. He has joined a pretty exclusive club in moving beyond the

:01:03. > :01:25.10,000. Karlovic with 12,000 and GoranIvanisevic who is

:01:26. > :01:59.just a smidge be beyond him. He managed to break that barrier.

:02:00. > :02:10.It is a safer serve, the kick and the court is firm, so it jumps up

:02:11. > :02:13.when it used to. A guy like Federer, he is going to see it coming. He

:02:14. > :02:50.likes to have variety on that. A tremendous shot. Take a little

:02:51. > :03:22.more risk on a 30-0 point. He has rebound very nicely. Having

:03:23. > :03:26.been broken on his previous games. SUE BARKER: Looks like an

:03:27. > :03:35.entertaining match ahead on centre. We will be back with that, but a few

:03:36. > :03:40.moments ago Berdych booked his place in the next round, beating Ryan

:03:41. > :03:43.Harrison. He will face at that David Ferrer. No problem for Novak

:03:44. > :03:49.Djokovic, the three time champion, seeded 2 here. Just loetsing five

:03:50. > :03:53.games against Adam Pavlasek of the Czech Republic. Andre Agassi will be

:03:54. > :03:55.delighted with that. 'S looking ominously good. Right back at his

:03:56. > :04:06.best. Gael Monfils proved too good for

:04:07. > :04:10.Britain's Kyle Edmund winning in straight sets. The first match on

:04:11. > :04:20.Centre Court. The great entertainer is through. I'm sure Kyle learned a

:04:21. > :04:21.lot from his first match on Centre. And Grigor Dimitrov sealed victory

:04:22. > :04:38.with this incredible point. Oh, what a way to seal victory, over

:04:39. > :04:42.Laurent Gbagbo. The 13th seed, former semifinalist is through and a

:04:43. > :04:44.very friendly hand shake at the end. So, thats' what has been happening

:04:45. > :05:05.elsewhere. Back we go. COMMENTATOR: Federer getting back

:05:06. > :05:09.into this, after opting to miss the clay court season to recharge the

:05:10. > :05:12.batteries. To protect the body, the knee. He had so many problems last

:05:13. > :05:44.year. Marry me, Roger. With his wife

:05:45. > :06:26.watching on! He's been waiting a long time, Roger

:06:27. > :06:32.Federer has, with that unexpected loss by Pliskova, just before he

:06:33. > :06:39.came on Centre Court. So probably a little bit later than anticipated.

:06:40. > :07:26.If he wants to take the next step, he has to take that step moving

:07:27. > :07:30.forward. He hit an amazing ground stroke and choose it stay back,

:07:31. > :07:33.letting Federer get himself back in the point. He's just not really very

:07:34. > :07:44.comfortable at net. Ta toss he throws to his left a

:07:45. > :07:50.little bit. It is tougher for him to get the wide serve. We'll see if

:07:51. > :08:30.Roger picks up and takes advantage of that.

:08:31. > :08:38.Well no signs in the early stages that he is overwhelmed by the

:08:39. > :08:43.occasion and his opponent. SUE BARKER: Yes, how well he is coping

:08:44. > :08:47.with the big occasion in Centre Court. We will be back in this match

:08:48. > :08:51.in a movement a lot happening elsewhere. In Court Number One,

:08:52. > :08:55.Angelique Kerber is up against Kirsten Flipkens, another difficult

:08:56. > :08:59.match for one of the seeds. It is opening up in the ladies draw.

:09:00. > :09:05.Kerber will fancy her chances. That is our featured match on the red

:09:06. > :09:09.button. Also on the red button and on the BBC Sport website, Milos

:09:10. > :09:12.Raonic, he lost the opening set to Mikhail Youzhny but is storming

:09:13. > :09:19.back. He will take the second set although Youzhny had a couple of set

:09:20. > :09:24.points in the second but he is now 5-3 up. Last year's runner up is up

:09:25. > :09:33.on Court Number Two. Over on court number 3, Zverev, many

:09:34. > :09:39.tipping him to be a world number one in the future. He is 6-3 and 3-1 up.

:09:40. > :09:42.Going well. That available on the BBC Sport website. That's what is

:09:43. > :09:47.happening around the ground. COMMENTATOR: A-up of anticipation

:09:48. > :10:12.around Centre Court. His 10,000-something. He broke that

:10:13. > :10:21.mark last match. UMPIRE: Let, first service.

:10:22. > :10:29.10,006, for those of you who like to keep count of these things. And they

:10:30. > :10:37.only officially started to keep count of the aces, the ATP, the

:10:38. > :10:38.game's governing body in 1990. It is not comprehensive, but it gives an

:10:39. > :10:42.idea. Well why not say in '77, for

:10:43. > :10:48.example. Exactly. Do you know how many you served? No

:10:49. > :10:57.No. I know it is not as many as Federer,

:10:58. > :11:37.though. Well, he didn't hit through that

:11:38. > :11:41.ball enough and Roger crushed it and with these industries, the

:11:42. > :11:48.technology today, you want to take bigger strings, you actually control

:11:49. > :11:56.it better. Amazingly enough, frames have got lighter. If you were

:11:57. > :12:01.swinging for the fences and going big, you were risking more in the

:12:02. > :12:08.old days, nowadays you are risk less because of the strings that they

:12:09. > :12:11.use, which is why you see a lot more players have difficulty moving

:12:12. > :12:15.forward because they are hitting so much harder off the ground and dip

:12:16. > :12:24.so quickly at the last instant. An incredible change in our sport.

:12:25. > :12:31.Well if Lajovic can hit that serve, he is going to be a fast one here.

:12:32. > :12:33.Did a good job keeping his composure. He did get the early

:12:34. > :12:56.break. He is playing well out here. Clearly needs it take advantage - as

:12:57. > :12:58.you can see Federer is not playing the A-game yet and somehow sneak out

:12:59. > :14:17.this first set. It's a beautiful stroke. He needed

:14:18. > :14:33.to hit it there, under pressure, 4-4, 30-30. Nicely executed.

:14:34. > :14:48.Well, it's been a really encouraging start for Dusan Lajovic.

:14:49. > :14:58.His best Grand Slam effort three years ago now, the last 16 at a

:14:59. > :15:02.Roland Garros in Paris, Jack Sock was amongst his conquests before he

:15:03. > :15:06.ran into Rafael Nadal. That's the only time he has recorded

:15:07. > :15:13.back-to-back wins at Grand Slams. We are trying to judge the depth of the

:15:14. > :15:19.swimming pool he is in right now and it is a deep green one but my

:15:20. > :15:21.goodness, how he is doing more than just treading watered. Well, we

:15:22. > :15:26.would've expected him, having not been out here, to freeze up a little

:15:27. > :15:32.bit and Federer jump off to a quick lead. That hasn't happened. As a

:15:33. > :15:37.matter of a fact, it was Lajovic who got the early break and then maybe

:15:38. > :15:41.realised where he was. But he settled down once again. You can see

:15:42. > :15:44.he is extremely strong. His legs are powerful. He gets good pop-up, both

:15:45. > :15:51.sides, off the ground. Serve has been solid. Roger, you know, he

:15:52. > :15:55.senses, he has got to see that Roger is not yet producing what we

:15:56. > :16:00.typically see from him and he has to try to take advantage of this.

:16:01. > :16:02.They've already been playing for 25 minutes and already Federer if he

:16:03. > :16:43.serving to stay in the first set. Roger's got this incredible ability

:16:44. > :16:48.to allow that ball to drop a bit lower be than what you think he is

:16:49. > :16:51.going to hit it. You are forced to move lower and he hits to the open

:16:52. > :17:02.court. UMPIRE: Mr Lajovic challenging the

:17:03. > :17:22.call on the service line. The ball was called in.

:17:23. > :17:30.There is the perfect example. Just toying with someone. Forcing you to

:17:31. > :17:39.make a move. That's what he does. It is absolutely beautiful. If you are

:17:40. > :17:45.not the opponent! First going to be a dropped shot. Then he was going to

:17:46. > :17:49.flick it forehand cross. Then maybe take it up the line and ends up

:17:50. > :17:57.hitting it flat. Almost like a squash shot.

:17:58. > :18:01.Those shots that mere mortgageals would've hit half a second before,

:18:02. > :19:16.but not him. -- mere mortals. Again, that continued to Moffat a

:19:17. > :19:22.good pace. -- to move at a good pace. He is so comfortable behind

:19:23. > :19:28.his serve. It's been an amazing year for Roger. Having not played for six

:19:29. > :19:33.months, coming back and then winning the matches, to beat Nadal and to

:19:34. > :19:38.prul that off and winning by the way, Indian Wells and Miami, two

:19:39. > :19:44.other big hard court events. For him, it's almost come more easily

:19:45. > :19:47.than even he expected. He talked about being happy with the

:19:48. > :19:52.quarter-finals in Australia to be back in the mix. I did see hip once,

:19:53. > :19:57.early, I believe it was against Nishikori in the fourth round where

:19:58. > :20:00.he was getting badly outplayed in the beginning, looked sluggish, the

:20:01. > :20:04.legs weren't quite right and he impressively worked his way into it

:20:05. > :20:08.and ended up taking it to Nishikori in the fifth, looking better than

:20:09. > :20:18.ever, there. Right now you look at him and you just assume - why isn't

:20:19. > :20:23.it happening, yet? So, you see, a surprising amount of unforced

:20:24. > :20:31.errors, early. We assume that he'll figure it out quickly and soon.

:20:32. > :20:34.Well, once again he is serving to stay in this first set. Half an hour

:20:35. > :21:03.go, -- half an hour gone. APPLAUSE

:21:04. > :21:10.He broke Federer at the start of the set with his first service game but

:21:11. > :21:16.since then, the serve has been on song. It's incredible how quickly

:21:17. > :21:18.Federer plays, steps up, unlike Nadal, for example, who is much more

:21:19. > :22:11.deliberate. So, we are into a tie-break. UMPIRE:

:22:12. > :22:12.6-6, first set tie-break. Both players receive one additional

:22:13. > :22:23.challenge. So, the next couple of minutes, can

:22:24. > :23:00.he hold his serve? And the longest rally of the opening

:23:01. > :23:12.set. He did a good job with the variety

:23:13. > :23:15.of shots there. Just enough to get Lajovic to blink on the backhand.

:23:16. > :24:04.Normally very solid on that side. Well, three straight misses with the

:24:05. > :24:18.backhand. Sigh van who took over from Stefan

:24:19. > :24:38.Edburg a couple of years ago to guide Federer. -- Ivan.

:24:39. > :24:47.Federer at his best right there. Stepping up when he needs to. Look

:24:48. > :25:18.at the pride on her face - how about my man? That was peak, Rog.

:25:19. > :25:25.Lajovic hit about as good a shot as he could've hoped to and watched it

:25:26. > :25:50.go by him. It's depressing. He picked the right five minutes to

:25:51. > :26:07.bring his A-game. Well, up until this tie-break, the

:26:08. > :26:15.first set has been a democracy. The tie-break has been a totalitarian

:26:16. > :26:28.state, a Swiss one. No room for argument. Just magnificent. And here

:26:29. > :26:42.he is, looking to serve out the first set.

:26:43. > :26:58.UMPIRE: Game and first set, Federer. Well hats off to Dusan Lajovic. And

:26:59. > :27:13.Federer, decided to give him a bit of run around and won the tie-break.

:27:14. > :27:20.SUE BARKER: We will be back with this match later. And then there is

:27:21. > :27:27.Today at Wimbledon, so Clare will tell you who is here. I have a big

:27:28. > :27:32.group of BBGs. Gael Monfils. Roger Federer. Kyle Edmond. Novak

:27:33. > :27:38.Djokovic. Plus Karolina Pliskova and Angelique Kerber. So join us at

:27:39. > :27:43.8.30pm on BBC Two. Fantastic, aren't they doing a great job at the

:27:44. > :27:54.Wimbledon Championships. That's Today at Wimbledon. On Radio 5 Live.

:27:55. > :28:00.It is 6-love-6. We love John McEnroe trying to say you will at town

:28:01. > :28:06.names. Phone in and give them a really difficult fun question.

:28:07. > :28:10.That's 5 Live later tonight. But noement, Mac has some business on

:28:11. > :28:14.Centre Court watching Roger Federer and these are all watching Roger

:28:15. > :28:17.Federer as well. Such a popular player all around the world. So back

:28:18. > :28:30.we go to to the second set. We were talking

:28:31. > :28:36.about the Australian Open title. I read somebody talking about it was

:28:37. > :28:40.like Nadal and Federer looking like the Beatles reforming and the

:28:41. > :28:43.quality of the watch was delivering the Revolver album once again. It is

:28:44. > :29:00.almost as if the years don't matter. JOHN MCENROE: The way he did it. He

:29:01. > :29:06.had to dig deeper. A long career, as we look at his parents to come back

:29:07. > :29:13.from that deficit, 3-1. Especially when it is against Nadal. He is as

:29:14. > :29:45.great a competitor as you will ever see in any sport.

:29:46. > :30:03.It's going to be extremely hard for Lajovic not to be discouraged,

:30:04. > :30:09.because he got the great start. He hung tough and go the obliterated in

:30:10. > :30:12.the tie-break. Federer, if it is possible, will relax even further,

:30:13. > :30:18.having won the set. -- got obliterated. Rarely does he ever

:30:19. > :30:24.seem stressed but Lajovic is going to feel the heat now, literally. It

:30:25. > :30:31.is still pretty warm out there but the Federer game seems to have -

:30:32. > :30:36.he's found the gear he needs. It is going to be awfully tough for this

:30:37. > :30:39.man, this young man, just turned 27 a week or so ago, to stay with him

:30:40. > :31:39.now. Lajovic the run of shipping points

:31:40. > :31:49.has come to an end. It was a pretty nice run.

:31:50. > :31:56.Nicely played! Spectacular backhappened. And

:31:57. > :31:58.Federer showing he's still got some wheels at 35.

:31:59. > :32:25.Able to track it down. The movement markedly better than

:32:26. > :32:28.when he walked out. And that's the stress and pressure

:32:29. > :33:44.that Lajovic is feeling right now. Got a bit of a break. A break point

:33:45. > :33:55.down. Kept him in it. But that's a strong

:33:56. > :34:00.effort by Lajovic. Digs down and get that hold. Tries

:34:01. > :34:02.to stay close here. Enjoy every minute he's out on

:34:03. > :34:30.Centre Court. Both guys hitting the ball with

:34:31. > :34:39.authority now. Federer alert to this ball that would have dropped in.

:34:40. > :35:15.Once again he plays that shot so well.

:35:16. > :35:23.I can see he's feeling better with the legs, so, he's moving forward

:35:24. > :36:17.more, making things happen. Typically beautiful touch from him.

:36:18. > :36:36.It It is almost as if his Wimbledon is starting here because of that

:36:37. > :36:40.false start before, 43 minutes before he hobbled off with a sore

:36:41. > :36:45.ankle. There was some talk that Novak Djokovic, who has not been on

:36:46. > :36:50.court much longer might play an exhibition match or something. That

:36:51. > :36:54.would have been quite good fun. There was some talk between the two

:36:55. > :36:59.of them. I don't think there was any type of serious discussion with the

:37:00. > :37:08.All-England Club, who ended up putting another competitive match

:37:09. > :37:12.out. Believe it was Wozniacki who stepped out. Not particularly

:37:13. > :37:16.frustrating for them they were able to get through. It is not their

:37:17. > :37:20.fault. That was a whole other discussion.

:37:21. > :37:23.Ultimately neither of those two players they played wanted to be in

:37:24. > :37:28.that position, where they couldn't play up to the level they needed to,

:37:29. > :37:32.to even compete. Thankfully, the buzz you are hearing around this

:37:33. > :37:38.stadium right now is because this match has been competitive. Lajovic

:37:39. > :37:43.has played some quality tennis. He's going to need to try to find

:37:44. > :37:50.even another gear, if that is possible.

:37:51. > :37:54.A confident professional. The fourth year he's been in the top 100. Not

:37:55. > :38:04.even close to having a 500 record on the tour. And this guy can play.

:38:05. > :38:08.What he doesn't have are the options and the variety of game that Roger

:38:09. > :38:13.has, particularly on this court. He's not as sure himself

:38:14. > :38:18.movement-wise, or he seems pretty comfortable, but it's not as if he's

:38:19. > :38:22.going to start to serve-and-volley and attacking the net.

:38:23. > :39:11.Lajovic with new balls. Federer has played the defence with

:39:12. > :39:17.the slice and then he steps in and just rips the next ball. He just

:39:18. > :39:20.puts you on your heels. He did in that point, a beautiful

:39:21. > :39:49.job. Lajovic, again under pressure. Haven't watched him a great deal,

:39:50. > :39:51.but when I have I enjoy watching that backhand. It's a beautiful

:39:52. > :40:43.stroke. A little bit to his left, makes that

:40:44. > :40:45.serve a little trickier for him. Took a risk and he came up empty

:40:46. > :40:49.there. Double fault in his match might be

:40:50. > :41:09.costly. Roger saying, what in the world was

:41:10. > :41:36.that? Ball jumped up on Lajovic. The new

:41:37. > :41:39.ball affecting his shot. Flew on him. Got to make sure you get over

:41:40. > :42:00.that. He had a long time to think about

:42:01. > :42:02.that. And the demons were swirling around

:42:03. > :42:08.his head as he was thinking about it. Any time you get a lob like

:42:09. > :42:12.that, to me, especially with the court being firm, let it bounce.

:42:13. > :42:15.Give yourself time. It is easier to contend with than a

:42:16. > :42:51.ball that's been dropping for as long as that ball was.

:42:52. > :42:58.Semi-finalist last year. Three match points against Marin Cilic in the

:42:59. > :43:34.quarter finals before he lost to Milos Raonic in five sets.

:43:35. > :43:49.The quality of that Federer serve, not necessarily about the pace, but

:43:50. > :43:54.the variety, where he can put it. He's got the whole spectrum. There

:43:55. > :43:59.are not many players that I can recall n all the yearsvy watched

:44:00. > :44:06.tennis, that tefrs have got better thaz have -- that serves have gotten

:44:07. > :44:12.better as they have gotten older. What he did recently in Australia. I

:44:13. > :44:16.notice how cleaner his serve got, how he was able to use that variety,

:44:17. > :44:20.you discuss. His percentage was going up. It wasn't just that he was

:44:21. > :44:25.using more variety. All the players try to do that. He's at 70% or

:44:26. > :44:31.above, first-serve percentage. And he's getting more on it. And it's

:44:32. > :44:39.just served him so well. If you look at the all-time ace leaders, it is

:44:40. > :44:45.guys like Isner, Federer. Raonic, Roddick. You don't associate him,

:44:46. > :44:50.because he's so great in so many other things as one of the all time

:44:51. > :44:59.great servers but that's what he has become. A couple of minutes ago it

:45:00. > :45:14.was 6-6. That is amazing. Now he's getting smothered.