Day 5, Part 2 Wimbledon

This is a national programme, now we're going to take you over to

Wimbledon... COMMENTATOR: Brilliant! Overcome a yes! That is perfect!

Irresistible, majestic! In a class of her own. Wimbledon champion

again. They fired at Wimbledon and it's a day that British tennis fans

haven't seen for some time -- day five. The Fab four of Andy Murray,

Johanna Konta, Hannah Watson and Aljaz Bedene a have all made it

through to the third round. But is it a record? Not quite but for the

record it is the first time in 20 years that four Brits have reached

this stage in the men's and ladies singles. They are all in action

today so keep the music, it's time to play.

COMMENTATOR: What a performance from Heather Watson! The British number

three is through. This could be a special day indeed

with all four British players looking to reach week two. That

hasn't happened since 1975. We hope across the day the red white and

blue will be the colours that are flying high. Aljaz Bedene a has

never reached a Grand Slam fourth round but he's been in fine form and

is on court now facing Gilles Muller. Heather Watson looks back to

her best, she'd been confident, classy and consistent this season,

she's facing Victoria Azarenka on Centre Court right now. British

number one sixth seed Johanna Konta came through an epic battle on

Wednesday showing true grit and determination. Unseeded Maria

Sakkari is her opponent. Finally he's been here many times before and

despite a hip injury Andy Murray has dropped only seven games so -- per

match so far but Fabio Fognini will provide a tough test today. Welcome

to day five. These are bright days indeed for British tennis and there

is genuine optimism that British players could go deep into the

Championships. Heather Watson is on court and will be heading over there

in just a moment. Johanna Konta and Andy Murray will be in action later

on as they try and book their place in the fourth round. At 11:30am the

first Briton in action was Aljaz Bedene A. He walked on to court to

face 16th seed Gilles Muller. He lost a close opener 7-6 on the

tie-break. He's just dropped the second set. Broken at 5-5 but it's

on serve in the third set. Muller 2-0 up against Aljaz Bedene A. That

match you can see on the red button, that's our feature match on the red

button. We'll see if Aljaz Bedene can fight back. Another wonderful

day at Wimbledon. Very hot again, could reach temperatures of 40

degrees. So much to look forward to today. Here are the big stars coming

your way over the next six hours. Two-time Grand Slam champion

Victoria Azarenka continues her comeback on Centre Court. She is

trying to stop Heather Watson reaching the fourth round for the

first time. Britain's Johanna Konta is the favourite for the women's

title. She is on Court Number One where she faces Maria Sakkari of

Greece. Defending champion Andy Murray is aiming to reach the second

week for the tenth year in a row but feisty Italian Fabio Fognini will be

hoping to cause an upset on Centre Court. Two-time former champion

Rafael Nadal has safely negotiated the first two rounds. Next up for

him is talented young Russian Karen Khachanov. Venus Williams is now the

only former champion left in the women's draw. She plays Japanese

teenager Naomi Osaka. Second seed Hapel faces Peng on Court Number

Two. Steve Johnson is on Court Number One where he is trying to

oust Marin Cilic. So here is how it looks. It is

Watson against Azarenka, followed by Rafael Nadal against Kachanov then

Murray against Fognini. Naomi Osaka wasn't born when Venus

Williams made her debut here 20 years ago!

Just to save the match between Aljaz Bedene A and Gilles Muller is on the

red button at the moment. It will be on BBC Two in just a moment. Of

course we'd also like to hear from you. You can get in touch with us on

this fantastic Friday. Use #Wimbledon to tell us your thoughts.

Now it's time to go to Centre Court and see if Heather Watson can make

it through to the fourth round for the first time. Five minutes ago

this was Heather Watson with set point against former world number

one Victoria Azarenka. These have been long, testing rallies and

Heather has had all the answers so far. Raced to a 3-0 lead and that

error from Azarenka means Britain's Heather Watson is one set up. A

little bit of pressure on her first set service game in the second set.

She's trailing 0- one so let's join our commentators.

COMMENTATOR: Beforehand is a little more unreliable, if you like. With

that forehand, she didn't even finish her shot completely and she

was already moving back to the middle, knowing there was going to

be a shot coming into the open court. You have to finish your shot

and she is quick enough to retrieve it. Challenging straightaway. She's

not very hopeful. It's something we've seen throughout her career.

She gets so locked on that forehand. Is that a practising, is it

believing in to note what you need to do on the big points, pushing

yourself through it? I think in these types of moments, it's your

habits. They can be good or bad but sometimes they come out.

She's livid. She knows because she's heard a lot about this forehand from

different coaches. There are some technical issues there that I don't

think have been completely addressed, but there are some mental

ones as well. She makes to mistakes now but you can see that doubt

straightaway is crawling into that shot. And then that! Sometimes when

you don't have time to think she just goes for it and hit it

perfectly. Sometimes when you have time and feel like you aren't

hitting it, sometimes I tried to hit that doubt out of it. Even if you

make a mistake, hit an aggressive shot and tried to get that feeling

back of being aggressive enough. It's a shame you have to think on

the big points isn't it? She's still getting some help. Some matches in

your career you play them without thinking. That's when everything

goes perfectly. They don't happen that often but some of them, in your

career, that feels great. Looks easy, doesn't she, coming

forward, Azarenka. Makes the transfer. She could have closed in a

little bit more but lovely soft hands.

Right now, where the self coaching, it becomes crucial, or the forehand

becomes more of a problem. For sure, you have to try and stay positive.

When you talk to yourself, within yourself, you can be a little bit

negative or frustrated for a second but then you have two really tried

to start each point on a positive note.

Obviously you're allowed coaching on the tour, do players sometimes get

too dependent upon the coach? I think so. I think players don't

think enough out there themselves any more. There's times when the on

court coaching is good but there are also times when I think let's get

rid of the rule. I wonder if it has anything to do

with the racket or the balance. I don't know. If you mistakes... If

you mistakes that she's made, they've looked...

The mistakes that she's made, they have looked like she was out of

balance or in the wrong position or anything. I wonder if she's maybe

still adjusting to playing with this new racket. She's played with

another brand for many, many, many years. It'll take a bit of time to

adjust to this. Effectively she's still trialling

it, it's got the black paint on it. She hasn't absolutely committed to

it as yet, which is what a lot of players tend to do these days.

Saw the hesitation, even when she took the swing back, we saw that she

was almost worried or scared of that one. It's interesting at the US Open

this year in the qualifying, they are going to allow coaching between

points with coaches on the side of the court. The shot clock will be an

experiment there as well. It's moments like this where you have to

be completely independent and work it out and make it happen. That's

what I love about tennis, and it's a part of the game, trying to figure

it out. She's doing the same thing, she's trying to figure it out.

That's what it needs to be like. You need to be smart out there and if

you're not, you're going to lose matches because he went thinking or

reading your opponent's game. I think coaches can do their job,

obviously before the match, and talk about what happened in the matches

afterwards. But I'm definitely for getting rid of the on court coaching

role. Let's get these end. Far more

aggressive today and inside her baseline, Watson. She could creep up

even more. That's a pretty terrifying sight if you're Heather

Watson. Still, she is up 6-3, so... Looking to get up there whenever she

can. Yeah. Because she's so close on top of the baseline or in the court

at times, it's a natural reaction for her to move forward when she

can. She's 11 from 14 at the net. Watson two from six.

Lifted off that forehand again. Azarenka starting to get great reads

now of the Watson serve. She's absolutely picking the direction.

Another break point, the insurance point.

That must have felt good! That one. -- go for that one.

Great depth from Heather. I feel this is such an important game fair

Heather, not just in the context of the match or the set, but to stop

Azarenka steam-rolling out here. She's got it. The left of that shot

was her boyfriend. Her coach their too. Morgan Phillips. He says if

they ever get into the second week of the tournament he is going to

shave his legs. He was going to shave his head! What is it with

tennis players and these bizarre shaving habits the coaches have?! I

think it causes a nice team atmosphere, some goals. I did it

when I won the US Open or leading up to the US Open. They said they were

going to shave their heads if I won. Of course nobody expected me to win

and we have videos where I'm shaving his head! LAUGHTER And he's a man

with perfect hair! He loves his hair, too! LAUGHTER But he promised,

and he did it, so that was nice. When Heather Watson misses of the

backhand side it's an almost instantaneous knowing what she needs

to do to make it better. Whereas with the forehand it's almost like a

collective of another forehand missed. I don't think she worries

when she misses a backhand. You see the negative body language when she

misses the forehand. That's something, body language is

something that Victoria is seeing now and she'll use that even more.

That's why it's so important not to show any weaknesses to your opponent

in these types of circumstances. I think by contrast we saw Azarenka

balloon a few forehands over the baseline. The problem is I think

Heather gets into this negative spiral on her forehand. It's not

good news for her out on the match court. By on the stage, I suppose

they've got to win an Oscar every time they play. True! But it's so

important to not show your opponent your frustrations or even

weaknesses. And because tennis is such a mental sport as well, even to

just hang in there when you're not playing your best tennis, you can

make your opponent doubt and make your opponent dropped their level a

little bit and it gives you another opportunity, for Heather to get back

into this set. Ms Azarenka is challenging the call. The ball was

called in. Another one for Hawk-Eye. Just over ten years Hawk-Eye has

been in action at Wimbledon. Ms Azarenka has two challenges

remaining. How many double faults has she hit?

Five, now. I say that about raising the bar

high, in 2011 Azarenka brought about taking a break from the game. It was

her grandmother who persuaded her not to. The grandmother was saying,

do you realise how lucky you are? I run three jobs, you're playing

tennis! What was the reason she wanted to take a break? I think she

was finding the routine of the travelling and everything else, the

stress of matchplay and so on. The grandmother would say to her.

Stress?! Playing tennis match? Stress is three jobs to earn a

living. I was in that situation when I first retired. I was very young

when I came on tour and 15 when I played my first event. For many

years, week in week out, you live a lifestyle that is a great lifestyle,

but it's very draining and is training for the body because we

always travelling and jet-lagged. There comes a point where you kind

of want a little bit of peace and relaxing time, and mentally and

physically as well. We know how lucky we are to play the sport that

most of us started playing when we were little, but there's also a

point where sometimes it can become a little bit too much and that's

when it's good to take a break. Even though Heather is 4-1 down she

must feel like she's really close. It's 4-1 to Vika but she's really

close into it. She just has to try and stay positive and hang in there,

because she can also turn it around and make Vika doubt again because

she isn't playing at her best level. That's the return that she is known

to be very good at. Straight at you. She's not going to miss many of

those of the backhand. No. Even flying she doesn't miss!

Smiles all round. Match faces on in the respective boxes.

She can just keep herself going here, Heather, I can't believe there

won't be some lapses from Azarenka. Not this soon into her comeback.

Give her six months, then there will be very few blips.

Well, very good. It is a way of dealing with the forehand, isn't it.

It is good to keep that body into the court and when you decide,

beforehand, I am going to run-in to the net, you automatically do that,

and it gets a little easier. Set that winner up, because of the

return straight through the middle. The net between them according to

that. Again looking to move forwards. Does improve the forehand.

Yes. Come on Miss Watson! That was very

polite! Very British. UMPIRE: Miss Watson is challenging

on the right near sideline, the ball was called out.

Second service. Miss Watson has one challenge

remaining. $28.2 million prize money Victoria

Azarenka. Wow. Is that a shock absorber? Yes, sorry.

I assumed that is what you meant. I have never heard that. I dread to

think what you thought it was! No, I didn't think... Don't they call it a

passifier a dummy? Yes. Cifier a dummy? Yes.

The double break secured on a stroke of luck. Game away from levelling

this third round. Azarenka serving for the second set,

5-1. Looking back on my score shoot, the

last five games have all gone to deuce, so I mean... She is very

close. She is very close. And sometimes you forget, you forget

that you see the score and you think, oh, she's so much stronger

than me in this set, but she's so close.

I like to hear the thank you when the ball boy gives you the towel.

Absolutely. Please as well. Yes. APPLAUSE

Interesting, her forehand improves after she has moved forward, got

into a better rhythm. Lifeline point here for Watson.

Oh. Oh, well done. That was really well up, wasn't it. I don't know

what you are seeing but I think Azarenka's step has got more dynamic

in the year she has been away and she has had the quick light steps.

Yes. It is when you hear your baby by cry, you are quick. Or when you

Oh, well done. That was really well up, wasn't it. I don't know what you

are seeing but I think Azarenka's step has got more dynamic in the

year she has been away and she has had the quick light steps. Yes. It

is when you hear your baby by cry, you are quick. Or when you hear the

first one "Let me put the binky in quickly" Set

UMPIRE: Game and second set Miss Azarenka. It is one set all.

UMPIRE: New balls please. sueb she is such a tough competitor

Victoria Azarenka and we knew she would be battling back, a two time

Grand Slam champion, former semi finalist here, that is the summary

of set two, where all of the yellow is on the left-hand side of the

page. It is very much Azarenka who has taken that second set. We look

forward to a third set on Centre Court but as I mentioned at the top

of the programme four Brits in action. Then disappointing news for

Aljaz Bedene, who was first out on Court Two, but no great surprise, he

was up against this man, the 16th seed Gilles Muller of Luxembourg, he

has had a successful grass court season here, getting to the

semifinals at Queen's, and he has gone through in straight sets, 7-6,

6-5, Aljaz Bedene has had a lot to be proud of here at the

Championships, but it is Muller who sealed victory with his 19th ace in

that match. That finished a short time ago on

court to but on Court One, watch Steve Johnson here, straight into

the chairs. This is what Cilic has been doing, he has been pushing

Johnson all over the court. He was diving. That was Beckers, you can

see he has gone straight into the chairs and worried about any injury,

we decided he had the trainer on court. You can see the graze on his

knee, he has been diving on the court on Court One, luckily

everything was OK. Play did continue and Cilic is 6-4 and 5-4 up, it is

on serve in the second set. That match is on the Red Button.

Over on BBC Two we are following the match on Court Three, Kei Nishikori

against Roberto Bautista Agut. Nishikori is, had been in trouble,

but he has fought back, he dropped the first two sets to the talented

Roberto Bautista Agut, but he has taken the third set so Kei

Nishikori's 6-3, so that match is currently over on BBC Two. Back we

go to centre. Big game this for Heather Watson.

That is not going to help. She has great momentum Azarenka and Heather

has to expect a lot more forehand as well.

That's better. That must feel good, four or five forehands, she didn't

hit them that clean, it is nice know you can still win the rally even

though you are not hitting them that clean. They were a little on the

careful side. Nice. That's nice to see the

positive body language. It's a hell of a backhand, she loves that shot,

above shoulder height, flying down, Heather is not the tallest player

out there. The difference, there is no hesitation at all when she hits

her backhand. There is no hint of her running round the forehand to

hit a backhand, Heather, was there? No. She takes it on. Yes.

APPLAUSE You getting a itle nervous? I can

tell. There he is. Dealt with pressure moments and spotlights in

his career, hasn't here. For sure. Well done! The way she won it as

well, from love 30 down, was very good. She stayed positive and, she

stayed in it and she fought and that helps a lot with the confidence, to

start off like that, in that final set. Shot placement Sam? I have been

keeping an eye on this, the first set, I don't know how primed Vika

was but an awful lot of her shots going to Watson's strength. 51%

going to the Watson backhand. Not a good idea. Not enough going to the

forehand. Second set, very basic tactical switch, it is not rocket

science but many more shots through to that forehand side.

It doesn't have to be complicated to be effective. No, you don't have to

make it complicated, more than it is.

But I wonder if she felt that that was happening, that she was maybe

making a few more mistakes on the forehand or maybe the coach helped a

bit or said go for that or she noticed it herself.

Must feel really good to push Vika round on the baseline, it doesn't

happen very often. But it seems like she is not having as much problems

when Vika is attacking than when she has a bit more time, seems a little

more hesitant. The effort this is going to take

from Watson is going to be huge, her highest ranking is 38. It has

seesawed. When it got to 120 goings into Eastbourne it often. But it

seems like she is not having as much problems when Vika is attacking than

when she has a bit more time, seems a little more hesitant. The effort

this is going to take from Watson is going to be huge, her highest

ranking is 38. It has seesawed. When it got to 120 goings into Eastbourne

it is like alarm bells "I have to start winning" she has. Yes, she

has. UMPIRE: Let, fault. Challenging now,

didn't hear the call. UMPIRE: The ball was called out.

That was a good call. Four millimetres.

Love to see a line judge do a fist pump when they get one that close

right. Wouldn't that be nice! Super. Great touch.

They look easy but they're not. UMPIRE: Miss Watson has two

challenges remaining. You have to just let the speed of

the ball do the work and keep your racket as still as you possibly can.

I think some of that hit the frame. It is almost counter intuitive.

Body language reaction if you compare that to how she responds to

backhand errors it is remarkable difference. Just wonder though, the

experience of playing Serena where she won the first set, lost the

second and was in that bat in the third, I wonder if it is going to

help her in this situation. Yes. Really worry about Heather and her

service direction, she hasn't hit a single serve at the body. Yes, which

trying to look at some statistics too.

I think her first serve percentage has dropped quite a bit in the

second set. It's amazing just seeing the placement. I think when you.

Co-on grass, that is the first serve or the serve I was practising the

most, was the serve to the body, because it is so effective, and, I

used to put cones, trying to aim to it the body of the player and go

hundreds and hundreds of times, just to try and go for that.

We were talking about the first serve not the second serve. Yes and

also when you play Vika, you know, if you don't play, or don't play to

the body you have to place it so well, because once, when it is her

change she's so accurate with her return, so you have to serve well,

that is why I always found that the body serve a very good shot to fall

back on, when I was serving against her.

UMPIRE: Advantage Miss Robson. Congratulate balance. -- great

balance. Set all, one all, deuce.

Still needs this first serve to work.

That was a good one. UMPIRE: Miss Watson leads two games

to one, final set. Set. Kim you will hear someone

Anne Jones, former champion. Watson keeps her nose in front.

UMPIRE: Miss Watson leads two games to one, final set. Kim you will hear

someone in the crowd shout out "You can do it." Easier said than done.

Did you use visualisation techniques and how did you push yourself

through it? When it came down to my serve, I used to hit, in practise,

put cones out or the ball, the tubes that the balls are in, and I used to

aim for those and sometimes when I felt like my serve was off or I

wasn't praising it where I should, I visualised the cones there, it

helped a lot. Did try to use the visual side of the game, and to help

me, especially with my serve. And Sam you had a great win here beating

Martinez, how did you push yourself through that? Shut my eyes and hope

for the best! It is funny, I had my eye on Azarenka's box and I saw the

coach point out that a little forehand action, so I think he was

telling her she needs to make sure she keeps going to the forehand.

Hour-and-a-half, Azarenka, one-2, final set.

Pretty noisy. There is a lot to talk about.

Six from 15 behind this second serve, Azarenka.

Everybody with that return, you can feel that she, it is not a clean hit

but she pushes to the side, instead of like you said before, instead of

going into the court. That's a great hit.

Her backhand down the line one of the best ones, in the women's game.

It is very hard to read and she is able to change the direction at the

last second of the shot, so it was always one to keep your eye out for.

I think it is technical with Heather, psychological. What happens

is she turns her body, a little too early and it gets before her arm, it

is like body before ball. She has lost all the power from the lower

legs and the ground and she just has an arm to work with.

The thing is she knows how to hit a good forehand it is just... In

practise she can do it. She has done it today, it is in these moments

where it is important. That is the shot that usually, you know drops,

the earliest. UMPIRE: Game Miss Azarenka.

UMPIRE: Two games all, final set. Two tough holds, two comfortable

ones for Azarenka so far. It is remarkable how well she is

playing after such little time back on a match course, adds. In Majorca

she was two points from losing in the opening round tos of I can, they

say of Osaki. A lot of things have changed in her private life. It does

have an impact, but when you get out on court, you still think and act

like the player you were before, and, which is a good thing, of

course. Did you feel less pressure coming

back as a mother? Different prior yourties? Yes, less pressure, and

because you have been away for so long, the pressure bill up when you

play week in, week out, is a lot higher, there was no expectation

from the outside world. So many Union Jacks in the crowd. They are

being waved furiously right now. It is is a love hold to Watson. That

must feel really good. You guys always say it. To serve

first in the final set is an advantage. It is most of the times.

There were times when I also enjoyed returning because you felt like you

were able to work your way into it. If you get broken in the first game,

if you hold its all good, if you get broken your like... Maybe it would

have been nice to have a few rallies. It all depends. It has

everything to do with confidence. If you're confident it really doesn't

matter whether you're serving or returning, you just get on with it

and don't think about it too much. Surrogate -- kSergei Garcia. He's

pretty special with the green jacket on. He's a big tennis fan and he

plays very well. He's been around. He enjoys coming out of the

tournaments. He knows a lot of the players too. Must have been tough

for the players the other day, playing in front of perfection!

Exactly. My mother was a gymnast, so for years that is what I heard and

what my mum would talk about. It was nice to see her coming out here and

watch our sport. That's how you could slide on a hard court. Another

one for Hawk-Eye. That's quite funny, Azarenka wants

the balls from the other side, from the first set! It's like an OCD

convention... Whatever feels good at the moment!

She's dropped two points on serve so far this set, Azarenka. You can see

that she's waiting for Heather. It would be nice to see her take one or

two steps into the court to give herself less time to think and less

time to doubt her own forehand. She didn't really play that return,

did she? But is she right? Beautiful timing. Back to back love

holds. It's building to the pressure

cooker, isn't it? Very, very warm out there too. Again.

Can't get much lower than that to play a shot. That is one of her

favourite shots to play, that backhand down the line. She moves

you from side to side. Heather was running from side to side and...

She's right inside that baseline. Interesting Azarenka's returning in

this game pretty much to Heather's backhand. So far.

75 mph second serve, punished. 77 mph return.

It's not a good dynamic out there if you're a Watson fan.

Again, the combination. She'll rarely play three shots on the same

side of the court, Azarenka. Break point.

You felt a collective breathing out when this went in!

Listening to you too, stepping forward is now! 83 mph winner. If

she could hit every ball on her backhand for the rest of the set

should be all right, wouldn't she? They're both feeling it! What a

pick-up. Johanna Konta came through a

nailbiter. Can that inspire? I'm surprised Azarenka's playing a

lot to the backhand, still. Yeah, that's a problem. Still.

I can feel the hesitation with each forehand! Years of you at home, Kim

Clijsters has played every shot of that point! It's much tougher in

here! On court you don't think like we see it here. You don't get that

information and you don't have a clear view of what's going on. I

think what's very tough is it very hard to separate who you are as a

personality and how you play tennis. Heather is a very careful person.

You think how she speaks, it's like she's spell checked every word.

She's almost got to overwrite that fear of taking a risk or taking a

chance out there and that's really hard for her under pressure.

Beautiful, the way she made room there. Another break point in this

marathon game. Azarenka, first to break. Is that

the breaking point? Ten and a half minute game. Did she lose trust

altogether with that penultimate forehand in that rally, Heather? I

think that was trying to play as safe as possible type of shot. Sam,

you've done some coaching now, how does she get over this? There's a

clear issue there. I know you mentioned the technique but is it

just to watch the ball coming at you and thinking about the sort of

choice you want to make? How does she get over it? I think thinking

too much is the problem. I've watched her for many years and I'm a

huge admirer of her backhand, Herb volleys. But as Billie Jean King

says, poor technique breaks down under pressure. For me it's

mechanical and it's whether she is willing to address it. It's such a

shame because I think you're almost better off not having any weaknesses

but not having too many great strengths. She's got a lot of

strengths but she has this one weakness and its cost her in her

career and I think it might cost her against the very best. I agree. Now

is obviously not the time to stop thinking about techniques and she

has to figure out mentally how she can... Even though she misses them,

how to stay positive. Try not to let it get to you mentally in these kind

of circumstances. Azarenka's only human. Fifth match

back, got a chance to make the fourth round of Wimbledon. It's far

from over, or it's definitely not over. Shore. -- sure.

She once served three in a row. It was match point against Serena

You almost feel like telling her, step in, go forward. There's the

door. I'll get in trouble, you go! Followed it in so well there,

Azarenka. Narrowed Heather's options.

Watson's challenging. It's all happening.

It's out! CHEERING Thank you, Hawk-Eye! It's break back

point. Watson's broken straight-backed!

It's nice to see her run around the backhand for that last shot. A bit

of aggression back into that forehand. It all started with the

feet and the arm followed. Something about the noise Azarenka

makes, it sort of settled her into a rhythm. I just don't think she's

going to miss. It's also breathing out. There's a calming, breathing

out, there's a lot of players who hold it all in. It's like a cramp

almost. So we tell a lot of the kids in the tennis school in Belgium

where I help out, breathe out, let it go. Breathe out.

I hope you told them to do it quietly! Yes, I wanted to say that!

What a chance. Two more break points.

She's got it. She demanded it. The serve for the match, Azarenka.

When you've done what Azarenka has done, that belief is automatically

there. Heather Watson has a mountain to climb and she's probably going to

need some help. She's so good in this situation. She is. They just

said new balls as well so that's another advantage she'll be able to

use serve out the match. Great to have her back. Yes, it is. She's

always been a great competitor. She has brought so much to our sport.

Despite her attitude, you know, her discipline and hard work. It's nice

to see her back and to see her... She's been very open talking about

the baby and it's nice to see that side of her. And to see her do well

again, playing some great tennis. It's still at times a bit

inconsistent but when it has to be there, like in those last games, she

doesn't make a mistake. Azarenka isn't going to give her anything for

free now. It's taken two hours and a minute for Victoria Azarenka to

serve for the match with new balls. With that last backhand, she wants

to overpower, she wants to make up for the forehand where she is

hesitant and she's not putting anything. That shot landed on the

service line. With her backhand she's trying to overdo it, now.

That's way in! It's almost like that ball was on fire! Azarenka didn't

want to touch it. To me, Azarenka letting go of that

shot where she could have hit a drive volley is a sign that she's

also not really confident. It's almost like you hope, let it go out,

let it go out... If you're confident you whip it into the open court.

I would have loved to see Heather stepped inside that court to take

that second serve. Azarenka has had quite a few double-faulted already

in this match. It's been awhile since I've seen her do it. She did

it a couple of times in the first set but not lately. Great serve.

Match point. Well, the umpire always says to the

players if you're going to challenge, please do it verbally,

don't point. I think pink the umpire has seen Heather put her arm up to

challenge. Now she's saying it's probably too late. There's that but

no verbal challenge. It came late, too late as far as the umpire was

concerned. It is match point. I wonder if it would have made a

difference. It is long. Azarenka puts a bit of a

silencer on the crowd. Terrific effort from Heather Watson, ranked

outside the top 100. But what about Victoria Azarenka? Just her fifth

match back. She has booked a place in the second week of Wimbledon

again. A champion in every sense. And a contender.

Terrific effort. Yes, it was. In the first set Heather was outstanding.

Got off to the perfect start. The match was much closer than the

scoreline suggested at 6-1. It would always be difficult going down the

home straight with someone who has been a Grand Slam champion and world

number one. She may not have those numbers for high-ranking now but it

is embedded deeply in her psyche, Azarenka. She knows how to get

through these situations. She was the more astute of the two. Heather,

maybe the odd weakness here and there. The strategy not bang on.

Back to the drawing board on the forehand? Heather has a mini one.

And pluses and she had a very good Wimbledon, and you have to remember

who she is up against, but Azarenka is not at her best. Maybe 60 or 70%.

There was a big opportunity out there and I think it hurts even more

because she lost to Serena Williams to create a game in a tight 3-set

match onto and caught and that will be tough to take. At would be an

amazing story she won this title, Azarenka. Can she win it? Look at

the draw, every single player left in can win. Two hours and six

minutes. Disappointment for the British supporters, naturally. But

feel pleased for Victoria Azarenka, winning in three sets.

She is with Rishi Persad. Victoria, a great performance. Can

you describe how tough the battle was today?

She played well and she started well. I felt the whole match was on

the back foot I still feel like I should clean up my game a little bit

but I am very happy that I stayed tough and took my opportunities,

because the third set was a little bit up and down. You mentioned

things to clean up but there were also great things you did out there.

What was the best part of your game today? I really played well in the

important moments, but overall, throughout the match, I need to come

in a little bit more, I was a little bit behind. Given that it has not

been long since you made your comeback, how much will a match like

this help your progress? I try to find a way where not everything goes

great so I was happy that I could stay tough and find some other way

to win today. In the third set I really stepped up. We look forward

to being involved next week, well played. Thank you.

SUE BARKER: What the match that was. Heather certainly had her chances in

the match but Azarenka held strong. She got little tight in that game

but she has come through. What a comeback, what an incredible

comeback this is from the former world number one, Victoria Azarenka

in only her second tournament back, she is a contender for the title. We

never thought we would say that before the tournament? Sim and Kim

are with me courtside. That was some third set, wasn't it? It was. I

think as Azarenka said, it was a little bit up and down at times but

we could see the tension was there. Both girls were really going for it

and it was very emotional out there. It was tough on Heather again, she

played a great match out on Centre Court, as she did against Serena two

years ago but has not one either. In the immediate aftermath of the

match, there will be massive disappointment. She has played a

great match and come up short again. I think when she looks back at the

last two or three weeks, in the grass court season and made the

final in Surbiton, she has detect massive positives that she is

playing some of the best tennis of her career. She has beaten a lot of

the top 30 players and build on that going into the hard court in

America. Although Heather didn't get the challenge she asked for, she

would not win the point so I think she needs to know it would not have

any impact on the result. That's what we wanted to know when we were

commentating, was it in or out? That game that took ten minutes to play,

that was such an incredible game, wasn't it? There were so many great

points in it. It was great, that is when we saw the best of Victoria

Azarenka. She has always been a fighter out there. She plays

important points very well. She doesn't give anything for free

really. Heather had to win this match and she had to go for a little

bit more. She pushed her out of her comfort zone. That is what she did

for the first part of her career, Azarenka and what she's doing now.

Heather has got to get confidence from that. She lost the match but

she should take some positive energy from this? For sure. She was

dictating. Heather was a great move out there. She was standing inside

the at times. It is so hard to read Azarenka's game and know which

direction she is going. It is only her second tournament back and she

is looking very comfortable at times. At times it is still a little

bit iffy but it is great for her confidence to win a match. Tim, she

started so well, she hit the ball beautifully and no sign of nerves at

all? No, she has had that experience to come out here. The most famous

court in the world and a home-grown player. It says a lot about her

mentality, she is able to focus on the match and the way she wants to

play. It is a reflection of her confidence now, having had a lot of

great matches and wins under her belt. It is important to build on

that. I remember when we were in the wild card meeting she was ranked 126

of the world and you see her play tennis at this level, that is not an

accurate reflection on how good a player she is. She will move up the

rankings but still not in the top level yet, so she has two fight her

way through on the level level tournament which is not easy? They

are sometimes harder than to be in situations like this. I think there

was one shot that she did not want it to be where it was, that was her

forehand. I think when her second serves, she had some chances to be a

little bit more aggressive. But that is what you learn and like Tim said,

there will be a little disappointment at first but when you

talk to your coach and maybe see some of the video, these are big

lessons that you can take for the rest of the year. Azarenka got a

little tense in that last game but she was almost back to her best,

wasn't she? Yes, it was at times like she had never left. He game is

very hard to read. She likes to dictate the points.

What we see here is she is coming in a bit more. She has added more to

her game, trying to follow the position and being inside the court

and keep the rally is shorter. She hits a really heavy ball. You have

played against her, you are up against it every point? Yes, she

likes to hit it very deep and she stands onto the baseline and looks

to try and take the ball on the rise every time almost. So you have no

time or no room for just hitting the ball back and taking your time and

working into a rally because she will try and dictate it. Watching

this, you would have to say she is a contender now. You would not think

that when it was her second time that coming back? No, the way she

has handled big moments, she does not get emotional about it, she

stays cool and regroups and again today, she started the second set of

well like she did in the first round. Tim, how many great women's

matches have we had on Centre Court here? It is very good scheduling I

think! Are you responsible for that? No! It has been brilliant to watch.

They have had some epic matches going into the third set. For me,

the quality of tennis has been such a big factor. It has been really

good to watch. I'm sure there is more good tennis to come this

afternoon. More depth in the women's game now and also more opportunity

at the top now that Serena was not here, for someone to break through.

For sure, there are a lot of girls who believe in their chances and for

some, it is a good thing and for some it causes more pressure because

they believe they have a chance to win a Grand Slam. It will be very

interesting to see these next few days, to see how players are

playing, and who will keep winning matches. I think for me the worrying

factor for Victoria was to get to a third round, you wonder as the

tournament progresses, how that will be for a semifinal? You learn, once

it is in your brain, it is there and you step out there. She served for a

match, for a big match many times before and you try and take it point

by point, try and not get distracted by the score and how important it is

to be in the situation again. Even though she started with a double

fault and that game,... I think it was the one she left going, I do not

want to hit this one! It would have been nice to see a drive volley and

see her be really confident. That will see her grow the more matches

she plays. Tim, you have seen Heather play and she has got to move

on from this, it is a great British day with Jo Konta playing so well

and Andy Murray will be on Centre Court later? Absolutely. They can

all thrive off each other and use that positive energy for British

players. They have had a lot of good results. For me, I'm so keen for the

girls and guys lower down the rankings, to really use this as

motivation to continue it the rest of the year. As I have said a couple

of times, this is the easy bit, when you're playing a Grand Slam, the

best tournament in the world, and it is your home tournament, if you

cannot get motivated for this, you have got real problems. Now, when

they have got the opportunity to regroup, look at the schedule and

the hard court season in America, it is important that they are playing

with the same level of intensity and concentration. You can properly here

are now behind us. Here he comes, Rafa Nadal on Centre Court. He is up

against Karen Kachanov. He is one of the next-generation players, one to

look out for. He is quite something on a tennis court? As you can see

when he walks out there, he has a huge presence. He is a big, big guy.

He can have a big presence with his game. Rafa for me has been playing

unbelievable tennis. I would put Federer and Nadal as the favourites

for this tournament but when you look at Nadal's history here for the

last four or five years, he has had difficult matches against

the explosive players and the unpredictable ones, whether it was

Dustin Brown or Lukas Rosol who were really going for their shots.

Kachanov could fall into that category. I think this will be a

tough day for Nadal. I expect him to come through but I would not be is a

prize bid could channel got a set or two. Tim and Kim, stay there, we

could also have Jo Konta starting on Court Number One as well. A couple

of results to bring you. Kei Nishikori is out, beaten by Roberto

Bautista Agut in four sets. Kei Nishikori, another disappointing

Wimbledon for him. He will play Marin Cilic who came

through his match against a very emotional Steve Johnson, winning it

in straight sets, but for much of that third set, Steve Johnson was in

tears, following the recent death of his father. It was just two weeks

before the French Open, and a very emotional time for him. His father

was the person who gotten involved in tennis and was always courtside

for his matches. An emotional time for Steve Johnson. It is Marin Cilic

who goes through to face Roberto Bautista Agut.

Well, they are all up the hill and no doubt keeping an eye on the big

screen and we will be following the fortunes of Britain's number one Jo

Konta in a moment. She will be stepping out next on the big screen

and we will be following the fortunes of Britain's number one Jo

Konta in a moment. She will be stepping out next onto court than he

has been on the practice court earlier today. Lee McKenzie is

there. There was a lot of talk about

whether Andy Murray was too injured to play here. What have you seen,

how is he moving? He looks comfortable. It is definitely

unusual that he missed a couple of days practice leading up to the

slam. He does not take those decisions lightly. Bert watching his

match with Dustin Brown, it looks like the confidence of getting

through that easily is showing in his practice session. He has met

some flamboyant players, he has another one today, Fabio Fognini.

They have met seven times before but not in a Grand Slam on grass? That

will be a factor for me. They have played a couple of matches, that

will be in Andy's head that they have lost. One has only played once

or twice on Centre Court. I heard him the other day saying he played

Roger there and it was very, very fast. It will not seem as fast

against Andy Murray but he is home here and he has so many amazing

memories so I would expect him to get into the rhythm quickly. Fognini

might at times deliver a few issues for Andy but I would expect him to

come through. Thank you very much. It will certainly be a tricky one

for Andy Murray. He will be the late evening entertainment because we are

only on our second match here on Centre Court. Encore on the one we

will turn our attention to British number one Jo Konta who is on court

against Maria Sakkari. She talks about her dramatic victory just

three days ago. We got to showcase such high-level

tennis and to do that on Centre Court at Wimbledon was something I

was very proud of. These are the kind of matches that you want to be

a part of, these epic battles on the biggest stages in the world, so I

feel very fortunate to have this match in front of my home crowd and

feel their support and appreciation. There were many parts in that match,

when I actually didn't do much wrong and my opponent was playing very

well. When a match gets to such a stage where there is so little

separating you, I could not feel what it was like to be in her shoes

as well. What a battle, what a match! There was so little

separating us, it could so easily have been me on that side. I feel

very fortunate that I could battle through. I have come into this

tournament with the same attention as any other tournament. I want to

be involved in it for the maximum amount of time. I want to be here

for the whole fortnight. Every single woman in the drawer can play

at a very high level at any given day. I enjoying being part of these

battles and being challenged and tested. I believe it can only make

me a better player and a better person. Well, here on Court Number

One, Britain's Jo Konta has walked out for her match against Maria

Sakkari and that will be our focus of attention here on BBC One. So Jo

Konta, such an impressive winner throughout this tournament and at

Eastbourne last week. She really has played hell self into form and is

the bookies' favourite for the title. Kim and Tim are with me. She

is so impressive, she worked so hard, her footwork, ever thing. Yes,

I commented on the point or was up and

down. That is something that is very important if you want to stay

consistent through a Grand Slam. You will have moments when you are not

playing your best tennis and it is your attitude that will hold you up.

She did that really well and she is obviously very fit. It was nice to

see her get through that one after losing to Donna Vekic a couple of

weeks ago. She played some fantastic tennis. She got herself out of

trouble? I think it was top-quality from both girls. They were both down

0-30 a couple of times. On the big points, really hitting her spots

well stop and easy opportunities for the second shots in the rallies.

That is something you have to do well in any circumstances. Having

come through a big win on Centre Court, it is important she maintains

that intensity. It is good that she is back on a show court, Court

Number One, but she has to put in another good performance. When you

are on Centre Court playing a player you know well, here she is playing

someone she does not know. Maria Sakkari runs a lot of balls down,

she gets a lot back. It is not easy playing someone for the first time?

Know, and it will take a couple of games to get used to the strengths

and weaknesses of her opponent. Our coaches will have done some scouting

reports on the player and have some advice. You still have to get a feel

for it. That is what she will start to do at the beginning of the match.

If she plays her game, she should be going through this match. And as far

as her opponent goes, coached by Mark Petchey, so she will know about

Jo Konta from him? I'm sure he can have some input to talk about some

of Jo's strengths and weaknesses. Once they get out there it will be

who can dictate play, who can create opportunities and take chances. I

feel good about Jo's chances coming through. You have been there before

as a British player at Wimbledon, you have come through a tough match

and now I match you are expected to win, that is not easy, is it? No, I

think the important thing being a home-grown player, you

have to do a good job at controlling the things you can control and other

people's expectations about whether you are expecting to win, you cannot

control that. Looking at Jo mentally, she has been really

focused and dealt with many things in her career and I am sure that

will stand her in good stead today. And she did well at the Australian

in and got through to the final so she knows what it is like to compete

at a Grand Slam and have that experience? This, and you get a feel

for playing in the big moments. When you get another opportunity to be in

that situation, it helps. When you are pushed into extreme situations.

She has been for the last two years, I have kept my eye on her and she is

becoming more and more confident and really believing that she belongs up

there. That is what you see in her attitude as well. I think it is her

attitude, Kim, that does so much. She hates to lose. You see that at

the end of matches. Like I said before, that is positive. She hates

to bring negatively to herself. I think she's a great role model for

girls. What a choice you have on BBC television today. On Centre Court

you have Rafael Nadal, that match on BBC Two. And here we have Jo Konta

and Andy Murray will be here later on. Sit back and enjoy it. The

commentators on Court Number One R Tracy Austin and John Inverdale.

At the start of today the British commentators words down to four but

now it is two. Andy Murray will walk onto Centre Court and Jo is here on

Court Number One. She is five matches away from ending that

cliched 40 years of hurt and asked replaying Virginia Wade to the

soundtrack of the sets pistols. She is the bookmakers favourite to be

the ladies singles champion this year. There are a lot of British

sports stars who are enjoying or about to encounter life changing

moments. Jo Root may have said the same thing about events at Lord's

yesterday. This could be her life but we are getting ahead of

ourselves here. There is a match to be one here and her opponent is the

world number 101 Maria Sakkari from Greece.

A couple of early misfits. Hello, Tracy, by the way, how important is

it warm Sakkari's point of view to get to a good start and not be

intimidated by the occasion? TRACY AUSTIN: I think it is important for

her. She got to the semis last year. I just think that Wimbledon has that

extra specialness that you feel more nervous when you come out on Centre

Court or Court Number One here. This is where all the greats played.

That was a great crosscourt winner. Playing against an elite player,

that approach will not have enough depth or pace on it.

After those errant first couple of shots, that was an impressive first

game from Jo Konta. Sakkari through everything she had at her and it was

not enough. We will get this out the way now, who knows what will happen

over the next hour or so, it is interesting that Maria Sakkari's mum

played at Wimbledon in 1986. There are very few mothers and daughters

who can lay claim to that. We were trying to think of a list earlier on

what it was a very short list. Christine Truman with her daughter.

And another pair. That is the short list we came up with.

Maria Sakkari said her mum did not want her to choose this lifestyle.

So much at stake here, not just in terms of the tennis for Jo Konta and

I'm sure she's not thinking about it at all, but this week and a bit

ahead, give her the opportunity to cement a place in the British

sporting landscape that she has not managed to do so far.

The British public have not quite taken to her so far but after that

fantastic victory over Donna Vekic and with the opportunities that lie

ahead over the next week, that could very easily change.

Contan won a lot of fans over with that. She lost to Vic kick in a

tough three sert. That was a high quality tennis, 10-8 in the third.

Konta was done in her serve. But it is big serves like that, she is so

accurate. . That was a very convincing and

emphatic opening service game from Joe Konta.

-- Jo Konta. The first ace of the match. She has nailed 15 of them at

Wimbledon so far this year, and that will be one of her big weapons in

the battle today and those to come. Konta.

-- Jo Konta. The first It is important she keep her

percentage up. It can get a bit attackable.

I didn't see her fist two games, was she wearing that trapping and tape

on her shoulder then? I do not know. In the first round, 39 in the world

and Pliskova. That was the elder Pliskova, by two minutes. Christina.

The lefty. Of course her sister going out last

night. That is what has helped Jo Konta in the bookies's eyes, to

become the outright favourite. Second serve just getting punished.

Quite frankly I think there are ten, 12 players left in the draw could

come through and take it. Konta never passed the second round

here at Wimbledon. Pliskova hadn't been either.

Yes. For all the fact they were lauding her to the skies is the

first time Jo Konta has played in the third round at Wimbledon.

An opportunity here for a very decisive lead at the start of this

first set. Not a lot of rhythm in this match,

rallies so short. Well played Maria Sakkari there.

Konta will see that as a missed opportunity. Three love and two

breaks, you kind of almost think the set is done, but... There is Mark

Petchey who is the guiding hand behind Sakkari at the moment. The

last time he sat in the players box on number one court, the guy he was

mentoring on the court was... Andy Murray. Andy Murray, his first year

here. That seems like ancient tennis

history now. Sakkari would have been encouraged by that game, she was

done down, if not out and she fought her way back in to it. That is

definitely one of her best assets, that ability to compete, for get the

score line, get back to business, the next point.

Kind of goes without saying it is a very hot day today, and two hours

plus of Cilic against Johnson earlier on meant that a sizeable

percentage of the crowd bailed out to get a drink an get in the shade,

number one is open to the skies at the moment because of the work going

on on the roof. Bit by bit people are making their way back in, Konta,

2-1. That is one of the big assets that

Konta has, not only is it a powerful serve, it is accurate and she can

come up with club serves and important moments.

Three elements of impressive serve. -- clutch.

A little wild at the moment. Nerves? Think so s and I think also she

respects Konta, as a top ten player and knows she has to relay give her

ground strokes a good, a lot of power behind them.

Wow. That is a very mannered service but it is mightily effective.

Second ace from Konta. Talked about the mental improvement

from Konta, her forehand is improved as well. The backhand is always so

sturdy and strong, particular there the crosscourt.

I do think opponents target that side more frequently.

That forehand just pulled up a little bit, whereas the backhand is

usually that commitment, that big step forward, weight transfer. More

frequently. Just what you were saying. Trying to

test that forehand, break that side down.

Is there enough variety in Konta's game to make her a Grand Slam

champion? She was trying some variety there.

Think she is trying to add more variation to her game. The backhand

slice, she will throw in the drop shot, particularly on the forehand

side. You can describe Maria Sakkari as

feisty and gritty but Jo Konta is ahead. Tsunami, we will be back in

just a moment, but some results to bring you, and disappointment for

Heather Watson a few moments ago, on Centre Court, losing in a tight

three set battle to Victoria Azarenka. 6-4 in the third set, but

Heather played so well throughout that, she had some chance, but

hopefully that has given her a lot of confidence to go forward and move

up the rankings, but it was Victoria Azarenka, former world number one,

who is back and looking ominously good.

SUE BARKER: Out on court 18, Garcia, the 21st seed has put out kit have

a. And she is happy. -- Kvitova have a.

And the youngest player left in the women's draw is through, 27th seed

Konjuh. She won 6-4 in the third set. A real battle out there from

the baseline but Konjuh came through. Aljaz Bedene was beaten by

Gilles Muller, finished off with an ace, that is no surprise with him,

he goes through in straight sets. The tie-break did prove crucial but

Aljaz Bedene had a good Championships.

So those are the results from earlier on today. Back we go.

Best rally of the match so far. And Konta wins it.

Just to finish your answer, if you have enough power, you don't need a

whole tonne of variety and I think of Serena Williams, there is not a

lot of backhand slice, too much finesse in her game. Konta, you are

looking for a lot of weapons and lack of weaknesses.

It is the way she is building, the answer is yes. Good return from the

Greek there. She is growing into the challenge. I

consider her a late bloomer. Just a couple of years ago she was ranked

well outside the top 100, but things starting to come into play. She has

been playing at the lower level for years.

It must be satisfying for Jo Konta to break into the top ten last year.

After watching all these tournament on TV for years and now she is mart

of the elite. She has worked very hard for it.

I suppose at 4.00 on a Friday afternoon, it is very easy for those

of us who work in the tennis world or in the sports world generally to

think that the British public know all there is to know about Jo Konta,

but for a lot of people watching I am sure it is kind of tell us more.

So she is 26. Born in snid in Australia. -- Sydney in Australia.

Good forehand, emphasis forehand. 4-2 leading two. To parents of

Hungarian descent. Her dad is is a dentist. They moved to Spain and

came to the UK, and she is very much now, a British player, and a citizen

of Sussex. But she doesn't really like the limelight show was asked

after her last fantastic victory about Vekic, how is she enJoeing

being the centre of attention. She said, all I want to do is chill, and

make muffins. -- enjoying.

Watch a TV service, what is it? Poldark? Tracy, take it from me, you

would like Poldark. I'll put it on the list.

That is a good play. Serve out wide, always beneficial on grass, the

slice and you hit to the open court. Sakkari hell to the baseline so hit

the ball early. That is something that Konta does

very well. She holds good court positioning, the earlier you can hit

the ball the quicker you can get it to your opponent, they don't have

time to react. More in hope than expectation this

challenge, I think from Jo Konta. Didn't win the point but an

investment play. She is really thumping the second serves.

Getting inside the head of Sakkari who has to be ready to back up and

absorb the pace immediately. Big shots from Konta, not finding

the target at the moment though. But she still has the lead. Tracy,

talk about Sakkari, because she is the number one in Greece, but she is

outside the top 100 in the world, and the number two in Greece, is 100

beneath her, who has a name I didn't write down here, yes... An A for

that. If you are the only player, if you are the only kid in town, on the

block, it must be even though it is such a global circus and week in,

week out, you keep going back home, there is nobody to hit w so it must

be difficult for her, to actually week in, week out to improve when

she has that down time, and that is often when the best work is done.

She made the decision at 18 to move to Barcelona, that was key and

crucial for her career in order to continue to improve at that point.

As you mentioned there is no way to stay in a country where basketball

and football are the big sports and she said tennis is way be behind

that, they are not that interested in it. That was a big commitment for

a family and her to make that change to Spain, to train.

I am struggling hard to think of the Greek men's number one, and failing.

The nearly do was the last young lady who was successful. Pass.

Sampras and Philippoussis have Greek heritage.

Kokkinakis's parents are Greece. We are all children of the world,

Tracy. Jo Konta is a good example of that.

That is the second, third point she has lost on her serve today.

A little opening for Sakkari. Got her serve broken. Serve broken in

the opening game, she was probably still full of nerves. That response

from the crowd there was an indication that we are a bit

concerned here, Jo, sort it out. Maybe nevers from Konta, the fact

she couldn't bounce the ball up there.

It is a very exaggerated service motion, isn't it, almost like a

praying mantis, as she addresses the ball.

Some big hitting all round. It was itselfer going to be a blistering

winner, or a wild shot that won or lost it. Sakkari not quite on

balance there, is probably not the best time to change the direction of

the ball. Across to the forehand, would have been beneficial.

Either going to be a blistering winner, or a wild shot that won or

lost it. Sakkari not quite on balance there, is probably not the

best time to change the direction of the ball. Across to the forehand,

would have been beneficial. Ten minutes ago I seemed as though

Jo Konta was coasting into a three love lead with two breaks not sure

how that third game went away from her, but it did and now is Sakkari

with two breaks points to square things up at four apiece.

Excellent serve. APPLAUSE

Things can turn so quickly on grass, better than any other surface.

Very solid second serve s nice kick on it. Up high on the two hander.

You have to get that ball back in play. Was that a sign of immaturety,

make her play another shot? At that point, might not see another break

point for a while. Second serve, got to get it back in play. The first

appearance on Court One today of a flying ant. Bugging Jo there.

Didn't disturb her focus unduly. Another reason why you have to make

the second serve returns is because the first serve round the corner

might be unreturnable. Seems to find her contact point on

the backhand side more easily. It seems more repeatable. That got

behind her. Too much weight on that forehand

from Konta. Konta: Sakkari tries to find the right balance she needs

more length. Sakkari gave the open court and Jo

didn't need a second invitation. Just above Sakkari, she could throw

to ball to him is her coach, Mark Petchey.

He has been immobile I think it is fair to say throughout the whole

match, just watching with his hand over his mouth. Of course, at the

moment, although these things meeting change and they are going to

change at the US Open this year, he is not allowed to help. He is not

allowed to send signals to her or coach, but you never know. Know.

There might be some secret code. Some really deep hitting here from

both players. Konta seems sure it was out, but

perhaps justifiable challenge from the Greek.

They are going to allow coaching in the qualifying for the US Open this

year, you suspect once that experiment has been trialled it will

go throughout the whole game, are you in favour of that? No. Because?

I think once you get on court you have to figure it out yourself. That

is an asset, like a sever, there are so players that are so good at

problem solve, therefore you are helping out those who can't figure

out how to change their tactics mid match. It is unfair.

Unfair on the more intelligent player? Yes.

Also worth saying, I'm not sure you can never be sure, but I'm not sure

it is going to come into play this this match. They are going to

introduce the shot clock in US Open qualifying, you suspect once that

has started there, it will spread like wild fire, that will be

fascinating to see how the crowd and the players respond to that.

I love that innovation, because everybody will be on the same page

and the player will be able to see how much time they have, today,

Heather Watson I think it was four on the first set got a time

violation, that is a crazy time to call it, I believe.

Just to finish that thought. It is the at the cession of the chair

umpires when they start the clock. So everybody will be on the same

page and know how quickly they need to serve.

Well played Sakkari. So Jo Konta will have to come out of serve to

take this first set. One final point on that shot clock

thing, isn't there a danger that the crowd will start counting it down to

when the player will serve or might that add to the excitement? That is

a good point. Right now with Hawk-Eye in place, you get the

groans and the grunts and the clapping and the drama. People will

go five, four, three, two, one before they throw the ball up.

Imagine that on Centre Court. The thing about this is, by and large up

till now for Jo Konta's coaching team and 14 Konta, things are going

pretty much according to plan. We have been playing for just over half

an hour. In the game plan, solid serving, one or two errors on the

forehand side but by and large coming out to serve at 5-4, you

would take that before you walked out onto Court Number One but now

you have to execute it. Three aces so far from Jo. 17 in the tournament

so far. You suspect, not just today that over the course of the rest of

the week, this aspect of her game will be absolutely key.

That is just an extraordinary rally all-round! From two remarkable

mis-hit and then that ridiculous bounce with so much spin on it which

completely took Sakkari by surprise and what an athlete Jo Konta was to

get that. Great ball recognition from Jo Konta, recognising that

Sakkari did not read it right so she immediately moved forward. You could

tell there would be backspin. After a slow and nervous start,

Sakkari is definitely not going away.

The Greek player hasn't even moved from her spot. She is absolutely

convinced this was not in. I can see why she would challenge. The couple

blades of grass. Don't question Hawk-Eye.

Konta has two set points. Really solid game serving for the first

set. The first set to the British number

one. SUE BARKER: Yes, Jo kept her

composure there and she has taken the opening set out on number one

Court. We will be back with this in just the moment. Just to update you

on what is happening on Centre Court. This is the match you can see

on BBC Two. Rafa Nadal is racing away with this one against the very

talented Russian Karen Darke channel. He has won the first set

already and he has already had break points in this game. That matches on

Centre Court. That is on BBC Two. A lovely day here at Wimbledon. We

really have been spoiled with the weather even though it has been

very, very warm. Temperatures heading up to 35 degrees again.

Everyone enjoying the tennis upon the hill. They are watching Jo

Konta. Later on today they will be cheering on this two time champion.

It is Nadal again. He ripped the heart out of Murray. It is not going

to BEC... -- it is not going to BEC. The waiting is over!

Wimbledon champion again! A supreme performance!

Well, Murray is on centre later but that we go to Court One.

I think one thing we take lightly is how new this is to Jo Konta. Last

year she lost to Eugenie Bouchard in the second round in a three setter.

It was not that surprising. Now we expect big things for Jo Konta. It

is not just the tennis, it is everything else that goes with it.

You are the first player since Jo Durie to do this, the first player

's Jo Durie to do that... And beating Venus Williams in Stamford.

And the victory in Miami when she ended up on the front page of some

of the serious newspapers here. That was an extraordinary, a rival for

the sporting public at large. It is a long time since Virginia

I think it was not just that she won in Miami, it was who she had beaten

as well. Those Wozniacki and Venus Williams. Back-to-back matches. So

resilient and strong. I think Mark Petchey's concern for

his charge Maria Sakkari was if it became a slugfest that she was going

to come off second best. What else can she do?

UMPIRE: Must come to is challenging the call. A late call.

Excellent angle to open up the court. Probably her best shot, when

she has time to get set up on that forehand.

That is great ball striking from Jo Konta! Or seven in a row. Konta uses

her legs so well. She creates so much power from getting a strong

base and then uncoiled and unloads into the forehand.

Excellent accuracy. Sakkari was so far back when she came in, she was

able to get in front of the service line. Konta likes a target.

That was a wild forehand from the Sakkari. Konta is so absolutely

focused between each point. That is working with the mental coach and

her hitting partner Andrew Fitzpatrick in the grey shirt.

Jo's favourite word in interviews is process. Everything is a process.

It went awry there. There are certain words you can almost count

on in a press conference, whatever it takes to get you to that

comfortable place to compete. Sakkari doing a great job hanging in

there on this crucial opening game. Crucial, because she has got to feel

like she needs to hold serve. That was quite a clever return from

Konta because it got her back into the rally. That is where I would

love to see Sakkari, instead of moving all the way back, recognising

that on this surface, you learn to take that out of the air with the

swinging volley. Letting Konta get away with a looping lob.

That is the point that Tracy was making, the one thing she does not

want to be doing is playing catch up at the start of this second set

because the Konta server is full of such authority. So she has got to

hang onto this game from a Greek perspective.

Such power from Konta crosscourt now.

Another shriek from Konta. She is in control now. A set and a break.

Let's talk about the process. What is her process? It all came from her

mental coach who was a friend of her former coach. He suggested that she

go to him. There are so many thoughts that go through a player's

mind, I need to win, I cannot make mistakes, what happens if I lose? He

said you have to replace those with positive thoughts, what you can

control. The effort, the attitude, clarity on tactics and she would

spend a few hours every week with a mental coach, even if he did not

travel with her, on the phone, and visualising what would happen on

court that was positive. Replace the bad with the good.

Grapeshot to end a terrific rally. The six balls in play at the moment

will know they have been hit when they get changed soon. Sakkari was

getting laser beams sent at her with tremendous depth. Finally got enough

of the last shot to create an angle. Well played. It is the improv shots

which are so necessary to have an grass. This mis-hit return actually

becomes very tricky because it does not bounce up fray quickly. Good

hands from Konta there. Running with the racket forward not in front.

You sense that Sakkari is some way from being the finished article but

could be a very good player? Yes, I think there is definitely a higher

ceiling. Only 21. John, that is a really good point

because Sakkari, just in a few weeks she has been with Mark Petchey, I

think a really high tennis IQ. She is already winning more matches than

she has the rest of the year. OK, over to you, Mark, you have got to

start travelling on the road now. You have got to go to Uzbekistan and

Peru and everywhere else in pursuit of points.

That forehand can go off for Sakkari. Just. The little too

quickly. Holding her ground on the baseline.

She is in her rhythm now. That first game in the second set was so key.

This is where we were in the first set when she had a chance to go 3-0

up with two breaks. Just going back to the coaching, Sakkari made

$550,000 in her career and she has been out there for a number of

years. There is not a lot of extra money to hire a really accomplished

coach. It is tricky. A couple of loose shots from Jo

there. That takes us back to the issue of players defaulting. $70,000

to lose in the first round is a lot of money, it is a lot of coaching,

travel and hotel rooms. So accurate. Great hitting by Jo

Konta. Confidence really starting to look like it is dialled in.

SUE BARKER: Jo maintains her lead there. She is now on her way. We

will be right back on Court Number One. Let's show you what is

happening elsewhere. An centre, Rafa is racing through. That match is

live on BBC Two. Up against one of the new generation of stars coming

up, Karen could channel from Russia. That is on BBC Two. -- Karen

Kachanov. And talking about youngsters making an impact, Jelena

Ostapenko, the French Open champion, 20 years of age. That is our feature

match on the red button, up against the Italian Camila Giorgi. They are

all watching on the Hill, watching Jo and Andy Murray still to come.

What a day at Wimbledon. You would not say Jo is in cruise

control at the moment, but it is going to need something pretty

exceptional from the Greek player for things to go awry now, you would

think. Nothing amuses the crowd at Wimbledon more than a good catch in

the crowd. I just don't feel like Sakkari has

enough tools in her bucket. Both players had nerves at the start

of the match, Sakkari because she has not played much on a court like

this, Hunter because of the weight of British expectation. -- Konta. It

is amazing how you can tell how one game will be so crucial to how the

game pans out thereafter. The opening game of the second set was

key in that area. 1-0 becomes 4-0 very, very swiftly.

Jo Konta is just two games away from the second week of Wimbledon in the

-- for the first time in her career. Everything was absolutely fine until

the very last moment. Nine o'clock, BBC One on Sunday,

Tracy by the way is Poldark. You will test me on Monday to see if I

watched it. It is subtle but it makes all the

difference in the world. If they don't get a lot of kick on

it it goes into the hitting zone of Konta.

That was did. Grass dulls the top-spin a bit.

Doesn't jump quite as high. That was neatly played by Sakkari

just when weed written her off. That was a pretty solid service game

there. It is a question we could have asked

before the French Open and as it turned out there, somebody ranked in

the upper 40s finished up as champion and she could Ostapenko

play a major part here, but how much as the dynamic in the women's

changing room altered in the absence of Serena? I think tremendously. I

can't remember in the last 40 years, going into majors, at the French

Open and now here at Wimbledon, where it has been so wide-open,

where usually there is maybe one that is a clear favourite or two or

three that we're talking about that have had recent success in the last

four to six month, but, I think the most successful player here has been

Pliskova. Svitolina four. She has never been pass the second round.

There is extent waiting circumstances with each player where

there are question marks. At the moment, there are very few

question marks against Jo Konta, because she is in a rich vein of

form and she is two games away from the next round at Wimbledon.

Two former champions in the draw. When we started Venus who is 37 now,

it is incredible, and of course Pliskova, who is just coming back

after being out for six months. Only Venus left in the draw is a

former champion, so we will have Venus win it for the sixth time or a

brand-new Wimbledon champion. That is kind of exciting. Silt a set up

that you start looking at the draw, and thinking who has she got next?

It is Caroline Garcia who is NEC if line. Beat Maddison brendle --

Brengle and after that it might be Azarenka but more likely Simona

Halep. But you have Ostapenko there, Venus Williams, it is still

competitive there is nobody there she can't beat, and that is the key

thing. Absolutely. Halep and Venus in winning Miami.

She beat them. I feel like there might be a sense

of urgency, because Serena has said she wants to come back after she

gives birth in the fall. So while the cat's away... Yes and while

no-one has stepped up quite yet. And I think that took everybody by

surprise, especially Jo Konta. . A little smile there. That would be a

winner against anyone. Well... A second double fault in the

match, and counting chickens is a dangerous business in sport. Put

them back in the hutch. Nice donation from Sakkari there,

neutral ball. Just a little inexperienced.

Fractionally out but enough to give Jo Konta a point, for 5-1. Watching

Mark Petchey in the players' box, he is so animated in the commentary

box, he never stops, waving his arms round, he is so energised. He has

been so calm there, it's not true. Is Drifting wide. Come on says Jo

Konta. Has a big hold. Stretched the score

line to 5-1. Don't want to give any hope to Sakkari.

Plenty for Sakkari to ponder at the far end there.

Well played. She is hitting, good moving key touch. Quick off the

mark. Great racket work once there.

Covered that many Jo Konta matches and really impressed.

The mental part... Still calm. That is tough to find that balance.

It makes a great sound off the racket when she hits it when she

really nails it The centre of the racket, a nice pop.

V got to give credit to this young lady as well. She could have been so

disappointed, just disappear emotionally. Nice gritty performance

hanging in there. She's on Court One, she is going to

stay here as long as possible. Such a strong shot from Konta down

the line there. Hit with power but her positioning,

she holds the baseline, doesn't give up the real estate.

Forehand, backhand, it's all the same.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Big shots. And a big moment for Jo

Konta. Opportunity here to get into the second week of women for the

first time in her career. Jo Konta! Three down, four to go.

To end 40 years of you know what. Nice to see this crowd enjoying this

moment. Pleased for this young lady and all the work she has put in.

Terrific performance. The one thing that is for sure, is that the

British public are going to take her more and more to their heart. And if

she is still in this event a week today, we will be building up to

really big Saturday in the history of British tennis. Well done to

Maria Sakkari, we will hear more of her, she has a huge amount of

potential, and I just notice from the interview that Jo Konta gave,

for the official programme for the Eastbourne event last week, she said

the two passioned in her life are building up to really big Saturday

in the history of British tennis. Well done to Maria Sakkari, we will

hear more of her, she has a huge amount of potential, and I just

notice from the interview that Jo Konta gave, for the official

programme for the Eastbourne event last week, she said the two

passioned in her life are ice-cream and U 2 "I would mortgage my house

to see U 2 if they were playing anywhere near me." I don't know if

you have been so focussed U 2 are playing at Twickenham tomorrow.

Somebody from their management has to be listeningful do you think Jo,

she has two-year days off, can she not sneak over the Twickenham

tomorrow? He will be up early to watch the Lions obviously but

tomorrow can she not sneak over to Twickenham, when Jo met Bono? You

need to tell me how far away that is If you get the 361 bus and change at

the bus station it is about 45 minutes. I would say do it. Live

large. Caroline Garcia waits in the next

round, after that, possibly Simona Halep the number two seed, Ostapenko

the French Open champion waits in this half of the draw. Venus

Williams, but for the moment that is for the future, for now another

authoritative combative, dependable, really dependable performance from

Jo Konta, so the British number one, 6-4, 6-1 is safely through to the

second week. Congratulations, against a player

who is so talented, how good a performance was that from you to win

as you did today? I am very happy with that, I think it was quite

tricky conditions out there, it was more gusty than it appeared from

outside. It wasn't easy for both of us, so I am very happy to have tried

to take care of the simple thing, try to compete hard, and make sure I

didn't leave any stone unturn. How wear of you of people talking of you

as a potential winner of this tournament? Not particularly, it,

they I think seven a potential winner here, so I am here to, to

hopefully be involved until the very end, but one match at a time. I am

happy to have done through today and I have another battle coming up

next. With each match you play, it seems the British public take you

more into their hearts, can you feel that out on court? The support is

amazing, and to see such a packed stadium it is humbling and it is

what we all dream of as young children, to play on the biggest

stages in front of many, many people. Just a glimpse into the

crystal ball, you have to play Caroline Garcia next week, your

first thoughts? The last time I play her I lost to her in a close battle,

so she is playing very good tennis, she made the last eight in Roland

Garros, she is playing with confidence so I am looking forward

to. It is a great opportunity to play someone who is in good form and

to, who will really challenge me, and I am definitely looking forward

to that. Speaking of opportunities might you take the opportunity to

see U 2 this weekend at Twickenham? Unlikely. I am hoping to see them

later in the year. Well played today. Congratulations. Thank you.

She has focus here on Wimbledon, that is for sure. We wondered how

she would respond after that peptic -- epic street ball -- battle. She

is threw to the second week of women for the very first time and she is

looking good. She never allowed her opponent into the match. It is a

comfortable win, she is threw to the last 16.

-- through. And this is the opponent she was

talking about. Caroline Garcia who came through against the winner over

Kvitova. Jo knows how dangerous she can be.

A straight sets win too for Simona Halep, the number two seed. She

seems to be going through the draw quietly. Nobody talking about her

chances but she is French Open reason irup. She beat Peng Shuai and

will meet Victoria Azarenka in the next round.

That will be some match! Elina Svitolina is through against

Carina Witthoeft. She went through in straight sets and she has played

here, only 22 years of age but this is her first time through to the

Fourth Round, she is always a danger, and she has beaten big name,

Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber in previous matches.

This was a very emotional day for Steve Johnson, he lost his dad just

before the French Open at the age of 58. He is a tennis coach himself. He

was always court side, taught him to be a fighter and competitor but he

has been finding it so hard to carry on without his dad court side. He

battled hard against Cilic but he did lose it in straight sets.

But it was more about, it wasn't just about a match, it was about

Steve Johnson today, a very emotional time but Steve, you did

battle hard and you did your dad proud today. But it is Marin Cilic

who totally understands the situation of what Steve has been

through, all the players feeling for him and no huge celebration from

Marin Cilic, he is safely through to the second week of Wimbledon. And

the proud coach there Bjorkman, seeing Cilic through.

And Benoit Paire is also through, through to the Fourth Round here at

Wimbledon for the very first round. Up against Janowicz. Got to the

semifinals in 2013 where he lost to Andy Murray. Paire will face Andy

Murray or Fabio Fognini. Andy Murray will be the third match on Centre

Court, but we are heading to centre in just a moment. Everybody enjoying

the day here, lovely weather, again, so much action on the outside court,

wonderful matches on the show courts as well, so everybody enjoying their

Wimbledon experience, and everybody enjoying the match on Centre Court,

between Rafael Nadal, and Karen Khachanov, of Russia, one of the

next generation players, he is tipped for the top. Rafa is matching

on at the moment. He didn't lose a set at the French Open, he hasn't

lost one here. 6-1, 6-4. It seems to be on serve so let us join our

commentators Tim Henman and Andrew Castle. Toni Nadal looking down, his

trips on the road with his nephew will be few and far between as he

looks after the Rafael Nadal academy which is sure to be popular. There

is an educational aspect to that as well as a residential programme as

well. Rafael Nadal 45 match wins this year, which is more than any

other player on tour. So any injuries or niggles,

absolutely gone now. In fact, with 45 wins, Thiem, he is way ahead of

everybody else. Because he keeps on winning every tournament he is in

the Rafael Nadal makes the final he will be back to world number one,

that is how good a year he has has. TIM HENMAN: Has been impressive but

certainly on serve. Only lost 12 months. In centre advice games.

UMPIRE: Two games all. Third set. When you are holding serve

comfortably it gives you a great platform to go after the return

games, to try and break your point's serve.

-- opponent. Rafael Nadal fully branded in all regards. These are

his wheels. Taking his sweet time. Backing up what Tim Henman was

saying, how mean he is on serve. I tell you how fully branded he is,

he has had an asteroid named after him.