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This is a national programme. We are going to take you over to Wimbledon.

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Brilliant! Irresistible. Majestic. In a class

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of her own. Welcome to Wimbledon. After all the

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excitement yesterday of Britain's Jo Konta going through to the

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semifinal, well Andy Murray do the same? He is on Centre Court. This

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happened a few moments ago, making the familiar walk-out to his

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favourite court, Centre Court, and each huge operation awaits. -- huge

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ovation. That was a few minutes ago. On Court One they walked out for

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their men's quarterfinal match between you and will and Marin

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Cilic. Gilles Muller against Marin Cilic. The winner of this match will

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face the winner of the match on Centre Court. That is on the red

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button. There is always such a great atmosphere at Wimbledon around and

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the -- Andy Murray's matches. People here to enjoy the Wimbledon

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experience and cheered on Britain's number one. They are on court. Some

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query against Andy Murray. What percentage of people do not

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change station? It seems like we go off... Is there a whole new

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audience? No, I think a lot of people switchover. 7.5 million

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watching Jo Konta yesterday. I only watch BBC One of the Tsonga. BBC Two

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I am not watching! You cannot miss anything on the BBC. Andy Murray, in

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for his eighth Wimbledon semifinal. He has won this twice, he has won

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the Davis Cup twice, two Olympic golds and world number one. The

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nominal. The only reason I hear any form or... Not growing... He is in

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an era of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. There are

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not many Grand Slams around when these guys are grabbing them. He has

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had even nominal career. A skinny Wimpy kid from Scotland. The

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nominal. The two big years he has had, the Olympics, it has taken so

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much for him to get up to world number one last year and he has

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suffered injuries and various things but he is a phenomenal athlete and

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incredible competitor. He gets grumpy. To say the least. That works

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for him. He has had an amazing career. To do what he did in Finnish

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world number one last year, considering Novak Djokovic had all

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four at the same time, is amazing. Looking back, we cannot be surprised

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there was a let down. Add he got ill. Let down and things happen and

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one thing leads to another so the fact he is here and playing as well

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as he did is more of what we expect. He seems to be limping walking but

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running full speed. It remains me of when I used to watch someone else. I

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used to think of them he was tired in the warm up and then he would

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speed around the court. If he is not 100% this is the type of guy you do

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not want to play because he can take the racket out of your hands and he

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has a lot to gain. Sam has not showed a lot of emotional intensity

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over the years. A lot of coaches in America... Their years. It is lovely

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because they are celebrating the pro tennis event for 50 years of the pro

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tennis event. All of those who took part are being invited. Will Federer

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break his record? He is the oldest finalist. I practised with him when

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he was 4243 and I was 17 or 18 and he wore me out. -- he was 42 or 43.

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He wore me out when he was 50 something. I played with Ken and

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would leave on the same day. What? I was 12. They did a coaching clinic

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and I was there. I have a photograph. He always said that Ken

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was the toughest to play. They said that Lever on his best was difficult

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but then you would have to think like an animal. If you played really

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well you would get him and if not forget about it. We will reminisce

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more another day but let us talk about Sam Querrey because he has

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come through a couple of five set matches.

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I Philip I am playing well. Mostly I am excited about how I have got

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through these matches. My game is in good shape. Mentally you have to be

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ready to go, just like physically. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has gone. Beaten

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by the American who beat Novak Djokovic last year. Things just get

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tougher here. A tremendous achievement for him. Back-to-back

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five set matches. Andy Murray will have the crowd on St, nothing

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against you. Exactly, he has the crowd no matter who he plays. He is

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number one in the world and you have to play your best and talk things go

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your way. Is there any way you can turn the crowd to get involved or is

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it just head down and get on with your business? It is on display head

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down, it is hard to try and turn an entire crowd. Hopefully I will make

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a lot of first serves and play offensive tennis. He is one of the

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good guys and playing great tennis, a big serve. Sort of like Milos

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Raonic. You have to show the crowd that the good guys stuff is all well

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and good but if you want to beat these guys, these are selfish men,

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these champions, they take everything. You have to dig deeper

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than anything in your life if you want to beat Andy Murray. Andy

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Murray has a move up another gear. It is the business end of the

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tournament. The first thing is to win but if he can get off in three

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or four said that as a massive bonus for him at this stage of the

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tournament. Winning is the first thing. He has to be able to move

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some around enough to be able to find gaps and hit winners. That is

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where Sam's weakness is. They have called time so we better get moving.

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John McEnroe is off to the commentary box.

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Andy Murray is on court. The chairman of the club is talking to

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Rod Lever. 1954 his first final here. Phenomenal record here. To

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play Jimmy Connors in the final in 1974, talk about spanning

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generations. That backhand volley. Beautiful to watch. Still is.

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Classic. Beautiful tennis player. Owen Davies. What a great mixed

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doubles record he had. All in attendance for this quarterfinal

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match. Delighted to welcome John McEnroe. Excited to be here. This

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should be fun. The loan and American left. Play big, right? A lot of

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upside. He is going to play big. Tight, understandably so.

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Back-to-back quarters for him. What I would like to see from Sam

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Querrey is that emotionally when he is out there he is going to say to

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himself it is not good enough to get to the quarters, even though he has

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done it twice, great effort, he wants more. That is what he has to

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shall be bought here, especially his opponent. Physically imposing.

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Served 99 aces so far in his first four matches.

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Dodgy start so far. Murray has not lost to an Americans and 2011. Not a

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good start. I am not sure he will tell Sam that. No.

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His only loss, Andy Murray, to an American in these Grand Slam events,

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the pinnacle of our game, 2009, semifinal. Right now knives have

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gotten the way of Querrey's ability to play his game -- nerves have

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gotten away. The defending champion and number one seed is going to take

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advantage. Opening up the match for Murray.

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His 100th ace keeps them in the game.

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That is a hungry performance from Murray. A nervous one from Sam

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Querrey. You can go an hour and a half and not have many break points

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on these guys. You talk to a guy like some four hours to lead up to a

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match like this, to get the good start, to get through the early

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portions of the match and you just break the first two games. That

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hurts. It is tough to lob the strawmen. Everyone, these giants out

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there, participating in the men's quarters today. Novak Djokovic is

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six foot two, Muller, these men, or more. He has tree trunks for legs,

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Berdych. You could throw me -- Milos into that as well. Tyrannosaurus

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legs. The sun makes an appearance just at the wrong time for Andy

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Murray. Good job, Querrey. He has to attack that serve. It has to do more

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with his backhand. He understands that. You know Murray is going to be

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going after it. This is a really tentative tight

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start from the American, Sam Querrey. Exactly what he did not

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want to do. A rugged six minutes to open up the match.

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Murray has not been serving massively during this tournament.

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His average bead is 130 mph. That ace at 121, he has been keeping his

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first serve percentage up. I am going to tell you that he has never

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lost to anybody at Wimbledon less than number 19 in the wild. That was

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in 2005. Unremarkable record. It certainly is. He knows his way

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around the grass court better than anyone else with the probable

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exception of Roger Federer. He utilises it to his advantage. He is

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able to throw you off with the slice backhand. His defensive skills are

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amazing. He has learned over the years to get more offensive. He

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makes big guys work hard. I like the idea of taking a little off of the

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first serve and getting the percentage up because the second

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serve, if there is a weakness it would be that, and these guys can

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attack. Strong representation in the Royal

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Box today. The court is firm enough that a guy

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who is 66 can let it bounce. It is easier to let it bounce once and

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assess it and see where your opponent is a knock it off for a

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winner. Sam is thinking, why did this not

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happen the first service game? That is always nice, to get your

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side of the scoreboard ticking over. He has kind of moved past the

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unfortunate opening couple of minutes. It is extremely important

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to stay positive. The aggressive on these serves here.

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We all know and assume the longer the rally cause the less chance

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Querrey has of winning it. He has to know that.

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Tremendous player against a guy who is six six. Extremely difficult for

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Sam to handle. It is another rule I think should be

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changed. Putting it in the crowd... If you throw it up you have to hit

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it, otherwise it is a fault, that is all I am saying. People should work

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on that toss more. You have got your own academy and

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you know the game. Look at Querrey's serves. 100 aces. What is good about

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this? How tall the years. Look where he hits the ball from. Let us see if

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that toss is still in the camera shot. It is. It is key for any

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player to use their legs and generate additional strength. His is

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pretty compact. His toss is not that far out in front of him so he is

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relying on hitting a great winners, aces, unreturnable is serves rather

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than moving forward. I wondered if he would be better getting a modern

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front so he can easily get to the net behind the big serve of his. It

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discourages him because he is concerned about his movement. The

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tendency is to be complacent. You believe in hitting your shot. If you

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are that big and had that that hard you are not going to get broken a

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lot. Understandably the nerves got the better of him and that is why he

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is down 4-1. Well handled by Querrey. Surprise

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that Murray did not move forward sooner because once the ball dropped

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below the net Sam does not have a lot of options and that was the best

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of the lot. He handled it well. He is great at the lob but it is

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tough going with guys this big. With a slice. That Timmy is not going to

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work. 129 mph, his quickest 134 in his

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previous four matches. You had to believe the weather

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forecast today because it was pretty horrible this morning but it is

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quite warm. Starting to settle in. The coach and courage that he is

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starting to let go. Last game this one with the old tennis balls. They

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will be just a little bit more fluffy. Slightly slower through the

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air. Marginal differences. Sometimes presents the best opportunity for a

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break. Yes. A fine start for the American.

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Showing some good touch. As he starts to settle. Get the

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butterflies out of the stomach. You can see the impact, the power he

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has. That can be debilitating if you are playing him and he gets going.

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Beautiful job moving in, taking the ball in the air before Sam Querrey

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had a chance to recover. If your tennis coach tells you to

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stop on a volley, tell him he's wrong, go through it. Or her.

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I always thought there would be that brief split-second moment when you

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want to stop and allow it to bounce, you will end up moving forward

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because you built up a head of steam to get to that point.

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If you've got hands like Murray you could do it either way, I suppose.

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He's got to put more on his shots, Sam. That slice just floated. Murray

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is doing a much better job keeping it low than Querrey on that

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particular ball. We have had some dodgy weather here

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but that seems to have cleared now, and it is maybe a little bit wet

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underneath but it's the right place to be, Henman Hill today, wonderful

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set stomach selection of matches, Raonic against Federer, the man he

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beat in the semifinal last year, Gilles Muller and Marin Cilic

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playing against each other, and Berdych versus Novak Djokovic and

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there is seniors tennis, Junius Teniste Matt men's and women's

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doubles and some Mixed Doubles taking place, I enjoyed watching

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Martina Hingis play with Jamie Murray. The crowd on Henman Hill, as

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often is the case. I sometimes whether someone is trying to pull

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off a big upset who is going to be tighter, as we saw Querrey, have you

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watched a lot of American football? Yeah you often see the teams map out

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their first ten or 15 players, you would do that with your first

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service game, this is what you would do with the first four, five, six

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serves no matter what happens. You couldn't tell him that. Couldn't

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follow a script for more than a shot or appoint or two. I hope Henri

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Leconte stays there and fries in the sunshine, I'm playing him later on.

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Have a couple of glasses of champagne. I have no doubt he will.

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Maybe allow Querrey to calm down quicker if he knew exactly what he

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was going to be doing early on. We are under the flight path today.

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For a moment I thought Concord was back in service.

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The next game is going to be interesting.

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The moment of truth for both players.

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Querrey is in the game. Sam has played a couple of long tough

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matches, five sets, he beat Tsonga, Anderson. His legs don't seem to

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have that spring yet. You hope he can find another gear if he really

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wants to make this a match Both goes had opportunities to win

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this point, that's for sure. Querrey will look back and say, why

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did I go down the line on that one? Or why didn't he hit it harder? He

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had an opportunity to do a number of things and unfortunately picked the

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wrong one. Still maybe could have won it with that volley.

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That's the best move he's made in the match, a good sign for Querrey.

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Sprung forward after hitting that big forehand. Murray was keeping an

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impeccable length on his ground strokes in this rally as well. As

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soon as Querrey had the chance in he came. 30-30 after the longest rally.

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That's the end of the first set, just less than half an hour. Murray

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wins it 6-3, just the one break of serve in Murray's opening service

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game. He'd like that one back. SUE BARKER: Winning the opening set in

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just 28 minutes. We will be right back with this one but we will show

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you the other quarterfinal on Court Number One. Gilles Muller, the

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conqueror of Rafael Nadal, is up against Marin Cilic, the big server

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from Croatia seeded seven at these championships and guess what, Muller

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could be causing another shot here as well because he is

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already a break-up against Cilic, 5-3. Cilic is yet to drop a set at

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the Championships, maybe it will be here. This match will be on BBC Two

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shortly. It is on the red button at the moment, the feature match, but

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it will be on BBC Two shortly when we will take Andy Murray over to BBC

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One. So that is what is happening over on Court One. Back we go over

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to Centre. ANDREW CASTLE: Andy Murray looking at his notes once

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again on Court, just little reminders of last-minute things? I

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do have to be honest, I did that in the past and felt it was a good way

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to keep your focus. Obvious things, the ball toss. Go to his backhand if

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in doubt. Things of that nature but probably more focusing on himself as

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opposed to tactical advice that he may have been given by his coaches.

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Ultimately his experience, his pedigree, and his place in the game

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won him that first set. Querrey got a bit too tight in the beginning. It

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could be saying don't forget to pay the phone bill later on. I don't

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think so. Here we go then. Important game, particularly for Querrey.

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Better start already. His first service game from that end.

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Moments were Murray has appeared to be moving a bit gingerly.

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That move is an example where he seems to just sort of, well, maybe

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looking at the score a little bit, let that go, not date particularly

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deep for that ball. Smart tactic. Especially if you are hurting a

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little. He talked about his record at Wimbledon, Andy Murray, tenth

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consecutive quarterfinal at this slam, only Federer and Jimmy Connors

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achieved that at the same slam. It was ten in a row for Federer and

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Jimmy Connors in two different Grand Slams, a remarkable record of

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consistency. Seeded one for the first time at the Championships,

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Andy Murray, and will stay number one if he wins his match today,

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whatever happens elsewhere in the tournament.

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The second set is the inverse of the first set at the start. Five points

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in a row for Querrey. Sam Hitchcott passing shot. The odds

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are very small he's going to get back in. Sometimes I wish the

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players would start to move back towards the ball, the other player

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would see that and possibly tighten up on a volley like that. -- Sam hit

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that passing shot. That is a heck of an angle, this guy is 6'6", if you

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can get him reaching! Remarkably similar to the match they

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played at the Australian Open this year. It was just under two hours.

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Murray in straight sets. That's the ball he's got to give

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himself more margin for, Querrey. That ball is skidding, you can't try

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and hit that as hard as you can over the high part of the net. That will

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not work very often, especially when you are 1-7 in lifetime against your

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opponent. Mentally, how much does he believe he can do this.

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See how Murray took the pace off a few ground strokes, it just unnerved

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Querrey, he tightened up, almost had too much time to think about it.

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Good move by Murray. Sometimes you get the same effect

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hitting it soft as when you try and blow it by an opponent. Querrey's

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serve is what is ultimately going to save him if he's going to do

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something big here today. That's the first reaction we've seen

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from Andy Murray, a first expression of frustration. That's a nice

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opportunity for him. I'd like to see Sam doing some

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serving and volleying. Murray is upset that he missed the forehand

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that could have given him a few break points.

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150 base for the tournament, a reminder that John Isner served 113

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in one match -- 105th ace. John Isner is the only other active

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Americans have made a Grand Slam quarterfinal. Querrey has made two

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in a row here. With got to get our act together. More guys in the top

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50 but no superstars. In the states we have been growing accustomed to

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success in the 70s, 80s, into the 90s, Sampras and what he did here.

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It has been slim pickings ever since Andy Roddick won his loan Grand Slam

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14 years ago. So we have been desperately searching for athletes.

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Because you can see the game is being played at such a pace you'd

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better be able to cover the court in an amazing way the way Murray does,

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the way Djokovic does, Roger, Rafa. These guys are good athletes, don't

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get me wrong, but you have to be just supreme to poke some of the

:48:13.:48:15.

guys that play American football or basketball. Get them enticed. To

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think it's cool enough to play this great game, and make it affordable

:48:23.:48:23.

enough. Incredibly Muller has won that first

:48:24.:48:49.

set. It was the talk of the locker room, Cilic's form coming into

:48:50.:48:54.

today. Well, guess what, he's got his hands full.

:48:55.:49:00.

That was the athleticism I was just talking about that saves him time

:49:01.:49:13.

and again. This was outrageous, wasn't it? That was a bit of a

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surprise, that was a lunch from Samba to get that ball up, down and

:49:18.:49:24.

away from the big fellow takes this work here. You've got to have the

:49:25.:49:28.

expression as well. I don't know, might as well.

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Nestea. This is so beautiful for so many reasons. Mum appreciating that

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one. It was gorgeous. He had to adjust, it came to his backhand side

:50:21.:50:25.

and he came across the ball, that's the perfect delivery of the racket

:50:26.:50:33.

head, take the legs off that. His previous opponent, Benoit Paire,

:50:34.:50:34.

would have enjoyed that. Sam showing some good touch of his

:50:35.:50:57.

own out there, as this match has progressed, finding his legs. He

:50:58.:51:06.

seems to have gotten the nerves out of his system, now he's got to get

:51:07.:51:13.

the intensity higher. Try to reach his first-ever semifinal of a Grand

:51:14.:51:14.

Slam. Do not want to get careless against

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a guy as good as Murray. Respecting Murray's movement, Murray Wallace

:52:34.:52:37.

haring off after that ball on the backhand side. Is making Querrey

:52:38.:52:41.

feel like he has to hit a better shot. Perhaps he has two. -- Murray

:52:42.:52:47.

was haring off. Good hold ultimately.

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Well, the second set is a lot more competitive than the first just

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because of that one break of serve when Querrey was dealing with the

:53:20.:53:23.

nerves. Two or three minutes can make a difference on a grass court.

:53:24.:53:27.

Big Sam Querrey who beat Novak Djokovic last year in round number

:53:28.:53:30.

three in strange circumstances, backed it up beating Novak Djokovic

:53:31.:53:34.

to make the quarterfinal. He was two sets down. He is a fighter. It is

:53:35.:53:42.

hard to know what he can do to change to bring himself into this

:53:43.:53:45.

match as a factor. If you were coaching him what would you say to

:53:46.:53:49.

him? Obviously the server is a big factor in terms of what particular

:53:50.:53:55.

shot can keep him in the match. But to me, the emotional intensity, show

:53:56.:53:58.

some more fight, some more grit, I would emotion, to me, to engage some

:53:59.:54:04.

more people in the crowd to get more respect but that is not Sam's

:54:05.:54:09.

nature. He is shy, he's from Santa Monica, he likes to hide under his

:54:10.:54:14.

hat and do his own thing. He is an excellent player but if you want to

:54:15.:54:16.

do something extraordinary on the skort and get your first-ever semi

:54:17.:54:20.

of a slam you've got to get out of your comfort zone, to me. -- on this

:54:21.:54:26.

court. At least a little bit. Two former champions at Queen's

:54:27.:54:45.

Club, of course. Sam Querrey winning that event in 2010. Five times, Andy

:54:46.:54:49.

Murray a champion. SUE BARKER: We are leaving this

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match on Centre, but don't worry it continues now on BBC One. Andy

:55:14.:55:16.

Murray's quarterfinal match is now being shown over on BBC One. But

:55:17.:55:21.

it's a busy day on the show courts and over on Court Number One, the

:55:22.:55:26.

first of the men's quarterfinals taking place, as we see Henman Hill

:55:27.:55:30.

absolutely packed as it always is when Andy Murray is on Centre Court,

:55:31.:55:35.

and of course after Jo Konta yesterday, what time this is for

:55:36.:55:39.

British tennis. The British fans are thoroughly enjoying it. On Court

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Number One is Gilles Muller, the conqueror of Rafael Nadal, playing

:55:44.:55:48.

Marin Cilic and this is Muller a set point to break Cilic's serve for the

:55:49.:55:52.

second time. That error from Cilic means that he has lost his serve and

:55:53.:55:58.

that is the first set he has lost at these championships, so worrying

:55:59.:56:02.

times for former US Open champion Cilic and she'll Mola just marches

:56:03.:56:05.

on. We worried about just how tired he might be after 15-13 against

:56:06.:56:12.

Rafael Nadal in the fifth set -- Gilles Muller. No sign of that so

:56:13.:56:16.

far. It is on serve in the second set so let's join our commentators

:56:17.:56:20.

on Court One, Peter Fleming alongside Matt Chilton.

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Another loose one from Marin Cilic. It's been an issue for the Croatian.

:56:37.:56:45.

Gilles Muller has made such a strong start, broke Cilic twice. Broke him

:56:46.:56:53.

to win the first set, which meant that he served first at the start of

:56:54.:56:58.

the second. Cilic playing catch-up here 1-2. 46 minutes played. Mixture

:56:59.:57:05.

of overcast and bright sunshine. Cilic won't relish the fact that the

:57:06.:57:27.

sun has come out again. It has been behind a cloud for a little while.

:57:28.:57:31.

At this hour it is far more awkward for a right-hander Vanni

:57:32.:57:32.

left-hander. It is taking an awful long time

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between serves. He has a bug flying around. May be one of those killer

:58:05.:58:14.

flying ants that forgot his day is done. That was his second serve. It

:58:15.:58:23.

interrupted his rhythm between first and second serve. We see that so

:58:24.:58:27.

often, players Chuck in a double fault when their rhythm is damaged.

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30-30, 1-2. Is this another opportunity emerging for she'll --

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Gilles Muller. You know, we might see that quite

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often in week one but it's a surprise to see a double fault,

:58:56.:59:01.

regardless of the distraction in week two, because the guys get here

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because their mind is serene, they don't get distracted that easily.

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Clean winner from Marin Cilic, just to settle his nerves and he's firing

:59:15.:59:21.

himself up as he looks up towards his coach, Jonas Bjorkman.

:59:22.:59:30.

Yeah, double faults have been a bit of an issue for Gilles Muller in the

:59:31.:59:37.

tournament. None in this match so far, though. 29 in the tournament,

:59:38.:59:39.

Cilic has only served ten. But it's a philosophy. OK, that's

:59:40.:00:08.

double fault number 30 but that's in four matches, so seven double faults

:00:09.:00:14.

match, but let's forget he's played at

:00:15.:00:25.

15-13 match, that this two there. He hits an aggressive serve so the

:00:26.:00:34.

opponent cannot attack it so it is worth hitting a few doubles here and

:00:35.:00:43.

there. Once again, terrific half-volley. He is very adept at

:00:44.:00:52.

Catskill. -- at that skill. Looking for his 21st success in unbroken

:00:53.:00:58.

service games, Gilles Muller, as he sends down ace number six. There is

:00:59.:01:08.

his team watching on, what a week and a fortnight they have had.

:01:09.:01:17.

Muller mentally is rock-solid. We have seen nothing but his poker

:01:18.:01:27.

face. He just seems to go from strength to strength at the age of

:01:28.:01:36.

34. He finishes that game with an ace. The routine continues. They are

:01:37.:01:49.

rattling through this set and a half pretty quickly. She'll Muller,

:01:50.:01:58.

despite the marathon match the other night with Rafael Nadal, pretty calm

:01:59.:02:04.

and confident as the new balls are produced. Not for the next game, for

:02:05.:02:09.

later. The line judges have various roles through the match. Getting the

:02:10.:02:15.

ball is out of the tins being one of them. The psychology of a tennis

:02:16.:02:24.

match is pretty fascinating because it is like boxing in a way in that

:02:25.:02:34.

it is hand-to-hand combat. Not the physical great there is in boxing

:02:35.:02:37.

but the way you handle yourself, the way you carry your body throughout a

:02:38.:02:43.

match can impose itself on your opponent, and if a guy is fondling

:02:44.:02:51.

his shoulders and looking up it will often give his opponent and

:02:52.:02:55.

encouragement. Muller is just the opposite. He has got on with his

:02:56.:02:59.

business and perhaps that is affecting Cilic adverts were at the

:03:00.:03:04.

moment. Cilic normally bounces the ball a

:03:05.:03:20.

few times for delivering his serve. That was close. No talent from

:03:21.:04:20.

Cilic. -- zero challenge. More big serving. 126 mph down the

:04:21.:05:06.

centre. All square in the second set. No

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break points in the second instalment, yet we had just two

:05:29.:05:33.

break points, both for Gilles Muller, in the first set, and he

:05:34.:05:45.

took them both. They are all square on eight aces eight.

:05:46.:06:01.

That is a great reach and a beautiful volley from Gilles Muller.

:06:02.:06:12.

Yes, and Gilles Muller is the answer to everybody who say she cannot

:06:13.:06:19.

serve and volley into David's game. He is proving them wrong, 11 times

:06:20.:06:24.

in this match so far. There is another one. Did not have to play

:06:25.:06:31.

the second half, just the serve. Charging through another service

:06:32.:06:32.

game. That is a sensational points from

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Gilles Muller. In absolute control. Yeah. A great description, really.

:07:17.:07:47.

Muller in terrific balance forestry shot and he hits. That perhaps is

:07:48.:07:55.

why he has been so accurate. He teased Marin Cilic with this lob.

:07:56.:08:04.

Yeah. He is not the quickest guy. He would not confuse anyone. For one of

:08:05.:08:14.

the game's best athletes. Or they could not be confused for one of the

:08:15.:08:20.

best athletes. So it perhaps fits in that category, and yet because

:08:21.:08:26.

Muller has been aggressive off of the ground and has taken the ball

:08:27.:08:32.

early and he has looked in complete charge.

:08:33.:08:54.

Quite a lot of frame on that shot. Yeah, he seems to mis-hit more balls

:08:55.:10:28.

than most. A grasp of surprise around the

:10:29.:11:02.

court. A big double fault from Cilic, his fourth. There is no doubt

:11:03.:11:10.

that Gilles Muller has the support of the majority of the Court One

:11:11.:11:15.

crowd. They would love to see him break again.

:11:16.:11:31.

Sensational little sliced backhand winner. Muller has two break points.

:11:32.:11:39.

Really nicely played. That is the shot that said the point up. This

:11:40.:11:45.

one I was afraid he had it like that too why, perhaps it was going long.

:11:46.:11:47.

No. He had a really meaty swing at that,

:11:48.:12:22.

Muller, he fancied his chances of sending down a winner on the return

:12:23.:12:27.

of serve. Yes, you jumped all over it. A little anxious perhaps. Still

:12:28.:12:31.

break point. He struck it well. But of course

:12:32.:13:18.

sometimes you have to take the good with the bad.

:13:19.:13:32.

Cilic. That was an ace. He was heading off to play the next point.

:13:33.:13:42.

It was called long. It will be checked by Hawk-Eye. Cilic has

:13:43.:13:44.

challenged. He is wrong again. Loose from the Croatian. He is

:13:45.:14:09.

annoyed with themselves. He has given Muller a third break point

:14:10.:14:15.

opportunity in this game. Cilic has two challenges remaining. A little

:14:16.:14:20.

surprising how errant he has been off of the ground today.

:14:21.:14:38.

That one he enjoyed. So did the semifinalist Swede who is coaching

:14:39.:14:53.

Marin Cilic. A couple of aces and Cilic holds.

:14:54.:15:33.

And might we look back on that game as the turning point? Possibly. It

:15:34.:15:41.

is the second grass court match in London and about three weeks between

:15:42.:15:44.

these two. They played the semifinal at Queen's which Cilic won in three

:15:45.:15:54.

sets. This one matters an awful lot more, for a place in the Wimbledon

:15:55.:16:01.

semifinal. Something neither man has achieved.

:16:02.:16:25.

Muller is moving round the court like a teenager. Once again, the

:16:26.:16:37.

ground stroke was deep and did not allow Cilic to really rip it.

:16:38.:16:52.

Nicely played that time, Cilic gained the initiative and never let

:16:53.:17:52.

go of it. 120 mph. Muller has been economical

:17:53.:18:20.

with the number of points he has lost on serve, just eight compared

:18:21.:18:23.

to 24 Myron Cilic. An ace to conclude that game. Muller

:18:24.:18:55.

is back in front, potentially a game away from taking the second set.

:18:56.:19:01.

They are getting to the business end of the second set and we will be

:19:02.:19:06.

right back with it. On Centre Court Andy Murray was a set and the

:19:07.:19:10.

break-up against Sam Querrey but quickly broke once and then had a

:19:11.:19:17.

set point to level the match. He did it in some style. Out of nowhere we

:19:18.:19:25.

are level at one set all on Centre Court and Andy Murray has to dig

:19:26.:19:28.

deep in his quarterfinal match. That was a short time ago and Murray

:19:29.:19:37.

fights hard. He knows he has to get this match back in his favour. That

:19:38.:19:42.

is on BBC One. Murray fighting hard on Centre Court.

:19:43.:19:56.

That is the red button feature match. The ladies doubles

:19:57.:19:59.

quarterfinal. Back we got to see Marion Cilic

:20:00.:20:13.

serve to stay in the second set. I want one of those. You would look

:20:14.:20:20.

lovely in those red and white stripes. It is likely barbershop

:20:21.:20:29.

quartet. Marion Cilic Sturtevant Tuesday in the second set.

:20:30.:21:13.

Muller saw quite a few of those type shots the other night against Rafael

:21:14.:21:23.

Nadal who of course is the expert at hitting the short deep cross caught

:21:24.:21:28.

off of the two-handed. Yeah. That was a decent serve but absolutely

:21:29.:21:33.

ripped away by Muller. 123 mph, big ace to finish. Still no

:21:34.:22:44.

breaks of serve in the second set. Jonas Bjorkman with the white cap

:22:45.:22:52.

will be more content watching than he was in the opening set, which was

:22:53.:22:55.

dominated by the man from Luxembourg. Got a line judge right

:22:56.:23:02.

between the eyes. Another mishit. We talked about this

:23:03.:24:00.

a while ago, the number of mishits by --, -- Cilic are stocking up.

:24:01.:24:16.

Only 35% of the first serves have come back whereas 50% have been

:24:17.:24:34.

returned. A collective gasp at around quarter number one. Only the

:24:35.:24:38.

second double fault so far from Gilles Muller. A dangerous time in

:24:39.:24:41.

the set. The tenth ace to follow. Just a tidy

:24:42.:24:55.

things up. A roar from Cilic as he gets a break

:24:56.:25:48.

point. The first break point of the match for Cilic. He is dancing on

:25:49.:26:00.

the spot hoping to do some damage. Serve volley to the rescue for

:26:01.:26:02.

Gilles Muller. Like clockwork. It was a good aggressive shot but

:26:03.:26:51.

that sort of error gets into trouble. Made to the ball he have

:26:52.:27:06.

made. Muller keeps his cool. And keeps himself out in front in the

:27:07.:27:11.

second set. Cilic will serve next to stay in it once again. It is a

:27:12.:27:23.

rather lovely day in south-west London. The outside courts and

:27:24.:27:32.

caught two and caught the, the two newest of the show courts, two on

:27:33.:27:37.

the right of your screen, three on the right, mostly hosting doubles

:27:38.:27:42.

and juniors. A few sailboards out on the lake and Wimbledon Park as we

:27:43.:27:47.

look out onto the London City landmarks. Lots of building work

:27:48.:27:53.

going on there. It will not be long before another eight frames surround

:27:54.:27:57.

Court Number One to continue with the construction of the roof. Eight

:27:58.:28:03.

enormous cranes will be in place within a month of the Championships

:28:04.:28:09.

finishing or thereabouts as the tidy things up over the next two years to

:28:10.:28:13.

give us the second caught with a roof at the All England Club. --

:28:14.:28:25.

second court. One or two dark clouds above but it is bright and sunny at

:28:26.:28:33.

the moment. Cilic served successfully to stay in the second

:28:34.:28:42.

set and 4-5 and will try again. To take us potentially to a tie-break.

:28:43.:30:18.

That's efficient from Marin Cilic and a tie-break will decide the

:30:19.:30:28.

second set. Prior to this match Marin Cilic had not dropped a set

:30:29.:30:32.

throughout the Championships. He's dropped one here. He's played a

:30:33.:30:38.

couple of tie-breaks in the tournament so far. One against

:30:39.:30:43.

Florian Mayer in round two and one against Johnson in round three. Won

:30:44.:30:51.

them both. Muller has played two, won one and lost one. Over the year

:30:52.:31:01.

the record is more interesting, Cilic, only seven in ten in

:31:02.:31:09.

tie-breaks, Muller 16 - seven. That's dominant. Perhaps the man

:31:10.:31:13.

from Luxembourg has a slight edge here.

:31:14.:31:51.

Interesting. He was attempting one of those short backhand is inviting

:31:52.:31:55.

Cilic into the net again. 13 aces in the match now for Marin

:31:56.:32:48.

Cilic, 11 from Muller. He will hope for one or two more here. Behind in

:32:49.:33:03.

the tie-break. Slower ball out wide, 102 mph.

:33:04.:33:21.

In this situation I think you have to take away the slice serve from

:33:22.:33:40.

Muller every time, he can ace you every time beforehand but don't

:33:41.:33:49.

allow him to do it with his highest percentage serve.

:33:50.:34:11.

The second serve coming in at 100 mph. It's not slow but it's not the

:34:12.:34:35.

quickest we've seen this week. Muller jumping all over. Muller

:34:36.:34:45.

relished that forehand winner. He is now favourite for a 2-0 lead.

:34:46.:35:38.

So much variety on the Muller serve. Cilic is just left guessing every

:35:39.:35:49.

time. Another slower ball, 104 miles per hour. He needs just two points

:35:50.:35:51.

to seal the second set. What do you know? He hit the

:35:52.:36:20.

difficult serve, Cilic was there waiting for it.

:36:21.:37:03.

That's a good body serve on the second. Muller just unable to get

:37:04.:37:10.

out of the way of it will stop slight mis-hit off the return

:37:11.:37:15.

allowed the ball to sit in the middle of the court for Cilic.

:37:16.:37:27.

Ace from Cilic to set up the break point.

:37:28.:37:44.

Muller has been cool under pressure throughout. He needs a little bit

:37:45.:37:52.

more of that temperament here. Defending this set point. Now, where

:37:53.:37:59.

does he go? 285 and returned serves in the

:38:00.:38:40.

championship so far for Gilles Muller.

:38:41.:38:49.

He's just saved a set point. Can he generate one of his own here? 6-6,

:38:50.:38:58.

6-6 in the tie-break. It is a tight second serve. It's a

:38:59.:39:27.

double fault. And now Cilic has two opportunities with serve to wrap

:39:28.:39:34.

this up. At 7-6 he's got a set point. Set point number two for the

:39:35.:39:39.

Croatian. Oh! That is fantastic from Cilic.

:39:40.:40:21.

His coaching team on their feet. Cilic takes the second set.

:40:22.:40:34.

SUE BARKER: What a way to win it and a huge roar from Marin Cilic and

:40:35.:40:44.

he's back in this, 1-1, on Court Number One. We will be right back

:40:45.:40:47.

but we will show you what's happening elsewhere. When we were

:40:48.:40:52.

last on Centre Court we showed you Murray had lost the second set but

:40:53.:40:56.

he is up a break, breaking Querrey in the first service game of the

:40:57.:41:00.

third set as he did in the first. That matches on BBC One, Murray

:41:01.:41:05.

against Querrey is on BBC One. Over on 12, the feature match on the red

:41:06.:41:11.

button, Kuznetsova and Mladenovic up against Renato Ibarra server and her

:41:12.:41:23.

partner on the red button. A couple of results to bring you, Ken and

:41:24.:41:28.

Neal Skupski were defeated by the number four seeds Kubot and Marcelo

:41:29.:41:34.

Melo in three sets but it was really the first set tie-break when they

:41:35.:41:38.

lost it, 13-11, tough to come back from. They still have had a good

:41:39.:41:47.

Championships here. Here is a face to look out for in the future, Aidan

:41:48.:41:52.

McHugh of Great Britain was out of the Boys' Singles, this is a

:41:53.:41:56.

second-round match, and he put out a number six seed Marko Miladinovic of

:41:57.:42:03.

Serbia. Well done to him. He is Andy Murray's regular doubles partner,

:42:04.:42:06.

Andy Murray helping all the time and talking to him, no big celebration,

:42:07.:42:09.

he's saying I want to go even further in this tournament, and who

:42:10.:42:13.

knows how far he can go? Well done to young Aidan McHugh. That is what

:42:14.:42:15.

has been happening elsewhere but back we go down to Court Number One.

:42:16.:42:19.

1-1 it is. COMMENTATOR: Cilic will open the

:42:20.:42:27.

serving at the start of the third set.

:42:28.:42:37.

One hour and 31 minutes played. At least two more sets to come.

:42:38.:43:18.

Now we will see just how much Gilles Muller still has in the tank. He has

:43:19.:43:28.

shown no signs of fatigue so far. Yes. Prior to this match Cilic had

:43:29.:43:35.

had just over eight hours on Court. Muller just under 13 hours.

:43:36.:43:53.

First bit of serve and volley action from Marin Cilic.

:43:54.:44:32.

131 miles per out. That's big from Marin Cilic, just short of his

:44:33.:44:41.

quickest in this match, 132. Is fastest in the tournament just a

:44:42.:44:42.

notch quicker at 133. In this third set it is Muller

:44:43.:45:01.

having to play catch up. 0-1. So much more positivity and

:45:02.:45:39.

aggression from Marin Cilic at the end of that second set and in the

:45:40.:45:43.

early stages of this third. He's annoyed with himself. He was

:45:44.:46:22.

the dominant force in that exchange, and then a loose point. The Cilic

:46:23.:46:28.

camp lead on the left by Jonas Bjorkman.

:46:29.:47:05.

He couldn't have walked over there and placed it any better the way

:47:06.:47:11.

that serve was hit. He is pretty vocal at the moment,

:47:12.:47:44.

Marin Cilic. We had nothing but silence throughout from his

:47:45.:47:45.

opponent. It was a similar story in Muller's

:47:46.:48:06.

match against Nadal, he was the quiet one and Nadal was anything

:48:07.:48:07.

but. It was the quiet man who progressed

:48:08.:48:13.

in the previous round. Muller happy to get off the mark. In

:48:14.:48:39.

this third set it is 1-1. Jonas Bjorkman on the left with the

:48:40.:48:45.

mirrored sunglasses, a semifinalist here in 2006, lost in the semifinals

:48:46.:48:56.

to Roger Federer. Cilic has never been to the semis. He'd love to

:48:57.:48:59.

match the achievement of his coach. He seems to be making good progress

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at the moment after a difficult start. 1-1, 1-1.

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He's on a hat-trick here. Two in a row, looking for the third.

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Three in a row, hat-trick of aces from Marin Cilic, and all Muller is

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doing is striding from one side of the court to the other.

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Three aces and then a serve - volley winner, a fine game from Cilic.

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Muller did a nice job of stopping the rot, if you will. Holding serve

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pretty comfortably to start this third set. You get the feeling now

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that both guys are in a pretty good serving rhythm and that it might

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just be a case of biding their time. I mean, obviously they are going to

:51:13.:51:16.

try their best to make inroads on the opponent's serve but I'm not

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certain it's going to happen. This could just be 2-2, 3-3, 4-4

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tie-break. He won his first grass court tournament just prior to

:51:32.:51:36.

Wimbledon in the Netherlands, beating Ivo Karlovic in the final.

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The final with two of the oldest men in ATP history, 34-year-old Muller,

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and 38-year-old Karlovic. Muller is serving, 1-2, third set,

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1-1 here. Is that worth a challenge? I thought

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that might have just grazed the line. No trips upstairs to Hawk-Eye

:52:56.:53:00.

for Cilic, who has not had a good record with his challenges so far in

:53:01.:53:03.

this match. Dow was just a tease of a volley,

:53:04.:54:00.

wasn't it? Didn't hit it with any great power, just dropped it far

:54:01.:54:03.

enough away from Cilic that he had to chase it wasn't going to be able

:54:04.:54:05.

to do much with it. Two in a row serve-volley winners

:54:06.:54:26.

from Gilles Muller. He's at 50%, 23 out of 46 first serves have been

:54:27.:54:30.

combined with a volley. 26 service holds in a row for Gilles

:54:31.:54:49.

Muller, including the final set of his marathon with Nadal.

:54:50.:55:10.

Cilic got it done in the end. It's the most running Muller has done in

:55:11.:55:17.

a while. Whereas Muller, in the first set and

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a half, seemed to be all over Cilic's serve. He's put in not quite

:56:14.:56:18.

so many returns of late. 124 mph that last delivery, Cilic

:56:19.:56:31.

back in front, no breaks in this third set. The giant scoreboards on

:56:32.:56:41.

number one Court Flash up the information from around the club

:56:42.:56:46.

with what's going on on Centre and the other courts being used today.

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There is doubles and junior action outside.

:56:51.:57:00.

You can see the top left of the screen, Henman Hill is absolutely

:57:01.:57:10.

ramped again today with Andy Murray inaction on Centre Court, not a

:57:11.:57:22.

blade of grass to be had. That's the access to that part of the club,

:57:23.:57:26.

Aorangi Terrace is its official name. They are right next to where

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we are here. So often, if something exciting happens on the Centre

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Court, we can hear the cheers from the Hill. The giant screen they are

:57:42.:57:45.

watching on the hill is stapled to the side of number one court.

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Will Muller continue this unbroken trend? It seems likely. 2-3.

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That's an opportunity squandered. And he knows it.

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Effortless backhand volley from the 34-year-old Gilles Muller. That

:58:40.:58:48.

slice serve out why it does such a great job of taking Cilic off court,

:58:49.:58:51.

he doesn't have to do anything more than just bunt it into the open

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court. He uses that volley to great effect,

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just drops it short, so he's unable to track it down, Cilic. He is

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hoping for a deeper volley. One hour and 49 minutes in total.

:59:23.:59:52.

Really good tennis so far, Gilles Muller looking to book his place in

:59:53.:59:56.

the Wimbledon semifinals and play Murray or Querrey. Things started

:59:57.:00:02.

well and then Cilic turned up. And he turned up the heat. Bright

:00:03.:00:12.

sunshine on number one again now. Cilic with an extra issue with the

:00:13.:00:18.

sun, serving from this end. 21 aces in the match, so far, from

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Cilic. He is at 20 seconds, since the

:00:33.:01:17.

previous point ended. His average time is 23 seconds between points,

:01:18.:01:21.

so he is well over where he should be. No words of warning, so far,

:01:22.:01:26.

from umpire Jo Garner. The first signs of a stumble,

:01:27.:01:56.

potentially. He might give it longer between points here. On the regular

:01:57.:02:02.

tour away from the majors it is a 25 second rule. It is difficult for the

:02:03.:02:08.

players to change their rhythm. The umpires tend to be lenient over this

:02:09.:02:10.

issue. That was well left. I think the rule

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next year will change so it will be 25 seconds everywhere, which

:02:27.:02:27.

probably makes sense. Getting along towards two hours

:02:28.:02:59.

since the match began. It has been a very tight affair, as we expected it

:03:00.:03:05.

would be. And perhaps Cilic with the slight advantage now, in that he he

:03:06.:03:11.

is serving first, so not having to chase the score.

:03:12.:03:18.

Of course, now, I mean, soon, each break point that Cilic house will be

:03:19.:03:36.

a set point against Muller. -- that Cilic has. Look at that, you cannot

:03:37.:03:44.

buy those in the shops. Home-made. Wimbledon made drinks arriving. She

:03:45.:03:54.

has managed to make it back safely with refreshment. The only umbrellas

:03:55.:03:59.

being used are parasols. Muller in difficult territory now

:04:00.:04:14.

late in this third set. He remains unbroken since the start of the

:04:15.:04:19.

final set, in his match with Rafael Nadal.

:04:20.:05:49.

Yes, Muller there in plenty of time with the choice of shots to play.

:05:50.:06:01.

With a sublime defensive backhand. The approach shot was deep and hard.

:06:02.:06:09.

Muller used the power of Cilic's racket to block it back, keep it

:06:10.:06:14.

low. Forcing the Croatian to volley up.

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All square again. His crew, connections and coaches watching on,

:06:30.:06:43.

hoping their man can reach is first Grand Slam semifinal. Cilic went all

:06:44.:06:49.

the way at the US Open in 2014 and won the title. It's an big names,

:06:50.:06:57.

Marcos Baghdatis, Kevin Anderson, Berdych. Federer in the semifinal,

:06:58.:07:01.

and won the final in straight sets over Kei Nishikori. He became the

:07:02.:07:08.

first Japanese player into a major final.

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In fact, he won his last nine sets. Beating Berdych, Federer and Kei

:07:17.:07:25.

Nishikori in straight sets. He was on fire. Beating Federer in straight

:07:26.:07:33.

sets anywhere is something to celebrate. It does not happen too

:07:34.:07:36.

often. Just tying the shoe laces, possibly

:07:37.:07:49.

waiting for the aircraft noise to dissipate.

:07:50.:08:23.

A real urgency about the point from Gilles Muller. The ninth game of the

:08:24.:08:32.

third set. He thinks maybe this is an opportunity to strike for a break

:08:33.:08:34.

of serve. Beautifully done from Cilic. The

:08:35.:08:44.

angle made it impossible for Muller. Gilles Muller remains unbroken but

:08:45.:09:49.

after the change of ends, there will be extra pressure, he will be

:09:50.:09:55.

serving to stay in the set. SUE BARKER: Just over on Centre

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Court, it is Andy Murray taking on Sam Querrey and we have been talking

:10:00.:10:03.

about the hip and the problems he has had. This happened towards the

:10:04.:10:08.

end of the third set, when Murray was serving and you can see he was

:10:09.:10:12.

really in trouble. We will slow it down. You can see he really pulls

:10:13.:10:19.

up. That is not looking good for Murray, but all I can say is that he

:10:20.:10:25.

may be not looking good between the points, but he is still moving well.

:10:26.:10:31.

A definite problem for Andy Murray, but he is battling on on Centre

:10:32.:10:35.

Court and a short time ago he took the third set. 7-4 in the tie-break

:10:36.:10:42.

and it is on serve in the fourth set so he is battling hard and that

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matches on BBC One. On the red button, the feature match on Court

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12. Kuznetsova and Kristina Mladenovic. They lost the first set.

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That is the feature match on the red button.

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Two hours of play and here is Muller serving to stay in this third set.

:11:14.:12:19.

Muller is doing the basics, keeping Marin Cilic trapped behind his

:12:20.:12:33.

baseline. Unable to dominate points with a foot inside his own baseline.

:12:34.:12:40.

A tie-break in this set looks increasingly likely.

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That has been a rarity, a double fault from Muller.

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40-0 up, I guess that is the best time to serve a double fault.

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And a puff of white as that one kicked up off the line. All square

:13:24.:13:27.

again. The first set was rapid, 33 minutes.

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The second set taking almost an hour and up to 34 minutes for the third.

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Cilic still taking an awful long time to prepare as he gazed towards

:13:55.:14:09.

his opponent midrib. -- made rhythm. 22 aces in this match so far.

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Heading towards 100 for the tournament. 94 now.

:14:16.:14:27.

He is settling into a nice serving rhythm now.

:14:28.:14:48.

He did not use the serve-volley tactic in the first set but it has

:14:49.:14:54.

become a more regular manoeuvre as the match has gone on for Cilic.

:14:55.:14:59.

Mimicking what he has seen from his opponent.

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Cilic in total control during the service game in this third set.

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Muller will attempt to take it to a tie-break as he steps out to serve

:15:30.:15:31.

next at 5-6. Hoping to record back-to-back wins

:15:32.:15:53.

against top-10 opposition in a Grand Slam, for the first time after his

:15:54.:16:00.

defeat by Rafa Nadal. Ending a ten match losing streak over top-10

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players. As you might expect in a match this close, Muller has won one

:16:11.:16:12.

more points than Marin Cilic. Shade offered to the players out the

:16:13.:16:36.

sit down as the afternoon temperature warms up. Much more

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manageable in the second half of the second week than in the first seven,

:16:42.:16:49.

eight days of the Championships. Muller serving to take us to a

:16:50.:16:51.

tie-break. He saw it very early. He struck it

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cleanly. Now, this is troublesome for Gilles

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Muller. 31 service games without being broken, but at 0-30, Cilic is

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beginning to think he could end that run.

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This is a must make second serve. How daring will he be with it?

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A shallow second serve. 102 mph, picked off comfortably by Cilic, who

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now has three set points. Don't bet against Gilles Muller

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squirming out of this one. So secure off the first volley.

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Unbelievably cool. What a temperament, Gilles Muller. Two set

:19:13.:19:16.

point saved. One more to defend. Oh, he has dumped it in the net and

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Muller is broken, finally, as Cilic take the third set.

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That has to be a gut-wrenching error from Muller. First serve, set up a

:19:53.:20:04.

routine volley. It just caught the tape.

:20:05.:20:13.

Cilic, first-served points won, 95%. He was not going to be broken.

:20:14.:20:28.

Muller with no break points. That was that, that put the pressure on

:20:29.:20:30.

Muller. And it took the one error together

:20:31.:20:43.

with a couple of fine returns from Cilic, but he needed help and got it

:20:44.:20:49.

with the volley error. Now, you would have to think, that Cilic has

:20:50.:20:55.

the upper hand. His camp is pumped up. He is pumped up. Muller must be

:20:56.:21:09.

fatigued just a bit. Cilic roaring like a lion after he won the third

:21:10.:21:16.

set. He is back on his feet, ready to play. He is eager to continue

:21:17.:21:21.

with Gilles Muller still in his chair.

:21:22.:21:28.

Drama to conclude the third set. Muller broken at last. And Cilic

:21:29.:21:39.

will serve first in set number four with new balls.

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Cilic has to keep up the same levels of intensity with which he triumphed

:22:20.:22:24.

in the third set. It was a skittish Cilic who dumped

:22:25.:22:53.

serve twice in the first set. He appears a little calmer now.

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That was a strange shot selection. Surprised he did not go crosscourt

:23:24.:23:32.

because Muller's return was deep. A couple of unforced errors and 21 in

:23:33.:23:41.

total for Cilic. Muller on his toes, waiting to pick the first serve. He

:23:42.:23:45.

will get a second serve to look at now.

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A slight stutter in that service game from Cilic, but no damage done.

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That one flew off the Muller frame, sitting up kindly for Marin Cilic.

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All is well for the Croatian, you get the feeling. Tension on the

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Gilles Muller benches. Muller has now served 298 unreturned

:25:10.:26:05.

serves in the Championships. 114 aces. And the serve-volley that cost

:26:06.:26:17.

him the third set cost him a point there. He might be backing off

:26:18.:26:27.

slightly from his serve-volley now. A couple have gone astray.

:26:28.:26:37.

Beautifully struck return. More and more often, Cilic starting to time

:26:38.:26:45.

his returns crisply. And that was one of the best returns

:26:46.:27:07.

of the match from Marin Cilic. Break points. In the second game of the

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fourth set. Cilic is fired up. Talking to

:27:12.:27:16.

himself. Is this his big chance? Muller's first serve is one foot

:27:17.:27:32.

wide. That was a chance. He had to reach

:27:33.:27:55.

for it, but still, was in good enough position. Just inches wide.

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Well watched. Muller thought about taking it mid-court, the overhead,

:28:32.:28:39.

and then spotted it had a little bit of extra pace about it. Good

:28:40.:28:40.

decision. Overhead from Muller. Saves a break

:28:41.:29:26.

point on his way to a one all scoreline. Is He's not going to roll

:29:27.:29:37.

over, is he? If he is fatiguing a little bit, he's not, he's not

:29:38.:29:40.

showing it, readily. That's how tight it is. 101. 101

:29:41.:29:48.

points each. Muller's not convinced about that

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one. It was called in. Will it be Cilic's 24th ace or will it be a

:30:18.:30:27.

second serve? It's ace number 24. UMPIRE: Mr Muller has two chances

:30:28.:30:33.

remaining. He's used his challenges sparingly, Muller.

:30:34.:31:16.

Comes down from such a height. He's a big man, Marin Cilic. 6 feet 6

:31:17.:31:25.

inches tall. 1 meter 98. Muller doesn't like the one of that

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either. UMPIRE: The ball was called in.

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COMMENTATOR: Will he get this one right, Gilles Muller. Or will that

:31:53.:31:57.

be ace number 26th for Cilic. No, it's a good challenge that time,

:31:58.:31:59.

from Muller. Cilic holds, again. Leads the fourth

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set. He leads by 2-1. SUE BARKER: We will be back with

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this match. A story is brewing on Centre Court where Andy Murray has

:32:50.:32:54.

dropped the fourth set, 6-1. Sam Querrey has won seven games in a

:32:55.:32:59.

row. He now has two break points to go 2-0 up. Andy limping on every

:33:00.:33:03.

point. He is struggling to get to the

:33:04.:33:06.

balls. He is fighting out there. But at the moment it's all going one

:33:07.:33:10.

way. Sam Querrey senses victory. That match is over on BBC One.

:33:11.:33:18.

Fourth set took 22 minutes. Racing through, Querrey. We will see if he

:33:19.:33:23.

can win this. A drop shot, and he has. That's one of them. That match

:33:24.:33:34.

is over on BBC One. Is back we go to Court 1.

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COMMENTATOR: Spectators coming in in large numbers following a late lunch

:33:42.:33:46.

and refreshments. Movement around the court. The umpire asking them to

:33:47.:33:51.

find their seats quickly or take any seat available. Gilles Muller

:33:52.:33:56.

returning to serve. Saved a break point in his last service game. Is

:33:57.:34:03.

the fatigue starting to creep up on him following the efforts of the

:34:04.:34:11.

victory in the final set over Rafael Nadal.

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Big serve. 121mph. Muller's quickest, 122 in this match so far.

:34:29.:35:26.

So that's up near his top end. Oh. That's one to saviour for Marin

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Cilic. 30-30 on the Muller serve. Yeah, he was at full stretch.

:35:43.:35:49.

Perhaps, a slight miss-hit off the top, the bottom of the racquet. That

:35:50.:35:55.

took a little speed off it. Perhaps kept it in court.

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APPLAUSE Half-volley. Absolutely brilliant.

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That's about as tough as they come. Perfectly placed. Nice technique.

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Still a lot of life in those legs. APPLAUSE

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Good anticipation. As if he was inside Cilic's head.

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Two games all, no way past Gilles Muller there.

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Not seen too many baseline exchanges. Just 11 strokes. I think

:37:26.:38:09.

that came in the opening set. APPLAUSE

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He does like to run around on to that forehand wing. That's where he

:39:03.:39:08.

gets the pace and power. Yeah, he's got the bit between his teeth now.

:39:09.:39:12.

He's a different guy from the guy who came out tentively in set number

:39:13.:39:13.

one. That's going to hurt. That will make

:39:14.:39:23.

Cilic sweat, 30-30. Muller stepped too far forward to

:39:24.:40:21.

pick up that second serve. Yeah, it bounded off the court surface,

:40:22.:40:24.

didn't it really? Vaulted up. Well that was ambitious. The ball

:40:25.:40:56.

stayed low. Cilic at full stretch. Tried to hit it over the high part

:40:57.:41:02.

of the net, with power. It was always going to be very difficult.

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Cilic with plenty to think about here, 2-2, deuce. It's been a poor

:41:10.:41:14.

game by his recent standards. Although that serve down the centre

:41:15.:41:17.

was a monster. 129mph. Gets himself out of trouble. A

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couple of free points. Umunna Cilic leads 3-2, fourth set, leads two

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sets to one. -- UMPIRE: Cilic leads 3-2, fourth set,

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leads two sets to one. COMMENTATOR: Got to the semi-finals

:42:17.:42:21.

in the tournament that Muller won. He's been building slowly. It's a

:42:22.:42:26.

slow burn on the grass for Marin Cilic this summer. As he attempts to

:42:27.:42:35.

reach the Wimbledon semi-final. The winner of the Murray-Querrey match,

:42:36.:42:40.

currently in its final set on Centre Court, awaits the winner of this

:42:41.:42:44.

one. UMPIRE: Time.

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Is COMMENTATOR: Yeah, and I would have

:42:53.:42:57.

thought that up until now these players have no idea what's going on

:42:58.:43:05.

on Centre Court. Should that match end before this one, the news will

:43:06.:43:09.

flash on the scoreboard. That might make a few people think. Muller,

:43:10.:43:16.

2-3, fourth set. Wow! Great wrong footing, first

:43:17.:43:21.

volley. Loose. That was loose from Gilles

:43:22.:44:10.

Muller. 22nd unforced error of the match. It's a tough watch for the

:44:11.:44:15.

coaches. That's the loudest line judge at

:44:16.:44:29.

Wimbledon. Cilic is on his toes. Can he

:44:30.:45:05.

generate a break point here? This will be two. Can Muller find another

:45:06.:45:07.

ace? That was a rather laboured first

:45:08.:45:20.

serve. It was a big miss. Second serve at 15-30, has to make this

:45:21.:45:22.

count. I don't think that's coming back.

:45:23.:45:40.

And here are two break points for Marin Cilic. Beautifully played.

:45:41.:45:47.

Beautifully disguised, delicate lob. Muller's in a whole lot of trouble

:45:48.:45:55.

here, 15-40, 2-3. Come on!

:45:56.:46:27.

APPLAUSE Throughout the week at Queen's Cilic

:46:28.:46:34.

was hitting his forehand so aggressively, so perfectly. Perhaps

:46:35.:46:38.

doesn't quite have that same confidence at the moment. That was

:46:39.:46:42.

the joint longest rally of the match at 11 strokes. Still a break point

:46:43.:46:51.

for the Croatian. This time, Muller finds a first serve.

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APPLAUSE UMPIRE: Deuce.

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COMMENTATOR: Oh, he's missed another straight-forward backhand. He can't

:47:39.:47:44.

believe it. Yeah, it was very short. Oh, I see,

:47:45.:48:00.

he tried the old lob wedge drop shot. Cilic-dipped it.

:48:01.:48:12.

APPLAUSE Muller gets himself out of trouble.

:48:13.:48:18.

Unbelievable strengthen of character from Gilles Muller. Is

:48:19.:48:27.

UMPIRE: Three games all, fourth set. COMMENTATOR: Cilic had his chances.

:48:28.:48:32.

Now, he has to put the disappointment behind him and get

:48:33.:48:39.

back to serving cleanly. 26 aces in the match so far. 49 unreturned

:48:40.:48:46.

serves. He has been on excellent form when serving.

:48:47.:48:54.

Oh! Oh, that's going to hurt. That will sting. It's just a flesh wound!

:48:55.:50:04.

This is the first serve that struck the line judge.

:50:05.:50:14.

Cilic was quick to offer his apologies.

:50:15.:50:54.

Very little change here on Court No 1. Service holds all round. Muller

:50:55.:51:07.

next to step up at 3-4. Real pressure game, knowing if he's

:51:08.:51:11.

broken, Cilic will serve for his place in the semi-final. Energy gels

:51:12.:51:21.

going in. Lots of liquid as well. Finished late on Monday night, the

:51:22.:51:24.

match with Nadal. Fifth sets. Had 36-hours or so to

:51:25.:51:41.

recover. But now, of course, Muller up against the obvious scoreboard

:51:42.:51:53.

pressure. And there's an echo around Court 1 as the Andy Murray score

:51:54.:51:57.

flashed up on the scoreboard in here. So whoever wins this knows who

:51:58.:52:05.

they are likely to be playing in the semi-final. That will be on Friday.

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That will be on Centre Court. Will it be Muller or will it be Cilic?

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Well, Cilic leads by two sets to one. On serve in the fourth.

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Muller's turn to serve. 3-4. Delicate.

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APPLAUSE Cilic showing his softer side there.

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Yeah. Did a nice job of ghosting in. Got there very quickly as well.

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Yep, Cilic had so much time to decide what to do and pick his spot

:53:41.:54:13.

for the pass. Yeah. Terrific return at full

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stretch. Muller could do nothing more than just pop it up.

:54:24.:54:38.

Timely ace. 13 in total now in this match from Gilles Muller. Cilic,

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double that. Oh! How about that from Marin Cilic?

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APPLAUSE And that little bit of magic brings

:55:18.:55:28.

Cilic a break point. And Cilic, more and more, starting to feel the

:55:29.:55:30.

force. Second serve pressure here on Gilles

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Muller. Oh, what a shot.

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APPLAUSE Break point down. A rocket from

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Muller. UMPIRE: Deuce.

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COMMENTATOR: He just doesn't want to go away, does he?

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UMPIRE: Advantage, Muller. COMMENTATOR: His volleying has been

:56:21.:56:37.

so precise. Unfortunately, he will look at the one he missed at set

:56:38.:56:43.

point on the third set Andrew that one. But the rest of them have been

:56:44.:56:47.

sweet. He comes through another service game, saving a break point

:56:48.:56:52.

along the way. Seven break points saved in this match, out of eight.

:56:53.:56:58.

Thus far for Gilles Muller. You're right, he does not want to go away.

:56:59.:57:03.

There's more mileage in this match. Well, the approach just didn't push

:57:04.:57:56.

Cilic out of position enough. He was in good balance and ripped it.

:57:57.:58:45.

Oh, that was perfecting by Gilles Muller.

:58:46.:58:53.

Is there a little bit of momentum building once again for the man from

:58:54.:59:00.

Luxembourg? Not happy about that miss, it was a

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regulation forehand. UMPIRE: Mr Cilic is challenging the

:59:25.:59:54.

call. Cilic thinks this might have just

:59:55.:00:00.

clipped the line, but it was a correct call from the line judge.

:00:01.:00:16.

Loose from Gilles Muller. Cilic a game away from a Wimbledon

:00:17.:00:25.

semifinal. Muller will serve to stay in this match. Two hours and 50

:00:26.:00:28.

minutes on. The challenge for Gilles Muller is

:00:29.:00:40.

that he has had just one break point since midway through the second set

:00:41.:00:44.

and so the tide has well and truly turned. He did not convert that one,

:00:45.:00:47.

by the way. Cilic has just pulled out some fresh

:00:48.:01:11.

strings ready for this next game, looking for some extra fuel, as

:01:12.:01:16.

well, from his connections. A new racket is ready to go.

:01:17.:01:36.

This has been a compelling contest between these two. New balls. Hence

:01:37.:01:46.

the fresh strings for Cilic. Muller serving to stay in the

:01:47.:01:47.

Championships. Uh-oh. Muller's sixth double fault.

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A tense time for his coaching team. UMPIRE: Mr Cilic is challenging the

:02:11.:02:31.

call. Cilic seemed convinced it was longer and I think Muller thinks it

:02:32.:02:36.

is long, he seems to be preparing for a second serve, but it was good.

:02:37.:02:59.

Unbelievable reactions from Gilles Muller. He had to adjust after the

:03:00.:03:09.

ball flew through the tape. So often today he has given us Johnny Mac

:03:10.:03:18.

looks. He has been superb at the net.

:03:19.:03:24.

Serving and volleying with unbelievable prowess, this

:03:25.:03:28.

afternoon. It is a pretty impressive

:03:29.:03:38.

percentage, 44 of 55. Sloppy, really, from Cilic. Muller

:03:39.:03:46.

levels the scoreline again. Two hours, 54 minutes, it has been a

:03:47.:04:47.

match you cannot take your eyes off for a second.

:04:48.:04:55.

Unhappy with his choice of tennis balls.

:04:56.:05:18.

Oh, yes, deep, perfect placement from Gilles Muller.

:05:19.:05:32.

It is a very short take back on his backhand return.

:05:33.:05:47.

He has missed that. Goodness me. Never got near it. Is this something

:05:48.:05:53.

brewing for Gilles Muller here? UMPIRE: Time violation warning. I am

:05:54.:06:25.

not surprised. That is the longest preparation we have seen from Marin

:06:26.:06:28.

Cilic. He has been given the warning.

:06:29.:06:32.

He needs to get this first serve in now.

:06:33.:06:43.

It has dropped. A huge chunk of good fortune for Gilles Muller. Three

:06:44.:07:03.

break points. Brilliant. Muller has got the break.

:07:04.:07:11.

Muller will serve for the set. You have got to love this guy. He

:07:12.:08:03.

just keeps fighting. He keeps fighting and keeps believing. He has

:08:04.:08:09.

got to be fatigued now. Some part of him must be thinking a long way

:08:10.:08:21.

back. To win these last two sets, but that voice, wherever it is has

:08:22.:08:29.

been told, countless times, shut up, I am not having any of that. But he

:08:30.:08:33.

keeps plugging away. Perhaps a touch of luck in the last return game, but

:08:34.:08:38.

heap are -- he parlayed it. Just under three hours since this

:08:39.:09:01.

match began. It deserves a final set. As Gilles Muller prepares to

:09:02.:09:08.

serve for set number four. The Muller fans, on Centre Court,

:09:09.:09:29.

are aroused again. He made a name for himself on the evening of the

:09:30.:09:31.

marathon win over Rafael Nadal. The 15th ace for the 16th seed, who

:09:32.:09:51.

is two points away from levelling this match.

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UMPIRE: Let, first service. Exactly three hours since this

:09:55.:10:32.

quarterfinal began and Gilles Muller has earned himself three set points.

:10:33.:10:56.

Cilic is not finished with this set just yet. That first serve, it was

:10:57.:11:39.

not the most powerful delivery he has shown today. That one just slid

:11:40.:11:45.

in to make sure he made it. Will he serve and volley here?

:11:46.:12:06.

We are into a fifth. They courageous fightback from Gilles Muller. And

:12:07.:12:17.

this quarterfinal is going the distance. I think we have to chalk

:12:18.:12:27.

it up to Muller's fighting instincts. He is going off to take a

:12:28.:12:34.

break for a moment. First serves, dipped a bit. 63%.

:12:35.:12:50.

Very respectable. Again winning the majority of his first serve points.

:12:51.:12:58.

Cilic had four break points in the fourth set and failed to convert any

:12:59.:13:04.

of them. And that was the difference.

:13:05.:13:17.

Unbelievable self belief for Gilles Muller. He has put these guys

:13:18.:13:25.

through the mill. He did the same on Monday, Wednesday afternoon, and a

:13:26.:13:29.

repeat performance, we are into a decider. Muller comes within a set

:13:30.:13:41.

of his first Grand Slam semifinal. He is going to make them wait. Marin

:13:42.:13:47.

Cilic has wrapped himself in a towel to keep himself warm. It is not the

:13:48.:13:53.

hottest day of the Championships, it is a little cooler this afternoon.

:13:54.:14:04.

But still very comfortable for all concerned, spectators and players

:14:05.:14:13.

alike. The sun has gone in and out. It is a bit hazy at the moment. But

:14:14.:14:18.

the perfect environment for a deciding set. Will it be another

:14:19.:14:28.

15-13 epic? The odds are against that, but... I think the chance for

:14:29.:14:37.

a cliffhanger are pretty good. In 2012, Cilic played the second

:14:38.:14:41.

longest men's singles match in Wimbledon history. We know the

:14:42.:14:50.

longest, of course. He went 17-15. That was in the third round to

:14:51.:14:57.

defeat Sam Querrey in five hours, 31 minutes. He is used to long

:14:58.:15:01.

encounters and, of course, Gilles Muller had one of those a couple of

:15:02.:15:06.

days ago in his match with Rafael Nadal. We are ready for the final

:15:07.:15:15.

set. The Court One crowd settling, hoping the quality will be as good

:15:16.:15:21.

as it has been throughout the first four. Cilic has the honour at the

:15:22.:15:31.

start of the fifth and final set. No tie-break, remember.

:15:32.:16:11.

Once or twice the backhand volley has let Marin Cilic town. But that

:16:12.:16:19.

one was good enough. Muller climbed all over that short

:16:20.:16:53.

second serve. He is not afraid to go for his shots. If the ball sits

:16:54.:16:57.

there for him, he will take it on happily.

:16:58.:17:26.

Muller did a lot of running during this point. Controlled from behind

:17:27.:17:33.

the Cilic baseline. First game of the final set is a

:17:34.:17:47.

service holds. I think we will see more and more in this final set,

:17:48.:17:52.

Muller trying to shorten rallies and trying to be the aggressor. He does

:17:53.:18:03.

not want to allow Cilic to move him side to side to side, as happened in

:18:04.:18:05.

that last game. Cilic's turned to do some running.

:18:06.:18:56.

East and west across his baseline. Three hours and eight minutes for

:18:57.:19:02.

this match so far. Muller's legs have got to be feeling it. For hours

:19:03.:19:07.

and 48 minutes on Monday, his victory over Rafa Nadal.

:19:08.:19:13.

A terrific return. The serve exactly where Muller hope to put it. You

:19:14.:19:25.

see, it came off the frame a bit, which pushed it closer to the line.

:19:26.:19:33.

That was his 65th winner, 15 more than Muller. A good serve and a good

:19:34.:19:43.

return. Now, Cilic is making a serious move.

:19:44.:19:52.

That return was sent dipping towards Muller's tennis shoes.

:19:53.:20:13.

Oh, fantastic! Well, the majority of the crowd are here supporting Gilles

:20:14.:20:49.

Muller. But they had to applaud this little bit of genius from the

:20:50.:20:59.

Croatian. The serve came in at 121. His quickest today was 122, so it is

:21:00.:21:06.

more a case of Cilic getting in his eye, than Muller waning at this

:21:07.:21:10.

point. UMPIRE: Mr Cilic is challenging the

:21:11.:21:49.

call. I think it is a double fault. I think Cilic is already preparing

:21:50.:21:51.

for the next point. That is his 100th ace of the

:21:52.:22:08.

tournament. Muller can sense an opportunity. He

:22:09.:23:43.

may be a break down, but mentally, he still believes. Still contesting

:23:44.:23:49.

every point. Cilic produces ace number 29 in the

:23:50.:24:07.

match. 101 for the tournament. Total points won. 137 plays 140. That is

:24:08.:24:11.

how tight it has been. Cilic rubber-stamps the earlier

:24:12.:24:20.

break. It is a bright, sunny afternoon in

:24:21.:24:47.

Wimbledon now. The Centre Court roof has remained open. It was shut

:24:48.:24:51.

yesterday for the first time during the Championships. You can see the

:24:52.:24:58.

alleyways between the outside courts teeming with ground pass holders,

:24:59.:25:02.

looking at some of the doubles and mixed doubles and the juniors. In

:25:03.:25:08.

all the various walkways and stairwells that link between Centre

:25:09.:25:14.

Court, the members' area and TV centre and then become to the north

:25:15.:25:15.

end Number One Court, which is mid restoration. It will look like a

:25:16.:25:34.

mini version of Centre Court when the roof is attached. It will be

:25:35.:25:41.

ready in 2019 to keep the rain off and to ensure there are two courts

:25:42.:25:46.

in use during the two weeks of the Championships. Cilic was just asking

:25:47.:25:57.

Muller to wait. It is a long way back from here.

:25:58.:26:25.

Stunning. He is on top of things now. That ground stroke did the

:26:26.:26:38.

damage. Muller could do nothing more than drop short and see you later.

:26:39.:26:47.

That is where they challenge, isn't it? I thought it could have been on

:26:48.:27:00.

the line. We will see. It was just under the umpire's chair. There was

:27:01.:27:06.

no overrule from Mr Garner. Painfully close.

:27:07.:27:16.

That is why he is the lines man we are not.

:27:17.:27:44.

Solid serving will stop just making sure of finding the target. 109 mph.

:27:45.:28:26.

A misjudgement from Muller. Break point for Cilic to give him a 4-0

:28:27.:28:34.

lead. It was too long again and it is 4-

:28:35.:29:18.

02 Cilic. The roar from the Croatian emphasised that, making Muller feel

:29:19.:29:22.

even worse about how this final set has unfolded. Clearly, winning the

:29:23.:29:24.

first set was Muller's last hurrah. This time going for the winners,

:29:25.:29:41.

knowing that he does not have the legs to last into many rallies from

:29:42.:29:42.

here on. Cilic almost there. 4-0. We have

:29:43.:29:59.

talked about Muller's incredible mental resilience, but right now, he

:30:00.:30:03.

has checked out of here. Surely there is no way back?

:30:04.:30:13.

No way back assuming Cilic doesn't open the door. Of course Muller's

:30:14.:30:19.

going to hang around and hope his opponent starts donating a few

:30:20.:30:22.

errors, but it certainly doesn't look as though that's a possibility.

:30:23.:30:31.

He keeps sending down the aces. 31 in the match.

:30:32.:31:25.

Effortless power, with no real pressure from Marin Cilic. 127mph.

:31:26.:31:40.

0-5. Yeah. We thought coming into this match that Gilles Muller would

:31:41.:31:44.

need to get off to a good start. Would need perhaps to win it in

:31:45.:31:49.

straight-sets. He did get off to a superb start. Had two break points

:31:50.:32:00.

in the second set to go up 2-0. He wasn't able to capitalise on either

:32:01.:32:04.

of those, and the match turned. Cilic started to gain a foothold.

:32:05.:32:12.

When he won the second set and then the third, it always looked to be

:32:13.:32:23.

rough sledding for this man. Well, he'll look back on his Wimbledon,

:32:24.:32:28.

I'm sure, once the dust has settled, with pride. Particularly with the

:32:29.:32:32.

win over Rafael Nadal. That was on Monday evening. He's had a fine

:32:33.:32:43.

year, the best year of his career. 34 years old, father-of-two. -- 24.

:32:44.:32:50.

Many more years ahead of him, I'm sure, but it's looking 99% likely it

:32:51.:32:56.

will be Marin Cilic off to face Sam Querrey in the semi-final as Muller

:32:57.:33:01.

prepares to serve to stay in the championships. 2-2, 0-5 in the

:33:02.:33:05.

fifth. I wonder how many betting slips are

:33:06.:33:19.

out there that show Querrey v Cilic in the semi-finals? A bit like

:33:20.:33:22.

winning the Lottery. Tired looking shot from Gilles

:33:23.:33:59.

Muller. No surprise, three-and-a-half hours almost out

:34:00.:34:02.

here today. Nearly five hours on Monday night.

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Muller will hope to win this service game and look... Make the scoreboard

:34:41.:34:53.

look a little less untidy. UMPIRE: Game, Muller. New balls

:34:54.:35:10.

please. COMMENTATOR: New balls for Marin

:35:11.:35:16.

Cilic, he will serve for the match. UMPIRE: Cilic leads 5-1, final set.

:35:17.:35:25.

COMMENTATOR: It's been a fine contest, much to enjoy. Gilles

:35:26.:35:30.

Muller made his name here at Wimbledon on Monday night, many

:35:31.:35:33.

occasional tennis watchers won't have known too much about him, but

:35:34.:35:37.

would have been impressed by the way he overcame Rafael Nadal and were

:35:38.:35:44.

here to watch and support him. But it's just about over, as Cilic with

:35:45.:35:53.

new balls prepares to serve for a place in the Wimbledon semi-finals.

:35:54.:36:24.

Another 11 stroke rally. That's still the longest number of shots in

:36:25.:36:39.

the match so far. Yeah, hoping just to put it past Cilic, but from that

:36:40.:36:42.

far behind the baseline, unlikely. COMMENTATOR: Strong from Muller.

:36:43.:36:52.

APPLAUSE All Cilic could do was stand and

:36:53.:37:36.

stare as this forehand went flying past.

:37:37.:37:59.

131mph on the serve. No sign of tired shoulders from Marin Cilic,

:38:00.:38:07.

he's still sending them in thick and fast.

:38:08.:38:10.

32 aces in the match. 64 unreturned serves.

:38:11.:38:20.

And a few double faults along the way. That's his ninth.

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Ha, ha, ha! APPLAUSE

:38:36.:39:13.

Wry smile on the face of Gilles Muller's coach. He wants to extend

:39:14.:39:17.

the life of this contest a little further and has a break point.

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UMPIRE: Deuce. COMMENTATOR: Ace number 33 deals

:39:31.:39:34.

with that. Body serve. Muller's tired legs

:39:35.:40:10.

couldn't get out of the way quick enough. So after three hours and 29

:40:11.:40:23.

minutes, on Court No. 1, Marin Cilic has match point.

:40:24.:40:32.

Cilic is in the Wimbledon semi-finals! CHEERING

:40:33.:40:44.

Gilles Muller's championship odyssey, which included victory over

:40:45.:40:51.

Rafael Nadal and in four hours and 48 minutes, ends here at the hands

:40:52.:40:56.

of the number seven seed. They are on their feet around Court 1. Cilic

:40:57.:41:05.

will play Querrey in the Wimbledon semi-final.

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APPLAUSE Yeah, we thought the way Cilic

:41:10.:41:13.

played at Queen's, just a couple of weeks ago, that he might be a real

:41:14.:41:19.

threat to go far in this event, and so it has proved. He has been, well,

:41:20.:41:27.

rock solid from the baseline, behind serve. He's sprayed together enough

:41:28.:41:34.

winning returns to be dangerous and, well, he must be the favourite in

:41:35.:41:45.

Friday's semi-final. Cilic gifting his match towel to one of the

:41:46.:41:49.

spectators, somebody who was in the front row o. I'm not sure if that

:41:50.:41:54.

was a friend or somebody who was very supportive of him throughout

:41:55.:42:00.

that match. Gilles Muller, they are both true gentleman these guys.

:42:01.:42:04.

Muller rightly waiting for Cilic to pack his bags. They will walk off

:42:05.:42:08.

court together. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Gilles Muller

:42:09.:42:16.

has won an awful lot of admirers during his ten days at the

:42:17.:42:22.

Championships. I think once he's got over the disappointment of the loss,

:42:23.:42:28.

will look back favourably at his visit to Wimbledon in 2017. Marin

:42:29.:42:34.

Cilic stops to sign all the tennis balls and programmes that are

:42:35.:42:38.

offered to him on his way out of the court. What a year it's been for

:42:39.:42:52.

Gilles Muller. Two tournament wins, Wimbledon quarter-finalist. They've

:42:53.:43:00.

had excellent value for theirkm number 1 Court tickets together with

:43:01.:43:07.

Novak Djokovic still to come against Tomas Berdych. Excellent day of

:43:08.:43:11.

tennis out here. 3 hours and 30 minutes. It was a really enjoyable

:43:12.:43:18.

match on quarter-finals day. It has been won by

:43:19.:43:27.

He's talking now. You are through to the semi-final for the first time,

:43:28.:43:39.

what does it mean? It means a lot. Amazing achievement. Three times

:43:40.:43:43.

getting stuck and this is just amazing achievement of course. Today

:43:44.:43:48.

was a really hard-fought battle. Gilles Muller played great tennis,

:43:49.:43:53.

serving unbelievable today. I had to work hard until the end of the third

:43:54.:43:56.

set to get a first break. I think it was just a couple of points deciding

:43:57.:44:00.

the match. Really glad that I pulled it. You let out a roar and a scream

:44:01.:44:04.

at the end of the match. Looked up to your team at the box. What were

:44:05.:44:08.

you feeling at the moment? I was obviously focused really mentally to

:44:09.:44:14.

get it over with. I mean, especially when thes matches are long you have

:44:15.:44:18.

to keep your focus. It was a relief to finally do it. You lost the first

:44:19.:44:22.

set, that was the first set you dropped at the tournament so far.

:44:23.:44:25.

How did you gather yourself up for a fightback? Well, I kept my coolness.

:44:26.:44:31.

Oil obviously played well until today and I knew that I'm going to

:44:32.:44:37.

get in a good rit am. In the first set I wasn't serving as good as in

:44:38.:44:41.

those first couple of matches. Gilles Muller returned well at the

:44:42.:44:44.

beginning of the match. I tried to gather my thoughts and continue to

:44:45.:44:49.

play good tennis. Were you aware of what was happening on Centre Court,

:44:50.:44:52.

did you see the scoreboard to know what was happening in the Sam

:44:53.:44:56.

Querrey v Andy Murray match? I saw at the end of the match that Sam

:44:57.:45:01.

won, 6-1 in the fifth. Amazing achievement also for him. Definitely

:45:02.:45:06.

great for both of us to reach the semis. You two of course played the

:45:07.:45:11.

second longest match in men's history at Wimbledon, was it five

:45:12.:45:15.

years ago, what can we expect in the semi-final? Hopefully not the

:45:16.:45:21.

longest one EVER! Definitely Sam has amazing serve and plays really well,

:45:22.:45:25.

especially this season. He had a lot of success and it will be a hard

:45:26.:45:30.

one, tough one. I will get ready and back into my rhythm and try and play

:45:31.:45:34.

good tennis. Good luck in that match. Well done today. Thank you.

:45:35.:45:38.

SUE BARKER: I can tell you what we can expect a lot of aces and tie

:45:39.:45:43.

breaks as Cilic takes on Querrey. He served 33 aces today, Marin Cilic.

:45:44.:45:47.

I'm sure when he saw that scoreboard go over he felt this was a huge

:45:48.:45:51.

opportunity. Look at that reaction when he won. The last four years at

:45:52.:45:55.

Wimbledon he has lost in the last eight. He is through to his first

:45:56.:46:02.

Wimbledon semi-final. In the centre of your picture he has been working

:46:03.:46:05.

with imhad on the grass-court season telling him to be more aggressive,

:46:06.:46:08.

go forward, he can win on this surface. He proved it there today.

:46:09.:46:13.

He is through to the semi-final. Through to face Sam Querrey. That

:46:14.:46:19.

will be on Friday. Talking of that match. We can show you what

:46:20.:46:24.

happened. Here is Sam Querrey, match point, it was 6-1 in the fifth and

:46:25.:46:30.

final set. That wasn't the story. Andy Murray hobbles up towards the

:46:31.:46:33.

net. It went wrong for Murray in the third set. He couldn't move. He

:46:34.:46:39.

couldn't push off. Serving serves about 80mph, 90mph. But don't take

:46:40.:46:43.

anything away from Sam Querrey because he stayed focused. He played

:46:44.:46:47.

a good all court game. He hit the big serves down when it mattered. He

:46:48.:46:52.

has won and through to his first Wimbledon semi-final. Well done to

:46:53.:46:57.

Sam Querrey. His first Grand Slam semi-final. A huge achievement for

:46:58.:47:02.

him as well. After the match, he spoke to Lee about it. Slayer of

:47:03.:47:08.

Wimbledon champions, last year it was Novak Djokovic, this time Andy

:47:09.:47:12.

Murray. What an incredible performance, congratulations? Thank

:47:13.:47:16.

you. I'm in shock myself. It the last point I was happy to hit the

:47:17.:47:20.

serve. I'm thrilled right now. Andy took the first set in 28 minutes. He

:47:21.:47:24.

looked like he was in discomfort after that, you never looked out of

:47:25.:47:28.

it. You played incredibly well. What ultimately was the difference out

:47:29.:47:31.

there today? You know, I didn't start my best, I kept with it. Kept

:47:32.:47:36.

swinging away and found a groove in the fourth and fifth set. Everything

:47:37.:47:41.

fell my way. You are the first American through to the semi-finals

:47:42.:47:46.

of any Grand Slam since Roddick in 2009, how special does it feel that

:47:47.:47:50.

you are the man to have done that? It feels great. It's a dream come

:47:51.:47:56.

true. To be in the semi-finals and be at Wimbledon makes it even more

:47:57.:47:59.

special. Important to enjoy the moment but not dwell on it too much,

:48:00.:48:07.

in less than 24-hours you will be in your first Grand Slam semi-final.

:48:08.:48:13.

Cilic and Muller are still fighting it out. What has been your biggest

:48:14.:48:18.

moment? I will enjoy this longer and do the best I can to get ready for

:48:19.:48:24.

the semis. Congratulations. SUE BARKER: Querrey into the

:48:25.:48:39.

semi-finals on Court No1. , there will be Djokovic and Berdych. On

:48:40.:48:46.

Centre Court, Federer leads 4 of-3. That is on BBC One. That match is

:48:47.:48:50.

over on BBC One. Federer going well on Centre Court. Of course the big

:48:51.:48:55.

story here at Wimbledon, Andy Murray is out. I talked about the hip

:48:56.:48:59.

going. He was limping through the last three matches lost. The last

:49:00.:49:07.

sets in less than hour. He went to his press conference. He spoke to

:49:08.:49:13.

Claire. I'm sorry about that. I know you will want to pay due credit to

:49:14.:49:17.

Sam Querrey and how he played out there? Yeah. I think, you know, it

:49:18.:49:26.

was a tight match. The first few sets, you know, I had some

:49:27.:49:28.

opportunities in the second set up at break. You know, Sam started to

:49:29.:49:33.

play better as the match went on. He served, he served big. You know, he

:49:34.:49:39.

was a lot more aggressive, you know, especially on the return games. I

:49:40.:49:43.

think because he was serving better and getting more free points on

:49:44.:49:47.

serve he was able to loosen up and go for shots a little bit more. And,

:49:48.:49:55.

yeah, he dictated pretty much most of the match from the end of the

:49:56.:49:58.

second set. So on the one side he is starting to play better and move

:49:59.:50:03.

better on the other side you are starting to move with in theable

:50:04.:50:06.

restriction. When did you first start to feel pain and lack of power

:50:07.:50:14.

on your serve? I mean, look, I spoke about it before the tournament, my

:50:15.:50:18.

hip has been sore most of the event. It was just, yeah, it was just it

:50:19.:50:23.

was a little bit too sore today. At the end I was obviously struggling a

:50:24.:50:27.

bit on serve. When you are playing a guy who serves huge himself and then

:50:28.:50:32.

you are not getting many free points on your own serve, it's very

:50:33.:50:36.

difficult - you're not dictating many of the rallies and then having

:50:37.:50:40.

to do more and more moving. That was tough at the end. If it hadn't of

:50:41.:50:46.

been Wimbledon, a normal tournament, would you have skipped it? I think

:50:47.:50:50.

if it was any slam I would have... I gave myself a great chance to get to

:50:51.:50:54.

the semis, I had an opportunity to, you know, win the match in

:50:55.:50:57.

straight-sets today. I was up a set and break. Unfortunately didn't get

:50:58.:51:02.

that. But, yeah, look I was obviously in good enough shape to

:51:03.:51:06.

give myself a chance to go very deep in the tournament and, you know,

:51:07.:51:11.

almost managed to get through to today. Any slam I would have, you

:51:12.:51:16.

know, I would have taken that compared with, you know, how I was

:51:17.:51:20.

feeling a few weeks ago before the tournament started. I would have

:51:21.:51:24.

been out there for a slam, for sure. What is the plan now, in terms of

:51:25.:51:29.

treatment and giving yourself time to get back to top shape? I sit down

:51:30.:51:39.

with my team tomorrow and see, you know, obviously the US Open is six,

:51:40.:51:43.

seven weeks away. So there's time there. So I'll sit down with my team

:51:44.:51:50.

and come up with the best plan of action, you know whether that's

:51:51.:51:56.

taking a bit of a rest, you know, or not we will have to wait and see. We

:51:57.:52:02.

will do that tomorrow. It was a brave defence, I'm sorry it's over.

:52:03.:52:05.

Thank you. SUE BARKER: Yes it didn't work out,

:52:06.:52:10.

did, it the hip injury we talked about it the first week. It got a

:52:11.:52:14.

lot worse today. He has a lot of time to recover now. I think it will

:52:15.:52:18.

be quite some time before we see him back on a tennis court. They are

:52:19.:52:22.

tricky injuries to get right. That is the big story here at

:52:23.:52:27.

Wimbledon. The play goes on. On the outside courts. This third round

:52:28.:52:33.

match in the Mixed Doubles on Court 2. Peers and Lisicki unseeded

:52:34.:52:41.

against Demoliner and Martinez Sanchez. That will is our feature

:52:42.:52:45.

match on the Red Button. What a shot that was. A couple of

:52:46.:53:07.

results and news that Kuznetsova and Mladenovic have gone out. An upset

:53:08.:53:12.

out on Court 12. No problems for the number two seed. That is what

:53:13.:53:44.

happened on the outside courts. British hopes rest on Jo Konta on

:53:45.:53:51.

court tomorrow to face Venus Williams. Let's look back to

:53:52.:53:56.

yesterday and the epic match she won on Centre Court. It's a very special

:53:57.:54:05.

day for Johanna Konta. Is it's extra special for British tennis fans.

:54:06.:54:09.

They have waited 3 p years to be able to say that one of their own is

:54:10.:54:16.

in the quarter-finals. Whenever you engage in one of these Titanic

:54:17.:54:21.

tussles you always seem to have the belief. Wow! That's her trademark.

:54:22.:54:27.

My trust in my own ability has got to be there. With situations and

:54:28.:54:39.

moments like this it's more from experience than what I believe in

:54:40.:54:44.

what I can a and cannot do. I have believed in my ability but I had to

:54:45.:54:50.

have experience and time. Konta has to come from behind to win. I go

:54:51.:54:56.

into every tournament, including the championships here in Wimbledon, to

:54:57.:54:59.

be involved in the event until the very end. But I'm fully aware that

:55:00.:55:06.

every single match I get to play will be a testing one and will

:55:07.:55:10.

challenge me. Most standing. Look at that. Somehow Johanna Konta has

:55:11.:55:18.

forced a final set. I don't take anything for granted. I demand of

:55:19.:55:22.

myself my best effort and I demand of myself my full commitment to what

:55:23.:55:26.

I do and then to make sure I prepare well. I do the best that I can out

:55:27.:55:27.

there. # I rise up

:55:28.:55:42.

# I rise unafraid # I rise up

:55:43.:55:49.

# And I would do it 1,000 times again... . #

:55:50.:55:54.

British tennis history is made. Winning that quarter-final match

:55:55.:55:59.

means that you will be in the Top 5 of the women's rankings when they

:56:00.:56:04.

are out next week. . I didn't know about that! OK. Thank you.

:56:05.:56:10.

Congratulations. Thank you. When you add up these achievements do you pat

:56:11.:56:15.

yourself on the back and go - well done? I don't... It's difficult

:56:16.:56:23.

because, I guess, in both in the position we are in tennis things

:56:24.:56:28.

move quickly. Before you know it the championships will be over and it's

:56:29.:56:33.

the next event next week. Because thing are so fast moving it's almost

:56:34.:56:39.

an art to reflect well and to acknowledge the good things that you

:56:40.:56:43.

do. Actually it's something I work on to make sure I acknowledge the

:56:44.:56:47.

good things I'm doing. I'll let you know after Wimbledon how my pat on

:56:48.:56:56.

the back went, OK. SUE BARKER: She remained very

:56:57.:57:05.

focused. Came tricky matches. She will be up against Venus Williams

:57:06.:57:10.

and first on court is Garbine Muguruza, finalist here two years

:57:11.:57:14.

ago against Magdalena Rybarikova. So many injuries out from the Tour

:57:15.:57:17.

until February this year. She came back and through to her first Grand

:57:18.:57:22.

Slam semi-final. Johanna Konta, what a story it is. She has improved and

:57:23.:57:28.

improved with every year that went by. She hired a sports

:57:29.:57:35.

psychologists. A lot of credit goes to her coach, who she has been with

:57:36.:57:40.

for about a year now. He has certainly a lot of pedigrees.

:57:41.:57:46.

Coached some of the best of the past. Let's's hear from Jo coach. He

:57:47.:57:57.

has been talking to Jonathan. -- Jo's.

:57:58.:58:01.

It's over. British tennis history is made. It's been 39 years since a

:58:02.:58:11.

British woman can say, I'm a Wimbledon semi-finalist. What a

:58:12.:58:16.

moment, a Wimbledon semi-final against a five-time champion for

:58:17.:58:20.

your player. How exciting is it? It's very exciting moment in my

:58:21.:58:25.

coaching career as well. Yeah. This is where we want to be. This is what

:58:26.:58:30.

we're training for. Yeah, I believe it's going to be a fantastic match.

:58:31.:58:35.

Let us look ahead. Venus Williams, 20 years ago she first played the

:58:36.:58:40.

main draw at Wimbledon. One of the great stories of the sport, isn't

:58:41.:58:44.

it, here she is in another semi-final? Yeah. Fantastic to play

:58:45.:58:51.

against Venus now. Venus has a successful year this year. Where she

:58:52.:58:55.

is playing she has had very good results. This will be a very big

:58:56.:59:03.

test for Johanna. Semi-final Wimbledon, playing Venus Williams,

:59:04.:59:09.

can't get much better. We know about Venus' strengths, they are obvious.

:59:10.:59:13.

What about the weakness? What is the area to target? I don't think we can

:59:14.:59:18.

speak about a weakness, a player like Venus doesn't have a weakness.

:59:19.:59:24.

It's a few patterns. On big points few things we can expect. For

:59:25.:59:28.

Johanna important to focus on her own strength. When you got the call

:59:29.:59:33.

and the opportunity to coach Johanna Konta, did you believe then that

:59:34.:59:37.

success at Wimbledon was possible? Yeah. Absolutely. I saw a great

:59:38.:59:43.

athlete, that's for sure. I saw someone who was very professional

:59:44.:59:49.

and very dedicated. I saw someone with a big presence on court, like

:59:50.:59:54.

not afraid to fail or not afraid to lose. Some people have suggested

:59:55.:59:58.

perhaps she could embrace the crowd a little bit more because it is such

:59:59.:00:03.

an advantage having 15,000 people right behind you. Is that, for you,

:00:04.:00:07.

an issue or would you rather her just carry on what she is doing?

:00:08.:00:14.

It's notten issue, it's just - one thing is for sure she is enjoying

:00:15.:00:18.

the support and feels energy from the crowd, that is for sure. She

:00:19.:00:22.

probably is not expressing it as much as maybe people would like her

:00:23.:00:28.

to do, but it's... She's still young in her career and it's something

:00:29.:00:33.

that needs a bit of time for her, I think. But, yeah, she's very

:00:34.:00:39.

comfortable in the zone where she is right now. At this moment I would

:00:40.:00:43.

like her to stay in that zone. Is it possible that she'll be in the

:00:44.:00:47.

Wimbledon final on Saturday? For sure it's possible. 50/50 against

:00:48.:00:57.

Venus. She has to play a good match. Unfortunately, we are also depending

:00:58.:01:01.

on the level of Venus. Yeah, I give her a chance. She has to believe in

:01:02.:01:06.

herself. I do believe in her and her team believes in her. So... What

:01:07.:01:10.

will your final message be to her when she makes the walk from the

:01:11.:01:12.

locker room to the court? Enjoy it. SUE BARKER: We will certainly enjoy

:01:13.:01:24.

it. It promises to be a fantastic match, Venus against Jo Konta. She

:01:25.:01:27.

has done well against the big servers here at Wimbledon already.

:01:28.:01:32.

Huge occasion for Jo Konta tomorrow, second on centre. On Centre Court at

:01:33.:01:37.

the moment, somebody who knows all about the big occasion. Playing

:01:38.:01:41.

there is Roger Federer. Just a few moments ago, he is Roger with two

:01:42.:01:46.

set points against last year's Ron-Robert Zieler Milos Raonic. What

:01:47.:01:52.

a way to finish it off! -- runner up, Milos Raonic. That was just a

:01:53.:01:58.

short time ago. As we go back live now, Roger has just broken Raonic in

:01:59.:02:04.

the first game of the second set. Very much going his way on Centre

:02:05.:02:09.

Court. That match is now live over on BBC One. But here we're going to

:02:10.:02:17.

head over to quote number two for another of the men's quarterfinals,

:02:18.:02:23.

sorry, Court Number One we're heading to four Tomas Berdych

:02:24.:02:26.

against Novak Djokovic. The head-to-head is very much in favour

:02:27.:02:32.

of Novak Djokovic. 25-2, and he has won the last 12. But there was a

:02:33.:02:36.

worry about his shoulder. He had to be treated on court three times

:02:37.:02:40.

yesterday against Mannarino. We have to keep an eye out and see if that

:02:41.:02:44.

injury is OK. A three-time winner here. He is on court. Let's join our

:02:45.:02:50.

commentators on Court Number One, John Lloyd and John Inverdale. JOHN

:02:51.:02:55.

INVERDALE: With all due respect to all concerned I think it is fair to

:02:56.:02:59.

say that not too many TV executives and advertisers the world over are

:03:00.:03:04.

rubbing their hands at the prospect of a last four of Querrey, Cilic,

:03:05.:03:13.

and Berdych. There was a lot of pressure, whether they are aware of

:03:14.:03:17.

it or not. We probably know what we're going to get from Berdych.

:03:18.:03:24.

Solid, big serving, systematic, control. From Djokovic, you know,

:03:25.:03:29.

are we going to get the grumpy I went to arch from yesterday calling

:03:30.:03:34.

for decking to put on Court Number One? How is his fitness, mind, body

:03:35.:03:41.

and game? I suppose in many ways this match and its outcome hinges on

:03:42.:03:49.

him, it's in his hands. We will see how mentally he is. If he's mentally

:03:50.:03:53.

strong, he wins this match, no doubt about it.

:03:54.:04:33.

APPLAUSE At what point in this match can you

:04:34.:04:43.

inevitably tell the foetus, like Astori? Oh, that is a great story.

:04:44.:05:46.

Well, some good hitting from the Cech.

:05:47.:05:52.

He's level in the list of Czech players and the number of semifinal

:05:53.:06:02.

Grand Slams they've got to. He is level on six with Janko Lish. They

:06:03.:06:11.

are both a long way behind Ivan Lendl, but he would overtake Janko

:06:12.:06:14.

Lish if you were to get through to the rich today. A bit of running

:06:15.:06:20.

repairs to the racket. -- through Djokovic today.

:06:21.:06:50.

That was a very tame second serve. I was going to say, 80 mph on the

:06:51.:06:57.

second serve. That's the thing we have to keep our eyes open on the

:06:58.:07:00.

server just to see if that is affected on the speed on his first

:07:01.:07:06.

and second. We have seen how the physical state-of-the-art weeks on

:07:07.:07:09.

Centre Court, as in Andy Murray, had a major effect of the outcome on

:07:10.:07:13.

that match -- physical state of the athletes. So, Berdych goes long.

:07:14.:07:25.

We'll get it out the way now... It is one of the great sporting greats

:07:26.:07:31.

of all time, it is a cliche, -- sporting quotes. In 1980, after

:07:32.:07:37.

having lost 16 consecutive times to Jimmy Connors, Vitas Gerulaitis beat

:07:38.:07:40.

him at Madison Square Garden. And he walked into the press conference

:07:41.:07:46.

straight after the match clutching a huge bottle of champagne, plonked it

:07:47.:07:51.

down on the desk, and said, nobody beats Vitas Gerulaitis 17 times in a

:07:52.:07:56.

row! And Berdych is in a similar situation here. Is he going to say,

:07:57.:08:01.

nobody beats by 13 times in a row?! That is where he sits at the moment

:08:02.:08:03.

with Novak Djokovic. CROWD GASPS

:08:04.:08:43.

APPLAUSE He's still looking at his racket.

:08:44.:08:50.

I thought in that first game, it was tape which they sometimes put on to

:08:51.:08:56.

keep the weight in certain areas, but he's got about another 20

:08:57.:08:59.

rackets in the bag, I don't know why he's worried so much.

:09:00.:09:27.

The trouble is, it's at times like this we all become sort of amateur

:09:28.:09:37.

doctors, don't we, and muscle surgeons and things, we're looking

:09:38.:09:40.

at Djokovic and saying, how much pain is eat... In? How is his

:09:41.:09:47.

movement restricted? -- how much pain is he in.

:09:48.:10:50.

That was a gigantic forehand. Berdych things, I've hit a good shot

:10:51.:11:06.

there. Nope! How much bearing does the win- loss

:11:07.:11:33.

record between these two have on this match, do you think? Huge. On

:11:34.:11:41.

both sides of the net? Both sides of the net.

:11:42.:11:53.

Yes, for Novak it is about styles, the tellers match. Novak knows that

:11:54.:12:02.

his style, and Berdych's style just fits perfectly for his game. On the

:12:03.:12:07.

other side of the match, Berdych is thinking, my game doesn't match up

:12:08.:12:11.

to well. Well, is trying not to think that.

:12:12.:12:29.

And if you haven't done your research on this, let me tell you

:12:30.:12:45.

that if we look at it from Berdych's point of view, played 27, won two,

:12:46.:12:55.

lost 25, relegated. Definitely relegated.

:12:56.:13:20.

But he's playing well! He's playing well. He beat Dominic Thiem in five

:13:21.:13:30.

sets, no mean feat. He has come through a lot of matches with tight

:13:31.:13:34.

sets as well. He is very, very matched height and in match form. If

:13:35.:13:40.

Djokovic is remotely vulnerable today, and Berdych is an especially

:13:41.:13:43.

good form to take advantage of that. Agreed.

:13:44.:13:49.

I do think, though, when you talk about five set matches, you know,

:13:50.:13:56.

the starting matches, the first set, it is important. But best-of-3 sets

:13:57.:14:00.

is much more important. I think in this, when you have a record like

:14:01.:14:05.

this, the first set for Berdych is crucial. If he loses the first set,

:14:06.:14:07.

mentally that is huge. Don't forget, he has got to a final

:14:08.:14:32.

here, albeit seven years ago. Djokovic, three times the winner of

:14:33.:14:33.

this title, 2011, 2014 and 2015. We did a Djokovic match on Centre

:14:34.:14:56.

Court yesterday when he was having a hullabaloo with the condition of the

:14:57.:15:00.

court. This court looks in better nick, doesn't it? Koumba Centre

:15:01.:15:06.

Court, I think it does, too. -- Van Noy the Centre Court. I don't know

:15:07.:15:12.

why that would be, but it does look better.

:15:13.:15:40.

Oh! Well, the Djokovic forehand seems to be working very nicely,

:15:41.:15:44.

thank you. First thoughts? Well, I was just

:15:45.:16:01.

looking actually to see this that's an Djokovic's first serve there. To

:16:02.:16:06.

me, it looks at the moment like he's a little bit careful on the first

:16:07.:16:10.

serve. He doesn't seem to be exploding on it as much. He's not

:16:11.:16:15.

got a huge serve, but I was just looking at that committee seems to

:16:16.:16:19.

be moving fine on the ground strokes seem pretty good. -- amber ground

:16:20.:16:26.

strokes. But if he is having any problems in his shoulder, one of the

:16:27.:16:30.

big things is going to be his service power. It's like rubber, the

:16:31.:16:35.

way he contorts his body sometimes to hit winners. If they had had

:16:36.:16:39.

gluten-free indoor day, John, you would have been like that! His

:16:40.:16:48.

fastest serve at the moment is 114, only two service game, that's quite

:16:49.:16:52.

a way below his fastest serve during the tournament. Whether he's just

:16:53.:16:55.

warming it up, not going for it fully at the moment, we'll see. That

:16:56.:16:59.

would be one interesting thing just to look for.

:17:00.:17:05.

Two of the 30 somethings in the last eight of the men's draw. Five out of

:17:06.:17:13.

the eight. They are 30 and over. An indication of how the sport has

:17:14.:17:18.

changed in recent years. We saw it so much with Andy Murray

:17:19.:17:48.

early on. If you are favouring an injury, how is it to disguise that

:17:49.:17:54.

from your opponent? Well, certainly not easy if it's the serve.

:17:55.:18:11.

Berdych will feel, he'll feel the power coming on the serve. And if

:18:12.:18:21.

Djokovic continues to be around that pace and doesn't go up, Berdych will

:18:22.:18:29.

feel like you is going to get a lot more hits off the serve, there's not

:18:30.:18:34.

going to be a any free points against him, which will be an

:18:35.:18:35.

encouragement. That's baked! Well played. Unless

:18:36.:19:40.

something explosive happens at the start of the match... -- that's big.

:19:41.:19:45.

There's always a bit of a lull at the start of the second game on a

:19:46.:19:49.

big day like today, especially following the five set quarterfinals

:19:50.:19:53.

we just had. We're kind of in that situation at the moment, it's a

:19:54.:19:57.

little bit more than sparring, but nobody's really going for the big

:19:58.:19:58.

punches here. What do you make about Berdych's

:19:59.:21:05.

movement on grass? I mean, that's the weakest part of his game, isn't

:21:06.:21:12.

it? His defending is not the best. But for a big man, he moves pretty

:21:13.:21:14.

well. APPLAUSE

:21:15.:21:26.

Well, he's been made to move there. The first ace of the match. Perhaps

:21:27.:21:56.

surprisingly, from Djokovic's racket.

:21:57.:22:15.

Djokovic is a great athlete, isn't he? He's like a big cat, like a

:22:16.:22:34.

Jaguar or eight Shuter or something like that. Whereas Berdych is kind

:22:35.:22:38.

of an antelope, really. But if you come back to the record between the

:22:39.:22:43.

two of them, how much can he, sitting there, not that he would be

:22:44.:22:46.

thinking about it at the moment, but in the build-up to today, how much

:22:47.:22:49.

will he have told himself, seven years ago I beat this guy in

:22:50.:22:54.

straight sets here at Wimbledon, and that year I got through to the

:22:55.:22:58.

final? Positive thinking. Endlessly, over and over and over again. Well,

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I think that's his coaching team, that's exactly what they will be

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reinforcing. That match, they'll throw away all the other stuff.

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Obviously they'll say, what you need to do, and Berdych knows that. But

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they'll just keep pumping that into him the whole time, you have beaten

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him and you've beaten him on grass and you can do it against point but

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the psychological aspect is so big. That's one of the reasons why I

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think it does help to have a great player in your camp on these type of

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occasions, like Agassi with Djokovic. You know, a player who's

:23:33.:23:36.

been there and done it, they can tell you the things the night before

:23:37.:23:41.

a match, it just little details that can help you psychologically. In

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Djokovic's case here, under no circumstances, despite that record,

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be complacent. No, not at all. APPLAUSE

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Well played by Berdych. It's a delicate balance for Berdych. You

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don't want to go to for outside of your sort of comfort zone, your

:24:10.:24:14.

norm, so to speak. Having said that, with the record he's got, there's a

:24:15.:24:19.

tendency to think, I have too. And then you make more errors. So it's a

:24:20.:24:20.

really fine balance. What word would you use to describe

:24:21.:24:48.

Berdych's game? Structured, perhaps. You came up with the first word, I

:24:49.:24:52.

love the word you said, but I can't remember what you said now. Very

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similar to structured. It's so great that I've forgotten it! It was a

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great line. I thought, yes, I'll think of it in a second. I don't

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want to say mechanical stop. Regimented? I think that's good.

:25:10.:25:11.

Systematic. Well, that's good hitting from both

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sides until Djokovic went long. Lots of rallies like that in the match

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against Mannarino yesterday. And invariably yesterday Djokovic came

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out on top. Different type of shot coming at him, though, with Berdych.

:26:07.:26:12.

More top-spin, bounces up higher. Mannarino is very sort of flat

:26:13.:26:13.

through the court. He's playing well, very well.

:26:14.:26:27.

There's also a thing called tie-breakers as well. Worst case, if

:26:28.:26:31.

he can hang in to get to that, anything can happen in a

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tie-breaker. I just feel this first set is so crucial.

:26:37.:26:58.

I don't think he's hitting his serve very hard at the moment, though.

:26:59.:27:05.

He's not exploding on the serve. I don't think he's hit one above is it

:27:06.:27:10.

114 at the moment? 105, that second serve. That's 113.

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He would have been warmed up by now, so...

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Good serve. If this continues with this first serve, you will see his

:27:36.:27:43.

service percentage go up, because he's going to hit its lower, if it

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looks like it, but he'll make sure he gets almost every first serve in,

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it will be difficult for Berdych to get ahead in the rally.

:27:52.:27:58.

It might be a bit too late for this game, but a warning shot across

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Djokovic... 86% first serves in so far.

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APPLAUSE Well, that second serve was only 84

:28:45.:28:54.

mph. Djokovic does not look happy. I think it's stating the obvious

:28:55.:28:59.

there. His body language, his facial expressions... If we look at the

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service action, are we able to discern anything from it in terms of

:29:03.:29:07.

being different to what he would normally be doing? Not really, no.

:29:08.:29:11.

He is not suddenly going to develop a hit with pain. He'll just know how

:29:12.:29:20.

far or how fast to snap that wrist, how much to really put the strain on

:29:21.:29:24.

it. The motion is so good he can hit it at any pace he wants. If that

:29:25.:29:29.

soreness is stopping him from exploding on the first serve, which

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it looks like it is at the moment, it becomes a different game now. It

:29:33.:29:37.

becomes a gain of placement, getting every first serve in. He is doing

:29:38.:29:40.

that very well serve. Berdych will cotton onto that got to take more

:29:41.:29:45.

chances on the return of serve than he would normally. -- start to take

:29:46.:29:51.

more chances. We talk about the racket speed, that is what enables

:29:52.:29:56.

people to whack it down at 130 mph like Sam Berry was doing this

:29:57.:29:59.

afternoon. If you don't want to impinge on your shoulder muscles,

:30:00.:30:04.

that's where he's going to go much more top-spin serves and kick us out

:30:05.:30:08.

wide and things like that. That takes the whole arm absorbing the

:30:09.:30:12.

pressure as opposed to that sort of snap. Absolutely. He will be nice

:30:13.:30:17.

and smooth but he just went snap it is hard. Everything will be in

:30:18.:30:21.

control and he won't be taking too many chances. So far he hasn't hit

:30:22.:30:23.

any big serves at all. When you are in a grand slam and you

:30:24.:30:36.

have a day off, you have 24-hours arrest, more treatment. -- rest.

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Great shot. That is a superb forehand. That is strength. The ball

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looked like it was behind him. A fantastic return of serve. Just

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brilliant. He is striking the ball so well at

:31:08.:31:31.

the moment. He hits the ball pretty fat as well. A bit of an arc on the

:31:32.:31:38.

forehand. But it goes through the court so quickly when he gets a hold

:31:39.:31:40.

of it properly. You might know the answer to this.

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We had black underpants gate out the court today with one of the young

:32:27.:32:32.

guys, who sent off to change his underwear because it was against the

:32:33.:32:33.

clothing regulations. The first double fault of the match.

:32:34.:32:58.

I am just wondering if the yellow braiding on Burdick's Sheard

:32:59.:33:05.

constitutes anything? -- Berdych. Probably. The underwear rule is so

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ridiculous. You can't even wear coloured souls on your shoes.

:33:18.:33:26.

Really? Who cares? All about the brand. And this match is

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interestingly poised at the moment. He just soaks up pressure so well,

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Djokovic. He is a master at it. The ball flooding at him. You think he

:34:06.:34:10.

is in trouble. But he gets back there and put the ball back in

:34:11.:34:17.

awkward positions all the time. It is so difficult to put a ball away

:34:18.:34:24.

against him. This time last year, he arrived here as Master of the tennis

:34:25.:34:31.

world. Four grand Slam 's. Now he has none. What do specifically

:34:32.:34:39.

attributes that to? -- what do you specifically attribute that to? I

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think that was all in the mind. I think after winning the French and

:34:46.:34:50.

completing his grand slam, he was exhausted. In retrospect, he should

:34:51.:34:56.

have done what Federer did, take six months off. Literally take six

:34:57.:35:03.

months off and reboot. Of course, his sponsors won't allow that. Is

:35:04.:35:11.

that something you would advise Andy to-do? I think he may have no choice

:35:12.:35:13.

anyway. Big blow from Berdych. Open to court

:35:14.:35:33.

up. -- he opened. I'm not sure the court was to blame. I'm not sure

:35:34.:35:42.

either. Of course you blame something else. You look at the sun,

:35:43.:35:46.

it is windy. Djokovic had a conversation with the crowd. I'm not

:35:47.:35:48.

sure about what. Djokovic driving with the handbrake

:35:49.:36:30.

on. But he is still leading. And Berdych will have two serve to stay

:36:31.:36:39.

in this absolutely key first set. Djokovic is managing his game well.

:36:40.:36:43.

He is definitely not serving near as big as he normally does. The

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contortions he was doing yesterday, the trainer was getting him into a

:36:51.:36:54.

pretzel positions. It was very worrying at one stage. Made of

:36:55.:37:01.

rubber, so it was no problem. I think his biggest serve so far today

:37:02.:37:07.

is 114. Because he has, come into the match with this shoulder injury,

:37:08.:37:14.

is he allowed to have a medical time-out at any stage of the match,

:37:15.:37:19.

to have manipulative work on it? I don't think he is alleged. I'm not

:37:20.:37:24.

up-to-date. They seem to change the rules every three months. It seems

:37:25.:37:27.

strange that you wouldn't be able to. At all these matters we keep

:37:28.:37:40.

showing pictures of the boxes, the coaches, the girlfriends and the

:37:41.:37:43.

families. In many ways it is easier being on the court. Up there you are

:37:44.:37:56.

utterly helpless. The coaches can signal a bit. That is a very, very

:37:57.:38:06.

calm Prensa rally from Berdych. That's Makombe Prensa. Even here,

:38:07.:38:13.

Djokovic had no right to get that back. That is why he is so annoying

:38:14.:38:19.

to play against. That was an easy ball. But its tires you out

:38:20.:38:22.

eventually when they keep coming back at you. If you hit that hard,

:38:23.:38:35.

it doesn't matter. I think he is deciding that he anything inside the

:38:36.:38:40.

baseline he will try to do some severe damage to Djokovic, not

:38:41.:38:43.

allowing the chance to do anything with the ball. Does Berdych want

:38:44.:38:55.

short, sharp rallies? He is not the sort of player who takes silly

:38:56.:38:58.

chances. But I think he will try to impose himself more than normal. He

:38:59.:39:11.

will take ours like that all day from the Djokovic rally. I'm waiting

:39:12.:39:20.

for Djokovic to have the first explosion like he did yesterday.

:39:21.:39:24.

When he got verbal. He hasn't looked that way today. He has looked a

:39:25.:39:31.

little bit flat. Yeah, that shook him from his lethargy.

:39:32.:39:53.

Straightforward enough for Berdych. Five apiece. Novak right in front of

:39:54.:40:10.

our commentary position. Shaking his head in that sort of, I'm not quite

:40:11.:40:16.

sure what is going on here, kind of way. I don't know how I can impose

:40:17.:40:20.

myself on this match any more than I can do at the moment. I know the

:40:21.:40:37.

word. Quizzical. I'm going to write that one down, two! -- too.

:40:38.:41:27.

There was the reaction after he missed the forehand, where he

:41:28.:41:34.

straightened his arm. He was in a little pain. Ten unforced error is

:41:35.:41:39.

in this set from Djokovic. They have all been similar shots.

:41:40.:42:02.

Got it! He didn't do enough, did he? But still, a fabulous passing shot

:42:03.:42:15.

from Berdych. Tuck shot from Djokovic. Studied right back to him.

:42:16.:42:26.

A big point here. -- he stabbed it right back at him.

:42:27.:42:56.

We keep saying that this first set could be absolutely key in

:42:57.:43:03.

determining the outcome of this match, in which case Berdych may

:43:04.:43:07.

live to regret that error at the end of that longest rally of the match

:43:08.:43:09.

so far. And that one. So Djokovic hangs on,

:43:10.:43:27.

which sounds ridiculous to say because he is leading 6-5. But you

:43:28.:43:35.

almost feel like he is a wounded animal. There is no question his

:43:36.:43:41.

serve is struggling. Having said that, I was just thinking, Berdych

:43:42.:43:46.

might prefer him to go for first serves. It might push his first

:43:47.:43:54.

serves down. They are firm enough in the corners that Berdych cannot

:43:55.:43:58.

attack it. If he had some second serves to go out, perhaps he would

:43:59.:44:02.

have a chance to get in the rally. At the moment Djokovic is managing

:44:03.:44:10.

serve immaculately. Isn't that the virtue of being somebody who has

:44:11.:44:13.

been there and done its money times before? There would have been so

:44:14.:44:18.

many matches the former Djokovic has been injured, whether it is his

:44:19.:44:23.

shoulder, hip, arm, leg. And he has had to manage that situation. There

:44:24.:44:30.

is not one player in the draw who is 100% fit at the start or at the end.

:44:31.:44:38.

It is all about that arm. The upper reaches of the arm. For the moment

:44:39.:44:47.

it is all about Berdych. Serving to take us into a tie-break, if he can.

:44:48.:45:15.

You never know. I saw Sam Querrey miss one from that position against

:45:16.:45:20.

Andy Murray today. Djokovic rooted to the spot at the

:45:21.:46:24.

back of the court. Berdych with three points to take us into an

:46:25.:46:33.

opening set tie-break. One will do. No, it want! He just put it wide.

:46:34.:47:22.

APPLAUSE Not a bad strike with a bad arm. He

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bent that round. The final chance to take us to six each.

:47:49.:48:00.

Berdych doesn't give much away on court, does he?

:48:01.:48:16.

What a time for that. It is that old saying, net cord is even themselves

:48:17.:48:25.

out during the match. That is nonsense. It is when they happen.

:48:26.:48:41.

From 40-0 to deuce. That is brilliant. Brilliant. It has taken a

:48:42.:48:47.

long while. That was his first ace this set. You don't feel like he is

:48:48.:48:58.

clobbering it like not either. -- like normal. That was his 50th Acer

:48:59.:49:05.

Wimbledon this year. Three in a row from Berdych ride on

:49:06.:49:31.

the baseline. That one, ultimately, just a bit long. We're back to

:49:32.:49:37.

deuce. I know it is very early to say this after just 45 minutes, but

:49:38.:49:40.

this could be a defining moment in this match.

:49:41.:50:00.

Hired a second serve. -- what a second serve. Who do you think the

:50:01.:50:14.

crowd want to win? Novak. And a tie-break, you suspect, that

:50:15.:50:41.

Berdych just has to win. Well, you would think so. If he had lost that

:50:42.:50:47.

last game from 40-0, psychologically that would have been - I don't think

:50:48.:50:52.

he would have recovered from it. Beautifully done. Fantastic strike

:50:53.:51:12.

on the return and then lovely faint and a drop shot. So good. It has

:51:13.:51:20.

been one pace in a lot of ways from Berdych in terms of what he has been

:51:21.:51:24.

doing with his groundstrokes. There, the complete opposite. Lovely feel.

:51:25.:51:28.

Soft hands. What a start to the tie-breaker.

:51:29.:51:55.

Berdych is saying that Djokovic played the ball as it was and it was

:51:56.:52:02.

out, and that was his point. The umpire is saying it was an immediate

:52:03.:52:06.

call and it did impact on how Djokovic played the ball.

:52:07.:52:17.

What are you doing? You guys have the same line for every single call

:52:18.:52:19.

you are doing. I don't think he is right. That is

:52:20.:52:33.

seriously animated for Thomas Berdych. And it is at moments like

:52:34.:52:41.

this that that record, played 27, won two, maybe creeps through your

:52:42.:52:46.

mind. Moments like that absolutely key to the direction of this set.

:52:47.:52:48.

Unless you can do that. Was that the right call by the

:52:49.:53:01.

umpire? The right call, I thought. It is only one point against the

:53:02.:53:30.

serve at the moment. But it's Berdych with the nudge early in this

:53:31.:53:32.

tie-break. Well, Djokovic has won the last 14

:53:33.:54:48.

sets that these guys have played against each other. He has won the

:54:49.:54:54.

last 12 matches. Our both of those records about to come to an end in

:54:55.:55:02.

the next couple of minutes? And with it, a definitive change in the

:55:03.:55:05.

balance of power between these two today.

:55:06.:55:33.

Djokovic talking to the umpire. I wonder if he is asking for a doctor,

:55:34.:55:42.

or for some kind of physio at the end of the set. Yesterday we had the

:55:43.:55:47.

doctor on court giving out various pills, which we assumed that the

:55:48.:55:51.

time were for headaches. Actually, we were none the wiser. Confirmation

:55:52.:55:55.

that somebody is going to be on court shortly. And then of course we

:55:56.:56:01.

had the trainer on to manipulate the shoulder. We will see what happens.

:56:02.:56:08.

Perhaps as soon as a couple of points' time.

:56:09.:56:23.

This is a poor tie-breaker he has played here.

:56:24.:56:50.

He got it. Nobody beats Thomas Berdych 15 sets in a row. And first

:56:51.:57:19.

blood to Berdych. It is Novak in real bother?

:57:20.:57:39.

I'm not sure he will carry on much longer if this doesn't improve. If

:57:40.:57:48.

he can't serve - that last first serve was about 90 mph. He is just

:57:49.:57:55.

barely throwing it in. You can't win the tournament playing like this. No

:57:56.:58:02.

way. I wonder how much now, and it is easy to be wise after the event,

:58:03.:58:06.

you never quite know every action and every decision has a

:58:07.:58:12.

consequence, put him not playing two nights ago, an extra 24-hours on

:58:13.:58:17.

that shoulder, if he had an injury, might have put him a better position

:58:18.:58:27.

today. Etc etc. Of course. Two days in a row. The only one in the draw

:58:28.:58:32.

who has had to do it. If that injury was already there when he walked on

:58:33.:58:36.

court, which presumably it was, he had to play two days in a row. The

:58:37.:58:40.

work yesterday was done on his shoulder at the top end of the

:58:41.:58:46.

bicep. Is that a medical phrase? Anyway, this is at the bottom end.

:58:47.:58:54.

This is more elbow. Yeah. There is the proof of what you were saying.

:58:55.:59:00.

82% first service for Djokovic. He is just throwing them in. You can

:59:01.:59:06.

see he normally wins a high percentage on the first service

:59:07.:59:11.

points when he gets them in. 69% is OK but it is below normal. Berdych

:59:12.:59:18.

has been 91% on his first serve. Unforced errors is pretty good for

:59:19.:59:24.

Djokovic. The winners, 44 Berdych. This, obviously, this work that he

:59:25.:59:30.

is getting now, and I presume he will take some pain killers, if it

:59:31.:59:34.

doesn't improve, I don't see the point in going on.

:59:35.:59:49.

SUE BARKER: It is not looking good for Novak Djokovic. We will keep you

:59:50.:59:59.

up-to-date on that. This match will continue on the Red Button. We're

:00:00.:00:04.

heading over to Centre Court to see Federer against Milos Raonic. A

:00:05.:00:12.

repeat of last year's semifinal. Roger Federer has just held on a

:00:13.:00:17.

mammoth game where Raonic had many break points. Federer is leading by

:00:18.:00:26.

two sets. It is level in the third set.

:00:27.:01:14.

MARK PETCHEY: It was almost a bit flat at the end of the second set,

:01:15.:01:22.

but that's not the case, as we move towards the end of this third set.

:01:23.:01:52.

You obviously don't remember your match against Richard Krajicek,

:01:53.:02:10.

Boris? BORIS BECKER: No. Apologies, I read the wrong line.

:02:11.:02:38.

Thomas Muster. It gets better! He literally sprinted to the net

:02:39.:03:12.

trying to take the ball early, but to no avail. His box are losing

:03:13.:03:20.

their minds, slowly but surely. Oh!

:03:21.:04:02.

APPLAUSE Lightning swiped from Federer after

:04:03.:04:07.

the turn. That is something that Raonic perhaps could learn from.

:04:08.:04:13.

Taking the ball early and stepping in.

:04:14.:04:32.

But the effort from Raonic. He's really played a lot better in this

:04:33.:04:55.

third set -- gutsy effort. He hung in there well.

:04:56.:05:20.

One thing that has been noticeable is the lack of pace on his second

:05:21.:05:28.

serve. He was averaging 109 mph coming into this match on his

:05:29.:05:32.

second. Today he is 101. Last year when he played Federer he was up

:05:33.:05:38.

112. New kind of deal with the predictability going into the

:05:39.:05:41.

backhand side he is allowing himself to get dictated to off the second

:05:42.:05:45.

serve rather than being the one who is dictating to Federer with that

:05:46.:05:49.

shot -- you kind of feel that with the predictability.

:05:50.:06:21.

It seems like he was listening to you, Petch! This one was hit with

:06:22.:06:34.

much more authority. If Raonic wants to stand a chance of prolonging this

:06:35.:06:36.

match... Well, for the neutrals that was the

:06:37.:07:06.

best portion of the match so far. Plenty of intrigue in what was

:07:07.:07:10.

unfolding in front of us. Up until now, it's been fairly one-way

:07:11.:07:14.

traffic for Federer. But Raonic certainly coming to the party. Later

:07:15.:07:17.

the party, but he's made entrance, finally. TIM HENMAN: You feel there

:07:18.:07:25.

are moments when he has been able to impose himself on the game. Whereas

:07:26.:07:30.

in the first set, it was just Federer from start to finish. He was

:07:31.:07:33.

dictating, more aggressive, had Raonic on the back foot. Certainly

:07:34.:07:41.

in that game at 3-4... Raonic upped the intensity. And you've got to

:07:42.:07:47.

give a bit of credit to the Canadian. He is maybe not the most

:07:48.:07:51.

talented, his style looks a bit awkward. But effort level is

:07:52.:07:58.

absolutely 100%. He does whatever he can, what's within his powers.

:07:59.:08:06.

SUE BARKER: Well, they are just coming out to play here on centre.

:08:07.:08:10.

We are briefly going to go back to Court Number One. This was a moment

:08:11.:08:15.

ago. That was 3- 02 Berdych. Djokovic shakes his head, no, I

:08:16.:08:19.

cannot continue like this. He knows he would not be competitive in this

:08:20.:08:23.

match. He has had the train on, he hasn't been at his best. How sad to

:08:24.:08:29.

see this -- he has had the trainer on. A shoulder injury yesterday, and

:08:30.:08:37.

an elbow today. Another injury and another retirement here at

:08:38.:08:39.

Wimbledon. It is Tomas Berdych who goes through to the semifinal to

:08:40.:08:42.

face the winner of the match we are watching on Centre Court. It is

:08:43.:08:45.

another sad retirement here at Wimbledon. Back we go.

:08:46.:09:26.

APPLAUSE MARK PETCHEY: Simple and efficient

:09:27.:09:36.

hold of serve, unlike the last time, for Federer. It gives him one last

:09:37.:09:40.

chance to break the Raonic serve before he potentially will take it

:09:41.:09:41.

into a tie-break. BORIS BECKER: The shade is slowly

:09:42.:09:59.

creeping onto the court, making it more difficult for the players to

:10:00.:10:03.

see the ball quickly, especially when you are an Federer's side, the

:10:04.:10:05.

sun is very low. TIM HENMAN: I suppose the lines are

:10:06.:10:38.

there to be hit. Federer finding them Prydie consistently. Look at

:10:39.:10:42.

this, just aiding that ball away. -- finding them pretty consistently.

:10:43.:10:50.

You call it a masterclass, by the master himself.

:10:51.:10:57.

He hasn't missed many poor shots in the match. But at 0-15, Federer was

:10:58.:11:19.

like that one again. -- would like that one.

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APPLAUSE Raonic does the best he can.

:11:24.:11:50.

Well, for this set and the next one it may well be Raonic's best chance

:11:51.:12:17.

of claiming them on the tie-break. He is at least guaranteed that

:12:18.:12:29.

opportunity, leading 6-5 here in the third. But so often we see top

:12:30.:12:33.

players producing their best in tie breakers. He cannot be assured of

:12:34.:12:37.

getting the run of the green as well in the tie-break. He will be looking

:12:38.:12:47.

to try and get a break here. He had his best chance the last time

:12:48.:12:54.

Federer served from this end. But by owners is on the court. There is the

:12:55.:12:57.

Berdych upside of Novak Djokovic. Remember, the winner of the Federer-

:12:58.:13:10.

Raonic match is playing Tomas Berdych in the semifinal on Friday.

:13:11.:13:15.

I'm sure both players have seen that as well. An interesting moment in

:13:16.:13:20.

the match. Federer is sticking to his winning

:13:21.:14:27.

formally -- formula. Making the Canadian run.

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CROWD GASPS APPLAUSE

:14:37.:15:29.

Well, it's rare that he even finds the backhand on the return of

:15:30.:15:32.

Federer. But even then, the winner comes from

:15:33.:15:36.

that side from the Swiss superstar. And we are at a tie-break.

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UMPIRE: Both players receive one additional challenge. Ball boy, get

:15:49.:15:52.

the ball, please. Thank you. Raonic has kept his nose in front in

:15:53.:16:26.

this third set. He needs to keep his nose in front in the tie-break.

:16:27.:16:51.

Mis-hit return, misdirected forehand, though, from Federer. And

:16:52.:16:55.

it is a mini-break from the Canadian. For the first time,

:16:56.:17:00.

there's a little bit of hope. Couldn't have asked for more of

:17:01.:17:41.

himself there. He did take a risk on this forehand down the line. We

:17:42.:17:48.

talked about that, you've got to hit close to the line. If you want to

:17:49.:17:52.

win a point against Federer. And that is some forehand from

:17:53.:18:35.

Federer! Because that was well played from Raonic. Excellent that

:18:36.:18:45.

throughout the rally. -- excellent depth. Yes, you couldn't do much

:18:46.:18:46.

more. Federer was ready for it. CHEERING

:18:47.:19:11.

That is the first point that Federer has taken off the Raonic serve when

:19:12.:19:15.

he's gone after the forehand side on the Gs in the entire set. And he

:19:16.:19:20.

catches it absolutely flush --, deuce. You can't fault Raonic there.

:19:21.:19:30.

He hit his spot. Federer way outside the doubles lying. Back on serve. --

:19:31.:19:33.

the doubles line. He had to be vigilant after the

:19:34.:19:52.

forehand, Federer, couldn't quite get enough on it. It was a little

:19:53.:19:57.

lower than he would have liked, the first shot. No mistaking the winning

:19:58.:20:01.

volley. No mistake who the crowd want to win this match.

:20:02.:20:11.

It has certainly come alive in the last 15-20 minutes. The quality has

:20:12.:20:17.

improved, the atmosphere has improved.

:20:18.:20:32.

Well, it's Federer that uses the Borlee serve to great effect there.

:20:33.:20:36.

-- by Bolieve serve. Following it up with a nice backhand

:20:37.:20:46.

drop shot. Oh! Oh, my goodness! UMPIRE: Mr

:20:47.:21:26.

Raonic challenging the call. The ball is called in. The scary thing

:21:27.:21:35.

was, Raonic was covering the line. But Federer has managed to hit

:21:36.:21:41.

around the outside of this ball and bend it back onto the line.

:21:42.:21:46.

Raonic needed to stop the rot there. Five points in a row for Federer,

:21:47.:22:21.

CHEERING Well, Michelangelo is best

:22:22.:22:30.

remembered for the work that he did on the Sistine Chapel ceiling.

:22:31.:22:33.

This man's best work will probably be remembered here on the hollowed

:22:34.:22:37.

turf of the Centre Court. We witnessed one of the best forehands

:22:38.:22:40.

he's ever struck. He's now got two match points.

:22:41.:22:55.

CHEERING And he's through to his 12th

:22:56.:22:58.

semifinal here at Wimbledon! He has so many records, so many

:22:59.:23:13.

numbers by his name. But that is the most in the Open Era ahead of Jimmy

:23:14.:23:18.

Connors now. He is virtually ahead of everybody in every category. He

:23:19.:23:22.

is simply one of the best of all time.

:23:23.:23:34.

For me, the reaction on match point tells me a lot about how he felt

:23:35.:23:39.

with regards to this match, this opponent. The history of 12 months

:23:40.:23:44.

ago, that he knew that Raonic was a dangerous opponent with a serve like

:23:45.:23:48.

that. And from 0- three in that third set tie-break to win the next

:23:49.:23:55.

seven of eight points... He feels good about this match and good about

:23:56.:23:57.

his chances. Moving forward. Well, he'll be aware of cause of who

:23:58.:24:09.

he plays in that semifinal, because it flashed up on the screen here on

:24:10.:24:15.

Centre Court. Tomas Berdych of course through with the retirement

:24:16.:24:19.

of Novak Djokovic. But he had to get past the man that put him out of the

:24:20.:24:23.

semifinal stage last year, and he did so in straight sets. It seems

:24:24.:24:28.

straightforward over the first couple of sets, but then things got

:24:29.:24:30.

a little tricky, and he was certainly tested.

:24:31.:24:52.

What a year it has been. Better than anybody, I'm sure, could have

:24:53.:25:00.

scripted, even the most die-hard Federer fan. After stopping a year

:25:01.:25:08.

early in 2016 to get himself fit and healthy, he came so quickly out of

:25:09.:25:13.

the in Australia, and he is continuing his charge in the middle

:25:14.:25:17.

part of the season, having taken the clay-court part of the season off,

:25:18.:25:21.

what a great decision that is looking like right now. Certainly a

:25:22.:25:26.

lot of people were questioning it at that time. Having spoken to him, he

:25:27.:25:31.

said, I've only won the French once in 18 attempts. I think I'll save my

:25:32.:25:33.

energies for the grass. Well, he's certainly been saving his

:25:34.:25:45.

energy, hasn't he? He has yet to drop a set. Through to the

:25:46.:25:51.

semifinals here. Energy won't be a problem. And normal motivation.

:25:52.:25:58.

There's the score, -- nor will motivation. And he will be chatting

:25:59.:26:06.

with Lee McKenzie. Roger, yet again, due to congratulations. Your 100th

:26:07.:26:09.

match at Wimbledon ends in victory. An excellent performance for a big

:26:10.:26:14.

Master? Absolutely, I can't believe it, 100 matches is Inglot. Very

:26:15.:26:18.

happy that my body kept me going over all these years -- is quite a

:26:19.:26:22.

lot. It was a perfect setting, beautiful weather, the crowd was

:26:23.:26:26.

into it, the Mexican wave, an Wimbledon Centre Court you don't see

:26:27.:26:29.

that every day. It was great. I'm so, so happy to be in another Sehmi

:26:30.:26:36.

here. Your body has kept you going. Everybody has been talking about the

:26:37.:26:39.

four pillars of men's tennis, you are the last man standing because

:26:40.:26:42.

Novak Djokovic has retired injured, Andy Murray is out and traffic is

:26:43.:26:46.

not here. A different complexion than we thought maybe just ten days

:26:47.:26:50.

ago -- Rafa is not here. Probably, but we knew that the danger was

:26:51.:26:55.

there for anyone of us. I hope Novak is OK with his injury, because I saw

:26:56.:27:00.

that he retired. Rafa fought till the very end of -- and Andy wasn't

:27:01.:27:07.

looking very good with his injury, I hope they will recover for the time

:27:08.:27:12.

of the American summer and play their hearts out over there again.

:27:13.:27:16.

Rafa, I'm convinced he will be back very strong. It's unfortunate that

:27:17.:27:19.

they don't go on, but there's other great stories in the tournament. I

:27:20.:27:23.

predicted that Cilic could have a deep run at Wimbledon, and he is

:27:24.:27:28.

proven to do so. Gilles Muller was incredible, and Murray by Djokovic

:27:29.:27:33.

here last year. -- Querrey eat Djokovic. He is a good friend of

:27:34.:27:39.

mine. It is nice to see different guys, maybe, but I'm happy that my

:27:40.:27:44.

dream run continues, and we'll see what happens next. Everybody is

:27:45.:27:48.

talking about the type of tennis you're playing. It looks like

:27:49.:27:51.

perfection, sublime. When you come off court, do you see it is sublime

:27:52.:27:58.

tennis what does Roger Federer think he still needs to be working on

:27:59.:28:02.

Basilica you can always play better but you can definitely play much

:28:03.:28:06.

worse. You feel the same everyday. Can conditions changed. Maybe not as

:28:07.:28:13.

hot and crisp and fast as the first week. You adjust to the conditions.

:28:14.:28:18.

As I go to work, you know, just produce the best every single day.

:28:19.:28:22.

You have to make sure that your average is as high as possible every

:28:23.:28:26.

single day, and I'm doing a great job this week. Another good day in

:28:27.:28:31.

the office, well done. Thank you. SUE BARKER: I'm sure he is happy. He

:28:32.:28:37.

was tested in the third set tie-break, down 3-0, but from there

:28:38.:28:41.

he got better and better. He was unplayable. I don't care who wins

:28:42.:28:44.

down the other end of the net, that was a superhuman performance from

:28:45.:28:49.

Roger. He has won back his 100th match year and reached his 12th

:28:50.:28:54.

Wimbledon semifinal, he is on for a record eighth title. The records

:28:55.:28:57.

keep tumbling for this great champion. And he is through to the

:28:58.:29:03.

semifinal yet again. And everyone coming out of Centre Court, they

:29:04.:29:06.

have seen something truly special. You think you're going to see tennis

:29:07.:29:10.

played at the highest quality, but that was even better than that.

:29:11.:29:15.

Roger was just so good today. Well, Roger was wishing that Novak is OK.

:29:16.:29:18.

The sad news coming from Court Number One is that Djokovic has been

:29:19.:29:26.

forced to retire. Novak lost the first set tie-break to Berdych. But

:29:27.:29:30.

it really dominated this tie-break. You can see that his heart really

:29:31.:29:33.

wasn't in it, Djokovic. He called to the umpire, who called for the

:29:34.:29:37.

trainer halfway through the tie-break. The trainer came on

:29:38.:29:40.

court. When he was playing yesterday, it was the shoulder. This

:29:41.:29:44.

is further down. There is obviously quite a few problems going on with

:29:45.:29:48.

the Novak. More than elbow and forearm problem. The train was on

:29:49.:29:53.

court. He tried to battle on. But this was the shock that put him down

:29:54.:29:57.

3-0. And you can see that he was just in so much pain. When you're in

:29:58.:30:05.

that much pain, it is pointless to the semifinal, so he walked up. No

:30:06.:30:10.

player likes to do this, to end on a retirement. Certainly a great

:30:11.:30:15.

champion as well. He did retired ten years ago in a semifinal against the

:30:16.:30:19.

dull. But it is certainly not the way he wants to go out -- against

:30:20.:30:23.

the Bell. Andre Agassi very sad to see that as well. Novak Djokovic out

:30:24.:30:28.

of the Championships as well. So, it really has been a dramatic day here

:30:29.:30:31.

at Wimbledon, not what we expected when we arrived here this morning.

:30:32.:30:35.

On Centre Court it was Andy Murray's turn to suffer an injury. The injury

:30:36.:30:40.

we've been following for the past three weeks, the hip injury, Murray

:30:41.:30:44.

losing in five sets to Sam Querrey, who certainly played a fantastic

:30:45.:30:48.

match, in the middle of the third set Murray was limping. He was only

:30:49.:30:54.

58 minutes, the last two sets. Take nothing away from this man, Sam

:30:55.:30:58.

Querrey, he played the match of his life, through to his first-ever

:30:59.:31:02.

Grand Slam semifinal. And he played a magnificent match, but it was very

:31:03.:31:06.

sad to see and is struggling with his serve, struggling with his

:31:07.:31:09.

movement, and limping out of Wimbledon.

:31:10.:31:15.

After the match he spoke with Clare Balding.

:31:16.:31:20.

Andy, I'm sorry about that. You will want to pay due credit to Sam

:31:21.:31:23.

Querrey and how he played out of there. Yeah, I think it was a tight

:31:24.:31:33.

match, the first few sets. I had some opportunities in the second

:31:34.:31:37.

set, up a break. But some started to play better as the match went on. He

:31:38.:31:44.

served big. He was a lot more aggressive, especially on the return

:31:45.:31:48.

games. I think because he was serving better and getting a lot

:31:49.:31:53.

more free points on serve, he was able to loosen up and go shot a

:31:54.:32:00.

little bit more. And yeah, he dated -- dictated pretty much most of the

:32:01.:32:05.

match at the end of the second set. He was starting to play better and

:32:06.:32:08.

move better, you were starting to move with noticeable restriction.

:32:09.:32:12.

When did you first start to feel pain and lack of power on your

:32:13.:32:20.

serve? Look, I spoke about it before the tournament. My hip has been saw

:32:21.:32:26.

most of the event. Yeah, it was a little bit to sort today. In the end

:32:27.:32:32.

I was struggling a bit on serve. When you are playing a guy who

:32:33.:32:35.

service huge himself, and you are not getting many free points on your

:32:36.:32:40.

own serve, it is very difficult. You are not dictating many rallies. You

:32:41.:32:45.

are having to do more moving and that was tough at the end. If it

:32:46.:32:50.

hadn't been Wimbledon, if it had been a normal tournament, would you

:32:51.:32:54.

have skipped it? I think if it was any slam I would have... I get

:32:55.:32:59.

myself a great chance to get to the semis. I had an opportunity to win

:33:00.:33:04.

the match in straight sets. I was up a set and they break. Unfortunately,

:33:05.:33:09.

I didn't get that. I was in good enough shape to give myself a chance

:33:10.:33:13.

to go deep in the tournament. And almost managed to get through today.

:33:14.:33:24.

Any slam I would have taken that compared to how I was feeling before

:33:25.:33:28.

the tournament started. I would have been out there for a slam, for sure.

:33:29.:33:34.

What is the plan now in terms of treatment and giving yourself time

:33:35.:33:38.

to get back to top shape? I will sit down with my team tomorrow and see.

:33:39.:33:45.

Obviously the US Open is six, seven weeks away. There is time. I will

:33:46.:33:53.

sit down with my team and come up with the best plan of action.

:33:54.:34:01.

Whether that is taking a bit of a rest or not, we have to wait and

:34:02.:34:06.

see. But we will do that tomorrow. It was a brave defence. I'm sorry

:34:07.:34:08.

it's over. Thank you. Yes, it was. This was

:34:09.:34:16.

just a short time ago. Andy leaving along with Josh Murray, part of his

:34:17.:34:22.

management team. No relation. You see him limping out of Wimbledon.

:34:23.:34:28.

Very sore. Hip injuries are very difficult to cure. I have a horrible

:34:29.:34:32.

feeling we may not see him back on the tennis court for some time. That

:34:33.:34:38.

was the news from earlier. An injury for Andy, an injury for Djokovic as

:34:39.:34:43.

well. But Federer has gone marching on. We have seen Querrey go through.

:34:44.:34:48.

We know he will need Marin Cilic, who came through in five sets

:34:49.:34:54.

against Gilles Muller, the man who put out Rafael Nadal. That is what

:34:55.:34:57.

it means to him to be in the world and semifinal, the first time he has

:34:58.:35:00.

been in the women's and semifinal. He has lost at the quarterfinal

:35:01.:35:06.

stage for the last four years. He is always dangerous in a Grand Slam. A

:35:07.:35:13.

huge serve. Big forehand and backs -- backhand. It means a lot to him

:35:14.:35:17.

to be through. Knowing this is a huge opportunity as the draw is

:35:18.:35:22.

opening up. His coach absolutely delighted with how he came back in

:35:23.:35:26.

that match. Let's hear what he had to say

:35:27.:35:32.

afterwards. Many congratulations. You are through to the semi final at

:35:33.:35:35.

Wimbledon for the first time. What does that mean to it means a lot.

:35:36.:35:39.

Absolutely amazing achievement. I was three times getting stuck in the

:35:40.:35:46.

quarters. This is just amazing, an amazing achievement. Today was a

:35:47.:35:51.

really hard-fought battle. He played great tennis. He was serving

:35:52.:35:55.

unbelievable. I had to work hard until basically the end of the third

:35:56.:35:59.

set get a first break. It was just a couple of points deciding match. I'm

:36:00.:36:06.

glad I pulled it. You let out a scream at the end of the match. What

:36:07.:36:12.

were you feeling? Obviously I was focused mentally to get it over

:36:13.:36:16.

with, especially when these matches are quite long, you have to keep

:36:17.:36:20.

your focus. It was just a relief to finally do it. Speaking about

:36:21.:36:24.

keeping your focus, you lost the first set, the first one you had

:36:25.:36:27.

dropped in the tournament. How did you gather yourself for a fightback?

:36:28.:36:32.

I kept my cool. I played well until today. I knew I was going to get in

:36:33.:36:38.

a good rhythm. I wasn't serving as good in the first set as in the

:36:39.:36:43.

first couple of matches. He returned really well. I tried to gather my

:36:44.:36:49.

thoughts and continued to play good tennis. Were you aware of what was

:36:50.:36:53.

happening on Centre Court? Did you see the scoreboard? I saw it at the

:36:54.:37:01.

end of the match that Sam won. Amazing achievement for him.

:37:02.:37:07.

Definitely from -- great for both of us might to reach the semis. You

:37:08.:37:15.

played the longest match in Wimbledon history five years ago.

:37:16.:37:18.

What can you expect in the semifinal? Hopefully not the longest

:37:19.:37:24.

one! Definitely Sam has an amazing server and plays really well,

:37:25.:37:28.

especially this season. A lot of success. That will be a hard one. I

:37:29.:37:33.

will get ready and get back into my rhythm and try to play good tennis.

:37:34.:37:36.

Good love. Well done. Thank you. When we started the

:37:37.:37:44.

championships we expected the top four to go through to the

:37:45.:37:49.

semifinals. This is what we have. Sam Querrey against Marin Cilic and

:37:50.:37:51.

Roger Federer against Thomas Berdych. Between them they hold 19

:37:52.:37:57.

grand slam titles, Federer has 18 of them. Overwhelming favourite, I

:37:58.:38:05.

think it is fair to say. Let's reflect on what has been a dramatic,

:38:06.:38:09.

momentous day. Boris Becker is with me. We talk about Andy Murray. He

:38:10.:38:14.

battled hard on that court but it was obvious halfway through the

:38:15.:38:24.

third set that he was struggling? Remarkable that he carried on. On

:38:25.:38:31.

the Sunday before the championship, that is when he green-lighted his

:38:32.:38:34.

participation in the tournament. He was struggling. He would never admit

:38:35.:38:38.

it but he was struggling. The first week was pretty smooth until the

:38:39.:38:43.

Fognini match. He was about to go into the fifth set. He won the last

:38:44.:38:47.

five games. He had the weekend off. On Monday he looked pretty good.

:38:48.:38:52.

Losing the second set after being a break up, that cost him. That was

:38:53.:38:58.

the key. If he had got the first couple of set might have gone

:38:59.:39:02.

through. Not going five. Not going five. I believe Sam Querrey sensed

:39:03.:39:08.

the moment. Andy didn't have the power on the serve. Especially on

:39:09.:39:12.

the forehand. Players watch each other to see when one is struggling.

:39:13.:39:17.

Within the rules. Ultimately you want to win the match. Credit to Sam

:39:18.:39:22.

forgiving is focus on doing the right thing. He has really improved

:39:23.:39:26.

this year. We have always talked about his big serve. But more than

:39:27.:39:29.

that today, he was great from the back of the court. Since he beat

:39:30.:39:36.

Djokovic last year, which I remember in a different position, I have

:39:37.:39:41.

great respect for the American. He was always talented and powerful.

:39:42.:39:45.

Sometimes he didn't give it all. He has had a tremendous season. He won

:39:46.:39:51.

earlier in the year. He is not just a serve -- serve, one shot type of

:39:52.:40:00.

player. He plays with his heart on his sleeve. Moving Murray all over

:40:01.:40:04.

the place. Mixing it up. He is hitting the ball so well. That is

:40:05.:40:09.

what you have to do when you have an injured opponents down the other

:40:10.:40:12.

end. You have to stay focused. He certainly moved him around. This was

:40:13.:40:17.

an incredible point to give him the double break in the fifth. He knew

:40:18.:40:22.

how important this point was. Yes, you are playing the defending

:40:23.:40:25.

champion. Querrey did the right thing. Moving around. He wants to

:40:26.:40:32.

the point. He was going to make it as difficult as he could for Murray

:40:33.:40:36.

to win the point. He sees that physically he was struggling. Murray

:40:37.:40:41.

has to get back. He has two diagnosed how bad it is and how long

:40:42.:40:45.

the break will be. We have seen before hip injuries are not easy to

:40:46.:40:51.

get rid of. Yeah. I'm not sure whether he is fully aware yet of

:40:52.:40:55.

what is going to happen. He needs to be 100%. It is no good friend to

:40:56.:41:00.

play 75%. He may be good enough to come to the quarters. Easy number

:41:01.:41:04.

one player in the world. He wants to win tournaments. With his injury and

:41:05.:41:09.

his limitations in movement, that is the key phrase game. Needs to get

:41:10.:41:15.

fit 100%. Before he plays in tournaments again. Bad news for Andy

:41:16.:41:21.

Murray but not good news for Novak Djokovic. We saw a shoulder injury

:41:22.:41:25.

yesterday but an elbow injury today. It must have been a sad sight for

:41:26.:41:30.

you. I know you are not working with him and immoral but supporting him.

:41:31.:41:35.

Yes, it may be started from the neck. It moves down the arm. He has

:41:36.:41:39.

not played a lot of matches this year. He played at Eastbourne to get

:41:40.:41:45.

himself ready for grass. That is when you want to get yourself into

:41:46.:41:48.

form and not spend too much energy. Maybe there was too much for his

:41:49.:41:54.

arm. He didn't have the day off like everybody else yesterday. He had a

:41:55.:41:57.

pretty quick win against Mannarino but he still played. You can see

:41:58.:42:04.

here, he is only playing at half pace. He is not putting anything

:42:05.:42:09.

into it is -- into his shots. It is always sad, but you have to detect

:42:10.:42:13.

your body. If you do not feel you can win three sets, you are going to

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risk making that injury worse. Most players have niggles and pains.

:42:20.:42:24.

There is nobody in the second week was 100% healthy. He is an

:42:25.:42:28.

experienced player. He knows how bad the injury is. He knows best whether

:42:29.:42:32.

he can continue or not. He has won this tournament before. After the

:42:33.:42:38.

match, Novak Djokovic went back to the pressroom. He clarified is a

:42:39.:42:45.

clue what the injury was. It's not a shoulder, it is the elbow

:42:46.:42:52.

that keeps bothering for a year and a half. It is unfortunate that I had

:42:53.:43:00.

to finish Wimbledon Grand Slam this way. If someone feels bad about it,

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it is me. But you know, I tried. I tried. What I could do from

:43:09.:43:14.

yesterday to get it in the condition where I am able to play. I was able

:43:15.:43:22.

maybe for 30 minutes to play with some pain that was bearable. Let's

:43:23.:43:30.

put it that way. All the treatment and medication couldn't help. The

:43:31.:43:37.

serve and forehand or the shots were I could feel it the most.

:43:38.:43:45.

There was really no sense. It is another blow for him. It has been a

:43:46.:43:51.

disappointing year. If you think about dominating by a mile last

:43:52.:43:56.

year. Nowhere near the form. Yes, physical injury is a part of it.

:43:57.:44:03.

Yes, the race for number one last year. They went back to scheduling

:44:04.:44:07.

this year. But it is a gruelling season. It is a gruelling tour. If

:44:08.:44:12.

you are not 100% fit, everybody will chase you, everybody will take the

:44:13.:44:18.

extra 10% to beat Djokovic, to beat Murray. That is the other problem

:44:19.:44:22.

they have. When they are 100% fit everybody wants to beat them. Spas

:44:23.:44:27.

Thomas Berdych was concerned, he knew how important the first set

:44:28.:44:32.

tie-break was. You can always sense when a player is injured, can't you?

:44:33.:44:39.

Very much so. Thomas is a veteran. He is a Wimbledon finalist before.

:44:40.:44:45.

They have played 26 times. His record wasn't the best. He has

:44:46.:44:49.

beaten him on grass before. If there is one surface where he has a

:44:50.:44:53.

chance, it is grass. It has proven to be right. Always hard to beat. He

:44:54.:45:00.

is a big hitter. Poking of big hitters, Marin Cilic, that roar at

:45:01.:45:05.

the end of the match. Finally he is knocking at the door. It is so

:45:06.:45:10.

frustrating for a player that talented. Always to follow the same

:45:11.:45:15.

hurdle. It was a huge mental relief. I am sure all the pressures of now,

:45:16.:45:19.

he is in the semifinal against Querrey. You sure the pressure is

:45:20.:45:25.

off? I think it is less than before because reaching the semifinal is

:45:26.:45:29.

already a big achievement. For both players it is a huge opportunity to

:45:30.:45:34.

go down in the history books. He is always dangerous. He has got the big

:45:35.:45:38.

serve. Yunus Bjorkman is making him be more aggressive. Very much so. He

:45:39.:45:45.

was a winner at the Queen's Club. He is a natural on grass. He moves

:45:46.:45:55.

well. He is a big hitter. You mentioned 19 grand slams, 18 by

:45:56.:45:59.

Federer but one by Cilic. He has won one already. As far as his game

:46:00.:46:04.

goes, he has got such a big wingspan. He is hard to pass. Yeah,

:46:05.:46:10.

he has a big authority on the court when he is playing well. For a big

:46:11.:46:16.

guy, he gets to a lot of balls. His footwork is excellent and he plays

:46:17.:46:20.

with emotion. That is so important in the later stages of the

:46:21.:46:23.

tournament. He has got the full package. I think he is proving a

:46:24.:46:31.

point to himself. I think that is what the reaction was about. He

:46:32.:46:34.

wants to be a grand slam champion. That is what he will be remembered

:46:35.:46:40.

for. Absolutely. In practice sessions, what motivates you? What

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stimulates you? Where do you want to leave your mark to the different

:46:45.:46:48.

slams. What is the most important one? It is Wimbledon. We have just

:46:49.:46:53.

been watching the sublime Roger Federer. Just how good was he? A

:46:54.:47:00.

masterclass. I can't believe he is playing the top level at 35.

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Everybody thought last year was maybe the last one we have seen from

:47:04.:47:08.

him. He was injured in the knee. We had to take six months off. Fast

:47:09.:47:13.

forward and he is the dominating player not only at Wimbledon but

:47:14.:47:17.

throughout the year. Remarkable. I don't know how he does it. The way

:47:18.:47:21.

he is playing, it is better than ever at 35. He is more aggressive

:47:22.:47:28.

than recent years. He has two. Tennis is changing every 1824

:47:29.:47:32.

months. Whatever was good ten years ago is not good and immoral.

:47:33.:47:36.

Opponents read your game, you have two improved consistently. The fact

:47:37.:47:42.

that he has improved all aspects of his game. He has improved his

:47:43.:47:47.

backhand. He is a natural at the net. His footwork... We could go on

:47:48.:47:53.

and on. This guy is one of a kind. We talk about the big service. His

:47:54.:47:59.

placement is so good. He mixes it so well. You can't redid. No, it is a

:48:00.:48:08.

technique. He uses little effort to win service games. He has the slice,

:48:09.:48:15.

he has the kick, he hates it onto body. He uses all six spots where he

:48:16.:48:22.

is supposed to serve. He does it during the whole match. That is

:48:23.:48:26.

frustrating for his opponent. You don't have many opportunities to

:48:27.:48:30.

break his serve. When you look at who is in the semifinals, everybody

:48:31.:48:35.

will say, shall we give him the trophy now? He is clear favourite

:48:36.:48:42.

but he knows better. The strength in depth? Absolutely. The others are on

:48:43.:48:47.

top of their form. The pressure is on the man from Switzerland. As far

:48:48.:48:52.

as we're concerned, will we be talking about tomorrow? Jo Konta!

:48:53.:49:00.

Yes Boris, absolutely! Thank you for coming in. Lovely to get your

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thoughts on the semifinals. Yes, we will be talking about Jo Konta

:49:06.:49:09.

tomorrow. She is second on Centre Court against Venus Williams. What a

:49:10.:49:13.

test against the five-time Wimbledon champion. Somebody who knows all

:49:14.:49:18.

about the big occasion. It will be interesting to see how she copes.

:49:19.:49:25.

Garbine Muguruza, former finalist, against the fairy tale story of the

:49:26.:49:31.

championships, Magdalena Rybarikova. She was injured. She only came back

:49:32.:49:35.

on the tour in February and she is in the last four. That is tomorrow.

:49:36.:49:40.

But now we're heading out to court number two to see the defending

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champions in the mixed doubles. Henry continent and Heather Watson

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against Ivan Dodig and Mercer. They have just taken the first set.

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Let's find out more about it as we join Sam Smith and Nick Mullins.

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APPLAUSE It has been a mightily impressive

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performance from the defending champions. Heather Watson lost our

:50:11.:50:15.

first service game. Dodi gone the other side of the net served for the

:50:16.:50:23.

first set at 5-4. He was broken. Continent and Watson took a Donnie

:50:24.:50:33.

tie-break. This is Dodig and murders. A combination of Croatian

:50:34.:50:36.

and Indian. It has been interesting watching

:50:37.:50:56.

this one. Merz and Dodi gave more powerful team all round. But they

:50:57.:51:02.

don't have that chemistry of Watson and Kontinen.

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Two break points at the start of the second set. The defending champions

:51:19.:51:25.

looked as if they missed a little sharpness in the first few games.

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They have got better and better as every game has rolled by.

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Kontinen is ranked number one in the doubles charts. The world's best

:51:56.:52:03.

player in this format of the game. She has chosen well, Heather Watson,

:52:04.:52:15.

in this year's championship. There were too good for everybody else

:52:16.:52:18.

last summer, the defending champions.

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The two of them back a year on from their day of days and Centre Court.

:52:47.:52:57.

They are looking to do it again. It is indefinable but there is a

:52:58.:53:02.

chemistry that is hard to put your finger on. Yes, I think it has a lot

:53:03.:53:08.

to do with Kontinen. He is so chilled, so relaxed. He is quite

:53:09.:53:13.

extravagant in some of the shots he plays. He is a showman. Flair at his

:53:14.:53:19.

best. That keeps Heather super relaxed. She feels as if she can go

:53:20.:53:25.

after her shots. He let her take responsibility. It seems to work.

:53:26.:53:45.

One feature of the first set, Dodig and Mirza are not getting enough

:53:46.:53:49.

first serves in. Kontinen playing his second visit to

:53:50.:54:17.

this court today. He was on here first thing in the men's doubles

:54:18.:54:25.

with his partner, John Peers. They won their game in the fifth set. And

:54:26.:54:32.

he is playing so far like he has not needed a map to get around this

:54:33.:54:37.

place. He knows it well. Is serving is outstanding. I watched them in

:54:38.:54:42.

previous round. You just couldn't lay a hand on him.

:54:43.:54:54.

Well, I'm sorry, he says. None of us believe it. He just dragged it down.

:54:55.:55:10.

You can see how far he fell left when he hit that Jokanovic. -- shot.

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Sagna Mirza is 30 now. Once a top 30 singles player. It is doubles that

:55:51.:56:07.

pays the bills these days. That is the most famous woman in India! She

:56:08.:56:14.

has not had the electricity bill coming through the post box and

:56:15.:56:19.

thought, oh no, that is going to be a stretch! She has been great for

:56:20.:56:29.

the sport back home. She bases her self in Hyderabad largely. She has

:56:30.:56:37.

raised the levels of tennis there. She is one of the big superstars.

:56:38.:56:43.

And that was as straightforward as it gets.

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UMPIRE: New balls, please. Kontinen and Watson may be the

:56:52.:57:04.

champions but it didn't impress the seedings committee.

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They beat the 13th seeds in the second run. They are yet to drop a

:57:16.:57:23.

set. They are kind of picking up where they left off last summer.

:57:24.:57:33.

Yes, it was a French ship and a duo that build through the rounds. There

:57:34.:57:35.

were quite shaking in their opening match. I was lucky enough to follow

:57:36.:57:40.

them pretty much all the way through. There was no sign in even

:57:41.:57:47.

the first match, the second match, they would be the champions. It just

:57:48.:57:51.

sort of unfolded in front of us. They smiled. Henry hit massive

:57:52.:57:58.

service, a few crazy shots. It was a dream for both of them. Next up,

:57:59.:58:09.

Heather Watson. British number two these days, behind Jo Konta. New

:58:10.:58:15.

balls. A brick of serve in the second set. 2-1.

:58:16.:58:27.

One of the reasons that Heather's singles has become more buoyant than

:58:28.:58:36.

it was a few months ago is her first serve accuracy has improved. There

:58:37.:58:38.

seems to be more pop on it as well. I remember asking them after they

:58:39.:59:09.

won Lasher, who is the boss? They both looked at each other. The way

:59:10.:59:15.

Kontinen looked at Heather, I think Heather is the boss!

:59:16.:59:32.

Continent and Watson have done a very good job of neutralising both

:59:33.:00:26.

the returns of their opponents, particularly Sania Mirza,

:00:27.:00:32.

particularly off the forehand wing, easier to deal with. Done it very

:00:33.:00:33.

well. Ahead courtesy of the early break in

:00:34.:00:45.

the second set. Her mum has been leading by applause

:00:46.:01:00.

all evening. It looks a lovely evening, and it is a lovely evening,

:01:01.:01:04.

but there's a bit of a chill in the air.

:01:05.:01:14.

Even though Dick, the 32-year-old Croat from Zagreb. -- Ivan Dodig.

:01:15.:01:27.

He's a grant from champion, winner of the men's doubles at the French

:01:28.:01:33.

Open a couple of years ago now -- he is a Grand Slam champion. He and his

:01:34.:01:36.

partner outlasted the Bryan brothers.

:01:37.:01:46.

A couple of years before that, success on court. They had been

:01:47.:01:53.

runners-up to be American twins here at Wimbledon. He has been a

:01:54.:01:55.

Wimbledon finalist. This might, having been a really

:01:56.:02:07.

good singles player, he is now a fully road-tested the Bulls star. --

:02:08.:02:10.

doubles star. Well, I'm not surprised he's the

:02:11.:02:36.

world is best, because he's got unbelievable power. And then the

:02:37.:02:40.

softness, the vision and the imagination to play such difficult

:02:41.:02:41.

shots. He will have played on a lot of

:02:42.:02:51.

quick courts through the winter, back in Finland, in doors. Wonderful

:02:52.:02:54.

reactions. UMPIRE: Mr Dodi challenging the

:02:55.:03:08.

call, the ball was called out. -- Mr Dodig.

:03:09.:03:13.

These two have twice come close to winning a Grand Slam in tandem, but

:03:14.:03:54.

not quite get over the line yet. They lost a Championship tie-break

:03:55.:03:58.

in the first sat 10-8, and at the start of this year they lost to

:03:59.:04:01.

Abigail Spears and Juan Sebastian Cabal. In Melbourne. So they are

:04:02.:04:08.

pushing. It would come as no surprise if they ended up winning

:04:09.:04:12.

this, the fourth seeds, but they are going to have to come from behind

:04:13.:04:16.

your. They are very good, but the blend of skills is not quite doing

:04:17.:04:19.

it for me at the moment -- from behind here. I thought Dodig would

:04:20.:04:26.

be more in charge at dominating this match.

:04:27.:04:32.

There's still plenty of time, though. Watson and Kontinen with a

:04:33.:04:40.

double break would make us rest a lot easier. The shadows and then on

:04:41.:04:47.

Court Number Two. -- are lengthening. The six foot to frame

:04:48.:04:55.

of Henri Kontinen of Finland prepares to serve.

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APPLAUSE It is a tennis career for Kontinen

:05:26.:05:34.

very much based on playing this sport alongside somebody else. He's

:05:35.:05:41.

never been higher than 120 in the singles. Injury helped him start to

:05:42.:05:45.

zone in on the doubles. He had one or two injury problems and thought,

:05:46.:05:48.

it would be better to play alongside somebody else.

:05:49.:06:09.

She got herself in such a muddle with her signals then! It's such a

:06:10.:06:19.

difficult serve to return. If you watch Kontinen, he's almost got that

:06:20.:06:23.

kind of double jointed salt so much older or something, the way that he

:06:24.:06:29.

leans back and puts himself in that position. -- double jointed shoulder

:06:30.:06:34.

or something. You can't get any clues from the racket face where he

:06:35.:06:35.

is going. That's some flexibility that most of

:06:36.:06:46.

us don't possess. And then he's got this wonderful kind of Leo Goosen

:06:47.:06:52.

whip with the racket, a fantastic snap as well. -- a last zoo whip.

:06:53.:07:08.

And you do find the kind of fiendish angles in this version of the game,

:07:09.:07:32.

Sam, that you just don't find on this single is called.

:07:33.:07:36.

-- singles court. Once again, serving.

:07:37.:07:50.

Big reaction from both of them here. They know they could do with another

:07:51.:08:08.

break. It's the Watson serve up next.

:08:09.:08:17.

She served tremendously well, but she was broken in her third game of

:08:18.:08:25.

the match. Also, it's the last roll of the dice for Mirza and Dodig,

:08:26.:08:27.

they will be targeting it. How can somebody seemingly so casual

:08:28.:09:30.

playing doubles tennis from another planet?! This was sewed up by

:09:31.:09:33.

Heather's brilliant backhand. She got so good. Kontinen has the

:09:34.:09:40.

licence to do whatever he wants, but look how he disguised his body as

:09:41.:09:42.

well. And he avoided the bag. Freedom and fun, that is Henri 's

:09:43.:10:07.

tennis motto. Not quite so much smiling on the other side of the net

:10:08.:10:12.

at the moment. For this pair, it's a very serious business.

:10:13.:10:18.

Sharpe from Dodig. Business still to attend to.

:10:19.:10:34.

Ivan Dodig has a good story to tell, the story of his life, as he

:10:35.:10:44.

struggled to establish himself as a youngster on the tennis circuit. He

:10:45.:10:49.

recalled nights where he couldn't afford a hotel. He slept as a guest

:10:50.:10:55.

in bus stations, airports. And in the back of his car, which I think

:10:56.:10:58.

was his favourite spot. But it's a struggle. And we too easily lose

:10:59.:11:04.

sight of that sometimes when watching players on a stage like

:11:05.:11:08.

this. So many of the players who are not from Grand Slam countries, they

:11:09.:11:12.

are not well funded. Croatia has a lot of talent, and there are so many

:11:13.:11:16.

Croatians that unless they are signed to a sponsor or picked up by

:11:17.:11:25.

a big Academy, like some from that part of the world, there could be so

:11:26.:11:28.

many more Croatian tennis players actually out there if they were

:11:29.:11:32.

properly funded. Tell us the story of how he had to walk three hours a

:11:33.:11:38.

day -- he tells the story, he had to leave at 6am to get there from 9am,

:11:39.:11:42.

and then that three or walk on the way home, that's dedication. --

:11:43.:11:49.

three old walk. Right now, it's all about Heather Watson. A smile still

:11:50.:11:52.

on her face, despite the pressure she must be fuelling. This is so

:11:53.:11:56.

good for her. In singles, this is the moment where Heather can just

:11:57.:12:00.

tense up a little, not let that go through. -- not let that on.

:12:01.:12:11.

If she can replicate these situations in a less extreme

:12:12.:12:19.

circumstance with some support on the court, it's going to help her

:12:20.:12:20.

singles. That was not far away, Sam. Well,

:12:21.:13:21.

one of the reasons he missed was because there was a wonderful move

:13:22.:13:26.

off the ball from Henri Kontinen. He just sort of pushed Dodig wide with

:13:27.:13:32.

that return. You've got to keep this serve away from the Mirza forehand.

:13:33.:13:42.

Excellent! 108 mph. It is a big serve from Heather. She has added a

:13:43.:13:59.

few more mph, and that serving accuracy has been a revelation this

:14:00.:14:00.

grass court season. Well played, Heather Watson! With a

:14:01.:14:15.

little bit of work from Henri Kontinen. And they are one game away

:14:16.:14:19.

from taking their place in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon, the

:14:20.:14:20.

defending champions. The scoreline might look

:14:21.:14:54.

comfortable, but it's very important for the defending champions when

:14:55.:14:58.

these two work really hard in the service game, just to keep applying

:14:59.:14:59.

the pressure. Oh, no! I think we're going to have

:15:00.:15:17.

to have another look at that to believe that it happened! Heather

:15:18.:15:23.

can't believe it, is neither can her mum.

:15:24.:15:36.

Henry's top ten of show tunes, that has to be at number one -- Henri.

:15:37.:16:18.

Haven't got the sack numbers, but the backhand wing is Heather Watson

:16:19.:16:34.

has been a vital component. She has won so many points for her team on

:16:35.:16:36.

that side. They need at least one more game to

:16:37.:16:42.

sort this one out. Ivan Dodig holding his nerve. And

:16:43.:16:58.

holding his serve, despite some extra terrestrial brilliance in the

:16:59.:17:03.

middle of that game from the Finn. This will be worth watching again.

:17:04.:17:15.

Oh! It's actually a really, good Boys' Singles play at -- he was a

:17:16.:17:25.

good Boys' Singles player. He was a runner-up and beat Bernard Tomic in

:17:26.:17:29.

the semifinal. Before eventually losing to Grigor Dimitrov in the

:17:30.:17:32.

final. But that was something else. Right, down to business, however.

:17:33.:17:51.

You won't get shots as good as that to get into the quarterfinals,

:17:52.:17:55.

but... They need some brilliance here. The defending champions for a

:17:56.:17:58.

place in this year's quarterfinal. CROWD GASPS

:17:59.:18:19.

He's not the only genius on the court!

:18:20.:18:28.

Well, there's been a sharpness about these two this evening.

:18:29.:18:42.

APPLAUSE Honestly, Sam, this has been so much

:18:43.:18:51.

fun. This is one of those that you could do with five sets for. The

:18:52.:18:58.

serve is just extraordinary. It is a very unusual action, the way that he

:18:59.:19:03.

lays his head back, lays his body back, and the racket sort of comes

:19:04.:19:06.

from by high him. He has got a superfast arm.

:19:07.:19:22.

And you look at the kind of realisation with the defending

:19:23.:19:27.

champion, there's been so much tension, hasn't that, with Mirza and

:19:28.:19:31.

Dodig. They've not really released themselves out here.

:19:32.:19:46.

Just making sure that they get the code right.

:19:47.:19:54.

And again! Completely bemused now! I think she's going right, maybe.

:19:55.:20:05.

UMPIRE: Mr Dodig challenging the call. Right baseline. The ball was

:20:06.:20:16.

called out. If the Croat isn't right, then we've got two match

:20:17.:20:19.

points. And he's not right by a long way. UMPIRE: Mr Dodig and miss Mirza

:20:20.:20:27.

have one challenge remaining. The evening balm for British tennis,

:20:28.:21:42.

at the end of what's been a tough game. No more Andy Murray, but

:21:43.:21:48.

hopefully lots more Heather Watson. In tandem with the genius that is

:21:49.:21:53.

Henri Kontinen, the defending champions,,! Into the quarterfinals.

:21:54.:22:04.

This was a serious, serious test. But the crowd have really enjoyed

:22:05.:22:10.

the Heather and Henri show, and they continue with us for the rest of the

:22:11.:22:13.

week. H squared, quite a partnership. Absolutely magnificent.

:22:14.:22:24.

Not just Kontinen with some tennis genius out here, Watson as well.

:22:25.:22:30.

There are three -- three wins straight sets.

:22:31.:22:35.

SUE BARKER: Yes, they are enjoying another fantastic run through these

:22:36.:22:38.

Championships. The defending champions through to the next round.

:22:39.:22:43.

And isn't it lovely and so enjoyable to watch the mixed doubles here late

:22:44.:22:46.

in the evening after all of the drama of the singles on the show

:22:47.:22:50.

court. Everybody enjoying that match out Court Number Two. Isn't that a

:22:51.:22:56.

fabulous shot? What a lovely evening it is here as well. We have a lot to

:22:57.:23:02.

look forward to. Coming up next at 8pm, Clare Balding with Today at

:23:03.:23:05.

Wimbledon. I'll be back tomorrow at 12:30pm on BBC Two. And 145 on BBC

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One. We will be looking forward to this, the order of play on Centre

:23:15.:23:18.

Court on Lady semifinals they... First up it is Garbine Muguruza

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against Magdalena Rybarikova, what a story that is. Muguruza is a former

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finalist here. And then the lady with the most experience of this

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Championship, Venus Williams, five times the champion. She is up

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against items number one, Jo Konta. That is tomorrow on Centre Court. --

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Britain's number one. We are going to head to Court Number One, the

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British pair of Jocelyn Rae and Ken Skupski. We join it where they are

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just two points from losing this first set. Our commentators, Peter

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Harder a Matt Chilton. COMMENTATOR: Oh, that is a terrific

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return to set up... Set point for the second time. They have been

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round the houses are bit here. Deuce three times. Jocelyn Rae serving.

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Set point, the Russian Belarussian combination. Nearly punctures that

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volley to seal the opening set. 45 minutes it took. Max Mirnyi and

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Ekaterina Makarova had a break. They were pegged back. Max Mirnyi is

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unhappy about something. He is in conversation with the umpire. There

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are one or two calls that he was unsure. He didn't use his challenge.

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The walk-out challenge is available to the players out here, of course.

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They have plenty to be proud of, the Brits, in that opening set.

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Understandably it was a nervous start from them. They were always

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playing catch up. But they did such a good job from 5-2 down to get back

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to 5-2, almost broke the Makarova serve. Just the last couple of

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games, the big points just went the way of the Belarusian- Russian

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pairing. The stats are pretty good for the Brits, they'll be happy with

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that. They're not doing enough behind the first serve. Max Mirnyi

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and Makarova are able to read their service. It doesn't really tell by.

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Read. It was a slow start, a few nerves being on this court for these

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two. After going 5-2 down, they settled and played some stunning

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doubles. They are enjoying themselves. They have been laughing

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and joking at the changes of ends and the sit downs. I think it's

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important to do that. You know, it's not often in their career that they

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will have got out here on Court Number One, a show court. Neal

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Skupski, Ken's brother. He was in the men's doubles earlier on today.

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Max Mirnyi will serve at the start of the second set. He and Ekaterina

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Makarova having taken the first. He has got a decent first serve,

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probably the biggest first serve that Jocelyn Rae will face here at

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Wimbledon. Makarova just shuffling across to the centre of the court.

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Both pairs with a left-hand- right-hand combination. She had a

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bit of a dip in form, didn't she, when they were 5-2 up, but she's

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found her game again. This really lively net play.

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Just long. Skupskis challenging. I think that's probably... Oh, he's

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changed his mind. A bad idea, but he decided against it. The umpire,

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Pascal Maria. Oh, you've got to credit Jocelyn Rae

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just forgetting that fast serve bags, 121 mph. -- or betting that

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fast serve back. It was a mis-hit, but she did well to just get a

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bracket to it. -- a bracket to it. Oh, straight up the player. I hope

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she's all right. -- straight at the player. I'm sure Jocelyn Rae has had

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worse. It actually hit her hand, her left hand. Good to see that she's

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smiling. Apology from Max Mirnyi. But he

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certainly gave it plenty. Mirnyi and Makarova take the opening

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game of the second set. 49 minutes of play. It looked like

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it would be a runaway first set for a for a while for Mirnyi and

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Makarova. They weren't originally scheduled to be playing on Court

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Number One. But because of the Djokovic retirement and the need to

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keep the spectators entertained, they sent this match out to Court

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Number One. Delightful for the players and spectators to get a bit

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of British interest in some mixed doubles. Just 20 minutes or so for

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Skupski and Rae to settle down in this big arena. Nice play. It's not

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just a big arena, it's a big court. That's the thing that can sometimes

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affect players. Skupski turned out a hot streak at the back-end of that

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first set. He started enjoy himself. And he has served well.

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Not quite matching Mirnyi's 125 mph, but he's been up there. 118 his

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quickest serve so far. Didn't really do up this with the

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first volley. They dug it into the surface too much. Allowed Mirnyi to

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play on forehand and from there it was going to be difficult for Rae.

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Good serve out wide. Moving away, a big lefty swinger from Kent Skupski

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That was only 86mph. That shows what you can do with that.

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Lots of chat ever between the players on both side of the court

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before they line up for the next game. It will be Makarova's service

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game now. Dropped in the crowd I'm afraid.

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Hence the groans. Catching hasn't been great this Wimbledon.

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Must be the heat. Good serving this game from

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Makarova. Yes, 103mph on the serve. Gave them

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the early advantage in the point. It was deep into the box too, so not a

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lot of time for Rae to get that one out in front. Good hand skills from

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Skupski, with the long levers all over the net again.

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Tightly matched here in this second set, third game, going to Mirnyi and

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Makarova. It's a fine evening above London. We can take a little look

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outside. Powerful lens across to some of the landmark, you can see

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the London Eye and the shard. So-called Walkie-talkie which I

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think is officially called 20 Fenchurch Street or something like

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that. Panning across the lake in Wimbledon park and the disputed golf

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club. Will it be extended or will the club pay them off? It is all to

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be discussed and there is Henman Hill, a little depleted in numbers

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now. But still plenty of people out there watching the big screen, which

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is on the side of Court Number One. Now they have seen themselveses on

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the hill, that is the view from, our camera just above the pond.

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Lots of excitement out there, they have had a good day despite the lack

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of success for Andy Murray. Maybe Skupski and Rae can restore the

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British success rate here today. Rae to serve, 1-2.

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How's that lob somebody in oh, perfect.

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Good footwork from Rae and excellent racket head control, too.

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Got herself back behind the ball with time and brushing up the back

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of the ball to generate top-spin. Slightly tangled up with her feet

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there, Makarova. She is going forward for the return with the body

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weight and Skupski with a good deep volley. Turning backwards very

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quickly. Lob return of serve.

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That shot, for my, it is one of the toughest shots to execute in sport.

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The chipped lob volley return. Did that one beautifully, did the bell

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Russian. Right down the line for a winner.

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Taking her chances there, Makarova. This was a sweet strike, talked

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about her getting her body weight forward and her previous return, you

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can see she is going forward again, almost a full swing.

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She's done it again. Twice in the game.

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This one was tougher, on the backhand side so it is harder to

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pass here. Percentage serve from Rae down the tee, not a lot of space

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there to get it past Skupski but she found it.

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Rae getting plenty of power op these serves, 107mph, that delivery.

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Just a little quicker than her opposite number.

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So well there, Rae to keep cons train, it looked like Skupski was

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going to take that first volley. Great focus from the 26-year-old. --

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concentration. He is the oldest player on court at

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40. He used to be known as the beast of Belarus, more for his size than

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anythingel. Not quite so beastly these days.

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As he approaches middle age. Ball thats for Max Mirnyi. Two fames

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all and they lead by a set to love. -- games all. Right past the

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outstretched arm of Makarova. That is a delightful return of receive

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from Jocelyn Rae. She has got better and better as it continues, angle

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her body to create the angle. Wonderfully controlled.

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Doing a great job of making it tough Makarova and Mirnyi.

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An hour of play. Good entertainment. A decent number

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of spectators inside number one court.

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Miles an hour in a bit of bother here, love 30.

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118mph, down the centre with the ace. It was him that was broken out

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of the duo in the first set. Two break points for the British

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pair t wildcards into the mixed doubles draw.

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Took the pace off the ball there with that serve, Max Mirnyi and then

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swerved away from Jocelyn Rae. The rain of yesterday has

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disappeared. It has been bright and clear for the men's quarterfinals in

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which there were three of the Big Four in action. Safe to say it has

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been a topsy-turvy day, we will have much to discuss in the company of

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Boris Becker and John McEnroe. Join me from 8 on BBC Two.

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So the early break in the second set to Skupski and Jocelyn Rae from

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Great Britain. Who would have thought it would be

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miles an hour they have broken twice in this one.

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-- Mirnyi they have broken twice in this one.

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An hour and three minutes played. Skupski will hope to consolidate

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that break of serve now. 3-2. Two or three teemses this this match

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now Skupski has produced a moment of brilliance and this was one of

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those. This was out of this world. Look at the hand skill, he is almost

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leaning away but still able to control it.

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Great balance. Rapid fire, service hold from Ken

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Skupski. Four games to two. He is thriving out there.

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Well, the British pair clear favourites now to take this second

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set. Can they break Makarova? What a shot from Jocelyn Rae? It's

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all been about Skupski for the last ten minuteses or so but Rae getting

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in on the action. Mirnyi did not expect thisment.

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Or so but Rae getting in on the action.

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Mirnyi did not expect this.. Mirnyi's pride taking a beating. He

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has been found out time and time again. Down the line for a winner.

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Beautiful stroke. About Skupski for the last ten

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minutes or so but Rae getting in on the action.

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Mirnyi did not expect this.. Mirnyi's pride taking a beating. He

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has been found out time and time again. Down the line for a winner.

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Beautiful stroke. Neighbour plaster has come off his

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heel and moved into his sock. Took its time but it did find the

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service box. He hasn't missed much, Skupski.

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Maybe got bait overexcited on that forehand.

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Encouragement from Ken Skupski to Jocelyn Rae. Second serve from

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Makarova. Is She's put it away, well played.

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Another break point. It is just inside. That is a great

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shot from the Russian. Rae was predicting that Makarova was

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going to go up the line here, so this has to be oh so tight to the

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line. It was exactly that. Skupski was running himself ragged.

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Premet Taited move. In the end it backfired because it put Rae off. --

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premeditated. The winner of this match will play Jamie Murray and

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Martina Hingis in the quarterfinals. That would be quite a line up, if it

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is Rae and Skupski in particular. Makarova, despite being in trouble

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on that service game has hell it together, following the change of

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end, Jocelyn Rae will serve for a 5-3 lead.

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They are experienced these two, when you look at what they have done in

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Grand Slam tennis, ten Grand Slams to miles an hour's names. He won the

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mixed here with Serena Williams back in 1998.

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Makarova has won two women's doubles titles. In the Grand Slams. Never

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here in Wimbledon though. Did win the mixed at the US Open, Bruno

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Suarez back in 2012. So it was going to be a big ask for Rae and Skupski

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being the wildcards, but you have to say they have done a brilliant job.

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It hasn't looked like the pair... They have raised their game on Court

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One. British pair's connections sits

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above the score board there, can they take it along and win this

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second set, 4-3 in front. At the moment very few unforced

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errors coming from Skupski and Rae. They are playing the percentages and

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playing really solid doubles. There has been a couple of flashy shots in

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there too. Giving very little away. That was a decent return right at

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the feet of Jocelyn Rae. A long way down, he is -- she is

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tall. Taller than Ken. First set is important for Rae. Now

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Skupski dictates and dominates at the net.

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Max Mirnyi is really having an off day with the service return.

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Weave not seen very much in the way of spectacular from the bell Russian

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here tonight. He has been broken. Hope to break him again now, and

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take this second set. 3-5. Belarussian here tonight. He has

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been broken. Hope to break him again now, and take this second set. 3-5.

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A great move by Skupski, wanting to get forward, wanting to get on top

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of the point. These are the type of misses you

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don't mind, if you are doing the right thing.

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Ian here tonight. He has been broken. Hope to break him again now,

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and take this second set. 3-5. A great move by Skupski, wanting to

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get forward, wanting to get on top of the point.

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These are the type of misses you don't mind, if you are doing the

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right thing. That the best service game Max

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Mirnyi has thrown in for a while. After this break, change of ends

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Italy be Ken Skupski attempting to serve it out and take to us a third

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and final set. -- it will be.

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Tactical discussions going on, what is characterised their performance

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has opinion their sheer enjoyment of being out here, there has been lots

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of smiling and laughter. It is about trying to get the right balance. You

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want to have fun and as you can see, they are in a lot of discussion. You

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want to stay relax. You want to stay loose. You also want to enjoy the

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moment, as I said before, it is no often these will will get the chance

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to play on such a great court. You have to stay focussed and focus on

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the job in hand. I am sure they are discussing a few bits and pieces

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here. Skupski has been excellent on serve

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so far, but as we same Mirnyi came out to serve it out at 5-4 and got a

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little shaky. I am sure the British fans will be hoping that is not the

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case with Skupski this time round, in the second set.

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Younger brother Neil in the stands. Ken, serving for the set.

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A bold second. That was quicker than his first serve.

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That one kicked off the line, a big puff of white.

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It grips it a bit, you often see players swing early. That is what

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happened with Mirnyi there. Here are two set points for Skupski

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and Rae. So we are tied at one set all. We do

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have to Leigh it. If you want to continue watching it is the featured

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match on the Red Button and Claire will update the result in Today At

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Wimbledon. It has been a dramatic day, but looking ahead to tomorrow,

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lady's semifinals day. Muguruza versus Rybarikova and the five time

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champion Venus Williams up against Johanna Konta who has not looked as

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though she is a player shouldering the burden of expectation then a

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lovely mixed doubles match to look forward to as well. That is

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tomorrow, we will be on the air at 12.30 on BBC Two, but stay tuned,

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because today at Wimbledon is next and there is is a lot to discuss.

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Bye.

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