keep things tight here's ben rich. wimbledon did better than old trafford for the weather today. mixed fortunes, some places doing better than others.. mixed fortunes, some places doing better than others. . in mixed fortunes, some places doing better than others.. in the far southin better than others.. in the far south in guernsey we had sunshine. in shetland, blue skies overhead. in between, a lot of cloud. the cloud has been producing some outbreaks of rain. some of it will continue tonight and over the next couple of days. this evening and tonight, rain clearing from the manchester area. whether they get any play, that's touch and go. in england and wales, one or two touch and go. in england and wales, one oi’ two showers. touch and go. in england and wales, one or two showers. northern ireland and scotland seeing showery rain, turning increasingly muggy and humid, minimum temperatures 12—16. tomorrow, high pressure has been trying to hold firm in the south, struggling with the frontal systems from the west. further rain over

northern ireland, into scotland in the afternoon. eastern scotland may see some thunderstorms breaking out. england and wales, some showers. by the afternoon, many places dry with sunshine. feeling quite humid. top temperatures, 25. can't rule out the idea of a shower at wimbledon tomorrow, probably in the early part of the day. 2a degrees. thursday, sunshine and showers. across the north of the uk, especially northern england and scotland, a chance of thunderstorms which may drop a lot of rain quickly. 20 degrees in aberdeen, 2a in london. cooler and fresher towards the weekend. showers decreasing. more dry weather, some spells of sunshine. thank you.

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and why the big three are finding challengers hard to come by as they eye another title. and i'm 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre. india are close to securing a plaec in the cricket world cup final, they're on top against new zealand at old trafford. but rain has stopped play at old trafford. they will have to come back tomorrow. and at the tour de france, geraint thomas has a drama free day in the pellet on. —— pellet on. hello and welcome to sportsday. another lovely day here but not another lovely day for johanna konta. she is out, she was beaten in the quarterfinals in straight sets. she was hoping to replicate her run to the semifinals here two years ago

but that was ended by the czech player today, who is the lowest ranked of the three czech players she has played so far. the story of the match, then, joe johanna she has played so far. the story of the match, then, joejohanna konta was gliding through the first set, 4-1 was gliding through the first set, 4—1 up, and was going well, in front of the expected centre court crowd, but having gone a in handing the first set, it all fell apart in the second, johanna konta with so many unforced errors as the pressure began to tell. she came across the two—time champion, and a former grand slam champion as well, she will be bitterly disappointed that she has not been able to replicate that run to the semifinals here two years ago. she will be bitterly disappointed because she was coasting on that first set, she was coasting on that first set, she

was on set but inconsistently failed. her opponent was very nervous, it took a very long time to settle. and once she got going, the game she played, she plays a very wily game, served volleys thrown in, she did everything she could to unravel and mix she did everything she could to unraveland mix up she did everything she could to unravel and mix up the pace in the rhythm of the match. as you mentioned, a lot of unforced errors. it is one of these things when the crowd behind you and you are giving them what they want but if you start to not play well, you can hear all the groans and the size and what have you, and the atmosphere was very tricky towards the back end of the match, and she started to unravel in her game dismantled, so she will be bitterly disappointed, it was a pretty bad day at the office. why is she not able to get herself over the line? semifinals at the french open, she beat petra kvitova, matches where she would

have been the underdog, but when she goes into a match is the favourite, that's where it seems to unravel. goes into a match is the favourite, that's where it seems to unravellj think that's where it seems to unravel.” think tennis in any sport is about pressure. she copes with pressure extremely well. she has the hopes of a nation on her shoulderfor some time, but to win a grand slam takes winning seven matches over the course of the two week period. i have always said this to people, thatis have always said this to people, that is what separates the best from the rest because they are able to come out, and even if they have bad days, they are able to muddle their way through them. but it is very tough for anybody, emotionally, physically and mentally, to produce their best tennis for seven matches, it is an extraordinarily difficult thing to do. just today, it was one match too many for her. she has been playing a high level for a very long period of time, there is so much to admire in what she has achieved, not only the clay—court season where she reached the semifinals in the french 0pen reached the semifinals in the french open for the first time, and here she was motoring through, beating

two former grand slam titles, and today her opponent was unseeded, no pressure on her shoulders, she played a beautifully crafted astute match and it was enough to unravel joanna conte. and barbora strycova is due to the semifinals where she will face serena williams who did not have it all her own way. she had a wobble on her match, perhaps unsurprising when you consider she was the person that knocked out the world number one in the last round. with the story of her match as she marches into her 12th wimbledon semifinal, he is the report. stepping out into the arena, one woman who has done this walk plenty of times. what a scene, what a stage, what a theatre. with the world's top three seeds scattered out, could this be serena williams's time to win a record equalling 24th

grand slam to create history? williams took a hard—fought first set 6—4, but her unseeded opponent knocked out ashley party and make sure the seven time wimbledon champion would have to go the full stretch. making every point count. but she continued her wimbledon run of taking every one of her matches to the third set and it was time for serena to step on the gas, it was time for peake serena, the competitor showing why many struggle to match the intensity as she edged a step closer into the last four. the americans went for each other blow for blow until a stunning volley broke risk once more. the spectator roared for an encore. it took over two hours, serving for the match williams powered down in 18th ace to pass a biggest test yet, sending the crowd to their feet, and this wimbledon i can to another

semifinal. -- icon. it really counted today. i had to just button up counted today. i had to just button up and play hard. she was playing her heart out, she had nothing to lose. i didn't either. her heart out, she had nothing to lose. ididn't either. ijust her heart out, she had nothing to lose. i didn't either. ijust need to do better. how easy or hard will it be to get yourself ready for a certain mixed doubles match later on today? i am so pumped right now, i'm ready. i am team arena, aka sir andy! which one sticks! we will find out about that in a moment. she needs to work out there but when she needs to work out there but when she needs to work out there but when she needs to she steps up. she does. she has not played a lot of tennis before wimbledon, she had only played five events in 12 matches, this was a real test for her, against a grass court specialist full of confidence, who had won two

smaller events, and she made life tougher serena, she comes forward, volleys beautifully, she had a stunning back and up the line, and things were getting edgy, and it was a great test for serena, when she gets fired up on her back is against the wall, that is where that competitor comes out, we see her rule not only at opponents but for eve ryo ne rule not only at opponents but for everyone to see, and she makes her presence felt, but she always had that wonderful serve that will serve her in good stead, enormous power from the back the court, and she found out and figured out a way to get past a very tricky customer, and i actually think that much today will help going forward in the championships. she wanted more match time, she certainly got that, she has got that in the doubles with andy murray as well, but as far as the other quarterfinals are concerned, simona haller kissed through, a former semifinalist in 2014, a big win for her, and she means she will face her who came

through the match. she was fantastic today. the real test is well, her opponent had never been past the first round of wimbledon before. but came out of the box quickly, quickly through the kitchen sink at halep, and she was getting stressed out, looking back at her support camp, getting frustrated, but again she kept a lid on her emotions and she found a way to figure out how to get past someone playing beautiful tennis, and at the end of the day halep gets a lot of balls back into play, she makes sure she plays that extra bull, wonderful is to see her get through, she is due to the semifinals, she has her ups and downs but today was a good day for her. who are you going for, so anti—oral marina? her. who are you going for, so anti-oral marina? i like marina. -- surand de.

anti-oral marina? i like marina. -- sur and de. let's take you over to centre court because andy murray is playing alongside serena williams at the moment. this their second round match and as you can see it is going the distance at the moment up against for breese martin, the 14th seeds, serena williams seems as though she is getting another one out the moment. and we will close