week? and it come over the last week? and tamara zidansek has taken full advantage. tamara zidansek has taken full advantage-— tamara zidansek has taken full advantaae. , a, a, ,, a, a, advantage. oh, my goodness, what a week she has — advantage. oh, my goodness, what a week she has had. _ advantage. oh, my goodness, what a week she has had. as _ advantage. oh, my goodness, what a week she has had. as you _ advantage. oh, my goodness, what a week she has had. as you said - advantage. oh, my goodness, what a week she has had. as you said very i week she has had. as you said very inexperienced, had not been past the second round, butjust has a huge forehand weapon in her game, she's got a lot of creativity, a lot of variety, but she said traditionally held it together. there was such a huge opportunity for both of them to make theirfirst grand huge opportunity for both of them to make their first grand slam semifinal and she said she felt that she handled the occasion and little bit better. she was a set and li—2 up, got tipped back, and managed to get herforehand firing up, got tipped back, and managed to get her forehand firing towards the back end of the match is to point the next up for her is anastasia pavlyuchenkova, her first grand the next up for her is anastasia pavlyuchenkova, herfirst grand slam semi final as well. what a brilliant chance for them both through it through to a final! the - chance for them both through it through to a final! the fact - chance for them both through it through to a final! the fact that | through to a final! the fact that the draw has _ through to a final! the fact that the draw has opened _ through to a final! the fact that the draw has opened a - through to a final! the fact that the draw has opened a pilot - through to a final! the fact that l the draw has opened a pilot has, through to a final! the fact that i the draw has opened a pilot has, a lot of opportunities. and i think people were pleased for pavlyuchenkova. had never managed to get across the line. and today, she

was up against her doubles partner, so that was an opera situation, someone who is taken out serena williams along the way. but for elena rybakina, she cannot find the serve she had again serena williams, and she didn't have that experience in the quarterfinals, but both were absolute epic matches come over two and half hours, orjust under one of them, but they were very entertaining matches. find them, but they were very entertaining matches. them, but they were very entertainin: matches. �* ., ., entertaining matches. and onto the men's straw. _ entertaining matches. and onto the men's straw. a _ entertaining matches. and onto the men's straw, a few— entertaining matches. and onto the men's straw, a few more _ entertaining matches. and onto the men's straw, a few more names - entertaining matches. and onto the men's straw, a few more names we entertaining matches. and onto the . men's straw, a few more names we we were used to, alex and —— alexander zverev is through, just beating alejandro davidovich fokina. he is putting such as a couple of matches away once again, he has always said he loves clay, he grew up always said he loves clay, he grew up on it. during the course of his career he has often had frailties and fragility in the forehand side and fragility in the forehand side and particularly the serve, it can go unreal wobble come and throw in loads of double faults come up

during the french open, he seems to be holding together. he striking the ball with authority, he is playing aggressive tennis and he has gone one step further today, so it is going be interesting to see how the next few days pan out. find going be interesting to see how the next few days pan out.— next few days pan out. and finally, the bi next few days pan out. and finally, the his match _ next few days pan out. and finally, the big match of _ next few days pan out. and finally, the big match of the _ next few days pan out. and finally, the big match of the evening, - next few days pan out. and finally, the big match of the evening, the i the big match of the evening, the prime time slot, daniil medvedev against tsitsipas. how do you see that going tonight crucial it's interesting, isn't it? medvedev had never been passed the interesting, isn't it? medvedev had never been passed th- never been passed the first... emitted quirky _ never been passed the first... emitted quirky comments - never been passed the first... emitted quirky comments this never been passed the first... - emitted quirky comments this week that it does not take a bit to shift your opinion. a bit like fish. you mentioned the australian open — they have only met once on the clay in monte carlo in 2019 and he won on that occasion. psychologically he has the edge over tsitsipas, but they are very different opponents, hard, back strikes at the back of the court for medvedev, hard serving, and the artist of the other

end of the tsitsipas. humans have to favour medvedev with the conditions, the way it's been. it's been playing fast. a, , the way it's been. it's been playing fast. , . �*, the way it's been. it's been playing fast. my, ,, �*, the way it's been. it's been playing fast. ,, fast. maybe that's the secret! annabel croft, _ fast. maybe that's the secret! annabel croft, thank - fast. maybe that's the secret! annabel croft, thank you - fast. maybe that's the secret! annabel croft, thank you veryj fast. maybe that's the secret! - annabel croft, thank you very much. annabel croft, thank you very much. a pleasure to speak to you.- a pleasure to speak to you. thank ou ve a pleasure to speak to you. thank you very much- — well, staying with tennis, for most players who pick up a racquet, the ultimate dream is to one day go on to win a grand slam. but how about winning your 15th? that's exactly what alfie hewett managed to do yesterday. the brit successfully defended his wheelchair singles title at the french open, just a day after winning the doubles title with his partner gordon reid. so it's no surprise that he told me it's been a pretty good few days in paris. my my third time winning and roland garris, so ecstatic. probably an understatement for some thrilled to be back there, to compete. in the times we are. i put in a lot of

training into this tournament block, so to come out of it with two titles is something i'm really happy with. yak about 2 trillion back to back wins. as you say, one of them very different to the other. but do you think you're playing the best tennis you have right now —— two brilliant back to back wins. i do nothing yesterday could have been much better. ,,, ,, ,, , better. there were so few areas i su ose i better. there were so few areas i suppose i could've _ better. there were so few areas i suppose i could've worked - better. there were so few areas i suppose i could've worked on, i better. there were so few areas i suppose i could've worked on, so that's part and parcel of being an athlete, but i'm pretty content with the form i am on it the moment. you do not only — the form i am on it the moment. you do not only win _ the form i am on it the moment. you do not only win the singles but you won the doubles with your good friend and partner gordon reed, a sixth consecutive grand slam title. so can anyone stop you?— so can anyone stop you? yeah, i think they — so can anyone stop you? yeah, i think they can. _ so can anyone stop you? yeah, i think they can. we _ so can anyone stop you? yeah, i think they can. we are _ so can anyone stop you? yeah, i think they can. we are forced - so can anyone stop you? yeah, i think they can. we are forced to | so can anyone stop you? yeah, i i think they can. we are forced to be reckoned with at the moment. i think we are just so high on confidence as a team. we are really clicking. the partnership is the best that it's ever had. i think we have built

pretty much an invisible... we walked out onto court, we have got so many good wins behind us, we work extremely hard off the court together, as a team, and as individuals as well. is together, as a team, and as individuals as well. is1-wood in the main focus, _ individuals as well. is1-wood in the main focus, looking - individuals as well. is1-wood in the main focus, looking ahead i individuals as well. is1-wood in - the main focus, looking ahead now? —— is wimbledon the main focus? absolutely. is been a couple years since we have been there, which will mean it will be even sweeter when we help lead to get back there soon. last time we were there, we lost in the final cub which a bit of a heart ache for us, because we had not lost there in doubles for i think the entire time we had played together, so we have got some unfinished business to go back and try and get that title back. it's an incredible event full we do have a warm up event, the championship at queen's, so that is also something to look forward to. so that is also something to look forward to-_ so that is also something to look forward to. ., , , , .,

forward to. ominous signs there that i think ou forward to. ominous signs there that i think you would _ forward to. ominous signs there that i think you would have _ forward to. ominous signs there that i think you would have to _ forward to. ominous signs there that i think you would have to be - forward to. ominous signs there that i think you would have to be brave i i think you would have to be brave to bet against him and gordon reid winning that wimbledon doubles title in a few weeks' time. around 3% of adults have a stammer — that's according to the british stammering association. and one of those with the condition, is the former scotland rugby union captain kelly brown. he's been speaking to our reporter lydia campbell, who also has a stammer, about how sport can help to build communication skills. commentator: applause from the crowd, _ it's all scotland can do. kelly brown is through. i'm kelly brown, former scotland rugby captain, and i've got a stammer. like me, kelly is one of the estimated 1.5 million adults in the uk who have a stammer, a neurological condition that makes it physically hard to speak. but kelly also rates the highest level of his sport, and having a stammer was never an issue when playing rugby.

i started playing when i was about five, every sunday i'd go down to the club and all my mates were there, and we got to go out and throw a ball around and have fun, and so it was never even an issue, it wasn't even a part of the conversation. it was just a part of me and no one cared, and everyonejust accepted it. when i was growing up, really struggling with my speech, i found sport was the safe spot. do you think that sport, with it being so communication based, can really help kids with stammers? i think it's brilliant for all sorts of life skills, but especially communication, because it teaches you how to be a part of a team, and a part of that is having to communicate with your team—mates. you know, good team—mates, you've got to support each other. and so it was just an amazing environment, i believe, for anyone that's got a stammer.

many people with a stammer find the idea of sport daunting, but anything that can help to bring confidence can bring benefits. anything that gets them mixing with other people and having to talk and converse and building their confidence and potentially pushing themselves out of their comfort zone as well is a positive thing for young people to do, to realise they can do these scary things. now a patron of the british stammering association, kelly has a strong message for those struggling because of their stammer. it's a part of you, it's just how you speak, but never let it hold you back. i fully believe that any stammerer, they can do whatever they want. lydia campbell, bbc news. well, staying with rugby, kyle sinckler says, "it's hard to find the words to describe how it feels to be called up for the lions." the england prop was a high—profile omission from warren gatland's initial squad, but was since brought in to replace the injured andrew porter.

he told the bbc�*s rugby union weekly podcast that "life's pretty crazy". asa as a sports person, it's easy to get lost, it's easy to get lost in terms of, when i don't get selected, oh, my god, what are they doing? it's crazy, you should be there, and you can kinda fall into that and, without even realising, become the victim for some that's something that i definitely did not want to because that's not me to stop feeling sorry for myself, i hate that, and it's something that i never want to kind of become. now, it's not losing yourself, in terms of everyone telling how great you are full of it's like, i did not get selected in the first place because obviously i was not good enough, so that's what i need to improve, and that's what i need to improve, and that's what i focused on full is good as i —— if i'm good as i should be that i would be there, and i am modestly not, so i need to improve.

the last few weeks of really going back to the basics and improve my game, now i'm there, everyone, the support has been great and everone is telling me congratulations and how great everything is come and it's like, yes, it is but i honestly still need to improve, i need to get better and i need to improve as a rugby player, because i —— at the end of the day, that's my job. yeah, he may not have been in the original squad, yeah, he may not have been in the originalsquad, but yeah, he may not have been in the original squad, but i think kyle sinckler will have a big role to play in south africa. and finally, we're going to return to football because with the euros just a few days away now. england forward phil foden has been trying to find some inspiration ahead of his first major tournament. he's been channeling a bit of paul gascgoine with his new haircut. there's a pretty close likeness to gazza from euro 1996. and most of you will remember what happened in that tournament. i'm sure foden would be pretty happy if he could recreate some of this gazza magic on the pitch over the next few months.

always great to see a goal as good as that one again. english or scottish, you can always appreciate that was a very good goal, although a lot of people are tweeting that foden looks more like eminem than gazza. i will let you make your minds up on that one for not want to wait now, the tournament kicks off on friday. wales play their opening game on saturday, england getting started on sunday with scotland starting on monday. there is not want to wait, and of course you can follow it all across the bbc. that's all for now from sportsday. have a very good evening.

hello. over the next few days, sunshine may not be quite as abundant for many of you as it has been for some over the week so far, but what will be evident is that even with the cloud around, it's going to be warm, pretty humid, it little bit more rain at times, but not substantial amount of rain. you can see from the rental chart for the rest of the week, only a few splashes mounting up towards the west. western scotland the heaviest of the burst, but central and eastern areas, little if no rain around at all, but i did mention there is not can be quite as much sunshine and the reason is we are driving in... this is the cloud that was in place from where we are tracking the air from from tuesday and so through tuesday night into wednesday, more that will push across western areas, greater chance of some heavier burst of rain at times, but rain and drizzle come and 90, times, but rain and drizzle come and go, bit damperfor some of times, but rain and drizzle come and go, bit damper for some of the times, but rain and drizzle come and go, bit damperfor some of the far west of ink than anywhere else. clearest of west of ink than anywhere else. clea rest of skies central west of ink than anywhere else. clearest of skies central and eastern areas. rural parts cub a big

down to sigel figures. wednesday, low pressure northwest, south—westerly winds across the country for some more cloud around, further rain at times on and off across: in northern ireland, particular in the morning full of a northern england and will sing some rain. some sunny breaks here and there, best of which central and eastern parts. even the west will see tempers and low 20s for so with that rate or amount of cloud in place as we go through wednesday night into thursday morning, the daytime warmth does not escape as easily. it is quite a muggy and oppressive night, temperatures not dropping below 15 or 16 degrees for some of you as we start thursday morning. here's the chart into thursday, the azores high, deep love into and escort to the winds. further splashes of rain injures are coming and going, davis conditions shetland and into the hebrides. some breaks in the cloud. overall a

fairly cloudy but even with the cloud, temperatures widely into the 20s. cloud, temperatures widely into the 205. it cloud, temperatures widely into the 20s. it will be as i said a human and muggy day, and because we got that heat and warmth in place, when we get to the weekend, high pressure building in, increasing a mess of sunshine. temperatures will climb further. and certainly as we go into the weekend, we could see temperatures getting closer to 30 degrees across parts of england in particular.

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. ratko mladic, the former bosnian serb commander, has had his conviction for war crimes upheld in a court in the hague. mladic had appealed his life sentence for genocide over the massacre of nearly eight thousand muslim men and boys at srebrenica in 1995. from the mothers in a serbia, bosnia, there is one person responsible, and that is mladic. hundreds of organised criminals across the world, including hit squads, drug gangs and the mafia, are arrested in a crime sting led by the fbi and australia. all they talk about his drugs, violence. _ all they talk about his drugs, violence, hits on each other, innocent _ violence, hits on each other, innocent people who are going to be murdered. _ innocent people who are going to be murdered, a whole range of things. and a slap seen around the world — two men in the south of france