i'd been catching up with andrew castle for his recollections of the match and whether this will live expectations. i don't remember a final like that and prospect, i think it was the greatest match i have ever seen and this is an event to more than a tennis match. i love that and after the first set and they have i thought the dow bout rafael nadal would win in straight sets but then roger started producing amazing tennis and there was much resistance of the older man resisting the younger man. he has two sets down on his own turf against the swashbuckler and the hate and beautiful skin and rippling muscles and the whole thing built and built and the whole thing built and built and then there was the third set tie—break and federer ripped some passing shots but managed to make contact passing shots but managed to make co nta ct off passing shots but managed to make contact off balance, yanked out of court with the forehand, finding the backhand and you think if he nicks this set is amazing, did the same thing in the tie—break and after that if once the better because what you have go

person who will be commentating on the match later today on bbc one, the former british number one andrew castlee crowd here at wimbledon? the last time they played, 11 years ago, i can't believe we had to wait that long, federal came in as a champion and nadal pegged him back. —— federer. it was my great honour and privilege to commentate on that, as it will be today, but it was a real turning of the tables in the sport at that moment. this young man had driven through the older chap. i didn't think they would be around 11 yea rs didn't think they would be around 11 years later, but here they are. it will be a wonderful match. it is the battle between the characters. whatever sporting rivalry you would like to invoke, for me, this is the very pinnacle. so i can't wait for it to begin. nad al, djokovic and federer all in peak form all at the same time, and all in the last four ofa grand same time, and all in the last four of a grand slam. and all uninjured, andi of a grand slam. and all uninjured, and i think murray will rejoin them next year. i think his hip will be fine. it is not an easy matc

holly hamilton spoke to former british number one, andrew castle.then there was the matchpoint was not voter had a matchpoint on his own serve. he had been fantastic, he looked a bit nervous but stayed calm. then it was even stephen again, the crowd was so deflated. he earned other opportunities and so did novak, so wherever you put it in the pantheon of greatness, although no was it was a great way for the tournaments end, and for novak to somehow get the job done once again. most people wanted roger to win so the emotion was that way and for novak to go in and resist everybody and say no, no, no, i am the top seed and defending champion. to beat roger federer on the court, he may have beaten the greatest of all time, but he may well be. that is a big question. it is about becoming the greatest of all time. he has narrowed that gap, hasn‘t it? on 16 grand slams now, it‘s easy for us to say 16 each of those you have to win seven matches against world—class athletes. we are in a remarkable era, watching their expertise and commitment and motivation t

earlier we spoke to andrew castle.t played that much tennis. i'd not see his name on the practice sheets. perhaps he was just working on his name on the practice sheets. perhaps he wasjust working on his body name on the practice sheets. perhaps he was just working on his body and staying as limber as possible. i had of what is considered by many to be the greater challenge in tennis which is seeing novakjogger based on the other end and thinking that you can nicely beat him. —— novak djokovic. he can defend at the wing so djokovic. he can defend at the wing so beautifully, the backhand side, roger will find it difficult to attack. he has not beaten novak djokovic in four and a half years, so djokovic in four and a half years, so there's is a beautiful match in prospect. i would love to see it go the distance. roger is the greatest defensive player of all—time, no question. on a grass court, the best of all time, although djokovic may have a say in that. roger will have to elevate. he will have to play even better. but

let's get more on andrew castle who joins me.greatest for you. not quite the greatest for you. not quite the greatest for you. not quite the greatest for me, it was the first time we've seen a tie—break come into operation any final set and it looked like that from around 6—607— seven. then it was the match points. roger federer 8—7, match point on his own serve, his serve was fantastic, you look nervous. novak djokovic stayed calm. the crowd also deflated but there were opportunities for both players. where you put it in the greats, i do not know but i know it was a great way for the tournament to end and a novak djokovicjust way for the tournament to end and a novak djokovic just somehow way for the tournament to end and a novak djokovicjust somehow got the job done once again. most people wanted, any crowd, roger two ends of the emotion was that way and novak djokovic to go in there and resist everybody, just say, no, no, no, i'm the top seed, defending champion and to beat roger federer head—to—head on that court, he may be t

joining us from wimbledon is former british number one andrew castle. his place comes to life, but hopefully, if they get any rain it will be up in lord's and not down here and, mind you, we have a roof if we needed. let's talk a little bit about the game yesterday, if we may. people in some ways it shouldn't be surprised, simona halep has been the world number one, she's won a has been the world number one, she's wona grand has been the world number one, she's won a grand slam before but it was a remarkable performance against serena williams. well, it's right to talk about simona halep first, she's finished the last two years as world numberone, i finished the last two years as world number one, i don't know why people are surprised she played so well. looked on the other end at serena williams, she did not produce a game, she didn't bind her big game or her sea game, she didn't bind her big game or hersea game, game, she didn't bind her big game or her sea game, she was hopeless yesterday and that is a shame for herand a real yesterday and that is a s

castle. that's a huge problem. i'll ask, you weigh in on this, too, andrew, is there some sort of short-term fixes like the one you mentioned that's moving through the house? >> i certainly hope so. we've had this series of reports that have come out over the past month of exactly what this looks like, when our systems are completely overwhelmed at the southern border. we recognize our system at the southern border, it's prepared for manufacturesment, not humanitarian crisis. that incentivized short-term supplemental bill but that's all it is, right in it's not fixing anything permanently. so i'd like to think that's incentivizing to think about serious solutions that would fix at the very least the humanitarian issues and asylum at the southern border. i do think your point of the rest of the white house staff is an issue. if republicans and democrats were able to get together and come up with an efficient solution to fix how we're adjudicating asylum at the southern border and had you we're receiving people at the southern border, would the white house come out and try to throw in a series of other reforms. >> w

castle. that's a huge problem. so i'll ask, you weigh in this too andrew. i mean is there some short-term -- short-term fixes like the one -- the one you mentioned moving -- moved through the house. >> i mean i certainly hope so. we have had this series of reports that have come over -- out over the past month of exactly what this looks like, this crisis looks like when our systems are completely overwhelmed at the southern border when we recognize that our system at the southern border is prepared for enforcement. it's not prepared for humanitarian crisis. and that incentivized the short-term supplemental bill but that's all it is, right. it's not fixing anything permanently. so i'd like to think that that's incentivizing us to think about serious solutions it that would fix at the very left the humanitarian issues and the sigh lum adjudications at the southern border. but i do think that -- i mean your point of the rest of the white house staff is an issue. if republicans and democrats were able to get together and come up with an efficient solution to fi