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centre court.ently played on centre court. what have we not cominu played on centre court. what have we got coming no — played on centre court. what have we got coming no pretty _ played on centre court. what have we got coming up pretty mark _ played on centre court. what have we got coming up pretty mark this - played on centre court. what have we got coming up pretty mark this is - played on centre court. what have we got coming up pretty mark this is a i got coming up pretty mark this is a match i cannot take my eyes off. than match i cannot take my eyes off. an all—american match. gauff knocked venus williams out in the opening round and since then, she has reached the french open final. gauff had an early set. she got herself over the line. anasimova is playing against her. she has taken the second set. i am going to try to run over to centre court to watch a little bit of that. still to come, we have rafael nadal and on court number one, we have another match. so much to come on day six of w
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to mack centre court h borg! to mack centre court centenary- _ borg!enary. roger _ borg! to mack centre court centenary. roger federer! | borg! to mack centre court i centenary. roger federer! the cathered centenary. roger federer! the gathered roll _ centenary. roger federer! the gathered roll call _ centenary. roger federer! the gathered roll call of _ centenary. roger federer! the gathered roll call of winners i centenary. roger federer! the i gathered roll call of winners and then establish the final cheer for sue barker, the pride of the channel islands. over to you, sue barker, the pride of the channel islands. overto you, heather watson. she is at the top of the screen here in a valley against germany'sjule niemeier which summed germany's jule niemeier which summed up germany'sjule niemeier which summed up the first set. watson tried to race making the most of her first ever first—round race making the most of her first everfirst—round match but ever first—round match but ultimately... everfirst—round match but ultimately... yes, first set to ju
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on centre court, a chance to pay 0n centre court, a chance to pay respect to sport stars of the armed, down to business. coco gauff knows this court well, and she got the better of fellow american amanda anisimova in a topsy—turvy first set. but the second belonged to anisimova, she had an answerfor second belonged to anisimova, she had an answer for everything golf cocoa throughout her. a lot has been expected of golf cocoa it he beat venus williams on her wimbledon debut three years ago but today was all about her opponents. the third set over quickly with anisimova breaking new ground at wimbledon. fix, breaking new ground at wimbledon. privilege to play on various courts, playing cocoa, she is an amazing player, so before the match, i was just trying to prepare myself to soak in this moment when you lose but winning today is just so special and i am gratefulfor this experience in front of a full crowd, you guys were amazing. o, experience in front of a full crowd, you guys were amazing.— you guys were amazing. a day for underdogs _ you guys were amazing. a day for underdogs at _ yo
on centre court, a chance to pay 0n centre court, a chance to pay respect to sport stars of the armed, down to business. coco gauff knows this court well, and she got the better of fellow american amanda anisimova in a topsy—turvy first set. but the second belonged to anisimova, she had an answerfor second belonged to anisimova, she had an answer for everything golf cocoa throughout her. a lot has been expected of golf cocoa it he beat venus williams on her wimbledon debut three years ago but...
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you know, it really difficult to _ centre court.ck _ centre court. you know, it really difficult to pick this _ centre court. you know, it really difficult to pick this one - centre court. you know, it really difficult to pick this one because l difficult to pick this one because i've stood courtside when he is beaten jock of itch and there's something about the match that does not suit him. nick has unbelievable talent and was the most feared player out there because of his huge serve. the weapons that he has in any court. and his unpredictability and he loves to prod and poke and get under the skin and get into the head of his opponent and he has never beaten him say what we don't know is how is kyrgios going to handle such an enormous occasion going out to centre court for his first grand slam final. he's even surprised himself getting to the stage. but, you know, he has a sort of mental edge in the two previous match ups but i thought he was clever in his interview at the end of the semifinal and he made sure that the crowd knew
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a centre court centenary. roger federer! winners and then establish the final cheerfor sue barker, the pride of the channel islands. who could possibly follow all of that? over to you, heather watson. she is at the top of the screen here in a rally against germany'sjule niemeier which summed up the first set. watson tried to race making the most of her first ever first—round match but ultimately... yes, first set to niemeier 6—2. watson could neither outrun her 22—year—old opponent nor outthink her. all this past champions were watching a rising star, no question. 6—1 in the sector than a nice touch to the crowd. i just want to say sorry that i had to kick out a british player today. well, she fully deserved to win. joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon. disappointing on the into heather watson who ended up playing every day these championships and if you consider herfirst and day these championships and if you consider her first and second round matches carried across to date because of the weather. point in the week she said the
a centre court centenary. roger federer! winners and then establish the final cheerfor sue barker, the pride of the channel islands. who could possibly follow all of that? over to you, heather watson. she is at the top of the screen here in a rally against germany'sjule niemeier which summed up the first set. watson tried to race making the most of her first ever first—round match but ultimately... yes, first set to niemeier 6—2. watson could neither outrun her 22—year—old opponent nor...
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a centre court centenary. indeed! nice line.w how much you love wimbledon, but are you like my aunt, who shouts at the tv for two weeks? i absolutely love it and i absolutely am like your aunt. this is the most stressful two weeks of the year for me. my heart rate goes through the roof and i'm just watching the thing on tv. oh, you need one of my activity trackers. i've got a few to spare to track your heart rate. ah, yes! how did you get on with those? well, i'll tell you — and you — about that in a bit. right you are. yeah, wimbledon has been at the forefront of trialling new tech, both on and off the court, and we've been lucky enough to see a fair bit of it over the years. so, there is no better place to anchor our sports tech giant ibm has partnered with wimbledon for more than 30 years and this year, it's upgraded the official wimbledon app to tell the future. so, for each singles match here, match insight is going to try and predict the outcome of that match, who's going to win, yeah? it is, indeed. it's using, of course,
a centre court centenary. indeed! nice line.w how much you love wimbledon, but are you like my aunt, who shouts at the tv for two weeks? i absolutely love it and i absolutely am like your aunt. this is the most stressful two weeks of the year for me. my heart rate goes through the roof and i'm just watching the thing on tv. oh, you need one of my activity trackers. i've got a few to spare to track your heart rate. ah, yes! how did you get on with those? well, i'll tell you — and you — about...
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a great day of centre court tennis to come.— before. a great day of centre court tennis to come.est against india. starting the day in trouble on 8a—5, jonny bairstow and ben stokes took the fight to india — bairstow quickly reached his half—century. but a brilliant catch from india's captain jasprit bumrah got the key wicket of ben stokes for 25 — he'd already been dropped twice. bairstow�*s now nine runs short of his hundred. at lunch, england were 200 for 6, 216 runs behind, needing another 17 to avoid the follow—on. carlos sainz will be on pole position for the first time in his career for today's british grand prix at silverstone. the ferrari driver edged out championship leader max verstappen, with lewis hamilton in fifth. there could be some rain around for the race too — that starts at 3. earlier this morning, at silverstone, roy nissany was extremely fortunate to escape unhurt from a crash during the formula 2 race. the israeli driver tangled with dennis hauger which sent the norwegian on to the grass with almost disasterous consquences when it was launched into the air
a great day of centre court tennis to come.— before. a great day of centre court tennis to come.est against india. starting the day in trouble on 8a—5, jonny bairstow and ben stokes took the fight to india — bairstow quickly reached his half—century. but a brilliant catch from india's captain jasprit bumrah got the key wicket of ben stokes for 25 — he'd already been dropped twice. bairstow�*s now nine runs short of his hundred. at lunch, england were 200 for 6, 216 runs behind,...
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we now anticipate a | centre court final between novak djokovic and nick kyrgios. nis moved to court one for the semi—finals and in over three hours of captivating play, alfie hewett prevailed. that's a finalist for you. he is in the final of the wheelchair doubles as well, he and gordon reid beat the top seeds for the chance to win a record extending iith win a record extending 11th consecutive grand slam doubles title. alfie hewett spent more than six hours on court today. in the women's european championships, germany got off to a great start, flashing the 2017 finalists denmark in brentford. the eight time champion is by far the most successful team won 4—0, finishing with a well worked move by popp. that sent germany top of group b. spain fell behind in the first minute of their match against finland but recovered to win 4—1 at milton keynes. formula 1's budget cap has been increased by 3% to help teams cope with the inflation crisis. this year's figure was $140 million. sages welcomed the increase of the lewis hamilton and george russell crashed in the final s
we now anticipate a | centre court final between novak djokovic and nick kyrgios. nis moved to court one for the semi—finals and in over three hours of captivating play, alfie hewett prevailed. that's a finalist for you. he is in the final of the wheelchair doubles as well, he and gordon reid beat the top seeds for the chance to win a record extending iith win a record extending 11th consecutive grand slam doubles title. alfie hewett spent more than six hours on court today. in the women's...
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a centre court centenary. indeed. nice line. know how much you love wimbledon, but are you like my aunt who shouts at the tv for two weeks? i absolutely love it, and i absolutely am like your aunt. this is the most stressful two weeks of the year for me. my heart rate goes through the roof and i'm just watching the thing on tv. oh, you need one of my activity trackers. i've got a few to spare to track your heart rate. oh, yes. how did you get on with those? well, i'll tell you, and you, about that in a bit. right you are. yeah, wimbledon has been at the forefront of trialling new tech, both on and off the court, and we've been lucky enough to see a fair bit of it over the years. so there is no better place to anchor our sports tech—themed show. and we're going to start with something for the fans. tech giant ibm has partnered with wimbledon for more than 30 years, and this year, it's upgraded the official wimbledon app to tell the future. so for each singles match here, match insight is going to try and predict the outcome of th
a centre court centenary. indeed. nice line. know how much you love wimbledon, but are you like my aunt who shouts at the tv for two weeks? i absolutely love it, and i absolutely am like your aunt. this is the most stressful two weeks of the year for me. my heart rate goes through the roof and i'm just watching the thing on tv. oh, you need one of my activity trackers. i've got a few to spare to track your heart rate. oh, yes. how did you get on with those? well, i'll tell you, and you, about...
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it will be really hot on centre court at wimbledon.against kyrgios. let's go straight there now and to our sports news correspondent, laura scott. it is expected to reach 29 degrees, as the mercury rises, will it set off the views on centre court? today we had two of the most polarising players, novak djokovic and nick kyrgios. djokovic is a six time champion here, his year began with being deported from australia over not having the covid vaccine. he chases a 21st grand slam title to be just one off rafa nadal. he has not lost years in 2017 but he has been tested during the tournament so far and raised eyebrows when talking about drinking magic potions. then the australian nick kyrgios is playing his first ever grand slam final. he is widely viewed as one of the most gifted players in tennis but is on court antics often dominate discussion more than his tennis. he has had three days off because of rafael nadal�*s withdrawal and his route to the final has not been without controversy. he is the most find a player of the tournament and
it will be really hot on centre court at wimbledon.against kyrgios. let's go straight there now and to our sports news correspondent, laura scott. it is expected to reach 29 degrees, as the mercury rises, will it set off the views on centre court? today we had two of the most polarising players, novak djokovic and nick kyrgios. djokovic is a six time champion here, his year began with being deported from australia over not having the covid vaccine. he chases a 21st grand slam title to be just...
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he will take on novak djokovic in the semifinal at centre court.re throughout. —— nick kyrgios has been speaking in the last half hour. he nick kyrgios has been speaking in the last half hour.— nick kyrgios has been speaking in the last half hour. he has been, we have not got _ the last half hour. he has been, we have not got two — the last half hour. he has been, we have not got two semifinals. - the last half hour. he has been, we have not got two semifinals. rafael nadal�*s announcement he could not continue because of his his injury. a tough one for nadal to take but even warriors like him cannot continue. he had to withdraw and so nick kyrgios whilst he was having denier was told that he is a wimbledon grand finalist. in the last half—hour he has been telling us how it feels to get to a grand slam final this way. it’s us how it feels to get to a grand slam final this way.— slam final this way. it's not the wa i slam final this way. it's not the way i wanted — slam final this way. it's not the way i wanted to _ slam final this way. it's not the
he will take on novak djokovic in the semifinal at centre court.re throughout. —— nick kyrgios has been speaking in the last half hour. he nick kyrgios has been speaking in the last half hour.— nick kyrgios has been speaking in the last half hour. he has been, we have not got _ the last half hour. he has been, we have not got two — the last half hour. he has been, we have not got two semifinals. - the last half hour. he has been, we have not got two semifinals. rafael nadal�*s...
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later on centre court, british number one cameron norrie will take on the american stevejohnson, butt wimbledon. yes, well, it�*s the start of a third round today and we have two british player is trying to reach the fourth round of a grand slam for the very first time. on number one court behind me at the moment is guernsey�*s heather watson. she�*s had a bit of a nightmare schedule this week, two of her matches have been held overnight, she is also trying to play in the doubles. today marks a major opportunity for her because she�*s been coming here since 2010, she�*s been coming here since 2010, she�*s reached the third round three times before but has always come up against really difficult opponents in that round. she�*s been very open this week about how much she�*s struggled during the pandemic and she�*s enjoying what�*s already her best run at a major for five years. she is in action now against kaja juvan of slovenia. it�*s currently on serve early in the first set and at the end of the day on centre court we have the ninth seed and british ii we have the ninth seed and bri
later on centre court, british number one cameron norrie will take on the american stevejohnson, butt wimbledon. yes, well, it�*s the start of a third round today and we have two british player is trying to reach the fourth round of a grand slam for the very first time. on number one court behind me at the moment is guernsey�*s heather watson. she�*s had a bit of a nightmare schedule this week, two of her matches have been held overnight, she is also trying to play in the doubles. today...
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_ most excited spectator on centre court today-— court today.reciate that you came _ court today. i really appreciate that you came to _ court today. i really appreciate that you came to support - court today. i really appreciate that you came to support me l court today. i really appreciate | that you came to support me in court today. i really appreciate - that you came to support me in the semifinal, — that you came to support me in the semifinal, and now in the final, it is unbelievable support, so i would 'ust is unbelievable support, so i would just like _ is unbelievable support, so i would just like to — is unbelievable support, so i would just like to say thank you to him, and of— just like to say thank you to him, and of course to the rest of my team — and of course to the rest of my team to— and of course to the rest of my team. to my coach, he is here, and to the _ team. to my coach, he is here, and to the rest— team. to my coach, he is here, and to the rest of— team. to my coach, he is here, and to the rest of my team, whether at ho
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court two lies on the perimeter of wimbledon, farfrom centre stage.lace in round three, with slightly less energy than usual. at the top of the screen, her opponent was inspired, harmony tan. she had previously knocked out serena williams, you may remember. afterjust 51 minutes, this match finished with a double fault, all rather dispiriting. unless, of course, you are supporting harmony. quite right, she was great. no british player matches fred perry, he won all four grand slam titles, but one man here shares his birthplace. best playerfrom stockport is how liam brodie has described himself. to he faced australia's alex de minaur, the demon. speed, power, precision, serious combination. brodie was trying like a hedge against a brick wall, two sets down, come on. ever kept open standards, de minaur might falter, and that was a break back. respect earned by both men. just listening in there to lay brodie, a wildcard, already a great run for him, what you see learn from this and how does he take it forward? i this and how does he take it forward? ~ thi
court two lies on the perimeter of wimbledon, farfrom centre stage.lace in round three, with slightly less energy than usual. at the top of the screen, her opponent was inspired, harmony tan. she had previously knocked out serena williams, you may remember. afterjust 51 minutes, this match finished with a double fault, all rather dispiriting. unless, of course, you are supporting harmony. quite right, she was great. no british player matches fred perry, he won all four grand slam titles, but...
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ijrr, beginning at two o'clock on centre court. a day of history.st year. learned a lot from the experience. went out in the first round a couple of months ago and has looked formidable so far. has one of the most watchable games in tennis, the variety she has had —— make the variety she has had —— make the variety she has had —— make the variety she has, can go for the slice and dice, the drop shot all these, we look forward to seeing all of that in its glory later on. facing a 23—year—old opponent, elena rybakina, a pronunciation of how we are now being told she wants her name pronounced. that will be a point of contention later i'm sure. she really blew your opponent off the court in the semifinals and can really go at it off the baseline. prior to the pandemic, she was in great form and when that hits, it really slowed her progress spot she has picked up across the last six months, and here she is in the final of the grand slam for the first time in her career. we will have a grand slam winner making history this afternoon. the men's wheelchair
ijrr, beginning at two o'clock on centre court. a day of history.st year. learned a lot from the experience. went out in the first round a couple of months ago and has looked formidable so far. has one of the most watchable games in tennis, the variety she has had —— make the variety she has had —— make the variety she has had —— make the variety she has, can go for the slice and dice, the drop shot all these, we look forward to seeing all of that in its glory later on. facing a...
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she has work to do on centre court. ur who is trying to be a trailblazer. she is embracing that title, taking on the french woman. ons jabeur reach the quarterfinals last year and yet when world slam. world number two i should say. she is on centre court, ons jabeur. well, they are test against on india at edgbaston — a match postponed from last september becuase of a covid outbreak in the indian squad. it completes last summer�*s series which india lead 2-1. james anderson — back in the side in place ofjamie overton — has taken both wickets to fall — shubman gilfor 17 and cheteshwar pujura. india reached 53—2 before rain stopped play and the players have taken an early lunch there is an inspection at 1:45pm. tottenham have completed the signing of brazil forward richarlison from everton in a deal believed to be worth £60 million. the 25—year—old forward underwent medical checks ahead of flying to london early next week, with his new club set to start their pre—season on monday. spurs will pay an initial £55 million poun
she has work to do on centre court. ur who is trying to be a trailblazer. she is embracing that title, taking on the french woman. ons jabeur reach the quarterfinals last year and yet when world slam. world number two i should say. she is on centre court, ons jabeur. well, they are test against on india at edgbaston — a match postponed from last september becuase of a covid outbreak in the indian squad. it completes last summer�*s series which india lead 2-1. james anderson — back in the...
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at 5:23pm, cameron norrie was walking on to centre court and he never looked back.y are off their seats on centre court! in straight sets! he is ranked 12 in the world but he's never reached the fourth round of a grand slam, until now. you can do well all over the world, you get some success here at wimbledon and you get attention. all of this is now for cameron norrie. venus williams has lived through all the adulation tennis could offer. at a2, she's back here this year for the mixed doubles, with jamie murray. it was a late treat for the court one crowd who got three extra sets. that's round one done. is serena here just for fun? there is a trophy to win. joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon. time for a look at the weather. showers have been taking centre stage again. bit like a stuck record. the biggest of the showers across eastern scotland, eastern areas of england where we've seen a few thunderstorms but now we are looking at the next area of rain working in from the west. quite wet at the moment _ working in from the west. quite wet at the moment for _ working in
at 5:23pm, cameron norrie was walking on to centre court and he never looked back.y are off their seats on centre court! in straight sets! he is ranked 12 in the world but he's never reached the fourth round of a grand slam, until now. you can do well all over the world, you get some success here at wimbledon and you get attention. all of this is now for cameron norrie. venus williams has lived through all the adulation tennis could offer. at a2, she's back here this year for the mixed doubles,...
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he beat the british number one cameron norrie on centre court. 0ur sports presenter chethan pathak hasdjokovic is beaten, he finds a way to power through. for the first set taken by britain's cameron norrie, 6—2, the fans behind me and the british fans on centre court really believed an upset was on the cards. cam norrie's development has been extraordinary, playing just for the first time in his career in the second week of a grand slam. he showed us that brilliant leftie serve, the topspin forehand, that dead backhand that he's got that is flat and perfect for this service. it was causing djokovic all kinds of problems he couldn't deal with. but the defending champion, as he so often does, took a breath, reset, reconfigured and won the second, third and fourth set to reach an eighth wimbledon final trying to win his seventh title here. the numbers are extraordinary. it's a 32nd grand slam final for djokovic. he's hoping to win 21, which would bring him within one of rafael nadal�*s record of 22. awaiting in sunday's final will be nick kyrigios who had friday off, rafael nadal withdra
he beat the british number one cameron norrie on centre court. 0ur sports presenter chethan pathak hasdjokovic is beaten, he finds a way to power through. for the first set taken by britain's cameron norrie, 6—2, the fans behind me and the british fans on centre court really believed an upset was on the cards. cam norrie's development has been extraordinary, playing just for the first time in his career in the second week of a grand slam. he showed us that brilliant leftie serve, the topspin...
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they will open and on centre court they will open and on all american tie between the teenagerfore rafael nadal is at it again. looking forward to that. liverpool striker mo salah says it's a happy day for everyone after signing a new contract at anfield. it'll keep him at the club until 2025 — with his wages — believed to be in excess of £350,000 a week — making him the highest earner in liverpool's history. the egyptian was entering the final year of deal at liverpool, having helped them to a domestic cup double last season. we had to wait almost a year for the final test between england and india — postponed after a covid outbreak last summer. worth the wait? perhaps. the first day in birmingham was an entertaining affair that ebbed and flowed all day long. a bright start saw england reduced india to 98 for 5 but rishabh pant and ravi jadeja put on 222 for the sixth wicket as india closed day one on 338 for 7, pant eventually out for 146. if the touring side avoid defeat, they'll win the series. a sri lankan batting collapse helped australia coast to a 10 wicket victory in t
they will open and on centre court they will open and on all american tie between the teenagerfore rafael nadal is at it again. looking forward to that. liverpool striker mo salah says it's a happy day for everyone after signing a new contract at anfield. it'll keep him at the club until 2025 — with his wages — believed to be in excess of £350,000 a week — making him the highest earner in liverpool's history. the egyptian was entering the final year of deal at liverpool, having helped...
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he is ranked 12th _ centre court! in straight sets. he is ranked 12th in _ centre court!ell all over the world, you get some success here at wimbledon, and you get all of this is now four cameron norrie. venus williams has lived through all the adulation tennis could offer. at 42, she is back here this year for the mixed doubles, with jamie murray. it was a late treat for the court one crowd, he got three extra sets. that's round one done. was venus herejust forfun? there's a round one done. was venus herejust for fun? there's a trophy to win. joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon. great to see action as well. at the end of today we could have four brits into a single straw fourth round. over there is court number two. as early as 11 o'clock, that is where written's katie boulter will be in action, taking on harmony turn into third round. —— britain's. harmony turn was the person who knocked out serena williams. if she wins that she willjoin heather watson in the last 16 and the second week of a slam for the first time. another bit of history could be made. liam brody is first
he is ranked 12th _ centre court! in straight sets. he is ranked 12th in _ centre court!ell all over the world, you get some success here at wimbledon, and you get all of this is now four cameron norrie. venus williams has lived through all the adulation tennis could offer. at 42, she is back here this year for the mixed doubles, with jamie murray. it was a late treat for the court one crowd, he got three extra sets. that's round one done. was venus herejust forfun? there's a round one done....
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think it's ended how most people suspected it would come a because novak djokovic's record on centre courtable. that now is 39 consecutive wins on that court. he hasn't lost at the all england club since 2017. the numbers all around are staggering from novak djokovic, but he did drop the first set, naturally he started a little nervous, a little edgy, and nick kyrgios playing with freedom, playing in his first grand slam final, took the first set by six games to four. but novak djokovic, we saw him do this against cameron norrie in the finals, so good at resetting, getting his game back where he wants that. he's been in this position time and time again. and he really then was able to get the better of nick kyrgios across the next three sets. nick kyrgios to me yet again to me you mentioned there a while ago that that chunk cheering away was quite frustrated with his own box for not supporting him how he wanted called out a women in the crowd who is frustrating him when he told the umpire about the many empires that i don't know who you are talking about, he said it's the one who looks lik
think it's ended how most people suspected it would come a because novak djokovic's record on centre courtable. that now is 39 consecutive wins on that court. he hasn't lost at the all england club since 2017. the numbers all around are staggering from novak djokovic, but he did drop the first set, naturally he started a little nervous, a little edgy, and nick kyrgios playing with freedom, playing in his first grand slam final, took the first set by six games to four. but novak djokovic, we saw...
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there will be live music and memories of iconic moments on centre court.arty atmosphere going is britain's heather watson, who has paid on every day of the tournament so far, because she is true to the last 16 of the singles and doubles. she expects a difficult match against world number 97jule niemeier, then there's a blockbuster match between jannik sinner and novak djokovic. then there is the match between cameron norrie and tommy paul, good friends, but you would imagine that will be left in the locker room as they play for a spot in the quarterfinal. there will be coverage of all the action at wimbledon on bbc one and two this afternoon — and we'll be back with on bbc one with the news at 5, bye for now. this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm frankie mccamley. our top stories: 0ne one of post—war britain's leading theatre directors, peter brooke has died in paris at the age of 97. peter brook's early stage career ranged from radical interpretations of shakespeare to broadway musicals. his best—known film
there will be live music and memories of iconic moments on centre court.arty atmosphere going is britain's heather watson, who has paid on every day of the tournament so far, because she is true to the last 16 of the singles and doubles. she expects a difficult match against world number 97jule niemeier, then there's a blockbuster match between jannik sinner and novak djokovic. then there is the match between cameron norrie and tommy paul, good friends, but you would imagine that will be left...
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a centre court centenary. indeed! nice line.r for me. my heart rate goes through the roof and i'm just watching the thing on tv. oh, you need one of my activity trackers. i've got a few to spare to track your heart rate. ah, yes! how did you get on with those? well, i'll tell you — and you — about that in a bit. right you are. yeah, wimbledon has been at the forefront of trialling new tech, both on and off the court, and we've been lucky enough to see
a centre court centenary. indeed! nice line.r for me. my heart rate goes through the roof and i'm just watching the thing on tv. oh, you need one of my activity trackers. i've got a few to spare to track your heart rate. ah, yes! how did you get on with those? well, i'll tell you — and you — about that in a bit. right you are. yeah, wimbledon has been at the forefront of trialling new tech, both on and off the court, and we've been lucky enough to see
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centre court marked its centenary year with a parade of champions this afternoon.ey would see two britons make it through to the quarterfinals. 0ur sports correspondentjoe wilson was watching. announcer: billie jean king! before play, that door kept opening to history... bjorn borg! ..to mark centre court's centenary. roger federer! a roll call of winners, the most—famous. they congregated in a unique assembly of champions. then they acknowledged the final wimbledon for sue barker. goodness, who could possibly follow all of that? the pride of the channel islands, over to you, heather watson. she's at the top of the screen in a rally here against germany'sjule niemeier, which summed up the first set. watson chased and raced, trying to make the most of her first—ever fourth—round match, but ultimately... 0h! yeah. first set to niemeier, 6—2. watson could neither outrun her 22—year—old opponent, nor outthink her. all those past champions were watching a rising star, no question. jule niemeier, in herfirst wimbledon, is through to the quarterfinals. 6—4 in the second s
centre court marked its centenary year with a parade of champions this afternoon.ey would see two britons make it through to the quarterfinals. 0ur sports correspondentjoe wilson was watching. announcer: billie jean king! before play, that door kept opening to history... bjorn borg! ..to mark centre court's centenary. roger federer! a roll call of winners, the most—famous. they congregated in a unique assembly of champions. then they acknowledged the final wimbledon for sue barker. goodness,...
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on centre court, a more serious court, if you like, he has been more considered.n of a ball boy, he was later fined, direction of a ball boy, he was laterfined, and direction of a ball boy, he was later fined, and there was a circus against stefanos tsitsipas, often when he looks like he is going to lose that is when we get more of that stuff from nick kyrgios, the stuff that many people say that he does not need, all of that bluster and frustration. some will say that is part of him, that is where he gets his nervous energy out, but what is fascinating from him today, is that he has not played on a grand slam final before, he has spoken to us about feeling anxious and nervous, he understands the magnitude of playing in a wimbledon final. but he has also say he has put more time into his tennis, previously he has called himself a part—time tennis player, he doesn't put in the same work that fed were or djokovic or nebel has, but winning the australian doubles title earlier this year has given him focus, and i think that has helped him. he was working with the form
on centre court, a more serious court, if you like, he has been more considered.n of a ball boy, he was later fined, direction of a ball boy, he was laterfined, and direction of a ball boy, he was later fined, and there was a circus against stefanos tsitsipas, often when he looks like he is going to lose that is when we get more of that stuff from nick kyrgios, the stuff that many people say that he does not need, all of that bluster and frustration. some will say that is part of him, that is...
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on centre court novak d'okovic title. on centre court novak djokovic is _ title.eron norrie do the same? it will get the british prime time andy murray slot this friday. he will be playing steve johnson, the american, the same guy who put out ryan peniston in the last round. cam norrie has been looking really good on the grass, many people wondering when he would make the step up. he has all the potential to reach the last eight. one man who we are not expecting to just reach the last eight but the final itself if not when the whole thing was novak djokovic, looking supreme in his second—round match. he is playing his fellow countryman of serbia, miomir kecmanovic. novak djokovic overwhelmingly in charge of this one. he took his first set 6—0. in the second set, 6—3 and it looks to be going with serve in the third set. miomir kecmanovic on the board in the third set, but novak djokovic feels like he's back to the swing of things on that service on the centre court. not beating here since 2017, sailing through surely to the next round. it sailing through surely to
on centre court novak d'okovic title. on centre court novak djokovic is _ title.eron norrie do the same? it will get the british prime time andy murray slot this friday. he will be playing steve johnson, the american, the same guy who put out ryan peniston in the last round. cam norrie has been looking really good on the grass, many people wondering when he would make the step up. he has all the potential to reach the last eight. one man who we are not expecting to just reach the last eight but...
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two first-timers on centre court. ons jabeur, so beloved on the tour by the other players, and elena rybakina, the powerful ace leader on the tour. this is the biggest day of these two young players' lives. this morning here on centre court elena rybakina facing off against ons jabeur in the women's singles final. both on the brink of making history. rybakina's win would make her the first player representing kazakhstan to win a grand slam while jabeur would be the first arab and the first african to claim the victory. on the men's side number one seed novak djokovic took down cameron nori in four sets in the men's semifinals yesterday. if djokovic wins again this year it will be his seventh title, one short of the men's record that held by roger federer with eight. but this is the man who could stop him, nick kyrgios who advanced to the finals uncontested after rafael nadal withdrew from the tournament due to an abdominal injury. djokovic has never beaten the australian. the two though have played only twice. kyrgios
two first-timers on centre court. ons jabeur, so beloved on the tour by the other players, and elena rybakina, the powerful ace leader on the tour. this is the biggest day of these two young players' lives. this morning here on centre court elena rybakina facing off against ons jabeur in the women's singles final. both on the brink of making history. rybakina's win would make her the first player representing kazakhstan to win a grand slam while jabeur would be the first arab and the first...
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the world number two, ans jabeu r, one her match on centre court. -- won her match on centre court. >finals went the distance. novak djokovic showing us the great champion he is yet again. sinner was 2-0 with his agility and power, it looked like he might pull off the shock of the championships. but djokovic is not a six-time winner. it often brings out his best. this was the case earlier as he fought back to win in five. up next in the semifinals, the british number one, cameron norrie, keeping the hopes alive of the british fans. before last week, he never played in the second week of a major. now by beating in five sets, he's become the first british ma since andy murray in 2016. trail bzer on strobe or showed us her great fighting qualities again. the czechoslovakian player took it before she studied things, winning the next two sets, showing us why she is a contender at these championships and why this could be finally her time to win her first grand slam title. standing in her way, tatyana maria. the german 34-year-old, mother of two who has provided arguably the most inspiratio
the world number two, ans jabeu r, one her match on centre court. -- won her match on centre court. >finals went the distance. novak djokovic showing us the great champion he is yet again. sinner was 2-0 with his agility and power, it looked like he might pull off the shock of the championships. but djokovic is not a six-time winner. it often brings out his best. this was the case earlier as he fought back to win in five. up next in the semifinals, the british number one, cameron norrie,...
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all eyes will be on centre court.ly! new analysis has revealed there are fewer pubs in england and wales than ever before, as the industry grapples with surging business costs. let�*s speak with our business correspondent noor nanji. more tough news for hospitality. the ub has more tough news for hospitality. iie: pub has been more tough news for hospitality. "iie: pub has been a more tough news for hospitality. i““i2 pub has been a mainstay more tough news for hospitality. ii2 pub has been a mainstay of british life for hundreds of years but there are growing concerns that in england and wales at least this much loved institution is coming under concern. these risks have been raised by a consultancy firm and what they said was that although pubs managed to battle through covid with all of the challenges that brought, such as lockdowns and social distancing and all of those other pressures, they are now facing a whole new sets of challenges and those are things like rising costs and energy bills. and as a result, acco
all eyes will be on centre court.ly! new analysis has revealed there are fewer pubs in england and wales than ever before, as the industry grapples with surging business costs. let�*s speak with our business correspondent noor nanji. more tough news for hospitality. the ub has more tough news for hospitality. iie: pub has been more tough news for hospitality. "iie: pub has been a more tough news for hospitality. i““i2 pub has been a mainstay more tough news for hospitality. ii2 pub...
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hot and dry though for the men's final tomorrow stop 29, it could be 30 degrees on centre court.oving through this evening and overnight, a fine, warm end to the day, lots of late sunshine, light winds around. some mist and low cloud forming, particularly around some the irish sea coast throughout the day tomorrow. temperatures ten to 14 degrees to start the day. sunday promises more of the same, more widespread sunshine, very high levels of uv, high levels of pollen as well. hot and dry, sea breezes along the south coast but inland we could see temperatures between about 21 to 29 degrees. bye— bye. hello, this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley, and these are the headlines... could britain's former chancellor rishi sunak be the conservative party's new leader, as he becomes the latest mp to enter the race to be the next prime minister. sri lanka's president reportedly flees his residence after protesters storm the building calling for him to resign, as people grapple with the country's worst economic crisis in decades. the body of japan's former prime minister, shinzo abe, is brought ba
hot and dry though for the men's final tomorrow stop 29, it could be 30 degrees on centre court.oving through this evening and overnight, a fine, warm end to the day, lots of late sunshine, light winds around. some mist and low cloud forming, particularly around some the irish sea coast throughout the day tomorrow. temperatures ten to 14 degrees to start the day. sunday promises more of the same, more widespread sunshine, very high levels of uv, high levels of pollen as well. hot and dry, sea...
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i think we all thought the sort of tricks and artistry that she brings out on to centre court might beakina is just handled everything so well and about her level right up after that first set and she was the better player by the end.— player by the end. inevitably, questions _ player by the end. inevitably, questions abound _ player by the end. inevitably, questions abound nationality| player by the end. inevitably, i questions abound nationality put up she did change her allegiance to kazakhstan four years ago because of the money invested by that tennis federation but throughout the round here she is based questions, hasn't she? because a wimbledon's band. i do think she has dealt with that because, 23, it is not easy. you mac it is so young, isn't it? and having to deal the very political questions and because she is so sweet natured and because she is so sweet natured and very charming and, you know, she is very honest in her answer so i think the whole thing is probably extremely awkward for her but i thought she handled it extremely well. i think one player who is probably sitti
i think we all thought the sort of tricks and artistry that she brings out on to centre court might beakina is just handled everything so well and about her level right up after that first set and she was the better player by the end.— player by the end. inevitably, questions _ player by the end. inevitably, questions abound _ player by the end. inevitably, questions abound nationality| player by the end. inevitably, i questions abound nationality put up she did change her allegiance to...
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such images could make 30 degrees, for example, on centre court at wimbledon. this evening will be dry and sunny in most areas, still very warm, but an area of high pressure, not much happening overnight, clear skies for the most part, very light winds again, these other temperatures come the end the night 11 or 13 degrees. a bit warmer than last night. following on from that, a lot more sunshine to come tomorrow, the breeze picks up on the far north—west and there is a bit more cloud coming into scotland and northern ireland, but ahead of that for england and wales, strong sunshine again, those damages continuing to rise all the way from southern england through the midlands into yorkshire, temperatures are going to be above 30 degrees tomorrow afternoon. not as warm as that of scotland and northern ireland, nor indeed in some coastal areas as well. because we have those sea breezes. both of those games on monday near the coast so temperatures will not be quite as high here, but are still going to be dry and sunny. that heat and sunshine is underneath that are
such images could make 30 degrees, for example, on centre court at wimbledon. this evening will be dry and sunny in most areas, still very warm, but an area of high pressure, not much happening overnight, clear skies for the most part, very light winds again, these other temperatures come the end the night 11 or 13 degrees. a bit warmer than last night. following on from that, a lot more sunshine to come tomorrow, the breeze picks up on the far north—west and there is a bit more cloud coming...
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i don't think the all england club planned to have someone who grew up in russian on the centre courtn't part of the plan. nick: there's always politics when it comes to this. tell us about the decision wimbledon made. the other grand slam tennis tournaments have not banned russians. why did wimbledon? christopher: a combination of factors. you are right, wimbledon is an outlier on this issue in tennis, not so much in world sport but in tennis. i think it was the british government led by boris johnson was adamant there had to be some sort of concession by the russian players if they were to take part, a denunciation by their government, or some other gesture. i felt the club that runs wimbledon felt they had to do something. they did not want to make the players basically go against their country publicly, and put their families at risk. they decided to ban russians and belarusians altogether. it's been a long time since that happened in tennis, post-world war ii with germans and japanese. they took away the wrecking points, unprecedented, because a lot of backlash. some players will
i don't think the all england club planned to have someone who grew up in russian on the centre courtn't part of the plan. nick: there's always politics when it comes to this. tell us about the decision wimbledon made. the other grand slam tennis tournaments have not banned russians. why did wimbledon? christopher: a combination of factors. you are right, wimbledon is an outlier on this issue in tennis, not so much in world sport but in tennis. i think it was the british government led by boris...
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first let's just reflect on what happen on centre court yesterday afternoon. phy at the end of the women's final. it handing over the trophy at the end of the women's final.— of the women's final. it looks a bit like they are _ of the women's final. it looks a bit like they are rehearsing _ of the women's final. it looks a bit like they are rehearsing the i of the women's final. it looks a bit like they are rehearsing the walk l like they are rehearsing the walk on. . , like they are rehearsing the walk on. . y ., like they are rehearsing the walk on. ., , ., , ., on. yeah, they will do. they have s i ecial on. yeah, they will do. they have special guest. — on. yeah, they will do. they have special guest, inspirational i on. yeah, they will do. they have special guest, inspirational young people who will do the coin toss as well. and do that before the final starts. you will see that on the busias starts. you will see that on the busi as well. they rehearse everything —— they rehearse everything. it will come on for half an hour yet, they have to set up a table
first let's just reflect on what happen on centre court yesterday afternoon. phy at the end of the women's final. it handing over the trophy at the end of the women's final.— of the women's final. it looks a bit like they are _ of the women's final. it looks a bit like they are rehearsing _ of the women's final. it looks a bit like they are rehearsing the i of the women's final. it looks a bit like they are rehearsing the walk l like they are rehearsing the walk on. . , like they are...
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headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world: a danish man is due in court following a shooting at a shopping centrecopenhagen where three people died. ukraine's president vows to take back control of the luhansk region after russian troops occupied the city of lysychansk. the search for survivors resumes in northern italy after six mountaineers were killed when part of a glacier collapsed. more questions for borisjohnson — what did he know about an mp accused of groping young men and when did he know it? and week two of wimbledon gets underway, with rafa nadal hoping to book a place in the quarterfinals. hello and welcome. a 22—year—old is to appear before a judge in denmark accused of killing three people in a shooting in the capital copenhagen on sunday afternoon. several other people were hurt in the attack on the country's biggest shopping centre, three of them are said to be in a critical condition. police say they're still trying to determine a motive but haven't ruled out terrorism. azadeh moshiri reports. people fleeing the people fleeing the sound people fleeing the sound of people fleeing
headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world: a danish man is due in court following a shooting at a shopping centrecopenhagen where three people died. ukraine's president vows to take back control of the luhansk region after russian troops occupied the city of lysychansk. the search for survivors resumes in northern italy after six mountaineers were killed when part of a glacier collapsed. more questions for borisjohnson — what did he know about an mp accused of groping young men and...
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they battled it out for three hours on centre court.rand slams — that takes him ahead of roger federer, who was on 20, and just one within rafael nadal�*s men's singles record of 22. djokovic's numbers here are staggering — it's 39 consecutive wins now on centre court. not been beaten here since 2017, fourth consecutive wimbledon title. he's seen off nick kyrgios in four sets — the australian took the first set and it made some think this could be a possible upset. but time and again with novak djokovic, even at these championships — think about his semifinal against britain's cameron norrie, where he lost the first set, and his quarterfinal againstjannik sinner, he lost the first two — djokovic is so good at resetting and coming back. and within the second, third and fourth sets, he never really looked in trouble thereafter. for nick kyrgios, there were the moments we're used to seeing from him — the chuntering at the umpire, upset with some decisions, upset with his own box, his friends and family who he felt weren't always giving him
they battled it out for three hours on centre court.rand slams — that takes him ahead of roger federer, who was on 20, and just one within rafael nadal�*s men's singles record of 22. djokovic's numbers here are staggering — it's 39 consecutive wins now on centre court. not been beaten here since 2017, fourth consecutive wimbledon title. he's seen off nick kyrgios in four sets — the australian took the first set and it made some think this could be a possible upset. but time and again...
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in the coming hours rafael nadal takes to centre court in his quarter—final when he plays taylor fritz 12 years lost out to the american when they last met in the indian wells final earlier this year. and australia's nick kyrgios will play his first quarter—final at wimbledon since 2014 when he goes up against chile's cristian garin. in the last of the women's quarter—finals 2019 champion simona halep will play american amanada anisimova on centre court while australia's ajla tomljanovic goes up against kazahkstan's elena rybakina on court one. england pulled off a record run chase to beat india at edgbaston on tuesday asjonny bairstow picked up a fourth century in five innings. an unbroken partnership of 269 between bairstow and joe root — who also scored a century — meant the rearranged 5th test saw england win by 7 wickets to square the series at 2—2. a couple of days, we got it back up and about absolutely delighted, very proud of the way the lads have gone about it, obviously when we played against them last summer in the game was cancelled, they were on top of the series, they we
in the coming hours rafael nadal takes to centre court in his quarter—final when he plays taylor fritz 12 years lost out to the american when they last met in the indian wells final earlier this year. and australia's nick kyrgios will play his first quarter—final at wimbledon since 2014 when he goes up against chile's cristian garin. in the last of the women's quarter—finals 2019 champion simona halep will play american amanada anisimova on centre court while australia's ajla tomljanovic...
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the mail have got on the back page, russia enjoy propaganda coup on centre court yesterday. a coup? they are trying to make that out of it. i _ a propaganda coup? they are trying to make that out of it. i can - to make that out of it. i can remember back to the falklands war, when england had to play argentina, and that was regarded as a rerun. i think argentina beat us on that one. but guess, she was born in russia, she wouldn't have been allowed to play if she was playing under the russian flag. there was something in the interview afterwards when she was asked questions to denounce putin and she basically said her english wasn't to be very good and she didn't understand, but nevertheless, great tennis player. she is playing as a classic civilian, so putin can go and take a running jump from my point of view because he's not russian. bind because he's not russian. and sh ama, because he's not russian. and shyama. we — because he's not russian. and shyama, we have _ because he's not russian. and shyama, we have djokovic against bad boy at nick kyrgios today, who do you want
the mail have got on the back page, russia enjoy propaganda coup on centre court yesterday. a coup? they are trying to make that out of it. i _ a propaganda coup? they are trying to make that out of it. i can - to make that out of it. i can remember back to the falklands war, when england had to play argentina, and that was regarded as a rerun. i think argentina beat us on that one. but guess, she was born in russia, she wouldn't have been allowed to play if she was playing under the russian...
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she dropped the first set, but went on to triumph on centre court, beating ons jabeur of tunisia.n pathak reports from wimbledon. in a year where wimbledon banned russian and belarusian players following the invasion of ukraine, it is still a player born in moscow that's won the women's singles title. elena rybakina is not a name we were talking about as a contender at these championships before the start of this tournament — and yet, she walks off with the venus rosewater dish. she started nervously against ons jabeur, the world number two and third seed who, back in her homeland of tunisia, is called the minister of happiness. her rise through the game across the last 18 months has been extraordinary. she was the favourite going into this final, jabeur, she talked about how desperate she was to win this title for the people back home on the first day of eid. she gave herself the best possible start by winning the first set. but then, nerves and even fatigue started to set in, and rybakina found her powerful serve, herall—round power again, to get herself over the line. rybakina,
she dropped the first set, but went on to triumph on centre court, beating ons jabeur of tunisia.n pathak reports from wimbledon. in a year where wimbledon banned russian and belarusian players following the invasion of ukraine, it is still a player born in moscow that's won the women's singles title. elena rybakina is not a name we were talking about as a contender at these championships before the start of this tournament — and yet, she walks off with the venus rosewater dish. she started...