match againstjohanna konta.tish woman to do so since 1978. she is a break ahead. closing in, possibly, on victory. how big would that be for british tennis? it would be fantastic. we're used to seeing andy murray at this stage of the tournament. to havejohanna konta as well, what a great boost it would be for women's tennis. now we are coming to crunch time. we had to see if she can hold her nerve. i think she will. john, thank you for joining i think she will. john, thank you forjoining us. my pleasure. so djokovic will need plenty of rest before his quarterfinal. so too luxembourg's gilles muller, who took four hours and 48 minutes to beat rafa nadal last night. but muller will be hoping to avoid the fate which met the last four players to beat nadal at wimbledon. czech lukas rosol beat the spaniard on centre court in 2012, and promptly lost in straight sets two days later. steve darcis of belgium beat nadal in 2013 as did nick kyrgios in 2014 — both men beaten in their next match. and the same happened to dus

with every match, johanna konta brea ks with every match, johanna konta breaks new ground.e last eight. now britain has been there in three decades. but as the tournament intensifies, her opponents get better. caroline garcia, tipped for the very top. but kaunda has earned her own place amongst the elite. a break in the first game, early authority. commentator: she is playing with confidence. garcia came back to force a tie—break, but conte knows how to disrupt momentum. —— konta knows how to disrupt momentum. garcia has power on court, installed by her father. that has brought her grandson pedigree, she struck back. —— grand slam pedigree. a three—hour epic sober past don beckett, she knows how to hold her now. at 4—4, tension. no break points in the whole set. but the briton was about an opportunity. commentator: johanna konta, wimbledon quarterfinals! the first since anotherjoe. all those yea rs first since anotherjoe. all those years ago. that's pretty special. it's these positions on the situation is, that i dream of, that i dreamt of when i was a little girl, to be pa

i thinkjohanna konta played a very good match. ithink thinkjohanna konta played a very good match.ill be disappointed with how the scoreline went but i think there wasn't an awful lot more she could have done. you have to remember, as much power thatjohanna you have to remember, as much power that johanna konta you have to remember, as much power thatjohanna konta brings into this much, venus has grown up waxing and playing with her sister serena was one of the most powerful athletes and hitters of the ball, so she was able to absorb all that power and she also used her so very effectively. she served a lot into the body, kept effectively. she served a lot into the body, kethohanna konta guessing. it was a fabulous performance and you could see the relief on venus‘s face at the end of the match huge smiles and coped with the match huge smiles and coped with the kind of pressure, up against the crowd, cheering for a home player, it was a very good performance from venus. let's hear what the two players had to say. overall i think all the credit has to go to venus and the way she was

very important forjohanna konta to focus on her own strengths. is a difficult player to beat. i remember trying to analyse her when i had to play her with victoria azarenka and she was a tough player to analyse because she doesn't have many weaknesses. a lot of strengths. she can make winners on both sides, forehand and backhand. i think focus on patterns from venus, focus on the strength of your hammock onto —— johanna konta and try to give it her best. so you have to go back 39 years, to 1978 to find the last time a british woman reached the semi—finals of wimbledon, when virginia wade, then defending champion reached the last four against chris evert — sadly wade couldn't quite manage to make it two finals in a row. but wade has been sharing her thoughts about konta's attempt to emulate her. i thought the match betweenjohanna konta and halep was so compelling. the crowd was behind every point. every point was a little battle on its own and the whole thing was fantastic. she held her nerve unbelievably well. it was halep who couldn't in the end

it was johanna konta who fought back to ta ke it was johanna konta who fought back to take the secondonta once again to control. the first women's semifinalist in 39 yea rs the first women's semifinalist in 39 years for britain. i definitely felt very clear on what i was trying to achieve out there, regardless whether it was going my way or not. i really stuck to myself and tried to create as many opportunities as possible. i knew going into the match against simona halep that she was not going to give me much for free. i definitely had to be the one out there to create my own chances. i felt i out there to create my own chances. ifelt i did out there to create my own chances. i felt i did that. out there to create my own chances. ifelt i did that. i out there to create my own chances. i felt i did that. i took a few of them. this year's french open champion, 20 years old, the youngest woman left in the draw. in her way, the oldest, venus williams. 37. it was the experience of venus williams on the big stage that shone through in the first set. her opponent came backin in the first se

not so johanna konta.d three sets and more than three hours to overcome croatia's donna vekic. joe lynskey was watching this one. her rise through the rankings has put konta to centre. for brits at wimbledon, prominence brings pressure. the last ladies home champion was a0 years ago, but konta's path to round 3 would not be straightforward. donna vekic beat her on grass just weeks ago in nottingham. she is only 21, but she has the skills to be a superpower. konta was having to fight for early parity. a large battle of wills going on out there between two very determined athletes. a first set tie—break felt critical. konta found a way to seize the advantage. but the brit had the same winning possession when these two last met. she knows donna vekic has the tools to make a comeback. the croatian‘s energy brought out the extraordinary. what poise! it forced this match to a deciding set. with so little between them, every service game, pressure. beyond three hours and beyond 12 games, every stride had to be wo

at crucial moments, konta was making more mistakes. sad, but true.hill. the second set went to another tie—break. boom and echo beneath the roof. deep breath, deep breath, now exhale. one set all. into the third, could konta break the halep serve? here we go. 5—4 up. match point, and the crowd on the brink. listen for a scream and watch the reaction. scream. halep distracted, while retaining focus is everything. you don't get the moment again. a0 years since you won, virginia, a0 years. konta says she's believed she could be a champion since she was nine—years—old. well, she's close after this. regardless of whether it was going my way or not, i felt i really stuck to my true self and tried to create as many opportunities as possible. i knew going into the match against simona that she was really not going to give me a match for free. well, perseverance was a thing today, off—court and on it and who sums it up better than venus williams, into another semi—final at 37 and konta's next opponent. history will always hang over british players here, but t

carry on konta.tish number one is heading to the wimbledon semifinals after another three—set thriller on centre court. standing between konta and the wimbledon final — venus williams — the five—time champion — who becomes the oldest semi—finalist at the tournament in 23 years. avoiding pitfalls and potholes. novak djokovic reaches the quarter—finals but is the latest to question the quality of the wimbledon courts. and a fourth stage win at the tour de france for germany's marcel kittel — chris froome retains the yellow jersey. another day, another moment of history forjohanna konta. she's become the first british woman to reach the wimbledon semi finals for 39 years. and in what is becoming something of a theme, she made the centre court crowd suffer. ben croucher watched the action. how is this for service? not every quarterfinalist brings muffins to the locker room butjohanna konta is not every wimbledon quarterfinalist, she is a british one, the first woman to get this far in years. stepping int

johanna konta much happier and more co mforta ble johanna konta much happier and more comfortable onshould quite easily dispatch with jey konta looking like she should quite easily dispatch withjey su—wei. let's heather watson is getting on. she did brilliantly at is born and is looking get here. this could have been a tight match, they are one place apart in the world rankings at 117 and 118 respectively. this is heather watson serving for the match, out on court two. there has been loads of great british tennis for the crowd here on henman hill to cheer. let's have a quick look at another brit in action, the british numberfour annis. another brit in action, the british number four annis. against the giant from croatia, six foot 11 and with one of the fastest serves in tennis. play has resumed there. he just narrowly lost the third set. ka rlovic narrowly lost the third set. karlovic is the world record holder in aces, has whacked down over 12,000 aces in his career. he's doing his best to add to ka rlovic he's doing his best to add to karlovic ‘s tally. british hopes going pretty w

all smiles forjohanna konta, relaxed.to believe she was about to play the biggest match of her life. still, the atmosphere on the training ground is rather different from that of centre court. met with a growing tide of hope and the glare of expectation, but also by venus williams, one of the best the modern game has seen. that is a pressure she is learning to thrive. matching the five—times champion game for game. but as so many opponents have found in the past, when williams is playing like this, one can only stay with herfor so long. the oldest semifinalist for nearly a quarter of a century, still with a power that can keep her above the rest. the break did eventually come, and with it the first set for williams, met with a moment of silence on court. for the british number one, it would be a long way back from here, konta would need all that support and encouragement. there was plenty to cheer, but now her brilliance only coming in flashes, that is all williams would allow. when faced with serves like this, it was all

forjohanna konta, it ends here.e seen so many times, but not for a very long time, here at wimbledon, celebrating a semifinal victory... what a wing it was, her performance, johanna konta did not play badly. what a run she has had. it is over now. not hanging around at the end, johanna konta. she will be desperately disappointed it is over now. she will be up into the top five in the world as she wanted, that she desperately wanted to go all the way here. the match turned on that one break point, venus williams's second service. never looked back. almost relaxed her, that she broke the very next game and ran away with the second set, two solid, did not find the opening she usually sees with her big hitting. sad times recently, difficult times off the court, what winning and smiling, so great to see her smiling, she is through to the final, she will play garbine muguruza of spain. and all the talk aboutjohanna konta, perhaps we should remember that for venus williams, this place has always felt like home, through in

emulating virginia wade would propel johanna konta into sporting superstardom.expectations are, of course, high this year and so far, she is controlling her emotions in a very positive way. i think it is a result of her mental hard work in the past. konta's journey actually began in australia where she was born to hungarian parents before moving to the uk, aged 14. there was one time i came in from the courts outside, i think it was freezing cold, i think she had six layers on, outside on an artificial clay—court and her enthusiasm and hard work, ijust thought it was great. and i came in and said to her father, i said, "this is top 5% in the world material." konta is now turning that potential into reality. three more wins and her dreams will come true. and david joins us live from wimbledon now. such an exciting day, david. the weather has taken a turn for the worse, but fortunately centre court has a roof sojohanna konta will play, and delighted to bejoined by the last british woman to reach the quarterfinals of britain 33 years ago, what willjohanna konta be

konta was born in australia, but the uk is home.ction. garbine muguruza is two breaks to the good upon magdalena rybarikova in the first set. from the current british number one to a former british and one, annabel croftjoins number one to a former british and one, annabel croft joins me. number one to a former british and one, annabel croftjoins me. how big day is this for british tennis?” think it's monumental, actually. —— backin think it's monumental, actually. —— back in 1997 —— in 1978, there was virginia wade. there's a buzz about the championships this year. tennis she's played has been mesmerising. she's got the weight of the nation on her shoulders but it doesn't seem to bother her. shejust on her shoulders but it doesn't seem to bother her. she just needs to keep on applying her formula and doing what she does best. venus williams started at wimbledon in 1997. she is now seeking an eighth grand slam title. what challenge does she posted johanna konta today? beers is very at home on centre court. it's where she's had her g

but the result in the end was the right one forjo konta. ijust wa nt to the right one forjo konta.r one behind us. we are allowed in here for one hour because once we leave here paying guests come in and if you want to buy a ticket to come here and have your lunch here on this balcony and then go and watch some tennis on centre court, it is thousands of pounds, so we are allowed to stay. i think it is the only time we will get in! a beautiful occasion. weather comes in is very lucky. —— whoever comes in. johanna konta has become the first british woman since virginia wade in 1978 to reach the wimbledon semi final. after two tie—brea ks after two tie—breaks and 2.5 hours on centre court, she took the set 6-a. on centre court, she took the set 6—a. next is venus williams. she is a tremendous champion and i feel very humbled and excited to share the court with her again. last time she got the better of me, but we've had many great battles, so hopefully we will be able to create another battle. so konta will be up against venus williams. the 37—year—old american is in fine form. she sa

at crucial moments, konta was making more mistakes. sad, but true.eak. boom and echo beneath the roof. deep breath, deep breath, now ex—hail. one set all. into the third, could konta break the halep serve? here we go. 5—4 up. match point and the crowd on the brink. listen for a scream and watch the reaction. scream. halep distracted, while retaining focus is everything — you don't get the moment again. a0 years since you won, virginia, a0 years. konta says she's believed she could be a champion since she was nine years' old. well, she's close after this. regardless of whether it was going my way or not, i felt i really struck to my true self and tried to create as many opportunities as possible. i knew going into the match against simona, that she was really not going to give me a match for free. well perseverance was a thing today, off—court and on it and who sums it up better than venus williams, into another semifinal at 37 and konta's next opponent. history will always hang over british players here, but the future, the present is nothing to be s

konta! konta! konta!kids from raynes parkjust near wimbledon who played along nicely yesterday, all want to see jo do well today, and so far, i'm not going to try to do the weather forecast because i'm joined by carol, it looks like the roof might be off, what will it be like? not too bad and much milder this morning than this time yesterday with that key northerly breeze gone, northerly isn't a good direction for us, only an outside chance of a shower at wimbledon today and the forecast should stay dry. again we are off to a sunny start but through the day more cloud will develop and we are looking at highs of 20 or 23 in light breezes. if you're coming down to watch, that will feel fairly pleasant. the forecast for everyone is going to be a largely dry one with sunny intervals, but also a few showers. not all of us seeing them of course. if we start at 9am in the south, we do have the sunshine but as we go further north, around the midlands, central and southern england, more cloud around and that could

having saved break point it wasjohanna konta who made the first mistake. taking the first set. into the second and it was the american who seemed to have luck on her side. after taking the break, venus hammered home the advantage with service like this all content could do was get out of the way. —— johanna konta. when match points came, she took them. through two are neither final came, she took them. through two are neitherfinal in her 20th came, she took them. through two are neither final in her 20th at wimbledon. i thought the crowd was very nice to me, actually. bidgood had been more boisterous. the crowd was so had been more boisterous. the crowd was so fair i know they love joe had been more boisterous. the crowd was so fair i know they lovejoe and it isa was so fair i know they lovejoe and it is a lot of pressure and i think she handled it well and it is my experience that helped a lot. fairy tale for magdalena ribarikova. against the odds through to her first grand slam semi—final but against garbine muguraza the game turned into a nightmare. bro

jo konta likes these 3—set thrillers, doesn't she ?sn't she? ithink jo konta likes these 3—set thrillers, doesn't she? i think the centre court crowd might be used with thanks to the history of andy murray but it was an incredible win forjohanna konta. it was a rainy day but those british fans that braved the hell out there and the conditions went home with smiles on theirfaces. ehand conditions went home with smiles on their faces. ehand konta conditions went home with smiles on theirfaces. ehand konta with probably the win of her career so far, becoming the first british woman since virginia wade back in 1978 to make it back to the last fourin 1978 to make it back to the last four in wimbledon. she had to come from a set down against the second seed, simona halep, to do so and it was watched by ben croucher. how is this the service? not every wimbledon would finalist brings muffins to the locker room. she's the first british woman to get to the first british woman to get to the quarterfinals in 39 years. a shaky the quarterfinals in

i think it is all eyes now on johanna konta. absently. i think it is all eyes now onjohanna konta.rbine muguruza. others have now exited the tournament. and i think it does play intojohanna konta ‘s hands. she has a tough quarterfinal two, against simona halep of remaining, who remains the top seed left in the woman‘s brawl. —— someone left in the woman‘s brawl. —— someone halep of romania. butjoanna contact —— johanna konta someone halep of romania. butjoanna contact ——johanna konta has real focus and determination, and i think that has been noted. but let‘s remember, of course, she reached the semifinals of the french open last year and since then has been on an u pwa rd year and since then has been on an upward curve. i think a lot of people are suggesting this could be your anaconda‘s time. people are suggesting this could be your anaconda's time. exciting times in the woman‘s sides. what about the men? andy murray got through today, but a lot of people are suggesting he‘s not quite at his sharpest. i sold tweets from tim henman is guessing he‘s not a peakfitness. it's guessing

all eyes on jo konta me too! i am not in control. all eyes onjo konta this afternoon.play so confidently. 0ver the last couple of years, if you have been watching her play, there isa have been watching her play, there is a shift, she has always had a great game, the talent and the skill, but something mentally may have shifted this time. let us hear from clare balding who looks back at whatjo konta from clare balding who looks back at what jo konta has from clare balding who looks back at whatjo konta has been up to during this wimbledon. 0n court, she rarely lets the mask slip. we hardly get to peer beyond the professional veneer. what a battle! what resilience! but there is another side to her. to ta ke there is another side to her. to take a break, she bakes cakes. she has been handing out muffins to the coaching team, the best on tour, she claims. maybe it is useful preparation because wimbledon is all about rising at the right time. the last woman to reach this stage was the lovelyjo last woman to reach this stage was the lovely jo durie last woman to reach this s

i printed up a load ofjohanna konta christmas t—shirts. printed up a load ofjohanna konta christmas t-shirts cannot shift them now! just change the date, next year. we got excited. you cannot get too overexcited. i don't care much for tennis. she is in the top five now. we still have jamie murray and heather watson in the doubles, with their partners martina hingis. and their partners martina hingis. and the football season is only a few weeks away! every silver lining has a cloud! that's it for the papers tonight. don't forget you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. it's all there for you seven days a week at bbc.co.uk/papers. and if you miss the programme any evening, you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. thank you, jack and michael. next, it must be the weather. the weather is looking good for most of us tomorrow. a bit of rain this evening and overnight. mostly across northern areas. it has already been raining in northern ireland, scotland, through the lake district. this band of cloud should be out of the way tomorrow, but for the time being we have g

konta found a way to seize the advantage.sion when these two last met. the croatian‘s energy brought out the extraordinary. last met. the croatian‘s energy brought out the extraordinary] what poise! it forced this match to a deciding set. with so little between them, every service game, pressure. beyond three hours and beyond 12 games, every stride had to beyond 12 games, every stride had to be worth it. you censor millimetres are going to decide the outcome of this match. to force the opportunity, konta had to dig deep. break points were so rare, so take them. what a battle, what resilience. it is just them. what a battle, what resilience. it isjust a nice feeling now not having to keep going out there. we were out there for a long time, and both of us baffled incredibly hard, so whoever was going to come out... river was going to draw the short straw was going to be hurting, and obviously, ifeel very fortunate to have come to that. to the third round for the first time, butjohanna konta has high hopes for here. they have wa

konta lost in straight sets, 6—4, 6—2.one, annabel croft. it was not to be. sadly, it wasn't to be. it was such an incredible atmosphere out on centre court today, it was electric, you could have heard a pin drop and it was very intense between the two players at the start of the match right up until three all and then johanna konta had a couple of opportunities, a break point, an opportunity on a second serve of venus williams and she wasn't able to capitalise. she then had another couple of break points at 4—1; and was not able to capitalise and venus williams banging down some big serves and aggressive play and after that she got broken and her level just dropped off as venus williams level seem to rise to the occasion. it was a fantastic contest but 37 yea rs of it was a fantastic contest but 37 years of age, venus williams was spectacular. it is an amazing achievement. johanna konta has made the semifinal and she is the first british woman to do so in nearly a0 yea rs british woman to do so in nearly a0 years and we m

through expectation and adversity konta has filed a way to keep winning.e final. success for the british players, but there won't be a third wimbledon title for rafael nadal this year. he lost out in an epic five—setter to gilles muller that lasted nearly five hours on court number one. the 16th seed from luxembourg took the first two sets. he has won more matches on grass this season that anyone else. and he showed why in the early part of the match. it looked like the spaniard was heading home, but nadal‘s fighting spirit saw him come back to win sets three and four — taking the match into a decider. which looked like it might go on all night! muller eventually taking the final set 15 games to 13. a famous win for the world number 26. he'll face marin cilic in the quarterfinals. roger federer had few of the same problems with a straight sets win over grigor dimitrov. 6-4, 6-2, 6-4. federer‘s going for an eight wimbledon title and will play in his 50th grand slam quarter final on wednesday. tuesday then will bring the women's quarter finals, with five—tim

konta meanwhile needs to beat the second seed simona halep.continue on court one. muguruza up against svetla na kuznetsova. and either magdalena rybarikova or coco vandeweghe will be in the semi—finals. romelu lukaku is officially the most expensive player to move between two british clubs. his transfer finally confirmed. he's signed a 5—year—deal at manchester united — who've paid everton $97 million initially. the belgian's joined his new team—mates in los angeles for their pre—season tour. the transfer‘s believed to include $20 million in potential additions. lukaku's new managerjose mourinho says the 24—year—old will be a natural fit. he added: "he's a big player and big personality who wants to improve at the biggest club." meanwhile, wayne rooney's been speaking at his first news conference after re—signing for everton from manchester united. he says his career‘s not winding down. quite the opposite. i always play like to have someone to prove. i am not going into retirement, i am to prove. i am not going into retirement, iam ready to pr

johanna konta has been on fine form so johanna konta has been on fine form so far in this tournament,e? yes, she has. fantastic form in her last match, her quarterfinal where she knocked out the number two seed and today is another big challenge for her when she plays venus williams, the american who is one fight singles titles here. she should be confident going into that match and she was practising on court today as she seemed focused and calm ahead of that match. the weight of the nation will be on her shoulders but those who know her best expect her to be just that calm and collected. the character traits, the dedication, the groundedness that she brings in those competitive situations is something that her competitors are going to have to find a way, or find a way over, because she has learnt how to bring that tenacity and create that competitive spirit and she is not going to give that away easily. if not, she is going tojust get better and better. johanna konta will be second up on centre court today and the first semifinal is currently underway. so far the 2015 finalist, the

johanna konta is on centre court right now facing venus williams.ears. hugh is at wimbledon for us. how are things looking? of the british fans out on the hill at the moment, gasping for every shot between johanna at the moment, gasping for every shot betweenjohanna konta and venus williams and what has been the biggest match of konta's career so far, the first set is very tight. it has gone with serve, 5—a to venus williams, playing very well any tenth game at 30—30, really to stay ina set tenth game at 30—30, really to stay in a set of konta. a good start so far, she's not out of it. venus williams has all the experience here, eight times a finalist, a very big match forjohanna konta. after that win over simona halep, she will be very confident, as it is he the light picks here, 30—0 here, johanna konta was here she can stay in the match... as you can see, still playing quite well against venus williams. a difficult match for her, but she well, if she can come through, move on to face dabbing but she well, if she can come thi’l group, ove on to fa

he is johanna konta's biggest fan.it of the first set i enjoyed because konta was down the match and then she lost it after she lost those two break points. at eastbourne tennis club they know a lot about the game. they know their favourite player didn't play well today but over the past few weeks she has done everyone proud. she had eve ryo ne she has done everyone proud. she had everyone behind. couldn't ask for much more. wejust had to wait everyone behind. couldn't ask for much more. we just had to wait till next year. but despite today's defeat, the future forjohanna konta in tennis is signed and sealed. finally this hour — the remarkable story of an elephant found swimming nearly ten miles out to sea off the coast of sri lanka. a navy patrol boat tried to rescue the mammal, which is thought to have been caught in a current. imagine the shock coming across an elephant that far out. time for a look at the weather with tomasz. the weekend is fast approaching and the weather is looking a little mixed over the next fe

came up to six o'clock the british number one womanjohanna konta was battling it out on centre courtn her quarterfinal and it was decided to keep showing that match on bbc one instead of the scheduled use at six, and on bbc two they had abandoned their planned wimbledon coverage for unscheduled repeats, as rain meant no other matches were being played. confused 7 rain meant no other matches were being played. confused? john wilson did not understand the logic. another viewer pat brown was also annoyed by this and recorded this video to explain why. hello. we have been subscribers of the radio times for many years but when it comes to wimbledon the scheduling might as well go out of the window. prime example of this was on tuesday, when at six o'clock the news was turned over onto bbc two, can't wimbledon fa ns over onto bbc two, can't wimbledon fans click the channel? perhaps not. and no london news at all that night. why was that? not very good, bbc. the london news was in fact shown that evening later than scheduled but in other parts of the uk such as scotland and northern ireland

but on centre court, roof closed, konta found her range. nothing. look at. but halep's point, and since, halep's set. well, first it is just an opportunity for resilience, as they say on the hill. in the second set, konta kept running and kept her composure. but there was no closure and so another tie—break, 6—5, deep breath, deep breath. now, exhale. one set alland on it went. yes, into the third set, can tell you that johanna on it went. yes, into the third set, can tell you thatjohanna konta is just managing to hold serve in her first serve in this game. so it is at 1-1. first serve in this game. so it is at 1—1. waiting first serve in this game. so it is at1—1. waiting on first serve in this game. so it is at 1—1. waiting on the semifinals, the superb venus williams, through to another semifinal. novak djokovic did get his fourth—round match eventually, straight sets, but he was annoyed afterwards that wimbledon didn't schedule has much to finish last night. this evening, forget the rain, we're going to finish under the roof on centre c

andy murray and rafael nadal picked apart their opponents with ease, whilejohanna konta came through an epic three—hour battle. but one of the favourites, petra kivitova, has been knocked out. austin halewood reports. if spectators felt shortchanged on day two centre court, they got their money's worth on wednesday when defending champion andy murray came up defending champion andy murray came up against unpredictable dustin brown and in a flash of drop shots, volleys a nd brown and in a flash of drop shots, volleys and lobs the german didn't disappoint. but the world number one then took control, taking the first set and then showing some tricks of his own. brown has upset the odds before, beating rafael nadal on centre court, but no shocks today, andy murray taking control and cruising through to the third round. once i got the break in the third set, i could see the shots he was going to play a little quicker and that allowed me to get to some of thejob that allowed me to get to some of the job volleys and come up with some passing shots. and i played well. rafael nadal hasn't mad

but what had happened to konta?ame down on the day and venus played better than me. that‘s really all i can say. i mean, i think i‘ve definitely got a lot more to improve on and there‘s a lot of exciting things i can still get better at. well, we always felt this was an open women‘s tournament, there was an opportunity. an opportunity, it turns out, for her sister. last week, venus was in tears, talking about the car accident back home. now, she‘s in anotherfinal, at 37, at the place she loves. i thought the crowd was very nice to me, actually. they could have really been even more boisterous. i thought the crowd was so fair, and i know that they love jo and she gave it her all today. it‘s a lot of pressure. i thought she handled it well, and i think my experience just helped a lot. dealing with this disappointment isjo konta‘s next challenge. she‘s ranked high enough to expect titles, but the future offers no guarantees of more opportunities like this one. joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon.

she could meetjohanna konta later in the draw.wn afterwards when asked about the recent fatal car crash she was involved in. earlier, she'd had to work hard to dispatch her first round opponent elise mertens of belgium. the american won the first set on a tie break, and eventually wrapped up a straight sets win by taking the second 6—4. but williams had to be led from her post match news conference in tears when asked about last month's crash. there are really no words to describe how devastating... yeah. i'm completely speechless. it's just... yeah, i mean, i'mjust... maybe i should go? way from the tennis everton have had another busy day in the transfer market — completing the signing of burnley and england defender michael keane. the fee is around £25 million but could rise to 30 million which would equal the deal agreed for goalkeeper jordan pickford from sunderland. everton have also confirmed the signing of the spanish striker sandro ramirez from malaga. aston villa have signed the former chelsea and england captain john te

she beat konta to take the title which knocked her confidence a little bit

a big day forjohanna konta.five—time champion venus william to become the first british woman to reach a wimbledon final for 40 years. the last time that happen was back in 1977, when virginia wade took the title. there's every chancejo could make the final, having beat venus three out of the five times they've played. that match is second on centre court today. meanwhile, world number one andy murray says it's possible he'll take several weeks off to recover fully from his hip injury. he was of course beaten in five sets by american sam querrey yesterday and looked in pain throughout, limping between points. elsewhere, the former fifa official, chuck blazer, seen here on the left, has died aged 72. the american had been banned from all football activities for life two years ago, after admitting charges of tax evasion. he'd been suffering from cancer, but did turn whistle blower to help investigators uncover corruption in football. and england have secured their place in the semifinals of the women's world cup.

konta playing the number two seed. let's talk tojohn watson. if konta playing the number two seed.ough the ringer. that is whatjohanna konta is doing. she is playing simona halep. it is underneath the roof. it wasjohanna halep. it is underneath the roof. it was johanna konta halep. it is underneath the roof. it wasjohanna konta who dropped the first set on a tie—break. it looks like we could be heading for a tie—break in the second. these pictures live from centre court. hallat took the first set. it is 6—6 in the second set. it is incredibly tight as we head into the tie—break. it has been an incredible story for johanna konta. you might remember that she has been the pretournament favourite, one of the favourites. as a lot of the top seeds fell away the attention fell on her. having made it through to the quarterfinals alongside andy murray, the first british player to have done that since 1973, can she reached the semifinals? she is certainly up against it. it would be some achievement if she could do it. against it. it would be some achievement if she could do itm is exhausting

johanna konta is on court, knocking up johanna konta is on court, knocking up against venus williams.he is hoping to go one better than that and reach the final. she wants to play a spanish opponent on saturday. but in order to do so, she must ove rco m e but in order to do so, she must overcome that lady there, venus williams, five times wimbledon champion, let's be honest, a tennis legend. such a fantastic grand winner. ifjohanna konta is to become the first british women to reach a wimbledon singles final for a0 yea rs, reach a wimbledon singles final for a0 years, she must beat venus williams. johanna konta is the sixth seed, just 26 years old, venus williams is the tenth seed, and she is 37 years old, but of course she brings with her so much experience. konta has not won any grand slam tournaments, williams has won the seven. centre court is packed for this match, and it is interesting butjohanna konta is very dramatic previous round win over simona halep, who is the number two seed, that attracted the biggest television audience of the tournament, so far. centre court packed fo

dangerously, for konta, the nottingham win may be a breakthrough for her.a treat coming up for the audience on centre court later because another brit in action that will get packed out for, defending champion world number one andy murray. he sets out after the konta match taking on dustin brown of germany, a flamboyant very popular player, loves the trick shots, has the characteristic dreadlocks. everyone loves to watch him. andy murray has been on the practice courts. he still has the problem with the hip, did not bother him too much in the first round in his first match. some stiffness from murray as he walks to the baseline, a little bit of a grimace and dustin brown will prove a bit of a challenge than his first contender did. he says he isafun his first contender did. he says he is a fun guy to watch and i am hoping he is a fun guy to beat as well. thank you very much. and dustin brown is a good player. he beat rafa nadal a couple of years ago on centre court. england's women have been in brilliant form in their latest match at the cricket world cup a

finally, back to tennis, and the defeats of britain's great hopes andy murray and johanna konta.he headlines from the news at six on wednesday and thursday. commentator: game, set and match! and andy murray crashes out of the quarterfinals at wimbledon and finally admits he was injured. and the end of a dream for britain's johanna konta as she crashes out of the wimbledon semifinals. sarah wondered: thank you for your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions on bbc mews and current affairs and even appear on the programme, you can call us or e—mail newswatch. you can find us on twitter and have a look at our website. that is all from us. we will be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. hello there. some decent, dry, and also for some sunny weather around this weekend. but there will be a lot of cloud around at times, threatening some rain, particularly on saturday. and throughout saturday, the air gets warmer and more muggy. it is because of this warm front pushing its way eastwards, dragging in the air from the mid—atla ntic.

all smiles forjohanna konta, relaxed.ggest match of her life. still the atmosphere on the training ground is rather different from that of centre court. met with a growing tide of hope and the glare of expectation but also by venus williams, one of the best the modern game has seen. that is a pressure she is learning to thrive. matching the five times champion game for game. but as so many opponents have found in the past when williams is playing like this, one can only stay with herfor so long. the like this, one can only stay with her for so long. the oldest semifinalist for nearly a quarter of a century still with a power that can keep her above the rest. the break did eventually come, and with it it the first set for william, metropolitan police with a moment of silence on court. for the british number one it would be a long way back from here, konta would need all that support and encouragement. there was plenty to cheer but now her brilliance only coming in flash, that is all williams would allow. when faced with se

johanna konta is now the favourite to ta ke johanna konta is now the favourite to take the title withnocked out yesterday. she hopes to be here for the full two weeks of the tournament after a great three match win over donna vekic. konta feeling confident coming into this one. later on, a really great treat as well. another british champion, of course, andy murray, he is out on centre court to wrap things up for the day's proceedings, goodness knows what time it will be, 5pm, 6pm and maybe even 7pm. he takes on fabio fognini, the italian, the 28th seed. they are 3-3 the italian, the 28th seed. they are 3—3 in their head—to—head. it would bea 3—3 in their head—to—head. it would be a shock if the only britain not to get through today be the reigning champion. it's been an interesting first session for england's cricketers on day 2 of the opening test against south africa at lord's. the morning started with the end of a sensation debut innings as captain forjoe root. out for 190. moeen ali kept the scoreboard ticking over with a few boundaries. but he didn't last too long either as engl

and nadal in his match will stop all eyes are on johanna konta?n some of her matches —— she has been playing some great tennis will stop tips for the title? i will go with nadal, and i will alsojump i will go with nadal, and i will also jump on the i will go with nadal, and i will alsojump on the bandwagon i will go with nadal, and i will also jump on the bandwagon and i will go with nadal, and i will alsojump on the bandwagon and go forjohanna konta. the weather is good and the action is underway and it will be fascinating and by the end of the day we have the quarterfinal line—ups complete and there might be two british players in it. we will see. time for a look at the weather, here's ben rich. much more changeable through the week ahead, some real ups and downs in the forecast. 0ne week ahead, some real ups and downs in the forecast. one thing heading down is the temperature, some cooler days and fresher nights too, especially in the south where it has been so warm and humid. some rain at times, but still some spells of sunshine and there has

konta going through.a going through. it is two out of four players going out for written because there's been another defeat on the men's side. two players left standing, ali as bedene was out on court number two at 11:30am against, and he lost in straight sets in the end. a very tight first set. it went to a tie—break and that was one micron, then there was a straightforward states win for the number 16. he was expected to win that one but he will be pleased with his performance at wimbledon this year. and, of course, andy murray what tied things up, it is absolutely packed out there. thousands of people packed onto the hill. andy murray was training out on the courts this morning and gave his fans a chance to get up close and see him as he prepared for his match against fabio fognini, the number 28 seeds. a packed match, they both played six times before and they have won three of them apiece. the biggest test so far for andy murray coming up a little bit later on this evening. we will be back for more

that is what konta is thinking now.to win one match at the time and she needs to use the crowd, she needs to be thejimmy needs to use the crowd, she needs to be the jimmy connors needs to use the crowd, she needs to be thejimmy connors of the women's draw and if you does that, i think she could win it. heather watson use the crowd, what a brilliant match. there was that one moment when she made the challenge too late. was it a turning point or do you think it would have gone the same way anyway? i think the ball was in, i think she wa nted i think the ball was in, i think she wanted to double check. it was around 2—2 in the third set. there we re around 2—2 in the third set. there were a few soft second service coming in, she needed to take that forehand and give it a wallop. this is something she can learn for the future, go for it in the big moments. who do you think being strong in the women's draw. azarenka is back after having a baby boy, only five matches in since returning? you can't forget about williams, i thin

but i think we might see johanna konta in the final. want? not anything, really, to be honest! one of the largest icebergs ever recorded has broken away from an ice shelf in antarctica. the block is about a quarter of the size of wales, and is calculated to weigh a trillion tonnes. an american satellite observed the iceberg while passing over the larsen c ice shelf. so, just how big is this? it is absolutely immense. it is deep winter in the antarctic, submit to not have great pictures, but the satellites going over, and they are getting some ideas of where it has broken, and we see the crack in the satellite images. you know icebergs stand more above the water than they do below, actually, the other way around, it is 30 metres above the surface, 200 metres below. in the top three, four orfive in surface, 200 metres below. in the top three, four or five in the satellite era, we think this is, but backin satellite era, we think this is, but back in the 1950s the us navy spotted one that they set for something like 35,000 square kilometre

konta has worked very ha rd a decider. the mental side of the sport. 0 say, the fans tried to raise the roof. she became the first woman from britain into the semifinal since 1978. today, all eyes will be on the defending champion andy murray and his semifinal. he is placing the american sam querry. the match gets under way about one o'clock. the american is a rear of his underdog billing. playing against the number one, you just have to go out there and do your best. it is going to be the toughest match for me and i am going to have to play very well. i have to hope i'm in a lot of first serves in and play as aggressive as ican. serves in and play as aggressive as i can. thank you very much. the king and queen of spain have arrived on the first day of a three—day state visit. king felipe vi and his wife queen letizia will be officially greeted by the queen and the duke of edinburgh in the next hour, in what is expected to be the duke's last state visit before he retires from official duties later this year. our royal corr

that billing is bestowed upon johanna konta. the collective achievement. it's a very, very positive thing. and again it is another great opportunity for us to promote our sport, on the women's side, yeah, at home, obviously, at the biggest event that is at home. i feel very fortunate to be a part of that movement. and it is a movement that's generating plenty of excitement and support. around 40,000 people will be here today in the queue for centre court and court one, tickets for tomorrow is already full. it should make for an electric atmosphere as murray, konta, heather watson and aljaz bedene bid for a place in round four. if you head towards the middle weekend, you feel you are really involved in the tournament and really in it. being a brit you either feel that way to the expectation and pressure but you also feel that you have enormous support as well so you want to give them what they are cheering for. aljaz bedene was the first under way against 6illes muller of luxembourg. he stands a good chance of winning, each of th

konta will ta ke queen's silverjubilee. konta will take on venus williams on thursday. to do the same later than his quarterfinal on centre court. he takes on his american opponent and he thinks that his opponent will be a challenging opponent. his brotherjamie and martina hingis are through to the last eight of the mixed doubles after winning in straight sets. the match was stopped twice because of rain but they won in an hour and ii minutes. these two are brilliant. they are brothers and wild cards in the men's doubles and becoming one of the unlikely success stories of the tournament. they are through to the tournament. they are through to the quarterfinals but did not expect to last two weeks because they only got their hotel for a week. they are liverpool fans and have sorted somewhere to stay, a hotel next to sta mford somewhere to stay, a hotel next to stamford bridge. we will have more at 9:30am live from wimbledon. it was exactly four weeks ago that fire broke out at grenfell tower in north kensington, and this programme has discovered that fewer than half the

johanna konta. tipping the star to knockout venus williams in the semifinal.but what a win. absolutely. centre court, when they close the roof and there are british players on, it is absolutely a brilliant atmosphere. worth a few games in itself to the player because they gets so much support. she benefited today and played extraordinarily well. i think the second time she has come back to being set down and that doesn't seem to worry her now. she showed such grit. i watched bits of it and the end. note bass, have done work. was just catching up. it was astonishing. we have ourselves a proper tennis player. has hungarian parrots, she was born —— she has hungarian parents. she was born in australia. there is a monitor in the middle of the desk andi monitor in the middle of the desk and i can watch it. but i don't! notes to boss. thanks for looking at the stories behind the headlines. goodbye. the evening, and unsettled spell of weather across england and wales with some areas seeing over an inch of rain fall. in the south—west and across wales, you could see it

it is incredible to think johanna konta did this.only one left in the side of the draw on the women's side. also through, this player. there was a delay due to atrocious weather. a surprise package. she played incredibly well on the grass of late. she deserves it. a first semi—final appearance for her. also, the beaten finalist two years ago in 2015. she came through her match against svetla na. 2015. she came through her match against svetlana. she is deserving of her place in the semifinals following a great run for her at the tournament. she will go up against angelique kerber, the world number one for the women. john watson reporting there. wednesday is men's quarter—finals day at the all england club. defending champion, andy murray, is first out on centre court. he plays the american, sam querrey. for more details just go to our website, bbc.com/sport. three seven—month—old tigers are on their way to start a new life in france, after being rescued from a tiny box bound for syria. caroline davies reports. waiting to go to their