speaking to our tennis correspondent russell fuller, the king of wimbledon said he always believed he and the 35—year—old is now focussing on returning to the top of the world rankings. i think it is going to be... yes, three, four way race, or maybe a two way race

speaking to our tennis correspondent russell fuller, the king of wimbledon said he always believed he could win at the all england club again, and the 35—year—old is now focussing on returning to the top of the world rankings. i think it is going to be... yes, three, four way race, or maybe a two way race with me and nadal, if andy murray drops his number one ranking. but all of a sudden it and he starts winning again, we all have to start winning again, we all have to start winning again, we all have to start winning again but if he starts dropping points, we willjust get there. i am dropping points, we willjust get there. iam hoping it is dropping points, we willjust get there. i am hoping it is against rafa, because it would mean a lot to him to get back to world number one but i was just trying to explain to the press that i haven't thought about the whole lot yet. i have to speak to the team and decide how much i am going tojust chase it for the near future, so, much i am going tojust chase it for the nearfuture, so, like, maybe just get the world number one at least one more tim

i'm joined by the bbc‘s russell fuller, who will be commentating on the roger federer— tomas berdychven that marin cilic and sam querrey have a history of playing a five hour match, but there is no question he is the strong favourite against tomas berdych. he is one of those players —— tom —— tomas berdych probably recorded more wins than most against him a few yea rs wins than most against him a few years back, in recent years it has been pretty much one—way traffic. federer has had two straightforward and impressive wins against dangerous opponents in the last few rounds. but 35—year—olds, even federer, are prone to having the odd bad day. federer is still going strong. explain his legendary status in the game. he had set records that may never be broken anywhere, then a period of injury. the bat was costock —— the back was causing him a lot of debt problems in 2013. last year it was problems with his need, as he turned suddenly having from his twins a bar. but he took six months out of rest and recuperation. only two men have beaten him all year. there you have it, the definitive

but he told the bbc‘s russell fuller it was a special moment for him to go one better on the seven titlesit is very special but it is borderline strange for me, because pete will always be my hero and just because i have surpassed his feat here at wimbledon, it doesn't change anything for me, he is still my guy. after our match in 2001, to think that one day i would surpass him, i never thought that would be possible in my wildest dreams, so i take it as it is and i really run with it, i enjoy it. i'm happy, the people and fans were happy for me again yesterday, so it was just another incredible day here at wimbledon. wimbledon has been too kind, too nice to me over all these years and to be the record—holder, for the first time for a male to win eight wimbledons, i will always be that guy, it is very, very special and pete remains my hero for life, of course. how tempted are you by the prospect of being world number one again? it looks almost certain that you or rafael nadal will take over from andy murray at some point in the near future. it is a fantastic storyline for the next few mon

murray's been practising at the all england club today and our tennis correspondent russell fuller hassion of the day. it is certainly an intense session. he is hitting the ball with more conviction than he was yesterday when he returned to the court for the first time in three days. clearly he is still limping visibly between points. his team are very positive, at least outwardly, about his chances of being competitive over the next couple of weeks, but andy murray is still a long way away from where he would like to be at the start of a grand slam. you have to bear in mind that he is the sort of person who is in these championships to win them. we may learn more tomorrow when he is due to speak to the bbc but he is certainly giving it everything to be as fit as he can for the start on monday afternoon. novak djokovic has completed the ideal warm—up for wimbledon by winning his first title since january. he beat gael monfils in straight sets at eastbourne. that was after karolina pliskova won the women's tournament by defeating caroline wozniaki. tim hague watched both matches. when o

his takes on marin cilic in the final this afternoon — our tennis correspondent russell fuller is thereorning. good morning. roger federer, once again, looking to rate his name in the history books. it will be very familiar walk him, coming out for the final. he is trying to win for the final. he is trying to win for the eighth time and this will be his 11th the eighth time and this will be his iith final. he has lost a couple of the more recent finals and has been injured in recent times. he reached the semifinal last year, struggling with a knee injury. he took the clay—court season off in order to prepare for wimbledon this year then it seems to be no very good move. he has not dropped a single set during the course of the tournament. although the two british players came up short in the single stores, and the money, we have a definite victory coming up for a british player in the mixed doubles. heather watson is one of the teams and jamie murray, the brother of handy, as in the other. jamie murray is playing with martina hingis. but they are up against the reigning champions, which

but he told the bbc‘s russell fuller it was a special moment for him to pass pete sampras‘ seven titlesow much i want to chase it for the near future. or maybe finish the year as world number one, which would be a bigger deal. but maybe that mix a difference, being world number one for a week or the year—end. so, i have to have a bit ofa year—end. so, i have to have a bit of a meeting and a discussion with my team about that in the coming weeks. britain'sjoanna konta has moved up to number four in the world in the new rankings out today. konta reached the semi—finals of the ladies singles at wimbledon before losing to venus willams. she was ranked seventh before the tournament started. andy murray remains world number one despite going out in the men's semi—finals. england are trying their best to salvage something from the second test against south africa. the fourth day is underway at trent bridge right now. england are currently 55—3. cook has 23 but captainjoe root is finally off the mark on six. they've got a target of 474 and if they do manage that, it would be a world record for

his sights on becoming world number one at least once more in his career but he told the bbc‘s russell fuller titles. it's very special but it's borderline strange for me because he'll always be my hero. because i've surpassed his feat, it doesn't change anything for me, he's still my guy. that's after our match here in 2001, that's one day i would surpass him, i never thought that would be possible in my wildest dreams so i take it as it is andi wildest dreams so i take it as it is and i run with it, i enjoy it and i'm happy. people and fans were happy for me. yesterday was another incredible day here at wimbledon. wimbledon's been too kind to me over all these years and for me to be the record holder, for a male to win the first eight wimbledons, i'll always be that guy and that's very, very special and pete remains my hero always, of course. how tempted are you at the prospect of being the world number one. it is a favnt storyline? -- fantastic storyline? absolutely. it's going to be a three or four—way race or maybe a two way race with me and rafa when andy drops his number one. but all o

our tennis correspondent russell fuller was watching. the ball with more conviction than he was yesterday when he returned to the court for the first time in three days. clearly he is still limping visibly between points. his team are very positive, at least outwardly, about his chances of being competitive over the next couple of weeks, but andy murray is still a long way away from where he would like to be at the start of a grand slam. you have to bid in mind that he is the sort of person who is in these championships to win them. we may learn more tomorrow when he is due to speak to the bbc but he is certainly giving it everything to be as fit as he can for the start on monday afternoon. we will have the very latest from eastbourne in just a we will have the very latest from eastbourne injust a moment. onto the cricket. alex hale's brilliant century looks like it could win the match for nottinghamshire in the royal london one day cup final at lord's against surrey. there was drama from the very first ball of the day in surrey‘s inning

but he told the bbc‘s russell fuller it was a special moment for him to go one better that pete sampras me because he'll always be my hero, not because i've surpassed his feat here at wimbledon, that dun't change anything for me, he still is my guy, you know. that is after the match here in 2001, that one day i would surpass him, i never thought that would be possible in my wildest dreams. i take it as it is and i run with it, enjoy it and i'm happy that the people and fans were happy for me again yesterday. it was just another incredible day here at wimbledon. wimbledon's been too kind and too nice to me over all these yea rs. and too nice to me over all these years. now to be the record holder for the first time for a male to win eight wimbledons, i'll always be that guy, it's very, very special and pete remains my hero for life, obvious. how tempted are you by the prospect of being world number one? it looks almost certain that you or rafa will take over andy murray in the future. it is at least a fantastic storyline? absolutely. i think it's going to be a three or four way race or m

russell fuller talking to the brilliant roger federer, so special he said it was and also interestingry delighted jodie whittaker is to become the 13th doctor. ian says i wish her all the best, then he goes on the say, i‘m one of the minority who won‘t be watching after 40 years of being a fan. i bet you any money you will not be able to resist, even if it‘s for curiosity sake watching jodie whittaker. she‘s going to be in the christmas special isn‘t she. we‘ll see what happens after that. alex says, the fact there is even a discuss about the next one being a woman, itjust goes to show gender inequality still exists. surgical mesh could be banned for some surgical operations, that goes to parliament today. we‘ll bring you the details tomorrow. some clear spells across and although. more on the way of cloud pushing into the south—west. 0vernight lows between 11 and 18 celsius. as we move through the next few days, starting to see see temperatures increasing, becoming increasingly muggy with the risk of a thunderstorm midweek. this is bbc news and these are the top stories developing at