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By Piers Newbery at Wimbledon

1150: We have a few questions regarding Jamie Murray and when he and Liezel Huber are in action in their mixed semi against Mark Knowles and Anna-Lena Groenefeld, which is a name I enjoy saying but not typing. Well, that match is down for a court 'to be arranged', surely with the thought that they could follow the men on Centre if the semis don't last too long.

1145: A quick journey around the grounds through the all-seeing TV system informs me that 'The Hill', as I've decided to call it until someone makes a definitive decision, is pretty full but appears to be a scene of pre-Murraymania calm for the moment. Court Two, meanwhile, remains almost completely empty but presumably will fill up once word spreads that there are big screens up for the men's semis.

Murray 'not thinking about' semi

1136: It's time we heard from the man himself, and fresh from cornering Larry Stefanki (see 0948), the BBC's Gary Richardson tailed Andy Murray, Hacker-style, from the practice courts yesterday. Meanwhile, there are rumours sweeping Commentary Box Four that colleagues were barred from the press restaurant yesterday. My body simply will not cope without a stir fry for a second day in succession.

1130: A clever lady in The Guardian yesterday described the plethora of tennis tweets as "banal". I've looked it up and it means 'common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable'. Well, prepare to eat that word. Bob Bryan has revealed: "Don't order your steak 'medium-well' in England unless you want beef jerkey." Andy Roddick says: "Off to grab some breakfast with the wife." Andy Murray reveals: "Beat ross h 80 nil at table football this evening." And Venus tells us: "After my matches these days I listen to 311, Mindspin and Flowing. It makes me feel invincible." Banal indeed! Ths is gold.

1123: We're just over an hour-and-a-half from the start of the men's semi-finals, with Roger Federer and Tommy Haas first on Centre at 1300 BST. The weather remains cloudy and muggy but rain does not appear imminent and we're predicting a roofless afternoon. And Court Two remains pretty empty despite the screens that will show the men's semis, while 'The Hill' is filling up nicely.

1118: "I've really laughed at those Fred Perry tales of yore. It's sent me into a wholly unproductive search for more nuggets of truth about this man. The best i've found...apparently he invented the wrist sweat band. A turning point in the history of tennis?"
From TheTippingPoint on 606

1118: "Please, please, please get the double act of The Mole and Hacker to interview Leconte and Bahrami......"
From John J via text

1115: BBC Sport's Ian Westbrook on Twitter: "There is a screen up in each corner of Court Two which will show the men's semis live. Loads of space there now so if in grounds grab a seat."

1113: The man from Germany's ARD radio is in Commentary Box Four early today on Tommy watch. No sign of Dutch Dirk yet. He's probably enjoying a continental breakfast somewhere in the village before strolling down the hill in his flip flops.

1110: "It's Chico Time! Or at least it was once, back in dark period of Great Britain's history. The X-Factor abomination was in attendance yesterday and was spied by a star-struck colleague who bemoaned the fact that he didn't have his camera with him to grab an interview. Words were exchanged between us and common sense was quickly restored. The same colleague also texted me at 7.45 this morning to ask if I had a cricket helmet to bring to Wimbledon today. I think things are getting on top of him."
BBC Sport Mole

1104: Enough of that nonsense. We are just one hour from the first balls being struck in anger today, with Courts Four, 12 and 18 seeing junior action from 1200 BST. Americans Devin Britton and Jordan Cox meet on Four while Aussie Bernie Tomic - a favourite of Cheese - and Russian Andrey Kuznetsov play on 12 in the boys' semis.

1058: "Easy. Snog a-rod, marry Fed, date Haas (temperamental german, should be fun) avoid murray. Sorry, me bad brit.."
From Katie, at work- they've blocked live bbc streaming!! - via text

1055: So what happens on Court One today while the big boys take charge of Centre? It's doubles time with the Williams sisters up against Black and Huber first at 1300 BST, followed by the more mature skills of Tracy Austin and Martina Navratilova in a doubles clash, then the first mixed semi between Paes/Black and Huss/Ruano Pascual, and finally the further side-splitting adventures of Mansour Bahrami and Henri Leconte, whose stooges today are Kevin Curren and Johan Kriek.

Would you marry Murray?

1048: It's the question you've all been asking and thank crikey Radio One's David Garrido is on hand to ask the people - almost exclusively ladies, I notice - which of the men's semi-finalists would you snog, marry, date or avoid? Luckily, the BBC Sport Mole was not involved as he's been on the wrong end of that game a few times.

1040: A very smart Tim Henman is standing all alone in the middle of Centre Court, looking to the skies and then crouching down at the baseline and patting the turf. It's really quite moving. "Wistful," is the general consensus of his mood here. Thinking what might have been?

1036: "Re 1025 i think tennis sledging would be brilliant, if only vince spadea could be on both sides it'd be like 8 mile but on a tennis court."
From Ollie at work via text

1036: OK, calm down people. All attempts at trying not to run have gone out the window and eager fans are legging it all over the All England Club. Tommy Haas is knocking up on Court Four as the madness ensues around him.

1030: The Voice of Wimbledon has news: "If you do not have a ticket for Centre Court today but would like to see the men's semi-finals from the comfort of a seat, the new Court Two will be screening both those matches live from 1300 BST." Henman Hill/Murray Mount or Court Two? The gates are about to open, I will monitor the direction of the now confused crowd.

1027: "Murray making the final is too good a thought to comtemplate really. I hope Murray can do it. But Murray getting to the final wouldnt make me happy. I would need Murray to win."
From invinciblebrucelee on 606

1025: "Any time you're ready." That's another Fred classic he used to use when he'd had enough of the knock-up. I think Andy Murray should go the whole hog as he's got the clothing and start throwing in a few imperious jibes towards his opponents. Apparently, Fred turned up at the 1933 US Open in a Rolls Royce.

1021: From Caroline: "Cheesy's Outside Court Golden Ticket- look out for it on Wikipedia before it is deleted for being a 'non-notable event' (grrr) - is another double-header. You start with Court 18 and after watching big Bernie Tomic, who is a bit feisty to say the least, you'll then be treated to the sight of junior top seed Kristina Mladenovic, who is very, very good and will probably be in the top 10 soon and you'll be able to crow about how you saw her first. Then skip the junior doubles and head to whichever court Mark Petchey and Greg Rusedski have been allocated. They're up against Cash/Wilkinson. And I saw Pat Cash with ice on his knee the other day so I have very high hopes for Petch and Ruser."

1017: "Thank God I'm not playing me today," is what Fred Perry once said when he strode into the Wimbledon changing room. As mentioned earlier, and about 12,000 times over the last couple of weeks, Andy Murray is trying to match Bunny Austin's 1938 achievement of reaching the Wimbledon final, but it's Perry's 1936 victory he really wants to equal. Apparently, Fred was so fit he liked to do a cartwheel and then leap over the net after his victories, and would sometimes change hats and even outfits during his matches. Tennis in the 1930s sounds crackers.

1010: BBC Sport's Ian Westbrook on Twitter: "Pesky signal failure on tube has left me running late on this huge day but as yet no evidence of murray mania on the district line."

Henman on Murray v Roddick

1006: If there is one man who knows about the pressure of playing in a Wimbledon semi-final, it's Tim Henman. Four times he made it to the semis, four times he was cruelly robbed of a final place. He's backing Andy Murray to make the final leap though...

1001: The now traditional morning visit to Commentary Box Four by the BBC Sport Mole is the usual mix of bitter recriminations, woeful excuses for slipshod work and unrepeatable tales from the Broadcast Centre. Mole has also acquired a new-found love of canines, which he claims is the result of playing with the sniffer dogs and nothing to do with his blossoming relationship with Hacker.

0955: "At work for the first time this week after being asked (told) to come in. This has wrecked havoc to my tennis watching/text reading schedule. Still, i'm leaving next week, so i feel a half day coming on."
From anon via text

0948: Andy Roddick's coach Larry Stefanki was cornered by BBC Sport's Gary Richardson yesterday and asked to give his thoughts on Andy Murray. The American retained his composure admirably as he praised Murray's "court sense".

0943: "I can't see how interviewing a puppet dog can be described as anything other than a career low (see 0857). Behind the scenes video of the lovable scamp getting up to all manner of naughtiness will be available on the website at some point today. Talking of dogs, just spent a extremely therapeutic 10 minutes chucking a tennis ball down the corridors for the Police sniffer dogs to run and fetch. A mighty fine way to start the day, although a slobbery hand makes typing difficult. Yuck."
BBC Sport Mole

0939: "Fingers crossed for Murray, should be a fantastic match! Is it wrong to get annoyed at people ringing me when following the match feed? Will really miss this next week..."
From Ruth, rainy Birmingham, via text

0935: There was great news for British fans yesterday as Jeremy Bates destroyed McNamara and McNamee to keep his Senior Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles campaign on track. By my calculations he just needs to crush the hapless Wilander/Nystrom pairing to make the final. With Anders Jarryd. That is not for today though, Annabel Croft and Sam Smith will be representing the nation on Court Three this afternoon. Expect fireworks.

0927: The clamour is already building on 606 for Cheesy's Outside Court Golden Ticket, which is a bit tricky as she's not in yet. In her absence, I'm tempted to go for 'court to be arranged' as that's where Jamie Murray, Pat Cash and the great Petchey-Rusedski combo have been marooned but Caroline will arrive soon with her words of wisdom.

0925: "Incidentally if you say Soo Bakha quickly it does sound like sobaka which is a russian word for dog."
From anon via text

0925: "Last night I thought Hacker the Dog was running around looking for Chewbacca... it had been a long day."
From Tom via text

0921: BBC Sport's David Ornstein on Twitter: "Is the All England Club tempting fate... British national anthem has twice been tested on Centre Court speakers this morning..."

Pundit Picks - Men's semi-finals

0917: Andy Murray has a 6-2 record against Andy Roddick, and one of those wins for the American was a walkover when Murray retired injured. Roger Federer has a 9-2 lead over Tommy Haas and has not lost to the German since 2002. So Murray v Federer is a shoe-in for the final, no? Here's what BBC Sport presenter John Inverdale thinks....

0910: "I can't see Roddick beating Murray, yes it will be a battle but I think Murray will win in 4 sets. However I think Hass can spring a suprise against Federer. If Hass plays the way he has done for the past two weeks he could well take Federer to five sets. On the other hand Federer is to class on grass and therefore should beat Hass."
From ace-you on 606

0907: "A toast to a good Haas struggle, so that Murray isn't on court until a time i can reasonably claimed to have completed my weekly hours. 7 left...X"
From anon via text

0903: So enough of that merriment, back to the serious business. Andy Murray is attempting to match Bunny Austin's achievement of 1938 by reaching the Wimbledon final today and I'd like to know just what you plan to do about it. Let me know via text or 606 how you're planning to follow the match. Bunny was the first man to wear shorts at Wimbledon, you know...

0901: "Where Soo Bahka? Are yoo Soo Bakha?" Even BBC Sport's Caroline Cheese has had to concede that Hacker the Dog has blown Vince Sapdea's rapping out of the water.

On the hunt for Sue Barker

0857: There are all manner of goodies to get you in the mood for this afternoon's matches but I am going to start with the very best of the BBC. Those of you who have followed us throughout might remember what even the BBC Sport Mole described as "a career low" when he had to interview CBBC'S Hacker the Dog (Day four, 1659 BST). Well, the results are now with us and Mole could not have been more wrong. UK web users can now enjoy the troublesome pooch attempting to find Sue Barker. I laughed so much I actually cried a little bit.

0851: So, you know the drill - we will be live texting throughout the day but you can also follow the action on BBC Two, BBC HD, 5 Live and via live video on this website (UK users only).

0847: "It's brightening up after a cloudy start to the morning," says BBC Breakfast's Carol Kirkwood. "It's still quite muggy but not as hot as yesterday and the wind has changed from a westerly to a more easterly direction." In an extraordinary move, Carol then starts talking about other parts of the country, but as the map appears to show no rain and a thumping great 27 symbol we should be roofless this afternoon. And according to BBC Breakfast there are "rumours" that Court Two could have a big screen to show "the two Andys". This rumour might have been started by BBC Breakfast, I have no idea, but will investigate further.

0841: Do not, for one moment, think we're forgetting about the first of the semi-finals and Roger Federer v Tommy Haas at 1300 BST, as the five-time champion tries to close within one victory of a record 15th Grand Slam title. I can feel something on my shoulder and I think it might be the hand of history....

0840: Good day to you all, this one already feels a bit special. Not since 1938 and Henry Wilfred "Bunny" Austin has Great Britain had a man in the Wimbledon singles final. The more I've read that in recent days the more ludicrous it has become - 1938? Enough is enough. Andy Murray can put that one to bed this afternoon when he faces Andy Roddick in the second semi-final on Centre Court, and you can follow it all right here.

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