Thursday, July 1, 2010

Live - Wimbledon 2010

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By Piers Newbery
BBC Sport at Wimbledon

0944: Aside from the page you're looking at, the BBC coverage kicks in at 1200 BST on 5 live before Sue and the gang get going on BBC Two and HD from 1230 BST, and 5 live sports extra joins the fun at 1300 BST. And the really good news is that via the red button or the video stream on this page (UK only) you can follow the action when it starts at 1200 BST.

Twitter
From mininicko via Twitter: "In Canada a little tired after a great 'Canada Day' night out...bed or no bed, Murray win or no Murray win?!"

From adamjdoherty via Twitter: "Honestly, I think Murray has had too much of an easy ride to the semis - Rafa will be super confident after beating Soderling."

The sun is out
0935: Ah, Broadstairs. I used to spend my summers hiring out deckchairs on Viking Bay. There must be dozens still floating out in the Channel. In front of me on Centre Court now I can see lines being painted and the stewards having their morning meeting, while only a few feet away I can hear Radio One Newsbeat's Simon Mundie saying, "I'm very, very excited." He speaks for the nation.

Text in your views on 81111
From Jackie, by the sea in sunny Broadstairs, via text: "Liquid lunch on the beach for me then back home for 3pm to watch the match. Need a couple of glasses of wine to steady the nerves."

Will from London via text: "I'd suggest people invest some money in shares in boots (* Other highstreet vendors of nail products are available). Rumour has it their profits are about to sky rocket after brits buy up their stock of fake nails to replace the ones they chewed off while following Murray."

Andy Murray
0926: Fortunately, Goran has good things to say about Murray's chances this afternoon. "Andy is playing against the best player in the world and the favourite, so if he loses it should not be a disappointment, but I would like Andy to win Wimbledon. I think he has proved he can cope with the pressure, he's been in the final of the Australian Open and the final of the US Open. He has to be very aggressive, if he let's Nadal control the points he doesn't have a chance, but if Andy can attack I think he has a good chance."

0922: BBC Breakfast catch up with 2001 champion Goran Ivanisevic, just the man we want to see on Wimbledon semi-finals day. Asked if he thinks he would have beaten Our Tim in their semi if the rain hadn't interrupted play, the Croatian admits: "Honestly, I don't think so. I didn't know what to do. Luckily we didn't have this beautiful roof then and, after we stopped on the first day, I knew I was going to win because there was too much pressure on Tim." You're not helping, Goran, you do realise that?

0915: All of which leaves us with plenty of time to discuss what lies ahead, so get in touch via text, Twitter or 606 to let me know how you're preparing for the big match(es). I had a sneaky day off yesterday and foolishly went to the gym for the first time in a month. I now feel like an 11th-hour John Isner.

Latest scores
0910: So the plan for today - the main action begins on Centre Court with the potential thriller that is Tomas Berdych v Novak Djokovic at 1300 BST, before Andy Murray v Rafael Nadal in the second semi-final (at around 1530 BST?). Just writing that gets the heart thumping, although that could be the hot chocolate I've just necked. There is more British interest on Court 12 with Oliver Golding v Benjamin Mitchell at 1200 BST in the boys' singles, followed by Laura Robson v Sachie Ishizu in the girls' semi-finals. And Court One is the place to be if doubles is your bag.

It's raining
The sun is out
0904: BBC Breakfast's Carol Kirkwood: "There's a 30% risk of getting wet at Wimbledon but that won't affect Andy Murray and the men's semi-finals, of course, because of the roof on Centre Court. Laura Robson is second on Court 12 and she might just miss the band of rain that's drifting eastwards and will threaten Wimbledon. There is a risk of light rain around noon, with the cloud clearing in the afternoon, and temperatures at around 27C." The official Wimbledon forecast goes for a more gloomy "50% risk of rain", but BBC London cheer us up by saying that the finals this weekend should be dry.

0900: Good morning. I don't know about you but I have this nagging sense of deja vu. A British man in the Wimbledon semi-finals, decades and decades and decades since our last finalist, up against the world number one..... come on, god of sport, give us a break.


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