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Third set: Murray 3-2 Ferrero* (Sets: Murray leads 2-0) Ferrero saves two break points, the second by showiung his clay court roots and carving the inside of the ball to play an audacious drop shot after working Murray into a position at the back of the court where beating the second bounce was impossible. His good work is in vain: Murray wins the next two points to break the Spaniard. Not long left in this match now, I suspect.

Third set: *Murray 2-2 Ferrero (Sets: Murray leads 2-0)

Third set: Murray 1-2 Ferrero* (Sets: Murray leads 2-0) “Ferrero’s hanging on for dear life,” says John McEnroe in the commentary box, as the Spaniard gets it to 30-30 in his own service game, before going 30-40 behind. He pulls it back to deuce with a viciously spinning forehand to the corner, that prompts a shout of “dammit!” from Murray. Ferrero wins advantage, but Murray gets it back to deuce with a violent back-hand. Ferrero wins the next two points to hold serve.

Third set: *Murray 1-1 Ferrero (Sets: Murray leads 2-0) Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! The most noteworthy thing to hasppen during that game was the arrival of a picture of a penny in my inbox from Michael Main, by way of settling our celeb-spotting bet. I don’t think that’s legal tender, Michael.

Third set: Murray 0-1 Ferrero* (Sets: Murray leads 2-0) Hurrah for Ferrero, who manages to win a few points and – indeed – a game, which might help delay the inevitable. He’s come back from 2-0 down to win a five-setter on a couple of occasions during his career, once against Lleyton Hewitt.

“A despondent Google image search has revealed that Katherine Jenkins is in fact alright, and also that there is no former Miss UK Niamh Jenkins, nor Niamh Jennings, but instead Nieve Jennings,” writes Andrew Miles. “This email represents how bored I am. Kill me now.”

Second set: *Murray 6-3 Ferrero (Sets: Murray leads 1-0) Bang! Fifteen love. Bang! Thirty love. Bang! Forty love. Bang! Game and second set, Murray.

Second set: Murray 5-3 Ferrero* (Sets: Murray leads 1-0) Marvellous returning enables Murray to continue piling the hurt on Ferrero, who’s only won one of the last 16 points.

Second set: *Murray 4-3 Ferrero (Sets: Murray leads 1-0) Murray holds his serve with ease again. His serving is vastly superior – he’s getting 67% of his first serves in and winning 83% of those – and if wins this set you’d have to say it’s curtains for Ferrero, who’s playing okay, but struggling through most of his service games.

Second set: Murray 3-3 Ferrero* (Sets: Murray leads 1-0) Murray breaks back! He goes 0-40 up, then Ferrero gifts him the game with another double fault. “With Kate Winslet, Katherine Jenkins and a former Miss UK in the audience, can we expect more fist pumping than we’d normally see?” asks Nick Pettigrew.

Second set: *Murray 2-3 Ferrero (Sets: Murray leads 1-0) Murray struggles with another service game, being taken to deuce by Ferrero before storming to the net to win it with a marvellous drop volley.

Second set: Murray 1-3 Ferrero* (Sets: Murray leads 1-0) Ferrero wins his service game to 15, playing some excellent ground strokes and one appalling volley along the way. This match still hasn’t really got going – neither player looks particularly relaxed or comfortable and even the crowd seem a bit flat. Well, most of the crowd. My colleague Scott Murray has just texted me from Centre Court: “”There is a gravel-throated football style bellowing goon behind me who may go on a killing spree if Murray doesn’t win,” he says. “Call the cops. He may have escaped from Fulham Broadway.”

Second set: *Murray 1-2 Ferrero (Sets: Murray leads 1-0) A nother strong service game from Murray, who wins to 15 after that last abberation. Celeb spot: Mervyn King (the governer of the Bank of England, as opposed to the darts player of the same name) and Lawrence Dallaglio. That’s Dallaglio + the governer of the Bank of England + Kate Winslet + Sergio Garcia + Simon Fuller + former Miss UK Niamh Jenkins v Ian Hislop + Katherine Jenkins + Ewan McGregor. I think Michael Main owes me a penny.

Second set: Murray 0-2 Ferrero* (Sets: Murray leads 1-0) I’m not going to lie to you, I didn’t see a stroke of that game.

Second set: *Murray 0-1 Ferrero (Sets: Murray leads 1-0) Murray gives Ferrero two break points and the Spaniard capitalises on the second one. Stick that in your pipes and smoke it, Daily Mail-reading Middle England types.

“I hope your description of Katherine Jenkins being ‘average’ was with reference to her singing ability rather than her appearance,” writes Phil Powell. “Were he still with us today, Shakespeare himself would surely have decreed her to be ‘well fit’.” If he was 12, maybe. I was talking about her singing, as it happens. But while I’m in no position to criticise anyone’s appearance, I wouldn’t say she’s all that in the looks department either.

First set: Murray 7-5 Ferrero* Another struggle for Ferrero, who fails to hold his serve and loses the set. At 30-30, a devastating forehand from Murray on the forehand side sets up set point, which Ferrero saves by forcing Murray to send a backhand into the tramlines. Another identical Murray forehand flashes across the service line to give Murray his second set-point. He wins it when Ferrero gifts him the first set with a double-fault. Meanwhile on Twitter, it seems Katherine Jenkins isn’t the only one who’s been tweeting. Explore the dark recesses of Andy Murray’s mind here.

First set: *Murray 6-5 Ferrero Murray holds his serve easily again, with Ferrero wasting an appeal against dodgy line-calls at 40-0 down. He’s only got one left now. Murray’s serving has been sublime, but there’s no two ways about it – he looks tired and isn’t playing as well as he has previously in the past 10 days.

First set: Murray 5-5 Ferrero* Ferrero goes to 15-0 with his first ace of the match. Murray pulls it back to 15-15, after Ferrero attempted to make too much hay out of a backhand from an impossible angle. A cracking Ferrero forehand followed by an unforced Murray error later and it’s 5-5. Celeb spot: golf’s Sergio Garcia.

“Whilst I expect a riposte along the lines that England haven’t produced many hurling players, have Ireland ever produced a top tennis player?” asks Gary Naylor. “Have I hit on sporting gold here and found a country with a poorer tennis record than England?” There writes a man who’s clearly never heard of Matt Doyle.

First set: *Murray 5-4 Ferrero Murray goes 5-4 up, possibly to love. I’m not sure, I was reading emails.

First set: Murray 4-4 Ferrero* Murray disputes the first call of the game but is proved incorrect by Hawkeye. It goes to 30-30, but a loose forehand from Murray lands in the tramlines and makes it 40-30 Ferrero. A marvellous backhand down the line makes it deuce, but Ferrero wins the advantage after wrongfooting Murray and capitalising with an overhead smash. An unforced error by Ferrero makes it deuce again … then advantage Ferrero … then game Ferrero.

First set: *Murray 4-3 Ferrero The players trade points, before Murray goes 40-15 up with consecutive aces. Ferrero gets his raquet on the next serve, but is unable to get his return over the net. Ferrero’s failed to return 11 out of 20 Murray serves so far. By contrast, Murray’s only failed to return two out of 19 Ferrero serves. Celeb spot: Des Lynam in the house.

First set: Murray 3-3 Ferrero* Ferrero takes the first point, then goes 30-0 up, courtesy of a marvellous cross court drop shot. Murray pulls a point back but loses the next two. Game Ferrero.

“Is there a reason why comments are switched off on Andy’s quarter-final match coverage?” asks Hasan Aziz. Yes, there is a very good reason, Hasan. Celeb spot: Simon Fuller, founder and owner of 19 Management, who look after Andy Murray’s affairs, is at the game.

First set: *Murray 3-2 Ferrero Murray holds serve without any difficulty. Celeb-spot: Kate Winslet is watching from behind an enormous pair of shades. She’s got to be worth an Ian Hislop and any number of Katherine Jenkins.

First set: Murray 2-2 Ferrero* The players change ends as what look like hundreds of latecomers take their seats. Interesting seasonal average stat: Murray has won 84% of points where he’s got his first serve in. The players trade the opening two points, before Murray moves 15-30 ahead by fluking one of the net-cord. Ferrero restores parity immediately before giving Murray his first break point of the game after pushing a tricky half-volley long. He saves the break point by forcing Murray to hit long, gains advantage when Murray flays a wild forehand wide, then wins the point after Murray loses his footing and leaves the court open for an unreturnable drop shot.

First set: *Murray 2-1 Ferrero The crowd is reduced to fits of giggles when the Hawkeye replay of a let-call shows the wrong shot. They’re easily amused, this lot. Raucous, extra-long shouts of “C’mon Annnnnnnnndy!” generally reduce them to hysterics too. Both players are looking a bit nervy, but despite a couple of unforced errors, Murray holds his second service game.

First set: Murray 1-1 Ferrero* Murray races into a two-point lead, with Ferrero looking a bit sluggish, anchored to the baseline. On his first excursion to the net, Ferrero pulls a point back, rifling a forehand deep into the corner, leaving Murray no chance. Two serves into Murray’s body force errors from the Scot, who nets a return to gift the game to the Spaniard and put him on the board.

First set: *Murray 1-0 Ferrero Murray wins his first service game to love, scoring two aces in the process. As the players change ends, I can confirm that Niamh Jennings, former Miss UK, is watching this game.

Game on, Murray to serve.

3.15pm: “Blimey that tennis game is hard,” writes Steve Castle. “I’ve just been battered 0-3
twice by the suspiciously agile computer player, collecting just a
single point each time. It’s like playing against Federer on concrete after six jugs of Pimms.”

3.09: I’ve just been to fill up my water bottle – these recessionary times mean the Guardian are neither providing ballfolk to do it for me, nor Robinson’s Barley Water to put in it. I haven’t been doing any celeb spotting yet, so I can’t reveal what top superstars are watching the match, but I can tell you that that Andy Murray and Juan Carlos Ferrero are out knocking up. I used to hate this bit of matches when I played tennis as a lad. I could generally tell whether whoever I was playing was better than me or not before the first serve of the match.

The first email of the afternoon is in: “Who’s in the stands today?” asks Michael Main. “I’ve got a penny bet we can’t do better than Ian Hislop, Ewan McGregor and the blonde who ended up as the soft porn subject of today’s Daily Mail.” I take it you’re referring to spectacularly average mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins there, Michael. As you can see, she’s been tweeting about her appearance in The Daily Heil. What an exciting life she leads.

2.54pm: Roger Federer has just swatted Ivo Carlovic aside, beating the Croatian man-mountain 6-3, 7-5, 7-6 in 1hr 42 min. Andy Murray and Juan Carlos Ferrero are next up on Centre Court.

Some things you might not know about Juan Carlos Ferrero, what with 99.99% of the pre-match hoopla being devoted to You Know Who.

1. He’s from Onteniente in Spain and is 29 years old.
2. He’s nicknamed The Mosquito (because of his speed around the court, not his aversion to the net).
3. He’s right-handed but plays with a two-handed backhand.
4. He won the French Open in 2003 and was a beaten finalist in the same tournament in 2002 and the US Open in 2003.
5. A former World No1, he is currently ranked No100 and has said that this could be his last season on the Tour.

Good afternoon all and welcome to what promises to be an exciting afternoon on Centre Court, if you’re a Scottish tennis fan, or a Waspy middle England type from Sevenoaks in Kent. Think Last Night At The Proms, but with tennis instead of an enthusiastic brass band.

At the time of writing this introduction, Roger Federer is racing through his match against giant serving machine Ivo Karlovic, which means it almost certainly won’t be too long before Messrs Murray and Ferrero are out on court, bashing up before their quarter-final.

You can warm yourself up by reading this article by Steve Bierley, in which Murray says that only victory in the men’s final will satisfy him this week, this article by proper journalist David Conn, detailing how the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon have proved to be recession proof, or this article by Esther Addley, about Andy Murray’s girlfriend’s hair.

Alternatively, you could follow Scott Murray’s rolling Day Nine blog from Wimbledon, while enjoying a game of tennis yourself. The choice is yours.