00:00But there's still a long way to go.
00:02First to six to go through.
00:08The winner to play either Chris Wakelin or Zhao Guadong.
00:12They're in action tonight.
00:13Table two and Higgins off the break has got the cue ball in behind the yellow.
00:19He's also opened quite a few reds off that break.
00:25So Robertson's got to take care here in playing safe.
00:30They're not leaving one.
01:08No wonder Robertson's taking his time here.
01:10Already 2-0 behind.
01:11He can ill afford to leave Higgins a good chance at the start of this third frame.
01:26It wasn't easy to leave things safe there.
01:35There is a red for Higgins into the centre pocket, but where's the position off it?
01:40The black won't go into the right corner, covered by the red.
01:47He can cut this one in, but it's very thin.
01:56He's done it well.
01:58He's controlled it nicely.
02:00So Robertson unable to get out of that difficulty safely.
02:06He's done it well.
02:35Higgins will be very motivated.
02:37Today to end this barren spell against Robertson, as we see the break off once again.
02:42It's never part of the plan to go in behind a ball color like that, but you certainly take it.
02:51Normally the players will aim to lead the cue ball on the ball cushion behind a ball color.
02:59But Higgins having lost their last four meetings, a couple of those very hurtful losses from the brink of victory
03:06will certainly be eyeing a bit of payback today.
03:11And he's made the perfect start.
03:13Brown ball nominated.
03:26I think he played for the red above the black there.
03:30Looks as though he's come a little further than required for that, but he's still got the one next to
03:39the black.
03:4512.
03:46And he's queuing well.
04:0119.
04:0219.
04:0820.
04:3420.
04:3720.
04:5020.
04:5120.
04:5320.
04:5521.
04:5920.
05:20Nicely played
05:21using the reds
05:24to hold the cue ball
05:25for this red
05:26into the same pocket
05:27as the black
05:27and in the process
05:28opening
05:30a couple more up
05:32so at the moment
05:33it's all Higgins
05:36he'll be disappointed
05:37from here
05:38I think
05:38not to make it 3-0
05:49just having to bridge
05:51over balls here
05:52for the red
05:52into the right corner
05:54which is why
05:55he's added the extension
05:56onto his cue
05:57although that's now
05:58coming off again
06:02for Robertson
06:03a very frustrating
06:04start to this match
06:09hoping he's going
06:10to get a chance
06:10in this third frame
06:1836
06:2036
06:4843
07:0044
07:03well again
07:03that looked quite
07:05a lively bounce
07:08off the side cushion
07:10Robertson thought he got
07:11one earlier
07:11so this black
07:12is a little thinner
07:13than Higgins
07:14wanted it to be
07:24he did miss a black
07:25thin
07:25or rather thick
07:26into the opposite
07:27corner
07:3051
07:30early in the second
07:31frame
07:32but it proved
07:32not to be significant
07:33Robertson then
07:36had a chance
07:37and missed a black
07:37himself
07:38into the opposite
07:38corner
07:40another good shot
07:40required here though
07:41this break
07:42becoming a little
07:42more complicated
07:43now
07:43for Higgins
07:44and he's still
07:45got a pot of few
07:46to clinch it
08:1152
08:17second half century
08:19of the afternoon
08:19made 70
08:21off Robertson's
08:22missed blue
08:23in the first
08:3559
09:0160
09:01well that should
09:02be the frame
09:04winner
09:05there's 75
09:06left
09:06so Higgins
09:07needs this
09:08black
09:08and one
09:08more red
09:11what a start
09:12it will be
09:13for him
09:23I suppose
09:24you could say
09:24he was a little
09:25bit fortunate
09:25off the break
09:26to snook
09:27a Robertson
09:28behind the yellow
09:28and that break
09:31off saw a number
09:32of reds come
09:33out into play
09:33that's what made
09:34the escape
09:36from the snooker
09:36a lot more
09:37hazardous
09:37for Robertson
09:4168
09:42he did leave
09:42one
09:43and it's
09:43cost him
09:46just the one
09:47snooker
09:47so Higgins
09:48would love
09:50another colour
09:50and a red
09:51to make sure
09:53to keep
09:53Robertson
09:54in his chair
10:09that will do
10:10very nicely
10:11that is a
10:12frame winner
10:12for sure
10:13so it's
10:14going to be
10:143-0
10:14Higgins
10:15what a
10:15start
10:15for him
10:17of course
10:18he won't be
10:18taking anything
10:19for granted
10:19at this stage
10:20having lost
10:21big leads
10:23from the
10:24brink of
10:24victory
10:24to Robertson
10:25in the past
10:26but
10:30this is a
10:31dream start
10:32for the
10:33four times
10:33world champion
10:4976
10:51now he can
10:52focus on
10:52trying to
10:53make his
10:5517th
10:55century of
10:56the season
10:5877
10:58he's
11:001056
11:00of course
11:01Neil Robertson
11:02became just
11:03the fourth
11:03player to
11:05make a
11:05thousand
11:06career
11:06centuries
11:06after
11:07O'Sullivan
11:07Higgins
11:08and
11:08Trump
11:18but he
11:19hasn't
11:19looked like
11:19scoring anything
11:21near that
11:22many so
11:22far today
11:23Robertson
11:32this
11:33this
11:33highest
11:33break
11:33today
11:34just
11:3423
11:35so far
11:42John
11:42Higgins
11:4384
11:44no century
11:45but 84
11:46more than
11:47enough
11:47Neil Robertson
11:48tried to
11:49leave things
11:50safe
11:50out of the
11:51snooker
11:51couldn't do
11:51so
11:52and Higgins
11:53has stepped
11:53tune
11:53again
11:53again
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