Week in pictures: 21-27 June

1 of 10 Defending champion Serena Williams begins the campaign to retain her Wimbledon title...

2 of 10 ...while men's favourite Lleyton Hewitt became only the second reigning champ in 126 years to exit in the first round

3 of 10 Boxer Vitali Klitschko was bloodied, but unbowed, after cuts saw him controversially lose against Lennox Lewis

4 of 10 Hot winds helped a wildfire destroy hundreds of buildings and chase 1,000 Americans from their homes in Arizona

5 of 10 Hopes of Iraq increasing oil production were dented by a series of pipeline fires - one firmly blamed on saboteurs

6 of 10 US and British troops have come under attack in Iraq, with more than 20 Americans and six Britons dying since war's end

7 of 10 French shoppers cannot wait for the start of the summer sales...

8 of 10 ...while people in Pakistan seek refuge from a heatwave which has killed hundreds

9 of 10 The Vietnamese get a taste of David Beckham mania, during the footballer's Far East tour

10 of 10 And Japanese businessmen show an interest in visiting American football cheerleaders