The sunshine and early starts begin to take their toll on the groundstaff, some of whom begin day four with a well-earned nap
British pair Andy Murray and Chris Eaton are the star attractions for the home crowd - both bidding to reach round three
Three days of searing temperatures, unbroken sunshine and exotic surroundings - more like a trip to the beach than Wimbledon
Unwilling to be upstaged by the hats on display at Royal Ascot last week, the Wimbledon-goers sport some original attire of their own
Murray looks in particularly relaxed mood as he warms up on the Aorangi practice courts ahead of his match against Xavier Malisse
Unseeded Italian Stefano Galvani bites his racket in frustration as he crashes out to 17th seed Mikhail Youzhny of Russia
British number one Anne Keothavong is broken early in the first set by reigning champion Venus Williams but breaks back immediately
World number two Rafael Nadal is brought to his knees as Latvia's 19-year-old Ernests Gulbis takes the first set of their match
Williams requires a tie-break to shrug off Keothavong in the first set but the finds her best form on key points to come through 7-6 6-2
Britain's Jamie Murray gets his men's doubles campaign with Max Mirnyi off to a good start beating Marc Gicquel and Fabrice Santoro
Wimbledon just wouldn't be Wimbledon without strawberries and cream - the must-have accessory at SW19
Tennis fans watch Andy Murray get off to a good start against Belgium's Xavier Malisse on the big screen on so-called 'Murray Mount'
And Spanish warrior Nadal, in a rich vein of form, hits back to secure the match against an ever-tiring Gulbis 5-7 6-2 7-6 (7-2) 6-3
Wearing a simple vest, Alla Kudryavtseva of Russia celebrates taking the first set off tuxedo-clad compatriot Maria Sharapova
Murray's mother Judy and girlfriend Kim Sears applaud as he cruises through with a convincing 6-4 6-2 6-2 victory over Malisse
Utter dejection for 2004 Wimbledon champion Sharapova as she crashes out to the unseeded world number 154 Kudryavtseva
Ninth-seeded American James Blake is another big name to feel the pain as he loses to unseeded German Rainer Schuettler
British qualifier Chris Eaton takes Russian 25th seed Dmitry Tursunov to a first set tie-break but bows out 7-6 (7-2) 6-2 6-4
Day four has one more shock in store as unseeded Serb Janko Tipsarevic notches a four-set win over sixth seed Andy Roddick
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