Wimbledon 2008

SW19 is bathed in glorious sunshine on middle Saturday and out early on the Aorangi practice courts is British number one Andy Murray

Another on the practice courts is men's world number one and defending champion Roger Federer, who plays on Monday

The cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is among the throng of stars from the worlds of sport and entertainment in the Royal Box on Centre Court

Defending women's champion Venus Williams is in fine form as she overpowers Spain's Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez in straight sets

Rainer Schuettler, the oldest man left in the draw at 32, powers past Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in straight sets to reach the last 16

Despite failing to find her normal rhythm, fifth-seed Elena Dementieva does enough to squeeze past Gisela Dulko 7-6 (7-2) 7-5

The 18-year-old Caroline Wozniacki looks capable of causing a huge upset when she takes the first set off second seed Jelena Jankovic

But Jankovic recovers to take the second set and, following extensive treatment for a leg injury, storms through 2-6 6-4 6-2

A sign of the future? British number three Dan Evans shocks boy's 12 seed Peerakit Siributwong of Thailand in three sets

Murray, second on Centre Court against Tommy Haas, makes a hugely impressive start - breaking early before taking the first set

Murray sees an early break cancelled out by world number 38 Haas, who steps up a gear and takes the second set on a tie-break

Frenchman Richard Gasquet, seeded eight, illustrates his full array of talents en route to a four-set win against compatriot Gilles Simon

Out on Court 11, Dinara Safina struggles to hide her frustration as her marathon match against Shahar Peer passes to three-hour mark

Dmitry Tursunov tries everything in his power to keep tabs on Janko Tipsarevic but the unseeded Serb triumphs in straight sets

After three hours and 25 minutes, Israel's Peer emerges triumphant and sends French Open runner-up Safina out of Wimbledon

Murray drops the first set of the championships but some stunning passing shots hand him a four-set win and a meeting with Gasquet

As sun sets over Wimbledon, second seed Rafael Nadal begins his bid to reach the last 16 by taking the first set off Nicolas Kiefer

Despite a late break of serve by Kiefer, Nadal is largely untroubled as he moves into round four with a 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 6-3 victory

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