With so many potentially interesting matches at Wimbledon today it's hard to know which court to pickPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for The GuardianElena Baltacha is the first of the Brits in action - she's facing China's Shuai PengPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for The GuardianPeng is the 20th seed at the tournament, while Baltacha in ranked 68 in the world. Baltacha wins the opening set 6-4 after breaking her opponent in the ninth game of the first set, but Peng comes back to win the match 4-6, 6-2, 7-5Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian
Laura Robson is the next of the Brits to attempt to reach the third round. She's out on court one against the 2004 Wimbledon champion Maria SharapovaPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for The GuardianSharapova's serve is broken early in the first set as Robson, ranked 254th, takes a shock 4-1 leadPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for The GuardianNo wonder she's got a sour facePhotograph: Tom Jenkins for The GuardianBut the 17-year-old Robson struggles to close out the set and it eventually ends in a tie-break ...Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian... which Sharapova wins 7-4Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The GuardianThe second set is more of a formality as Sharapova wins 6-3 to book her place in round fourPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for The GuardianRobson looks disappointed, but she's run the Russian close todayPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for The GuardianSharapova, who won Wimbledon when she was Robson's age, shakes hands with her opponent at the netPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian... before waving goodbye to the crowds on court onePhotograph: Tom Jenkins for The GuardianIn the men's draw, Andy Roddick faces Feliciano Lopez on Centre CourtPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for The GuardianLopez smashes at the net on his way to an unexpected victory over the American, 7-6, 7-6, 6-4Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The GuardianNow that result has really opened up the men's drawPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for The GuardianOn court two, Caroline Wozniacki plays a forehand in her match with Virginie RazzanoPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for The GuardianIt's hard to know why Serena Williams was so aggrieved at playing on this court yesterdayPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for The GuardianWozniacki is attracting attention from all quartersPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for The GuardianThe number one seed serves her way to a 6-1, 6-3 victoryPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for The GuardianAndy Murray gets proceedings underway in his thrid round match against Ivan Ljubicic on Centre Court, beginning with two blistering acesPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for The GuardianCroatian Ljubicic brings his formidable serve to the competitionPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for The GuardianMurray celebrates taking the first set Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The GuardianLjubicic has Murray sprinting to the net to reach a drop-shotPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian
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