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Wimbledon 2011 day four - in pictures

Wimbledon day 4: A doubles match begins play on Court 10 on a beautiful sunny morning
As day 4 gets underway with a doubles match on Court 10, the beautiful sunny morning puts paid to the memories of yesterday's rain Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
Wimbledon day 4: Spectators watch the action on court 11
Watching court 11 from the shade. A sensible option Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
Wimbledon day 4: Packed crowds at Wimbledon for day 4 of the 2011 Championship
The sunnier weather has helped in bringing out the crowds Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
Wimbledon day 4: Ladies with
Quality scissor work Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
Wimbledon day 4: Novak Djokovic shelters from the sun
For once an umbrella is used to shelter from the sun rather than the rain Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
Wimbledon day 4: Wimbledon tennis
Novak Djokovic powers a forehand to Kevin Anderson during his straight sets 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 victory Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
Wimbledon day 4: Serena Williams has her eye on the ball
Serena Williams has her eye on the ball Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
Wimbledon day 4: Serena's family watch her serve against Simona Halep
Whereas Serena's family, well most of them, have their eyes on her. There must have been worried glances coming her way after she lost the first set to Simona Halep 6-3. However the found her feet and took the next two sets 6-2, 6-1 to make it to the third round Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
Wimbledon day 4: The sun shines on the closed roof of centre court as dark clouds gather.
Knew that good weather couldn't last Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guadian
Wimbledon day 4: Dark clouds and sunshine over Wimbledon
Yikes that's a scary looking sky Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
Wimbledon day 4: Rain on a wimbledon umbrella
Then, rather predictably, the rain falls Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
Wimbledon day 4: Wimbledon spectators under an umbrella
Rain stops play, but not chatting Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
Wimbledon day 4: A packed crowd take in the action on court 8
To much relief the sun is out again as a packed crowd take in the action on court 8 Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
Wimbledon day 4: Lleyton Hewitt celebrates in his match with Robin Soderling
Lleyton Hewitt looks in confident mood, and he's got good reason to, he's 2 sets up against Robin Soderling Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
Wimbledon day 4: Robin Soderling celebrates in his match with Lleyton Hewitt
However the fifth seed is the one celebrating at the end of the match after taking the final three sets to win the match 6-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4 Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
Wimbledon day 4: Spectator asleep at the Hewitt-Soderling match
Though not everyone found the five set match enthralling Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
Wimbledon day 4: Spectators watch the action on court 4 from  under the new court 3
There's a good vantage under the new court 3 from which to watch the action on court 4 Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
Wimbledon day 4: Sabine Lisicki serves during her win over Li Na
Wild card Sabine Lisicki will be hoping that her big serves can help her beat French Open winner Li Na Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
Wimbledon day 4: Li Na plays a powerful looking forehand
Li Na plays a powerful looking forehand, it's the kind of shot which helped her break Lisicki in the eighth game and clinch her the first set Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
Wimbledon day 4: Sabine Lisicki plays a forehand during her win over Li Na
Sabine Lisicki took the second set with the help of a poor call by a line judge Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
Wimbledon day 4: Li Na stretches to reach a shot
In the third and final set Li Na broke the German in the sixth game after her seemingly reliable first serve seemed to desert her. With the match in Na's grasp, the 21 year old finally found her serve and belted out four 120+mph serves to keep herself in the game. The game went to a tie break Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
Wimbledon day 4: Sabine Lisicki celebrates a famous victory  win over Li Na
It was the youngster whose nerve held and she took the match 3-6, 6-4, 8-6 to record a famous victory and a major upset. The emotion got too much for her and she burst into tears at the end of the match
Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
Wimbledon day 4: Li Na looks dejected during her defeat to Sabine Lisicki
Li Na on the other hand looks shell-shocked Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
Wimbledon day 4: A dejected Li Na after losing
It's hard to know who looks more disappointed, Li Na or the chap in the shirt and tie who has just decided now might not be a good time to ask the French Open champion for her autograph Photograph: Tom Jenkins/Tom Jenkins
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