As day 4 gets underway with a doubles match on Court 10, the beautiful sunny morning puts paid to the memories of yesterday's rainPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuardianWatching court 11 from the shade. A sensible optionPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuardianThe sunnier weather has helped in bringing out the crowds Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
Quality scissor work Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuardianFor once an umbrella is used to shelter from the sun rather than the rainPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuardianNovak Djokovic powers a forehand to Kevin Anderson during his straight sets 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 victoryPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuardianSerena Williams has her eye on the ball Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuardianWhereas 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 roundPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuardianKnew that good weather couldn't lastPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuadianYikes that's a scary looking sky Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuardianThen, rather predictably, the rain fallsPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuardianRain stops play, but not chattingPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuardianTo much relief the sun is out again as a packed crowd take in the action on court 8Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuardianLleyton Hewitt looks in confident mood, and he's got good reason to, he's 2 sets up against Robin SoderlingPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuardianHowever 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 GuardianThough not everyone found the five set match enthrallingPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuardianThere's a good vantage under the new court 3 from which to watch the action on court 4Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuardianWild card Sabine Lisicki will be hoping that her big serves can help her beat French Open winner Li Na Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuardianLi 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 setPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuardianSabine Lisicki took the second set with the help of a poor call by a line judgePhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuardianIn 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 GuardianIt 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 GuardianLi Na on the other hand looks shell-shockedPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuardianIt'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 autographPhotograph: Tom Jenkins/Tom Jenkins
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