Not only is the sun gracing Wimbledon with it's presence, but so are a number of sporting personalities who are crammed into the Royal box. How many can you spot?Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the ObserverYou get one point if you spotted Sachin Tendulkar Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer... and another if you can tell which former Wimbledon champion is chatting to Tendulkar and his wifePhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer
... and another point if you spotted gymnast Beth Tweddle Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the ObserverCaroline Wozniacki, complete with golden union-flag finger nails, is back on Centre CourtPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the ObserverThe top seed, who's in pursuit of her first grand slam title, put in a near-faultless performance with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Jarmila GajdosovaPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the ObserverRafael Nadal is on Court One and fires a serve to Gilles MüllerPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the ObserverThe first set is a tight affair 4-4 in the tie-break Nadal slips at the back of the court whilst trying to scramble back a smash. After taking the set 7-6 he called for treatment on his left leg and when bad weather curtailed the game he immediately left the court for physio Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the ObserverWhen the players returned for the second set, it was another tight affair and the relief at winning it 7-6 is there for all to see on the face of the defending champion Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the ObserverWith the final set taking just 31 minutes, Nadal has time to sign autographs for the fansPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the ObserverSerena is back on one of the show courts, much to her relief and she put in the performance worthy of the grander courts. Brimming with controlled aggression she overpowered Maria Kirilenko to take the first set 6-3Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the ObserverShe started the second set strongly too, accumulating two break points in the opening game. Two games later she fell to the floor at the net and let out an anguished cry after failing to put away the simplest of forehands at the net and missing a chance to break Kirilenko againPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the ObserverShe picked herself up and then continued her relentless assault on her opponent before eventually wearing the Russian down and taking the second set 6-2. After being out for nearly a year the Serena juggernaut is gathering momentum and you can't rule her out from adding to her haul of Wimbledon titlesPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the ObserverOut on Court 15 the Chinese women's doubles pair of Shuai Peng and Jie Zheng needed three sets to overcome Akgul Amanmuradova and Alexandra Panova. They won 4-6, 6-4, 6-3Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the ObserverNext door on Court 14 Michael Llodra overcame Ye-Hsun Lu in straight sets 6-3, 6-3, 6-1Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the ObserverBack on the Centre Court World No2 Novak Djokovic, left, takes on second seed, and former Wimbledon semi-finalist, Marcos Baghdatis Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the ObserverThe two big-hitters traded blows from the baseline before Djokovic triumphed 6-4 in the first setPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the ObserverBaghdatis wasn't going to roll over though and got his nose in front after Djokovic double faulted on a break point. His despair was demonstrated in the eighth game of the set when he broke his racket after slamming it into the turf five times. Baghdatis took advantage of Djokovic's loss of focus and control and took the set 6-4 with an unstoppable 124mph ace Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the ObserverTo the disappointment of Baghdatis, Djokovic regained his focus and went about dismantling the challenger and took the third set 6-2 Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the ObserverThe dismantling was complete in the fourth set which the two-time grand slam winner dominated, which meant Djokovic took the match 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer
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