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Tom Jenkins

Wimbledon 2011 day six - in pictures

Wimbledon day 6: Sporting personalities in the Royal Box
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 Observer
Wimbledon day 6: Sachin Tendulkar waves to the crowd from the Royal Box
You get one point if you spotted Sachin Tendulkar Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer
Wimbledon day 6: Martina Navratilova chats to Sachin Tendulkar and his wife
... and another if you can tell which former Wimbledon champion is chatting to Tendulkar and his wife Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer
Wimbledon day 6: Gymnast Beth Tweddle in the Royal box at Wimbledon
... and another point if you spotted gymnast Beth Tweddle Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer
Wimbledon day 6: Caroline Wozniacki with golden union-flag finger nails
Caroline Wozniacki, complete with golden union-flag finger nails, is back on Centre Court Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer
Wimbledon day 6: Caroline Wozniacki in action against Jarmila Gajdosova
The 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 Gajdosova Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer
Wimbledon day 6: Rafa Nadal fires a serve to Gilles Müller
Rafael Nadal is on Court One and fires a serve to Gilles Müller Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer
Wimbledon day 6: Rafael Nadal gets to his feet after slipping on the wet court
The 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 Observer
Wimbledon day 6: Rafael Nadal celebrates winning the 2nd set in his match on court one
When 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 Observer
Wimbledon day 6: Rafael Nadal signs autographs for the fans
With the final set taking just 31 minutes, Nadal has time to sign autographs for the fans Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer
Wimbledon day 6: Serena Williams serves
Serena 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 6-3 Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer
Wimbledon day 6: An anguised Serena Williams
She 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 again Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer
Wimbledon day 6: Serena Williams returns
She 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 titles Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer
Wimbledon day 6: Chinese womens doubles pair of Shuai Peng and Jie Zheng in action
Out 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, 6-3 Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer
Wimbledon day 6: Michael Llodra serves to Ye-Hsun Lu
Next door on Court 14 Michael Llodra overcame Ye-Hsun Lu in straight sets 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer
Wimbledon day 6: Novak Djokovic takes on Marcos Baghdatis
Back 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 Observer
Wimbledon day 6: Novak Djokovic plays a big shot from the baseline
The two big-hitters traded blows from the baseline before Djokovic triumphed 6-4 in the first set Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer
Wimbledon day 6: Despair for Novak Djokovic
Baghdatis 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 Observer
Wimbledon day 6: Marcos Baghdatis stretches to reach a Novak Djokovic serve
To 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 Observer
Wimbledon day 6: Novak Djokovic celebrates
The 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, 6-4 Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer
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