Wimbledon 2012: day two – in pictures

It's a beautiful morning at Wimbledon as Edouard Roger-Vasselin takes on Guillermo Garcia-Lopez on Court Eight. The crowd enjoyed a tense and closely fought five setter in which Garcia-Lopez eventually triumphed 6-7, 6-3, 7-6, 5-7, 10-8 Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

For once an umbrella isn't being used to protect the players from the rain but from the sun Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Laura Robson is on Court Three seeking to emulate compatriot Heather Watson and make it through to the second round. Standing in her way is Francesca Schiavone Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

The 18-year-old started well and won the first set 6-2 with a majestic display of powerful baseline tennis Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

However Schiavone resorted to gamesmanship to put her opponent out of her stride, grunting, shouting, challenging calls and taking her towel when Robson was ready to serve. It seemed to work as the world No26 took the next set 6-4 to level the game and she then broke Robson in the third set before serving out to seal the win. Despite her battling performance and showing flashes of brilliance, the ambitious teenager will no doubt see this as a missed opportunity to claim a huge scalp against a woman who was once ranked fourth in the world Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Over at Centre Court, JK Rowling is in the front row of the Royal Box Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

The first contest the author will be seeing is Petra Kvitova against Akgul Amanmuradova Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

The defending champion had a bit of a shaky start and was broken in the first game of the match but then regrouped to win five successive games before taking the first set 6-4 Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

The second set was also a tight affair but Kvitova took a 5-3 lead ... Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

… before the inevitable rain arrived. The court coverers seem to enjoy their work Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

The rain break is a perfect opportunity to top up on the cocktails Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

The 25-minute break only delayed the inevitable, as two games later Kvitova sealed a straight-sets victory 6-4, 6-4 Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

2011 finalist Rafael Nadal overcame a slow start to beat Thomaz Bellucci on Centre Court. The two times Wimbledon winner was broken twice as he went 4-0 down in the first set but recovered to take the set on a tie-break. From there on in it was plain sailing for the world No2 and his 7-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory puts him into the second round Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Jo-Wilfired Tsonga adjusts his neck during his clash with Lleyton Hewitt on Court One Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Lleyton Hewitt must be wishing he could adjust his body somewhat as looks tired and dejected after he lost the second set Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Things didn't get better for the veteran Aussie as he lost the third set and the match 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Serena Williams had few problems in the first set of her encounter with Barbora Zahlavova on Court Two Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

She didn't have things so easy in the second set, the four times Wimbledon champion was broken twice by the world No62 Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Before she prevailed 6-2, 6-4 Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Andy Murray's first round opponent is former world No3 Nikolay Davydenko Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Murray's gazelle-like movement around the court helped him take the first set 6-1 Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Don't make him angry, you wouldn't like him when he's angry Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Murray's focus continued into the second set where his chipped, sliced and lob shots gave him another set at 6-1 Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Murray has been using his serve to devastating effect - during the match he fired off 10 aces in total and won 83% of first-serve points Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

The thousand yard stare of Nikolay Davydenko suggests either extreme focus or a mind wondering how it's going to deal with Murray's power Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Murray also displayed some delicate touches with his net play Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Murray put on a display of ruthlessness which John McEnroe described as "mighty impressive" Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

A fairly faultless performance from Murray gave him a 6-1, 6-1, 6-4 victory and puts him through to the second round where he could meet Ivo Karlović if the big serving Croat finishes off Dudi Sela on day three Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

As always there's a scramble for Murray's autograph. After negotiating the autograph hunters Murray then had to deal with interviews, during which he commented "The first two sets were very good. I got off to a great start. Since Queen's I've been itching to get going. I got out of the blocks very quickly today. I was hitting the ball very cleanly from the beginning of the match and I used my slice very well. It's never easy playing at Wimbledon in the first round, but it was a great start." Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian