tuesday clockwatch

2114: Baghdatis races through the fourth set to beat Gulbis and together with Gilles Simon's victory over Marin Cilic that completes the action for the second day at Wimbledon.

2107: Davydenko wins the tie-break 7-5 and moves into a second round meeting with Guccione.

2101: Davydenko and Korolev are into a third set tie-break.

2057: Petrova will face Sania Mirza, who has beaten Yaroslava Shvedova 6-0 6-3.

2055: Nadia Petrova has cruised into round two, dropping only one game against Vania King.

2050: Kuznetsova will face Bethanie Mattek in the next round after she thrashed Vasilisa Bardina, losing only one game.

2049: An ace brings up two match points for Kuznetsova and she takes the first for a 4-6 6-4 6-3 win.

2048: Baghdatis takes the third set against Gulbis and the 10th seed leads 2-1.

2047: Davydenko has retrieved the break against Korolev and is serving at 4-5.

2039: Kuznetsova earns what could prove to be the decisive break against Vakulenko in the sixth game of the third set to lead 4-2.

2038: Wimbledon is over for Bogdanovic, beaten 7-6 6-4 6-4 by Guccione.

2034: Korolev has broken again to lead Davydenko 3-1 in the third set, although he trails by two sets.

2033: Kristof Vliegen has put out the 32nd seed Juan Monaco in straight sets, 6-4 6-3 7-6.

2027: Guccione held for 3-3 and has broken for a 4-3 lead.

2025: Maybe not. Korolev breaks back immediately for 1-1.

2023: Davydenko has broken again in the first game of the third set and he looks to be on his way to a comfortable win and a likely meeting with Guccione, who is serving at 2-3 against Bogdanovic having won the first two sets.

2016: Kuznetsova breaks again to take the second set and set up a decider, while Davydenko has served out the second set of his match.

2009: Davydenko is a break up at 4-3 in the second set against Korolev, leading by a set.

2008: Delic completes a four-set win over Dlouhy and he will be Djokovic's next opponent.

2007: Kuznetsova breaks for the first time in the match for 4-4 in the second set as Vakulenko begins to show signs of nerves.

2006: Bogdanovic saves two set points but not a third and Guccione takes the second set 6-4 having won the first on a tie-break.

2003: A love service game completes the win for Djokovic - 6-0 6-3 6-4 - and he will face either Amer Delic or Lukas Dlouhy in round two. Delic currently has the upper hand.

2001: Djokovic breaks Starace and the fourth seed will serve for the match.

1959: Back-to-back love service games consolidate Vakulenko's position - she looks good for an upset. Robin Soderling has beaten Olivier Rochus 6-3 6-2 6-2 and will face Grosjean next.

1955: Jarkko Nieminen, the 18th seed, made a meal of finishing off his match against Michael Russell, missing five match points, but he's through with a 6-3 6-2 7-5 win.

1953: Nicolas Kiefer has easily beaten the 30th seed Filippo Volandri 6-3 7-6 6-1 and will meet Guillermo Canas in an intriguing second round match.

1952: Vakulenko has another break against Kuznetsova and leads 2-1 in the second set.

1950: Starace has battled hard and he's retrieved the break against Djokovic to get back to 3-3.

1943: Nikolay Davydenko is a set up on Evgeny Korolev, while Marcos Baghdatis has lost the first set to Ernests Gulbis.

1939: On Court One, Vakulenko has taken the first set 6-4 against Kuznetsova thanks to that early break of serve.

1938: Bogdanovic falls a break behind at 1-2 against Guccione, having lost the first set.

1937: After 70 minutes of play, Djokovic gets the first break of the third set to lead 2-1 and with his serve looking invincible he's well on his way.

1929: Guccione dominates the tie-break against Bogdanovic, winning it 7-2 to take the first set.

1925: Bogdanovic is into a tie-break against Guccione after the first set went with serve.

1923: Fourteenth seed Mikhail Youzhny has beaten Kristian Pless 6-4 6-2 6-4 and will play either Marin Cilic or Gilles Simon next.

1922: Djokovic takes the third of three set points with a stunning top-spin forehand to lead by two sets.

1921: Guillermo Canas, the 22nd seed from Argentina, is through to a second round meeting with Max Mirnyi after beating Ivan Navarro Pastor 7-6 6-3 6-1.

1916: Kuznetsova is a break down early on against Vakulenko, who is serving at 2-1.

1913: Starace challenges a line-call on break point but fails and Djokovic has a 4-2 lead in the second set.

1912: Marray saves one match point but it's not enough and Grosjean completes a 6-2 7-6 7-5 win.

1908: Grosjean gets what should prove to be the decisive break against Marray for a 6-5 lead in the third set.

1859: Grosjean has broken back against Marray and is now serving at 4-5.

1858: Fifth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova is next on Court One, against Julia Vakulenko.

1857: Out on Court 13, Marray is a break up in the third set and is serving for the set at 5-3.

1857: No messing around from Djokovic, who has won the first set without dropping a game.

1855: Alex Bogdanovic has begun his Wimbledon campaign out on Court 18 where he faces Chris Guccione. Bogdanovic is serving at 1-2.

1854: Sharapova and Williams are on course to meet in round four if they continue their progress.

1853: Sharapova finally secures a 6-1 7-5 win over the battling Chan on Court One, just moments before Williams completes her comeback to beat Kudryavtseva 2-6 6-2 7-5 on Court Two.

1849: Williams breaks for a 6-5 and Kudryavtseva is furious, believing a ball which landed on the baseline was out. The Russian lashes a ball into the fence behind her in anger.

1845: Djokovic breaks again for a 4-0 lead, while Williams holds for 5-5.

1841: Kudryavtseva survives two break points so Williams will have to serve at 4-5 to stay in the match.

1835: Djokovic doesn't waste time before making an impact, breaking in the second game to lead 2-0. Williams is now tied at 4-4.

1829: Chan has caused a minor surprise by breaking the Sharapova serve to get back to 3-4.

1824: Kudryavtseva was a break up in the third set at 3-1, but Williams has hit back and it's back on serve. Sharapova is serving at 4-2 in the second set against Chan. Marray, meanwhile, has lost the second set on a tie-break.

1817: Tomas Berdych, the seventh seed, is through after a 7-6 6-4 6-2 win over Nicolas Massu. He'll face either Stanislas Wawrinka or Michael Llodra next.

1810: Novak Djokovic, the fourth seed from Serbia, is next up on Centre Court as he takes on Potito Starace of Italy.

1808: A long backhand from Fish gives Nadal two match points and he takes the first to complete a 6-3 7-6 6-3 win.

1805: Nadal breaks on a double fault and will serve for the match. It's tough on Fish, who has made the French Open champion work hard for this result.

1804: The tide has turned on Court Two, where Williams has won the second set 6-3 to level the match against Kudryavtseva.

1803: Grosjean has broken back against Marray, coming back to 4-4 in the second set.

1757: Sharapova has the first set against Chan, 6-1. Assuming she wins, the former champion will meet either Severine Bremond or fellow Russian Ekaterina Bychkova.

1754: Yvonne Meusburger has beaten Virginie Razzano 6-4 7-5 and will be the next opponent for defending champion Amelie Mauresmo.

1749: Nadal holds off two break points with some fine defensive play to lead 3-2. Williams breaks again and is now 4-2 ahead.

1746: Marray has a break at the start of the second set against Grosjean for a 2-1 lead.

1742: Williams has broken back against Kudryavtseva and is serving at 2-2. Nadal is also serving at 2-2 but on serve.

1736: Eschauer's victory was his second in only four matches in top-level events this season. The 32-year-old's career-high ranking comes from winning four Challenger tournaments this year.

1734: A second break of serve has given Grosjean the first set 6-2 against Marray.

1733: Werner Eschauer, the world number 72 from Austria, has beaten Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo and awaits the winner of the Nadal-Fish match.

1730: Sharapova has secured a predictable early break against Chan to lead 2-0, while Williams is in even deeper trouble after being broken in the first game of the second set.

1728: Marray is a break down, serving at 2-5 against Grosjean.

1727: Dmitry Tursunov, the 21st seed, has won his first round match against Nicolas Almagro, coming through 6-4 7-6 6-7 6-3.

1725: Kudryavtseva takes her first set point against Williams. The 19-year-old is on course for what would be by far the biggest victory of her career.

1722: Nadal wins the tie-break on Centre 7-4 to take a two-set lead over Fish.

1715: Next up on Court One is Maria Sharapova, beginning her campaign against Jung-yan Chan of Taipei.

1714: Nadal holds to love to take the second set into a tie-break.

1713: Kudryavtseva has the second break, so she leads 4-1.

1712: Venus Williams, also seeded 23, is a break down early on against Alla Kudryavtseva of Russia, serving at 1-3. Nadal is serving at 5-6.

1707: David Nalbandian, seeded 23 after a poor season, is through to the second round after beating Germany's Mischa Zverev 6-3 6-4 6-2.

1706: It's all over for Bloomfield. Hewitt holds to love to take the final set and win 7-5 6-3 7-5.

1703: Finally the breakthrough for Hewitt, who wins the 11th game against the Bloomfield serve and is now serving for the match.

1701: Jonny Marray has started his first round match against Sebastien Grosjean on Court 13. Grosjean has taken the first game on serve.

1651: No breaks either in the third set on Court One, where Bloomfield is serving a 4-4.

1645: No early breaks of serve on Centre Court, where Fish leads 3-2 in the second set.

1637: Keothavong saves one match point, but Jankovic wins through 6-2 6-0 earning the third seed a match against either Meghann Shaughnessy or Jarmila Gajdosova.

1633: Jankovic is cruising now. The Serb has had six break points against Keothavong and has taken the lot. She leads 5-0 in the second set and is a game away from the next round.

1628: Jankovic has broken again for a 3-0 lead in the second set.

1625: Nadal takes the first set 6-3 against Fish in 34 minutes.

1624: Robredo, the 11th seed, is through after a 6-2 3-6 6-3 6-7 6-3 win over Kendrick. He's likely to meet Thiemo de Bakker, who leads Wayne Arthurs, in the next round.

1620: Hewitt holds to love to win the second set 6-3 against Bloomfield on Court One.

1618: Jankovic, who reached the semi-finals at Roland Garros, has an early break in the second set and Hewitt is serving for the second set. Nadal is giving a master-class in returning serve, but he's just missed his first set point.

1613: Nadal has the first break of the match against Fish and has consolidated with a love service game for a 5-2 lead. Jankovic has the first set in the bag.

1608: Nadal leads 3-2 on serve against Fish and Jankovic is serving for the first set against Keothavong.

1606: However, Jamie Baker, Lee Childs and Josh Goodall are out and Bloomfield is now a break down in the second set against Hewitt.

1605:

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eventually prevailed in five sets against Carlos Moya, winning the fifth 13-11.

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is also through after a 6-3 7-5 win over Sandra Kloesel.

1555: The end has arrived for another Brit - Baker has lost 7-6 6-2 6-3 to Roger-Vasselin.

1554: Jelena Jankovic, the third seed, has an early break in her match against British number one Anne Keothavong. She leads 2-1.

1551: Hewitt breaks back quickly and then takes the first set 7-5. Nadal is off to a flier with a love service game against Fish.

1543: Rafael Nadal is next up on Centre Court as he takes on Mardy Fish.

1540: Ferrero has completed a five-set victory and will next meet Gilles Muller, who was level at one set apiece when Oscar Hernandez retired.

1536: Bloomfield breaks Hewitt to love and it's back on serve.

1535: Mahut has beaten Clement in four and will face Gasquet in the second round. Hewitt is serving for the set against Bloomfield at 5-3.

1532: Kendrick has levelled against Robredo, winning the fourth set, and Ferrero is serving for the match against Hajek.

1530: Away from the mayhem on Centre Court, Richard Bloomfield has begun his match against Lleyton Hewitt, although he's already a break down at 5-2. Lopez has completed his win over Goodall, confirming his clash with Henman next.

1529: At the seventh attempt, Henman secures a 6-3 1-6 5-7 6-2 13-11 victory and a likely meeting with Lopez in round two.

1529: Moya double-faults!

1528: Moya goes long on the forehand after a lengthy rally, giving Henman another chance.

1527: Moya comes to the net and slices a backhand volley down the line to save the second match point of the game and sixth in all.

1527: First serve fault from Moya. Henman comes right up for the second serve but gets his backhand return all wrong. 30-40.

1526: Booming first serve from Moya, Henman gets a bit of racquet on it but not much. Crafty lob from Henman as Moya comes to the net. He's well beaten and Henman has two match points.

1525: Henman wins a battle of wits at the net for 0-15 and Moya then nets for 0-30 to find himself under significant pressure.

1522: A touch of fortune for Henman, who puts away a volley at the net using more frame than string. Another volley at the net wins the game for 12-11. Stirring stuff.

1521: Incredible. Henman saves the break point with a kicking, second-serve ace.

1521: Moya goes long when he really shouldn't. Advantage Henman again, but the net cord helps Moya to get back to deuce. Moya wins the rally of the match to earn break point. Henman defends brilliantly at the net threetimes before Moya finally beats him cross-court.

1518: An ace out wide - advantage Henman. A big serve down the centre is called in but Moya challenges and wins. Henman then whips a forehand wide and it's back to deuce.

1517: Another netted volley brings the first break point of the afternoon for Moya. Saved with an ace down the centre. Brilliant from Henman.

1515: Henman double faults for 15-15, but volleys a winner for 30-15. Baker has lost the second set 6-2 to Roger and is 2-0 down. Henman nets a volley for 30-30.

1513: Moya drags a forehand across the court and onto the line for 40-15 and volleys easily at the net to complete an excellent service game. 11-11.

1511: Henman's weak return gives Moya the advantage, but the Brit hits back with a forehand return winner. Henman goes wide with a backhand carved down the line. 30-15.

1510: Big serve from Henman, Moya can do nothing with it. 40-15. Backhand winner from Moya after a stunning return to Henman's feet, but the Spaniard's lob then goes long. 11-10.

1508: Henman races into a 30-0 lead in the 21st game, the 11th of the day. Moya curls a backhand around Henman at the net and drops it onto the baseline. 30-15.

1505: Another stunning response from Henman, who whips a backhand return winner onto the sideline. The next Moya serve is too good, though, 40-30. Henman goes long on the forehand and Moya has answered the questions put to him again. 10-10.

1504: Moya stops a volley dead at the net. The quality of the tennis remains high despite the tension. Having said that, Henman nets a weak forehand for 30-15.

1503: Baker is a break of serve down at 1-4 in the second set against Roger. Henman gets the upper hand with a backhand passing shot on the run. Magnificent.

1502: Advantage Henman as he puts away a volley at the net. Game as he batters a forehand winner down the line, with Moya exposed by the wide, high-kicking serve. 10-9.

1500: A booming Henman serve cuts into Moya's body and he struggles to get his return as fas as the net, but a loopy forehand then goes long for deuce.

1457: Henman races in behind his serve but nets the volley. A double fault then gives Moya a 15-30 advantage and Centre Court falls silent. Brilliant forehand into the corner has Moya racing round but he's never going to get there. 30-30.

1456: Henman's forehand winner down the line makes it 30-30 but he then goes long with a mis-timed forehand. Moya comes to the net, applies the pressure and forces the mistake to take the game for 9-9.

1453: A weak backhand return from Henman - 15-0. Ripped backhand cross-court makes amends and it's 15-15. One of these men needs to find a break but a big serve from Moya gets him to 30-15.

1451: Henman's backhand volley spins on the baseline, wrong-footing Moya who hits a forehand wide. Henman leads 9-8.

1450: Wonderful cross-court backhand winner from Moya gets him back to 30-15. He's not the former world number one for nothing. Then again... a woeful forehand is wide and Henman gets to 40-15.

1449: Josh Goodall is back out on court to complete his match against Feliciano Lopez, who leads by two sets. Henman opens up a 30-0 lead in the 17th game.

1448: Alona Bondarenko, the 24th seed, has beaten Jill Craybas in straight sets. Henman challenges a line call, loses and Moya has levelled it up again at 8-8.

1447: Henman responds with a devastating backhand cross-court and it's 30-30. The crowd sense an opening, but Moya's volley at the net clips the cord and drops Henman's side.

1445: A backhand into thenet from Moya - 0-15. Blake wins 6-4 in the third to reach round two. Two poor returns from Henman let Moya off the hook at 30-15.

1444: Robredo has won the third set to lead 2-1 and Juan Carlos Ferrero has levelled his match at 2-2 against Jan Hajek.

1442: Advantage Henman after a powerful serve into the body. Game when a wide serve is returned into the net. Baker loses his tie-break.

1441: A perfect drop half-volley puts Henman clear at 40-15 but he's then beaten by a majestic forehand return winner. Henman then fails to make a volley at the net for deuce.

1440: Henman gets back to 15-15 and a wide forehand from Moya makes it 30-15. The Spaniard challenges, but he's wasting his time.

1439: Moya wraps up the game for 7-7, pressure back on Henman, who is beaten by a solid forehand return. 0-15.

1438: Moya lets a sliced backhand from Henman go but it's well in. He makes up for the error with a decent first serve for 30-15 before Henman nets a forehand return.

1437: Baker is into a first set tie-break with Roger. Henman goes long on the first point of the 14th game.

1435: Henman smashes for 40-15 and then for the game. 7-6. Qureshi meets Safin next, with the winner pencilled in for a third round meeting with Roger Federer.

1434: Childs loses his third set tie-break and with the match to Qureshi - 6-3 6-4 7-6. Moya beats Henman with a passing shot for 30-15.

1433: Henman rushes the net again and volleys for 15-0. Moya's backhand into the net makes it 30-0. Henman looks fired up.

1432: Moya puts away a simple head-high volley at the net to take the game and make it 6-6. Both players go back up to three challenges.

1431: Henman returns long and then fails to return a wide serve for 40-15. He gets plenty on a weak second serve though and forces an error for 40-30.

1430: Henman can't return a decent first serve from Moya, 15-0, but he charges the net and volleys backhand into the corner for 15-15. Safin completes a 7-5 7-6 6-4 victory.

1428: Henman unleashes a powerful serve down the centre and it's all Moya can do to get a bit of racquet on it. 6-5 Henman. Jan Hernych has beaten Marc Gicquel in four and Childs has saved a match point against Qureshi.

1427: A forehand to the corner stretches Moya and Henman rushes in to put away a simple volley for 40-0. A half volley is wide though for 40-15. Tsonga is through, 7-5 7-6 6-4.

1425: Henman wins the first point on the resumption with a huge smash, to even bigger cheers. Moya's wayward backhand return makes it 30-0.

1421: Match point for O'Brien against the Kloesel serve and she takes it for a 6-3 7-5 success. She'll meet either 31st seed Michaela Krajicek or Tina Obziler in the second round. Hopefully she won't be the only Brit left in the draw by then....

1420: O'Brien holds for a 6-5 lead and puts the pressure on the Kloesel serve and Childs is into a predictable tie-break after the third set goes with serve.

1419: O'Brien has fought back from a break down and is serving at 5-5. Childs has held for 6-5.

1416: Baltacha saves one match point against Srebotnik, but nets a backhand on the second and her Wimbledon is over. Srebotnik will face either Anna-Lena Groenefeld or Nika Ozegovic in round two.

1415: Baker is 4-3 up, still on serve, and Childs is fighting hard at 5-5 in the third set against Qureshi.

1414: Baltacha fails to break back immediately this time, so she's 5-2 down and in real trouble.

1414: Everybody remains in their seats on Centre Court, awaiting the arrival of Tim Henman,who will conclude his thrilling match against Carlos Moya - 5-5 in the deciding set.

1412: Baltacha is a break down again at 2-4, but Mauresmo is through in just over an hour with a 6-1 6-3 win over Jackson. Yvonne Meusburger or Virginie Razzano will face the champion next.

1409: Jackson's resistance is futile. After an hour's play she finds herself serving to save the match at 3-5.

1409: Blake has held for the second set against Andreev, he looks to be on his way to a second round meeting with Andrei Pavel, who has beaten Juan-Pablo Guzman.

1406: Make that 3-2 to Baker, with serve. Kendrick has levelled it up by taking the second set off Robredo and O'Brien is 3-4 down, with a break, in her second set.

1406: Baltacha holds for 2-2 and Jamie Baker is at 2-2 in the first set of his match against Edouard Roger-Vasselin. We'll call him Roger.

1404: On Court One, Blake has broken for a 5-4 lead over Andreev, the American already a set to the good. Childs is now 4-4 with serve.

1402: Baltacha has broken back against Srebotnik and must now consolidate. Jackson plays some fine tennis to retrieve three break points against Mauresmo.

1400: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga caused a stir two weeks ago by beating Lleyton Hewitt at Queen's. The young Frenchman is two sets up on Julien Benneteau.

1358: Jackson puts a routine smash long, allowing Mauresmo to hold for a 4-2 lead.

1357: Baltacha loses her momentum quickly, falling a break down at 2-0 in the deciding set.

1356: Samantha Stosur, the 27th seed, has won her match against Kristina Brandi, recovering from a set down to win 4-6 6-2 6-2.

1354: Jackson saves a break point with a rare move to the net and holds for 2-3, but Mauresmo is still cruising despite an improvement in her opponent's game.

1351: O'Brien is a break down to Kloesel, Childs is locked at 3-3 in the third set against Qureshi.

1350: Fernando Verdasco has reached the second round with victory over Bobby Reynolds. He'll face Andreas Seppi, who has knocked out the 31st seed Dominik Hrbaty.

1345: Baltacha earns two set points against Srebotnik, the 19th seed. She misses the first but takes the second to level the match.

1343: Marat Safin is well-liked at Wimbledon - even if the feeling isn't mutual. The Russian, seeded 26, has just gone two sets up on qualifier Rik De Voest.

1341: Tommy Robredo, seeded 11, is a set up on Robert Kendrick, while Mauresmo takes a 2-0 lead over Jackson.

1340: Baltacha is 5-2 up on Srebotnik and Gasquet has completed his victory over Uhlirach to set up an all-French clash with either Arnaud Clement or Nicolas Mahut.

1338: Mauresmo breaks in the first game of the second set - this isn't going to be the longest match she has ever played which is perhaps as well after her recent injury problems.

1337: Katie O'Brien, playing on Court 17, has taken the first set of her rain-delayed match against Sandra Kloesel, breaking in the ninth game to win it 6-3.

1334: Mauresmo's fourth ace brings three set points and she takes the first with a forehand smash at the net. 6-1.

1333: Richard Gasquet, the 12th seed who lost to Qureshi a couple of weeks ago to underline the task Childs is facing, is closing in on victory against Bodan Uhlirach while Baltacha is 4-1 up with a single break.

1330: Ninth seed James Blake is a set to the good on Igor Andreev, winning the opener 6-3 on Court One.

1328: Childs looks set to be the latest Brit to pack his bags - he's just lost the second set against Qureshi, the world number several-hundred.

1325: A delightful backhand cross-court winner gives Mauresmo the fifth game - and only 17 minutes have been played.

1324: Another break of serve takes Mauresmo 4-0 ahead. The champion is looking good. Baltacha, meanwhile, has won the first three games of the second set.

1320: Mauresmo has quickly opened up a 3-0 lead against Jackson on Centre Court.

1315: Britain's Lee Childs loses first set of men's singles first round match against Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi, of Pakistan, 6-3.

1311: Mauresmo serves first and is taken to deuce, but she comes through her first test to go 1-0 up over Jackson.

1307: Baltacha loses the first set tie-break to Srebotnik, while Mauresmo is under way against Jackson.

1307: Tenth seed Daniela Hantuchova is through to the second round after an easy 6-0 6-1 win over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

1257: Tim Henman and Carlos Moya continue their first round battle following Amelie Mauresmo and Jamea Jackson on Centre Court, and the Brit, needing only two games to clinch victory, is looking forward to the experience.

Speaking outside a chilly player's practice area, Henman said he was confident he would see off the Spaniard.

He told the BBC: "I am playing well. I think we are both playing well. The nature of the way we were playing, it was good quality tennis and I think it is reflected in the scoreline.

"It is not the easiest time to stop a match but we have just got to get out there and see how it goes."

Asked if he was confident of winning, Henman replied: "Absolutely."

1254: Baltacha saves another set point before winning the game to take it to 5-5 against Srebotnik.

1250: Great stuff from Baltacha who saves set point with a tremendous serve under pressure. She still has work to do though 5-4 down at deuce on her serve.

1240: Ljubicic wins his first set 6-4 against Spadea.

1236: Tenth seed Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia wins the first set of her women's singles first round match against Sandra Kloesel 6-0 on Court 11.

1235: On Court Two, 15th seed Ivan Ljubicic is closing in on the first set in his opening match with Vincent Spadea. The Croatian leads 5-3 with a break.

1230: Britain's Elena Baltacha has started well against 19th seed Katarina Srebotnik on Court Three, it is currently 3-2 to Srebotnik, with serve.

1140: Fingers crossed SW19 is rain free today. The prospects are good with the official forecast predicting: Mainly dry today. Sunny intervals. Winds decreasing. Showers Wednesday. Jamea Jackson and Amelie Mauresmo are first up on Centre Court and they will be followed by the climax of the Tim Henman v Carlos Moya clash. James Blake and Igor Andreev open up proceedings on Court One.