Top seed Amelie Mauresmo cruises through her opening match - beating Croatia's Ivana Abramovic 6-0 6-0

Venus Williams opens the defence of her title in great form - winning the opening set 6-1 against Bethanie Mattek

The defending champion is put under no pressure as she races through the second set to complete a 6-1 6-0 victory

Maria Sharapova enjoys her first day of action in SW19 - beating Anna Smashnova 6-2 6-0 with a powerful display

Mardy Fish eases to an unexpected win over 17th seed Robbie Ginepri - winning the encounter in straight sets 6-3 6-2 6-4

Improved weather and some quality tennis ensure that the thousands packed into the All England Club enjoy their day

British number six Martin Lee is in positive form in his match against Belgium's Dick Norman - winning the opening two sets

The 28-year-old becomes the fifth Briton to reach the second round - winning in straight sets 6-2 7-6 7-6

No visit to Wimbledon would be complete without strawberries and they are in plentiful supply for spectators

Fourth seed David Nalbandian wins the first set 6-4 in his second-round match with France's Arnaud Clement

Nalbandian seals a convincing 6-4 6-4 6-3 over the Frenchman and moves into the third round in style

2002 champion Lleyton Hewitt dominates his encounter against Italy's Filippo Volandri - winning 6-1 6-1 6-3

Third seed Andy Roddick recovers from a poor start to beat Janko Tipsarevic 6-7 6-4 7-6 6-2

Britain's Melanie South records a memorable 3-6 6-3 6-4 victory over the Italy's 11th seed Francesca Schiavone

Tim Henman struggles to contain Roger Federer on Centre Court and loses the opening two sets 6-4 6-0

Federer is in sublime form and produces another scintillating display to beat Henman in straight sets 6-4 6-0 6-2