Former champion Andre Agassi opens proceedings on Centre Court against second seed Rafael Nadal If Nadal wins it will signal the end of the American's time at Wimbledon - the youngster takes the first set 7-6 The end for Agassi moves a step closer when Nadal bags the second set 6-2 in just 32 minutes After 14 visits to the All England Club, Agassi's era comes to an end when he sees the third set elude him by 6-4 Home favourite Andy Murray takes on third seed Andy Roddick and edges the first set 7-6 to the delight of the crowd Despite his best efforts, Roddick misses out on the second set as well by 6-4 as Murray opens up a commanding lead With the light fading, Murray notches a memorable straight-sets win that takes him into the fourth round for the first time Lleyton Hewitt, the 2002 champion, shows evidence of his continued improvement by beating Olivier Rochus 6-1 6-4 6-4 Court One welcomes fifth seed Ivan Ljubicic and he promptly takes the first two sets against Dmitry Tursunov Undeterred, the Russian 27th seed fights back to win the next three sets and record a 5-7 4-6 6-1 7-6 6-2 victory Another game goes the distance on Court 13 where 10th seed Fernando Gonzalez surrenders a two-set lead to David Ferrer The Spanish 23rd seed eventually prevails 4-6 2-6 6-2 6-3 6-4 to set up a fourth-round meeting with Hewitt Mario Ancic gets past Stanislas Wawrinka after resuming their match from Friday night - he next meets Novak Djokovic Out on Court Three Jarkko Nieminen gets the better of German Philipp Kohlschreiber to book a meeting with Tursunov In the women's event, top seed Amelie Mauresmo sails into the second week with a 6-1 6-2 win over Nicole Pratt Maria Sharapova, another former champion, sees her superior power earn victory over Amy Frazier on Centre Court Ninth seed Anastasia Myskina is the first person to win on Saturday after beating Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-3 6-4 Two more Russians meet on Court Two with Elena Dementieva completing a 7-5 6-3 win over Elena Likhovtseva Italian 16th seed Flavia Pennetta sees off the challenge of China's Shuai Peng in a little over an hour Ana Ivanovic drops the first set against Dinara Safina but wins the next two to make the fourth round
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