Fans queueing outside Wimbledon early on Friday morning shelter from the rain that threatens to disrupt play again

But preparations for day five continue apace inside with staff unloading the latest supply of new balls to arrive in SW19

The rain abates in time for an 11am start on the outside courts - Justine Henin takes the first set off Elena Vesnina

The inclement weather returns and delays Henin's progress by an hour but the top seed eventually triumphs 6-1 6-3

The British summer fails to dampen the enthusiasm of the Dutch support for Michaella Krajicek who wins in three sets

Alona Bondarenko takes Swiss number 15 seed Patty Schynder to a third set before succumbing 6-4 3-6 8-6

Serbia's Jelena Jankovic is also taken to three sets by Lucie Safarova but the third seed comes through 5-7 7-6 (7-4) 6-2

Fifth seed Fernando Gonzalez is two sets to one down against Janko Tipsarevic on Centre Court when rain intervenes again

Gonzalez wins set four and is 5-2 up in the decider before Tipsarevic ups his game and edges a thriller 8-6

Croatia's Ivan Ljubicic is another seed to crash out in round three, beaten in four sets by France's Paul-Henri Mathieu

Serena Williams cruises into the fourth round with an emphatic 6-1 6-0 victory over Milagros Sequera on Centre Court

German 13th seed Tommy Haas beats the Russian 21st seed Dmitry Tursunov 1-6 6-4 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 to progress at SW19

Former champion Martina Hingis crashes out on Court 2 to unseeded American Laura Granville 6-4 6-2

Eric Butorac and doubles partner Jamie Murray beat the seventh seeds Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram of Israel

Defending men's champion Roger Federer makes light work of Russia's Marat Safin on Centre Court - winning 6-1 6-4 7-6

Third seed Andy Roddick wraps up a 6-3 6-4 7-6 (7-2) win against Fernando Verdasco on Court 1 late on day five