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Eager tennis fans have already begun to form long overnight queues at the gates of the All England Club

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Wimbledon ground staff perform their familiar task of mopping the covers down before practice can get underway

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Great Britain's hopes again rest with Tim Henman, who gets in some practice before his first round match on Tuesday

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Henman's old school have teamed up with a sponsor to print a good luck message for him on their playing fields

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Defending men's singles champion Lleyton Hewitt is put through his paces by his trainer before his practice session

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Hewitt later relaxes with a Aussie Rules kickabout, knowing he faces six foot, ten inch Ivo Karlovic in his first round match

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Hewitt's girlfriend Kim Clijsters joins in the fun - she begins against Rossana Neffa-De Los Rios

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2002 women's singles champion Serena Williams will be hoping to bounce back from her disappointing defeat at the French Open