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No sooner is play under way on the show courts does a heavy rain shower force the players back into the locker room

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After the rain delay, tournament favourite Andy Roddick emerges to win the first set against Paradorn Srichaphan

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Srichaphan is, however, up for a fight and strikes back to take the second set 6-3 with two breaks of serve

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But Roddick proves his title credentials and dominates the Thai number one for the rest of the match

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Roddick's challenge stays on course with a four-set victory 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-2

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There is a shock on Court One as world number one Andre Agassi loses in a classic five-set match to Mark Philippoussis

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Germany's Alexander Popp recovers from a set down to dispatch Belgian Olivier Rochus in four sets

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Many fancy Roger Federer's chances of claiming the title and he races to a straight-sets win over Fernando Lopez

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Popular Swede Jonas Bjorkmann is delighted as he defeats Max Mirnyi in a tight four sets

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Sjeng Schalken takes more than two and a half hours to beat ninth seed Rainer Schuettler of Germany in straight sets

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Queens finalist Sebastien Grosjean wins the first set against French Open champion Juan Carlos Ferrero on Court One

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Ferrero levels the match in the second set but loses the third on a tie-break before the pair are forced off court at 8:50pm