Pat Cash
1987 Wimbledon champion on BBC Radio 5 live

"We thought Rafa would go straight through this guy and improve on his form so far but credit to Kukushkin who has played some really good tennis."

Nadal tucks his hair behind his ear, bounces the ball a few times and then fires down a first serve which has Kukushkin scrambling. He then rattles off the next three points to seal the game - that's now 15 points in a row on serve for Nadal. Time of a tie-break.

Mike Henson
BBC Sport at Wimbledon

England's footballers could have done their Manaus acclimatisation at the All England Club rather than the Algarve. It is swelteringly humid under the bubble that covers the indoor practice courts. As soon as the rain breaks there is a rush for fresh air and the outdoor version...

Peter Fleming
Seven-time Grand Slam doubles champion on BBC TV

"Nadal is not yet in the zone. He is not striking the ball as purely as he would like - just as he wasn't in the first set of his previous two matches. That's the beauty of Nadal. He just keeps plugging away and eventually that rhythm seems to come."

Kukushkin looked to be cruising at 40-0, but his first serve lets him down and Nadal wins the next two points to get a sniff of a chance. The 28-year-old could really do with a first serve now, and he gets it, Nadal stretching to retrieve it and though he gets something on it, the ball flies out of play. Kukushkin clenches his fist. Nadal to serve to stay in the set.

Marion Bartoli
2013 Wimbledon champion on BBC Radio 5 live

"It's getting a lot warmer in there and the humidity levels go up so you have to adjust your drinks when you play under the roof. You need to drink more and add more salt to your drinks to replace what is lost through sweat, so you will see the players adding more sports drinks to their routine."

Image source, Sabine Lisicki

Sabine Lisicki on Twitter:, external It's going to be a loooong day! Showers are forecast... Get your umbrellas out...#weneedpatiencetoday @Wimbledon

Lisicki is due on Court One second today to face Ana Ivanovic.

Nadal wins his eighth straight point on serve for another love service hold.

Mike Henson
BBC Sport at Wimbledon

Middlesex and sometime England paceman Steven Finn is earning his Royal Box keep, posing for selfies and signing programmes around the grounds.

Kukushkin's unforced error count has risen to 10, compared to three for Nadal, but's also hit 13 winners to the Spaniard's six. After the struggles of his last service game, it's a smoother affair this time round, the 26-year-old holding the game to 15.

Image source, Reuters

Nadal races through his service game to love to level things up once more. Still no play on the outside courts as the rain continues to fall at SW19.

Mike Henson
BBC Sport at Wimbledon

"The indoor practice courts also double up as the headquarters of the tournament transport service. Effectively the classiest taxi office in London, around 100 uniformed drivers sit awaiting orders over the public address system as cars are assigned to guests, players and VIPs on a giant whiteboard. All while some of the world's best sweat it out on the other side of the glass."

Nadal has his eye in on the Kukushkin serve in this game and piling the pressure on with some blistering returns. The game gets jammed at deuce for a while until a stellar rally reaches it's conclusion when Nadal nets after a stunning stretch backhand from Kukushkin.

Peter Fleming
Seven-time Grand Slam doubles champion on BBC TV

"Kukushkin has come in with a clear strategy. He is making it clear he has no intention of letting Nadal push him around."

Nadal is keeping it nice and tight out on Centre, playing well within himself and limited in the unforced errors to just two. The Spaniard fires his first ace of the match to seal the game.

Kukushkin is averaging a first serve speed of 100mph, nine miles per hour slower than Nadal at the moment. Still, when he gets his first serve in, he's winning 91% of the points and it's another service hold for the 26-year-old.

Image source, Getty Images

Kukushkin hits his fourth unforced error of the match to gift Nadal a comfortable hold. It's a low key start to this match, with both players looking very solid on their serve.

Play has been suspended on all courts other than Centre Court, where the roof is closed. Six games was the most anyone managed. That was out on court 17 where young Australian Nick Kyrgios finds himself 4-2 down against Jiri Vesely.

Tomas Berdych on Twitter:, external Many questions about darkness yesterday. A: Dark was on both sides of the court! No excuse for me. Marin was better. See you soon London.

Sixth seed Berdych was beaten by Marin Cilic in straight sets on Friday in a match that finished in the gloomy conditions at 21:38 BST.

Piers Newbery
BBC Sport at Wimbledon

"Serena Williams is already in full fighting mode against Alize Cornet on Court One after a shaky start. Five errors and two double faults see the American face a break point before the rain arrives at 1-1, deuce, and she is nearly skittled over by the on-rushing groundstaff. Cornet beat Williams for the first time in Dubai earlier this year, and this one could be a real contest."