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Serena Williams has been basting in the Court One sun for 47 minutes and she has just quelled Maragarita Gasparyan's uprising in the first set.

After being broken in the match's very first game and narrowly avoiding falling a double-break back, she takes the opening set with a break of serve of her own.

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Stefan Edberg and his old coach Tony Pickard in the Royal Box, and quite rightly so. Rapid hold from Novak, perhaps starting to relax a little after that strangely out of sorts opener.

Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport at Wimbledon

"The things you see from a high vantage point. One of Liam Broady's returns bounces over the green banner and out of court 18 - and lands straight into the hands of a young man walking into the Broadcast Centre.

"He takes a quick look around, picks the ball up, threatens to throw it back...and then pockets it.

"What a souvenir. We'd have all done the same..."

Serena Williams has wrestled this awkward little opener back her way.

She has bitten back to reclaim the break against Margarita Gasparyan in the first set. Her Russian opponent is serving to stay in it.

Chris Bevan
BBC Sport at Wimbledon

"What is it like to have approximately 300 requests for your autograph in less than 10 seconds? Don't ask me, ask Wimbledon legend Roger Federer, who has just left the practice courts after doing his best to please the throng of fans who were desperate for a signature or selfie - or preferably both - with the seven-time champion. Hopefully I didn't photo-bomb too many of those shots."

Andrew Castle
BBC tennis commentator

"Djokovic has by no means brought his A game with him so far, and nor would you expect him to at this stage of the tournament but he's still been good enough to take that first set and now I think you'll see him relax into the contest."

You may remember that Rufus the hawk was stolen a few years ago, before being found alive and angry a few days later. Always like to imagine that a student woke up somewhere with a raging hangover and a bad feeling, opened his eyes hoping to see a traffic cone and instead saw Rufus perched on the end of his bed, eyes out on stalk and talons raised. Kohlschreiber suddenly wobbling in the critical game - double-fault, then another, set points handed out on a silver salver, backhand... into the net. Djokovic has stumbled to the the first set, and it hasn't been pretty.

Not so sure about this one...

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The wee bird from a few games ago is back. What's happened to Rufus the Wimbledon hawk, who's supposed to operate a clear-skies policy during the championships? It's a blue tit, by the way. Djoko holds, not without another mis-hit, and Kohlers must now hold to stay in the set.

Tim Henman
Former British number one on BBC TV

"Djokovic has missed shots you just don't expect him to miss. Whether that's down to a lack of grass court preparation coming into the tournament, or just a few nerves, I'm not sure."

Alistair Bruce-Ball
BBC Radio 5 live commentator

"Lleyton Hewitt is playing in his last Wimbledon. He has obvious motivation to go as far as he can but on top of that, there is the fact the winner of this match will meet the winner of Novak Djokovic and Philipp Kohlschreiber.

"We are in the early stages of the first set, Hewitt has broken serve, he leads 2-1 but I get the feeling this one could be going a wee while because we have had lots and lots of baseline rallies."

An array of hats on display around Centre that makes up in numbers what it lacks in variety. If you're a chap you're wearing a Panama; if you're a lady there will be a significant percentage of straw in it. More uncharacteristic sloppiness from Djokovic, thumping a forehand long and clouting another wide. A champion in search of his championship form.

Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport at Wimbledon

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"The comeback starts here! Liam Broady believes. The British wildcard twirls around in joyous, fist-clenching celebration as he pulls a set back against Marinko Matosevic.

"The home fans in the stand behind where the 21-year-old wildcard is celebrating, leap to their feet. They appear to believe too. Can this young man from Stockport really still get the Brits off to a flyer?"

And the third set point was the charm for Liam Broady.

Stockport's (current) finest saw two chances slither south, one via a double fault, before finally putting Marinko Matosevic to the sword and sealing the third set.

Time to inflate the neck cushion. I think we are in for the long haul.

Now then. Horrible miss from Djokovic, tugging a forehand wide with the court open. Oof - a backhand almost as ugly, into the tape but drifting wide even had it limped over. Two break points for the German - second serve on this, here's the chance... no, big kicker from the champ, and he can't control the return. Biffing forehand cross-court, misses by half an inch. Chance gone, and that was an alluring one too...

Marin Cilic, who took eventual champion Novak Djokovic to five sets in the quarter-finals here last year, is through with little fuss against Japanese qualifier Hiroki Moriya.

The Croat will play Ricardas Berankis next.

The crowd certainly with the underdog, as you might expect - Kohlschreiber enjoying this now, hanging tough at 30-30 after Novak challenges a ball called good on the baseline and timing away a topspin forehand to level us up again. Proper contest.

Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport at Wimbledon

"If there's a more pleasant place to watch British sport than the rooftop overlooking court 18 - with the London skyscrapers on the horizon just behind Court One, then I've yet to enjoy it.

"These punters, all armed with expensive cameras and equally pricey sunglasses, are perched against the little green fence focusing on Liam Broady's match against Australia's Marinko Matosevic.

"The 22-year-old clings on to his serve to lead 5-2 in the must-win third set.

"One lucky lady even takes a catch - that an England or Aussie cricketer would be proud of in the upcoming Ashes - when Matosevic shanks one into the stand. Huge cheers for both her and Broady."

Serena Williams is being made to work hard out on Court One, seeing off break points in the fifth game to avoid falling a double break down to world number 113 Margarita Gasparyan.

Serena has won 716 singles matches at the elite level, not to mention 20 Grand Slams remember. Gasparyan has won a fat zero of either.

But Williams loves to take the scenic route to victory.