Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport at Wimbledon

"No, this isn't the last stragglers wearily making their way out of the Glastonbury music festival. This is the queue for day one of Wimbledon, which organisers say is 'one of the very few major UK sporting events where you can still buy premium tickets on the day of play'.

"Hundreds of punters camped out overnight in Wimbledon Park, rows of tents interspersed with sizzling barbecues, while hundreds more.

"As you would expect, it's all very orderly down there - punters shuffling along patiently in the south London sun, kids entertaining themselves with some Frisbee throwing, and the tantalising whiff of meaty sausages and fried onions."

Mike Henson
BBC Sport at Wimbledon

"Just as the first ticket-holders arrived this morning, greeted by smiles and small talk from the stewards, the genteel scene was spoiled by an open-back truck trundling past at low speed and high volume.

"Grinning volunteers flung a preserved sausage snack at the bemused crowds while drum and bass played at a furious pace and ear-splitting decibels from teetering speaker stacks behind them. Meanwhile security guards whisper "ambush marketing" into radios and start looking busy."

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We've already mentioned that it's warm - but how warm will it become? BBC weatherman Simon King can help with that question.

"It's a glorious start at Wimbledon with lots of sunshine and small amounts of cloud expected today," says Simon.

"With light winds, it'll feel very warm with temperatures getting up to 25°C. More sunshine on Tuesday and Wednesday, with temperatures taking a step up to 30-33 degrees, and then further ahead it'll still be very warm but increasingly humid and perhaps the risk of a shower or storm"

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During the week BBC Sport's Katie Wright will be chatting to the people who make Wimbledon tick. Today the focus is on Rufus.

"Centre Court is Rufus' playground," writes Katie. "He swoops and dives over the world's most recognisable tennis court as he plays cat and mouse with the pigeons who like to hide in the rafters. He could kill if he wanted to but that's not his job, he's here to prevent the perpetrators from setting up home.

"Rufus, and his handler Imogen Davis, wake up at 3.30am during the Wimbledon fortnight. Every morning he hops on some specially-adapted scales, like a jockey, to make sure he's at his optimum weight for flying (1lb 6oz). Too light and he'll go hunting for pigeons to eat, too full and he'll seek out a tree for a rest.

"This harris hawk, whose eyesight is 10 times better than a human's, is fitted with a tracking device and starts work at 5am, focusing on scaring away any unwanted guests from the two main show courts.

"He finishes at 9am before the public arrive and is rewarded with a meal of quail and chicken. As a mini celebrity in his own right - who has more than 7,000 Twitter followers and is on first-name terms with Andy Murray - Rufus then has to go and fulfil his media commitments before he can have a bath and bask in the sunshine."

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Oh, how we've missed him. Wimbledon wouldn't be Wimbledon without our favourite resident hawk, Rufus. The great bird has been tweeting this morning, as well as scaring pigeons.

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Oof, it's warm outside. Luckily, we merely have to watch rather than play tennis. Philipp Kohlschreiber, on the other hand, will have to play one of the greats in the midday(ish) sun. How is he preparing? By protecting his visage from the UV rays.

"Warming up for my match against @DjokerNole at Wimbledon," he tweeted., external "Sun is shining and I'm looking forward to playing on Centre Court #daylong."

Mike Henson
BBC Sport at Wimbledon

"There is a forever a corner of Wimbledon that is Australian. The green and gold clad Fanatics are already in the house and in fine voice. They have been chanting Nikos Kyrgios's name repeatedly to the tune of KC and the Sunshine Band's Give It Up. It scans surprisingly well. Expect to hear plenty of renditions over on court two when their man gets his challenge under way against Argentina's Diego Sebastian Schartzman in the first match on court."

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"Ladies and gentlemen, can I please have your attention," says a voice from above. "Stewards open the gates now." Wimbledon 2015 is officially under way. [add numerous exclamation marks, if you so wish.] Deep breaths.

Quite a few people have appeared on the edges of Centre Court's hallowed turf, chatting, organising, pointing this way and that. All are in short sleeves, flashing some flesh. A group of workers are being given a final run-down before the public arrive. The gates, so we are told, will open at 10:30 BST. That's officially a five-minute warning.

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The covers have been removed from Centre Court, revealing a perfectly manicured lawn the colour of a Granny Smith apple. Carefully, white paint is being rolled to form a rectangular stage. Meanwhile, a lady is dusting Centre Court's chairs, sometimes with purpose, sometimes haphazardly.

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"Mind if the dog has a sniff around?" asked the policeman knocking on the commentary box door this morning. What could I say? Anyway, Renne the cocker spaniel did "sniff around" for danger and, thankfully, didn't find anything.

Disclaimer: Renne isn't the the dog in the above picture, that's Cassie (I think). I'd have thought sniffer dogs would be called T-Rex or Voldermort or Jaws. Renne and Cassie haven't really got that bite, have they.

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Wimbledon isn't all about strawberries and queues, of course. There will be tennis played in the next couple of hours - lots of it - and there's a number of ways to keep across the action.

How? You can watch live action from up to 15 courts, listen to Radio 5 Live commentary, catch up with the shots of the day and get the latest news, scores and analysis thanks to Wimbledon Live on the BBC Sport website and app.

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It's 7.30am on Saturday morning; skies are grey, rain clouds hover threateningly above. You're 60 years old, retired, yet you've never slept on a pavement, or broken a world record. Time to revisit the bucket list.

Yep, Stella Riley, 60, and Bridget Byrns, 60, who live a mile from Wimbledon, have broken the opening day queuing record, external by camping almost 54 hours for Centre Court tickets.

The pair roughed it on tarmac outside Wimbledon Park on Saturday night, after supporters were banned from arriving early from camping in the park, but did, eventually, get their tickets. Hooray!

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Centre Court's roof might have to consider finding employment elsewhere this week as BBC weatherman Simon King forecasts a glorious opening five days in SW19, with the temperature peaking at 33C on Wednesday. That is very good news indeed.

Those who were planning to add their bodies to the snaking queue for the opening day might reassess their plans on reading the latest tweet from Wimbledon.

"Please be advise that the queue is at full capacity," Wimbledon have tweeted.

People who are intending to join the queue are currently being advised not to travel to Wimbledon, which must be terribly annoying if you're simply a queuing enthusiast who enjoys doing this sort of thing in Wimbledon Park every Monday. They do do this sort of thing at Wimbledon Park every Monday, right?

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Wimbledon is known for its tennis, its wombles - and its strawberries, and the number crunchers have told us 28,000kg of the fruity red stuff will be consumed over the next fortnight, which is roughly the weight of three-and-a-half double decker buses.

Oh, and there's also oodles of cream to slosh on top of them, too - about 7,000 litres of the stuff. Cows work overtime in these parts during this time of year, so I'm told.

Hello! This is Wimbledon 2015 and this is Wimbledon Live. [Add dramatic swishing noise of choice for effect.] The giant orb in the sky is shining down on SW19, Wimbledon's hanging baskets have been watered, its green, green lawns manicured and this prime piece of real estate is ready to host 13 glorious days of wonderful tennis. We're going to have a blast.

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It is summer, a cloudless day in south-west London. In the park people are queuing. Excitable children, drowsy parents, pensioners, holidaymakers, canoodling couples. Calmly, stoically they wait. Wait, wait and wait.

Forward they shuffle, inch by inch, listening to the stewards' orders, absorbing the sun's rays. The smell of fresh strawberries drifts through the air, the popping sound of ball on racquet is heard in the distance.

It could be 1985, 1995 or 2005. Nothing ever changes in these parts, apart from the weather, which is just the way we like it.

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