2053: A netted backhand from Verdasco hands the match to Roddick and maintains his incredible record in tie-breaks. It also ends the fifth day of the Championships.

2052: Verdasco nets a simple volley and gives Roddick four match points.

2051: Roddick volley at the net for a 5-2 lead.

2050: A wonderful lob from Roddick puts him 3-2 ahead and on serve.

2047: Roddick has won 22 tie-breaks this year and lost only three.

2046: A lovely lob brings another set point for Verdasco but he fails to take it again. Into a tie-break they go...

2041: A love service game for Verdasco puts Roddick back under pressure at 5-6 and serving to force a tie-break.

2039: A fabulous passing shot gives Verdasco set point but he misses it with a wide forehand return. Roddick holds and takes it to 5-5.

2034: Roddick builds the pressure with an excellent game against the Verdasco serve and breaks for 4-5 and it's back on serve.

2026: Verdasco holds for a 5-2 lead and looks likely to extend this match into a fourth set which should start tonight as the light remains good.

2017: Verdasco breaks in the fourth game of the third set as Roddick misses an open court.

2012: That's 51 consecutive wins on grass now for Federer and 31 successive wins at Wimbledon.

2012: One is all Federer needs. A huge serve is returned long and the champion wins 6-1 6-4 7-6.

2011: It's stays on serve for eight points before Safin misses a volley at the net. The Russian then goes long to give up two match points.

2009: The first six points go with serve and it's 3-3 at the change of ends. There are two aces from the Federer racquet. Verdasco, meanwhile, holds for 2-1.

2007: Federer and Safin are into a tie-break...

2005: Verdasco earns just his second break point of the match but misses it with a wide forehand. Roddick holds for 1-1.

2004: Safin takes it to 6-5 so Federer will serve to try and force a tie-break.

2002: Verdasco starts the third set with a love service game while Federer holds convincingly for 5-5.

1959: Safin gets to 5-4 in the third set, still on serve.

1957: Roddick misses his first set point but wraps up the set with the second.

1954: Verdasco holds to love and now Roddick has the chance to serve out the set and surely put the match beyond the Spaniard.

1953: Verdasco serving at 3-5 to try and stay in the second set.

1950: A love service game shows Safin isn't going to give this up without a fight.

1949: Federer shows no sign of weakness as he holds for 3-3 in the third set.

1946: Roddick saves a break point with an ace in the sixth game and holds for 4-2.

1933: Roddick is also in a hurry, he's broken the Verdasco serve in the first game of the second set.

1929: Federer serves out the second set to love in 56 minutes, while Roddick has taken the first set against Verdasco 6-3.

1921: Federer has another break for a 4-3 lead in the second set.

1907: Gasquet, the 12th seed, has beaten Roger-Vasselin 6-3 6-4 6-2 to reach the last 16 where he will face either Lopez or Tsonga, who leads by two sets.

1904: Typical Safin, he immediately falls 0-40 down on serve and can't dig himself out of the mess. Federer breaks back for 1-2.

1903: Andy Roddick is now out on Court One against Fernando Verdasco in the last of today's third round matches.

1901: Safin springs a surprise by earning an early break in the second set for a 2-0 lead.

1856: Hantuchova has overcome her early wobble to beat Srebotnik in three sets and set up a fourth round meeting with Serena Williams.

1853: Just 19 minutes is all Federer needed to wrap up the first set 6-1.

1849: The ninth seed is out, Hingis has been beaten 6-4 6-2 by the unseeded Granville.

1848: We still have British interest. Murray and Butorac have taken out the seventh seeds Erlich and Ram in four sets.

1845: Federer goes 4-1 ahead after just 12 minutes. Hingis looks to be on her way out, Granville has broken again and is serving for the match at 5-2.

1843: Federer doesn't take long to hit his stride, breaking serve to love in the fourth game for a 3-1 lead.

1842: Gasquet has won the second set 6-4 against Roger-Vasselin.

1841: Ferrero will face Tipsarevic in the fourth round, with the pair of them in Federer's quarter of the draw.

1840: Blake gets 4-2 ahead in the tie-break but then loses five straight points and Ferrero is a deserved winner.

1837: Federer encounters a little difficulty but he takes the first game.

1835: Blake forces a fourth set tie-break against Ferrero.

1833: Federer v Safin is under way, with the defending champion serving first.

1827: Blake stays in the match with a solid service game.

1824: Ferrero leads 5-4 in the fourth set so Blake must serve to stay in the match.

1819: There are question marks over the fitness of Hingis after she missed more than a month and she's really struggling again today. She's dropped her serve again in the first game of the second set.

1818: It's all over in 43 minutes on Centre Court as Williams wins 6-1 6-0. Federer v Safin next up.

1811: Hantuchova has broken Srebotnik in the first game of the third set for a 1-0 lead.

1810: Former champion Hingis has lost her first set 6-4 against Granville, failing to retrieve the early break of serve.

1810: Murray and Butorac have fought back from a set down against Erlich and Ram to lead 2-1.

1808: Richard Gasquet is a set up on Edouard Roger-Vasselin after taking the first 6-3.

1807: Williams breaks again and leads 2-0 in the second set, while Jo-Wilfried Songa has taken the first set 6-3 against Feliciano Lopez.

1805: Hantuchova is back in business, levelling her match against Srebotnik by taking the second set 6-3.

1803: Sequera briefly threatens the Williams serve as she gets to 0-40 but normal service quickly resumes.

1757: Williams has taken only 22 minutes to zip through the first set 6-1 against Sequera.

1756: Blake saves two set points on his own serve but he can't save a third and Ferrero has a 2-1 lead and will serve first in the fourth set.

1751: Martina Hingis is a break down at 1-2 against Laura Granville.

1750: After battling to save her serve in the third game, Hantuchova gets a break up at 3-1 over Srebotnik, but she trails by a set.

1747: Blake is back to 2-4 against Ferrero after retrieving oneof those two breaks in the sixth game.

1746: Murray and Butorac have won the second set 6-4 against Erlich and Ram with a break of serve in the 10th game. It's one set apiece.

1745: Williams has another break already and a 3-0 lead over Sequera. At this rate it won't be long until Federer and Safin are on court.

1741: A forehand winner down the line gives Ferrero a double break against Blake and the Spaniard leads 4-1 in the third set.

1739: Williams starts in positive fashion with a break of serve in the first game.

1735: Serena Williams, the second favourite for what would be a third title, has started her match against Milagros Sequera on Centre Court.

1734: Ferrero has the momentum - he breaks Blake in the third game to move ahead at 2-1 in the third set.

1725: The tenth seed is in real trouble. Hantuchova has lost the first set 6-2 to Srebotnik.

1723: Ace number four brings up three set points for Ferrero and he needs just the one after a thrilling rally which Blake should really have won.

1721: Ferrero has gone 5-2 up on Blake in the second set, while Haas is serving for the match after breaking Tursunov yet again.

1720: Following fifth seed Gonzalez out of the All England Club will be Ljubicic, who has lost in four sets to Mathieu despite winning the first.

1718: Tipsarevic failed to convert a match point against Gonzalez at Queen's two weeks ago. But this time he shows no mercy, earning three match points at 40-0. He wins with an ace on the second.

1717: Marion Bartoli, the 18th seed, has beaten 16th seed Shahar Peer 6-3 6-2 and the Frenchwoman will face Jankovic in round four.

1716: Hantuchova lets slip three consecutive break points and hands Srebotnik a 5-1 lead.

1715: What a turnaround. Tipsarevic gets two break points against Gonzalez and takes the second, volleying at the net after forcing his opponent out wide. Can he serve out the match at 7-6?

1711: Hantuchova has been broken again and Srebotnik is serving at 4-1.

1710: Jamie Murray and Eric Butorac have lost the first set of their doubles match against Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram, the seventh seeds, 6-3.

1710: An enormous forehand brings Gonzalez his first match point but Tipsarevic keeps him on the backhand and he nets.

1706: The Tursunov-Haas rollercoaster continues with another break for Haas, who is serving at 2-3.

1704: Blake has taken the first set against Ferrero 6-3.

1703: Gonzalez holds to love and the pressure switches to Tipsarevic at 5-6.

1702: Two aces help Tipsarevic to level the set at 5-5.

1700: Tursunov v Haas is a topsy-turvy affair, the Russian has broken again for a 3-1 lead in the fourth set, he trails 2-1.

1658: Tipsarevic does more than just force Gonzalez to serve for the match, he breaks back for 5-4 with some determined attacking play.

1657: Blake has broken again on Court One against Ferrero and is serving for the first set at 5-3.

1655: Mathieu is a break up on Ljubicic at 3-1 in the fourth set and a big name seed could be about to fall.

1654: Ferrero breaks back immediately for 4-3 against Blake.

1653: Tipsarevic at least forces Gonzalez to serve for the match by halting the run of games against him. 5-3 final set. Hantuchova has been broken in the first game by Srebotnik.

1649: Daniela Hantuchova, the popular 10th seed, has just begun her third round match agianst Katerina Srebotnik of Slovenia on Court 13.

1649: Blake has the first break for a 4-2 lead against Ferrero after the Spaniard loses four straight points from 30-0.

1641: Haas has won the third set against Tursunov on a tie-break for a 2-1 lead having been dismantled 6-1 in the first and twice been a break down in the third.

1640: It's all going wrong for Tipsarevic. From 2-0 in the fifth set he's slipped to 2-4, Gonzalez's second break confirmed with an outstanding backhand passing shot.

1634: Gonzalez has underlined the value of saving those two break points by breaking back against Tipsarevic to level the decider at 2-2.

1633: Mathieu has broken the Ljubicic serve again to win the third set 6-2 and lead 2-1.

1633: Jankovic made seven Hawk-eye challenges inher win over Safarova, with five of them successful - an unusually high success rate.

1628: Tipsarevic misses two chances to secure the double break and Gonzalez holds for 1-2.

1620: Haas has levelled the third set against Tursunov at 4-4 with a break of serve in the eighth game.

1619: Tipsarevic has broken Gonzalez in the first game of the deciding set on Centre Court.

1618: Mathieu is a break up on Ljubicic at 4-1 in the third set.

1615: James Blake v Juan Carlos Ferrero is next on Court One.

1614: A double fault from Safarova gives Jankovic her first match point and she takes it when the Czech fires a forehand wide. The third seed wins 5-7 7-6 6-2.

1612: Tursunov is a break up once more on Haas at 4-2 in the third.

1612: Gonzalez breaks to love and they're into a deciding set on Centre Court.

1609: Ljubicic has lost the second set 7-5 to Mathieu, levelling the match at 1-1. Safarova fails to break back immediately and falls to 2-5 in the decider.

Justine Henin has re-iterated her belief that it will not be a disaster if she never wins Wimbledon, even though she thinks she has a great chance this year. "I still believe I can do it, but it's not an obsession for me," Henin said. "I don't think that much about it. I just want to enjoy every moment. I enjoyed my match a lot today. I don't have anything to prove to anyone. I know how well I can play. I know my results in the past. This way I don't lose that much energy. Yeah, it would be an amazing achievement, but dreaming of that is not going to help me."

1606: Jankovic gets the break for a 4-2 lead and that could be enough to overcome a stubborn opponent.

1604: Jankovic zips through another service game for a 3-2 lead.

1550: A fortunate net cord helps Jankovic to hold serve in the first game after the rain delay for a 1-0 lead in the deciding set.

1528: The covers are coming off already and the sun is out so it shouldn't be too long before we get some more play.

1516: The rain has started to fall again - hopefully no more than a shower - and the covers are on...

1513: Chakvetadze has won the second set on a tie-break against Krajicek to level the match at one set all. The Russian eighth seed missed her first set point but converted the second.

1512: Haas has broken back immediately against Tursunov at the start of the third set.

1511: Safarova goes wide with a forehand return to give Jankovic two set points and then clubs a backhand way out of court and the Serb has levelled the match.

1506: Tursunov breaks in the first game of the third set to lead Haas once again.

1503: Jankovic misses a set point with a long forehand and then Safarova comes into the net and whips a half-volley into the corner to break back and force a tie-break.

1501: Haas has broken Tursunov in the 10th game of the second set to win it 6-4 and level the match at one set apiece.

1459: Safarova's shocking double fault gives Jankovic a crucial break for a 6-5 lead in the second set. Her second serve was long by a couple of metres.

1456: Tipsarevic has won the third set against Gonzalez for a 2-1 lead. The unseeded Serb had to save three break points as he served for the set.

1456: Schnyder is through to face Henin in round four after coming back from 0-3 down to win the third set 8-6 against Bondarenko.

1455: Jankovic takes it to 5-5, challenging another erratic line-call.

1451: Safarova holds again and leads by 5-4 - Jankovic will serve to stay in the match.

1447: Jankovicdoesn't need quite so long to hold serve for 4-4.

1443: After 11 deuces and six break points for Jankovic, Safarova finally holds in the seventh game of the second set for a 4-3 lead.

1438: Tipsarevic has made the break in the sixth game of the third set against Gonzalez for a 4-2 lead.

1421: Jankovic fights back from 0-30 to hold for 3-3 in a game including two superb rallies, both won by the Serb but wonderfully contested by Safarova.

1420: Ljubicic misses his first set point against Mathieu but takes the second. 6-4.

1415: Gonzalez is back on level terms with Tipsarevic after holding serve to win the second set 6-3.

1413: Tursunov has won the first set 6-1 while Krajicek has won her tie-break against eighth seed Chakvetadze 10-8, with both players missing set points on serve.

1411: Jankovic levels the second set at 2-2 on serve. Tursunov and Gonzalez are both serving for the set.

1406: Tursunov makes it five out of five - with two breaks - as Safarova holds for a 2-1 lead.

1405: Tursunov has won the first four games of his match against Haas, the 13th seed.

1403: On Centre Court, Gonzalez is back in the match after securing the first break of the second set for a 4-2 lead. Tipsarevic took the first set.

1403: A more assured service game draws Jankovic level at 1-1.

1402: Safarova holds comfortably in the first game of the second set and since falling 3-1 behind in the first she's been the better player.

1357: Safarova gets to 15-40 on the Jankovic serve and takes her second set point when the Serb double faults - her first of the match.

1356: Anna Chakvetadze and Michaella Krajicek are into a tie-break in their first set, which has only just resumed after the rain delay.

1352: A love service game puts Safarova 6-5 ahead and applies extra pressure to the Jankovic serve.

1350: Jankovic holds for 5-5 but this is a very close match. The third seed is struggling to assert herself on a powerful opponent.

1349: Paul-Henri Mathieu and Ivan Ljubicic have started their match on Court Three and the Croat has broken serve in the first game.

1346: Jankovic challenges again on game point and once more she's successful. This time, though, Safarova wins the replayed point with an angled volley at the net for a 5-4 lead.

1341: Bondarenko has levelled her match against Schnyder, taking the second set 6-3 with two breaks of serve. Schnyder has a poor record here and that could be set to continue.

1341: Jankovic holds serve with an ace for 4-4.

1339: Tipsarevic has taken his second set point and he leads fifth seed Gonzalez 1-0.

1337: Safarova is playing some fine tennis now and she takes a 4-3 lead with her third game in a row.

1334: Dmitry Tursunov and Tommy Haas are next out on Court Two. Safarova has broken back against Jankovic, who lost her serve with some uncharacteristic mistakes.

1331: Henin misses her first match point but takes the second to complete a 6-1 6-3 win. Last year's beaten finalist will meet either Alona Bondarenko or Patty Schnyder in the fourth round. They are on serve at 3-3 in the second set, Schnyder took the first.

1328: Henin has got what should prove to be the decisive break in the eighth game of the second set and she's now serving for the match.

1323: Jankovic successfully challenges a line call to save a break point and goes on to hold for a 3-1 lead.

1320: Henin and Vesnina have now resumed after the rain break, with the Belgian a set and 3-2 ahead.

1319: Tipsarevic has made a tremendous start, holding to love for a 3-0 advantage.

1317: An early break on Centre for Tipsarevic as he takes a 2-0 lead. Jankovic converts her first break point with a brilliant forehand into the corner for a 2-1 lead.

1313: The first game goes with serve in each match, with Tipsarevic and Safarova opening the serving.

1308: Play will start on time on the showcourts. Tipsarevic v Gonzalez on Centre and Jelena Jankovic v Lucie Safarova on Court One.

1245: The covers are coming off so play could yet start on time on the showcourts. First up on Centre Court is Janko Tipsarevic v fifth seed Fernando Gonzalez while on Court One women's third seed Jelena Jankovic plays Lucie Safarova. Both matches are scheduled for 1300 BST.

1230: The forecast later is for bright spells although further interruptions are expected.

1205: The weather looks quite grim so we could be in for a lengthy delay.

1154: Oh dear. Play is suspended as the rain comes down again. Henin leads by one set to nil and is 3-2 up in the second when the covers come on.

1153: Henin holds to love as the Russian hits two erratic forehands.

1152: Vesnina saves a break point at last as Henin slips. Then, from deuce, a crisp volley and an unforced error by the Belgian and it's 2-2.

1145: Henin puts an emphatic volley away for 40-0 and then sends down a second serve ace to win game three to love and move 2-1 ahead.

1142: Vesnina holds serve. Can she make a better fist of the second set?

1136: Henin starts the second set with a double-fault but then follows up with an ace and holds serve for a 1-0 lead. Clinches the game with a superb wrong-footing backhand volley. Henin's groundstrokes are obviously hurting her opponent, but so are unforced errors.

1133: Henin is making this look very easy indeed and a punched forehand volley gives her a third break of serve and the first set 6-1 in just 21 one-sided minutes.

1130: Henin looking awesome and that beautiful trademark backhand takes her to a 5-1 lead.

1127: Henin clinches the double break - she leads 4-1 now.

1126: Ferocious forehand return from Henin gives the Belgian two break points.

1123: Henin holds serve comfortably for a 3-1 lead. Women's top seed in control so far.

1120: Henin puts a forehand out and Vesnina holds serve to get on the scoreboard. She trails 1-2, a break down. Sun out in SW19 by the way.

1115: Henin holds for a 2-0 lead and she's looking good already.

1110: Under way on Court Two and Henin breaks the Vesnina serve to get off to the perfect start.

1050: Play in SW19 is due to get under way shortly with women's top seed Justine Henin in action early on Court Two. She faces Elena Vesnina in a third-round clash. Action on the show courts gets under way at 1300 BST, with Janko Tipsarevic trying to shock fifth seed Fernando Gonzalez on Centre and women's third seed Jelena Jankovic meeting Lucie Safarova on Court One.