Take a Knee: Venus Williams takes a breather during her first-round game against Elise Mertens (Photo: Glyn Kirk/AFP)
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<div style="text-align: center">Rain Man: A well-prepared spectator waits in his seat as passing showers temporarily suspend play (Photo: Oli Scarff/AFP)</div>
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Baller: A line judge inspects the balls (Photo: Oli Scarff/AFP)
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Dread Alert: Germany's Dustin Brown serves during his opener against Portuguese Joao Sousa (Photo: Glyn Kirk/AFP)
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Cover Drive? Local favourite goes down on her knee as she blasts a shot during her opener against Hsieh Su-Wei (Photo: Glyn Kirk/AFP)
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Dazzling Royal: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge smiles as she interacts with groundstaff (Photo: Gareth Fuller/AFP)
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Vigilant: A British armed forces member keeps watch on proceedings (Photo: Adrian Dennis/AFP)
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Blur: Defending champion Andy Murray plays a shot during his first-round tie against Alexander Bublik (Photo: Adrian Dennis/AFP)
