Posh frocks on today for the first action on Centre Court when the sport's reigning goddess, Maria Sharapova, meets her match in the looks department.
She plays Gisela Dulko, an Argentinian named among the sexiest tennis players in the world. Her ranking of 45 suggests she looks better than she plays.
Sharapova has been battling injury for much of the year but won her first round match against the Ukrainian Viktoriya Kutuzova in straight sets.
The pair meet at 1pm, the same time that Novak Djokovic, the men's No 4 seed, plays his second round match against Simon Greul on No 1 Court.
Djokovic came into Wimbledon under the radar with all the media spotlight on Andy Murray, the withdrawal of Rafael Nadal, the reigning champion, and Roger Federer, fresh from his French Open triumph and bidding for a record 15th grand slam title.
The Serbian made hard work of his opener in this year's Championships, coming through a tough four-setter against the little-known Frenchman Julien Benneteau.
Greul, from Germany, should pose no such problems today, although his three-set demolition of Michael Yani might just offer a hint of an upset.
Federer gets the chance to show off his cultured wardrobe again later this afternoon when he takes on Guillermo Garcia-Lopez.
The Swiss world No 2 was in imperious form in his first round match with Yen-Hsun Lu but the Spaniard provides a far greater test.
Serena Williams is the other big name involved today as she takes on Jarmila Groth.
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