Wimbledon 2012 day two as it happened

Right, the litter pickers are picking through the detritus of the day in the Centre Court stands. Time to take my leave. Hope to see you back in position tomorrow morning at 0930 BST when Heather Watson will see her name up in lights as one of the main draws alongside the likes of Djokovic, Federer and Sharapova. Bye for now.

Anne Keothavong: "The win today was good. I made it a little difficult for myself at times - but I felt like I settled into the match well, and I never felt I was going to lose - it was just a case of getting the job done.

"I've played against (Sara) Errani before and she'll be a tough opponent. I'll have to do things better than today if I'm going to have a shot. Everyone is beatable on any given day.

"The Olympics is something I've always dreamed of. I'm so proud to say I can be representing Britain."

Anne Keothavong is all poise and polish in the interview room, as she might well be on a day she made the second round for the fourth time in her career and had her London 2012 place confirmed.

Tracy Austin, a semi-finallist at Wimbledon in 1979 and 1980, has also been mulling over that poser on BBC Two...

Boris Becker has been been trying to get his head around what is blocking up the pipeline that should be providing a string of world-challenging Brits....

As we get to the fluffy end of the press conference, Murray gets tossed a morsel that he is interested in. Which player in history would he most like to play? Andre Agassi or Pete Sampras comes the answer.

The press pack are probing away trying to squeeze out a few more thoughts from Andy Murray about likely second-round opponent Ivo Karlovic. Murray is not really up for much of a discussion on the big Croat. He will be getting training partner Dani Vallverdu to stand a couple of feet inside the service line to recreate his whipcrack serve apparently though.

Andy Murray: "Any time the Brits do well in Slams it's good for British tennis. I saw a bit of Jamie's match and it looked like he was doing well so it's been a good tournament so far so hopefully it continues."

Andy Murray: "It was a good start and I knew when I drew him that I was going to have to start the tournament well. I stuck the ball well and once I got ahead I didn't want to let him back into it as he is a very dangerous player and a good returner.

"He hasn't had his best results on this service, but I flattened the ball out to take his time away and the slice worked well.

"Because I didn't do as well at Queen's there has been a long time doing all the stuff that comes before Wimbledon.

"It has been a long couple of weeks with a long time on the practice court and various talk about things, but I just wanted to play."

Andy Murray is making his way up to the fancy stage in the main interview room. He isn't letting us into the meaning behind his skyward pointing celebration. Onto the next question...

Milos Raonic, the 21-year-old Canadian, is another player left on the brink with a 6-4 6-4 5-4 lead and the ball on his racquet in his meeting with Santiago Giraldo out on Court Seven.

Pity unseeded Austrian Jurgen Melzer out on Court 12. Serving for the match in the fifth set against Swiss 25th seed Stanislas Wawrinka, the wet stuff started to fall with the two locked together at deuce with the score 3-6 7-6 (7-2) 2-6 6-4 5-4. That is a lot of time to think about whether to aim out wide or down the T.

Jamie Baker heads back to the locker room a break down in the second set of his meeting with Andy Roddick, trailing 7-6 (7-1) 4-2. Over on Court Five Ivo Karlovic is in pole position to meet Andy Murray in the next round with a 6-4 6-4 1-1 lead over Israel's Dudi Sela.

The plan of attack for tomorrow is out. Court Two is the setting for Heather Watson's second-round meeting with American Jamie Hampton. The Guernsey 20-year-old will have to get her corn flakes down her swiftly. She is first up for an 11:30 BST start.

Some selected highlights for you:

Roger Federer v Fabio Fognini - first up on Centre Court

Maria Sharapova v Tsvetlana Pironkova - second on Court One

Kim Clijsters v Andrea Hlavackova - second on Centre Court

Novak Djokovic v Ryan Harrison - third on Centre Court

Former Wimbledon doubles champion Liz Smylie on BBC Two: "On paper before this match began you would have given Anne Keothavong the edge, she has a lot of experience here. She has played some big matches against top players but there is always more pressure in front of your home crowd."

British number one Anne Keothavong is almost there against Laura Pous-Tio on Court Three. She leads 6-3 5-3 with the balls heading up her end.

Juan Martin del Potro, 2009 US Open champion and still on the long road back from a zinger of a wrist injury, has seen off the attentions of Netherlands' Robin Haase. The Dutchman was sniffing around an upset but Del Potro shut the door with a 6-4 3-6 7-6 (7-3) 7-5 win. Up next for him is Japan's Go Soeda. An advertising slogan as much as a name there...

Andy Murray can look forward to a second-round encounter with either Dudi Sela or Ivo Karlovic after getting himself reacquainted with the All England stage with that dolly of a win over Nikolay Davydenko.

Brother Jamie had a bit of a tougher time in the men's doubles earlier in the day before he and American partner Eric Butorac prevailed 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-3) 4-6 7-6 (7-4) against Andre Benegemann and Igor Zelenay.

Over on Court One, Andy Murray's sometime hitting partner Jamie Baker is into a tie-break against Andy Roddick. Baker is a mini-break down at 2-0, but, as the England football team will tell you, shoot-outs can turn very, very quickly.

Philipp Kohlschreiber has emerged victorious from the all-German battle out on Court 19, overcoming old stager Tommy Haas 3-6 7-6 (10-8) 6-7 (5-7) 7-6 (7-1) 6-2 in three hours 19 minutes.

Jamie Baker is going toe-to-toe to with Andy Roddick on Court One and has the American reeling for a moment with a break point at 4-4. Roddick paddles an enormous forehand winner past the Glaswegian to put paid to that chance but he will be relieved to get back to his chair with the match still on serve.

Victoria Azarenka duly dusts off the final game of that opener against Irina Falconi and is through 6-1 6-4 in 77 minutes. She will face the glamorously named Romina Operandi next. She sounds like one of James Bond's old flames.

Women's world number two Victoria Azarenka is encountering a bit more resistance in the second set of her opener against American Irina Falconi. On a little bit more though. After winning the opener 6-1, the Belarussian has just the one-break advantage in the second. She will serve for the match next at 6-1 5-4 up.

Andy Murray is out on court knocking up with Nikolay Davydenko. T minus a couple of minutes on blast-off on the annual Andy at Wimbledon adventure. You can get the skinny on Centre Court goings on over on our dedicated game-by-game live.

The match between Elena Baltacha and Karin Knapp is dragging its feet out on Court 18 with the Italian receiving a bit more on-court attention from the trainer. Baltacha leads 5-3 in the second having lost the first set 6-4.

Threre is a sniff of post-match biff coming out of the press conferences in the wake of Laura Robson's defeat at the hands of Francesca Schiavone. The Court Two crowd were less than impressed with how long the Italian was taking to mop down, tie her shoelaces, stretch off her back and all her other little inter-point activities.

"We have a lot of seconds (between points), and it's important to use them," said Schiavone.

"We forget that because we are in a rush, but it's important to play at the best, and not just keep running and running."

Robson, for her part, said it was "really tough" to play at that pace.

As media speak goes, I reckon that is pretty salty stuff.

Juan del Potro isn't hanging about. The big Argentine has prised open a break of serve on the Netherlands' Robin Haase over on Court Two with a 3-2 lead and a set of fuzzy bullets in his pocket.

Konta becomes the third British woman to be knocked out in the first round, following Laura Robson and Naomi Broady. Baltacha still flying the flag, although she's currently defending break point to avoid falling 3-1 behind in the opening set.

Andy Murray on BBC One on the impact coach Ivan Lendl has made: "Some of it has been mental, some physical, also the way you prepare for events - that's something he was pretty meticulous with as a player. He is easy to deal with, you can tell him anything, he doesn't get offended and vice-versa."

Laura Robson on BBC One following her 6-2 4-6 4-6 defeat to Francesca Schiavone: "At 3-3 in the second set I had three break points on her serve that I missed. It was still on serve but I think I went for the shots too much in the next game.

"I'm really disappointed. I thought I played really well for the first set-and-a-half but I allowed her back into it. I didn't stick to my game plan. Everything is continuously improving, I just have to get back on the practice court."

Rafael Nadal on BBC One: "It is always very difficult here. This tournament is very special and probably the most dangerous of the four slams because it is a difficult surface. The sets are often decided on just a few points."

Cheers for Nadal as he appears through those famous doors. A quartet of Spanish ladies rise to their feet and greet him by waving the Spanish flag. Ben Dirs has returned from having his nails manicured, by the way. He's just started game by game coverage of Nadal v Bellucci so go and say hello if you wish. (Disclaimer: The manicured nails bit is a lie.)

The Centre Court patrons are slowly returning to their seats before Rafael Nadal steps on the turf for his battle with Thomaz Bellucci. I can see one man in front of me, standing up cheering, wearing a Union Jack court jester hat. Seems in a highly excitable mood even though there's at least a couple of hours until Andy Murray makes an appearance.

Reigning champion Petra Kvitova on BBC One: "It was very different coming back as defending champion but it felt unbelievable. It was so nice to play again on Centre Court. I made some mistakes but I tried to play my game and move forward."

Andy Murray on BBC One: "I'm excited, it's a tough tournament, there are a lot of dangerous players out there. I'm in a good position to give it a good go. There's no doubt Rafa and Roger are the two greatest players that have ever played, in my opinion, Novak had an incredible year last year."

With merely one live text entry I've just blown my chances of ever working for Eurosport. Laurent-Eric Le Lay is, of course, the chairman and chief executive of Eurosport. The 41-year-old apparently has a "breadth of experience working in both television and the internet". I should have know.

Thanks, Benjamin. I've just returned from Court Three and I can tell you it's just a speckle of rain. It's not stinky fat rain so don't worry, hopefully we will hear the sweet sound of ball hitting racquet soon. And as I type that, the covers are coming off on Centre!

Now it is time for me to hand over to Aimee Lewis for a period as I ready mysef for Rafa Nadal, although that may be some time...

I'm inside, behind thick glass, so I'm unable to tell you how bad this downpour is. However bad it might be, it's ruddy irritating. When Kvitova left Centre Court, she was 5-3 up in the second set against Amanmuradova, with the Uzbek struggling to hold her serve. British number two, James Ward, was 1-0 down in the first against Pablo Andujar, with serve.

Hewitt and Tsonga going with serve in the first set, 3-2. Doesn't look like this rain is anything serious, no suggestion of going off, although the groundstaff are hovering like vultures on Centre, where brollies have been sprung... and down it comes, play suspended for the first time in 2012...

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, the lady whose name you think has ended but always seems to have one more syllable than you thought, is steaming through her first-round opponent on Court Five, 6-1 4-2 against Sofia Arvidsson. Goffin still in the ascendancy against Tomic, the young Aussie staring over the precipice...

Did I say Goffin was German? Of course, he's Belgian. Sorry. Britain's James Ward is out on Court 14, due to start his first-round match any minute.

From BBC Sport's Tom Fordyce: "Snapshots of Wimbledon from the concourses: anxious group of ladies in matching VAMOS RAFA t-shirts, staring at order of play; coach, in mid-calf white socks, striding towards outside courts clutching three shrink-wrapped racquets; post-exam schoolgirls playing cards on Henman Hill; bloke in blazer and chinos, standing by entrance to Court No.1, asking steward in plummy voice where Court No.1 is."

While Hewitt is an Aussie tyro of yesteryear, the Aussie tyro of thisteryear is in some trouble on Court Two - Bernard Tomic is 2-1 down in sets against Germany's David Goffin and a break down in the fourth.

Fifth seed and 2011 semi-finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on BBC Two: "I have very good memories of last year, I hope I will come back better this year. I feel good. I will have to play unbelievable (to challenge the top four) but I will try to pass them. My goals are to win something like this. If I'm 50 in the world tomorrow it is not important, but if I win a trophy it will stay for a long time."

On Court One now we have bionic man and 2002 champion Lleyton Hewitt, up against fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Aussie Hewitt has got so much metal in him I'm surprised he made it through security, while we might be in for some old-school serve and volley from the Frenchman, conqueror of six-time champion Roger Federer last year.

It was with a weary heart that I dusted off that 'GB Down' graphic, Laura Robson made us smile for as long as she lasted... but the Wimbledon juggernaut is an unsentimental one, and back on Centre we have defending champion Petra Kvitova doing battle with the bandana-clad Uzbek Akbul Amanmuradova. The Czech leading 2-1 in the second, having won the first.

Neil Harman, Times tennis correspondent, on BBC Radio 5 live: "Disappointing for Laura having played so well in the first set, but she missed her chance in the second set. Schiavone came through very nervously - she just about merited her victory. Hopefully Laura will learn from that and come back next year with a much higher ranking. She's made progress this year."

France's Nicolas Mahut, no stranger to long matches, beats Italy's Paolo Lorenzi 6-3 5-7 6-7 7-5 6-2 on Court Four. He might have met marathon man John Isner again, had the American not lost on Monday.

Petra Kvitova is easing her way back into it now, level at 4-4 in the first set after losing her serve early on to Uzbekistan's Akgul Amanmuradova.

Mels on Twitter: "Henman Hill, Murray Mound, is it now going to be Heather's Hump? #bbctennis"

Defending champion Petra Kvitova opens up her campaign on Centre Court against Uzbekistan's Akgul Amanmuradova, a 27-year-old who has been knocked out in the first round for the last four years. And the tall Amanmuradova breaks Kvitova's first service game. One to keep an eye on...

Tim on 81111: "I agree with Ray although Robson really looks like she's improved her movement over the last year. It will be key if she is to really challenge the top players."

Germany's David Goffin wins second set 6-3 against Australian Bernard Tomic on Court Two. Spain's Feliciano Lopez also gets back to 1-1 against Finland's Jarkko Nieminen.

I believe I'm going to be doing the deciding set between Robson and Schiavone game-by-game, so stand by for that. Mahut has broken Lorenzi in that fifth set, the Frenchman seemingly on his way to the second round, although he doesn't make it easy... Schiavone takes that second set...

Ray on 81111: "Robson hits ball well enough but her movement is so poor that will stop her being a top player, unlike Watson who doesn't have the shots but moves so well. I would expect her to be the higher ranked player in time."

Someone has just given me a nudge and asked me to say: People who can't make it to London can watch all the action from Wimbledon on BBC Big Screens, across the UK. It's a great opportunity to enjoy a fantastic shared experience, locally. Audiences can locate their nearest screen by clicking on this link.

We're into a fifth set between Nicolas Mahut and Paolo Lorenzi on Court Four, Mahut having taken the fourth 7-5. Mahut was due to play old foe John Isner in the second round, only for Isner to go out in five sets yesterday.

Afternoon, Ben Dirs standing in for Aimee Lewis for a bit. Laura Robson giving Italy's Francesca Schiavone plenty to chew on... sorry, Schiavone has just broken the British number four in the second set...

If you were planning on heading to SW19 then you best make alternative plans because I'm told gates will close in half an hour and the ground is close to capacity. That what a heady mix of sunshine and Andy Murray does to tennis fans, I suppose. The good news is: live text commentary will continue throughout the day.

The second set between Robson and Schiavone is now underway. Play came to an abrupt halt after the Italian took a medical time out, and she still isn't looking great out there, receiving further treatment during the change over. It's with serve at the moment.

Now that play is under way on all but two courts, I feel it's time for me to remind you, not that you need reminding I'm sure, about Wimbledon decorum. "Do not make a noise during a rally. Do not applaud a net cord or a double fault. Do not remove your shirt at any time," are the polite instructions in the Wimbledon programme.

"We have set out to re-create a tennis match in an English country garden. The gentility is half the charm of Wimbledon - but in a modern setting," said Wimbledon spokesman Johnny Perkins. So, if Laura Robson beats Schiavone think English country garden.

Davydenko, the world number 47, has stoked the flames ahead of his match with the Brit, suggesting the Scot fakes injury and tiredness. "Sometimes he walks on court, he looks tired, like he doesn't want to run any more and then he runs like an animal. He has done that all his career," said the Russian. "Maybe it's a special Scottish thing." I wonder what Andy will make of that. He wasn't too happy when Virginia Wade labelled him a drama queen over the back injury which plagued him during the French Open.

I've only mentioned Andy Murray once so far this morning. Only 9,999 more mentions to go and I'll have hit my target. The British number one will this afternoon make his first appearance of the year on the pristine patch of grass on Centre Court. Will this be his year? Will it? Let's not go there yet. The world number four says he "feels great" ahead of his first round match against Nikolay Davydenko.

Coverage has begun on BBC Two with Sue Barker in the hot seat, currently chatting to Greg Rusedski and Sam Smith about Andy Murray's prospects of winning a Grand Slam... You can listen to coverage on your wireless, too, by tuning into 5 live Sports Extra or 5 live (Clare Balding and Jonathan Overend will entertain you throughout the day). And, of course, there's your trusted BBC Sport website and the Red Button. You can watch up to six matches live on the web, you know. Six!

Warm applause for 2008 junior Wimbledon champion Laura Robson as she walked out on Court Three. The British number four sucking on an energy bar before heading to the net for the coin toss against Francesca Schiavone. A tough mission for the world number 97 against the former French Open champion, but is it impossible? Feel free to tweet your predictions using the hashtag #bbctennis or text 81111. Would be nice to hear from you,

If I were lucky enough to have a ticket for Court One then I would budge an inch, not even to nip out for a punnet of Strawberries. Vera Zvonareva gets play underway, the 12th seed resuming her match against Germany's Mona Barthel with matters all-square at 0-0 in the third set. Then we've got the winsome Jo-Wilfried Tsonga versus former champion Lleyton Hewitt, followed by Victoria Azarenka v Irina Falconi and Jamie Baker v Andy Roddick.

As I've been typing, a gentleman has been measuring every blade of grass on Centre Court. He's now disappeared, I assume satisfied the famous patch of turf is in tip-top condition. All that is missing now is a net. I'm sure they've not forgotten about the net. Defending champion Petra Kvitova opens proceedings on Centre at 13:00 BST and will be followed by Rafael Nadal versus Thomaz Bellucci.

Ok, ok, I earlier included adopted Brit Johanna Konta in the list of the home grown players to fall at the first hurdle. I was wrong. I was stupid. I hope you can find it in your hearts to forgive me. The Sydney-born Konta is, of course, second on Court 17 and will resume her battle with Christina McHale. That match was deliciously poised at 7-7 in the final set before play was suspended as darkness fell yesterday.

"1-2-3-4-5," says a radio presenter a couple of desks away from me, testing his mic before play begins at 11:30 BST. "I'm getting very, VERY excited, 1-2-3-4-5," he continues. "1-2-3-4-5." I hope he's just making sure everything is in working order otherwise it might be a long day. A very VERY long day.

Today's schedule of play resembles a roll call of the great and good of tennis: Petra Kvitova, Rafael Nadal, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Serena Williams, Andy Roddick, Lleyton Hewitt, Caroline Wozniacki and Victoria Azarenka are all in action. [And breathe] Plus, of course, nine Britons will be looking progress to the second round.

If you've ever wondered what tennis pros eat during a major tournament then I can tell you they certainly gobble plenty of cheese. Kilos of the stinky stuff! Apparently, players have already gone through an entire 10 kilo wheel of fresh Grana Padana cheese. How many wheels will they get through by the end of the fortnight?!

The Voice of Wimbledon has uttered his first words of the day over the public address system. He tells us the gates will be open in five minutes and, ever the gentleman, makes one request to those sleep deprived fans who are chomping at the bit at the gates. "Please, do not run," he kindly pleads. They're going to run, VoW. There'll be no stopping them.

The Guernsey-born right-hander dispatched of Benesova with some panache before a sparse Centre Court crowd and there are stats to prove it. Oh, we do love stats. The Brit's serve was on song, as she landed 73% of her first serves at an average speed of 101mph, while the British number three ratcheted 24 winners from her magical racquet. Her next opponent will be American Jamie Lee Hampton so an appearance in the third round is not beyond the realms of possibility.

Watson had to wait until 7pm to be assigned a court on the opening day but that did not seem to affect her performance as she convincingly beat the experienced Czech Iveta Benesova 6-2 6-1. "It was tough not knowing when I was going to be on but it worked out pretty well for me," said the world number 103. "The crowd was amazing."

We woke up this morning to images of a beaming Heather Watson. The 20-year-old became the first British woman to win on Centre Court since Jo Durie in 1985 and there's nothing we like more than a British victory on the hallowed turf.

"Watson's ray of sunshine creates a break in clouds of doom and gloom," declared the Daily Mail this morning, while The Telegraph had emblazoned on their back pages: "Watson makes history with emphatic Centre Court win".

Our office has just received a visit from the little ray of sunshine that is Casey the black Labrador! Slobbering Casey's job is to sniff out explosives and illegal substances and such, so his owner told me. Nothing to declare in our offices other than a bar of chocolate, guv.