The mercury was rising at Wimbledon on Saturday as the serial trophy hunters gathered in the last 16 with defending champions Rafa Nadal, Serena Williams and Roger Federer leading the charge.Nadal was in miserly mood as he reached the business end of yet another grand slam by finishing off plucky Luxembourger Gilles Muller 7-6 7-6 6-0 on Number One court.
Williams, seeded seventh after her return from 11 months of health problems, made the most emphatic statement yet about her prospects by blasting past Russia's Maria Kirilenko 6-3 6-2.
Maria Sharapova, the 2004 winner, also took her customary place in the second week as the fifth seed overpowered Czech Klara Zakopalova 6-2 6-3 on Court Two.The scheduling of the top women's players on what is the club's third court has been a bone of contention this week after Serena Williams, five-times winner Venus Williams and world number one Caroline Wozniacki have all made their way though the walkways to the sunken bowl.
Wozniacki, still waiting to join the elite club of grand slam champions, enjoyed her upgrade on Centre Court for an easy third-round win over 27th seed Jarmila Gajdosova.
She then made way for the club's most decorated member to strut his stuff in the sunshine.
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