Wimbledon 2013 Day 6: Novak and Serena race through

2011 Champion Djokovic destroyed Chardy

Wimbledon 2013 Day 6: Novak and Serena race through

It was an action packed day six at a sun bathed All England Club with great action happening everywhere you could look round the grounds.

Djokovic was at his dominant best against Chardy

Men's singles

Top seed Novak Djokovic laid down a marker for the rest of the Men's draw with a dominant 86 minute win over 28th seeded Jeremy Chardy.

The 2011 Champion hammered 38 winners past the Australian Open quarter finalist while striking 3 unforced errors.  The rest of the Men's draw should take note.

The World No.1 next faces 13th seed Tommy Haas as the veteran German came through an entertaining four set encounter with Eastbourne champion Feliciano Lopez.

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Wimbledon 2013 Day 5: Kanepi slays Kerber

I watched a superb Kanepi comeback on Court 2

Wimbledon 2013 Day 5: Kanepi slays Kerber

I spent a rain interrupted of fifth day with my wonderful Aunt on Court 2 so I'm going to lead with the terrific match we saw between 2012 semi-finalist Angelique Kerber and 2010 quarter finalist Kaia Kanepi.

The statuesque Estonian - who has certainly lost weight since the unflattering picture they showed on the scoreboard - began wonderfully by racing into an initial 3-0 lead and had chances to go further ahead. 

That was when No.7 seed Kerber displayed her customary defensive skills and the German counter-puncher reeled off six straight games to take the opener and then had two chances for 4-2 in the second.

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Wimbledon 2013 Day 4: Date-Krumm makes history

Joy for Kimiko as she reaches the third round for the first time since 1996

Wimbledon 2013 Day 4: Date-Krumm makes history

After Weird Wednesday a more recognisable sense of order returned to SW19 on a rain effected Day 4 with all the key protagonists from the top halves progressing to round 3.

There was a wonderful story, however, on Court 12 as Kimiko Date-Krumm became the oldest woman in the Open Era to reach the last 32 at Wimbledon.  The unseeded Japanese, who turns 43 in September, saw off Alexandra's Cadantu 6-4, 7-5.

Date-Krumm was a quarter finalist eighteen years ago in 1995 (losing to Jana Navotna) and a semi-finalist seventeen years ago (losing a three set two day encounter with Steffi Graf) and yet this represented her second Grand Slam third round appearance of 2013, having also got this far in Melbourne.

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Wimbledon 2013 Day 3: Federer stunned by Stakhovsky

The dream of an 8th crown in 2013 is over for Federer

Wimbledon 2013 Day 3: Federer stunned by Stakhovsky

It is hard to remember a Wimbledon day quite like Wednesday 26th June 2013.  In the space of a few hours the tournament had lost Roger Federer, Maria Sharapova, Victoria Azarenka, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Marin Cilic, Caroline Wozniacki, Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic. 

It was scarecely believable; carnage in the second round and any players left standing will count themselves lucky.

The biggest shock was the four-set defeat of Federer by Ukranian world No.116 (former no.31) Sergiy Stakhovsky which ended the 31 year-old's title defence and his 9 year and 36 Grand Slam streak of consecutive quarter finals.

It was a historic moment and I was fortunate enought to watch every point of it on Centre Court.

Wimbledon 2013 Day 2: Superb Robson ousts Kirilenko

Robson was at her very best to see off Kirilenko

Wimbledon 2013 Day 2: Superb Robson ousts Kirilenko

Women's singles

On the court she won the junior crown five years ago British No.1 Laura Robson put in a magnificent performance to defeat 10th seed Maria Kirilenko 6-3 6-4 to reach the second round for the second time in her young career.

Robson's forehand in particular was tremendous

This was Robson at her thrilling best with aces and the occasional excellent touch shot mixed in with her heavy lefty groundstrokes which fired off so many superb winners it was hard not to lose count of them.  Crucially recent issues with her serve did not surface.

The running forehand up the line that took her to set point in the first set was as good a shot as anyone - male or female - has hit at this year's tournament.