Wimbledon: Middle Sunday in photos

Middle Sunday is traditionally a day of rest at the All England Club, but with rain causing havoc throughout the first week Wimbledon organisers were forced to schedule the remaining third round singles matches. It was only the fourth time in history that the Middle Sunday was used and the action on court was certainly memorable. Take a look at the best photos of the day…

: BIG CROWD: Fans packed the All England Club on Middle Sunday, which featured play for only the fourth time in the tournament’s history; Getty Images

: ON THE ATTACK: American Sloane Stephens gave it her all against Svetlana Kuznetsova in an epic third round battle, but fell in three tough sets; Getty Images

: TOO STRONG: Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova fires a forehand during her third round victory over Sloane Stephens; Getty Images

: FINDING FORM: Two-time semifinalist Richard Gasquet continues to make his way through the draw, overcoming Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the third round; Getty Images

: MOVING ON: American CoCo Vandeweghe had too much firepower for sixth seed Roberta Vinci of Italy; Getty Images

: TAKE THAT: Nick Kyrgios of Australia sends down a serve in his third round battle with Spaniard Feliciano Lopez; Getty Images

: RESPECT: Nick Kyrgios shakes hands with Feliciano Lopez after their four-set third round clash; Getty Images

: RECORD BREAKER: A ruthless Serena Williams notched up her 300th career Grand Slam win with a straight-set dismissal of Annika Beck in the third round; Getty Images

: STRETCHED: German Annika Beck lunges for a forehand during her Centre Court battle with world No.1 Serena Williams; Getty Images

: FAMILIAR TERRITORY: American John Isner volleys during a five-set marathon with Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga; Getty Images

: PURE ELATION: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga reacts to winning the fifth set 19-17 over American John Isner in a match that lasted over four hours; Getty Images

: HIGH FIVE: Russian duo Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina celebrate a doubles win. Both won third round singles matches earlier in the day to now play-off in the fourth round; Getty Images

: NEXT GENERATION: German Alexander Zverev pushed former finalist Tomas Berdych in their third round clash, earning praise from his opponent as a future star of the game; Getty Images

: ADVANCING: Czech No.10 seed Tomas Berdych lines up a volley in his third round victory; Getty Images

: LOTS OF ACTION: Mixed doubles pair Elina Svitolina and Chris Guccione featured in a busy day of action under a much-welcomed blue sky at the All England Club; Getty Images

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