Laura Robson earned herself a standing ovation as she stormed through to the next round at Wimbledon today to resounding cheers.
Crowds lined up following the tie to congratulate the British teenager who has seen her fan-base swell dramatically as her prospects have improved.
Robson, who played under the roof of Centre Court following a wet morning in SW19, said the victory was a "big win" as she secured herself a place in the third round.
The teenager sprang into action as tennis fans huddled under umbrellas at the All England Club.
But the rain failed to dampen spirits on a bumper day for British tennis, when organisers put both Robson and Andy Murray on Centre Court.
The unexpected schedule came after Robson's second-round match was postponed last night following downpours in SW19.
A host of famous figures from the sporting world packed into the Royal Box to watch the British teenager's latest bout against Colombia's Mariana Duque-Marino, the world number 117.
Andrew Strauss and his wife Ruth were joined by the cricketer's former team-mate Alastair Cook and his wife Alice, former footballer Sir Bobby Charlton and Olympic boxing champion Nicola Adams.
Robson was cheered to victory by an animated crowd and regular shouts of "Come on, Laura!"
Outside the court, hundreds gathered to watch the action on a big screen and a roar went up as the teenager emerged triumphant.
"It's a big win for me, any match on centre court is a big one," she said.
"It was a great atmosphere out there today and the roof being closed makes it louder.
"I was kind of just feeling nervous but then I thought she is probably even more nervous because I've played on centre a couple of times before."
Robson, who is due to play a doubles match this afternoon, said she was "really excited" about her third-round bout tomorrow.
The 6-4 6-1 win means Robson goes through to the third round of Wimbledon for the first time in her career.
Her meeting with the Colombian came after she boosted the morale of the home crowd on Tuesday by defeating 10th seed Maria Kirilenko, of Russia, to become the only British woman to make the second round. She also became the first British woman to beat a top-10 player at the All England Club for 15 years.
Since then, Robson has drawn a host of new supporters.
Harry Styles, of boyband One Direction, was among those to offer his encouragement and sent a message wishing her "good luck" ahead of today's match.
But despite her growing popularity, swathes of seats on Centre Court were empty as Robson stepped onto Centre Court.
These later began to fill up and the teenager drew massive applause as she sailed to victory on the same court where she and Murray stood 10 months ago on the Olympic podium, after winning mixed doubles silver.
But ahead of today's contest, Robson - like many tennis fans - appeared more concerned by the rain.
"Lets hope the weather is a tad better tomorrow! #wimbledon," she wrote on Twitter last night.
This morning play was halted on the outside courts for around two hours before dark skies cleared.
Murray, 26, will take on Spaniard Tommy Robredo in the third match on Centre Court this evening, after Nicolas Almagro of Spain faces Poland's Jerzy Janowicz.
It comes after the Scot took to Twitter last night and harked back to the days when there was no cover on that court.
"There's a bit of me that misses there being no roof on @wimbledon still looks and sounds weird watching grass court tennis indoors," he wrote.
But without the cover, there would be a strong possibility that his match today would fall victim to the inclement conditions.
Murray's appearance comes after his victory over Taiwan's Lu Yen-hsun on Monday.
He has faced Robredo, the 32nd seed, four times before, splitting the honours. But Murray has won the last two matches and the pair have not faced each other since 2009.
The British number one - who is on a 13-match grass court winning streak - is one of only three grand slam champions through to the third round from the six to start in the main draw, along with Argentinian Juan Martin del Potro and Serbian Novak Djokovic.
While Robson's family has been cheering her on at Wimbledon, her mother, Kathy, has remained in Greece where she has been looking after the family dogs.
But she has spurred her daughter on with a series of text messages.
"She said I played well today so I'm happy," Australia-born Robson said.
The tennis star, who grew up just a five-minute walk from the All England Club, has been supported by her older brother Nicholas, 21, who has been working at the Championships during his holidays as a court attendant.
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