A day that saw some dreams shattered and others going through, here are the highlights from the sixth day of the 2012 edtion of Wimbledon.

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A day that saw some dreams shattered and others going through, here are the highlights from the sixth day of the 2012 edtion of Wimbledon. (AP and AFP Photos)

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Local hero Andy Murray came up against Marcos Baghdatis and was quick to take the first set.

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But Baghdatis played with heart to come back in the second set indicating that he would be no mere pushover for the Brit.

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However Murray was not to be denied a place in the last 16 as he took the next two sets to win the match 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 6-1.

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Serena Williams had a tough game against Jie Zheng losing the first set in the tie-breaker. However she came back to claim the next two sets and seal her place in the last 16 beating the Chinese 6-7, 6-2, 9-7.

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Petra Kvitova didn't take long to dismantle her opponent as she won her third round match against Varvara Lepchenko 6-1, 6-0.

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Yaroslava Shvedova won a set against Sara Errani without conceding a single point and though the Italian fought hard in the next set Shvedova ultimately triumphed 6-0, 6-4.

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Victoria Azarenka dispatched Jana Cepelova swiftly in straight sets winning 6-3, 6-3.

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Kei Nishikori could not keep the flag high for Japan as his Wimbledon dream came to an end at the hands of Juan Martin Del Potro who took the match 6-3, 7-6, 6-1.

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The day of the Nadal slayer was over as Lukas Rosol fell to Philipp Kohlschreiber in straight sets. Kohlschreiber won the match 6-2, 6-3, 7-6.

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Andy Roddick had a convincing first set win over David Ferrer but the Spaniard showed his fighting spirit by taking the next three sets and the match 2-6, 7-6, 6-4, 6-3.

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France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga had a relatively easy passage into the last 16 with a 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 win over Lukas Lacko.

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Wimbledon 2012: Day 6 Highlights

A day that saw some dreams shattered and others going through, here are the highlights from the sixth day of the 2012 edtion of Wimbledon.