There are two ways to look at Murray’s comparatively speedy dispatch of Andreas Seppi. On the one hand, yet again Murray finds himself the sole British representative in either of the singles competitions after Heather Watson’s sterling efforts against world No. 1 Serena Williams on Friday.

James Ward had accompanied Murray into the third round, his first in his career and a passage into the top 100 for the first time to boot. Ward has always been a big stage player, pulling out five-set wins over the odds at Davis Cup time and again, but for some reason never translating that onto the regular tour.

He almost managed it once more in Court One, hustling two sets off Vasek Pospisil after losing the first set, before finally blinking first in the decider to lose it at 8-6 in the fifth.

On the other hand, the Murray effect has galvanised some of the other members of Team GB to greater heights – and not just in these two weeks when the vast majority of people assume life revolves around strawberries, Pimms, and rain (or not, as the case may be).

That being said, it was not all plain sailing for Murray. He did get off to a blistering start, before Seppi called the trainer for a calf injury and suddenly went on a tear of six games in a row. He broke the Brit twice to take the third set, before breaking Murray again at the start of the fourth set.

Intrigue swirled like the breeze that had thankfully brought some cooler temperatures to SW19 after some major thunderstorm the night before, as Murray called for the trainer after that break. Some painful looking on-court shoulder manipulation was enough to loosen his game up.

It was Murray’s chance to whip through six games in a row, playing with a sense of aggression and purpose. And while the commentators wove their conspiracy theories about tactical medical timeouts, perhaps they should have let their gaze fall on the two gentlemen at the conclusion of their singles match. Murray and Seppi exchange a smiling moment at the net, and the Scot advanced to the second week, 6-2 6-2 1-6 6-1.

There was one casualty of note, as the big-serving Ivo Karlovic put out Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on a somewhat controversial note after Karlovic appeared to double-hit the ball at set point in the fourth set. Tsonga pragmatically said it was in the hands of the umpire, but when all is said and done, it has been an up and down year for the Frenchman whose game is well suited to the surface. He will no doubt be a formidable opponent in the Davis Cup tie with Great Britain, following Wimbledon.

After his exertions in beating Rafael Nadal two days ago, Dustin Brown fell short against an inspired Viktor Troicki, who has been exceptionally sharp on grass this season.

The German said, “It's a lot of new experiences. It's been great. Obviously being able to play on Centre Court and then to play a match like that, it doesn't make a difference if I lost today or not, no one will ever be able to take that away from me.”

In a rare show of support for the folks on “People’s Saturday,” Centre Court was pressed into action one last time as they sought to complete the third-round draw by moving Gael Monfils and Gilles Simon to play under the roof. With Manic Monday ahead, where all the fourth-round matches are scheduled to be played on one day, it makes for a fitting end to the week.

The unseasonably hot weather means now more than ever that the players and staff involved in Wimbledon (including the embattled media) get a nice day off, while the courts will be veritably drowned in water in a bit to rejuvenate the baselines for the business end of the tournament.

Play will continue at Wimbledon on Monday.