It's such a smoke and mirrors — no take that back — clouds and showers atmosphere at Wimbledon that the weather's become a bit of a joke. Every time there's a polite and non-committal announcement update, people either exclaim impatiently, or more rudely, burst into raucous laughter. The announcer has an unenviable job .
Even more unenviable job is Sania Mirza's. If schedules are followed today, she's waiting to play her doubles match with Shahar Peer on Court 9. They're due to take on  Hungarian Agnes Szaway who's partnering Czech Vladimira Uhlirova. And soon after that, she has to move ahead and shake off her tiredness. Her next match is waiting for her - the mixed doubles with Mahesh Bhupathi. The only all-Indian dream team is slated to take on another Czech, David Skoch and his partner, Janette Husarova from Slovakia much later in the day, on Court 18.
But uncertainty comes packaged in the usual disclaimer, "weather permitting."
Mirza and Peer breezed past their first round beating Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden and Lilia Osterloh of the United States 7-5, 6-3.  Sania analyses why the partnership is successful, "I play a good forehand, it's my best shot. It's a pretty big forehand, so I'm told anyway, and she plays a great backhand."
The fact that they've known each other for many years also helps. "We've grown up together, played juniors together, now we're both professionals together. She's a very good of friend of mine," says Mirza. The good friends will be anxious to move into the third round.
Another interest
Stepping over to Court 13 are another pair whose fortunes the subcontinent is interested in. 34-year-old Leander Paes, and his American partner Meghann Shaunnessy are waiting for four matches to take place before they can go out there and try and send their opponents back into the locker room as soon as possible. The pair is ranked eighth and take on the all-Czech duo of Jaroslav Levinsky and Renata Voracova.
Paes takes stock and realises that this partnership is a relatively new one. "This is only the second time we're playing together. We played at the French Open. We were up a set and a break in the quarter-final. I didn't play so great that day. I'm looking forward to doing well here. I know it's only the second time we're playing together, but we'll see how it goes," he says.
Five courts down to 18, the boards are lighting up the names of Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi. This is a much-awaited partnership with Sania having said she couldn't have asked for a better, more successful partner. It's also a much-waited partnership as the duo have to kill a fair amount of time before they can take on their opponents, rain having delayed the second match.
Will it happen, won't it happen? The atmosphere here is frustrating for the spectators who've paid a minimum of 18 pounds to get into the All England Tennis Club. It's even more frustrating for the players. Whatever the outcome, in all of today's matches, India's teams will be unanimously looking at a chess gameplan on the tennis courts, this one's called a 'Czech'-mate.