// Australia's Daria Saville is out of Wimbledon after losing her first round match to Britain's Katie Boulter, but not before farcical scenes stopped the match when a Just Stop Oil protester ran onto Court 18 and littered the playing surface with confetti. Between that protest and the constant rain delays, Saville's match with Boulter was spread over two days of play at the All England Club, with Boulter eventually overcoming the distractions to win in straight sets, 7-6(4), 6-2. After being dragged off the court by security, the protester had to be given medical treatment, a sight that Saville said "really rattled me". SCORES: Wimbledon day three READ MORE: Cummins' theory behind Bairstow hysteria READ MORE: NRL boss reveals casualty of pay war Saville said the players had not been given any instructions about what to do if play was interrupted, but said she didn't feel in danger when the man ran onto the court. After the protester was cleared, both Saville and Boulter went down on hands and knees helping the ball boys clear up the mess. "These were the toughest circumstances I have had to deal with, I thought I would help pick up the pieces: it was nice to focus on picking up the pieces rather than stewing on 'what I am going to play next?' Or "how to play the next point'," she said. When the match restarted after eight minutes Saville quickly lost nine points and the contest switched in favour of Boulter. Saville lost her rhythm, her concentration and then the match. Watch Wimbledon 2023 live and free on 9now. Alternatively, you can stream every match live, ad-free and on demand on Stan Sport, with centre court in 4K UHD. When asked if the series of events was upsetting, she replied: "It was, oh my god, why on my court? I am the worst being able to focus." Boulter, who is the girlfriend of Australia's main men's hope Alex de Minaur, said: "I didn't really know what to do, it's not something I've been through before." Rain was again affecting play at Wimbledon on day three of the grass-court tournament, and environmental activists halted two matches as well. Intermittent showers Wednesday forced matches on the outside courts to be suspended twice, while play in the main stadiums was also stopped for a short time because of the weather. That didn't stop top-ranked woman Iga Swiatek and defending men's champion Novak Djokovic from reaching the third round in straight sets on Centre Court. But it did prevent several other players from even taking the court, with some first-round matches pushed back until Thursday. Two Just Stop Oil protestors were arrested after running onto Court 18 and throwing orange confetti onto the grass, before being led off by security. That stopped the first-round encounter between Grigor Dimitrov and Sho Shimabukuro early in the second set, and the rain then came before the confetti could be cleared. The match resumed with the others after the rain delay. The two protestors were arrested “on suspicion of aggravated trespass and criminal damage,” the All England Club said in a statement. A few hours later during the next match on the same court, another man representing the same organization also threw orange confetti on the grass before security guards corralled him and dragged him away. He was also arrested. “Obviously it’s not pleasant,” Dimitrov said about the disruption after winning his match in straight sets. “In the end of the day there is not much you can do. I think everyone in a way did their part as quick as possible. I mean, rain was coming so it was also a little bit fortunate to come off the court and have some time to kind of like regroup a little bit and shake it off.” Wimbledon increased its security in coordination with London police and other agencies for this year’s tournament, in part as a result of protests at other major sports venues in Britain this year. The rain had already created a major backlog of matches after the first two days, and only eight matches were completed on Tuesday. Several matches scheduled for the outside courts on Wednesday were pushed back to Thursday. Only Centre Court and No. 1 Court at the All England Club have roofs. On Centre Court on Wednesday, Swiatek eased into the third round with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Sara Sorribes Tormo, hitting 27 winners compared to just three for her opponent. Djokovic was up next, and defeated Jordan Thompson of Australia 6-3, 7-6 (4), 7-5 to become the third player in history to reach 350 Grand Slam match wins — joining Roger Federer and Serena Williams. Fifth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas had to win a fifth-set, first-to-10 tiebreaker to get past former U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem, beating the Austrian 3-6, 7-6 (1), 6-2, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (10-8) in a match that had been suspended overnight in the second set. Tsitsipas will next face two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray in the second round. On No. 1 Court, third-seeded Daniil Medvedev beat British 20-year-old Arthur Fery 7-5, 6-4, 6-3. American duo Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe both reached the second round, but in contrasting fashion. The ninth-seeded Fritz came from a set down to beat Yannick Hanfmann of Germany 6-4, 2-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 on No. 2 Court in a match that started Monday, while Tiafoe defeated Yibing Wu in straight sets on No. 3 Court. - with AP For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by clicking here! Australia's Daria Saville is out of Wimbledon after losing her first round match to Britain's Katie Boulter, but not before farcical scenes stopped the match when a Just Stop Oil protester ran onto Court 18 and littered the playing surface with confetti. Between that protest and the constant rain delays, Saville's match with Boulter was spread over two days of play at the All England Club, with Boulter eventually overcoming the distractions to win in straight sets, 7-6(4), 6-2. After being dragged off the court by security, the protester had to be given medical treatment, a sight that Saville said "really rattled me". SCORES: Wimbledon day three READ MORE: Cummins' theory behind Bairstow hysteria READ MORE: NRL boss reveals casualty of pay war Saville said the players had not been given any instructions about what to do if play was interrupted, but said she didn't feel in danger when the man ran onto the court. After the protester was cleared, both Saville and Boulter went down on hands and knees helping the ball boys clear up the mess. "These were the toughest circumstances I have had to deal with, I thought I would help pick up the pieces: it was nice to focus on picking up the pieces rather than stewing on 'what I am going to play next?' Or "how to play the next point'," she said. When the match restarted after eight minutes Saville quickly lost nine points and the contest switched in favour of Boulter. Saville lost her rhythm, her concentration and then the match. Watch Wimbledon 2023 live and free on 9now. Alternatively, you can stream every match live, ad-free and on demand on Stan Sport, with centre court in 4K UHD. When asked if the series of events was upsetting, she replied: "It was, oh my god, why on my court? I am the worst being able to focus." Boulter, who is the girlfriend of Australia's main men's hope Alex de Minaur, said: "I didn't really know what to do, it's not something I've been through before." Rain was again affecting play at Wimbledon on day three of the grass-court tournament, and environmental activists halted two matches as well. Intermittent showers Wednesday forced matches on the outside courts to be suspended twice, while play in the main stadiums was also stopped for a short time because of the weather. That didn't stop top-ranked woman Iga Swiatek and defending men's champion Novak Djokovic from reaching the third round in straight sets on Centre Court. But it did prevent several other players from even taking the court, with some first-round matches pushed back until Thursday. Two Just Stop Oil protestors were arrested after running onto Court 18 and throwing orange confetti onto the grass, before being led off by security. That stopped the first-round encounter between Grigor Dimitrov and Sho Shimabukuro early in the second set, and the rain then came before the confetti could be cleared. The match resumed with the others after the rain delay. The two protestors were arrested “on suspicion of aggravated trespass and criminal damage,” the All England Club said in a statement. A few hours later during the next match on the same court, another man representing the same organization also threw orange confetti on the grass before security guards corralled him and dragged him away. He was also arrested. “Obviously it’s not pleasant,” Dimitrov said about the disruption after winning his match in straight sets. “In the end of the day there is not much you can do. I think everyone in a way did their part as quick as possible. I mean, rain was coming so it was also a little bit fortunate to come off the court and have some time to kind of like regroup a little bit and shake it off.” Wimbledon increased its security in coordination with London police and other agencies for this year’s tournament, in part as a result of protests at other major sports venues in Britain this year. The rain had already created a major backlog of matches after the first two days, and only eight matches were completed on Tuesday. Several matches scheduled for the outside courts on Wednesday were pushed back to Thursday. Only Centre Court and No. 1 Court at the All England Club have roofs. On Centre Court on Wednesday, Swiatek eased into the third round with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Sara Sorribes Tormo, hitting 27 winners compared to just three for her opponent. Djokovic was up next, and defeated Jordan Thompson of Australia 6-3, 7-6 (4), 7-5 to become the third player in history to reach 350 Grand Slam match wins — joining Roger Federer and Serena Williams. Fifth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas had to win a fifth-set, first-to-10 tiebreaker to get past former U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem, beating the Austrian 3-6, 7-6 (1), 6-2, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (10-8) in a match that had been suspended overnight in the second set. Tsitsipas will next face two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray in the second round. On No. 1 Court, third-seeded Daniil Medvedev beat British 20-year-old Arthur Fery 7-5, 6-4, 6-3. American duo Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe both reached the second round, but in contrasting fashion. The ninth-seeded Fritz came from a set down to beat Yannick Hanfmann of Germany 6-4, 2-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 on No. 2 Court in a match that started Monday, while Tiafoe defeated Yibing Wu in straight sets on No. 3 Court. - with AP For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by clicking here! https://ift.tt/8Y16Hpr //
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