Jul 5, 2023; London, United Kingdom; General view of Court 2 on day three of Wimbledon at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports
Tennis: Wimbledon
(London) — A Wimbledon match was interrupted on Wednesday when two activists ran onto the Court.
The protestors sprinkled orange confetti on the surface before security ushered one away. The other sat cross-legged on the court wearing a Just Stop Oil t-shirt before he was finally also taken out.
They heard boos from the crowd and players Grigor Dimitrov and Sho Shimabukuro had to take their seats until the confetti was cleared.
Just Stop Oil, a coalition of environmental action groups, have disrupted several sporting events in the UK over including Premier League football matches, the final of rugby union’s Premiership and the World Snooker Championship.
According to the London Metropolitan police, a man and woman are now in custody.
“Following an incident on Court 18, two individuals have been arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass and criminal damage and these individuals have now been removed from the Grounds,” Wimbledon said in a statement after the incident.
