Britain’s Jodie Burrage in action during her second round match against Russia’s Daria Kasatkina
02:41 PM BST
The delay will be longer on Court 18
The ground staff are having to remove the remaining debris following the Just Stop Oil protest.
02:38 PM BST
The sun is shining again
And the players have emerged back out onto Centre Court and No 1 Court. Outside courts may take just that big longer.
02:34 PM BST
Back to the tennis…
Current scores from selected courts with play suspended.
Kasatkina 6-0, 2-2 Burrage
Medvedev 5-5 Fery
Sakkari 6-0, 2-1 Kostyuk
Tiafoe 3-3 Wu
Putintseva 5-2 Haddad Maia
Dimitrov 6-1, 1-0 Shimabukuro
02:26 PM BST
READ: Just Stop Oil protesters storm Court 18
Our full story on the protests that haven taken place on Court 18.
A Just Stop Oil protester runs onto Court 18 and releases confetti on day three of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Wednesday, July 5, 2023
A Just Stop Oil protester sits on Court 18 on day three of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Just Stop Oil protest on Court 18 at Wimbledon
02:24 PM BST
‘1,000 piece jigsaw puzzle’
The ticker tape was in a box for a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle of Centre Court. Reports suggest the puzzle pieces were also still in the box.
02:22 PM BST
‘They should have closed the roof’
By Molly McElwee, at Wimbledon
That optimism from organisers goes punished. At 5-5 in the first set on No 1 Court play is stopped due to rain. Fery and Medvedev take their seats and the court covers come on. They should have closed the roof.
02:21 PM BST
WATCH: The male protester led away by security
02:20 PM BST
PICTURED: The moment of protest
Just Stop Oil
02:19 PM BST
Elsewhere…
…play has been suspended on all courts as more rain hits SW19.
02:17 PM BST
Grigor Dimitrov and Sho Shimabukuro…
…are the players affected by the invasion. A man and woman ran onto the court and thre orange ticker tape over the court.
02:14 PM BST
Just Stop Oil invade
By Simon Briggs, at Wimbledon
Just Stop Oil protestors inflicted their first delay of the fortnight as two people jumped over the barrier onto Court 18 and shook confetti out of a cardboard box that had also held a Centre Court jigsaw.
The interruption halted play in the match between Grigor Dimitrov and Sho Shimabukuro, and saw the leaf-blowers make another appearance as ground-staff started to clear the orange-gold confetti off the court.
The players would have resumed soon enough except that another short shower then blew over the grounds, forcing covers to be pulled across the court. Meanwhile the two protestors were led away by security guards and police.
02:10 PM BST
BURRAGE BREAKS TO LOVE
Where has this been from the British No 2? She leads 2-1 with a break in the second set against Kasatkina.
Jodie Burrage vs Daria Kastakina
02:08 PM BST
BURRAGE WINS HER FIRST GAME
A huge roar from the Centre Court crowd and you have to say you feel good for Jodie. You could not have scripted a worse start to the match but at least she has some traction now.
1-1 in the second set on Centre.
02:06 PM BST
Net faliure on Court 7
By Simon Briggs, at Wimbledon
The sun may be shining but we have further delays on Court 7 – now hosting Alexiei Popyrin and Dominic Stricker – where the net has failed and a team of half-a-dozen groundstaff have come out to replace it.
02:05 PM BST
Sakkari 6-0 Kostyuk
Play is back underway on the outside courts and Maria Sakkari has wasted no time in getting the first set done and dusted against Maria Kostyuk after play resumed at 5-0.
02:03 PM BST
Fery 3-3 Medvedev
Over on No 1 Court, Danil Medvedev broke Arthur Fery but the Briton punched back straight away with a break of his own. Excellent stuff so far against one of the world’s best.
Arthur Fery in action against Daniil Medvedev (not pictured) on day three of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon
01:59 PM BST
Kasatkina 6-0 Burrage
One to forget for Jodie Burrage there. A 19 minute first-set loss and she looks simply out of sorts. She gives her bag a good belt as she gets back to her chair. A comeback after a start like that would be quite something.
She won just seven of the 32 points played in that set.
01:53 PM BST
Still no play on the outside courts as yet
We can not be far away though. In fact, the umpires have just appeared on No 3 Court where Frances Tiafore is at 2-2 with Wu Yibing.
01:50 PM BST
Kasatkina 4-0 Burrage
An ugly start has got worse for Jodie Burrage. She’s now down a double break in the opening set and has barely threatened in any of the games so far. You could hear a pin drop on Centre Court.
01:49 PM BST
Fery 1-1 Medvedev
Over on No 1 Court, Arthur Fery looks to have settled pretty quickly against Danil Medvedev. The Briton even had a break point on the Russian’s serve in the second game of the match.
01:44 PM BST
Kasatkina 2-0 Burrage
Burrage looks a shade tight here early on. Double faults and unforced errors a plenty in the opening two games. Understandable considering it’s her first appearance on a court of this stature but she’ll need to settle quickly.
Jodie Burrage is maing her debut on Centre Court – Reuters/Dylan Martinez
01:39 PM BST
‘Organisers are feeling confident’
by Molly McElwee, at Wimbledon
The organisers are feeling confident about the weather holding out for the foreseeable future. The roof is open on No 1 Court, with Britain’s Arthur Fery and Daniil Medvedev just starting their warm up (35 minutes late due to sudden the downpour earlier).
01:38 PM BST
The players are warming up on the show courts
Play should resume on the outside courts shortly. The ground staff will just need a little more time to get things ready out there.
01:35 PM BST
David Beckham is in the Royal Box…
…and he’s bought along his mum, Sandra, for the day.
Former footballer, David Beckham watches on with his Mother, Sandra Georgina West prior to the Women’s Singles second round match between Daria Kasatkina and Jodie Burrage of Great Britain during day three of The Championships Wimbledon 2023 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 05, 2023 in London
01:33 PM BST
In fact here they are
Huge smile on Jodie Burrage’s face as she appears on Centre Court.
01:32 PM BST
Roof also opening on Centre Court
Jodie Burrage and Daria Kasatkina should also be appearing shortly.
The roof is opened on centre court before the start of play on day three of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon
01:29 PM BST
‘Slow hand-clapping on No 1 Court’
By Simon Briggs, at Wimbledon
There was some slow hand-clapping on No1 Court as the organisers did the hokey-cokey with the roof. Play could have started at 1pm indoors but instead the All England Club insisted that this is an outdoor tournament. As a result, we are still waiting for the players to start their warm-up
01:23 PM BST
Burrage and Fery upcoming
We’re just minutes now from getting our first look at some British players this afternoon. Jodie Burrage on Centre Court and Arthur Fery on No 1 Court.
We are hearing the latter match might be slightly delayed as there is hope that the match can start without the roof on. Seems a strange move for me. The roof guarantees play, which is something that has been sorely lacking over the last few days at SW19.
01:18 PM BST
We did actually have some tennis earlier…
…my evidence herewith.
Marta Kostyuk is struggling early on against Maria Sakkari – AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth
Japan’s Sho Shimabukuro returns a serve from Grigor Dimitrov – Getty Images/Adrian Dennis
Sloane Stephens got her tournament underway against Sweden’s Rebecca Peterson – AP Photo/Alastair Grant
01:14 PM BST
Just a thought
You have to wonder why when rain is already playing havoc with the tournament, that the organisers do not work out a way to get play starting earlier. 10am on the outside courts perhaps? 11am on No 1 Court?
There will be broadcast reasons why that might be difficult I’m sure but surely there’s an argument for maximising the amount of time in a given day.
01:06 PM BST
Scores on the doors elsewhere
Maria Sakkari is 5-0 Maria Kostyuk on No 2 Court
Frances Tiafoe has broken back against Wu Yibing and that match stands at 2-2
The 13th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia is 4-1 down against Yulia Putintseva on Court 12.
Grigor Dimitrov has raced out to a 5-1 lead over Sho Shimabukuro
Maria Sakkari has got out of the blocks quickly against Marta Kostyuk – AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth
01:04 PM BST
Here comes the rain
Play has been suspended on the outside courts as the rain returns to SW19.
01:01 PM BST
No, no, no
A few umbrellas have popped up on No 3 Court. Let’s hope that is just precautionary.
12:59 PM BST
‘There has to be a better way than this’
By Blathnaid Corless, at Wimbledon
Some fans who missed out on seeing any tennis yesterday have returned to the Queue today, but are reporting long hold ups.
“We have moved once in three hours, and it looks like two more lines to go before we get into the queue that takes you to the tickets,” Colleen Edwards, who has travelled from Vancouver in Canada to come to Wimbledon and has been in the Queue since 8.15 this morning, said.
She had returned after coming to the tournament yesterday, where she didn’t get to watch any tennis thanks to the washout.
“It’s a little frustrating as we are here on vacation and only had yesterday and today for Wimbledon,” she added. “I do like the idea of it being fair for everyone and to avoid the high reprice sales, but there has to be a better way than this.”
12:58 PM BST
Frances Tiafoe 0-2 Wu Yibing
An early break on No 3 Court for China’s Wu Yibing against the tenth seed Frances Tiafoe. That was not in the script for the popular American.
Frances Tiafoe of USA in action during his Men’s Singles 1st round match against Yibing Wu of China at the Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon, Britain, 05 July 2023
12:57 PM BST
A huge grey cloud…
…actually it might be more accurate to call it a black cloud is hovering over SW19 as I type. Fingers crossed we have no more delays.
12:55 PM BST
A reminder…
We’re just over 30 minutes away from the start of play on the show courts this afternoon. Here’s a quick refresh of who we will have up first.
Centre Court – Daria Kasatkina vs Jodie Burrage
No 1 Court – Daniil Medvedev vs Arthur Fery
12:52 PM BST
Sakkari 3-0 Kostyuk
The Greek eighth seed has got off to a flyer on No 2 Court. Breaking Marta Kostyuk in the second game of the match before fighting back from 0-40 down in her own service game to hold and take a 3-0 lead.
12:50 PM BST
The sight we were all waiting for…
A general view of the Men’s Singles first round match between Sho Shimabukuro of Japan and Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria during day three of The Championships Wimbledon 2023 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 05, 2023 in London, England
12:46 PM BST
Frances Tiafoe vs Wu Yibing
After winning the Stuttgart Open, American Frances Tiafoe is full of confidence ahead of what will be his sixth Wimbeldon appearance.
A US Open semi-finalist in 2022, told AP: “I knew I was capable on grass, but winning a title helps.
“Since the US Open, any time I’m on a hard or grass court, I feel I’m one of the best players in the world and have a chance against anybody, so I have high hopes for Wimbledon.”
Frances Tiafoe of USA enters the court for his Men’s Singles 1st round match against Yibing Wu of China at the Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon
12:43 PM BST
Sakkari 1-0 Kostyuk
Maria Sakkari holds serve in the first game of the match. The crowd appear simply delighted to have some tennis to watch.
12:42 PM BST
Tell me you’re British without telling me you’re British
Always ready for that surprise shower…
People wait for play to start on Court 3 at the Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon, Britain
12:36 PM BST
We have players!
Maria Sakkari and Marta Kostyuk have appeared on No 2 Court…the ball on Wonderful Wednesday is finally rolling.
12:35 PM BST
Who to keep an eye on as play gets underway
The sun is out (for now) at SW19 and so we are minutes from from finally getting some play. Here’s who you should be looking out for in the matches scheduled to get us underway.
8th seed Maria Sakkari against Marta Kostyuk on No 2 Court
Frances Tiafoe faces Yibing Wu on No 3 Court
Grigor Dimitrov, a semi-finalist in 2014, faces Sho Shimabukuro on Court 18
12:22 PM BST
Former world No 13…
…Alex Dolgopolov retired from tennis two years ago and has since joined the Ukrainian army on the front line against the Russians.
Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine in action during his Gentlemen’s Singles first round match against Alex Bogomolov Jr. of Russia on day two of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships
12:13 PM BST
Good news
The sun has finally arrived at SW19 and the court staff are mobilising to remove the covers on the outside courts.
No play before 12:30 but matches should get under way before 1pm.
12:04 PM BST
‘I was jealous’
Carlos Alcaraz made an excellent start to his championships yesterday with a 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 success over Jeremy Chardy. After the match the number one seed confessed himself to be a shade envious after seeing that Roger Federer was in attendance on Centre Court.
I saw that Roger Federer was here and I was a little bit jealous. Honestly, I want him to watch one of my matches and I wish to talk a little bit with him. I hope to see him around this week.
Carlos Alcaraz in action against Jeremy Chardy (not pictured) on day two of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon
11:54 AM BST
Celeb watch
Melvyn Bragg and Bear Grylls spotted so far this morning.
Melvyn Bragg and his wife Gabriel Clare-Hunt arrive at Wimbeldon this morning – WireImage/Karwai Tang
Celebrity survival expert Bear Grylls and his wife Shara are also in attendance – PA Wire/Victoria Jones
11:47 AM BST
‘10,000 people in the Queue’
By Blathnaid Corless, at Wimbledon
Wimbledon announced early this morning that the grounds of the All England Tennis Club were set to be at capacity, with 87 matches set to take place today following yesterday’s deluge.
There are currently 10,000 people in the Queue, and anyone joining warned they would be waiting “several hours” before gaining entry.
11:46 AM BST
No problems for Federer this time
You might remember at Wimbledon last year when Roger Federer forgot his pass and was thus denied entry by security.
Fortunately, the eight-time champion was more on the ball this morning.
11:43 AM BST
Swiatek back in action
Having watched her two primary rivals in the women’s draw win yesterday, Iga Swiatek will be chomping at the bit to lay down a signal of intent this afternoon.
The world No 1 arrived at Wimbledon fresh off her third French Open success and made light work of Lin Zhu in the first round. The Pole has only made it as far as the fourth round at Wimbledon to date.
She is second on Centre Court and faces Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo.
Iga Swiatek of Poland in action against Lin Zhu of China in the first round during Day One of The Championships Wimbledon 2023 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 03, 2023
11:38 AM BST
No play before 12.30 on outside courts
You can almost hear the sudder running down the organisers’ spines. That glorious British summer eh!
A general view of the outside courts as rain delays the start of play on day three of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon
11:34 AM BST
Fair play to the queue dwellers
Looking pretty bleak for those in the queue this morning. One for the hardy of soul certainly.
11:31 AM BST
Play delayed again…
We have another 15-minute delay to play….11.45 is our new start time on the outside courts.
11:28 AM BST
Three matches to keep an eye on today
By Jeremy Wilson
Heather Watson v Barbora Krejcikova
This was also scheduled for Tuesday but did not get started due to the rain. Watson, for so long the British number one, achieved a career peak in reaching the fourth round last year but needed a wildcard to gain entry after slipping down the rankings. She also faces a highly accomplished opponent in 10th seed Barbora Krejcikova.
Dominic Thiem v Stefanos Tsitsipas
A match of particular interest not just because the winner will face Andy Murray but for its potential for an outstanding finish. Tsitsipas, so memorably beaten last year by Nick Kyrgios, is seeded fifth but lost the first set on Court Two yesterday before the rain came. Thiem is a former US Open champion.
Katie Boulter v Daria Saville
Boulter, currently the British number one, got started on Tuesday on Court 18 in front of the Princess of Wales but will need to hold serve to send the first set into a tie-break against Daria Saville when the match resumes today. Saville was previously ranked in the world’s top 20 and, although she now sits outside the top 200, has already shown glimpses of her best form.
11:27 AM BST
Leaden skies….
Rain delays the start of play on day three of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon. Picture date: Wednesday July 5, 2023
11:26 AM BST
Top shots from Tuesday
11:24 AM BST
A good start for Murray
Two-time champion Andy Murray looked excellent in his opening round match against fellow Briton Ryan Peniston. Murray admitted to feeling the nerves on Centre Court but showed none of that as he galloped past his opponent 6-3, 6-0, 6-1.
Murray said afterwards; “I’m playing well enough to beat most of the players, I think, in the draw if I play well. Physically, I feel good. Yeah, physically I feel absolutely fine right now.
“You don’t plan and prepare for the matches that I had earlier this year in Australia or when I played Stefanos [Tsitsipas] at the US Open, or whatever. I hope my matches don’t go on that long. If they do, I’ve prepared well enough to be able to deal with them.
“You see how you recover physically from them. But I’m not concerned about either of those things. It’s not something that I worry about each day whilst I’m here or in the build-up.”
Andy Murray celebrates after winning his first round match against Britain’s Ryan Peniston
11:19 AM BST
Brit watch
Seven Briton’s in action this afternoon. Here are the details:
Jodie Burrage is first on Centre Court against Russia’s Daria Kasatkina. Expect that one to kick off at 1.30.
On No 1 Court, Arthur Fery faces a tough assignment against third seed Daniil Medvedev at 1.00.
Heather Watson follows the Fery/Medvedev match on No 1 Court. Shes faces Barbora Krejcikova.
George Loffhagen resumes his match a set down against Holger Rune. They are second on No 3 Court.
Third on No 3 Court is Sonay Kartal as she faces American Madison Keys.
Katie Boulter resumes her match against Daria Saville. That match is second on Court 18.
Finally, Jan Choinski faces the talented Hubert Hurkacz. That will be the final match of five on Court 12.
11:08 AM BST
Today’s weather outlook
Iffy this morning. Better this afternoon. Fingers-crossed job methinks but it does at least look as whole lot better than at this point yesterday.
Weather forecast
11:02 AM BST
It all looked so promising this morning…
…and then the heavens opened over SW19. Fingers crossed this should only be a short delay though.
Ground staff pull out the rain covers during day three of The Championships Wimbledon 2023 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 05, 2023 in London, England
Ground staff prepare to pull out the rain covers during day three of The Championships Wimbledon 2023 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 05, 2023 in London, England
Ground staff pull out the rain covers during day three of The Championships Wimbledon 2023 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 05, 2023 in London, England
A member of the ground staff cleans the grass from the paint on court 2 on the third day of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 5, 2023
10:58 AM BST
No play until 11.30
The remnants of yesterday’s rain is still hovering over the skies of south-west London this morning and as such play on the outside courts has been delayed until 11.30am this morning.
10:56 AM BST
Welcome to day three
Day three of the championships at Wimbledon is upon us. Quite frankly, anything better than the abysmal weather experienced at SW19 yesterday could be counted as a win.
That certainly true for the organisers, who are now facing a huge backlog of matches to get through. Only eight of the 77 scheduled matches on Tuesday were completed, with a further 15 halted in progress.
Wimbledon is facing a £400,000 payout to rain-soaked spectators after 69 matches were wiped out by the wet weather on Tuesday.
Full refunds were announced for all ground passes as well as No 2 and No 3 ticket holders after the vast majority of action was called off amid chaos.
Organisers are facing a significant backlog clearing outstanding first round matches on Wednesday. With weather set to dramatically improve and the already introduced Middle Sunday providing a buffer, the championships is confident it can avoid any major disruption to scheduling later in week.
Under Wimbledon’s rules, refunds are applicable where less than an hour’s play has taken place. More than 15,000, as a result, are now allowed to apply to get their money back, with Tuesday’s bill for Wimbledon estimated at £400,000. It is likely the refunds are covered by insurance.
The 67 matches cancelled by rain on Tuesday, include 10 held over from the opening day’s play on Monday. Some spectators appeared confused about the cancellations and suggested more could have been done to explain to the crowds that all action was off.
There was no message on the Henman Hill scoreboard, for instance, telling people play was suspended.
Unfortunately, there is slight concern over the weather again today, with changeable conditions expected throughout the morning and into the early afternoon. Play on the outside courts has already been delayed until 11.30am.
The saving grace, of course, are the two covered show courts where ticket holders – who cna considered even luckier than normal this week – should get a full slate of matches.
On Centre Court, the atmosphere should be cracking from the off as Briton Jodie Burrage gets the action underway against Russia’s Daria Kasatkina. World No 1 Iga Swiatek follows for a clash with Sara Sorribes Tormo, with second seed Novak Djokovic due on third.
Daniil Medvedev gets things underway on No 1 Court against 20-year-old Briton Arthur Fery. Another home favourite, Heather Watson, follows as she faces the Czech Barbora Krejcikova. Last year’s beaten semi-finalist, Jannik Sinner.
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