'Two individuals arrested': Wimbledon issue statement after oil protestors disrupt match

Wimbledon 2023 had a grand opening with several celebrity sightings and top tennis stars battling it out for coveted title. vak Djokovic will defend his title against top odds like Carlos Alcaraz, while Iga Swiatek is on hunt for her moment to shine. grand event is currently on day three and had an action-packed game going on. However, climate activists have intruded into prestigious tournament.

3 things you need to kw

• Wimbledon 2023 began on July 3rd 
• Tennis tournament becomes latest event invaded by Just Stop Oil Protestors
• previous invasion took place at Lord's Cricket Ground 

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Just Stop Oil Invades Wimbledon

Just Stop Oil activists invaded court 18 of  All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. ongoing match between Sho Shimabukuro and Grigor Dimitrov had to be suspended over actions. Two activists with 'Just Stop Oil' on ir t-shirts stormed in and tossed orange confetti and jigsaw puzzle pieces onto grass. actions had players stunned, while authorities came into action to take invaders off court. tennis match had to be delayed as court was being cleared up.

After incident occurred, tournament organizers shared a statement via Twitter:

Following an incident on Court 18, two individuals have been arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass and criminal dam and se individuals have w been removed from Grounds.

Play on court was temporarily paused and, following a suspension in play due to a rain delay, play is about to resume.

As per Dailymail, protestors ran into court at around 2 pm. match official had to stop both players when protestors came into court. crowd was also booing and condemning ir actions.

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actions in Wimbledon 2023 are coming after some activists ran into Lord's Cricket Ground with Orange powder paint during Ashes test series match between England and Australia. players could hold m off and did t allow m to do any dam on pitch. England's Jonny Bairstow had to carry a protestor off ground to avoid furr dam.