in terms of the tennis itself, it was business as normal for novak djokovic. no stopping him at the moment, through to the third round as the favourite for roger federer equalling eight wimbledon singles titles. jordan thompson, the australian, causing him some trouble at times, but nothing to worry him too much. also through to the third round is iga swiatek, world number one and top seed, hoping to win her first wimbledon title, beating sara sorribes tormo in straight sets. court two saw stefanos tsitsipas ultimately beat dominic thiem in a final set tie break. andy murray awaits seven tsitsipas in the second round on thursday. wins for medvedev, fritz, tiafoe, shelton a couple of surprises, with pliskova going out.
following tuesday s washout. 23 time grand slam winner novak djokovic through to the third round. the top seed on the women s side, iga swiatek, marches on. and there is a thriller between tsitsipas and thiem. wednesday saw more rain delays here at wimbledon. there were also disruptions by not one but two separate protests taking place on court 18 next to me. the first man and a woman ran out onto the court, throwing confetti and jigsaw puzzle pieces. they are environmental processes that belong to just environmental processes that belong tojust stop oil. a man repeated the actions of another court. there are fears this could happen to other sporting events having been targeted recently. in terms of the tennis itself that was business as normal for novak djokovic.
transfixed because stefanos tsitsipas against dominic tm, this is going into a fifth and final set, thiem as i had all his injuries and problems, we believe he s asserted with great grass ct. terrace, that she could be the man andy morris placed a andy murray, he s a fifth seeded and it would be a shock if that man goes out. this set will all entities on court to at the moment. you can see across everything on bbc iplayer, over on the bbc sports website as well. we are just pleased that finally we have a sportsday that required no umbrellas, the sun is out and there is tennis across these glorious courts. i will be back tomorrow but for me and the team for now, thanks for me and the team for now, thanks for watching. good night.
the top seed on the women s side, iga swiatek marches on and there s a thriller between tsisipas and thiem. chethan pathek rounds up the days play for us. wednesday saw more rain delays here at wimbledon there was also a disruption caused not one but two separate protest that took place on court 18 next to me. the first saw a man and a woman running out onto that court throwing confetti and jigsaw puzzle pieces. they are environmental protesters who belong tojust stop oil and a few hours later in a separate match a man ran out and repeated the same actions. three people have been arrested. we have seen increased security checks from the start of these championships because of fears that this could happen with other british sporting events having been targeted recently. in terms of the tennis itself, it was business as normal for novak djokovic, no stopping him at the moment, through to the third
rank is the favourite for roger federer equalling eight wimbledon singles titles. jordan thompson of australia caused him some trouble at times, but nothing to worry novak djokovic too much. also safely through to the third round is iga swiatek, the number one and top seed hoping to win her first wimbledon title. she beat sorribes tormo in straight sets. the match of day was arguably on court two. it saw tsitsipas ultimately beat the former us open champion, thiem in a final set tie break. it s andy murray that awaits tsitsipas in that second round on thursday. there were also wins on wednesday for daniel medvedev, taylor fritz, frances tiafoe, holga rune, young ben shelton behind me. couple of surprising results, pliskova a finalist going out while the eighth seed was beaten in three sets by ukraine s athlete. england s women have kept their ashes hopes alive with a thrilling three run victory over australia in the must win second t20.