The crowd booed the protesters with some heard shouting "get off".įollowing the breaks in play, a Wimbledon shop worker told BBC Sport they had stopped selling jigsaws for now. The man sat down on court 18 before he was removed.Ī couple of hours later another man ran on to the same court, where British number one Boulter had just resumed her rain-interrupted first-round match against Australian Saville. In a statement after the first episode, the All England Club (AELTC) said: "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."Ī man and woman had run on to the court, throwing confetti and jigsaw pieces from a Wimbledon 'Centre Court View' jigsaw puzzle box on to the grass. Two men and a woman were arrested.Įnvironmental protest group Just Stop Oil has targeted various sporting events, including an Ashes Test.įollowers of the group - which calls for the government to halt all new oil, gas and coal projects - also disrupted the rugby union Premiership final and the World Snooker Championship.
A third protester then targeted Katie Boulter's match against Daria Saville.
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