Rain and environmental activists affect play on Day 3 at Wimbledon. Iga Swiatek eases into 3rd round

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Rain was again affecting play at Wimbledon on Day 3 of the grass-court tournament and environmental activists halted two matches as well. Intermittent showers forced matches on the outside courts to be suspended twice while play in the main stadiums was also stopped for a short time because of the weather. That didn’t stop top-ranked woman Iga Swiatek and defending men’s champion Novak Djokovic from reaching the third round in straight sets on Centre Court. But it did prevent several other players from even taking the court. Some first-round matches have been pushed back until Thursday. Just Stop Oil protestors also disrupted two matches by running onto Court 18 and throwing orange confetti onto the grass.