Katie Boulter's first-round match against Daria Saville was halted once again after a Just Stop Oil protester stormed onto Court 18 at Wimbledon.
Boulter and Saville resumed their clash on Wednesday afternoon - over 24 hours since rain stopped play at the tournament. With Saville leading 5-6, British No.1 Boulter served and won the opening game of the day to take the first set to a tie-break.
However, after the sixth point, a protester stormed onto the court. Whilst there, they threw some orange confetti and jigsaw pieces onto the surface before being led away by security.
Both players sat down on their chairs to take a mini-break, despite only re-starting around 10 minutes before. In fact, Saville chose to keep warm and walked onto court to help pick up the pieces.
It wasn't the first time Just Stop Oil had chosen to invade and protest at Wimbledon on Wednesday. A protester climbed and ran onto court during the first-round match between Grigor Dimitrov and Sho Shimabukuro. Like in Boulter's match, the protester threw orange confetti over the court, before being taken away.
Wimbledon organisers have been fearing disruption from the group, after intelligence had suggested they were planning on taking action at some point during the fortnight. There had been fears that activists could look to glue themselves to the net, the umpire’s chair or the court itself.
Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray predicted there was a good chance that a protest may take place at SW19, but warned it could be dangerous for those entering the courts.
"I think there is probably a good chance of something happening," Murray said at the start of the tournament. "I was talking about it with my family the other day. I don't know, if somebody ran onto the court and came towards you, what your reaction would be to that because you don't know who it is or what they are doing or why they are doing it.
"I didn't see what Jonny Bairstow did, but it could be dangerous. If they would attach themselves to the net or throw something onto the court - they have to be a bit careful going near to tennis players who obviously have got rackets in their hands."
As for Boulter's match against Saville, the players returned out to court following a 15-minute break as the set drew to a close. And it was Leicester-born Boulter who came away with the first set after storming to a 7-4 win in the tie break.
