![]() ![]() “Obviously it’s not pleasant,” said Dimitrov, a 32-year-old from Bulgaria who is seeded 21st in the men’s bracket and ended up beating Japanese qualifier Sho Shimabukuro 6-1, 6-2, 6-1. He was corralled by two security guards and was arrested, too, the club said. ![]() The next contest on that same court, best known as the site of John Isner’s 2010 victory over Nicolas Mahut in the longest match in tennis history, was also interrupted by another man from that same environmental group. Instead, security guards hauled away the woman and man wearing T-shirts from Just Stop Oil - an organization that wants the British government to stop new oil, gas and coal projects - and the two were arrested “on suspicion of aggravated trespass and criminal damage,” according to the All England Club. “But then I also realized,” the three-time Grand Slam semifinalist said, “that’s not my place to do that.” His initial instinct Wednesday? Get involved and try to stop them. ![]() WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Grigor Dimitrov was about to serve at Wimbledon when two environmental activists jumped out of the stands at Court 18 and disrupted his match by scattering orange confetti and puzzle pieces on the grass. ![]()
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