Imagine trying to clean this mess up from the grass court of Wimbledon.
Two environmental activists were arrested at Wimbledon on Wednesday after getting on court and disrupting a match by scattering orange confetti and puzzle pieces on the grass.
A woman and a man wearing T-shirts from Just Stop Oil — a protest group that wants the British government to stop new oil, gas and coal projects — made it onto the field of play at Court 18 before being taken away by security. The interruption happened as three-time Grand Slam semifinalist Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria, who is seeded 21st in the men's bracket, was about to hit a serve in the second set of a first-round match against Sho Shimabukuro of Japan.
Before the debris could be cleared from the court to allow the players to continue, action was halted by a rain delay.Sign up for NBC Philadelphia newsletters. “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," an All England Club spokesperson said in a statement. “Play on the court was temporarily paused and, following a suspension in play due to a rain delay, play .
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