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Two separate incidents involving protesters on Court 18 resulted in the arrests of three persons on Wednesday at Wimbledon.

Just Stop Oil activists stormed the court of two different matches and unloaded containers of confetti and puzzle pieces onto the grass court. Two men and a woman were taken into custody and removed from the grounds.

They were charged with aggravated trespass and criminal damage, according to a post from the Wimbledon Twitter account.

The first match that was disrupted was between No. 21 seed Grigor Dimitrov and Sho Shimabukuro, a match won by Dimitrov in straight sets.

“Obviously it’s not pleasant,” said Dimitrov. “In the end of the day, there is not much you can do. I think everyone in a way did their part as quick as possible.”

The second match disrupted was between British wild card Katie Boulter and Daria Saville of Australia. Both players helped clean up the debris before Boulter went on to win in straight sets.

The incidents took place despite “uplifted” security measures being taken by the All England Club.

The measures that were announced last week came in the aftermath of similar incidents in Britain, including a cricket match last Wednesday between England and Australia. Anti-oil activists and protesters also disrupted the Premiership Rugby final, World Snooker Championship and the Grand National horse race, among others.

–Field Level Media