Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek Win at Wimbledon; Protesters and Rain Captures Attention

Novak Djokovic of Serbia hits a forehand against Jordan Thompson of Australia in the Men's Singles second round match during day three of The Championships Wimbledon 2023 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on July 5, 2023. Patrick Smith/Getty Images

WIMBLEDON, England—The developments at Wimbledon on Wednesday included Novak Djokovic joining Roger Federer and Serena Williams as the only players in tennis history to win 350 Grand Slam matches; a runner-up two years ago, Karolina Pliskova, exiting in the first round against a qualifier; a player seeded No. 8, Maria Sakkari, taking the opening set 6–0 but managing to lose.

Ho-hum. Those turned out to be among the least unusual happenings around the All England Club on Day 3 of this year’s tournament. That’s because so much of the buzz around the place concerned protests and, yes, rain.