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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ellie Ng

Dimitrov says initial reaction to protesters was to remove them himself

PA Wire

Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov has said his initial reaction to protesters invading Wimbledon’s Court 18 while he was playing was to remove them himself.

The 32-year-old, whose match against Sho Shimabukuro was disrupted by two Just Stop Oil protesters at around 2pm on Wednesday, told reporters in a press conference after his win that the disruption was “obviously not pleasant” – but insisted he was happy with security arrangements at the tournament.

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