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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Paul MacInnes at Wimbledon

‘It’s Wimbledon, it rains’: fatalism rather than frustration takes hold for players

Wimbledon’s chaotic opening week continued on Wednesday with more rain and challenges over scheduling adding pressure on organisers to clear a looming backlog. With Just Stop Oil protesters adding to the disruption, the All England Club’s attempt to play an ambitious total of 87 singles matches soon fell by the wayside.

The competition has a significant number of first-round matches still to play while the top seeds, able to continue under the covers of the main show courts, have already progressed to round three.

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