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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Molly Hunter

Wimbledon diary: Heatwave makes way for rain as Olivia Rodrigo visits Royal Box

A spectator shelters from the rain on day three of the 2025 Wimbledon Championships (Jordan Pettitt/PA) - (PA Wire)

In a perfect illustration of the changeable nature of Britain’s weather, Monday and Tuesday’s heatwave was followed by a glum morning and a spell of rain over SW19.

Earlier in the week it felt unlikely that attendees would have cause to use an umbrella for anything other than shelter from the 30C-plus heat, but before play started on Wednesday all the methods used to avoid the sun were utilised again to stay out of the rain.

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