Wimbledon 2023 LIVE: Just Stop Oil protesters disrupt play again as Novak Djokovic returns

Environmental protesters from the Just Stop Oil group disrupted play on Court 18 on a dramatic day three at Wimbledon . The protesters ran onto the court during a match between Grigor Dimitrov and Sho Shimabukuro and threw orange-coloured confetti and a jigsaw onto the grass, before one activist sat down on the court. In a statement, Just Stop Oil said: ‘We can’t leave it to the next generation to pick up the pieces.’ Deborah Wilde, 68, a retired teacher from London, who was one of the protesters who ran on the court shortly after 2.10pm, said: ‘I’m just an ordinary grandmother in resistance to this government’s policy of serving us new oil and gas licences. In normal circumstances this sort of disruption would be entirely unacceptable, but these aren’t normal circumstances. We’ve just had the hottest June on record, breaking the previous record by nearly a whole degree! We don’t need Hawk-eye to see that our government issuing over 100 new fossil fuel licences is a very bad line-call.’ On the court, Novak Djokovic will return to Centre Court later this evening. The Serbian takes on Australian Jordan Thompson, with one of the biggest threats to him claiming a record-equalling eighth title at SW19 also in action, as Italian Jannik Sinner faces Diego Schwartzman. Meanwhile, the women’s No 1 seed Iga Swiatek will look to pick up momentum when she takes on Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo. Follow all the live scores, updates and latest happenings on day three at the Championships: Wimbledon 2023 LIVE: Latest scores and updates Wimbledon LIVE: Jordan Thompson vs Novak Djokovic latest score 19:24 , Mike Jones *Jordan Thompson 3-6 6-7 4-5 Novak Djokovic Ruthless. Thompson manages to keep a rapid smash in play but Djokovic lets the ball bounce and effortlessly smashes it down to win the point. Thompson is slightly off the mark with a wristy backhand which lands over the back of court and Djokovic goes on to take the game with a beautiful winner down the line. Wimbledon LIVE: Jordan Thompson vs Novak Djokovic latest score 19:21 , Mike Jones Jordan Thompson 3-6 6-7 4-4 Novak Djokovic* Thompson gets himself up to advantage but double faults for the second time in the match and brings the game back to deuce. Djokovic misses out on another second serve and gives the Australian the chance to rectify the earlier mistake. He takes it! All square in the third set. Wimbledon LIVE: Jordan Thompson vs Novak Djokovic latest score 19:18 , Mike Jones *Jordan Thompson 3-6 6-7 3-4 Novak Djokovic Djokovic’s big problem this evening has been the lack of opportunity to break. Thompson has only been broken once with Djokovic only having four break point chances in the match. Thompson sends down his 20th ace to move 30-15 in front and follows it up with his 21st. There’s not much Djokovic can do with those. He does, however, latch onto a bouncing second serve and whips a wonderful forehand past the Australian. Djokovic then smokes a backhand cross court shot at Thompson who sends the return out of play. Deuce. Wimbledon LIVE: Jordan Thompson vs Novak Djokovic latest score 19:13 , Mike Jones *Jordan Thompson 3-6 6-7 3-4 Novak Djokovic Incredible from Thompson, he’s pushed to the left side of court before needing to sprint back across and flick a volley in. Djokovic’s thinks the point is over but Thompson gets it back and wins the point! Djokovic takes the next point but Thompson isn’t done. Another sprite storm across the court sets him up for a passing winner but Djokokic takes the game with an unreturnable serve. Wimbledon LIVE: Jordan Thompson vs Novak Djokovic latest score 19:09 , Mike Jones Jordan Thompson 3-6 6-7 3-3 Novak Djokovic* Thompson blazes himself in front with a strong serve but loses the battle of the slices as he’s eager to get to the net. Djokovic cuts behind the back of the ball and eases it past the Australian to get on the board. A mistake from Djokovic then gets the reigning champion muttering to himself and Thompson compounds the issue by landing his 19th ace of the match. Thompson holds. Wimbledon LIVE: Jordan Thompson vs Novak Djokovic latest score 19:05 , Mike Jones *Jordan Thompson 3-6 6-7 2-3 Novak Djokovic Thompson believes himself to be in this match and is super frustrated to miss out on a 79 mph second serve from Djokovic. The reigning champion matches Thompson, though not as emphatically, and holds serve to love. There’ll be a bit of fatigue coming into play now as Djokovic goes ahead. Wimbledon LIVE: Jordan Thompson vs Novak Djokovic latest score 19:02 , Mike Jones Jordan Thompson 3-6 6-7 2-2 Novak Djokovic* Breathe, exhale and go again. That’s the modus operandi for Jordan Thompson who flies through his next service game to draw level with Djokovic once again. The third set feels eerily similar to the second one so far. No breaks of serve. Wimbledon LIVE: Jordan Thompson vs Novak Djokovic latest score 18:59 , Mike Jones *Jordan Thompson 3-6 6-7 1-2 Novak Djokovic Oh wow. Twice Novak Djokovic misses out when trying to drop the ball over the net. He clips the tape and gives both points to Jordan Thompson. Every time there’s a chance Thompson could go on to break, Djokovic has sent down an insanely good serve to get back in the game. 30-30. Thompson lands a cross court forehand right in the corner but someone Djokovic gets it back and the Australian’s next shot finds the net. Djokovic then closes out the game. Wimbledon LIVE: Jordan Thompson vs Novak Djokovic latest score 18:55 , Mike Jones Jordan Thompson 3-6 6-7 1-1 Novak Djokovic* One of the big things going Jordan Thompson’s way is that the Centre Court crowd will be firmly behind him now. Djokovic is muttering away to himself after missing out on another return from serve but gets a point on the board after a tired looking forehand from Thompson finds the net. 15-15. Thompson’s serve and volley is still effective though as he gets another drop volley winner to move in front. Djokovic is fully aware of the Aussie’s tactic and sprints up the court after returning the serve but this time Thompson hits the net with his volley effort. The game continues to sway back and forth as an ace sends Thompson 40-30 up. Djokovic then misses out on a forehand winner and Thompson holds serve! Wimbledon LIVE: Jordan Thompson vs Novak Djokovic latest score 18:50 , Mike Jones *Jordan Thompson 3-6 6-7 0-1 Novak Djokovic How will Jordan Thompson respond to that deflating tiebreak? He needs to find Andy Murray levels of digging deep if he’s to overcome this two set deficit. Djokovic serves off the third set and, as has been his way, starts with a hold to love. Wimbledon LIVE: Jordan Thompson vs Novak Djokovic latest score 18:45 , Mike Jones Jordan Thompson 3-6 6-7 (4-7) Novak Djokovic Djokovic bangs a big second serve down the middle which Thompson skews into the net. The world No. 2 has two set points but only needs one with an ace down the T line. Thompson challenges it but there’s no hope and Djokovic takes the second set! Wimbledon LIVE: Jordan Thompson vs Novak Djokovic latest score 18:44 , Mike Jones Jordan Thompson 3-6 6-6 (4-5) Novak Djokovic* Novak Djokovic makes now mistakes from his own serve and would like to take another point away from his opponent. Thompson needs to land his first serve. He does and Djokovic’s return is pushed wide of the far side of court! 5-3 to the Serb. Thompson then goes wide and forces Djokovic into missing another return. Wimbledon LIVE: Jordan Thompson vs Novak Djokovic latest score 18:41 , Mike Jones Jordan Thompson 3-6 6-6 (2-3) Novak Djokovic* Thompson takes the first point when his serve troubles Djokovic but the reigning champion rattles quickly into the lead with two holds. That’s a killer though! Thompson double faults with the pressure mounting. His misses his next serve too but Djokovic goes long and gifts the point to the Australian. Wimbledon LIVE: Jordan Thompson vs Novak Djokovic latest score 18:38 , Mike Jones *Jordan Thompson 3-6 6-6 Novak Djokovic Three quarters of the court is shaded with the other quarter bathed in the low evening sun. Jordan Thompson collects his hat from the side of the court and prepares to face the Djokovic serve. A backhand slice from Thompson hits the net and takes the Serb into a 30-0 lead before a lovely serve out wide gives Djokovic three attempts to force a tiebreak. He misses the first one with a drop shot that’s pushed too wide but the second attempt goes his way. The second set will be decided by a tiebreak. This is massive for Jordan Thompson, he’s got the skills to win it and needs to do so if he wants to beat Djokovic today. Wimbledon LIVE: Jordan Thompson vs Novak Djokovic latest score 18:34 , Mike Jones Jordan Thompson 3-6 6-5 Novak Djokovic* The crowd are loving this contest, they’re enjoying the guts from Thompson coming up to the net and every point he wins is met with cheers. He’s swiftly through another game, yielding just one point and Djokovic has to hold serve once more. Wimbledon LIVE: Jordan Thompson vs Novak Djokovic latest score 18:30 , Mike Jones *Jordan Thompson 3-6 5-5 Novak Djokovic If the match situation were to play on Novak Djokovic’s mind he doesn’t show it. An four aggressive serves bring him up to 40-15 with the point for Thompson a loose forehand that should have given Djokovic the game. Instead Thompson hangs in and smokes a return of serve past the Serb to get up to 40-30. Djokovic then faults and the Australian peppers Djokovic’s backhand. He comes up to the net and draws level with a volley! Deuce. Djokovic pings a serve – his second fastest of the match – down the T and moves ahead. Thompson miscues in the last rally and goes wide from a forehand down the line. So close but Djokovic is level again! Wimbledon LIVE: Jordan Thompson vs Novak Djokovic latest score 18:24 , Mike Jones Jordan Thompson 3-6 5-4 Novak Djokovic* This is another crucial match for Thompson. He’s held serve throughout the second set can he do so again? An ace is followed up but an overhead winner from the net. Good start. Djokovic fails to unleash a backhand on one of Thompson second serves and drills the ball into the net instead. A lucky forehand whip then drops into Thompson’s side of court to keep Djokovic interested but Thompson wins the game with an ace! Wimbledon LIVE: Jordan Thompson vs Novak Djokovic latest score 18:20 , Mike Jones *Jordan Thompson 3-6 4-4 Novak Djokovic Chance for Thompson. Djokovic misses his first serve at 40-30 and the Australian takes on the second. He then pushes up to the net and flicks the ball to the left side of court forcing Djokovic’s return from a tight angle into the net. Djokovic moves back ahead with an overhead smash and yells out loud in celebration. He knows he’s in a battle with Thompson. The Aussie comes to the net once more but Djokovic back hands down the line and wins the game. Wimbledon LIVE: Jordan Thompson vs Novak Djokovic latest score 18:14 , Mike Jones Jordan Thompson 3-6 4-3 Novak Djokovic* You feel as though this is the game for Djokovic. He’s getting slightly lower to receive Thompson’s serve and is standing half a step further back behind the baseline. Thompson brings out the serve and volley but for every point he scores Djokovic is also on the board. The Australian gets up to 40-30 with consecutive drop volleys but a lucky ballooning return from Djokovic clips the line and gets him up to deuce. From there a miscued volley sets up a break point for Djokovic but Thompson responds with an ace to bring the game back to deuce. Thompson’s serve to the body puts him up to advantage as Djokovic skews the return wide. Thompson holds serve with an ace. Great game and this is shaping up to be a brilliant set. Wimbledon LIVE: Jordan Thompson vs Novak Djokovic latest score 18:08 , Mike Jones *Jordan Thompson 3-6 3-3 Novak Djokovic Rinse and repeat for Novak Djokovic. Hold of serve, back level in the set. Wimbledon LIVE: Jordan Thompson vs Novak Djokovic latest score 18:04 , Mike Jones Jordan Thompson 3-6 3-2 Novak Djokovic* Great hold by Thompson! He forces Djokovic into the net with a solid backhand before smoking a serve down the T which Djokovic pumps over the back. Wimbledon LIVE: Jordan Thompson vs Novak Djokovic latest score 18:04 , Jack Rathborn Here on Centre Court the crowd are starting to rally behind Thompson. And Djokovic is irritated with his game at times, a scary slip on the grass luckily saw no jarring impact despite the crowd’s gasps. Thompson’s serve is a potent weapon though, which is at least making Djokovic work and put together a clean game as each point develops on the Aussie’s serve. Wimbledon LIVE: Jordan Thompson vs Novak Djokovic latest score 18:02 , Mike Jones *Jordan Thompson 3-6 2-2 Novak Djokovic Thompson’s net play is a bit frenetic as it’s hard to score a winning volley against Djokovic. He’s persisting with the tactic though and smashes an attempted lob past his opponent. The Australian moves to 30-15 with his 10th ace of the match but scuffs a backhand slice into the net to bring Djokovic level. Djokovic sets up a break point by responding to Thompson’s volley and flicking the drop shot past the Australian. Thompson misses his first serve but follows his second up with a volley that brings the game to deuce. Wimbledon LIVE: Jordan Thompson vs Novak Djokovic latest score 17:57 , Mike Jones *Jordan Thompson 3-6 2-2 Novak Djokovic Oh wow. Djokovic hurries Thompson into a looping a return of serve back over the net but misses out on a backhand winner by slapping in straight into th net. A lovely passing winner from the Australian brings him to 30-30 and sets up his best chance to break Djokovic. Thompson screams in frustration when he comes up and smokes his volley into the net. The chance was there but he missed it. Djokovic wins the next rally and takes the game. Wimbledon LIVE: Jordan Thompson vs Novak Djokovic latest score 17:52 , Mike Jones Jordan Thompson 3-6 2-1 Novak Djokovic* Thompson’s ace count is now up to eight. He’s pinning the ball to the T line from both sides of the court and Djokovic’s issues returning the ball continue. The Australian flies up to 40-0 with another ace but misses his first serve and gets punished by a powerful backhand. Another missed serve from Thompson sees Djokovic draw him into another rally which goes the Serb’s way too. Thompson takes the game as a lob shot from Djokovic goes long! Wimbledon LIVE: Jordan Thompson vs Novak Djokovic latest score 17:48 , Mike Jones *Jordan Thompson 3-6 1-1 Novak Djokovic Beautiful. Thompson gets Djokovic’s serve back with a backhand but the Serb responds with a fizzing forehand down the line. Thompson took the first point of the game but the Serb closed the door quickly and holds serve. Wimbledon LIVE: Jordan Thompson vs Novak Djokovic latest score 17:45 , Mike Jones Jordan Thompson 3-6 1-0 Novak Djokovic* Novak Djokovic is smiling and having a great time out there despite needing to work out how best to handle Thompson’s serve. The Australian gets the second set going and utilises the wide serve to Djokovic’s forehand. It pays off and he claims the first game without too much trouble. Wimbledon LIVE: Jordan Thompson vs Novak Djokovic latest score 17:41 , Jack Rathborn *Jordan Thompson 3-6 Novak Djokovic The most dispiriting thing about the match so far for Jordan Thompson is that he hasn’t had a sniff at breaking Djokovic’s serve. A late out call almost brings him a point but Djokovic challenges and hawkeye awards him the point. Game and set! Djokovic takes the first set in just half an hour with no unforced errors. Wimbledon LIVE: Jordan Thompson vs Novak Djokovic latest score 17:37 , Mike Jones Jordan Thompson 3-5 Novak Djokovic* It’s clear that Thompson has developed this gameplan to get up to the net and take on Djokovic. He wins the first point on the eighth game with an overhead volley before striding up the court and volleying home another winner. Combined with his six aces and Thompson may be on to something but Djokovic is taking enough points from him to nullify his good work. Thompson holds to love. Wimbledon LIVE: Jordan Thompson vs Novak Djokovic latest score 17:35 , Mike Jones *Jordan Thompson 2-5 Novak Djokovic Djokovic is clinical from his own serve. A brutal service game to love takes him to within one game of claiming the first set. Jordan Thompson hasn’t done a great deal wrong but his gameplan of serve and volley isn’t coming off as well as he’d like. His approaches to the net from Djokovic’s serve also don’t yield the results he wants. Lots to think about for the Australian. Wimbledon player responds to Just Stop Oil protest 17:34 , Jack Rathborn Grigor Dimitrov responded to the Just Stop Oil protest on Court 18 after victory over Sho Shimabukuro: ‘Obviously it’s not pleasant. 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. ‘I mean, rain was coming so it was also a little bit fortunate to come off the court and have some time to, you know, kind of like regroup a little bit and, you know, shake it off. ‘Yeah, I thought everything was just handled good. I think, yeah, after that when we came back on the court was just all good.’ Wimbledon LIVE: Jordan Thompson vs Novak Djokovic latest score 17:32 , Mike Jones Jordan Thompson 2-4 Novak Djokovic* Thompson has the chance to punish Djokovic for a lob that falls short. The goes for the overhead volley and spanks it out of play. The Australian is saved form a potential sticky situation by two fabulous serves that trouble Djokovic who misses the returns. The Serb meets the next one with a solid hit though and belts it back at Thompson who comes up to the net. His volley is poor and gets powered past him to bring the game up to deuce. Djokovic moves to advantage with a volley from the net and wins the break when a serve and volley from Thompson is pushed out of play. Wimbledon LIVE: Jordan Thompson vs Novak Djokovic latest score 17:27 , Mike Jones *Jordan Thompson 2-3 Novak Djokovic Conclusive stuff from the defending champion who rattles through another game with a hold to love. Thompson drilled too many returns over the back to give the points to Djokovic. He moves ahead once more. Wimbledon LIVE: Jordan Thompson vs Novak Djokovic latest score 17:24 , Mike Jones Jordan Thompson 2-2 Novak Djokovic* Thompson targets the Djokovic backhand from his serve and gets the Serb to ping the ball out of play. He follows up with a serve down the T line and quickly moves 30-0 ahead. The Australian shoots through the game and draws back level in the set. Wimbledon LIVE: Jordan Thompson vs Novak Djokovic latest score 17:21 , Mike Jones *Jordan Thompson 1-2 Novak Djokovic Thompson gets a little bit of joy with a couple of slices that Djokovic works into the net. The Serb is strong elsewhere though and takes another hold with an overhead smash. Wimbledon LIVE: Jordan Thompson vs Novak Djokovic latest score 17:17 , Mike Jones Jordan Thompson 1-1 Novak Djokovic* Game Thompson. He sends down a third ace of the game and finishes off with another serve and volley. That’ll boost the Australian’s confidence going forward. Wimbledon LIVE: Jordan Thompson vs Novak Djokovic latest score 17:16 , Mike Jones *Jordan Thompson 0-1 Novak Djokovic With any match against one of the top seeds the first few services games gives the spectators a feeling of what to expect from the match. Will the favourite fly through or can they be challenged? Jordan Thompson starts well. He’s got a quick serve and one that will put Djokovic under pressure. After giving away the first point Thompson utilises his serve and follows up with a volley to get on the board before getting himself ahead. He goes for the same tactic but Djokovic is aware this time and punches a forehand winner across court to draw level. The Serb then gets a first break point but Thompson blazes an ace down the T to bring the game up to deuce. Wimbledon LIVE: Jordan Thompson vs Novak Djokovic latest score 17:12 , Mike Jones *Jordan Thompson 0-1 Novak Djokovic The reigning Wimbledon champion has the opening serve. It’s a gentle loosener that Thompson returns setting up a drop shot as Djokovic comes