WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Wimbledon is being played indoors again on Day 3 of the grass-court tournament.
Rain again affected play on Wednesday, forcing matches on the outside courts to be suspended after less than a half hour of action.
Only two of the stadiums at the All England Club have roofs — Centre Court and No. 1 Court.
Top-ranked Iga Swiatek has withdrawn from the Bad Homburg Open with a fever and possible food poisoning. The withdrawal comes three days before the start of Wimbledon.
Top-ranked Iga Swiatek seems to be finding her groove on grass ahead of Wimbledon. She has won Grand Slam tournaments on clay and hard courts but was in her first tour-level grass-court quarterfinal on Thursday against Anna Blinkova at the Bad Homburg Open.
Iga Swiatek has eased into the quarterfinals of the Bad Homburg Open with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Jil Teichmann in the Wimbledon warmup.
Iga Swiatek is coming off her third title in the past four years on the French Open’s red clay. She also won a championship on the U.S.
Top-seeded woman Iga Swiatek and defending men’s champion Novak Djokovic were both scheduled to play on Centre Court after the opening match between Daria Kasatkina and Jodie Burrage.
On No. 1 Court, third-seeded Daniil Medvedev was playing Arthur Fery.
Only eight matches were completed at Wimbledon on Tuesday because of persistent showers, creating a huge backlog for the tournament.
On Wednesday, players like Swiatek and Djokovic will be playing in the second round while many players have yet to even take the court in the first round.
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