Wimbledon returned almost fully Wednesday for the third day of the tournament after weather forced most of Tuesday's matches to be suspended. Even more, protestors halted two matches, but were later able to resume.
As such, there were a bevy of matches to be played, including some high-profile ones like Iga Świątek, Novak Djokovic, Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz.
Świątek cruised into the second round, though endured a tiny speed bump in her opening set against Sara Sorribes Tormo. The Spanish opponent broken back from Świątek early in the first set after a quick 2-0 led, but the No. 1 women's player in the world quickly returned to form and relinquished only two total sets in the 6-2, 6-0 match.Tiafoe grabbed victory against Wu Yibing in three sets despite a back-and-forth opening frame.
Sloane Stephens made quick work of Rebecca Peterson of Sweden. The 30-year-old American won in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3.No. 8 Maria Sakkari fell to Marta Kostyuk in the final two sets. Kostyuk, the 21-year-old Ukrainian advanced to the second round for her third consecutive Wimbledon appearance, but first against a top-10 player. Sakkari easily won the first set, 6-0, but Kostyuk battled back to win a pivotal second set, 7-5, before she rolled through the third match-winning set, 6-2.
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