Wimbledon 2023 results: Katie Boulter through, Arthur Fery loses to Daniil Medvedev, Jodie Burrage out

British number one Katie Boulter says it was a "shock to the system" to see a protestor run on to court during her win in the Wimbledon first round.

Boulter was trailing 4-2 to Australia's Daria Saville in a first-set tie-break when the man came on to court 18.

When the pair returned, Boulter took five straight points in the breaker and went on to win 7-6 (7-4) 6-2.

Fellow Britons Jodie Burrage, Arthur Fery, Heather Watson, George Loffhagen and Sonay Kartal all lost on Wednesday.

Boulter, who won a maiden WTA title at Nottingham last month, started with a confident victory against 231st-ranked Saville, who is continuing her comeback from a serious knee injury.

The pair began their match on Tuesday morning, were forced off when persistent rain set in, and eventually returned to finish more than 24 hours later.

But the end only came after another delay - this time involving the Just Stop Oil protester, who threw confetti on to the court.

Earlier on Wednesday, two other members of the environmental group also ran on to court 18, throwing confetti and jigsaw pieces during Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov's win over Japan's Sho Shimabukuro.

After the protestor was dragged off court in Boulter and Saville's match, the players helped clear the orange confetti off the surface before the Briton took control of the tie-break when play resumed.

Using that momentum, she improved further in the second set and won four of the final five games to reach the second round for the fourth time in five years.

"I'm not really sure if the stoppage helped or not. Obviously I won a lot of points after that. It was a really tough moment for both of us," said Boulter.

"I had to remind myself to focus, to keep in the moment and keep trying to keep my eye on the ball.

"It was a really key moment for us."

After a successful British grass-court season in which she has climbed back into the world's top 100, Boulter came into Wimbledon full of confidence that she could produce another strong showing on the biggest stage of all.

The world number 89 is the leading British hope in the women's singles, having replaced Emma Raducanu - who is missing the event after wrist and ankle surgeries - as the country's highest-ranked player.

Boulter reached the third round for the first time last year, memorably beating 2021 finalist Karolina Pliskova to get there, and will face Bulgaria's 99th-ranked Viktoriya Tomova for another last-32 spot.

Burrage, 24, looked overcome by nerves as her Centre Court debut ended in only an hour, with 11th seed Daria Kasatkina cruising to a 6-0 6-2 win in the second round.

It made Burrage the first Briton to go out on Wednesday.

The British number two won just seven points in a 19-minute opening set and, after breaking early in the second, saw her momentum ruined by a 20-minute rain delay.

When the pair returned, Kasatkina won five successive games to reach the third round.

Realising her dream of playing on Centre Court was a richly deserved reward for Burrage, who has enjoyed the best year of her career. Former England footballer David Beckham was among the famous faces watching her in action.

Burrage thought about quitting the sport in 2020 after a catalogue of injuries, resuming her career after deciding to persevere and reaching new heights this year.

A run to the Nottingham Open final in June - the first WTA title match of her career and where she lost to Boulter - lifted her to a career high of 106th in the world, and a maiden win in the Wimbledon main draw on Monday left her fighting back the tears as she saw off Caty McNally.

Facing Russian world number 10 Kasatkina, who was runner-up in Eastbourne last week, was always going to be a big step up in class for Burrage.

Despite the disappointing manner of the defeat, she can console herself with the knowledge she could break into the world's top 100 for the first time after the tournament.

On Court One, Fery lost 7-5 6-4 6-3 on his SW19 debut after landing a plum first-round meeting with third seed Daniil Medvedev.

Fery might be an unfamiliar name for many outside British tennis circles, but the 20-year-old Londoner won many new admirers in a spirited performance against Russia's Medvedev.

Born to French parents but growing up in Wimbledon, Fery is ranked 391st in the world and has racked up a decent number of victories at ITF Futures events over the past year.

He was rewarded with a wildcard for his home Grand Slam event and - on his major debut - showed his potential in what could have been a daunting meeting with 2021 US Open champion Medvedev.

Fery, who has been juggling his burgeoning tennis career with studying at Stanford University in the United States, recovered breaks in the opening two sets before Medvedev took the Briton's serve again at critical stages in both.

Medvedev held serve more comfortably in the third set, using his larger frame - the 6ft 6in Russian towering over the 5ft 8in Fery - to cover the court well and break his opponent's serve twice more.

The world number three was making his first appearance at the All England Club since Russian players were banned last year in response to the invasion of Ukraine.

"I was pretty nervous. I didn't know which reception I would get and it was unbelievable," Medvedev, who has never gone beyond the Wimbledon fourth round, said.

"I'm not loved everywhere for who I am, sometimes I get crazy on the court.

"It was an amazing feeling to be back here. I'm going to be loving my time here. Hopefully, I can prolong it as long as possible."

Watson, 31, eventually made a contest of her opening match against Czech 10th seed Barbora Krejcikova, but paid the price for a slow start in a 6-2 7-5 defeat.

Loffhagen, another wildcard, resumed his first-round meeting with Danish sixth seed Holger Rune and lost 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 6-2.

Kartal was beaten 6-0 6-3 by American 25th seed Madison Keys, who is fresh from winning the Eastbourne title last week.

British men's number six Jan Choinski was scheduled to play his second-round match against Polish 17th seed Hubert Hurkacz, but it was called off following the earlier showers on Wednesday.

Wet weather played more havoc with the schedule on a day when 87 matches were planned, after downpours forced most of Tuesday's play to be postponed.

Wednesday's third day of the Championships had been due to get under way at 11:00 BST on the outer courts, but play started almost two hours later than planned at 12:45 BST. The weather, much like British fortunes, has been decidedly mixed so far.