David Beckham attends Wimbledon championships as weather woes continue

Tournament faces huge backlog of matches due to rain disruption

David Beckham in the royal box of Centre Court on day three of the 2023 Wimbledon championships at the All England Club on Wednesday, July 5, 2023. PA

David Beckham (R), President and co-owner of US soccer club Inter Miami, and his mother Sandra (L) in the royal box at the Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon, Britain, 05 July 2023. EPA / NEIL HALL EDITORIAL USE ONLY

David Beckham watches the women's singles match between Daria Kasatkina and Jodie Burrage. Getty

David Beckham greets Luke Donald as they take their seats in the royal box. PA

British TV personality Bear Grylls attends at the Wimbledon championships. EPA

English golfer Luke Donald with wife Diane Antonopoulos at Wimbledon on Wednesday. Getty

Former England captain and Manchester United midfielder David Beckham attended the Wimbledon championships on Wednesday as weather continued to play spoilsport.

Beckham sat in the royal box with his mother Sandra, 74, as Russian 11th seed Daria Kasatkina faced Britain's Jodie Burrage.

Also in attendance were English golfer Luke Donald and TV personality Bear Grylls.

It was a rather grim day at Wimbledon as rain caused havoc again.

Intermittent showers on Wednesday forced matches on the outside courts to be suspended twice, while play in the main stadiums was also stopped because of the weather.

Only Centre Court and No1 Court at the All England Club have roofs. Top-seeded woman Iga Swiatek and defending men's champion Novak Djokovic were both scheduled to play on Centre Court.

Only eight matches were completed at Wimbledon on Tuesday because of persistent rain, creating a huge backlog for the tournament.

Also, protesters interrupted a match on one of Wimbledon's show courts on Wednesday, scattering orange confetti and jigsaw pieces.

Two Just Stop Oil protesters ran onto Court 18 during the first-round match between 21st-seed Grigor Dimitrov and Japanese qualifier Sho Shimabukuro

A man sat down near the net and removed his jacket while a woman was escorted away by officials.