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Second seed Caroline Wozniacki was irritated by the flying ants crushing at Wimbledon.
For the second year in a row, the All England Club has been hit by an invasion of insects. At one point, Wozniacki asked for a repellent spray and heard the referee say, "You want to focus on tennis and do not eat insects," while ants were buzzing around her.
. , who won the Australian Open early in the year, finally lost 6-4 1-6 7-5 against world number one Russian, Makarova, in the second round.
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She said, "I just asked them if they had a repellent, an insect repellent, there was a lot at one point, and all of a sudden it's a little calmer. "
"I do not think there was any impact, but it was certainly a first for me here."
Last year, during the phenomenon known as "flying ants day", the British Johanna Konta claimed to have swallowed a few insects during her match against Donna Vekic.
A Wimbledon spokesman said: Last year, the natural seasonal appearance occurs once a year when ants get into what is often called a "flight. nuptial ", which should normally be considered a mating ritual
. the country, with some regions following a day or two after.
"According to the direction of the Zoological Society of London, they usually appear at the end of the month, but they appeared earlier this year."
The exit of Wozniacki means that half of the top 10 seeds have already been dropped in the first two rounds. She follows Sloane Stephens, Elina Svitolina, Caroline Garcia and Petra Kvitova on her way back.
Makarova said: "Caroline is still a very tough opponent and we have played so many times."
"It's only the second time I've beaten it.It's hard to face it but I'm so happy."
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