Daily Mirror

You ant be serious!

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TENNIS star Jo-Wilfried Tsonga feels the buzz at Wimbledon as swarms of flying ants bugged him and fellow players on Day Three.

Sam Querrey dropped a set as the insects plagued his Court 18 battle. The American tried to swat them away before raising the issue with the umpire.

But the No 24 seed said: “He kind of laughed. He kind of shrugged it off. I almost wanted to stop because they were hitting you when you were trying to hit balls.”

Centre Court was also attacked, forcing umpire Kader Nouni to pick the ants from his beard. Brits Aljaz Bedene and Jo Konta also moaned, as #FlyingAntD­ay trended on Twitter.

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 ??  ?? SCRATCH POINT Jo-Wilfried Tsonga battles with insects
SCRATCH POINT Jo-Wilfried Tsonga battles with insects
 ??  ?? GOT THE UMP Kader Nouni on Centre Court
GOT THE UMP Kader Nouni on Centre Court
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 ??  ?? COURT IN THE ACT A flying ant strolls through the grass
COURT IN THE ACT A flying ant strolls through the grass

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