Caroline Wozniacki swatted away the flying ants but Ekaterina Makarova proved too much of a pest as the second seed exited an infested All England Club on Wednesday. World No 2 Wozniacki was not a happy woman on Court No 1. Several times she stopped to complain to British chair umpire Kelly Thomson about getting a bellyful of bugs. Ultimately, sympathy was in short supply. The Dane saved five match points in the deciding set but the sixth sealed her fate, finally confirming a shock 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 win for Makarova. World No 35 Ekaterina Makarova pulled off a shock by beating World No 2 Caroline Wozniacki Denmark's Wozniacki was distracted by a plague of flying ants during the Wimbledon clash Afterwards, the Australian Open champion was in no mood to discuss the ant infestation with the media, yet she said it all on court. 'We're here to play tennis, not eat bugs,' Wozniacki told the umpire during her defeat in two hours and nine minutes. 'They are around my mouth and my hands. It's really creeping me out.' Officials brought her a bottle of insect repellent in a bid to stop the swarming, though the Russian clearly handled the situation the better of the two. In losing to world No 35 Makarova, this made Wozniacki one of several scalps to be claimed at Wimbledon in the women's singles side so far. 'I don't really… I only care about myself in this situation,' Wozniacki said. 'I had a chance. I fought all I had. I'm out. That's it. It's life sometimes. The second seed complained to the umpire during Wednesday's match against Makarova 'We're here to play tennis, not eat bugs,' Wozniacki told the official during her defeat at SW19 'You just have to keep working and come back. Hopefully next time luck will be on my side. I fought as hard as I could. I can't even be mad at myself because I played up to the level that I can. It was definitely a first for me here (with the ants). I just asked if they had some insect repellent. There were a lot of them at one point. 'I think she (Makarova) played above her level and really raised it, got a little lucky and played well when she needed to. I don't know that she would be able to keep up this level for the rest of the tournament.' A little unfair on her opponent, perhaps, but Wozniacki was clearly losing patience on court chiefly with our flying friends. This is nothing new for Wimbledon, of course. The same occurred last year when British No 1 Jo Konta claimed she swallowed a few, while Jo-Wilfried Tsonga had a few up his nose. The All England Club even went as far as to release a statement on Wednesday, explaining that it is mating season for the ants, or 'nuptial flight' as they put it. Wozniacki had other issues too. The 27-year-old called for a supervisor during the deciding set, claiming it was too drizzly to compete, though the officials were having none of it. The world No 2 shows her disappointment following her early Wimbledon exit on Wednesday Wozniacki requested some spray as the insects continued to wreak havoc over on Court One Makarova will face Czech player Lucie Safarova, the world No 66, in the third round. She gave a good account of herself here, showing a never-say-die attitude despite some dips. Makarova secured the opening set 6-4 before Wozniacki showed her Grand Slam-winning mettle by taking the second 6-1, sending the match to a deciding set. In the third set, Makarova led 5-1, and even had three match points at 5-3 on her own serve. Wozniacki saved the first two, then a double fault saw the third go to waste. She then earned a fourth but again, Makarova threw it away and Wozniacki went on to break, making it 5-5. It felt like the momentum was with the Dane. At the changeover, the anguish was written on Makarova's face. She appeared to ask herself questions. How did I miss that forehand? How did I mistime that volley? How have I blown this? Somehow, she regrouped superbly. Makarova held her serve for 6-5, showing her mental strength, then broke the Australian Open champion. 'When it was 5-5 I started thinking about those match points on my serve at 40-0, but I told myself, "No, you are not going to lose this match",' Makarova said. 'I forgot it and started over.' At times this seemed a battle of who could handle the conditions of 'Flying Ant Day' better, and Makarova came out on top. The ants flew in, and Wozniacki flew out.<doc-sep>Only three of the top eight seeds remains in the draw at Wimbledon as Serena Williams is through in convincing fashion against Tomova while No.2 seed Caroline Wozniacki went out against Makarova. For the first time this season, Ekaterina Makarova won two matches in a row. After a tense and dramatic third set, the Russian sent the No.2 seed Caroline Wozniacki packing. The Russian needed five match points to seal a 6-4 1-6 7-5 victory after leading 5-1 in the decider. The Russian, who won their most recent meeting, and only prvious clash at Grand Slam level at 2017 US Open after seven defeats, completed her 15th victory over Top 5 opponents, the maiden in 2018, to move to the third round at Grand Slam level for the 22nd time. "Caroline is always very tough and we have played so many times, I beat her for only the second time" said Makarova in the post match interview. "It's always tough, but I am so happy I played my game. It doesn't matter what the score was, I couldn't win with a lot of match points, but I kept fighting and playing an aggressive game and finally it worked". Makarova completed the opening set in the middle of a commotion caused by thousands of insects on Court 1. Caroline Wozniacki asked for some insect spray and opened the second with an early break to gain a 3-0 lead. "Makarova's unforced errors have been piling up in this second set and she already has more than she had in the first set" said Chanda Rubin to the BBC. The Russian "needs to get back to the basics of her game in the final set. She struggled to win points on her first serve because of the number of unforced errors she committed. Caroline Wozniacki just played solid tennis and allowed Makarova to get off the rails". Under a gloomier sky, after a lengthy bathroom break at the end of the second set, Makarova showed some of her skills to hold in the opening game of the deciding set. The Russian reined her game in better, showed more confident and a crispier footwork. She applied constant pressure on Wozniacki, and broke to 3-1. Makarova approached the net only to hold back waiting for her opponent's error in the longest rally of the match punctuating the sixth game of the decider. At the third chance, Makarova wrong-footed Wozniacki to seal a second break and serve for the match at 5-1. She went long, however, and gifted Wozniacki a break back at 2-5. Serving at 5-3, Makarova had three straight match points. Wozniacki saved the first with a fantastic acute crosscourt dropshot. Makarova missed four opportunities and unbelievably double-faulted on break point. After holding to 5-5, Wozniacki lacked rhythm on return to counter Makarova's body serves. "I was really nervous, because you need to win this point. I was a little bit 'hurry up' because I thought I needed to be more aggressive, but I am so happy I got calm at 5-5 and did my work again" Makarova added. "When it was 5-5 I started thinking about those match points on my serve at 40-0, but I told myself 'no, you are not going to lose this match'. I forgot it and started over." The Russian faced a tough test on return in the final game, but Wozniacki could just hit an ace to save the fourth match point. A long baseline rally, before Makarova attacks the net. She watches the ball drop out of the sky and slaps it home before raising her arms to the sky in relief. She will meet Lucie Safarova, the 2014 semifinalist who ended the resurgent Agnieszka Radwanska’s Wimbledon run sealing a 7-5 6-4 win. The Pole, a former finalist here coming off a semifinal in Eastbourne, suffered the second loss ever in a second round match at Wimbledon after falling at this stage only in 2011. Safarova, in her 13th appearance at Wimbledon where she's unseeded for the first time since 2009, reached the third round for the fifth time here, the 19th across all Slams. One of 10 Czech women in the starting line-up this year’s Wimbledon, she reunited with Mattek-Sands to play doubles this fortnight: in their first outing together since Mattek-Sands suffered knee injury here in singles last year, they open their camapign against No.16 seeds L.Kichenok/Kudryavtseva. Serena Williams completed a classic performance to beat 6-1 6-4 Tomova. On 4th July, Tomova struggled to do some damage when she had an easy ball to hit and Serena took the lead with an early break. The crowd saw an exhibition from Serena who dispatched the ball over a fearful opponent and move 5-1 up before sealing the opening set in 22 matches. It seemed like a perfect match to let Serena kick off the rust a little. Tomova couldn't hurt her, so the 23 time Grand Slam champion didn't have to play too hard. Consequently, she wasn't really tested hard, she has yet to face an opponent who can put her under severe pressure from the back. Define her chances to lift up the trophy from these two matches looks almost impossible. The crowd, who wanted to support Williams, equally hoped their day on Centre Court not to be over too quickly. Tomova saved three break points in her opening service game in the second set, but Serena broke to move 2-1 up. Tomova, with the crowd on her side, did her best and fought as hard as she could. "It was better than the first round match, so I’m happy to be going in the right direction" Serena said. "My other match I didn’t move a lot, just a lot of balls coming towards me, but I’m moving a lot better since Paris, so that’s old news. I’m getting there, I’m not there yet but expect to get there not only for Wimbledon, but for tournaments in the future." ↓ SHOW RESULTS ↓<doc-sep>Caroline Wozniacki has been knocked out at the second-round stage When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Sign up forfor news on the biggest players and tournaments Wozniacki had a turbulent afternoon which was heavily affected by the flying ants invasion at the All England Club. The Danish star complained early on about the off-putting insects before she requested that the match was suspended. But the umpire instructed her to continue playing and both players took a set each to tee-up a nervy decider. The pair were neck-and-neck for the first 10 games of the third set and after Makarova served for a 6-5, she broke Wozniacki with her seventh match point of the afternoon.<doc-sep>Caroline Wozniacki wasn't really an example of sportsmanship following her loss to Ekaterina Makarova in the second round at Wimbledon on Wednesday. The world no. 2, who lost 6-4, 1-6, 7-5, was very angry with how the Russian played. 'I can’t even be mad at myself because I played up to the level that I can. I think she played above her level and really raised it and got a little lucky and played well when she needed to,' Wozniacki admitted. 'When I look at the draw, there’s 90% of everyone else I would have played today, I feel like I would have won. The last 10% I feel like I would have had a chance or a good chance. Sometimes it just doesn’t go your way. Sometimes it just doesn’t flash. Things just don’t add up. Today I played someone who played extremely well. As I said, I don’t know that she would be able to keep up this level for the rest of the tournament. It’s frustrating because I feel like I could have gone and done something really great here. For her to keep this level, I would be very surprised if you saw her go far. But with someone playing like this today, I really did what I could. It just wasn’t enough.’ Makarova was, however, polite in her reply. She said, ‘Caroline is always a very tough opponent. We played many times. I beat her only second time. It’s always tough to play against her but I’m so happy I played my game. I couldn’t win with many match points but I kept fighting.' ALSO READ: I am sick of losing to Roger Federer, says Milos Raonic<doc-sep>
Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki was surrounded by flying ants during her Wimbledon defeat (AFP Photo/Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS) London (AFP) - Caroline Wozniacki suffered fresh Wimbledon woe as the world number two suffered a shock 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 defeat against Ekaterina Makarova in the second round on Wednesday before telling the Russian: "You won't go far." Wozniacki, plagued by an invasion of flying ants during the Court One clash, saved five match points but has now failed to get past the last 16 in 12 visits to the All England Club. It was a bitter defeat for the 27-year-old Dane, who was expected to challenge for the Wimbledon title after winning her maiden Grand Slam crown at the Australian Open in January. Wozniacki then told Makarova not to get too optimistic about making a deep run at the All England Club despite the Russian winning the women's doubles title in 2017. "I think she played above her level and really raised it and got a little lucky and played well when she needed to," sniffed Wozniacki who had lost to the 30-year-old in the second round of the US Open last year. Wozniacki had won all of their seven previous meetings up to that point. "I don't know that she would be able to keep up this level for the rest of the tournament," she added. Russian world number 35 Makarova, who next faces Czech world number 66 Lucie Safarova, shrugged off Wozniacki's unflattering summary of her chances. "I don't know what to say. Yeah, maybe I was lucky today. Good for me. Thanks God!" she told WTA Insider. Flying ants also did their best to darken Wozniacki's mood. The former world number one asked the umpire if there was something that could be sprayed to keep the bugs away. "They're in my mouth and in my hair and everywhere -- we need to do something. Is there a spray?" she said. "I want to be here to focus on tennis, not eating bugs." Wozniacki arrived in south-west London in good form on grass following her victory at the Wimbledon warm-up event in Eastbourne last week. Story continues But once again she exits Wimbledon in embarrassing style, leaving the grass-court Grand Slam as the only one of the four majors at which she has never reached the quarter-finals. Makarova insisted in the aftermath of her victory that she had tried not to think about the match points slipping away. "I couldn't win with a lot of match points, but I kept fighting and playing an aggressive game and finally it worked," said Makarova who had led 5-1 in the final set. "I was really nervous, because you need to win this point. "When it was 5-5 I started thinking about those match points on my serve at 40-0. "But I told myself 'no, you are not going to lose this match'. I forgot it and started over." Makarova, playing in her 44th consecutive Slam, is hoping to emulate her run to the Wimbledon quarter-finals four years ago when she was beaten by Safarova The 30-year-old has twice made the semi-finals at a major -- both at the US Open in 2014 and 2015.