* Latest updates from the All England Club * Murray willing to play through pain to defend title * Feel free to email katy.murrells@theguardian.com or tweet @KatyMurrells 2.39pm BST SURREAL SCENES ON CENTRE COURT, and around the All England Club, where a flying ant invasion is taking place. Apparently it’s flying ants day at Wimbledon, something to do with the queen leaving the nest. Who knew there was such a thing? Can Rufus the Hawk do anything about this situation or does his expertise stretch only to bothering pigeons? 2.34pm BST ELSEWHERE, YOU’D BE EXCUSED FOR THINKING THAT KAROLINA PLISKOVA, the third seed and US Open runner-up, had slumped to a shock defeat on Court No14. However, it’s her identical twin sister Kristyna who’s gone out, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 to Greece’s Maria Sakkari, who will play the winner of Konta v Vekic. The Croatian 27th seed Ana Konjuh has advanced, and the first man through to the third round is Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut, in four sets against Germany’s Peter Gojowczyk. Continue reading...
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