Wimbledon 2017: Great Britain's Aljaz Bedene into the third round at SW19 for the first time in his career

Bedene won 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-3 to match his best ever performance at a grand slam

Bedene followed Heather Watson into the third round (Getty )

Great Britain's Aljaz Bedene overcame bugs and a Bosnian to reach round three at Wimbledon.

The world number 58 battled past Damir Dzumhur in four sets amid a swarm of flying ants.

Dzumhur is a former child actor and at times Court Three resembled a horror film as the insects descended.

Nevertheless, the British number four kept his composure to swat his opponent aside 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-3.

Bedene survived 44 aces from Ivo Karlovic in a four-and-a-half-hour marathon on Monday, but this was an entirely different test.

He broke Dzumhur's opening serve but was immediately pegged back, before snatching the first set with a further break in game eight.

The ants arrived midway through the second, and while both players just about managed to maintain their focus it was Dzumhur who edged the set.

Early breaks were shared in the third but Bedene held his nerve to grab another crucial break to go back ahead 2-1.

Bedene was by now buzzing as he took control of the fourth set to secure victory and a meeting with 16th seed Gilles Muller of Luxembourg.

Bedene told the BBC: "I was playing quite solid tennis, he gave me a few easy games which helped, so I'm happy.

"I played my first-round match on Court Three too and this crowd is amazing - without them I couldn't have won that first match or this one.

"I played Muller a few weeks ago, he loves grass and he's a left-hander with a big serve so he's never easy to face, but I'll fight and see what happens."