Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka staved off an upset bid by resurgent Emma Raducanu at Wimbledon by beating the home favorite 7-6 (6), 6-4 in the third-round at a raucous Centre Court.

Emma Raducanu’s valiant Wimbledon defeat shows future is even brighter than the past - Raducanu went down 7-6, 6-4 to world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka but matched her illustrious opponent in an epic late-ni

Aryna Sabalenka has tipped Britain’s Emma Raducanu to return to the world top 10 after their ‘enthralling battle’ at Wimbledon on Friday night. World No.1 Sabalenka was pushed all the way but eventually won 7-6 6-4 to defeat the 2021 US Open champion on a packed and loud Centre Court.