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 tipped for a top-10 return after running Aryna Sabalenka close - Raducanu lost out 7-6 (6) 6-4 in an intense third-round battle with the world number one under the roof on Centre Court.

Aryna Sabalenka was given a real scare but battled her way past Emma Raducanu in front of a raucous Centre Court crowd. The atmosphere was heightened by the closing of the roof and Raducanu provided those in attendance with plenty to get behind,